and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4. Comments: French, circa 1870. Value Points: beautiful poupée whose rarity factors include Dehors neck articulation and wooden body is wearing lovely antique costume. $3500/4500
268. Early French Silk Costume in the Enfantine Mode For 16”-17” poupée of the Huret era. Of brown taffeta with interwoven black stripes, the box-pleated skirt is trimmed with blue ribbon overlaid with black fringe, with matching bodice straps. Excellent condition. French, in the manner of Huret although unsigned, circa 1860. $700/900
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269. French All-Bisque Mignonette with Cobalt Blue Eyes
267. Beautiful French Bisque Poupée with Dehors Articulation and All-Wooden Body 18” (46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, Dehors neck articulation allowing the head to tilt forward and side-to-side as well as swivel, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes, rose blushed eyeshadow, arched brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, ears pierced into head, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, all-wooden body with shapely torso, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips
5” (13 cm.) All-bisque with swivel head, cobalt blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, single-stroke brows, closed mouth, brunette mohair wig, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted white stockings and blue rims, black twostrap heeled shoes, lace costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: for the French market, circa 1882. Value Points: very sweet face with solemn expression on the early mignonette. $500/700 269. 120