16" (40cm) SUPERB FRENCH BISQUE POUPEE WITH ORIGINAL LABEL FROM A LA GALERIE VIVIENNE Antique dolls at Respectfulbear.com

Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve-blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, original mohair wig over cork pate, French kid poupee body with shapely torso, gusset jointing of elbows, hips and knees, fine stitched and separated fingers.
Of superb beauty, the poupee is perfectly preserved in her original gown, undergarments, laced heeled boots, original wig and earrings, and superb blue bonnet.
Marked 2 (head)
16" (40cm) tall
Condition: generally excellent.
Pierre-Francois Jumeau, circa 1870, the poupee has an original paper label on torso from "le plus grands" shop of dolls and toys in Paris "A la Galerie Vivienne, Remond, Paris..."
French, circa 1870, the luxury shop of A La Galerie Vivienne was established by Pierre Guillard in 1830 as a corset shop until its acquisition by Remond in 1867 when dolls and toys became its theme. Judging by the luxury quality of this doll, and other dolls and toys with the Galerie Vivienne label which are shown in Theimer's The Encyclopedia of French Dolls, the shop presented only playthings of the most luxurious manner.
Very beautiful doll with finest bisque and painting, original boutique label.

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