A Francois Gaultier bisque shoulder head fashion doll, circa 1880

the bisque head inset with fixed pale blue eyes, painted with lashes and feathers brows, painted closed mouth and accented nostrils, pierced ears, with cork pate beneath blonde mohair wig, the bisque shoulder plate to kid leather body, she wears a fine red satin and cream lace gown embellished with fabric bouquets, a stanhope in the form of bone binoculars and showing the tomb of Napolean, and black soft leather buckled shoes
34.5cm tall

Provenance:
The collection of the late Barbara Ronchetti
Sale; Bonhams, Fine Mechanical Music, Automata, Dolls, Teddy Bears, Toys, Trains, Toy Soldiers and Figures, 20 November, 2007, lot 220
The estate of the late Eve Clarke