Eugene Barrois Dolls 1844-1875 French

A bit of history on the Eugene Barrois doll company, it was one of the earliest manufacturers of porcelain and china head dolls in Paris, France.  One of the chief competitors was Claude Joseph Blampoix.  The China head dolls eyes can be glass or painted eyes with long lashes, and painted molded hair.  Their dolls facial paint is very delicate with small, slightly smiling mouths.   Barrois also supplied bisque heads to the French doll firms Bru and Jumeau.  The Barrios doll company was purchased by Aristride Halopeau in 1875.

Most of the dolls are shoulder heads with a few socket heads as well, the Lady fashion dolls body can be of kid, cloth or a wood jointed body.  Doll sizes were from 9" to 23" tall (sizing codes of 3/0 - 7).  Dolls are generally valued by size, the largest size being the highest value, then by painted eyes, glass eyes, a wood jointed body and what must be very rare, a Black Lady doll (19" tall).

Shown on above; is an antique 19" French Fashion Poupée Peau (doll with leather skin), Lady Fashion Doll ca. 1870, pressed bisque swivel shoulder head, pale bisque coloring with delicate features, lightly feathered and curved brows, glass almond shaped eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, slight smiling closed mouth, mohair wig, straight limbed kid leather body, kid arms with stitched fingers on hands

(some dolls are found with wood upper arms and bisque hands) marked: E. B.

Eugene Barrois identifying doll marks

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