#175

French Bisque "Bebe du Bon Marche", Model 1907, by SFBJ in Original Chemise
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$1,300
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26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, shaded nostrils, slightly-parted lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, hands repainted. Marks: 1907 12. Comments: SFBJ from original Jumeau models, circa 1910, commissioned for the Paris department store, Au Bon Marche. Value Points: the bebe wears original store chemise dress with red silk banner "Bebe du Bon Marche", undergarments, leather shoes, Jumeau socks.