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Description
28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick black eyeliner, painted dark lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, widely-arched brushstroked brows with decorative glaze, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, impressed dimple in philtrum and chin, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, antique rose silk costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Mascotte L. Comments: May Freres, circa 1890. Value Points: the Mascotte bebe is rarely found, especially in this large size, and with compelling painting of brows, lashes, eye shadow, and lips.