#229

Pretty French Bisque Bebe "Dep", Size 14, with Closed Mouth
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$2,000
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Description
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks, dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, dark eyeliner, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, wheat blonde hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep 14. Comments: circa 1900. Value Points: beautiful large bebe has closed mouth, especially fine detail of sculpting, fine quality of bisque.