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Description
12" (30 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very full cheeks, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, dimpled chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, nice antique costume, muff, bonnet, undergarments, shoes and socks. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: R 5/0 D. Comments: Rabery and Delphieu, circa 1878, earliest bebe model by the firm. Value Points: gorgeous petite bebe in rare 5/0 size has original body and body finish, finest bisque and painting.