#155

French Bisque Bebe with Rare Seal Mark 230, by SFBJ
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$700
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted dark lashes, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, row of porcelain teeth, dimpled chin, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, hands appropriate albeit not original. Marks: SFBJ 230 Paris (impressed in small seal). Comments: SFBJ, circa 1910. Value Points: the luxury model bebe has beautiful paperweight eyes, original wig, lovely costume.