#330

Early Period French Bisque Bebe, Rabery and Delpheiu, Block Letter Markings
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips and upturned lip corners, dimpled philtrum and chin, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, nicely costumed in antique silk and lace in the French style, undergarments, antique rose satin shoes with rosettes. Marks: R 2/0 D (block letters). Comments: Rabery and Delphieu, circa 1882. Value Points: early model with wonderful sculpting, original body and body finish.