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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head with delicate pale bisque,very
full cheeks,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with
pronounced spiral threading,dark eyeliner,mauve-blushed eye
shadow,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners and
nostrils,closed mouth with very full outlined lips,pierced
ears,auburn mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and
wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists,pretty antique
frock of bronze silk and tulle,with matching
bonnet,undergarments,leather boots,socks. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: 9 B.M. Comments: Mothereau,circa 1882. Value
Points: exquisite painting of mauve eye shadow and cheek and chin
blush enhance the pale bisque and contrast the splendid eyes of
the rarely found French bebe.