#242

Petite French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier with Early Block Letters
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$3,250
sold
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks and chin,small brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,French hand-tied human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose- ball-jointed body with straight wrists,antique woolen dress,undergarments,leather shoes,bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F 4 G. (block letters). Comments: Gaultier,circa 1880. Value Points: very dear child doll with gentle expression,fine quality of painting,original early body and body finish.