$9,500
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump face,delicate pale
bisque,blue glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading,dark
eyeliner,painted dark curly lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,brush-
stroked brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth
with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork
pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body
with metal hands. Condition: generally excellent,hands retouched.
Marks: P 3 D. Comments: Petit et Dumoutier,circa 1878. Value
Points: gorgeous early bebe whose very plump features are enhanced
by delicate bisque,finest painting of features with subtle blush
of cheeks and lips,original body,wearing early grey and maroon
silk dress,undergarments,bonnet,brown leather shoes with silk
rosettes.