#275

French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier in Sailor Costume
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$3,000
sold
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Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with tiny tongue tip between shaded and outlined lips,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing nice antique sailor suit,undergarments,leather shoes,stockings,and carrying wooden-handled parasol. Condition: faint hairline and discoloration behind right ear. Marks: 9 F.G. (scroll). Comments: Gaultier,circa 1888. Value Points: pretty wide-eyes child with well-modeled and painted lips,dimpled chin.