#69

French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier with Early Block Letters
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$3,500
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with very full outlined lips and suggestion of tongue tip,pierced ears,brunette human hair hand-tied wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists,wearing pretty antique brown velvet coat-dress with matching scarf and hat,chemise,undergarments,black knit stockings,black leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F. 7 G. (block letters). Comments: Gaultier,circa 1882,on Gaultier Bambin registered body. Value Points: especially beautiful painting of lips accentuating the plump cheeks on the early bebe.