#141

French Bisque Bebe Dep for the French Market with Trunk and Trousseau
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$2,000
sold
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25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lower lashes,brush-stroked and modeled brows with feathering,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette human hair hand-tied wig,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,some typical paint wear on hands. Marks: Dep 11. Comments: Jumeau/SFBJ,circa 1900,with fine matte bisque and original body. Value Points: wearing French school- girl costume with woven bonnet and woolen pinafore,red woolen stockings and leather shoes,and owning a large doll trunk with two additional costumes (one being silk best dress),with silk bonnet and purse,fur stole,red thickly woven under-dress,red knitted bonnet and leggings,leather shoes,and beaded bag.