#227

French Bisque Bebe "Bleuette" in Communion Costume
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$1,100
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Description
11" (27 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,painted lower lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with modeled row of teeth,blonde mohair wig,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 60 Paris 8/0 (head) 2 (torso) 1 (feet). Comments: Bleuette for Gautier-Langereau,the model was issued 1915/1918,the costume from the late 1930s. Value Points: lovely pale bisque with bright expression,original body and body finish,wearing original white communion dress ?Le Beau Jour" comprising white batiste dress,slip,veil and bonnet.