#646

Petite French Bisque Bebe,5/0 by Rabery and Delphieu
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$1,300
sold
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,long painted lashes,brushstroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,pretty antique dress,undergarments,bonnet,stockings,shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Mark: R 5/0 D. Comments: Rabery and Delphieu,circa 1885. Value Points: pretty child with dramatic brown eyes,rare petite size,original deposed body by Rabery and Delphieu,original body finish.