#608

Tiny French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier,Size 1,with Block Letters
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$4,800
sold
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Description
9 1/2" (24 cm.) Bisque socket head,almond-shaped blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with richly-outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair wig,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,nice antique costume and shoes. Condition: generally excellent,head and body appropriately-sized and of the same era,albeit not original. Marks: F. 1 G. Comments: Gaultier,circa 1882 (with early body by Jumeau). Value Points: an especially pretty example of the sought-after petite bebe,with lovely bisque and painting.