#246

Large French Bisque Bebe "Dep" with Closed Mouth
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$1,300
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Description
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing pretty antique dress,undergarments,socks,shoes and woven bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep 14. Comments: commissioned from Simon and Halbig by Jumeau/SFBJ for the French market,late 1890s. Value Points: an especially pretty model of the closed mouth Dep bebe with deeply-sculpted features and fine painting.