#248

Petite French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier with Block Letter Signature
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$3,200
sold
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head,deep blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,arched feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,very full cheeks,pierced ears,brunette human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing pretty antique dotted Swiss dress with undergarments,socks,leather boots. Condition: generally excellent,old light body retouch. Marks: F. 2 G. (block letters). Comments; Gaultier,circa 1882. Value Points: sought-after petite model with wonderful detail of facial sculpting enhanced by artistic painting of features and complexion.