#168

French Bisque Bebe "Dep" in Trunk with Elaborate Trousseau and Accessories
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$2,200
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10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,painted lower lashes,feathered brows,open mouth,teeth,pierced ears,brunette hand-knotted human hair wig,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep 0. Comments: for the French market,circa 1915. Value Points: the petite bebe is wearing her original blue silk dress and matching bonnet,undergarments,socks and shoes,and is presented in a lavishly-fitted wooden trunk with lithographed paper decorations,along with a myriad of costumes and accessories: four additional costumes including sailor suit,chemises,pinafore,pantalets,hankies,caps,jewelry,soaps,perfume,little toy lamb,opera glasses,and even a miniature French calendar album for 1915 from the Paris department store of Au Bon Marche from whence she was likely originally sold