#87

Petite French Bisque Bebe Mothereau with Beautiful Eyes
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$7,000
sold
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13"(33 cm.) Bisque socket head with full cheeks and chin,large blue glass spiral-threaded eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,feathered brows,accented nostrils of tiny nose,closed mouth with very full outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,hands not original but are appropriate of the era. Marks: M 3 B. Comments: Bebe Mothereau,circa 1882. Value Points: rare model in most appealing size with beautiful wide-eyed expression,fine quality of bisque,gorgeous eyes,lovely antique dress and silk bonnet,and having original shoes incised "M.B.Paris".