#431

French Bisque Bebe by Rabery and Delphieu with Early Original Body
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$4,000
sold
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with shaded outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,silk costume in the antique style is included,along with antique magenta silk shoes signed H.H. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: R. 1 D. Comments: Rabery and Delphieu,circa 1885. Value Points: fine quality of bisque and painting on the classic bebe,with original early body in superb condition.