$5,250
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,very large blue
glass paperweight inset eyes,lushly-painted dark
lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,accented nostrils of
elegantly-shaped nose with pointy-tip,closed mouth
with defined space between the outlined
lips,dimpled chin,pierced ears,blonde-mohair wig
over cork pate,French composition and wooden
fully-jointed body,wearing antique green velvet
and silk dress,undergarments,leather boots signed
with imprint of full figure of a doll,straw woven
bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks:
Paris 7. Comments: Henri Delcroix,circa 1888.
Value Points: bebes by this firm are extremely
rare to find,this example with very expressive
wide-eyed face enhanced by lovely
painting,original body and body finish,lovely costume.