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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with
rounded facial modeling,very plump cheeks,painted
blue upper-glancing eyes,thick dark upper eyeliner
with added grey shadow below the
eyeliner,very-delicately painted lashes,feathered
arched brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth with accented lips,un-pierced
ears,blonde lambswool wig over cork
pate,all-wooden body with dowel-jointing at
shoulders elbows,wrists,hip,knees and ankles,nice
antique costume including kidskin shoes signed
C.M. Condition: generally excellent,original body
finish with typical scuffs at joints. Comments:
Maison Huret,circa 1880. Value Points: extremely
rare early bebe with superb facial
expression,bisque and painting,original wooden
articulated body.