#434

French Bisque Bebe by Rabery and Delphieu with Early Body from the Anne Rice Collection
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$3,000
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,lushly-painted lashes,feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,dimpled chin,pierced ears,brunette human hair over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: R 2/0 D. Comments: Rabery and Delphieu,circa 1885. Value Points: lovely pale bisque enhances the beautiful painting,early body with original finish,pretty antique costume and leather shoes. From the Anne Rice Collection.