#431

Petite French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier,Size 2
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$2,600
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,lushly-painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,old retouch to hands. Marks: 2 F.G,(in scroll). Comments: Gaultier Freres,circa 1888. Value Points: very pretty bebe with entrancing large eyes,dramatic painting of features,lovely antique costume.