#305

An All-Original French Bisque Bebe in Stylish Costume by SFBJ
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$1,050
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23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,painted lower lashes,slightly-modeled brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with richly-shaded lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition; generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 301 Paris 10 (incised,head) Tete Jumeau (red stamp,head),Bebe Vrai Modele (body). Comments: SFBJ,circa 1917. Value Points: fine luminous quality of bisque,original lashes,wig,body,body finish,and wearing her original flapper-era silk costume,matching bonnet,silk stockings,leather gloves,and leather shoes signed "10 Modele depose".