#207

Wonderful Petite French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier with Block Letter Signature
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$4,400
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,rose-blushed eye shadow,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,blonde lambswool wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,lovely silk dress and bonnet,undergarments,knit stockings,antique leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F. 5 G. Comments; Gaultier,circa 1882. Value Points: very dear petite bebe has beautiful bisque and painting,original early body and body finish,original lambswool wig.