#120

French Bisque Bebe by Henri Delcroix
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$18,000
sold
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks,very large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,arched brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing antique green velvet and silk dress,undergarments,leather boots,straw woven bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Paris 7. Comments: Henri Delcroix,circa 1888. Value Points: charming wide-eyed expression on the rarely-found bebe.