#49

Very Rare French Bisque Bebe by Adelaide Huret with Original Wooden Articulated Body
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$33,000
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling,very plump cheeks,painted blue upper glancing eyes,thick dark upper eyeliner with added grey shadow below the eyeliner,painted very delicate lashes,feathered arched brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,unpierced ears,blonde lambswool wig over cork pate,all-wooden body with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,wrists,hips,knees and ankles,nice antique costume including kidskin shoes signed C.M. Condition: generally excellent,original body finish with scuffs at joints. Comments: Maison Huret,circa 1880. Value Points: extremely rare early bebe with superb facial expression,bisque,and painting,original wooden articulated body.