#164

Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Mothereau in Grand Size
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$20,000
sold
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Description
33" (84 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with full cheeks and chin,amber-brown glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,mauve-blushed eye shadow,lightly- feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,heart-shaped upper lip,prominent dimple on chin and at lip corners,pierced ears,long blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,pretty antique costume,brown velvet bonnet,undergarments,leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: B 6 M. Comments: Mothereau,circa 1884. Value Points: exceptional quality of bisque,sculpting and painting; few dolls are known to exist by this short- lived firm and models of this size and quality are virtually unknown.