#325

French Bisque "Bleuette" with Rare Lever Eye Movement
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11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass eyes which open and close from lever at back torso, painted lower lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, four teeth, blonde human hair, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, rose silk undergarments. Condition: generally excellent, repaint on legs. Marks: SFBJ 60 Paris 8/0 (head) 1 (feet). Comments: Bleuette, circa 1915, from Gautier-Langereau. Value points: very pretty example of Bleuette, and with rare eyes.