#142

Gorgeous French Bisque Bebe with All-Wooden Articulated Body by Gaultier
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$7,000
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Pale bisque socket head,pale blue paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,all-wooden body with eight-loose-ball-jointed construction,swivel wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F. 0 G. Comments: Gaultier,circa 1878,early block letter modeling. Value Points: very rare Gaultier model with superb quality of bisque and painting,very rare body,including antique grey wool dress. The doll appeared in Dolls,Images of Love by Selfridge