#319

Petite French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier,Size 5,with Eight-Loose-Ball-Jointed Body
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$4,000
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head,pale blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading,painted lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists,ivory silk costume included. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F. 5 G. (block letters). Comments: Gaultier,circa 1882. Value Points: beautiful eyes and facial painting on the early bebe,fine early body.