#199

French Bisque Wide-eyed Bebe by Gaultier Freres in Petite Size 2
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$4,400
sold
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump face,very large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark lushly painted lashes,thick dark eyeliner,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde lambswool wig,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,nicely costumed in the French bebe manner. Condition: generally excellent,body is appropriate and of the same era albeit not original. Marks: F.G. (scroll) 2 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Gaultier Freres,circa 1888. Value Points: wonderfully expressive features with large eyes enhanced by dramatic lashes and brows.