#202

Pretty Blue-Eyed French Bisque Bebe by Rabery and Delphieu
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$5,600
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,thick brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth,shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,dimpled chin,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: R. 3 D. Comments: Rabery and Delphieu,circa 1885. Value Points: especially lovely creamy bisque,fine painting of lips on creamy complexion,original body and body finish,antique dress,undergarments,bonnet,leather shoes signed R.D.