#10

Early French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier with All-Wooden Articulated Body
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$7,500
sold
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Description

13" (33 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, brown glass inset eyes, richly outlined eye sockets, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pale accented lips, pierced ears, dimpled chin, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French all-wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F. 5 G. (block letters). Comments: Gaultier, circa 1878. Value Points: very beautiful early bebe in petite size, rare all-wooden articulated body with original finish, antique dress, bonnet, undergarments, stockings, leather boots.