#344

Pretty French Bisque Block Letter Bebe by Gaultier
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$2,000
sold
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Description

17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, dark brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark painted lashes and brows, rose blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips and defined tongue tip, brunette human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, two eye rim flakes on left eye, ear lobe chips. Marks: F 6 G. Comments: Gaultier, circa 1884. Value Points: pretty plump-cheeked bebe with expressive features, fine original body and body finish, antique peach flannel sailor suit, undergarments, socks, leather shoes.