#110

An All-Original Bisque Bebe for the French Market of Au Nain Bleu
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$3,000
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20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1078 Germany Simon & Halbig S&H 7 1/2 (head) Bebe Vrai Modele Fabrication Jumeau (body label). Comments: SFBJ, circa 1910, the model was commissioned by Au Nain Bleu who created its costume and presentation. Value Points: superb original preservation of the luxury store bebe, having original Au Nain Bleu labels on torso, original box, and silk label of dress; included with the doll is peach silk dress, matching elaborate bonnet, undergarments marked "7", socks, earrings, hair ribbon, and original shoes with impressed design of doll marked "7 depose".