#180

Rare French Bisque Bebe by Maison Huret with Original Wooden Bebe Body
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$19,500
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18" (46 cm). Pressed bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling and "light-bulb" shaped neck socket, blue glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading and brilliant color, dark eyeliner, painted dark lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded pursed lips, defined space between the lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, all- wooden body with natural finish, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and ankles, separately sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent, left foot partially rebuilt and glued at ankle. Comments: Huret, circa 1882. Value Points: the only model of bebe ever created by the Huret firm, with distinctive facial and throat sculpture, original body, very beautiful expression and bisque, wearing antique costume of the period, owning an original night gown with lace and embroidery, and including 1885 era wicker chair with silk upholstery.