#314

French Bisque Bebe by Rabery and Delphieu
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$3,500
sold
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Description

21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, widely arched brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with pale accented lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: R. 2 D. Comments: Rabery and Delphieu, circa 1888. Value Points: pretty girl with deeply impressed dimples at lip corners and above the upper lip, fine quality of bisque, original body and body finish.