#124

French Bisque Bebe Marcheur for Au Louvre
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$2,100
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23" (59 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, slightly modeled brush stroked brows with decorative glaze, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, accented lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette human hair, French composition and wooden body with jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, and hips; when legs moved forward and backward the head turns from side to side. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep 10. Comments: SFBJ, Bebe Marcheur, circa 1900. Value Points: perfectly preserved original condition of the bright-eyed little girl with superb bisque, wearing original factory undergarments, and blue woolen sailor suit with unusual detail, sailor cap labeled "Paris Louvre" in gilt letters indicating the prestigious Parisian department store of Au Louvre.