#293

French Bisque Bebe by Gaultier, Size 16
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$14,000
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Description

40" (101 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecuts,painted lashes, brush stroked brows with feathered details, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, pierced ears, French composition and wooden fully jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F.16 G. (block letters). Comments: Gaultier, circa 1884. Value Points: extraordinary size of the early model bebe from Gaultier with choice bisque and painting, original body and body finish, lovely costume.