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Description
17" (43 cm). Pressed bisque socket head,
deep
blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark
eyeliner
encircles the eyecuts, painted lashes, mauve
blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and multi-
feathered brows, accented eye corners,
shaded
nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and
outlined
lips, defined tongue tip, pierced ears, blonde
mohair wig over cork pate, French all wooden
fully articulated body with loose ball-joints at
hips and elbows, sculpted separated fingers,
antique bronze raw silk dress with royal purple
silk tri, and buttons, straw bonnet with
matching
silk bows, undergarments, leather shoes.
Condition: generally excellent, tip of baby
finger chipped. Marks: A. 7 T. Comments:
Thuillier, circa 1882. Value Points: exquisite
early model of the A.T. bebe with flawless
bisque
and superb modeling, rarer wooden fully
articulated body, antique costume.