Petite French Bisque Bebe from Au Nain Bleu Boutique with Original Labels on Doll and Dress

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11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1079 Germany Halbig S&H 2 1/2 (head) Au Nain Bleu Paris (original paper and cloth labels on torso and dress). Comments: Simon and Halbig commissioned head and original French body, circa 1895. Value Points: all-original doll in pristine condition, original lush wig, pearl stud earrings and matching bracelet, body and body finish, original silk and lace dress, undergarments, shoes and socks with labels from the prestige Parisian doll shop of Au Nain Bleu.