#331

French Bisque Brown-Eyed Bebe by Rabery and Delphieu
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$2,800
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$2,800 / $3,200
Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, large brown glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, impressed dimples at philtrum and chin, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig, cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: R. 1 D. (incised block letters). Comments: Rabery and Delphieu, circa 1885. Value Points: early period bebe for Rabery and Delphieu has fine delicately-tinted complexion, original body and body finish.