German Bisque "Bébé Triste" Doll for the French Market, c. 1890

Probably by Kestner, with pensive expression, closed mouth with white space between lips, fixed blue glass eyes, lightly-shaded eyelids, painted lower lashes, feathered brows, pierced ears with detailed modeling, original hand-tied brown mohair wig and ball-jointed composition body with original finish, in antique eau-de-nil costume with lace-trimmed epaulettes, undergarments and canvas shoes, ht. 29 ½ in. (75 cm), freckles on side of nose, slight rubs on cheeks, firing flaws on corner or left eye, ears and nape of neck (covered by the body), one finger replaced, eyes re-set/replaced. - A rare German child doll likely modeled after the "Bébé Triste" sculpted by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse for Jumeau during the early 1880s. The luminous quality of the bisque and detailed modeling endow the doll with a particularly beautiful expression.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)