Marvelous French Silk Bebe Costume with Bonnet
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Please refer to our stock # 156 when inquiring.
Superb one of a kind antique silk sateen costume with matching bonnet .... fit perfect for French or German Doll about circa 22" ( 58 cm ) .....
Wonderful for Jumeau - Steiner - Bru - Gaultier - Eden Bebe or other pretty doll.....
It is a most beautiful pink one of a kind silk sateen dress with front and back part fully of fine hand made pleated upper part , stiff neckline with cream cord decoration , small nice sateen pleats and lace decoration at shoulder.
It has long sleeves fully of hand made small ruffles and pretty ruched wrist.
Has pleated skirt with two lace strips at side of front and nice lace decoration around skirt hem.
The dress is complete fine lined with cream muslin and has a organza slip with lace ruffles at hem.
Wonderful silk sateen sash around the waistline and cream silk ribbon and bow decoration with two metal brooch...each at both sides.
You can close it at back side with metal hooks and hand made hook holes and hand made buttons at upper back.
To the dress belongs a fantastic couture bonnet of the same material at the dress.... fully hand sewn and ornate with hand made ruffles and pleats.
The high brim would hold with a small rack of wire always in perfect form.
As finally decoration has the bonnet cream silk ribbons and a pretty wax flowers bouquet. Inside fully lined with organza....
Absolute gorgeous couture costume... never to find such another one.
Generally excellent sateen condition about the 19th. century.....
Long at front from neck to hem..... circa 13,5" ( 35 cm )
Shoulder to shoulder .... circa 6,5" ( 16 cm )
Waist around ...... circa 15,5" ( 40 cm )
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