Gorgeous French Silk BeBe Costume with Bonnet
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Fantastic one of a kind French silk dress with matching bonnet which will fit perfect for French or German doll about around 24"/25" (62 - 64 cm )...perfect for Jumeau - Steiner - Bru - Gaultier or other pretty doll....
This wonderful dress is most hand sewn and fully of fine and elegant French details. Of cream vertically-ribbed silk with small hand made pleats and ruffles at front.
3/4long puffed sleeves with fine lace ruffles around the wrist and lace ornament decoration.
Wonderful skirt with small ruffled part around the hem, fantastic ornate with hand embroidery lace ornaments.
The same lace ornaments are decorate around the both front and back sides and at both shoulders.
As finally touch a cream silk sateen sash with pretty bow at one side and golden letters " BEBE FRANCAIS "on two lose parts of the sash.
The dress is closed at back side with metal hooks and loops.
Inside is it fully lined with ivory cotton and pretty cotton slip. Note a damage at one part of the slip...please note it on my pictures...it is complete covered by the silk skirt and so not disturbing !!
Otherwise in generally excellent fabric and lace condition about the 19th. century !!
To the stunning dress belongs a wonderful couture bonnet......also most hand sewn and fully ornate with ruffles,pleats and pretty hand embroidery lace ornaments like the dress.
Finally her a beautiful silk ribbon and wax flowers decoration and inside fine lined with cream cotton.
Gorgeous one of a kind silk outfit....perfect for one of your favorite doll´s and never to find such the same again !!
Long at front from neck to hem ; circa 17" ( 43 cm )
Shoulder to shoulder at front ; circa 6,5" ( 17 cm )
Waist around ; circa 18,5" ( 47 cm )
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