#77

Handsome French Bisque Character, 237, by SFBJ with Flocked Hair
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$1,500
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17" (43 cm.) Solid-domed bisque socket head with flocked brown hair in side-parted fashion, blue glass inset eyes with "jewel" like effect, brown eyeliner, brown painted curly lashes, brown brushstroked brows with feathered detail, accented eye corners and nostrils, open mouth, shaded and outlined slightly-parted lips, row of porcelain teeth, French composition toddler body with jointing at shoulders and hips, wearing antique green woolen costume, socks, shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 237 Paris 6. Comments: SFBJ, circa 1912. Value Points: especially handsome young man with well-preserved flocked hair and deeply-sculpted features.