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Description
28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head with pear-shaped modeling of face, very full lower cheeks, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted dark curly lashes, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined and shaped lips, dimpled chin and philtrum, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over original pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists and flat-cut derriere. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (shield on head and derriere) 7 (head). A La Mignonette Poupees et Bebes Costumes et Trousseaux Mon. Guigue. (original paper label). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1882, the bebe was presented in the luxury Parisian doll shop of A La Mignonette. Value Points: gorgeous bebe with superior modeling, bisque and painting, original body with original finish, beautiful antique costume and bonnet. Ex-collection Ursula Brecht of Germany.