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Description
22" (56 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with pear-shaped facial modeling,very full lower cheeks,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,dark painted curly lashes,brush-stroked brows,mauve-blushed eye shadow,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and accented lips,dimpled lip corners and chin,pierced ears,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over original pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with flat-cut derriere and straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 Sch (in shield,on head) Sch (in shield on flat-cut of derriere). Comments: Schmitt et Fils,circa 1880,the model closely resembles the rare E.J.A. model by Jumeau (see The Jumeau Book by Theimer,page 304). Value Points: very rare early bebe with superb quality of bisque and painting,original signed body and body finish,fine antique brown cashmere dress,rich ivory satin bonnet,undergarments,leather shoes.