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17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head with very round plump face and pale complexion, blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading and darker blue iris rims, thick dark eyeliner, painted short curly lashes, feathered arched brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pertly-shaped outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over original plaster pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with flat-cut derriere and straight wrists, pretty antique costume, undergarments, leather boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bte SGDG 2 (head) SCH (in shield, on bottom of derriere). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1882. Value Points: beautiful bebe whose pale complexion pleasingly contrasts with her plump facial shape, finest bisque and painting, original signed body and body finish, rare original pate.