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14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lower lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, unusual sculpting of mouth, closed lips with defined modeling of tongue tip and teeth and impressed hole at each side of lips, brunette mohair wig, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 246 Paris 4 (head) Fabrication Francaise de Bebes et Jouets (torso). Comments: SFBJ, circa 1920. Value Points: well-modeled features of the rarely found character are enhanced by excellent lustrous of finish, original body and body finish, antique costume includes original undergarments.