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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lower lashes with dot highlights, mohair 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 fully-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 246 Paris 6 (head) Fabrication Francaise de Bebes et Jouets (torso). Comments: SFBJ, circa 1920. Value Points: very rare model from the 200 character series of SFBJ, has very distinctive sculpting of mouth, fine lustrous complexion, original body and white pique costume. Ex-collection Madame Petyt before its acquisition for the Museum de la Poupee.