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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated face and very plump cheeks and chin, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with darker blue rims, thick dark eyeliner, lushly-painted lashes, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked brows, shaded nostrils of pointy-tip nose, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, flat-cut derriere. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in shield) 4 (head) Sch (in shield on underside of derriere). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1880. Value Points: rare portrait model with superbly defined facial features enhanced by very pale complexion with artistic blushing, early (frail) aqua silk dress, undergarments, bonnet.