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Description
30" (76 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with pear-shaped face and very full cheeks,large blue glass paperweight inset eyes of great depth,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip,defined space between the outlined lips with suggestion of painted teeth,dimpled chin,philtrum and lip corners. pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,cork pate,Schmitt composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with flat-cut derriere,straight wrists,beautiful costume comprising ice-blue silk dress,undergarments,elaborate bonnet,stockings,shoes. Condition: generally excellent,light body retouch. Marks: Sch (in shield,on head and derriere) 7 (head). Comments: Schmitt et Fils,circa 1882. Value Points: exceptionally beautiful bebe with finest bisque and sculpting,dramatic eyes,original body,rare size.