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12" (30 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with plump facial shape and very pale bisque, large pale blue enamel eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, rose-blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over original pink plaster pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists and distinctive flat-cut bottom of derriere. Condition: Bte SGDG 3/0 (head) Sch (in shield, on flat cut of derriere). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1878. Value Points: most beautiful early bebe with shy wide-eyed expression, lovely bisque and painting, original body and body finish, antique white pique costume with cut-work trim, matching undergarments, woven bonnet, leather shoes, socks, and with her own little pup. Private collection Linda Kellermann.