$5,500
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks and chin, brown glass paperweight inset eyes in perfectly oval shape, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden body with eight-loose-ball-jointing with straight wrists and flat-cut derriere. Condition: generally excellent, fingers worn on right hand. Marks: 8 (Sch and X in shield mark, on head and flat-edge of derriere) Maison Bail Jouets Paris (paper label on chest). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1880. Value Points: very beautiful face enhanced by choicest bisque and painting, original body and body finish, lovely antique costume and silk frou-frou bonnet, undergarments, shoes and socks.