#144

Rare American Wooden Bonnet Head Doll by Schoenhut with Brown Eyes
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$2,500
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Description
15" (38 cm.) All carved wooden doll with swivel head, sculpted brown forelock and side curls under sculpted and painted cap, sculpted facial features, deeply impressed brown eyes with white eye dots, black upper eyeliner, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, wooden spring-jointed body, nice antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan. 17 ‘11 USA. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1911. Value Points: rare model with wonderful pensive expression, carved and painted bonnet, gentle smile.