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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, slightly-parted lips, dimpled chin, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: S pb (in star) H 1923 5 1/2. Comments: Schoneau and Hoffmeister, circa 1923, in original Dutch costume with colorfully-detailed skirts and petticoats, lace coiffe, beautiful coral-bead necklace with ormolu details. Value Points: the wonderfully-preserved doll was used as a model for a 1928 painting by Huguette Clark which was included in her exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington.