#114

Very Rare American Wooden Doll by Schoenhut with Carved and Painted Bonnet
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Carved wooden socket head with deeply defined forelock curl and side curls,and having sculpted bonnet with original cream paint and decorated with gold bands and red flowers,intaglio-sculpted tiny blue eyes with white eye dots,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth,well-shaped chin,all-wooden spring-jointed body,well costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan. 17,1911 USA. Comments: Schoenhut,Philadelphia,circa 1911. Value Points. very rare early model by Schoenhut with wonderful definition of sculpted hair and painted bonnet.