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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head,amber-brown glass paperweight
inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,brush-stroked and feathered
brows,mauve-blushed eye shadow,painted lashes,accented eye
corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and outlined
lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over Schmitt pate,French
composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight
wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in shield on
head and derriere) 2 (head and pate). Comments: Schmitt et
Fils,circa 1882. Value Points: very handsome young lad with
elongated very full cheeks,fine facial painting,original body and
body finish,fine antique velvet Sunday Best costume.