#504

Rare French Bisque Crying Character,233,by SFBJ
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$1,500
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head,modeled hair in short side-parted boyish fashion,very narrow eye sockets as though squinting,brown glass inset eyes,painted upper lashes,arched brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth modeled in wide-open wailing expression,row of beaded teeth above and two below,defined tongue,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body,wearing antique black velvet boy's suit with ruffled collar,leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 233 Paris 6. Comments: SFBJ,circa 1912,from the firm's art character series which was a continuation of the Jumeau 200 character series. Value Points: rarer model to find from that series,with wonderfully sculpted features,especially crying wrinkles around the eyes and mouth.