#167

French Bisque Character,237,by SFBJ
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$1,000
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Description
16" (43 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head with sculpted boyish hair,small blue glass inset eyes with jewel-like clarity,painted brown curly lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,slightly-parted outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 237 Paris 4. Comments: SFBJ,circa 1912. Value Points: handsome lad with well-defined sculpting of features,fine quality of bisque,vintage woolen uniform with brass buttons.