#287

Very Beautiful Large French Bisque Bebe by Schmitt et Fils,Size 14
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$7,000
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Description
30" (76 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with pear-shaped face,almond-shaped brown glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips,brunette human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball- jointed body,fine antique costume. Condition: generally excellent,lower arms are not original (appropriately-sized straight-wrist Jumeau). Marks: Sch (in shield) 14 (raised number) Sch (on derriere). Comments: Schmitt et Fils,circa 1882. Value Points: very beautiful modeling,especially of nose and chin,highlighted by subtle blushing,fine large size with excellent bisque and painting.