#145

American Carved Wooden Doll with Sculpted Topknot,Model 102,by Schoenhut
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$2,300
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Carved wooden socket head depicting an older girl or woman,with sculpted thick brown hair forming into curls around her forehead and captured into a topknot at the crown,intaglio blue eyes in deeply-set sockets,closed mouth,defined ears,all-wooden spring- jointed body,nicely costumed. Condition: structurally excellent,original painted finish is rubbed and worn. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan.17,'11 USA & Foreign Countries. Comments: Schoenhut,model 102,circa 1911,the model was created during the Graziano era. Value Points: very rare Schoenhut model with fine quality of sculpting.