#143

American Wooden Smiling Girl,Model 103,with Sculpted Hair by Schoenhut
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$850
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Description
16" (41 cm.) All-wooden carved doll with socket head,sculpted hair in long ringlet curls with forelock curl onto forehead,deeply-set intaglio blue upper glancing eyes,tinged brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with gentle smile,all-wooden spring-jointed body,nicely costumed. Condition: structurally excellent,extensive rubs on head and body. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan.17.'11 USA & Foreign Countries. Comments: Schoenhut,1911,the rare model was made for less than one year. Value Points: extremely rare model with great attention to sculpting details especially of eyes and hair curls.