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Description
12 1/2" (32 cm.) Bisque socket head with pear-shaped face and very full cheeks, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with flat-cut derriere and straight wrists, antique dress with exquisite lace, undergarments, lace bonnet, leather boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in shield, on head and derriere) 000 (head). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1880. Value Points: desirable petite size, especially rare for this facial model, has wonderful expression, original body and body finish.