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Description
22" (56 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very
plump cheeks and chin,rounded facial shape,pale
blue glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading
and darker-blue outer irises,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,mauve blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth
with accented lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig
in soft curls over original Schmitt pate,French
composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed
body with flat-cut derriere and straight wrists.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in
shield on back of head and derriere) 4 (head).
Comments: Schmitt et Fils,circa 1878,the earliest
period bebe from the illustratious firm. Value
Points: an outstanding bebe with finest detail of
modeling including dimpled chin and
philtrum,exquisite painting and blush on
delicately-tinted complexion,original Schmitt pate
and signed body with original finish,and
outstanding silk costume and woven bonnet,silk
knit stockings and leather shoes.