#398

French Bisque Character,237,by SFBJ with Flocked Hair and Original Costume
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$3,600
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head,brown flocked hair that exactly matches the painted brush-stroked brows with feathered details,bright blue glass paperweight inset eyes,painted brown curly lashes,incised eyeliner,accented eye corners and nostrils,shaded and outlined slightly-parted lips,row of porcelain teeth,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: SFBJ 237 Paris. Comments: SFBJ,circa 1912. Value Points: wonderful character with splendid eyes,original and well-preserved flocked hair,original body and wearing his factory-original boy's three-piece tweed woolen suit,shirt,tie,socks and shoes.