$12,000
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump facial
shape and full throat,blue/grey glass enamel eyes
with spiral threading,painted lashes,feathered
brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils with
accent-dot highlights,pierced ears,blonde mohair
wig over original pink plaster pate,French
composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed
body with straight wrists and flat-cut derriere
ridge. Condition: generally excellent,Marks: Bte
SGDG 1 (head) SCH (in shield,bottom of derriere) 1
(pate). Comments: Schmitt et Fils,circa 1880.
Value Points: lovely gentle expression enhanced by
delicately-tinted bisque,original pate,body,body
finish,and gorgeous early silk dress that is
likely original,undergarments,stockings,shoes
signed C.M.,and bonnet.