#346

Petite and Endearing French Bisque Bebe by Schmitt et Fils
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$7,500
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head,dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,mauve blushed eye shadow,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the shaded lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,composition and wooden early body in the Schmitt manner with straight wrists,nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent,body is appropriately sized and of the period,albeit not original. Marks: Sch (shield) . Comments: Schmitt et Fils,circa 1884. Value Points: very lovely cabinet size bebe with long-faced modeling and beautiful quality bisque.