#98

Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Schmitt with Original Signed Body
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$10,000
sold
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15" (38 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with pear-shaped faced, very plump cheeks, blue glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, flat-cut derriere, wearing antique pale green patterned silk dress with Alencon lace, undergarments, straw bonnet, aqua kidskin shoes marked "E. Jumeau". Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in shield) 1 (head) (shield mark on bottom of derriere). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1884. Value Points: lovely cabinet size bebe with well-sculpted features, beautiful eyes and bisque, original body and body finish.