#166

French Bisque Bebe by Schmitt et Fils with Signed Body
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$10,500
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14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with pear-shaped facial modeling, painted facial features, mauve blushed eye shadow, painted lashes, brush stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, Schmitt composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in shield, on head and derriere). 0 (head and shoes). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1884. Value Points: very pretty and well sculpted bebe enhanced by fine painting, original signed body, lovely antique lace dress and cap, kid shoes may be original.