
26: (66 cm). Pressed bisque socket head with pear-shaped modeling, very full cheeks, large blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils of pointy nose, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with flat-cut derriere. Condition: reinforced chip at top of forehead at crown rim that fades into a faint hairline into eye rim. Marks: Sch (shield mark) 13 (head). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1884. Value Points: wonderfully modeled features including chin dimple and philtrum, dramatic eyes, original Schmitt body and superb antique Marquis costume in ivory and burgundy silk satin including tricorn hat, lace jabot, watch, ceremonial pin, embroidered jacket, and embroidered leather slippers.