#160

A Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Schmitt
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$12,500
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25" (64 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with pear- shaped facial modeling, blue glass paperweight inset eyes of great depth, dark eyeliner, brush- stroked and multi-feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, distinctive pointy-tip nose, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, defined space between the outlined lips, plump cheeks and chin, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists and curled fingers, flat-cut derriere. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (shield mark on head and torso). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1884. Value Points: beautiful wide-eyed bebe has lovely bisque and painting, original signed body, lavish antique costume of dotted Swiss with ruffled bonnet, multi-layered undergarments including bebe corset, leather shoes, socks.