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Description
17" (45 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, widely arched feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over original Schmitt pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose- ball-jointed body with flat-cut derriere and straight wrists, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bte SGDG 2 (head) Sch (body) A La Tentation, 72 Passage Vendome, Paris (body label). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1880. Value Points: lovely bebe with artistic painting that enhances the plump pale face, original body and body finish, rare original boutique label.