#66

Bisque Bebe by Schmitt et Fils in Original Costume
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$9,250
sold
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14" (35 cm). Pressed bisque socket head, grey glass enamel inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, mauve blushed eyeshadow, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, composition and wooden eight-loose-ball jointed body with flat-cut derriere and straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in shield) 0 (head) Sch (in shield, on derriere). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1880. Value Points: most beautiful early Schmitt bebe has richly threaded eyes enhanced by blush and dark eyeliner, lovely pale bisque, original body and body finish, and very fine antique cream woolen coat dress with soutache embroidery, lace bonnet with silk frou-frou ribbons, undergarments, leather shoes signed "C.C." with silk rosettes.