
14" (35 cm). Bisque socket head with pear-shaped face, dark blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes with dot highlights, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with flat-cut derriere, straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: SCH (in shield, on head and derriere) 1 (head). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1885. Value Points: wonderful cabinet-size model with very deeply defined facial modeling, choice painting, original body and body finish, antique blue woolen coat with matching vest, trousers, undergarments, shoes, and leather cap.