#110

American Wooden Carved Hair Girl by Schoenhut
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$1,700
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Description
14" (35 cm). Carved wooden socket head with carved hair arranged with centerpart and drawn back in loose braids to be tied by blue bow at back of head, intaglio brown eyes with white eyedots, thin eyeliner and brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, all wooden spring-jointed body with holes in feet for positioning. Condition: generally excellent, some typical paint fading on hair and nose tip. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1912. Value Points: rarer model with most appealing expression, antique costume includes white dress with lace trim, undergarment, stockings and Schoenhut shoes with original grommeted sole holes.