#122

American Carved Wooden Doll, 101, by Schoenhut
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$2,800
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Description
Pressed/carved wooden socket head, carved hair in bobbed fashion with side part and painted blue hair bow, rounded-shaped brown eyes with large white eye dots, feathered brows, rounded nose with accented nostrils, closed mouth with row of teeth between the smiling lips, all-wooden spring-jointed body with holes in feet for positioning, well costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Schoenhut Doll, Pat. Jan.17th,1911 USA (label). Comments: Schoenhut, model 101, circa 1915. Value Points: well preserved original finish on the carved hair smiling girl, the doll has her own miniature carved wooden circus poodle.