Onsite
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$10,500
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sold
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- Estimate
- $5,500 / $7,500
Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated facial model and very full lower cheeks, pale blue paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading and darker iris rims, dark painted lashes, thick dark eyeliner, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, closed mouth, outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists and flat-cut derriere. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in shield) 8 (head) Sch (in shield, derriere ridge). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1880. Value Points: beautiful pale eyes with dramatic eyeliner and blush, delicate blush to cheeks and dimpled chin, original body and body finish.