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$11,750
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- Estimate
- $5,000 / $7,500
Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head with pear-shaped facial modeling, very full elongated cheeks, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, painted lashes, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, impressed dimple at philtrum and chin, 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: 4 SCH (crossed shields, head) SCH (derriere). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1885. Value Points: finest bisque and painting on the brown-eyed bebe, original body and body finish, lavish antique costume. The doll is shown in the book The Rose Unfolds by Rosalie Whyel and Susan Hedrick, page 145.