le*****ls
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$9,250
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- $3,500 / $4,600
Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head with long-faced modeling and very full cheeks and chin, large dark blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eye cut, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and multi-feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, upturned lip corners, separately-modeled pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, flat-cut derriere, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, some craquelure on torso. Marks: 10 SCH (in shield, on head) SCH (with shield, on derriere and pate). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1882. Value Points: splendid eyes with rich shading, expressive features.