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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head with very delicate complexion and plump cheeks and chin, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading and darker iris rims, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with flat-cut buttocks and straight wrists, lovely antique rose silk dress, undergarments, leather shoes, superb antique bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sch (in shield on head and bottom of buttocks) 4.5 (head). Comments: Schmitt et Fils, circa 1882. Value Points: outstanding example of the rare French bebe with exemplary bisque, soft rose blush on very pale complexion, lavish wig, original body and body finish.