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18 1/2" ( 47cm ) doll with head
incised " S.F.B.J 251 Paris 10 " with blue glass sleep eyes, painted upper
and lower lashes, open mouth with two upper teeth, separately molded
retractable tongue, on the original French fully jointed toddler body with
diagonal hip joints, in very good original condition with just minor typical
wear at joints and a few fingertips. She wears an antique dark mohair wig
with center part and loads of long curls, an antique pale yellow and white
dress with wide lace collar , braid trim below the waist with tulips , all
buttoning in the back. In addition she has a lovely cream silk and lace
bonnet and newer pink socks and white leather boots. Considering the general
quality of the bisque on S.F.B.J dolls, the painting on this doll is
relatively pale with nice shading and smooth bisque. This model is known as
the open mouth version of the "Twirp ", and the S.F.B.J 247 is the same face
with an open/closed mouth which sells for considerably more money.
US$ 1,350.
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