#89

Beautiful Early German Bisque Doll with Expressive Features
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$1,800
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, small blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading, pronounced dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, slightly-parted lips, two square cut upper teeth and one lower, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body, straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 (large incised number). Comments: attributed to Simon and Halbig, circa 1880. Value Points: very beautiful doll with character-like expression, fine quality of bisque, pretty antique dress, and fancy bonnet, undergarments, shoes and stockings.