#207

German Bisque Child Doll, 1279, by Simon & Halbig
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$750
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted short curly lashes, angled feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips and accented dimple in center of bottom lip, blonde human hair, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique whitewear dress, undergarments, kidskin shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: S&H 1279 dep Germany 8. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1900. Value Points: sought-after model of gentle-faced child with impressed dimples at eye and lip corners, cheeks and chin, fine matte bisque, near mint original body.