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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated facial modeling, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, slightly-parted lips, two square-cut upper teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body, blue velvet costume with burgundy trim, carrying brass horn. Condition: generally excellent except hands heavily repainted. Marks: S 11 H 949. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1885. Value Points: large entrancing eyes dramatize the luminous complexion.