#360

German Bisque Lady, 1159, by Simon and Halbig with Shapely Lady Body
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$1,800
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lower lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips with four porcelain teeth, glazed decoration on lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair, composition and wooden ball-jointed body with shapely torso, elongated limbs, beautiful costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1159 Germany Simon & Halbig S&H 9 1/2 (head) Heinrich Handwerck (Germany). Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1890. Value Points: regal presence heightened by finest quality of bisque and painting, original lady body, original finish.