#227

Petite Early German Bisque Doll with Rare Body by Simon and Halbig
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$6,000
sold
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Description
8" (20 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass inset eyes with darker blue outer rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, blonde mohair wig, stretched kid-over-composition torso and upper limbs, composition lower limbs with straight wrists, eight-loose-ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1880. Value Points: beautiful face, bisque and painting on the early model, with original rare body and original lace and cotton costume.