Rare German Double-Faced Doll by Simon and Halbig

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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with alternate face on front and back, one with broad smiling expression, the other with frown and sculpted wrinkles, each with closed mouth and brown glass eyes. A custom blonde mohair wig allows either face to show, and the doll is on composition ball-jointed body with non-original but pleasing paper-mache lower legs having painted blue boots that match her blue coat, muff and mittens. Excellent condition except body as noted and few cheek rubs on frowning face. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1890, the double-faced doll is virtually never found, has two rare model faces.