#191

Beautiful Early German Bisque Doll with Expressive Features
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$2,100
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,small blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,slightly-parted lips,two square cut upper teeth and one lower,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body,straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3 (large incised number). Comments: attributed to Simon and Halbig,circa 1880. Value Points: very beautiful doll with character-like expression,fine quality of bisque,pretty antique dress,and fancy bonnet,undergarments,shoes and stockings.