#37

Large German Bisque Doll by Franz Schmidt in Wonderful Boy's Sunday Best Suit
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$900
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Description
35" (90 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,original body finish albeit some scuffing. Marks: S&C Simon and Halbig 90. Comments: Franz Schmidt,circa 1910. Value Points: most appealing gentle expression enhanced by fine matte bisque on the hard-to- find model,wearing black velvet Sunday suit with silk shirt,undergarments,shoes,stockings,and hat,carrying toy horn.