#106

Rare Grand-Sized German Bisque Lady Doll by Simon and Halbig,Size 19
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$3,000
sold
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Description
46" (117 cm.) Bisque socket head with unusual elongated oval shape,blue glass sleep eyes,human hair lashes,dark eyeliner,painted dark curly lashes,modeled detail of brows with brush-stroked painting,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,open mouth,shaded and outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing lovely antique mauve silk taffeta lady's gown,undergarments,bonnet,shoes. Condition: generally excellent,body finish original with some re-varnish. Marks: 1079 S&H dep 19 (head) Wimpern (stamp). Comments: Simon & Halbig,circa 1900. Value Points: extremely rare largest size of this model,unusual distinctive facial shape,lovely bisque and painting.