#257

Wonderful German Bisque Character, 1488, by Simon and Halbig
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial shape and plump cheeks, small blue glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, brunette human hair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, wearing pretty antique dress, undergarments, shoes, stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1488 Simon & Halbig 12. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1912. Value Points: very fine quality of sculpting with deeply defined features around the eyes, cheeks and mouth, finest quality of bisque and painting.