#262

German Bisque Doll with Lady Body, Model 1159, by Simon and Halbig
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$700
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lower lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair wig, composition and wooden lady-shaped body with shapely waist and bosom, slender limbs, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1159 Germany Simon & Halbig 8 S&H (head) Handwerck (body). Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1900. Value Points: fine complexion and painting of facial features, original shapely body.