$15,500
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with ebony-black complexion and highly-characterized
features,brown glass inset eyes,black feathered brows with modeling details,closed mouth
with coral-painted lips,pierced ears,black mohair wig,black composition and wooden ball-
jointed body,antique costume,undergarments,straw bonnet. Condition: generally
excellent,some light retouch to body,Marks: 8 1/2 1301 Dep S&H. Comments: Simon and
Halbig,circa 1910. Value Points: extraordinary detail of sculpting,portraying a fretful-faced
child with details of sculpted frown lines on forehead,prominent cheek bones,strong jaw and
chin lines,defined indentations at lip corners and philtrum,superb quality of bisque with
lustrous patina enhancing the rich complexion. The doll appeared on the cover of the
book,The Happy Life of A Collector,which featured the collection of legendary Naomi Bryant.