#171

All-Original German Bisque Flapper Girl,1078,by Simon & Halbig
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$700
sold
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with richly-shaded lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,wheat-blonde human hair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed flapper body with slender limbs,elongated lower legs with above the knee jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1078 Simon & Halbig S&H 9 (head) Heinrich Handwerck (body). Comments: circa 1920. Value Points: beautifully preserved flapper-era dollwith original body and wig,wonderful rose silk coat and matching bonnet,delicate short dress and bloomers,rose silk stockings,shoes,parasol,watch and fob and gloves.