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Description
12" (30 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,blue glass inset eyes,dark
eyeliner,painted curly lashes,feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with pale accented lips,un-pierced
ears,blonde mohair wig,stretched-kid-over-wooden
body with shapely torso,dowel-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,bisque lower
arms,wearing lovely silk
costume,undergarments,bonnet,old kidskin shoes
with silver buckles. Condition: generally
excellent. Comments: Simon and Halbig,circa 1880.
Value Points: an especially beautiful example of
the early fashion doll with wooden articulated
body and bisque hands.