#199.1

Beautiful German Bisque Child,719,by Simon and Halbig
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$1,900
sold
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass paperweight inset eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,nice antique costume,undergarments,stockings,leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent,body not original but is appropriately sized and of the same era. Marks: S 12 H dep (head) Jumeau Medaille d̴Or Paris (body). Comments: Simon and Halbig,circa 1885. Value Points: very beautiful face with artistic painting on the rarely-found model.