#17

Rare German Bisque Character,153,by Simon and Halbig Known as
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$22,000
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17" (44 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head portraying a solemn-faced handsome young lad,sculpted light-brown hair with well-defined curls around the forehead,painted blue upper- glancing eyes in defined eye sockets,black upper eyeliner,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils of slightly-upturned nose,closed mouth with impressed dimples at lip corners,cheeks,and philtrum,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 153 S&H 7. Comments: Simon and Halbig,circa1910. Value Points: extremely rare model with outstanding quality of sculpting and painting,original body and body finish,and wearing his original well-detailed Scottish costume.