#259

German Bisque Child Doll with Original Wig and Body by Handwerck
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Description
27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,dark painted lashes,slightly modeled brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,shaded and accented lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,included is antique lace dress and bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Germany Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig 5 (head) (body also signed Handwerck). Comments: circa 1900. Value Points: classic dolly-faced model has fine bisque,original wig,body,body finish.