#279

Beautiful German Bisque Child,949,by Simon and Halbig
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$1,800
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,thick brush- stroked and feathered brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with accent line between the full lips,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig,Sonneberg composition and wooden fully- jointed body,straight wrists,beautiful antique costume. Condition: generally excellent,early retouch to body paint,tiniest pinflake at right eye corner may be original. Marks: S 15 H 949. Comments: Simon and Halbig,circa 1885. Value Points: exceptionally beautiful doll with deeply sculpted features,impressed chin and cheek dimples.