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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue/grey glass inset eyes,thick
black eyeliner,painted curly lashes,incised eyeliner,short
feathered brows with slightly modeled effect,accented eye
corners and nostrils,closed mouth with slightly upturned lip
corners as though smiling,row of painted teeth,pierced
ears,original brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-
jointed lady body with shapely torso,elongated limbs,wearing
lovely sheer summer dress with printed
flowers,undergarments,shoes,stockings,straw bonnet.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1388 Germany Simon and
Halbig S&H 8 (head) Heinrich Handwerck Germany 8 1/2 (body).
Comments: Simon and Halbig,circa 1900. Value Points:
outstanding quality of sculpting includes impressed cheek
dimples,defined laughter creases at eye and lip corners,finest
quality of bisque,original body and body finish,wig,fine larger
size of the rare model.