#265

German Bisque Child by Heinrich Handwerck in Original Blue Sailor Suit
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31" (79 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lower lashes, mohair lashes, brush-stroked brows with comb-marked detail, decorative glaze, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, accented lips, four porcelain teeth, dimpled chin, pierced ears, brunette human hair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig 6 1/2 (head) Heinrich Handwerck 6 1/2 (body). Comments: very fine lustrous patina of bisque, original body and body finish, the childhood doll of Mrs. Becker of Pennsylvania, wears its original blue chambray sailor suit with red anchor trim and tie.