#144

German Bisque Child,1039,by Simon & Halbig for the French Market
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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, dark eyeliner, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, (new) brunette human hair wig in ringlet curls, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 12 SH 1039 dep (head, with Wimpern stamp) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'honneur (body stamp). Comments: Simon and Halbig for Jumeau/SFBJ, circa 1900. Value Points: the pretty child wears her original dress, undergarments, woven straw bonnet with lining, shoes and stockings.