#11

Rare German Bisque Child, 719, by Simon and Halbig with Closed Mouth
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$4,400
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Description

23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, small blue glass eyes with paperweight effect, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, thick brush-stroked brows with decorative glaze, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with primly set outlined lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, early composition and wooden fully-jointed body with attached ball-joints and straight wrists, antique cashmere wool dress with silk ribbons and lace collar, lace bonnet, undergarments, shoes, stockings. Condition: generally excellent, tiny eye rim flake at inner left eye. Marks: S 13 H 719 dep. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1886, the early closed mouth model was registered in that year. Value Points: rare model enhanced by most endearing expression and lovely bisque.