#390

Rare German Bisque Toddler, "Erika" by Simon & Halbig
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$3,200
sold
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23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly dark lashes, feathered brows with ochre highlights, rounded small nose with accented nostrils, open mouth, impressed dimples at lip corners, shaded and accented lips, two porcelain upper teeth, brunette wheat blonde human hair, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, wearing antique romper suit, pinafore, knit stockings, black leather shoes, cap. Condition: generally excellent, two small cheek rubs. Marks: Erika 1489 Simon & Halbig 12. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1920. Value Points: rare model with very unusual and appealing gentle expression enhanced by deeply impressed dimples and smiling lines, desirable toddler body.