#22

German Bisque Doll, 1079, by Simon & Halbig for the French Market
Live Auction

Ended
$800
sold
Hero Image
Click image to enlarge
Description

21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, antique wheat blonde human hair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully jointed bebe body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1079 Halbig S&H Germany 11 (head) Bebe Jumeau Diplome d'honneur (body). Comments: for the French market, circa 1900. Value Points: a beautiful child doll with original wig, body, body finish, wearing original matched undergarments, sateen bebe stays, tan leather laced boots signed.