#107

Beautiful Blue Eyes German Bisque Child, 939, by Simon and Halbig
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$1,300
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with elongated facial modeling, full cheeks, blue glass inset eyes, dark painted long lashes, brush stroked brows with feathered highlights, accented eye corners and nostrils, pierced ears, slightly parted lips, row of porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden fully jointed Sonneberg body, straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: S 10 H 939, Comments: Simon and Halbig, from their rare 900 series, circa 1890. Value Points: very beautiful child doll with original wig and body had lustrous patina of bisque, wears lovely antique dress with cutwork, bonnet of tulle and rose silk ribbons, undergarments, rose knit stockings, and cream shoes with little heels and buckle trim.