#91

Bisque Character by Simon and Halbig in original Chinese Costume
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$3,100
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm). Bisque socket head with delicate amber complexion, brown glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, black feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, accented lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette human hair, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1895. Value Points: beautiful complexion and modeling, the doll wears her original (frail) Chinese costume with elaborate detail, silk embroidered slippers with hobbling heels, and exceptional coiffure with hair woven onto frame and decorated with silk flowers.