#253

German Bisque Fashion Lady, 1159, by Simon and Halbig
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$1,600
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Description

21" (54 cm.) Bisque socket head with slender facial modeling, painted lower lashes, mohair lashes, brush stroked brows with decorative glaze, accented eye corners and nostrils, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde human hair, composition and wooden fully-jointed lady body with shapely waist, bosom and derriere, elongated limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1159 S&H Dep 8 Germany (head) Heinrich Handwerck Germany (body). Comments: Heinrich Handwerck, circa 1900. Value Points: lovely bisque on the fashion lady with touches of dewy patina, original adult-modeled lady body, wonder antique gown, undergarments, shoes, bonnet.