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Description
22" (56 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, slightly modeled brushstroked and feathered brows with enhancing decorative glaze, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, original French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1078 Simon & Halbig S&H Germany 9 (head) Au Nain Bleu Paris Bd des Capucines (paper label on torso). Comments: Simon and Halbig, on commission for the exclusive Paris doll shop, circa 1900. Value Points: pristine unplayed with condition, the beautiful dolly model has original wig, dress, undergarments, and shoes, and original store label.