#36

German Bisque Fashion Lady, 1159
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$1,800
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Description
18" (46 cm). Bisque socket head with slender facial modeling, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, lightly feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body with adult female shaping, aqua velvet costume and bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1159 Germany Halbig S&H. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1900. Value Points: appealing smaller size of the elegant fashion lady with lovely bisque, rarer body style.