#131

German Bisque Asian Child, 1329, by Simon and Halbig
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Description
The slender-faced bisque socket head doll has amber tinted complexion with delicate blushing, brown glass sleep eyes, painted black lashes, black brushstroked brows with feathering, accented nostrils, open mouth with shaded and outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, black mohair wig in upswept fashion, original amber-tinted composition and wooden ball- jointed body. The doll wears antique cotton jacket and wrap-skirt in butterfly pattern, carries small paper mache Asian doll. Signed "1329 Simon & Halbig Germany S&H 2". Simon and Halbig, circa 1910. 12" (30 cm).