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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, lightly-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pale accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, twill-over-wooden lady body with dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, and ankles, bisque lower arms, separately-sculpted fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1875, with unique body appearing on this model only. Value Points: rare model with exquisite quality of pale bisque, rare original body with fine bisque hands, wearing antique ivory and silk satin fashion gown, undergarments, blue kidskin slippers, black woven cap with ormolu pin. Ex-collection Susan Hill.