#496

German Bisque Closed Mouth Child Doll, Model 949, by Simon and Halbig
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$900
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$700 / $900
Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with very full outlined lips, impressed dimple in chin and philtrum, pierced ears, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: S 75 H 949. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1880. Value Points: very fine bisque on the closed mouth early doll, well-modeled features.