Onsite
Highest Bidder
$13,500
Sold
sold
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- Estimate
- $14,000 / $18,000
Gold Horse ListingDescription
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head with highly-defined sculpting of nose and chin, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth with shaded lips, five porcelain teeth and tongue, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, wearing antique fancy silk dress with pink silk ruching and silk rose trim, matching rose wreath in hair, undergarments, socks, black leather shoes with black pom-poms and bells. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Simon & Halbig 6 (head) Heinrich Handwerck Germany 8 (body). Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1900. Value Points: very rare model in compelling dramatic size, and in pristine state of preservation, finest modeling, bisque and painting of features, wonderful original costume.
Stuart's Take
Another rare doll that was originally obtained by Rosalie at a Theriault auction held in the 1980's. As testament to its rarity we have never seen or encountered another since that time. It's no secret that Rosalie had a passion for dolls from Simon and Halbig, finding their range of production of so many different models as a lifetime pursuit. This particular character remained one of her favorites throughout her lifetime, both in the museum and at home after the closing, where she displayed it in a special vignette that held some of her most beloved dolls from the collection.