German Bisque Character with Rare Glass Eyes by Simon and Halbig for K*R

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20" (50 cm.) Bisque socket head, tiny brown glass sleep eyes, thickly-fringed upper lashes, one-stroke angled brows, sculpted creases around the eyes, accented nostrils, closed mouth modeled as though open with outlined lips, brunette mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 50. Comments: Germany, circa 1912, Simon and Halbig for K*R, the glass-eyed variation of the K*R 100 model art doll. Value Points: very fine detail of modeling enhanced by fine matte bisque on the rarely found model.