#442

German Bisque Closed Mouth Doll with Especially Beautiful Face
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$1,700
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head with very pale complexion, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, widely arched feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accent line between the pale lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, German composition and wooden ball-jointed body with straight wrists, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, attributed to Simon and Halbig, circa 1880. Value Points: very delicate pale complexion accentuates the gentle expression of the beautiful early closed mouth doll.