#54

Flirtatious German Bisque "Mein Liebling", Model 117N, Wonderful Wig and Costume
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$2,900
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Description
28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep and "flirty" eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, blonde mohair waist-length hair, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique dress, undergarments, stockings, shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 117n Germany 70. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1912. Value Points: fine quality of bisque and painting with soft matte complexion, well-functioning flirty eyes, original body and body finish, fabulous extended-length mohair wig.