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24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, accented nostrils, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body with lady shaping, defined bosom, waist, and derriere. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1159 Germany Simon & Halbig S&H 10 (head) Heinrich Handwerck (body). Comments: Simon and Halbig model which was commissioned by both Handwerck and SFBJ, for the presentation of a lady-bodied doll, circa 1900. Value Points: very fine all original doll, with beautiful bisque, fine original body, and wearing superb original ivory satin wedding gown with flounced crepe de chine panel, ivory cording, fringed silk edging, demi-train, undergarments, veil with orange blossom coronet, stockings and shoes.