Large Simon & Halbig 28” 1079 Dolly Face Antique Bisque Vintage DARLING
Item History & Price
Up for auction is this beautiful antique pale bisque 28” Simon + Halbig 1079 DEP 13 1/2. She has no chips, breaks, or hairlines. She has lovely dark brown set eyes. Her eyebrows are multi-stroked; she has painted on upper and lower lashes. She has peach colored outlined lips with four perfect teeth and a dimple in her chin. The open mouth doll heads from Simon and Halbig had a more distinctive and individual look than those of their competitors.
Please use zoom to get a clos...e look at her beautiful face.
Her body is in excellent condition for her age and she has all her fingers and toes. Although I do not know the history of this doll, I would say she has likely been restrung, as stringing is tight. I am putting a ? by some items because of the fact I do not know the history of this doll, and although I have experience buying and selling antique dolls, I am in no way an expert. I would suspect her body to show more wear, thus the ? as to being repainted. If so it was nicely done in my opinion. The 1079 was made for the French trade.
Marks: S&H 1079 DEP Germany 13 1/2Size: 28"Head: Bisque socketBody: Composition (ball jointed, original). No marks, repainted? Restrung?Hair: Brown replacement wig is synthetic marked wig 14, made in USA - a pretty brown, curly wig.Eyes: Brown (set, original, repaired?)Features: Open mouth with 4 teeth.
Clothing: Replaced ? Her bonnet is newer, but some of her clothing appears to be old, if not original, and style/era appropriate to the doll. There is a tear on the dress at the shoulder. There are several places the fabric has torn or is coming apart on the thin part of the sleeves, from age. Her bonnet is a work of art in itself with apricot floral embellishments, ties, and French ruching. Her dress is a lovely old ivory with eight buttons down the back and fancy floral and other lace. As said, it does have some tears and age damage.
Condition: No chips, cracks, hairlines or damage to head (passed the flashlight test). Unable to look inside head as wig firmly glued on. May be wig pulls that I do not see as do not want to remove wig.
Body has typical age wear, body is tightly strung and poses well in all joints without looseness. A beautiful doll that displays wonderfully.
Pierced ears with vintage clear glass drop earrings.
She is clean, odor-free and comes from a smoke-free home.
She is a lovely large child for your collection.
This item is in used condition and may have flaws or imperfections.She is an antique doll made in Germany in the late 1800s or early 1900s.
She will be carefully and lovingly packed according to professional instructions. I have shipped several antique bisque dolls that have arrived safely.
SOLD AS IS, AS SHOWN, IN USED CONDITIONNO RETURNS, EXCHANGES OR PARTIAL REFUNDS
Thank you for looking. Payment is expected within 3 days of the auction. Please email me with any questions.
On Jun-21-19 at 14:14:27 PDT, seller added the following information:I was asked if I could ship ground ship to save shipping costs. I don’t see that is an option on the listing here but have no problem with other shipping modes if it is doable and will save costs.On Jun-23-19 at 14:26:38 PDT, seller added the following information:NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, SHIPS TO USA ONLY. UNABLE TO REVISE SO IF NOT IN USA PLEASE DO NOT BID.
Please use zoom to get a clos...e look at her beautiful face.
Her body is in excellent condition for her age and she has all her fingers and toes. Although I do not know the history of this doll, I would say she has likely been restrung, as stringing is tight. I am putting a ? by some items because of the fact I do not know the history of this doll, and although I have experience buying and selling antique dolls, I am in no way an expert. I would suspect her body to show more wear, thus the ? as to being repainted. If so it was nicely done in my opinion. The 1079 was made for the French trade.
Marks: S&H 1079 DEP Germany 13 1/2Size: 28"Head: Bisque socketBody: Composition (ball jointed, original). No marks, repainted? Restrung?Hair: Brown replacement wig is synthetic marked wig 14, made in USA - a pretty brown, curly wig.Eyes: Brown (set, original, repaired?)Features: Open mouth with 4 teeth.
Clothing: Replaced ? Her bonnet is newer, but some of her clothing appears to be old, if not original, and style/era appropriate to the doll. There is a tear on the dress at the shoulder. There are several places the fabric has torn or is coming apart on the thin part of the sleeves, from age. Her bonnet is a work of art in itself with apricot floral embellishments, ties, and French ruching. Her dress is a lovely old ivory with eight buttons down the back and fancy floral and other lace. As said, it does have some tears and age damage.
Condition: No chips, cracks, hairlines or damage to head (passed the flashlight test). Unable to look inside head as wig firmly glued on. May be wig pulls that I do not see as do not want to remove wig.
Body has typical age wear, body is tightly strung and poses well in all joints without looseness. A beautiful doll that displays wonderfully.
Pierced ears with vintage clear glass drop earrings.
She is clean, odor-free and comes from a smoke-free home.
She is a lovely large child for your collection.
This item is in used condition and may have flaws or imperfections.She is an antique doll made in Germany in the late 1800s or early 1900s.
She will be carefully and lovingly packed according to professional instructions. I have shipped several antique bisque dolls that have arrived safely.
SOLD AS IS, AS SHOWN, IN USED CONDITIONNO RETURNS, EXCHANGES OR PARTIAL REFUNDS
Thank you for looking. Payment is expected within 3 days of the auction. Please email me with any questions.
On Jun-21-19 at 14:14:27 PDT, seller added the following information:I was asked if I could ship ground ship to save shipping costs. I don’t see that is an option on the listing here but have no problem with other shipping modes if it is doable and will save costs.On Jun-23-19 at 14:26:38 PDT, seller added the following information:NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, SHIPS TO USA ONLY. UNABLE TO REVISE SO IF NOT IN USA PLEASE DO NOT BID.
