VERY BEAUTIFUL, RARE GERMAN BISQUE PORTRAIT LADY, 152, BY SIMON AND HALBIG
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152. VERY BEAUTIFUL, RARE GERMAN BISQUE PORTRAIT LADY, 152, BY SIMON AND HALBIG. 19”. Marks: Simon & Halbig S & H 152 7 (head); Heinrich Handwerck (body). Bisque socket head with slender face and beautifully defined facial sculpting of cheek and chin lines, intaglio sculpted eyes with painted pale blue/grey irises, black pupils, incised thick upper eyeliner, delicate shading at inside corners of eyes, closed mouth accented and shaded lips, unpierced ears, light auburn human hair wig, adult lady composition body with shapely torso, slender ball-jointed limbs,wearing lovely fitted black and white checkered silk dress, antique black leather shoes, silk bonnet. Commentary: Hauntingly beautiful face on the rare model, finest bisque and sculpting, original body and body finish. antique dress in frail condition with wear. Simon and Halbig, circa 1910, a model that is believed to be a portrait of Rosa Luxemburg, the Polish-born German intellectual and social reformer of the early 20th century.
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VERY BEAUTIFUL, RARE GERMAN BISQUE PORTRAIT LADY, 152, BY SIMON AND HALBIG
Estimate $16,000 - $26,000
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