Rare German Bisque Child,1339,by Simon and Halbig

18 (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette human hair hand-tied wig in braids,Sonnenberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1339 S&H L.L. & S 6 _. Comments: Simon and Halbig for Louis Lindner,circa 1895. Value Points: rarely found model depicts an older child with gentle smiling expression,lovely bisque and painting,wonderful folklore costume with applique and embroidery.