22nd Feb, 2024 12:00

The Important Private Antique Doll Collection of Austin Smith and Margaret Harkin - Part 1

 
Lot 84
 

84

A small all-bisque Simon & Halbig Mignonette swivel head child doll for the French market

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £300 - £400


 

A small all-bisque Simon & Halbig Mignonette swivel head child doll for the French market, with brown sleeping eyes, feathered brown brows, closed mouth with protruding top lid, blonde mohair wig, pegged joints with white painted socks, black painted and moulded heeled boots with five straps and bow, pale green dress with bustle, underclothes and straw hat with blue velvet ribbon with net lining —7 1/2in. (19cm.) high (one leg replicated in clay, slightly different and wig with some damage)