French Market❤️ Antique 1890 Flirty Eyes Simon Halbig 1039 Doll Original Clothes

Description: Welcome to Patra’s Atelier La Fleur de Poupée! Price Drop! $945 to $895 or Make an offer! Oh my goodness…just look at this flirting beauty for a moment... Just for a moment... That's all it takes to fall head over heels in love with her. She is JUST so ADORABLE , so utterly delightful and so much fun, as well as being a seriously taken addition to even the finest collection! She is a hard one for me to share with the world. as I LOVE her so much! What do I love most about her? Well, those mischievous - or are they shy? - both I think! Those beautiful big bright brown eyes for one, and then her gorgeous ALL ORIGINAL Clothing! Her entire presentation is one that is so captivating, that one look and you know she is definitely a keeper! There is too a waifishness about her that is so beguiling! She just seems ready to nest right over your heart! So rarely do we come across such an adorable doll from the turn of TWO centuries ago ( pre-1900!) with so much originality and so much character and charisma! For the connoisseur collector who can tell the truly treasured gems from the still delightful yet Not superlative, not the pinnacle - but this Doll is one such gem, a superb and brilliantly stellar example. She is THE most adorable 1039 Simon Halbig flirty little girl child that will be the investment for your enjoyment, delight and pride of place that stands the test of time! She has a perfect bisque socket head with her original hand blown brown flirty eyes, that move back and forth with her long original lashes!, delicately hand painted lower lashes, feathered and flourished hand painted eyebrows, a sweet open mouth with just a hint of an over bite, an iconic early Simon Halbig feature, and four delicate upper teeth, a dimpled chin, and pierced ears ( each earring hole has the teeniest white wear) - and her original faceted red earrings. She is 19” on her original fully jointed wood and composition body, and wears her original dark brown Human Hair wig, styled in the original set of long “sausage curls”, and with the original soft light blue silk bow tied on the right side. She is dressed in her ORIGINAL antique white garden party dropped waist dress, of course darkened or discolored a bit with age, (also having just a few scattered darkened spots, that are also present on her camisole/bloomer combination) with insertion lace, lace, and tucks, and the original soft light blue silk ribbon bows and sash with antique white lace at the sleeve cuffs, hem, in horizontal lace insertion and tucked stripes on the skirt, and as a gorgeously decorative body of the front of the bodice, and bodice back, with her original blue silk ribbon sash at the dropped waist. For jewelry, I gifted her with a gold-tone locket and chain added, to lay at the bodice. Underneath, she wears her ORIGINAL antique white cotton petticoat with lace at the hem, and an Original antique white cotton Onesie combination of camisole/bloomers with lace trim. On her feet are a pair of Original white knit lacey patterned socks and Original white “faux leather” oil cloth shoes with double grommets on each sides of the shoe vamps with the original short shoe laces! On her head is her Original antique bonnet covered in layers of antique lace, with the gathered center top in light blue silk organza! Some resewing of the lace covered hat brim was necessary and a replacement bow is added. She is Incised On back of head: S&H 1039 7 DEP Germany And red stamped in circle on back of head : Wimpern Gesetzl. Geschutzt (Wimpern means hair eyelashes!) 19” tall This is a known and documented Simon Halbig number in their series. The Kammer Reinhardt company is well known for providing the flirty eyes doll to adoring customers. Simon Halbig was provided by Kammer Reinhardt with the flirting eyes with the rare mohair eye lashes so choice in this lovely head mold. As well, these heads were commissioned to be used for the famous American Edison record playing/talking doll, as well as commissioned from Simon Halbig by the French company of Roulette and Decamps on their walking dolls. They are considered as MADE FOR THE FRENCH MARKET, a term often used by antique doll sellers, but not often actually verifiable as we are able to do with the Simon Halbig 1039s! Her overall condition is both all original and excellent. She has the RARELY found but highly sought mohair eyelashes that create such an endearing effect with her flirting eyes! She has fine quality bisque free of chips, cracks, hairlines, and restoration, with only the above mentioned teeny white pinprick nips at earring holes) with fine and delicate decoration of features, and crisp modeling of an adorable and expressive face. Her original antique hand blown glass eyes flirt easily from side to side, and her heavy original eyelashes lend such heart-grabbing coy expressiveness to play with our imaginations of what she must be thinking! Her original antique wood and composition Sonneberg body has no repainting and the original individual red fines between fingers of her hands are extant. She exhibits some expected areas of wear from age and use on her body but otherwise retains the original finish. Her costume is in wonderful condition, with some very few areas of foxing or the above mentioned spots or discoloration to both the dress, underthings and the bonnet, socks and shoes. Please note the meticulous and adorable details of her costume such as the tabs through which the original soft blue silk ribbon dash runs g to rough to stay in place on this wonderful antique dress. She is indeed a glorious gem of an example of this darling and highly sought after doll in this condition. I know she won’t be with me for much longer because Flirty dolls of this caliber of excellence, originality and beauty are currently so very highly sought after! *********************************************** Please check out my other antique dolls and treasures! Thank you for visiting Patra’s Atelier La Fleur de Poupée! ********************************** All photos taken outdoors in natural HOT San Antonio Texas sunlight! She is ready for your proud display and can be the pinnacle and penultimate among a collection of the finest dolls! ******************************************** Please note that ALL my items must be shipped with full insurance coverage and that insurance is part of your shipping fee, noted as the handling cost. ************************************************ I guarantee the authenticity of my items and am absolutely dedicated to good customer service. I am delighted to supply additional information about my dolls. I attempt to respond within 24 hours. From a nonsmoking home. I do not sell to buyers outside the United States. I do not sell to buyers who use a shipping service that uses a “ residential address” within the US but is paid for by a method from a foreign address, foreign banks, or foreign financial institutions. I do not sell to third party brokers. Thank you for your cooperation. ******************************************* I sell only to buyers who LIVE in the United States, and whose payment originated from the United States. I do NOT sell to persons who use US shipping addresses to send items to “mail services” in the US, when the purchaser does not live in the US. I do NOT sell to China. If you use a US address but pay for the item from CHINA: I DO NOT SELL to CHINA. If you live in a country other than the US, please contact me prior to bidding or purchasing, to ask if I will sell to you. Only if I agree , can you bid on or purchase one of my items. If this rule is not complied with, I will cancel your purchase.

Price: 895 USD

Location: San Antonio, Texas

End Time: 2025-01-21T18:38:38.000Z

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