Very rare and desirable, 8 1/2 tall, Blackamoore or Nubian, (black) antique bisque sockethead male doll originally dressed in fantastic original, costume of layers of red and beige organdy trousers gathered at his waist and ankles, shirt with red striped cotton sleeves, black bead necklace & gold bracelet and silk cap with sequin jewel trim. He is incised (signed) on the back of his head: 1078/Simon & Halbig/S & H/Germany/3/0 and has beautifully molded and painted, features including thick red lips, open mouth, red eye corner and nostril marks and beautiful hazel glass eyes (eyes look brown and photograph blue) and black fuzzy wig. Completely original with his fine quality, heavy five-piece jointed, black composition body with molded black heeled shoes or boots.
He is in excellent condition with no cracks or chips, no hairlines or repairs, (stray hairs in photos are not damage) no moth holes or repainting and no odors as he is from a smoke free home. Other dolls shown in last photos are listed separately and not included with this listing. Please note: nearly all of our items are antique or vintage (usually with some signs of wear due to usage and previous storage).We do our very best to describe and photograph them for you and do not repair, restring, repaint or enhance them in any way as most collectors prefer to find them in their original state. Please use the zoom feature on our photos as they are an important part of the description. We try to list our items below current book value and will consider reasonable offers and respond after the item has been listed for at least twenty-four hours.
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We appreciate five star reviews. If there is a problem with your item, please let us know prior to leaving feedback and we will do our best to make sure you are satisfied. The item "Darling, Simon Halbig 1078 antique BLACK bisque doll, Nubian boy, orig. Costume" is in sale since Monday, April 1, 2019. This item is in the category "Dolls & Bears\Dolls\Antique (Pre-1930)\Bisque\German".
The seller is "mitsu-dog" and is located in Sparta, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia.