6th May, 2021 12:00

From the Curious to the Extraordinary

 
  Lot 45
 

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN BISQUE HEAD DOLL ATTRIBUTED TO SIMON & HALBIG

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN BISQUE HEAD DOLL ATTRIBUTED TO SIMON & HALBIG

the back of the neck impressed 41 33, with brown eyes, open mouth and four top teeth, five piece jointed limb painted composition body, dressed in cotton whitework undergarments and dress, woolen socks, and leather shoes, her hair removable,

63cm in length

Provenance: Viktor Wynd’s Museum, London.

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Pre-Enlightenment Wunderkabinett or Cabinet of Curiosities. It is the creation of artist and writer Viktor Wynd, who has just opened a Falmouth branch of his museum inside the National Maritime Museum. His most recent book 'The UnNatural History Museum' was published by Prestel in 2020.

Sold for £275

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