Appraisal: Simon Halbig Doll, ca. 1900
APPRAISER
It was made by Simon Halbig, which is a German company in Waltershausen, Germany...
GUEST
Right.
APPRAISER
...in the period from late 1890s up to 1920. Handwerck made the bodies, Simon Halbig made the heads.
GUEST
Oh!
APPRAISER
Somebody's redressed it, looks like probably in the 1950s, little bit of repaint on her hands. Her eyes still sleep. There's a little bit of... Unfortunately, here, she's fallen down and she's gotten cracked. So that hurts her value.
GUEST
Right.
APPRAISER
If she was perfect, she's, like, $300 to $400 price range. With the crack in her head, replaced wig, replaced clothes, she's $150 to $200.
GUEST
All right, thank you.
APPRAISER
Okay? Sure.
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