#190

German Bisque Toddler, Model 220, by Kestner with Original Toddler Body
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$1,400
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump double chin, small blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth with very slightly-parted outlined lips, two upper teeth, tongue, brunette mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K made in Germany 14 JDK 220. Comments: Kestner, circa 1910. Value Points: rare model with finest bisque, outstanding detail of facial modeling including laughter crinkles at eye and lip corners, deeply-impressed cheek dimples, and pronounced double chin, wonderful toddler body