#194

German Bisque Closed Mouth Child by Kestner
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$750
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 15. Comments: Kestner, circa 1885. Value Points: very beautiful strongly-defined painting of features on the early closed mouth doll with original early body and body finish, fine antique costume.