#262

German Bisque Character, 247, by Kestner, Known as Baby Jean
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$400
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, tongue, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde flocked hair over plaster pate, composition bent limb baby body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Germany 247 JDK 14. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915, the model is known as Baby Jean. Value Points: very fine bisque with deeply sculpted dimples in cheeks and corners of mouth, original body and body finish.