#254

German Bisque Closed Mouth Child by Kestner
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$1,500
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks and chin, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, thick brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, small closed mouth, dimpled chin, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden early fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Kestner, circa 1885. Value Points: character-like expression with lustrous patina, wearing beautiful antique cotton dress, undergarments, stockings, and shoes.