#255

German Bisque Toddler, Model 143, by Kestner
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$750
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, brushstroked feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: B made in Germany 6 143 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: fine quality of bisque and painting on the wide-eyed child doll, original wig, pate, and body in especially fine condition.