#566

Rare German Bisque Character, 220, by Kestner with Toddler Body
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$900
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, small brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, incised eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, impressed dimples at lip corners and in cheeks, accented lips, dark brunette mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing and chubby stomach. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F made in Germany 10 JDK 220. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: rare model with fine matte bisque, deeply-impressed dimples in cheeks and at lip corners, wonderful detail of perfectly-preserved toddler body.