#34

Grand-Sized German Bisque Child by Kestner in Fine Antique Costume
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$1,700
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Description
41" (104 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, new brunette human hair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, body repainted nicely. Marks: 0 1/2 made in Germany 18 1/2. Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: rare grand size of the beautiful child with long-faced modeling, fine luminous bisque.