#150

German Bisque Closed Mouth Child by Kestner with Her Pet Dogs
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$1,200
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8. Comments: Kestner, circa 1885. Value Points: wearing original (frail) red wooden dress, bonnet, undergarments, leather shoes, original body in near mint condition, carrying her two little pet dogs.