#156

German Bisque Closed Mouth Child by Kestner in Burgundy Woolen Costume
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$1,200
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,brunette human hair wig over plaster pate,French composition and wooden fully jointed body,wearing antique burgundy woolen dress and matching knit bonnet,undergarments,kid leather ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 15. Comments: Kestner,circa 1885. Value Points: very pretty classic early closed mouth doll with fine quality of bisque.