#120

German Bisque Blue-Eyed Googly, Model 221, by Kestner, Size 5
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$3,750
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10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head, plump rounded facial shape, large blue glass sleep and side-glancing googly eyes, black eyeliner, dainty short upper lashes, angled feathered brows, button-shaped nose, closed mouth with watermelon slice-shaped mouth, outlined lips, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, very plump composition fully jointed toddler body with defined muscles and chubby rolls, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A made in Germany 5 JDK 221 Ges Gesch. Comments: Kestner, circa 1912. Value Points: wonderful petite size of the rare googly with original wig, pate, body and body finish, choice bisque.