#166

Beautiful German Bisque Child, Model 164, by Kestner
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$500
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Description
30" (75 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted dark curly lashes, slightly modeled brush-stroked brows with decorative glaze, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, wearing pretty hand-made antique costume, undergarments, stockings, and fancy leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: M 1/2 Made in Germany 16 1/2 164. Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: especially choice bisque and painting on the classic dolly model, with original body and body finish, antique costume, and very fine soft mohair wig with original curls.