#168

German Bisque Character "Hilda" by Kestner
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$800
sold
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14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, dark eyeliner, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, tongue, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, composition bent limb baby body. Condition: generally excellent, lacking teeth. Marks: G made in Germany 11 245 JDK Jr. 1914 c. Hilda Ges Gesch N 1070 (head) Made in Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1914. Value Points: the beloved gentle-faced Hilda baby has beautiful bisque, original body, and body finish.