#333

German Bisque Child, 146, by Kestner with Original Signed Excelsior Body
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$400
sold
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K made in Germany 14 143 (head) Excelsior (Germany). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: pretty doll-face model has original wig, pate, body, body finish, and beautiful antique dress.