#334

German Bisque Child, Model 143, by Kestner with Original Signed Body
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$650
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, plaster pate, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, two porcelain upper teeth, auburn mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 143 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1910. Value Points: deeply-modeled features, original body and body finish, lovely antique costume.