#269

German Bisque Closed Mouth Child,128,by Kestner
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$2,100
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,dark painted lashes,slightly modeled brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,brunette mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,pretty antique dress and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 128 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1890. Value Points: pretty closed mouth child with original wig,pate,Excelsior body,and body finish.