#168

Large German Bisque Character "Hilda" by Kestner
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$1,200
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, incised eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, tongue, auburn mohair wig over plaster pate, composition bent limb baby body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: O made in Germany 18 245 JDK Jr. 1914 c. Hilda Ges Gesch N. 1070. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque and painting, original body and body finish, wearing antique red cotton romper dress and tunic.