#171

German Bisque Character, Model 143, by Kestner
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, two porcelain teeth, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: g made in Germany 11. Comments: Kestner, circa 1912, their 143 model. Value Points: fine quality of bisque, original wig, pate, body, and wearing fine antique costume of young boy with anchor trimmed jacket.