#386

German All-Bisque Doll by Kestner Known as "French Wrestler"
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$1,900
sold
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Description
9" (23 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso, blue glass eyes, painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, two square cut upper teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted yellow high boots with lacing, lace costume, rose hair band. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 102 12. Comments: Kestner, circa 1882. Value Points: rare model in large size has superb painting of features, wonderfully-detail body with muscular legs and curve-shaped arms.