#233

German Bisque Child Doll,171,by Kestner with Excelsior Body
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$700
sold
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Description
28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,thick brush-stroked brows,accented eye corners,shaded nostrils,four porcelain teeth,open mouth,outlined lips,brunette mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: L 1/2 made in Germany 171 15 1/2 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: pretty doll has lovely bisque,original body with original finish,wonderul antique boots,embroidered dress,undergarments.