#295

Grand German Bisque Character, 211, by Kestner
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$550
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, small brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, brushstroked brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, open mouth, pale outlined lips, impressed dimples at lip corners and philtrum, double chin, ash blonde mohair curly wig over plaster pate, composition bent limb baby body, antique costume including woven bourrelet cap. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: G made in Germany 20 211. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: the large size of the beloved model with especially fine modeling and complexion.