#99

Beautiful Large German Bisque Child,164,by Kestner with Excelsior Body
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$600
sold
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Description
34" (86 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted dark curly lashes,slightly modeled brush-stroked brows with decorative glaze,accent dots at eye corners,shaded nostrils,open mouth,shaded and accented lips,four porcelain teeth,brunette human hair hand-tied wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing pretty antique white-wear dress with embroidery,undergarments,leather shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: N made in Germany 17 164 (head) Excelsior (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: very beautiful child with especially fine sculpting of hair,original Excelsior body and body finish.