#346

Very Fine German Bisque Child,171,by Kestner with Beautiful Lace Costume
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$600
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Description
32" (81 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked brows with sculpting detail and decorative glaze,accented nostrils and shaded nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,dimpled chin,brunette human hair hand-tied wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 16 1/2 made in Germany 171 7 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: beautiful luxury-quality doll has original pate,body,body finish,superb bisque,and wears original lace dress,undergarments,shoes and socks.