#555

All-Original German Bisque Child,167,by Kestner with Elongated Mohair Wig
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$850
sold
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Description
22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,thick dark eyeliner,long painted lashes,rose blushed eye shadow,slightly- modeled brush-stroked brows with glazed detail,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,shaded and outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,extended-length blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 167 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: fine original state of preservation,with gorgeous luxury wig,original body and body finish,original rose cotton dress,undergarments,stockings and shoes.