#215

Beautiful Early German Bisque Child with Closed Mouth by Kestner
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$2,400
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full cheeks,blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with slightly downcast lips,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,early composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 13. Comments: Kestner,circa 1885. Value Points: an especially beautiful model of the early child with finest pale bisque,beautiful painting especially of lips,original body and body finish,wonderful antique costume.