#568

German Bisque Child,143,by Kestner with Velvet Dog Tape Measure
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$950
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9" (23 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,four teeth,brunette mohair bobbed wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Germany 143. Comments: Kestner,circa 1910. Value Points: sweet doll with wonderful fully-articulated body,holding a little lavender dog with glass eyes,which is actually an amusing tape measure.