#229

Bisque Toddler Hilda by Kestner in Boy's Antique Costume
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$2,400
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head,small brown glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,incised eyeliner,short feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with outlined lips,two porcelain upper teeth,tongue,blonde mohair bobbed wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing,wearing boy's antique costume comprising coat,cap,trousers,stockings,shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J made in Germany 13 2237 JDK 1914 c. Hilda Ges Gesch N 1070. Comments: Kestner,their trade-named doll Hilda,circa 1915. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque and modeling,original wig,pate,original toddler body with original finish,wonderful costume.