#103

Bisque Chinese Baby,Model 243,. by Kestner in Fine Antique Costume
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$3,250
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Amber-tinted bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,delicately painted upper lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,two porcelain upper teeth,tongue,black human hair wig,amber-tinted composition baby body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K made in Germany 14 243 JDK. Comments: Kestner,circa 1915,one of the few Kestner designs that was used exclusively for this doll. Value Points: fine larger size,with endearing expression,the doll wears antique Chinese silk kimono and velvet cap with gold pom-poms.