#174

Closed Mouth Child by Kestner in Wonderful Antique Costume
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$2,300
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,dark eyeliner,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips,brunette mohair bobbed wig,early composition and wooden plump body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 14. Comments: Kestner,circa 1885. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque on plumply-modeled face,with original body and body finish,boy's antique sailor costume.