#395

Pretty German Bisque Child,146,by Kestner with Original Costume
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$500
sold
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Description
27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,thick dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush- stroked and feathered brows with decorative glaze,accented eye corners and nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,brunette hand-tied human hair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: Generally excellent. Marks: K 1/2 made in Germany 8 1/2 146 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: classic pretty dolly-faced model has original wig,pate,body and body finish,beautiful original costume.