#31

An Especially Beautiful German Bisque Doll with Closed Mouth by Kestner
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$1,500
sold
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,brush stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,brunette mohair wig over plaster pate,early composition and wooden ball-jointed body with straight wrists,antique cotton dress in the Kate Greenaway manner,sunbonnet,undergarments,stockings,shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 13. Comments: Kestner,circa 1890. Value Points: very beautiful child with loveliest bisque and painting,original wig,pate,body,body finish.