#121

Pretty German Bisque Child,128,with Closed Mouth by Kestner
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$1,400
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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,pretty antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E made in Germany 9 128 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1890. Value Points: pretty closed mouth dolly-faced model with original signed body and body finish,antique costume with beautiful matching bonnet.