#173

Grand-Sized German Bisque Child,142,by Kestner with Signed Excelsior Body
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$2,100
sold
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Description
36" (91 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows with sculpting detail,accented nostrils,open mouth,shaded and accented lips,four porcelain teeth,brunette mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 0 1/2 made in Germany 18 1/2 142 (head) Excelsior Germany 9 (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: beautiful Kestner child with signed deluxe model body,choice bisque,original wig,multi-layered antique costume.