#85

All-Original German Bisque Child,171,by Kestner
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$600
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,slightly-modeled brush- stroked brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,open mouth,accented lips,four porcelain teeth,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing pretty rose silk dress,undergarments,stockings,shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 171 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: pretty dolly-faced model has lovely bisque,original body and body finish,original antique costume and wig.