#331

German Bisque Child,171,by Kestner with Original Signed Body
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$500
sold
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Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lower lashes,slightly-modeled brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,pretty cotton dress,undergarments,shoes,bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 171 (head) Germany (red stamp on body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: pretty classic dolly-face model with original wig,pate,body and body finish.