#13

Very Rare German All-Bisque Doll by Kestner with Swivel Waist.
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$5,400
sold
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Description
6" (15 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque two-piece torso with kid-edged swivel waist,brown glass sleep eyes,delicately-painted lashes and arched brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with center accent line,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,pin-jointed bisque arms and legs,modeled cupped and folded fingers,painted white above-the-knee stockings with scalloped edge and black ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent,flake at rim of left side leg,Marks: 1 (head and torso) Comments: Kestner,circa 1880. Value Points: rarity factors of the doll include swivel waist,fancy stockings,beautiful sculpting and bisque,and original wig and pate.