#125

Pretty German Bisque Child Doll,171,by Kestner
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$400
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,lightly-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,four porcelain teeth,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing pretty blue silk and lace dress,undergarments,stockings and shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: a 1/2 made in Germany 171 (head) Germany (red stamp on body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: all original child with original soft mohair wig,pate,body,body finish,lovely expression and bisque.