#11

Pretty All-Original German Bisque Child,143,by Kestner
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$1,000
sold
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,two porcelain upper teeth,dimpled chin,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,Marks: l made in Germany 13 143 (head) Germany (red stamp on body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1910. Value Points: pristine original condition,the wide-eyed child has lovely bisque,beautiful antique costume,original body and body finish,original wig and pate.