#145

Beautiful German Bisque Blue-Eyed Child,169,by Kestner with Closed Mouth
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted dark eyeliner,painted curly lashes,slightly-modeled brush stroked brows with decorative enhancing glaze,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth,shaded and accented lips,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H 1/2 made in Germany 12 1/2 169 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1890. Value Points: very beautiful all-original doll with soft mohair wig,pate,original body and body finish,wonderful antique costume,bonnet and shoes.