#150

Fine German Bisque Brown-Eyed Doll,169,by Kestner with Closed Mouth
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$1,100
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Description
25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,slightly modeled brush-stroked brows with decorative glaze,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball- jointed body. Condition: generally excellent,tiny eye rim pinflake at right eye corner. Marks: K 1/2 made in Germany 14 1/2 169 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1890. Value Points: an especially pretty dolly-face model with fine lustrous patina of bisque,original very soft curly wig,original body,pate,body finish,and beautiful multi-layered costume with rose kidskin shoes and knit stockings.