#302

German All-Bisque Doll Known as "French Wrestler"
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$2,600
sold
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Description
8 1/2" (22 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso,amber-brown glass inset eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,rose-blushed eye shadow,open mouth with outlined lips,two square cut upper teeth,one square cut lower tooth,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,peg-jointed arms and legs with modeled bent left elbow,cupped hands,muscular legs with tiny ankles,painted knee-high stockings with blue rims,yellow ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 102. Comments: Kestner,circa 1880. Value Points: beautiful face on the rare model,all original body,wig,lovely blushed details overall.