#379

German Bisque Character,143,by Kestner with Tin Penny Toy
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$750
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,two porcelain teeth,brunette mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed shorter toddler body,wearing antique costume with velvet jacket,woolen knickers,stockings,saddle shoes,shirt. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: a made in Germany 4. Comments: Kestner,circa 1910,their 143 model. Value Points: charming fellow in wonderful size,has original wig,pate,body,body,impeccable body finish,great costume,and owns his own little lithographed tin goat and cart penny toy.