#348

Large German Bisque Child,171,by Kestner in Fine Antique Costume
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$950
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35" (89 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lower lashes,brush-stroked brows with sculpting detail,accented eye corners and nostrils,open mouth,four porcelain teeth,brunette human hair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: N 1/2 Made in Germany 171 17 1/2 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: beautiful large child with finest quality of bisque and painting,original signed body and body finish,fine multi-layered antique costume and shoes.