German Bisque

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20" (51 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with very slender face of adult woman,her head modeled in uptilted pose,elongated slender throat,very angular features,blue glass sleep eyes,heavily-modeled eyelids,painted lower lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,blonde mohair wig in upswept style over plaster pate,kid body with dart-shaped bosom,pin-jointed limbs,bisque forearms,nicely costumed in the Edwardian style,antique undergarments and shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 172 7. Comments: Kestner,circa 1910,the doll was designed by the American illustrator,Charles Dana Gibson,after his famous drawings of the "nose in the air" American socialite of the early 1900s,and is one of the few German dolls whose designer is known. Value Points: sought-after doll designed by American artists,with original distinctive body,original stylish upswept wig,beautiful bisque and sculpting.