#359

German Bisque Child,171,by Kestner with Original Signed Body
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$600
sold
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Description
29" (74 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted curly lashes,incised eyeliner,slightly-modeled brush-stroked brows with decorative glaze,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing pretty antique white cotton dress with embroidery details,undergarments,shoes,stockings,and ruffled bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: L 1/2 made in Germany 15 1/2 171 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: fine lustrous patina of bisque on the wide-eyed pretty child,original body and body finish.