#279

Large German Bisque Child by Kestner w/Original Excelsior Body & Great Costume
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$850
sold
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Description
33" (84 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,row of porcelain teeth,brunette mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: N 1/2 made in Germany 17 1/2 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: grand-sized boy with original head and Excelsior body,wearing wonderful antique costume.