#113

German Bisque Character"Hilda" by Kestner with Original Wig,Pate and Body
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$1,900
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,two porcelain upper teeth,brunette mohair bobbed wig over plaster pate,composition bent limb baby body,nicely costumed in antique dress. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 16 made in Germany 16 245 JDK Jr. 1914 c. Hilda Ges Gesch N. 1070. Comments: Kestner,their signature model Hilda,circa 1914. Value Points: very fine quality of bisque and painting on the gentle-faced child,with original wig,pate,body and body finish.