#250

An All-Original German Bisque Lady Doll,162,by Kestner
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$825
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,incised eyeliner,brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,four porcelain teeth,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body with adult-lady shape,elongated limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: D made in Germany 8 162 Germany (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1910. Value Points: beautiful luminous bisque enhances the fine modeling,original wig,lady body,body finish,and wearing her original fashionable silk gown,undergarments,blue kidskin shoes and stockings.