#217

German Bisque Character "Hilda" by Kestner
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$1,250
sold
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Solid-domed bisque socket head,blue glass eyes,painted blonde baby hair with defined forelock and decorative glaze,dark eyeliner,painted lashes and short feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth with accented lips,two porcelain upper teeth,composition baby body,nicely costumed in antique gown,bonnet,coat,undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,tiny chip at bottom of neck socket. Marks: JDK Ges Gesch N. 10 Made in Germany 6. Comments: Kestner,their Hilda model,circa 1914. Value Points: an especially beautiful model of Hilda with fine luminous complexion