#275

German Bisque Child doll,171,by Kestner with Wonderful Costume
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$600
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lower lashes,incised eyeliner,slightly-modeled brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,brunette human hair,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E 1/2 made in Germany 9 1/2 171 (head) Germany (red stamp on body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1910. Value Points: very pretty child doll has lovely bisque,original body and body finish and wears wonderful antique costume highlighted by blue velvet coat and bonnet trimmed with white fur,matching muff.