#317

German Bisque Child by Kestner with Original Excelsior Body
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$500
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, brunette human hair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique dress and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: L made in Germany 15 (head) Excelsior Germany 5 1/2 (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: fine quality of the classic dolly model with choice bisque, original signed body in virtually mint condition.