#255

German Bisque Child Known as
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$4,200
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,rose-blushed eye shadow,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils of pointy-tip nose,closed mouth with center accent line,brunette mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists,wearing pretty antique dress. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 10. Comments: Kestner,circa 1885,the model is known as "A.T. Kestner" for its resemblance to the French A.T. bebe. Value Points: appealing petite size of the model with beautiful expression and bisque,original body and body finish.