#65

German Bisque Kewpie with Composition Body by Kestner
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Solid domed composition socket head,sculpted topknot,forelock curl,and side curls,blue wings,brown glass side-glancing eyes,thickly fringed short curly lashes,dot brows,button-shaped nose,wide impish thin-line smile,composition chubby body with jointing at shoulders,hips and knees,starfish-shaped hands,antique costume. Condition: bisque excellent,original body is well-crazed. Marks: Ges Gesch O̴Neill JDK 12. Comments: Kewpie,designed by American artist,Rose O̴Neill,and created in Germany under her supervision,circa 1910. Value Points: rare model with perfectly captured Kewpie expression,fine quality of bisque and painting