#304

Lovely German Bisque Child Doll by Kestner with Excelsior Body
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$550
sold
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Description
26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush- stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,shaded and outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,beautiful antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: L made in Germany 15 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: fine model of the classic dolly-faced child with exemplary bisque,original signed body,body finish,original wig,and pate.