#160

German Bisque Child,143,by Kestner with Original Signed Body
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$800
sold
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass eyes,painted lashes,short feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: B made in Germany 6 143 (head) Germany (red stamp on body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: pretty child has original wig,pate,body,body finish,and has original family-made white cotton undergarments,nightgown and bonnet.