#105

German Bisque Character,185,with Painted Eyes and Shy Smile by Kestner
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$2,300
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head,painted facial features,pale blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,short-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth modeled as though open,row of sculpted teeth,outlined lips,brunette mohair bobbed wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: made in Germany 185 6 1/2 7 1/2 (head) Germany 0 1/2 (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1910. Value Points: especially fine quality of bisque and painting enhance the image of shy smiling child,original body and body finish.