#232

German Bisque Child by Kestner with Expressive Features
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,dark painted curly lashes,incised eyeliner,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,two porcelain upper teeth,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing fine antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: G made in Germany 11 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,circa 1912,their 143 model. Value Points: very beautiful bisque and painting,highly expressive features,original wig,pate,body,body finish.