#262

Pretty German Bisque Fashion Lady,162,by Kestner with Adult Lady Body
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16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass sleep eyes,painted curly lashes,brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,shaded lips,four porcelain teeth,pierced ears,brunette mohair wig over original plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body with adult lady shape,nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: B made in Germany 6 162 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner,their composition-bodied version of the popular Gibson Girl,circa 1912. Value Points: very nice quality of bisque and painting on the rarely found model,original rarer body and body finish.