German All-Bisque Yellow-Booted Miniature by Kestner Known as

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8" (20 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso,very plump facial features,large blue glass eyes,short painted lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,tiny closed mouth,peg-jointed bisque arms and legs,curved elbows and expressively posed fingers,very muscular shaped legs with tiny ankles,painted white ribbed stockings and yellow ankle boots with black tips,heels and laces,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Kestner,circa 1885,the model known as "French wrestler" in reference to muscular body style. Value Points: among the rarest of the all-bisque models,in fine large size with well painted features,yellow boots.