#379

Large German Bisque Character
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$2,600
sold
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,dark painted eyeliner,short curly lashes,incised eyeliner,short brush-stroked and feathered brows,blonde mohair baby wig over plaster pate,accented nostrils,open mouth,shaded and accented lips,two porcelain upper teeth,composition bent limb baby body,wearing lavish antique baby gown with embroidery and cut work,undergarments,ruffled bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: O made in Germany 18 JDK 237 ges gesch N 1070. Comments: Kestner,their "Hilda" model,circa 1914. Value Points: superbly modeled gentle-faced child with complementary softly blushed matte complexion,original wig,body,body finish.