#62

Wonderful German Bisque Closed Mouth Boy by Kestner in Antique Costume
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$3,900
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Description

19" (24 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump facial modeling, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, brush-stroked brows with feathered detail, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, brunette mohair wig, early German composition and wooden fully- jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 13. Comments: Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: fine quality bisque and painting, original body and body finish, wonderful antique woolen boy's costume.