#208

German Bisque Plump-Faced Child by Kestner with Closed Mouth
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$2,100
sold
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Description
15"(38 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump facial modeling,brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden fully jointed plump body with straight wrists and cupped fingers,nicely costumed inplaid silk dress and bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4. Comments: Kestner,circa 1992. Value Points: wonderful detail of expression enhanced by fine luminous bisque,original body and body finish.