#308

German Bisque Character Baby, 211, by Kestner in Fine Antique Costume
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21" (53 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, incised eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, two porcelain teeth, tongue, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition bent limb baby body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: M made in Germany 16 JDK 211. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: beautiful bisque and sculpting, original body and body finish, original plaster pate marked 211 12, elaborate antique baby gown.