#437

Tiny German Bisque Child by Kestner with Trunk and Trousseau
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$2,600
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7.5" (19 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, lightly feathered brows, closed mouth with center accent line on lips,blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden body with jointing at shoulders, hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: the petite closed mouth doll owns her own miniature trunk with a wide variety of costumes, most notable a superb white cotton dress with embroidered berries, ivory silk bonnet with silk berries, black woolen bonnet, nine undergarments, and four additional dresses.