#87

German Bisque Portrait of Chinese Baby, 243, by Kestner in Elaborate Costume
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$5,000
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with amber tinted complexion, small brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, black feathered brows, accented eye corners, open mouth, shaded lips, two porcelain upper teeth, tongue, black mohair wig, amber tinted composition baby body, wearing elaborate multi-layered antique Chinese baby costume including superb cap. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K made in Germany 14 243 JDK (head). Comments: Kestner, circa 1912. Value Points: wonderful presentation of the rare portrait baby with beautiful expression and bisque.