#33

Delightful German All-Bisque Character, 178, by Kestner in Original Costume
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$1,800
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Description

7" (18 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with row of painted teeth, chubby cheeks, fleeced hair, loop-jointed bisque arms and legs, bare feet. Condition: generally excellent, tiniest flake on one finger tip. Marks: 178 1. Comments: Kestner, circa 1910, the tiniest size of their rare 178 character. Value Points: the rare all-bisque doll has original wig, plaster pate, all original body, and wears factory original knit Tyrolean costume.