#219

German Bisque Closed Mouth Kestner with Painted Teeth & Rare Body Style
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$3,500
sold
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Description

19" (48 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, lightly feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined teeth between the shaded lips, plump cheeks, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with unusual jointed ankles, nice antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 13. Comments: Kestner, circa 1885, the model is influenced by the Bebe Modele of Bru having facial model resembling the Bru circle/dot and body with jointed ankles.