#264

Petite German Bisque Closed Mouth Child by Kestner in Lovely Costume
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$1,100
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: 3. Comments: Kestner, circa 1880. Value Points: the diminutive child with closed mouth and lovely bisque, original body and body finish, wearing beautiful antique lace costume, undergarments, woven bonnet, leather shoes.