#189

German Bisque Child,167,by Kestner
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$650
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,painted lower lashes,incised eyeliner,slightly modeled brush-stroked and feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,outlined lips,four porcelain teeth,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: D 1/2 made in Germany 167 8 1/2 (head) Germany (torso). Comments: Kestner,circa 1900. Value Points: classic dolly- faced model has lovely bisque,original wig,signed body,body finish.