#169

German Bisque Child, 215, by Kestner
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$1,600
sold
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22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lower lashes, real hair brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded lips, four porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F 1/2 made in Germany 10 1/2 JDK 215 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: beautiful child in virtually unplayed with condition, original wig, pate, brows, body, body finish, superb antique dress, undergarments, shoes.