#177

German Bisque Child by Kestner
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$1,000
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19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, dark eyeliner, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: G made in Germany 11 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900, their 143 model. Value Points: most appealing dolly-face model with original wig, pate, body, body finish, lovely antique costume.