#179

German Bisque Closed Mouth Child by Kestner
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12" (31 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips,blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden eight-loose-ball- jointed body with straight wrists, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent, early body repaint. Marks: 7. Comments: Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: appealing petite model of the early closed mouth child with fine bisque and sculpting.