#184

German Bisque Child with Closed Mouth, Model 169, by Kestner
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$1,700
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Description

20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, slightly modeled brush- stroked brows with decorative glaze, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F. made in Germany 10 169. Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: closed mouth child with lovely bisque, antique dress, undergarments, rose shoes and stockings, bonnet.