#163

Bisque Baby Jean, Model 247, by Kestner
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$1,000
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Description

16" (40 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, incised eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde mohair bobbed wig, composition bent limb baby body, antique baby dress and cap, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 247 JDK 12. Comments: Kestner, circa 1914,their model known as "Baby Jean". Value Points: very appealing gentle-featured baby with superb detail of sculpting and painting, original wig, body, body finish.