#158

Bisque Character, 226, by Kestner
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$600
sold
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Description

22" (56 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined shaded lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde lambswool fleeced wig over plaster pate, composition bent limb baby body, antique chemise. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: O made in Germany 18 JDK 226. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: beautiful large size of the character baby with appealing rosy cheeks, deeply sculpted features, original body finish, fleeced wig.