#287

Bisque Child,167,by Kestner
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$5,500
sold
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Description

23" (59 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, incised eyeliner, slightly modeled brush stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, accented lips, four porcelain teeth, blonde human hair braids over original plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique blue cotton sailor dress. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 1/ 2 167 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: classic dolly-face model with lovely bisque, original pate, body, body finish.