#36

German Bisque Child by Kestner
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$650
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Description

12" (31 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: B made in Germany 8 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: early child doll with fine quality of bisque, original wig, pate, body, body finish.