#215

German Bisque Character Baby, 211, by Kestner
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$550
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Description

15" (38 cm). Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, incised eyeliner, painted short curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, two porcelain lower teeth, blonde fleeced wig over plaster pate, composition bent limb baby body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F made in Germany 13 JDK 211. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: fine quality bisque and painting, rare luxury fleeced wig, original body and body finish.