#435

German Bisque Painted Eye Character, 183, by Kestner with Whistling Jim
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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with defined row of tiny teeth between the lips, impressed lip dimples, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 183. Comments: Kestner, circa 1912. Value Points: lovely bisque and painting, original body and body finish, original wig and pate, the little girl holds her own little doll, bisque "Whistling Jim" by Gebruder Heubach.