#96

German Bisque Child, 167, by Kestner
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$700
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Description

19" (48 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lower lashes, incised eyeliner, brush stroked and multi-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, accented lips, four porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, nicely costumed in antique style. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: D 1/2 made in Germany 167 8 1/2 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1910. Value Points: pretty dolly-face model with lovely bisque and painting, original body and body finish, wig, pate.