#208

German Bisque Child Doll, 161, by Kestner with Original Signed Body
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$425
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked brows with decorative glaze, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, dimpled chin, brunette human hair in ringlet curls over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, pretty velvet dress, undergarments, socks and shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F made in Germany 6 161 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: pretty little cabinet-size doll, original body and body finish.