#236

All Original Child, 164, by Kestner
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$1,100
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Description

28" (71 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush stroked brows with modeling details and decorative glaze, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: L 1/2 made in Germany 15 1/2 164 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: all original doll with beautiful elongated mohair wig, choice bisque, original body and body finish, antique costume.