#183

German Bisque Child, 171, by Kestner
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Description
32" (81 cm). Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lower lashes, incised eyeliner, modeled and brushstroked brows with feathered highlights, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, brunette human hair over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: made in Germany 16 1/2 171 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1900. Value Points: beautiful quality of bisque and sculpting, original body and body finish.