#164

German Bisque Character, 143, by Kestner
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$1,350
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Description
21" (53 cm). Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, dark eyeliner, thick brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shade and outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: J made in Germany 13 143. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: very choice quality of bisque and painting, original wig, pate, body, body finish.