#201

German Bisque Character, 143, by Kestner
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$750
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Description
13" (33 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, open mouth, shaded and accented lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. CONDITION: Generally excellent, upper legs not original. MARKS: B made in Germany 6 143 (head) Germany (body). COMMENTS: Kestner, circa 1910. VALUE POINTS: Very appealing character expression with fine quality bisque