#135

German Bisque Child, 164, by Kestner
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Description
31" (79 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass eyes, painted lashes, incised upper eyeliner, thick brushstroked and multi-feathered brows with decorative glaze, 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. CONDITION: Generally excellent, eyes repaired and set. MARKS: N made in Germany 17 164 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). COMMENTS: Kestner, circa 1900. VALUE POINTS: Pretty child has original signed body, body finish, beautiful antique costume, choice bisque.