#52

German Bisque Character
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$2,900
sold
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Description
14" (35 cm). Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, incised eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, tongue, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body with side-hip jointing, chubby torso. CONDITION: Generally excellent. MARKS: G made in Germany 11 245 JDK 1914 c. Hilda. COMMENTS: Kestner, circa 1914. VALUE POINTS: Excellent bisque and modelling, original rarer toddler body with original finish, original wig and pate, antique suit, cap, shoes, undergarments.