#32

German Bisque Character 'Baby Jean' by Kestner
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$850
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Description
12" (30 cm). Solid domed bisque socket head, blonde brushstroked baby hair with forelock curl, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, composition bent limb baby body, rose cotton baby dress. CONDITION: Generally excellent, left thumb broken. MARKS: JDK made in Germany. COMMENTS:: Kestner, circa 1915, the model was known as "Baby Jean". VALUE POINTS: Fine quality of bisque, excellent definition of baby dimples, original body and body finish.