#115

German Bisque Child, 164, by Kestner with Excelsior Body
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$1,050
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Description
30" (76 cm). Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, thick brushstroked brows with decorative glaze and feathered highlights, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, outlined lips, four porcelain teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. CONDITION: Generally excellent. MARKS: M made in Germany 16 164 (head) Excelsior (body). COMMENTS: Kestner, circa 1900. VALUE POINTS: Beautiful child doll with original signed body, body finish, choicest bisque.