#87

German All-Bisque Doll, Model 111, by Kestner
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Description
The all-bisque doll has rounded facial modelling, swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso, grey glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecuts, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, arms modelled bent at elbow with cupped fingers, shapely legs with slender ankles, painted white boots with pink ties, five-lace heeled boots. The doll wears lace and ivory silk dress, undergarments. Signed "111". Kestner, circa 1885. 8" (20 cm).