#234

A Companion German Amber-Tinted Bisque Chinese Baby, Model 243, by Kestner
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$1,200
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head with amber-tinted complexion, tiny brown glass eyes, delicate lashes, short black feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth with impressed dimples at lip corners, two porcelain upper teeth, tongue, black mohair bobbed wig, amber tinted composition baby body. Condition: 1/2" dark line at left crown rim, generally excellent. Marks: F made in Germany 10 243 JDK made in Germany. Comments: Kestner, circa 1910. Value Points: beautiful complexion with well-modeled double chin, dimples, bright-eyed expression, original cotton fabric tunic.