#186

All-Original German Bisque Multi-Head Art Character Doll by Kestner in Original Box
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, painted brown eyes, painted lashes and brows, closed mouth with prim expression, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, wearing original knit folklore costume and cap. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 184. Comments: Kestner, circa 1912. Value Points: the doll is presented in factory-original box along with three additional original bisque heads with various expressions depicting childhood moods, two of the heads with painted eyes, one with sleep eyes and each with original mohair wig on plaster pate; the heads are marked 185, 178, 174 (top to bottom).