#226

German Bisque Character, Model 237, by Kestner with Toddler Body
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18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, two porcelain upper teeth, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 ges gesch JDK 237 N 1070. Comments: Kestner, circa 1914. Value Points: especially fine quality of sculpting with impressed laughter lines and dimples.