#415

Grand-Sized German Bisque Child with Closed Mouth by Kestner
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Description
34" (86 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass sleep eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the shaded lips, brunette human hair wig in long ringlet curls over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, original body and body finish. Marks: made in Germany 18. Comments: Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: unusually large model of the closed mouth series, with lovely luminous bisque, enhancing decorative glaze on brows and lips, lovely antique white wear embroidered dress, undergarments, socks, shoes, cap.