#12

German All-Bisque Miniature by Kestner with Extensive Trousseau
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$11,500
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Estimate
$2,000 / $3,000
Description
7 1/2" (19 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso, very delicately tinted bisque, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes, dark eyeliner, lightly feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, blonde mohair wig, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted white stockings with magenta rims and black heeled boots with defined lacing. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, attributed to Kestner, circa 1885. Value Points: very beautiful large all-bisque doll, with extensive early hand-sewn trousseau of fashionable gowns.