#324

Beautiful German Bisque Doll Known as "A.T. Kestner"
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$6,250
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Estimate
$5,000 / $7,000
Description
27" (69 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded and accented lips, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed very plump body with straight wrists, lovely antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Kestner, circa 1882, the model is known as "A.T. Kestner" for its close similarity to the French bebe A.T, by Thuillier. Value Points: rarely found model, especially in this grand size, and with finest bisque, complexion and painting.