Onsite
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$1,700
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- Estimate
- $1,200 / $1,600
Description
8" (20 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso, very plump cheeks, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth, two square-cut upper teeth and one lower, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted knee-high white stockings and purple rims, blue ankle boots with black tassels. Condition: generally excellent, flakes at stringing holes of hips. Marks: 3 (head) 111 (back). Comments: Kestner, circa 1885. Value Points: large all-bisque has wonderfully-modeled muscular body, rare teeth, lovely expression and costume.