#292

German All-Bisque Miniature, Model 208, by Kestner in Rare Size
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$800 / $1,000
Description
11" (28 cm.) One-piece all-bisque head and torso, blue glass eyes, mohair lashes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, blonde mohair bobbed wig, loop-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted white ribbed stockings and black one-strap shoes, nicely costumed. Marks: 208 10. (incised) Prize Baby (paper label on torso). Comments: Kestner, circa 1910. Value Points: rare large size of the all-bisque, original paper label, antique costume.