#172

German Bisque Child with Beautiful Factory Original Costume
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$650
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Estimate
$800 / $1,100
Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass spiral-threaded eyes with darker outer rims, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, slightly-open mouth with outlined lips, two square-cut upper teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 8 (head) Excelsior (body). Comments: Germany, Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: all-original doll with original wig, body, body finish and wearing beautiful factory-original dress with matching bonnet, undergarments, shoes and stockings.