#510

German Bisque Blue-Eyed Character, 143, by Kestner
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$800
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: especially fine modeling and bisque, original body and body finish.