#25

German Bisque Character "Hilda" with Wonderful Toddler Body and Costume
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$1,000
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Estimate
$1,800 / $2,400
Description
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, shaded and outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: O made in Germany 18 237 JDK n 1914 c. Hilda ges gesch 1070. Comments: Kestner, circa 1915, their trademark model Hilda. Value Points: especially fine modeling with quality of bisque on the larger Hilda with toddler body having superb antique costume.