#128

Bisque Character Toddler "Hilda" by Kestner
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$1,600
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$1,200 / $1,500
Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils of rounded small nose, open mouth, outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, charming antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 245 JDK Jr 1914 C Hilda (head) Made in Germany (body stamp). Comments: Kestner, their trademark signature model "Hilda", c. 1914. Value Points: especially fine modeling and bisque, original wig, pate, toddler body and body finish.