#483

German Bisque Closed Mouth Child, Model 169, by Kestner
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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, slightly-modeled brushstroked brows with decorative enhancing glaze, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, shaded and accented lips, brunette human hair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H 1/2 made in Germany 12 1/2 169. Comments: Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: seldom found model with closed mouth, choice bisque, impressed dimples in chin and philtrum, original body and body finish.