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Beautiful German Bisque Child, Model 103, by Kestner with Lovely Antique Costume
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$1,700
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30" (76 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, thick brushstroked brows with decorative glaze, shaded nostrils, slightly-parted lips with outlined shaded lips, four square cut teeth, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 17 103. Comments: Kestner, circa 1885. Value Points: lovely pale bisque with expressive modeling around the mouth, the doll wears a beautiful antique aqua silk dropped-waist dress, undergarments, kidskin shoes.