$460
Early Kestner Bisque Socket-Head Doll, c. 1885, brown sleeping eyes, open mouth with square-cut upper teeth, fat roll to back of neck, (tiny wig pull), impressed Germany 10, replaced blonde mohair wig, early straight wrist eight-ball body, (old repair, soiled), ht. 15 in. Literature: Jan Foulke, KESTNER KING OF DOLLMAKERS, p. 112, plates 227-9.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-05-12