A rare J. D. Kestner bisque character doll, with three inter...

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14 - A rare J. D. Kestner bisque character doll, with three interchangeable character heads, German, circ...

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A rare J. D. Kestner bisque character doll, with three interchangeable character heads, German, circa 1910, two heads of girls and two of boys, the boys with brown / blue eyes and blonde hair, the girls, one with sleepy eyes and long blondish hair, the other with painted brown eyes and brown hair in plaited buns, overall 28cm high, retaining original instructions of how to change heads and the original box

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Head with weighted sleeping eyes good; other three with intaglio eyes - all good. Rare in original box - box fair; lid corners fragile, label clear and undamaged. Rare with printed instructions for replacing heads.

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Auction Date:

27th Jun 23 at 9:30am BST