Kestner 168 Antique/vintage/old Composition Body Bisque Head Dolls

Amazing antique doll. Kestner E 168 9
(see photo). This doll is in great condition. Her head does not have cracks or hairlines. Sleepy blue eyes. Very minor spots of rubbed-off makeup under the eye (see photo). Her body is marked “Germany 3369”. Finger has been restored (see photo). Has a full set of clothing and shoes (see photo). The couch and bear are not included in the price.
Kestner JDK Dolls 1820-1938 German
King of Doll Makers – Johann Daniel Kestner (JDK) of Waltershausen, Thuringia, Germany began making papier mache and wood dolls and toys as early as 1816. Kestner eventually went on to employ nearly three-quarters of the inhabitants of the Waltershausen region which earned him the nickname “King Kestner”.
In 1858 J.D. Kestner passed away and his grandson Adolf eventually took over the running of the company, around 1860 Kestner produced wax over papier mache doll heads, by 1860 they acquired the Ohrdruf porcelain factory and began to produce the bisque dolls known by collectors today.
Kestner was one of the few German doll makers to produce the entire doll – head and body.