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Description
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass side and down-glancing googly eyes, dark eyeliner, painted upper lashes, one-stroke brows with ochre shading, tiny button nose, closed mouth with impish smile, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A made in Germany 5 JDK 221 Ges Gesch (head) Made in Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, the model was inspired by the Kewpie design which it closely resembles, circa 1912. Value Points: most endearing googly has original body and body finish, and is in rare size.