$2,500
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Description
13" (33 cm.) Amber-tinted bisque socket head with very full cheeks and defined chin,small brown glass sleep eyes in half-moon shape,dark eyeliner,painted curly upper lashes,black feathered brows,accented nostrils,open mouth,shaded and accented lips,two porcelain upper teeth,black mohair wig,amber-tinted composition baby body. Condition: generally excellent,the elaborate headdress cover has never been removed. Marks: made in Germany JDK (body stamp). Comments: Kestner,circa 1912,their portrait model of a Chinese baby. Value Points: superb modeling and painting,the doll is wearing its original outstanding silk costume exclusively created for the luxury San Francisco store,Gump's,which commissioned the doll from Kestner to be costumed in the Gump workshops. The costume is superb with lavish embroidery,pom-poms,beads,tassels,and medallions,and the headdress and wig have never been removed.