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Description
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks and chin, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with center accent line, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely antique blue silk dress with lace trim, bonnet, socks, French shoes signed G.D. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: XI. Comments: Kestner, circa 1885. Value Points: most gentle expression is enhanced by finest quality of bisque and sculpting, original body and body finish.