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28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, slightly-modeled brushstroked brows with decorative glaze, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, outlined lips, dimpled chin, brunette hand-tied human hair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: L 1/2 made in Germany 15 1/2 (head) Excelsior Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: beautiful closed mouth child, original body and body finish, lovely antique white-wear dress and bonnet with cutwork and embroidery detail.