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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with rare painted teeth, plump cheeks, brunette human hair, early composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 14. Comments: Kestner, circa 1880. Value Points: beautiful early model child doll of Kestner with rare painted teeth on closed mouth, fine quality of bisque, original early body and body finish.