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Description
19" (48 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, lightly feathered brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with pale outlined lips, row of painted teeth, impressed dimples around the mouth, brunette mohair wig, early composition and wooden ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 12. Comments: Kestner, circa 1884, the model was designed to appeal to the French buyer market, closely resembling the so-called "circle dot" model of Leon Casimir Bru. Value Points: prim little child with sweet expression enhanced by very pale bisque, antique wig, original body and body finish.