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26" (66 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, two porcelain teeth, outlined lips, impressed dimples at philtrum and chin, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, blue woolen mariner costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: L made in Germany 15 143 (head) Excelsior (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1915. Value Points: exceptionally fine quality of sculpting on the wide-eyed child enhanced by finest painting and complexion, original body and body finish.