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12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, painted facial features, brown shaded eyes with black and incised upper eyeliner, short feathered brows, accented nostrils of little rounded nose, closed mouth in smiling expression, painted teeth between the outlined lips, impressed cheek dimples, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, nice antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, lower arms retouched. Marks: 185. Comments: Kestner, circa 1912, from their art character series. Value Points: lovely bisque with shaded rosy cheeks enhanced by impressed cheek and mouth dimples.