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16" (41 cm.) Amber tinted bisque socket head of young Chinese baby with plump cheeks and cheerful expression,small brown glass sleep eyes,painted lashes,black feathered brows,accented eye corners,open mouth,outlined lips,two porcelain upper teeth,tongue,amber tinted composition baby body,black mohair wig over plaster pate,wearing original cotton print dress and has original paper label of crown with ãKestner crown labelà lettering. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: JDK 243 Germany. Comments: Kestner,circa 1915,included with the doll is a letter from the original owner ãWhen I was around six years old my Daddie returned from a trip,he had been to Los Angeles. Daddie never came home after a trip without a gift for me and my mother. This time it was a Chinese baby doll...My babyås name is Little Flower. I have had her for about seventy-eight years. She was never played with,however she has been loved and tenderly taken care of.à Value Points: fine original condition of the uniquely sculpted doll,with choice bisque,original wig,pate,body and fine original body finish,original Kestner label.