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20" (51 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with uptilted face and elongated strong throat, brown glass eyes, heavy eyelids, aquiline nose with accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, brunette mohair wig in upswept fashion over plaster pate, slender kid body with bosom darts, pin-jointing at elbows, hips and knees, bisque forearms. Condition: hairline on back shoulders, tiny flakes on few fingers. Marks: 172 7 (head) JDK Germany (paper label on body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1910, their model designed by American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson. Value Points: sophisticated society lady is a perfect model of the Gibson illustrations, has original body, and wears lovely Edwardian period ivory satin wedding gown.