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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined suggestion of tongue tip between the shaded and outlined lips, defined chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, straight wrists, lovely antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 10. Comments: Kestner, circa 1884, the model closely resembles the bebe A.T. by Thuillier whose market Kestner attempted to capture. Value Points: rare doll in appealing size with lovely bisque, sculpting and painting.