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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, lightly-feathered brows, rounded nose tip, closed mouth with row of sculpted painted teeth, blonde mohair wig, early composition and wooden eight loose ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely antique embroidered cutwork dress, undergarments, leather boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 10. Comments: Kestner, circa 1882, the model closely resembles the "circle dot" bebe of Bru whose market it sought to capture. Value Points: very fine quality of dainty bisque on the rare model, original body and body finish.