Rare Early German All-Bisque Chubby-Faced Girl by Kestner with Grey Painted Boots

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9" (23 cm.) Bisque swivel head with very plump rounded face,full cheeks,blue glass sleep eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,lightly-feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accent line between the lips,blonde mohair wig,bisque torso with well-defined musculature,peg-jointed bisque arms and legs,sculpted bent elbows,cupped fingers,very plump muscular legs with dimpled knees,shapely ankles,painted knee-high white ribbed stockings with blue rims,painted grey ankle boots with black laces and spats. Condition: generally excellent. small chip at rim of back torso,right thumb restored. Comments: attributed to Kestner,circa 1885. Value Points: rare large size with unusual very plump face lending a dreamy look to the doll,rarer grey boots,wearing wonderful antique lace and silk dress,undergarments,woven straw bonnet with silk bows.