$12,000
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head,small blue glass
sleep eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented
nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with
slightly-downcast lips in pensive
expression,accent lines on lips,blonde mohair wig
over plaster pate,composition and wooden
ball-jointed body,wearing dainty antique cotton
dress with cotton pinafore and matching
bonnet,undergarments,socks and cream kidskin
shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: D
made in Germany 8 212 (head) Germany (red stamp
on torso). Comments: Kestner,circa 1912. Value
Points: the rarity of the model,few examples are
known to exist,is rivaled by its quality of
bisque,sculpting and painting,especially beautiful
lips and expression,original soft curly mohair
wig,pate,body,and body finish.