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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with very full
cheeks and throat,brown glass eyes,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,lightly feathered
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with defined space and painted teeth between
the outlined lips,brunette mohair wig over plaster
pate,early composition and wooden fully-jointed
body with straight wrists,antique costume in the
Flora McFlimsey manner. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: 12. Comments: Kestner,circa
1885,the model closely resembles the "circle-dot"
model of Leon Casimir Bru,whose market the doll
attempted to capture. Value Points: rare model
with captivating expression,rare painted
teeth,original wig,body,body finish,wonderful costume.