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17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with impressed dimples at lip corners, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, early composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: VIII. Comments: Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: beautiful bisque with luminous patina on the closed mouth child, wonderful antique costume, original body and body finish.