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Description
28" (71 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted dark curly lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, accented lips, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, early composition and wooden body with loose-ball-jointing at shoulders and hips, straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Made in Germany 16. Comments: Kestner, circa 1890. Value Points: beautiful large model of the wide-eyed closed mouth child, excellent bisque original body and body finish, elongated wig, pate, wonderful costume.