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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, large brown glass side-glancing googly eyes, dark eyeliner, lightly feathered brows, angled brows with ochre-shading, accented nostrils of button nose, closed mouth with shaded lips in smiling expression, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, well costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F made in Germany 10 JDK 221 Ges Gesch. Comments: Kestner, circa 1912,the model was inspired by the composition-bodied Kewpie also made by Kestner at this time. Value Points: most endearing of the googlies with gentle yet mischievous expression, choice bisque, original body and body finish.