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Description
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, large round blue glass side- glancing googly eyes, painted lashes, brown arched brows with ochre shading, accented nostrils of pug nose, closed mouth with watermelon-slice shape, shaded lips, brunette mohair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing and chubby tummy. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: C made in Germany 7 JDK 221 Ges Gesch. Comments: Kestner, circa 1912,their googly model inspired by the Kewpie. Value Points: wonderful small size of the wide-eyed googly has original wig, pate, body, body finish, and wears original knit romper suit with original label "three-piece suit, Pat. Mar.5, 1912".