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*********ANTIQUE KESTNER 17″ JOINTEDKID LEATHER, OPEN MOUTH BISQUE HEAD& HANDS DOLL!LISTED FOR AUCTION TODAY IS A WONDERFUL LATE 1800’S DOLL. I ACQUIRED HER FROM A WOMAN IN HER 70’S WHO ADVISED THAT SHE WAS HER GRANDMOTHER’S. SHE MEASURES ABOUT 17″ TALL, HAS A KID LEATHER BODY THAT SITS AND IS JOINTED. HER ARMS ARE SEWN TO THE BODY AND ONE IS LOOSE. EACH HAS BISQUE HANDS THAT ARE IN VERY NICE CONDITION, BELOW THE KNEE SHE IS MUSLIN COVERED STUFFING AND HER FEET AND ANKLES HAVE WATER STAINING, BUT HAVE NO HOLES. HER LOVELY BISQUE HEAD HAS OPEN MOUTH WITH TEETH, AND GLASS EYES THAT ARE INSIDE THE HEAD. THERE IS A TINY 2.3mm CHIP ON ONE CHEEK. THE KID LEATHER IS AMAZINGLY SUPPLE AND NICE. SHE HAS A CHESTNUT REAL HAIR WIG THAT IS ALSO IN VERY NICE CONDITION. HER CLOTHING INCLUDES COTTON PANTALOONS, HALF SLIP, UNDER DRESS WITH RIBBONS AND ALL TRIMMED WITH LACE. THERE IS A PAIR OF BLACK KNIT KNEE HIGH STOCKINGS, PINK HIGH NECK DRESS, ALSO TRIMMED WITH LACE. RED LONG COAT WITH LACE APPLIQUES, HAND MADE HAT WITH RIBBONS! SHE IS JUST LOVELY AND EASILY WELL OVER 100 YEARS OLD! PLEASE NOTE :
