#278

German Cloth Character, Series I, by Kathe Kruse
Live Auction

$2,300
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) All cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features, brown hair with defined forelock curl, shaded green eyes, white eyedots, black and brown upper eyeliner, accented nostrils, closed mouth with downcast lips, shaped ears, stitch-jointed arms, separately-stitched thumbs, hip-jointed legs, antique costume. Condition: very good/excellent, some light scuffing. Marks: Kathe Kruse 19588 (stamp on foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse, Germany, circa 1915. Value Points: pleasing wistful expression, the early model has original signature on foot.