#377

German Cloth Character Doll with Painted Hair in the Kruse Manner
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$750
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Description
15" (38 cm.) All-cloth doll with stitched-on head, pressed and oil-painted facial features and hair, brown eyes with white eyedots, tinted brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, blushed cheeks, painted brown hair with forelock curls, twill-cloth body with constructed jointing at shoulders and elbows, composition hands, swing-hip jointing, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1920, inspired by the Kathe Kruse doll. Value Points: original finish is well-preserved on the art character doll.