#75

German Cloth Character
Live Auction

$2,500
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features and complexion,plump face,small painted brown eyes with black and brown upper eyeliner,short single-stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with pouting expression,blonde human hair curly wig,stitch-jointed arms,disc-jointed legs,Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 927644 Kathe Kruse (left foot) Kathe Kruse made in US Zone Germany (paper label,with ink-inscribed "Gisela-Anna IH"). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1946. Value Points: beautifully-preserved rare Kruse model with with pristine complexion,coiffure and costume,original "Gisela-Anna" Kruse label.