#451

German Cloth Character by Kathe Kruse with Unusual Foot Stamp
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$2,200
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17" (43 cm.) All cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features,painted brown hair with swirled curls onto his forehead,shaded green painted eyes with spiral threading,black upper eyeliner,brown eye shadow,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth with downcast lips,stitch-jointed shoulders,disc-jointed legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Kathe Kruse 9215 (stamp on left foot) Nurnberger Spielver...N. Th. Schermors (stamp on right foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1920,series I model. Value Pints: beautiful painting of the wistful- faced child wearing antique woolen knit sweater,cap,mittens and leggings,woolen pants,and with unusual markings.