#121

American Cloth Studio Doll "Kamkins"
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$1,400
sold
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Description
19" (48 cm.) All cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted complexion and facial features,two chin seams,painted blue eyes,black upper eyeliner,one stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with very full lips,brunette mohair bobbed wig,firmly-stuffed muslin body with stitch-jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Louis Kampes,who presented his dolls from a studio in Atlantic City,marketed as "Kamkins",circa 1930; the dolls were presented with stylish children costumes which were also offered separately. Value Points: rare model to find,especially with fine original finish,wearing fleecy coat and cap with brown lambswool trim,cotton dress,undergarments,leather shoes,socks.