#457

Early German Cloth Character by Kathe Kruse,Series I
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$2,000
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Description
17" (43 cm.) All cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features,brown painted hair with curls onto forehead,green/brown painted eyes with spiral-threading,black and brown upper eyeliner,closed mouth with shaded lips,stitch-jointed arms,disc-jointed legs,separately-stitched thumbs,good costume in the traditional style. Condition: generally excellent,possible touch-up of hair. Marks: Kathe Kruse 5878 (foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1915. Value Points: fine original painting including desirable threading of eyes,on the well-preserved early model.