#164

German Cloth Character Boy,by Kathe Kruse in Original Box
Live Auction

$2,800
sold
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Description
17" (43 cm.) All-cloth doll with three-seamed head construction,very plump cheeks,painted brown hair with forehead curls,shaped ears,amber-green painted eyes with distinctive threading,black and brown upper eyeliner,tinted brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with pouting expression,stitch-jointed arms,separate thumb,disc-jointed legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Kathe Kruse (left foot) Kathe Kruse Made in US Zone Germany (label). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1945. Value Points: the littlel boy is preserved in impeccable condition,wears his factory-original costume and is preserved in his original box which is hand- lettered "Jackerle". The doll,and his companion,#143,appeared on the cover of Theriaults auction catalog of November 2000.