#232

Wonderful German Felt Character Happy Hooligan by Steiff
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$1,300
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Firmly-stuffed felt character with egg-shaped head having center-seam,shoe- button eyes,caricature face,upturned nose,stitched-on ears,red attached cap,big plump red felt stomach with painted circle designs,green felt jointed arms and jacket,and long spindly jointed legs with patched knees and over-sized leather feet. Condition: good,some shelf dustiness,few moth holes. Comments: Steiff,from their premiere series of character dolls,representing the popular comic strip character of Happy Hooligan,circa 1910. Value Points: delightful character exactly captures the beloved figure from the comic series.