$4,000
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Description
17" (43 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and
painted facial features,dark brown painted hair
with forelock curl,small blue painted eyes with
black upper eyeliner and brown eye shadow,accented
nostrils of tiny nose,closed mouth with pouting
lips,jointed shoulders and disc-jointed
hips,separately-sewn thumb. Condition: very
good,dent in left cheek. Marks: Kathe Kruse 1189
(feet). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1911,the
transitional model has the early face and painting
of the so-called "froghand" doll,yet this example
has separately-sewn thumbs. Value Points: rare
early model with superb original wool felt flannel
costume with red piping,brown belt,knapsack,brown
leatherette boots with green leggings and green
knit cap.