#228

Early Period German Cloth Character Doll by Kathe Kruse
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$4,200
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Description
16" (41 cm.) All cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features and hair,brown softly swirled hair with curly forelocks,sculpted blushed ears,brown painted eyes with large black pupils and white eyedots,brown and black upper eyelienr,accented nostrils,closed mouth with pouty lips,blushed cheeks,firmly-stuffed body,stitch-jointed arms with separately-stitched thumbs,disc-jointed plump legs,nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Kathe KIruse 788 (left foot) Germany (right foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1915. Value Points: fine gleaming complexion with beautifully-painted features