#174

German Art Character Doll by Marion Kaulitz in Original Danish Boy Scout Uniform
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17" (43 cm.) Solid domed composition socket head with deeply sculpted facial features portraying a wide-eyed young boy,painted brown eyes in side-glancing expression,lightly-feathered brows,aquiline nose with rounded tip,accented nostrils,closed mouth with well-defined lips,sculpted ears,brunette mohair wig,composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K I 6 (mark partly illegible,impressed on head). Comments: Marion Kaulitz,circa 1908. The doll was exhibited in the Munich Art Doll exhibition of that year; the only rule for exhibition was that the dolls must "look like child in the street". The dolls of Marion Kaulitz were hands-down favorites at the exhibition. Value Points: wonderful early example of Kaulitz doll with superb sculpting,original finish,original body and body finish,the doll wears its original Danish Boy Scout uniform with emblems and accessories.