$6,500
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Pressed composition socket head with
highly-defined facial features and rich ebony
black complexion,painted black eyes with white
eyedots,accented nostrils,closed mouth with very
full lips,black mohair wig,black composition and
wooden fully-jointed body,wearing antique costume
comprising safari jacket and pressed flannel
hat,short trousers,black stockings,leather boots.
Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Marion
Kaulitz,circa 1908,whose character dolls were
introduced at the Munich exhibition in 1908
as"example of a doll reform in arts" and who is
credited with inspiring the art doll movement of
that era. Value Points: black-complexioned models
of the Kaulitz dolls are extremely rare,this
example with fine original complexion and
highly-detailed characterization.