#333

German Character Boy by Kathe Kruse in Tyrolean Costume
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$1,400
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Socket head with painted facial features,shaded blue/green eyes with defined spiral threading and white eye dots,thick brown upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,blonde hair in short boyish cut with side-part,firmly-stuffed cloth body with stitch-jointing at shoulders,disc-jointing at hips. Condition: near mint. Marks: Made in Germany US Zone 149007 (left foot) (also original paper hang tag). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1947. Value Points: in pristine unplayed with condition,the little boy wears his original Tyrolean costume with lederhosen pants,patterned cotton jacket,straw hat,knit stockings,shirt,brown leather shoes.