#25

German Cloth Character Boy by Kathe Kruse,Early Series I Model
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$3,250
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Description
17" (43 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features and hair,defined forelock and wisps,sculpted blushed ears,grey/brown shaded eyes,brown and black upper eyeliner,accented nostrils,closed mouth with wistful expression,muslin body with stitch-jointed shoulders,separately-stitched thumbs,disc-jointed hips,wearing wonderful Tyrolean-style costume with embroidered suspenders,knit patterned stockings,leather shoes,shrit,brown cap. Condition: generally excellent,few small paint rubs. Marks: 1198 (left foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1915. Value Points: most appealing expression is enhanced by oil-painted complexion and well-defined sculptural modeling,fine costume may be original.