$15,000
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Description
16"(41 cm.) Bisque socket head with uniquely sculpted face depicting the character Moritz,small
blue glass side-glancing flirty eyes,dark painted eyeliner,fringed upper lashes,modeled arched
brows with decorative highlights,upturned nose,closed mouth with watermelon-slice-shaped
smile,impressed cheek and philtrum dimples,auburn mohair bobbed wig,composition fully-
jointed body with sculpted stockings and brown shoes. Condition: very faint hairline on forehead
(virtually imperceptible),otherwise excellent. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 124. Comments:
Kammer and Reinhardt,their character Moritz from the children's stories of Wilhelm Busch,later
popularized in America as the Katzenjammer Kids. Value Points: rare doll with great sculpting
and bisque,rare original body for this model only,antique velvet costume.