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Description
18" (46 cm). Composition socket head with
sculpted facial
features depicting a wistful faced boy, painted
small blue eyes in
defined eye sockets, lightly tinted brows, accented
eye corners
and nostrils, upturned nose tip, closed mouth with
very full
outlined lips, full cheeks, blonde mohair wig,
composition and
wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume.
Condition:
generally excellent. Comments: circa 1910, from
the series of
art character reform dolls presented by Marion
Kaulitz at
German doll expositions in 1909 and 1910, and
considered by
many as the inspiration for the character doll
movement that
was popular from 1909 until the years of WWI.
Value Points:
rarely found doll is perfectly preserved with artfully
painted
complexion and features, captivating sculpture.