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Hans Brinker with Jointed Knees
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$2,200
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20". Of molded felt with unusually well defined sculpting of facial features and detailed painting including spiral threaded eyes, glazed lower lip, pouty expression, plump cheeks, blonde mohair tousled curls, jointing at shoulders and hips, and unusual jointing at the knees. He wears taupe felt jacket with patches, print collar, shirt, knit scarf, teal blue felt knickers with patches, matching cap,brown woolen stockings, black leather ankle boots and carries a pair of wooden skates with metal blades. The doll is stamped R. John Wright on left foot and has original paper label on pants "R. John Wright/ Hans Brinker/Children's Classics/ No. 048/350", and is contained in original labeled and numbered box. Hans Brinker was produced from 1990-1992 in a numbered edition of 350 dolls, and is a matched number companion to Gretel, the following doll.