#114

German Composition Character Doll by Marion Kaulitz
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$12,500
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Description
17" (43 cm). Solid domed composition socket head with deeply sculpted facial features portraying a wide-eyed young boy, painted brown eyes, lightly feathered brows, aquiline nose with rounded tip, accented nostrils, closed mouth well-defined lips, sculpted ears, brunette mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K I 6 (?, impressed on head). Comments: Marion Kaulitz, known as the Munich Art Doll, the model was exhibited at the Munich Doll competition in 1908. Value Points: a wonderful early example of Kaulitz doll with superb sculpting, original finish, original body and body finish, the doll wears its original Danish Boy Scout uniform with emblems and accessories.