#25

German Cloth Character Girl 'Leila' by Kathe Kruse
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$1,900
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Description
20" (51 cm). Cloth doll with pressed and painted facial features, shaded blue eyes with brown iris outline and two white eyedots, black and brown upper eyeliner, one stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, brunette mohair braids, firmly stuffed muslin body with defined stitching at knees and elbows, separate thumb. CONDITION: Generally excellent, few spots on apron, few tiny holes in dress. MARKS: 2186 (red stamp on foot) Kathe Kruse (signature on foot). COMMENTS: Kathe Kruse, a letter from the Kruse factory identifies the doll as Ilsebild, with the name of Leila, made in 1929. VALUE POINTS: All original doll wears floral printed dress, undergarments, apron, shoes, and socks.