$2,700
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Description
17" (43 cm). All cloth doll with pressed and
painted facial features and hair, brown hair with
soft swirls onto the forehead, sculpted ears with
blushing, shaded green eyes with spiral
threading, black and brown upper eyeliner,
accented nostrils, closed mouth with pouty
expression, stitch-jointed shoulders, disc-
jointed legs with wide hips, separately stitched
thumbs, antique costume. CONDITION: Very good,
original painting with small rub on crown, some
very early stitching repair on body. MARKS: Kathe
Kruse 36572. COMMENTS: Kathe Kruse, series I,
circa 1920, the doll has embroidered message on
back torso "29 Feb 1924". VALUE POINTS: Most
appealing expression on the rosy-cheeked boy; the
doll retains fine lustrous original painting.