#61

German Felt Character Doll by Steiff with Button in Ear
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$4,800
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Felt swivel head with center seam, pressed and painted facial features, pronounced nose, tiny black bead eyes, dot black brows, cropped red mohair stitched-on beard and moustache, stitched-ears, felt body with disc-jointed long slender arms and legs, large hands and feet. Condition: generally excellent, some sparseness of moustache. Marks: Steiff (early metal button in ear). Comments: Germany, Steiff, early 1900s. Value Points: the rarely-found character man is wearing original striped shirt, brown flannel pants with suspenders, leather clogs, and apron.