German Paper Mache "Sturzenschlager" with Rare Sculpted Cap

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14" (36 cm.) Paper mache head with sculpted fancy blue party hat decorated with brass bells, black sculpted hair, painted blue eyes, closed mouth, bellows torso which when squeezed causes the boy to clap the cymbals he holds, wooden lower arms and legs, original factory costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1890. Value Points: rare sculpted hair and well-functioning action. The doll is photographed and discussed in German Doll Studies, page 98. Private Collection of Marianne Cieslik.