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$1,000
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- Estimate
- $1,200 / $1,500
Description
18" (46 cm.) All-cloth doll with three-seamed firmly-stuffed head, pressed and oil-painted facial features, shaded brown eyes, black and brown upper eyeliner, single- stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with downcast lips, brown painted hair with forelock curls, distinctive thumb (not separately stitched), stitch-jointing at shoulders, disc-jointed legs. Condition: excellent. Marks: Kathe Kruse 699 020 Made in Germany (foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse, Type I, second era, circa 1930s. Value Points: wonderfully-preserved condition of the solemn-faced fellow with finest painting of face and hair, original Bavarian style costume, hat, socks and shoes.