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When one is involved in a specialized field for many years, what tends to excite and amaze is a new revelation of an object never noticed previously, or at least a variation of a known entity not commonly exposed or acknowledged. Such is the case when we found this 14” ( 35cm ) German cloth doll with molded and painted cloth swivel head on a five piece cloth body with articulation at shoulders and diagonal joints at hips, simply dressed in a white linen shirt, short black felt knee length pants with floral design suspenders, green socks and black shoes. There is head seam that stretches from the bottom neck socket upward behind one ear and extending across and back down the other side terminating equally, and another starting at neck in back center moving upward, crossing the other seam and stopping at about point of forehead at edge of painted hair. The head is heavily painted but in overall very good condition with no sign of repaint or repair. Upon first sight one’s first impression is “ Kather Kruse ?” but based on one’s knowledge and instinct an assumption quickly abandoned but then what? It turns out that about mid 1920s the German doll/toy manufacturer BING was sued by the K Kruse company for alleged copyright infringement and thereby forced to cease production of a doll Kruse thought too similar to their own registered and protected doll designs. This lovely boy appears to be one of those disputed examples and after closely observing one can understand why a lawsuit ensued. Accordingly, we are thrilled to now have the opportunity to offer this rare doll for sale. In doing research online we have only come across one other example previously sold via an online format years ago- exactly the same type doll but dressed as a girl in German regional attire. She too had similarly painted hair but wore a hat that was integral to the realistic regional clothing. Clothes are very tight to the body no not removed for photography. For full disclosure , the shoes have been replaced. He came with only one original black felt shoe that matches the trousers but it is so uniquely constructed and “SO WIDE“ it would be nearly impossible to find a mate. That lone original shoe will be provided to the buyer of course. An accomplished seamstress/tailor might be able to make one but at least the replacement shoes are old! For context, to explain how big his feet are, the shoes now on him were previously on a 29” German bisque girl doll and still they just barely fit this 14” rare cloth boy!………………………….US$ 975.
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Ever popular Martha Chase oil painted stockinet “ Bobbed Hair Girl “ model in a slightly smaller ( 16”, 41cm ) and harder to find size wearing simple but all period white cotton and cutwork outer clothing with matching cotton and lace undergarments as well as white cloth shoes and white knit socks. The head and shoulder, lower arms, and lower legs are all painted in similar manner with remainder of body having a cloth sateen covering with loose sewn joints at shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees. The head has long thick yellow bangs with hair totally covering the ears and cropped short in back to mid neckline, and the upper eye lashes are remarkably long and wispy. The hair modeling is multidimensional to recreate a realistic effect with comb marks. The overall condition of the paint is mostly very good with some age crazing on hair, a tiny flake on left cheek, and a slight indentation on nose tip to which someone has added just a speck of repaint to disguise. Facial coloring is strong and bright without any addition repaint or repair other than already noted. A most appealing example and realistically priced at only……………………………………………US$ 950.
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Realistically portrayed Martha Chase 21” ( 52cm ) painted cloth weighted hospital doll “, first patented about 1913 but judging by the overall look, style, and painting the probable age estimate of this example commensurate with that of approximately 1930. It has been purposedly weighted to lend more realistic feel of an actual baby or young child and was made in more than one height with appropriate weight to designate that particularity. This doll has a captivating happy smiling appearance, deep red highlighted nostrils, and wavy three- dimensional yellow hair. There are simple sewn joints at shoulders and hips. The overall condition is excellent with a very heavy painted finish covering entire body and head exterior. Clothing consists of well-made but newer long baby clothing and cap, much like that of a Christening costume………………………………….US$ 225.
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13” ( 33cm ) Genuine Lenci cloth doll in the original box with MANY other cloth and paper tags attributing her to that firm. She is from the 1980s Lenci re-issue period and in the box is a lengthy certificate “ ATTESTO di AUTENTICITA` “, dated January 1983, and autographed by the firm’s president and owner at the time Beppe Garella. This particular doll in this distinct costume is named “ Aurelia “. In her right hand she is holding a very nice and realistically portrayed white felt goose. Everything is in overall very good condition with just a slight spot of dust on nose tip……US$ 95.
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9” ( 23cm ) Italian cloth doll in the recognized name of the miniature form as a “ Mascotte “, with wide-eyed startled expression with eyes glancing upward with felt long-sleeved top and separate long skirt, with cotton and lace blouse under orange top, black felt shoes, and black mohair wig with center part and drawn tightly back covering both ears and gathered into a tight bun just at the neckline in back. Someone has a handwritten tag dangling from one wrist reading “ Sarda “ or Italian for a female Sardinian, representing the traditional regional costume of the Italian island of Sardinia, or Sardegna in Italian. Although very similar to Lenci it bears no Lenci markings nor is quite the quality ( although still very nice ) of a genuine Lenci doll. Slight surface dust commensurate with age but in overall decent condition…………………………………US$ 65.
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Interesting 6” ( 15cm ) cloth doll portraying an elder lady with facial features achieved by hand-stitching thin silky cloth to crate the nose, eyes, mouth wrinkle and jowls to create this effect. Wig is intricately created using white mohair and gathering into a huge bun in back, hands are also rendered realistically by stitches, and all clothing and undergarments hand made as well as leather shoes. Exact maker unknown but to draw reference as to style there are similarities to those created by the French doll artists and producers RAVCA but my mentioning this name we do not mean to infer this doll was made by them, only to denote a style technique….US$ 85.
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Interesting 6 ½” ( 16cm ) cloth doll portraying a young black lady or older child with facial features stitches to provide realistic and well defined facial features. She wears ad printed cotton dress with long sleeves, a half slip tied around her waist a cloth bandana covering her head and has arms that deel that they are constructed of nothing other than very tightly wrapped cloth. Technically this doll is a “ half -doll” as her head and torso are of one solid piece of stuffed and painted cloth but she has no lower torso nor legs- not missing, simply NEVER HAD. Perhaps he was made for a dols house, OR, has the characteristics of a “ pen- wiper “doll whereas one used a flat surface ( in this case the skirt ) or wipe excess ink off a quill or metal tipped pen used in days of the making of this item. Nonetheless is is charming, interesting, and indeed even unique!……………………….US$75.
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