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Lot Essay
'Fat Captain' is one of the characters from the US Comic Series "The Katzenjammer Kids", by famous Swedish artist, Carl Larsson.
Details
A Steiff 'Fat Captain'
felt covered, with black shoe button eyes, original hat, jacket and checked trousers in form of body and jointed arms --15in. (38cm.) tall, circa 1908 (moth damage to face, hands and feet, lacks button, small overall wear); and a Steiff doll, felt covered with button in ear --16in. (41cm.) tall, circa 1910 (considerable overall moth damage, re-dressed)
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felt covered, with black shoe button eyes, original hat, jacket and checked trousers in form of body and jointed arms --15in. (38cm.) tall, circa 1908 (moth damage to face, hands and feet, lacks button, small overall wear); and a Steiff doll, felt covered with button in ear --16in. (41cm.) tall, circa 1910 (considerable overall moth damage, re-dressed)
See Illustration (2)
Literature
Button In Ear, Jrgen & Marianne Cieslik, page 109.
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.