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Lot Essay
These dolls suffered mistreatment by being lent to children sheltering in the cellar from Allied bombs at the finish of World War II
Details
A Kathe Kruse doll No. 1
with brown painted eyes and hair and separate thumb joint -- 16in. (41cm.) high (rubbed nose and forehead, holes to feet and hands, one thumb missing, neck splitting); and another smaller, with brown painted eyes and hair -- 13in. (33cm.) high (nose and hair rubbed, face washed, leg and neck seams splitting, body worn) (2)
with brown painted eyes and hair and separate thumb joint -- 16in. (41cm.) high (rubbed nose and forehead, holes to feet and hands, one thumb missing, neck splitting); and another smaller, with brown painted eyes and hair -- 13in. (33cm.) high (nose and hair rubbed, face washed, leg and neck seams splitting, body worn) (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.