1905 STEIFF KATZENJAMMER COMIC ANTIQUE DOLL FELT CLOTH SUPER RARE MAMA KATZENJAMMER DOLL STEIFF 1905 GERMAN Start Price USD 699.00 Current Price USD 699.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 749.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, July 05, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Location Lausanne See more about '1905 STEIFF KATZENJAMMER COMIC ANTIQUE DOLL FELT CLOTH' Description FABULOUS ANTIQUE STEIFF...THE BEST OF THE BEST ....AMERICAN COMICS, GERMAN STEIFF....FUNNY, GREAT MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE, by this we mean she is rare...she is not mint, has a hole inher hand, the face has a smudge and a few flaws as you can see in the photos,...please make sure to ask for details and photos if you have any doubts. She is 103 years old, so she is not mint, not perfect or flawless. ... but she is very very rare as an early,early Steiff toy!<P>MAMA KATZENJAMMER IS A RARE 1905 STEIFF DOLL/TEA COSY......COMPLETE.<P>1905 STIEFF KATZENJAMMER COMIC CLASSIC DOLL IN FELT CLOTH....SHE IS INTERPRETED  FROM WILLIAM BUSCH'S "MAX AND MORITZ" CHARACTERS ...HEARST MADE HER FAMOUS WITH RUDOLPH DIRK'S DEVELOPMENT OF THE SERIES. SHE ORIGINALLY WAS CALLED "MISSIS" (MRS.), SOMETIMES "THE COOK" OR "THE MOTHER-IN-LAW"  AND STEIFF DID THIS DOLL OF HER IN 1905. <P>SHE IS 17 INCHES TALL, and she is  COMPLETE. HAS A FEW MOTH HOLES IN THE SKIRT AND THE HAND HAS STRAW SHOWING, OTHERWISE QUITE FINE...THE APRON WE HAD DRYCLEANED. THE FEW HOLES CAN BE PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED IF NECESSARY, WE DID NOT WISH TO DO ANYTHING TO IT SO THAT THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR CAN DECIDE.<P>SHE IS FEATURED IN MANY BOOKS ON STEIFF, ONE IN PARTICULAR IS FROM THE STEIFF MUSEUM COLLECTION, AND IN JURGEN AND MARIANNE CIESLIK'S BOOK "BUTTON IN THE EAR" ABOUT STEIFF DOLLS HISTORY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EARLY AND RARE PIECE....<P>PLEASE ASK FOR MORE PICTURES IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THEM... WE ONLY ACCEPT PAYPAL FOR THIS SALE WITHIN THREE DAYS PLEASE; WE SEND ONLY BY REGISTERED FIRST CLASS PRIORITY AIRMAIL WITH SIGNATURE FOR SAFETY AND FULL INSURANCE FOR LOSS, WE CHARGE THE FLAT RATE WHICH IS EXACTLY THE AMOUNT TO SEND BY THIS METHOD,...PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING....SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY PLEASE ...ENJOY!<P>No returns or refunds, sold as is and as described. Payment only by PAYPAL ONLY WITHIN THREE DAYS. SENT BY REGISTERED FIRST CLASS PRIORITY AIRMAIL WITH SIGNATURE FOR SAFETY, INSURANCE FOR LOSS, & NEW PACKING MATERIALS,(THE PRICE FOR SHIPPING IS THE ACTUAL COST)NO HANDLING FEE, CAREFULLY WRAPPED... PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING....SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY PLEASE ...ENJOY! Place a Bid!