September 2017 (A146) - Auction: 20.9.2017, 16:00
–Auction completed
579. Bing-Puppe
Deutschland, um 1920, Imitation der Käthe Kruse Puppe I. Drehkopf aus Stoff, bemalt. Braune Augen, rosa Wangen und roter Mund. Rotblonder Haarboden. Stoffkörper. Bekleidet. H 37 cm.
- Bespielt. Risse und Farbabplatzer (Kopf). Kleine Schad- und Reparaturstellen (Körper).
Der grosse Erfolg, der Käthe Kruse mit ihren neuartigen Puppen beschieden war, rief bald Nachahmer auf den Plan. Eindeutig zu weit ging die Firma Bing, welche die Puppe nicht nur plagiierte sondern auch "Imitation der Käthe Kruse-Puppe" nannte. Um der Herstellung Einhalt zu gebieten, leitete Käthe Kruse ein Gerichtsverfahren ein. Sie gewann 1925 den Prozess in Dritter Instanz vor dem Reichsgericht in Leipzig. Es war ein Grundsatzprozess, der einem Spielzeug zum ersten Mal künstlerischen Urheberschutz zubilligte. (Lit.: Lydia Richter, Käthe Kruse-Puppen, München, 1983, S. 110).
Estimate: CHF 150 - 250EUR 140 – 230
Hammer Price: CHF 150
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