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G e r m a n D o l l s
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Simon
Halbig 1428 $1200. |
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| A lively Simon Halbig 1428 character with plenty of personality packed into just 12" of baby. His bright blue glass sleep eyes, lightly wisped lashes and brows, and open closed mouth are all arranged to form the most joyful grimace ever seen. He has his original, sandy blond mohair wig, a chunky, five-piece baby body (one thumb tip rubbed), and pure, pale bisque. The crisp, white gown is vintage, and the knit bonnet antique. From the Harriet Early collection. |
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German
Bisque Mechanical 10 3/4" overall |
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A Flower in Motion $995. |
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A German bisque head doll for the French trade that is on the move, with blue glass eyes, open mouth with teeth, pale but rough bisque, and copper red mohair wig. When her key is wound, she glides across the floor as her arms move about halfway up and down. She is original from head to wheels in her crisp, pink organdy dress and matching straw and organdy bonnet. |
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Kestner
260 Child ON LAYAWAY |
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| A cheerful Kestner 260 character child of only 12", with brown glass sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, luminous bisque with great molding and a replaced blond mohair wig. A perfect antique bisque head on a newer, fully jointed composition child body with realistic shading at the joints. Her vintage, white cotton dress, complemented by her flower-laden straw bonnet put her in the mood for spring. Lots of presence and charm wrapped up in this popular mold, at a great price. |
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Factory
Original, Simon Halbig K*R $850 |
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| Fresh from the Simon Halbig factory, in collaboration with Kammer and Reinhardt, comes this little jewel of a German doll (12"), with blue sleep eyes and real hair lashes all intact, demure open mouth with teeth, super full, sandy blond mohair wig, and pristine fully jointed teenage body with "high and knees" and short thighs. Her crisp, original cotton dress and undergarments are made all the more special with her original silk stockings and shoes. A keeper! |
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A.M.
241 Googly $3250. |
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| If you could hold happiness in your hands, this would be one way to achieve it! Armand Marseille created one of the most endearing, cheerful and sweet faces in the doll universe with the 241 and 240 googly molds (241 being the wigged version and 240 the molded hair version). This little imp is 9 1/2" tall, has blue glass, side-glancing sleep eyes (looks like wax on eyelids is redone), watermelon smile, auburn human hair wig in bobbed style, and pale, perfect bisque. Her five-piece composition toddler body is similar to the starfish hand body and has molded brown painted shoes with cream molded and painted socks. She wears a vintage knitted shift and cap and is ready to make you smile! |
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Sweet
German Fashion $750. |
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| Probably a Kestner or Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, this young lady stands 16" tall and sports the silhouette of her French fashion inspiration. She has a stationery neck with gray-blue glass eyes, a demure closed mouth, original blond mohair wig, bisque hands and a shapely, German gussetted leather body. Her three-piece ensemble of silk and lace with matching chapeau is not antique, but made in the last quarter century with an eye on appropriate style for her day. |
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All
Original Belton 10" |
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Bru look $1150. |
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| From my personal collection, a sweet little bird I purchased in England in my early years of collecting. She is ready to fly the coup and show off her grey blue glass eyes, finely painted brows, lashes and accented lips, wispy, blond mohair wig and beautiful ivory bisque with gentle shading. With a Circle Dot Bru look that was produced by firms like Kuhnlenz and Bahr & Proschild, She has a five piece body with molded black boots, tassels and stockings that are high in detail, and she is all original from top to toe! |
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Bye-Lo
Baby 8 1/4" Head Circumference $495 |
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| One of the smallest Bye-Lo sizes offered in 1924 by Grace Putnam, this tiny treasure measures only 9 1/2" long with a head circumference of 8 1/4". She has baby blue sleep eyes and soft, even bisque, with a cloth body bearing the faintest remnants of the original purple stamp on the tummy. Her celluloid hands are in perfect condition and she wears her original, cotton slip and gown with matching trim. The blue knit booties may even be original, as I see these same booties on many Bye-Lo's. The cotton bonnet with silk ribbon is antique, but not original. |
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more German Dolls go to page 2
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