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G e r m a n D o l l s
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Simon Halbig 1039 in Original "Au Nain Bleu"
Presentation Box $4250. |
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Probably having been carefully tucked away through the ages, this Simon Halbig 1039 child, in it's original presentation box from the Au Nain Blue store in Paris, is genuine and in amazing condition. Just the doll is an outstanding example, measuring 13" tall, with side glancing blue glass eyes, original eyelashes, pale bisque, never-removed blond human hair wig, and never-removed, crisp cotton and lace dress bearing the store label. She has a fully jointed composition body and is secured into her turquoise box with gold lettering on the lid that reads, "Trousseau BEBE". Surrounding her are her original accessories that include a matching cape, a hat, a decorated fan, a parasol, a watch and a strand of beads. Germany and France making something wonderful together! |
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A.M. 241 Googly 10" |
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Cuter than Cute! $3450. |
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With a face to forget your troubles by, Armand Marseilles' lovable 241 googly never ceases to endear. This plump little girl has brown glass, side glancing sleep eyes, a closed mouth in a content smile, and her original, honey blond bobbed wig of human hair. Underneath her antique clothing is a robust, five-piece composition toddler body. Her side-button, white semi-sandles are of newer leather. Not even worth mentioning is a pin-point flea bite in the bisque at the rim of her right eye that needs magnification to be found. |
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Little Sweetheart for the French Market 7" (doll) |
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Original Presentation $895. |
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Exactly as she came from a the Paris store "Au Nain Jeune", as shown on the label still affixed to her back, this sweet little doll rests, tied to her quilted silk layette. She is removable for playtime, but she looks way too comfortable reclining on her original "basket" bed. She had brown sleep eyes, an open mouth with teeth, pale bisque, blond mohair wig, and a five-piece composition body with molded shoes. Her factory presentation includes a cotton gown and bonnet, both adorned with plenty of silk ribbon woven through the lace inserts. |
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Early Unmarked 143 Kestner in Hounds Tooth $895. |
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| So popular, yesterday and today, the Kestner 143 character mold is collected in multiples and in all sizes. In the early years of production, when Kestner began their line of characters, this mold was unmarked and was mostly marketed dressed as an infant in long, white gowns and baby bonnets, but with its child body. This was before the birth of the baby body. This example (11") is one of the early ones, only marked "Made in Germany" having no mold number, but undoubtedly the predecessor of the 143. She has brown glass sleep eyes, original plaster pate and blond mohair wig, and a fully jointed Kestner body with straight wrists (some wear to right front of torso). Her hounds tooth coat and cotton whites are not antique but oh, so cute. She looks great standing next to her companion 143 located on page two! |
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more German Dolls go to page 2
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