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Kammer
and Reinhardt 116 Tot $1950. |
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A cuddly character by K*R, rarer than the wigged 116A, the molded hair 116 (15 1/2") with brilliant blue sleep eyes, open/closed mouth that is trying to talk, beautiful pale bisque, and super molded features including chubby cheeks and life-like ears. The lower right eye rim has a professional, invisible eye chip repair. His straight leg, five-piece toddler body has a voice box in the back that is not operating, and he looks just as adorable standing as sitting in his superb, four-piece, linen antique sailor outfit. |
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Bonnet Head 9 1/2" |
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In Her Walking Suit $395. |
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A little bit of whimsy comes to your collection with this unusual bonnet head with pink molded beret and lots of blond curls surrounding the face. She has a cloth body with bisque lower arms and legs, and brown molded boots. She comes smartly dressed for a walk in the park to the merry-go-round in her expertly made, lavender and pink silk suit. Not to mention her petite parasol! |
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Early Kestner Sweetheart 10 1/2" |
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Superb Early Body $1695. |
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If there is one word to describe the quality of Kestner's dolls, it is "dependable". Consistency of excellence was key and often, J.D. Kestner went above and beyond his usual high standard in dolls of every budget. Such is the case with the quality of the body on this early child doll of the 1880's. It possesses the high definition detail of the French Schmitt body, with lifelike muscle tone and fluid jointing. The derrier is even flattened underneath for that Schmitt trademark feature that enabled secure and balanced seating of the doll. Her other Kestner features include brown sleep eyes, open mouth with square cut teeth, pale bisque and pronounced molding, original plaster pate that has never been removed, and a precious antique wig of honey brown human hair curls. Clothing, shoes and socks are also all antique, with the bonnet being of newer construction. |
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Heinrick Handwerck 79 19" |
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All Original $950. |
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Wearing her original nun's habit of the Dominican sisters, a sweet Handwerck 79 peeks out from her crisp veil and head cover. She has big brown sleep eyes, and open mouth with teeth, lovely bisque, a marked "Heinrick Handwerck Germany" body and her original human hair wig in tight ringlets. Her all original, multi-layered robes are of a starched linen and hanging from her waist strap is what appears to be her original rosary. She has some wear to the body at the neck socket, but is otherwise near mint and very well-behaved, as well. |
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Kestner
143 Cutie in Red $850. |
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| A companion to the little 143 on page one, this too is an 11" character that was so popular in 1890 and probably more popular with collectors now, who can find themselves acquiring dozens of this one mold! She has brown glass sleep eyes, her original plaster pate and brunette mohair wig, a fully jointed Kestner composition body with straight wrists, and she is marked "Made in Germany 143" on the back of her head. Clothing is a combo of old and new. |
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Kestner
Bru (Hairline on Neck) ON LAYAWAY |
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| The call to simulate the Circle Dot Bru are evident in Kestner's production of the Kestner Bru, with chubby molding of the cheeks, open-closed mouth with molded teeth, the highly defined brow and eye area and extremely pale bisque. Her grey blue sleep eyes play well with her antique auburn human hair wig. At 16" tall, she has a socket head (super faint hairline on lower front neck) on bisque shoulderplate and gusseted leather body with one tiny patch and one broken thumb. Clothing, bonnet, and undergarments are all antique. |
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