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$695 USD SaleSALE Early Kestner Closed Mouth Doll Shoulder Head & Original Wig
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
Gorgeous pale early bisque shoulder head made by the Kestner Porcelain Factory, Thuringia, Germany. Head is incised with a number "6" at the back pate cut and inside the plate are artists marks "XVI" as shown in our close-ups. The shoulder head measures 4-1/4" from base of plate to top of pate cut in front, 3-3/4" across the shoulders (measured on the inside) and 2-1/4" front to back at widest center point. The head would make a doll between 14" and 16" tall when mounted on the appropriate body. ...
$1,695 USD SaleSALE Parian Bonnet Head Doll Black Hair Decorated Bodice
Dolls:Antique:Parian Type, Un-tinted Bisque
Unusual bonnet head parian doll, 16" tall, circa 1860s, with desirable black hair with a light glaze and a yellow and blue patterned head piece or bonnet. Manufactured by the Alt, Beck & Gottschalck,Porcelain Factory, Nauendorf/Thuringia, Germany. Shoulder plate has a deeply modeled blouse with rows of shirring and raised sleeve heads, and a raised beaded necklace with cross pendant with gold painted detailing. The facial features show early out of the mold sharpness and display superior ...
$599 USD SaleSALE Kestner #167 Child Original Kestner Body Perfect Head
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
Sweet Kestner in a favorite #167 mold on original composition and wood jointed body with red Kestner stamp and in the original finish, 19" tall, circa 1895. Head retains the original plaster pate and eyes are in the original sleep setting. Perfect bisque head with no chips, cracks, or repairs. The plaster pate had never been removed when I purchased the doll. In noting that there may be an issue with her two center teeth being crooked, I removed the pate to inspect and discovered that the two ...
$149 USD SaleSALE Untinted German Bisque Doll Ornament 3 Inches Tall
Dolls:Antique:Parian Type, Un-tinted Bisque
Tiny German bisque, so-called Parian, doll with cloth body and dressed in layers of lacy clothing. The little blonde molded hair doll has painted features and excellent modeling and artistry for such a tiny one. This little dolly ornament has been in my personal collection for about 35 years. I originally purchased it from a beloved antique doll dealer in Prescott Arizona. The shop was "Harten's Red Door Antiques". Helen's shop was like a dream come true to any doll lover with room upon room ...
$59 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Two Tiny Frozen Charlies on Metal Beds
Dolls:Antique:Frozen Charlotte Charlie
Two tiny Frozen Charlie dolls, each measuring 1" long, resting on metal beds measuring 1-1/2" long. The previous owner has stuck the Charlies to the beds with pieces of Band-aids. So cute and such an appropriate method of securing the dolls, especially when they appear to be hospital beds. Original price stickers for the beds only, remain on the underside of the beds. I'm sure they will feel better soon, as neither has any chips, cracks, or repairs.
$69 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Tiny Frozen Charlotte Molded Dress in Original Box
Dolls:Antique:Frozen Charlotte Charlie
Adorable little Frozen Charlotte with a molded dress measures 1-1/2" tall. She is in her original box which measures 2" long and 1" wide and is lined with a little pink wool blanket. No damage to the doll. Box has some splits at ends as shown.
$899 USD Offers ConsideredSALE "Baby Stuart" German Bisque Molded Bonnet Intaglio Eyes
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
CHOICE Circa 1915 molded bonnet baby known as "Baby Stuart" with socket head, closed mouth, and intaglio eyes, 9-1/2" tall. Gebruder Heubach sunburst mark reads "7977 // Germany" with green mark "81". Molded bonnet is beautifully painted with pink roses and rambling vines and leaves. Upturned edges of bonnet with holes for threading ribbon through to tie under the chin as shown. In this case, the ribbon is antique pink silk satin. The modeling is very sharp on this head with first out of the ...
$99 USD SaleSALE Hertwig Bonnet Head Doll German Bisque Original Body
Dolls:Antique:Parian Type, Un-tinted Bisque
Beautiful example of a cabinet sized German bisque bonnet head doll by the Hertwig Porcelain Factory, on it's original brown cloth body with bisque lower limbs. Doll measures 8" tall including her molded bonnet. Shoulder head has a decorated shoulder plate with molded blouse with dark peach molded and painted ribbon tie at the collar and matching ribbon on top of her fancy molded green bonnet with inner ruffles. Doll has long molded blond hair and painted features. The modeling and artistry of ...
$645 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Alice Hairstyle Un-Tinted Bisque Doll c1860s Cabinet Size
Dolls:Antique:Parian Type, Un-tinted Bisque
German Parian "Alice in Wonderland" Exposed Ears Black Band: A favorite, so-called, "Alice in Wonderland" German bisque doll, 10-1/2" tall, with sculpted blonde hair pulled back away from the face, exposing the beautifully modeled ears, and held with a molded and painted black hair band. German bisque shoulder head with first out of the mold sharpness including defined eyelids, philtrum, and mouth recesses. Her ears are delicate and have great molded details, and her breast plate and shoulders ...
$439 USD SaleSALE Kestner Parian Head Huge 8-1/2" High c1860 Gorgeous
Dolls:Antique:Parian Type, Un-tinted Bisque
Stunning and large, parian doll head made by the Kestner & Co factory Ohrdruf, Germany, circa 1860s. Beautiful and deeply modeled with that "first out of the mold" crispness. She has dark blonde brows, accented nostrils, eye corner, and lips, shaded blue eyes with left of the iris highlights, black lash lines, and red lid lines. Her nostril accents are partial ovals, as are the eye corner accents. Her mouth has a darker red separating line and a thin white space as well. Her hair is very deeply ...
$179 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Frozen Charlotte Pretty Face Long Bangs Beautifully Modeled
Dolls:Antique:Frozen Charlotte Charlie
Adorable Frozen Charlotte with an unusually pretty face. She is 5-1/2" tall, heavy, and is beautifully modeled. She has deep blue eyes, beautifully painted mouth with white separation between the lis. Her curly hair is beautifully modeled with deep comb marks and she has long, curly bangs. The is in excellent condition with a tiny flake on the outside edge of the side of her right foot. She has a number sticker on her back. We'll be happy to remove it along with the tape residue if you ask us to ...
$349 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Bye-Lo Baby Doll German Bisque Frog Body Original Costume
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
Darling Bye-Lo baby with 10" head circumference amongst the smallest of this type and dressed in her original costume, circa 1924. Lovely bisque flange head with incised markings on the neck: "Copr by // Grace S Putnam // MADE IN GERMANY // 32721/? " Markings are tiny and difficult to read. We believe it is from the Kestner Porcelain Factory. The facial painting is superb with faint blonde brows, outlined eye cuts with individually painted upper and lower lashes, even red nostril dots, and mouth ...
$499 USD SaleSALE Belton-Type German Bisque Closed Mouth Glass Eyes
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
Solid domed bisque head doll known as "Belton type" for it's closed dome head with three holes in the top. Beautiful face and gorgeous bisque with brown glass sleep eyes, closed mouth with a white space left between the lips, with rare flat-cut neck socket. Original dark blonde mohair wig with stitched center part, in a beautiful fancy style. Original five piece paper mache body with painted stockings and two-strap black shoes. Marks: 77 6/0. Condition: Excellent; no chips, cracks or repairs to ...
$459 USD SaleSALE Scarce German Character Baby Doll "Baby Bobby"
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
German Character Baby Doll made by Armand Marseille for George Borgfeldt, New York. This is one of the more scarce molds, seldom seen by collectors and known by baby doll collectors as "Baby Bobby". Marks: "Germany // G 328 B // A 5 1/2 M // DRGM 267/1". Measurements: 16-1/2" long, head circumference 11-1/2". Book value page 238 of "200 Years of Dolls" is $700. This mold is too scarce for listings in Doll Values or Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls. The domed bisque socket head is creamy and smooth ...
$379 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Bye-Lo Baby Doll German Bisque Signed Frog Body
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
German bisque Bye-Lo bay doll with a most beautiful head which has that "first out of the mold" sharpness and beautiful creamy feel that choosy collectors seek out. The blue glass sleep eyes are even and work beautifully. The facial painting is soft and lovely and includes upper and lower individually painted lashes, accented nostrils, and beautifully painted lips, with soft cheek blush and pale soft brows. The molded hair is painted a soft brown and the rolls of fat around the baby's neck are ...
$199 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Heubach Smiling Character Doll O/C Mouth 7" Baby
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
Solid dome bisque socket head, blue intaglio eyes, laughing open/closed mouth, painted hair, composition baby body. This doll has a book value of $650-$750. Body has been repainted and there is a very fine red inherent firing line on the neck which occurred during the firing process and is not subsequent damage. This is not a hairline or crack, it is an inherent red line on the surface which happened during firing. Smiling baby wears his antique white embroidered baby dress which is hand made ...
$269 USD Offers ConsideredSALE German Bisque Toddler K&K Doll Company Gorgeous Head
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
German bisque shoulder head toddler, circa 1921, on cloth body with composition arms and "kid" legs, 18-1/2" tall. Gorgeous quality of modeling and facial painting on this open mouth head with four upper teeth and tongue, big brown blown glass sleep eyes with long hair lashes in their original set. She has wispy painted brown brows with individual brow hairs carefully painted, painted lower lashes (original hair upper lashes) accented nostrils, eye corners, and lips. The lips are especially ...
$329 USD SaleSALE China Head Doll 13" Cabinet Size Period Costume
Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa 1860 china head High Brow hairstyle china by the A. W. Fr. Kister Porcelain Factory. Seven vertical curls across the back of the head, with wider curls at the sides. Center parted hairstyle with high forehead. Painted features include single stoke brows, shaded blue/gray eyes with black lash lines. Lips with low upper peaks and a slightly rounded lower lip. The shoulder plate is deeply sloping and has six sew-holes. Original cloth body is stitch jointed and has gorgeous long china legs ...
$289 USD Offers ConsideredSALE China Doll Head c1860s Gorgeous Unusual Eyes 6" Head
Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa 1860's china doll shoulder head, 6" from base of shoulder plate to top of head. This head has an unusual face with absolutely striking eyes. The eyes are very deep blue with extensive shading and outlines, black pupils, and white raised highlights on the right sides of the pupils. She has black lash lines and red lid lines, accented nostrils, lips, and eye corners. The lips have the separating line with center "v" and upturned corners. Hair is sharply modeled with deep comb lines, center ...
$899 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Pouty Character Baby Doll Gebruder Heubach 81/2" Cabinet Size
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
ADORABLE .. German bisque socket head by Gebruder Heubach, circa 1912, marked "7246 Germany Heubach (sunburst) DEP" with very pouty face. Blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, short feathered brows, closed mouth with darling pouty expression, original dark blonde mohair wig, composition bent limb baby body with original finish. Dressed in likely original, antique costume, consisting of many beautiful hand-stitched layers as shown in our photos. Adorable very pouty character in what appears to ...
$695 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Civil War Era China Head Lady Doll 21" Tall Beautifully Dressed
Dolls:Antique:China Head
Lovely c1860s china head lady doll with high brow hair style in period costume that is likely her original. The head measures 5-1/2" from base of plate to top of head. She has the flat top or high brow hairstyle typical of the era. Her modeling is sharp and she has a very deeply sloping shoulder plate. Her facial painting includes shaded blue eyes with white highlights, single-stroke eyebrows, a smiling mouth with an unpainted space between the lips, red nostril and eye corner accents. Her ...
$139 USD Offers ConsideredSALE German Bisque Doll Head and Sleep Eyes Heubach
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
Doll head with glass sleep eyes removed. Head marked "Heubach - Koppelsdorf // 300 - 9/0 // Germany". Head has a 8" head circumference and measures 3-7/8" from top of head cut to neck edge in front. I have attempted to measure the neck socket area to see what size body socket would fit the head. This is a very difficult measurement to orchestrate because it is hard to get the tape measure to stay in place while measuring a small curved neck socket. The hole in the neck opening measures 3/4" ...
$129 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Antique China Doll Head Blonde Turned Head Germany
Dolls:Antique:China Head
c1890 blonde hair china doll head marked "Germany" on the back plate. The head stands 5-1/2" tall from base of shoulder plate to top of head, 3-3/4" across the shoulders, and 2-1/2" front to back. Modeling is very sharp and detailed with partially exposed ears. The facial painting includes shaded blue eyes with black lash lines, red lid lines, and blonde brows. Her nostrils and lips are accented and her cheeks are blushed. This doll has been in my personal collection since 1978 when I purchased ...
$1,499 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Early China c1840 Elegant Braided Bun Pink Tint 8-1/2" Stunning
Dolls:Antique:China Head
Very fine c1840 pink tinted china head lady with elegant braided bun and CHOICE facial detailing on original factory cloth body with blue stamp and china limbs. Dressed in period costume that appears to be child-made. **Note: All photos are significantly magnified. The tiny, 2-1/4" shoulder head is a choice example beginning with the rare and desirable hairstyle which is highly detailed and crisply modeled. The detail of the bun in back is exceptionally fine. There are some rubs as shown in the ...
$1,099 USD SaleSALE Unusual China Head Lady Doll Beautiful Head Period Costume
Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa 1850-1860s china head lady doll, 24" tall with deeply molded eye-lids, unusually wide forehead, seldom seen face. China shoulder head with black sculpted hair in center-parted style, small curls at each side of forehead and arranged short finger curls overall the head, blue upward-glancing eyes in deeply set eye sockets, red lid lines and black lash lines, single stroke brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with very full lips. Commercial muslin stitch-jointed body with ...
$259 USD Offers ConsideredSALE German Bisque Doll Original French Fisherfolk Costume
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
German bisque head doll dressed in original French regional costume as Boulogne fisherfolk. Doll has molded brunette hair, painted blue eyes, closed mouth, cloth body with pottery or terracotta lower limbs. Costume of cottons and wools, with tightly fitting headdress with earrings attached to it. Holes through hands to hold original basket with shells. She is jointed only at the shoulders and holds a terracotta basket with shells. She has a large padded bosom. Condition: Excellent with no chips, ...
$995 USD SaleSALE c1840s Bavarian Creche Woman Beautifully Detailed All Original
Dolls:Antique:Creche
Sculpted shoulder head of adult woman with finely rendered facial features and expression, brown sculpted hair with woven braid coronet, painted downcast brown eyes, closed mouth with solemn expression, elegantly shaped face, firmly stuffed cloth body and upper arms, painted metal hands, carved wooden legs. Condition: Excellent with little to no wear to the creche figure itself; silk apron frail. Germany, mid-19th century with very beautiful expression, finely sculpted coiffure, posable arms, ...
$149 USD Offers ConsideredSALE "Hanna" circa 1920 German BROWN Bisque 9" Character Doll
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
Brown bisque character doll "Hanna" by Schoneau and Hoffmeister, circa 1920s, 9" tall. Polynesian character with beautiful brown bisque complexion, brown blown glass sleep eyes in original set, painted upper and lower lashes, accented nostrils and lips, open mouth with two upper teeth. Original brown composition toddler body jointed at shoulders and hips. Wears original grass two-tier skirt. Condition: Excellent, no chips, cracks, or repairs to beautiful fine bisque head. Needs wig. Body with ...
$849 USD SaleSALE Parian Lady Doll c1865 Pierced Ears Decorated Long Hair & Jewelry
Dolls:Antique:Parian Type, Un-tinted Bisque
Parian lady doll from the Legoland Museum in Billund Denmark, with elaborate hairstyle, pierced ears, and molded jewelry. Alt, Beck & Gottschalck Porcelain Factory lady doll, 18" tall, circa 1865, with long blonde molded hair in an upswept center-parted style with well-defined comb marks. The hair is held in place with a molded comb trimmed with beads. The back view of the shoulder head shows the elaborate arrangement of hair with molded hair bow and long curls cascading down the neck. The hair ...
$95 USD Offers ConsideredSALE German Bisque Recknagel #1914 Factory Wig 10-1/2 Inches
Dolls:Antique:German Bisque
German bisque dolly face child, 10-1/2" tall, with original factory wig, pants, and socks. Head is marked "1914 // DEP // R 8/0 A" made by the Theodore Recknagel Porcelain Factory. Bisque head has no chips, cracks or repairs, has sleep eyes in original set, and inset teeth in open mouth. Though the head is a swivel neck and is mounted properly, it has been glued to the socket. This can be removed and then the head will again swivel properly. The crude factory body is unfinished except for the ...
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Tel: 8am - 6pm MST M-Fri #208-362-5861 Sat-Sun By Chance Please do not call after 6:00 pm Mountain Time
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