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SALE China Head Doll 13" Cabinet Size Period Costume

$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 ...
SALE China Doll Head c1860s Gorgeous Unusual Eyes 6" Head

$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 ...
SALE Civil War Era China Head Lady Doll 21" Tall Beautifully Dressed

$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 ...
SALE Antique China Doll Head Blonde Turned Head Germany

$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 ...
SALE Early China c1840 Elegant Braided Bun Pink Tint 8-1/2" Stunning

$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 ...
SALE Unusual China Head Lady Doll Beautiful Head Period Costume

$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 ...
SALE Pre-Civil War China Doll Head Medium Size

$125 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Pre-Civil War China Doll Head Medium Size

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa early 1860s 4-1/2" china shoulder head with center parted hairstyle with two large raised curls on either wide of her wide forehead and rows of curls encircling the head. Made by the A. W. Fr. Kister Porcelain Factory, the modeling is especially fine with that "first out of the mold" crispness in the features that collectors seek out. Facial painting includes large shaded blue eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, accented nostrils, lips with low upper lip peaks and a wide horizontal ...
SALE Wigged China Biedermeier Original Fancy Wig Period Costume

$1,199 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Wigged China Biedermeier Original Fancy Wig Period Costume

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa 1850s china head doll with bald head and painted black pate, 17" tall. She has all the attributes of detailing by the Alt, Beck & Gottschalck Porcelain Factory. 5" bald china shoulder head with original mohair wig in long multiple-plaited braids. She has small well-defined ears, single stroke eyebrows, blue painted irises with tiny raised white highlights, and a darker red lip accent line that dips in the center. She has black lash lines, red lid lines, and accented nostrils and eye ...
SOLD c1860 China Head Doll Handmade Costume All Antique

SOLDSOLD c1860 China Head Doll Handmade Costume All Antique

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ Lovely little 12" china head doll with Civil War era head by the Conte & Boehme Porcelain Factory. The doll is completely antique with the exception of her little leather slippers which were hand stitched at a later time but suit her perfectly. The head is a superior example of the C&B heads of the era, with pale tinting which you can really only detect at the edges of the shoulder plate unless you place her next to a white china, then it shows a bit. Her facial features ...
SOLD China Head Doll "Curly Top" Cafe Au Lait Hair

SOLDSOLD China Head Doll "Curly Top" Cafe Au Lait Hair

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ Lustrous highest quality china head lady, 17-1/2" tall, circa 1860-1870, known as "Curly Top" with cafe au lait hair color, molded in soft curls over the top of her head and falling down onto her forehead. Beautiful facial painting with black lash lines, red lid lines, accented eye corners and nostrils, slightly smiling mouth with darker separating line, shaded and highlighted blue eyes. Her vintage cloth body is beautiful and clean and made exactly like the originals. It ...
SOLD Early Greiner Hairstyle China Head Doll Brown Eyes c1850 Cabinet Size

SOLDSOLD Early Greiner Hairstyle China Head Doll Brown Eyes c1850 Cabinet Size

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ Fabulous early china head with pale pink tint, sought after harder to find BROWN eyes, exposed ears with the wavy hairstyle known to collectors as the "Greiner hairstyle" which is reminiscent of the early papier mache heads, Circa 1850, 10" tall. Painted facial features include shaded brown eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, red accented eye corners and nostrils, and slightly smiling mouth with darker separating line. Cheeks are evenly blushed and there is a hint of a ...
SOLD Large Antique China Head Doll 26" Blonde Exposed Ears

SOLDSOLD Large Antique China Head Doll 26" Blonde Exposed Ears

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Lovely and unusually large, blonde china head doll, circa 1880s. Doll is 26" tall with blonde, exposed ear, shoulder head measuring 7" from base of plate to top of head. The head represents a child with shorter neck and fatter cheeks, and a child's hairstyle. Head is representative of the Alt, Beck & Gottschalck Porcelain Factory. The modeling and sharpness are gorgeous, as is the facial painting. Key elements include deep blue shaded eyes with 3/4 outlines and iris highlights. Black lash lines, ...
SOLD Early Pink Tint China Lady Doll 19" Great Early Costume

SOLDSOLD Early Pink Tint China Lady Doll 19" Great Early Costume

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ c1860s Pink Tint china lady doll, 19" tall, in wonderful early cotton costume with layers of undergarments and leather boots. She is from my personal collection. Gorgeous pink tint shoulder head with pressed in the mold extremely deep shoulder plate showing the thick paste porcelain. Her face is so different from many china heads of this era, with HUGE blue eyes with molded lids and exaggerated eye orbits, crisp nose and mouth modeling and beautifully painted. She has no ...
SOLD Civil War Era China Head Lady Doll 32" Tall Beautifully Dressed

SOLDSOLD Civil War Era China Head Lady Doll 32" Tall Beautifully Dressed

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ Circa 1860s, china head lady doll, in a huge 31" tall size. This doll has been in my personal collection for decades and I am letting her go as I don't have a place to display her. I purchased this doll from a private estate many years ago. The previous owner had the doll professionally dressed to represent Mary Todd Lincoln. The famous doll outfitted, Helen Siebold Walter, who owned Just Folks Doll House in Staunton VA made the costume and the layers of gorgeous ...
SOLD CHOICE China Head Lady Doll Dressel & Kister Choice Model

SOLDSOLD CHOICE China Head Lady Doll Dressel & Kister Choice Model

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Fabulous antique Dressel & Kister china head lady doll with elegantly styled hair with long ringlets touching her shoulders. INCREDIBLE SALE PRICE ~ Book value is $1500 and up! China shoulder head, pink tinted, with four sew holes. Head is deeply molded with sharp profile, molded lids, molded brows, temple and jawline depressions, deep comb marks in hair, and formed bosom with defined musculature in both back and front. Beautifully painted facial features with shaded blue eyes, black pupils, red ...
SOLD China Head Lady Doll c1860s Stunning Head & Costume

SOLDSOLD China Head Lady Doll c1860s Stunning Head & Costume

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ Circa 1860's China head lady doll with an absolutely gorgeous head very deep shoulders, black hair and blue eyes, 24" tall. This doll has a very different face and profile from other c1860 similar molds. Her face is wide with a square jaw and extremely high forehead with center parted hair and a curl on either side of the forehead. Her modeling is sharp and deep with molded upper and lower eyelids, temple modeling, and deeply recessed mouth and nostrils. Facial painting is ...
SOLD China Head Doll Open Mouth with Teeth Turned Head Green Boots

SOLDSOLD China Head Doll Open Mouth with Teeth Turned Head Green Boots

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Scarce to find, 17" circa 1890s china head doll with open mouth and teeth, by Hertwig. Doll has the lowbrow hairstyle of the 1890s, shaded blue eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, black brows. The ears are partially exposed, and the head is turned to the right on the shoulder plate with four sew holes. The doll is on its original cloth body with china lower limbs. The arms and hands are very well formed, with individually molded fingers. The china lower legs have pale green boots with tan ...
SOLD China Head Doll Currier & Ives Beautiful Head Large Size

SOLDSOLD China Head Doll Currier & Ives Beautiful Head Large Size

Dolls:Antique:China Head
China head lady doll known as "Currier and Ives" due to the similarity of hairstyle found in the old prints by that name. Doll is 22" tall with an incised "7" on the back of the shoulder plate. The head is large and heavy and this particular mold is not often found in this large a size. Her long black hair falls in strands to her shoulders and she has curly bangs, and painted features. Her old cloth body has a printed corset stitched to the front of the body (some wear to the corset fabric only ...
 
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