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SALE CHOICE Greiner Hairstyle China Head Doll c1850 BROWN Eyes

$1,199 USD SaleSALE CHOICE Greiner Hairstyle China Head Doll c1850 BROWN Eyes

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Choice, highest quality pink tinted china head lady doll in a diminutive 10" cabinet size by the Kloster Veilsdorf Porcelain Factory. Some dolls just speak to you when you first see them and this one certainly spoke to me. 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 style" which is reminiscent of the early papier mache heads by Greiner. Painted facial features include shaded brown ...
SALE c1860 China Head Lady Doll Period Costume

$345 USD SaleSALE c1860 China Head Lady Doll Period Costume

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Lovely larger AW Fr. Kister Porcelain Factory china head lady doll, 22" tall, circa 1860s. Lovely large china shoulder head doll with Civil War era hairstyle with center part and clusters of curls. Facial features are beautifully molded with defined eyelids, nose, nostrils, philtrum and mouth. Painted features include shaded blue eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, accented nostrils, eye corners, and lips in a slight smile. Lips have a white separation between them. Original cloth body has a ...
SALE China Head Lady Doll c1860s Civil War Era Pink Tint 26" Tall

$765 USD SaleSALE China Head Lady Doll c1860s Civil War Era Pink Tint 26" Tall

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa 860's China head with pink tint and very deep shoulders, black hair and blue eyes. 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 high curls all around the head. Her modeling is sharp and deep with molded upper and lower eyelids, temple modeling, and deeply recessed mouth and nostrils. Facial painting is exceptional with finely rouged cheeks, parted lips, circular ...
SALE Civil War Era China c1860 High Brow Head Only 4-1/4"

$145 USD SaleSALE Civil War Era China c1860 High Brow Head Only 4-1/4"

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa early 1860s 4-1/4" china shoulder head with center parted hairstyle with wide forehead and rows of curls encircling the head. Made by the A. W. Fr. Kister Porcelain Factory, the facial painting includes shaded blue eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, lips with low upper lip peaks and a wide horizontal separating line with upturned corners; the lower lip is a horizontal, oval-shape. Her cheeks are finely blushed. Her shoulder plate is deep and sloping and has arm indications and bust ...
SALE China Head Doll 26 Inches Turned Head Original Body & Costume

$499 USD SaleSALE China Head Doll 26 Inches Turned Head Original Body & Costume

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa 1890s china lowbrow hairstyle china head doll with dramatically turned head, and unusually large 26" size. China shoulderhead alone is 6-3/4" tall and 5-1/2" across the shoulders. The facial painting is beautifully done with high color and not the washed out look of the later dolls. The shaded blue eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, accented nostrils and mouth, all reveal the earliest production of this head. There are no chips, cracks, or repairs, and no wear to the facial painting. ...
SALE Beidermeier China Head Doll CHOICE Original Fancy Wig

$849 USD SaleSALE Beidermeier China Head Doll CHOICE Original Fancy Wig

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Final Offering Sale Price ~ Finest porcelain shoulder head doll, 14-1/2" tall, circa 1850, with exceptional decoration including black lash lines, red lid lines, shaded blue eyes with white highlights, accented nostrils and eye corners, separated lips in slight smile, painted black pate on her solid dome head. Original blonde fancy human hair wig. Known to collectors as Beidermeier aka Biedermeier. Her silk skirt and fine lawn blouse are stitched on, so we have not fully inspected the cloth body ...
SALE China Head Lady Doll Rare Hairstyle Large Size Gorgeous Period Costume

$3,249 USD Offers ConsideredSALE China Head Lady Doll Rare Hairstyle Large Size Gorgeous Period Costume

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Final Offering Sale Price ~ Rare Conte & Boehme china head lady doll, 26” tall, displays regal presence, early model circa 1860s. Very fine hand-pressed in mold, china shoulder head of adult lady with slender face, elongated throat, black sculpted hair waved away from face in loose curls captured at the nape and held by woven coronet braids. She has the dramatically deeply sculpted eye sockets known to be a trademark of the Conte & Boehme Porcelain Factory. The shoulder plate is very deep with ...
SALE Gorgeous Conte & Boehme China Head Lady Doll Pierced Ears

$2,495 USD SaleSALE Gorgeous Conte & Boehme China Head Lady Doll Pierced Ears

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Most gorgeous and refined china head lady doll, 21" tall circa 1870. Rare features include the hairstyle with curls on the forehead and high rows of horizontal rolls of hair piled on the pack of the head, with a molded hair band on top and many brush strokes at the sides of her face. Her fully exposed ears are pierced and retain her original deep blue drop earrings. Her facial features include single-stroke eyebrows, upper molded eyelids with thin lash lines, red lid lines, blue painted irises ...
SALE China Head Doll Head Only Extremely Rare Hairstyle Large

$1,750 USD SaleSALE China Head Doll Head Only Extremely Rare Hairstyle Large

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Very Rare and unusual china shoulder head doll circa 1860's, measuring 6-1/2" from base of shoulder plate to top of head. Incredibly sharp modeling with that first-out-of-the-mold edge. Deeply set eyes with sharply defined upper AND lower eye modeling. Large shaded blue eyes with 3/4 outlining and highlights to the right of her pupils. Black lash lines, red lid lines, black brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, shaded mouth with deeper red separating line that dips to a "v" in the center. ...
SALE Circa 1860s Civil War China Completely Original

$475 USD SaleSALE Circa 1860s Civil War China Completely Original

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Wonderful 17" Civil War China head doll, circa 1860s with a Flat Top hairstyle in completely original presentation. China shoulder head has a deeply-sloping shoulder plate, single-stroke eyebrows, shaded blue eyes with black lash lines and red lid lines, highly blushed cheeks, beautifully defined mouth with slight smile and upturned corners. Original cloth body with beautifully defined china lower limbs. The legs have green bow garters and PINK boots with black toes and tassels. Costume is ...
SALE China Head Large Blonde Doll Head Only Shoulder Break ABG

$175 USD Offers ConsideredSALE China Head Large Blonde Doll Head Only Shoulder Break ABG

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Antique china doll head, circa 1880s, manufactured by the Alt, Beck & Gottschalck Porcelain Factory, Thuringia, Germany. Highest quality of modeling and artistry, this doll has a short, wavy, asymmetrical hairstyle with exposed ears in the less often found blonde coloration. Her large blue shaded eyes have deep blue iris outlines 3/4 of the way around, white highlights to the right of the pupils, black lash lines, red lid lines, accented nostrils and eye corners, and slightly smiling mouth with ...
SALE China Head Lady c1860s Red Wool Fashion Gown All Original

$495 USD SaleSALE China Head Lady c1860s Red Wool Fashion Gown All Original

Dolls:Antique:China Head
A favorite china head lady doll, 13" tall, from my personal collection. All original body, undergarments, and costume. The doll has a tag containing a mystery "Mrs. Powells Cousins". China shoulder head was made by the Conte & Boehme Porcelain Factory with shaded blue eyes without outlines, black lash lines, red lid lines and a mildly sleepy eye appearance. Her mouth is slightly smiling and has a darker separating line. Her hairstyle stands out widely at the sides and has multiple rows of ...
SALE China Head Nun Doll 8" Wonderful Costume Original Body

$150 USD SaleSALE China Head Nun Doll 8" Wonderful Costume Original Body

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Cabinet sized china head doll, 8" tall, dressed as a nun and holding a rosary. Head is the LowBrow type with black hair, shaded blue eyes, black lash lines, heart-shaped lips, and partially exposed ears. Original cloth body with porcelain lower limbs and black boots. Legs are still stitched together as it came from the factory. Doll is authentically dressed as a nun in navy blue cotton with pleated skirt and long billowing sleeves. Her collar and headpiece are somewhat darkened with age as shown ...
SALE c1850 China Head Doll Exceptionally Fine Pink Tint Cabinet Sized

$895 USD SaleSALE c1850 China Head Doll Exceptionally Fine Pink Tint Cabinet Sized

Dolls:Antique:China Head
An exceptionally fine favorite, circa 1850 pink tinted so-called "Covered Wagon" hairstyle china lady in apparently all original presentation. 8-1/4" tall on likely original body with china limbs, arms are pink tinted and legs are white with painted flat black boots. Costume also likely original and period including stitched on lace trimmed dress (with age discoloration as shown), over tatted edged pantalettes, chemise, and half slip. The sweet little bead necklace was added later by someone who ...
SALE Civil War China Doll Shoulder Head Unusually Large Eyes

$550 USD SaleSALE Civil War China Doll Shoulder Head Unusually Large Eyes

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Gloriously superior quality, Civil War era china doll shoulder head, beautifully molded and painted. Head is a full 6-3/4" from base of shoulder plate to top of head. She has beautifully modeled features with deep eyelid creases, philtrum, and very sharp detailing around the nose and mouth. She has huge shaded blue eyes with highlights on the right edges of her pupils, black lash lines, red lid lines, and accented eye corners, nostrils, and lips in a smile with a darker separating line that dips ...
SALE China Head Doll Cafe Au Lait Hairstyle Hertwig 18" All Original

$565 USD SaleSALE China Head Doll Cafe Au Lait Hairstyle Hertwig 18" All Original

Dolls:Antique:China Head
A terrific find in an 18" Hertwig and Co. Porcelain Factory German china head doll from a museum collection, circa 1880s. The label stitch-tacked to her dress is from the museum. I get so excited about unusual dolls which are beautifully dressed and quite obviously all original. This china has it all from her unusual hair color, great china lower limbs, and her madder print dress (my personal favorites are chinas dressed in madder prints). The china head has a very dark blonde, cafe au lait, ...
SALE Pre-Civil War China Doll Head Large Size Pale Pink Tint

$499 USD SaleSALE Pre-Civil War China Doll Head Large Size Pale Pink Tint

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Circa early 1860s 6-1/2" 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 eye corners and nostrils, lips with low upper lip peaks and a wide ...
SALE Tiny Frozen Charlotte Badekinder Bathing Doll Molded Clothes

$149 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Tiny Frozen Charlotte Badekinder Bathing Doll Molded Clothes

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Final Offering Sale Price ~ Early German all china ‘Bathing Doll’ known as ‘Badekinder’ and dubbed “Frozen Charlotte / Frozen Charlie” by collectors. China bathing dolls with molded clothes are significantly harder to find than the naked ones, as they were made in significantly fewer numbers. One piece glazed porcelain doll, in a very tiny 2-1/8” tall size, has unusual longer molded hair and very well defined features. Condition: Excellent; right foot has a tiny edge flake on the underside of ...
SALE Early China Head "Covered Wagon" Hairstyle c1850 Pink Tint

$850 USD SaleSALE Early China Head "Covered Wagon" Hairstyle c1850 Pink Tint

Dolls:Antique:China Head
CHOICE early china head lady with "Covered Wagon" hairstyle, circa 1850, 18" tall. The pink tinted shoulder head was hand-pressed in the mold and has a very thick shoulder plate with deeply sloping shoulders and six sew-holes. The pink tinting is even and creamy and there is no damage and no repairs to the head. Gorgeous, extremely high quality facial painting including wonderful "two-toned" eyebrows with a grey margin surrounding the heavy black stroke of the brow. She has oval-shaped, blue ...
SALE Gorgeous Mary Todd Lincoln China Head Lady Doll

$2,250 USD SaleSALE Gorgeous Mary Todd Lincoln China Head Lady Doll

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Magnificent larger china head portrait lady doll known by collectors as 'Mary Todd Lincoln', circa 1860, 20" tall, outstanding condition with CHOICE quality head. This particular head, which is avidly sought after by advanced collectors, is larger than most commonly found of this mold. The shoulder head itself measures 6-1/2" tall from base to top of head; the doll including body measures 20" tall. Stunning, beautifully molded and painted head, made by the Kestner Porcelain Factory, with the ...
SALE Factory Original China Head Doll Original Box & Provenance

$995 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Factory Original China Head Doll Original Box & Provenance

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Rare to find, all original china head doll, 8-1/2" tall, in original presentation box and with written provenance from 1952. Absolutely stunning doll and factory original costume which is lavishly decorated. China shoulder head with pale pink tint and with black sculpted hair with curls around the face, painted features, original muslin body with porcelain limbs. The doll is presented in her original factory box and is wearing a gorgeous factory-original gown trimmed with lace, silk flowers, and ...
SALE China Head Doll Dressel & Kister circa 1890-1911

$1,745 USD SaleSALE China Head Doll Dressel & Kister circa 1890-1911

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Incredibly beautiful, Dressel & Kister shoulder head china doll, circa 1890-1911, 12-1/2" tall. This is one of the very seldom seen rare hairstyles with gorgeous curls and high curly bun with partially exposed ears. An aqua ribbon band with gold edging encircles her head. Beautiful facial painting with individual brush strokes in the brows, accented nostrils, eye corners, and lips, outlined BROWN shaded eyes with black lash lines and red lid lines, blushed cheeks and hollow of neck. Entire ...
SOLD c1850 Greiner Style China Head Doll 12" Brown Eyes

SOLDSOLD c1850 Greiner Style China Head Doll 12" Brown Eyes

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Cabinet sized Greiner Hairstyle China head doll with pink tinted complexion, brown highlighted eyes, and fully exposed ears. She has a stout face with double-chin, and space between the lips. Her brows are two-tone and she has a wide center part with wavy hair in the Greiner style. The head is in outstanding condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. Her home made cloth body has had some reinforcements over the years and her limbs are a bit floppy, but this is not noticeable when she is on a ...
SOLD China Doll "Adelina Patti" Unusual Modeling Wonderful Gaiters

SOLDSOLD China Doll "Adelina Patti" Unusual Modeling Wonderful Gaiters

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ German china lady doll, known as a portrait head of "Adelina Patti", the Italian singer from the late 19th Century, 16" tall. Gorgeous porcelain shoulder head made by the Alt, Beck, & Gottschalck Porcelain Factory, with molded and painted black hair, center-parted with partially exposed ears and brush stroke detailing at temples. One should note that the painting at the temples is unusual for this particular mold. Typically, there is a wispy curl on either side of the ...
SOLD CHOICE Early Braided Bun China Head Doll Unusual Features

SOLDSOLD CHOICE Early Braided Bun China Head Doll Unusual Features

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Early china head doll c1840s, with unusually molded braided bun hairstyle and unusually large eyes and lips, creating a stunningly beautiful lady by the Kloster Veilsdorf Porcelain Factory. A very rare hairstyle with a thick braid that I've never seen before. China head of this caliber come along very rarely and this one is a collector's dream. Superb, heavy, thick hand-pressed china with defined bust modeling. Richly painted with vividly shaded unusually large blue eyes with large pupils, black ...
SOLD RARE Antique "Alice" China Head Autoperipatetikos Walking Doll

SOLDSOLD RARE Antique "Alice" China Head Autoperipatetikos Walking Doll

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ Circa 1860 Autoperipatetikos (walking doll) with perfectly working key wind mechanism. Carton upper torso and skirt cone enclosing the clockworks mechanism, leather arms, metal feet. When wound, the doll alternately lifts feet and walks. Marks: Patented July 15th 1862... (mark on base). Doll is 10" tall with rare china head with "Alice" in Wonderland hairstyle but with unusual gold raised band across the back of the head. Fully exposed ears. Expertly painted detailing of ...
SOLD Early China Head Lady Doll Covered Wagon Hairstyle

SOLDSOLD Early China Head Lady Doll Covered Wagon Hairstyle

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ Circa1850s china head lady doll, 16-1/2" tall with covered wagon hairstyle. Her features identify the head to be from the production of A. W. Fr. Kister & Co., my personal favorite of this particular mold. She has a very pale delicate pink tint to the shoulder head. The cloth body appears to be original to the doll, firmly stuffed with sawdust, and with china lower arms with defined fingers and palms, cloth legs and feet. She is beautifully dressed in silk and lace, the ...
SOLD Early Kestner Bald Wigged China Beidermeir Choice Quality

SOLDSOLD Early Kestner Bald Wigged China Beidermeir Choice Quality

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently on Layaway ~ This early Kestner china head lady doll, 20" tall, may be THE most beautiful Beidermeir's aka Biedermeir I've had the pleasure to own in over forty years. Commonly classified as circa 1850, the wigged chinas have been found in factory catalogs as early as 1845. The gorgeous choice quality head is flawless and beautiful with deep, sharp modeling including accentuated upper and lower lids, philtrum, and recesses around the nose and mouth. Her facial painting is exquisite ...
SOLD c1850 China Head Doll Young Gentleman Fabulous Early Costume

SOLDSOLD c1850 China Head Doll Young Gentleman Fabulous Early Costume

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Antique china shoulder head gent, circa 1850-1860, 14-1/4" tall, made by the A. W. Fr. Kister Porcelain Factory. Molded and painted black hair with side part indication (but no white line left) and random fine brush stroke detailing framing the face, intricate, fully modeled ears, painted features with shaded blue eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, tapered brows, closed mouth with a slightly darker separating line, accented nostrils and eye corners, evenly blushed cheeks. Original cloth body ...
SOLD China Head Lady Doll 20 Inches Kestner & Co Factory

SOLDSOLD China Head Lady Doll 20 Inches Kestner & Co Factory

Dolls:Antique:China Head
Currently Pending Layaway ~ Lovely larger Kestner & Co. china head lady doll, 20 inches tall, circa 1860s. Lovely large china shoulder head doll with Civil War era hairstyle with center part and clusters of curls. Facial features are beautifully molded with defined eyelids, nose, nostrils, philtrum and mouth. Painted features include shaded blue eyes, black lash lines, red lid lines, accented nostrils, eye corners, and lips. Lips have a white separation between them and a darker red separating ...
 
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