SALE Early Parian All-Bisque c1860 Rare Molded Bathing Costume

Dolls : All-bisque Dolls

 

Early Parian German ‘Bathing Doll’ known as ‘Badekinder’ and dubbed “Frozen Charlotte / Frozen Charlie” by collectors. Bathing dolls with molded clothing are significantly harder to find than the naked ones, as they were made in significantly fewer numbers. This doll has the added bonus of a 'decorated' costume as well as an unusual hairstyle.

One piece unglazed parian doll, in a very tiny 3-1/4” tall size, has unusual fancy blonde molded hair and very well defined features.

The molded costume is a bathing costume and has painted pink trim trim and a molded and painted black belt and boots.

Condition: Excellent; doll has no chips, cracks, or repairs, and not even any paint wear. There are three inherent firing lines which occurred during the firing of the doll in the kiln. One is on the left side of the nose at the eye corner, another on the palm of the left hand, and the third is between the legs. These lines are not damage and are just part of the manufacturing process and the doll was sold and not destroyed which attests to the insignificance of the lines. I have, however, reduced the price significantly from that of this type of doll without lines.

Item ID: AB-JA855B

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Note: My photos are greatly magnified to show detail and condition.