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Beautiful MINT 14" JDK Kestner #245 "Hilda" Baby Doll Made in Germany

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Here for sale is a most beautiful mint condition 14" Antique JDK #245 "Hilda" Baby Doll, gorgeous blue sleep eyes, mint bisque, original blonde mohair wig ,the original Kestner plaster pate is missing. Sitting she is 10 inches high to the top of her head. She wears her original white cotton dress with lace and an antique lace hat and her original undergarment. She is on her great original 5 piece fully jointed chunky JDK baby body with straight wrists and the original finish. She has two upper teeth, a molded tongue and outlined lips. I haven't had one this great in a long time. Darling cabinet size and she comes from the Family of the Shackman Doll Company. Fully marked head and incised "Hilda". Adorable . Made in Germany by JD Kestner, ca 1914. This doll comes from the non smoking home . B Shackman . The B. Shackman & Co. was a company that sold toys, novelties, and dollhouse furniture. It was founded in 1898 by Bertha Shackman. The company had many locations in New York City, including Broadway, Madison Avenue, and Fifth Avenue.
Products:
Toys
The company sold toys like the Sleepy Baby, Mystery Motion -- Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Walking Santa doll
Dollhouse furniture
The company sold handcrafted cherrywood dollhouse furniture, accessories, and antique doll replicas .

This baby was bought from the family selling the Shackman estate.
Item id: 123792