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The dolls on this page are from the collection of Lilly Mae. The dolls with the green background are currently for sale and the dolls with the blue background in the bottom section are sold. Thanks for looking!
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Bruno 692
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Bruno Schmidt 692 with Flirty eyes
Bisque head on jointed body, open mouth;
Two top teeth
Mark:
692 18/
BSW (in Heart) Germany
Made in Germany

Stamped in red ink on body right shoulder, "Made in Germany"
Height: 32 inches
Weight: 6 lbs.
Vintage dress; Socks & shoes
Pink, open-toed, strap shoes with blue flower
Bruno Schmidt's doll factory was located in Walterhausen, Germany. Many of the heads used by this firm were made by Bahr & Proschild, Ohrdruf, Germany, who produced dolls from 1898 on into the 1930's.

Information on how we appraise antique, bisque dolls and the factors we consider when determing their market value:

We closely examine the doll for any imperfections, most importantly, the bisque:

To examine the bisque, we preform a light test, which involves removing the wig and the pate and shining a bright light inside the head to reveal cracks and imperfections. For a dome head doll, we remove the head from the body by loosening the wire around the neck flange and shining a light inside. Simply shining a bright light through the bisque from the outside will not necessarily show a crack if you have a doll that has been professionally restored by another collector. When we sell a doll, we include if possible photos of the light test.

The wigs are adhered with a water-soluable glue. Old wigs are usually adhered with a water-soluable horse glue. We carefully remove the wig and pate to reveal the inside of the head for the light test by dabbing cotton swabs in water and slowly soaking and then pealing back the wig from the base of the neck, dabbing a little water, step-by-step, being careful not to drench the wig, particularly if the wig is old and original. Wigs are made from mohair, hair, or possibly a synthetic material if the original wig has been replaced with a newer wig. Removing the wig and examing the underneath side and the pate also offers some hints of whether the wig is original to the doll or if another collector has replaced the wig and/or pate.

While examining the head, we also closely examine the eyes for any chips or hairlines. Also, from the inside of the head, we check out the eye mechanism for any repair or restoration and determine whether the eye rocker is intact if the doll has eyes that open and close. We also note the condition of the eye wax and the lashes if any. The mouth, teeth, lips, are all examined for condition and restoration.

Goebel light test
Light test on the Goebel doll from Germany

We also examine the doll's Body:

The condition of the body contributes to the value of the doll. Is it original with the doll? Is it in good condition? On composition and wood bodies, we evaluate whether or not it has its original patina or whether it has been restored by another collector? All of these factors contribute to it's value for a consummate collector. We can't always determine these specifics because we do not know the history of the dolls in our collection. For that reason, we have professional photos of our dolls and we post large photographs of our dolls in our ads. We find that professional collectors can determine from a photo whether the body is the correct body type for the head and whether the body is in its original condition.

Whether wood, composition or soft-bodied, we find that each doll is uniquely different and each has a different feel and quality, and although judging the intrinsic quality of a doll is subjective on our part, we do factor the overall quality of the doll when setting its value.

The quality and style of the doll's clothing can add or subtract from the value of the doll. In our experience, it is uncommon to find original clothing on a doll, but the doll gets higher marks if the clothing is in the style of the original wardrobe or if the doll has appropriate vintage clothing.


Doll markings and historical value:

We identify the doll by its markings on the back of the neck and the body, using our reference library of doll books and doll maker guides such as this guide from 200 Years of Dolls by Dawn Herlocher.

We sell our dolls in their original state as found in the collection unless noted otherwise because we want to maintain the historical value of the doll. We do not clean clothing or wigs before selling the dolls in our collection. Since care and display of a doll is an individual preference, we leave the aesthetics of the doll to the new buyer.

If we cannot determine the doll maker or doll type or if the doll has unique attributes or damage that we think might appreciably add to or subtract from its market value based on its book price, we seek an appraisal from a professional, partifularly Jan Foulke at janfoulke.com
Send an e-mail with tips on how you appraise and examine your antique dolls or if you have any comments on our dolls. Thank you!

DEP 154
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Mark:
DEP 154 (top of head)
8 1/2 made in Germany (base of shoulder head)
Dolly face shoulder head: bisque shoulder head and forearms
Feathered brows
Brown sleep eyes
Open mouth, upper teeth
Long-underwear, lace trimmed
21" jointed, kid body; wig; plaster pate

Beautiful old bisque head, unmarked, thought to be an early Simon Halbig after the Jameau style
Neck socket mark (size): 15.
Barbara Comley Artist Doll from the 80s
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Artist Doll from the 1984 UFDC Convention
Incised marking: "Keepsake Originals ©84"
Signed: "#10/300 Barbara Comley"
5-piece jointed body
Head molded separately and strung with body
Hand-painted features

Height: 14 1/2 inches

 
Goebel Character Baby Doll
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Goebel B-5 bisque character baby
Beautiful, antique bisque doll by Goebel
Markings on doll:
Goebel trademark: Crown above an intertwined "W & G"
"B Germany"
"5 - 4 3/4"
Open mouth: Molded teeth
Socket head: height, 16"
Glass eyes; sleep eyes;
Blond wig; no pate
Painted lashes and hair lashes
Five-piece composition bent-limb baby body

J Verlinque French Doll
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Mark on head:
"JV" and anchor trademark
"3"
"Liane"

No. ".38" on the back of each lower leg and "38" on each upper leg; No. "2" on back shoulder (see photos at bottom)
Beautiful stone bisque doll from France
Open mouth, six carved teeth
Great, composition body, fully jointed
Height, 15 inches
Open and close eyes; black eyes with no pupils
Ca. 1914
Wearing lovely, lavender dress
Reference: pg. 118, French Dolls Volume II by Patricia R. Smit
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All-Bisque Nippon Boy Doll
Nippon All Bisque Boy
Dolly Nippon Boy Bather Character Doll
Charming, all-bisque doll
Height, 4 3/4"
Googly with exceptional face
Spread fingers on hands: Strung, jointed arms
Molded and Painted
Knit eye brows
Molded and painted hair and swim suit (blue and white)
Marked "Nippon"REFERENCE: PG 23, "Warman's Companion" by Dawn Herlocher


Nippon Doll Bathing Girl All Bisque Doll
Nippon All Bisque Girl
Dolly Nippon Girl Character Doll
Height, 4 3/4"
Googly eyes
Strung, jointed arms
Knit eyebrows
Molded and painted hair
Molded and painted suit with pink ribbon trim and bow
Incised "Nippon" on back
REFERENCE: PG 23, "Warman's Companion" by Dawn Herlocher



Japan Bather in Blue SuitJapan Bather in Red Suit, no. 1Japan Bather in Red Suit, no. 2
TO BE LISTED SOON
Three "Japan" Celluloid Dolls
Hand Painted
Mark: Japan
Height, 6 3/4 inches tall

Boxed Oriental Doll With Three Wigs
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Oriental Doll, 5-inches tall
Original Box: Excellent condition
Details and stitching and dolls all in excellent condtion
We think there were meant to have other items in with the doll, as well as another side of the door
Made of crushed oyster shell paste; set glass eyes.
Comes with three wigs that denote the different stages of a Japanese girl/woman.
No marking on the box
Copper like medallion on box with cord tie.


Beautiful Doll
TO BE LISTED SOON
Unmarked
Plastic "walker": head moves side-to-side as the legs move
Jointed arms
Height, 8 inches
Blue glass eyes; eyelashes
Doll in excellent condition


Hula Hula
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Marks:
SH ("PB" in star outline)12/0 Hanna Made in Germany
Hawaiian/South Seas Doll Brown Toddler
Height: 7 1/2 inches
Bisque head; jointed composition body; straight wrists and ankles
Beautiful Sleep eyes
Open mouth

Hanna Hula Doll by Schoenau & Hoffmeister and Porzellanfabrik Burggrub, Bavaria Germany

US Navy celluloid
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"Navy" Sailor
Marked JAPAN; Celluloid head; cloth body stuffed with excelsior
Possibly had celluloid feet and hands at one time
Molded and painted features
Height, 4 1/2 inches tall; dating from the 40's
Company unidentified: Condition, fair


Vintage Kokeshi Doll
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From Ichinoseki Japan
Circa 1960-1970
Height, four inches
Recommended reading on Kokeshi dolls (after WWII): "Kokeshi - Wooden Treasures of Japan," writtern by Michael Evans and Robert Woff
Click to view brochure in Japanese with the translation
Kewpie Celluloid Doll from Japan
TO BE LISTED SOON
Celluloid Kewpie
Mark:
Height,
Flapper celluloid doll
TO BE LISTED SOON
Flapper Celluloid
Mark:
Height,

Artist Doll
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Bisque doll: Eyes do not sleep.
Vintage, bisque shoulder-head doll, dressed by Lillian Wiskur for an exhibit of inaugural gowns, titled "16 Arkansas First Ladies": Tag reads "Green Spring 83."
The gown is a miniature. Each doll in the exhibit was dressed according to the era of the governor's wives.The traveling display was presented by the Northwest Arkansas Heirloom Doll Club (Eureka Springs, Ark).
The doll is in excellent condition and has been boxed since its debut in the library tour.
Lillian is pictured, right, with the exhibit at the Boone County Library, Harrison, Ark.

Doll

Rabbit Doll
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A UFDC Region 4 souvenir bunny rabbit from 1980
Like new condition
Measures 12" from ear to toeLovely porcelain bisque face with molded expression; squinting eyes and a closed open mouth
Jointed arms and legs: baby boy in bunny bunting will sit in your doll cabinet
By a wonderful doll artist, Nell Mangus, Phoenix, Ariz.
Tag attached

P-J; J 1
TO BE LISTED SOON
Mark: P-J; J 1
Open and Close Eyes; Closed Mouth
Long, rooted hair
Length, 12"
Original gown; lavender, tafetta-like, with organdy apron and lace trim

Roma Doll
"Roma" Souvenir Doll
Clothing on this Swiss Vatican doll is said to be designed by Michaelangelo
Sleep eyes: the eyes open and close!
The clothing is stitched to the body, but the body appears to be 5-piece with the apendages and neck, movable.
Dressed in his national dress, this little plastic souvenir doll stands on a wood base with "ROMA" in gold letters.

A3M Armand Marseille 390
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Markings: " Made in Germany"; " Armand Marseille"
"390n"; " DRGM246"; " A3M"
Length, 22 inches- Open mouth, top teeth- Open/close eyes

 

 

Bisque Baby
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MARK
199 60
About 10 inches
Sleep eyes
Open mouth
Two top teeth
painted brow and lashes
Madame Alexander Doll for Hallmark
TO BE LISTED SOON
Mark:
Madame Alexander
Alexander Doll Company
Cinderella-1995
1996
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
1

Height,
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Dutch Doll in Wooden Shoes
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Wooden shoes on this darling! Layers of charming clothing and a lacy babushka!
Manufacturer's Mark: possibly hidden under clothing, which is tacked/fitted to body
Length, 12 inches
Copper or brass curlers; small sprig of "hair" at the top of the head, which is very brittle and sheds readily
Condition: no chips, cracks or hairlines; cheek scuffs
The stockings are painted on; clothes are fitted, either sewn or tacked
To feel, the head appears to be a shoulder head with soft body and composition arms and legs
The body seems to be a composition/plastic and the features possibly painted with oil and maybe the eyes painted with oil orapplied decals.
We thought this could be a WPA doll or could be a Wagner & Zetzsche, but could not verify either.

 

 

Germany D 6/0 Bahr & Proschild
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Mark: "Made in Germany D 6/0 
Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein
Rauenstein a doll maker since 1783
10-inches tall
Sleep Eyes
Open mouth/teeth
Clothing, velvet suit with sash
Mohair wig
"Japan" ceramic or fiance
Bisque or ceramic figurine with "Japan" incised on backside
Feiance
Mary, Mary, quite contrary


KR 117 "Rosalind" Mien Liebling

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Mark: K R with the Kammer Reingardt trademark star in the middle
117
Unreadable faint letter impression due to worn mold. Records indicate original mold impressions were to read Mein Liebling Rosalind
Artist signature "betsy" on the shoulder plate
Bisque socket head and shoulder plate
Latched to a light-blue, velvet body.
Everything is in excellent condition. 
Lower arms and legs are bisque
Closed mouth
Painted features
Blue eyes
Note: the doll is painted by doll maker "betsy" in a modern style rather than in the traditional style with feathered brows, etc.

Celluloid Mask Doll
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This cloth doll with a celluloid mask face is in excellent condition, with a little wear on the bottom of the shoes. Also, the hair is a tad tossled and needs re-attaching on the left side of the head.  
HEIGHT: 18 INCHES

Baby Crawl Away by Playmates
A Playmates Doll, "Baby Crawl Away"
Playmates trademark on back of neck and " 9075 Made in Hong Kong"
Vintage, battery-operated toy from the 1980's
Great condition: battery cover missing
Baby crawls and turns head, powered by two-AA batteries, operated by an "On" & "Off" switch on tummy
Original kitty-print romper with a row of eyelet across back
Blue eyes
Hard, plastic body and soft, rubber-type head
Size: @ 8 inches long, head to toes and @ 6 1/2 inches from knees to top of head

 

Ginger
Ginger




Storybook blondie doll
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Storybook Musical Doll

Red dress
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Mark:
1078
Germany
Simon Halbig
7 (size)
Body mark:
"Germany"

19-inches tall
Sleep eyes, original eye lashes
Pierced ears and earrings
Open mouth, top teeth
Dimple in chin

Socket head
Fully jointed body, wood and composition
Molded, feathered, painted brows
Mohair wig; Vintage clothes

Choir Boy Made in Japan
Choir boy doll, "Made in Japan"
One-piece body; hinged arms that move up and down with the Hymnal
High quality, composition Body; molded legs with painted shoes
Stands alone

Francois Gaultier Doll
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Mark: 370
AM-6-DEP
Armand Marseille
Made in Germany

Length, 24"
Shoulder head antique doll
Wearing vintage navy blue dress with flower print and pink trim
Shoes and socks
Open mouth; teeth
Sweet face; dimple in chin
Good kid body with bisque forearms and hands
Braided strawberry-blond wig, mohair
Blue Gray sleep eyes
Adjustment: left eye has good, original eyelashes; right eye needs most of her eyelashes
Eyes are pretty but need slight restoration
Right side rocker bracket needs to be restored and readjusted to open and close smoothly
Repairs to leather body to maintain integrity of doll

 

Vintage Rubber Baby Doll
TO BE LISTED SOON
"Squalling Baby"
Length, 14 inches
©Horsman Dolls Inc. 1980
Non-working voice box
Vinyl head; cloth body
Cotton dress

 

Toy - two boys riding a burrow
TO BE LISTED SOON
Donkey with boys/brothers
Tag:
Handwork Kunstlershutz
West Germany
Tag: Made in Western Germany
Cellulose Dolls
Dollhouse

Dimensions: Donkey, head to ground is about 3 inches; top of head of largest figure to the ground is about 4 1/4 inches; length of donkey is about 3 inches
This piece is most charming and ideal for a doll house or other doll display
Donkey, burrow
flocked animal, collectible

 Eskimo and Papoose
TO BE LISTED SOON
Eskimo and Papoose
Excellent condition: some loss of fur on back side
Length, @ 7 1/2 inches

FrenchFench Mark
Open mouth, two teeth, Indigo blue glass eyes, socket head, porcelain; painted brows
Mark:
15.
7/0.
French looking
Bisque and composition
No wig
clothes: hat, socks, and pink suede shoes

French

Leather body
TO BE LISTED SOON
Big, blue eyes. Lower eyelids painted. Small, pretty open mouth: four teeth
Kid skin body; small abraision break of skin on right shoulder
Composition arms
Marks: 24 (top of head) & Kling mark ("O" inside of a triangle)
Girl doll with blue sleep eyes. Open mouth. Kid body. Screw on legs. Porcelain head.
Head circumfirence is 9 1/2 inches
Length: 19 inches.
Dimple in chin
Molded/painted brow
Painted lashes
Four teeth
Hands perfect

Madam Alexander Girl Bent-knee walker
TO BE LISTED SOON
Madame Alexander
Girl bent-knee walker

1956-1964
Height, 7 1/2 inches

1502 Boy by Madame Alexander
TO BE LISTED SOON
Boy 1502 by Madame Alexander
Bent-knee walker
Hard vinyl
1956-1964
Height, 7 1/2 inches

Baby Bo-Kaye
TO BE LISTED SOON
Celluloid Doll
Marks: Baby Bo-Kaye; Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.; Copyright by Jos. L. Kallus; Germany 45
Also, a mark that looks like a turtle in a diamond
Made by Gebruder Huebach; mfg. year @ 1925
Bad flaking arms and hands and some peeling or splitting
Soundbox in back/no sound
Chest plate repaired (see photos); open mouth; glass eyes
Length: 19 inches; Head circumference: 13 inches
Faint, stamped printing on back cloth body
Clothing: One piece black velvet suit, 2-button trim on both pantlegs: jacket with lace-trim collar and rose brocade ribbon tie; black tied shoes

S&H Dressel
TO BE LISTED SOON
Antique bisque head /new body
S & H 7349
Dressel; Earrings
Fixed eyes; Teeth
18 inches tall

Cloth Doll with Tassles
TO BE LISTED SOON
Greece Man, mache head, hair
Painted features
Cloth body, plastic arms/hands
Cloth dolls, ethnic, international

Pg. 88, Price Guide to Dolls, ©1975, Robert W. Miller
Height,
All original

Cloth Doll
TO BE LISTED SOON
Cloth dolls, ethnic, international
Height,

Greece, cloth head?, mohair wig, molded/painted features; unjointed hard plastic body. All original.
Pg. 88, Price Guide to Dolls, ©1975, Robert W. Miller
Height,

Spanish Hat Dancer
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Roldan Felt Doll/Flamenco Dancer
Height: 10 inches

This caricature figure is made of felt over wire armature, having a painted mask face in the style of the collectible Roldan dolls. This doll does not have a tag, but seems to be the real thing.

Condition: slight discoloration on clothing and wear on felt: notice deterioration of felt on the vest, leg and hat.
All original
Spanish Dancer
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Matching castanets on her  wrists that actually click when snapped together!
Height: 10 inches
This caricature figure is constructed from felt over wire armature, with a painted mask face.
Caricature dolls in this fashion were produced in Spain, from about 1952 to the mid 1970s. 

There is great charm to the construction of this doll. She is finished with striking details that include lucite/bakelite bangles on both arms and a traditional hair comb.
Her costume includes a silk, printed scarf and a yoke of fringe.
To add a touch of romance, there's a pink velvet rose tucked behind her ear!
Condition: examine the photos closely for the state of the felt and areas of wear.
All original

Cloth Doll
TO BE LISTED SOON
Cloth dolls, ethnic, international
Pg. 90, Price Guide to Dolls, ©1975, Robert W. Miller
All original

Spanish Dancer
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SPANISH DANCER
Height: 6 inches

This delightful doll is a caricature figure made of felt over wire armature with a painted mask face.
Tag on doll reads: NISTIS Made in Spain
There is great charm to the construction of this doll. She has a tiny felt castanet in each hand. Her dress is lively and colorful and she wears bangles on her arm. Her body is sculpted with fine details, and her face is most deligtfully painted.
Condition: slight discoloration on clothing and wear on felt, particularly at toes.

All original

Cloth Doll
TO BE LISTED SOON
Trading beads
Cloth dolls, ethnic, international

All original
Missing arm?

Cloth Doll
TO BE LISTED SOON
Cloth dolls, ethnic, international

Pg. 90, Price Guide to Dolls, ©1975, Robert W. Miller
Italy, cloth head, silky thread-like hair, molded/painted features, hard plastic unjointed body
All original

German Antique Busque Doll
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German, bisque or composition, jointed baby, in Googly style
4-inches tall
There is a little nick out from under the chin - see photo
The body was restored and is in tact. The doll is very solid
The painting on the face was done with beautiful and rich colors
Although the doll may look fragile in photos, it is solid, and is balanced by its weight so that the joints move wonderfully for posing or holding in your hands.

Frozen Charlotte
TO BE LISTED SOON
Vintage Frozen Charlotte: All china finish, unjointed with black, early hair-do
Pink-tinted cheeks
Red lips
No damage or imperfection
Height: 2 inches

Mark: "Germany 2" The name "Frozen Charlotte" for girls and "Frozen Charlie" for boys is used for figures of dolls that have the arms to the front with hands usually modeled as if holding the edge of a sled.... These doll figures date from the 1850s into the 1900s, and are also known as "Pillar" dolls. Historical use: Besides being a toy, they were a tea cup cooler; also, they were often baked into party cakes as tiny gifts for children.
Source: "Patricia Smith's Doll Values Antique to Modern," page 67.

Kidman Artist Doll
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C Kidman 1977
Gold Velvet suit
Mark:
C Kidman 1977
Blue Glass eyes
Condition: perfect
Height: 9 inches
Clothing stitched to fit body: gold velvet double-breasted suit with eight faux buttons/button holes
Black ribbon tie
Black suede shoes with gold rosette; socks
Little Dolly that Drinks
TO BE LISTED SOON
Black Man
TO BE LISTED SOON

Aristocratic China head, dressed in teal and ginger brown
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Pet Name "Helen"
29-inches tall
Made about 1905 by Hertwig
Pepper, speckles from firing flaws
Bodice shoulder plate
Black, painted hair
Blue eyes
Gilding on bow at one time, barely visible
A Butler, imported for US sales
Molded yoke with bow
Ginger brown and teal blue dress
Ecru slip with eyelet trim and pantaloons

   
Alma Shoulder Head
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"Alma" shoulder head
Mark:
Alma
13/0.
Brown vintage wig
Blue-gray paperweight glass eyes; imperfection in left pupil
Measurements: 3 1/2-inches tall and 2 1/2-inches at shoulders
China Head, dressed in satin and lace
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Spoon hands: chip on right hand
Appropriate clothing: slip, chemise drawers, blue dress
19-inches tall
Black hair, low brow; about 1885
Rub on hair
Probably bought as head and hands: Mother-Made body

Large china head doll
TO BE LISTED SOON
China head
Hair: Flat Top, Civil War (1850-1890)
Blue eyes
Dating from the 1800s, this large china head is like peering into the eyes of history. It has a restored shoulder plate that has crazing on top of the shoulder restoration. The doll's head has been repaired across the left chest plate (see photo) where it has aged and weakened. The wall of the chest plate was strengthed by an inner application of some sort of overlay.
There is wear on the ridge of the back curls and on the top back crown.
Patricia Smith's Doll Values Antique to Modern 11th Edition; page 49
Measurements: 7 3/4-inches tall; 6-inches at inside shoulder width; 4 3/8-inches front-to-back at shoulder base

Small China Head
TO BE LISTED SOON
China Head -Doll1

 

Dolly Wicker Swing
To be listed soon






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DOLLS SOLD 2007-2009
French Sailor Doll
SOLD
Mark: 24 SFBJ  251 Paris
Eighteen-inch, Société de Bébé & Jouets character doll
Open mouth, top teeth; waggle tongue
Sparse upper lashes and painted lower lashes
Gorgeous, blue glass eyes
Slight overbite, deeply set eyes, and cheek dimples
Sparse wig
Bisque head
Composition, jointed toddler  or child body

 Beautiful, linen sailor suit, tailor fitted, thought to be original to the doll
Black shoes and socks
Doll pictured on page 343 of 200 Years of Dolls 4th Edition by Dawn Herlocher
Agnes Pet Name China Head Doll
SOLD
"Agnes"
Pet Name China Head
Marks on body:
Wearwell
Unbreakable Doll
Hairstuffed
Genuine Minerva Head
Made in Germany

Description: "Agnes" with black hair; "Agnes" in gold on the front yoke of shoulder plate.
Length, 18 inches
Body in good condition; vintage dress in fair condition
Reference: pg. 74, "Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls," 2006: Pet Name
"Ca. 1905. Made by Hertwig & Co. for Butler Bros., New York. China shoulder head, molded yoke with name in gold; black or blonde painted hair (one-third were blonde). Used names such as Agnes, Bertha, Ruth, Dorothy, Edith, Esther, Ethel, Florence, Helen, Mabel, Marion and Pauline."
Bonnie Babe Doll
SOLD
Markings on head:
Copr. By
Georgene Averill
Bonnie Babe
1005/3652
Germany
Bisque head, 11" circumference; Length, 20-21 inches
Brown sleep eyes: wax lids are in excellent condition Wobble tongue; dimples
This "Bonnie Babe" is a beautiful example of a hard to find in excellent condition Gorgene Averill 20" baby
 
Rosebud
Read Story
SOLD

Mark: Rosebud
A 3 M
Made in Germany
Height: 22-23 inches
Molded & painted brows; jointed kid body
Open Mouth; dimple in chin
Open mouth; upper teeth
Blue sleep eyes

Wearing: cotton and eyelet slip, bloomers, and pink gingham dress 
Flaws: Arms repaired: felt covering over kid; break in back chest plate; back re-glued on chest plate; stains on body
See pages 263 in 200 Years of Dolls, 3rd Edition, by Dawn Herlocher

Beautiful DollRed
SOLD
MARK: 570
Simon & Halbig
Germany
Body stamped: Heinrich Handwerck Germany
Child doll, 22" length 
Ca. 1889 to 1930s.
Ball-jointed composition body
Gorgeous clothing: full-length sweater, sheer dress and lace-trimmed collar, lace-trimmed slip and pantaloon, bodice cover 
Size 7 shoe (no. 8757)
Curly cue, red wig
Blue glass eyes set in the flirty style
DESCRIPTION: Dolly face socket head with jointed composition body, wig, glass eyes, softly feathered brows, open mouth, teeth
Reference: pg. 230, Warman's Companion Collectible Dolls by Dawn Herlocher
Simon & Halbig 570 Note Cards for Sale

China Doll with part in hair
Sold
China head doll with blue eyes
Decorative and historical value
Diminished doll value due to repair on shoulder plate
Circa 1870 to 1850
Black hair, part in hair
Spoon hands
Doll, 22-inches tall
Cotton trousseau, red and blue print flowered dress with under garments
Blond China Head
SOLD
Blond China Head, 21-inches tall
Pre-dates 1890, nicely painted
Pepper, firing glaze, pieces of carbon showing through glaze
Comb marks in blond hair; slight rubs on back curls
Body not as old as head: cotton ticking body covering: appropriate replacements of arms and legs
Red, vintage dress, tied at waist, trimmed with jet or glass beads, fine, vintage lace at neckline, possibly silk lace
Under drawers/ pantaloons, fastened at side with hook and eye; trimmed at bottom with eyelet
Normal wea
r
Gerling Baby
SOLD
Gerling Baby Doll

Marks:
31
Arthur Gerling
Made in Germany
A 17-inch baby doll by Arthur A. Gerling
Solid dome bisque head; cloth body
Length: 17 inches
Brown sleep eyes; Molded, painted hair
Closed mouth Open nostrils
Original body
Beautiful vintage gown with wonderful edge work, lace, and embroidery
Vintage bonnet, edged in rick rack
Vintage slip, gown, diaper, and yellow booties with ribbons

Baby Phyllis
SOLD
Click to see her new home on our Doll Story page
Mark: Baby Phyllis
Germany

Height: 11 inches
Very Sweet!
Cloth body
Composition hands: light crazing/paint flaking
Noisemaker not working
Blue Sleep eyes
Dome head
Clothing: lace-trimmed gown and blue knit booties

German doll with Zero mark
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Marks: backward E and O. (underlined)
Also, a mark with a crescent over a dot
Body stamped "Germany"
Mohair, red, braided wig
Open mouth; four square teeth
Open-close eyes
Length, 15 inches
Dense eyelashes; painted-feathered brows
vintage, dress
Jointed body; toes and fingers outlined in red
Leather shoes marked "JJ" and "Trademark"

China Boy Doll, dressed as an aristocrat
SOLD
Boy china head
29-inches tall
Part down middle of hair
Wool pants, vest, shirt
Wool pants; ecru with light purple stripe; moth holes
Purple velveteen jacket with braided ecru trim
Modern ecru corduroy shirt with vintage buttons and black velveteen bow
Vintage silver German trim on shirt collar
China head doll
Conta & Boehme, with pierced ears
Private Collection
China head
Unmarked
Bone China
Pink-tined china heads, probably made in Bohemia, with black hair and red lip line
Kestner 13
Sold
Click for Slide show of Kestner XII
Kestner Bisque, No. 13
"XII" on the rim of bisque head
Gorgeous, blue open and close eyes
Blonde wig, plaster pate
Original, composition body, jointed, straight wrists
Body has not been re-touched or re-painted: it has its original patina
Pouty mouth
Doll length about 19 inches
Condition: excellent, little stress on one forearm and smidgeon of wax off left eye lid
Embroidered trouseau of clothing with Swiss lace trims that include the following:
Swiss costume: five articles of couture quality clothing with Swiss lace
Blouse, Swiss batiste; pinafore; under dress; matching red flounced petticoat; split drawers

Newly re-strung: this doll came to us with its original gum rubber stringing that had snapped, and we had it re-strung. The body has great integrity.
Kestner doll note cards for sale on Etsy
Black, glass frozen Charlotte
SOLD
Unmarked
Length, 5 inches

This is a black, frozen Charlotte/Charlie, bisque with gloss glaze
I've heard of two design purposes of these dolls: (1) they were bathing dolls from years ago and (2) they were used to put in a cup of hot tea to cool the tea? Not sure of its  intended design use, but this Frozen Charlotte/Charlie is in great condition.

From my research, I understand that this is bisque, painted black, with a gloss finish. The back shows the flattened areas where the doll lay on the kilm
It's a one-piece doll with arms that reach forward at the elbows. 
All Bisque Doll from Germany
SOLD
Description: Antique Doll French LeConte LC Anchor 21" Child

Marks: "L" (anchor) "C"  (LeConte trademark) and "6"
The body has an "L" on the inside thigh of each leg (see photo)
21" child doll with bisque head
Five-piece, composition body; jointed at wrists
Human hair wig
Brown glass eyes
Feathered and painted brows
Open mouth; six, square teeth; dimple in chin
Vintage shoes
Newer clothing: dusty rose, velvet dress with lace trim at neckline; organdy pinafore, lace trimmed, pantaloons
Vintage leather shoes 
We estimate that this doll is a near museum piece and date it to 1897. Please send an e-mail if you have any information to add to our description.

Reference: pg. 72, "French Dolls Voume II" by Patricia R. Smith
Clodrey Baby Doll From France
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Clodrey vinyl doll 
Mfg. mark on body and head:
Clodrey 2020 6929

Rooted hair, 19' tall
Anatomically correct/girl

Manufacturer's tag on clothing reads:
Modele Depose
Haute Couture
Clodrey
Lavable Grand Teint

Clodrey (clō-drā') was a leading French doll making company in Europe, owned by the Refabert family. Besides producing dolls for the French market, they sold dolls in Canada and the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.
Reference to Clodrey dolls
Tinted Bisque Shoulder Head Doll
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No. 1080 Simon & Halbig
Made in Germany, 22" tall
Uniquely tinted bisque, painted in oriental style; kid body
Pierced ears: Human hair wg
Brown sleep eyes; open mouth, teeth
Painted upper and lower lashes
References:
Pg. 342 in 200 Years of Dolls 3rd Edition by Dawn Herlocher
Pg. 230 Collectible Dolls
This distinctive Simon Halbig shoulder-head doll has a unique ruddy tint to its bisque. It is well known that for Simon Halbig, it was not unusual for a particular mold to be produced with a variety of characteristics. This doll is finely painted. She has dark, outlined lips, large dark brown sleep eyes; sparse eyelashes.

Wearing a vintage ruby red and green glass necklace; an elegant, satin- lined, velvet cape with a luxurious rabbit fur collar; original batiste, lace-trimmed bloomer undies; pleated underskirt; knit hosiery; vintage, leather shoes with tie straps, stamped "size 4."
Three all-bisque dolls
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All-Bisque Dolls with painted details
Three all-bisque dolls: The 510 is 6" tall. It wears a blond wig and is marked on the back of the head with "510/4."  It has pink-trimmed socks and blue slippers/boot with a molded tassel.
The two "6250" dolls have the similar markings, but have unique facial features and seem to be made by a different maker, probably Armand or Proschild.
The "6250" dolls are @4 1/2" tall.
The one "6250" is wearing a long braided wig; the other has no wig.
Both have molded shoes and socks, blue trimmed.
All Bisque Doll
SOLD
Mark:
620
9
Made in Germany
This darling, petite, all-bisque doll stands 3 3/4" tall
The doll is jointed at the arms and hips
Wig; Painted eyes
Painted, ribbed, socks with blue trim
Brown, single-strap shoes
Hand-stitched gingham dress
Beaded red necklace
All-Bisque A357 Made in Japan
SOLD
Frozen Charlotte with sideways facing Googly eyes
MADE IN JAPAN
This doll has painted features, sideways facing eyes, and molded hair.
Jointed at the shoulders with pins
It stands 3-inches tall
Doll
SOLD
Gebruder Heubach
Incised Marks:
"0" (horizontal ellipse) and "Germany"
Upside down "23" at base of neck 
Stamped "99" (green ink)

Gebruder Heubach, marked with an ellipse 
Dome head, 5-piece body
Intaglio, dark blue eyes, looking straight ahead
Length, 8 1/2 inches
Pouty-mouth baby doll
Molded hair
Has molded pierced loop at the neck for stringing that goes from front to back (see photo bottom)
GEBRUDER REFERENCE: pg. 93, "Doll Values" by Patsy Moyer
Bent-leg, composition body; loosely strung
Pencil markings by previous owner indicate this is an "AM" body, circa 1912
Gebruder reference from THE COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA:
The bodies of the dolls with Heubach heads are of a poor quality, but the artistry of the character heads more than compensates for the inferior bodies. They have faces expressing many moods...
Baby Mary Stuart by Pat Robinson
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Baby Mary by Pat Robinson
U.S. Historical Society
No. 636 of 1,510 dolls

UFDC 1996 Dallas "Baby Stuart" by Pat Robinson
Bisque shoulder-head doll Length, @ 12 inches
Bisque dome head; painted features

Bonnet has an unique texture from that of the bisque on the face

A satin ribbon extends from holes on the right and left of the bonnet and runs beneath the chin
Bow-topped, red patent shoes, "Handcrafted in Taiwan"
Dress, blue, tafetta-like fabric; lace trimmed
Pantaloons, slip, and stockings
Back sash rolls backwards over the arms and extends down the length of the gown, lined in white

 "Baby Stuart" was produced by the U.S. Historical Society of Richmond Virginia for the 47th Annual Conventions of the United Federation of Doll Clubs, held in Dallas, Texas, in 1996. This doll is a reproduction of the "Baby Stuart" mold, original to German doll maker Gebruder Heubach that appeared with different head molds.
PM 914, German doll by Otto Reinecke
SOLD
Porzellanfabrik Mengersgereuth
Mark: PM
914
German doll:
ca. 1910
Size: 9 inches
Sleep eyes; Mohair wig
Bisque head on five-piece bent limb baby body
Open mouth, upper teeth
Painted, feathered brows and lashes
Wearing, vintage, hanky gown with under slip having crochet/lace trim; diaper stapled to body
Reference:
7th Blue Book, pg. 287
Wax Doll, thought to be sculpted  by Lucy Kent in the 1900s
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Wax doll, 17" tall  
Noted doll expert Jan Foulke appraised this was doll as either a Pierotti or a Montanari. See the Jan Foulke appraisal of Aug. 31, 2008, below.
Click to see enlarged doll photos, submitted to Jan Foulke for appraisal.
"
This is a 17-inch antique doll with wax shoulder head, arms and legs made in London, England. It is similar to the dolls made by the Montanari and Pierotti families, who brought their wax making skills from Italy. Pierotti is credited with inventing the Royal Model Baby in the early 1850s. Queen Victoria had many babies during this period and interest in them spurred the production of luxury wax dolls, many done as portraits of the royal babies. The Royal Models were shown at the 1851 Exhibition and were very well received, though expensive. Other makers jumped on the successful bandwagon, so if the doll is not signed or labeled, it is difficult to know the maker. The dolls continued being made until around 1900. Although older children and even adults were depicted in wax dolls, your doll appears to be a baby because of her stout face and short hair. She should be dressed in an elaborate Christening ensemble with dress, underwear, hat and robe. Her condition seems to be excellent, although lacking some of her hair, and she doesn’t seem to have her real eyelashes and eyebrows. Perhaps they are worn away, or perhaps she is an economy model and didn’t have any."
- Janice H. Foulke (August 31, 2008)
Black Bisque Baby Doll
SOLD
MARK: "Made in Japan"
Small, antique, African-American bisque/porcelain baby doll.
Jointed body
Measures nearly four inches long
Mohair Pigtails; Painted features
Intact: No chips or cracks or repairs
Circa 1890-1920
Swim Yellow Duck
Page top
African-American Doll
SOLD
Doll maker unknown/no marks
Produced by a German doll maker
Head: composition/papier-mâché
Lower arms & legs:  composition/papier-mâché
Body and upper limbs: cloth
All original body
HEIGHT: 16 inches

Doll appraised: Click to see the photos submitted for the appraisal.
Notes from an appraisal received on this doll from Jan Foulke (www.janfoulke.com):
This is a doll made in Germany in the 1890s, primarily for the American market. The maker is unknown. The head is composition or papier-mâché (either term is correct), as are the lower arms and legs. The rest of the body is cloth, and appears to be original.
She has stationary dark pupil-less glass eyes.
She has an appropriate wig of mohair or fiber

Antique Papier-Mâché Shoulder Head
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Antique papier-mâché, shoulder-head doll PROFESSIONAL DOLL APPRAISAL
"This antique doll is a large example of a German papier-mâché shoulder head model, also referred to as a Sonneberg papier-mâché or composition doll, circa 1890. There were quite a few factories in Thuringia that made this type of doll, and if the labels or stamps are missing from the back shoulders, it’s difficult to give an attribution, but she appears to have been produced by the doll and toy factory of Adolf Wislizenus  of Waltershausen, a large company producing a wide variety of dolls which operated from 1851-1931. Most heads of this type have painted eyes, but this one has the very rare feature of glass inset paperweight eyes. From close examination of many photographs, it appears as though the head has been refinished and that the varnish has crackled and crazed. The antique cloth body is appropriate, but not the original factory body which would have had composition lower arms and legs with fancy molded boots and stockings.  The tears on the cloth ankles can be patched and mended. There is some deterioration to the leather of one of the hands. She has lovely antique clothing and shoes which contribute to making her a totally charming doll."
-Jan Foulke

Baby Gloria
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"BABY GLORIA"

MARKS: Baby Gloria; Germany
Baby, character face doll; 18" tall
Bisque solid dome head; flange neck
Brown glass eyes/fixed; Open mouth; two top teeth
Composition hands and feet
Molded and painted hair with front curl and back molded curls
Dating from 1885-1930
Vintage gown with lovely embroidery and lace edging
Booties with rosettes
G329 B DRGM
SOLD
Marks: G329 B; A 2 M; DRGM 267/1.
Brown sleep eyes; mohair wig
Open mouth, two bottom teeth
Height, 12"; socket head; Jointed at shoulders
Taped body around center where a voice box had been inserted at the factory.
Pricing reference: 200 Years of Dolls 3rd Editon by Dawn Herlocher: page 263, see chart: "character baby, bent limb baby body"

Ruth doll
SOLD
Mark:
Ruth
8/0
Made in Germany 
There were several German manufacturers of dolly faced dolls, and the maker of this head is unknown.  This Ruth doll was possibly distributed by W.A. Cissna in 1898, as they advertised a Ruth, although not necessarily this Ruth.
18 inches
Bisque head, e
arly kid and cloth body with bisque arms and hands
Open mouth, top teeth
Hazel-gray eyes: The eyes were designed to sleep but have been fixed.
Molded, painted, feathered browns
Reference: 7th Blue Book Dolls & Values by Jan Foulke, pg. 174

Spanish Dancer
SOLD
Felt Matador
SPANISH MATADOR
Height: 6 inches
This caricature figure is constructed from felt over wire armature, with a painted mask face.
Bisque Mask Masque Reference for bisque mask doll
SOLD
Bisque mask, glass eyes
Reference: page 92 of "Dresser Dolls and Other China Figurals" by Frieda Marion and Norma Werner: "A small bisque mask with sew-hole on top and beneath chin, this face closely resembles play dolls of the early 1900's. Inset glass eyes and open mouth with teeth, she needs a wig to complete her charm. Found on an old cusion. Unmarked."

Victorian "Blondie"
SOLD
DEP
4 (size)
14-inches tall
Set, high-quality, BROWN glass eyes  
Open mouth, top teeth/square shape
CLICK FOR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF DOLL AND BODY
French body: Composition- and wood-jointed body, jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips, knees
Bisque head, German
Pierced ears: no earrings
Painted, feathered brows
Good wig, human hair
"DEP dolls originated in the 1880s. On a French doll, the "DEP" signifies "Depose," and on a German doll "Deponirt." DEP dolls are generally regarded as French...."
"The later dolls are widely considered to be German. Most likely all were of German origin. Simon & Halbig seems the obvious source, as indicated by the deeply molded and  cut eye socket."
SOURCE: pg. 134, 200 Years of Dolls, Dawn Herlocher
Nippon Antique Doll
SOLD
Nippon
5-pc composition Body; Sleep eyes
Open mouth; Top Teeth
Painted brows and eyelashes
Buttons (back) on flannel pajamma with pompon at front neckline
Socket head
Alt Beck doll
SOLD
Alt, Beck & Gottschalck Doll
Marks:

ABG 1361 50
Bisque socket head
Wig
Jointed Toddler body:  bent-limb, 11-piece, composition
Glass eyes, sleep eyes; lashes
Open mouth, two teeth
Vintage dress with drop waisteline and vintage slip.
Big, 22-inches tall
Reference: 200 Years of Dolls, 3rd Edition, by Dawn Herlocher, page 50.
" Alt, Beck & Gottschalck was located in Nauendorf, near Ohrdruf, Thuringia, Germany, from 1854 until 1930. Along with the traditional bisque child and character babies, A.B.G., as it is commonly known, is credited by most doll historians with producing a series of beautifully detailed glazed and unglazed shoulder heads." (source: Herlocher)
P. Kestner Shoulder Head Doll With Leatherette Body
SOLD
Kestner "P." Turned Shoulder Head
Beautiful, restored shoulder head; blond wig
Lovely paper-weight eyes; new leatherette body, jointed with rivets; porcelain forearms and hands; 31-32-inch doll
Open mouth, teeth
AIM 630 Boy Shoulder-Head Doll
SOLD

Armand Marseille boy shoulder head doll
Mark:
630 A.I.M.
Germany
D.R.G.M.

Scattered pigment stains on face from Itaglio eyes, a result of overspill during the firing of the pigment glase
Intaglio eyes are painted eyes with sunken pupils and iris
Kid body, cloth lower legs; 15" tall
Five All Bisque Dolls
SOLD
Quintuplet girl dolls
MADE IN JAPAN: 2" tall

The dolls have roughly painted features: four have silver painted hair and one has gold painted hair. Each has a red bow painted on the left side of their hair
AM Bisque Baby Doll
SOLD
Mark: 13
Germany
"S" inside an "H"  (Herm Steiner): Length, 8 1/2 inches
Bisque head, hard-packed body
Arms/hands are bisque or composition
Blue glass eyes
Non-working crier
Bonnet, slip, gauzy dress, gathered at neck; with slip

Walkur Antique Doll
SOLD
Mark:
Walkure
Germany
2 1/4
52

Antique Doll by J.D. Kestner
20-inches tall
Bisque socket head
200, 680 series
Walkure dolls were made by J.D. Kestner
Beautiful Sleep eyes and lashes
Click for close-up photos of doll head
Open mouth, four pretty teeth
REFERENCE:
Warman's Collectible Dolls by Dawn Herlocher 2008, pg. 174
Jan Foulke's 2006
200 Years of Dolls 3rd Edition by Dawn Herlocher
CLICK FOR ENLARGED PHOTOS OF DOLL BODY 

UFDC Convention Doll Mary
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Mary, Souvenir doll, from the 1987 UFDC Convention
1987 Convention Baby Doll
UFDC1987 Convention Doll by Linda Steele, ODACA.
Description: Dome head, soft body, bisque arms and legs
Beautiful painting (gilded ring on baby's finger)

About 9"
This doll is hand painted, tinted bisque, assembled by the artist, Linda Steele, of Linda K. Steele Originals in Leetonia, Ohio. Each doll has a slight variation due to the hand painting. Linda's husband, Gary, patiently poured each of the doll parts; Carol Roessler cleaned each of the parts. The dresses were designed by Linda and stitched by her sister, Joyce Sheely.

"Mary " is the first in a pair that included "Lewis."The companion doll, "Lewis," was available after August 1987 at the cost of $275.

AM Baby
SOLD
Mark:
AM
Germany
341 10
Dome head: Height, 9 inches
Description: Dream Baby
Composition hands and cloth body
Sleep eyes; non-working crier
Goebel 120 doll
SOLD
Pretty face on this rare, Goebel antique doll from the 1800's
Marks: "GO" monogram for "Goebel" and "Oeslau"
"120 Made in Germany 10"
Doll by Francis Goebel
23" long
Paperweight, blue-gray eyes; painted, feathered eyebrows
Eloquent clothing: emerald blue dress with lace trim; broach at neckline
Long, brown, wig; open mouth; teeth
Dimple in chin
Beautiful, dense bisque
Notes from Patricia Smith's Doll Values (Antique to Modern) Sixth Series, pg. 93: The Goebel factory has been operating since 1879 and is located in Oeslau, Germany. The interwoven W.G. mark has been used since 1879. William Goebel inherited the factor from his father, Granz Detley Goebel. About 1900, the factory only made dolls, doll heads and porcelain figures. They worked in both bisque and China glazed items.
PMI JHB DOLL
SOLD
Mark:

PMI
JHB

This hard-plastic doll stands 5 1/2-inches tall
The arms and legs are moveable; body and head are one-piece
The doll is wearing a beaded necklace and a skirt and headdress of horse hair or zebra hair
There is wire bracelet on each wrist and ankle
Painted eyes; painted mouth
Oriental Doll
DOLL
Oriental Doll
Sculptured
Mounted on Wood
Body form: styrofoam
Hands: fabric over wire
Faux black pearl earrings
Hair: Painted and string/silk?
Face: pained on stretched fabric
Painted eyes: green paint on left eye is missing
Height, 15 inches
Mabel
SOLD
Mark: "Mabel" on head and "Registered Rosalind Body Germany" on kid body
Height, 20 inches
Beautiful face; dramatic eyes
Sleep eyes
Dimple in chin; Open mouth, teeth

Shoulder Head
SOLD
Mark: 1235 Alt, Beck, Gottschalck
Germany
Length, 20 inches
Turned-bisque shoulder head; blue glass eyes
Vintage lavender dress; slip, pantaloons, and parasol/umbrella
Kid body
Reference: pg. 151 in 200 Years of Dolls 3rd Edition by Dawn Herlocher

Oil Cloth Doll, made and dressed by Lillian Wiskur
"Minnie Madge"
Private Collection
Constructed and dressed by Lillian Wiskur and named for her mother

A12M Armand Marseille Child Doll
SOLD
Marks:
A12M
Armand Marseille
O/C eyes
Teeth
11-piece composition over wood body
New wig/human hair
Height: 28"
Walther Doll
SOLD
Mark: "W"
Bisque head and sawdust and glue body and limbs
Glass eyes do not sleep
Open mouth, teeth
Painted brows and lashes
Composition body: read Jan Foulke's appraisal on this historical doll from an old porcelain factory in Germany.
Clothing: dress and pantaloon; socks; hand-stitched, red cape
Dec. 20th, Jan Foulke Doll Appraisal:
This cute little 9-inch antique German child doll with bisque head and composition body was made by Johann Walther. The elaborate mark on the back of her head is actually a fancy 'W' for 'Walther.'In 1900 he started a factory for  dressed dolls  and in 1908, a porcelain factory, Walther & Co., that  later became Walther & Sohn. Both the doll and porcelain factories were in Oeslau near Coburg, Thuringia, Germany.  The porcelain factory specialized in all-bisque dolls, doll heads, baby doll heads and bathing dolls.  This was a time of great competition in the doll industry and companies were cutting costs by producing cheaper bodies, hence the “sawdust and glue” bodies and limbs , sometimes even with cardboard torsos. After all, they were covered by clothes, so if they weren't pretty it didn't really matter! Dolls like her in simple original factory dress and hat sold for 86 cents.  She has dark glass stationary eyes, a cute little wig and a nice outfit.  —Janice H. Foulke
German bisque doll
SOLD
Mark:
"Germany"
"2/0"
(No manufacturer's mark)
Doll identified as Revalo, circa 1910, by its distinctive face. Great body and lovely painting on face
She seems to be looking for her Teddy bear and ready for a tea party...
18-inch, bisque, child doll
Set glass eyes (blue)
Rare, long, upper hair lashes with no painting
Vertical, painted strokes on lower lashes
Painted eyebrow, feathered
Open mouth; upper teeth
Ball-jointed body
REFERENCES:
PG 233 Van Patten Price Guide
PG. 238, Doll Values 10th Edition
Pictured pg. 295 in 200 Years of Dolls 3rd Edition by Dawn Herlocher
The owners of the Revalo company were Jonny Paulas Gerhard Ohlhaver and Hinrick Ohlhaver. The famous "Revalo" trademark is derived from the owners' names being phonetically spelled backwards.

Ernst Heubach 1902
SOLD
Mark:
Horseshoe logo of ERNST HEUBACH
"1902 - 8/0"
"Made in Germany"

HARD-TO-FIND "1902" MOLD
Bisque, shoulder-head doll
Kid/cloth body; bisque forearms and hands
Height, 16 inches
Legs and feet, cloth
Open mouth; teeth
Eyes do not sleep
Dimple in chin
Clothing: sailor suit; leather shoes and rollled stockings

Little Doll
SOLD
Vintage, 1975 Vinyl “Playmates” doll with baby bottle from Hong Kong
Dressed in original dress that snaps on; hat and diaper
No. 8080
This is a “drink and wet” doll. Height is 8 ½ inches. The body is one piece and the hair is molded: blue eyes. Sweet little doll with expressive fingers and toes.

Joy Doll 1982
SOLD
Mark:
Artist Model
Joy doll
1982
Height: @ 20 inches
This "Artist Model Joy Doll 1982" is from the collection of a doll and toy collector and a former member of the UFDC, and this doll is thought to be either made or exhibited by a UFDC member or  made in conjunction with a symposium on dolls.

AM 370 Shoulder Head
SOLD
Armand Marseille
Germany
370
Length, 12 inches
Long, brown wig
Shoulder head, kid body, upper arms, upper legs: Jointed at hip with pins
Lower legs and arms and hands are composition
Scuff on pinky finger, right hand and pinky finger left hand
Brown sleep eyes
Open mouth, teeth
Dimple in chin
Drop waist, white cotton slip dress
Metal Head on a Kid Body
SOLD
Metal Shoulder Head Doll
Unmarked, metal, shoulder-head doll with kid body
Dress: Plaid taffeta with taffeta flower at shoulder
Red velvet, button-up vest with jewel/brassy buttons
Bisque forearms  and hands (muslim/fabric upper arms)
Open mouth, upper teeth
Blue painted eyes; light brown hair
Height, 21 inches
Doll with braids
SOLD
Antique doll, dressed in swiss-like costume
Braided wig; bead bracelet
Head mark, 3/0; body mark, 7 1/4?
Blue-gray, sleep eyes; open mouth; five, square teeth; painted lashes
14" long; painted eyelashes; feathered brow
1894 AM 2 DEP
SOLD
Mark:
1894
AM 2 DEP
Made in Germany
16 inches tall
Composition body, pale bisque
Brown eyes
Blue dress and bonnet, blond tube curl
Wig: "Synthetic Fiber, Made in US, 9."
Fixed brown eyes
Reference:
Jan Foulke's 2006, pg. 138, 16 inches
Warman's Collectibe Dolls, pg. 187, 10-14 inches
200 Years of Dolls 3rd Edition, pg. 263, 16 inches
Armand Marseille American Indian Cultural Doll
SOLD
CLICK TO VIEW ON EBAY

Mark:
A.M.
Germany
Dimensions: 12"
American Indian with German bisque head with composition body
Reference, page 102 in Jan Foulke's 2006 Blue Book
Wide, laminated headband band with feathers
Open mouth
Glass eyes (do not sleep)
Teeth
DESCRIPTION: bisque head, wrinkles between wavy eyebrows , set brown glass eyes, black mohair wig. Composition body with molded shoes. Original Indian-style clothing.

44 Folk Doll
SOLD
Gebruder Kuhnlenz or Reckangel child doll in ethnic dress (no. 44)
Mark:
"44" marked in ink inside the head

10-inch ethnic dress
Open mouth, molded upper teeth
Originally had sleeping eyes, which have been replastered (or reset) and no longer sleep.
Body: composition over wood; jointed
Wig, long, braided pigtails
Original dress: felt coat dress and pettycoat, red shoes and socks
Red plaid skirt; felt, sleeveless jacket with three clear, blue, plastic buttons
Jointed composition and wood body

Reference for Gebruder: pg. 132, Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls, copyright 2006
Reference for Reckangel: Doll Values by Patsy Moyer, 3rd Edition

French Doll No. 8
SOLD
On back neck of bisque head, incised "8"
Stamped on body: "Bébé Jumeau Diplome d' Honneur"
"Made In France" natural hair wig (sewn label tag)
Length, 19 inches
Demure lace- and blue-trimmed undies; vintage leather shoes
Perfect bisque, beautiful face painting
Open mouth with molded teeth
Blue paperweight eyes
Pierced ears, no earrings
Painted upper and lower lashes; feathered brows
Composition, ball-jointed body
Has wide hips and cupped torso for rounded, turned upper leg joints
REFERENCES: PG. 219-220 in 200 Years of Dolls 3rd Edition by Dawn Herlocher; pg. 155 of Collectible Dolls, Third Edition
Patsyette by Effanbee
SOLD
Freundlich
This is most likely an unmarked doll by Freundlich. He did not mark his dolls and he used "blanks" from a manufacturer that produced all size dolls for many small or independent companies. They were not finished as finely as the "named" brands and sometimes are indistinguishable. Mme Alexander and Vogue often used the same unmarked dolls in their own lines. Effanbee rarely did."
MARK: No visible markings or tags
20th century doll; all composition; jointed at neck, shoulder, and hip
9-inches tall
Painted and molded hair
Painted eyes
Closed mouth

AM Character Doll
SOLD
Marks:
Head: American Doll Corp. 1958
Body: American Character (in circle) 1958 (in banner)

American Character Doll,  "Toni"
1958
Height, 10 inches
This doll has been dressed (not original to doll) in a charming, vintage "Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls Inc." dress and panty (tags).
Pg. 230 in Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls, copyright 2006

Plastic Indian Doll
SOLD
Unmarked
I do not know the history of this plastic, Native American doll. It has working sleep eyes.

Two, molded babies (two pieces, front and back, seamed together to form a solid plastic baby doll) are latched to the back of the doll with a plastic cord. One baby has painted open eyes  and the other baby looks like he is sleeping. The hair on the babies is sept upwards to form a row ontop the head as if to indicate these are two little boys.

The clothing, shirt, skirt and moccasins are mode of leather or a leatherette/
All original. Stitching missing on side seams of skirt
Braided hair
Queen Louise
SOLD
MARKS: Queen Louise 100 Germany
See Queen Louise in her new home in Poland
24-inch antique doll
Fur brows
Originally, the doll had sleep eyes, but the eyes have been fixed during a restoration. The eye hardware is plastered in place.
Open mouth; SQUARE teeth
Some repair to hands and feet (see photos)
Clothing: pink, polka-dot dress with lace-trimmed slip dress and pantaloons; shoes & socks

Queen Louise Note Cards for sale on Etsy
Hertel, Schwab & Co. No. 142
SOLD
Bent limb baby body; Bisque, solid-dome socket head
Molded and painted hair; Open-closed mouth; two upper teeth; tongue 
Brown, intaligo, painted eyes Feathered brow
11-inch composition body; Dressed in pink romper/vintage

All Bisque Doll
SOLD
All bisque
Height, 2 1/4 inches
Arms, hinged at shoulders

AM 1894 Antique Doll
SOLD
Click to see his new home on our Doll Story Page
AM 1894
6/0 DEP
9-inches tall
Open mouth, square teeth; Original dress
Socket head
A.M. 1894 Oriental
JAN FOULKE DOLL APPRAISAL, AUG. 19, 2008:

"This 9-inch doll was made by the huge and world-renowned Armand Marseille doll factory in Koppelsdorf, Germany. The mold of this bisque head dates from 1894, and is one of A.M.s earliest models. A doll similar to this was offered in the 1895 Butler Bros. catalogue as part of a novelty assortment of dolls dressed as American Indians and Chinese, “all in characteristic national costumes.”  The head has a slight yellow tint to indicate an Oriental complexion. The matching five-piece composition body has red slippers with turned-up shoes to indicate an Oriental style. One shoe has some flaking and paint loss, but this is an easy repair for a doll restorer. The doll is all original with long black mohair wig and Chinese style costume including tunic, pants and jacket with hat. Of course, this is interesting to a collector because it is the German concept of a Chinese. German-made dolls with Oriental bisque heads are very desirable collectibles. This was made during a time in history when with the expansion of travel Europeans and Americans were becoming more attuned to the world and becoming more interested in native peoples. It would be a lovely addition to a collection of international dolls."
    Value on today’s market $550. -Janice H. Foulke
Reference: Pg. 263 of 200 Years of Dolls (3rd Edition) by Dawn Herlocher
Darling Antique Doll
SOLD
Mark:
AM "Darling"
Beautiful tinting on face coloring
Beautiful body posture and composition
Bisque head and lower arms; kid body
Composition/bisque forearms and hands; fabric lower legs and feet
Eyes:
Jointed body
Child Character Doll
Blonde wig
Height: 24 inches
Sleep eyes
Painted eyelashes and eyebrows
Open mouth; top teeth
Dimple in chin
"Darling" is dressed in a vintage gown of netting over tafetta with rosette and ribbon trim.
All Bisque Googly from Japan
SOLD
All Bisque Googly
"Made in Japan"
Height: 5 1/2 inches
Jointed at shoulders
FS Co 1272/35Z
SOLD
MARK: FS& Co.
1271
Deponiert
Ca. 1910
Length, 9 inches
Blue & white knit jumper set with booties
Beautiful FS& Co. #1271/2
Sleep eyes; painted lashes and brows; painted hair
Painted, carved open-mouth and teeth
Fills Schmitt Paris France
Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls (© 2006), pg. 165
Blue Book (12th edition), pg. 319
Schmitt: History Schmitt & Fils, Paris, France, 1854-1891.
Comment: Schmitt made premium dolls, very desirable to collectors. Be sure that the body is stamped on the flat bottom edge with the Schmitt trademark.
Perfect bisque socket head with skin or mohair wig, large paperweight eyes, closed mouth, piereced ears. Marked Schmitt composition body with flat bottom edge. Vintage clothing.
Scarecrow Doll by Effanbee
SOLD
Scarecrow Doll by Effanbee
Effanbee 7108
Beautiful painting on ceramic face.
Japanese Girl Doll
SOLD
Japanese Girl Doll
Bisque head with sleep eyes
Composition body
Length of doll, 7 inches (length of doll and gown, 12 inches)

KR 121
SOLD
Mark:
KR 121
Simon Halbig
Height: 16 inches (toddler body)
Her mouth is beautifully sculpted and painted
Feathered, painted brows
Sleep eyes
Vintage corduroy dress, lace trimmed, matching hat
Pantaloons; socks and leatherette shoes
Click for enlarged photos of the body!
The body of this doll is thought to be an older body, repainted. Notice how the head socket fits the body perfectly. The body is in the shape of a "typical German composition ball-jointed toddler" as pictured page 327 of Jan Foulke's 3rd Blue Book of Dolls & Values (see scan from book below).

Reference: page 224 (chart at $1,150 for 18 inches),  200 Years of Dolls, 3rd Edition, by Dawn Herlocher

Fulpher DollFulpher Doll
SOLD
MARK:
Mfg. design mark (see photo)
Fulpher
Made in USA
16-C
Height, 20 inches
Open mouth—upper teeth
Wobble tongue
Painted lashes
Set, brown eyes; rocker plastered in place
Good, long wig (brown)
Shoes and socks
Weight of doll is 1 lb. 15 oz.

Black bisque baby
SOLD
Black, all-bisque doll, made in Japan
Length, 6"

Dots baby doll
SOLD
Dots! A Candy Baby by Hasbro, copyrighted 1972.

Doll height: 9 inches

Effanbee Durable Dolls
SOLD
Effanbee baby doll
Bracelet reads: Effanbee Durable Dolls
Effanbee yellow romper buttons in back with four buttons
Cloth body
Composition head, arms and hands, legs and feet
Sleep eyes and eyelashes
Molded and painted hair
Non-working crier
Effanbee Durable Dolls heart-shaped charm on chain attached to wrist
Mark on head: "Effanbee" and "Made in U.S.A."
Length: 15 inches
301 W&C DOLL
SOLD
Mark:
301 W&C Germany
Open mouth, upper teeth
14-inches tall
Jointed child's body
Jumper suit with knit stocking cap (some moth or wear holes  in cap)
Black leggings and tie shoes
Brown, glass eyes do not sleep
Feathered brows
Open mouth, upper teeth
Schuetzmeister & Quendt porcelain factory in Thuringia, Germany, made bisque heads for Wolf & Co.
Ginnette
SOLD
Ginnette
Gentleman Doll
SOLD
Boy, bisque, shoulder-head doll
Shoulder head marked "33"
Molded and painted blonde hair
Length of doll, 19 1/2 to 20 inches
Glass eyes; painted lashes; feathered brows
Closed mouth
Kid forearms and hands
Muslim body and felt legs (lower)
Body, hard-packed with mohair
Suited in a wool-like gabardine, 3-button jacket (hanky in pocket) and pant
Heubach Kopplesdorf
SOLD
Heubach Kopplesdorf
Heubach
SOLD
Heubach
Hertel, Schwab & Company, Made in Germany
SOLD
Hertel, Schwab  & Co. Bent Limb Baby doll
Mark:
Made in Germany
152/1

Bisque & composition
5 piece jointed body
Character Baby Doll
Wig
Height: 11 inches
Glass eyes--Brown
Painted eyelashes and eyebrows (feathered)
Open mouth, top teeth, tongue
Dimples on cheeks and chin
All Bisque Grace S. Putnam
SOLD
All-bisque doll
Grace S. Putnam
Marks:
Copr. by Grace S. Putnam Germany
28/76 on back of left arm and on head, 16/16
Glass eyes; 3-4 inches tall; jointed legs and arms no neck joint; dark brown, short wig
All-Bisque Doll Made in Germany
SOLD
All-bisque doll
Made in Germany
Marks
"Made in Germany"
Small bisque (3-4 inch doll), made in Germany
Marks: Made in Germany
Reddish brown wig; glass eyes; metal pins/rods attaching arms and legs to body. Legs have socks and shoes, molded and painted on the straight legs.
American Girl Doll
SOLD


Rheinische Gummi Celluloid Doll
SOLD
Rheinische Gummi
Doll turtle Mark
Marks: turtle (in triangle) 27 1/2  and 6
Rheinische Gummi celluoid
Date: 1930s
Molded, painted hair
Painted eyes (brown), lips, and brows
10 1/2 inches tall
Vintage gown: 20 inches long

Skating Madam Alexander
SOLD
Madam Alexander
, 8" tall
Skater Madam Alexander, wearing a Little Red Riding Hood coat and hat by Vogue and a green satin dress with rick-rack trim by Madamme Alexander. All clothing is crisp and new with tags. The skates are stitched on, and not labeled on the outside.
This is our first Madam Alexander and our research leads us to believe it is probably Maggie Mix-Up: 8 inches, all hard plastic body with jointed knees; sleep eyes. No wrist tags or booklet.
See pages 32-35 in 200 Years of Dolls, 3rd Edition, by Dawn Herlocher.

Nippon Baby Doll
SOLD
Nippon
1120
Open mouth, two teeth
Painted upper and lower lashes and brown
Brown sleep eyes
Molded and painted hair
Head circumference: 14 inches
Length: 20 inches
Bent legs for sitting; Straight wrists and ankes
Dimples in back shoulders
Vintage dress: Gown with lace work and french knots
Slip buttons at shoulders
Socket neck

Emmett Kelly as "Willy the Clown"
SOLD
Emmett Kelly

Height: 24 inches
Dressed as "Willie the Clown"
Vinyl head
Set-in eyes
Stuffed cloth body; original Clothes; hat
Emmett as “Willy the Clown"; @1950; clothing original/hat/hat band

Kammer Reinheld
SOLD
Kammer & Reinhardt
MARK:
K & R (co. trademark)
SIMON HALBIG
126
GERMANY
96

 

29 Princess 1 Doll, Made in Germay
SOLD
Mark:
29
Princess
1
Germany
Brown sleep eyes; upper lashes; painted lashes and brows
Dimple in chin
Clothing: lavender middy dress; white, lace-trimmed collar
Length, 23 inches
Belly button

 

 

Bahr-Proschild
SOLD
BAHR-PROSCHILD ANTIQUE DOLL
14" TALL
Click to see more photos of doll details
Isabel
SOLD
Isabel

Black Googly Repro Doll by artist from a Kestner mold
SOLD
Black Googly-Eye Girl Doll:  This is a reproduction of a Kestner mold

Bisque head, wig, composition body, glass eyes, jointed body, arms, and legs; straight wrists and ankles.
Height: 12 inches
Heubach Repro Black Googly
SOLD
Googly Eye Boy Repro Kestner
Bisque head, wig, composition body, glass eyes, jointed body, arms, and legs; straight wrists and ankles.
Height: 12 inches
Swim Yellow Duck
Page top
Eva Storybook Doll
SOLD
MARKs: Story Book Doll; U.S.A; pat. app. for
"Eva"? or Nancy? or other?
Vintage bisque Story Book Doll (1937-1947)
Painted bisque, mohair wig, painted eyes, head molded to torso.
Jointed arms
; 5 1/2- to 6-inches tall

doll
SOLD
Marks:
Heubach.Koppe
399-14/0 DRG
Germany
A.K.A. South Seas Baby
Heubach Kopp (Ernst Heubach and Koppelsdorf)
Dark brown glass sleep eyes
Bisque socket head; jointed, composition body; ethnic and charming character doll; painted hair
Closed mouth; pierced ears
Accessory: Woven reed cradle
Native island doll wth thatched skirt; brass earings; bracelet; bent limb body; straight ankles and wrists
Head circumference: 7 inches
Height: 8 inches

Reference: 200  Years of Dolls 3rd Edition by Dawn Herlocher (page  188)
Review page 38 in Doll Values, Third Edition/ Moyer
$325 (Patricia Smith's Doll Values Antique to Modern 2nd Series, pg. 52)

Armand Marseille A 4/0 M Floradora
SOLD
Mark:
A 4/0 M
Floradora
Armand Marseille
Made In Germany
Shoulder Head
Open mouth, upper teeth
Sleep eyes
Wig with large tube curls
18-inches tall
Kid body

G&SB Antique German Doll
SOLD
Mark:
G&S 3
Germany
Height, 22 inches
Sleep Eyes
References:
pg. 73, 11th Edition of Doll Values by Patricia Smith
pg. 165 on 200 Years of Dolls by Dawn Herlocher, 3rd Edition

Heubach Kopplesdorf
MARK:
Heubach Kopplesdorf
300 5
Germany

Character Baby Doll, 20 inches
Dimples in cheeks and chin
Sleep eyes
Open mouth, upper teeth
Feathered brows

AM "Scowling/Frowning Indian" Doll
SOLD
Antique, Native American Doll with papier-mâché body
Armand Marseille "Scowling/Frowning Indian" Doll
MARK:
AM
3
Glass eyes, painted features
Open mouth, upper teeth
Jointed,  papier-mâché body
The wig is tied onto the head through two little holes in the back
Height, 17 inches

 

 

Armand Marseille Indian Maid Native American Doll
SOLD
MARK:
AM
9

Braided wig
Glass eyes, painted features
Jointed body, papier-mâché
Open mouth, teeth
Oil-cloth like dress with under slip and pantaloon-type underwear
Height, 16-inches

Native American Doll by Armand Marseille
SOLD
Antique, Native American Doll with papier-mâché body
Mark: 2 0/0
Glass eyes, painted features
Height, 8 inches
Felt suit with painted trim on back shawl

German All-Bisque Doll
SOLD
All-Bisque German Doll
Marks: 365; 15; Made in Germany
This darling, petite, all-bisque doll stands 6-inches tall
Sleep eyes; Socket head
Open mouth, upper teeth

Owassa Bear, Sue-ling
SOLD
Owassa Bear
UFDC Souvenir designed by Jenny Krantz
Sue-ling, from Owosso, Michigan, and Owassa Bear Inc.

LIMITED EDITION OF 310 BEARS!
UFDC Souvenir bear, Owassa Bear, is signed by international bear artist "Jenny Krantz" and dated "1992."
Sue-ling is no. 264 of 310 bears "Made Especially for the U.F.D.C. National Convention, held in San Francisco, California in 1992.
Sue-ling is 8-inches tall

Reproduction Heubach 5 Boy Whistler
SOLD
Mark:
"5"
"Heubach" square mark
"MG" painted on neck flange by doll artist
Open mouth as if to whistle
Height, 10 1/2-inches tall

Boxer
SOLD
Swiss Burcherer Doll
Bucherer, the Swiss watch-maker created a series of articulated dolls during the 1920's.
Marks on chest plate:Made in Switzerland; Patents Applied For

Made with two metal components: one is like an iron or tin alloy that oxidizes; the other, used for the chest plate, does not oxidize. No restoration. All original. The head and feet are a composition; gloves, felt
Ball jointed; Height, 8"

Heubach All-Bisque Doll
SOLD
Marks: 9573; 6; Heubach ( in square)
Eye logo design; Germany

Bisque, socket head; Googly eyes
5-piece composition body; 6 1/2-inches tall
Blond hair-Boy, Dutch cut
Cream color suit with 3-button coat; Blue cloth belt buttoned at waistline
Formed shoe/feet
Painted socks and single strap shoes

Reference: pg. 110, Doll Values, by Patricia Smith, 6th Edition

Alt Beck & Gottschalck 639
SOLD

Mark:
Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, No. 639
20 inches
Lace-trimmed formal dress in fragile condition
Bisque shoulder-head/dome. Company production period, 1885 and on.
Turned shoulder head, glass eyes, closed mouth
Kid body
Elegant face—perfect bisque shoulder head
Wig, firm, lined with stitched fabric
Ribbon: "1982 Second Place Region Bebes Louisiane
References: Pg. 31 in 13th Blue Book/Jan Foulke
Pg. 51 in 200 Years of dolls (closed mouth, 18-inch 639 at $1,700
22-inch 639 at $1,900
Jan Foulke appraisal, Aug. 19, 2008
Click to see enlarged doll photos, submitted for appraisal.

This 20-inch doll has a bisque head made by the large and prestigious Alt, Beck & Gottschalck porcelain factory in Ilmenau, Germany, Ca. 1885. She has the desirable features of a slightly turned shoulder head tipped downward, a solid dome head, beautiful facial decoration, and a closed mouth. She is on an excellent kid body with a few patches at her knee gussets. The body also has quite a few desirable features: rivet joints at the hips, and kid over wood upper arms, rivet-jointed elbows, perfect bisque lower arms, and all-kid legs. This is likely a Wagner &  Zetzsche body. W & Z bodies usually had a blue paper label under the head on top of the shoulder. W & Z bought heads from ABG and put them on their own bodies. As for her lovely clothing, I feel that it was made, perhaps in the 1940-1960 period of vintage fabrics. It is beautiful, but these dolls were designed as children and babies, and usually acquired adult clothing years later when they entered doll collections. Without any information on the ribbon, we can’t know why it was awarded. In fact, it might not even have been awarded to this doll. Sometimes the ribbons do get moved around, especially after 25 years. Since it was given at a Regional rather than a National convention, and the Regionals are very small compared to the Nationals, I am assuming that it was awarded as being a very lovely and desirable example of an antique doll with a turned shoulder head.



Santa Doll by Simon Halbig
SOLD
MARK: 32
Santa
Size, 32 inches
by Simon & Halbig 1249
Click to view detail photos of the construction of the Santa head
Jan Foulke Appraisal for Santa:
"This antique German doll is called Santa. This is a registered trademark name used by Hamburger & Co., a New York City producer, importer, and distributor of German dolls. The Santa trademarked line was produced from 1900-1910. Hamburger had the bisque doll heads made by the Simon & Halbig porcelain factory. Santa was one of the 36 dolls exhibited by Hamburger at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904; the exhibit won the Grand Prize. The Santa mold 1249 is distinguished by the triangular shading on her lower lip. Santa has pierced ears, sleeping eyes, molded eyebrows, and an open mouth with 4 upper teeth. The Santa is a popular and desirable mold to antique doll collectors.
"As for your 32-inch Santa doll, she has a very beautiful face. The tiny “wig pulls” on her forehead and the mold separation behind her ear, are minor flaws, and do not affect her value. Her mohair wig appears original, and is nice and full, though needs some styling. Her jointed composition body is in good condition, but has been repaired, particularly at the neck and thigh joints, and repainted. The hands have been replaced, and are too small for the size of the doll. Santa wears appropriate vintage clothing in very nice condition." -Jan Foulke

Santa Doll by Simon Halbig


Armand Marseille 971 Germany A3M
SOLD
Armand Marseille 971 Germany A 3 M
New wig; 5-pc body; fixed eyes
Height: 15 inches

Bebe Tout En Bois
SOLD
Bebe Tout en Bois
Jan Foulke Appraisal: This is an antique doll called a "Bebe Tout en Bois" (Doll all of Wood), Ca. 1901-1914. She is made completely of wood with a fully jointed body, and a socket head with inset glass eyes. The doll was made in Germany for the French trade, hence the French name. Several companies made these types of dolls. This one is possibly by the Schilling doll factory in Sonneberg, and may have the Schilling "winged angel" trademark on her body, so you should check it. It's usually on the back shoulder. Or she may have a sticker from another factory. The bodies usually have some flaking, as the paint was applied directly to the wood, which creates an unstable condition, and this flaw is acceptable, but the face should be perfect, as her appears to be so. In fact, it is particularly nice with a sweet expression. Her clothing is made from vintage fabrics, but is not original to her, though it appears to have been on her for quite some time.


Abyssian Baby doll
SOLD
Black Heubach baby 458 Abyssianian Baby
MARK:
458
13
HEUBACH-kOPPLESDORF
GERMANY
Size: 11 inches
Mold no. 458
Maker: Heubach-Koppelsdorf
Label on cloak: "Abyssinian Baby Made in Germany"
Sleep eyes
5-piece body composition body
Produced between 1919 and 1932
Doll Values, Third Edition, Page 40

Bye-Lo by Grace S. Putnam
Marks:
Head: Copyright by Grace S. Putnam
Made in Germany
Stamp on cloth body in red ink:
“Bye-Lo Baby Pat. Appl'd For Copyright by Grace Storey Putnam"
Sleep eyes--blue; Bisque head on cloth body, closed mouth
17 in. long; 15 in. head
Celluloid hands (repaired); frog-style cloth body
Vintage clothing. Smiling mouth, socket head
5-piece, bent-limb baby body
The baby is dressed all snugly in bonnet, sweater, socks & matching knit booties

AM-7/0
SOLD
Antique Armand Marseille doll with shoulder head
Mark: AM-7/0
Height: 13-14 inches
Doll face bisque; cloth/kid body
Open mouth
Sleep eyes
Blond, human hair wig with pink ribbon
Composition hands and arms
Nice, vintage dress
Sweet face. Probably one of the earlier AM molds as there is no mold marking other than size (7/0)

AIM DRGM 201013 Shoulder-Head Doll
SOLD
AIM
DRGM 201013 Shoulder-head doll on kid body
Feathered, painted brows
Open mouth; upper teeth
Large, spring clip latch on back of neck
French face

GI Joe & Case
SOLD
GI Joe, ready for duty!

Height: 11 1/2 inches
First Series G.I. Joe Action Soldier: Action Sailor or Marine. Has a scar on his face from combat. Molded brown hair and brown eyes. The doll is identified by letters "TM" in mark on lower back:
G.I. Joe TM
Copyright 1964
By Hasbro ®
Patent Pending
Made in U.S.A.

Kley & Hahn
SOLD
Kley & Hahn: Bisque socket head: Composition body
Body jointed at neck, arms, and legs:
 Straight wrists and ankles
Brown sleep eyes; painted upper and lower lashes
Painted, feathered brows
Painted hair
Open mouth with two with upper teeth
Dressed in ivory lace-trimmed, Edwardian shirt with red ribbon tie; velvet romper; black patent shoes, socks

Height: 13 inches

Simon Halbig
Simon Halbig boy
SOLD
Mark:

Germany SH
PB (in star)
1906
16
Simon Halbig
Weigth: @ 5 1/2 lbs.
Length: @ 35 inches
Open mouth with four top teeth
Fixed eyes; wig
Wearing vintage clothing: a hat trimmed with a navy band and a two-piece suit

Gebruder Kuhnlenz doll
SOLD
Mark:
39 and 37 or 34
Gebruder Kuhnlenz
Size: 8 to 10 inches
Metal helmet soldier; brown uniform; metal buttons and belt buckel
Closed mouth
Glass eyes - set - blue
Clothing, original to doll
Pants sewn together between legs; braid trim on outer pant legs; dark-brown jacket
Reference Doll Values #11, pg. 111
Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls (2006), pg. 132

Herm Steiner Doll
SOLD
Mark:
Made in
Germany
Herm Steiner
Size: 6/0

Height: 11 inches
Wig, thin
Hazel sleep eyes
Lovely, original clothes: navy dress has stitched polka-dots

Armand Marseille 390
SOLD
Mark:
Made in Germany
Armand Marseille
390
A3M
Height: 19 inches
 Sleep eyes
Three upper teeth
Lovely dress with lace shawl and horseshoe pin.
Head scarf, accented, shaped by two medallions
Jointed Body
Vintage clothing; leather shoes
370 Shoulder Head
SOLD
Mark:
Germany
370
2/0
Dolly face
Painted lashes and brows
Sleep eyes
Cloth/felt body; open mouth, upper teeth
Clothing: muslim petticoat; pantaloons
Height: 16 inches
Reference: pg. 263, 200 Years of Dolls, 3rd Edition, by Dawn Helocher

Kling Shoulder Head
SOLD
Mark:
Kling
186 (bell incised) 6 (size)
Blond, curly, shoulder head
Kid body
Cloth feet and lower legs
Length, 18 inches
Pink dress

Our reference marterials for this doll are: Doll Values 1997 (Patsy Moyer), pg. 151; and 200 Years of Dolls, 3rd Edition, Dawn Herlocher, page 243 (18-inch doll)

Sissy
SOLD
Mark:
mme Alexander
Name: Cissette, blond hair; 1501
Maker: Madame Alexander
Jointed walker; hard plastic
Pierced ears; Triple-stitched wig
Pink eye shadow/ no polish on nails
Size: 9-10 ”
Circa: 1957 -1958

Description of three outfits included with doll:
Outfit 1 (wearing)-used): candle-white tulle gown/white satin ribbon and white panties: not tagged but both look original to the Cissette doll. The tulle netting has a few frays and needs stitching at the waistline; needs a rinse.
Outfit 2 (tagged, 2-piece ensemble-used): denim like trousers with red fringe along sides and button-up red over-jacket
Outfit 3 (tagged 2, -piece ensemble-used): lace trimmed pink slip or teddy with rosette at center of bodice and matching lace-trimmed pants

Green lady
SOLD
Unmarked
VINTAGE FRENCH FASHION DOLL FROM THE 1960s
Height: 16 inches
Earrings
Mohair wig
Bisque swivel head
Bisque shoulder plate
Fine gusseted kid body: stitched fingers and toes
Elegant clothing and hat
Vintage leather shoes 

JAN FOULKE APPRAISAL:
This 17-inch doll is a 1960s interpretation of an antique French fashion lady or poupée peau. During the 1960s a large group of dolls came from France into the United States, many through the old New York Doll Hospital. These dolls were supposedly found in a warehouse and dated from pre-World War I, but subsequent research revealed that this story was not true. They were made in the 1960s by a French lady and her son, and they were aged to look older. There were both bisque and china fashions in the French style, some marked with F.G. in Scroll or F + G, and some such as yours with an earlier style face were unmarked.  Comparison with a genuine antique doll immediately reveals the differences: bisque too smooth, color too gray and orange, ears not well defined, piercing holes too small, glass eyes lacking depth and detail, wrong kind of pates, cheap coarse mohair wigs, new neck buttons, bodies not stiffly stuffed, and not carefully stitched, though some like yours were aged a carmel color.
Value on today's market in perfect condition, fully dressed in new silk fashion gown and hat, undies, shoes and socks --  $450-550. - Janice H. Foulke
Eden BeBeEden BeBe
SOLD
Eden BeBe Tag stapled to doll (front dress) reads:
Fabrication
Francais
Eden BeBe
Normands 5067/3 J.

"Made in France" sticker on back of dress
Height: @ 8 inches
Top teeth; open mouth
Glass blue eyes
Painted lips and brows
Head: six inches
Painted shoes
Split on front and back both legs; peeling on back of left arm (see photo)
Dress, lined with crepe paper
France 60

Scottish Doll
SOLD
Scottish lad in his highlander kilt Antique Doll Scotland
All bisque doll
Painted eyes
Molded and painted shoes
Wide band of Tartan plaid at knees
Under vest/collar/bow tie
Belting
Molded, wavy blond hair
Clothing: wrap-around wool Armstrong Tartan plaid skirt and scarf (some frays); velvet jacket
Thistle-style broach at his shoulder
Sporran with a tassel of horse hair at front waist

APPRAISED AT $225-250 BY JANICE H. FOULKE, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008:
"This is a 10-inch doll with antique German bisque shoulder head dating from the 1880s. Since the clothes are sewn on, we cannot check the back plate to see if there is a mark or mold number, so we cannot be sure of the maker, but it is of the type made by the Kling & Co. porcelain factory of Ohrdruf. The head is mounted on a cloth body with bisque lower arms and legs. His body may not be as old as the head, as the fabric looks newer, and that type of bisque leg is not usually found on old bodies. But the costume looks antique and original, so it would be strange to have an original costume with a replaced body, but we can't be sure from the photo. The lovely original Scotch outfit with the sporran is a plus even though there is some fraying, as some collectors specialize in dolls with national or regional costumes, and Scottish ones are real favorites."


Just Me Doll
SOLD

This charming Character Doll is marked "Just Me." Her body is not hers, but the body is in good keeping with the body length of the Just Me doll, which measures 7 1/2 inches (Page 141 Jan Foulke's newest price guide). MARK:
Just Me Character Doll
Registered Germany; A 310/7/0/M

Body, not original to doll
Height: about 7 1/2 inches
Glass eyes to side
Bisque socket head
Closed mouth
Composition body
It appears that she has a French manicure & pedicure as her fingers and toes are painted white.

Googly Made in Germany
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All-Bisque Googly

Marks:
"Goo"

"Made in Germany"
"15"
Height: 6 inches
Jointed at shoulders

Limited
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UFDC COMPANION DOLL: Charity
And the story of the adoption of a young orphan, Elizabeth Douglas Thomas
This heartwarming story is detailed in a brochur entitled, "Elizabeth Douglas Thomas Arrives in Philadelphia, 1795," which accompanies the doll
Companion doll UFDC 1995
National Convention
Doll Maker, Fred Thomas Laughon Jr., of Richmond, Virginia
No. 458
A limited edition doll of 1510
Produced by the United States Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, for
The 46th Annual Convention of the United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1995
Description of Elizabeth Douglas Thomas :
8 inch Queen Ann Wooden Doll
Natural flax hair
Carved hands and head
Shaped feet and arms
Mortise and tenon hip and elbow joints
Hidden knee joints and revolving shoulders
Ornamenting:
Gesso on head, forearms and lower legs. Titanium white skin tones. Raised eyes from layered gesso
Lips, drybrushed cheeks
Shoes of thalo-crimson pigment
Burn umber dots around oval eyes and eyebrows
Finished with gloss varnish
Costume:
Simple muslin dress, slip and bonnet with added lace and ribbon bow.
Brief sleeves, low neckline, gathered waist tied with coral bow
Tucks at bottom of skirt for lengthening
Leading strings at shoulders to steady the child.
Coral Necklace for good health and protection from harm.

French Doll
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:
Bleuette doll, made between 1922-1933
Open mouth; sleep eyes; original dress; mohair wig; open/close eyes; open mouth with teeth (top)

Quote from buyer: She is everything I had hoped that she would be! She is an authentic Bleuette doll made between 1922-1933. I carefully snipped her clothing off to check her body....and to verify her markings. I love her..I'll leave great feedback and I am so very happy.

MR 500 Baby Doll
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Baby Doll
Mark:

M.R.
Germany
500 /2/OX
Baby doll is 11-inches, dressed in a vintage gown and diaper
Bisque head; composition hands/cloth body
Sleep eyes; Internal cryer mechanism in body makes a faint sound

Kammer & Reinhardt Doll 041
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Marks: Kammer & Reinhardt ; Simon Halbig 121
Length: 23-25 inches
Weight: 5 lbs.
Imprinted on back with: 1-20 12K GF M
Dress is vintage with embroidered yoke, crochet or lace-like bonnet with blue ribbon
Open mouth, two upper teeth; Sleep eyes, wig
Cotton gown; white, knit booties
Two-piece underwear set

Heubach Kopplesdorf
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Marks: Heubach Kopplesdorf; Germany; 320  19/0
Glass eyes; open mouth; two teeth; feathered brows; beautiful, rosey cheeks
Composition body ; 9" tall
Felt cap jacket with four brass decorative buttons
Shirt nailed to body in two places
All original clothing.
Produced between 1919 and 1932


AM Germany Bisque and Composition
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Marks: AM Germany; 35 U5/OK
Paper machie body-repaired
Socket head; inset glass eyes/move
Open mouth; two teeth
Painted hair (sculpting), lashes, lips
Length: 8 inches

Century Doll
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Marks: Germany; H-13 inches; Centruy Dolls Co.
Cloth body; dome head: 12 1/2"
Length: 18"
Closed mouth, painted tongue, two top teeth
Crochet hat
Black velvet two-piece suit; off-white collar with lace trim; jacket front with five button-trim/3-snap closures
Molded, painted brows & hair; eyes move
Black tie shoes and socks

 

Germany
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Schuetzmeister & Quendt
Marks: 201 C-11 SQ; Germany
Blue, glass eyes; b
isque socket head
Sleep eyes; cryer
Composition, bent-limb baby body
Feathered eyebrows
Open mouth; two teeth; velvet tongue
5-piece bent limb baby body, 14" tall
Hole in back of doll body and divided in half where the cryer/sound mechanism was installed at the factory.  The baby goes "waw" when you rock her back and forth.
Schuetzmeister & Quendt made dolls from 1893 to 1898. The factory for this doll manufacturer was located in Boilstadt, Germany. 

See 200 Years of Dolls, 3rd Edition, by Dawn Herlocher
Kewpie
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Kewpie
JDK Antique doll from Germany
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MARKS: Made in Germany; 211; JDK

O/C eyes; repaired mouth; fur wig
Height: 13"
Socket head; brown sleep eyes
Open mouth; two teeth; painted lashes and brows


Simon Halbig Black Doll
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MARKS: S (star shape)H; "PB"( inside star); 1906; 16 (size)
"PB" is for factory "Porzellanbrik Burgrubb"
Schoenau & Hoffmeister; Germany

Brown glass eyes (do not sleep); ball-jointed, 36"composition body
Open mouth, upper teeth; dimple in chin
Pink, dotted-swiss dress with matching bonnet
Old leather shoes; socks
Pantaloons; play pearls

 


 

Unis Doll
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Marks: Unis France 301; 71 301 148
Fixed eyes; lashes; Open mouth; Six upper teeth;
11-pc compo body, 30" tall
Dressed in vintage cotton hat and rayon dress that buttons in the back
Vintage contton slip, trimmed in lace; buttons in back with four buttons
Underwear: one-piece, ivory, with back opening that unbuttons for potty time.
Socks, black patent buckle shoes
"14" on bottom of right foot

 

Kestner with swivel bodyKestner with Swivel Body

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MARKS: Made in Germany; D 1/4.168. 8 1/2.
Open mouth; carved, square teeth
Blue sleep eyes
9-piece, jointed, composition body; 21" long
Wig  tag reads: 100% Cheveux Naturels Made in France

Rare swivel hips and ball-joint scissor movement on upper legs
Dress: dotted slip with lace trim, cotton, lace-trimmed slip; shoes and socks
Reference: pg. 165 of  Warman's Companion Collectible Dolls (©2008) by Dawn Herlocher

Kestner 168
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MARKS: F. Germany 10.; 168; 08. (neck)
Body stamped: "Germany 3392?" (the "2" is illegible)

24" Kestner 168; Five piece, ball-jointed body
Sleep eyes, blue; feathered brows
Waggle tongue; open mouth; carved, square teeth

Clothing: dress, slip, pantaloons, shoes and socks

Armand Marseille AM 1894 AM O DEP Made in GermanyArmand Marseille AM 1894 AM O DEP Made in Germany
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Marks: 1894; AM O DEP; Made in Germany

Blue Sleep Eyes; painted lashes
Height, 14 inches; Open mouth, teeth
Vintage clothing: green velvet suit, shoes, and socks

Japanese Doll
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Oriental, bisque doll

Mfg. mark on back of head, written in Japanese
Composition body; height, 6"

Swim Yellow Duck
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Gold bamboo and Rattan pram
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Pram or sleigh-like stroller
Combination of woven and bent woods
Metal wheels and wooden frame
The gold paint on the wicker is probably not original
The wooden handle and frame looks like oak or other neutral wood
Measurements: 39" overall length; 21" from floor to top of handle; 15 1/2" x 7 1/2" floor for dolly; 12" from outside, wheel right to outside wheel left; 25" from outside front wheel to outside back wheel
Toy Pony Toy
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Vintage riding "horsey"
Antique Doll Pram
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Antique Doll Pram
Metal Dolly Stroller
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Metal Dolly Stroller From Play Days Long Ago
Great turquois and pink color scheme with a decal on the foot extension
Wicker Doll Cradle
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Black Wicker Dolly Buggy
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WICKER & WOOD DOLL BUGGY
RUBBER WHEELS AND WIRE SPOKES
Adjustable back: wood piece lays down for sleeping baby doll.
MEASUREMENTS:
27-inches high, overall
28" long, overall
Carriage basket, 8-inches deep, 12-inches wide, 21-inches long
Handle height is 23 inches

Bucking Burrow Toy
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MECHANICAL BEAR HAS PAINTED METAL FACE
This little burrow and bear rider is a working, wind-up toy, full of energy
The burrow bucks/bounces forwards on his little brass wheels.

Doll Riding Horse Trike
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Riding Horse Trike
Steiff Fawn Deer
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Steiff Fawn Deer

Santa plush by Columbia Toy Products, Kansas City, Mo.
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The manufacturer's tag reads:
Columbia Toy Products, Kansas City, Mo.
Height, 16 1/2 inches

Coca-Cola Santa plush doll
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Coca-Cola Santa
Height: 15 inches
I have identified this as the Coca-Cola Santa from photos where the right hand is shaped to grasp a bottle of Coke, which is missing.
The manufacturer's tag reads:
Rushton Star Creation
Atlanta, Ga.

Painted soft vinyl face and vinyl hands: left and right hands are shaped differently, with an  open and closed grip look
Cabbage Patch Koosas
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Cabbage Patch Koosas
Cabbage Patch "Gena"
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Cabbage Patch "Gena"
Cabbage Patch
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Cabbage Patch
Cabbage Patch "Sheldon"
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Cabbage Patch Preemie, "Sheldon"
Cabbage Patch "Brian"
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Cabbage Patch "Brian"
Felt Elf
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Felt Elf Sculpted Doll

Doll Makers Marks
Click to review a reference chart of Doll Makers Marks, copyright Krause Publications, from Dawn Herlocher's 200 Years of Dolls, 4th Edition, copyright Dawn Herlocher.

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TERMINOLOGY AND SHIPPING OF BISQUE DOLLS WITH GLASS EYES:
The description "fixed eyes" usually means factory set; never slept. "Fixed" in this case does not mean repaired. It means set in place and do not move. The description "fixed eyes" is more a European term than American. U.S. collectors usually refer to such as "stationary eyes."

If a doll originally had sleep eyes, but they no longer sleep, the doll's eyes are described as: "Originally had sleeping eyes which have been replastered (or reset) and no longer sleep." Regarding dolls with this construction, we include a note that states whether or not the weight is still present so that it would be possible for the eyes to be properly reset to sleep and whether or not the eyes are broken off the rocker.
We include a picture of the inside of the doll's head with our ads when selling a doll to present a clear idea of the eye mechanism to supplement and clarify our text.

 Packing dolls with sleep eyes: To ship a bisque doll safely and to protect the delicate eye mechanism, we remove the wig and add soft packing material to the inside of the head. When the buyer receives the doll, the packing material must be delicately removed and the wig re-glued with a water-soluable glue. For a dome head, the head will need to be repositioned on the body.
Swim Yellow Duck
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©Patricia Wiskur January 2010
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