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Name of Doll: 23” Kestner 156 : Fabulous EARLY doll
                  All Antique: Incredible creamy bisque

Description:
Talk about beautiful bisque! This is the doll that will stop traffic with her gorgeous face that says it all--the finest quality bisque you will see. This mold was one of Kestner's earliest molds--the 156. It is also an unusual size number and a lovely large size for this mold.

On her fully jointed EARLY marked Kestner compo body. HUGE deep brown sleep eyes with well-painted upper & lower lashes, feathered brows on the early flat bisque, open mouth with four teeth, original honeyed brown human hair wig over her original plaster pate. Dressed in her antique two piece sailor styled outfit--based on the popular Russian styling of the late 19th century. Features a soft figured white on mocha cotton fabric with tiny soutache trimming and tiny caramel MOP buttons down the front.White antique satin ribbon in her hair. Antique white cotton underwear. Brown socks and antique kidskin front tie shoes. Awesome!

Marks:
Head:  Made in Germany  J 3/4    Dep 156
Body: EXCELSIOR Germany 4 (original early Kestner body)

Condition:
Generally excellent. Very fine quality pale bisque head with expert painting, gentle blushing and very nice modeling of an absolutely adorable childlike face. Her marked body is in good original condition. And her clothing is WONDERFUL! All antique, it is in excellent, near mint, condition. This doll has the gentle and soft look of a real child that really endears her to you. PRISTINE original wig, in great condition overall.....she's all ready for the welcome home party at your house!

Price: $1695    Contact us for more information

Name of Doll: 18" Simon & Halbig 1009   
                  ALL ANTIQUE--fabulous early doll and clothing
                  French Market doll with desirable DEP look

Description:
Beautiful Simon & Halbig doll with spectacular DEEP modeling and exquisite painting. You can see the French lineage in her beautiful face with its pale color and china painting. Her huge deep brown sleep eyes set off her very well-painted upper and lower lashes and French style multistroke brows on the very early flat bisque. Square cut teeth. Pierced ears. Original human hair wig in incredibly long waves --strawberry blonde (not nearly as red as in the pic). Fully jointed original body.
She is dressed in beautiful antique clothing--a floorlength overdress of fine handkerchief cotton with insertion lace and teeny pintucks. Lace at wrists and yoke. PLUS, a full length underdress of delicate Wedgewood blue soft cotton.(You could use the uderdress for a change of outfit! Not only is this clothing styled well, the sewing and construction quality is top notch. Add her antique chemise, pantaloons and petticoat---plus a blue satin bow in her hair! Absolutely beautiful early doll.
She is a real sweetheart--just the way her original owner would have bought her--very sweet and all antique. Make this one part of your collection today.

Marks:
Head: S 8 H    1009   DEP
Body: original S&H fully jointed compo body

Condition:
Excellent. Very very fine quality bisque with delicately outlined lips. No chips, cracks, rubs, flakes or hairlines. Her gentle expression is very sweet and her modeling is superb. Wig is full and clean. Body is in excellent, near mint condition. Her clothing is simply wonderful. We should look so good after 100+ years!

Overall, a great doll, in excellent condition, priced very reasonably considering her superior quality and condition: a spectacular addition to any collection!

Price: $1000     Contact us for more information

Name of Doll: 25" Heinrich Handwerck/Simon & Halbig 4   
                          ALL ORIGINAL--very beautiful face!

Description:
This is an exceptionally lovely example of a Simon & Halbig bisque head for the premiere German doll maker, Heinrich Handwerck . Her pale bisque and flat multistroke brows reveal her early manufacture--she dates to the turn of the last century! And what a beautiful example--she has beautiful BLUE glass sleep eyes, very thick and clean original warm brown mohair wig, peaches and cream china painting and gorgeous quality bisque. Her antique clothing is perfectly fitted to her and SPECTACULAR: ALL MATCHED--pantaloons, flannel petticoat, cotton petticoat and the dress! All pieces fit her perfectly with wide lace edging, rows of tiny pintucks, wide bretelle collar--this is the way she looked when she came home from the store at the turn of the last century. Shoes are original two tone with stamp, black silk stockings--WOW!

Marks:
Head:   Germany HEINRICH HANDWERCK SIMON & HALBIG 4
Body:   Handwerck 4
Shoes:  HH (in a heart) 4

Condition:
  This is a premiere example of this mold in fabulous condition. You wil be amazed at the quality of her bisque: true peaches and cream finish. Beautiful china painting and great condition. (One very very tiny pinhole flake at an ear hole--about 1/16th of an inch.) Her wig is spectacular; her body is near mint, with little wear. (There is one finger reglued and hand have a bit of slight wear.). Clothing is nothing short of spectacular--clean and great condition. Sets her off beautifully--her sweet expression shines and is only enhanced by her lovely hair and beautiful outfit. This doll is a PREMIERE example of a TRUE ALL ORIGINAL--she will make your collection shine!

Price: $1450         Contact us for more information

Name of Doll: 28” Kestner Closed Mouth   NEW!                           
                         EARLY Mold w/ Marked Body
                         Antique SILK Dress with Kid Leather Shoes  

Description:
This is an absolutely beautiful example of an early CLOSED MOUTH doll by the prestigious J.D.Kestner doll company. It is a wonderful version of the high quality early molds by Kestner: her closed mouth and the multistroke eyebrows on flat bisque with pale pale china washing all indicate her early dating. Huge brown sleep eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, original blonde mohair wig in gentle curls over original never removed plaster pate, with multistroke brows on the very early flat bisque. On her original marked Kestner fully-jointed body. Clothing is an ANTIQUE dress of soft SILK with lace edged bretelles and cuffs. Under are her antique cotton pantaloons, full slip and petticoat. Antique cream kid leather shoes and pink knit stockings. Original pink bow of antique silk in her hair.

Marks:
Head: L 1/2 made in Germany 15 1/2
Body: Excelsior Germany 6

Condition:
This beautiful example is in excellent condition. Her original composition body is in near mint condition and shows little to no age wear. Her bisque is extraordinary---very, very fine quality with a pale wash and exquisite china painting of features. The all antique clothing is in excellent condition, clean and well fitting, silk is intact: NO MELTING! (a few minor pinholes in a couple of the pleats of the skirt---NONE showing. ) Shoes excellent. Original wig is FABULOUS--extra clean and lovely--soft curls and full.

I can't convey how truly beautiful this doll is--pictures do not even do her justice. This one is really hard to let go--she has been in our private collection for years! By a premiere maker---dressed just the way she should be---you will be in love from the moment you see her.

Price: $3250     Contact us for more information

Name of Doll: 7.5” K*R Character Toddler: AO  NEW!
                  Fabulous child in Original Condition!!
                  Starfish Hands on slant hip Toddler Body               

Description:
It is getting so hard to find dolls in this condition anymore and what a treasure this one is: absolutely adorable little character toddler! The very popular head mold 126 made by Simon & Halbig and sold by the Kammer & Reinhardt company, this is an endearing toddler with big blue sleep eyes, painted upper and lower lashes.

She wears her original silk frock with pink and green rosebud embroidery and scalloped hemline. Under is her lace edged one piece underwear. Her original blond mohair wig is full and in the original set with even her HUGE cream bow still intact. Shoes are MARKED ivory oilcloth slippers with lace knitted socks.

She is on the higher quality five-piece slant-hipped toddler body--with the endearing starfish style hands--she looks as though she is begging you to pick her up. This is a really special dolly--I can't tell you how pretty she is---despite her tiny size, she will be the star of your collection.

Marks:
Head:    K*R Simon and Halbig 126 Germany  19
Shoes: 4/0 (on the soles)

Condition:
Excellent! Her body is near mint with essentially NO wear! The bisque is gorgeous--very creamy and high quality. Clothing is in very good condition. Everything--dress, underwear, shoes/socks---is original. (Dress shows its age with some melting at the front only--but it has been repaired with silk embroidery stitching and attached to the muslin underskirt to reinforce and protect from further damage.) Her wig is lovely, clean and still full. This is an incredible little character doll--a real showstopper in every way! She looks like she just came home from the toy store--wow!

Price: $1250      Contact us for more information