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 14 1/2" Mint condition for this little lady doll made in France 1885 by Francois Gaultier

 beautiful French Poupee reasonable offered , great condition without any flaws or damage , un-played condition , never un-dressed , stocks are still nailed on legs , one of a finest bisque socket head with swivel neck , original attached with coils on bisque shoulder plate , closed mouth , accented lips, blue stationary glass eyes , one side of shoulder plate is marked : F.G. cork pate and original mohair wig  with a coiled braid on top of head

a white kid body , sturdy stuffed , absolutely great condition , clean , individual stitched fingers , all original clothing : undergarments and Ethnic costume from Brittany.... has wooden clogs....... $ 2,000.00 firm

  19" Kammer & Reinhardt 101 Marie in finest condition

, socket head is free of any damage , painted facial features , closed mouth , blue side-glancing eyes , one single stroke brows , original mohair wig , fully jointed K*R body in best condition.......excellent German character doll  , pretty nice  redressed , $ 3,000.00

  13 1/2"  DEP such a fine and pale bisque head ....

beautiful and flawless ! all in best condition free of any damage and no imperfections , this doll has a closed mouth with little white space between lips , accented lips and nostrils, blue stationary Paperweight glass eyes with painted eye lashes, cork pate and old blonde mohair wig.... styled in a simply white dress , blue decorated and blue are her socks

this is a French doll , the head is made in Germany especially for the French market , mostly for Jumeau company , sold in Paris circa 1890 DEP heads were mounted on the French bodies , this one has a nice early French body made from wood and composition, all original finish , no damage , condition : excellent !!  Price : fabulous  !!  $ 1250.00

    22"   French doll by Jules Nicholas Steiner

, marked on head and body , excellent condition and all original , finest quality bisque with nice complexion , closed mouth and stationary blue paperweight eyes, Steiner card board pate and old mohair wig, body has no repaint and is marked with the Steiner flag, a well working crier, well modeled  , exposed and pierced ears , her tip of nose is little white , no damage on bisque , old undergarments and a new two piece costume, French leather shoes are original  , $ 3950.00 ( firm )   $ 3,800.00

  21" offered is a special  Parian doll

 and she has all attribute she needs : special hairdo with black head band , inset blue glass eyes , fully exposed modeled and pierced in head ears , excellent condition and a great kid body , well dressed in a old woolen costume , she has no chips , no cracks , no hairlines on head and shoulder plate  just a repaired thumb  ! Made by Alt , Beck & Gottschalk , Germany 1870's , noted in Mary G. Krombholz new book : German China's .... this doll is offered very reasonable  for                                  $ 875.00

 16" French Belton Type doll made in Germany Region Sonneberg circa 1880

 , a very pale and beautiful bisque socket head with closed mouth , little white space between lips , accented lips and nostrils ,  modeled and pierced in head ears , head is just marked :  116 ,  excellent condition , no flakes , no hairlines , no imperfections ! a fine early doll body with straight wrists and original finish overall , nice old dress with undergarments  , old white French leather shoes,   $ 1200.00

  French Bebe by Pintel & Godchaux    Paris circa 1890

 finest quality bisque with pale complexion and slightly blushed cheeks  , closed mouth and stationary blue paperweight eyes with painted eye lashes, old cork pate and old mohair wig, marked on head :  P.  9  G.  no hairlines , no damage , a French body in mint condition , made from wood and composition, old dressed, old shoes , excellent condition for this doll and surely reasonable priced with only  $ 2400.00  FIRM

Great early French doll  .... Maker is unfortunately not so famous like Jumeau but his dolls are looking as nice and pretty as Jumeau's  !!

  19" French doll made by  JULLIEN JEUNE of Paris , after 1875

   Very  lovely French Bebe with a slightly different face from other doll makers ! Perfect bisque head made from a finest quality bisque , has a closed mouth and blue stationary glass eyes with painted thick eye lashes , mohair wig is new , excellent head condition , very tiny , tiny chip on the right ear hole , marked on head :  J. 6 J. fully jointed and marked Jumeau body , left hand has a repaint, body with original finish , redressed and Pretty , $ 2400.00

     Automaton with key wind system  made in France by Roullet & Dechamps  when wound up girl is walking and pulling her filled cart

, doll has 12 1/2" height and is made by Simon & Halbig for the French market , her mold #  1300 - 2 DEP , open mouth and teeth , blue eyes , very good bisque quality beautiful modeled bisque hands  are holding the handles , three dolls included , all original and well working , the dress of the "Driver " is little faded and some wear from age on dress , $ 1250.00    FIRM              14" cart length , 12 1/2" tall             

  19" Gigoteur  Kicking crying French Bebe by Jules N. Steiner, made in Paris circa 1880 -85

  well working mechanism doll is turning head from one side to the other , she moves her legs and arms , all original , finest bisque head with solid dome , open mouth and two rows of tiny Vampire teeth , blue stationary glass eyes with upper and lower painted eye lashes, old human hair wig , pretty nice in silk dressed ..... a faint short hairline under chin !  Please request close up pictures .......Sold as is , final sale for only $  1450.00 firm

 10" or 25 cm    Swiss wooden doll  from Brienz / Switzerland

  she must be an early one ,her hairdo is very well carved  and ears are exposed ,unusual to find the very dark brown hair, excellent original condition , head and body  made from Linden- wood , body is fully jointed , she has an ethnic costume from Region Basel -City , her condition is un-touched !

  22"Jumeau size 8   with a Walker style body , excellent condition pretty nice redressed in brown silk !

  a well working walking doll : when legs are moving doll turns her head from one side to the other, nice Jumeau bisque head with a fine modeling, the bisque is pale but little rough , open mouth and teeth , brown stationary paperweight eyes with painted eye lashes, old human hair wig, hands needing a repaint and I could do that before doll is leaving !

Value points : head & body perfect , very lovely dressed , reasonable priced !

  $ 1100.00 FIRM

  18" Kammer & Reinhardt  116  finest bisque head on  fully jointed Toddler  body  with side hips

  solid dome  with molded and painted hair, exposed and well modeled ears, open closed mouth  with two molded and painted upper teeth , blue sleep eyes with painted eye lashes ( head is stuffed !) marked on head , great toddler body and old dressed boy ! fine doll in finest quality , $ 3000.00 FIRM

  three pc boy's costume made from cotton , suitable a doll with size of 24 inches  , tie varies in color , shirt is made from silk , trousers and jacket are made from cotton ,NEW ! $ 45.00

 fabulous dress in French style , made from silk , beautiful color ! One of my favor dress ! and fits  dolls wonderful and well , expensive , but is worth the price ..... $ 65.00 for dolls with 21"

 22" Handwerk 99 DEP Germany 1900, gorgeous Doll, MINT !

  finest quality bisque head with open mouth and teeth , accented lips , brown sleep eyes with painted eye lashes  , modeled eye brows , exposed and pierced ears , replaced 100% mohair wig , no damage on bisque head , body in mint condition , marked Handwerk , original finish overall , pretty nice new silk dress , ready to display , just one tiny peppercorn on tip of nose ! $ 375.00

  22 " French Bebe , un know maker just marked DEPOSE  11

  Finest bisque quality and nice complexion , great and deeply modeling , blue stationary paper weight glass eyes with painted eye lashes , exposed and pierced ears , cork pate and old mohair wig , open mouth and row of five teeth , great early French body , has an old repaint overall , a short hairline on crown above right ear , $ 1450.00

    13"  The Pink Boy : made in Germany 1912 by Porcelain Factory Mengersgereuth , know as P.M.

  Unusual bisque socket head with a grey molded bonnet with brown tassel on right side ! his facial features are painted , wide laughing mouth , blue eyes, he has a happy expression !  hair is molded back on head and on temples , marked P.M 929 / 1 , fully jointed German doll body all in good shape  , Factory costume , hairline on right side : the mold line becomes a hairline ends at the right ear , no other problems  , $  700.00                                             

  24 12 /inches  "Biedermeier " doll made in Germany circa 1850

    a black haired Paper-Mache doll with inset dark pupil less glass eyes, fine painted upper and lower eye lashes , center part with pulled back hair ending in a coiled , braided bun  back on head , elongated throat and , painted facial features ,  REPAINT ON FACE , HAIRDO IS UNTOUCHED , SHOULDER PLATE IS FREE OF REPAIR , JUST AROUND EYES , MOUTH AND NOSE       

    old muslin body   with long molded lower arms and hands, right arm has a repaint on hand , old dressed in old undergarments , old leather boots , old  calico  dress, she is an early German Paper-Mache doll , hard to find , very special with the bun.... today ... the price is less than a third what a collector paid in 1980 - 1990................... so hurry  !  $  650.00 FIRM                            

                                              This lovely silk dress is suitable for a Lady doll with 25" size : a white blouse under the dress , brown stripped silk trimmed with black velvet , short sleeve, dress is fully lined , $ 47.00                  

 16 1/2"  Serie C by Jules Steiner with wire eyes

 marked incised Sie C 1 / red script J.Steiner BSGD / Bourgoin , made circa 1880 , sleep bulgy blue enamel eyes with a wire mechanism , open mouth with two rows of tiny Vampire teeth , accented lips , fine pale bisque with mauve eye shadows and slightly blushed cheeks , mohair wig , great Steiner body with original finish

tiny eye chip , mold line above ear becomes a firing line ! , no hairlines , no other chips , $ 3100.00 FIRM

  19 1/2" French doll by   Jumeau , Paris 1893

, very lovely with a beautiful pale bisque head , she is one of a later doll with the erased stamp ,  sold at the Parisian department stores , just in chemise and box , the quality of this doll is just gorgeous !! Fine painted mouth with accented lips , blue paperweight eyes , modeled and pierced ears , a jointed Jumeau body in good condition with original finish , lovely new cotton costume , old shoes , old bar pin , her red hat gives her a little bit color to her so pale bisque ........$ 3950.00 FIRM

  11"  Armand Marseille mold 550 with closed mouth and blue sleep glass eyes  fully jointed body

 one of a rarer A.M. mold number , socket head with closed mouth , blue sleep eyes , old mohair wig , nice jointed A.M. body , no damage , unfortunately just a white spot on right cheek , $ 550.00

  22" DEPOSE Tete Jumeau in excellent condition

, no hairlines ,  head and body original attached with wire and coil , closed mouth with accented lips and nostrils , blue stationary glass Paperweight eyes with painted upper and lower eye lashes, the strong eye brows from the Jumeau dolls made round 1890 , fully jointed body and stamped on torso , old cork pate marked 10 ( size 10 on this doll ) Human hair wig  , old undergarments , a new but gorgeous silk dress in antique style....

 she is an "ordinary " and late Jumeau doll , but she has some special in her expression , she is the typical Jumeau like we want to own !!

 $ 4200.00 FIRM                                   

14"  Little closed mouth Jumeau doll in excellent condition

, has no hairlines and no chips , marked on head with the red tete Jumeau stamp , beautiful blue paperweight eyes , cork pate and old mohair wig , little sparse !! fully jointed Jumeau body with blue stamp ,  nice cabinet size  , doll is redressed , old leather shoes , very reasonable priced  with $  3400.00

she has NO hairline

     15" Toto  a French character doll by A.Lanternier Limoges 1915

        look at this physiognomy !!  what a special look and modeling ! I often saw this doll but not as great as this one is : unbelievable fine quality bisque  , gorgeous modeling , perfect condition it could not be better matching with her body and Ethnic costume !! the wig with lady hairdo is the point to this doll with the impressively expression.....this doll could be a highlight in a collection ! NO Damage on head , body in good original condition , a curiously doll body , character type , original to the doll's head , costume could be from Balkan or maybe Greece ?   $ 650.00 firm                                           

         12" Little china head doll in all original condition Germany 1880                     

  a pretty nice size  together with others in a cabinet , this doll here is in perfect shape , a shoulder head free of any damage , molded and painted black hair , painted facial features , a muslin body with excellent porcelain limbs , molded and painted black shoes , original undergarments , old white cotton dress from Pique , a cute red velvet bonnet !  $ 195.00

   13" Parian doll with head band , know as the " Alice in Wonderland "

    lovely early Parian doll   in excellent original condition , shoulder head on a muslin body with porcelain limbs , finest quality porcelain , no imperfections , made in Germany  attributed to Alt , Beck & Gottschalk , painted facial features , blue eyes     offered for  $ 400.00                    

       Walking doll pushing a carriage patented by William Goodwin 

,a black haired china doll     head , all  bisque child sitting in the buggy  , well working mechanism , very special and good  quality....... little repairs on buggy but still original condition , great  early china doll ! little all bisque Mignonette is perfect , made circa 1870-   $ 1050.00

   24" Jumeau Phonograph , French doll with a mechanism and old key

 , one cylinder with them , well working but voice is not so good to hear , she is wearing her original Jumeau dress , having a         " window" in front to wind up without undress her !!

the bisque is very pale and flawless her expression is special , she has of course an open mouth for singing ! beautiful blue paperweight eyes with painted eye lashes

           My offer is very reasonable if you count her old dress , old reddish mohair wig and old boots , key included  : 

  SOLD

 16 1/2"  My so sweet Baby Bo Kaye  !!

finest bisque socket head with swivel neck and open mouth with two lower teeth , solid dome , molded and painted hair , exposed ears , marked on head : Copyr. by Kallus Made in Germany  , ( mold # under the cloth of body ) , blue sleep glass eyes

 American cloth body with composition limbs , desirable  baby in best and  pale bisque quality ! very tiny eye chip is restored , $ 895.00

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