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Early Antique German Bisque 18 Closed Mouth Kestner Doll Marked 8 Orig Clothes
Very beautiful 18 antique German doll marked 8. I think she’s by Kestner and is an early version with a closed mouth. Stunning original clothes and wig. Her bloomers and shoes are newer. She has an original kid body that is joined at the elbows. The body is on overall good shape. It is very […]
8 Early Style All Bisque Kestner, Stiff Hips, Wrestler-Beautifull 1880 orig
Early style all-bisque Kestner measuring about 8. Tall with no wig. She has beautiful blue glass paperweight eyes (original set). Appears to have a “1” on lower back of head. Wrestler-like chunky contours of torso, muscular hips, thighs and calves. Well-defined small bosom emphasized by tightly-fitting silk dress. Round face, stiff hips, peg jointed arms […]
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Early 19 Beautiful Kestner for Kammer & Reinhardt Stiff Wrist
Here is a early open mouth doll, and what a beauty she is. Her facial features are lovely with her blue sleep eyes with all the wax, pierced ears, multi stroke brows, perfectly painted mouth and 4 teeth. The doll has her blonde mohair wig, plaster pate, and great original factory painted body with stiff […]
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Early Antique Kestner Closed Mouth 27 Bisque Child with Square Cheeks
Sweet looking smile on this early, square cheeked, closed mouth Kestner. Her bisque is free of any cracks, chips or repairs. Very light horizontal rub on bottom of left cheek. Brown eyes with heavy, brush stroked eyebrows. Sleep eyes still have rocker inside but have been set to not sleep. Gorgeous blonde human hair wig […]
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Early 18 antique pouty Kestner doll, closed mouth, French body
She has a lovely all factory painted face with brown feathered eyebrows, set brown glass eyes with painted lashes all around and a beautiful shaded closed mouth with a white parting line. Her head looks to be perfect but there has been a professional repair high on the right side. It does not show on […]
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Early Antique German 4 1/2 Kestner #133 Glass Eyes Moveable Neck Kestner Stamp
This is an early antique 4 1/2 inch Kestner doll. She has a bisque head, brown glass eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, molded and feathered brows, brown mohair wig, and open mouth with teeth. Her body is composition, jointed at neck, shoulders, and hips, and dressed in her original clothes. Her shoes are two […]
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Early 18 antique pouty Kestner doll, closed mouth, French body
She has a lovely all factory painted face with brown feathered eyebrows, set brown glass eyes with painted lashes all around and a beautiful shaded closed mouth with a white parting line. Her head looks to be perfect but there has been a professional repair high on the right side. It does not show on […]
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Early Antique All Bisque 4 1/2 French Mignonette Doll All Original Fantastic
This stylish little French all bisque mignonette is likely made in the 1880’s. She is 4 1/2 inches tall with mohair wig, blue glass stationary eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, and closed mouth. This sweet mignonette is jointed at the neck, shoulders, and hips. She has one leg that turns out, it make her […]
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Early Antique German 4 1/2 Kestner #133 Glass Eyes Moveable Neck Kestner Stamp
This is an early antique 4 1/2 inch Kestner doll. She has a bisque head, brown glass eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, molded and feathered brows, brown mohair wig, and open mouth with teeth. Her body is composition, jointed at neck, shoulders, and hips, and dressed in her original clothes. Her shoes are two […]
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18 EARLY ANTIQUE KESTNER Bisque Shoulder Head DOLL Kid Body #6 Closed Mouth
18 VERY EARLY ANTIQUE J. BISQUE SHOULDER HEAD DOLL. TALL THIN FRENCH TYPE KID BODY. Face Big Brown Eyes. Hip Joint Needs TLC. This gorgeous old doll reminds us of the early French Dolls. She has amazing big brown eyes and sweet pursed lips. Her handmade antique dress is charming! Many of the dolls were […]
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