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22 Early Closed- Mouth Kestner. Bisque Head / Composition Body – Stands Approx. This is an exceptional early closed-mouth 22″ Kestner doll, with her original plaster pate, and marked only “13. She has a pale complexion and a beautifully painted face with delicately feathered eyebrows. She is wearing a gorgeous cream-color embroidered silk-and-lace dress with matching hat and pink leather shoes. She displays beautifully and will be a wonderful addition to any collection. Beautiful antique condition — from a non-smoking environment. Her bisque has no hairlines, chips, or restoration. Her ball-jointed composition body appears to have been repainted a long time ago. IMPORTANT: Besides the noteworthy issues mentioned above, EXPECT any antique doll (bisque/composition/leather/china/wood) to ALSO have: (1) SIGNS OF AGE – for example: toned/crazed/chipped composition, minor wig pulls, loss of “hair” lashes on bisque heads (if they had them), not-so-tight stringing, etc. (2) MINOR CONSERVATION WORK by previous owners/collectors – for example: reset eyes in most cases! , repairs to wig, repairs to clothing, touch-ups on composition/finish/paint, etc. Any MAJOR issues — hairline crack, total repaint, etc. – would be itemized above, but these normal age/conservation details are not. They are to be expected. I’LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER. If you live in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, or U. These countries have more flexible Priority Post options, but it depends on the size and value of the item you’re purchasing. And provided the items can travel safely in the same box. Opens in a separate window/tab. As often happens, it’s the few bad apples out there who ruin it for the rest of us. Not knowing what they’re doing. And then, when they realize they’ve ruined the doll, they return it saying it was defective. BUT HAVING SAID ALL THAT.. I do bend over backwards, attempting to disclose any noteworthy condition issues I can find or think of. But these are antique and vintage dolls — so, please understand that they won’t be in brand-new condition. There will always be some minor indication of their age, and it would be impossible to itemize every single pinhead-size stain on the outfit, or hairline scratch on the body. Please expect these types of conditions with old dolls. IT CONTAINS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The item “Early 22 Closed-Mouth Kestner 13 Antique Bisque-Head German Doll JDK” is in sale since Saturday, November 28, 2020. This item is in the category “Dolls & Bears\Dolls\Antique (Pre-1930)\Bisque\German”. The seller is “saddlemountain” and is located in Newark, Delaware. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
• Skin Color: Fair/Light
• Material: Bisque
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Doll Size: 22 in
• Features: Antique
• Hair Color: Blonde
• MPN: 13
• Category: Antique Vintage Bisque Head Dolls
• Eyes: Set Eyes
• Character: Bebe
• Inventory: 9.32.13.13.7#.S950.119
• Brand: Kestner
• Brand/Artist: Kestner
• Eye Color: Brown
• Doll Gender: Girl Doll
• Featured Refinements: Antique Bisque Head Doll

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George Bahr and August Pröschild founded the Bähr & Pröschild doll company (also spelled Baehr & Proeschild) which began as a porcelain and doll factory in 1871 in Ohrdruf, Germany. They registered their first doll mold in 1888 and merged with the Bruno Schmidt doll company around 1919. Not at all as prolific in the volume of dolls they produced compared to Simon & Halbig or Kestner, this firm nevertheless excelled in producing high quality dolls of superior craftsmanship. The pinnacle of their doll production was with the bisque heads of the 200 series dolls, the most popular of which were the 224 and 225 molds. Most desirable of all were the closed-mouth versions of which this is one. Bahr & Proschild presents to you this closed-mouth 225-model child doll, in a gorgeous antique costume! She stands at 17 tall, with a bisque socket dome head with a delightful expression and a gorgeous face, on a beautiful, shapely original wood and composition body. A chocolate brown human hair wig adorns her head, and she’s dressed in a gorgeous cream colored antique frock with pink lining with a sweet bonnet and a gold pin at her neckline. This nice, affordable cabinet size doll is sure to win your heart!! Make off with her now and add her to your collection! This doll is available on my customizable layaway plans! With a layaway plan, you can secure this doll for yourself, while taking your time to pay at your own pace! She has a bisque socket head, with painted and molded features; set deep brown glass spiral eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, feathered brown brows, a closed mouth, and a soft rosy complexion. She has pierced ears with antique aqua blue glass bead earrings, and stands at 17 on her original straight-wristed wood and composition Sonneberg body, with a highly detailed molded torso. She wears a deep chocolate brown mohair wig in a wavy style, and comes with her original brown human hair wig. She wears a beautiful light cream colored frock, with pink trim running along silk pleated front both sides and around the drop-waisted pleats and lace overlay. It is decorated with pale cream colored pleated silk down the front of the bodice, and lace over the shoulder to 3/4 length to ends of the sleeves. Underneath she wears a white cotton full slip, with lace trim at the hem. On her feet are a pair of white knit stockings and white steel buckle adorned leather shoes. On her head is a straw bonnet, with white lace overlay, pink, blue and white flowers, and ruffled white lace at the brim and white ties, and she wears antique earrings with round aqua blue glass beads. MARKS: 225 on the back of her head CONDITION: Generally Excellent! The bisque head is free of any hairlines, or cracks, bearing top-quality modeling and painting of features. However, there was a tiny repair right behind her right ear, which is barely noticeable. The ear had originally been repaired terribly with some kind of plastic which was ugly. I hired Sandy Hohne, a professional doll doctor re-repair the ear where its barely noticeable now(see last photo of the back of the bisque head). The glass eyes are aligned well. The original Sonneberg body is in good shape. The torso is very shapely, with very detailed molding. The costume is in great shape. Overall, this wonderful girl has held up nicely over the years, and would make a fine addition to any collection. Be sure to check out my other items as I list new pieces every day! The item “RARE early 17 inch Closed-Mouth Bahr & Proschild 225 Antique Doll” is in sale since Wednesday, May 20, 2020. This item is in the category “Dolls & Bears\Dolls\Antique (Pre-1930)\Bisque\German”. The seller is “19thcenturyantiquedolls” and is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Doll Size: 17 in
• Features: Antique
• Brand: Unbranded
• Hair Color: Brown
• Doll Gender: Girl Doll
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
• Material: Bisque
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Eye Color: Brown
• Skin Color: Fair/Light
• Packaging: Without Packaging

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