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Kestner 111 Googly 8 1/4" |
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Jointed Elbows and Knees $1,895. |
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Made by the J.D. Kestner company in the early 20th century, the 111 all bisque googly provides extreme pose-ability with its jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. The only googly that out performs is the alternate Kestner mold number 112, which has also a swivel neck. From the vast Sherryl Shirran collection, it looks like Sherryl was intent on acquiring and adding this doll to her family no matter what, as it has a replaced upper left arm. |
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The
replaced segment is composition, however it fits extremely well and does not
show under the clothing. This
husky doll has brown glass sleep eyes, original blond mohair wig, stationery
neck, and of course jointing at the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, with
brown painted and molded shoes.
The coordinating undergarments and cotton dress are all antique.
Sitting, standing or reclining, she is a joy. |
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Orsini All Bisque Ahcaracter 5" |
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"Vivi" $1150. |
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In 1919, American doll artist Jeanne Orsini collaborated with the German factory Alt Beck and Gottschalk to produce commercially her line of cheerful little all bisque dolls. Mostly around 5”, they had three varying facial expressions and were named Vivi, Mimi and Didi. This one is the Vivi doll in the 5” size. (To find her in the 7” size is VERY rare.) All of the dolls had jointing at the shoulders and hips, with the right arm more bent and pointing the index finger, as we see here. |
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head swivels and she has brown glass sleep eyes which is a plus as many were
made with painted eyes. She is
incised with code numbers on her back that correspond with her mold.
Her mohair wig may be a replacement as are her clothes, however done
with touches of antique materials and design.
Of course it is fun to try to acquire all three of the characters to
display together! |
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Early Simon Halbig Mignonette 8" |
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Mold 886 $1,950. |
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The gorgeous face of this early 886 Simon Halbig all bisque can light up a whole shelf in your mignonette collection, with her radiant, blue glass spiral eyes, her two square cut upper teeth peeking out from behind her open lips, palest bisque and delicate decoration of features, multi-stroke eyebrows, and antique, ash blond mohair wig of tight ringlets. She has a swivel neck and her body is jointed at the shoulders and hips, with long blue molded stockings and black, double-strap shoes. |
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At eight inches tall, the back of her head is incised “S & H 886”. On the bottom ridge of her right eye is a miniscule fleck of bisque missing, and on the top back of her right leg is a circular-shaped repair. Her lovely aqua silk frock is made of antique fabrics and trims, as is her coordinating silk bonnet. |
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It's an All Bisque
Mignonette Wedding! First, The Bride and Groom in Vintage, Gold Paper-covered Box, that includes an antique, wax flower bride's crown, to use as their wedding arch! |
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The Pair or Wedding Couple are all original and sold together in the box,
with the wedding arch. $4,500. |
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The wedding couple are both approximately 5 1/4" tall, both with blue glass eyes, pale bisque, original blond mohair wigs and molded footwear, with the groom having blue strapped shoes and the bride having brown boots. The price above is for the pair in the vintage box with the antique, wax flower wedding arch that is a real bride's wedding crown. Bride has small hip chip at top of left leg, groom has small chip at front of neck socket. |
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The rest of the wedding party are sold separately and detailed below! All of the dolls have swivel necks, are jointed at the shoulders and hips, are made by Simon Halbig and have varying molded footwear. All of them have the signature closed, smiling mouth, pale bisque, antique clothing that is stitched on and any detectable issue with the bisque is listed. |
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5 1/4" Mignonette in burgundy, two-piece silk dress with
long train, trimmed in lace and matching chapeau with silk ties, original
blond mohair wig (sparse at front top), brown glass eyes and faint
brown spot in the bisque on the forehead, (not damage), molded tan boots.
$1,950. 5 1/2" Mignonette in dark brown silk, two piece suit with voluminous bustle at the rear of the skirt, matching, feather adorned chapeau, blue glass eyes, honey blond mohair wig and rare lavender molded shoes. This one is SOLD > |
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5 1/2" Mignonette in deep blue velvet dress trimmed in
black lace with matching chapeau, blue glass eyes, dark blond mohair wig,
and rare lavender molded boots. Her head has a cracked head which you can
see on the left side of her face, more photos available. $995. 5 1/2" Mignonette in ebony velvet dress trimmed in black lace with matching, feathered chapeau, curly blond mohair wig, blue glass eyes, bisque on face has miniscule, factory pin tip size spots (not damage), and brown molded boots. $1,850. |
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German All Bisque Googly $495. |
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A sweet all bisque German googly (6") that looks very similar to the Hertel and Schwab 165. She has brown glass sleep eyes that glance to the side, a closed mouth with watermelon smile, original brown mohair wig and a stationary neck. She is jointed at the shoulders and hips and has blue molded socks with black molded Mary Jane style shoes. Her country costume is antique and features a darling, early print apron and underneath is her adorable, one-piece knit undergarment with lace trim. |
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Black Bisque Baby Figure 5 1/4" Tall Overall |
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in Ormolu High Chair $595. |
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An exotic, ethnic 3" bisque baby of fine workmanship by Kestner or Hertwig, as an immobile figure seated and secured into an opulent ormolu high chair with a tray that multi-tasks as a pin cushion. The detail and painting of the face with blue painted eyes and cadmium red lips is quite intricate, not to mention the molded white bonnet and molded, thigh-length, one-piece infant garment. Casually posed legs hide under the tray while the arms are in fully outstretched, mealtime pose. (Some factory rough spots on the fingers.) |
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