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Early Simon Halbig Mignonette
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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
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Genuine French Mignonette
$2,650.
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Adorable,
all-bisque and oh, so French, is this 5” delicate mignonette, who is just
marked with an incised “0” on her back.
Similar in expression to the serious “little bird faced” Sustrac all
bisques of France, she does not bear the usual BTE mark of those dolls. She
has blue enamel eyes, encircled by tiny painted lashes, a closed little
heart-shaped mouth, palest bisque and a swivel neck, with her slim body with
long graceful limbs jointed at the shoulders and hips.
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She
wears a fine, antique silk frock in the classic French mignonette
silhouette, antique cotton and lace undergarments (which are still stitched
on), an antique blond mohair wig and a prim, flower adorned chapeau perched
on top.
To accentuate her delicate bare feet, antique silk ribbons have been
wrapped, ballerina-style, around her ankle area.
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Brown Bisque Early Kestner
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Bare Feet with Tiny Shoes
$2,950. |
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The head swivels on a robust bisque,
barefoot body with lots of life-like molding on the torso and limbs, and it
is jointed at the shoulders and hips with both hands in a cupped pose. Her
cotton antique dress is so endearing with a cream background beneath a
simple, linnear print in brown and tan, accented with red at the sash,
collar and along the edges of the cotton bonnet. Her little bare bisque feet
are lucky to wear the tiniest, fine quality, antique leather lace up shoes!
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Rare Kestner All Bisque with Jointed Knees, 10"!
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The
often overused word of “awesome” truly finds its appropriate place when
describing this 10” masterpiece of an all bisque Kestner, with rare jointed
knees. Yes, it is even exciting to find in the several smaller sizes
offered, but at 10”, the doll takes on a statuesque museum quality with her
angelic sculpting of features and realistically toned and shaded body and
limbs. The jointed knees add yet
another degree of realism.
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She
has blue glass sleep eyes, a closed mouth, evenly painted lashes and brows,
finely molded nose and ears, plus her original, long blond crimped wig and
turquoise ribbon. Along with the
jointed knees, she has molded, blue painted, multi-strap bootines, jointed
shoulders and hips and a swivel neck.
Her hands are posed in a semi-closed position and she is marked with
“1111” at the back of her head and on the rear shoulder.
Made from antique lace and trim is her delicate, one-piece lingerie
garment. She can be displayed
standing or sitting, so jut in case, a small scale, wooden chair is provided
for her! She has an inherent, invisible mold flaw, typical
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Rare Simon Halbig Early Mignonette, 8 1/2"
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The
Simon Halbig all bisque mignonette is considered every bit as beautiful as a
genuine French mignonette, and since the Halbig firm made dolls for the
French trade, it is no surprise to find this extraordinary example.
At a commanding 8 ˝” tall, she has the graceful long
limbs and slim torso, with masterfully molded hands, and also bare feet. Her
swivel head has cobalt blue eyes, multi-stroke brows and lush lashes, a
full, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, gorgeous, eggshell
bisque with soft shading, and her original, long blond mohair wig.
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Her
cotton undergarments and ribbon trimmed straw chapeau are antique and her
pale aqua frock is made from antique fabrics and trims.
Some silk ribbon has been tied around her fee and ankles in ballerina
style for decoration, but it is not original to her.
Her signature Simon Halbig smile is welcome on any shelf of
mignonettes! |
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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. $1,850. |
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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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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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Bisque Bonnie Babes in a Basket!
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What a nice surprise, when you open this
multi-colored, woven straw basket! A pair of 4 3/4",
adorable all bisque Bonnie Babes from the Georgene Avrerill company of the
early 1920's. What character these wee ones have, with their brown
glass sleep eyes, open, smiling mouth with teeth, super, chubby cheeks,
molded and shaded wavy baby hair, and a beautifully shaded full faces. |
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They both have swivel necks with the flat attachment, all bisque toddler
bodies jointed at the shoulders and hips and molded, painted shoes and socks
that correspond in color with their original knit outfits, one in blue and
one in pink. The girl (with pink shoes) has a minute fleck at the very
back and bottom of her neck joint and her right thumb is repaired.
Even the floor of the basket has its original, lace trimmed sheet, and
underneath is a pillow for display and elevation. |
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Early, Extraordinary German All Bisque, 8 1/2"
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This
is how a doll can be simple and sweet, but also quite impressive at the same
time! We have a large (8 1/2"),
early all bisque, so early that the hips and legs are stationary, but
nothing is spared in the chubby molding of the skin and the curvy silhouette
of this girl. She has a round
face with blue painted eyes, a demure closed mouth, stiff neck and her
healthy arms are only jointed only at the shoulders.
Her hair consists of some wispy, blond mohair locks.
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Most exciting is her footwear, as she has gold luster, molded boots, with
white shirred stockings that have berry colored, painted detail around the
calf. The toes of the heeled
boots are a bit rubbed. It may
very well be that she is originally dressed, because the three white cotton
components of her undergarments, meaning shift, pantaloons and slip, all
have the same lace edging! And
over that is a comfortable red and white print pinafore dress with
complimentary borders. Keeping
in the same general color scheme is her antique, cotton ruffled bonnet.
She can be a welcomed friend to many types of dolls!
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Post Office Box 4327 n
Burbank, CA 91503
Cell (818) 738-4591
n Home Phone (818)
562-7839
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