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Molded Hair Parian Boy
15" |
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All Original
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Wearing his original costume in the Royal
Stewart tartan of Scotland, this bisque boy with extremely molded blond hair
makes an important entrance. His ensemble is hightly detailed and
complete, with the tartan of the pleated plaid wool kilt
repeated on his long shawl, on his stockings, and around the circumfirence
of his feather adorned cap. Make sure to see the close-up photo of
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The outfit has a cotton linen
shirt with covered buttons, a black velvet waistcoat, black leather shoes
with buckles, and of course, his traditional sporran suspended from his belt. He
has blue glass eyes, a closed mouth, stationary shoulder plate with luminous
bisque and peach-shaded cheeks. His body is of cloth and his hands are
of bisqu3e. A doll's tribute to bonnie Scotland!
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Kestner Gibson Girl
19" |
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Mold 172
$1,775. |
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The
Kestner Gibson Girl represented a shift for women's role in society, which
can be easitly seen by her upturned, confident look and stance. It was the
early 1900's and in addition to the importance of being able to vote in
elections, so could a woman wear fashion that didn't painfully cinch in the
waist or crowd the elevator with a cumbersome bustle. The celebration of
this new attitude was captured by the Kestner firm by this bisque mold, the
172, with her brown blass sleep eyes, original blond mohair Gibson styled
wig, pensive brows, elongated, slim nose, pursed lips and raised chin on a
finely molded shoulder plate.
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Rare Kestner Character 182
14" |
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In Assortment Box with Three Extra Heads
$6,800. |
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This must have been a fascinating item to
acquire in the day, as it was not only a wonderful character doll, a
creative toy, an impressive gift item but it was, and remains to be, an
awesome exhibition piece from the Kestner factory. It came in a few sizes,
this one being in the smaller, 14" size doll. The full doll is a
Kestner character 182 with painted eyes, with two of the extra heads being
painted eye 179 and 183 molds, and the glass sleep eye head being a 171. |
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The 182 is on a fully jointed Kestner composition body and it wears it's
original factory chemise, and all of the heads have their original mohair
wigs and are contained in their separate compartments of the original
display box. The outside of the box is covered with textured red
paper and has the Kestner factory label on one end. The box was wear
and part of the lid is missing on one side.
From the Sherryl Shirran Collection.
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Delightful German Wind-up Mechanical
14"
L, by 12 1/2" T, by 6" W
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Simon Halbig Bisque Heads
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These two Simon Halbig/ Handwerck bisque head
dolls are on the move with the boy pulling the girl in a wooden cart with
bench and metal spoke wheels. Both dolls have bisque lower arms,
composition bodies, glass eyes and open mouths, with mohair wigs (the one
on the girl looks replaced). When you wind the key on the left side
of the boy, his legs begin to trot quickly, pulling the cart behind him.
Unfortunately, the axle is a bit bent, causing the wheels to rub against
the cart, hampering the boy's efforts.
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As the boy tries to make the
cart move forward, it activates an up and down movement of the girl's baton
and whip in her right hand. The boy's silk outfit looks antique and
original, having some melting, especially on the sleeves. The girl's
dress and bonnet are a replacements, made with old fabrics and trims.
The leather shoes and woven socks on each doll are antique and original, and
to wind it comes an antique key that is not original.
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Kammer and Reinhardt 115A
15" |
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Adorable Size and Presentation
$2,250. |
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Adorable
dressed as a girl too, the Kammer and Reinhardt 115A is one of the most
popular character molds that the company offered, this one having brown
glass sleep eyes, light, peachy bisque, an antique, medium brown mohair wig,
closed mouth with molded space in between lips, and having a fully jointed
K*R composition and wood, slant hip toddler body with slant hips.
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The body finish is even, original and
in ultra clean condition. She is at play in her antique, bouncy, blue on
white striped cotton dress, with pinafore type bodice, and she has antique
undergarments, shoes and socks that have a hint of a blue border. Shall we
call her Phillippa instead of Phillip?
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Simon Halbig 1358
16" |
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Ethnic Character
$5,500. |
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The
brown bisque of this lovely Simon Halbig 1358 character girl is a warm,
calming mocha. In addition, she has rich, brown glass sleep eyes,
and open mouth with exotic, full molded lips and four upper teeth. This
wonderful character was made in a varying darker skin tones, each one
giving this beloved child a different presence. Her
wispy wig is black, curly mohair and is original.
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562-7839
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