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Most attractive 15” ( 38cm ) tall closed mouth shoulder head doll, circa 1890s, with incised marking back of head “ S&H 4 950 “. She has a rounded ( bald ) bisque domed head covered by a wonderful blond mohair wig ( not as old as the doll ) featuring center part and tight braids encircling the entire head. She has a closed mouth, brown fixed glass eyes, well painted lashes and brows, and delicately shaded lips. The original body is muslin covered cloth with sewn joints at shoulders, hips, and knees, and well sculped bisque forearms. The costume appears all- original representing an unknown European regional costume with black velvet vest with antique red ribbon bows at the shoulders, a dark blue wool skirt with fancy ribbon trim at bottom, a cotton and lace blouse, a gauze and lace apron covering front of skirt, antique underwear and antique red leather shoes. The “ 950 “ mold by Simon and Halbig has the exact facial features of their “ 949 “ model other than the 950 is a shoulder head whereas the 949 is a socket head, generally found on a jointed composition body. Most of clothing sewn around her and cannot be removed to show the body……………………….US$ 675. 

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Desirable size ( 15 ½’’, 39cm ) |dolly-face by Kley & Hahn, incised “ Walkure “ ( the ‘u’ mit umlaut “ ) Germany, 39 and 0 “. She has a bisque head with open mouth, six upper tiny teeth, blue glass sleep eyes, tiny painted lower and upper lashes with some remnants of silk ” uppers “. The brows are exceptional as they are not only painted, but “ furrowed “, to heighten the sense of depth of modeling. The body is of the finest quality German fully articulated wood and composition with fine original paint/patina and a red stamp back of right torso near shoulder “Germany”. The simple but well- made dress, underwear, pink socks, and antique white canvas shoes, also appear “all-original “. The only item of the doll not original is the dark blond human hair wig with bangs, but sewn into the interior is a tag “ 100% Cheveux naturels Made in France “, most likely 1960s-1970-s. Although a very nice doll in her own right, another ( purely commercial “ )selling point is that the body ( circa 1910-1920 ) is first quality and yet “ generic-enough” to serve as an appropriate substitute for many rare and coveted German character dolls of the same era in the event a head were present but lacking any body, or perhaps having one with a mis-sized, mis-matched”, poor quality condition, or patently incorrect and/or “ not appropriate/deserving of a head so highly regarded!…………..US$225.

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 Knowledge of dolls would make one assume that this 8” ( 20cm ) doll was probably made by Simon & Halbig and indeed it most likely was, however, most likely, they were subtracted by the design/patent owner as incised on back of head “ C HARTMANN Germany 3/0” and then the incised trademark “ Globe Baby “! She has brown glass sleep eyes, an open moth with four upper teeth and is on the original five-piece composition body with chubby lower legs with molded and painted long black ribbed stockings and brown two-ankle strap shoes with separate low heels. She has her original long blond mohair wig covered by an antique white gauze mop cap and has been lovingly redressed by a prior owner in custard yellow 1910-style costume with lace trim throughout and, a chartreuse ribbon sash ribbon at the waist. A hard-to-find doll in very nice condition with great appeal!………….US$ 95. 

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17” ( 43cm ) Hertel and Schwab character baby with head incised “ made in Germany 152/8 “, blue glass sleep eyes, open mouth with four upper teeth and a bisque tongue tip molded and attached to the lower lip. Lashes are well painted as are the so-call “ flyaway “ brows. Body is original five piece bent limb composition with mostly original finish. She wears and organdy floral print dress with gauze pinafore, an old blond human hair wig with long curls, and a pale pink silky gauze bonnet with lace trim and silk ribbons that tie under the chin. A most expressive god quality character baby!……………………………………………..US$ 75.

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15” ( 38cm ) baby attributed to Hertel and Schwab and incised “ 152 7 “ with vey pale smooth bisque, blue glass sleep eyes, upper and lower tiny lashes, multistroke “ flyaway “ brows, and an open mouth with separately molded tongue tip affixed to lower lip, a protruding upper lip with four molded teeth on top. The bent limb composition body is original with overall good original finish throughout. He/she has been well costumes in a blue based cotton print romper suit with blue lace trimmed bonnet that ties under the chin. Blond wig is human hair but newer than the doll……………………………..US$ 65. 

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