11" (28 cm.) doll. 15" including bonnet. Bisque socket head with plump facial shape, blue glass inset googly eyes, painted short curly lashes, feathered brows, button shaped nose, closed mouth with dainty impish smile, brunette mohair wig, unusual cut of crown designed to accommodate a small night-light bulb designed to be covered by the over-sized woven bonnet, five-piece paper mache toddler body, antique costume, posed on original wooden platform with hidden electric cord running through her body and leg. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach Koppelsdorf 318.7/0 Germany A.H. Schalkau DRGM (head) DRGM 333 (base). Comments: Heubach Koppelsdorf for Albin Hess, the unique novelty character lamp was registered in 1922 and the character head was registered by Hess in 1923; the original over-sized bonnet was designed specifically to accommodate the light bulb. An article about the doll appears in German Doll Studies by Cieslik, page 270. Value Points: extremely rare googly model, made especially choice with its original unique bonnet and with original stamped base.
Presale Estimate:
3500/4500
Realized Price:
$6,250
5 1/2" (14 cm.) One-piece bisque head and torso of chubby toddler, large side-glancing painted blue eyes, one-stroke brows, button-shaped nose, closed mouth, blonde mohair bobbed wig, loop-jointed arms and side-hip legs, painted blue socks and black one-strap shoes, antique costume. Condition: excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1915. Value Points: charming shy yet mischievous googly expression is perfectly achieved.
Presale Estimate:
300/500
Realized Price:
$300
4" (8 cm.) and 6". Each is all-bisque figure depicting a highly characterized boy or girl, with sculpted hair and painted very wide open googly eyes with side-glancing pose, white eye dots, sunburst-shaped lashes, "O"-shaped mouth, and having highly detailed painted costume with embossed and raised designs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: from the Peek-a-Boo Series designed by Chloe Preston and produced by Schafer & Vater of Germany, circa 1925. Value Points: rare to find series with captivating expressions.
Presale Estimate:
400/600
Realized Price:
$600
16" (41 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, sculpted orange hair in bobbed fashion with forelock curl, blue glass side-glancing googly sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted long curly lashes, one-stroke brows, closed mouth with watermelon slice-shaped smile, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 163 6. Comments: Hertel and Schwab for Strobel & Wilkin, circa 1912, the model was inspired by the Campbell Kid designs of Grace Drayton. Value Points: especially fine modeling with impressed dimples and laughter crinkles at eye corners, mouth, and cheeks, finest quality of bisque, original toddler body and body finish.
Presale Estimate:
4000/5000
Realized Price:
$6,000
15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, deluxe neck articulation allows the head to tilt forward and back and side to side, as well as swivel, delicate complexion, large blue glass enamel inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, feathered brows, closed mouth with center accent lip, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid poupee body with gusset-jointing, lovely bridal costume includes coronet and matching bouquet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1867. Value Points: especially beautiful face and complexion, deluxe articulation of the neck.
Presale Estimate:
2800/3500
Realized Price:
$2,800
24" (61 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, luminous brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eyeshadows, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with modeled tongue tip, outlined shaded lips, impressed dimples at philtrum and chin, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, slender kid bebe body. scalloped edge collarette, kid-over-wooden upper arms, jointed bisque forearms and hands, Chevrot hinged hips, wooden lower legs, beautiful vintage costume of aqua silk and ivory lace, undergarments, socks, Bru-like leather shoes signed C.M. Condition: generally excellent. one finger restored. Marks: Bru Jne 9 (head) No 9 Bru Jne (shoulders) Bebe Bru...(original paper label on torso). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, early Chevrot era, circa 1885. Value Points: the sought-after classic Bru bebe face is exquisitely achieved here, enhanced by finest bisque, complexion and painting, fine original body.
Presale Estimate:
18,000/25,000
Realized Price:
$19,500
6" (15 cm.) Pink-tinted porcelain shoulder head with brown sculpted hair arranged in low side-part with long sideburns in front of his sculpted ears, casual short curls at the back of his head, oval-shaped slender face with deeply-sculpted features, painted blue eyes with heavily modeled eyelids, red upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, closed mouth with center accent line, fully-sculpted ears. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K.P.M. (red stamp with orb) K.P.M. (blue stamp with eagle symbol). Comments: KPM, circa 1850. Value Points: extremely rare porcelain model with superb detail of sculpting and fine quality of painting and porcelain maker's signature.
Presale Estimate:
3500/4500
Realized Price:
$2,600
18" (46 cm.) overall. 5"h. head. Lightly pink-tinted porcelain shoulderhead with perfectly oval face, slightly elongated throat, brown sculpted hair waved from face in softly rolled curls and having large white sculpted bow at the crown, painted facial features, small blue downcast eyes with well-defined eyelids, arched brown brows, aquiline nose, closed mouth, attached to wire-framed tea cozy cover, porcelain lower arms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 399 W. Germany. Comments: Koniglich-Bayerische Porcelain in Nymphenburg, early 20th century. A very limited edition of porcelain dolls were presented at the 1908 Munich Art Doll Exhibition, designed as "decoration dolls", and dressed by the ladies of Munich in various historical costumes; other heads were attached to tea cozy frames, such as this example. Value Points: rare model with unusual and highly expressive features.
Presale Estimate:
800/1200
Realized Price:
$1,100
6" (15 cm.) Each has bisque shoulderhead with sculpted hair and painted facial features, original muslin body, bisque lower arms and legs, painted shoes, including woman with sculpted earrings and long black sculpted finger curls under a fitted magenta cap with thickly draped striped band and yellow tassels, and man with sculpted black moustache, brows, and beard, and with sculpted turban with red domed top and striped edging, each with original (somewhat frail) costumes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: rare models with outstanding details, especially rare to be found in this pair.
Presale Estimate:
600/800
Realized Price:
$2,200
6" (15 cm.) Solid domed paper mache swivel head on paper mache shoulderplate, tiny enamel inset eyes, nostril accented, tiny closed mouth, bald pate, muslin midriff and upper limbs, paper mache hips and lower limbs, bare feet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1860, the early taufling baby was inspired by the Japanese Mitsuore doll which had been introduced to the West for the first time at the 1855 London International Exposition. Value Points: absolutely delightful tiny example of the rare early doll, with original multi-layered costume and bonnet.
Presale Estimate:
800/1000
Realized Price:
$1,100