20" (51 cm.) Bisque socket head with very plump cheeks, wide-eyed blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, pierced ears, auburn mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume including signed Jumeau shoes. Condition: generally excellent, body is not original but is appropriate and of the era. Marks: B P/0. (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: French, circa 1890. Value Points: rarely found maker and markings, and with distinctive wide-eyed expression, fine quality of bisque, original body finish.
Presale Estimate:
3200/3500
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head with original untinted white complexion, painted blown decorations, light brown glass inset eyes, closed mouth painted as though open with brightly painted lips, pierced ears, brunette human hair over cork pate, French composition body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: M R (in fancy incised script) J France No.3. Comments: French, circa 1910, maker uncertain although the stylized markings are in the manner of Lanternier. Value Points: rare model with unique markings, great facial decorations, wearing all original silk jester costume and cap.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1500
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted lower lashes, ombre eye shadow, brunette mohair wig, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, wearing original Bleuette costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Unis France 301 1 1/2 (head) 2 (torso) 1 (feet). Comments: French, the doll was presented as Bleuette, circa 1920. Value Points: presented in Bleuette trunk along with four additional original Bleuette costumes.
Presale Estimate:
1100/1300
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head, small blue glass eyes, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, brunette human hair, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2 SFBJ 60 Paris 8/0 (head). Comments: Bleuette for Gautier-Langereau, circa 1925. Value Points: the pretty little girl wears original dress and is presented in original labeled Bleuette box.
Presale Estimate:
900/1200
24" (62 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R S&H 117 62. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1912, the model was marketed as "Mein Liebling". Value Points: lovely delicate complexion complements the sweet expression, original wig, body and body finish, antique costume.
Presale Estimate:
2800/3200
9" (23 cm.) A bisque-headed doll with blue glass eyes, painted features, open mouth, four tiny teeth, five-piece paper mache body, is completely enclosed excepting her face in a white fur bunny costume that is decorated with delicate rose silk bows and brass bells. She is holding a tray of paper mache decorated Easter eggs, and a woven hotte basket is attached to her back containing three paper mache bunnies. The doll is presented in beautiful card paper box with rose paper cover, gilt edging, silk bows, and a color lithograph of a bunny holding a tray of eggs. Excellent condition. Germany, circa 1890, a superb presentation throughout.
Presale Estimate:
1100/1400
8" (20 cm.) One-piece bisque head and torso, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, lightly tinted brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with downcast lips, brunette mohair bobbed wig, loop-jointed bisque arms and legs in bent baby pose, bare feet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 16-10 (head) 6-20 (inside limbs) Bye-Lo (partial original paper label). Comments: Germany, Bye-Lo, circa 1923, designed by Grace Storey Putnam. Value Points: rarity factors include large size, wig, and sleep eyes.
Presale Estimate:
400/500
22" (55 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K*R S&H 117 55. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1912, the model was marketed as "Mein Liebling". Value Points: lovely matte bisque with soft blush, original wig, body and body finish, and fine antique dress, bonnet, undergarments.
Presale Estimate:
2800/3200
15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged shoulderplate, Dehors neck articulation allowing the head to tilt forward and side to side as well as swivel, blue glass paperweight eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, kid-over-wooden body with shapely torso, dowel-jointing at elbows, hips and knees, deluxe swivel on upper arms, bisque lower arms and legs, bisque bare feet, included with the doll is a lovely silk costume, undergarments, leather boots, bone-handled parasol. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 2. Comments: French, circa 1867. Value Points: exquisite face, rare Dehors articulation, rare body with bisque arms and legs.
Presale Estimate:
3200/3800
5" (13 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged slender bisque torso, brown glass eyes, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with pert expression, blonde mohair wig in upswept style, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, painted white stockings, brown two-strap heeled shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: the petite French all-bisque mignonette was known as "poupee de poche" (pocket doll) in reference to its tiny size, circa 1880. Value Points: especially dear facial expression enhanced by finest bisque and painting.
Presale Estimate:
700/900
