Petite Sonneberg Closed Bisque Doll in the French Manner

Keeper of the Dolls
$59.00
1 . Two Framed Antique Photographs of Young Girls with Their Dolls
2 . German Tin Doll Carriage by Maerklin with Early Porcelain Doll
3 . Precious French Bisque Bebe, 5/0, by Rabery and Delphieu in Diminutive Size
4 . Beautiful French Bisque Bebe, 3/0, by Rabery and Delphieu with Splendid Eyes
5 . Rare German Blue and Cream Velvet "Bully" by Steiff with Red Cloth Label
6 . Framed Victorian Photograph of Father with Child and Doll
7 . French Bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau, Original Costume, Signed Jumeau Shoes
8 . Pair, German Bisque "Boy and Girl with Pets" by Gebruder Heubach
9 . Two German All-Bisque Begging Pups by Gebruder Heubach
10 . German Bisque Character "Fany" by Marseille with Wonderful Antique Costume
11 . German Blue-Eyed All-Bisque Miniature by Kestner with Painted Grey Boots
12 . Doll's Mahogany Etagere with Miniature Silver Filigree Furnishings
13 . German Brown-Eyed All-Bisque Miniature Doll by Kestner with Painted Blue Boots
14 . Doll-Size Mahogany Three-Tier Table with Collection of Decorative Miniatures
15 . Beautiful German Bisque Closed Mouth Doll by Kestner in Antique Lace Dress

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Petite Sonneberg Closed Bisque Doll in the French Manner

Lot Number: 
227
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1. Comments: Sonneberg, mystery maker, circa 1882, the doll closely resembles the early French bebe whose market the Sonneberg makers sought to capture. Value Points: rare petite size with eight-loose-ball-jointed body with original finish, choice bisque.
Realized Price: 
$1,200
Presale Estimate: 
600/900