tiger, 5-fold jointed, 8 cm, 1956-58, for the US-market, only there available, complete, No.: 5308, very good condition

teddy-baby, pre-war era, complete number is only weakly visible, dirty chest label , nice, full mohair, dark-brown, fabric at the edges of the feet comes open, original collar with bell, very expressive, 42 cm, voice intact, strong color

2 pieces, leaf with bird, pre-war era button, 1 aviary with bird, slightly falling apart, is stronger used

teddy-baby, postwar era, 40 cm, with button, yellow cloth tag label, No. isn't visible, mohair and paws in good condition

bear, early, 44 cm, button eyes, seam at the middle of head, shiny button, long snaped off arms, strongly used, paws were over sewed, 1 Dicky replica

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, c. 1830, papier mâché breast plate with intimitated breasts, fine features, painted eyes, strongly modelled, black painted hair, plait  at the side, head hair as plait combed into the  back , holded by a hair slide, kid leather body, waisted, wood arms and legs, 40 cm, nice original clothes, Klara Schuhmann

fine jointed with wood joints , with comb, GRÖDEN, c. 1810, noble carved head (head and hull are made of one  pieces fruitwood ), handcarved decollete, pointy small nose, with red points on the nose, circular, high, broad forehead, carved small ears with ear holes, black painted, carved hairstyle (middle parting), circular head, with carved, broad, golden comb, very nice original condition, hardwood body, 8 ball-and-socket joints, slim upper part of the body with wasp waist that thick like a  pencil, hand-carved belly area, 37 cm, with extra clothes, very nice original condition

Grödnertal, wood doll, c. 1830, carved hair, side curls and bun, intimitated nose, painted eyes, exceptional wood body, red painted hull , connection of the extremities with white kid leather, original painting, wood arms and legs, very nice silk dress, clothes from that period, c. 30 cm, original version with loss of paint, a specialty of the Grödnertals in the 1830s, see "Altes Grödner Holzspielzeug, Museum de Gherdëina, Rita Stäblein-Robert Moroder" page 123+161

papier mâché doll, c. 1870, Germany, shoulder headed doll, childish expression, chubby cheeks, small nose, blond modeled hairstyle, painted eyes, fabric body, forearms and hands are made of fine kid leather, single stitched down fingers , sticky-out thumb, fabric-feet, 45 cm, multipartite old cotton clothes

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model "Queen Adelaida"(1792-1849), c. 1830, Thuringia, delicate papier mâché shoulder headed doll, wide, deep breast plate, modelled breasts, short stocky neck, blue / green painted eyes, strongly modeled black, painted hair with middle parting, the hair is stict and smooth, combed up to the temples , near the temples over the ears, the head hair and the hair in the back is strict tied to a very high Apollo-bun over the head,  the Apollo-bun is decorated by a small modeled plait, original, white, very slim, hand-sewed kid leather body, hands and feet are made of carved wood , 23 cm, multipiece original cotton dress with lace from that period, very nice original condition

big Parian doll, child type, blond, 1860, Germany, bisque shoulder headed doll with deep breast plate, blond modeled hair, blue painted eyes, slim fabric body, leather arms, fabric feet, 53 cm, old clothes, 1 hand is damaged

papier mâché, shoulder headed doll, Milliner model "Adelaida", c. 1830, SONNEBERG, shoulder headed doll, deep breast plate, black, painted, very strongly modelled hairstyle, hairstyle based on  the English queen Adelaida, called, kid leather body, wood arms and legs, original clothes, 26.5 cm, cracks at neck are caused of old age, very nice original condition, hair was slightly retouched

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, "Laure-Adelaide Abrantès", c. 1820, Thuringia, deep breast plate, modelled breasts, long face, modeled jaw line, small modeled nose, white, hand-sewed, kid leather body, wood arms and legs, 29 cm, silk is caused of old age slightly worn, very nice original clothes

papier mâché doll, Milliner ́s model, "Bettina von Arnim", c. 1820, Thuringia, papier mâché, deep, round breast plate, with modelled breasts, blue serrated paper ribbon frames the whole breast plate, modeled ears, modeled black hairstyle, middle parting, the hair at the temple is strict combed behind the ears into the neck , white hand-sewed kid leather body, wood arms and-legs, 48 cm, exceptional size, old clothes, small tender spot over the forehead, remark: Bettina von Arnim was pictured on the 5 DM banknote

Parian shoulder headed doll, Hanne, c. 1870, Germany, probably company Dornheim, Koch und Fischer, Parian shoulder headed doll with modelled, white, richly decorated blouse part with lace with circular lace collar, back part broad, slim face, small red painted pout, long, slim nose, high forehead, cold expression, modelled ears, pierced, blond, strongly modelled hair with pink rose, surrounded with green leaves in the middle of the hairstyle, on the forehead, exceptional hairstyle, light blue painted eyes, French, high-quality, hand-sewed leather-body, strong body with many seams, wood arms with carved hands, legs and feet are painted over the leather body , up-painted boots with red lacing, 45 cm, simple cotton slips,  doll with a writing over the former owner, see also "Antike Puppen", Lydia Richter, page 167

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´sModell "Adelaida", 1828, Thuringia, deep angular, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, the whole breast plate is surrounded with broad, red, toothed, paper ribbon, as ornament (absolutely untouched and original) modeled breasts, long neck, very carefull, detailed modeled and painted features, aristocratic and proud postures of a queen, black, painted, extremely strong modeled hair, middle parting,  flat forehead, over both ears, high, width curl tuffs, extremely high hair , stacked up, 1 small crown as tiara, exceptional, painted eyes, white hand-sewed kid leather body with very slim waist, arms and legs made of conifer wood, 40 cm, very nice, hand sewed original clothes of a queen (queen Adelaida, wife of the English king Wilhelm IV, 1830-1837), breast plate was in the back probably colorwise slightly retouched

wax coated papier mâché , simple shoulder headed doll, c. 1875, wig, black glass eyes without pupil , fix inset , simple, stiff , gauze body, arms and legs are made of mass, simple original dress, original condition, flaked off part and cracks in face, 35 cm

China-Head shoulder headed doll, man, Thuringia, 1860, black, modeled shorthair, blue painted eyes, fabric body, leather arms with single fingers, fabric feet, 29 cm, tailcoat with striped silk pants

early papier mâché shoulder headed doll, around 1800, France, very deep breast plate, strongly modeled breasts, stuffed with cotton, slim neck, distinctive features, nice modeled ears, dark-brown real hair wig with elaborate hairstyle, ending is fin traced around the whole head , the hair is strict combed to the top, held with a gold ribbon, the hair is skilful worked as  fringe of hair, stacked up and stitched down in the shaped of a pretzel , very early hairstyle, black glass eyes without pupil , white, hand-sewed, kid leather body with very distinct buttocks (unusual body), leather arms and feet, 60 cm, original very decorative traditional costume, dress is caused of old age a bit worn, hand-sewed, very early shoes

papier mâché doll, Milliner´s model, c. 1840, Thuringia, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, deep, round breast plate, strongly modelled breasts, fine modeled ears, middle parting, hairstyle: tight combed behind the ears, to a small bun in neck, kid leather body, wood arms and legs, 48 cm

papier mâché doll, Milliner ́s model, c. 1830, Thuringia, papier mâché head, deep, round breast plate, extremely modeled breasts, whole breast plate is framed with green, broad color ribbon, broad, stocky neck, big pale face, high forehead, big very nice modeled ears, black painted, model, long hair, hand-sewed kid leather body, additional waist seams, blue serrated paper ribbon as ornament, wood arms and legs, 50 cm, exceptional size, original clothes, typical hairstyle of young unmarried girls, doll is fro the collection Faurholt, Denmark, original clothes

early China-Head, porcelain shoulder headed doll , enameled porcelain, boy, c. 1840, in German, painted eyes, fine modelled hairstyle, very nice painting, nice modeled ears, fabric body, with leather forearms, clothes from that period, 53 cm

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Thuringia, breast plate with intimitated breasts, up-painted, black hair, real hair wig, intimitated ears, fix inset dark glass eyes without pupil, blown, opened mouth with intimitated teeth, with original real hair-wig for put on, leather body with slim waist and separate stitched down fingers, nice original clothes, c. 30 cm

wood doll, Queen-Ann, 1760, England, hull and head made of one piece carved hardwood , slim, long neck, sloping shoulder, breast part id very pronounced, real hair-wig, black, without pupil glass eyes, blown, carved hardwood jointed body, with 4 wood joints, fabric arms, 58 cm, very nice silk brocade dress, especially splendid equipment, museum piece, doll is from the estate of Estrid Faurholt and was always in private property of the family Faurholt

big simple wooden jointed doll, c. 1810, circular turned simple wooden head and hull at one piece, gesso layer perfect, inset nose, rose cheeks, nice, good preserved painting, black hair bottom, carved eye sockets, painted, massive hardwood body with 8 joints, flat, black painted shoes, 43 cm, nice original clothes

papier mâché, wax coated shoulder headed doll, around 1800, England, deep arched breast plate, short, stocky neck, circular shape of a face, nice modeled mouth, blond mohair wig, single, wax head with inset strands of hair, inset blue glasseye without pupil , same eye type like the late Queen-Ann dolls, 1800-1810, fabric body, 43 cm, old clothes, cracks are caused of old age , small place on the forehead  wereretouched

doll, c. 1780, tragacanth (a sugar mixture), fine modeled, very fine features, complex modeled clothes and hat, trousers with formation of cracks that are caused of old age, standing on a cardboard box,height of the figure 8cm

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, "Queen-Victoria", 1840, Thuringia, hair was black painted and modeled, vertical ring of curly hair, blue painted eyes, slim leather body, leather arms, 1 single thumb, 42 cm, body was retouched, nice linen dress from that period, silk is worn

Grödnertal, wood doll, c. 1880, turned head, intimitated nose, weakly painted hair, blue painted eyes, wood joint body with 4 joints, wood arms and legs, whitened, 21 cm, clothes from that period

very early rare, wood doll, c. 1795, probably GRÖDNER-TAL, long, thin neck fine features, carved hood, tight arms, skirt with creases, intimated hoop skirt, typical fashion of thas period, original painting with loss of color that is caused of old age, c. 20 cm

papier-mâché-doll c. 1840 by the company Löwenthal & Comp., Hamburg, very rare doll in original preservation, fabric legs with painted pink socks and black buckled shoes that are belonging to the  traditional costume , wooden arms, the doll wears its very nice preserved traditional costume of the Vierlande , dolls by this manufacturer are hard to find, doll and clothes in unused condition from that period, doll wears the typical regional, up-painted black hood that belongs to the traditional costume , is a museum piece. 27 cm

papier mâché shoulder headed doll with modelled hat, c. 1820, Thuringia, short, extremely wide breast plate with modeled breasts, broad not sloping shoulder section, straight well-shaped neck, face is slightly  bentto the right side, modeled chin with dimple at chin, straight nose with broad nasal wings, dark red nose points, the doll is from the museum, "Old Doll ́s and Toys Winter Haven, Florida" and is shown in the book, "The Art of Toys ab 1700", page 75, liquidation of the museum by Richard Wright, original clothes from the Biedermeier period, the only papier mâché shoulder headed doll with modelled Toque  that is known to us (hat without brim) 45 cm

papier mâché- houlder headed doll, SONNEBERG, small short breast plate, short broad neck, childlike features, modeled ears pierced for studs, black painted hair bottom with generous up-painted curls, painted eyes, typical bulging stuffed immovable SONNEBERG-leather body (kid leather), Y-seam at stomach and buttock seams, broad upper part of the body with a very slim waist, 36 cm, nice, original, hand-sewed clothes

China-Head doll, »Antonia (Nicoline)» head is made of enameled hard porcelain, rose tinted, quality, heavy porcelain, modern breasts and arms, carefull painted face, very nice expression, hairstyle with the so-called Dutch-style: fine scarified white middle parting, 2 plaited plaits that look like a Dutch hood, therefore it is called Dutch-style, plait-wreath bun, extravagant hairstyle, must be made of several moldings, enameled porcelain arms, rose toned, reach far over the elbows, fabric body with fabric feet  60 cm, nice hand-sewed silk dress, multipartite slips, doll was used by 2 generations at first by the mother 1850 as child, afterwards by the daughter from this  time is also the magnificent dress that is made of black silk, this doll was exhibited in the Legoland-Museum in Billund and is from the original collection by  Estrid Faurholt

Queen-Ann, wooden jointed doll, c. 1740, England, head and torso was turned of 1 piece of wood, and hand-carved, expressive head, in big proportions, broad fine red mouth, big noble hand-carved nose, nose with 2 red points, high forehead, pointed chin, long, noble neck, blend into the decollete, weakly rose colored, painted cheeks, darker beauty spot at the right mouth corner, old real hair wig, hair loss is caused of old age, deep carved big ears (rare), real hair on a silk material in lines around the head, handwoven, eyes, big, black, pupilless glass eyes, mouth-blown, surrounded by the white enamel glass (remark about the up-painted beauty mark: in the 17th centuryraged   the plague , the so-called beauty spot is traced back to the pox, who survived the smallpox epidemic has mainly ugly scars in the face ), very nice carved fork-hands with long fingers, carved knee joints, hip and wooden legs, accurate carved, typical Queen-Anne feet, in front more pointed, solid wood, white, chalk layer, 47.5 cm, carved feminine hip area, with pubis, small crack and minimally flaked off gesso parts over the eye, and at the breast plate, tip of the nose is slightly worn, is a museum piece, original clothing: ecru colored silk brocade dress, vest, bodice, socks, exquisite hood made of plaited, ecru colored cotton with bones(baleen?), doll is from the privatecollection of Estrid Faurholt

shoulder headed doll, 1860, Germany, enameled porcelain, fine features, black modeled hair, pocket in the neck, tiefer knot/bun, long temple roll up to the neck, painted eyes, fabric body, porcelain arms and legs, with up-painted boots, 26 cm, original clothes

China-Head, enameled porcelain, ladies doll, 1860, Thuringia, deep breast plate, detailed modeled, fine painted, slim face, middle parting, sidelocks, plaited bun with hair slide in the neck, painted eyes, slim leather body, bisque-arms, leather-feet, 49 cm, dresses are from that period

China-Head, enameled porcelain, shoulder headed doll, big gentlewoman, 1850, probably convent Veilsdorf, shoulder headed doll, cornered, short, slim breast plate, modeled breasts, high forehead, with painted brushstrokes, painted modelled hair so-called waterfall, at the side a broad, generous modeled puff, stuffy, bourgeois hairstyle, painted eyes, hand-sewed body made of cotton, slim waist, hands are made of fine leather, single sewed fingers, 52 cm, richly clothes from that period, the doll has an exceptional very expressive hairstyle, nice early porcelain that is good preserved, see: "A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 132, doll is from the estate of Estrid Faurholt (private collection)

Grödnertal, wood- oll, 1840, Grödnertal, carved wood breast head, unconventional features, carved hair, vertical ring of curly hair in neck, carved eye sockets, simple sewed fabric body, hands ar made of wood, feet are made of fabric, 28 cm, clothes were afterwards supplemented

exceptional Parian, shoulder headed doll, c. 1880, 44 cm, fine modelled hair, uncovered, pierced ears, modelled hairband, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, long neck, fine features, fabric body, mass arms, mass legs, with modelled boots, very expressive, see Lydia Richter "Antike Puppen", page 166

breast head made of Papiermâche, GREINER with label patent March  30th 1858, 44 cm, typical Greiner hairstyle, blue painted eyes,deep breast plate, fabric body with broad hip, stitched down fingers, old muslin dress, dress is partially worn, a bit color was wear down at the back of the head, old clothes, original condition

GRÖDNER, wood shoulder headed doll, c. 1830, small fine carved shoulder headed wood  doll, rose /beige gesso layer with blemishless painting, hair, deep carving, black painted, middle parting, strict  hair left and right of the parting , hair reaches deep into  the neck, small carved bun with small hair slide or flat comb carved, carved and painted eyes, Biedermeier body, 30 cm, old clothes

wood doll, c. 1820, Ober-Ammergau, head and hull are carved of one  piece , fine carved hair, colored , original color: caused of old age in worn condition, fine features, jointed wood arms and legs, clothes are from that period, c. 40 cm

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, 1840, Thuringia, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, modeled breasts, modelled ears, half covered by the hair, black painted, and modeled hair: based on Angla Burdett, middle parting, very weak brushstroke, as hair at the temple up to the ears, hair at the side over the ears is strict combed to  the back combed and tied as chignon, the chignon is stabilized with a  3-cornered comb, painted eyes, white slim kid leather body, waisted, arms and legs are made of carved wood , 41 cm, very nice original clothes, silk is worn

papier mâché- houlder headed doll, Milliner´s model" Klara Schuhmann", c. 1830, Thuringia, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, short square breast plate, strongly modelled breasts, English face, black painted, good modeled hairstyle, middle parting, the hair at the temple ist strictly combed downward, approximately in the height of the ears always 3 long ringlets down to the shoulder, the head hair is tied to the back, to a high bun that is very detailed modeled (Klara-Schuhmann hairstyle), painted eyes, hand-sewed, simple fabric body, made of rose cotton, fabric legs, 35 cm, hand-sewed original clothes, colorwise slightly retouched

papier mâché shoulder headed doll , Milliner´s model, EMPIRE, c. 1815 papier mâché shoulder headed dollThuringia, short square breast plate, modeled double chin, detailed modeled features, fine painting, small snub nose, childish expression, weakly modeled ears, Titus head: black painted, good modeled "Windstoßfrisur des Empires", sweeping, generous, multi-part, brushstroke (curls), framing the whole face, painted eyes, typical Milliner-body, white, very slim, hand-sewed kid leather body, very pointed bottom, forearms and feet are made of wood, 28 cm, several parts of original clothes, doll is from the estate E. Faurhof

papier mâché-shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, so-called "Adelaida", c. 1830, in German, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, depth breast plate, stocky neck, small modeled nose, typical Milliner-body, white, very slim, hand-sewed kid leather-body, decorated with red paper ribbons, at the descents of the extremities, forearms and hands are made of carved wood , fine carved fingers and single sticky-out thumb, coated with glaze , 28 cm, nice very detailed original- lothes, collection Marianne Bodmer, Rüschlikon

papier mâché doll, Milliner´s model, "Prégreiner", c. 1845, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, wide square, deep breast plate, short stocky neck, childish expression, modeled soft double chin, rose cheeks, fine painted mouth, broad nose, broad forehead, black, painted, modeled children's hairstyle, typical Greiner-curl, vertical ring of curly hair, visible several strands of hair , painted eyes, slim, white, hand-sewed cotton body, with typical seams at the buttocks, forearms are made of carved conifer wood , carved hands and fingers with stick-out thumb, conifer wood legs with up-painted slippers, 27 cm, original clothes

papier mâché, Milliner´s model, "Klara Schuhmann", 1830, Thuringia, breast plate head, modelled breasts, stocky neck, detailed modeled features, small modelled ears, painted hair, painted eyes, hand-sewed cotton body, broad upper part of the body, slim waist, broad hip area, body is inside strengthened by a broad wood stick, 63 cm, nice complex sewed original clothes

China-Head, shoulder headed doll, c. 1850, big anatomic modelled ears with modelled earring, fine modelled hair, modeled chignon in the back , early leather body, 49.5 cm, clothes from that period, the modelled earrings at this doll are exceptional and rare