Parian doll, bisque-porcelain, "Flower-Lady", c. 1870, in German, Gräfenroda-Germany, probably Dornheim / Koch & Fischer, shoulder headed doll, deep breast plate, stocky neck, noble slim face, ears are half covered, fine modelled hairstyle with curls, with flower garland, flowers are knocked, painted eyes, delicate fabric body with slim waist, 37 cm, original clothes, see Lydia Richter, "Antike Puppen", page 86/87

wood doll, 1850, turned wood head made of Cembra pine, head and hull made of one piece, strong painting, 29 cm, cotton clothing

rare GRÖDNER wood doll with real hair hairstyle, c. 1820, small ladies wood head, fine carving, face is strongly worn, except of the eye painting without paint, black painted at bottom  , over it a real hair wig, carved 8-joint wood body with slim waist, 1 arm is missing, 14 cm, original clothes, RanFat

very early wax coated papier mâché shoulder headed doll, c. 1810, inset black glass eyes without pupil, , inset real hair, breast plate with slightly modelled breasts, fabric body with single stitched down fingers, complex original clothes, caused of old age in worn condition, c. 20 cm, in original box with glass cover

Grödnertal, wood doll, with comb, c. 1800, fine, rare, hand-carved wood-head, round carved décolleté, long noble slim neck, oval, harmonic shape of a face, soft carved chin, rose cheeks, carved nose, intimitated ears, black painted hair, upswept, carved black comb, painted eyes, typical, early, Empire hand-carved GRÖDNER jointed body with 8 joints, original clothes, 22.5 cm, doll is from the museum of old Dolls & Toys, Winter Haven, Florida, that was liquidated by Richard Wright

doll, simple 4-joint body, made of Swiss pine, head with nose, 6.5 cm, 1 doll, 17 cm, dressed with small early basket, nice mixed lot

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, small lady, 1830, Thuringia, very deep, square, raised breast plate, with nice modeled breasts, black painted and modeled hairstyle, middle parting, hair smooth, over the ears tied in the back to a thick   bun, single strands of hair are vidible at head  and were  carefull modeled, painted eyes, kid leather body, 22 cm. hands and feet are carved of wood , nice original clothes

wood doll, Adelaida, c. 1835, Gröden, beautiful, very detailed carved head made of Swiss pine, fine painting, long neck, graceful postures, dark-brown painted, carved, Adelaida hairstyle, curls tuff over both ears, Apollo bun in the middle of the head, several painted strands of hair, plaited bun, painted eyes, 8-joint body made of rolla pine with a strong decollete, very slim waist, forearms with perfect gesso layer, nice carved hands with single stick-out thumb, turned thighs and knee joints, lower leg with weakly rose painted panties, 23 cm, old clothes, doll is from the collection Marianne Bodmer

Milliner´s model, "Desirée Clary", c. 1810, Thuringia, shoulder headed doll made of papier mâché, deep, square, breast plate, modeled breasts, carefull painted features, modeled chin, straight broad nose, ears are half coveredby hair, lower ear part is modeled, black painted, skilful modeled hairstyle, in Desireé-Clary-style, exceptional hairstyle, in this period the hairstyles of the women were getting higher and higher , the flat hairstyles shows that this dolls type is slightly from the period before, 25.5 cm, original clothes

doll c. 1820, carved, strict, circular head made of hardwood,  round carved decollete with very long neck and good gesso layer, carved chin, nice mouth painting, fine carved snub nose, intimitated ears, black paintedhair  , simple circular head, at the side grey hair, painted eyes, early, typical, GRÖDNER-jointed body, made of fruitwood with 8 joints, slim waist, pronounced carved hips, high circular breasts, elbows, forearms and hands with gesso layer, big nice carved, pointed hands with single thumb, carved lower leg with calfs, with gesso layer, red slippers, 32 cm, dress from that period, the doll is from a museum (Of old Dolls and Toys in Winterhaven, Florida)

papier mâché doll, with jointedwood body, Thuringia, c. 1830, plug head, made of massive very thick papier mâché, combination of a papier mâché head and a jointedwood body, relatively rare, this dolls were afterwards used as fuel , 23 cm

China-Head, shoulder headed doll, enameled porcelain, probably Denmark, c. 1830, with Milliner-body, noble, fine lady head, with extremely long breast plate, breasts modeled, slim, royal face, pronounced modeled jaw line, long nose, Milliner-body, kid leather, wooden arms, 27 cm, doll is originaly from the Bodmer collection, 1 foot was supplemented

rare China-Head-shoulder headed doll, with inset glass eyes, so-called Pregreiner, by the company convent Veilsdorf, c. 1850, fine, bright, enameled porcelain, fix inset glass eyes, hairstyle with middle parting, with  modelled ring of curly hairat the side, cotton body with leather arms, original  clothes, c. 40 cm, this dolls were mainly produced for the American market, therefore it is Europe very rare, rare in this size, comparisons: "The art of Dolls 1700-1940" Madeleine Osborn Merrill page  102 and "a pictorial Reference Guide for German Dolls" Mary Gorham Krombolz page 125

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, man, c. 1920, Thuringia, Germany, cornered papier mâché breast plate, black painted, strongly modelled dishevelled hairstyle with multi-row dynamic brushstrokes, around the whole head, painted eyes, kid leather-body, feet and forearms are made of conifer wood, 21 cm, original, handmade felt clothes (typical winter clothes of a gentleman from the early 19th century)

Carton Moulé doll, head and hull are shapedof one pieces Carton- Moulé, c. 1820, aussegew. hairstyle, fine features, a crack, modern hair combed to a plait, modern nose, modern breasts, slim waist, movable arms and legs, the Carton-Moulé dolls are a previous model type of the papier mâché dolls, this dolls are rare, because only a few specimens are preserved, the golden age of the Carton-Moulé dolls was mainly in 18th century, this  doll is a late item, compare  "Rare&Lovely, Dolls of two centuries" John D. Noble page 63 and "The Collector’s encyclopedia of dolls" Coleman volume II page 222

shoulder headed doll, Biedermeier, enameled porcelain, China-Head (Bald-Head), real hair-Biedermeier-doll, 1840, Germany, blue painted eyes, slim fabric body, porcelain arms and legs, 36 cm old clothes

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, "Bettina von Arnim", c. 1820, Thuringia, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, short, square breast plate, short stocky neck, tiny, intimitated ears, black painted hair, middle parting, long hairstyle, painted eyes, kid leather-body, arms and legs are made of carved wood , 19 cm, nice original clothes, doll is from the collection Anne Harbye, Denmark, the collection was afterwards purchased by the Legoland Museum , that was auctioneered  by the auction house Sothebys in 1989

Milliner´s model, 1840, Germany, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, fine painted, slightly intimitated ears, black, painted and modeled hairstyle, middle parting, 11 ringlets in lines deep in  the neck, slim kid leather body, wood arms and legs carved, 32 cm, clothes from that period

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, wax coated, Pumpkin, c. 1850, German, Thuringia, shoulder headed doll thick covered with wax, rose toned, slightly modeled breasts, pleasant, childlike face, bright modeled hair, typical Pumpkin-hairstyle, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , the hair at the temple is combed intothe back, small without pupil, black glass eyes, hand-sewed fabric body, stuffed with seaweed, squeaker in stomach , in good working order, by squeezing the doll it makes a sound, forearms and feet arecarved  of wood , 27.5 cm, original clothes

wood-doll, c. 1870, painted eyes, carefull carved hair, fabric body, wooden arms with shovel-hands, fabric-feet, 51 cm, white cotton-clothes

wood doll, 34 cm, c. 1820, hull and head were carved of one piece, carved hair with hairline painted up to the face , at the top a small coronet, stood out nose, painted eyes, jointed wood body with up-painted shoes, very nice original clothes, a little bit color is caused of old age wear down, stood out ears

big China-Head (enameled porcelain) shoulder headed doll, c. 1850, Germany, Thuringia, square, raised, deep breast plate with 3 big holes, heavy, massif, thick, tinted porcelain, modeled breasts, strongly modeled, dark-brown painted, Greiner-hairstyle, left and right near the temples with the typical Greiner-curl, painted eyes, nice original cotton body, slim waist, long torso, hard stuffed, big seat cushion, cotton arms, hands are made of kid leather, with single stitched down, slim fingers and thumb, fabric legs, fine striped little socks and stitched down, red, pointed kid leather shoes, 69 cm, high-quality original clothes with underwear

early China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll , 1840, deep strongly arched breast plate, without modelled breasts, strict simple hairstyle, with white line as middle parting, painted eyes, Biedermeier body made of cotton, slim waist, arms and legs are made of cotton, 55 cm, clothes from that period

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, very big "Therese von Hildburghausen", c. 1818, Thuringia, shoulder headed doll made of papier mâché, square, raised breast plate with modeled breasts, long, straight, nice formed neck, harmonic features, nice detailed modeled with big slightly stick out ears, black painted, skilful and deep modelled hairs in the style of Therese von Hilsburghausen, painted eyes, white, very stocky, hand-sewed kid leather body, with insignificant waist , very stocky, the strong forearms are made of conifer wood, lower leg are made of conifer wood, 58 cm, nice original clothes

China Head, enameled porcelain, shoulder headed doll, 19 cm, modelled hair, ears  are slightly visible, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, stocky leather body with stitched down fingers, separate thumb, parts of the original traditional costume are available, nice size for an early room, c. 1840

China Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, man, 28 cm, fine modelled hair, single painted hair in the face, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, jointed wood body with joints in arms and legs, original clothes, is stronger worn, appliquéd fabric boots, 1840

China Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, 19 cm, modelled hair, ears are slightly visible, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, stocky leather body with stitched down fingers, separate thumb, nice original traditional costume, nice size for an early room, c. 1840, this rose kid leather was often used at the papier-mâché dolls the so-called Paulinen

dollhouse doll man, c. 16 cm, glazed shoulder headed doll, fine painted hair as fringe of hair up into the the face, up-painted moustache, cheeks and chin, painted eyes, jointed wood body with fine carved long fingers, separate thumb, for an early dollhouse

papier mâché doll, Milliner´s model, "Adelaida", c. 1830, SONNEBERG, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, slightly modeled breasts, black painted hairstyle, on both sides curly tufts, painted eyes, kid leather body, arms and legs are made of carved wood, 20 cm, old clothes

exceptional dollhouse doll, c. 1850, 16.5 cm, man, papier mâché shoulder headed doll, fine painted hair, painted eyes, closed mouth, jointed wood body with straight arms, long  carved fingers, separate thumb, original clothes, nice size for an early dollhouse

early dollhouse doll, around 1800, 17 cm, wood swivel head, fine carved curly hairstyle, painted eyes, detailed nose, prominent chin, nice original painting, jointed wood body, 1 upper arm (1 part) missing, original forearms, wood legs, colored with up-painted shoes, for a very early dollhouse

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, "Pauline", 1820-1830, Germany, Thuringia, (Andreas Voit, Hiltburghausen), slim papier mâché head, fine painting, modeled auricles, nice proportioned, brown real hair wig, directly glued to the head , origina -hairstyle, middle parting, smooth hair from behind the ears up to the neck, braid crown, blue painted eyes, sewed pink kid leather body with typical seams at the bottom, arms and legs are made of kid leather, stitched down fingers and single stitched down thumb, legs and feet are made of kid leather (very pointy feet), 45 cm, original clothes and underwear

doll, c. 1850, 16.5 cm, wood head, fine carved, plait in the back , curls at the side, detailed nose, painted eyes, painted mouth, jointed wood body with slim waist, painted arms and feet, nice original condition, nice size for an early dollhouse

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner´s model, "Desirée Clary", c. 1820, Thuringia, papier mâché-body, small breast plate, short stocky neck, flat, round face, weakly modeled ears, black painted, strongly modeled hair, typical hairstyle of the Eugenie, Desireé Clary, at the side of the temples with 4 modeled curls, at the top of the head a broad bun, that is held together by a  plait, painted eyes, white, very slim, hand-sewed kid leather body, wood arms and legs, 36 cm, multipartite cotton clothing, probably from that period, body was partially slightly retouched, the cracks at neck are caused of old age

small China Head (enameled porcelain), dollhouse-doll, 13 cm, fine modelled hair, fine painted hair as fringe of hair over the face, slim, long neck, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, wood arms with up-painted garters and small black leather boots, flat feet, old clothes or sewed of old fabric, for an early dollhouse room, 1840

Grödnertal, "Miss Fun" small wood doll (half-doll), c. 1850, wood head, simple wood body, 1 foot is missing, with original clothes, height all in all: 13 cm, from the  private collection Estrid Faurholt, this doll is shown in "A Book of Dolls & Doll Houses" by Flora Gill Jacobs & Estrid Faurholt (all dolls  pictured in it are from her collection) page 49

papier mâché doll, Milliner´s model, "Bettina von Arnim", c. 1820, Thuringia, shoulder headed doll, deep, wide breast plate with strongly modeled breasts, short, stocky neck, fine features, modeled ears, strongly, modeled, black, painted hair, middle parting, the hair at the temple is smooth combed up to the temples, behind the ears wavy tied to the neck, at the lower back of the head with long open hair with 6 generous curls down to the shoulder , painted eyes, white, hand-sewed kid leather body, waisted, forearms and legs are made of wood, 40 cm, with several parts of original hand-sewed cotton clothing, body was at some places retouched, see "Deutsche Papiermaché-Puppen, 1760-1860"

papier mâché doll, Milliner´s model, with glass eyes (rare), 1835, Thuringia, shoulder headed doll, deep rounded, raised breast plate with modeled axles, stocky neck, fine painting, childish face, modeled ears, black painted, modeled hair, middle parting, the long hair at the  temples and at the back of the head fit closely at the temples and cheeks , free ears, the hait at the top and back of the head are tied together to a medium-height big bun, rare complex hairstyle, glass eyes  without pupil (very rare at this dolls type), hand-sewed kid leather body with strengthenings at the side , accentuates the thin waist, very pointy buttocks, forearms and legs are made of conifer wood, 34 cm, very nice original clothes, dress and underwear, small places were minimally retouched

exceptional papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner ́s model, "Alice im Wunderland", 1867, SONNEBERG, papier mâché breast plate, deep breast plate, short stocky neck, round face, childish expression, weakly modeled ears, blond modeled hair, hairstyle is based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, shorthair , the hair is combed out of face to the back , the short hair is held at the back of the head with a black hairband, painted eyes, white, very slim, hand-sewed kid leather body, arms and legs are made of carved wood , 28 cm, hand-sewed original clothes, partially slightly retouched, very nice original clothes, this doll is from the collection of Madeleine Osborn Merrill and is shown in her book "The Art of Dolls 1700-1940" page 35

China Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, 46 cm, modelled hair, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, wood jointed-body, parts at body were supplemented, c. 1860

4 pieces dollhouse dolls, China Head, shoulder headed dolls, small dolls with bisque arms and legs, simple fabric body, 10-25 cm

China-Head, doll lady, c. 1860, company Conta & Boehme, shoulder headed doll, white, massif porcelain, noble, slim ladies face, painted eyes, brown painted hairstyle, skilful and detailed modeled big blue painted eyes, more recent, hand-sewed sitting body made of cotton (with seat cushion), upper arms are made of heavy kid leather, forearms made of heavy enameled porcelain, fabric feet, typical triangluar seam at instep, stitched down toes, 66 cm, cotton clothes, see "China Doll Collecting" Jane Foulke page 70 / " A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 154

4 pieces small doll's, 8-11 cm, c. 1880-1900, colored wood heads, jointed wood body, old clothes

small basket with doll, c. 1880, 8 cm, nice original condition, original clothes

dollhouse doll, Scot, c. 1890, 14 cm, bisque socket head, marked Germany 13, dark, fix inset glass eyes, closed mouth, standing  mass body, original Scotish clothes, original mohair wig,

wood-doll, c. 1820, 33 cm, head and hull were carved of one pieces , painted hair with hairline painted up to  the face , painted eyes, pierced, slightly visible ears with original earring, stood out nose, jointed wood body with up-painted shoes, 1 foot point is missing, original clothes, original painting

so-called Larven doll made of Pappenzeug, Nuremberg c. 1750 face mask made of Pappenzeug reaches up to the  extremely modelled breasts, brown painted hair, painted eyes, smiling mouth, immovable, original body is made of coarse linen and is bulging stuffed with oakum (low-quality at the flax processing), with long, single stitched down fingers, original clothes: Bernese Sunday costume from the 18th century with all details, doll is in absolutely unused condition and impeccable preserved, is a museum piece, a very interesting document of the times with historico-cultural importance, doll is from a castle near Gstaad, remark: the production of the Docken (old German word for dolls) made of Pappenzeug is for the first time mentioned in "Weigel Ständebuch" , Regensburg 1698, facsimile reprint of the edition 1698, Nördlingen 1987, see 219 ff. / see also "Deutsche Papiermâché-Puppen 1760-1860" Christiane Gräfnitz page 19-24

small wood-doll, c. 1890, 14.5 cm, head and hull are carved of one piece, jointed arms and legs, nice original condition

wood doll, 25.5 cm, head and hull are carved of one piece, painted hair, stood out nose, jointed arms and legs, jointed at the knee joints , nice original condition, old clothes

papier mâché shoulder headed doll , Milliner, 29 cm, modelled hair, curls in the back , painted eyes, closed mouth, kid leather body with broad hip, wood arms and legs with up-painted shoes, with red paper ribbon, patch at 1 arm