China-Head (enameled porcelain), so-called waterfall, company Conta & Boehme, shoulder headed doll, 34 cm, deep breast plate, strongly modelled hair, with exceptional hairstyle, hair single painted as fringe of hair around the face , fabric body, leather forearms, single stitched down fingers, body with some patched up places, old clothes, underwear, partially worn, see "A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 157 and "Identifying German Chinas 1840s - 1930s" Mary Gorham Krombholz

small China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, 26 cm, modelled hair, painted eyes, closed mouth, breast plate is damaged, fabric body, enameled porcelain arms and legs, old clothes

China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, lady, modelled hair, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, enameled porcelain arms and legs, a bit color is wear down and small chip at the hair, color is wear down at the feet, old clothes, 29cm

exceptional China-Head, shoulder headed doll , c. 1840, 25 cm, modelled hair, fine painted hair up to the face, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, uncovered ears, stocky rose leather body, with stitched down fingers, single thumb, small patch at 1 arm, original silk clothes, caused of old age in worn condition, this rose kid leather was often used for the papier-mâché dolls the so-called Paulinen

exceptional China-Head, shoulder headed doll, (enameled porcelain), probably old, Beck and Gottschalck, 36 cm, strongly modelled hair with plaited hairstyle, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, long neck, slightly visible ears, enameled porcelain arms and legs, fabric body, is more recent

China-Head (enameled porcelain), Bald Head, old, Beck and Gottschalck, shoulder headed doll, 36 cm, up-painted hair bottom, without wig, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, enameled porcelain arms, thumb missing, "A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 224+225 and "Chinas" Mona Borger, page 51

early China-Head, shoulder headed doll, c. 1840, so-called Lydia, company Kister, Scheibe-Alsbach, 41 cm, rose tinted quality hard porcelain, deep and thick breast plate, with intimitated breasts, blue painted eyes, rose dyed cheeks, closed mouth, strongly modelled hair, fabric-body, rose toned, enameled porcelain arms, reaching over the elbows , flaws at the breast plate in front, fingers and 1 thumb are knocked, old clothes

China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, probably convent Veilsdorf, 32 cm, fine modelled short hairstyle, uncovered ears, with single painted hair up to the face, blue painted eyes, rose cheeks, closed mouth, smiling, fabric body, enameled porcelain arms and legs, flat up-painted boots, fabric-body, 1 thigh is wrapped with with a bandage , old silk dress, caused of old age in worn condition, see "A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 129

Parian, bisque porcelain shoulder headed doll, 42 cm, fine modelled curls with hairband modelled, pierced ears, fabric body with broad hip, leather arms with stitched down fingers, single sewed thumb, 1 hand with open leather , old clothes

China-Head, shoulder headed doll, 25 cm, thick, enameled porcelain, modelled hair, in the back lying plait, plaited at the side , single painted hair, around the face as fringe of hair, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, smiling, fabric-body, enameled porcelain arms and legs, flat up-painted shoes, 1 foot was glued at shoe, old clothes and underwear

China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, 31 cm, fine modelled hair with plait in the back, at the side plaited, single painted hair as fringe of hair around the face, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, leather hands with single sewed fingers, appliquéd fabric shoes, patched up places at body, shoes caused of old age in worn condition., old dress, see "A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 23

so-called Autoperipatetikos (running doll), Biedermeier, 26 cm, c. 1880, China-Head, shoulder headed doll, fine modelled hair, with intimitated hairnet, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, leather hands, run mechanism is intact

China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, 42 cm, fine modelled hair, with modelled hairnet, fine painted fringe of hair around the face, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, leather arms, small part at breast plate down below is missing, old clothes

China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll-doll, 35 cm, fine modelled hair, plaits at the side , middle parting, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric-body, enameled porcelain-arms and -legs, 1 finger is break off, up-painted flat boots, see see "A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 76

China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, 26 cm, painted short hairstyle with single painted hair up to the face, big blue painted eyes, closed mouth, rose toned cheeks, stocky standing leather body, small old patch in the crotch and at 1 arm, clothes old or sewed of old fabric, very expressive

China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, fine modelled hair with small coronet, intimated hairnet, single painted hair at the side  up into the face, fabric body, enameled porcelain arms and legs, nice up-painted boots, flat feet, 26 cm, see "Chinas", M. Borger, page 105

China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, 36 cm, modelled short hairstyle, at the side plaited, middle parting, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, exceptional leather body, 1 hand was supplemented, with stitched down feet and single stitched down toes, tip of the nose is slightly worn,

Parian, shoulder headed doll, 43 cm, so-called "Dolly Madison", probably old, Beck & Gottschalk, fine modelled curls with modelled hairband, pierced ears, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, minimally color is wear down at 1 cheek, fabric body with wood hands (color is wear down), fix appliquéd leather boots, nice old clothes

exceptional China-Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, 35 cm, exceptional hairstyle, hair is combed in the back , curls, fine single painted hair as fringe of hair, uncovered ears, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, smiling, fabric body with broad hip, enameled porcelain arms and legs, up-painted shoes, flat feet, old clothes, firing crack at breast plate, see see "A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 93

very fine carved wooden head, c. 1840, 40 cm, fine, carefull and detailed carved hairstyle: middle parting hair, in the back plait, half visible ears, painted eyes, painted mouth, white kid leather body with broad hip, and slim waist, wood arms and legs, up-painted shoes, filling at 1 foot is weakly, old clothes

Carton-Moulé doll, c. 1790, with the typical painting of this simple Carton-Moulé dolls, head and hull are made of one piece, Carton-Moulé shaped, Carton-Moulé up to the thighs, lower leg and feet are lost, simple fabric arms, 30 cm, remark: this so called cheap dolls (funfair dolls for one Sou) are from the end of the 18th century and were intended to play with it for a short time, that's why the simple design because afterwards the dolls were burned, therefore they are today very rare, see, "Rare and Lovely, Dolls of two Centuries", John D. "Noble" page 59-64, chapter "Dancing in the Streets / Relict of the French Revolution"

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner, 21.5 cm, fine modelled hair, coronation hairstyle Queen Viktoria, 1838, twisted plait at the side , plait in the back , uncovered ears, painted eyes, white kid leather body, wood arms and legs, single carved finger, separate thumb, up-painted shoes, old clothes, nice original condition

wood-doll, 28 cm, around 1900, painted hair, painted eyes, slightly intimitated nose, jointed wood-body, old clothes

sacred wood doll, c. 1740, 33 cm, fine carved features with detailed ears, stood out nose, long neck, head and hull are carved of onepiece , jointed arms with jointed hands, long, slim fingers, 3 fingers are knocked, face painting isn't original, with worn places

small wood doll, for 1900, 17 cm, original painting, old clothes

bathing doll, Frozen Charly, enameled porcelain, 48 cm, blond, fine modelled hair, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, stocky baby body, very expressive

bisque porcelain shoulder headed doll, nun, 18 cm, shoulder headed doll, bright modeled hair, fabric-body, bisque arms and legs, modeled boots, fix appliquéd nun clothes

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner, exceptional hairstyle, sloping plaits at the side , hair at the back of the head as bun, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, slightly modelled breasts, white kid leather body, wood arms and legs, up-painted shoes, old clothes, is from the collection M. Bordner, 25 cm

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner, fine modelled hairstyle, coronation hairstyle Queen Victoria, 1838, plaits at the side , over the ears lying, ears are slightly visible, in the back bound to a plait , painted eyes, detailed nose, white kid leather body, wood arms and legs, fingers were single carved, separate thumb, up-painted, blue sandals, very nice original painting, 32 cm

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, Milliner, 45 cm, fine modelled hair, bottom hair is plaited to 1 plait , blue painted eyes, detailed nose, modelled lips, slightly intimitated breasts, leather body with slim waist and broad hip, fingers were single carved with separate thumb, very nice original clothes, rose cotton dress with the typical Biedermeier waist, piped and strengthened with baleen , nice original painting, the doll is from of the private collection of Estrid Faurholt

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, c. 1830, 54 cm, painted hair, with single painted hair up to the face, blue painted eyes, modelled mouth, stocky leather body, with slim hip, wood arms, patch at body, wood hands, 1 hand is knocked

papier mâché shoulder headed doll, 72 cm, fix inset brown glass eyes without pupil , closed mouth, slightly intimitated ears, fix glued on real hair wig, fabric body, mass arms, fabric body with broad hip and slim waist, c. 1850, color is partially wear down, brows and lip painting were probably traced, very nice gold-brown original dress, made of silk taffeta with trumpet sleeves and waist, and underwear, dress is caused of old age slightly worn, doll is from a Swiss private property, it was always called Adeline , the dress was extra made for this doll , elaborate handicrafts, the elaborate handicrafts, the papier mâché arms are probably from the company Andreas Voit, see "Deutsche Papiermaché-Puppen 1760-1860", Chr. Gräfnitz, page 47

China Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll-doll, c. 1860, fine modelled hair, single painted hair around the face, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, smiling, leather body, wood arms and legs, slim waist, wide pelvis, patched up places at body, fingers are single carved, separate thumb, 58 cm, exceptional size,  this doll is from the private property of Estrid Faurholt, DK, remark: it is rare that China Heads were mounted on Milliner bodies, that is a witness of the deep love to the original doll (with papier mâché shoulder headed doll), its body is in our possesion, enameled shoulder headed doll, is probably from the the company Alt , Beck & GOTTSCHALK, see "A pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas", M. Gorham Krombolz, page 248, a rare variation of the famous Curly-Top-hair style

China Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll, "Lina"so-called Bald Head, by the company SCHLAGGENWALD, marked S34, 000, early, thick, hard porcelain, c. 1840, 61 cm, deep breast plate with intimitated breasts, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, smiling, long neck, very nice real hair wig with original hairstyle, leather body with slim hip and broad pelvis, lilac cotton dress, with so called  Gigot sleeves, single stitched down fingers, this shoulder headed doll is pictured in "Chinas", M. Borger, page 48/49, and  compare also "Antique Doll Collecor" November 2000 Vol. 3 / No. 8

wood doll, so-called Scool of Scandal, age is unknown, circular head, typical physiognomy of the Scool of Scandal dolls, simple carved nose, circular, blue, inset glass eyes, black painted hair bottom, wood-joint-body, similar to  a Queen-Anne-doll, flattened back part, very round décolleté gessoed, jointed  wood arms, with wooden hands, several fingers (but no fork hands like the Queen-Anne dolls), circular hip area, long jointed wood legs, lower leg is white primed, short feet, rests of the original clothes that are made of silk, strongly worn, 62 cm

wood doll, c. 1840, nun, 38 cm, head and hull are carved of one pieces, painted hair, painted eyes, carved nose, original painting in very good condition, jointed wood body, original habit, small places are caused of old age in worn condition

Fashion-Doll, fashion-doll, France, 27 cm, bisque socket head, fix inset blue  glass eyes, pierced ears, closed mouth, stocky leather body, slim waist, wide pelvis, separate stitched down fingers, original mohair wig, slightly hair loss

wood doll, c. 1850, 48 cm, exceptional size, head and hull are carved of one pieces , blue painted eyes, carved nose, jointed wood body, arms and feet, colored, up-painted shoes, original clothes, nice original condition, with small scratch on the paintwork that is caused of old age

Carton-Moulé doll, c., 1740, head and hull were shaped of Carton-Moulé , strongly modeled breasts, strongly rose cheeks, modelled nose, brown painted eyes, heart-shaped mouth, sweeping brows, beauty spot (Mouche) on the left cheek, original wig made of flax, very long immovable and bulging stuffed kid leather body, extremely long legs, long leather arms, with wood hands so-called Griffes, this kind of  hands were original only used in combination with Carton-Moulé dolls., old underwear, arms with some patched up places, some color is wear down in face, original painting, remark: the beauty spot at this place means: the gallant = a woman, who is open for an amorous escapade, a very early rarity, see also "The Collectors Encyclopedia of Dolls", Coleman Volume "II, page 220, 221, 52,5 cm

doll c. 1780, tragacanth (a sugar mixture), fine modeled, very fine features, very complex modeled clothes, with hat, the formation of cracks are caused of old age , standing on cardboard box , height of the figure 9 cm, in a glass case

shoulder headed woodeddoll, 40 cm, carved hair, simple fabric body, painting and features are worn, old clothes or sewed of old fabric

papier mâché, hood head, 37 cm, c. 1820, original painting, with some paint defects that are caused of old age

exceptional, enameled shoulder headed doll, China Head, c. 1880, height: 23 cm, width of the breast plate: 20 cm, fine modelled hair with hairband, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, deep breast plate with slightly intimitated breasts

China Head (enameled porcelain), shoulder headed doll , by the company Schlaggenwald marked LH S68, c. 1860, thick early, rose tinted hard porcelain, typical "Jenny Lind", fine modelled hair, down below bound to a plait , blue painted eyes, closed mouth, slim leather body, very nice silk clothes, 47 cm, Jenny Lind 1820-1887, the Swedish nightingale

dolls in a shoe, 11 small jointedwood dolls, 8-15 cm, carved wood , jointed arms and legs, nice original painting, nice original clothes, the idea of the old woman in a shoe with her children is based on the Nursey Rhyme "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe", and also of the allegory from England in the 18th century

wood doll, Klapperdecke, 18.5 cm, around 1900, strongly stood out nose, with hat, nice painting

wood doll, c. 1860, head and hull are carved of one piece, painted hair, stood out nose, blue painted eyes, jointed wood body with 8 ball-and-socket joints, with slim waist, colored arms and legs , up-painted shoes, the original painting at arms and legs is worn, old clothes, 42 cm, see "Altes Holzspielzeug aus Gröden", R. Stäblein, page 85

wood-doll, around 1900, 30 cm, head and hull are carved of onepiece , painted hair, painted eyes, slightly stood out nose, jointed wood body, with colored arms and legs, original clothes

jointed wood  doll, a so-called "Akademie-Figur", c. 1850, fully jointed with 14 ball-and-socket joints, fine carved features, visible ears, single carved fingers and toes, separate thumb, 32 cm, this dolls was since the 18th century used in the ateliers for study purposes , see"Handbemalter Spielzeugkatalog der FIrma Insam & Pinoth in Altes Grödner Holzspielzeug", R. Stäblein and R. Moroder and "The Heart of the Tree", R. Whyel, page 79

wood doll around 1900, 30 cm, painted hair, painted eyes, slightly stood out nose, jointed wood body, colored  hands and feet, dressed like a cook, nice decoration for a kitchen around 1900