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Three German Bisque Head Dolls

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$246$200
Auction: Discovery - 2756TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 09, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Three German Bisque Head Dolls, an Armand Marseille shoulder head doll, marked "5" to back of head and "A 1776 M C.O.D.O. D.E.P. Made in Germany" to back of shoulder plate, with blue glass eyes, painted eyebrows and eyelashes, open mouth, blonde curly wig, kid body, bisque arms, white cotton dress, and black socks; and two Heinrich Handwerck socket head dolls: one marked "Germany Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig 2 1/2" to back of head and stamped "Heinrich Handwerck Germany 2 1/2" to body, with sleeping blue glass eyes, painted eyebrows and eyelashes, open mouth with four inset top teeth, braided blonde wig, fully jointed composition body, blue jumper, red blouse, white socks, and black shoes; the other marked "421 11 1/2 Germany Handwerck 3 1/2" to back of head and stamped "Handwerck" to body, with sleeping blue glass eyes with applied lashes, painted eyebrows and eyelashes, open mouth with four inset top teeth, blonde wig, fully jointed composition body, cotton dress, and green shoes, ht. to 23 in.
Estimate $200-400


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Keywords

Heinrich Handwerck, Bisque Head, Germany, Heinrich Handwerck Simon