Posted 10 years ago
Lgeitz
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This doll belonged to my grandmothers mum. My grandma was born in 1900 so I assume this was from the late 1800,s? 1880 maybe? Can somone tell me? Leather eyebrow totally jointed and in great shape.
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Look on back of her neck and photo what you see . There will be a mark there ok I will await for your reply , Could it say 215 mold number ?
It does not have anything on the neck. But it's a wooden doll covered in plaster maybe? And the lower back says "Germany 5 1/5" she is about 2.5 feet tall.
I added pics of both manikin! Thanks for trying to help me.
Hi your dolls head is made of Bisque and body is composition . Where do you see Germany on her body ? That would just be a size number , her head can be gently pulled up it maybe marked lower on neck or higher under wig cap , can you peak under the wig ?
there maybe just a symbol also .
Germany is written on her lower back. Found a bunch of stuff under her wig. It says : Madein K 1/2 Germany 14 1/2 196
Didn't see a symbol. I posted more pics and added comments to what I found. Let me know your thoughts.
Thank you so much! It's fun to better understand.
She is made by Kestner and is mold 161 with fur eyebrows .
Kestner began using mold numbers in 1892, dolls prior were marked with the size number or a letter only, so she dates 1892 or a bit later . Beautiful Doll and Kestner made some of the finest quality dolls in Germany .Thank you for sharing her ! Love her and what a treasure to have as a heirloom .
http://www.ebay.com/itm/27-Kestner-196-Antique-Doll-Germany-Compo-Bisque-ESTATE-LOT-/231535615938?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e8991fc2
http://www.ebay.com/itm/27-5-034-Kestner-196-Antique-Doll-Absolutely-Wonderful-amp-w-RARE-Fur-Brows-LOOK-/171729400661?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27fbdeb355&nma=true&si=fiZaIasOVS2jpTRua61uJyCn4bo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.com/itm/27-Kestner-196-Antique-Doll-Germany-Compo-Bisque-ESTATE-LOT-/231535615938?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e8991fc2
oops I put up one link twice but there are 3 that show her when I asked if she was mold 215 it was because that is a Kestner mold and she looks like her too. Your Mold was made with fur eyebrows and some made with painted eyebrows .
solved :-)
Thank you so much!!!
Your welcome :-)