JDK -Kestner Doll -marked 221. What is her name? Is this original clothing?

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Posted 3 years ago

pcollette
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I have acquired this Bisque 18" doll that has the markings JDK 221 on back of head. She has auburn curly hair. The doll is jointed at Knees, wrist, elbows. I did see a doll on here that has the same color, curls on her hair but it is a reproduction.

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Kellymore, 3 years ago
It is un Googly mark Johann Daniel Kestner , bisque head, and composition body.
Manikin, 3 years ago
Your doll is a reproduction of a Kestner doll mold 221 Googly eye made in Germany . Ceramic studios made molds from original dolls and sold blanks that a hobbyist could paint and they fired doll for you . They also sold eyes, clothes,wigs , ect or patterns to make clothes . The original of these highly collectible antique doll sells in thousands so many people made their own like yours. She makes a nice display doll but not a original .
She dates from around 1980s -90s .
arctophilegirl, 3 years ago
I have one of these too. Also a reproduction, but still so adorable.

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