Early Kestner 13' Antique German Bisque Head Doll All Antique
Kestner dolls were characterized by their finely sculpted bisque heads, lifelike stationary or sleep eyes, and elaborate costumes.. symbols, numbers, or letters that provide valuable clues about the doll's origin and age. To effectively identify a doll based on these marks, collectors should consult reference books or online.
GERMAN BISQUE DOLL "DAISY" BY KESTNER. Marks C ½ Jul 15, 2017
Founder of the Waltershausen doll industry, Johann Daniel Kestner, began his business career trading with soldiers in Napoleon's army in 1805. After the war ended in 1815, he opened a factory making wooden buttons and papier maché blackboards. Within a few years, he was producing dolls with both wood and papier maché heads on jointed wooden bodies.
19TH C KESTNER LADY DOLL, INCISED MARK "162",
kestner Kister Gebruder Kuhnlenz Armand Marseille Schoenau & Hoffmeister Bruno Schmidt Edmund Ulrich Steiner OHLHAVER Rose Oneill Louis Amberg Incised German doll mark on bisque shoulderhead plate. At the bottom of the back of the shoulder plate by the left hole is the number 639.
2 KESTNER ALLBISQUE DOLL. Marks 158. 6". Jointed Lot 2
German entrepreneur J. D. Kestner began making a variety of toys around 1805, and the company continued by his descendents remained operating until 1938. Better known for the bisque dolly-face dolls of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kestner also produced papier-m퀌 ch퀌 dolls, dolls of wax over composition, and china doll heads. By.
LARGE GERMAN ALLBISQUE DOLL BY KESTNER. Marks 150. 9
Antique German 27" Adolf Wislizenus Marked AW W Bisque Head Doll. Antique German 27" Adolf Wislizenus Marked AW W Bisque Head Doll. 15.5" JDK 260 Kestner Bisque Character Baby Doll Marked 48-51'. Antique German Armand Marseille Marked No 3500 AM 5/0 Dep. German Armand Marseille 15.5" Bisque Head Doll Marked 390 n D.R.G.M. 246/1 Wood Body.
GERMAN BISQUE CHARACTER, 247, BY KESTNER. Marks Made (With images
List of past Antike Puppen Hersteller, German doll makers from H, I, J, K company names, dates of operation, doll mold numbers, doll marks, labels, letters or initials, trade names and symbols, that can be of help to identify your doll made in Germany. German Doll Makers A-B C-G < H-K > L-O P-R S T-Z
GERMAN BISQUE DOLL BY KESTNER. Marks 15/ 147. Feb 02, 2013 Frasher
Some of the most famous and valuable antique dolls include the Kestner 155, the Jumeau Bebe, and the Steiner Bebe. The Kestner 155 is a German doll that was made in 1898.. The mark will often give details about the doll, from the company name to the country it was made in, to the specific model number, to the doll's size. Some of.
GERMAN BISQUE KESTNER POUTY. Marks 13 ½. 23”. Nov 01, 2014 Frasher
King of Doll Makers - Johann Daniel Kestner (JDK) of Waltershausen, Thuringia, Germany (b. 1787- d. 1858) began making papier mache and wood dolls and toys as early as 1816. Kestner eventually went on to employ nearly three quarters of the inhabitants of the Waltershausen region which earned him the nickname "King Kestner".
GERMAN BISQUE DOLL BY KESTNER. Marks 8. 19 . Bisque Lot 60 Bisque
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94 KESTNER ALLBISQUE DOLL WITH BENT KNEES. Marks II
Marks Early Kestner bisque dolls are just marked with a number or a size. Later dolls are usually well marked with the mold mark and Made in Germany; some of the baby dolls are marked JDK. There are many variations on Kestner marks. The original dolls were papier mache and wood.
Bisque Head Kestner 221 Googly Doll from on Ruby Lane
SCULPTURE of a Knight Kissing A Beauty. Well executed and with signature and foundry mark. From a Rye, NY estate. Dimensions: 13" h and with base 18" h Condition: Old repairs. [more like this] PAUL BROWN (AMERICAN, 1893-1958). Mixed grouping of 26 pieces; containing original and printed works by Paul Brown. Each with artist's estate stamp.
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Johannes Daniel Kestner, Jr., began producing high-quality dolls with papier-mâché heads and peg-jointed wooden bodies in 1805 in Waltershausen, Thuringia. By 1845, his J.D. Kestner doll manufacturing company had become a success. Following these wood-and-paper dolls, the company produced dolls with composition heads and cloth bodies. Kestner, was an early proponent of porcelain heads, so he.
4 BEAUTIFUL KESTNER BISQUE LADY DOLL. Marks N. made
Johannes Daniel Kestner founded his business about 1816 and advertisements for his papier mache dolls with leather bodies date to 1823. He is credited as being the founder of the doll manufacturing trade in the town of Waltershausen, which expanded to become the doll manufacturing centre for all of Europe, with numerous manufacturers based there.
111 KESTNER 143 GERMAN BISQUE CHARACTER DOLL. Marks
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GERMAN BISQUE CLOSEDMOUTH DOLL BY KESTNER. Marks 6. Mar 07, 2020
A: "JDK" stands for J.D. Kestner Co., a well-known German dollmaker that operated in Waltershausen, Germany, from 1805 until 1938. The company started making dolls in 1820. During the 19th century, Kestner made high-quality papier-mache doll heads and bodies, leather doll bodies, molded-hair china-head dolls with china limbs, celluloid.
RARE KESTNER POUTY, SIZE 1 Marks 1 6 ½". Bisque Doll Costume, Costumes
GERMAN BISQUE CLOSED-MOUTH DOLL BY KESTNER.Marks: 11.16". Bisque socket head, blue paperweight eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, closed mouth, shaded and accented lips, blonde human hair wig, e. See Sold Price.