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German dolls became popular starting with handcrafted bisque versions about 1840, and gaining momentum around 1890 with the ‘dolly-face’ porcelain-faced dolls of the Thuringia region. Before World War I, German makers like Kammer & Reinhardt and Heubach & Kestner made highly realistic looking dolls. Some German antique dolls made before 1930 have maker’s marks, but the majority don’t.


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Antique German Googly-eyed Doll$1,376 Ends in 15 hours 12 bids 60 watchers
Rare Large 36" German Bisque Kestner 142 Antique Doll$800.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids 61 watchers
German Doll Circa 1890 J.d. Kestner 142, 35" Tall$625.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 8 watchers
Beautiful Antique German Doll Original Clothes & Shoes$606.67 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 46 watchers
Huge - 33"antique German Am Doll Orig Body Bisque Head~$399.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 12 watchers
Antique German Bisque Doll Simon And Halbig$331.00 Ends in 14 hours 17 bids 39 watchers
Antique Rare Mini German Porcelain Doll Fixer Upper$305.00 Ends Monday 7 bids 8 watchers
Antique German Early Kestner Doll Orig Dress Nice Nr!$281.80 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 38 watchers
Antique***german Bisque Doll Lot No Res.circa 18-1900s!$216.94 Ends in 9 hours 13 bids 81 watchers
Rare German Doll Simon & Halbig 1079 Original Costume$207.50 Ends in 16 hours 8 bids 49 watchers
Vintage Leather Horse, Doll/ Small Santa German Sleigh$202.50 Ends in 10 hours 20 bids 49 watchers
Cm Bergmann German Bisque Doll 1889-1925$202.50 Ends in 15 hours 3 bids 25 watchers
Antique Composition German Doll Christening Dress $200.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 10 watchers
Antique Simon Halbig/kammer & Reinhardt 126 German Doll$190.49 Ends Sunday 7 bids 14 watchers
Simon Halbig Heinrich Handwerck German Bisque Doll $189.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 36 watchers
Early German Simon Halbig Bisque Doll 1923 5 ½ 24 Inch$188.54 Ends Sunday 24 bids 48 watchers
Wonderful Antique German Handwerck Doll$178.25 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 57 watchers
Old Vintage Antique German Bisque Head Composition Doll$177.50 Ends Sunday 20 bids 67 watchers
Rare Big Chunky 23" Knauth German Character Baby Doll$170.51 Ends Sunday 7 bids 23 watchers
German Half Doll 1920s Flapper Arms Extended Excellent$159.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 35 watchers
Steiff Pupp-fuchs Bube/ Boy Fox Doll In German Outfit$158.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 31 watchers
Antique Doll Made In Germany 7"$153.50 Ends Monday 10 bids 57 watchers
Antique German Hertel Schwab & Co Character Doll #136$153.39 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 15 watchers
Jd Kestner Dep 154 German Bisque Antique Doll 27 Inch$152.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 49 watchers
China Head 24" Doll 1254 Germany Alt Beck & Gottschalck$152.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 21 watchers
Bisque German Kewpie Doll Rose O'neill $132.49 Ends Monday 8 bids 19 watchers
C M Bergmann German Bisque Doll 23" Tall$131.50 Ends in 10 hours 6 bids 21 watchers
25" Large German Composition Doll Ball Jointed Body$105.50 Ends Monday 13 bids 23 watchers
Goebel Germany Half Doll With Outstretched Arms$104.49 Ends Sunday 4 bids 23 watchers
Lg 28" Antique German Armand Marseille Bisque Head Doll$103.50 Ends Friday 10 bids 36 watchers
German Bisque Queen Louise Doll 25" Tall$102.55 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 18 watchers
Antique Vintage All Bisque German Kestner Child Doll $102.50 Ends in 19 hours 15 bids 74 watchers
Antique German Character Baby Doll/bruno Schmidt/14 In$101.25 Ends Sunday 3 bids 22 watchers
Antique 9 1/2" German Bisque Handwerk Halbig Doll$100.00 Ends Thursday 2 bids 40 watchers
Antique 9 1/2" All Original German Bisque Jointed Doll$100.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids 41 watchers
Antique 25" Am Queen Louise German Bisque Head Doll$99.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
German Repro Kestner Gorgeous Doll 28"$99.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 5 watchers
Bisque Armand Marseille Dream Baby Doll A.m.germany 341$99.99 Ends in 17 hours 2 bids 4 watchers
Antique 18" Bisque Doll, German Floradora, C. 1894, Nr$99.00 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 18 watchers
Vintage German Louis Amberg Bisque Head Baby Doll$99.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers
Antique 9 1/2" German Bisque Schmidt Jointed Doll$98.00 Ends Thursday 2 bids 45 watchers
Antique 24" German Kestner Dep 154 Bisque Doll- Amazing$89.99 Ends in 15 hours 9 bids 42 watchers
Gotz 24" Annalee Vinyl & Cloth Doll German Doll Puppe$89.97 Ends Sunday 1 bid 11 watchers
Jd Kestner - Antique Doll #168 Made In Germany -w/duck $86.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 55 watchers
Beautiful Antique German Bisque Doll Karl Hartmann 1912$82.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 18 watchers
Rare Character Heubach 338 Antique German Baby Doll$79.99 Ends Monday 7 bids 72 watchers
Large Antique German Pet Name Pauline China Doll Cloth $79.79 Ends in 20 hours 12 bids 12 watchers
Antique German Bisque Kestner Doll Original 17" Old$77.99 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 66 watchers
German Kestner Doll #148 Kid Body As Is 15" Tall$76.00 Ends in 12 hours 9 bids 29 watchers
5" All Bisque German Or French Glass Eyed Doll$73.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 21 watchers
Antique Armand Marseille Am Black Baby Doll Germany Nr$69.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 9 watchers
Large Composition Wood Vintage Antique German Doll Body$68.17 Ends in 9 hours 10 bids 43 watchers
6 5/8" Antique German Bisque Head Doll Sleep Glass Eyes$67.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 26 watchers
Antique 13" Heubach German Bisque Head Doll Cloth Body$65.96 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 20 watchers
Antique German Kestner 167 Doll Head Only Sleep Eyes$63.50 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 30 watchers
Living Dead Dolls Mib German Exclusive Walpurgis In Usa$61.00 Ends in 14 hours 10 bids 19 watchers
Antique German Bisque Doll Head Heinrich Handwerck 109$61.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 25 watchers
Fabulous German Antique Bisque "pansy Ii" Name Doll 25"$61.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 31 watchers
Antique Bisque Head Simon & Halbig German Jointed Doll$59.84 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 66 watchers
Beautiful Antique German Doll Dressel Jutta Baby 21"$59.84 Ends Friday 4 bids 54 watchers

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