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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 Doll W/ Leather Body-possibly German Or French$350.00 Ends Wednesday 11 bids 64 watchers
Antique Heubach Piano Baby German Bisque Doll W Cat$350.00 Ends in 27 mins 17 bids 56 watchers
Character K*r S&h Baby Antique German Bisque Doll #116a$338.90 Ends Saturday 6 bids 61 watchers
Original Lg Antique Handwerck Simon Halbig German Doll$327.00 Ends in 21 mins 3 bids 26 watchers
Mareike Doll By Joke Grobben And Gotz Germany 2002$299.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid 19 watchers
Antique German Armand Marseille 323 Googly Eyed Doll$290.00 Ends Sunday 9 bids 45 watchers
Heubach German Bisque Piano Baby Doll Figurine Pair$250.00 Ends in 14 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Heubach German Bisque Piano Baby Doll Figurine Pair$250.00 Ends in 14 hours 1 bid 9 watchers
Antique German Jdk Kestner 247 Bisque Composition Doll$206.51 Ends Sunday 14 bids 41 watchers
Antique German Art Deco Porcelain Figurine - Half Doll$205.50 Ends Sunday 9 bids 45 watchers
Antique 23" German Bisque Head Doll W Spiral Curl Wig$202.00 Ends in 3 hours 17 bids 59 watchers
Antique Half Doll Porcelain China Parrot Germany 5489$195.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 12 watchers
Antique Doll House Furniture German Biedermeier?$194.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids 34 watchers
Antique German Doll For French Market Mistery Maker$184.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids 50 watchers
Old Antique Vintage German Christmas Santa Doll Rattle$177.50 Ends Sunday 12 bids 59 watchers
German-style Santa Candy Container & German Doll$159.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
Huge 31" Antique Kestner German Doll Well Dressed$152.50 Ends Saturday 20 bids 133 watchers
Antique German Bisque Head Simon & Halbig K*r Doll$150.94 Ends Thursday 1 bid 44 watchers
Antique German Bisque Head Doll 1800's "k"$133.33 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 37 watchers
Lg 28in Antique German Bisque Head Doll W/ Orig Clothes$131.38 Ends Friday 8 bids 65 watchers
German Bisque Head Doll Bjb Handwerck As Is$129.99 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 10 watchers
Us Zone Germany Kathe Kruse Boy Doll Mint W/ Tag $127.50 Ends Thursday 2 bids 23 watchers
Antique German Simon & Halbig Bisque Doll #949 Ca.1888$112.49 Ends Saturday 3 bids 61 watchers
Vintage Gi Joe 12 Inch Doll Foreign German Storm Troop $111.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 6 watchers
'the Wide Awake Doll'-germany-1913-great Character Face$108.49 Ends Monday 4 bids 9 watchers
# 171 Kestner 29-30 Inch Antique German Bisque Doll$107.50 Ends in 22 hours 8 bids 23 watchers
Kathe Kruse Doll Jilly Mib W Tags Germany 14"$103.50 Ends in 16 hours 5 bids 24 watchers
Antique German Simon & Halbig Bisque Doll #1009 Ca.1889$102.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 49 watchers
Antique French Or German Doll, Circa 1890 Family Piece$100.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 5 watchers
Kammer Reinhardt Antique German Doll Ca.1908$99.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 31 watchers
Larg Rudolstadt German Bisque Piano Baby Doll Figurine $99.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 12 watchers
Antique German Doll 19" Armand Marseille 370-2/0x-dep $99.00 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 14 watchers
Us Zone Germany Kathe Kruse German Boy Doll Mint $99.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 20 watchers
Us Zone Germany Kathe Kruse Little Girl Doll Mint $99.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 23 watchers
Pretty Antique German Bisque Head Viola Doll $96.00 Ends in 3 hours 16 bids 65 watchers
Rare Porcelain Germany Half Doll Full Dress And Flowers$94.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 13 watchers
Mini Antique German All Bisque Jointed Baby Doll + Gown$91.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids 27 watchers
Antique Early 1900s Germany Bisque Dollhouse Lady Doll$89.99 Ends Sunday 3 bids 31 watchers
Pair "minerva" Germany Metal Head Dolls~super Condition$81.37 Ends Saturday 3 bids 12 watchers
Rare Walkure Antique Doll German Bisque Original Dress $79.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 60 watchers
Very Rare 19" German Kestner-type Socket Head Lady Doll$77.75 Ends Sunday 4 bids 35 watchers
Rare Antique German Cloth Boudoir Doll Turnable Head$77.00 Ends Monday 4 bids 20 watchers
Antique German Bisque Schoenau Hoffmeister Asian Doll $76.00 Ends in 11 hours 10 bids 40 watchers
24" Antique Simon Halbig Star K*r Bisque German Doll $76.00 Ends Sunday 16 bids 80 watchers
28" Queen Louise German Bisque Doll Compo Body Super Nr$72.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 33 watchers
Antique German Parian Blond Boy Fashion Doll 14" Nr$68.99 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 41 watchers
Automata German 323 Aos Googly Rare Automation Doll $67.66 Ends Tuesday 8 bids 39 watchers
Antique German Bisque Piano Baby Doll Pug Dog Figurine $67.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 20 watchers
Antique German Bisque Piano Baby Doll Figurine Figure $66.00 Ends in 14 hours 6 bids 7 watchers
Antique German Heubach Koppelsdorf Doll 18" - #342-1$65.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 6 watchers
Lovely Large Antique German Nude Bathing Doll Very Nice$62.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 22 watchers
Wow 19" Rare Gorgeous Goebel German Beauty Antique Doll$61.00 Ends Wednesday 15 bids 45 watchers
Fancy German Vint 4 1/2" Porcelain Half Doll Perfect $58.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 29 watchers
Kestner #148 Antique German Shoulderhead Bisque Doll !$57.67 Ends Sunday 7 bids 23 watchers
Antique German Doll House Real Glass Windows & Open Up$56.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 27 watchers
Antique German Bisque Miniature Doll...blue Glass Eyes$51.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 7 watchers
German Porcelain Pair Figural Tape Measure Half Doll Re$51.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 12 watchers
Antique Greiner (type?) Doll Large 26" German 14" Head$50.99 Ends in 19 hours 2 bids 17 watchers
Antique German Bisque Bathing Beauty Doll Figurine$50.99 Ends Thursday 2 bids 18 watchers

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