Posted 10 years ago
Jono
(178 items)
Here is my antique Belton Asian doll. My grandmother found it at a thrift shop on May 3, 1965 and paid $22.50 for it. It has a bisque head and wooden ball jointed body. It was an amazing find. I would estimate it's worth from $1,500 to $2,000 in today's market
wow that was a great find ! How tall is he and what is he marked Bahr and Proshild 220 markings ? He wonderful and thanks for sharing him :-)
He is ten inches tall. Where is the marking located?
Should be on back of neck , it could be a letter the word dep the number 220
it maybe low on neck or high up by hairline
Here are some of the marks you may see
Dating a Bahr & Proschild doll is generally as follows
ca. 1871 - first dolls were marked with only a mold number
ca. 1888 - DEP was added to the mold number
ca. 1895 - the initials B & P were added to the doll mark
ca. 1900 - crossed swords were added to doll mark
ca. 1911 - registered trademark Buporit
ca. 1919 - B & P was purchased by Bruno Schmidt,
who then used a heart with BP as part of the marking
He is just a fantastic doll , Closed mouth bique dolls are always as a rule mmore valuable then open mouth and normally date earlier , his bisque and painting are very good quality :-)
It only has 193.
193 is mold nummber he is a belton type if his head look like this . Makers are hard to determine because no marks so yout title is what it is called :-)
Belton-type dolls are not attributed to any single antique doll maker, dolls are probably German, but usually attributed to the French. It's also possible, Belton-type dolls were made in both countries. Date 1870-1900
The common characteristic's of Belton-type dolls are: a bisque solid dome head, an uncut pate with one, two or three holes. Belton type dolls are found sized 9" to 24" tall, usually a bisque socket head on a composition jointed body, but occasionally a bisque shoulder head on a kid body is found. Belton-type dolls do not have a doll makers initials or symbol marking, they are only marked with a size number or mold number.
Thanks Manikin for your knowledge on this doll!
He has three holes in the top of his head and a bisque shoulder.
Belton type doll molds; 129 or 193, were often sold by Borgfeldt who was a importer . I have a post of Borgfeldt store display of some of my mannequins in their window :-)
My mother has a doll like this! It is dressed in a crumbling crepe paper dress, and the wig is a replacement. The only mark visible on the Belton type head is the letter or number O.
I am curious about the current value. Yours is the only one I have found online, so far!
Thank you to anybody who can help.