Antique Bisque KAMMER & REINHARDT doll Marked 114 Germany 26 cm (10 1/2 in). Made in Germany 1900-1909. RARE realistic little girl Gretchen. Her antique biscuit head is flawless, I took a photo with the light as best I could to see. This is a child from the CHARACTER family, with beautiful blue eyes and cute pout with closed mouth, a beautiful biscuit, marked with a star of David: K * R 114. It has a fully articulated composition and a wooden body with an original finish has some wear and a tortoise-shaped brand on the chest. Her mohair wig is original and is glued to her head and has never been removed. This little lady with an eloquent expression will adorn your doll collection. She wears her charming antique style silk dress with long puffed sleeves and three frills on a skirt with delicate antique lace dressing and hidden fastening with small buttons made of natural mother-of-pearl, pantaloons and a hat of the same material, original tiny silk socks and wonderful little lace-up shoes made of genuine leather, her length A string of white agate beads completes the image of a capricious little lady. It will be securely packaged for safe travel.
Here's what I found about her:
The Kämmer & Reinhardt doll company was formed in 1886 in Waltershausen, Thüringia, Germany by Ernst Kämmer and Franz Reinhardt. K & R bisque doll heads and bodies were designed by them, but most heads were manufactured by Simon & Halbig which is why heads bear both marks. They also purchased heads from Kling and Schutzmeister & Quendt.From 1886 to 1909 K & R made only dolly faced dolls with a bisque head on a composition ball jointed or kid body, many with an open mouth and teeth. After 1909 they made many types of dolls; bisque, composition or celluloid heads and even cloth costume dolls with wired bodies dressed in various professions. K & R supplied some bisque heads used to make Emile Berliner's gramophone talking dolls in 1890-1894. In 1902 K & R purchased the Heinrich Handwerck doll company and about 1920 they acquired the Simon & Halbig company as well.K & R is probably best known for character baby and child dolls. You can ask questions and ask for additional photos if necessary. Please bid if you are sure. Wish you have a good time and find something special for you. See my other auctions.
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