French Poupée de Poche, Mignonette, small pocket dolls

General Description -

Kid lined jointed all bisque body and head, painted or glass eyes, some have jointed elbows and knees, many have molded painted shoes in various colors or bootines (as shown on right), with painted socks and some dolls have bare feet.

Bisque doll shown at left; 

Early French Mignonette, all bisque, 7" tall,  no chips or  cracks, solid dome bisque socket head, blue glass stationary eyes, feathered brows, painted upper and lower lashes, wigged, close mouth, kid lined neck opening, bare feet, unmarked. She also has an amazing pair of leather buckle teensy tiny shoes with 0 . 0 marked on bottom sole, socks, mohair wig and pearl necklace.

25 APR 2011 ebay auction end value $4,551.00

French Poupée de Poche

Mignonette or small pocket doll

Bisque doll shown on right:

French Mignonette, 5 1/2" tall, all bisque, no chips or  cracks, solid dome socket bisque head, blue glass stationary eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, wigged, kid lined neck opening, elongated limbs; arms and legs, bare feet, doll is unmarked.

07 AR 2011 ebay auction end value $975.00

seller; littlemarz

French Poupée de Poche, Mignonette or small pocket doll.

JD Kestner, Prize Baby doll mold 208,

7" tall, all bisque, jointed at shoulders and hips, painted eyes with painted lashes, wigged, sturdy wrestler type legs, painted white socks and black shoes with heels. ebay auction end value $91.00 on 16 May 2011.

Made in Germany doll mold 620,

4 1/2" tall, all bisque socket head, jointed at neck, shoulders and hips, painted eyes, closed mouth, wigged, sturdy wrestler type legs, painted white socks and tan shoes with heels and two straps,  possibly by Bahr & Pröschild.

Some All Bisque Doll Types are:

Babies, Character dolls or figurines:

Baby Bo Kaye doll and Bye Lo Baby doll by Cameo

Baby Bud doll by Butler Brothers

Baby Rose doll # 208 by Kestner

Bonnie Babe doll by Averill

Campbell Kids doll possibly by Ideal

Chubby doll by Louis Wolf,

 L. W. & Co. or S. H. K. & Co. markings

Globe Baby doll by Carl Hartmann

Hebee and Shebee by Horsman, 4" tall

Happifats, 4" tall, doll based on drawings by Kate Jordan, all bisque, non-jointed, distributed by George Borgfeldt, made by both K & K Toy and Amberg (10" tall with a cloth body, advertized in 1921 as the Freshie doll). Later Happifat all bisque dolls were made in Japan.

Kewpie dolls by Cameo and others

Max and Moritz dolls by K & R or Kestner

Mibs and Baby Peggy dolls by Amberg

Mildred the Prize Baby doll

1914 Our Fairy doll #222, by Louis Wolf

1922 Our Pet doll by Adolph Strauss  Co.

Pouty Girl doll with molded hair ribbons by Hertwig

Rag, Tag dolls (dog, cat figurines) by Averill, dist. Borgfeldt

Scootles and Little Annie Rooney by Cameo

September Morn, design G.Drayton, by Averill, dist. Borgfeldt

Sonny doll by Averill, dist. by Borgfeldt

1924-1925 Thumb Sucker doll by Ideal

1913-1914 The Wide Awake Doll, by Butler Brothers

Bonnet Head dolls

Dollhouse miniature dolls

Googly Eye Dolls

Half dolls

Party Favor dolls

Painted eye or Glass eye dolls

Penny dolls

Piano Babies doll figurines

Pincushion and Perfume stopper dolls

Tea Cosy dolls

Frozen Charlotte 7" and Frozen Charlie 10 1/2" dolls

All Bisque figurine, Bathing Beauty Doll 3", non-jointed

Betty Boop doll by Cameo or Japan

Shirley Temple doll made in Japan

Comic character dolls

Animals dolls or figurines

Japan all bisque dolls; Candy Kids, Nippon

Snow Babies figurine (shown above left), 1" tall, jointed shoulders and hips, German or Japan made.

Didi doll (shown on left ), 5" tall,

also; Mimi, Vivi, and Fefe dolls by Jeanne I. Orsini

Didi is all bisque, jointed at shoulders and hips, wigged, glass eyes, open mouth, painted tall white stockings and tan shoes.

Immobiles  (shown; made in Japan) 3 1/2"  tall and Nodders (Knotters) dolls