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1840's
China Head Doll Bun
Damenkoph, Lady head,
Young Queen Victoria
Hairstyle is in a bun, braid or
hair rolled at the
back of the neck. |
1840's
China Head
Child doll
Kinderkoff head
Can
be a female or male child shoulder head doll. |
1840's
China Head Doll KPM
KPM, Königliche Porzellan Manufactur Messen, King's Porcelain
Factory, is the company name not a hairstyle,
very
rare blanc de chine male shoulder head. |
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1840's
China Head Doll
Lydia head (shown on left)
Hairstyle
parted in the center, smooth on top, ringlet type long curls on
sides. The photo on the right is of a Sophia
or Lydia head - in other words it's close
to both hairstyles. |
1840's
China Head Doll
Queen
Victoria head, exposed ears
If
you look at many of the photo's here, you will not see ears
beneath the hair, but this one shows the ears and was made
by TPM the Carl Tiesch Company of Poland 1840's. |
1840's
China Head Doll
Sophia
Smith head
Hairstyle with straight sausage curl
hair. |
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1850's China Head Doll
Biedermier or bald head
Solid dome bald shaped head with a wig over the
head. |
1850's China Head Doll
Covered
wagon head
Hairstyle with a center part, flat on top with curls
around the head. |
1850's China Head Doll
Greiner
style head
Hairstyle
with a middle part, wavy on the sides with comb marks, high forehead.
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1860's China Head Doll
Alice
in Wonderland head
Hairstyle with molded headband
on a Motschmann type body. |
1860's China Head Doll
Countess Dagmar head
Various elaborate hairstyles some with
pierced ears. |
1860's China Head Doll
High Brow head
Hairstyle with center part, flat top, curls
around head, round face with high forehead. |
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1860's China Head Doll
Jenny
Lind head
Hairstyle parted in the middle and pulled
back into a bun with a high forehead |
1860's China Head Doll
Morning
Glory head
Hairstyle with hair pulled back, wavy on sides
with
molded flowers at the neck. |
1860-1870's China Head Doll
Mary
Todd Lincoln head
Hairstyle is pulled back and
held in place with a snood. |
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1860's China Head Doll
Waterfall head
Hairstyle, you better just take a look at the photo
to understand the description for yourself. |
1860-1870's
China Head Doll
Flat top, High
brow
or Civil War head
Hairstyle parted in the middle with
short curls, high forehead and flat top head. |
1870's China Head Doll
Adelina
Patti head
Hairstyle with a center part, rolled hair with elaborate curls.
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1870's
China Head Doll
Curly
Top head
Hairstyle
has ringlet curls over entire head |
1870's
China Head Doll
Dolly
Madison head
Hairstyle with curls all over the head with
molded ribbon |
1870's
China Head Doll
Spill
Curl head
Hairstyle of curls on forehead and
spilling down the back of the neck |
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1870's
China Head Doll
Currier
& Ives head
Hairstyle
with bangs, some have hair details like a headband shown on this
parian head of untinted bisque. |
1880's
China Head Doll
Highland Mary head
Hairstyle with bangs and curls at
sides. |
1890's
China Head Doll
Low Brow head
Hairstyle is common for this era with all over curls
could be blonde or black hair. |
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1895's
China
Head Doll
Pet Name
head by
Hertwig
Doll
name is printed in gold on front of shoulder plate;
shown is Marion |
1900's
China Head Doll
Japan - China heads
Various hairstyles. |
1900's
China Head Doll
Bonnet heads
Like
the name implies dolls are
wearing a molded bonnet over their molded hair. |
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1905's
China Head Doll
Low Brow shoulder heads with jewel neck.
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Additional China Head dolls not shown
1920-1930s China Head Doll,
Low Brows head,
some made in Japan
1940s China Head Dolls
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Companies that made Antique China head dolls
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Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, ABG
German |
** Au Paradis Des Enfants
French (more information below) |
Bahr & Proschild
German |
Bawo & Dotter,
Importer
- doll marks B & D, Pat. Dec. 7/80,
Barclay Baby Belle Germany
French, German, USA |
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Ernst Bohne
doll mark
anchor symbol EB,
German |
- various doll marks of
Letters & numbers, made by
various makers
George Borgfeldt,
importer USA |
Our Pet China head dolls;
Agnes,
Bertha,
Daisy,
Dorothy,
Edith, Ethell,
Florence,
Helen,
Mabel,
Marion made by Closter V. or Hertwig.
- doll mark
Patent Appd For
Germany
Butler Brothers, importer
USA |
Max Carl & Company,
doll
mark
C symbol, German |
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Closter (Kloster) Veilsdorf
Greiner type China's German |
Conta & Boehme
-
doll marks
V37, IX36, arm on a shield German |
D'Autremont
Paris
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doll mark 6 Rue De Dauphin 6
French |
Dressel, Kister & Co., DKP
- usually heads or half dolls
doll mark a staff
symbol DKP
German
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T. Eaton & Company
Canada |
Ehrich Brothers
USA |
Ellis, Britton & Eaton
USA |
William Goebel
German |
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Philip Goldsmith
USA |
Gräfenthal Porzellanfabrik
or
Unger, Carl Erben Schneider, Hutschenreuther
doll mark G
German
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Fr. Haas & Co doll mark Fr. H & Co
(distributor)
for
Fischer, Naumann England UK/German |
Hertwig & Company
German
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Maison Huret
French |
Kestner & Company
German |
Kling &
Company
German |
August Wilhelm
Friedolin
Kister, KPM X
or
A. W. Fr. Kister
Schwarzburg, Rudolstadt, German |
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Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur KPM Berlin,
German |
Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur
KPM Meissen,
German
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Nanking dolls (China head dolls on nanking - cotton bodies - exact marks
may vary, unknown
Morimura Brothers
USA |
Nymphenburg Porzellanfabrik
Munich, Bavaria |
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doll mark
O.K.
Orben,
Knabe & Company
German
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Jacob Petit
French |
Fritz Pfeffer
Austria & German |
Theodor Pohl doll mark TP 2210
Bohemia |
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Pollak & Hoffman
Buchau, Bohemia |
L. Prieur
French |
A.
H. Pröschold
German |
August Reideler
German |
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Madame Rohmer
French |
Rörstrand
Sweden |
Royal Copenhagen
Denmark |
Schlaggenwald
doll mark
S 59, IS 60, owners Lipfert, Haas, Cžijžek
Schlaggenwald, Bohemia |
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Schreyer & Company
German |
Sèrves
French |
Samson Smith
England UK |
Strasburger, Pfeiffer & Co.
USA |
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John E.
Stratton
USA |
Charles
Edward Turnbull
England UK |
Wallendorf Porzellanfabrik or
Kämpfe, Heubach & Sontag
German |
Western News Co
USA |
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China bonnet head doll mark
Gota - unknown |
China doll marks - unknown |
China doll mark IHO - unknown |
The Meissen KPM factories are the oldest and most desirable of China head dolls.
The Thuringia area in Germany had many other small porcelain factories that produced China head dolls as well.
During and after World War I, China dolls were made in Japan
** Au Paradis des Enfants dolls 1864-1925 France, distributor and assembler of dolls from various doll makers including;
China head dolls with pink kid bodies, wax over China head dolls. Located at 156 Rué de Rivoli, Paris, Rue du Louvre, No. 1
This entire page was made possible by the China doll experts and collectors;
Virtu Doll,
Barb,
Wild Rose Cottage Antiques, Tapestries
and others who lent their expertise and photos. A huge Thanks to everyone for their
contributions and help with this page.
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