21" ( 53cm) glazed porcelain china shoulder head doll, circa 1855, with so-called " Greiner "- style hairdo with center part and hair pulled just behind, leaving the ears mostly exposed, and formed into ten well modeled vertical tight curls resting just at the top of the shoulder line. In addition she has the rarer brown painted eyes, with separately molded upper eyelid with black eyeliner and a parallel red line above. The hair modeling reveals very deep comb marks adding to the quality of the head. The cheeks have nice rosy patina and the mouth is well painted. She is on her original muslin stuffed body with sewn joints at the shoulder , hips, and knees, with white leather forearms with individually stitched fingers. The clothing consists of a greyish blue linen dress with very nice pink printed cotton overdress with stars and paisley trim on sleeves, front center panel, and bottom edge of skirt. She wears antique black leather childrens' shoes but admittedly slight too large; perhaps they were hand-me -downs from an older sister with the hopes that this girl would some day grow into them. US$ 1,800.

22 ( 55cm ) unmarked parian shoulderhead doll with blue glass stationary eyes, painted upper and lower eyelashes and molded upper eyelids, multistroke eyebrows, closed mouth with " beestung " upper lip, accented nostrils, rouged cheeks, wavy molded yellow hair, parted in the center with gentle curls in back and off the neck, pierced-in ears, and mounted on an antique stuffed muslin body with white leather forearms. She wears antique undergarments and black cloth slippers, an off the shoulder pleated printed cotton dress with narrow lace waist band, and antique metal earrings and necklace with a three " jeweled " pendant. This is a lovely example of the quintessential early 1870's young lady in exquisite overall condition. SOLD.

11 1/2" ( 29cm ) papier-mâché shoulder head doll on narrow waist firm leather body with wooden lower arms with " spoon " hands and wooden lower legs with painted blue flat slippers, commonly known as a " milliner's model ". She has blue painted eyes and red mouth with slight smirk, center part hairstyle with nine very long thick shoulder length curls which covers the ears. This early 1850's doll is different in that the face represents an older child or very young teenager rather than the typical slightly more mature lady. The off the shoulder dress is a salmon cotton covered by a fine dotted Swiss lace net. The overall condition is basically good considering age and type with no repainting but some crazing on the shoulder with some old repair to the legs just above the paper bands which most likely have been expertly replaced. US$ 975.

20" ( 51cm ) late 1860's- early 1870's French papier-mâché shoulder head doll, referred to by the French as a " Pauline ", with dark brown inset " pupiless " eyes, open smiling mouth with four inset bamboo teeth, painted black pate with wispy brush strokes on the sides and covered by the original black human hair curly wig and delicate antique lace mop cap. She is on her original ( faded ) firm pink leather body with gussets at the elbows, hips and knees, in overall very good condition with a small patch on the left elbow region and a minor split in the seam on the lower right arm near the wrist. All the fingers and toes are individually stitched as well. The totally original costume consists of an ankle length salmon pink brocade silk dress, covered on the upper sleeves by wire mesh bands of material, and the top of the body covered by an elaborate black lace shawl with red bead trim and salmon silk ribbon bow, with the black lace continuing down to form an over skirt in front with a black taffeta apron from the waist to just above the knees. Around her neck she wears a black velvet choker with oval brass medallion or jewelry. The antique leather shoes are extremely dry and brittle , but considering the otherwise overall condition and completeness of the costume, as well as the age of the doll, she must be forgiven this one imperfection. She shows no repainting or restoration, and only a few small paint flakes on the black pate which is nonetheless covered but the wig, and some minor discoloration on the forehead. US$ 2,200.

15" ( 38cm ) glazed china shoulder head doll of superior quality of porcelain, painting, and modeling, attributed to the Nymphenburg porcelain company. Although these dolls portray images of nobility and position from the late18th Century, they were actually manufactured in the earliest years of the 20th Century to commemorate an earlier time. One usually finds these heads as objects other than complete dolls, so it is rare to find one complete and assembled as an actual doll such as we find this example. She has a very nice firmly stuffed muslin body , long delicate porcelain arms with elegantly detailed blushed fingers and individual fingernails, and most intriguingly, the most unusual ( if not even bizarre ) molded white china boots with blue striped patterns with slightly raised heels and painted brown soles. The lady's head features a long , swan-like neck, brown down cast painted eyes, distinct dimples in chin and highly blushed cheeks, and the palest of cream colored wavy hair , off the shoulder and neck, with a very high forehead, almost in the style of Elizabeth the First of England. The original dress is also unique and is peach silk brocade covered by a heavy black lace and pompom-like peach silk rosettes applied over the lace, as well as having a similar neck line to the dress. There is naturally some deterioration to the front of the silk in the skirt but overall she is in lovely original condition and presented in a manner we have not seen previously to date. US$ 2,500.