Rarely found larger example ( 18", 46cm ) of the Marion Kaulitz so-called " Munich Art Dolls "in wonderful original condition with original painted finish, originally dressed in a red cotton tunic, plaid wool knee length trousers , long black stockings, black leather shoes, and a woven straw hat ( some typical age wear ). These durable heads are made of a unique hard composite material with well modeled and painted realistic facial expressive features. The wig is original and made of dark blond mohair glued to the dome of the head. The body is typical fully jointed composition and wood with original finish that one would find on most any German made doll in the 1908-1910 era. These dolls are extremely important as they are widely regarded to have inspired the Art Doll Reform Movement to make children's dolls more closely resemble real children in a multitude of expressions with the ultimate outcome being the bisque head dolls made in particular by Kammer and Reinhardt, Simon& Halbig, Gebruder Heubach, Kestner, Kley& Hahn, etc. that are so revered by modern day collectors. These Kaulitz dolls are rarely found today, especially ones in fine original condition, and especially in the size of this doll ( when found, the more typical size is the 13", 33cm. size ). These dolls have been selling for very high prices at auction over the past few years, and considering all the qualities already mentioned we feel that our pricing is quite fair and reasonable and should sell quickly at..................... US$ 10,500.

Beautiful example of the Kammer and Reinhardt " Mein Liebling " in the largest size known ( 31 1/2", 80cm ) with head incised " Simon & Halbig K&*R 117/A 80 " with closed mouth, large brown glass sleep eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, on the original fully jointed heavy wood and composition body with fine original patina. She wears a spectacular original soft honey human hair wig with long tight vertical curls which is such good quality than one would assume it were mohair rather than human hair. The costume is an antique white cotton dress with pale green silk ribbon sash at the waist, a very nice off white silk antique bonnet, and period white leather childrens' shoes. The expression on this doll is lovely and makes one realize why this model from Kammer and Reinhardt remains as popular with collectors as in times gone by. US$ 5,475.

Large ( 16" , 41cm ) Kestner Asian baby incised " made in Germany J. D. K. 243 " with olive tinted bisque with fired in color, brown glass sleep eyes with almond shaped eye cuts, multistroke eyebrows and painted upper lashes, on the original five piece bent limb body with excellent original painted finish, and wearing the full original bobbed black mohair wig over cardboard pate. He has an open mouth with two upper teeth , wide bridged nose, two vertical laugh lines on each side of the mouth, and deep indentations extending from either side of the mouth to the chin with a distinct roll of fat under the chin. The elaborate two piece silk costume consists of pale mint green shirt and pants with elaborate embroidery trim at sleeves and pants bottom, and a five piece collar with a green based brocade piece in back, two yellow pieces in front at outer edges, and two shocking pink panels in front center . Each piece has elaborate embroided floral designs and each section is edged in leather with red stitching. The elaborate head piece somewhat resembles the pink embroidered brocade front panel of the collar and has two large pink cloth flowers dangling on each side of the hat. The most common size of this doll is the 13 inch version with this size being the middle size ( although seldom found ) with the 18 inch size ( rarely found ), the largest. A beautiful doll and priced at or about that of the smallest size JDK 243 baby. US$ 4,950.

Lovely 18 1/2" ( 47cm ) Kley and Hahn character child incised " K&H ( in a banner ) 526 7 1/2" with closed pouty mouth, pale brown painted eyes with black upper eyeliner, tiny painted upper lashes, multistroke " flyaway " eyelashes, fat cheeks and double chin, and mounted to a fine quality fully jointed pink German wood and composition body. She wears an antique auburn mohair wig, a black and white plaid herringbone pattern and lace antique costume with well coordinated hat and an antique cream linen coat with velvet collar and pocket trim, antique white oilcloth shoes and blue striped cotton socks. Considering both the size and quality, German character doll collectors should find this a bargain at.................... US$ 3,900.

16" ( 41cm ) glass eyed German toddler with blue glass sleep eyes, open/closed mouth with slight smile, protruding upper lip, dimple in chin, well painted brows as well as upper and lower lashes, and incised " 1488 SIMON & HALBIG 8 ". She is on her original fully jointed wood and composition chubby toddler body with diagonal hip joints with original finish ( one thumb well replaced and minor repaint on one small spot on back torso ). Appropriately costumed in a period linen character doll dress with square cut neck line and embroidered figures on the red borders, antique undergarments, finely crocheted antique white and pink booties, and a full lush antique blond curly mohair wig with thick bangs over cardboard pate. This always popular doll is in nice cabinet size and was made by Cuno and Otto Dressel with head produced specifically for that firm by Simon and Halbig. US$ 3,500.