Ceramic Dolls Manufacturers

How to identify a doll.

Ceramic dolls manufacturers.

In the 19th century demand for porcelain dolls was on the rise and manufacturers began mass producing heads hands and feet. How to read an antique german doll mark. Visual images text of doll makers marks menu a to z. Some of the best known antique dolls made in germany were made by armand marseille in some ways armand marseille was the mattel of the german doll market and the ubiquitous 390 dolly faced bisque doll was the barbie doll.

For example a doll made in 1916 by the french sculptor albert marque one of 100 limited edition dolls dressed by the parisian couturier jeanne margaine lacroix was sold in 2014 by auction house theriault s for 300 000. For collectors this led to their allure as no two dolls were alike. Jema holland ceramic. Look for a doll makers mark if one is present it is often found on the back of the dolls head on the upper or lower back under the arms bottoms of the feet on a cloth body a tag may be sewn into a seam.

The most common german bisque doll to find is by far the armand marseille 390 and 370.