Two Bisque Head Dolls Armand Marseille Baby and BP
Auction Date: April 17, 2023
Sold for: $184
Lot: 7030
Germany.
Circa 1915-20.
The Armand Marseille with original cap ruddy painted hair and eyebrows brown eyelashes, blue glass sleep eyes, closed mouth and composition body. The other a Bahr Proschild doll with original hat and brown hair wig. Brown painted eyebrows and eyelashes, brown sleep eyes, open mouth with two teeth. Both dolls with composition bodies.
To backs of skulls: A.M./Germany/341/6.K and GB Co./Germany/ F B P O intersected by two arrows at diagonals to each other/ 620-10.
Approximate dimensions: 17 1/2 inches and 19 1/2 inches high..
Condition: Bisque heads in very good condition with occasional light scuffs to surfaces the body hands in moderate condition, with some overpainting, loss of paint, scuffing, roughness. The rest of the doll bodies are in good condition, overall, with a few light scuffs. Left hand of the B P doll has two smallest fingers with losses. Dust, dirt, stains to bodies and garments.