Antique Q&A | DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa/ Advice By and For Professional Doll Makers Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:17:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 Antique Q&A: All-Bisque Jeanne I. Orsini Doll https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-all-bisque-jeanne-i-orsini-doll/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:05:51 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25187 A: Jeanne I. Orsini designed some cute smiling baby dolls made by the Alt, Beck & Gottschalck porcelain factory in Germany in the 1920s.

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]]> Antique Q&A: Madame Alexander McGuffey Ana https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-madame-alexander-mcguffey-ana/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:47:39 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24730 Q: I have a cute composition Madame Alexander doll tagged “McGuffey Ana.” Do you know the significance of the name McGuffey Ana?

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]]> Antique Q&A: Kestner All-Bisque https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-kestner-all-bisque/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:11:47 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24480 Q: This tiny 4.5-inch doll was in my grandmother’s handkerchief box. I would like to know some­thing about it and its value.

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]]> Antique Q&A: J.D. Kestner Doll https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-j-d-kestner-doll/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:32:40 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24359 I am thinking of buying a doll marked “143,” which the owner said was made by J.D. Kestner. I like the face.

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]]> Antique Q&A: Ernst Heubach Character Baby https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-ernst-heubach-character-baby/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:38:52 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24402 This doll is marked “Heubach Koppelsdorf 300 14/0 Germany.” Can you tell me anything about it? I have just begun to collect antique dolls.

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]]> Antique Q&A: K&R Bisque Doll https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-kr-bisque-doll/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:19:03 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23859 I found this small 8-inch doll at a thrift store. It is marked “S&H 126 Germany. Can you give me any information about it?

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]]> Antique Q&A: Dainty Dorothy https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-dainty-dorothy-2/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:17:38 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23982 I have just acquired a doll with a sticker on the torso identifying her as Dainty Dorothy. Can you tell me anything about her?

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]]> Antique Q&A: All-Bisque Baby https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-all-bisque-baby/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:13:41 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23918 This all-bisque baby is marked 833 6 on the torso and 830 6 on the arms and legs. He is 6 inches long. What do you know about this doll?

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]]> Antique Q&A: Effanbee Anne Shirley https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-effanbee-ann-shirley/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:45:11 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24316 This composition doll is marked “Effanbee Anne Shir­ley,” but the face is different from other Anne Shirley dolls that I have seen.

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]]> Antique Q&A: German Bisque Child https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-german-bisque-child/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:33:50 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23755 Can you identify this doll that I bought at an estate auction? It is a pretty doll, and I love her face. I would like to know the maker.

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