#135

Pair,German Bisque Dolls in Original Folklore Costumes from Mathes of Berlin
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14" (36 cm.) Each has bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes,painted lashes and brows, open mouth, four tiny teeth, dimpled chin, blonde mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach Koppelsdorf 250 5/0 Germany (dolls) Mathes Berlin, Leipzeiger 115/116 (label inside vest of each) Mathes (label on shoe of one). Comments: circa 1925,the dolls were costumed by the prestige Berlin toy shop of Mathes. Value Points: in mint unplayed with condition, the little pair wear their original custom costumes with boutique label, and fine lace coiffes.