Carl Bergner, Shirley Temple doll look a like character doll, 23" tall, bisque socket head, single stroke painted eyebrows, real upper eyelashes, sleep eyes, open mouth with six upper teeth, dimples in cheeks, composition jointed body.  Doll mark CB Germany in a circle.

Carl Bergner Dolls 1890-1930s German

Carl Bergner of Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany is best known for his bisque multi-face dolls first patented in 1904-1905.  The dolls have two or three faces each with a different expression; crying, laughing, sleeping, white or black faces, that can be rotated from the top of the head.  Bisque head dolls have a cloth body with composition limbs or all composition jointed body.  Bergner also made high quality single face bisque head dolls. Some Bergner bisque doll heads were made by Simon & Halbig.

Shown on left is a Carl Bergner Shirley Temple look a like doll ca. mid 1930s, with her CB in a circle Germany doll mark shown below.

Carl Bergner Antique Doll Mold Numbers Identified

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