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Kling bisque shoulder head doll mold 123,
13" tall, composition jointed body, sleep eyes, painted upper and lower
eyelashes, painted feathered brows, closed mouth and wigged. |
Founded by Christian Friedrich Kling in Ohrdruf,
Thüringia, Germany as a porcelain factory, C. F. Kling & Company did not begin making
dolls until around 1870.
Early Kling dolls are only marked with a mold number, after 1880 a bell symbol was added, some with the K for Kling
inside the symbol.
Some of the doll sculptors that worked for Kling were; Horn, Kienlenz,
Hugo Lieberman, Herman Schmidt and Paul Walter - who created the delightful
and intricate hair ornamentations, jewelry, lace etc, seen on China and
Parian doll heads.
It is believed that George Borgfeldt might have been a
silent partner with Kling as Kling bisque head Bye-Lo's dolls were distributed by
Borgfeldt in the USA.
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