Antique 19th Century German CM Bergmann Bisque Composite Doll Sleep Eyes 24"

Description

Antique German bisque head doll by CM Bergmann with articulated jointed limbs and composite body, non-original human hair, sleep eyes, marked “Made in Germany CM Bergmann II” on back of neck, dressed in a floral dress with pink sash and undergarments that include training stays. “Charles M. Bergmann operated a doll company in Waltershausen, Thüringia, Germany, by 1909 he added a factory in Friedrichroda, Germany, until they went bankrupt in 1931. Bergmann dolls came in sizes from 13" to 34" tall, with composition ball jointed bodies and a bisque socket head or bisque shoulder head and kid body, supplied from other manufacturers; Armand Marseilles, ABG - Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, William Gobel, Simon & Halbig and maybe others. Bergmann also made papier mache dolls, kid leather bodied dolls, character baby dolls. Dolls were distributed in the United States by Louis Wolf & Company, who registered these doll trademarks for them

Condition

Good Overall - Staining/wear to body/limbs; loose neck; non original hair/detached; see pictures

Dimensions

7” x 3.5” x 24” (Width x Depth x Height)