Alt Beck & Gottschalck 639 AB&G German Antique Doll Start Price USD 600.00 Current Price USD 600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 725.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 19, 2008 End Time Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Location Harrison, Arkansas See more about 'Alt Beck & Gottschalck 639 AB&G German Antique Doll' Description FASHION DOLLGerman Shoulder-Head Doll Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, No. 639 AB&G  639 Mark:Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, No. 63920 inches Excellent condition - Body & Bisque Original vintage clothes—very old and brittle cloth dress--areas of fraying on fabric; separation on lower back of skirt.Lace-trimmed formal dress in fragile conditionBisque shoulder-head/dome. Company production period, 1885 and on.Turned shoulder head, wig, glass eyes, closed mouthKid body - excellent conditionMULTIPLE LAYERS OF ELABORATE CLOTHING AND UNDERCLOTHINGElegant face—perfect bisque shoulder headThis doll is very attractiveRibbon: "1982 Second Place Region Bebes LouisianeReferences: Pg. 31 in 13th Blue Book/Jan FoulkePg. 51 in 200 Years of dolls (closed mouth, 18-inch 639 at $1,70022-inch 639 at $1,900 I have examined the head and it is free from chips, cracks, repairs or distracting color abrasions or loss; also, the eyes do not have any chips or hairlines. I welcome questions. Please send an e-mail if you have questions or need further information. Jan Foulke appraisal, Aug. 19, 2008 Click to see enlarged doll photos, submitted for appraisal.This 20-inch doll has a bisque head made by the large and prestigious Alt, Beck & Gottschalck porcelain factory in Ilmenau, Germany, Ca. 1885. She has the desirable features of a slightly turned shoulder head tipped downward, a solid dome head, beautiful facial decoration, and a closed mouth. She is on an excellent kid body with a few patches at her knee gussets. The body also has quite a few desirable features: rivet joints at the hips, and kid over wood upper arms, rivet-jointed elbows, perfect bisque lower arms, and all-kid legs. This is likely a Wagner & Zetzsche body. W & Z bodies usually had a blue paper label under the head on top of the shoulder. W & Z bought heads from ABG and put them on their own bodies. As for her lovely clothing, I feel that it was made, perhaps in the 1940-1960 period of vintage fabrics. It is beautiful, but these dolls were designed as children and babies, and usually acquired adult clothing years later when they entered doll collections. Without any information on the ribbon, we can’t know why it was awarded. In fact, it might not even have been awarded to this doll. Sometimes the ribbons do get moved around, especially after 25 years. Since it was given at a Regional rather than a National convention, and the Regionals are very small compared to the Nationals, I am assuming that it was awarded as being a very lovely and desirable example of an antique doll with a turned shoulder head. Value on today’s market with her beautiful gown of vintage fabric: $650-700 Janice H. Foulke   PaymentI accept Paypal, Cashier's Check, Personal Check, or Money Orders. ON CHECKS, please anticipate a 10-day routine hold before I ship any item paid by check to allow for the bank transfer of funds. REE U.S. SHIPPING & HANDLING FREE SHIPPING, USAThis item will be shipped FREE via FedEx or USPSMy goal is to ship within two business days after completed payment.We wrap for shipping with precision.I offer combined shipping whenever possible, adding $3 for each additional item.There are two restrictions on my Combined Shipping Offer: 1) The construction of the multiple items must allow for combined packaging in a standard-size shipping carton (2) The items must be constructed so they can safely travel together in the same carton with reasonable packaging. Over-sized items or items of a fragile nature often need individual packaging and do not qualify for this offer. $14  INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING & Handling$14 Flat Shipping Rate, InternationalThis item will be shipped USPS Priority International.Combined International Shipping Savings:I offer combined international shipping whenever possible. I add $3 for each additional item.There are two restrictions on my International Combined Shipping offer: 1) The construction of the multiple items must allow for combined packaging in a standard-size shipping carton (2) The items must be constructed so they can safely travel together in the same carton with reasonable packaging. Over-sized items or items of a fragile nature often need individual packaging and do not qualify for this offer.           Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!