Available Dolls
.18" Simon & Halbig 152 German Lady Doll. Here is a Simon & Halbig 152 lady doll. The body is one that I found on eBay, which is about the only way I can get most doll bodies these days. There are some imperfect places on this body, but clothes cover up any problems. The head is lovely! The wig is a brown human hair wig from France but my hair styling leaves a LOT to be desired! You may want to use another wig but this one will do for now, won't it? The dress is a newer made dress that came on an antique lady doll. I thought it looked lovely on this lady. It was a wee bit short so I added a band of fabric to the bottom that I think works pretty well. $200
Shown above are two Josette de Leverd dolls that are available for sale. Both have blue glass eyes. One doll has a blonde mohair wig and the other wears a brown mohair wig. I do not make these doll often! $600
The French Fashion dolls below are sold. All dolls shown use the Dollspart French fashion body that makes a completed doll of about 15"....
15"
Smiling Bru Jumeau
15"
Huret Davida Dior
15"
Adele Portrait Jumeau
15"
Louisa Doleac
15"
Chantelle Barrois
15"
Josette de Leverd
Shown above are two Josette de Leverd dolls. I personally had molds made for this very rare French Fashion head. It is made using an antique Leverd (sometimes referred to as a "Kubelka French Fashion" because of the unusual patent for wig application registered by Kubelka). To create the doll mold for the Leverd reproduction, I had to work with multiple companies, as well as do some hand sculpting.
15"
French Fashion Ethnic Dolls
GERMAN LADIES:
Information about the German lady dolls......there are several sizes of German lady dolls (three are shown in the photograph to the left---click to see a larger photo). All three use an authentic reproduction German lady body with its very distinctive "wasp" waist and well-shaped bust.
The largest doll, shown in the photo, is a reproduction of a 16" Kestner 162 doll. The second doll shown in the photo is about 13" tall. She is a reproduction of a Simon & Halbig 152 character doll....a very rare antique doll. The third doll is a Simon & Halbig 1159 that is about 11"-12". Patterns for the first two dolls are available from multiple sources. Susan Sirkis is one source (www.susansirkis.com). She has a DVD called "Edwardian and After" (her item # WBR9) to make a complete wardrobe for the Kestner 16" doll shown (or your 16" antique German lady doll). The DVD also offers the same outfits for an 18" German lady and a 12" German lady. Unfortunately, these reproduction German ladies are generally no longer available because the bodies are no longer being made.