Bahr & Pröschild - Doll - 1910-1920 - Germany

Character dolls with biscuit porcelain heads and composition bodies in sailor suits and lace dress

The set consists of three charming antique miniature dolls. Two of them wear color-matched, dark blue maritime sailor outfits in the turn-of-the-century style (one with a matching cap). The smaller doll in the middle wears a historical white dress with delicate lace trim. All three dolls have finely crafted faces with molded and painted hair as well as hand-painted facial features.
Manufacturer
Large dolls (Sailors): Bahr & Pröschild (nape with the brand name “Krone über Kreis mit Kreuz” and the model number 11203 or “B 9/0”, see photos).
Small doll (White dress): Due to the construction and the nape stamp “910” (see photos), also of German manufacture (Gebrüder Heubach or a comparable Thuringian character-doll manufacturer).
Origin
Germany (Thuringia) – recognizable by the impressed origin designation “Germany” on the neck (image.png).
Year / Exact period
About 1910 – 1920 (late German Empire / early Weimar Republic).
Style
Antique toy / character dolls of Historicism or early modernity (maritime fashion for children).
Technique & Material
Doll in white dress: The head is made of fine biscuit porcelain, all body parts (torso and limbs) are entirely made of composition material.
Dolls in blue outfits: The heads are made of biscuit porcelain, all body parts are also composition material (lacquered, see close-up photos).
Details & Clothing: All heads are hand-painted (eyes, eyebrows, lips and hair). Original or period textiles (wool/cotton for the outfits, lace and fine linen/cotton for the dress).
Dimensions
Doll in white dress: height about 18 cm
Dolls in blue outfits: height about 22 cm
Condition
Overall condition is described as good to fair for their great age:
Heads: The biscuit porcelain shows no visible hairlines or chips in the visible area. The original paintwork is well preserved.
Body & limbs: The bodies made of composition material show age-related wear, minor stains, minimal paint flaking and the typical loosening of the inner elastic cords over decades (see close-up photos). The arm joints have been partially fixed historically or sit loosely in the sleeves.
Clothing: Authentically aged with a nice patina and light dust, without major damage.
Shipping note: The dolls will be packed securely for transport and shipped insured.