Bisque Doll by Simon & Halbig for Kämmer Reinhardt, Germany, 1890s

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Bisque doll by Simon & Halbig for Kämmer Reinhardt, Germany, ca 1900 A lovely bisque doll of 60 cm long … Read more Bisque doll by Simon & Halbig for Kämmer Reinhardt, Germany, ca 1900 A lovely bisque doll of 60 cm long with moving eyes, giving her a flirty look. She wears an antique European lace dress. The hair is cut short. Back of the head fully marked with by Simon & Halbig for Kämmer Reinhardt and numbered 126. Mouth open with tongue and teeth. She has signs of use. The Kämmer & Reinhardt company was founded in 1885 in Waltershausen in Thuringia, the center of doll manufacturers at the time. Franz Reinhardt was the merchant, Ernst Kämmer the model builder and artist. The company is best known for its 'character dolls', Doll production at Kämmer & Reinhardt was initially rather slow. But little by little the company gained respect in the industry. But it was only the opportunity to take over Heinrich Handwerck's company in Waltershausen after Heinrich Handwerck's death in 1902 that brought the final breakthrough for Kämmer & Reinhardt. Heinrich Handwerck worked closely with the manufacturer Simon & Halbig during his company's short era. Kämmer & Reinhardt continued this collaboration. This collaboration not only resulted in the famous 100 series from Kämmer & Reinhardt, the series with the famous character dolls. The heads modeled by Ernst Kämmer, who died in 1901, were then produced again as bisque porcelain heads by Simon & Halbig as part of the collaboration. The doll is 60 cm long and shows traces of use See less