Antique Germany Kestner JDK 260 17" Bisque Doll Compo Body

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Doll markings are:Back of headMade inGermanyJ.D.K.260Base of neck:Made inGermany48-51Doll was made by J D KestnerKestner Dolls - An Introduction:The J.D. Kestner doll company made dolls in Germany, in the Waltershausen, Thuringia region, for over 90 years. The earliest dolls were wood and papier mache, and then china, but the dolls that the company is best known for are the bisque dolls from the late 1800s into the early 1900s. The company produced dolls of many molds and types--the bisque dolls from the company included child dolls, character dolls, all-bisque dolls, lady dolls, baby dolls, and many others.Years of Production of Kestner Dolls:The Kestner doll company started producing dolls in the 1820s (some say as early as 1810) and produced dolls until approximatedly 1938.About The Kestner Dolls Company:Very little is known about the early history of Kestner Dolls--the company didn't start to mark dolls until well into the production of bisque dolls.It is known that Johann Daniel Kestner Jr. began producing papier mache and wood dolls at least as early as the early 1920s. The company's production changed with the times, and the doll factory produced china dolls, then bisque dolls, as tastes dictated. Johann died in 1858, and his grandson Adolf took over operations in 1863. Adolf died in 1918,and yet the company continued for read more

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