Antique Rare 25” German Bisque Gebrüder Ohlhaver Revalo Doll Stunner! Antique Mohair Wig
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This listing is for a wonderful REVALO German Bisque Head girl standing 25" tall. Look at the GORGEOUS outfit and wig! She has a real WOW factor!
Founded by the Ohlhaver brothers in 1912 in Sonneberg, Germany, the owners immortalized their names with the famous Revalo trademark - which is the owners surname spelled backwards phonetically without the silent HH's. Ohlhaver's bisque doll heads came from several porcelain factories; Ernst Heubach , Gebrüder Heubach, Carl Harmus Jr., Mengersgereuth, Porzellanfabrik, Robert Carl, the latter manufacturer is identified by an X inside a circle in the marking. Gebrüder Ohlhaver sold child toddler character dolls, bent limb baby dolls and Dolly Face dolls from 8 to 28" tall with jointed composition or kid bodies, of which all are very good quality. This one has a number 9 mold which is a bit difficult to ID but is definitely marked REVALO so it is either her mold number or somehow connected to size. I think she would fall under Dolly Face dolls. She has a mold flaw on forehead, I zoomed in and lit inside and it is definitely a flaw in the porcelain like a ridge, not a crack, probably happened during firing. Her wig hides the flaw so it is not an issue. She has deep blue gray sleep eyes with original eyelid wax. Her wig is the palest platinum blonde mohair in a stunning French style with cascading sections and bun on back just perfect for her outfit and setting off her pink coloring. Her composition is overall Excellent with minor wear at arm joints. I believe all these clothes AND the thigh high antique cotton stockings protected her compo from exposure and wear. She is wearing vintage underwear consisting of a slip, pantaloons and this STUNNING $$$ Dress with amazing detail, white over white embroider, tucks etc and all tied up with a vintage teal Silk wide ribbon that is bowed in back. Look at all the pics to appreciate this beauty! Wig will not be glued on so head can be stuffed to protect eyes in transit. I will simply tape pate on so you can open it and remove tissue inside. Then it is easy to retape pate on head and slip the wig on which fits nice and snugly.
Doll stand is NOT included, that is a recent purchase of mine for photography of dolls.
Revalo Bisque head dolls do not come up often especially in her condition! She has been cleaned, and her clothes all washed and ironed. A great start or addition to your antique doll collection!
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