Jan McLean's Collectible Doll "Grace" #29/3500 - Bank...

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These Dolls are being sold as assets in a Bankruptcy Estate and are not being sold by a "Collector".

This listing is for an original 2007 Himstedt Kinder doll named Ilsa by Annette Himstedt. Ilsa stands about 35 inches tall. She has long brown hair, pale blue eyes, and freckles on her cheeks and nose. She is wearing the original clothing that she came with - a Black and White checkered dress, trimmed in a rose color with denim capris underneath, a rose colored hat with ribbons and black leather boots. There are a few small scratches on her forehead and one on her left arm, which are only noticeable if you look closely at her. The doll's limitation is hand-written on the fabric part on the front of the doll's body. The number is 81/277 and she comes with her original box and shipper. We do not have a certificate for her. Annette Himstedt's copyright is engraved on the back of the doll's head. In order to pre-empt forgery, Annette has engraved her name or initials on each limb segment. Annette Himstedt's dolls have wigs made of hand-knotted human hair or semi hand-knotted wigs made of human hair. They have mouth blown glass eyes which are made in Germany and hand-painted faces with a unique authentic hand painting technique, that she specially developed. All clothes and shoes are exclusive Himstedt designs.   

About the Artist:  German doll artist Annette Himstedt changed the doll world by challenging conventional doll design and bringing the personality and exuberance of children into her sculpts. Annette is a real master artist who pushed the materials she worked with to their limits with her innovation. When she first presented her dolls at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair in 1986, she displayed porcelain and vinyl dolls together – and it was difficult to distinguish between them! The fact that artist dolls were made of vinyl, had a porcelain look and feel to them, and looked like real children was a completely new sensation in the doll world. The demand for her work grew quickly and Annette soon became determined to build her own manufactory, a major undertaking for any small business, and the doors opened in 1990. Much to everyone’s dismay, economic pressures forced the closing of the manufactory in 2009. It signaled the end of an era. Although no longer creating dolls at her manufactory, Annette’s legacy continues to inspire doll artists and collector around the world.

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