One of the oldest collectibles in the toy world are dolls and none more so than the Kestner dolls made in Germany. The company began in the very early 1800s with wood and paper mache dolls. It was a ...

Q My mom has asked me to see if I can find the value of this doll she has. The doll is about 25 inches long and has the words “Heinrich Handwerck” and “Simon & Halbic” stamped on the back of her neck.

In Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 3, Billye Harris appraises a German wax doll with original dress, ca. 1890. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

The "half doll" is a dainty porcelain or bisque figurine, fashionable in the early 20th century with an upper body, head, arms, but no legs. These dolls were produced in the thousands at the height by ...

I have a porcelain doll with leather arms and legs. It is 111/2 inches tall and is marked on the back of the head "V M 810." I would like to sell it. Who would buy it and for how much? It is strange ...

This month, our readers submitted a 19th-century porcelain head doll, a Fred Stark Machine Age sterling silver flatware set, and a set of Art Nouveau “Lily” pattern sterling demitasse spoons.

The Lilli doll, created by the Bild tabloid, went from a spur-of-the-moment cartoon to a gag gift for adults in Germany before being seen as an inspiration for young women in the US. The Bild tabloid ...