Tom Sampson displays some of collection of French dolls at his home in Spokane Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022. Most of his dolls are from the 1880s and 1890s and have realistic glass eyes.

The dolls were made from about the 1830s to the 1930s, with peak production after about 1880 or '90. Many bisque dolls are available today because so many were made. Article continues below this ad ...

But her first love is German character baby dolls. Up until about 1909, a bisque-headed baby doll didn't really exist. The dolls were very adult looking and had blank expressions.

The 370 and 390 dolls are among the most common, and while very beautiful, command much lower prices; an 18-inch 370 is valued in Patricia Smith's price guide for $235, Patsy Moyer's price guide ...

These dolls come from Germany. A bisque doll is a doll made wholly or partly of porcelain - bisque is unglazed porcelain - and were most popular between 1860 and 1900.

From your photograph, it looks like you have a bisque socket-head doll on a ball-jointed composition body. The holes in the back of her head tell me her open-close eyes are weighted. She appears ...

This is a doll that has been in my family for some time. It is difficult to get a photograph of the inscription on the back of the head, but it reads “Heubach Koppelsdorf 300-4 Germany.” ...

These dolls come from Germany. A bisque doll is a doll made wholly or partly of porcelain - bisque is unglazed porcelain - and were most popular between 1860 and 1900.