"Bild-Lilli", doll, Reinhard Berthier, Greiner & Hausser Gmbh, Germany, production period 1955-64
Hand-painted facial features, blonde hair with curls in original clothing #1129, red anorak, white and black jumper, and black long trousers with a snap fastener marked PRYM. Height 29 cm.
Usage wear. Hand-painted colour with wear. Clothing lacks some snap fasteners. Holes in the clothing. Surface dirt. Poorly tensioned thread through the doll.
Provenance
The seller received the doll as a gift in the mid-1950s.
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Bild-Lilli was originally a cartoon character, created by Reinhardt Boythien for the newspaper Bild-Zeitung in 1952.
The production of the doll was started by Hausser Elastolin in Germany in 1955, and is the inspiration for Barbie.
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