Alt, Beck & Gottschalck. Alt, Beck & Gottschalck were founded in Germany. They were in business between 1854 and 1941. They made bisque and china head dolls on bodies of wood and composition, cloth or kid. Mold numbers 639-1288 were beautiful as were their registered child and baby dolls which had molded hair or wigs, painted or glass eyes, open or closed mouths. Alt, Beck & Gottschalck are of very good quality.
Alt, Beck & Gottschalck bisque head doll, circa 1910
With weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth, pierced ears and blonde wig, on a fully jointed composition body, wearing a white dress, coat and underclothes, 76cm (30in) tall, body over painted. Sold for £456 at Bonhams in 2005
An Alt, Beck & Gottschalck 639 bisque shoulder-headed doll
with blue fixed eyes, head turned to the right, closed mouth, solid domed pate, brown hair wig, cloth body with kid lower arms, blue and white striped lower legs, brown leather boots, white cotton frock and bonnet –28in. (71cm.) high, impressed 639 11. Sold for GBP 660 at Christie’s
GERMAN BISQUE CLOSED-MOUTH DOLL BY ALT, BECK & GOTTSCHALCK Marks: 639 #6 14″ Bisque, solid-dome shoulderhead, inset blue glass eyes, painted lashes, multi-stroked brows, closed mouth, original blonde mohair wig, plumply-modelled kid body with gusset joints, bisque forearms, pale pink cotton dress, no shoes Commentary: Circa 1885. Fine quality, pale bisque, sweet face, sturdy original body. Sold for $200 at
Frasher’s Doll Auction
ALT, BECK & GOTTSCHALCK , BISQUE SOLID DOME HEAD WITH BREAST PLATE ,CLOSED MOUTH , LARGE SHOULDER PLATE, BISQUE HANDS , PIERCED EARS & GUSSET KID BODY ; MARKED ABG – 18″ TALL. Sold For: $450 at Echoes Antiques & Auction Gallery, Inc.
German bisque socket head incised “1404 Germany 6” by Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, beautifully modeled blonde hair, multi-stroked eyebrows, glass eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, closed mouth with lip shading strokes; original kid body (soil, wear, repairs) with stone bisque lower arms. Wool boy’s suit (a few moth holes). Seldom find this model! Condition (Good). Size 18″ T. Sold For: $125 at Dan Morphy Auctions
AN ALT, BECK & GOTTSCHALCK CHINA HEAD DOLL. Bearing a painted face with a hard leather body. Numbered ‘996 10’ on the back L: 25” Sold For: $475 at Susanin’s Auctions
Alt Beck & Gottschalck Makers Mark on a Bisque Head Doll
Mark found on an Alt Beck & Gottschalck china head doll
