This is a very special black doll. She is 16" tall, is rag stuffed and heavy. She has woeful stitched face with small pearl button eyes. Her arms are jointed but her legs are not but she sits really easily. She is wearing an old red wool dress with lace at the bodice and trim around the neck and hem. She is sewn in but you can see she is wearing a fine knit onesie underneath. She has little recovered hands, someone cared enough to cover them. She has holes, the dress has holes, she is amazing...
This is a beautiful wax over Paper Mache doll with pupiless glass eyes. She has a beautiful face with some loss of paint and some repaint. She has a break at the back of her shoulder plate. The good news is she is 23" tall and has on a very nice but fragile period dress and pantaloons. Her face is beautiful and does not look repainted or damaged until you get close. She is from the 1830-40's and looks wonderful sitting in an early period chair. She is priced accordingly to her overall condition...
Isn't he the cutest! He stands 10" tall, has a velvet face, googly eyes and looks to be all original. He has velvet face and the same velvet for his hands and for the top of his boots. He stands when leaning against something and doesn't sit. His arms move easily but his legs are rigid. He is stuffed with something that is hard as a rock but I needle goes in easily so it isn't wood but it feels that hard. His body, arms and legs are mohair. He is in very good condition, life has been kind to him...
Rare to find stunning Jules Steiner Moon face series A Premier Bebe with lovely rounded and plump facial modeling of pale pressed bisque and excellent facial painting and bisque quality !
This doll is one of the most beautiful early premier Bebe by Jules Steiner called " Moon Face " , has pale pressed bisque socket head with pretty deep brown glass inset enamel eyes, delicately painted lashes and brows and very nice pale rose blushed eyes shadow ...
Rare pair of open heeled leather slippers for an early paper-mache or wood doll from 18th. century , all hand made of paper-mache covered with fine kid-skin ornate with original silk row !
Wonderful red and ecru kid-skin leather slippers , has open heeled back and each with original silk ruffled row over front top .
Hand sewn with very fine details , each has covered paper-mache base and original light brown leather sole ...
Very beautiful water color silk poupee gown with blouse .... fit perfect for on early poupee like Rohmer , Blampoix ...or similar fashion doll about circa 15" / 16" ( 38 - 40 cm )
Pretty two piece Enfantin style silk gown of skirt and blouse all hand sewn from France around 1865 .
Beautiful enfantine skirt of light blue and ecru water color silk has woven flowers ...
This wonderful homespun horse with shoe button eyes, funny little ears a great curly mane and no rips or tears. The harness has had a rough time of it but I think it is amazing there is as much left as there is. He never had anything attached to his feet. He seems to be complete and sure is adorable. He is circa 1890-1910. 7" long and 5 1/2" tall.
Boyd Art Glass 2 inch Melissa doll in Peacock Blue. She was born on 7/28/1999. There is some mold roughness around her bonnet as most of them do. In excellent condition. There are 32 available.
Use these to make period doll pendants. Purists: No antiques were harmed nor altered in the making of these "one of" jewelry items:
(A) necklace and earring set. Circa 1800 antique cut steel buttons, shanks intact, used for this original set for your favorite collector. Shown on new sterling silver.
Ears 1": made with a 5/8" (16mm), 17 steel rivets on gold gilt button - sterling marked hand made hooks.
Necklace/pendant 25mm 1" button: 13 steel rivets on ornate gold gilt brass...
This dynamic painted face black stockinette doll is a sturdy as you get. She has a solidly packed rag body and head that is really heavy. Under the black stockinette body, her body is covered old blue and white ticking as well as her attached arms and legs. Her hair is two tone crocheted string and yarn. I have never seen this technique before but it is very effective. Her dress fits the top of her so tightly I don't think I can get it off without tearing it...
This little doll look perky and ready to go have fun. She is hand sewn, her head is just a little floppy. Her lips look like she has stuffing coming out but actually her lips are sewn with a running stitch so the under has pushed the fabric up. So there is no damage on her face. She is a classic little homemade doll with no fancy frills. She is 17" tall but looks and feels like a smaller one. C. 1890
This is a very nice 19th C. black cloth doll with strong embroidered face. She is as found and is wearing an antique plaid dress that is all hand sewn, with a very fine wool petticoat under it and knit bloomers...
Very cute darling bisque Bebe about 16" ( 42 cm ) by Rabery et Delphieu from around 1889/90 with very gentle and childlike expression , has cute smiling facial expression . Original wig and body , wearing with possible original clothing !!
Has rare most beautiful expression for an open mouth Bebe by Rabery with socket head in lovely pale quality with amber brown enamel glass inset eyes . Fine painted long lashes , dark eyeliner and brush - stroked and feathered brows .
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This plain and simple stocking doll with great old button eyes and probably original stocking cap. He feels like he is stuffed with soft stocking material. He has fancy blue and maroon yarn tied around his ankles that probably matched his clothes. Simplistic pleasure. He is 14 tall and has a few small holes. He is circa 1910-20
From our African Collection: A short Mossi Doll from Burkina Faso, from the mid 20th century.
Owned by Mossi girls and women, small figures like these that we call "dolls" could function both as a toy for a young girl or as an object to promote the fertility of a woman.
This is a large Gertrude Rollinson in really good condition with wonderful clothes. She probably has been repainted at some point. She has on a long white cotton dress with a slip that is the same length as the dress, well below her feet. She has on white socks and white shoes and a crocheted bonnet. She is in very good condition, is 26" tall and is circa 1907-1916.
KOKDU, Escorts of The Dead
Traditional Korean wooden funerary figures called ‘Kokdu’, late 20th century, approx. H 19 x 8.5 x 4.5cm (7.48 x 3.34 x 1.77in), H 19 x 9.5 x 9.5cm (7.48 x 3.74 x 3.74in), H 19 x 11 x 3.5cm (7.48 x 4.33 x 1.37in).
Accompanied with such dolls with heartwarming faces, because don't make the dead men feel alon. Darkened overall and some damage and peelings due to aging as is.
(ref. https://londonkoreanlinks.net/2012/07/07/korean-fune...
Very nice antique 1875th. sheer cotton poupee costume suitable to wear your favorite fashion doll about size 3 or 4 in your collection.
All hand sewn 4 piece gown in near mint condition of very delicate fine print cotton has narrow strips and tiny dots. A nice bustle skirt with matching blouse with long sleeves , straight neckline and full bodice at front and back.
A very nice waistband or beld with tiny gold tassel hold the fine pleated full skirt . The skirt has back...
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