Posted 6 years ago
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Need any information you might have on the maker of this doll. It measures approximately 24-25 inches. The hair appears to be human hair but it is heavily glued on with thick yellow glue and I am afraid to try to force it up for fear of damaging the head. The mouth is closed and outlined. Eyelashes and eyebrows painted in in feathered strokes. Cheeks are rosy. Peeled back the hair enough to see that the ears do not appear to be pierced. The head, hands and feet are bisque while the body is stuffed cloth. However, under the cloth there appears to be strong 'wire frames' running down the legs. The dress fits so snugly around the neck that it is extremely difficult to loosen it to look for marks. Perhaps the dress and head dress/veil are not original to the doll, but whoever did did them put a lot of love and care into design them.
A mass produced doll from 1980's-90's likely made in China for a USA company . Market is flooded with these porcelain dolls from that time period . She is not antique but was sold as a collectible doll when antique dolls were selling high . She is a décor doll to display and not high quality like a artist doll. I would just enjoy her if you like her :-)
Hi Manikin,
Thank you very much for your knowledgeable response. My expertise is more in vintage clothing but as such I do run across an array of other very interesting items in estate sales. Because I have no background in the doll collecting field, could you please tell me what signs/conditions/attributes of the doll led to your conclusion. Was it the hair...the wire in the legs...etc. It would help me in the future when I come across interesting dolls that I believe may be the 'real deal'. Also, what would you think would be a ball-park asking price for it considering the unusual wedding dress? Thank you again for your time.
Hi
The first glance of face told me it was a new porcelain doll not antique #1 antique bisque has a translucent look to it not the dense heavy look of this porcelain . #2 the face painting is wrong . A antique doll could have a replaced wig so that is not always a clue and also could be redressed in new clothes . So it comes down to studying the look of the bisque and painting on a true antique doll. And bodies could be replaced with antique head , although bisque antique dolls were on kid leather bodies or a fully articulated ball jointed composition body . It still goes back to quality of bisque and painting and knowing the difference from seeing many of both . Now as far as her value she is purely a decorative doll and wedding gown seems overwhelming to her I would think someone would fall in love with the look but we don't give prices here although don't expect to much :-(