Dolls for Sale

These dolls are favorites but there are just so many places to display them, so I am posting them so that they can move on to other doll lovers. If you are interested, please e-mail me with any inquiries. Thanks!
 

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Darling character baby by Max Handwerck measures 14" tall. She has a perfect bisque head with dark brown sleep eyes. Bebe has both hair and painted lashes. Some of the hair lashes are missing on both eyes - more so on the right. She has multi stroke eyebrows and an open mouth with 4 little teeth and a tongue. She has a slight nose rub. Bebe is on 5 piece bent limb composition body with original finish and is in good condition. There is a big toe rub/chip on the right foot. Her pate has been replaced and she is wearing an antique/vintage mohair wig. The outfit is not original but it suits her very well - cotton under slip and diapers, crocheted booties, organdy dress and bonnet. Her markings are: Max Handwerck Bebe Elite 286/2. In checking Blue Book values, starting with the most recent and going back, it was not until Blue Book #12 that I found the 14-16" Bebe Elite listed. Newer Blue Books only noted the 21" size. I am not certain but that perhaps indicates that this size is more difficult to find.

Re-homing Fee SALE $323.00

Bisque socket head on fully jointed composition and wood body. Blue sleep eyes with painted upper and lower lashes, molded and feathered brows, open mouth with four upper teeth, pierced ears, dimpled chin, brown French human hair wig. Fine quality bisque, pleasant color, good molding. Just a couple of teeny specks are all that keep this head from being flawless.

Dressed in antique white cotton dress with tucking and ruffled collar over another antique white dress with insertion lace, underwear and pantaloons, antique socks and black leather antique single strap shoes, antique straw hat. She also comes with an antique white linen coat with embroidery and lace trim. I paid $1800 at the time of purchase from NY Antique dealer Kathy Libraty.

Re-homing Fee $1125.00 SALE

HRH Prince Edward - a Peggy Nisbet Model, P414, made in England. Prince Edward looks quite dashing in his Scottish garb. He wears kilt, shirt, pullover sweater, tall socks and black shoes. His sporran is made from leather. The Peggy Nisbet Company has long been out of business. Her character dolls are renown for their quality and collectibles.
Prince Edward measures 7.5" tall. He has been displayed, in a curio, in my non smoking home. Prince Edward comes in his box with slip cover and is in mint to excellent condition. He has his paper hang tag with ID number P/414. Box is in fair to good condition. Doll was originally purchased from Jan Foulke who is the author of the Dolls Blue Book of Values.

Re-homing Fee $39.00 SALE

Beautiful 13" all porcelain doll, sculpted and made by American doll artist Elizabeth Brandon. The doll is marked Elizabeth Brandon 1980 on the back of her neck. I have never seen another doll like this one so she may be a one of a kind.

Her sculpting is exquisite. The hands are beautifully done with great detail. Even the doll's body has detail in the porcelain showing sternum and pelvic molding. The socks and shoes are part of the mold. Face is beautiful with delicate painting. Eyebrows are raised slightly. Eyes are painted. Human hair wig. The head is jointed but there is eye wax and mole skin in the joint and I think the head is meant to be "fixed" in a downward position as if doll is looking down at some object. Doll is in excellent condition. There is one small repair that had been made to the bottom of the heel on one shoe before the doll came into my possession. Please see picture. The repair was well done and shows no sign of coming apart. I think the heel must have chipped off and been re-glued. Doll is dressed in original clothing - dress and panties.

Included with this doll is the December 2009 copy of Doll Crafter & Costuming which includes a wonderful article about Elizabeth Brandon.

Re-homing Fee $129.00 SALE

This sweet AM 1894 is just a little over 14", not quite 15" tall - perfect cabinet size. Her bisque is perfect with no cracks, chips or repairs. Complexion is lovely. She has gorgeous big blue eyes. They do not sleep. Her pate is glued in place and I have never removed it to look inside head. She has painted upper and lower eyelashes and 4 little upper teeth. Her body is a combination of compo (body and arms) with wood legs - jointed at hip and knee which are painted. Arms are jointed at shoulder and elbows. Body is in good condition, given the age. Her wig is human hair and I do not know if it is the original wig. She wears a pretty cotton drop waist dress with bloomers and slip. White shoes and socks complete her ensemble. I believe the shoes and socks are modern replacements but made to fit the period. She maintains her 3rd prize ribbon from the Land O Skies Doll Club event in March of 1994.

Re-homing Fee $233.00 SALE

Beautiful 23" CM Bergman, child doll with bisque head, sleep eyes, 4 upper teeth on composition ball jointed body. She has a beautiful creamy complexion with good modeling. Brows are multi-stroked, painted upper and lower lashes. Pate has been replaced. The antique dealer from whom I purchased the doll in 1998 stated that the wig was original to the doll. It is a human hair wig. She also stated that the head was by Simon Halbig. The head is marked Made in Germany CM Bergman. In the newest Jan Foulke Blue Book, the 23" size is listed under CM Bergman/Simon Halbig. I am not sure if this is significant with the ID. I am simply relaying what was on my paperwork for the doll.

The doll is prettily dressed in vintage/antique clothing with one piece cotton undies, slip and dress. She wears what appear to be original socks with pink oil cloth shoes. Her previous mom gave her a red rose necklace. This actually seems to be a religious medal of some type.

The doll's compo body is in very good condition given its age. There are some normal signs of wear on the body. The index finger on her left hand appears to have a factory defect as it is slimmer than the other index finger. The paint appears to be original with no repaint. The ring finger on the left hand must have been broken at some time and has had a repair, which is rather clumsy in appearance. Bisque head has no chips or cracks. Eye wax appears to be original and intact. Purchase price was $550.00 from an antique dealer, at a doll show.

Re-homing Fee $359.00 Sale

German bisque girl is incised C.M. Bergman/Simon Halbig. Her bisque head is perfect with no cracks, chips or repairs. There is a tiny pin dot rub on one cheek and two dark dots on her upper lips. Blue eyes sleep and have real upper eyelashes; lips have shading strokes; ears are pierced. Her French long blond human hair wig is a replacement. Jointed composition body is very good structurally, fingers have a few rubs. White cotton dress, half slip and full slip are old as is her ruby velvet coat and straw hat.
Adoption Fee $449.00 SALE

A.M. 390 20" Boy

Very nice bisque head, light brown multi-stroked eyebrows, blue sleeping eyes with real upper eyelashes, open mouth with 4 upper teeth, shaded lips, short human hair wig with bangs. Very good composition jointed body (repainted hands, wear at knees). Very nicely dressed on new light blue cotton sailor suit with red tie , black stockings and German leather shoes.
Adoption Fee $389.00 SALE

Both dolls were purchased from Jan Foulke, author of the Blue Books. The descriptions are copied taken from her sales brochure, when dolls were purchased.

Sweet 20" Mama baby with composition head/shoulder plate, arms and legs. Body and upper thighs and upper arms are cloth. She has a non working crier. Baby is dressed in a darling antique/vintage gown and bonnet with under slip, panties, socks and leather baby shoes.

Adoption Fee  $215.00 SALE

I purchased this beautiful antique from Kathy Libraty, an antiques dealer in NYC, about 10 years ago. She has a perfect bisque head with no chips or cracks. She has large dark brown sleep eyes, multi stroke brows, pierced ears with earrings and is wearing full slip, bloomers, dress, black socks, leather shoes and red straw hat. Her wig is human hair. Kathy advertised this doll, in her catalogue, as being ALL factory original.
She is a gorgeous antique and would be a treasure in anyone's collection. I paid $1200 when purchased.

Adoption Fee $879.00 SALE

Brent is an outstanding cloth doll, made from felt by Maggie Iacono. He is 17" tall and was made in 1993. His COA does not have a specific number, but he is from an edition of only 75 dolls. Brent has wood ball jointed shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles. His neck is also jointed for posing his head. His face is beautifully hand painted with incredible brown eyes. Wig is human hair. He wears a pair of white undies, cotton checked shirt, wool felt pants, socks and leather shoes. His ears are applied felt and so cute and cupped!

Adoption Fee $395.00

Adorable 10", all composition, baby by Carla Thompson, Becky is jointed at neck, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Her face is hand painted with dark brown eyes and sweet open mouth with tongue. Her wig is mohair and short and puffy like a real baby. Becky wears white tights, leather shoes and a sweet cotton dress with attached slip. This little girl is a delightful handful!

Adoption Fee $59.00

So cute!!! All porcelain doll was made to look like the Norman Rockwell illustration from 1953 of the girl with the shiner. In the Saturday Evening Post illustration she is sitting on the bench outside what appears to be the principal's office...and looking VERY proud of herself!
This scrappy girl measures about 12" in length, given her bent knees. Sitting on her wood bench she is 9" in height. The bench is 8" long and 6.75" tall. She has a painted face and brown, slightly tousled wig. Doll has fixed head and is jointed at shoulders and hips. She wears: blouse, skirt, panties, socks and shoes. She even has  a band aid on her knee! The Shiner has her hang tag, no box.

Adoption Fee $59.00

This little doll measures 6.5" tall. She is all porcelain and elastic strung at shoulders and hips. Her bisque is a little rough, with factory imperfections, but no chips or cracks. Sweet painted face.

Adoption Fee $29.00