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Max Handwerck "Bebe Elite" 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 $385.00 |
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31" Kammer & Reinhardt Child/Simon & Halbig 80 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 $1400.00 SALE |
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HRH Prince Edward by Peggy Nisbet 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 |
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An American Child by Elizabeth Brandon 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 $135.00 |
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AM 1894 with Straight Wrist 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 $299.00 |
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23" CM Bergman 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 $475.00 Sale
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Bobobie March Elf March is 25.5 cm tall. She has her
original Bobobie face up and comes wearing a "onesie", striped socks and
Tibetan lamb hand made wig.
Adoption Pending ($130.00)
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