What type of porcelain dolls are worth money?
Porcelain dolls that were made 80 to 100 years ago or more can be quite valuable. For example, a doll made in 1916 by the French sculptor Albert Marque—one of 100 limited edition dolls dressed by the Parisian couturier Jeanne Margaine-LaCroix—was sold in 2014 by auction house Theriault’s for $300,000.
What is a French doll?
More. Better known as bisque dolls,French dolls are dolls with wigs, typically made from mohair or human hair. Between approximately 1860 and 1890 most bisque dolls were fashion dolls, made to represent grown-up women.
What is German bisque?
Unglazed bisque dolls were the most prevalent type of doll made in Germany during the 1800s and early 1900s. German dolls were lifelike, made of quality materials, and reasonably priced. Most German bisque doll heads had painted faces (eyebrows, lips, rosy cheeks, etc.), glass eyes and formed teeth.
How can I tell what my doll is made of?
First, examine the doll thoroughly in good, clear lighting. Note the size of the doll, the material the doll is made of, the type of eyes, hair and clothing details. Next, check the doll for markings. Most doll marks are found on the back of the head, on the torso, and sometimes the feet.
What kind of dolls were made in Paris?
By the 1800s, women far from Paris were ordering French fashion dolls to be sent by mail so that local tailors and dressmakers could re-create royal clothing styles. Parisiennes generally had heads and hands made from bisque or porcelain, with bodies of cloth, leather, wood, or composite materials.
What did the French call their adult dolls?
Though their dolls were often still labeled by the traditional company names in addition to the new SFBJ imprint, their quality greatly declined. Shortly after the turn of the century, the French developed yet another new adult doll called the boudoir doll, which followed in the footsteps of the Parisiennes.
What was the most popular doll in the 19th century?
Many early American dolls were made of rags, or cloth, and are a reminder of the simple life in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the 19th century, French and German dolls were the most popular and innovative dolls in the western world.
What was the end of the French doll industry?
The onset of World War I finally brought an end to the heyday of French doll manufacturing, though the industry continued to produce smaller numbers of dolls in response to worldwide trends throughout the 20th century, like the Shirley Temple character dolls of the 1930s.
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