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Price on eBay: $8,500 Porcelain dolls don’t have to be more than 2 feet tall to be worth a lot of money. This little lady stands only 15 1/2 inches tall, but her ornate details and impressive ...
Many, like Simon & Halbig, came from the Thuringia region, which has natural deposits of the clay used to make the dolls. [1] [3] Simon & Halbig was known for excellent sculpting of their doll heads, and the high quality of their bisque (porcelain). [4] German childlike dolls were predominantly produced between 1890 and 1930. [3]
A bisque doll or porcelain doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of bisque or biscuit porcelain. Bisque dolls are characterized by their realistic, skin-like matte finish. They had their peak of popularity between 1860 and 1900 with French and German dolls. Bisque dolls are collectible, and antique dolls can be worth thousands of dollars.
In the 1950s, the Wade potteries created 'Whimsies', small solid porcelain animal figures first developed by Sir George Wade, which became popular and collectable in Britain and America, [1] [2] following their retail launch in 1954, [3] and were widely available in shops throughout the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
The Frozen Charlotte doll is made in the form of a standing, naked figure molded as a solid piece. The dolls are also sometimes described as pillar dolls, solid chinas or bathing babies. [3] The dolls ranged in size from under an inch to 18 inches plus. The smallest dolls were sometimes used as charms in Christmas puddings.
Armand Marseille made a large variety of baby dolls, dolly-faced child dolls and character dolls. Brand names include Floradora, Queen Louise, Darling Dolly, the Dream Baby and Just Me. [ 4 ] The 1894 Floradora design came in various sizes from 23 cm (9.1 in) to 107 cm (42 in).