Price Guide Archives - Antique Dolls

Barbie Dolls

Antique Dolls Admin — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 13:30:39 +0000

Barbie dolls are fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched on March 9, 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. Reference: Wikipedia.

Barbies have always been popular with children and have recently seen an interest from adult collectors, especially unusual Barbies or those from the sixties.

Below are some examples and price guides of Barbie dolls including a Wonder Woman doll and a brunette doll with a ponytail.

1965 MATTEL BARBIE & FRANCIE DOLLS TRUNK

Sold for US$460 at Les Collectibles in 2023

Vintage 1960’s Barbie. Normal wear for age. Comes in Barbie Reproduction Box. Measures 11.5″

Sold for US$550 at Bodnar’s Auction Sales in 2023

Vintage Mattel Barbie Doll, Wonder Woman

Collector Edition. #24638. Certificate of authenticity included.
In original box. Dimensions of box: 9.25″L x 3″W x 13.5″H.

Sold for US$60 at Lion and Unicorn in 2023

Matell Barbie Puppe Doll, 60ies, Made in USA, 30 cm, very good condition, Barbie in blue evening dress with coat and handbag

Sold for €240 at Wormser Reklame-Auktion in 2023

BRUNETTE PONYTAIL BARBIE WITH BROWN EYESHADOW. 11″. Hard to find, #3 Barbie, with brunette ponytail, brown eyeshadow, ruby lips, jointed body, wearing black and white swim suit and black open-toe heels. Near mint with beautiful complexion and painting. Mattel, #3 model,1960.

Sold for US$750 at Frasher’s Doll Auction in 2023

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Disney Character Dolls

Antique Dolls Admin — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 09:42:31 +0000

Disney Character Dolls. Disney characters have been popular with doll makers for many years. The first doll created was by Charlotte Clarke who made a Mickey Mouse doll in the 1930’s after the animated short film “Steamboat Willie” was released. Other doll makers such as Chad Valley, Barbie and R John Wright have also made dolls based on characters by Disney. These dolls would have been licensed by Disney.

Below are some examples and price guides of Disney dolls including a modern Mary Poppins Barbie doll and a set of Chad Valley Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs dolls.

Group of 2 Mattel Barbie Pink Label Mary Poppins Fashion Figures. Disney. 2007. New in original packaging. 11 1/2 – 12 inches. Bert and Mary Poppins.

Sold for US$70 at Matthew Bullock Auctioneers in 2022

Composition Snow White doll, sleep eyes, open mouth with 4 teeth mohair wig, wearing original blue velveteen & yellow rayon dress with illustrations around skirt hem, matching cape and collar, original cotton muslin onesie, socks and oilcloth shoes (sole coming off one), all-original Snow White using the Shirley Temple mold, marked “Shirley Temple 22″ on back, c 1937, 21” h, broken finger on right hand, stringing a little loose

Sold for US$200 at William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals in 2022

R. John Wright Dolls, Walt Disney’s “Geppetto & Pinocchio” Series I – Marionette, #204/500, tag sewn on Geppettos pants, no tag on Pinocchio, with COA, stands and original box.

Sold for US$800 at Apple Tree Auction Center in 2022

CHAD VALLEY ENGLISH SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS DOLLS.

All in boxes. Dolls look original, boxes appear to be reproductions. There is Snow White with tag, marked “Made by the Chad Valley by Permission of Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse Ltd.”, and seven dwarfs. All dolls are pressed felt with painted facial features. Snow White has a black mohair wig. Some of the costumes on the dolls are cotton and felt. There is some partial soiling and wear. Condition: (Very Good – Excellent). Dimensions: Largest Box: 6 – 3/4″ x 4″ x 19 – 3/4″.

Sold for US$1,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions in 2022

DEAN’S RAG OPEN MOUTH MICKEY MOUSE DOLL

All original and in great condition. 11″ Excellent

Sold for US$875 at Milestone Auctions in 2022

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George II Dolls

Antique Dolls Admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:04:59 +0000

George II Dolls. Dolls made during the reign of George II were predominantly made of wood, often with gesso faces. Some were jointed and dressed elaborately.

Below are some examples and price guides of some George II dolls including an English doll with painted gesso face and a rare baby doll.

OUTSTANDING GEORGE II ENGLISH WOODEN DOLL IN EXQUISITE GOWN. 25″. One-piece carved wooden head and torso, oval-shaped rounded head with slender face and throat, dark enamel inset eyes, eyeliner with accented eyelash dots, tapered and arched brows, fine-shaped nose and defined chin, closed mouth, rose-blushed cheeks, original brown human hair wig, shaped front torso with defined bosom and narrow waist, wooden arms with tied-joints at shoulders and elbows, carved fingers and thumb, dowel-jointing at hips and knees, fitted blue silk court gown, thickly padded and quilted petticoat, matching blue silk slippers, lace cap. Commentary: English circa 1735, (per old handwritten note attached to her petticoat); exceedingly rare doll with original finish, beautifully costumed, well-preserved with regal presence.
Sold for US$22,000 at Frasher’s Doll Auction in 2020

A LARGE GEORGE II WOODEN DOLL, ENGLISH CIRCA 1735
The painted gesso face with finely carved features, defined cheeks, chin and nose, with inserted black enamel eyes, painted lashes, eyebrows and mouth, carved ears and long brown wig, her elongated neck and well formed torso tapering at the waist, with bosom, rounded hips and finely carved, shaped arms and legs, jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, (some repair to face, lashes and brows, loss of gesso to nose, eye area, mouth and cheeks, wig not original, lacks six fingers and tip of left foot), 74cm (29in) tall.

Sold for £ 3,125 (US$ 3,615) inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2014

A VERY RARE GEORGE II TURNED WOOD BABY DOLL
MID-18TH CENTURY
In original robes of the period, in inlaid wooden box with sliding lid and label on underside
5½ in. (14 cm.) high

Sold for GBP 5,250 at Christie’s in 2009

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English Wax Dolls

Antique Dolls Admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:36:08 +0000

English Wax dolls often made for children as toys and some excellent makers included Montanari and Pierotti. The eyes were often made of glass and inset into the face.

Below are some examples and price guides of antique English wax dolls including a poured wax lady doll and a wax soldier doll.

ALL-ORIGINAL EARLY ENGLISH POURED WAX LADY IN ORIGINAL BOX. 12 ½”. Poured wax shoulder head with rose tinted complexion, blue glass eyes, painted lashes, lightly-feathered brows, closed mouth, blonde inset hair pulled away from face into coiled and braided chignon, softly-stuffed cloth body, poured wax lower limbs, wears her original silk pink and ivory silk dress with pink velvet and fringe trim, layered underclothing, woven socks, black leather lace-up shoes with remains of circular paper label “…son Kings Row Nottingham”, dainty pearl necklace; in her original glass-top custom box which is labelled “Wilson & Son, Paris Arcade, Long Row, Market Place, Nottingham”. Commentary: English, circa 1880 in the Montanari manner, beautiful and wonderfully preserved early wax doll in her original luxury costume and box.
Sold for US$1,000 at Frasher’s Doll Auction in 2022

English wax shoulder headed doll, young soldier, fix inset blue glass eyes, closed mouth, modelled ears, inset real hair, 60 cm, original silk /felt uniform, smaller holes in the felt on the reverse, unusual. Probably Pirotti

Sold for €500 at Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH in 2022

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Wizard, Wizard of Oz Dolls Price Guide

Antique Dolls Admin — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 10:57:09 +0000

Price guide to The Wizard, Wizard of Oz dolls. The Wizard is one of the characters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Unseen for most of the novel, he is the ruler of the Land of Oz and highly venerated by his subjects. Believing he is the only man capable of solving their problems, Dorothy and her friends travel to the Emerald City, the capital of Oz, to meet him. Oz is very reluctant to meet them, but eventually each is granted an audience, one by one. In each of these occasions, the Wizard appears in a different form, once as a giant head, once as a beautiful fairy, once as a ball of fire, and once as a horrible monster. When, at last, he grants an audience to all of them at once, he seems to be a disembodied voice.

Eventually, it is revealed that Oz is actually none of these things, but rather an ordinary conman from Omaha, Nebraska, who has been using a lot of elaborate magic tricks and props to make himself seem “great and powerful.” Working as a magician for a circus, he wrote OZ (the initials of his first two forenames, Oscar being his first, and Zoroaster being the first of his seven middle names) on the side of his hot air balloon for promotional purposes. One day his balloon sailed into the Land of Oz, and he found himself worshipped as a great sorcerer. As Oz had no leadership at the time, he became Supreme Ruler of the kingdom, and did his best to sustain the myth.

He leaves Oz at the end of the novel, again in a hot air balloon. After the Wizard’s departure, the Scarecrow is briefly enthroned, until Princess Ozma (the rightful hereditary ruler of Oz) is freed from the witch Mombi at the end of The Marvelous Land of Oz. Reference: Wikipedia

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Dorothy Wizard of Oz Dolls Price Guide

Antique Dolls Admin — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 09:47:10 +0000

Price guide to Dorothy Wizard of Oz dolls. Dorothy was the star of both the Wizard of Oz books and the film. She was portrayed by Judy Garland. Many doll manufacturers made dolls in her image including Madame Alexander and Ideal Doll Company.

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Frozen Charlotte Dolls Price Guide

Antique Dolls Admin — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 08:57:15 +0000

Price guide to Frozen Charlotte dolls. Frozen Charlotte is a name used to describe a specific form of china doll made from c. 1850 to c. 1920. The dolls had substantial popularity during the Victorian era. The name of the doll originates from the American folk ballad Fair Charlotte, based on the poem “A Corpse Going to a Ball” by Seba Smith, which tells of a young girl called Charlotte who refused to wrap up warmly to go on a sleigh ride because she did not want to cover up her pretty dress; she froze to death during the journey.

The Frozen Charlotte doll is made in the form of a standing, naked figure moulded as a solid piece. The dolls are also sometimes described as pillar dolls, solid chinas or bathing babies. The dolls ranged in size from under an inch to 18 inches plus. The smallest dolls were sometimes used as charms in Christmas puddings. Smaller sizes were very popular for putting in doll’s houses. Occasionally versions are seen with a glazed china front and an unglazed stoneware back. This enabled the doll to float on its back when placed in a bath. Reference: Wikipedia

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Steiff Cloth Dolls Price Guide

Antique Dolls Admin — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 08:14:03 +0000

Price guide to Steiff cloth dolls. Steiff have long been renown for their teddy bears and other soft animals, but they have also produced some wonder cloth dolls as well. Steiff was founded in 1880 by Margarete Steiff, who was later assisted by her brother Fritz.

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Rohmer Fashion Dolls Price Guide

Antique Dolls Admin — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 07:30:27 +0000

Price guide to Rohmer fashion dolls. Madame Marie Antoinette Leontine Rohmer operated in Paris, France from 1857-1880. Rohmer created elegant Poupée de Mode – Lady Fashion Dolls 14 to 18″ tall, made with a China or bisque swivel head kid lined shoulder plate, articulated jointed body of kid leather, usually with a body stamp of; MME ROHMER BREVETE SGDG PARIS. Reference: Doll Reference.

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Jumeau Fashion Dolls Price Guide

Antique Dolls Admin — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:45:22 +0000

Price guide to Jumeau fashion dolls. Jumeau’s French Fashion dolls were the most popular type of doll manufactured from the late 1850s through the 1870s. These dolls, also known as poupees, were lady dolls with womanly bodies and realistic clothing, shoes, hats, and accessories that reflected the fashion of their time. Jumeau was one of the best-known makers of these dolls, which were usurped in the late 1879s by the bebe (child) dolls. Reference: The Spruce Crafts

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