Also many of the very old dolls had rooted hair (usually real or mohair). the head/neck is very cleanly crafted-a true antique doll head is (usually) very roughly made and the neck has wear. Why I believe it to be a "newer" kit doll is for a number of reasons. Kit dolls like these gained huge popularity from the 1970 through the 1990s and even in to the early 2000s. The snaps on the clothing do appear to be older than the doll-maybe 1960s snaps so perhaps the owner used a real child outfit on the kit doll made at a later time-maybe for that child's child in the 1980s or 1990s. Which one is a challenge because many of them had no markings or were marked like yours with a single letter. I doubt the doll and the scale are related by year. The scale is very cool! They sell in the 20-30 range online! That was an especially nice find. Thanks for the additional photos and the photo of the scale. Sad to say, but these dolls are now available in such large quantities they have little to no value today." The quantities sold of each collector doll could be large, it's the sheer quantity of all available porcelain collector dolls today, that is determining the current value, as they flood the market place, online and elsewhere. Dolls were easily found in department stores, grocery store toy aisles, card shops, toy stores and on TV from QVC etc. The theory was buy it, keep it in the box or debox, but keep it unplayed with, after some time passes, you'll be able to sell it for more money than your original purchase and make a profit. "Modern porcelain collector dolls sold from about the 1980s to present, were meant to appeal to adult doll collectors, not children. And probably not as much value as you might want.įor another view on the 'value' of porcelain dolls, especially those from collectors' series of more recent vintage (40 years old and newer), we can look to the wise words in doll : 'Vintage' dolls manufactured anywhere from 90 to 40 years ago probably do have some monetary value, but really only if they are in their boxes and in impeccable condition.
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