Send images to an online doll appraiser. Take it to an antique doll show. Take it to an antique dealer specializing in antique dolls. Popular Antique Doll Manufacturers There were tons of doll makers throughout the world across a couple hundred years, but some are more popular with collectors than others.
Armand Marseille dolls are some of the most common you will find. Bertha Alexander and her sisters opened the Alexander Doll Company in Their dolls were called Madame Alexander dolls and were more famous for the fashions they wore than any features unique to the dolls. The Ideal Novelty and Toy Company , founded in , was famous for their "unbreakable" composition dolls, especially their character dolls. How to Identify the Doll's Materials If you can't find a manufacturer's mark on the doll, the materials used to make the doll and the doll parts can give you clues about age and manufacturer.
Types of Dolls Identifying what type of doll you have can help narrow down where and when it was made. Chinese porcelain dolls: The earliest and rarest porcelain dolls had a porcelain head and shoulders with a wooden body. Bisque dolls: Early bisque dolls had a leather or cloth body with a bisque head and molded eyes, mouths, and hair. Parian dolls: Bisque dolls made from untinted white porcelain made for display instead of play. Evaluating Doll Bodies Very old dolls often featured porcelain or bisque bodies or wooden bodies.
Evaluating Doll Eyes Painted on eyes can be an indicator of old age. Evaluating Doll Hair The earliest dolls China head dolls had painted or molded hair that was commonly parted in the middle. Evaluating Doll Clothing Doll clothing in the s and early s was often made from leather. How to Find Antique Doll Values Once you have some details about your doll, you can start to explore its value. Browse Old Doll Price Guides Once an antique doll is properly identified, a popular method of finding its value is using a current antique doll price guide.
Search Sold Antique Doll Values Another method of determining the current market value of an antique doll is finding the selling price for a similar doll at a live auction or online marketplace. Theriault's Auction Company specializes in antique and collectible dolls and toys.
You can search sold listings for antique dolls on this site to see other valuations. Factors Affecting Doll Value The value of an antique doll is based on a number of different factors.
These factors include: The demand for the doll The doll's age Rarity Condition Markings Size Doll quality Artist talent and workmanship Visual appeal Doll style Body type Clothing and accessories such as hats, shoes and parasols Whether the doll is completely original Whether the doll has been repaired or restored and the type of repair or restoration.
Resources for Antique Doll Collectors Expert antique doll collectors and doll collector groups are your best resources for identifying and evaluating old dolls. The National Antique Doll Dealers Association NADDA was founded in as an organization for doll dealers to establish a feeling of confidence and trust with doll collectors and the public.
You can purchase a new subscription to Antique Doll Collector Magazine or pay per issue for digital back issues of the magazine. By Jennifer L. Madame Alexander Doll Values. Antique Doll Repair. By Kate Miller-Wilson. Evaluation of doll and condition. Identification of maker and type. Evaluate and sort collection based on customers needs. Catalog collection. Pack collection for storage, sale, or as needed. Percentage based.
Sell dolls at antique doll shows and online. Provide the best exposure of dolls for sale. Attain maximum return on dolls in current market. Our expertise in doll marketing, condition and love of dolls will help your dolls find the best home. For more valuable dolls we typically fill out an appraisal sheet for each doll. On this sheet we identify the doll and provide appropriate measurements and a detailed evaluation of the condition of the doll noting any issues with the doll that help or hurt it's value.
When generating an inventory list we can typically evaluate 10 - 15 dolls per hour. For an appraisal sheet we can typically evaluate 5 to 8 dolls per hour. Because Elisabeth is a collector she is always looking for dolls to add to her collection. If you have dolls that you want to part with and that she is interested in we can take them in place of part or all of the appraisal charge.
Please note that there a very few antique and vintage dolls especially compositions dolls from the 30's that cannot be absolutely identified. Manufacturers sometime shared molds or copied popular dolls and did not mark the bodies. For these dolls the only way to positively identify them is from tags on the original cloths. For these dolls I can document the age and show the possible manufactures.
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