Doll Identification & Values | DOLLS magazine

Antique Q&A: Kling & Co. All-Bisque

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Aug 8, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values, Dollmakers, Kling & Co. | 0 |

I found a pair of little all-bisque dolls at an antique shop. They are about 4 inches tall and are marked 31-10, no maker’s name. The seller didn’t know anything about them except that they were in a box of vintage handkerchiefs at a house sale. None of my doll club members could identify them. Can you help me?

Antique Q&A: Kestner Bisque Head Doll

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Jul 12, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

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Curious Collector: 1960s Madame Alexander Renoir

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Jun 20, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

I had a chance to buy two 14-inch Madame Alexander vinyl and hard plastic dolls mint in the box. The dolls are identical, both are tagged “Renoir,” and both are in marked boxes with the name Renoir on them. However they have different wrist tags and illustrations of Madame Alexander that are slightly different. Do you have any information on these variations?

Curious Collector: 1951 Toni Doll Paper Doll

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | May 11, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values, Paper Dolls | 0 |

I collect everything concerning the Toni doll. At a large doll show I quite unexpectedly came across this paper doll of Toni, which I had no idea existed! It is complete with two large dolls front and back and two small dolls front and back, along with fantastic fashions to cut out!

Antique Q&A: American Schoolboy

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Apr 18, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

Q: I found this sweet antique boy doll and just fell in love with him. He is a wonderful change from the usual antique girls that I collect. There are no marks on him. Is this a parian doll? Can you tell me anything about him?

Curious Collector: 1971 Mattel No-Bangs Francie

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Mar 28, 2023 | Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values, Fashion Dolls | 0 |

I got into an online bidding war with someone over this 1971 Mattel Francie because I had looked for years for one and have not been able to find one. Why is this doll so rare and expensive?

Antique Q&A: Horsman Cloth Doll

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Mar 7, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

A friend found this doll among some old linens when she was helping her mother downsize to a smaller home. I mostly collect china dolls, so don’t know where to start looking for information about it. Can you help? It is about 14 or 15 inches long and looks quite old. It seems to be in very good condition with just some fading and minor soil.

Curious Collector: Madame Alexander Tony Curtis Doll

by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Feb 13, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |

I recently purchased this very unusual Madame Alexander 21-inch doll that is a portrait doll of Tony Curtis from the movie Some Like It Hot. The name Cissy is on the certificate, but obviously it is a male doll. The doll came with an amazing saxophone, complete with case, and a metal lunch-box-type case. I had never seen anything like this before and wondered what you could tell me?