What first emerged as a popular children s toy antique porcelain dolls soon became a cherished collectible.
Porcelain dolls worth money.
Porcelain dolls that were made 80 to 100 years ago or more can be quite valuable.
The discovery of chinese porcelain came as a relief to european toymakers who struggled to construct realistic looking human features using wood.
The price for this doll is definitely not for the bling like the many barbie s on this list.
International character dolls storybook characters ballerina jester clown.
Porcelain dolls also referred to as china dolls because of the way the glaze finish on the doll s face and hands looks like china dishes are some of the most collectable items on the market.
As the introduction to designer dolls that barbie was clad in a gold bikini.
These types of dolls are the least valuable and they do not sell for a lot of money.
Modern porcelain collector doll 18 tall porcelain flange head synthetic glued on wig painted facial features stationary glass or plastic eyes long spiky synthetic eyelashes cloth stuffed body partial porcelain arms and or legs this doll is unmarked clothing closes with velcro dolls came dressed as.
Vintage dolls manufactured anywhere from 90 to 40 years ago probably.
For example a doll made in 1916 by the french sculptor albert marque one of 100 limited edition dolls dressed by the parisian couturier jeanne margaine lacroix was sold in 2014 by auction house theriault s for 300 000.
Porcelain dolls can be in one of six categories.
These dolls were first manufactured in germany france and denmark in the 1800s.
In 2010 the barbie was purchased for 302 500 earning her the title of highest auctioned.
Another doll sold for 85 000 in 1999.
This doll that sold for 400 000 dollars at an auction portrays a young girl in the early 1900s.
Many dolls were mass produced in the late 1900s.
The majority of porcelain dolls sales there are set in the range of around 10 with rare ones reaching the price of 200 but their actual value cannot fully be.
Porcelain dolls first appeared in europe during the mid 1800s.
No other example of this doll is known which is why it sold for so much.
K r dolls are rare since they come from 1800s germany.
Genuine porcelain bisque dolls will be a translucent material instead of chalky.
Porcelain dolls value for most models of porcelain dolls judging their initial value can be as easy as visiting sales listing on popular online auction websites such as ebay.
That doll was designed to raise money for the breast cancer research foundation.
The first step is to surrender the fantasy that your porcelain doll is worth a lot of money unless you have a truly rare as in not part of a collector series that some mass production enterprising doll company churned out in the 80s or antique as in older than 1917.
