Nelling, Inc.
E a r l y D o l l s
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Wax
Over Composition 14 1/2" Young Lady |
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| A rosy-complexioned wax over composition shoulderhead of German origin, circa 1860, with cornflower blue enamel eyes, original, tightly curled mohair wig, and a cloth body with carved wooden arms and wooden lower legs with painted boots. She is a squeaker with an inoperative bellows in her torso. Her cotton two-piece dress and coordinating undergarments have age to them, however the originality to the doll is not certain. Just some paint has chipped off her right arm and left boot and she has a slight nose rub, otherwise she is in excellent condition. $550. |
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German
China "Sister Angelica" $225 |
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| An 1890 German china (8 3/4") with provenance that documents her transformation in 1938 into Sister Angelica, a nun of the Dominican order. She has her original cloth body with bisque lower arms and legs with molded and glazed brown bootines. Hanging from her black leatherette belt is her miniature, antique glass bead rosary. |
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Paper
Mache with Peg Jointed Wood Body |
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"Alien Head" $1095. |
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With a fully jointed, and poseable, articulated peg wood body and a paper mache shoulderhead, this interesting young lady earns the name "alien head". It is unusual to see the combination, but it does turn up now and then. She is 8 1/2" tall, has an elaborate 1840's hairstyle, painted blue eyes, shaded cheeks and pale lips, over an even paler complexion. Her dress of the 1840's looks to be original to her and she has painted orange carved slippers. There is some expected wear to her face and some crazing in the neck and shoulder area. Quite a rare find for the early doll collector! |
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China with Wood Body 11" |
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Brown Eyes $2995. |
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Rare brown-eyed 1860's china with fully articulated wood body, pink tint complexion to shoulderhead and lower arms, finely painted features and covered wagon hairstyle. Also noteworthy is the fact that both her hands are open, she has blue painted garters and black molded boots. There is repair to the tip of her left foot and a factory "bubble" on the inside of her left wrist. Her blue cotton print dress is that of a young girl and is antique, as are her undergarments, including pantaloons, slip, and camisole. $2995. |
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Later German peg wooden, circa 1840, jointed at shoulders and hips and wearing simple garment and bonnet made of antique ribbon, with the front of the skirt being frayed. Only 1 1/4" tall. $145. |
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Brother
and Sister by the Seaside 7 1/2" Paper Mache or Composition |
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| Produced by a Sonneberg factory like F.M. Schilling circa 1880, this pair of paper mache or composition shoulderheads are completely original, only missing their shoes (which they may have left on the beach!). They have glass eyes, the boy with brown and the girl with blue, blond mohair wigs, composition arms and legs and sturdy cloth bodies of heavy muslin. Each has an adorable linen mariner's costume and matching hat, and somehow they have both acquired surface cracks at the bridge of their noses and on the side of their right lower legs. They must be twins! $1295. for the pair. |
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Early German Wooden "Little Grape Girl" $1995. |
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Tiny in size but full of personality is this amusing early wooden doll from the Grodnertal region of Germany. She is only 4 3/8" tall and dates back to 1800, possibly earlier. She is fully jointed, has a finely carved profile, and black painted hair with brush stroked curls around her face. She has had some old touch up to a fine surface crack on her face, but the rest of her painting is all original as is her clothing. She is in possession of a large bunch of grapes that is attached to her costume. The skirt of the costume has split around the entire bottom edge and has been mended with some crude stitches. A rare little treasure. |
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Charming Poured Wax 14 1/2" |
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Original Clothing $1495. |
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Very sweet English poured wax child, circa 1850's, with blue glass eyes, light brown inset human hair, gentle expression, original muslin body with stamped store label, and wax lower limbs. She is most probably a Pierotti and is wearing what looks to be her original, early Christening gown, multi-layered undergarments, lace-trimmed silk cape and finely knit booties. Her chest stamp reads, "CHARLES MORRELL, Toys, Games and Fancy Goods, 368 Oxford Street W". A very special wax doll in an appealing smaller size. |
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Small
and Early English Wooden ON LAYAWAY |
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With a pensive expression, this English wooden, ca. 1740, has many stories to tell of her childhood in King George II Britain. She stands only 13 1/4" tall and has fully jointed wood limbs, with cloth upper arms and a light lambs wool wig styled in close curls. Her highly detailed carving gives her serious depth, with her pronounced profile, obvious ears, buxom breasts and dramatic almond-shaped enamel eyes. She even has tiny, heeled leather boots under her very antique undergarments and cotton day dress. She has had some touch up and a protective varnishing to preserve the integrity of her original surface. Every angle introduces you to another facet of her unending personality! |
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Milliners' Model ca. 1840 ON LAYAWAY |
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| A charming Milliners' model (7 1/4") with paper mache shoulderhead, leather body with lower arms and legs of carved wood, and painted orange slippers. Her all original presentation includes original paint with some surface crazing from age, original cotton print dress and lace and cotton undergarments. She has painted blue eyes and a slight smile, with a surface rub at the end of her nose, and sports an elaborate 1840 hairstyle consisting of thick side curls and a large braided bun in back. |
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Delightful
Little Wax Girl ON LAYAWAY |
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Greatness comes in all sizes and in this case, it is in an all original English poured wax, circa 1840, that is only 7" tall! Her condition remains as it did the day she was born, except for one area of melting on her skirt. Her tiny blond ringlets frame her side-glancing, painted blue eyes and she sports a pair of black, lace-up molded bootines. Truly a museum piece, but she would be happy in your early dollhouse or vignette. |
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Sweet 1860's china with fully articulated wood body, blue painted eyes, covered wagon hairstyle, pale finish with rouged cheeks, bisque lower arms with one hand closed and one open, and bisque lower legs with orange painted slippers. She has antique undergarments, including pantaloons, a camisole and a slip, and her burgundy silk antique dress has a removable matching apron. ON LAYAWAY |
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