Nelling, Inc.
M i s c e l l a n e o u s
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Door of
Hope Bride 11 1/4" |
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All Original $2650.
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Wearing her Blue Ribbon from the 2000 UFDC competition in the Door of Hope category, this "modern bride", circa 1920, is all original and in excellent condition. Her red silk costume is vibrant and clean and she retains her beaded head dress that does have some fading and melting. Her carved wood head features a shy expression, fitting for a young bride, and a carved bun with detailed ornamentation. She has carved wood hands. A most desirable character in the Door of Hope Mission family. |
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Exceptional
Volland
Raggedy Ann $1950. |
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One of the most sought after Raggedy Ann's is the early Volland (15 1/2"), especially when she has the rare "single lash" or lone dots underneath her eyes. Except for not having her original brown yarn hair (replaced hair not permanently attached in order to preserve originality), this one is in superb condition, with her black button eyes, simple and softly painted features, pale and minimally discolored cloth body from head to toe, with lower legs that simulate striped stockings and black boots. Her floral cotton dress, white pinafore with matching bloomers are all hers from the beginning, but alas, someone has removed her wooden heart from her chest! She says she can still give and receive LOTS of love! |
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Door of
Hope Boy 8 1/2" |
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All Original $1475.
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A young Door of Hope boy with western hairstyle wears his original silk clothing that is so pristine, including his black silk hat with red pom-pom. He has carved wood hands and a chiseled face full of presence and character. He seems to have been given more than his share of responsibilities and decision making for a young man such as he. The local wood carvers for the Mission not only supplied the young female occupants with dolls for artful dressing, but also captured the spirit of the faces around them forever in wood. |
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Endearing
Mechanical Toy with Children and Sheep $3750. |
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Children and animals never fail to steal our hearts, especially when situated together in a sweet pastoral scene like this one. It is a German mechanical toy that, when wound clockwise, combines the motion of four grazing sheep whose heads and tails wag back and forth, and two curious bisque head children whose heads turn from side to side. All the while, a sweet tune plays, interrupted by an occasional "Bah-ah-ah, bah" of the sheep. Condition is all original, with some wear to the sides of the platform and normal soil from the ages. Approximately 12" tall overall, 13" wide and 9" deep. |
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Door of
Hope Woman Bound Feet $1150. |
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The aristocracy of China would bind the feet of their privileged infants so that, because of their incredibly small, deformed feet in the years to come, they would be dismissed from a life of hard work. The Door of Hope Mission young girls included this facet of their society in their repertoire of dolls that they tediously dressed and decorated. This is the seldom seen Door of Hope woman with tiny bound feet (10 1/2"), wearing a simple white cotton tunic and pants, and colorful bound slippers of silk fabric and embroidery. She has a carved bun with gold accents and she has the early style body with cloth hands. There are a couple of dots of stray black paint on her right cheek, but a face with an especially sweet expression. |
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Door of
Hope Woman |
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All Original $795.
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An adult woman (11") from the Door of Hope mission in Shanghai, China with early Eastern hairdo and carved bun. She is wearing her original cotton pants and tunic with frog closings, with some fading from exposure to light. She has well carved ears, facial features and hands and black silk slippers. There are some extra paint marks on her face, probably a slip of hand from the mission's local artist who carved and painted her head. Her forehead hairline has wonderful and realistic, fine hair-like strokes. |
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Lenci miniature side-glancing character or "mascotte", 9" tall, and dressed in her original Italian regional costume. She is very clean and the colors of her felt costume nice and vibrant, however she does have several small moth holes on the rear back of her head dress and a few on her skirt, as well. Look at those big hoop earrings! $195. |
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Post Office Box 893985 n Temecula, CA 92589
Cell (503) 577-9815 n Home Phone (951) 308-1239 n Fax (951) 308-1285