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Dolls have been a part of every girl’s
childhood. They are usually used as play things. Sometimes they
depict religious figures as well. Earlier dolls were made from
primitive materials such as clay, fur, or wood. Now dolls are
made from plastics and sometimes even glass. Archeologists have
also discovered primitive dolls in Egyptian graves constructed
of flat pieces of painted wood with hair made of strings of
clay. Such different types of dolls have now been known as
antique dolls and there are quite a many passionate antique
collectors who have made doll collection, their hobby.
In earlier times dolls were highly cherished possession.
Egyptian tombs of wealthy families included pottery dolls which
were considered precious. |
Dolls are usually strung together using cord or rubber bands. Due to
this they may perish over the years and need replacement. There are many
professionals who offer restringing services for all bisque, composition
and plastic antique dolls collectible. There are many different types of
dolls that a collector can collect.
One of them includes antique china dolls that are made of glazed
porcelain. These dolls were famous during the 1840s and 80s. China dolls
were often identified by their typical hairstyles. Most china antique
dolls are fashionably dressed up and due to extreme demand; china heads
of the dolls were also sold separately in the 1880s, leaving the owner
to make doll’s own body and costume. Antique dolls purse and other
accessories were also sold along with the doll itself.
Another type of dolls is the antique German dolls or the bisque dolls.
These dolls too were in great demand during the 1840s. These dolls
represented exquisite and elaborate fashion trends. Since dolls are
quite expensive during those times affluent little girls would perfect
their sewing skills by sewing wardrobes for their dolls.
The early 20th century German dolls were the character-faced dolls which
were produced on demands of realistic-looking children dolls.
Antique porcelain dolls or vintage dolls are expensive than other kinds
of dolls and are based on the popularity of the artists. In general,
original artist collectible dolls are far more valuable and costly than
mass produced dolls. Other factors such as age, rarity of the doll,
demand, marketing etc also play an important role that affect the worth
of the dolls. Apart from these, antique paper dolls can also be
collected. For people good at their craft skills can in fact make their
own dolls.
Elegant and hand made antique oriental dolls are made of silk and velvet
costumes and is quite appealing as well as intriguing. As a collector it
is essential that one knows the story or the origin of such dolls like
for example the doll may be dressed in ethnic Asian wear or its
characters may resemble a particular race etc. Hence the things to
remember while collecting dolls is that one should not only have a good
knowledge of the subject but planning and budget allocation is important
as well. ..
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