Petitcollin France Hansel and Gretel 2 Doll set Designed Nathalie Lete 15″ NRFB

Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel

We’re selling a fantastic group of NEW in original boxes PETITCOLLIN dolls, safely made either in France or EU (European Union.) This listing features a set of TWO very special dolls, designed by acclaimed French artist Nathalie Lete.  Her unique version of Hansel and Gretel, each in collector’s special case with clasp.  Boxes are substantial and interesting in their own right.

  • Each is 40 cm, 15-3/4″
  • Fixed eyes, elaborate costumes.
  • Gretel is a Petitcollin “FRANCETTE” style doll, long hair. Hansel has painted hair. 
  • VERY special and charming limited edition boutique set, wonderful on display.
  • You are purchasing BOTH dolls in this listing.

We have other wonderful PETITCOLLIN styles listed in our eBay  store Connectibles.

Robert Tonner Peanuts Snoopy & Belle LE only 100 2 Doll Giftset NRFB New Release

SnoopyWe are delighted to be offering Robert Tonner’s newest fashion icons; Snoopy & Belle In Fashion! A must for the Snoopy collector and a first for Robert Tonner fans! VERY small limited edition of only 100 sets made; we have only one available in hand. Don’t delay and end up disappointed!

With an animalistic love for fashion and their sheer good nature, Peanuts favorite Snoopy & Belle step out on the Tonner scene in style.

Brand new sculpt created by Tonner for the Peanuts gang, this new collection is filled with glamor and a touch of whimsy!

You are purchasing BOTH dolls in this gift set. 

DETAILS:

Vinyl white skin tone, black velvet ears. 

Snoopy is approx 13″ tall and is wearing removable black jacket & pants, white shirt, polka dot bow tie, black sequin shoes, socks, sunglasses. 

Belle is approx 12″ tall and is wearing pink polka dot tulle dress, petticoat with panties, hair bow, necklace, bracelets, glitter canvas shoes.  These and many more collectables are available in our eBay Store Connectibles.

Fashion Dolls a Definition and Short History – From Wikipedia

Fashion DollFashion dolls are dolls primarily designed to be dressed to reflect fashion trends. They are manufactured both as toys for children to play with and as collectibles for adult collectors. The dolls are usually modeled after teen girls or adult women, though child, male, and even some non-human variants exist. Contemporary fashion dolls are typically made of vinyl or another plastic.

The earliest fashion dolls were French bisque dolls from the mid-19th Jumeau07acentury. Barbie was released by the American toy-company Mattel in 1959, and was followed by many similar vinyl fashion dolls intended as children’s toys. The size of the Barbie, 11.5 inches (290 mm) set the standard often used by other manufacturers. But fashion dolls have been made in many different sizes varying from 10.5 inches (270 mm) to 36 inches (900 mm).

Costumers and seamstresses use fashion dolls as a canvas for their work. Customizers repaint faces, reroot hair, or do other alterations to the dolls themselves. Many of these works are one-of-a-kind. These artists are usually not connected to the original manufacturers and sell their work to collectors.

History and Types

The earliest bisque dolls from French companies were fashion dolls. These dominated the market between approximately 1860 and 1890.[1] They were made to represent grown up women and intended for children of affluent families to play with and dress in contemporary fashions.[1] These dolls came from companies like Jumeau, Bru, Gaultier, Rohmer, Simone and Huret, though their heads were often manufactured in Germany.[1] In the Passage Choiseul area of Paris an industry grew around making clothing and accessories for the dolls.[1] Child like bisque dolls appeared in the mid-19th century and overtook the market towards the end of the century.[1]

Barbie was launched by the American toy-company Mattel in 1959, inspired by the German Bild Lilli doll. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years.

Many fashion doll lines have been inspired by Barbie, or launched as alternatives to Barbie. Tammy was created by the Ideal Toy Company in 1962.[2] Advertised as “The Doll You Love to Dress”, Tammy was portrayed as a young American teenager, more “girl next door” than the cosmopolitan image of Barbie.[2] Sindy was created by the British Pedigree Dolls & Toys company in 1963 as a rival to Barbie with a wholesome look. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Ideal Toy Company released several larger fashion dolls with hair with adjustable length. The Crissy Doll and friends are 16″ and Velvet Doll and friends are 18″. British designer Mary Quant‘s Daisy doll from 1973 had a large selection of contemporary 70s fashion designed by Quant.

Fulla is marketed to children of Islamic and Middle-Eastern countries as an alternative to Barbie. The concept of her evolved around 1999, and she hit stores in late 2003.[3] Bratz were released in 2001, designed by Carter Bryant and manufactured by California toy company MGA Entertainment.[4] They are distinguished by large heads with skinny bodies and lush, glossy lips.[4] Mattel introduced the My Scene line in 2002 and the Flavas line in 2003 to rival Bratz.[5][6][7] In 2010 Mattel launched the Monster High doll line, based from fantasy and horror monsters. In 2014, artist Nickolai Lamm unveiled Lammily,[8] a fashion doll based on Lamm’s study comparing Barbie’s figure with measurements matching those of an average 19-year old woman.[9]

Asian fashion dolls are made by Asian manufacturers and primarily targeted to an Asian market. Blythe dolls with oversized heads and color changing eyes were originally made by American company Kenner but are now produced by Japanese company Takara. Another doll with an oversized head, Pullip, was created in 2003 in Korea. Japanese fashion dolls marketed to children include Licca (introduced in 1967) and Jenny (introduced in 1982) by Takara Tomy.

In the mid-1990s dolls like Gene Marshall from Ashton-Drake, Tyler Wentworth from Tonner and Alexandra Fairchild Ford from Madame Alexander appeared. They are between 15.5 and 16 inches (395 and 410 mm,) larger than other common fashion dolls. These dolls are mostly marketed to adult collectors.

Since we sell a lot of Fashion Dolls in our eBay Store Connectibles, we thought this article would be of interest to some of our customers.

This Post was taken from a Wikipedia Page and can be found with references HERE.

 

Antique Skookum Apple Head Doll Prototype, Convex Glass Signed Mary McAboy RARE

apple headRemarkable rare Skookum doll head by the original founder of the company herself, only one of it’s kind we have ever seen or heard of! 

From a museum that closed it’s doors years ago in Washington State comes a sealed apple head hand-made by Mary Dwyer McAboy , the designer of the original Skookum doll. Has original tag from the Museum AND McAboy’s own handwritten note on the back, along with Skookum intact label.  Note itself is collectible without the doll head!apple head 2

Circa 1915, later sealed under heavy convex glass & mounted and then given by McAboy with hand-written note to a friend in 1935. All documented on the back!

Quite extraordinary, she says this head was the “prototype head that started the entire Skookum industry” and history.  Preserved beautifully because of being protectively sealed, black pin glass eyes, fine hair that looks through the glass like human hair, pieces of original woven Native American style cloth in perfect color and condition. Has original Skookum label on back.

A true piece of doll history, unlikely to ever be anything at all similar found again. 

The glass itself is amazing, thick and raised bubble glass style with a swirled twist border that is very elegant. Copper metal border with screws on oak base.Condition is excellent for everything.  Glass is VERY reflective; please excuse the white spots which are only caused by camera, not on the actual item. 

We are very confident that the provenance is accurate and that this particular head was one of the earliest apple heads that McAboy made herself, then sealed to protect it, then later gave it to her friend as a gift. There certainly may be others that she also framed and preserved, but we’ve never come across one like it. 

History: 

Mary Dwyer McAboy (1876-1961), of MissoulaMontana learned to carve apple head dolls as a child from her mother.[1] According to an account by McAboy, her mother had sold apple dolls at church socials and sewing circles.[2]

Mary Dwyer had worked as a schoolteacher before marrying Frank E. McAboy in 1909. Her husband died of tuberculosis four years later, in 1913.[3]

Later that year, Mary McAboy began to market apple head dolls dressed in Indian costumes, and achieved rapid commercial success.[4]According to McAboy, her career as a doll maker began when she made an Indian village which she displayed in the window of a grocery store. Vaudeville actress Fritzi Scheff was performing in Missoula at the time, saw the display, and purchased it for “actual money”.[ McAboy duplicated the display, which also sold quickly, and she then began selling increasing numbers of the dolls. She publicized her growing business through western newspapers, and arranged a display at a women’s suffrage office in NY, gaining press coverage there.

She had difficulty processing large numbers of apples, as excessive moisture led to rotting. She consulted with chemists at Montana State Univ in an attempt to control the problem. But demand grew so rapidly that she moved to mass production techniques within a year, and soon almost all of the doll heads were made out of  composition.”  More pictures are available in our eBay Store Connectibles.

 

Hedwig Amish Lydia De Angeli 1930’s Vintage 14″ Composition Doll + Book

dollBeautiful 14″ Hedwig doll Lydia, wonderful Mary Hoyer style face. Composition, mohair wig, painted eyes, lovely coloring, original costume.

Lydia depicts a young Amish girl, a character from Marguerite de Angeli’s book “Henner’s Lydia”, 1936.  The 7 different Hedwig dolls were created to depict the characters in the children’s books written by De Angeli, and taken by the traveling salesmen around the country as they sold the books. Costumes were copied from the book illustrations and designed by Hedwig Ryglewicz, Mrs. de Angeli’s friend. They were never offered for sale to the general public, only available through Marguerite’s publisher Doubleday.

Originally made by the Ideal Toy company, similar beautiful face used for Mary Hoyer. Unmarked, they are difficult to identify; ours has what I believe is the original wrist tag and completely original costume. 

We are including an ex-library copy of the book as well for you to read AND display with this lovely doll. 

Lydia is just lovely and quite scarce and difficult to find. This is our first Lydia to offer, and we are unlikely to find another!  Please look at this doll and many others in our eBay Store Connectibles.

Ideal Patti Playpal Doll 1960 & Orig Box Blonde Pulled-Back Hair, Modern Dress

PattiPP Gorgeous pre-loved Patti Playpal Doll 1960 Ideal 35″ Companion Doll, with beautiful high color. Blonde pull-back hairstyle, super-clean doll in her original box.

She’s wearing her original shoes but is in a custom made replacement dress,slip,panties and socks. All are in excellent condition.

PattiPP2Terrific display doll. She can stand alone well but is somewhat loosely strung so needs to be positioned. Arms hold most poses.

Box shows wear and tear but is always fun to find with the doll.  Find this and many other vintage dolls in our eBay Store Connectibles.

Amazing Vintage Doll & Clothing Collection – Cissy, Cissette, Patti Playpal, Miss Revlon, Jill, Chatty Cathy

We recently acquired an Amazing Vintage Doll Collection that are in Excellent to Very Good Condition.  In addition, we also have many original dresses to go along with most of these dolls.  Feast your eyes on these Bevy of Beauties….

Chatty Cissy Jill MAC Patti Revelon

Madame Alexander Cissette 900 Box Tosca Fashion Doll & RARE #842 Velvet Outfit

MACThis listing features a pre-owned but absolutely gorgeous and near mint original Cissette Tosca doll #900 in box along with outfit #842. Originally issued as a set “for afternoon tea at a friend’s house,” very scarce and hard to find. Doll and set are outstanding and pristine. MAC2

Set includes chic black velvet sheath, pink chiffon hat, earrings, black sandals, stockings, bloomers. Only thing missing is necklace. Doll is beautiful, great face coloring. Box has some light general wear. TERRIFIC opportunity to add a pristine doll AND a gorgeous outfit together. 

  • Lots of photos; please look to see details.
  • Hat is so beautiful on it’s own! 
  • Earrings, stockings, shoes, bloomers, dress… all there!

Please see our eBay store Connectibles for this and other Cissette items.

Petitcollin France School Playset + 2 Dolls Organic Cotton New Holiday Gift 3-7

 petitcollinFantastic 3 box playset by French companies Vilac and Petitcollin, perfect imaginative gift for children who love to “Play School” during creative play! All 3 pieces are new in original boxes. 

Includes:

  • “School in a Suitcase” – “L’ecole en valise”, is a folding storage playset of a school. Open it up and you have 30 pieces, including 2 wooden chairs, slate & chalk, ruler and wooden square, notebooks, crayons, pictures, clock.  All accessories can be stored in the 2 drawers in the small school. Highest quality, designed in France. 12″ x 8″ x 4″ when closed. 
  • TWO dolls, one can be teacher, other can be student!
  • Petitcollin “Colinette” Anniversaire is 10″, soft huggable body, removable clothes, vinyl head and limbs, blonde hair.
  • Other doll is Leo Ecolo Roselys 10″ Doll, soft fabric body made of organic cotton. Clothes are made of organic cotton as well. Blue eyes, brown painted hair, made in Europe. 

This listing features the school playset, the girl doll with blond hair and the boy doll with organic body and clothes with brown hair. All new in boxes.  Find this and other Petitcollin / Vilac items in our eBay store connectibles.

1946 Raggedy Ann Doll Gruelle HTF Silsby Tag Georgene Rag Doll 24″ Orig Outfit

RaggedyPictured here is a highly collectible version of the beloved Raggedy Ann Doll!

24″, tagged with the rare 1946 Silsby Georgene tag, only used for one year after Georgene remarried and changed her name on the tag. Marriage didn’t last, so neither did the tag!

Cheerful Silsby face, original clothing, overall good condition with wear as shown in photos. Please look carefully for details.  She’s been well loved and admired, now looking for a special new home!

Legs are an unusual non-traditional style red ticking-type stripe pattern, no boots. It appears the legs may have been replaced or at least re-stitched at some point; please look at photos and you decide. 

We have others listed from same collector that can be found in our eBay Store connectibles.