They are porcelain. I don't know anything else. I looked, but couldn't find any markings. One has strings attaching the parts.
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This doll looks quite old to me. Take it to a dealer. You can also upload the pictures to the forum at www.dollreference.com
Hi! Can you please tell me how tall the are?
Do the eyes on the one on the right blink/close? Can you tell what she is stuffed with?
They are sweet and I want to get you the best info possible!
Thanks!
The one on the right is 15in. Other is 14in tall. No her eyes don't blink but she has fascinating eye lashes. I can't tell what the stuffing is. But I found a tag on her clothes that say made in China not a toy. When I tap on the right one it sounds different from the other porcelain dolls. Thank you.
Thanks for the additional info.
I have not found exact matches, but from my research I think the one on the left is a late 1980s, early 1990s "knock off" of a porcelain cabbage patch doll.
There were some pricey ones from Danbury Mint that were released in those years, and then there came people trying to capitalize on that wave and created unbranded ones sold in lower end retail stores like five and dimes and some smaller gift shops.
They are super cute, but have very little value in the market as a collectible. Sadly the real Danbury Mint ones have very little value also so it is a lose-lose in this market at the moment.
The one on the right, now that I know she has a tag with made in China on her, confirms that she probably is newer also...maybe late 1980s-1990s. There were several series of small Victorian dolls by brands like Dynasty and Madame Alexander, but they are always marked. Without a mark it is going to be very challenging to know exactly who made her.
As I said, I cannot find exact matches to either, so what I am going to tell you is that generally the market for 98 percent of the newer dolls (1970s-to today) is the softest it has ever been and there are literally thousands up for grabs on eBay and Etsy at the moment.
If they were mine, I may hold on to them for a while and try to list closer to the holidays OR I would find a child who would love them and let them have them.
PS, if the outfit comes off the one on the right, you may actually fetch up to $10 for the outfit alone (if it is in good shape). This was something I just learned recently that there are some folks who collect just the clothing and if it is in nice shape and advertised well (a happy bonus if the clothing fits other dolls--like American Girl or Barbie), they will buy them. Look at eBay with a search for Victorian doll clothes to get an idea of what I am talking about.
Thanks for sharing your lovelies and the additional info.
One more thing to add....I found one on Etsy that is very close to the Cabbage Patch knock off you have and she sold for $25--which to me is amazing! The seller commented she was one of a kind, although her ad was quite misleading calling it Cabbage Patch in the headline, but then saying look alike in the body of the text:
www.flippertools.com/
I am curious if the buyer was happy! There is no feedback from the buyer--it was purchased not quite 2 weeks ago. When I see things advertised this way, it reminds of of the old bait and switch thing or puffing up an item...calling it Rare...Rare is something that was made in limited quantities, which these were made in large quantifies.
What is the old expression...let the buyer beware!!! Everyone wants to think they are getting something rare and valuable!
That said, you may fetch $25 for the one on the left.
The little one on the left is really cute but I just cannot place her.
Maybe if you supply more information Pghgirl will be able to supply more information.
You can submit your pictures to a doll forum and see if someone recognizes them.
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