antique male doll
30 October 2022
Description

porcelain doll, neck/shoulder/elbow/wrist/knee joints

Dimensions

24"

Provenance

in Mom's house for decades

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within about 17 hours
By Delia
Oct 31, 13:14 UTC
Fair Market Value
$400 - $600 USD
Insurance Value $1,000 USD
What does this mean?

Hi John,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
I'm not seeing the same mark on the back of the neck of this male doll as I did for the female doll, though they look similar to me. If they have the same mark, please let me know and I'll upgrade the value on this doll.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage or antique bisque porcelain male character doll
probably made in Germany, late 19th/early 20th Century
With strawberry blond hair and blue eyes (sleeping), bisque porcelain head and body, wearing a pink jacket and breeches, knit stockings and (leather?) shoes. Marked indistinctly to the back of the head.
24 inches tall
CONDITION: appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: inherited
$400-600*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.

John lockamy Oct 31, 13:22 UTC

entire doll is porcelain

Delia Nov 02, 22:50 UTC

Thanks, John, you're all set.

John lockamy Nov 12, 13:02 UTC

would like to consign to sale

Delia Nov 12, 17:49 UTC

Hi John,
Mearto doesn't take items on consignment but you are welcome to use our online marketplace to help find a buyer. If you've marked this as "for sale" with a "public" status, it is already on our marketplace and interested buyers can reach out to you directly.
If you don't know how to change the status, let me know and I'll ask our client services dept to do that for you (I can't do it on my end).
Thanks,
Delia

John lockamy Nov 13, 13:01 UTC

please initiate a for sale status

Delia Nov 15, 23:57 UTC

Request submitted; this should be updated within 24 hours.

John lockamy Nov 24, 16:08 UTC

following up on submitted request for sale consignment

Delia Nov 25, 19:49 UTC

This doll is now listed on the marketplace.

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