Hi Rosemary,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

Royal Doulton Nisbet dolls are collectible porcelain dolls produced as a collaboration between Royal Doulton, the famous English ceramics manufacturer, and Ralph and Margaret Nisbet, founders of Nisbet Limited, a company known for high-quality collectible dolls.

Kate Greenaway was a beloved Victorian-era English illustrator and author best known for her charming illustrations of children in idyllic, 18th-century-inspired clothing. Her work was immensely popular in children's books, greeting cards, and fashion design during the late 19th century. Greenaway-style dolls became a collectible category. These dolls were often dressed in costumes that mirrored the pastoral, Regency-era clothing seen in her illustrations—high-waisted dresses, bonnets, pantalettes, and sashes.

Royal Doulton Nisbet issued the Firstborn Swansdown doll in 1982.

While some sellers are asking between $100 and $150 for the dolls they're selling in online platforms such as eBay and Etsy, when these come to auction, they don't bring quite as much. Other new/in-the-box dolls from this edition usually sell between $60 and $90 at auction.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage Royal Doulton House of Nisbet Limited Edition "Firstborn" doll
Swansdown Reg. No.1367 of 5,000, from the Kate Greenaway Collection.
1982
The porcelain doll with blond hair and painted porcelain head, wearing a swansdown-trimmed silk, knit and lace dress.
12 inches tall
CONDITION: New, in the original packaging
PROVENANCE: Unknown
$60-90*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

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~ Delia