antique dolls
Old toy figures
Antique dolls are dolls old enough to be valued as collectibles, typically at least a century old.
The category includes porcelain-headed French fashion dolls, German bisque dolls, and early American cloth dolls.
Collectors prize condition, original clothing, and maker's marks: Her antique dolls are displayed in a glass cabinet.
The market distinguishes antique from merely vintage dolls.
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- painted facesCosmetically decorated visages
- glass eyesArtificial orbs replacing natural ones
- papier-mâchéMolded paper-paste sculpture material
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- antique dollsbisque doll, china doll, fashion doll
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- metal dollslead figures
- toysteddy bear, doll, stuffed animal, puzzles, blocks
- collectiblesbaseball cards, commemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps
- historical reproductionsperiod costumes, historical portraits