Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Antique Bisque Doll Head
My sister is a minimalist, and doesn't share my appreciation for antiques, which she disdainfully refers to as "a bunch of old junk." For my recent birthday, I took myself on an antiquing shopping spree, and my sister later asked me what I found. "Ooooh: an absolutely fantastic broken old doll head," I replied, beaming over the beautifully sculpted and painted bisque head, circa the 1880s. My sister looked at me scornfully, and said, "You bought a broken doll head?" Yes. I did. But just look at her: she's beautiful! And technically speaking, it's only her shoulderplate that's broken...
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wow, great find!
ReplyDeletewell worth whatever you paid for her.
ReplyDeleteShe was only 20 bucks, just like the Bliss blocks posted elsewhere. It was a "20 buck" day: I got an old rocking horse later for the same price...weird...
ReplyDeleteYour dollhead is beautiful. The broken shoulder plate doesn't matter. The face is lovely and the molded hair, too. I love these kind of dolls.
ReplyDeleteHugs and greetings from Bavaria, Germany
Marion
Thanks! I'm glad you all like her. I love her hair: it's very different from that on all my other china heads, and I thought it was really pretty.
ReplyDeleteHi, i was wondering if I could use this picture of this doll for my AP art project
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