Collectible Dolls | DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls https://dollsmagazine.com/collectible-dolls/ Advice By and For Professional Doll Makers Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:22:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 Curious Collector: Madame Alexander Scarlett https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-madame-alexander-scarlett/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:04:43 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25311 Q: This 14-inch vinyl and hard plastic doll was standing in a booth at an antiques mall. She did not have the box but did have the wrist tag.

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Show and Tell: Adoration for JAMIEshow Dolls Continues After 15 Years https://dollsmagazine.com/show-and-tell-adoration-for-jamieshow-dolls-continues-after-15-years/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:23:06 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25282 The JAMIEshow's ability to conquer the runway and to make both historic beauty and opulent contemporary costuming is a laudable superpower.

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Antique Q&A: All-Bisque Jeanne I. Orsini Doll https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-all-bisque-jeanne-i-orsini-doll/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:05:51 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25187 A: Jeanne I. Orsini designed some cute smiling baby dolls made by the Alt, Beck & Gottschalck porcelain factory in Germany in the 1920s.

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Spread a Little Love https://dollsmagazine.com/spread-a-little-love/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:34:55 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25249 Ashten Bryant has always been in the art world, but despite having a grandmother who crafted dolls, she didn’t pursue dollmaking initially.

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Curious Collector: 1998 Spice Girls Set https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-1998-spice-girls-set/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:22:42 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25140 I was wondering what a current value would be of this five-doll gift set of all five Spice Girls in the same box.

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Curious Collector: Madame Alexander Blue Boy Sample https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-madame-alexander-blue-boy-sample/ Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:09:45 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25116 Q: I recently bought this doll at an auction, in a lot with other things. He looked different from the Blue Boy I had at home.

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Step Back in Time: Holiday Shopping for Dolls in 1958 https://dollsmagazine.com/step-back-in-time-holiday-shopping-for-doll-in-1958/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:31:14 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=25005 Holiday shopping was exciting for both buyers and sellers of dolls in 1958. There were a variety of dolls that catered to children.

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Curious Collector: Mattel Tutti https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-mattel-tutti/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:43:17 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24994 I found this adorable Mattel Tutti Me and My Dog set never removed from box. She is vinyl with rooted hair and the dog is one-piece plush.

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Antique Q&A: Madame Alexander McGuffey Ana https://dollsmagazine.com/antique-qa-madame-alexander-mcguffey-ana/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:47:39 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24730 Q: I have a cute composition Madame Alexander doll tagged “McGuffey Ana.” Do you know the significance of the name McGuffey Ana?

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Curious Collector: 1930s Madame Alexander Wendy Anns https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-1930s-madame-alexander-wendy-anns/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:59:21 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24702 I saw these adorable Madame Alexander composition dolls at a recent doll show in New England and could not resist the pair.

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