Antique German Lowbrow Pet Name China Doll Dorothy 1885

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Vintage German Lowbrow China Doll This beauty of a china lowbrow doll is a super size for display- and so much of her is all original- and she's a nice cabinet-sized 14" tall! She has a pretty lowbrow style head, with a lovely molded sholderplate in bright white glazed china with faded gilding. Marked "Dorothy" on the front of her shoulderplate, she is also marked "Pat appl" on the back, and probably also reads "Germany" (though her sewn-on costume obscures it). Circa 1880s-early 90s, she's a good example of the Pet Names girls, and has a slightly turned head as well. Her face is quite pretty, with a lovely symmetrical lowbrow black hairstyle, with sculpted curls and a deep centered part down the middle; her little ears are just showing, and the hair is a nice uniform shade all around. Her face has brightly painted pink cheeks, a beestung coral mouth with thin upturned smile line, bright sky blue eyes with black lid lines and small black pupils, and very thin and long one-stroke symmetrical black brows. Some slight wear to paint on front and back of hair, as is normal for these chinas, but no chips or cracks to head or shoulderplate. Her tightly stuffed corset waist muslin body is the original 1890s body, and she has simple muslin arms and legs; it's likely this doll was made at home by Mother soon after purchase, from a head purchased from a shop, though it's a higher quality head than normally found in home-made dolls. Some darning and repairs to legs, though this was done long ago. Her beautiful costume is also original to the coll, and c1890s as well, made from printed starched lawn with a pretty brown floral pattern, and sewn to the doll; it looks to have started out from an 1890s sewn shirtwaist originally. Her cotton pantaloons and tatted lace petticoat are also nicely made from home materials, and sewn in as well. This costume has faded a bit, but is so beautifully made it little matters, and a doll like this, in such original condition and so obviously made with care at home, really has a lovely bit of history about her. All in all, a charming German china doll- we may not know her past but we do know her name! Please check our other auctions, as we have a small but select group of other vintage items and antique dolls up for auction this week! with Marionettejilly!! A Word About Vintage Items : Marionettejilly endeavors to be accurate with our descriptions- but we aren’t perfect, and we may have missed something that’s important to you-- so ask before an auction ends! We sell mostly vintage and antique items, with wear and the ravages of time as to be expected. Do not expect such vintage items to be in new or like new condition- many of our items are fragile, played with, and many are over 100 years old. Use your own good common sense, and expect an item to have a unique patina and history all its own- with imperfections inherent in antique pieces! Our shipping represents not only postage but also time, gas, packing materials, and, as of July 2011, the 7.5% Final Value Fee that Ebay charges to shipping. Due to these increases, we are no longer able to do exact postage shipping, and we do not barter about shipping once an item has ended; domestic shipping is clearly stated within the auction listing. Most items will be shipped within three business days of payment, and all packages are hand-delivered by us to the Post Office. Refund Policy: If you are unhappy with any item, it may of course be returned for a full refund of purchase price. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT OFFER PARTIAL REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON. There are no exceptions to this policy, and we will report unscrupulous buyers. New Shipping Information: Starting in July 2011, Ebay will begin charging 7.5% Final Value Fees to both the final auction price AND shipping, in effect raising everyone’s shipping rates. Feel free to complain to Ebay- and please accept our apologies for the higher shipping, particularly to our international custo... read more

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