Nelling, Inc.
C l o t h D o l l s
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Rarest Wellington Doll
23" |
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From the Sherryl Shirran Collection
SOLD |
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Seldom do these breathtaking cloth dolls made by
Martha Wellington of Massachusetts in 1883 come out of hiding. This
one is from the renowned collection of the late Sherryl Shirran. It is
a stockinette doll with oil painted hair and facial features, this one
having soulful brown eyes, a slightly smiling mouth and defined ears..
The complexion and shading is soft and the molded details give her the sweet
expression of a plumb baby. Her facial surface has some wear and
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The lower limbs are also oil painted to look realistic and most adorable are
her cupped hands with stitched fingers that want to hold a toy or a blanket!
Her toes also have the stitched detail. Her cloth torso and upper limbs
appear to have been given a replaced stockinette covering and it is not
known what is under it, or if it was even necessary as the body is solid and
sturdy. This compelling young child wears an antique baby gown and
bonnet in addition to antique undergarments, and antique red leather boots.
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Poupee
Fabrette Cloth Lady in Purple
$1,500.
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Poupee
Fabrette Cloth Lady in Brown
$1500.
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These
two ladies came to us recently as sort of a mystery. Of course their
similarity to side-glancing French boudoir dolls or Italian lady dolls was
clear, however the nature of their model stance, life-like poses and
intricate costume details kept us hunting for more information. Then, while
dealing with completely separate doll collection, what surfaced but one more
of these sultry ladies. To have never seen one before, then to fall upon
three of them from two unrelated sources was intriguing. Finally, we
unearthed a past auction lot that featured ten of these figures in one lot
that brought an astounding $19,500.00 years ago. And in that lot are three
familiar faces, as the sold lot was probably broken up and the dolls sold
individually, with three of them now being in our possession.
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This posting is for the two you see
pictured here, roughly 14 1/2” and 16” tall, both having softly stuffed
stockinette faces and bodies, with painted, molded facial features and
decoration depicting ladies of the pre-World War I era, but wearing
costumes from much earlier fashion silhouettes.
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Lenci Sport Series
17" (Doll) |
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Polo Player
$2,500. |
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From
the ever-popular and desirable Sports Series, we have a well-suited Lenci
Polo player with the 300 model face. Dating from 1930, he has light brown,
side-glancing eyes on a molded felt pouty face with pronounced cheeks in
an almost a downward pose. He has sandy blond mohair inset locks, molded
and applied ears and a slightly olive complexion with a head that subtly
swivels. His chubby child-like body is jointd at the shoulders and hips
and is very clean along with the head, with just very minor signs of the
almost 100 years that have passed since he was made. Just some occasional,
faint, faint smudges seen around the face, and the costume has some soil
discoloration on the pants or breeches.
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Black Cloth Doll
13 1/2" |
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Early 1900's
$675. |
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Her hair is a tightly crimped black yarn which is covered with a red and
white polka dot bandana that picks up the vibrant color in her
multi-colored print cotton dress. Over that is a white, heavy cotton apron
where a swatch of her dress fabric is tucked neatly into a left side
pocket. Her body is of black cotton cloth. For added details, she has a
jade green cotton underslip, worn black leatherette slippers and even
beaded glass pierced earrings!
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Lenci Mascotte in Original Box
$450. |
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Resting
in her original, labeled factory box, is this spunky Lenci Mascotte girl
(9"), dressed in her original “sweeper” outfit, holding her straw broom with
wooden handle. She has light blue, side glancing painted eyes, long blond
hair with a top bun and a slightly olive complexion.
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Her costume is an orange-red and crème
checkered felt dress with crème fabric apron, crème socks and orange-red
felt shoes. The red color has faded somewhat but there are no mothholes
visible. The box is is good condition, with wear at the corners of the lid. Cara
Bambina!
LW
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Lenci Mascotte Lady with Tag
$245. |
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Wearing
a colorful, original regional outfit, here is a Lenci Mascotte girl (10"
overall) that, by her pale coloring and light blond hair with side
buns, looks to depict someone from a very northern Italian area. Here green
and purple felt outfit with silver factory tag, does have some moth holes
that can be seen in the photo. The tall, matching felt hat takes her to an
overall 10 inches. Over the skirt is a netted apron with applied felt
flowers and the silver metal buttons are all there except the missing one at
the neckline. Bella!
LW
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Lenci Sport Series - Rower
$1,750. |
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From
the rare and sought-after Lenci sports series comes this handsome guy (17"),
the Lenci Rower (missing his wooden oar) who dates from 1930 Italy. His face
is pressed and painted felt with the side-glancing shyness of the 300
series, with brown painted eyes and soft blond mohair on his swivel head.
Also of felt is his chubby, stuffed toddler body, jointed at the shoulders
and hips, as well as his rowing costume of cream with bold black stripes
repeated on the shirt and cap. He is the proud winner of a blue ribbon from
a past doll competition. Just a bit of soil is on his face, with a small
area of wear over his right eyebrow.
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nellingdolls@gmail.com
Post Office Box 4327 n
Burbank, CA 91503
Cell (818) 738-4591
n Home Phone (818)
562-7839
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