The Estate of Bessie Mae Carriss

A Collection of Glazed and Bisque Porcelain Doll Components

Live auction will start in __ days and __ hours

Start price: $5

Estimated price: $40 - $80

Buyer's Premium: 20%

Description

An assortment of porcelain and ceramic doll-making components and replacement parts. The lot includes a variety of glazed and unglazed pieces suited for doll assembly, restoration, or mixed-media art. Visible components include two large pink-glazed heads featuring molded yellow hair tufts, large black side-glancing eyes, and smiling mouths. One matching pink-glazed torso is present, featuring large circular openings at the neck, shoulders, and hips. The collection also contains two smaller heads: one unglazed peach-toned head with molded brown hair and closed eyes, and one white-glazed shoulder-head of a woman with molded black hair and painted blue eyes. A variety of limbs are included, consisting of arms and legs in different scales and finishes. Several limbs are white-glazed with painted footwear in black and brown, while others are finished in peach-toned bisque. Many components feature pre-drilled holes at the attachment points to facilitate stringing.The items are stored loose within a cardboard box. No maker’s marks, signatures, or factory stamps are visible on the exterior surfaces of the pieces.Width: 12.25 inchesLength: 15.5 inches.