Lot 145:
Description
A collection of vintage dolls and a dinosaur figure, likely dating from the mid-20th century. The lot comprises several dolls in various materials including vinyl, hard plastic, and composition. Featured is a large vinyl doll with blonde rooted hair and sleep eyes, wearing a white knitted jumper with a lace collar and tan corduroy trousers. A composition baby doll with molded hair and sleep eyes is included, wearing a dark blue knitted jumper with red floral embroidery and a white cloth nappy; this doll bears a white adhesive label on the forehead reading ‘762’. The assortment also contains a hard plastic doll with a green wig in a cream lace tiered dress, a smaller doll in a white lace dress, a doll with short brown hair in a floral print romper, and a small doll in a pink lace gown. Accompanying the dolls is a large, green textured vinyl Tyrannosaurus Rex style dinosaur figure featuring yellow-painted claws and fitted with a brown vinyl harness and reins. No manufacturer marks are legible on the bodies of the items.
Condition report:
The collection shows significant signs of age and wear. The large doll with blonde hair has heavy dark staining around the eye sockets (photo 1). The composition baby doll displays surface cracking and paint loss across the head (photo 2). The clothing on several dolls, particularly the lace and tulle garments, shows yellowing, fraying, and tearing (photo 2). The green dinosaur figure exhibits scuffing and paint wear on the claws (photo 3). All items appear dusty from long-term storage.
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