The sweet little doll had been mine for a long time. I remember the first time I saw her in a glass display case at the auction house. She was a mere babe, not because…
Category: Dolls
There’s something about dolls that draws me to them. I’ve written about plenty of them and often would see them at auction. Not anymore, though. I suspect that fewer collections are being sold off by…
My unintended collection of black dolls
Posted in Doll collectors, and Dolls
On Sunday, the Paul Robeson House & Museum in Philadelphia will host Barbara Whiteman, founder of the Philadelphia Doll Museum, which houses her collection of hundreds of black dolls. The museum, which opened in 1988,…
Remembering Aunt Sarah & her dolls
Posted in Dolls
I met Aunt Sarah some years ago when I lived in Florida, and drove with her niece and my good friend Yvonne to Jacksonville to visit her and Uncle Stafford. Aunt Sarah was a sweet…
From Jackie pearls to Marilyn dolls to coins at Franklin Mint sale
Posted in collectibles, Dolls, Figurines, and Uncategorized
One auction-buyer paid $1,300 for a set of silver coins. Another practically bought the entire lot of Jackie Kennedy, Princess Diana, Scarlett O’Hara and Gibson Girl bisque dolls in fabulous outfits. One guy did the same…
Read an eBay for Business blog post about me
Posted in Dolls, and Reader questions
As some of you may know, many of my Friday blog posts are answers to readers’ questions about the items they own. I choose the most interesting items, and research them on Google to unlock…
Guess what this half doll is used for
Posted in Dolls, and Guess what it is
She’s a cutie, this porcelain doll in the pink flowered skirt. What you see on first glance is not all of what she is, though. She is a half doll, a porcelain figure that was…
Reader seeks identity of Hazelle’s African American marionette
Posted in Children, Dolls, Reader questions, and Toys
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them identify their items or determine the value of them. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
“I want my dolls!,” the woman screamed so loud that I was sure folks walking outside the auction house could hear her. It was the anguished cry of a woman in distress, the fervor in…
Auctions tables are full of remnants from our past, and one special item can evoke memories that have long lain dormant. That’s what happened recently when two items from my blog posts propelled readers back to…