Fridays at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of the items that they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
Category: Dolls
I could barely read the maker’s name on the neck of the doll. That’s the first place to look to find out who made a doll, vintage or modern. The dim overhead lights at the…
“I Feel Good” James Brown doll
Posted in Dolls, Music, Performers, and Toys
Auctions are about more than just antiques. They’re also about kitsch, and what can be more kitschy than a singing James Brown doll. Such a doll showed up at an auction I attended last weekend…
Christmas stocking stuffers buried in box lots
Posted in Beauty Products, bottles, Carvings, Christmas, collectibles, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Holidays, jewelry, and Personal items
The woman was as gleeful as a little girl with her boxes of Barbies and doll clothes. She couldn’t wait to get them home and go through them, she said. You never know what’s hidden…
The woman walked directly to the dolls I had displayed on a table near the back of my booth. She was looking for a black Patti Playpal doll like one she had as a child…
Whimsical sculptures from old doll heads & tins
Posted in Art, collectibles, Crafts, and Dolls
I had only just arrived at the crafts festival, on the lookout for that unique something-something that would wow me. I had dipped into one vendor’s space after another – not lingering, just glancing and moving on.…
Fridays at Auction Finds are readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of the items that they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
Putting a value on a doll collection
Posted in collectibles, and Dolls
With pen in hand and his wife standing over his shoulder, the auction-goer listened carefully and intently as the dolls were bidded on and bought. He jotted down the price of each of the 500 dolls…
Collectibles that may not be worth your money
Posted in collectibles, Dolls, Figurines, Movies, and Toys
An auction house recently retweeted a story about items that people bought as collectibles but are not worth the price they paid for them. I found the list interesting because practically every one of the…