DOLLS PRICE GUIDE: Antique Dolls
ALL-BISQUE KEWPIE
DOLL: All-bisque Kewpie doll, designed by Rose O'Neill and made in
Germany.
SIZE: 6 1/2" (comes in a great variety of sizes
MARKS: sometimes a paper label; this doll is marked "o'neill" on bottom of feet.
DATE OF PRODUCTION: 1912+
CHARACTERISTICS OF DOLL: Doll is all-bisque. One piece head/torso legs with arms jointed at shoulders. Painted, side-glancing eyes. Manufactured originally by Borgfeldt, later by Jospeh kallus and by Jesco in the 1980s, plus many other companies. Kewpies are made of many materials. Dolls have small blue "wings."
PRICE: This doll, approximately $200-$300 in excellent condition due to size; less for smaller examples.
COMMENTS: There are many Kewpie "competitors--all-bisques that resemble Kewpies. There are Kewpie knock-offs made in Japan.
MARKET REPORT: The great thing about Kewpies is that everyone loves them, and nearly every antique doll collector wants at least one in their collection, so in spite of being a very common doll, Kewpies are always desirable. Kewpies in action poses, or in molded clothing, can be worth MUCH mores, with rarities in excellent condition bringing several thousand dollars at auction.
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