
Appraisal: German Dolls in Original Clothes, ca. 1905
Clip: Season 29 Episode 21 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: German Dolls in Original Clothes, ca. 1905
In Vintage Phoenix 2025, Hour 2, Marshall Martin appraises German dolls in original clothes, ca. 1905.
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Appraisal: German Dolls in Original Clothes, ca. 1905
Clip: Season 29 Episode 21 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
In Vintage Phoenix 2025, Hour 2, Marshall Martin appraises German dolls in original clothes, ca. 1905.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: My uncle had a storage room and he moved out east and he was looking to just get rid of everything in there, and so my brother and I decided to take it and, instead of, you know, getting a few bucks for the whole lot, we would go through it and see what was in there.
GUEST: And we've run across quite a few things, and we ran across a box with some dolls in it.
And as far as what I know about them, uh, I'm about to learn, I guess.
(chuckles) APPRAISER: Okay.
I chose two dolls out of the... out of the lot... GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: ...just so we could compare the two.
Both of these dolls were made at about the same time, early 20th century, about 1900 to 1910.
The doll in white was made by a company called Armand Marseille, and it sounds like a French name... APPRAISER: ...but he's a German manufacturer, probably the most prolific doll manufacturer in Germany at the time.
They made these what we call "dolly face" dolls, and they have sleep eyes, an open mouth with teeth showing, and those were all the bells and whistles that people wanted.
This is a great example.
It's got all of its original clothes, original wig.
Thousands and thousands and thousands of this type of doll were made in Germany.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: About the same time, one of the companies, called ämmer & Reinhardt, wanted to make some character dolls, something that was a little different than the dolly-face doll.
APPRAISER: So they started making this type of doll, and you'll notice it has painted eyes, it has a mouth with painted teeth... People still wanted to buy the doll with the sleep eyes and the open mouth.
The dolls like the doll in black did not sell.
Therefore, it made that doll extremely rare.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: The artist that designed this doll worked for ämmer & Reinhardt.
He had a little, uh, tiff with that company.
He moved to the Simon Halbig company in Germany and made this series of dolls.
This particular doll doesn't really have a name, uh, but it's referred to by the number.
It's a Simon Halbig, 1-5-1, or 151.
The doll in white, made by Armand Marseille, is a number 390.
They're both style numbers for the particular doll.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: The doll in white, on today's market, retail, would sell for about $450 to $550.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: The doll in black is going to sell, retail, from between $10,000 and $12,000.
GUEST: Whoa.
APPRAISER: They did a series they called the 100 Series, and there are other dolls in that series that are worth even more than this, but you've got a spectacular doll.
GUEST: Great.
Thank you.
Appraisal: 1799 Patrick Russell Indian Serpents Book
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 32s | Appraisal: 1799 Patrick Russell Indian Serpents Book (32s)
Appraisal: 1873 Royal Worcester Japonisme Flask Vases
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 3m 2s | Appraisal: 1873 Royal Worcester Japonisme Flask Vases (3m 2s)
Appraisal: 18th & 19th C. Etchings
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 1m 16s | Appraisal: 18th & 19th C. Etchings (1m 16s)
Appraisal: 1982 Henry Moore "Half-Figure: Round Head" Bronze
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: 1982 Henry Moore "Half-Figure: Round Head" Bronze (2m 39s)
Appraisal: 19th C. Shell-encrusted Casket
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 34s | Appraisal: 19th C. Shell-encrusted Casket (34s)
Appraisal: Cut Steel Handbag, ca. 1920
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 1m 49s | Appraisal: Cut Steel Handbag, ca. 1920 (1m 49s)
Appraisal: Dent Hardware Toy Battleship, ca. 1920
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 2m 48s | Appraisal: Dent Hardware Toy Battleship, ca. 1920 (2m 48s)
Appraisal: "Dick and Jane" Teacher's Edition Book, ca. 1950
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 38s | Appraisal: "Dick and Jane" Teacher's Edition Book, ca. 1950 (38s)
Appraisal: Early 19th C. Hawaiian Lei Niho Palaoa
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 1m 14s | Appraisal: Early 19th C. Hawaiian Lei Niho Palaoa (1m 14s)
Appraisal: English Regency Hall Tree, ca. 1840
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 3m 1s | Appraisal: English Regency Hall Tree, ca. 1840 (3m 1s)
Appraisal: George Luks Watercolor, ca. 1925
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 3m 14s | Appraisal: George Luks Watercolor, ca. 1925 (3m 14s)
Appraisal: NASA Parachutes & Pot Handles, ca. 1965
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 1m 20s | Appraisal: NASA Parachutes & Pot Handles, ca. 1965 (1m 20s)
Appraisal: Patek Philippe & Swiss Watch Collection
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 3m 48s | Appraisal: Patek Philippe & Swiss Watch Collection (3m 48s)
Appraisal: Reverse-painted Handel Shade, ca. 1920
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Reverse-painted Handel Shade, ca. 1920 (1m 4s)
Appraisal: Salesman's Sample Plow, ca. 1880
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 35s | Appraisal: Salesman's Sample Plow, ca. 1880 (35s)
Appraisal: 1956 David Klein TWA Poster
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 2m 59s | Appraisal: 1956 David Klein TWA Poster (2m 59s)
Appraisal: Charles Craig Oil Portrait, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 3m 30s | Appraisal: Charles Craig Oil Portrait, ca. 1910 (3m 30s)
Appraisal: Enamel & Rock Crystal Pendant Watch, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 2m 10s | Appraisal: Enamel & Rock Crystal Pendant Watch, ca. 1910 (2m 10s)
Appraisal: Montoya & Vigil San Ildefonso Pueblo Pot, ca. 1880
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 2m 54s | Appraisal: Montoya & Vigil San Ildefonso Pueblo Pot, ca. 1880 (2m 54s)
Appraisal: 1921 Lyonel Feininger "Silver Stars" Watercolor
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 2m 50s | Appraisal: 1921 Lyonel Feininger "Silver Stars" Watercolor (2m 50s)
Appraisal: 1797 Chester County Marriage Chest
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 3m 8s | Appraisal: 1797 Chester County Marriage Chest (3m 8s)
Appraisal: 1917 First Women Yeomen's Battalion Flag
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 2m 47s | Appraisal: 1917 First Women Yeomen's Battalion Flag (2m 47s)
Appraisal: Roseville Experimental Vase, ca. 1925
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Clip: S29 Ep21 | 2m 9s | Appraisal: Roseville Experimental Vase, ca. 1925 (2m 9s)
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