Armand Marseille George Borgfeldt Googly Doll Watermelon Antique 255 Germany AM
Item History & Price
Solid bisque dome head doll with lightly molded painted hair, blue painted intaglio googly eyes looking to the left, watermelon closed smiling mouth, composition body, jointed at the neck, arms, and legs, with molded painted white socks and blue painted mary jane shoes. *Please read entire description and view pictures*The stamp on the back of the head says:GB 255
Germany
A 6/0 M
DRMRThe A M is Armand Marseille and the GB is George Borgfeldt. I believe she is an Armand Marsei...lle head made for a George Borgfeldt body. Mold number 255 as the mold number. She is 9 inches tall.She has painted concave " googly " eyes in blue that are side glancing or " roguish ". Likely made sometime beginning in 1920 or a little later. She has formed and painted hair. Her head is bisque and she has a composition body. Her dress and undergraments seem to be original. She has one extra hand sewn undergarment that was used by the previous owner to better secure her legs in a stiffer position.This doll is old and was well loved in her time, thus she has some damage. Please view the pictures very carefully as they are an important part of my description. She has some marks on her head (I've been told these can be cleaned with cheap dish soap and cloth but I will leave that to her future owner), a few tiny chips on her hand, a chunk is missing from one foot, and one leg joint is damaged and was repaired by the original owner (amateur repair using what appears to be a paper clip). Her clothing is, to my eye, in really good condition for its age. It could definitely use a gentle washing, however. Some stains may not come out. As always, see pictures.Her central body is in good condition. I was able to remove all of her garments except her under dress. I was able to pull that up and see most of her body and saw no noteworthy damage. The very top of her chest I could not see but I checked as best I could feeling with my fingers and peeking through arm and neck holes and could find no noteworthy damage.Shipping: I will package this doll with the utmost care to make sure she gets to you in the same condition she is in now.Disclaimer on this description: I am not an antique doll expert or collector. I have done extensive research and consulted a few collectors for this information, but again, I am not an expert myself. So, please ask me any questions you have as there may be things I did not think to look over or mention. I will answer to the best of my ability. And please view all the pictures carefully! Thank you!
Germany
A 6/0 M
DRMRThe A M is Armand Marseille and the GB is George Borgfeldt. I believe she is an Armand Marsei...lle head made for a George Borgfeldt body. Mold number 255 as the mold number. She is 9 inches tall.She has painted concave " googly " eyes in blue that are side glancing or " roguish ". Likely made sometime beginning in 1920 or a little later. She has formed and painted hair. Her head is bisque and she has a composition body. Her dress and undergraments seem to be original. She has one extra hand sewn undergarment that was used by the previous owner to better secure her legs in a stiffer position.This doll is old and was well loved in her time, thus she has some damage. Please view the pictures very carefully as they are an important part of my description. She has some marks on her head (I've been told these can be cleaned with cheap dish soap and cloth but I will leave that to her future owner), a few tiny chips on her hand, a chunk is missing from one foot, and one leg joint is damaged and was repaired by the original owner (amateur repair using what appears to be a paper clip). Her clothing is, to my eye, in really good condition for its age. It could definitely use a gentle washing, however. Some stains may not come out. As always, see pictures.Her central body is in good condition. I was able to remove all of her garments except her under dress. I was able to pull that up and see most of her body and saw no noteworthy damage. The very top of her chest I could not see but I checked as best I could feeling with my fingers and peeking through arm and neck holes and could find no noteworthy damage.Shipping: I will package this doll with the utmost care to make sure she gets to you in the same condition she is in now.Disclaimer on this description: I am not an antique doll expert or collector. I have done extensive research and consulted a few collectors for this information, but again, I am not an expert myself. So, please ask me any questions you have as there may be things I did not think to look over or mention. I will answer to the best of my ability. And please view all the pictures carefully! Thank you!
