Rare doll made for sale HSN in Limited CLOSED Editions Edition #305/2500 *JACK & JILL* Collectible Dolls....JEANNIE Di MAURO 8" full body porcelain - string jointed.....#305/3000 comes with Certificate original box damaged from storage. These two little all bisqu dolls, Jack and Jill, were made by Jeannie Di Mauro who is well known for her renditions of small dolls. She has appeared on the television and has been published in the Doll Reader Magazine on several occasions. This pair of dolls is from the wonderfully imaginative recesses of Jeannie's mind. Nursery rhymes are loved and remembered by all children of all ages. The combinaion of these two aspects make for a very creative rendition of the famfous nursery rhyme, Jack & Jill. Jack's head was taken from a Heubach all bisque doll made around 1910. He wears a pair of pale yellow linen britches and a blue and white tiny polka dotted shirt. He has fallen down(take heart, his crown is not broken). His pal, Jill, is standing by looking alarmed. Jill's head was taken from a mold of cousin to the famous "Hilda" doll make by J.D. Kestner who owned a doll factory in Walterhausen, Thuringia, Germany known as Kestner and Co. She is adorably dressed in her floral print outfit with white organdy apron. She has a matching hat decorated with tiny flowers. This pair of dolls made f the finest quality porcelain bisque. They are brought to you in a closed worldwide Limited Edition. These precious little full body porcelain dolls have been removed from box only for photos. Stored in my home attic. Dolls the perfect size doll to be a dolly for your other larger dolls. They are antique reproductions known as the J. D. Kestner Hilda mold for Jill and Jack is the 1910 reproduction that was made by Gebruder Heubach. molded painted shoes and socks. JACK & JILL ARE MADE OF THE FINEST QUALITY PORCELAIN in a limited edition and is signed by the artist...Jeannie Di Mauro DOLL PROTECTED NON SMOKING ENVIRONMENT FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF TINA BERRY |