Eastern European or Russian or Armenian doll
19 January 2022
Description

Doll face/hands are plastic or ceramic (not soft). Clothes are. It has a fluffy hat and metal staff. Stamp on bottom indicates eastern european or russian or armenian (we are armenian).

Provenance

Was my mother's toy as a child. Just wanna know as much about this as possible. Interested in value but probably would be hard pressed to sell given it (apparent) ties to our heritage ... but maybe :)

Acquired from
Other
For sale
Maybe
Answered within about 17 hours
By Delia
Jan 20, 12:18 UTC
Fair Market Value
$50 - $75 USD
Suggested Asking Price $75 USD
What does this mean?

Hi Rich,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
I'm not familiar with this dollmaker or where they were located but from the label I can tell that this was made in the mid 20th Century. Regretably, these dolls have very little value on the market; it may be a case where the sentimental value outweighs its market value.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

Eastern European composition doll
third quarter 20th Century
With composition face and hands, clothed in a blond "cossack" hat, wearing a blue felt overcoat over a purple grosgrain suit, long cream-colored scarf, tall cream socks and black shoes, carrying a wire crook. On a circular plastic base with paper label.
8" tall. The base is 3" wide.
CONDITION: appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: inherited
$50-75*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.

Rich shakarjian Jan 20, 13:11 UTC

Hello, Delia. The doll is 8" tall. The base is 3" wide.

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