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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Acquired another Kewpie today, I think it may be signed— help?

« on: August 17, 2013, 04:42:57 pm »

I don`t feel we are rude,,although sometimes painfully honest !!  Wullie`s sense of humor is something we have grown to love !! And we can read between the lines !! Many times people don`t like our opinion of their item but we have to call it as we see it !!  It helps no one to gloss over the facts !!

You come off as aggressive considering you end every sentence with two exclamation marks.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Acquired another Kewpie today, I think it may be signed— help?

« on: August 15, 2013, 12:51:13 am »

When a .22 slug slams in a bisque doll....it shatters...pure and simple....it does not bounce off...the one i had ..shattered....

That's nice. I'm kind of surprised how rude you all are on here. Bye.

its painfully obvious that you,have no sense of humour...we are the happiest bunch of people on the web....but...we can,t please everyone....do call again.....but next time try a happyness stan pill before opening your gob.....

It's also painfully obvious that you can't spell or write.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Acquired another Kewpie today, I think it may be signed— help?

« on: August 14, 2013, 06:16:14 pm »

When a .22 slug slams in a bisque doll....it shatters...pure and simple....it does not bounce off...the one i had ..shattered....

That's nice. I'm kind of surprised how rude you all are on here. Bye.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Acquired another Kewpie today, I think it may be signed— help?

« on: August 14, 2013, 11:34:11 am »

Another one, this is probably the best photo I can get.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Acquired another Kewpie today, I think it may be signed— help?

« on: August 14, 2013, 11:15:00 am »

As the market stands today,, you overpaid !!  $100. is high retail price !! None of them are selling !! The value means nothing if no one is buying !! Etsy has the same 5" doll for $75.,, several on ebay with different positions and none are being bid on !!  There was a couple of similar dolls selling,, the unmarked dolls by different companies,, but they were in the $10. range !!

I wasn't asking whether or not I overpaid; don't be so frenetic. I want to know the list value (like according to a doll collector catalogue or antique catalogue). I didn't buy it because I want to sell it, I bought it because I love Kewpies and they are hard to come by, especially old ones, let alone signed old ones that are in this good of condition. I collect, I don't deal.

Oh my!!..its good to know i,m not the only Grump on here....on this side of the pond, kewpies, are a couple of £ each,....thats $3..to you,...they make good targets for my air rifle....

Well, there are ones that are $3 here in the US, but they're new ones and are made out of rubber. I've seen brand new bisque ones by Jesco that are $100, so I still feel like having one this old in this good of condition was a nice find. I highly doubt you can get £3 Kewpies that are authentic vintage ones (circa 1920s). Maybe new rubber ones.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Acquired another Kewpie today, I think it may be signed— help?

« on: August 13, 2013, 10:33:24 pm »

Yeah, like I said, I bought it because I wanted it. I have another one as well and really enjoy having the vintage ones. The link you posted from collectdolls.about. com was actually really helpful; the bisque 6" one they have on there looks near-identical to mine, although they don't state whether or not theirs is signed by O'Neill. Regardless, the average price is listed at $199-299.

I'd still like some help with the signature on the bottom though— that does look legitimate, right?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Acquired another Kewpie today, I think it may be signed— help?

« on: August 13, 2013, 04:38:17 pm »

As the market stands today,, you overpaid !!  $100. is high retail price !! None of them are selling !! The value means nothing if no one is buying !! Etsy has the same 5" doll for $75.,, several on ebay with different positions and none are being bid on !!  There was a couple of similar dolls selling,, the unmarked dolls by different companies,, but they were in the $10. range !!

I wasn't asking whether or not I overpaid; don't be so frenetic. I want to know the list value (like according to a doll collector catalogue or antique catalogue). I didn't buy it because I want to sell it, I bought it because I love Kewpies and they are hard to come by, especially old ones, let alone signed old ones that are in this good of condition. I collect, I don't deal.

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Antique Questions Forum / Acquired another Kewpie today, I think it may be signed— help?

« on: August 13, 2013, 03:58:11 pm »

It's about 5" tall, all bisque, and I'm 99% sure that it's signed by Rose O'Neill on the bottom of its feet. I bought it without realizing the etching on the bottom, but when I got it home and looked at it closer I was shocked. I compared it to other signed ones that are being auctioned online, and it looks like the exact signature, with the elongated l's in "O'Neill". I only paid 100 dollars for it, which, if this is actually a signed one, was basically robbery.

On a side note, I also purchased a cassette tape from the band Hole that was signed by Courtney Love and the rest of the band members, and it was only 30 dollars, and is worth probably 5+ times that. It was a good day to go antique shopping apparently.

Anyhow, any Kewpie experts here, can someone verify the signature? Any clue just how old this one is? If it's legitimately signed, how much is it worth, roughly? It's in just about flawless condition; the rubber bands on one arm is a bit loose, but that's all. I'm still in shock about it. Not sure how the antique dealer missed that this one was signed!

I've attached photos.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Two old dolls, one is a Kewpie, trying to identify age/value?

« on: August 12, 2013, 04:44:47 pm »

I can't really upload it somewhere else right now, but it's not a signed one, which I was aware of when I bought it. It does have the heart decal though on its chest that reads "Kewpie, des. and copyright Rose O'Neill"

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Two old dolls, one is a Kewpie, trying to identify age/value?

« on: August 12, 2013, 04:36:27 pm »

Article on Kewpie Dolls
http://www.dollkind.com/kewpie-doll.shtml


Does the top doll have blue wings on the back?

Yes, the doll on top does have wings, blue ones. I'm 99.9% sure that is a real Kewpie. It has the heart logo and it looks identical to the others I've seen. The bottom doll doesn't appear to be a real kewpie, but I'd still like to find out any details I could on it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Two old dolls, one is a Kewpie, trying to identify age/value?

« on: August 12, 2013, 02:56:00 pm »

I have two antique dolls, one is a composition Kewpie and the other is a small bisque doll that looks like a Kewpie but doesn't have wings. It's 5" tall and has "Germany" engraved on the back. The composition Kewpie is about 12" tall.

I'd like to know the following about the Kewpie: How old is it? What is its value?

And for the small bisque doll, when was it made, and its value.

The composition Kewpie is very clearly authentic, but I'm having trouble identifying the small bisque at all.

Photos—

12" composition Kewpie:
http://i.imgur.com/JMZCsOV.jpg?1

5" bisque doll:
http://i.imgur.com/IfLywUu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/c7K2Dpe.jpg

Thank you!