#helen kish

[wildbeautifuldamned]

Helen Kish - Alice in Wonderland 15 Vinyl Jointed Collector Doll EBAY BRODJAM

[idledoll]

Two things I thought when taking Minuk's (Yup'ik Alaska, 1890) picture just now.

Her outfit is making me want to melt just by looking at it.

In my expert opinion, she has the prettiest face mold out of all the Girls of Many Lands dolls.

[thesecretdollgarden]

Tulah inviting you to evening tea—a perfect end to a snowy weekend.

Looks like some cookies managed to sneak their way in. If that’s what it takes to make it through the next week, we’ll take it.

[elizabethplaid]

Helen Kish & Co Coppelia Ballerina Doll NIB NRFB Ltd Ed 144/200 2000 20 IN

This combines so many elements I like, that I’ve talked about on @agalmacoppelia, but the execution isn’t what I’d prefer. (It’s also like $700.)

Helen Kish face

circle blush

embroidery

dress that vaguely resembles this other one

ballerina

“Coppelia”

I wish they’d used a more mature sculpt. Most of Helen Kish’s sculpts have that chubby-cheek, pouty-lips look - sort of like Jan McLean’s Lollipop Girls. (McLean’s sculpts are very baby-like, even on the larger, more mature dolls.) The “Rio” sculpt is what I’d prefer, though “Electra” would still be fine.

Speaking of ballerinas and Coppelia, I would like to have a “Coppelia” doll to represent the @agalmacoppelia blog. Maybe 2 dolls, one for each word; both ballerinas.

[wildbeautifuldamned]

Helen Kish Doll 1996, 16 inches ebay ladyjaneausten

[idledoll]

Finally, the last of my Girls of Many Lands collection. Here we have the gorgeous, beautiful, showstopping Neela Sen (India, 1939).

[idledoll]

As you can see, Kathleen is from Ireland in the year 1937. If you know anything about the Girls of Many Lands collection, then you know Kathleen is by far the rarest and most expensive doll to get nowadays. I was able to get this one because A.) she came with a couple other dolls I already had, which I was able to sell and get some money back from and B.) her dress and hat are extremely faded in color.

But she has her tag and the silver dance medal, and her hair and cap feather are in excellent shape, so I can't find it in me to mind the color of her clothes.

[idledoll]

I've also collected all of the Girls of Many Lands dolls, so here is the first of them -- Isabel Campion, of 1592 England. I had an Isabel doll when I was younger (I had a special interest in Tudor England at the time) but this is sadly not that doll, whose arms snapped off because I didn't believe in the concept of "display only" dolls.