Details About My French Posedoll...

I wanted to share with you a bit more about a unique doll, that I've mostly found through Yahoo Japan auctions. I have not seen them elsewhere. The first time I came across one, was back in 2009! You can read about it, here in my Livejournal post. Then, I found a second one in 2011, here. These are simply beautifully made dolls, especially their faces.

 Mid last year, 2016, there was one up for auction, also a child doll, but sadly, she ended at a really high price. The one from the other day, I won in a Lot. I cleaned her up a bit today, and she looks better. I still have to figure out how to remove the stains without damaging her face paint...

Before/After.

 I started with trying to wipe her hair clean, it was not as productive as I had hoped... Definitely caked on dust and it was hard to try to clean the hair. I took off her dress, underneath she wore a satin top, and panties.

 I removed her ribbons to clean them as well. She has sewn on shoes that match her dress. Her arms hang loosely from the silk top, and her legs can be positioned to sit or stand. Sadly, one leg is shorter, so she can't stand alone. Darn. She has big eyes with eyelashes.

 She is quite huge, much larger than the Sakura doll she came with, about 25 inches long!

 She reminds me of those 1950s little girls.  Once I figure out how to remove the spots on her skin, she will look much better. I also need to figure out how to curl her ponytails?

Another look with the cute yellow doggy. Taby and Sara were a bit scared by her! LOL She will live with me for a while. Teehee ^_~

Thank you for reading! ~ ggsdolls

Vintage Finds Arrive This Week!

Here's what came in the past few days...

 This adorable vintage lamb I found through ebay. Quite unique I must say, and she is nice and perfect. I will add her to the shop soon...

 She is made in Japan and still has her sticker, probably around 1960s.

This vintage cutie, I also received from ebay. I just couldn't resist his face and color, Yellow! He had a Buy It Now, feature. So I did. He just needed a bit of touching up on his face paint and cleaning up too.

 Those floppy ears and those cheeks! Haha.

 I cleaned him up and added some high lights in his hair. Then, touched up his nose, eyes, and mouth. Trimmed the excess fur that was matted around his body, and gave him a blue bow!

 You can see the slight differences. I also added some blush. I may just have to keep this cutie?! I also may need to add some freckles. Hhm.

From Yahoo Japan, I got all these rare vintage finds! A Lot of 2 large pose dolls, a Lot of 3 ceramic coin banks, another Rune Naito Rabbit Bank, and an Okura toy accessory set! So many unique goodies. Yay!

 This lovely Rune Naito Bunny coin bank is the third one I've found. In excellent condition and with her original ribbon. Sadly, no bidders. What?! I don't know why? I will need to decide, since selling my other two bunnies, I'm very tempted to keep this cutie! I have replaced her rubber stopper since it was missing.

 I love this vintage Okura toy accessory set, still mint in package too. For my collection. It will be hard to resist opening it! Ugh.

The second best purchase was this lot of ceramic coin banks... There was a dog with phone, Rune Naito yellow bunny, and a sitting kitty.  A few bidders, but I was able to get the lot for a nice price. Yay!

 The dog and phone coin bank is missing its stopper. I will be adding it to the shop. You can find replacement stoppers through etsy too.

 This cute sitting kitty, I will add to my collection for now... Just to sweet. Not a coin bank, but she will be a nice addition to my collection and I don't recall seeing one before?!

This amazing yellow Rune bunny will be added to the shop. Also, missing her stopper, she is in perfect condition, even has her original ribbon. Nice, bright, and I haven't seen a yellow one before...

 I won this Lot of two very large posedolls. One still has her original tag, "Sakura Doll". The other is similar to what is called, a French posedoll.

 The doll in the dark green dress is larger than the one in red dress. Sorry no comparison photo. I will need to clean her up. She will be added to my collection. I used to own a Princess in a hot pink dress of similar make. This type is able to sit on top of a shelf. Legs and arms are movable in both dolls.

 This large posey will be added to the shop soon. Her dress is lovely and they both have panties underneath. Who could resist this sweet face!

Lots of work ahead for me. I hope to list some items later today or tomorrow?!

Thank you for looking! ~ ggsdolls

Two Items from YJA!

I couldn't help but treat myself to these two lovely items from Japan! First, I won this very simple remake of another sekiguchi celluloid toy. Which I thought was similar in size to the first gashapon toy I won, but in fact, this bear with box is a bit larger in scale. Still a lovely addition to my vintage sekiguchi celluloid toy collection! Secondly, this amazing princess doll similar to my first French style posedoll I won back in 2009. This one has a slimmer face and body along with a beautiful unfaded flowing gown. I thought I would be outbidded for this beauty, but thank goodness I wasn't...off to the photos!

The vintage remake of a celluloid seki bear with box. Sadly, the toy is not jointed so you are not able to move the arms and legs. Still he is cute and a reminder of the expensive original version! LOL.

The amazing princess french style pose doll. Her dress is in lovely condition. Her face and hands need a bit more pigment, but otherwise she is gorgeous! Same size as my first version back in 2009 about 24inches tall.

She is a more pale blonde. Slimmer face and hands. See comparison photo below!

They are like sisters! - ggsdolls