Robin's Miniature Furniture and Dolls

18th century style English wooden Clementine

robin — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:17:25 +0000

Hello this 12.75 inch English wooden is wearing a beautiful 18th century tole print with a peacock and floral motif which is book matched at the front a peacock on either side. I love it is so whimsical and in a very good scale for the size of this doll. She has red leather hand stitched shoes, and a period style bonnet.She has an underskirt of antique cotton lawn with a machined floral pattern and hand pinked trim in the same fabric as the dress decorates her dress and cuffs. She is made as the original English wooden dolls turned torso hand carved fork type hands and bending at the hips and knees. she has my hand fired enameled eyes that are also a feature the original dolls had. but these eyes are in the rare blue color. For more information please go to the contact tab on the home page and cal or email me

18th century French Court Lady

robin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:16:15 +0000

Hello. this is my newest French court doll she is dressed in 18th century silk that is very fine but fragile for its age I lined it with gold silk to stabilize it, the fabric has the age and wear that really make the doll look that much more authentic . She has a green underskirt of green silk satin and a hooped panier. she is made like the original court dolls which are more like puppets. carved and painted face. her hair is in a large over the top up-do and very typical of the courtiers .She wears a matching of the same fabrics . I have been making court dolls for the past month or so this one is my second she was enormous fun to make and I hope to make more. please go to the contact tab on the home page. for more information.

French Court doll

robin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:25:04 +0000

This is my first french court doll she is quite a switch from the English wooden dolls . The french court dolls were play thing of the French aristocracy, and some were very naughty. the book written by Francois Theimer called French Royal Court Dolls from the reign of Louis XVI is the source for information on Royal court dolls. for more information on this doll please go to the contact tab on my home page and find contact information.

Erin

robin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:22:31 +0000

Taken from a 18th century print signed and dated by the artist the date is legible and reads as 1743. These two little ladies are adorable and I simple love the faces on both of them. They are not in old fabric but it is appropriate . The small doll I made for my daughter, it is not available. I will tell you about the 9.25 in tall doll I call Erin . As you can see from the Engraved print I tried to dress her as the girl who is standing. with a ruffled and bowed trim around her neck , to the silk bows on her stomacher. she has silk shoes and her apron is made from a remnant of antique embroidered lawn her bonnet is also made from this fabric. I just love the face of this doll so sweet and still having the look of a young girl . For more information please call or email me you can go to the contact tab on the home page for this contact information. SOLD!

Lady Glen

robin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:10:49 +0000

This is Lady Glen she is spectacular. 12 inches tall she wears the most fabulous dress which I made from a fragment of 18th century silk embroidered brocade this fabric is in the highly sought after gold color and is embroidered with delicate floral pattern of blue pink and red flowers and floral motifs in silver thread tarnished with age . I was able to get a full sleeve of this fabric and I can only imagine the beautiful dress from which it came. the Fabric was worn espically at the elbows and so I reinforced it for stability with a red lawn fabric. the red seemed a perfect choice and just made the gold color pop. I used red silk for the her petticoat and also for the rushing trim edging the dress. It seemed everything fell into place for this gown I had for a long time some wonderful embroidered trim with a gold metal chain edging on a fine lawn fabric in a paisley design. I am told it was found in a castle in Scotland, it had all the same colors of the dress fabric, so I used it for the sleeve ruffles and her stomacher. I made her wig of human hair and in a full up-do style although not over the top as the hair was worn in the later part of the century. she has a perfect shape and scale her eyes are my hand fired enameled eyes she has a turned wooden torso and bends at the hips and knees as the original English woodens did. She is a very accurate representation of the original dolls. Please call or email me with any questions you have you can go to the contact tab on the home page of my website to do this.

Lady Madeline

robin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:44:19 +0000

Lady Madeline stunning 14 inches tall , She wears a open robe gown of antique embroidered silk Brocade, which falls and drapes beautifully. Her dress is a tan silk embroidered in a complimentary green which is found in the open robe fabric. I lined the dress with a green silk of the same color. I crochet the gold thread trim form antique gold metallic thread . her bonnet and sleeve ruffles are made from antique fabric and trim as well. the cuffs of her sleeves has a hand crocheted single chain embellishment. She has enameled eyes and her body is made as the original dolls were. I love this doll she has a lovely face and a strong presence. the photos do not do her justice. If you have questions and for price information please go the contact tab on the home page and you can email me or call.

Elly

robin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:29:16 +0000

This is Elly. She is 10 inches tall and has one of the sweetest faces. I kept her very simple a cotton floral dress in soft tan and small roses. with a matching ribbon trim. red silk shoes. She is really so lovely in person and has a perfect a very fine crackle finish it just needs to be seen up close. I also think she has the perfect weight when held.

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Queen Anne Chair

robin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:09:42 +0000

New Primitives

robin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:41:15 +0000

These lady’s are ready for the ball and dressed in their finest attire. Order as many as you like at four inches tall they don’t take up much room at all. These dolls may already be sold but I will email you pictures of of the latest dolls available.

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Pollyanna

robin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:08:57 +0000

This doll is so pretty. She has all the right stuff a lovely antique cotton dress which I made with an English cut back meaning this dress is all one piece made from an original pattern. I made her ruffles that trim her sleeves from the same fabric. the petticoat is made from cotton also and has a quilted pattern that was so fitting because often the petticoats of this period were quilted. I made the cord trim around her stomacher and neck line, and also her sleeves. she has a hand sewn human hair wig her bonnet is made from a fine lawn and trimmed with a cord trim I made from the dress fabric. And under it all is a hand sewn hooped petticoat or as some call it a pannier. it has three hoops to maintained the 18th century dress shape. she has a lovely pair of matching shoes hand sewn with leather soles. she has my signature hand fired enameled eyes. A unique feature her arms are hinged to bend at the elbows making her so perfect to pose. she is featured in my ad in the Antiques Doll Collector Magazines December issue. I am very pleased with Pollyanna . I know she wont be here long.

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