A few examples of appraisal values for
BLACK FOLK DOLL

• African American Dolls American a
  African American Dolls American a group of four African American dolls one with a basket of cookies one with a floral spray of yellow flowers and one sitting in a metal chair and one holding a washboard. unsigned tallest 5.5 in.
• Grouping of African American dolls,
  Grouping of African American dolls, porcelain and plastic
• SIX AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLECTOR
  SIX AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLECTOR DOLLS .
• SIX AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLECTOR
  SIX AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLECTOR DOLLS Includes limited edition bisque and a rag doll.
• SIX AFRICAN AMERICAN DOLLS
  SIX AFRICAN AMERICAN DOLLS Including Effanbee, Gerber, Ashton Drake, Louise Tierney, and Yolanda Bello dolls.
• AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLK ART DOLL Late
  AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLK ART DOLL Late 19th c. Rag Doll, depicting an African American man, in leather and mixed fabrics, with button eyes, stitched nose and mouth, 18" high. Fabric wear, deterioration and losses; surface wear.
• FOLKSY AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOLL.
  FOLKSY AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOLL. American 2nd quarter-20th century fabric. Well detailed with embroidered features jewelry batiste apron and scarf. Stockinette lower body weighted with heavy metal can covered by her skirt. 24''h. Some fading and stockinette is pieced together with some small holes.
• Three African American character
  Three African American character dolls c.1900 with composition heads. 16"h. & two @ 11"h.
• Black Americana cloth doll, in
  Black Americana cloth doll, in its original outfit, with handwritten tag inscribed "Aunt Sophronia the original Praline Woman historic character of old New Orleans, LA, this doll is a duplicate of the one made for Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt and Cecil B DeMille, also winner of the first prize, San Francisco Worlds Fair", hand written inside petticoat "Mrs Jefferson Davis Weir New Orleans La", 12-1/2" h
• Black Americana folk art doll; fine
  Black Americana folk art doll; fine early figure built around bottle base. 11"H. Wear to fabric.
• (6) Black Americana dolls, c/o
  (6) Black Americana dolls, c/o (4) rag dolls (largest 21"), (2) wood (largest 103/4" h)
• FIVE FOLKSY CLOTH DOLLS. Two
  FIVE FOLKSY CLOTH DOLLS. Two black African American stockinette dolls with embroidered faces. 14''l. and 16''l. and two cloth dolls with worn faces. 11''l. and 15''l. Together with an Amish doll. 14 1/2''l. Imperfections. Varying degrees of soiling signs of use and wear tears holes.
• TWO AFRICAN AMERICAN RAG DOLLS
  TWO AFRICAN AMERICAN RAG DOLLS The one wearing black silk bonnet and dress the other with red turban shawl and striped dress marked Wrightington Original 1997/12. 16 1/2 and 14 1/2 in.
• Hand painted African American Mammy
  Hand painted African American Mammy folk art rag doll; hand painted facial features, crocheted shawl, hand stitched cloth body. 25"H. Good condition, minor paint loss.
• BLACK AMERICANA DOLLSBlack
  BLACK AMERICANA DOLLSBlack Americana dolls, to include a mammy bottle doll, 16" h., and a carved wood puppet, 20" h. NO in-house shipping for this lot. Condition: Bottle - outfit lacking one earring, tear and stains to outfit. Puppet - good condition.
• FOLK ART BLACK AMERICANA DOORSTOP
  FOLK ART BLACK AMERICANA DOORSTOP DOLLca. 1920-1940; doll crafted with fabric stuffed black cloth body over a weighted tin can bottom, black dyed cotton fabric body with colorful embroidered facial features and homecrafted red cloth dress with yellow trim, white apron, red/yellow neck bandana and wearing a straw broad brim hat, 10"x 6"x 26"; Condition: fading to cloth, some fabric separation around bottom
• AFRICAN AMERICAN CHINA DOLL Vintage
  AFRICAN AMERICAN CHINA DOLL Vintage China Head Doll, with painted facial features and finger nails, china hands and forearms, lower legs and feet, floral cotton dress and bandanna, gauze apron, unmarked, 14" long. Fabric fraying.
• PAIR OF BLACK AMERICANA CARVED
  PAIR OF BLACK AMERICANA CARVED DOLLS, EARLY 20TH CPair of Black Americana carved dolls, early 20th c. , with fully carved head and arms, in period dress, 7 1/2" h. Depicted in Eleanor Lakin, Folk Art For Children: Handmade in America 1760-1940 , p. 148, fig. F2. 141. Provenance: The Eleanor V. Lakin Collection, Boonsboro, Maryland; A Virginia Collection. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Some loss to hair, minor stains to outfit.
• AFRICAN AMERICAN PAINTED CLOTH DOLL
  AFRICAN AMERICAN PAINTED CLOTH DOLL Mid-20th c. Black Americana Doll, named "Kizzy", with tag stating she was "Handcrafted in Southern Illinois", with address verso "1604 E. Cleveland, W. Frankfort, Il. 62896", with hand painted face, fingers and toes, original cotton dress and bonnet, 24" long. Dress stains.
• FIVE AFRICAN AMERICAN DOLLS
  FIVE AFRICAN AMERICAN DOLLS Includes a pair of Christmas carolers, Gambina "Marie Laveau, The Voodoo Queen," plastic doll, and painted wood and cloth figural doll lamp.
• FIVE ASSORTED AFRICAN AMERICAN SOFT
  FIVE ASSORTED AFRICAN AMERICAN SOFT SCULPTURE DOLLS .
• Carved doll with chair 20th
  Carved doll with chair 20th century African American doll wearing a yellow patterned dress with lace collar and red belt, seated in a carved chair. H: 13 in. Overall good condition.
• 2 BLACK AMERICANA CLOTH STUFFED
  2 BLACK AMERICANA CLOTH STUFFED DOLLSca. mid 20th century; pair of homecrafted black dye cotton fabric dolls with wire hinge jointed legs, loose attached arms and needlework facial features, fabric stuffed with bright homecrafted dresses made from satin/silk fabrics, 18 1/2" & 21"h; Condition: first dress separated
• BLACKAMOOR CLOTH MAMMY DOLLMammy
  BLACKAMOOR CLOTH MAMMY DOLLMammy doll circa 1950-1960 with earlier clothing; measures approximately 17" tall.
• BLACK AMERICANA DOLLDESCRIPTION:
  BLACK AMERICANA DOLLDESCRIPTION: A black Americana ceramic doll with single stitched clothing and braided hair. CIRCA: Mid 19th - Early 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 4.5" x W: 1.5" x L: 2.5" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• 19TH C. AFRICAN AMERICAN DOLL
  19TH C. AFRICAN AMERICAN DOLL PRINTED FACE HUMAN HAIRUnited States, late 1800s to early 1920s. A handmade, cloth doll representing a young African-American boy with a realistic visage presenting a sweet expression, crowned by natural, curly hair - as well as a firmly stuffed body with long black limbs that move freely. He wears a white cotton shirt of a 19th century style as well as a red band and a strand of black and white glass beads with several danglers around his neck. Note that the face was printed on cloth, a practice that dates the doll from the late 1800s to the early 1920s. It is quite rare to find an example like this! A very special piece of American folk art and history. Size: 15.125" H (38.4 cm) Provenance: J Compton Gallery, Wimberley, Texas, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #169690 Condition: Some expected wear commensurate with age as shown, but the doll is otherwise in very nice condition without significant tears to the body or face.
• AMERICAN PRIMITIVE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
  AMERICAN PRIMITIVE AFRICAN-AMERICAN RAG DOLL Handmade doll with original clothes; 15 in. L.
• PAIR AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLK ART
  PAIR AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLK ART BOTTLE DOLLS First half 20th c., sewn and stuffed fabric remnants, button eyes, rush hat and basket containing baby figurine, the legs filled with heavy hardened material, accompanied by copy of original purchase invoice, each approx. 14"h x 5"w x 3"d
• Group of Three American Carved
  Group of Three American Carved and Painted Wood Folk Art Dolls, early 20th century, comprised of two African-American figures: a male, h. 10-1/2", and female, h. 9-1/2", and a Caucasian female figure, h. 10-1/2".
• Black composition doll, not marked,
  Black composition doll, not marked, 12 inches tall, painted face, some crazing, redressed Estimate $50-75
• DOLLS AND STUFFED ANIMALS. Early
  DOLLS AND STUFFED ANIMALS. Early 20th century. Two African American bottle dolls with cloth faces, 14", 14.5"h. and four stuffed dolls, three African American, 9" to 12". Together with manufactured cat and dog with pop eyes and silent voice boxes. Varying wear and some loss.
• GROUP OF BLACK AMERICANA TIN AND
  GROUP OF BLACK AMERICANA TIN AND DOLLSGroup of Black Americana tin and dolls, to include a Mayo's cut plug roly poly mammy tobacco tin, puppets, and dancing toy, painted cloth doll, 11" h. Condition: Cloth doll - back of head pushed in. Tin - sporadic surface abrasions.
• FOUR BLACK AMERICANA CLOTH DOLLS,
  FOUR BLACK AMERICANA CLOTH DOLLS, 20TH C.Four Black Americana cloth dolls, 20th c., largest - 22 1/2" h., together with two cloth covered bottle dolls, 13" h. In-House shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Some wear and tear to outfits.
• African-American Dollhouse, Figures
  African-American Dollhouse, Figures probably Southern, 19th century, molded brick house with cut-out doors and windows, possibly a dollhouse, 12-1/2 in. seated figure of man, 6 in. standing female figure; with other fragments possibly part of a dog, lacking legs; possibly African-American, with related documents, some referring to a brick factory, one marked Cheraw, South Carolina, several dated 1835-1839,
• A Black Americana Figurine of a
  A Black Americana Figurine of a Dancing Girl Dancing figure of a girl on a slightly oval shaped base with bocage. She holds a tambourine over her head as she strikes a pose polychrome painted.
• 1850's China Head Doll molded black
  1850's China Head Doll molded black hair period clothing with photograph of child & doll who inherited it from her grandmother in 1900.