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About US ......Contact
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Welcome
To Tennessee Antique Dolls
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Annalise
and Mori Nohrudi
Tennessee Antique Dolls was founded in May 2003 when we
relocated to the beautiful State of Tennessee. Shortly
we found over the Internet the right places to go for shows
and we met some doll dealers and nice people , with some still
staying in touch and some are good friends .
We are Members of NADDA
and Members of UFDC
We
provide a wide variety of antique dolls in all price
ranges and weekly we update our website........
All dolls are carefully inspected and we guarantee our
descriptions ! 100 % satisfaction and a two days
return policy .
Please request additional information and pictures before
buying !
Conditions of Sale Policy :
All
items will be as described as accurately and completely as possible,
Bisque or China heads and parts are guaranteed to be free of
hairlines ,cracks or chips, unless noted in the description. Any
repair will also be mention unless is a minor wear from age. I try
to do my best to point out all the problems if there are some .
If ever of some reason a
customer is not satisfied , please contact me immediately , the item
must return in the same condition it was sent , well wrapped
with the original wrapping materials , buyer pays shipping back ,
item must be fully insured and sent by priority mail !
A full refund will be given
provided that the buyer returns item within two days of receipt
THERE IS NO RETURN IF YOU KEEP
AN ITEM FOR LONGER AS TWO DAYS !
Lay-Waway Policy :
Your Layaway is welcome !
Layaway terms to be negotiated on a individual basis. A minimum of
20% will hold any doll. Once a price and payment schedule are
arranged between a buyer and us, the buyer is obligate to make a
minimum monthly payment as agreed on a timely basis.
Layaway are no refundable and
should you choose to terminate your Layaway before completed you may
apply your credit balance to another item or future purchase.
I reserve the right to end a
layaway contract early by failure of the buyer.
Payment & Shipping :
We do accept Bank Money
Transfer .
US Personal Checks Are Welcome
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Money Orders & Cashier's Check.
No Paypal accepted
Shipping method :We
ship all items by USPS priority mail and fully
insured!
To foreign countries shipping USPS Express mail,
small items under 4 PS. by first class mail and
registered !
We
ship worldwide
dollmania@live.com
Member of UFDC ( United Federation of Doll Clubs
Member of NADDA ( National Antique Doll Dealer Association)
Nous Parlons Francais
Wir Sprechen Deutsch
Doll History :
Germany
was the most important and the
traditional country for making dolls and toys in the years from 1820
to 1930. The region Sonneberg ( Thueringia and Waltershausen )
provided work in this industry to most of the people living in this
area. The German doll makers quickly achieved a world
leadership position in this industry , also as the leading doll
heads producer. Doll-bodies and doll- heads were made from different
materials , for example : Wood , Wax , Paper-Mache
and porcelain.
The most
successful doll makers are very well know among collectors and
include : - Simon & Halbig , - Johann Daniel
Kestner , - Armand Marseille , - Heinrich Handwerk , -
Franz Schmidt and many other small doll factories. The famous
producers of the character dolls : Kaemmer and Reinhardt located in
Waltershausen and Gebrueder Heubach in Lichte. These character
doll look like children because they were made after children's
portrait. The Kestner Company produced a very high quality and
his bisque heads had a very light and creamy porcelain , 90 %
of the production was sold and sent to the United States of America.
In the years
of World war l the United States couldn't import merchandise
from Europe and many smaller doll- factories in Thueringia had
to close their business.
French Doll Maker
France also started
very early in 1840 to make dolls heads from porcelain . The French
created the Fashion doll , know as " POUPEE DE MODE " and these kind
of dolls were designed for adults to be dressed and displayed in the
cabinets and on the Piano of their homes as decorations . The most
successful makers were Emile Jumeau and Casimir Bru and their
merchandise is still extremely sought after by today's
doll collectors . The French doll makers were very famous and they
won several silver and gold medal's for their designs. These famous
dolls were dressed like real Lady's , in silk and other expensive
materials with handcrafted in-house workmanship that ensured the
highest quality dolls.
American
Doll Maker World War
1 drastically restricted imports to the United States from
Europe. To meet domestic demand the US was obligated to make it's
own toys and dolls or to find a alternate market and
provide substitute dolls . The US deemed the
Japanese market to be attractive . Japan has
produced porcelain dolls since 1921 , however the quality was
not comparable to German bisque dolls, although the doll heads were
comparatively inexpensive.
A very
famous American doll- and toy maker was Albert Schoenhut which
has immigrated from Goeppingen , Germany , he was the
first doll maker which was working with wood , his Humpty-Dumpty
Circus with all the animals made from wood and were
fully jointed , become very popular
Subsequently , many small doll
businesses started in small town's ,
and dolls were
" homemade" from cloth , painted with oil-mixture. At the time,
these cottage -industry doll makers never
considered that one day their dolls become famous and sought after
by collectors in the late 20th century. Many of these dolls now
often appraise for several thousand dollars at auction !
*****
Annalise Nohrudi
EMAIL
:
dollmania@live.com

PHONE :
( 423 ) 323 7044
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