Antique Rare Trego 1910s German Composition American Jointed Doll DCD69
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Antique Rare Trego 1910s German Composition American Jointed Doll DCD69:
$99.99
Antique Rare Trego 1918-1921 Doll
Height: 21\" tall
Marks: \"Trego, USA\"
Material:Early Composition Head,Hands; Wood and Composition Body
Condition:Head, no chips or cracks; slight repaint; hands no chips or cracks, repaint; body repainted/restored professionally
Age:1918-1921
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DollDetails:
This week we have the rarest of the rare- an extraordinarily hard to find Trego girl- just darling!
First, a bit of background: just after WWI, a group of German dollmakers immigrated to the US, and Trego dollmaking began. Without the resources to make porcelain heads as they had in Germany, and given that \'unbreakable\' composition was all the rage right after the war, a doll with the look and features of a more expensive German bisque was crafted. As you can see, the head looks just like a bisque, but is made of heavy and quite fine composition. A beauty! Alas, Trego, while popular with East Coast distributors, went out of business in just three short years, and so these dolls are exceedingly difficult to find- in any condition.
This particular child is in good condition for her age, with her original body and head, but she has had some light repairs over the years. Her head has had a light paint overwash, probably due to paint flaking, and the cheeks in particular are repainted, thought the lashes, lips, teeth, and eyebrows are the originals. The fixed eyes are more recent replacements, but as most Tregos had brown rather than blue eyes, the restorer was really paying attention! We think the hands may be later, though still antique replacements; these too are repainted. And the body has been professionally restored, a good, smooth job; there is a small area of paint damage to the torso, probably from a doll stand.
This is a nice cabinet sized girl, with a serene face, quite finely and delicately modeled, and though she has repaint, there are no chips or cracks to head or hands. She wears a really fine modern wig with lots of curls- so very fancy, and quite like the wig she would have worn originally. Some dust anddirt to crevices as to be expected.
CostumeDetails:
Dress: Vintage artist made fancy French style frock with great little lace and trim details; fabric is quite stiff, and there is a small area of glue on the front where there was probably once a bow, c1960s-70s era; some slight age staining
Stockings: older doll socks, c1960s
Shoes: older patent leather doll shoes, c1960s
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Antique Rare Trego 1910s German Composition American Jointed Doll DCD69:
$99.99