Madame Alexander Little Genius - $65 - SOLD!

This Little Genius is one of Madame Alexander's 8-inch baby dolls, made between 1956 and 1962. My mom is the one offering this doll for sale at a very reasonable price: $65.



Little Genius has beautiful fever cheeks. Unfortunately, the blush shows some play wear, which you can see in the next picture. Both cheeks have a couple of rubs, but the only one that really shows is a line through the blush on the doll's right cheek. The inside of her left ankle also has a small dark smudge.



One of the nicest things about this doll is the wonderful condition of the caracul wig. These dolls are often found with frizzy, ratty caracul wigs, but as you can see, this one retains the original tight curls.





Finally, the doll's outfit: The pink nylon/satin shirt, which ties together with a pink satin ribbon under the doll's chin, is tagged "Little Genius" at the back of the neck. The cloth diaper is not tagged, but judging by the quality and the very similar lace trim on the diaper, I'm willing to bet it is original as well.



According to Linda Crowsey's 2008 Madame Alexander price guide, a nude Little Genius with good face color books at $100, and a doll with a play dress books at $200. Since this doll is dressed but in baby clothes, rather than a full outfit, I would estimate that she books somewhere in between. Of course, she isn't perfect, but she is definitely one of the nicer examples I've seen lately — and a good deal for only $65!

Madame Alexander Princess Elizabeth outfit - $50

The first item I am offering for sale is an outfit for a 13-inch composition Princess Elizabeth doll, made by Madame Alexander in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The outfit consists of dress, cape, shoes, and handbag, and can be found on page 26 of Marjorie Uhl's Dolls on Review.

As a doll collector I know that being able to see detail is important when buying long-distance. Therefore I've set it up so that you can click on each picture for a full-size version.

The dress is white taffeta with a white net overlay, and may have been laundered at some point. The netting is fragile and has some small holes, but they shouldn't be very noticeable on display.





You can see in this picture that the dress retains its original tag, which reads "Princess Elizabeth".



There are also a few little rust-colored stains. The worst one is in the back and would be covered by the cape. It is shown in this picture:



The cape is red velvet with a red cotton lining, and is in great condition. The grograin ribbon that ties around the neck is a little faded, and the ermine tails have been removed.





The silver oilcloth shoes both have their buckles, soles, and heels. The strap has been cut off of each one to make them slip-on shoes (instead of side-snap or center-snap, as they originally would have been).



The outfit also includes the original white taffeta drawstring handbag. It's slightly yellowed with age, and I don't think it has been laundered.



Missing are the jeweled tiara, socks, and undies.

I am asking $50 for the outfit, same price I paid for it; buyer will pay shipping and handling. Original clothing is difficult to find for these dolls, especially since they are now about 70 years old!

If you are interested in the outfit please email me!

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