To see the exquisite new 2000 Connoisseur Collection click on the Connoisseur Catalog below. To see the beautiful, value-priced Gallery Editions, click on the Gallery Edition 2000 Catalog below.
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In the days just before Silent Movies, Theater and Vaudeville were the entertainment of the day. The veterans of the stage spent much of their lives living out of a theatrical trunk. The Lawton Doll Company presents a tribute to this era in Gaslights and Greasepaint. Standing 15" tall with a half-body and arms of porcelain and a lower torso and legs of jointed wood, Our star can posture and pose under the flickering gaslights. She comes with an embossed theatrical trunk with a props box and greasepaint make-up case and three stunning costumes on dress forms.
The set includes:
Lingerie:
Swiss Cotton all-in-one
Maribou trimmed peignor
Bustle
Pantalettes
Morning Ensemble:
Mint Green Dupion Silk morning gown trimmed with velvet forget-me-nots
Wreath of matching forget-me-nots
Formal Ball gown:
Bodice and skirt of beaded ivory Brocade
Travel Ensemble:
Black Velveteen skirt
Red and black striped silk shirtwaist
TheatricalTrunk (Made of wood covered with gessoed hand painted lincrusta) with props box, brushes, greaspaint case and other extras
Three Dress Forms for Display
She can hardly wait to pack her suitcase for her trip to Walt Disney World. In anticipation, she's collected stickers from each stop she plans to make from Epcot to Animal Kingdom. Destination: Walt Disney World is a petite 9" tall with a porcelain head and hands on a fully jointed wooded body. She wears a black knit bodysuit with Mickey overalls and molded felt Mickey Ears. She comes with her rattan-like suitcase, covered with Disney stickers. this edition is limited to only 50 pieces and will sell for $495.00.
Waiting for Harvest Moon,
the special event doll of the Triennial Guild Gathering, "Shine on
Harvest Moon," to be held in Turlock, California, September 22-24,
2000. Only 9" tall, with porcelain head and hands on a fully
jointed, hand-carved wooden body, "Waiting for Harvest Moon" anticipates
a turn-of-the-century almond harvest in the San Joaquin Valley. She comes
with her empty almond crate. . . waiting.
Limited to no more than 175 dolls. Available to those attending the
event. (Call The Lawton Doll Company at (209) 632-3655 to be put on a waiting
list for any dolls that may not be claimed.)
The very first 9" porcelain
and wood Lawton boy doll joins his friend, the
event doll, "Waiting for Harvest Moon."
The boy is the Centerpiece doll for the Triennial
Guild Gathering, "Shine
on Harvest Moon," to be held in Turlock, California, September 22-24,
2000. He comes with an old-fashion orchard ladder and three empty crates�all
with the Lawton Family Quail Oak Farm label affixed to the crate ends. Limited to an edition of only 24 pieces, 22 of the centerpieces will be
auctioned at the event.
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