Antique Izannah Walker Doll Available for Purchase

SOLD.  

From time to time owners of antique Izannah Walker dolls generously offer to share images of their dolls here on the Izannah Walker Chronices.  I'm always happy when they do, because it's why I started this blog back in 2008. 

Occasionally, people share images of a doll which is available for private purchase.  The owner of this doll wanted to be sure the doll goes to someone who loves Izannah Walker dolls, and what better place to find those people than the readers of this blog?  

This doll is now sold, but here is the seller's description prior to the sale. 

Endearing 18" circa 1865 Izannah Walker cloth doll with beautiful face and finely painted features. Pressed and oil-painted complexion and facial features, blue grey eyes, feathered brows, pink closed mouth and cheeks, brown hair with two ringlet curls in front of applied ears. Muslin body with oil painted arms, stitched fingers, and legs with painted black ankle boots with red trim, antique dress and undergarments which may be original in cream colored cotton. Condition: Very good-Good. Paint wear and cracks in paint associated with age and normal use. Some old in-painting on hair and face and old repairs of brown tape around ankles and two spots on back of head. Slight split on forehead, wear on tips of boots. Provenance: From the family of Evelyn Ackerman, a well-known doll collector, researcher, and author.

Withington's to Auction All Original Izannah Walker Doll

Withington's will be auctioning this near mint, all original 17 1/2 inch Izannah Walker doll at their October 21-22-23 auction.

A Fine Izannah Walker Doll

Theriault's to auction a fine Izannah Walker doll on July 15th.  This Izannah Walker doll is part of the Billie and Paige Welker collection.  You can register to bid via the Internet here..

https://theriaults.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=409&aid=96850&lid=25842033&title=Fine-American-Cloth-Doll-by-Izannah-Walker-with-Ringlet-Curls-and-Rare-Painted-Shoes-12-000-18-000

Ambrotype with Izannah Walker Doll

Rachael Kinnison of the Lady's Repository Museum and Diamond K Folk Art has offered a rare ambrotype of a girl holding an Izannah Walker doll on EBay.  I am sharing the images here so that Izannah lovers can see them.  Be sure to check out the auction.  

Izannah Walker Doll Ambrotype on Ebay

Visit the auction on EBay:

http://r.ebay.com/Rc0kL4

Izannah Walker Doll Values

I own an old Theriault's catalog from 1980, which has this image in it.  Whoever owned the catalog had written the hammer prices next to the items.  Quite a difference in realized prices over 35 years.

Izannah Walker dolls.  Theriault's catalog, February 23 & 24,  1980. Sold for hammer price $2700?

An 1850's Izannah Walker Doll

Larry of Withington Auctions contacted me to share an Izannah Walker doll they were asked to appraise. The owner had decided to donate this early Izannah with provenance to the Nantucket Historical Society.  With the permission of the present owner, Withington's shared images of this splendid 19-20" example of an early Izannah doll to post on the Izannah Walker Chronicles. 

The present owner shares the history of this doll as follows:  

"The doll was purchased from Izannah Walker in Rhode Island by Elizabeth Pinkham Crosby of 1 Pleasant Street, Nantucket, MA for her niece, Helen Marshall, daughter of Capt. Joseph Marshall and Malvina Pinkham Marshall of the Bark Aurora.  The gift was for Helen’s birthday and sent to Pernambuco, Brazil for pick up.  Letters suggest that it was received before November of 1857 when Helen was six years old.  The doll remained with Helen for the rest of the voyage in the Pacific before returning to Nantucket when Helen was ten years old.

Helen Marshall gave the doll to my mother, Florence Farrier Hall, in 1938 to keep for me, her namesake."

Here are additional images of this wonderful doll.  

Withington's to Auction TWO Izannah Walker Dolls

Withington Auctions will be offering TWO Izannah Walker dolls at their August 21/22 auction.  They sent the following images of the dolls, please contact Withington's for more information. 

The follwing doll measures 16 1/2 inches in height.