Full bisque porcelain Daisy doll - Lynne Roche Start Price USD 1,295.00 Current Price USD 1,295.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 21, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 Location West Palm Beach, Florida See more about 'Full bisque porcelain Daisy doll - Lynne Roche' Description I am pleased to offer this adorable full bisque porcelain “Daisy” doll by Lynne and Michael Roche.  The artist's initials are written in red, as well as the #36, behind her left ear.First, a bit about the artists.  Lynne and Michael Roche have been making artist dolls for over 28 years.  They are from England.  Both artists are well-known for their porcelain headed dolls with finely carved and articulated lime-wood bodies.  They have also made a variety of ranges of different bodies for the dolls over the years, at the moment tiny all bisque jointed dolls compliment their larger wooden and porcelain collection.  The clothing used is uniquely dyed fabrics and yarns, with wonderful antique fabric for the cloths, and many details such as embroidery and appliques, which decorate the unusual and evocative garments.  Many outfits are also enhanced by wonderful hand-knitted items.  All of this with the addition of real or mohair custom made wigs, beautiful paper weight glass eyes made in England, and delightful specially made leather shoes and boots.  Lynne and Michael Roche have been called by serious antique doll collectors “antiques of the future”.This “Daisy” doll is made of full bisque porcelain - head, body, arms, and legs; she is fully jointed.  She is approximately 15” tall.  She can sit, as well as stand - with the help of a doll stand (not included).  She has hair made of mohair and tied in two braided pigtails.  She has blue glass eyes that are made in England.  She has rosy cheeks.  This li’l Daisy doll is wearing a blue corduroy one-piece jumper, with two tiny red plastic car buttons on each of the straps.  Her blouse is made of cotton and is a blue and white long-sleeved gingham (some very minor discoloration on the back of her left sleeve).  She is wearing hand-knit socks covered with darling hand-knit  slippers.  She is an older English doll which is no longer made.  I bought her from an exclusive doll dealer who was retiring from the doll business.  She was stored in a glass display case.  This Daisy doll is very valuable and will be a treasure for years to come.  Adopt her todayNOTE:  (Due to a very few non-paying buyers) - Within 7 days of the auction’s end, we must receive notification from the buyer as to how and when he/she will pay for the item.  Payment MUST be received within 14 days of the auction’s end (unless other arrangements are made) or we will consider the sale Invalid.  Though we have hesitated in the past to leave negative feedback, if you are a non-paying buyer, we will leave negative feedback in order to protect our “paying” buyers.  Please keep in mind that there are eBay commission charges we must pay whether we receive payment or not.  We beg you to consider this before you place a bid on an Item.PLEASE do not bid if you have no intention of buying this Item.QUESTIONS - Please email us through eBay before bidding.SHIPPING will be determined by zip code upon the sale of the Item.  We currently use UPS, USPS Parcel Post (Ground), and USPS Priority Mail, to ship our merchandise.We accept PAYPAL, Personal Checks (sorry, 10 day hold), Cashier’s Checks (also 10 day hold as we’ve received fraudulent Cashier’s Checks in the past), and Money Orders.  When sending your payment, please include your mailing address, name of Item, and Item number.RETURNS will only be made if the Item is not as described and must be made within 10 days of shipping and with PRIOR APPROVAL.  The buyer pays return shipping/insurance if the Item was insured to you.THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK! Place a Bid!