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Tips for Selling your Lenci Dolls
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If you are a doll collector or have found or received an old Lenci doll and wish to sell it, the process can be as simple as taking a few pictures of it and listing it on eBay for a low starting price and then sit back and wait for the bids. Assuming it is a real vintage Lenci doll made by Lenci of Turin, especially from before WW2 or best of all from the most desirable era in the 1920's to early 30's, your doll will receive interest from collectors of Lenci dolls.
If you have studied the reference books and pictures of genuine Lenci dolls and you are pretty certain your doll matches the facial type and painting style of genuine Lenci dolls then you can list it as a Lenci doll. On the other hand, if you are not sure your doll is a genuine Lenci you can call it a "Lenci type" doll. In the 1920's and 30's there were numerous cloth doll makers producing similar dolls, and even blatantly copying them.
Now those lenci type dolls are collectible in their own right,
names like Raynal, Magis, Norah Wellings, Margot, and others come to mind, and a good near mint condition "lenci type" doll is very collectible.
- If your doll is near mint condition Lenci doll, do not remove the clothes to look for identification marks or tags, doing so can cause damage to frail fabrics and the original way the clothes were arranged on the doll, so you can actually make your doll less valuable simply because a potential buyer asked to see a picture of the doll unclothed.
The tag on a genuine lenci doll is a fabric or paper tag stitched to the clothing either on the outsite or just inside the hem of the garment.
On regional costume dolls there is usually also a paper label with the name of the region hand written on it..
- Carefully look for identification tags stitched to the clothes or underclothes. if the doll is old and the fabrics are delicate be very careful, old fabrics like cotton and silk can disintegrate easily.
- If you have located the tag, thats all you need, take a picture of it and add it to your listing- no need to search for any other marks.
- Some - not all - lenci dolls have a Lenci stamp on the sole of the foot. If there is no tag then you can carefully remove the shoe and sock to look for a mark on the sole of the foot. But again, if the doll is near mint condition and you are pretty sure your doll is a Lenci, dont even do this to avoid unnecessary damage
- Presentation is important, so have clear pictures, a closeup of the face, and full length view, and pictures of any defects.
- Mention the height of the doll, if the doll is wearing a hat,do not include the height of the hat, or else mention that the height includes the hat.
- If your doll is damaged or less than ideal condition, dont be tempted to "fix" it or repair it unless you are an expert in this area. Even so, most repairs to cloth dolls reduce the value to serious collectors, who prefer to have an "untouched", "as found" or "unplayed with" doll.
- If you made any changes or repairs to the doll describe them in your listing.
- If you know the outfit is not original or you added the clothes then state this also.
- Doll valuation is a matter of studying auction closing prices to see the current trend, much like the stock market. Look for similar dolls on eBay and other auction sites to study the starting prices and closing prices and study the successful listings for ideas for starting prices and listing types and to get an idea of the current values.
In general the value of a vintage or antique doll depends on what the market will pay for it - or what it would cost you to replace it - book value refers to mint, or near mint condition dolls.
The condition and rarity of the doll plays a large part.
Rare dolls are more difficult to evaluate because we don't see them on sale very often.The key point here is that value change according to demand - the way I estimate value is by looking at what buyers are paying - you can do this yourself by looking at recent closing prices on ebay
or proxibid.com
- Timing your sale to coincide with general buying trends may help. Some sellers of a special doll will wait until the last quarter of the year to take advantage of the holiday spending spree.
Current Listing of Lenci items on ebay.com:
Lenci Pinocchio.New,Original Box.COA..HARD TO FIND
Lenci Doll - Boy - Felt Face Vintage
ITALIAN GLAZED CERAMIC POTTERY LITTLE BOY FIGURE FIGURINE LENCI SCHOOL SIGNED
Antique 24" LENCI Cloth/Felt Doll, Southern Belle Scarlet O'Hara Look Real Hair
Vintage Italy Cloth Doll Set Musicians Lenci type Nice!
Article/Info on Identifying Early Unmarked Lenci Dolls~General Characteristics
ANTIQUE ARTDECO BERTOLOTTI TORINO LENCI PORCELAIN
Lenci -type Cloth Doll
LENCI 20"ORIGINAL BOX-EXCELLENT CONDITION-DATED 1979-REISSUED OF 1928 BY LENCI
Antique Felt Doll Lenci Type 17" Original Clothing
LENCI "Bobby" baseball player 1984 felt doll MIB w/tag #303 L'TD. Ed. excellent
LENCI CERAMIC BY ABELE JACOPI "MAMMA SIRENA"
15" Lenci Type Doll
LENCI CHARACTER DOLL W/CERTIFICATE
Lenci girl felt doll w/organdy and felt outfit,bonnet
Lenci girl felt doll w/organdy and felt outfit
Lenci felt boy, 13-14", felt outfit, leather shoes
1984 Lenci All Felt Doll Tag & Original Certificate Made in Italy Collectible
1985 RARE LENCI FELT DOLL." LAVINIA" mint in box with papers One owner.
Vintage doll . Lenci ?
1980's Lencirella, Red Riding Hood #958789 by Lenci Dolls is a 12" doll and MIB!
Beautiful Lenci Italy Piera Felt Cloth Doll Original Box Paperwork 17" ca. 1982
Beautiful Lenci Italy Grazia Felt Cloth Doll Original Box Paperwork 17" ca. 1982
Pair Vintage LENCI TYPE Cloth ARGENTINA 9" DOLLS Gaucho Man & Peasant Lady
Vintage Collectible Lenci 31 - Luzzi Calabria Peasant Girl Doll
Antique photo cutest girl with great cloth Lenci doll
Lenci Vintage Doll Rosella Made in Italy Rare 26" Doll MIB
Lenci Vintage Cloth Doll Nanni Such a Handsome Boy 20" MIB COA
25" LENCI GIRL, All Original, MINT with tag, Purchased in Italy 1980s #733309
G.GIRARDI ,STYLE LENCI,C 1935
Lovely bambino ,Carlo Mollica lenci style.
Antique ceramic figurine Italian Lenci Eugenio Pattarino Firenze rare
Award Winning * Very VINTAGE Old* Lenci -type Fabric 20" INCH Doll w/Mohair Wig*
Lenci influenced Perotti doll Brazil Brazilian lady with fruit cloth gorgeous
Out-of-Print LENCI Decorative and Extravagant * REINELT
Alberoni Vecchiotti Lenci Styled 12.5" Italy Italian antique cloth doll 1930's
LENCI PINOCCHINO PRE OWNED CONDITION, STILL A VERY NICE
VINTAGE OLD ITALIAN LENCI FARMER DOLL 17.7"
Lenci Era Italian Ceramic Wall Mask
Vintage Lenci Character Doll Majoli Torino Italy w Certificate
RARE 13" Lenci Girl in Fabulous Cape and Leggings # 450
ANTIQUE FELT LENCI MASCOTTES; CHILD ADORABLE ALL ORIGINAL WITH HANG TAG
SUPER RARE VERY EARLY 1920 LENCI COWBOY CHARACTER DOLL
17" Early LENCI #300-1925 CURLY MOHAIR BOY Felt Body All-Original Rompers
6" x 4" doll basket of flowers for a cloth Lenci doll that I sold Perfect
Lenci Signed Essevi Girl with Tazza - dated 1939
Vintage Cloth & Papier Mache? Doll~Lenci Type Look~Hangtag~Baitz~Austria~9"
Vintage Cloth Lenci Type Italy Doll~Paper Tag~8.5" Tall~Nice
VINTAGE LENCI~SIGNED MADONNA PORCELAIN FIGURE~MADE IN TURINO ITALY~1937~
1930 ART DECO ITALIAN LENCI FIGURE SLEEPING GIRL & DOLL
ART DECO STYLE SALAD SERVERS IN THE STYLE OF LENCI
16 1/2 " Vintage Lenci Doll all Original Clothes made of felt but worn condition
VINTAGE ITALIAN LENCI TYPE DOLL
PAIR ART DECO POTTERY FIGURINE BOY GIRL ACCORDIAN GOLDSCHEIDER ? LENCI ITALY
Edith Lenci type felt doll lot + bear & The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright book NEW
11 1/2" Antique Lenci Doll All Original With 2 Paper Tags & 1 Cloth Tag
ITALIAN CLOTH "SPORT SERIES" GIRL BY LENCI
1950's Little 6" Lenci hard plastic girl w/original tag
17" LENCI "MIMI" EXCLUSIVE DOLL FOR THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK #109/ 499 MADE
Lenci Diana For Princess Diana Felt Doll VERY RARE Limited MIB
Bertolotti Beautiful Italian Figurine Genre Woman Protecting Lamp EUC Lenci Era
Rare LENCI DOLLS Dorothy Coleman Out-of-Print 1977 HB
Rare LENCI DOLLS Dorothy Coleman OOP 1977 Paperback
Vintage Lenci Doll all Original Clothes made of felt but worn condition
19" Lenci Cloth Doll - Italy #110 1930s Tagged All Original -No Reserve Superb!
Antique 1930 Lenci felt doll with label
Italian cloth Mara doll by Lenci. 28 Inches from 1930
11" Lenci Cloth Doll - 1930s Silver Tag - All Original -No Reserve Adorable!
Diamond Dolls Collection: "Bibija" Doll Lenci
Lenci Cloth Doll 450/P Series Cabinet Size Italy wBox
Ceramiche Italiane Ceramica Italy Tosin Tarcicio Wall decoration Lenci epoca
STUFFED OLD PLUSH GIRAFFE MOHAIR ANTIQUE TOY LENCI FELT
STUFFED OLD PLUSH FAWN MOHAIR ANTIQUE TOY LENCI FELT
Ceramiche Italiane Ceramica Italy 2 Wall decoration Lenci LENCI boy and girl
Lenci Cloth Doll Washable Face Original Clothing C1930s
18" LENCI 1925-catalogue #110/28 Girl in PINK & WHITE ORGANDY Sweet!
Vintage LENCI-Type Doll, Italy? Portugal?,5 1/4"Tall
18" Lenci #110
14 ½" Series 80/3 LENCI 1930s Lucia/Rita DUTCH BOY + YOKE & PAILS All-Original
Small Lenci type doll head ornament
A gorgeous Vintage Lenci type cloth Doll made in the early 1940's
1930's Small 7" Lenci Doll for a Larger Lenci Doll
Lenci Dolls - Types Dates Dimensions Marks incl. Catalog Reprints / Rare Book
3pg Scavini Lenci Doll Article Early Years of 1920's / Felt Dolls / COLEMAN'S
3pg Scavini Felt LENCI DOLL Article EARLY YEARS
VINTAGE ALL ORIGINAL GOOGLY EYED LENCI DOLL 12 " GIRL
Vintage Lenci Felt Doll BC ca. 1940's Mohair Hair 11-inch Original
Lenci Doll-Felt Doll-18"-Blonde/Blue eyes
Antique Italian Lenci Felt Cloth Dolls / Scarce Book in German + English Text
Elaborate 17" LENCI LANDIA Tagged Felt Banana Lady Italy 1940s
Lenci Doll Rare Club Girl LIMITED Doll 16" MIB COA
Rare! 1930's Lenci Felt Flowers Basket w/Cricket Tagged
12" LENCI "BC" CHARACTER GIRL with CHICKEN Felt c1940
7 ½" LENCI Rare MASCOTTE 1939 Woven Tag, ROME Costume, All-Original
LENCI: Boy serie 300 years '20 The Drummer
1997 Lenci Margherita 13" Hand Painted Doll+Beautiful+ LE COA+Box
Vecchio Italian Lenci type cloth doll Brittany costume
16 ½" Series 149 LENCI 1930s DUTCH BOY + YOKE & PAILS All-Original
Rare! 20" Lenci Glass Flirty Eye Felt Lady Cloth Italy
LENCI Small Felt BOY DOLL in ITALIAN COSTUME 1940-50s
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