posted on January 25, 2001 10:42:45 AM
I can usually figure out most things for items I sell. My sister in law has a few old dolls she's parting with. Guess who gets to sell them *L* I don't mind. My question though is WHAT is the difference between Bisque and porcelain? Any hints on this would surely be appreciated. I'd sure hate to get them in the wrong area due to my ignorance. I like dolls, but they are not my expertise. Thanks
posted on January 25, 2001 10:58:38 AM
Bisque is porcelain which does not have a HIGH GLAZE. Bisque looks matt while glazed porcelain shows a medium to high gloss.
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posted on January 25, 2001 11:19:45 AM
I would think your sister-in-law should be the one to do the research, and write up the description, etc. If she's sitting there expecting you to do it all (yet will probably complain when you don't get a high enough price) then the advice about running is good.
But, don't mind me. I'm very biased. My brothers all married horrible hags who eat broken glass and howl at the full moon. They remind me of the three wicked sisters in Macbeth.
That being said (and I feel better for it) let me help you a little with the doll question. FAIR WARNING: I'm only passing on my limited knowledge. I am certainly no doll expert.
The term "bisque" in addition to being a wonderful soup made with shellfish, is also a term for an item made of a type of clay that has been fired once, but not glazed. Porcelain is a hard, translucent ceramic made of fine clay that has been fired and glazed. Bisque porcelain, to me, seems more like rubber than ceramic.
So, a bisque porcelain doll is one in which the texture of the doll has a feel more akin to rubber than ceramic porcelain. The skin is as if she were wearing matte make-up, instead being shiny and...well, ceramic-like. If you drop her, she won't break like a ceramic porcelain doll would. I have one in front of me here, so these are my own observations.
As for values, we'll have to wait for a real doll expert to tell you that. I know that my little bisque porcelain doll has been listed several times, with no takers---not even when I started it at $2.00 with no reserve. I think I would have welcomed even a prank bid at that point.
I hope your sister-in-law's dolls fare better than mine.
posted on January 25, 2001 02:30:36 PM
*LOL* Thank you everybody. I have a few inlaws I try NOT to claim. Her, I like. She doesn't even know I'm doing them now. She gave them to me months ago to do whenever. I had a little time( that and the fact I finally found them again ), so decided to clear them out. I cheated. 2-3 per group. I appreciate the info. It turns out that they were all bisque... well, except for the plastic ones.
