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2010 Updated! SEE BELOW FOR THE NEW LINE! They are just wonderful! We have marked some of our Dollery favorites already. A deposit of 25% down is required to order against our order and we will work with you on extended payment plans. Be sure to email kmalone@dollery.com for all the details and pricing and place your orders early. These editions are all under 5 on Bet's and Amy's dolls so they do sell out quickly! Be sure to also email us your information if you would like to be added to our Boxel mailing list and receive automatic updates on their work as well as our free annual 24 page doll show catalogue. Bets shows in Nuremburg at the toy fair so generally editions sell out very quickly. She is not going to Idex or Toy Fair in 2009. Please contact kmalone@dollery.com or call 800-447-Doll ext 22 outside Ma or 781-447-6677 inside Ma for price quotes as Boxel's prices fluctuate depending on the dollar. We will "lock" in your price when you order your doll rest assured. We try to be competitive and fair with our pricing always. Eight years ago at our 21st Anniversary show in October we introduced these beauties to our collectors and they were a huge success. Every year we carry them they become increasingly more popular as avid collectors see these works of art in person. About the artists (courtesy of Bets & Amy Van Boxel) - Her whole life Bets van Boxel says was fascinated by people. At first she expressed herself by painting and drawing people, but soon she wanted to make them three-dimensional, so their posture, facial expression and every detail of their clothing would show to full advantage. The material that Bets uses is porcelain. Porcelain is a material that survives through centuries and it has the right "skin" to make the doll as lifelike as possible. Common people in their natural surroundings inspire her. The children, the sphere of the country and its people Jos and Bets meet on their journeys, will be translated into a doll. In order to make her dolls lifelike she uses, when possible, the authentic cloth and accessories which they bring home from the different countries. Every doll has handcrafted crystal eyes and a wig from human hair or mohair.After her education at the Design Academy daughter Amy van Boxel started her own small business. In 1996 Amy joined her parents and now she makes her own collection of dolls. - Direct quote of Bio direct from Bets & Amy Van Boxel |
2010 Midyear porcelain dolls
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Chi & Hao (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 23 inch / 58 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Kim (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 20 inch / 50 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Haruko and Toshie are from Japan. More info to follow. |
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Haruko (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 28 inch / 70 cmLE 4Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Toshie (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 19 inch / 49 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Naa (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 22 inch / 55 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Ofori (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 23 inch / 58 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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| Josna, Jisha, and Yamu are by Amy van Boxel. They are from Tibet. More info & pictures to follow. | ||
Josna (by Amy van Boxel)Height: 11 inch / 27 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Jisha (by Amy van Boxel)Height: 14 inch / 36 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Yamu (by Amy van Boxel)Height: 11 inch / 27 cmLE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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2010 porcelain dolls
Below - Country of Origin: BrazilDescription: Aniceto and Nakuahé belong to the Yanomami tribe. "Yanomami" means "people" in their language. In a village live around 80 people. They all live together in one house called “Yano.” Families live next to each other without partition walls. They do have their own fire-place around their hammocks. The Yanomami-indians paint their body and faces with red paint made out of the seeds of the urucu. The decorations are lines, dots, circles; mostly in animal patterns like snake or panther. When a child is young, the mother pierces little holes in the lips and ears for wooden sticks, feathers, flowers and leaves. |
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Aniceto (by Bets van Boxel) - Dollery Favorite!Height: 20 inch / 51 cmLE 5 SOLD OUTCall or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Nakuahé (by Bets van Boxel) - Dollery Favorite!Height: 21,5 inch /55 cm LE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Below - Country of Origin: Burkina Faso Description: Mairama and Barani are preparing, for the big Feshiba festival. They weave amber coloured beads and silver coins in their hair. Hands and feet are decorated with henna and their houses are painted in various colours of paint made of clay and water. |
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Mairama (by Bets van Boxel)Height / Lengte: 33 inch / 84 cm LE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Barani (by Bets van Boxel) - Love the positioning!Height / Lengte: 19,5 inch / 50 cm LE 5 SOLD OUTCall or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Below - Country of Origin: Panama Description: Ivanna, Alba, Sara, Noé and Kraté are Kuna-indians. They live at the “Archipiélago de San Blas” at the coast of Panama. The Kuna are the indiginous people of Panama.They live in 49 well maintained communities, lead by the local Sahila (village chief). The Kuna are especially known for their mola’s (Kuna word for clothing), made by Kuna woman of several layers of fabric with cut-out patterns. The mola is made into a colourful blouse with short puffy sleeves. With the mola blouse they wear a kind of big printed sarong and a typical red head scarf |
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Ivanna (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 25 inch / 63 cm LE 5 Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Alba (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 22.5 inch / 57 cm LE 5 SOLD OUTCall or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing
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Sara (by Bets van Boxel)Height: 22 inch / 55 cm LE 5Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Noé (by Amy van Boxel) Height: 10 inch / 26 cm LE 5 Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Kraté (by Amy van Boxel) Height: 14 inch / 36 cm LE 5 Call or email kmalone@dollery.com for current Boxel pricing |
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Tipli and Laki (below) are ethnic Adivasi girls from the Kutia Khond tribal group in Orissa, India. Kondhas use little covering on the body. Women wear two cloths, one around the waist up to the knees and another for the upper portion of the body. The Kondh women are very fond of ornaments. Tipli and Laki have beautified themselves with hair pins, ear rings, nose rings, and bead necklaces. The Kutia Kondhs tattoo their faces and hands. The Kondhs are agriculturists. They produce crops like turmeric, ginger, mustard, niger, black gram, arrowroot etc. They celebrate various festivals round the year for better yield of crops. Tipli and Laki dressed themselves beautifully for the Chaitra parab festival. They both have flowers in their hair. |
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Bets van Boxel - Laki (below) from Orissa,
$3,850.00 Limited Edition of 5, Porcelain, 25.5" (65cm) |
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Bets van Boxel - Tipli (below) from Orissa,
$3,8500.00 Limited edition of 5, Porcelain, 25" (64cm) |
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Bets van Boxel - Lopa & Jubi, (below) $Call Limited edition of 5, Porcelain, 37" (93cm) |
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Fatuma and Sefi (below) are Karo from Southern Ethiopia. They live close to the Omo River. Their neighbours are the Hamar, Bana, Bashada, the famous Mursi and Nyangatom (on the other side of Omo river, who are their enemies).The Karo are renowned for their elaborate body and face painting using white chalk, charcoal, ochre and red earth.. Women wear leather clothing made from animal skins. The Karo grow sorghum, maize and beans. |
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Bets van Boxel - Fatuma from Ethiopia (below),
Show Priced at $3,850.00 Limited Edition of 5, Porcelain, 22" (56cm) |
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Bets van Boxel - Sefi (below) from Ethiopia, Show
Priced at $3,850.00 Limited Edition of 5, Porcelain, 22"(56cm) |
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| Sifra (below) is from Indonesia and wears a white T-shirt under a pink and white jersey vest. She has red jersey pants and lovely custom-made flip-flops; blue with a yellow sunflower. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bets van Boxel - Sifra (below) from Indonesia,
Show Priced at $3,850.00 Limited Edition of 5, 14" (36cm) Seated, Porcelain |
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Jimena, Mayra and Mila (below) are from Peru. They all wear the typical knitted hat called “Chullo” made from alpaca wool. Jimena also wears a felt hat. Peruvian clothing is extremely colourful. They wear several layers of clothing to protect against the cold at high altitude. The children are playing house with the domestic animals that you see in Peru. Jimena is playing with a goat. Mayra has an alpaca. Mila carries her Peruvian doll with her in a baby sling. |
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Amy van Boxel - Jimena (below), Show Priced at
$1,700.00 Limited Edition of 5, 9.5" Porcelain |
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Amy van Boxel - Mayra (below), Show Priced at
$1,700.00 Limited Edition of 5, 14" Porcelain |
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Amy van Boxel - Mila (below), Show Priced at
$1,700.00 Limited Edition of 5, 10.5" Porcelain |
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2009 Dolls
Taking orders now! 25% down and extended layaway available thru 12/1 on orders before 2/15. Also - special promotional offers on orders prior to 2/15! Email kmalone@dollery.com now or call 800-447-3655 (Doll) ext 22 out of state or 781-447-6677 in state Ma.
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| Surya (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 -
26.5"/67cm - Surya from Tibet wears her overcoat only on one
sleeve. The Amdowa are used to the cold. She wars a
beautiful emroidered bonnet with a lambskin brim, a jersey sweater and
pants and leather laced shoes. In her hand she carries a basket.
Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com |
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| Suk (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 23"/59cm - Suk from Tibet wears a thick overcoat with lambskin. On his head he has a warm hat with ears and eyes like an animal. Under his coat a knitted seater, jersey pants and leather boots. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cali (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 25.5"/65cm - Big sister Cali from Namibia wears several bead decorations in her hair. Around her waist several wraps, a knitted vest and a shawl around her shoulders. She wars multiple red strings of beads around her neck. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Goiti (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 18"/45cm - Goiti from Namibia wears a leather loincloth. On his back he carries a leather quiver with arrows. In his hand he holds his bow. Goiti has several beaded and leather bands around his neck and arms. His short cut hair is typical for Bushmen. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cabo (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 15"/38cm sitting. Grandmother Cabo from Namibia mixes ingredients in a bowl made of calabash. She wears a knitted cap. In her hair she has several decorations with bead strings and embroidery. She wears multiple strings of beads around her neck. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com SOLD OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Anne Sophie (above) by Bets - Ltd. 5 - 20.5"/52cm - Anne Sophie is a beautiful girl with Down's Syndrome. These people are recognized mainly by their typical eyes, protruding tongue, open mouth, a single palmar fold, large space between large toe and second toes, a small posture, short limbs and lank hair. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Kandi and Loini (above) by Amy - Ltd. 5 - 19.5"/49.5cm Kandi & Loini & Sihili belong to the Himba tribe from Namibia. Women & babies color their hair and skin with red ochre as make up and to protect against the sun and cold. Kandi carries loini on her back in a leather baby carrier. The leather ornament on her head shows that she is mairried. On her necklace hangs a cowry shell.- Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sihili (above) by Amy - Ltd. 5 - 14"/35cm - Sihili from Namibia wears her hair in 2 thick braids. She wears iron ornaments as a necklace and several leather straps on her arms, ankles and neck. Most of Himba clothing is made of goat or cow skin decorated with iron ornaments. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Laila - (above) by Amy - Ltd. 5 - 14"/35cm - Laila is inspired by the book "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini. Laila is from Afghanistan and peeks from under her Burka. Her T-shirt and long purple skirt have a beautiful butterfly print representing her wish to be free. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Yamin (above) by Amy - Ltd. 5 - 8"/20cm - Yamin from Myanmar (Burma) is a novice Buddhist nun (Hsi-la-shin). Buddhist nuns only go round for alms food on 2 pre-rest days. In her hands is an iron bowl and a plate to collect alms. Yamin wears the traditional habit: a red skirt, a pink blouse and a pink cover. An orange cloth protects her bald shaven head against the sun. Taking Orders now! Email kmalone@dollery.com | |||||||||||||||||||
