For the collectorsand some celebrities, they spend thousands of dollars in a toy it’s a good option. dolls exclusive designs and embellished with real jewels They trade very well in this exclusive market.
Auctions are where these are offered. toys which, in reality, are not for children to play with, but for adults to display and cherish as real artwork.
Here we count What are the most expensive dolls sold in history?. Unique designs that, in some cases, have exceeded five million dollars.
What are the most expensive dolls sold in history?
1. L’Oiseleur ($6,250,000)
Known as ‘the bird carriage’, it was designed by a team of sculptors, jewelers and tailors, led by Christian Bailly in 2004. It is a Renaissance-inspired figure playing the flute, accompanied by songbirds. It has 2,340 parts that move if you wrap it. Then the birds sing and the doll move your eyes They assure that it can be ordered in the Bailly workshop in Switzerland.
2. Eloise ($5,000,000)
Made of porcelain by the Madame Alexander house, founded in 1923 by Beatrice Alexander Behrman. They made just five dolls dressed in designs by Christian Dior, Oscar de la Renta and Katherine Baumann and adorned with Swarovski crystals and 9-carat diamonds.
3. Kämer and Reinhardt Doll ($302,587)
Auctioned by Bonhams and dressed by Lewin Funcke, she has braided brown hair and blue-grey eyes to match the outfit. The factory was active between 1886 and 1932. At first, yes dolls wax and then porcelain.
4. Diamond Barbie ($302,500)
The work of Stefano Canturi, a famous jewelry designer, who took more than six months to create this doll presented in Australia in 2018. Her small necklace has white diamonds and a 1-carat pink diamond. On one of her fingers she wears a diamond ring. Auctioned at Christie’s in 2010, the money was donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
5. Barbie De Beers ($85,000)
The Mattel company, which produces Barbie, introduced this model in 1999, to celebrate 40 years of the De Beers mining company. His belt is encrusted with 160 diamonds and the crown is 18K gold. It was sold the same year.
6. Blue Ivy Barbie ($80,000)
Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z commissioned a doll from Mattel for their daughter’s first birthday. Custom designed, she wears a teal gown and a collection of diamond-encrusted jewelry. In total she has 160 gems on white gold mounts.
7. Haunted Doll ($76,500)
Marina Bychkova is a Canadian designer, famous for her articulated dolls, made entirely by hand, depicting languid women. In this case she is a painted bronze figure adorned with jewels and dressed in handmade clothes.
Source: Clarin
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