Dolls are for playing, displaying, and collecting, but even with the utmost care they can be damaged. Restoration and Repair of antique, vintage and collectible dolls is our expertise.
Our Goal is to Repair your wrist and restore it to its original splendor. We have the experience, knowledge and delicate hands that are required to repair them.
We are a comprehensive care center that specializes in a wide range of doll repairs of all kinds, from antique to modern.
Dolls of different materials such as porcelain, biscuit, composition, wood, stone cardboard are arranged. Celluloid.
We provide a variety of services, from basic cleaning and stringing, to extensive reconstruction and restoration of porcelain and composition dolls. and recovery
Examples of Restoration and Repair of antique dolls
Recovery of a automaton
Biscuit doll, automaton. The piece had the dress in very poor condition. The pattern of the original dress has been taken and the most similar clothes have been found to reproduce it. The mohair wig has been washed. The musical and movement system of the automaton has been reviewed
Restoration doll composition
Composition doll, with certain losses and cracks. The face was discolored due to the passage of time. Reconstruction has been carried out in the missing areas.
Antique clothing doll with felt clothes
Antique Felt doll, the piece presented certain tears in the body and dress. The body had a dislocated arm and old repairs. The felt dress showed welt holes and the foot clothing was non-existent.
The entire body has been lined like the arm placement. The dress has been reproduced and the facial expressions reviewed.
Recovery Biscuit doll and wooden composition body
Articulated doll with biscuit-porcelain head. The head featured an old restoration and the composition body made of wood had areas missing due to woodworm.
The Restoration consisted of extracting the old restoration and reconstructing the missing pieces as the same colors were sought. The glass eyes have been fixed because the originals were lost. The composition body has had the missing areas reconstructed, the paint that had been applied on top of the body removed, leaving the original color. The tires have been installed new.
Restoration and Arrangement of a celluloid doll Bebe Chachi
Celluloid doll of the ICSA brand (Ibéric-Comercial S.A), called Baby Chachi. His arms are unmounted and his eyes are droopy. The whole piece is very dirty and shows some breakage, especially in the material’s joints. Recovery work has consisted of cleaning the celluloid and repairing the cracks. The eyes have been placed
Restoration Repair Antique Ceramic Doll
The ceramic doll had a considerable crack all over its head. The broken pieces have been unified and a volumetric reconstruction has been carried out, hiding the cracks and small losses. Pictorial reconstruction looking for the same colors and brightness.
Restoration of an Ancora brand biscuit doll
Biscuit doll marked with an anchor and an L and C on the back of the neck. The head was broken and the glass eyes drooped. The papier-mâché body had missing fingers.
The porcelain head, called a biscuit, has been restored and the missing areas reconstructed, just like making the fingers. The eyes have been fixed since the pendulum system was broken. The doll did not have a wig and we have placed a mohair one that looks very pretty on this type of doll.
Repair and Restoration Antique Papier-Maché doll Mariquita Pérez
Papier-mâché doll which presented a certain loss in the fingers and chipping; drooping glass eyes. The missing areas and the placement of the eyes of movable have been reintegrated to the wrist.
Restoration and Reconstruction of twin biscuit dolls
A pair of biscuit twins had head losses and ruptures. A volumetric reconstruction of the missing areas has been performed.
My experience includes the repair and restoration of old and modern dolls, including biscuit dolls, composition, plastic, vinyl, wood and paper mache. Our services include eye repair, tooth replacement, wig styling or renovation, cleaning or replacement parts. We have a huge inventory of doll parts, if the original doll part is missing or so damaged that it cannot be repaired. Contact me and ask for a free quote.