Very Rare Unused 1980s Handmade 22 Porcelain Doll The Royal Collection #12of#25

Very Rare Unused 1980s Handmade in the United States 22 Inch Porcelain Doll Limited Edition from "The Royal Collection" Dunham Porcelain Arts Doll by Susan Dunham Original #12 of #25. This is a unique hard to find item. You can always get the same thing everyone else has, but then there are those people that want rarer and or special eye-catching hard to find items that stand out in a crowd.

Why be another me too. So if you are lucky enough to find new unused rare items or new unused vintage items are better to spend your monies on. Be one of those people that other people say or think. Wow where did they get that. Get something virtually impossible to find or get anymore! You deserve something nice so get it while you can. This particular doll was given to me as an inheritance and I do not collect rare handmade dolls so I thought I would sell this to someone who would really appreciate this work of art. I want to make sure to answer all your questions and or if you need any additional photos.

We've been on this site for many years so we know how to pack things extremely well and securely. Born in 1944 to a family of 8 in mid-state Oregon "The Beaver State", she is the great-great granddaughter of pioneers who followed the Oregon Trail in 1847. The family farm, surrounded by forests, brought time & space for Susan to play cowboys, swim, help with farm chores, attend church, sing and always be seen holding a doll. In 1959 she became a beautician; 1963 she married Jack; 1964 became a new mother; and moved to Cottage Grove where Jack began his dental practice. Still working, she pursued her artistic nature with Stained Glass, Oil Painting, China and Glass Painting.

Then a friend introduced her to doll making and she was hooked. Wishing to understand the human form for doll making, she took college courses of classical sculpture, figure studies, anatomy & anthropology. Around 1976 she began making dolls at home starting with Antique Reproductions and soon had a thriving kitchen business making reproduction Jumeaux and Brus. It was clear it was time to move from kitchen table to a professional business. The property eventually had 10 buildings and a 1,700 sq. Showroom and they hired dozens of local seamstresses & wig makers, plus a local mold-maker. Susan sculpted the originals, designed the clothing and did the final porcelain painting. She still researches every subject before starting a new project. Everything is historically correct with proper colors, fabrics, furs, feathers, beading and leathers in the styles of their represented periods. She became an active member of UFDC & ODACA, teaching doll making classes and published a sculpting book. Her talents went beyond porcelain as she created wonderful bronze busts as well. After 9/11 and the collectible market decline, Susan and Jack did not wish to produce dolls in China for cost savings.

So, they shut down the business and moved to Eugene, Oregon for retirement, near ocean and mountains.

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