EVELT Porcelain handmade doll in traditional Kerkira Corfu dress made in Greece

Description

I'm offering for sale one lovely porcelain doll in female bridal and festive costume from south Kerkira (Corfu) worn until 1950 with amazing gold color cross necklace and headgear with flowers and feathers, heavily embroidered. She is NOT mounted on a base. Spectacular multilayered dress!
I also have her male spouse listed under my account.
This doll is part of my fine 20+ year collection of unique collectible porcelain dolls in great vintage condition, there are more listings of Evelt dolls under my account. Most of them have original tags.
I have over 50 dolls made by Evelt, and will be listing them for sale regularly.
The dolls were produced by Evelt in Greece. This maker used to study exhibits in the Benaki museum in Athens of traditional Greek outfits from various regions of Greece in the 70's up to the beginning of 2000, but now this maker ceased to exist. Each doll's costume is a copy of an antique original.
Dolls are made from porcelain and dressed in elaborate Greek traditional attire. They are mounted on  stands.
Greece is famous for its rainbow of exquisitely decorated folk costumes.  From region to region, the costume details vary so that one can identify the area of Greece in which a person lives just by their dress.
If you take a closer look you'll be surprised how detailed the outfit is.
All the metal accessories like belts and jewelry are made to scale, the dresses are multilayered and designed to reflect the real garments and way to wear them, with beautiful embroidery or trim when applicable. The shoes are painted. Their lovely faces were meticulously handpainted with sweet expression of ladies' faces and noble dignified mens' faces. The arms are movable, and there's a high detail to their hands and face features which says a lot about the quality of the molds used.
Put these vintage decorative dolls with your other Greek heritage items or "countries you've visited" items that make you smile when you walk by the display!
The dolls are also great for educational purposes or for exhibiting in a Greek heritage museum. They can make perfect quality addition to your collection of porcelain handmade dolls in international outfits.
Perfect conversation piece or decoration for your Greek restaurant!
These dolls are not toys, and are intended for display purposes.
Through the years I have learned to appreciate the beauty and value of antiques and collectibles by acquiring many items that I am now parting with to make room for others.  Items that I have purchased have been normally used for display as opposed to actual use, and the care taken was personal and with love, consequently they are mostly in very good to excellent condition.
I encourage you to ask questions because I love discussing my pieces and will respond to you in a timely manner.
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All weights and measurements are approximate.
I do my very best to describe all of my items, and please review pictures as they provide a visual aid to my narrative description.
I wrap carefully for damage free shipping and I ship from a smoke and pet free environment for those with allergies.
A 20% store restock fee will be charged on all returns & will be deducted from the refund of the original sales & shipping price.
NOTE:  Shipping is not a profit center for my Ebay store, but I cannot afford to lose money on shipping.
All buyers pay only the exact amount that it takes me to ship my treasures to you so that they can become your treasures.
Any overage in shipping costs, paid by the buyer at the time of purchase, above the exact shipping cost will be reimbursed to the buyer, after the buyer leaves feedback.
I combine shipping and offer discount for multiple simultaneous purchases.
Any returns are the responsibility of the buyer, both in preparation and cost, and must be returned in the original packaging, in the same condition as received.
Any damage caused by the shipping process to the buyer must be documented and relayed to the seller immediately upon receipt by the buyer.
SHIPPED WITH NATIONAL HELLENIC POST, REGISTERED AND INSURED. SHIPPING OUTSIDE EU ZONE MIGHT TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR LONGER BECAUSE OF COVID.
I ONLY SHIP TO THE REGISTERED PAYPAL ADDRESS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THE ADDRESS YOU WANT TO SHIP THE PARCEL TO IS YOUR DEFAULT PRESET ADDRESS BEFORE PAYING.
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