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Merry Christmas - Carollers

$350.00

Condition: Excellent | The stand alone Caroller | Merry Christmas

She's ringing the bell and singing at the same time, and she's giving both everything she has.

Her head is tipped back, her mouth is wide open on a high note, and her bell is raised as high as her arm will reach. There are freckles across her nose, and the tip of it is pink from the cold. Her eyes are turned up toward the rooftops, as if she's hoping the song will carry that far.

She's dressed for a long night of it. A bright red double-breasted coat with gold buttons down the front and a little buttoned half-belt at the back. A tartan scarf with fringed ends, a matching tartan skirt, and a tartan tam with a cream felt band and a pom-pom on top. White felt mittens, black stockings, and red boots with tiny gold bells at the ankles, so she jingles even when she's standing still.

Merry Christmas was part of the Simpich doll shop from its early years right through to the very end. She was made to stand on her own, apart from the Carolers, though she fits right in beside them. Over those years the design changed. The early Merry Christmas was essentially a larger-scale bell ringer. Later she was given details of her own, and you can see them on this one: the tartan tam, and, if you turn her around, two sculpted braids tied off with cream satin ribbon bows.

Robert Simpich, who founded the doll shop with his wife, Jan, sculpted the original. This piece was then cast, hand-painted, and dressed in hand-sewn clothing in the Simpich doll shop, and set on a wooden base.

She is in excellent condition. The red of the coat is still bright, the tartan is unfaded, and both ribbon bows and all of her boot bells are intact.

Condition: Excellent | The stand alone Caroller | Merry Christmas

She's ringing the bell and singing at the same time, and she's giving both everything she has.

Her head is tipped back, her mouth is wide open on a high note, and her bell is raised as high as her arm will reach. There are freckles across her nose, and the tip of it is pink from the cold. Her eyes are turned up toward the rooftops, as if she's hoping the song will carry that far.

She's dressed for a long night of it. A bright red double-breasted coat with gold buttons down the front and a little buttoned half-belt at the back. A tartan scarf with fringed ends, a matching tartan skirt, and a tartan tam with a cream felt band and a pom-pom on top. White felt mittens, black stockings, and red boots with tiny gold bells at the ankles, so she jingles even when she's standing still.

Merry Christmas was part of the Simpich doll shop from its early years right through to the very end. She was made to stand on her own, apart from the Carolers, though she fits right in beside them. Over those years the design changed. The early Merry Christmas was essentially a larger-scale bell ringer. Later she was given details of her own, and you can see them on this one: the tartan tam, and, if you turn her around, two sculpted braids tied off with cream satin ribbon bows.

Robert Simpich, who founded the doll shop with his wife, Jan, sculpted the original. This piece was then cast, hand-painted, and dressed in hand-sewn clothing in the Simpich doll shop, and set on a wooden base.

She is in excellent condition. The red of the coat is still bright, the tartan is unfaded, and both ribbon bows and all of her boot bells are intact.

Each handmade figure is inspected and certified by a member of the Simpich family and includes a Certificate of Authenticity with a unique Certification number assigned. All dolls we sell will be in displayable condition, but price will refect the doll’s overall condition. Images are of the doll you will receive.

It is our express purpose to maintain the quality and value of Simpich Dolls in the secondary market, so that their heritage and unique worth for future generations will not be diminished.

All Sales are Final

Condition Descriptions:

Heirloom Condition: We reserve this designation for only the most exceptional pieces. Hierloom pieces have been personally inspected and restored to a Like New Condition by David Simpich.

Pristine Condition: These dolls arrived in fantastic condition, void of resin or paint chipping, fading, or missing pieces. Pieces with this designation needed little or no repair work by David SImpich.

Excellent Condition: Dolls in Excellent condition have weathered years of love well, subtle signs of their often decades of display can be seen as slight fading, minor scuffs on their wooden stands, or tiny paint chips.

Displayable Condition: These pieces appear in excellent or pristine condition while on display, but upon a closer look, you may find fading, paint chips, or significant scuffs on their wooden stands. We are excited to offer these pieces a second life as a more affordable option.