Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties

Baubles, bangles, Hear how they jing, jing-a-ling-a, Baubles, bangles, Bright, shiny beads. Sparkles, spangles, My heart will sin...

This exotic dancer poses prettily on a oriental rug in the center of a onyx ashtray.  However, this nuatch dancer has a naughty secret. ....

As in the real world, true red-headed bathing beauties are uncommon, especially when they are as stunning as this copper-tressed cutie.  Of...

For a collector, just when you think you have seen everything, something completely new pops up! At first glance, this big (14.5 inches t...

I send to you a pair of gloves. If you love me,  Leave out the "G" And make a pair of loves.                             ...

My latest article, "Her Naughty Hula Hips," appears in the March 2017 edition of  Antique Doll Collector   magazine.  The article...

This humidor is hand painted on each side with a different bathing beauty striking a coy or comic pose.  The 7 inch tall container has a ...

This nubile nude is a real swinger. In the Victorian home, every possible inch was decorated, including airspace. Bisque and china figurine...

As I have noted previously on this blog, I collect antique dolls as well as bathing beauties, especially  German and French all-bisque do...

This bronze bathing beauty flings her arms wide to embrace the seaside sunshine, breathing deeply of fresh ocean air. In her exuberance,...

Although only 2.25 inches tall, this china full-figure bathing beauty pincushion doll displays amazing detail, from her delicately painted ...

This very unusual mermaid by William Goebel is made to adorn the edge of an aquarium.  Of excellent bisque, this sultry sea siren is 4.5 ...

As delicate as her dress, this lovely little lady layered in porcelain lace is by the German firm of Galluba and Hofmann.  Although a mer...

My article, "A Whistle and a Shimmy; Clockwork Carnival Dolls of the 1920s" is in the December 2016 issue of " Antique Dol...

In this bronze figurine, a shy bathing belle peeks out of her beach cabana, demurely clutching the curtains closed so that all we see is he...

This sleepy sultana, luxuriating a sensual stretch, represents how many Americans will no doubt feel after stuffing themselves with turkey ...

A friend pointed out that I have not updated my Maneki Neko page for over a year.  I have made up for the neglect of my nekos by updating ...

This fabulous 11 inch tall bisque fashion lady by Galluba and Hofmann has managed to retain both her elaborate mohair wig and her intricate...

"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,  What a beautiful Pussy you are,  You are,  You are!  What a beautiful Pussy you are!...

These four flirtatious femmes are another series of damsels in dishabille by the German firm of Schafer and Vater.  In addition to the blac...