Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties

  He's a cold-hearted snake  Look into his eyes  Oh oh oh  He's been tellin' lies  He's a lover boy at play  He...

In olden days, a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking. But now, God knows, Anything goes.                 ...

My page  for the Austin Doll Collectors Society's upcoming October 14, 2017, doll show has been updated (including the show's new l...

but with nothing in-between, this long-legged lass is from the German firm of Fasold and Stauch.  Of excellent china and 9 inches tall, s...

She was a phantom of delight  When first she gleam’d upon my sight;  A lovely apparition, sent  To be a moment’s ornament;  Her e...

This seductive sultana is of chalkware or plaster.  During the early 1900s, there was a fad for pretty plaster ladies, often dressed in r...

Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today To-morrow will be dying. Robert Herrick (1591-1674) I too...

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 ...