Jesco Kewpie Doll in Irish Green Leprechaun Costume 8 inches mint in box 1985 outlet vintage

Here comes vintage Jesco Kewpie doll in Irish Green Leprechaun costume, complete with hat and stitched clover leaf on his pants, made 1985, mint in its original box.

Old Jesco Kewpie may be a fine gift for a doll lover or the cutest addition to every kewpie doll collection, fine to start one or just to sit in your favourite place at home to make you smile every time you look at it! Vintage Kewpie doll measures 20 cm / 8 inches tall standing and is made of hard vinyl, fully jointed and hand painted.

Leprechaun Kewpie dolls condition is mint; it comes in its original box.
Kewpie is marked on its back and has the typical Kewpie – heart on its chest!

Kewpie dolls and figurines, first designed by Rose O'Neill in 1909, were extremely popular in the early twentieth century. They were first produced 1911 in Ohrdruf, a small town in Germany, then famous for its toy manufacturers. Their name, often shortened to "Kewpies", is derived from "cupid", the Roman god of beauty and – as Eros is the Greek version of Cupid – erotic love. The early dolls, especially signed or bisque, are highly collectible! But even such a comparatively ‘young' 1980s vinyl Kewpie has just the same magic!

*Please notice this listing is for the vintage Kewpie doll in Leprechaun costume and box ONLY, all other decorations you see in the photographs will NOT come with the old Jesco Kewpie!

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*Please notice: This vintage vinyl doll belongs not into the hands of children; it may not fulfill the safety standards for toys in our time! So, it is NOT a toy, though an adult collector's & vintage doll lover's item for decoration & display only!

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