Friday, 12 December 2014
To All A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Wishing You All A Very Merry Christmas And A Happy, Healthy And Prosperous New Year.
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Fabulous Rare Norah Wellings 18th Century English Gentleman.
I am so grateful to My Dear Friend Mark Rochester for sharing these
photographs of his Wonderful and Very Rare Norah Wellings Gentry
Man . It is so nice that Mark has allowed me to share him with you
and write about a Norah Wellings Doll that I have not seen come
onto the market before or advertised in any of the Norah Wellings catalogues.
Norah Wellings Rare 18th Century English Gentleman standing with a fabulous Old English Nightdress Case Model model 997.
Photograph of Norah Wellings taken at the British Industry Fair in 1935. She is holding the 'Old English' Nightdress Case and the Rare Gentry Man that Mark has in his photograph.
It was in the 1980's that I first saw this Fabulous Gentleman . I saw him in a book showing a photograph of Norah Wellings at her stand at The British Industry Fair in 1935 ( as seen here). All the information in books written at that time and later described him and his partner as models of George and Martha Washington. You can see why as the resemblance is close to other dolls of the famous American President and his First Lady. The books and publications were also of American Origin,. I also thought that was who they were. It was not until I started my research on Norah Wellings for my book that I finally found out who they were made to represent. I wanted to include the photograph in my book so I needed to check where it originally came from and after many months finally my persistence paid off.
The photograph was featured in the March 1935 Toy Trader and an article accompanying it describes the two dolls as being modeled on 18th Century English Gentry. Mystery solved, however I believe not many of these dolls were made , certainly not like the other dolls pictured with them in this photograph.
I still think although not in any catalogues he would have been classed as one of Norah Wellings Norene Dolls. He stands 24 inches tall and has a felt head with painted features. He does not have any ears as his silk embroidery hair is scooped back to produce his wonderful period hair style of the time. He has a cotton body with felt limbs, fully jointed and his two middle fingers are joined together. Wearing a lovely authentic period desgn felt coat and long felt vest, lace ruffle around his neck and cuffs. His britches are of art silk and he has fine knitted socks with felt shoes.
Close up of his unusual molded face and the fabulous hair style of this fascinating Norah Wellings Gentry Man.
They are truly a magnificent couple together, I wonder if any collectors reading this have any other Rare Norah Wellings to share. I would love to hear from you, please email me at norahwellingsjournal@gmail.com
A Big Thank You Once Again Mark for sharing him and your lovely 'Old English' Nightdress case.
Norah Wellings Rare 18th Century English Gentleman standing with a fabulous Old English Nightdress Case Model model 997.
It was in the 1980's that I first saw this Fabulous Gentleman . I saw him in a book showing a photograph of Norah Wellings at her stand at The British Industry Fair in 1935 ( as seen here). All the information in books written at that time and later described him and his partner as models of George and Martha Washington. You can see why as the resemblance is close to other dolls of the famous American President and his First Lady. The books and publications were also of American Origin,. I also thought that was who they were. It was not until I started my research on Norah Wellings for my book that I finally found out who they were made to represent. I wanted to include the photograph in my book so I needed to check where it originally came from and after many months finally my persistence paid off.
The photograph was featured in the March 1935 Toy Trader and an article accompanying it describes the two dolls as being modeled on 18th Century English Gentry. Mystery solved, however I believe not many of these dolls were made , certainly not like the other dolls pictured with them in this photograph.
I still think although not in any catalogues he would have been classed as one of Norah Wellings Norene Dolls. He stands 24 inches tall and has a felt head with painted features. He does not have any ears as his silk embroidery hair is scooped back to produce his wonderful period hair style of the time. He has a cotton body with felt limbs, fully jointed and his two middle fingers are joined together. Wearing a lovely authentic period desgn felt coat and long felt vest, lace ruffle around his neck and cuffs. His britches are of art silk and he has fine knitted socks with felt shoes.
A Big Thank You Once Again Mark for sharing him and your lovely 'Old English' Nightdress case.
Monday, 3 February 2014
Norah Wellings Paintings and Soccer Player
Oh dear what can I say this was meant to be my Happy New Year article!!
Here we are at the beginning of February. I hope you all enjoyed the
Festive Season it seems so far away now especially with Easter Eggs now
in the shops. I do hope that 2014 will be A Good Year for all of you
and sorry for the delay.
I thought I would show what Norah Wellings items I bought during last year but then I couldn't remember buying anything. I knew that couldn't possibly be true and as we have just moved I hadn't unpacked everything until a few weeks ago and low and behold I unpacked two wonderful paintings by Norah Wellings. I believe the roses is an earlier work judging from her signature and the pot of flowers painted in her retirement. There is a similar painting in my book using the same table in the later painting. I am thrilled to bits with them especailly as I enjoyed seeing Norah Wellings garden which was very special to her in retirement and her roses were a favourite , I hope you enjoy seeing them.
The other purchase is a cute little soccer player only 6 1/2 inches tall from the Norah Wellings Novelty Range model 1167 he first appeared in an unmarked catalogue that looks to be 1939/40. I was told by the former Manager that the first ones were sold wearing Wolverhampton colours. Other colour outfits were made later. These do not appear in any of the 1950 catalogues.
I am amazed I got through last year with only these Norah Wellings purchases, I wonder what this year will bring!
Happy Hunting
I thought I would show what Norah Wellings items I bought during last year but then I couldn't remember buying anything. I knew that couldn't possibly be true and as we have just moved I hadn't unpacked everything until a few weeks ago and low and behold I unpacked two wonderful paintings by Norah Wellings. I believe the roses is an earlier work judging from her signature and the pot of flowers painted in her retirement. There is a similar painting in my book using the same table in the later painting. I am thrilled to bits with them especailly as I enjoyed seeing Norah Wellings garden which was very special to her in retirement and her roses were a favourite , I hope you enjoy seeing them.
The other purchase is a cute little soccer player only 6 1/2 inches tall from the Norah Wellings Novelty Range model 1167 he first appeared in an unmarked catalogue that looks to be 1939/40. I was told by the former Manager that the first ones were sold wearing Wolverhampton colours. Other colour outfits were made later. These do not appear in any of the 1950 catalogues.
I am amazed I got through last year with only these Norah Wellings purchases, I wonder what this year will bring!
Happy Hunting