Bagpipe Doll Appraisal

Vintage Scottish Bagpiper Doll in Red Buffalo Plaid Box

This is a vintage collector doll depicting a Scottish Highlander bagpiper, housed in its original red and black buffalo plaid display box. The doll features a realistically sculpted face with painted features, including blue eyes with long lashes and red lipstick, suggesting a mid-century or late-20th-century manufacture, likely the 1960s or 70s. The doll is approximately 10-12 inches tall and is dressed in intricate traditional Highland regalia, consisting of a black velvet-like doublet, a white ruffled lace jabot (cravat), and a red tartan sash and kilt. It carries a miniature set of Great Highland Bagpipes made of black plastic or wood with white mounts and red tassels. The doll appears to have 'sleep eyes' that close when horizontal, a common feature of dolls from this era. The box is a classic rectangular vertically-oriented window box with an arched viewing pane, lined with white tissue paper. Condition-wise, the box shows some edge wear and a slight dent at the upper left corner, while the tissue paper is yellowed and wrinkled from age. The doll itself appears to be in excellent, 'never-removed-from-box' (NRFB) condition, maintaining vibrant colors on the textiles and crisp details on the small-scale accessories. This type of souvenir doll was commonly produced in the UK or Hong Kong for the tourist trade, characterized by a mix of mass-produced plastic components and hand-finished textile elements.