Dolls by Bets & Amy Van Boxel

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Bets & Amy Van Boxel

2016 Update. Bets is winding down and she will not make many more dolls as she is nearing retirement. Amy has provided us with a current list as of 1/2016 available. They are marked below. Look for the notes in GREEN - next to available dolls and contact kmalone@dollery.com asap for information in ordering these LAST CALL DOLLS!

Our page has also been updated with Bets and Amy's gorgeous new 2015 MID YEAR DOLLS. Amy's 2016 collection is not available yet. Be sure to get on waitlist for her work if you are interested. We always have a hard time picking our Dollery favorites! Amy and her mother Bets have created these one of a kind small limited editions for many many years. Last year, Amy began to do the larger sized dolls like her mother. Not many artists create dolls in small editions like this in porcelain. The majority of the work they create is sculpted after real children they meet in their extensive travels.

Remember, these beauties are all just limited to five world wide! We are taking orders now with a deposit down which is required to order against our order and we will work with you on extended payment plans. Be sure to email kmalone@dollery.com for all the details and pricing and place your orders early. Be sure to also email us your information if you would like to be added to our Boxel mailing list and receive automatic updates on their work as well as our free annual doll show catalogues. They normally show their new lines in Nuremburg at the toy fair the last weekend in January and editions sell out very quickly. They no longer goes to Toy Fair in the USA. Please contact kmalone@dollery.com or call 781-447-6677 for price quotes as Boxel's prices fluctuate depending on the dollar. We will "lock" in your price when you order your doll rest assured. We try to be competitive and fair with our pricing always so be sure to contact us!

This year we celebrate our 33nd Anniversary doll show. Twelve years ago at our 21st Anniversary show in October we introduced these beauties to our collectors and they were a huge success. Every year we carry them they become increasingly more popular as avid collectors see these works of art in person.

If you are interested in a PRIOR YEARS DOLL - contact kmalone@dollery.com for updated availability. In many cases, some of the older dolls are available and we have noted a recent update on the inventory but this changes daily. . We also have some great secondary market work from them so be sure to visit our 2nd market page site as well.

Email kmalone@dollery.com for information and pricing.

2015 Midyear Doll

Sabita by Amy van Boxel! Email kmalone@dollery.com for pricing. Ltd. 5 worldwide/porcelain

2015 Dolls

	By Bets van Boxel From Mali Aminata, (on left) This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5, is 24.8" (63 cm) porcelain Fatim, (on right) This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5, is 26" (66cm) porcelain Email kmalone@dollery.com for pricing as it fluctuates with the Euro. Once ordered, the price is held at quoted price.

	By Amy van Boxel Kike LE/5, is 8" (20 cm) porcelain Email kmalone@dollery.com

	By Amy van Boxel Miro LE/5, is 6.5" (16 cm) porcelain - Email kmalone@dollery.com for pricing.
	By Amy van Boxel Damare, LE/5, is 8.5" (21 cm) porcelain - email kmalone@dollery.com for pricing.

2014 Midyear Dolls

Created by Bets van Boxel: Damba & Baba, Djeny and Djeneba are Peul, the largest nomad tribe of Western Africa. Peul people live in Mali on and around the Niger-delta. Women and girl wear colorful loose fitting gowns and wrap-around skirts. They have beautiful make-up and jewelry. Damba wears a headpiece with silver coins under a colorful scarf, a little nose-ring and silver earrings. Baba wears little earrings and a knit hat. The tops of Baba and Djeneba are crocheted. Djeny mimics his mother by carrying his bear on his head. - SOLD, BUT CONTACT US ON AVAILABILITY OF OTHERS.
	Damba is 31" (79cm) and 34" (86cm) when baby Baba is on her shoulders. LE/5 Contact Kim at kmalone@dollery.com for pricing.
	Djeneba is 23.6" (60cm) LE/5 Contact Kim at kmalone@dollery.com for pricing.
	Djeny is 18.5" (47cm) LE/5 Contact Kim at kmalone@dollery.com for pricing.
Created by Amy van Boxel: Kaya Rouro and Angelina are from Panama. Kaya wears a red hibiscus in her hair and her hand. Angelina has a headband, braded from grass, and embellished with red flowers. Kaya's body is painted with indelible black dye made from Jagua fruit. It is a temporary body paint in the ancient traditional way. the painting is for beauty but also as a natural insect repellant and has anti infectious properties. Villages alternate between traditional dress and Western clothes. Rouro wears a basket with a carrying strap on the head. Baby Angelina sits with her blanky in a wooden basket and Kaya sits on a wooden bench.
	Angelina is 8" (20cm) sitting LE/5 Contact Kim at kmalone@dollery.com for pricing.
	Rouro is 20.5" (52 cm) LE/5 Contact Kim at kmalone@dollery.com for pricing.
	Kaya is 17.7" (45cm) sitting. LE/5 Contact Kim at kmalone@dollery.com for pricing.

2014 Dolls

	Abdellay This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5 21.7" (55cm) by Bets
Adel and Abdellay are from North Ethiopia, the Horn of Africa. Most people there have no family name. Their name exists of theirsurname followed by their father's and grandfather's name. Adel and Abdellay wear colourful dresses and necklaces with protective lucky charms. They look at you shyly.
	Adel This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5 20.5" (52cm) by Bets
	Arti This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5 24.8" (63cm) by Bets
Awal and Arti are from Indonesia (Java). Java is the most densely populated island of Indonesia. Arti wears a batik wrap. She has a lether bag and half a calabash to carry her goods. Awal is wearing a T-shirt and short pants. In his hands he holds a bundle of branches to make a fire.
	Awal This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5 21.3" (54cm) by Bets
	Mahefa LE/5 24.4" (62cm) by Amy
	Malala LE/5 20.5" (52cm) by Amy
Mahefa and Malala are from Madagascar. They both wear a Lamba oany. This is a long tube of cloth worn around the waist or chest by folding around and tucked in. They combine the Lamba oany with a t-shirt instead of the traditional Kisaly. Malala has a handmade ragdoll and Mahefa a bowl with little fish that she sells at the market.

2013 Mid year Dolls

	Hagos This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15!LE/5 53cm, 21" by Bets
	Aisha This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5 49cm, 19" by Bets
	Abeda This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! SOLD OUT LE/5 62cm, 24.5" by Bets
	Alina LE/5 45cm, 17.5" sitting by Amy
	Ema LE/5 32cm, 12.5" sitting by Amy
	Baryamaa SOLD OUT LE/5 38cm, 15" sitting by Bets
	Bataar This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5 55cm, 21.5" by Bets
	Bolormaa This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15! LE/5 50cm, 20" by Bets
	Camila LE/5 52cm, 20.5" by Amy
	Carmen LE/5 57cm, 22.5" by Amy
See below -- Bolormaa, Batar, Hagos, Abeda & Aisha from 2013 are still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15!

2013 Dolls

Dolls by Bets van Boxel
Barida, LE/5, 24" (61cm) SOLD OUT

Fatuma, LE/5, 20" (51cm) SOLD OUT

Kong, LE/5, 20", (50cm) This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15!

Mei-Lan, LE/5, 13.5" (34cm) SOLD OUT

Sagira, LE/5, SOLD OUT

Selam, LE/5, 16" (40cm)

Dolls by Amy van Boxel
Bian, LE/5, 14.6" (37cm)

Bay, LE/5, 20.9" (53cm)

Mai, LE/5, 21.3" (54cm)

Thy, LE/5, 14.6" (37cm)

Nhi, LE/5, 7.9" (20cm)

2012 Midyear dolls

	Aina, by Amy, 29cm or 11.4" from Madagascar LE/5 SOLD OUT
	Cais, by Bets, 36cm or 14.2" LE/5 SOLD OUT
	Chang, by Bets, 43cm or 17" LE/5 This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15!
	Diem Lien, by Bets, 51cm or 20.1" LE/5
	Hoa Mei, by Bets, 59cm or 23.2" LE/5 SOLD OUT
	Jia, by Bets, 33cm or 13" LE/5 SOLD OUT
	Kyon, by Bets, 52cm or 20.5" LE/5This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15!
	Norbu, by Amy, 17cm or 6.7" LE/5
	Nyima, by Amy, 28cm or 11" from Nepal LE/5

2012 dolls by Bets van Boxel

From Japan Hiroki and Naoki are practicing together to become "big" Sumo wrestlers. They both wear a Mawashi, the traditional loincloth made out of cotton or silk.

	Hiroki, LE/5, 18" (46cm) SOLD OUT
	Naoki, LE/5, 18" (46cm) SOLD OUT
From Rajastan Rajastan is a federal state in the Northwest of India. Tika and Dili belong to the Bhopa tribe and live in the Thar dessert. Tika wears a green dupatta (head scarf) that matches her remarkable bright green eyes.

	Dili, LE/5, 21.7" (55cm) This doll is still available to order from Boxel as of 10/25/15!
	Tika, LE/5, 25.6" (65cm) - Dollery Favorite! SOLD OUT
From Tibet Juna and Dhan are dressed in warm clothes against the cold at high altitude in Tibet. Juna has multiple hair braids, adorned with int.al. turquoise beads and silver decorations.

	Dhan, LE/5, 22" (56cm) SOLD OUT
	Juna, LE/5, 21.7" (55cm) SOLD OUT

2012 dolls by Amy van Boxel

From Malaysia Leka, Kupeng and Suku are original people from Malaysia. They belong to the Bateq tribe that live in the Taman Negara, the oldest jungle in the world. The Bateq hunt with blowpipes out of bamboo.

	Kupeng, LE/5, 14" (36 cm)
	Leka, LE/5, 14" (36 cm)
	Suku, LE/5, 6" (15cm)
From Ladakh, an area in the north of India. Because of the high altitude, it can be very cold. Goats, yaks and sheep are kept for their wool and milk.
	Stanzin, LE/5, 14" (35cm) She is dressed in thick clothes busy working her drop spindle.