Lot of 8 Antique & Vintage Dolls Black Virgin Island, Native American and More

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Lot of 8 Antique & Vintage Dolls Black Virgin Island, Native American and More.
This lot of eight dolls belonged to my Aunt Judy. She had her 1938 teddy bear with them, but he's worn away to nearly nothing.
My family traveled the world extensively between 1865-1950's and most of these were probably bought as souvenirs by various family members during that time. Judy kept them together, so I'm selling them together as well.
The smallest doll is a pin cushion shape. She's 4" tall and has long grey natural hair under a babushka. Her face appears to be hand painted on cloth. She has a striped blouse, a checkered apron, a red babushka and her base is purple blue with red and white flowers. The fabrics point to her being made around 1900 or earlier. She's very stained and discolored but she's my favorite.
Next is an Eros 42 Piemonte Italian made plastic doll measuring 5.25" tall. Hey clothing looks Dutch or Scandinavian, but the tag is Italian from my research. Her original white, light blue, dark blue and red outfit is in great condition. She has cloth underwear and black plastic shoes. Her face has high, bright color and her fingers are intact and perfect. Her long brown braids are tied with red ribbons. The top of her hat is discolored from dust and age. She's probably from the 1950's.
The third doll is a wired framed felt, bendable young lady. She has wooden feet with a paper label on the bottom of one that says M. F. Made in Italy. She's nearly 9" tall. Her dress is green and white fabric with pink, yellow and blue felt apron, neck scarf, skirt trim and hat. Her body is flesh colored felt. Her face has applied felt eyes, nose and a tiny red mouth. Her crazy felt hat has a big red, blue, brown and green flower on it. She has soft strawberry blonde hair that feels like wool or other natural fiber. She's probably from the 1920's - 1950's.
Next is a ceramic or porcelain little girl doll in a white and pink floral dress. She has a badly broken leg, which is included, but a chunk is missing. She has a painted face and a mark under the heavy glaze on her back that I can't read. Hey dress and hat might be original, or replaced, but they are both vintage, maybe even older than her. I had a great uncle who professinally made doll clothing, so sometimes it's hard to tell what was original and what was replaced contemporary with the dolls. She has golden hair that is a big mess. She has a hole at the top of her head from manufacturing. Her arms are strung and made of composition of some sort. She probably dates from 1900-1930's.
The next little girl is plastic with a black top and a blue and white striped skirt and a green and black striped apron. She has a nicely painted face on her hollow plastic head. She has auburn hair in a braid. Her arms and legs are strung and made of hollow plastic with painted on shoes and socks. She has on cloth underwear. The seat of her skirt is discolored. She's just under 8" tall.
The most modern of the dolls is the Madam Alexander style Scottish girl. Her body is plastic and it's marked Vogue Dolls Made in Hong Kong on her back. She has sleepy eyes that are solid white when open, which is creepy. They look like the paint on them has a thick white coating that might come off. I didn't try. She has blonde synthetic hair under her tall faux fur hat. Her costume is red and blue plaid with black and white details. The fur sporran is real fur. She has her original black plastic shoes and lace edges cloth underwear. She has a mark on her leg that reminds me of a spread stain on a Barbie leg. She's 9" tall with her hat.
The beautiful black Virgin Island woman is another of my favorites. She primative and detailed all at once. She measures just over 10" with the basket on her head. There is a green painted wooden base with a label on the bottom that says Handmade Virgin Island Product CREATIVE HANDCRAFTS Christiansted, St. Croix Virgin Islands, U.S.A. she has primative arms and legs with no hands and no shoes. She has a red and white striped skirt and a floral blouse. She has a full white apron and a green floral head wrap and one metal earring. Her face is stretched with several different colors and types of thread for detail. Her dress and apron are trimmed in red and white. A small wicker basket with a white cloth covering is balanced on her head as she goes about her work. She has straining and discoloration on all the lighter colored areas, like the basket cover and the apron. She has a petticoat and bloomers under her dress.
The last doll is the largest. The family stories that my sister and I remember is that she is native American. My family lived all over the easy coast from Connecticut to Florida, so she could be from that area, but I'm really just not sure. She is 12.25" tall and her body appears to be made from recycled heavy canvas type cotton. You can see printing that is on the inside of the fabric on her legs. Hey face looks to be linen and it's simple and hand painted or drawn. She has a brown silk velvet top with long sleeves and a silver metal belt. It had a red velvet collar and features white seed beads on the edges. She wears a blue and white seed bead necklace.
Her overskirt is blue with white red and green designs. Her underskirt is white, red and blue. She has red cloth shoes and thin green leather hands. All her clothing is hand stitched and nicely made. She has large breasts and wooly black hair that's thinning on the back of her head, exposing the red and white striped fabric below. The upper third of the front of her skirt is very dirty and discolored. Her legs are also very stained. The fabrics could be as old as the 1860's, but I'm unsure when she was made, but I think she's from around 1900.
I'm an antique dealer but I don't know a lot about dolls in general. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about the dolls and I'll do my best to answer. I didn't try to clean or repair anything, sold as is, but they might be able to be cleaned by someone who knows that they're doing.