GUEST: I inherited these dolls from my mother, and they were purchased by my grandmother. And now my grandmother lived in New York City from when she was probably 22 to 28.
APPRAISER: Well, your little figurines or dolls are referred to as Bathing Beauties. That's the collectors' term for them today, and they're very popular. They were often sold in resort areas near the ocean, and these particular ones were made in Germany by a company called Galluba and Hofmann.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And there are many companies that made Bathing Beauties, but this is the crème de la crème. And these particular ones are very nice because they're not only small and detailed, but they have all the original clothing, the original wigs. Made about 1915.
GUEST: Wow, okay.
APPRAISER: So we do have a couple with damage, but the ones that are perfect would retail for about $400 each. The damaged ones would be somewhat less than that. You would figure about $2,000 for the grouping of them.
GUEST: Well, great. My mother had them on her mantel with a painting of the Mediterranean behind, and they just looked fabulous that way.
