Poupée Mécanique

I’m visiting family in Greece these days. I’ve been eating non stop, seeing friends and going to flea markets. The Saturday market has become especially difficult to get to, what with the construction work done on the train lines. You have to get off at a certain point, get a replacement bus shuttle, then get back on the train. It wasn’t even worth it, I found nothing.

However, last week, I had one of my best flea market finds ever!

I have no idea how a rare 1950s japanese celluloid doll ends up in the possession of a gypsy in a greek flea market, but I am thrilled she did. I LOVE those dolls and I always drool over them in Japan but they are so freakin expensive! I got this one for 1 euro and she is in near mint condition! Really big too, 40cm! I can’t wait to make her a little dress when I get back to London.

Seconds after I had picked her up, a lady showed up that clearly would have bought her. I was so lucky, a matter of seconds.

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