2010

Our 2010 Collection

Roche Dolls by Lynne and Michael Roche

Dolls from the 2010 Collection are no longer available, This page has been retained as a reference archive for our collectors.



This year we are returning to make the very popular small size wooden bodied dolls. Rose is 10.5" and Arthur is 11". We are offering them with some lovely accessories.


We are also introducing two new Little Friends, Ivy and Jasmin who are available in two editions each. The little friends are all bisque 7" articulated dolls with wood ball joints, hand painted eyes and mohair wigs, this year they also have a lovely new little red car!


We hope very much that you enjoy our collection for 2010.

Winter Arthur. Every Christmas Bath has a delightful Christmas market and it is the inspiration for this edition. Here Arthur wears a warm outfit of thick woollen trousers, a lovely animal print shirt under his dark red woollen Jacket. He also has a hand knitted hat, scarf and mittens and real leather boots. He has a dark red mohair wig and brown eyes.


Winter Arthur comes with Lynnes little story 'The Christmas Market' and is an edition of 20 pieces.


The beautiful handmade Christmas market stall with its little festive items is limited to just 12 pieces and is an optional extra to this edition.

Summer Rose. Summer Rose wears a soft sprigged lawn dress over which she wears a flowery cotton waistcoat and a tiny knitted silk waistcoat both embellished with beads and embroidery. She wears little embroidered felt slippers. She has brown glass eyes and a strawberry blond mohair wig. She also has a sweet little mohair bear by Stella Topping.


Summer Rose is an edition of 20 pieces.

Winter Rose. Here Rose is all ready for Winter and maybe visiting the Christmas market with Arthur. She wears a beautiful checked soft cashmere and wool skirt, a blouse using vintage fabric and over this she has a spectacular hand knitted bobbly jacket. She has a knitted bonnet and felt mittens. She has delightful dark pink leather boots Rose has blue glass eyes and a blond mohair wig. She also comes with her lovely little mohair bear by Stella Topping.


Winter Rose is an edition of 20 pieces.

Cosy Rose. Cosy Rose here wears a lovely knitted dress over a blouse made from floral vintage fabric. Over this she wears a little hand knitted cardigan. She has embroidered felt slippers. She has blue glass eyes and a blonde mohair wig. She also has her delightful little mohair bear by Stella Topping.


Cosy Rose is an edition of 20 pieces.

Summer Arthur. Summer Arthur wearsr lovely nautical outfit. His trousers are made of a vintage seersucker fabric with a sweet print of boats and trains. His little cotton shirt is embroidered with boats and has an embroidered felt collar. His little bear by Stella Topping, also has a nautical outfit. He has blue glass eyes and a blond mohair wig.


Summer Arthur is an edition of 20 pieces.


One of the great things about these little dolls is that they can have such fun accessories, here Arthur or Rose can be bought with this wonderful car to ride in.

Little Friends- Ivy & Jasmin. Ivy is available in two editions, one with a delightful smocked Liberty lawn dress with  little knitted and embroidered cardigan and one all dressed for winter in her lovely hand knitted ensemble.

Jasmin is also available in two editions. One in another Liberty fabric smocked dress and little cardigan and the other in an Indian inspired outfit with cotton fabrics and hand embroidery. Any of the Ivy or Jasmin dolls can be bought with the lovely little red car as an optional extra.


All versions of Ivy & Jasmin are an edition of 20 pieces each.