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Antique DOLL Collector January 2009 Vol. 11, No. 12

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FASHION CATALOGS FOR FASHION LADIES Antique doll fashions are not only accurate representations of passing styles, but also useful study tools in construction, materials and fabrics, uses of color and proper draping and accessorizing. In these volumes the doll collector will find thousands of antique doll costumes from 1820-1925. Included are also bonnets, shoes, white-wear, jewelry and accessories. Front and rear views and construction details with helpful sketches give the reader a comprehensive view of the garments and accessories.

The Ties T h at B i n d , Antique Doll Costumes, 1820- 1910 By Florence Theriault. Exquisite fabrics and handmade trims of lace and embroidery are the foundation of these fine miniature costumes created so long ago for antique dolls. You'll find 250 fabulous ensembles, gowns, bonnets, shoes and accessories in this beautifully photographed book. This is the seventh in a series of books about antique doll costumes by Florence Theriault. 8 ½" x 11", full color. BT-268. $49.

P e r f e ct ly F i tt i n g : Antique Doll Costumes & A cc e s s o r i e s , 18 4 0 – 19 2 5 8 ½" x 11". Softbound. 140 pages. Full-color. BT-204. $39.

W h at D o l l s W o r e B e f o r e : Doll Costumes and A cc e s s o r i e s , 18 5 0 – 1925 8 ½" x 11". Softbound. 152 pages. BT-172. $39.

F i t s a n d S ta r t s 8 ½" x 11". Softbound. 136 pages. Full-color. BT-254. $49.

In Their Fashion: Doll C o s t u m e s a n d A cc e s s o r i e s , 18 5 0 – 1925 8 ½" x 11". Softbound. 144 pages. 275 color photographs. BT-139. $39.

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S t i tc h e s I n T i m e : D o l l C o s t u m e s a n d A cc e s s o r i e s , 1950– 1925 8 ½" x 11". Softbound. 135 pages. 250 color photographs. BT-158. $39.

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 13" Bru Jne #2 Bebe, fabulous bulging bl. threaded p/w eyes, immaculate pale bisque, ant. wig & orig. pate. Wears the most fabulous pink silk & lace ant. Fr. dress, ant. Fr. hat PLUS her orig. "signed" Bru Jne #2 leather shoes!! On her orig. body w/orig. metal attachment, mint "signed" head & shoulder plate, orig. kid body that is as clean as the day it was made w/perfect bisque lower arms & fingers & Bru label on torso. Has the desirable molded Bru tongue & the BEST Bru face!! She is BREATHTAKING!!! Call or Email for Price. 3. 5" All Bisque Bye Lo Baby, bl. sl. eyes, mint bisque overall, orig. mohair wig & crocheted costume, hat & booties. Incised 6/11 Grace S. Putnum. A little 1 jewel!! $1550. 4. Very Rare All bisque Kestner Toddler #206, bl. sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig, fabulous bisque overall (nose has a tiny broken bubble in the making). Wears vintage cotton dress & matching bonnet w/painted shoes & socks. On her rarely found orig. all bisque jointed "toddler" body w/swivel neck. A Kestner toddler is extremely rare. She is adorable w/dimples & 2 upper square cut molded teeth. A real find! $1550. 5. 10 1/2" J. D. Kestner Baby, fabulous bright bl. glass eyes, mint bisque, painted molded hair, open/closed/mouth. Wears her delicate orig. ruffled baby gown. On her orig. bent limb compo. baby body. Head is incised JDK. Darling in a fabulous tiny cabinet size!!! Only…$750. 6. - 7. 12" F.G. French Fashion in Frame, an "antique" walnut shadow box frame featuring an F. G. Fr. Fashion doll w/painted bl. eyes, gorgeous pale bisque & newer mohair wig. Wears a stunning vintage satin dress, probably orig., undies & blue leather shoes. On orig. kid body in great condition. She is surrounded by a variety of ant. all bisque & china dolls mounted with dry flowers. Magnificent display piece!!! 28"H Only....$2875. 8. 12" Bye-Lo Baby W/Cloth Body, light bl. sl. eyes, beautiful pale bisque, delicately blushed cheeks, molded & painted hair. Wears orig. 2 pc. baby gown & ant. bonnet. Orig. cloth body w/perfect celluloid hands & a flange neck. Darling!!! Only…$550. 9. 5" All Bisque Orsini "Mimi", blue glass eyes. orig. curly mohair wig & fabulous bisque overall (two tiny 6 flakes on top of left leg), distinctive pointed finger, with "O" shaped mouth, molded one strap shoes w/long white stockings. Wears a fabulous vintage silk dress & peach velvet coat & matching hat. ADORABLE !!! $2475. 10. - 11. 14" E. 5 J. Jumeau Bebe, gorgeous huge bl. p/w eyes, immaculate pressed bisque, orig. full skin wig & cork pate. Wears a stunning Fr. ant. blue silk & lace dress, great Fr. ant. fully adorned straw hat & orig. "signed" E.J. #5 shoes w/big rosettes. On her orig. early 8 ball st. wrist "signed" body. This is one of the most beautiful EJ's EVER!!! $13,900.

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German Dolls (Left to right) 24” Simon & Halbig 1159 – a Gibson Girl, with brown glass sleep-eyes and the original mohair wig. The composition lady body features molded breasts, and the original paint finish in excellent condition. A fabulous navy silk gown overlaid with navy tulle, hand-embroidered swags, flowers and leaves completes this elegant package. $3250. 21” Closed-mouth Kestner marked Made in Germany 13, with a lovely bisque head (faint hairline on her upper forehead), brown glass sleep-eyes, beautiful lip, lash and brow painting, and a darling skin wig. She wears a cocoa silk faille dress with cut velvet, lace and silk velvet accents. $1450. 12” A. M. Googlie 253 made for George Borgfeldt Co., with a perfect bisque head, brown glass sleep-eyes, painted watermelon smile and the original light brown mohair wig. The five-piece baby body shows normal wear and scattered repair, and she wears a beautiful baby dress with rows of lace insertion and yards of feather-stitching! $2450. 13 ½” J.D. Kestner 243 Oriental Baby featuring perfect bisque, the original black human hair wig and brown glass sleep-eyes. The tinted body (marked Kestner) is in very good condition, with repair to two fingers on right hand. Do not miss the exquisite costume of embroidered Chinese silks and Venetian glass beads! $5900. 12 ½” J.D.K. solid-dome Baby with perfect bisque, brown glass sleepeyes, an open mouth with two lower teeth, plus molded and brush-stroked hair. On a Kestner body with the original paint finish and normal wear with crazing upon the arms, “baby” wears a white cotton gown with eyelet edging and a crocheted cap. $495.

23 ½” Simon & Halbig 1009, featuring a perfect bisque head with lovely painting, blue set eyes, an open mouth with teeth and the original human hair wig. On a jointed composition body with the original paint finish in good, played-with condition, she wears a cream silk dress with lace treatment at the hem and shoulders, and a lovely over-scale bonnet in cream silk, with lace and silk brocade ribbon. $2250. 20” Simon & Halbig 1448 with lovely, deep, “first out of the mold” modeling to her bisque head, although there is restoration to the neck socket. Further details include blue/gray sleep-eyes and an antique human hair wig. On a fully jointed composition body with the original finish, “Ivy” wears a pink silk dress (scattered repairs) with delicate lace, while the pink silk brocade bonnet makes a bold statement! Rare in this large size! $26,500. 16” J.D. Kestner “Gibson Girl” 162, with perfect bisque, blue glass sleep-eyes with full fur upper lashes, an open mouth with glass teeth, and her original blonde mohair wig retaining its namesake style. On a jointedcomposition lady body with a shapely torso, she wears a fabulous original cream satin wedding ensemble. $2200. 26” Closed-mouth Kestner with glowing perfect bisque, brown glass sleep-eyes with luxurious lashes, and a long brunette human hair wig. On a fully jointed Kestner composition body in sturdy shape, (some re-finishing to the arms and torso) she wears a magnificent two-piece ensemble of off-white faille with rich lace accents, plus a pink silk velvet bonnet with tulle and ribbon loops. $3950.

21” Kestner Baby Hilda impressed “Made in Germany 16 – 245 J.D.K Jr. 1914 Hilda”, featuring perfect bisque, rarer brown sleep-eyes, a rich brown mohair wig – all on a classic Kestner bent-limb baby body in excellent condition. Hilda wears a cozy ecru wool baby dress with extensive silk embroidery. $4200. Kley & Hahn character boy, mold number 160-12. SOLD 25 ½” Kestner turned-shoulderhead child – part of the Alphabet Series, she is impressed O. In addition, she has gorgeous bisque with very deep modeling with ﬁne painting, brown glass sleep-eyes and a beautiful blonde mohair wig. We guarantee you will love her classic Kate Greenaway dress! $2250. 20” Toddler Child from the K & K Toy Co. impressed “K & K 58 Made in Germany”. Details include a perfect bisque (save for a nose rub) shoulderhead with blue glass sleep-eyes, an open mouth with teeth and separate molded tongue, and a short brunette human hair wig. On a clean cloth body with composition limbs in excellent restored condition, “Mildred” wears a play dress of pink cotton edged in bright pink lace. $695. 12 ½” Kestner Baby – the 211. Details include a perfect bisque socket head with very nice painting, an open/closed mouth, blue glass sleepeyes, and the original skin wig, all on a Kestner composition baby body. Wonderful baby clothes! $495.

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January 2008, Volume 11, Number 12

THE HEUBACH GIRLS SHOW OFF THEIR HAIRSTYLES by Julie Blewis Doing away with costly glass eyes allowed the Heubach firm to create fanciful molded hairstyles.

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ELLA: IN THE COMPANY OF THE QUEEN by Lori Santamaura in collaboration with Juliette Peers The author traces the history of Ella, a lovely Jumeau poupée, presented as a royal gift from Queen Victoria.

GAITHERSBURG, MD DECEMBER 6 & 7 Collectors and dealers alike enjoyed a stellar shopping event at this recent show.

TINKLING THE IVORIES IN THE DOLLHOUSE by Susan Grimshaw An indication of status in antique dollhouse furnishings, just as in real life during the nineteenth century, was the piano.

UNITED FEDERATION OF DOLL CLUBS MODERN COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT BLUE RIBBON WINNERS PART I A look at UFDC’s modern competitive exhibit.

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CHARMING CHINAS: AFFORDABLE CHINA HEAD DOLLS by Jacqueline Wilson The author discusses some of the popular styles that can be easily found at bargain prices.

Book Review Auction Gallery Emporium Back Issues Calendar Classiﬁed

ELEGANT ETTA BOUDOIR DOLLS by Bonnie Groves Made only during the 1920s, this company’s creations were said to rival those of European firms.

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Ella’s couture presentation is that of Court mourning, mirroring the profound sorrow that the Queen suffered after losing her beloved Albert. The use of black with gold accents was considered appropriate during the holiday season. Photo: Sal Santamaura. Santamaura Collection.

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13â&#x20AC;? All Original Parian Male â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an early turned head, fine quality with side parted brushstroked hair, original body and elegant formal wear, all in unusual cabinet size. $795

12-1/2â&#x20AC;? Jumeau Cabinet Fashion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a delight in fancy factory wig and chemise; extra pretty quality and fine details. $2000

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9â&#x20AC;? Signed French Music Box â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the rare â&#x20AC;&#x153;ring fingerâ&#x20AC;? half doll is mounted on elaborate gold filigree stand containing two melodious tunes. Luxurious! $1495

12â&#x20AC;? Original Goebel Half Doll â&#x20AC;&#x201C; exquisite model, detached ringlets, original satin mount and hand tatted purse. $350

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1. 21 Inch Hertel, Schwab & Co. Mold #152 Baby. Brown glass sleep eyes, "fly-away" brows, open mouth with molded tongue and two top teeth. 5 piece composition baby body (repaint), antique clothing. $425 2. 17 1/2 Inch China Head doll with china limbs. Beautifully painted face with red accent lines above her eyes. Flat soled painted boots. Sawdust filled cloth body. Wonderful antique wool challis dress with silk ribbon trimming (some frailness). Firing specks, glaze missing in areas and rubs. Lovely and early china. $795 3. 19" Kammer & Reinhardt #403. Lovely blue sleep eyes, extra long human hair wig, Ball jointed composition body (repainted hands), lovely mocha colored costume (very frail in areas). Such a sweet girl!! $495 4. Large 35 Inch Jumeau 1907 with blue paperweight eyes. Extra long wig. Wood and composition body. Wearing replaced antique clothing. Body has repaint and one handcut eye socket slightly smaller than other. Huge and gorgeous girl!! $2595

5. 5 1/4 Inch French Mignonette doll with very frail but possibly original clothing and wig. Pale bisque face with swivel neck, deep blue eyes and closed mouth. Jointed shoulders and hips. Painted two strap shoes with molded and painted socks. All bisque doll. So lovely!!! $2595 6. 10 Inch Lenci Felt doll ca. 1930's. Side glancing blue eyes, original clothing (replaced socks), mohair wig, pouty mouth, overall soiling from age. Lovely, pensive doll!! $695 7. 24 Inch Kammer & Reinhardt/Simon & Halbig with brown sleep eyes with antique lashes, antique mohair wig and clothing, shoes. Ball-jointed composition body with four balls. Darling! $595 8. 12 Inch Lenci Felt doll ca. 1930's. Blue side glancing eyes. All original with mohair wig, clothing and shoes. Jointed body and swivel head. Some moth holes and overall age soiling. Adorable!! $695 9. 16" German baby with painted eyes. Incised 3-7 only. Handsome, olive green eyes, open mouth with molded tongue. Five piece baby composition body. Antique clothing. Too cute! $595

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April - Bru Jne R $11,000

May - Fr Fashion H $9,900

June - Long Face Jumeau $6,160

Aug. - Schmitt $16,500

Sept. - Portrait Jumeau- $10,000

Oct. - Izannah Walker Ella $45,100

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Book Review

The Huret Book Danielle & Francois Theimer One of the reasons we enjoy François Theimer’s books so much is that aside from his in-depth research on the dolls themselves, he is a student of French history. Understanding the social milieu, the politics and the relationships of the important people that made doll history make for a far more compelling story than mere descriptions of the dolls alone. The newly released volume, The Huret Book by Francois and Danielle Theimer begins with the founding father Leopold Calixte Huret, born in 1786. Marrying into an influential family who supported Leopold and his wife Marie Aimee, the Huret Company began primarily as a business for the making of locks and later iron and bronze furniture, being the first to use twisted iron as part of their design process. The couple had three daughters and one son. It was Adelaide Aimee Calixte who hit upon the idea of her doll, researching the project for many years. Wanting a doll that could be undressed required a supple articulated body. She chose as her model the proportions of a girl about twelve years of age. It is likely that the first heads for Huret were china models made by Jacob Petit. The signed and numbered dolls, always 12

the same height, were available exclusively at Maison Huret in time for Christmas 1853. Initially sold without clothes, a new industry would develop for the sole purpose of outfitting the Huret doll. Calixte Huret’s first couturiere was Madame Farge and soon, when demand increased, she became associated with the legendary Miss Bereux. At the 1855 Universelle Exposition her dolls received recognition “. . . articulated dolls in gutta-percha, invented by Miss Huret about three years ago. The idea is clever, the work is perfect, the joints are solid and well combined; the outfits are of an impeccable taste, it is the most perfect object of this kind in the entire Exposition. The only thing to regret is that the prices are too high for this object to become important in trade . . . “ The death of Leopold in 1857 had been prepared for and a smooth transition was made to the Huret children. Son Leopold soon turned to miniature versions of Huret style furniture. Changes to the Huret doll

evolved – the pressed bisque head, improved leather bodies and with the formal association with Longchambon beginning in 1864, an end to the sisters’ involvement, although at the age of 66 Calixte would return to focus her creative energies on a new generation of doll, the Bebe Huret. The lengthy volume comprising 268 pages continues with successors to Maison Huret, and a special section on the technical aspects of the poupee and bebe. The book’s in-depth research and extensive photography of dolls, their accessories, undergarments, furniture, fashion plates and patent drawings are sure to delight lovers of Maison Huret. Only 1000 copies of “The Huret Book” (English version) were printed. The cost is $140 (includes shipping). Credit cards are accepted. Order from François Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers, 89130 Toucy France. Email: francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

Our shop in the beautiful coastal village of Camden, Maine is closed until May. However, we are open by appointment. 49 Bay View Street, Camden, ME 04843 email: lucysdollhouse49@roadrunner.com Shop 207-236-4122 Fax 207-236-4377 Cell 207-322-4851 Lucy Morgan & Susan Singer, proprietors

20” Mein Liebling $4500.

10” Jumeau Fashion doll in old box - Au Bon Marche Paris - $2800.

11” early desk - $425. Soft metal dollhouse bed with baby - $225.

Bisque head “Just Me” $1195.

18” German composition doll “aviator” - $450.

Dollhouse dolls: 5” maid $125, 6” maid - $150 and 6-1/2” manservant - $195. 1

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rom the Huret & Lonchambon period (c. 1865) this pressed bisque head poupee with swivel neck, articulated wooden poupee body (missing the original shoulderplate), bisque arms, wearing its original dress by Mlle Bereux, brought approximately $20,350 at François Theimer’s most recent auction in Paris.

n November 23 Theriault’s sold one of the last great private collections of antique automata, the Jerry and Bunny Steinbaum collection. More than 150 pieces, some of them one of a kind, in a fine state of preservation, were sold. Shown here, the kneeling Egyptian Harpist by Vichy, $36,000; Pierrot Ecrivain by Vichy, $42,000; Elegant Lady Reclining on Recamier by Lambert, $34,000; the Japanese Lady Mask Seller, $57,500 and the Musical Clock with Animated Acrobats, probably Phalibois, $23,000.

he rare 14-1/2” BSW “Wendy”, with the original box, and in all original condition, sold for $17,250 at James D. Julia’s November 20 toy, doll and antique advertising auction.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Alderfer Auctions, 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440. 215-393-3023. www.alderferauction.com

black Circle Dot Bru with open/closed mouth, pierced ears, bisque lower arms and hands, realized $17,000 at Alderfer’s November 29 auction.

James D. Julia, 203 Route 201, Fairfield, ME 04937. (207) 453-7125. www.juliaauctions.com Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH, Lustgartenstr. 6, D-68526 Ladenburg www.spielzeugauktion.de Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers, Toucy, France 89130. www.theimer.fr Theriault’s, P. O. Box 151, Annapolis, MD 21404. 410-224-3655. www.theriaults.com

Bru Jne 9, 57 cm, with a real hair wig, closed mouth, pierced ears, and jointed body, sold at Ladenburger Auctions November 29 for approximately $5,900. (Prices do not include buyer’s premium.)

As a follow-up to the “HURET Book”, François & Danielle THEIMER are currently at work on: Volume 2:

The “Panorama of the French Parisiennes Dolls” The authors wish to inform all subscribers that considering the large subject, the book will be available SEPTEMBER 2009 instead of late March as previously scheduled.

The most complete book ever written on all “Parisiennes” dolls makers in France from 1842 to 1880 – their styles, their differences, the costumes, accessories, etc... Written for all doll lovers in the world who want to learn more, to understand the background, appreciate and preserve.

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Ella: In the Company of the Queen by Lori Santamaura in collaboration with Juliette Peers Photos by Sal Santamaura (except where noted)

n a verdant knoll, amid billowing oak trees, lies Windsor Castle. In that majestic place, among the collection of Alexandrina Victoria, Queen over the land, the stately and stunning Jumeau poupée Ella lived for a time. For centuries, elaborately costumed dolls were given as gifts by the royalty of Europe to counterparts at other courts. Though this practice began as a means of illustrating clothing styles, often by a prince to an intended bride, it later expanded to include children and even those who were not royal. Ella was an emissary from her Majesty Queen Victoria. A quest to weave the threads of Ella’s rich history, where she had been and where she was going on what would become a momentous day in 1885 for the recipient of such a generous gift, will today be ours.

Dolls are entrenched in the legacy of Queen Victoria from her childhood onward. There is signiﬁcant evidence of the supreme importance dolls played in Victoria’s life. She referred to her dolls as babies, but that does not mean that they were infant or baby dolls as we know them today. Rather it demonstrates how the often lonely young girl was surrounded by older women (such as George III’s aging unmarried daughters) and that baby was the eighteenth century term for doll. Victoria’s dolls featured strongly in her imaginative life; she even wrote letters on their behalf and sent that correspondence to her relatives. When ten years old, she declared that the babies would be pensioned off, as she was growing up now. A year later, she was still organizing tea parties for her dolls. Some of them, particularly the famous wooden

A miniature painting depicts the grandeur of Windsor Castle. What is in our Ella’s name? It is evident when we look to the Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna of Russia, who was born Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Louise Alice of Hesse and the Rhine on November 1, 1864. She was the daughter of Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and the Rhine and Princess Alice. It is through her mother, Alice Maud Mary, that Elisabeth was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Elisabeth was called “Ella” within her family. Charming and with a very accommodating personality, Elisabeth was considered by many historians and contemporaries to be one of the most beautiful women in Europe at that time. 19

The Royal little mistress of one hundred and thirty-two dolls, at least thirty-two dressed by the Queen herself, kept an ordinary copy-book in which she recorded the names of her dolls and characters they might portray. Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to the Sovereign, relates, Her favourites were small dolls—small wooden dolls, which she could occupy herself with dressing and they had a house in which they could be placed.

Ella is smitten with Sylvie, her own Tuck Comb Wooden, reminiscent of the Queen’s doll, Mlle. Sylvie Leconte. Mlle. Leconte is seen here dressed in blue satin, poised on the table gazing at Mlle. Brocard and Mlle. Zephyrine Galebstie in graceful flight.

Charming lady dancers Mlle. Proche, Mlle. Pauline Duvernay, with Mlle. Euphrosine Ancilin front and center. Mlle. Duvernay appears in a work by Novelist William Makepeace Thackeray as a vision of loveliness.

Queen Victoria’s Dolls

Representing characters in the ballet of Kenilworth are the Earl and Countess of Leicester costumed by the Queen to painstaking detail. The dress worn is believed to be from the grotto scene, where the Countess comes before the Queen in search of the Earl.

ones, traveled with Victoria through her teen years, during which she went on long and costly journeys to visit the great families of England. Her dolls were familiar friends when she was away from home. Victoria also enjoyed dressing up. As an adolescent, she would dress as historic and exotic figures, or romantic and often tragic heroines played by the dancer Marie Taglioni. Several of Victoria’s creative pastimes share similar themes. Ballet inspired her watercolor sketches, the costumes of her wooden dolls and her own fancy dress. Collectors have long harbored suspicion that Victoria was a doll person and it is clear that she gave French poupées as presents on more than one occasion. She surely could not have overlooked the greater beauty and refinement of design and manufacture these modern dolls exhibited compared to the more folk art quality of early nineteenth century dolls. How fitting that Emile Louis Jumeau was given the title Prince of Dollmakers! The Jumeau firm was renowned

for its elegant poupées, which had obvious appeal to Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Emile’s father, Pierre-François Jumeau, launched their two-generation family business venture in 1841. At the outset, Pierre-François formed a partnership with Louis Belton. That liaison dissolved four years later. By 1845, Jumeau was specializing in the manufacture of poupées and soon earned medals at Paris Expositions. Luxury items were produced concurrently with less extravagant models, thereby gaining a broad spectrum of clientele. Queen Victoria may well have noticed the Jumeau company’s dolls at this early date when she toured the famous Great Exhibition in London, which spanned May through October 1851. She made several visits to the exhibition that had been substantially promoted and organized by her husband Prince Albert. The Jumeau exhibit received ofﬁcial jury acclaim, not so much for the dolls themselves, but for the ﬁne quality and attention to detail of the dolls’ dresses. Accounts suggest that there

At the time of the loss of King Humbert of Italy and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, protocol for Royal mourning was presented in The London Mail. It was customary in England that the death of a King or Queen commanded three months and, for the son or daughter of a sovereign, as in the case of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the mourning period should span six weeks. The court would dictate ladies dress in black for the first period, white gloves, black or white shoes; feathers, fans or gold ornamentation might also be worn. When that period concluded, ladies would continue in black combined with ribbons, flowers or feathers of color. It has been said that nearly the entire Victorian era was a period of mourning for the Queen, whose bereavement over Prince Albert endured for forty years until her own death. The Edwardian era emerged shortly thereafter in 1901, ushering in less restrictive codes of fashion. Ella’s eighteen and one-half inch gusseted kid leather body has individually stitched fingers. She carries herself with grace and poise in a spun silk dress, a strong fiber which makes possible the smooth, shaped bodice and drapes perfectly into a flowing skirt with bustled silhouette. This fashionable frock has lavish layers of underskirts. Batiste undergarments with the most meticulous pin tucks are paired with a soft light woolen flannel slip. Ella puts her best foot forward in leather boots from beneath an abundance of accordion pleats. The boots are embossed with her size number – 4. Haute couture at its finest!

was an attractive selection of beautifully dressed dolls on view. Porcelain heads were supplied by the François Gaultier factory from 1860 to around 1872. Introduction of the bébé and articulated bodies for poupées took place early in that period. Pierre-François’ older son, Eugène Georges, emerged as the inventor of a spiral spring for articulating dolls’ heads, intended first for the poupée but later refined for the bébé. Sadly, the year after construction was completed on a porcelain factory for the company, Eugène Georges passed away. Following the Franco-Prussian War, Jumeau became a leader in its industry, gaining self-sufficiency by eliminating the need to go abroad for doll heads. This momentum continued with the marriage of PierreFrançois’ younger son, Emile Louis, to Ernestine Stéphanie Ducruix. Ernestine, one of the quiet achievers of doll history, began supervising the construction of costumes. That led to recognition in 1876 across the Atlantic in Philadelphia, where her husband accepted first prize in doll costuming for the firm. Within two years a Gold Medal was awarded at the l’Exposition Universelle in Paris. A pinnacle was reached in our Ella’s era, with the distinguished Diplôme d’honneur bestowed on Emile Jumeau at the Antwerp Exposition Universelle of 1885. Emile had become extremely influential in the ten years

since Pierre-François ofﬁcially passed the baton. Jumeau faced challenges thereafter, yet thrived nearly to the turn of the twentieth century when, in 1899, its illustrious name and patents were sold and became S.F.B.J. Ella provides much to savor and an opportunity to study that which was and will always be Jumeau. Her compelling presence is the essence of classic beauty in lovely delicate facial painting. Braided honey blond tresses perfectly frame her pale bisque face. Pensiveness radiates

The material most associated with Victorian mourning is Jet. Ella’s jet hoops are in bold contrast to her flawless pressed bisque with soft, delicate blushing. Her head is the characteristic swivel with wooden button fastened to a bisque shoulder plate. She is incised with the number 4, indicating size 4, which became the standard for Jumeau poupées. Costumes and accessories of vast variety were offered by the firm for this classic size Parisienne. While reference to a Parisienne by other manufacturers may have conveyed a different meaning, it was the bisque head fashion doll on a kid leather body by Jumeau that brought this term into favor. Ella’s face is framed by a honey blonde braided coif; long locks in back form a gentle chignon secured with an exquisite original tortoise shell comb. Those provocative blue paperweight eyes derive their name from glass paperweights’ appearance of depth.

from azure paperweight eyes. Eyes are truly the windows to Ella’s soul and beckon us to wonder more about her. Ella’s allure is heightened by the timing of the Queen’s presenting this particular poupée during a period of profound sorrow for Victoria. After her beloved Albert’s death in 1861, John Brown, a most trusted Highland manservant, became a source of great support and comfort, which she accepted despite the dismay of other members of the Royal Family and the government. Mr. Brown’s sudden passing in 1883 plunged the Queen into deeper despair that did not wane even as late as 1887, as evidenced by Victoria’s recently uncovered letters. Her wearing of mourning garb was said to have spanned from Prince Albert’s death until her own in 1901. Synonymous with the Jumeau name are poupées as models of authentic couture and ambassadors of good taste, attributes which are the essence of Ella’s black and gold mourning costume. Court and aristocratic mourning attire were held to a certain standard of propriety, dictating specific fabrics and articles of dress for each stage. Protocol was published in magazines such as the Ladies Field; garments would not signify deep mourning if constructed of velvets and panne satin (treated to produce high luster) furs or trimmings of white or cream or, most significantly for Ella, touches of gold. Ella’s presentation is that of Court mourning, as seen in dresses fashioned by Court or private dressmakers, on the occasion of a royal death or of a national leader. The use of black and gold components, according to research by Paula Olsson and David Robinson, is believed to be acceptable for royalty in mourning at holiday times, most notably the New Year. Ella’s frock is a triumph of detail that includes ruching, delicate black lace, metallic trim to the bodice, and two rows of fluting at the hemline. Requisite mourning jewelry is evident in her dramatic jet glass hoop earrings. The crowning touch is adornment of her hair comb with a spray of black silk fronds. Queen Victoria reveled in presenting dolls to family members such as nieces, nephews and their children, cousins and their children and, of course, her own children and grandchildren. She extended this practice to children

In a letter of condolence to Mary Todd Lincoln dated April 29, 1865, the Queen reflects on her true compassion and deep understanding of Mrs. Lincoln’s sorrow. Victoria describes her lost Prince as the light of my Life, my stay, my all. The passing of the Prince left Victoria, in her words, utterly broken-hearted. Life Of Her Majesty Queen Victoria

Ella’s elegant frock is very similar to this avant-garde bébé costume in sumptuous black satin with rich gold accents. Perfectly suited to a Bébé Jumeau or other fine bébés, this garment was commercially constructed and demonstrates superior workmanship. Photo Courtesy Of Carmel Doll Shop Archives

of courtiers and friends whom she personally received at tea. The Royal Family traditionally celebrated Christmas at Windsor Castle and a number of Queen Victoria’s letters to her family members contain reports of Christmas festivities over the years. Even in the long period of her widowhood, she observed and enjoyed the uninhibited pleasure expressed by her grandchildren and later great grandchildren; she regretted those Christmases when there were few children in her family circle to enjoy new toys when presents were exchanged. At Windsor in the late nineteenth century, the Queen also supervised and personally attended large Christmas parties hosting perhaps two hundred children associated with the Royal Estates. An eyewitness anecdotal account from the late nineteenth century by the son of a clergyman in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor describes these gala events. Christmas had an important connection for Victoria as her husband Albert greatly inﬂuenced the manner in which Christmas was celebrated in England and elsewhere. Perpetuating Christmas traditions was a way of keeping Albert’s memory alive. The Christmas tree was originally a central German tradition, dating from the 16th century, with pre-Christian origins, as forest trees were sacred symbols in early German religions. While occasional Christmas trees were erected by individuals with German cultural connections in both Great Britain and the United

Though proclaimed on plain ivory paper, Ella’s provenance is the complete antithesis of such simplicity. It clearly states the intended recipient and where the note was penned, although the generous giver’s identity is not obvious until further consideration reveals the initials VRI – Victoria Regina Imperatrix – Victoria Queen and Empress. Neverbefore-published letters written from Balmoral, Windsor Castle and Osborne House, sent to Lily Wellesley, the wife of the Queen’s personal chaplain, as reported by the London Telegraph in February of 2008, bear the same signature as that on Annie Thomson’s note. The Telegraph reports further that, while numerous letters sent to the Queen have been documented, there are few in her own hand, particularly later in life when cataracts obscured her vision.

States from the late eighteenth century onwards, the Christmas tree as the center of holiday festivities and as the site where the children’s presents were to be found was greatly popularized by Prince Albert from his ﬁrst British Christmas in 1840 onwards. In his letters, Albert remembered how much he and his brother loved the Christmas tree and wanted to make sure that his children shared this experience. Loyal families across the country followed his actions. A number of very popular Victorian prints and drawings celebrate the Royal Family’s Christmases. In 1850, Godey’s Lady’s Book pictured the Royal Family around the tree with its expected decoration of sweets, toys and, of course, dolls. This image in a favorite and widely read magazine helped popularize the custom in the United States. Prince Albert is generally remembered as the father of the Christmas tree in English speaking countries. Perhaps he would have been surprised, but not displeased, at the many elaborate and beautiful trees that are now found in civic and commercial areas of major cities as well in as private homes. The Royal Christmas trees and pretty ﬂower-bedecked present tables on which they stood were often captured for Victoria’s large collection of photographs, as were the equally sumptuous decorations for birthday parties in the Royal Family. Thus, our Ella is again connected into the private as well as the public life of the Queen.

This image from the Christmas 1848 Illustrated London News depicts the Royal Family in joyful celebration of the season. Their jubilation was proclaimed in these words: The Christmas Tree represented in the Engraving is that which is annually prepared by her Majesty’s command for the Royal children. The tree employed for this festive purpose is a young fir about eight feet high, and has six tiers of branches. On each tier, or branch, are arranged a dozen wax tapers. Pendant from the branch are elegant trays, bonbonnieres, and other receptacles for sweetmeats…Fancy cakes and gilt gingerbreads and eggs filled with sweetmeats are also suspended by variously-colored ribbons from the branches. The tree, which stands upon a table covered with white damask, is supported at the root by piles of sweets of a larger kind and by dolls and toys of all descriptions. Copyright Sotheby’s*

A fine Parisienne attributed to Jumeau and a waxed composition Motschmann-type were presented by the Queen to sisters Elo and Louisa in 1876. Copyright Sotheby’s* 24

Superlative doll makers of the late nineteenth century France would not have passed unnoticed by Victoria. Her love of dolls never waned, and even as Queen of a mighty world empire, she used the affectionate term dolly when referring to them in her letters. Another fine Jumeau is reputed to have been the gift of Queen Victoria. Six-year old Elo and her sister Louisa were invited to tea by Her Majesty at Balmoral in 1876. Their father, James Ross Farquharson, was Laird of Invercauld Estate neighboring Balmoral. Queen Victoria presented a Parisienne and a waxed Motschmann, one to each child. These precious dolls passed down through the family accompanied by a letter from Elo proclaiming their provenance. Ella’s fine quality suggests that her new owner may well have been of a similar status as those lucky Scottish girls. The appeal of Jumeau was pervasive, and certainly the company was known to the royal families of Europe. A distinctive Bébé Jumeau, Vladimir, replete with original Russian Imperial Naval garb, was lavished on Miss Eileen West, governess to the children of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburg, as a present when she left their employ. One of the relatively few boy bébés, Vladimir wears the cap band of a crew member of the Russian Royal Yacht Roxana, built in 1893 in Nantes for H.R.H. Duke Evguen of Leuchtenberg, step-grandson of Napoleon Bonaparte and son-in-law of Tsar Alexander I. Evguen, may have given the doll to his cousin Marie Alexandrovna, only surviving daughter of Czar Alexander II. Marie came into Victoria’s circle when she married Alfred Albert, Duke of Edinborough the fourth child of Queen Victoria. One can reasonably deduce that doll was a present from Duke George to his cousin Marie, who later gifted the incredible Jumeau to her children’s governess Miss West. She presented the doll in turn to a niece. Other Jumeau dolls with royal connections can be tracked to the Imperial Russian family. The French government chose Jumeau dolls when they made an official gift to the little Russian grand duchesses, tragic daughters of the last Tsar. These dolls are now lost. Jumeau’s Bébé Phonographe spoke Russian by special order for Russian customers, and it is believed that the Bébés presented to the Grand Duchesses had this added feature. When she worked later in the twentieth century as English governess in the household of Lilli Dehn, best friend of the Tsarina, the same lucky Miss West who was given Vladimir was given another Bébé Jumeau, a large size 14 closed mouth girl (with the Diplôme d’honneur sticker) in simple white cotton summer clothes, from the Tsarina Alexandra herself. Family lore claims that this Bébé had been played with by the Grand Duchesses, who also knew and liked Miss West. The Bébé was also passed on to Miss West’s relatives in Britain. * Copyright in this image shall remain vested in Sotheby’s. Please note that this image may depict subject matter which is itself

protected by separate copyright. Sotheby’s makes no representations as to whether the underlying subject matter is subject to its own copyright, or as to who might hold such copyright. It is the borrower’s responsibility to obtain any relevant permissions from the holder(s) of any applicable copyright and Sotheby’s supplies this image expressly subject to this responsibility. Note that the image is provided for a one-time use only and no permission is granted to alter this image in any way.

The recipient of our sublime Jumeau was Little Annie Thomson. Her Majesty penned the note to accompany this doll with ease, casting it off using just her initials, describing the possibility of an even more memorable occasion for Annie, if present, to bask in the glory of cradling her new doll while the Queen sealed the presentation in writing. The Court Circular for December 12, 1885 as printed in The Times,, indicates the Queen was definitely at Windsor that day. Extensive research has so far not identified Little Annie Thomson, but we can be certain that she was from a family with some degree of standing that had tangible connections to Queen Victoria’s circle. Records of three Thomson families can be found that match those criteria. One was Canadian, distinguished in politics during the 1880s and 1890s, and included the Prime Minister of Canada. Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, listed in the 1881 Canadian census as John S. Thomson, was a member of the Queen’s Privy Council. The Court Circular indicates that Victoria met with her Privy Council on December 12, 1885, when two new members were introduced and sworn in. The second was commander of Victoria’s own Royal Yacht, Frank Tourle Thomson. Sadly, both men had sudden and tragic deaths while working within the court of Queen Victoria; the circumstances of each would have been known to the Queen. Victoria showed strong sympathy to widows and orphans whatever their rank and nationality, as documented by a little known but remarkable sisterly personal letter to Mary Todd Lincoln in the U.S. State Department archives. It is logical that a young girl from one of these families may well have received a beautiful doll as a present. There was an Annie in the Canadian family, but she appears to have died very young before the date of Victoria’s letter. United Kingdom Census Records might hold the trump card. Annie Thomson may have been one of the Queen’s godchildren, and was perhaps the child of one of her servants. The Queen had a Scottish footman, Charles Thomson, whose daughter was called Annie. Charles’ little girl was born around 1877, which may mean that she is the Annie Thomson in question. This enigma only adds to Ella’s mystique. Instances of gifting rare and lovely dolls by Queen Victoria, as well as by other members of the Royal Family following Victoria’s tradition, are widespread, going beyond Ella and those distinguished Jumeau examples, which serve to only whet the appetite. The Queen’s fervor to share dolls’ splendor prevailed in the face of grave personal tragedies and significant responsibilities as leader of the monarchy. Delving into Ella’s tale makes us privy to a life of which most can only dream. The renowned, exalted Victoria, and the enchanting Ella, both reign supreme.

Vladimir is a dashing gentleman marked in red DEPOSE TETE JUMEAU BTE S.G.T.D. 12. with the Diplôme d’honneur label on his jointed wood and composition body. He has fixed brown eyes and a cropped red wig. His distinctive black wool blazer with matching trousers is original as are special accoutrement such as his sailor shirt, black patent lace up shoes, enameled badge, kid leather gloves and the crowning glory – his sailor hat with embroidered ribbon band Polcaha, meaning Roxana. Anchors aweigh! Copyright Sotheby’s*

Bibliography Fawcett, Millicent Garrett. Life of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown, and Company, 1901. Low, Frances. Queen Victoria’s Dolls. London, England: George Newnes, Limited, 1894. Peers, Juliette. The Fashion Doll from Bébé Jumeau to Barbie. Oxford, England: Berg, 2004. Olsson, Paula. “When Dolly Goes to Heaven.” Doll News. Spring 2005, pp. 50-55. Taylor, Lou. Mourning Dress, A Costume and Social History. London, England: George Allen and Unwin, 1983. Theimer, François and Theriault, Florence. The Jumeau Book. Annapolis, Maryland: Goldhorse Publishing, 1994. Theimer, François and Danielle. The Encyclopedia of French Dolls, Volume I & II. Annapolis, Maryland: Gold Horse Publishing, 2003 & 2006.

With special thanks to Assistant Registrar Allison Derrett, Royal Archives; V&A Museum of Childhood Curator Noreen Marshall and Collector Paula Olsson for their consultation; François and Danielle Theimer for their extensive work in the ﬁeld; Sotheby’s for its generosity and Carmel Doll Shop for continued devotion to promoting research and education through dolls.

Ella gently grasps her hand-painted fan and is exhilarated by the scene within a cartouche of a suitor serenading his love. Someday her prince will come.

Unless noted, all photos from the author’s collection.

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11” Germany A & M 985 5/0 on 5 piece baby body, bl sl eyes, dimples, brown mohair wig, darling knit snowsuit, scarf & cap with pompom, great cabinet size $200. 5 x 4” Heubach #9743 September Morn, blue eyes to the side, cute rosebud mouth, wonderfully molded fingers & toes $325.

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26” Simon & Halbig 1079, blue sleep eyes, molded teeth, dress by Grandma Ruth, repainted hands, great expression, leather shoes & hand crocheted stockings $750. Now $500. 24-1/2” COD ‘Cuno Otto Dressel’ #63 Special, ball jointed body, o/m with teeth, pretty red hair, dotted Swiss dress, left hand 1 finger as is $350.

NeW YeAR SPeCIALS! 16” Alt Beck Gottschalk Parian Empress Augusta wearing German enameled cross with molded and painted blouse, molded hairdo upswept with black bead trim holding curls, pierced ears with original earrings, hairline on left shoulder from chin to eye on right side of face and a small repair on neck line and right blouse, newer Parian arms & legs, hoop skirt, taffeta dress Was $450. Now $350. 26” Lissy 2 Germany, brown stationary eyes, new body & hands, brown floral print dress $130. Now $100.

13” O/M Recknagel R.A. DEP, blue sleep eyes, blonde mohair wig, in blue & pink dress Was $225. Now $150.

23” A & M 390, blue eyes, HH wig, eye chip on right eye, 4 fingers missing, wearing pink dress Was $225. Now $150.

23” Kestner #11 original wig & pate, kid body, brown eyes, paint rubs on chin, cheeks, nose & forehead, yellow dress Was $425. Now $200.

Antique Carriage beautiful condition with red hand painted detailing on carriage & wheels, wheels are metal rimmed, glass inset windows, nicely re-upholstered velvet seat, 58” long, 29” wide & 39” high, Great piece for display! Was $895. Now $795. 23” J.D. Kestner #257, beautiful big blue sleep eyes, mohair wig, o/m w/ 2 teeth and tongue, original body, 1 finger as is, small dent on right leg, great coloring $650. Hansa Horse, plush with titanium frame, will hold up to 200 lbs 38” x 38”, Looks Real! Was $450. Now $350.

18” Simon & Halbig Heinrich Handwerck, brown eyes w/ long eyelashes, replaced wig, feet have been repaired, forehead repaired, one hand has broken fingers, other has wire showing in palm, pierced ears, red polka dots on white dress, pretty face, very nice coloring Was $225. Now $100.

11” Hertel Schwab #151, dome head baby, brown sleep eyes, o/m w/ teeth, left toe as is, white baby dress Was $195. Now $100.

12” Kley & Hahn #167 on baby body, brown sleep eyes, original HH wig, o/m with painted teeth & molded tongue, white baby gown Was $225. Now $200.

17” Blonde China head, blue eyes, old body with china arms & legs, great coloring, black lace dress Was $135. Now $100.

19” Morimura Bros. Japan head, on SFBJ baby body, hand repair, o/m with teeth, pale blue dress Was $245. Now $150.

16” O/M German unknown, blue sleep eyes, neck socket as is, white dress w/ smocking Was $295. Now $150.

19” A & M 1894 DEP on kid body, brown eyes , right hand reglued, o/m with teeth, hairline on forehead, pink smocked dress Was $275. Now $150.

17” O/M S & H 1079 5-1/2 DEP, shoulder plate, neck repair, ecru dress Was $427.50 Now $200.

22-1/2” COD Cuno Otto Dressel 1912 – 4, brown sleep eyes, 2 fingers missing, replaced wig, wears blue gray smocked dress Was $295. Now $200.

13” Germany #13, original blue stationary eyes, kid body w/ compo arms & legs, 1 arm as is, wearing white dress Was $195. Now $100.

25” S & H 1079 12, o/m with teeth, brown sleep eyes, repair at neck socket, blue & white check dress Was $545. Now $200.

11” Open Closed Mouth K * R 28 Character Baby, blue intaglio eyes, original baby body, cute cotton dress Was $295. Now $200.

16” Parian with molded blonde hair, blue eyes, light pink dress with lace Was $165. Now $100.

22” O/M Ernst Heubach Koppelsdorf #250-2, original blonde mohair wig & chemise, brown sleep eyes, navy dress, compo body Was $500. Now $200.

12” A & M #329 B baby, head professionally repaired, blue eyes, in red & white check dress Was $160. Now $100.

13-1/2” O/M S & H K * R 126 Baby with original brown mohair wig, blue sleep eyes, Was $325. Now $200.

20” O/M A & M #390, brown sleep eyes, composition ball jointed body, white flowered dress Was $305. Now $200.

11” O/M JDK 211 “Sammy” original blonde caracal wig, blue sleep eyes, head as is, wearing blue suit with white shirt Was $250. Now $200.

23” Guido Knauth #27 in Triangle, stationary blue eyes, original HH wig, o/m w/ teeth, kid body Was $295. Now $200.

16” O/M Heubach #300 Character Baby, brown sleep eyes, cute navy & cream jumper with white blouse Was $395. Now $200.

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by Julie Blewis

here is so much to love with Gebruder Heubach’s wonderful character dolls. Their dolls have the most varied expressions, from the pensive and sweet to the exaggerated screamer and everything in between. The artistry is present in the modeling of the facial features as the mouth, eyes and even the ears are used to capture an expression or emotion. Heubach dolls are especially known for their artfully rendered intaglio eyes, a happy consequence of a money saving measure in production by doing away with the more costly glass eyes. Once the doll eyes no longer had to be set in the head, the Heubach ﬁrm was able to experiment with a large array of fanciful molded hairdos. Of course, it was an added plus to the ﬁrm’s bottom line that they could now dispense with the more costly doll wigs as well as glass eyes.

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We doll collectors are the benefactors of these economically motivated artistic ventures. We can appreciate all that has gone into these fabulous hairstyles and marvel at the many variations. Unfortunately, the children at the time they were produced were not so enthralled. A molded hairstyle cannot be altered or styled by its little mother; just as a ﬁxed expression will not express different emotions in a child’s playtime. Consequently, character dolls were not as popular as originally hoped and once the novelty wore off so did the sales. The short popularity accounts for

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the scarcity in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doll market of character dolls, especially the rare examples. Presented here are eleven examples of the Heubach character girls and their fanciful hairstyles. All but one have the intaglio eyes. The exception is the doll known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby Stuartâ&#x20AC;? since the removable molded bonnet made it possible to insert the glass eyes. I have chosen to focus on the girls but many of the boys also have wonderful modeled hair, but not as elaborate as you will see pictured on the girls. We are so fortunate to have these dolls today as a reminder of the golden age of character dolls.

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1-2. Without question the very rarest of the rare and truly not for the faint of heart is the lovely utterly perfect size – Circle Dot Bru Bebé - breathtaking flawless hand pressed French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over the most intriguing early dark outlined hazel brown paperweight eyes w/ that ever present almond shape - surrounded by long luscious lashes w/ just a hint of orchid - that always desirable tongue - her precious little Bru body is total perfection - bisque shoulder plate w/ tiny tatas & gorgeous perfect lower bisque arms - her original clothing is in stunning condition - she wears soft white leather French shoes - the perfect cabinet size - 15” tall - $22,500. 3. Ever so adorable & always desirable “Alabama Baby” by Ella Smith - great hand painted facial features with those wonderful grab your heart eyes - this is the later version with the molded ears - excellent condition - 15” tall - $1,495. 4. Ever so cute & always desirable SFBJ laughing character - mold # 226 - excellent high quality bisque with lovely deep modeling - wonderful hand painted facial features with soft arched feathered brows over amazing heather blue jeweled eyes - rare open/closed smiling mouth with molded tongue - five piece French toddler body - 14 tall - $1,995. 5. Utterly adorable and always desirable - S.F.B.J. character boy - mold #236 toddler - exceptional high quality hand poured French bisque with that always desirable dewy patina - arched comical brows over wondrous chestnut brown sleep eyes - rare open/closed mouth with molded tongue and teeth - to make him all the more desirable he’s on a fully jointed French toddler body- 22” tall $1,995. 6. Wonderful red roof two story balcony city house by Gottschalk - interior & exterior litho is in great condition - two interior rooms w/ all the furniture - what’s not to love -9”w x 5”d x 18”t - $1,995. 7. Extremely rare - never to be found - compo baby by P.D. Smith - excellent condition - all original - fully marked body - ever so cute -19” tall - $2,495. 8. Exceptionally beautiful all original painted bisque “Just Me” by Armand Marseille in an amazing large size - just as cute as she can be w/ super bisque and that sweet desirable face - enormous cobalt blue sleep eyes & that ever present pouty little mouth - original five piece toddler body & original clothes & shoes just precious - 13” tall - $2,495. 9. Wonderful and ever so rare to find - Kammer & Reinhardt #122 toddler - exceptionally beautiful with amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wondrous chestnut brown sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ amber shaded lips - to add to her wonderment delight - she’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 24” tall - $1,995. 10. Without question one of the most desirable of all the Jumeau dolls is this amazing and ever so beautiful extremely early (1870’s) almond eyed or first series Portrait Bebe – breathtaking does even begin to describe this flawless beauty - hand pressed French bisque of the highest refined quality - lovely hand painted facial features done with respect for this art - soft arched feathered brows over enormous hand cut almond sockets with luminous heather blue spiral threaded paperweight eyes - a wondrous soft dark eyeliner surrounds each one with that soft hint of mauve shadow above her eyes - her precious lips have a sweet little pout and a heavenly rose shading - she is wearing amazing original clothing that just takes your breath away and yes she has her original Jumeau shoes – she stands 18” tall on her original early straight wrist Jumeau body - $27,500. 11. Without question this is one of the most unusual & different dolls that Zig & I have found - her name is “Pierrette” - she is French - she is all original w/ her original box - she is compo w/ the most wonderful sweet little face w/ big cobalt blue side glancing eyes - petite cherry red pouty puckered lips - her lovely red hair is piled high on her head w/ a sweet little bun in the back - a treasure - 9” tall - $995. 12. Utterly amazing German half doll dressed as a full pincushion - she has everything that you could ask for - she’s wigged - she has glass eyes - she has jointed arms and beautiful delicate fingers - she has molded breasts - what a rare wonder - 11” tall $1,495. 13. Rare & ever so wonderful character toddler child by Bahr & Proschild - mold #604 - exceptional high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over large & lovely chestnut brown sleep eyes - rare open/closed mouth w/ two molded teeth - to add to her wonderment & delight she’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 17” tall - $1,495. 14. Lovely open mouth French bebe by Pintel & Godchaux - (1880) - beautiful hand poured French bisque with artist quality hand painted facial features - wondrous arch feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ outlined heart shaped soft rose shaded lips - original French body - 22 tall - $2,495. 15. Another rare & wonderful child - always my favorite this sweet little glass eyed pouty character by Gebruder Heubach - mold # 6970 - is far too cute - wondrous hand poured pink bisque w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surround her sweet heather blue sleep eyes - soft amber shading kisses her exaggerated pouty little mouth - just precious - original fully jointed compo body - 15” tall - $2.995. 16-17. Rare & wonderful & just as gorgeous as she can be is this amazing mid-period “EJ” bebé by Jumeau soft as butter French bisque w/ first out of the mold quality wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes & just a hint of that sweet dark eye shadow - early outlined almond shaped paperweight eyes with that ever amazing hazel color - closed slightly pouty smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - original early straight wrist Jumeau body - to make her all the more wondrous she comes w/ her original trunk which includes 6 extra frocks - extra undines & socks - her accouterments also includes her toothbrush - hairbrush - mirror - curling iron - gloves - etc. Yes, even a gold ring - she stands 24” tall - $14,500. 18. Well - we have found another beautiful “Hilda” by Kestner - just for you - soft as butter bisque w/ fort out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched brows over spectacular chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly opened outlined pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original mohair wig – original Kestner baby body - 17” tall - $3,495. 19. Two wonderful & quite unusual compo kids: a) wonderful all original “Wee Patsy “by Effanbee - great condition - 6” tall - $595. B) Rare to find “Maiden America” - excellent condition - original ribbon w/tag on tummy - 7” tall - $495. 20. Extremely rare & ever so desirable SFBJ - character boy w/ flocked hair - mold #237 - superfine hand poured French bisque w soft arched feathered brows over heather blue jeweled eyes - amber shaded open smiling mouth with bisque teeth - fully jointed French toddler body - 21” tall $3,995. 21. Exceptionally beautiful and ever so rare to find - lovely closed mouth French Bebé from the Paris firm of Etienne Denamur (ED) - hand pressed French bisque of the highest quality w/ lovely dewy patina - artist quality hand painted facial features - arched feathered brows over long wistful lashes surrounding the most amazing super large size heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth with soft rose shading - original fully jointed compo French body - 28” tall - $4,295. 22. I love these early closed mouth Kestner children - this one is a beauty - marked only w/ the letter “E” from the early numerical series - utterly perfect hand poured bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding gorgeous dark chestnut brown sleep eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original pate in tact - original fully jointed compo body - 16” tall - $2,995. 23. Without question one of the most beautiful “Gibson Girls” that Zig & I have ever found - made by Kestner of course - mold #172- this amazing character has soft as butter bisque and first out of the mold quality wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - a very pert upturned nose and that always desirable pouty mouth w/ that soft amber shading - original marked Kestner body - 20” tall - great antique frock - $2,995. 24. Another extremely rare china with that always desirable & ever so lovely pink tint - this rare beauty is an 1850’s bald China w/ black painted pate - exceptionally beautiful early face w/ the most amazing blue

hand painted eyes - original human hair wig in such a wonderful hairstyle with such lovely braids - to add to her wonderment & delight she has pierced ears - wow - just wonderful - china arms - 23” tall - $2,495. 25. Two wonderful & oh so rare compo kids: A. Wonderful all original Eskimo boy - great condition - 14” tall. B. All original Gene Carr Kid “Blink” - tagged clothes - excellent condition - 14” tall - $795 each. 26. Unique and wonderful character from Simon & Halbig - mold 1498 - this is “Ericka’s” baby brother - doesn’t get any better than this - soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - rare open/closed mouth - to make him even more delightful - he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 17” tall - $5,500. 27. Rare & just as wondrous as she can be is this closed mouth painted eye early Papier Maché bride beautiful hand painted face with sweet heather blue eyes and a pert smiling mouth - her human hair comes from the slit atop her head - to make her all the more perfect - her extremely rare upper body is hand carved wood w/ jointed arms - her lower body is kid - her original bridal gown is in amazing condition - she stands - 13” tall - $1,995. 28. Exceptionally beautiful “Monica” compo doll with that ever so rare inset hair - pristine condition - gorgeous hand panted facial features - all original bridal outfit - 17” tall $995. 29. Extremely rare & ever so wonderful is this laughing character child by Jessie McCutchen Raleigh - I adore these dolls - amazing very heavy compo with the most unusual character faces - this little girl has side parted Mary Jane hair w/ a molded barrette to hold it in place - her hand painted features are just grand w/ aqua blue wanderlust eyes & that rare open/ closed mouth w/ molded painted teeth - original five piece toddler body - original paper rose outfit - she’s a very unusual large size - 20” tall - $1,495. 30. Extremely rare to find Bahr & Proschild Indian maiden - this lovely Belton is marked #244 with amazing bisque that is so soft to the touch - exceptional hand painted facial features with frowning feathered brows chestnut brown glass eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original five piece body w/ molded heel shoe- great outfit - 11” tall - $1,495.

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31. Always rare & always wonderful - Wax Over with the most amazing character face - extremely pensive w/ that very pointy nose - she is just so lovely beautiful condition w/ heather blue glass eyes & her original mohair center parted wig that is pulled back into its original snood - lovely lady arms & legs exceptional antique clothing - 14” tall - $1,495. 32. Extremely rare and ever so wonderful “Beloved Belindy” from the very earliest of the Volland dolls - super condition - all original - hand painted face - no sun fading - look at that happy face - 15” tall - $3,995. 33. Extremely rare large size crèche lady w/ superior hand carving - beautiful angelic face w/ arms turned upward - breathtaking hand painted facial features - lovely center parted hair - original clothing w/ gold braided trim - 22” tall $2,495. 34-35. Extremely rare and just as wonderful as she can be is this all original very early “Portrait” Jumeau Poupeé Bois - wondrous flawless French bisque w/ utterly amazing hand painted features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined chestnut brown paperweight eyes w/ that ever so soft hint of mauve eye shadow - closed slightly pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - this alone makes her spectacular - but to add to her wonderment & delight she is on a fully jointed wood body w/ the most amazing perfect chunky bisque arms - to add all the more to her is her delightful wedding gown - all original w/ captivating layer on top of layer and tons of hand beaded cluster pearls - there is more she’s a very large super size 24” tall - $16,500.

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36. A truly lovely & oh so rare to find Simon & Halbig closed mouth character child - mold #939 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality exceptionally beautiful hand painted facial features w/soft arched feather brows over spiral threaded heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ outlined soft amber shading - 17” tall - $2,995. 37. Rarely found and ever so desirable SFBJ character boy - mold #235 excellent high quality hand poured French bisque with wondrous hand painted facial features - solid dome head with molded side parted hair - arched feathered brows over wondrous chestnut brown jeweled eyes - rare open/closed mouth with molded teeth - original French body - 20” tall $2,495. 38. Lovely 1860’s china w/such a beautiful face and an amazing outstanding hairstyle - made by Conta & Boehm - hair is pulled away from the face in large elaborate rolls w/ soft rose pleating on the top - the back has a molded ribbon w/ a lower snood - 15” tall - $2,495. 39. Three ever so rare & wonderful early “Raggedy Ann’s” - all original - all in great condition: A) Rarely found Mollye “Raggedy Ann” w/outlined nose & rare daisy dress - 18” tall - $1,495. B) Another early “Raggedy” this one by Georgene w/outlined nose - 18” - $1,495. C) Volland “Raggedy” w/the very earliest face 17” tall - $1,995. 40. Rare & ever so beautiful is this super early Rohmer fashion - pale wonderful French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - arched feathered brows over soft wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined cobalt blue paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading original upright firm fashion body - 16” tall - $3,995.

41. A truly wonderful super large size Kestner character child - mold #142 - soft to the touch hand poured bisque with wondrous hand painted facial features soft arched feathered molded brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth with soft rose shading - fully jointed compo body she’s a great big 36” tall - $2,495. 42. Wondrous and oh so rare to find super large size “Santa” by Simon & Halbig mold#1249 soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - arched feathered molded brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ outlined amber shaded lips - fully jointed compo body - 34” tall $2,495. 43. Is he way too cute? Utterly adorable Chase boy who’s reading one of my favorite books - he’s is great condition w/ excellent original paint - outstanding chestnut brown eyes w/ long lushes lashes - factory original romper - 25” tall $995. 44. Extremely rare & ever so desirable is this lovely Simon & Halbig character child - mold #719 - exquisite bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over spiral threaded heather blue paperweight eyes in lovely heavy lidded almond shaped sockets - soft amber shading cresses her slightly open mouth - early fully jointed French body - 20” tall - $2,495. 45. Extremely rare bisque shoulder head lady by Dressel & Kister - phenomenal bisque with spectacular hand painted facial features - her upturned head has soft feather brows - her moonstruck eyes look skyward w/amazing heavy lidded cobalt blue shading - soft shaded pouty mouth - long well detailed neck - delicate bisque hands - original body - 13” tall - $2,995.

by Susan Grimshaw

Among the earliest pianos produced commercially in the 19th century were English upright pianos, popularly referred to as “wall-climbers”. This mahogany example probably dates to the first half of the century, perhaps as early as 1830. The piano came from an English dolls’ house purchased at the Mary Merritt Museum’s auction a few years ago. Photo courtesy of Kairsten Boynton.

Another early Victorian instrument produced in quantity was the German square piano-forte with working keys and tunable “strings”. Pianos like this were produced in several sizes in Waltershausen and possibly other towns as well. This example features a highly polished imitation rosewood finish and has working keys with reverse coloring. It was purchased very reasonably at auction because the keys were loose and scattered about, but it was easily re-assembled as the keys were never designed to be permanently fixed in place.

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The lid of the piano lifts off to expose the interior where the strings, soundboard and tuning pegs are easily accessible. The surprisingly realistic interior construction actually allows the piano to be tuned, even though the instrument is only six inches long! Depressing a counter-balanced piano key causes a small, triangularly shaped piece of metal to strike a string from below and produces a tinny sound. Note the beautifully curved bridge supporting the wire strings and the finely polished maple or beechwood interior.

hen we consider an antique or vintage dollhouse and its furnishings and decoration as a social document, we may find the accessories especially helpful indicators of the social and economic status of the dollhouse’s miniature occupants. We sometimes pause as we remember the names for older, now obsolete items: gramophone, lithophane, zoetrope… One of the most easily recognizable articles of status in the antique dollhouse is the piano and its related keyboard cousins. To own and be able to play a keyboard instrument in the 18th century was a sign of aristocratic taste, but as the 19th century progressed, upwardly mobile middle class families began to attain this symbol of elevated culture. Owning a piano meant the family had financial means, valued education and accomplishment in the arts, and someone in the household had enough leisure time to actually study and perhaps master the instrument – it was sign of

Tinkling the Ivories in the Dollhouse As this photo shows, commercial pianos were produced in varying scales. The smaller example on the right features white accent trim and has only three working keys, but the interior mechanism is constructed similarly to the larger example. 35

The detail from another German piano-forte shows an unusual decorative feature. The space just above the keys has been decorated with a gilt transfer declaring its place of origin, Waltershausen bei Gotha. Photo courtesy of Ann Meehan.

This smaller scaled upright piano dates from the mid to late 19th century and features a pleated silk panel above the keyboard, outlined with the same type of Dresden paper trim commonly found on Waltershausen chairs and settees. The piano case also features bulbous turned legs, white-painted decorative trim and just a touch of gilt transfer decoration. Photo courtesy of Ann Meehan.

domestic good taste that continues to this day. Little wonder that keyboard instruments are so plentiful in antique dollhouses – only an affluent family could afford such an expensive plaything as a well-furnished dollhouse to begin with, so the appearance of a musical instrument is almost mandatory. Fortunately, they are relatively plentiful and delightfully varied for today’s collectors. Keyboard instruments were included in many of the 17th century cabinet houses of Germany and the Netherlands. Among the earliest instruments found in famous dollhouses is a charming small virginal with thirteen working keys in the 1639 Stromer dollhouse. There are numerous musical instruments in the rooms of Mon Plaisir, that collection of furnished cabinet houses assembled by Princess Augusta Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Arnstadt in the very early 1700’s. The 1740’s Dutch cabinet houses of Sara Ploos van Amstel both contain very handsome clavichords, with one of Sara’s music rooms displaying a wonderfully painted clavier that she documented as having been restored and repainted by a craftsman named Buttner. It came with contents of three “old doll cabinets” she purchased at auction in 1743, so it was already an antique when she bought it (and how delightful to know that there were collectors buying antique dollhouses at auction almost three hundred years ago!). Harpsichords appear in aristocratic 18th century English baby houses, but palpable social change is reflected in the appearance of commercially produced pianos in 19th century dollhouses in Europe and America. Companies such as Rock & Graner, Kestner, Wagner and Schneegass manufactured and exported harpsichords, piano-fortes, spinets and uprights reflecting both current and nostalgic tastes in instruments. Keyboard instruments appeared in both fine houses and more modest middle-class homes. The lovely 1838 Brett house at the Museum of the City of New York does not have a piano but it is worth noting that it features a stunning harp and music stand, probably made by Kestner, and decorated in the elaborate gilt-stenciled Boulle style. A rosewood square piano-forte would look perfectly at home there! Miniature pianos were produced in Waltershausen and other towns throughout Germany in a number of styles and finishes in the nineteenth

This late 19th century German upright piano has comparatively modest gilt transfer decorations over an ebonized finish. The boxy-ness of this example with its heavily turned legs conveys a sense of solidity and middleclass values.

This upright piano is distinguished by a carved fretwork arcade over the soundboard with gilt transfer decoration in a distinctly Gothic Revival style. Note that this example features a painted ebony finish and a printed paper keyboard. Photo courtesy of Ann Meehan.

A rare treasure is this upright Waltershausen piano with faux rosewood finish and gilt transfer decoration. The remarkable tiny Dresden paper figures move when the keys are struck, making this instrument one of the most desirable among collectors. Photo courtesy of Ann Meehan.

While uprights and piano-fortes were common in 19th century dollsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; houses, there was sometimes room for a bit of nostalgia for the 18th century as exemplified by this diminutive German harpsichord. A very fine example was showcased in the late Flora Gill Jacobsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; South Jersey Mansion.

In contrast to the highly decorative Waltershausen pianos with a seemingly endless variety of gilt transfers and finishes, this Schneegass upright piano from the turn of the last century is simply crafted in polished yellow cherrywood, with a mirrored panel over the soundboard, and a matching piano stool upholstered with fringed red velvet.

Such a variety of finishes may be found among 19th century pianos! This unusual midcentury example is elaborately fauxgrained and features a printed paper keyboard under the curved keyboard cover.

This very pretty spinet with turned wooden legs is actually constructed of heavy cardboard painted in a faux rosewood finish. At the time it was purchased, the owner believed this article was manufactured by the firm of Rock & Graner, but a partial stamp found inside the piano may point to a Scandinavian origin. The lyre-shaped pedal frame is made of stamped metal. Photo courtesy of Libby Goodman.

TynieToy collectors will easily recognize the Astor piano with its typical hand-painted floral swag decoration. TynieToy described this piano in its catalogues as a copy of one originally imported to the US by John Jacob Astor. The piano stool with swivel seat was hand-painted by TynieToy artisan Frank Battastini and came from the collection of the late Maureen Popp.

and early twentieth centuries. Early examples feature a finely grained rosewood finish in harpsichords and square pianofortes, sometimes with creamy white ivory or bone decorative accents. These early keyboard instruments often had delicate paper hinges under the lids so they could be easily opened and tuned! We often encounter examples where the lids have become separated and, unfortunately, some well-intentioned restorers sometimes completely glue the tops to the pianos, permanently obscuring the wires inside. They were manufactured in several scales and because of the variety of styles available, miniatures pianos are fun to pursue as a collection in themselves. In earlier examples, the coloring of the keys is often reversed, with the broader keys featuring a dark ebonized color and the smaller sharps and flats are ivory, an effect that can be quite handsome. The piano cases were might be left in a natural state, painted with a faux rosewood graining, or painted black and sometimes decorated with elaborate gilt transfers.

There was a piano for every budget, with less expensive examples made with paper keyboards replacing individual keys. While 19th century German pianos are the most plentiful, pianos were also commercially produced in England where the distinctive ‘wall-climber’ of ca. 1830 - 1850 was popular, and in America, Bliss made pianos decorated with lithographed paper. Other American manufacturers created pianos in great numbers in the early 20th century, with a significant difference in detail noted between the delicately hand-painted TynieToy Astor piano and the enameled carved block-style pianos produced in such great numbers by Strombecker, Kage and, for a brief period of time, Schoenhut (their diminutive dollhouse examples should not be confused with the larger and far more common versions sold as playable toys). TynieToy sold not only the familiar Astor piano, but also produced grand pianos equipped with music boxes and finished in black lacquer or an elaborately grained effect that was intended to look like rosewood. They also sold a harpsichord modeled after the one played by Nellie Custis at Mt. Vernon, which is particularly rare. Other pianos incorporating music boxes were mass-produced in the mid20th century by Lynnfield and Shackman (I remember mine played “Beautiful Dreamer”), with production taking place in the US, Colombia and Japan, while craftsman like Eric Pearson, Mell Prescott and Ralph Partelow created beautifully detailed pianos for discriminating adult collectors that are now avidly collected as vintage artisan pieces. TynieToy crafted its grand piano with two finishes: a plainly painted ebony and a striking faux-grained finished described as rosewood. These pianos, built ca. 1920-1940’s, contain music boxes that play when the top is opened and they are often found with matching benches that were individually priced in the TynieToy catalogues.

In the mid-20th century, a high quality commercial piano was made by Lynnfield. This example, made of mahogany with a music box inside, probably dates from the 1960’s. It was copied in cherrywood and sold in vast numbers by Shackman. 38

This early 20th century German upright piano is simply constructed (the back is open and hollow) but is distinguished by a pair of metal sconces mounted to each side of the soundboard cover. The simple gilt decoration is stenciled onto the painted background.

Prized by TynieToy collectors is the Mt. Vernon harpsichord, based on the harpsichord George Washington purchased for Nellie Custis. Items associated with Washington and Mt. Vernon were particularly popular around 1932 when America celebrated the bicentennial of Washington’s birth with great fanfare. This harpsichord and grand piano were among the most expensive items listed in the catalogue at $10 each.

Another popular mid-20th century piano among collectors is the “square” piano hand-crafted by artisan Mell Prescott. The keyboard is actually made from an old ivory piano key and the ever-inventive Mrs. Prescott made the music stand from a re-purposed old brooch! Jewelry “findings” made appropriate decorative accents.

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ollectors blithely ignored the media’s persistent doom and gloom and descended on the Gaithersburg show in droves. Busloads in fact, as well as a contingent from England, led by Olivia Bristol, formerly with Christie’s London. They all came to spend and spend they did, finding the sprawling fairground’s building filled to capacity with the nation’s foremost doll dealers. Bellman’s Gaithersburg, MD doll show, inaugurated in 1972, was the first retail show in the nation, doll shows before that date being a function of doll clubs. In an interesting turnabout, the September 2009 show will offer a special room for clubs to set up booths with proceeds going to charities. It sounds like an innovative and productive way for clubs to raise funds. We raced back from the recent December show so that you, our readers, can take a look at some of the great merchandise that was available.

Swaine Lori Baby, $795; Kestner AT, $9900; 1159 S & H lady doll, $1895, glass-eyed pouty in sleigh, $1600. Fritzi’s Antique Dolls, Yorkville, IL.

19” Joanny, $7500. Nancy McCray, Cedar Rapids, IA. 40

Block letter FG, $4500. Margaret Kincaid, Baltimore, MD.

Opulence for the dollhouse. Ann Timpson, Essex Fells, NJ.

Hertel Schwab 163 googly. Connie and Jay Lowe, Lancaster, PA.

All original brown Steiner, $4900. Janet Weber, My Precious Rose, Brooklyn, NY.

A great example of Dorothy Heizer’s talents. Laura Turner, Frizzelburg Antiques, Westminster, MD.

Dorothy Hunt, Sweetbriar Auctions, holds a new addition to her collection.

Moira Hatton, Stafford Springs, CT.

Heubach 6970 pouty girl, $4500 and character boy, $1350. Becky and Andy Ourant, Village Doll and Toy Shop, Adamstown, PA.

Going home with Tore Scelso, Saratoga Springs, NY, were these dolls by Norwegian doll artist Ronnaug Pettersen.

14” Kestner 220 toddler, $2995; 6” Gladdie, $4495 and the 13” Schmidt 1288 toddler, $3995. Shari McMasters, Sunbonnet Baby Doll Shoppe, Cambridge, OH.

A size 6 A.T., $55,000 with companion Teddy, $4900. Carmel Doll Shop, Carmel, CA.

A tiny wood body china, $3200. Sue Kallen, Bonita, CA.

Gottschalk blue roof dollhouse, $4200. Toys in the Attic, Golden, CO.

22” Steiner A-13, $5500. Two Beths Antique Dolls, Cincinnati, OH.

Steva Allgood, Billye Harris’ helpful assistant, holds a doll by Grace Corry Rockwell, $1595. Ashley’s Dolls, Whitsett, NC.

The palest of bisques on this Schmitt, $9000. Marian Maus, Ellicott City, MD.

19” Kley & Hahn 526, $4200. Ann Lloyd, Doylestown, PA.

A tiny Taufling, $498. Jan Foulke, Lancaster, PA.

The Mary Merritt Museum is closed, but Marjorie Ann Yocum and her mother Marjorie Merritt Darrah are still going strong at the Gaithersburg show.

18-1/2” E 8 J, $6950. Rick Saxman, Valley Forge, PA.

Valerie Fogel, North Bend, WA, with a lovely all original fashion, $3800.

28” Long Face Jumeau, $10,995. Val Star, Wayne, IL.

A tiny glass eyed china, $3,950. Marshall Martin, Folsom, CA.

17” Kestner 185 character, $4800. Audrey Fanning, Dolls Etc., Port Orange, FL.

Johanna Kraemer, Bad Wimpfen, Germany, specializes in dolls and miniatures.

The kids are all tucked in bed in this Bliss dollhouse. Sondra Krueger, Forest Ranch, CA.

23” Barrois fashion, $6500. Nancy Smith, Natik, MA.

13” Jumeau Depose, $4195. Deborah Fratino, Westport, CT.

All original Parian, $3,000. Jackie Allington, Miami, FL.

This Kestner 129, priced at $925, has provenance from the Martha Chase family. Dorothy McGonagle, Sudbury, MA.

17” Kathe Kruse, Mary Ann Spinelli, Temecula, CA.

Nearly identical molds, one in china and one a parian. Sheila Needle, Oceanside, CA.

French automaton with rare Jumeau portrait head. Richard Wright Antiques, Birchrunville, PA.

An original box with twelve 4” Felix characters by Schoenhut. Andrew Yaffee, Ramsey, NJ.

Randy Farrar, proprietor of The Country Squire, Milton, MA, specializing in fine miniature furniture.

The Calico Teddy, Baltimore, MD, offered the Chad Valley Ooloo for $3800, Bonzo, $2300 and French Bull dog for $2100.

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3. A close-up photo shows the original flatsoled black leather boots belonging to the “covered wagon” style doll in photo one.

1. An example of a “Covered Wagon” china doll dating from the 1840’s – 50’s period. This lovely doll has an original cloth body and limbs with an exquisite gown made from antique lace materials. The hairstyle shows the typical vertical sausage curls which circle around the back of her head.

2. This “Flat Top” china head doll dates from the 1860’s period. Her antique cloth body is homemade, with shaped cotton hands and feet. Her costume was replaced using authentic fabrics and styles of the period. The doll has some slight speckling known as “kiln dirt” on her nose area, but it is not severe enough to detract from her beauty.

Charming Chinas:

Affordable China Head Dolls by Jacqueline Wilson ~ photos by Russ Wilson

ith the popularity of many categories of antiques on the decline in today’s economy, it is refreshing to see that the antique doll market is still going strong. A visit to any antique show or a browse through the listings of antique dolls offered for sale on internet auction sites only proves to strengthen this theory. Vintage dolls continue to garner strong prices for examples in excellent condition, with both beginning and long time collectors continuing to add dolls to their growing collections. It was during the 1930’s period that doll collecting began to be recognized as a rewarding and worthwhile hobby. The first doll clubs began to pop up all over the world, where excited doll enthusiasts gathered to share facts and information about their new

found hobby. It is interesting to note that in these early days of doll collecting, bisque headed dolls were not appreciated at all. A visit to any thrift shop during the 1930’s period would often yield a variety of abandoned bisque dolls lying on tables or offered in variety bins for merely a few cents each. Even French dolls could sometimes be found at these locations, as there was little interest in accumulating this type of “secondhand” doll. It was, in fact, china head dolls that were avidly sought by collectors during this time period, and many doll lovers assembled large collections strictly featuring china head types. While a few china head dolls were produced in other countries, the vast majority of dolls available were manufactured in Germany.

4. A beautiful large china head doll with provenance. The doll has an interesting hairstyle, with moulded rolls on each side on the top of her head. Dating to exactly 1887, this wonderful Victorian china has managed to retain her original clothing. 5. This original photograph shows the same doll pictured with her original owner. Note that the dress is the same one that she still wears today! 45

6. A wonderful 1870’s “Highland Mary” china doll with her original gown. Her distinctive full bangs show finely painted brush marks, and the cloth body and china limbs are original.

7. Another lovely china head doll dating from the 1880’s. This pretty china shows another variation of a hairstyle popular during the late 19th century, and has her original cloth body with leather arms. The feet have sewn-on heeled leather boots with silk tassels. 8. Right: “Dorothy” is an example of the so-called “Pet Name” china dolls popular from the 1890’s well into the early 1900’s. Her original factory body is printed with colourful flags of the world. 46

It seems ironic how times have changed our collecting habits. Anyone following our current doll trends is well aware that it is the bisque headed dolls today that are commanding the most attention from collectors, as well as the heftiest prices. China head dolls have taken a back seat to their bisque headed sisters, and luckily for collectors there are a variety of beautiful antique china dolls offered for sale on today’s market. Even beginning collectors with little money to invest will find examples of china head dolls that are well within their limited budgets. There are such a variety of china head dolls available that it is wise to do some homework first before going out and making an initial purchase. Learning to differentiate between an early china head doll and the more common varieties manufactured well into the twentieth century is imperative if you are to make wise and well informed choices. While it is a good idea to invest in a book devoted entirely to china head dolls, I will attempt to describe some of the most popular styles that can be easily found today. For decades collectors have referred to certain styles of china heads by specific names, such as “Covered Wagon”, “Flat–Top”, “Highland Mary”, or “Common” china heads. These names, and others like them were derived from the style of moulded hair used on each individual china head. The various names are used to identify each style of doll, and were not the names given to the dolls by manufacturers when the heads were originally produced.

“Covered Wagon” china dolls are among the earliest dolls that were made with a glazed china head, and the name can be attributed to the dolls because they are the style that was often seen in the arms of little girls travelling by covered wagons in the 1840’s. The dolls hair is styled with a part down the middle, and lies straight on either side of the head. The china heads often have a slight pink tint to the china, known as “pink lustre” to china doll enthusiasts. Moulded-on vertical sausage curls appear on each side of the doll’s head, continuing all the way around to the back. The hair was generally painted black, and blue eyes were the most common, but brown eyed dolls were also issued, and surviving examples with brown eyes are most sought after. The dolls usually had homemade bodies made from cloth, but some dolls were sold with factory made bodies as well. Dolls with homemade bodies often have cloth arms and legs, but china arms and legs with flat soled boots are also found on Covered Wagon chinas. While these early dolls are becoming harder to find, there are still enough available for sale to make it relatively easy to acquire a good example for your collection. One of the easiest types of china head dolls to find today is the socalled “Flat-Top” china that was first issued during the 1860’s period. “Flat-Tops” or “Civil War” china dolls as they are also known continued to be manufactured into the 1880’s period, and were made in both black and blonde hair colors, with black being the most common. The dolls have a characteristic “flat” hairstyle with an exposed forehead and several curls that form around the back of the doll’s head. A line representing a center part is also usually present. Bodies will most likely be made of cloth, either with cloth or leather arms and legs, or china arms and legs with flat soled boots. Boots on glazed china legs can be black or brown, but will sometimes appear in pretty colors such as green, orange or pink. Dolls made towards the end of production that have original

factory limbs may have china boots with heels, which were in the style worn by fashionable ladies of the 1880’s. Try to choose dolls that are well painted with even features, and avoid dolls that have severe “kiln dirt”, a type of black speckling that was caused by unclean kilns that left permanent black pepper-like spots under the glaze of china faces. Another type of popular china head doll produced from the 1860’s to the 1880’s is the “Highland Mary” doll. “These china dolls have easy to recognize hairstyles with full bangs across the front of the forehead. Visible brush strokes often appear where the bangs are painted. The doll shown in photo six was produced during the 1870’s and has managed to retain her original clothing. Her body is made of cloth, with attached china limbs, and she has well painted features. She has the typical black painted hair, but blonde “Highland Mary” dolls were also produced. The handmade shawl and doll size purse were added by the collector, and are not original. Like all china head dolls produced, Highland Mary dolls were available in a variety of sizes, from tiny dollhouse examples right up to dolls as large as a real child. Of all of the china head dolls available to find today the “Common” china varieties are undoubtedly the most plentiful. “Common” or “Low Brow” china head dolls as they are also known were issued by the millions from the late 1800’s right up until the 1930’s. Some doll collectors today may remember them from their own childhood, when small dolls were often given as Christmas presents to little girls attending church services or parties. “Common” china head dolls are easily recognizable, with their deep waves of moulded-on curls that sit low on the forehead. The dolls were available in a wide range of sizes in both black and blonde hair, with some less common types showing hair in tones of brown. The quality of the dolls varied greatly, and while some are beautifully painted, others can be quite crude, with hastily painted features that are often uneven or too highly colored. “Kiln dirt” is also frequently found on the “Common” china heads, and these dolls should be avoided since this style is so easily found today.

9. “Miss McPhee” is an all original “Common” china head doll that was purchased recently for only $50.00. Her costume is hand-sewn from violet silk and black lace, including lovely original undergarments made from fine cotton with delicate cut-work. The antique straw hat is not original.

10. Another 14 inch “Common” china head doll poses in her all-original flowered costume. The leg-o-mutton sleeves and pert hat help to date this charming doll to the 1890’s period.

11. An all-original blonde haired “Common” china doll stands beside the antique box which accompanied her. The doll wears an original homespun pioneer style outfit and came complete with a note describing how the doll was given to a young girl in the 1930’s by her original owner.

13. When choosing “Common” china head dolls for your collection, try to purchase examples with well painted features, such as this large blonde china head.

12. Although this small size china head doll is dressed in an 1860’s Civil War style costume, the doll is of a much later date (1920’s-30’s). Her printed cotton dress was meticulously made by an expert seamstress of the period.

Among the more interesting common china varieties are the “Pet Name” china dolls, a type of “Common” china with a fancy moulded-on collar and yoke, along with the doll’s name rendered in gilt lettering. An example of a “Pet Name” china doll appears in photo eight. This delightful doll is called Dorothy, and she has the typical features that all “Pet Name” china dolls possess. Note the moulded bodice with her name emblazoned in gilt. Little girls of the era loved the “Pet Name” china dolls, and they continued to be sold well into the 1930’s. Like the doll pictured, many of the “Common” and “Pet Name” china dolls had factory bodies that were printed with colourful pictures, such as flowers, animals or ABC’s. The doll shown has an interesting factory original body showing flags of the world, a feature thought to be educational to the doll’s small owner! Dating china head dolls to an exact year of manufacture can be extremely difficult considering that the various styles were continued for many decades. As a general rule dolls made prior to 1891 are usually unmarked, 48

although certain manufacturers such as Meissen and Kling of Germany did mark their fine quality dolls with identifying markings. Dolls of this date may also have a mould mark or number, which usually identified the size of the head. After 1891 most dolls will have a country of origin moulded into the back of the shoulder plate, such as “Germany”. Dolls made after 1900 may also be marked “Made in Germany”, helping to at least date a doll to the 19th or 20th century. When choosing china dolls for your collection, try to pick examples that are as original as possible, and avoid dolls that have serious damage such as chips or cracks. Having an original body is a definite asset, regardless of whether the body is homemade or factory made. It is always better to have an original cloth body with repairs or stains rather than a replaced body, so do resist the urge to replace original parts unless absolutely necessary. Remember that bodies and limbs can be replaced several times over the years so it can be difficult to determine if a body on an older china is truly the original. Value can also be added for original or period clothing. If a doll has a replaced costume it should be in a style and fabric that is appropriate to the age of the doll. Nothing saddens me more than to see a beautiful antique

doll dressed from head to toe in polyester fabrics, so please stick to authentic materials such as cottons, silks, linen or wool. Dolls with a provenance, such as those with a known history, or dolls that still retain photographs of the original owner holding the doll are very desirable. The doll that appears in photo four has all of these sought after characteristics, including her original handmade two piece blouse and skirt that is also shown in the photograph (dated 1887) with her young owner. Other qualities that increase the value and rarity of a china head doll include fancy intricate hairstyles, brown eyes, inset glass eyes, open mouths with moulded teeth, swivel necks, unusual shades of hair, pierced ears designed to hold earrings and dolls with glued on wigs (often known as Biedermeirs). Prices greatly increase when any of these distinct features are present. Easy to find antique china dolls, such as the “Flat Top” variety, can still be found at antique shows and through internet auctions for under $200, often with their original clothing still intact. Common china heads are among the bargains of the doll world, with all original examples often selling for $100 or less. The all original 10 inch china head doll shown in photo nine was purchased recently at a cost of only $50. The doll is in perfect condition, and she even has a factory original body with colourful printed on animals and letters. The beautiful costume is completely hand-sewn, and is made from antique lavender silk trimmed in black cotton lace. Her antique woven straw hat dates from the 1890’s and helps to complete the doll’s outfit, but was purchased separately and is not original to the doll. I hope that seeing photographs of these lovely affordable dolls has inspired you to start your own collection of china head dolls. Who knows? Perhaps china head dolls will eventually regain the immense popularity that they enjoyed in the 1930’s, and will be on their way to once again holding their own against the ever popular bisques!

Elegant Etta Boudoir Dolls E

by Bonnie Groves

tta cloth boudoir dolls, made only in the 1920’s, are not easy to find and for many reasons are among my favorite boudoir dolls. The costuming was superior and ranged from contemporary vamps to lavish period ladies. The hand painted facial expressions of the dolls show such different personalities in each unique doll. They reflect a time of elegance and are a bit naughty as well. This contradiction seemed rampant in the 1920’s. It was an interesting era! Etta boudoir dolls were made in New York City from 1927-1930 by Miss Etta Kidd. This women only company made cloth art and boudoir dolls. An ad in Playthings advertised, “For the first time in the history of America, the attempt to rival European creations of Boudoir dolls, art novelties and pillows has been successful. Etta, Inc. claims this distinction by offering a varied and increasing line of extraordinarily attractive boudoir dolls, novelties d’art, pillows and bags of the vogue, animals and toys of topical interest.” Most Etta boudoir dolls are 30 inches long, are all cloth and have swivel heads. They are often confused with Blossom Company boudoir dolls which also made in New York, but in the 1930’s, after the Etta doll company had closed. Was the stock market crash to blame for the company closing? Gerling Toy Company cloth boudoir dolls, made in the 1920’s, in New York, also had a similar appearance, 2 confusing the identification process even more. In her excellent article in Dolls magazine, November 2002, Patricia Brill speculates that Etta Kidd might have been a doll designer for Gerling, before starting her own doll company. The construction and molding of Gerling and Etta dolls is very close, although they have slightly different face painting and wig treatment. In a discussion of Etta

dolls with Pat, she thinks that originally Etta had their doll faces made in France and shipped to the USA. Finished dolls might also have been made in France. This explains the variations in facial painting and costuming. The Gerling Doll Company also imported their dolls from France and Germany. Their molds were made for the company in Europe and perhaps even painted there. As an American 1 importer they would have had to create their own face molds for production in a German or French factory. This was a common practice for boudoir doll companies in the 1920’s. Some boudoir dolls of this period are tagged and some are not. Some Etta boudoir dolls have inset lashes, some do not. Ettas and Gerlings have painted lashes under the eye. Ettas and Gerlings have a line painted in the crease of the eyelid. The later Blossoms had a line painted over the lashes and no lashes painted under the eye. Ettas have very distinctive painted eye shadow often pale lavender. Gerlings have more of an airbrushed shadow. Only later Blossoms have painted eye shadow. Etta dolls have a more heart-shaped face than Gerlings or Blossoms. The lips also have a distinctive darker line painted in the corners. The legs of both Ettas and Gerlings are shaped with a small ankle and a well defined calf instead of the straight legs of Blossoms. Many Ettas and Gerlings are made with gusseted legs at the knees for ease in posing them for sitting. Blossoms do not have this knee bend. 3 The fingers of the hands are stitched like Blossoms and Gerlings. Blossom boudoir dolls have a distinctive half moon shaped eyelid

molding. Ettas and Gerlings do not. Some Ettas have silk floss wigs, as well as mohair wigs. Blossoms only have mohair wigs - or in the example of the smokers, painted on wigs. Ettas and Blossoms have swivel heads. Gerlings do not. Are you thoroughly confused yet? The photographs might help you to see the slight differences in these three types of boudoir dolls. My first Etta doll arrived in my collection back in the early 1990’s. I have collected boudoir dolls for so long, that dealer friends were always thinking of me when they had a different boudoir doll. My first Etta was tagged on her rear and the dealer included a pinned on description from Cloth Dolls by Polly Judd about the Etta Doll Company (photo 1). That began my love affair with Etta Boudoir dolls! Etta dolly number one, The Pink Vamp, is all original with a pink silk ruffled pants outfit, long inset eyelashes and she had a very full- but messy honey blonde mohair wig. I gave her a bit of a wig restyling and somewhere in her travels she acquired a bonnet. Boudoir dolls love hats and usually find one, if theirs has been lost along the way! With age, a few signs of shattering have appeared in her costume but she is a wonderful example of an original tagged Etta Doll! Many of the Ettas I found after her were not tagged but are original and just as lovely. A doll purchased on Ebay is all original, but shabby with a tattered, melting, silk costume. I rarely buy a doll in this condition, but she called to me. I call her my Cinder-Etta! Her costume is handmade from a McCall’s pattern available for home sewers who wanted to dress their own boudoir dolls (photo 2). Like many dolls of this period, Ettas might have been offered undressed. Her gown is in alternating panels of pink silk and a flowered print silk with scalloped edges. She has a shawl collar and a strand of long pearls. Her white silk slip is in lovely shape and she has a second slip of a stiff material. She has white silk pantalettes trimmed with lace. Her shaped legs have silk stockings and she has lovely silver boudoir doll shoes. Her wig was once white mohair but with age it has turned gray. I love her original cloche hat made out of the same flowered silk print material and trimmed with fur and ribbon flowers. A lot of love, expertise and time went into dressing Cinder-Etta! The most recent Etta I have acquired is also tagged and very near “mint”. She wears a dress made out of a stiff material with gold metallic and net stripes and alternating ribbon like stripes (photo 3). Her hat is green felt, trimmed with silk poms. The costume is trimmed in green velvet ribbon that had faded a bit where the sun has hit the folds. She also wears a matching cape. The doll I call Christmas Queen is in red, ruffled taffeta, with silver sequin trimming (photo 4). When I purchased her she had what looked like a grease stain on the hem of her gown. I rummaged in my vintage trimmings box and came up with a strip of 1920’s silver sequins from an old gown that was just perfect to cover the stain and matched the rest of

her trimmings exactly! She has side glancing blue eyes with inset lashes- but no lashes painted under her eyes. My first untagged Etta was a blonde in a street length lavender gown (photo 5). She is 30 inches tall with side glancing big blue eyes, painted lashes and a curly blonde short mohair wig. Her costume is lavender rayon with dotted net trim with a cute daisy border, accents this and her matching cape. One of the most unusual of my Ettas measures an impressive 35 inches tall (photo 6). She has brown side glancing eyes, inset lashes, with blue shadow airbrushed under her eyes as well as the normal pale lavender over her lids! She has a very sultry look about her. Her painting is much more dramatic than some of my other Ettas, and her costume is much more lavish in the use of material and trimmings. Might she be a French Etta? Her gown is pale green silk taffeta, trimmed with delicate lace. She has lace trimmed matching pantalettes and the most elaborate lace garters with ribbon roses hold up her silk stockings! She has a ring sewn on one finger and earrings sewn on under her very full light brown mohair wig. Her vintage hat was added. The Etta smoker has side glancing brown eyes and inset lashes, but no lash painting under her eyes (photo 7). Her eyes are not painted as wide open as the other Etta dolls, except for the Christmas Queen who has that slitted eye look also, and no lashes painted under her eyes. Her cigarette is original to the doll. In my years of collecting I have not seen another Etta smoker. The pierette doll may be an early Etta. I love her white “Mary Pickford” long mohair curls (photo 8). Her face is smaller than most of my other Ettas but she has all the same characteristics and the Etta face shape too. She is only twenty-seven inches tall. Her hands are unstitched. She has blue side glancing eyes with white eye shadow painted above the eyelid. She has a swivel head and shaped legs that are gusseted at the knee. Peachy (photo 9) is a similar doll with a smaller face and unstitched fingers but all the rest of the early Etta characteristics: turned head, shaped legs gusseted at the knees and the Etta face shape and mouth. She is also twenty-seven inches tall. Her eye shadow is painted differently with a white accent in the middle of her eyelids. Her brown eyes are glancing to the right with lashes painted under the eyes and in the corners above her eyes. Her blonde mohair curls are also in the popular Mary Pickford style. My Most elaborate Etta is dressed as a Lady of the French Court (photo 10), perhaps Madame Pompadour? She may have been another of the French made Etta dolls. Her white mohair wig is in a very 18th century style, with puffs and curls and adorned with a dainty rosette side tipped hat. Her rose pink silk taffeta gown is shattering slightly and lavishly trimmed with lace on the inset cream silk front panel. She wears a pearl necklace as many turn head dolls of this era do. Her bloomers are lace trimmed and she has the stiff slip found on many boudoir dolls of this era. She has silk stockings and her black satin boudoir doll shoes match the black velvet ribbon accents on her costume. Her pristine face is so serene, but there seems to be a bit of a twinkle of mischief in her eye! She is a very special doll and I feel lucky to have found her. Ettas, Blossoms and Gerlings – once you see the dolls together the small differences are apparent and you can tell one from the other (photo 11). All are very beautiful examples of boudoir dolls, but Etta, because of the history of employing women back in the 1920’s and because they are hard to find as well as very lovely, has a special place in my heart. I only wish that more was known about Etta Kidd. Her dolls are certainly addictive and enchanting!

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Modern Competitive Exhibit Blue Ribbon Winners Part I UFDC's This concludes our coverage of the competitive exhibits for last year's UFDC national convention. We hope you enjoyed this look back at the wonderful dolls that won blue ribbons and for those who were unable to attend, we hope it might encourage you to be a part of next year's convention in Atlanta, GA.

Bisque - Bye-Lo Baby, bisque head with circumference under 14”. Barbara Close Bisque - All bisque "Action" Kewpie, 8 inches or under. Jan Banneck

Bisque - All bisque "Action" Kewpie, 8 inches or under. Arlene Norsworthy

Bisque - All bisque doll, marked "Germany," after 1920, 8 inches or under. Patricia Morely

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Bisque - Nancy Ann Storybook, jointed arms and legs, Seasons Series. Lynne Neagle

Photographed at the United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention Photos taken by Keith Kaonis

Bisque – Vogue dressed as Peggy Jean, marked Just Me, 8 inches or under. Susan Grabel

Celluloid - Parson Jackson, stork mark, baby or toddler. Cynthia Oregon

Celluloid - German marked, excludes molded clothes, 12 inches or under. Left, Sally Roscoe. Right, Evelyn Rutledge

Celluloid Japanese marked, excludes molded clothes, 12 inches or under. Gina Cass Celluloid Dressed in ethnic costume, 12 inches or under. Name not visible

Celluloid - Dressed in ethnic costume, 12 inches or under. Ellie Kringer

Cloth - Norah Wellings doll, excluding sailors. Left, Janis Silberhorn. Right, Kathleen Gordon Smith

Cloth - Bernard Ravca doll, made in France, 1924-1939. Liz Krezowski

Cloth - Vintage doll or marionette made from Edith Flack Ackley doll pattern. Left, Patricia McCaughin. Right, Sharon Zerkel

Cloth - American, before 1940, excluding Raggedy Ann and Andy, 18 inches or under. Left, Bruckner. Karen D’Onofrio. Right, “Sweets” by Maud Tousey Fangel. Deanna Pinizotto

Composition Madame Alexander Kate Greenaway. Ursula Mertz

Cloth - Lenci, Mascotte, 9 inches or under, before 1950. Kathleen Gordon Smith

Composition - Effanbee, Patsykin/ Patsykins, marked Patsy Jr. Above, Betty Ann Leigh. Below, Mary Lee Stallings

Composition Raleigh all composition child. Judith Vaughn

Composition - Amberg, straight leg, pre 1920, 16 inches or under. Margo DeLaughter Composition American Character, straight leg, marked or tagged Petite. Left, Marie Gardyne. Right, Betty Ann Leigh

Composition Any maker, two dolls sold as a pair, no boxes or trunk, 16 inches or under. Left, Flo Burnside. Below, Barbara Kouri

Composition Horsman baby, 1930-1950, 20 inches or under. Sheri Kaplan

Composition - Ichimatsu ningyo, Japanese play doll, composition or papier mache head, 20 inches or under. Left, Ursula Mertz. Right, Maurine Sturer Hard Plastic - Nancy Ann Storybook, Muffie, straight leg, nonwalker. Lillian Ross 56

Hard Plastic - Vogue Ginny, painted eyes or painted lash sleep eyes, strung, in original sports outfit. Susan Grabel

Hard Plastic - Mary Hoyer in factory made outfit, 14 inches or under. Left, Sarah Hughes Right, Carol Shurvinton

Hard Plastic - Ideal, Toni, P-91. Anne Lien

Hard Plastic - Effanbee, Honey, all hard plastic, nonwalker. PRESIDENTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHOICE. Sheri Van Opijnen

Hard Plastic - Mdme. Alexander Little Women. Peggy Labom

Hard Plastic - No manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, marked "Made in U.S.A." JoAnn Taylor

Hard Plastic American Character Tiny Tears. Patty Asker

Steiff Bear before 1930, 18 inches or under. Left, Anne Wells. Right, William Zito

American Bear - before 1950, 16 inches or under. Pam Coghlan

German Bear - excluding Steiff, before 1950, 16 inches or under. Left, Pam Coghlan. Right, Cindy Tarnoff

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English Bear before 1950, 16 inches or under. Top, Molly Mullican. Bottom, Patricia Morely

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3 Santa Cruz, CA. Toy & Trains Show. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge. Rowbear Lowman. 831-438-5349. 4 Hudson, NY. Toy & Train Collector Show. American Legion Hall. George Washburn. 518-828-7902. 9-11 Newport Beach, CA. Doll Auctions. Westin South Coast Plaza. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. 10-11 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Mission Valley Sheraton. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. 11 Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Collectibles Sale. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Rowbear Lowman. 831-438-5349. 11 Patchogue, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear & Collectible Toy Show & Sale. Patchogue Manor. 631-585-2297. 17-18 Naples, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Naples Elks Lodge. Myrna Eby. 239-947-3394 or 574-892-5866. 18 Mounds View, MN. Doll Show. Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. car4ann@msn.com. 24 Chandler, AZ. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Knights of Columbus. Patti. 480-313-7157.

24 Roseville, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com. 25 Dedham, MA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Bornstein Shows. 978-535-4811. 25 Lisle/Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. NEW LOCATION. Wyndham Hotel. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. 31 Glendale, CA. Verdugo Hills Doll Club Doll Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Marianne. 626-447-7623.

February 2009

7 Baton Rouge, LA. Doll Show & Sale. Milton J. Womack Park. George Orgeron. 985-386-4291. georgeorgeron@bellsouth.net. http://www.angelfire.com/la2/ bayoubebes/. 7 Leesburg, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Community Building. Orange Blossom & Hills & Lakes Doll Club. Betty Brelsford. 352-383-4759. 7 Upper Lake, CA. Doll Auction. Country Barn Auctions. 707-275-0808.

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7 Vallejo, CA. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales. Vallejo Fairgrounds. 925-229-4190. www.nancyjodollsales.com. 7 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094. 7 Yuma, AZ. Doll Show. Yuma Civic Center. Yuma Doll Club. Geri Shaw. 928-726-9646. 8 Bellevue, WA. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Teresa Lehmbeck. 425-413-9516. 14 Ft. Myers, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Araba Temple. Ft. Myers Doll Club & Cape Coral Doll Guild. 239-540-8628. 239-542-7253. 14 New Braunfels, TX. Country Doll Show & Sale. New Braunfels Civic Center (Krongresshalle). Dorothy Meredith. 830-708-8054. www.dolldr.com. 14 Pensacola, FL. Doll Show & Sale. First United Methodist Church-The Wright Place. Pensacola Doll Study Club. 850-475-1726. perpleprsn@aol.com. 14 Portland, OR. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Kleiver Natl. Guard Armory. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com. 14-15 Scottsdale, AZ. Auction of Bea DeArmond’s “White House Doll Museum”. Chaparral Suites Resort. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786. 15 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Gail Lemmon. 440-748-3533. 21 Largo, FL. Doll Show. Honeywell MinnReg Bldg. St. Petersburg Doll Club. Ilene. 727-347-7556. 21 Phoenix, AZ. Dolls & Bears & More Show & Sale. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Sunbonnet Doll Club. 623-935-9204. 21 San Jose, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com. 28 Glendale, CA. Doll Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Happy Dolling Shows. 818-767-4172.

21 Phoenix, AZ. Doll Show. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Valley of the Sun Doll Show. 480-831-9081. 22 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. The Lantern. B & L Promotions. 419-228-4657. rmangold@woh.rr.com. 28 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Fireman’s Recreation Hall. Fairland Dolls-Sue Spink. 585-591-2841. 28 Asheville, NC. A Day with Cloth Dolls & Linda Edward. Deer Park Restaurant-Biltmore Estate. Suzi Smith. 828-667-3690. 28 Glendale, CA. Doll Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club of California. Dene Alcott. 818-248-4862. 29 Toledo, OH. Doll Show & Sale. Stranahan Great Hall. Toledo Glass City Doll Collectors. 419-599-7162/419-874-5409.

March 2009

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6-9 Washington, DC. Spring Antiques Show. Walter E. Washington Convention Center. 561-822-5440. 7 Escondido, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Resurrection Church Parish Center. Cameo Doll Club. 619-460-4678. 760-728-6830. 7-8 Gaithersburg, MD. 145th Eastern National Antique Doll Show. Gaithersburg Fairgrounds. Bellman Event. 443-617-3590. infoDOLLS@comcast.net. 8 DeWitt, MI. Doll Show. DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center. Sandy. 269-599-1511. 14 Allentown, PA. Antique Toy & Collectable Show. Merchants Sq. Mall. Kevin Redcay/Valley Rail Promotions. www.valleygoto.com 610-440-0487. 14 Fairhope, AL. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Fairhope Civic Center Auditorium. Ruth Ann Brett. 251-980-5958. 14-15 Puyallup WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Fair & Event Center. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com. 14 Santa Barbara, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Earl Warren Showground. Santa Barbara Doll Club. 805-733-1261. 15 Dedham, MA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Bornstein Shows. 978-535-4811. 15 Paris, France. Doll Exhibit. Musee de la Poupee. 00 33 (0)1 42 72 73 11. 21 Boise, ID. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Bishop Kelly High School. Medlinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 21 Hayward, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Centennial Hall. Larry Herman. 925-947-1572. HermanShow@aol.com. www.HermanShows.com.

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FRIZELLBURG ANTIQUE STORE www.frizellburgantiques.com

Visit our website today! A quality group shop specializing in dolls, toys and holidays. Laura Turner, proprietor 1909 Old Taneytown Road, Westminster, MD 21158. 410-848-0664 410-875-2850

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Sherman’s Antiques & Doll Hospital

2750 Lake Alfred Road (Hwy 17N) Winter Haven, FL 33881 We specialize in antique and collectable toys and dolls and also deal in all types of antiques. Our doll doctor has over 20 years experience with all doll services performed on site. We make as well as restore teddy bears too. Our doll doctor can make wigs, clothes or any service your doll may need. We are located in central Florida and opened year around seven days a week. Monday thru Saturday 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm. Call 863-298-4333 or 863-221-4035. Email: Jerry@Shermansantiques.net Website: www.shermansantiques.net Member of UFDC

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Always in the market for better quality disc and cylinder music boxes, musical clocks, singing birds, band organs, player organs, coin pianos, monkey organs, Wurlitzer 78 rpm jukeboxes, slot machines. Any condition. Martin Roenigk, 75 Prospect Avenue, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Toll Free 800-671-6333 email: mroenigk@aol.com

SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS 10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Phone 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com www.sarabernsteindolls.com www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

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Please visit our website for a fine selection of antique dolls, dollhouse dolls, dollhouse miniatures, teddy bears, all bisque dolls, bathing beauties, kewpies, dresser boxes, snow babies, half dolls, doll accessories and paper dolls.

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This tiny 12" Princess has it all! Magical spiral threaded blue eyes, perfect bisque from head to fingertip, Chevrot body with hinged arms and wooden legs, gorgeous antique couture dress and bonnet, original cork pate and beautiful, long blonde antique mohair wig. This tiny size 3 Bru Jne bebe may not have the tongue her sisters have, but she certainly has the look that captivates and a price to tempt! $18,500

Like a warm fire, this bebe's toffee gaze envelopes you; escorting you back through the pages of time. Tresses, still bound by silk ribbons fashioned long ago, tumble to the waist of her antique ruffled dress of lavish pleating and trim work. This is a doll with presence, blessed by the perfection of creamy bisque, lavishly painted eyes and lips, and original stamped, chunky body w/ straight wrists. Perfectly wonderful. $9500

Early 19th Century Block Puzzle - Richly decorated blocks in the original wooden box ca. 1840-50. A delight to solve each of the colorful and artistically rendered scenes and perfect for the doll room. $225

Dressed in her Sunday best, this little treasure with smokey topaz eyes, peach cheeks and plump rosy lips seems about to speak. Her pronounced tongue only deepens this notion! Dressed in her spunsugar pink dress with lavish ruffled lace and antique pink enameled Bebe pin, original period bonnet and blessed with a thick, antique mohair wig; she is undeniably a sweet confection. Bebe resides on the desirable Chevrot body with perfect bisque hands, bisque shoulder plate and hinged wooden legs. Happiness this year means acquiring this tempting morsel at a tempting price thanks to an indiscernible beauty mark. Please call for details! A rare find, this stunning Parian Lady with amazingly beautiful floral crown in exquisite detail. Each fragile petal and leaf is executed in minute detail and graced with delicate pastel shades of blues and pinks with touches of coppery metallic highlights. She also has a lovely molded yellow bead necklace on her shoulder plate which resides on her antique cloth body w/ kid hands and china feet molded into circumspect black lace up boots. She is garbed in a deep azure period coat dress with antique petticoats and undergarments. A very special treasure at $2200

Happy New Year! Ceylon sapphires are surely held captive in the spirals of these mesmerizing eyes. An early Jumeau bebe borne of a creativity that mastered the craft of doll making, this stunning bebe will absorb you. Mlle.Jumeau is graced with an early chunky body w/ straight wrists and original patina, creamy bisque masterfully shaded with subtle hues of mauve and peach. Royal blue antique ensemble with soutache and delicate lace trim, pale blue antique bonnet, antique french cut shoes, luxuriant ash blonde mohair wig and cork pate complete this fabulous doll. An hidden flaw makes this doll accessible. Perfect; the 7 over EJ books for twelve thousand dollars or better. Truly an opportunity. CALL FOR PRICING

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