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Antique DOLL Collector January 2013 Vol. 15, No. 12

January 2013 Vol. 15, No. 12 $595 / $695 Canada www.antiquedollcollector.com

Stars.

An appropriate name for Theriault’s premiere auction weekend of 2013. Stars, of course, in a playful nod to the location of Southern California and its filmdom history. And stars, surely, the extraordinary collectors whose doll treasures people the catalog pages and podium of the three-day auction.

And then there are the dolls. A veritable galaxy of stars are offered, each a celestial wonder. There are constellations of doll stars, in patterns not seen at first, but then suddenly discernible. A galaxy of more than 800 dolls will sparkle at the three-day January event, all presented in a 300+ page two-volume catalog.

Featured on the cover of the 2 volume auction catalog is an exceptionally rare art character doll from the Kammer and Reinhardt, their 104 model of which only three other examples are known to exist. The doll has been in its original family since 1910, and its impeccable condition includes original body, wig, and fabulous costume. Other rare character dolls in the auction include Simon and Halbig 111, Hertel and Schwab 149 glass-eyed girl, K*R 107 Karl, and more.

Mary Young of Atlanta, Georgia turned her exquisite taste to the selection of little dolls from tiny size French bébés to very rare all-bisque mignonettes (some in original presentation boxes with trousseau) to a wonderful group of tiny all-bisque early dolls by Kestner. Her tiny French bébés include two marvelous petite A.T. bébés (one a size 0), as well as a most dear 2/0 Bru and little gems by

Schedule of Events Friday Evening, January 11, 2013

5:30 PM. Early walk-through lecture preview by Florence Theriault.

6 PM. Welcome Reception, Wine and Hors d’Oeuvres and Preview.

7 PM. Auction begins.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Rare automata will be offered in January auction including the Vichy Fruit Seller with Surprises as well as Pierrot Writing by Lamplight and others.

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8:30 AM. Early walk-through lecture preview by Florence Theriault.

9 AM. Preview begins.

11 AM. Auction begins.

7:30 PM. Society Du Cheval d’Or banquet and celebration.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

8:30 AM. Early walk-through lecture preview by Florence Theriault.

9 AM. Preview begins.

11 AM. Auction begins.

Splendid art character dolls from German and French doll firms are offered in original costumes.

This is only a sample of wonderful choices.

Gorgeous bébés by Bru in many sizes and models are presented at the January auction.

Considered one of the world’s rarest dolls is the 104 art character model by K*R, here in impeccable condition and original costume.

A very rare pair of Max and Moritz with their original unique bodies are highlights of the many character dolls offered.

Early German portrait face dollhouse man in original costume is one of many dollhouse people.

Little and early bisque dolls by Kestner appeared with a variety of rare body styles, almost impossible to find. Three are offered at the auction.

Left: A delightful set of American carved wooden folk figures with original brightly-painted features.

Right: The Kriteman Collection of half dolls is notable not only rarity of models, but also for the grand size of many, and their pristine condition.

Shown right: rare half doll “couples” from the connoisseur collection of Melody Kriteman of New England. The large couple are actually half dolls with separate legs, designed with original interior lamp at the midriff.

Two from a collection of 15 desirable Bleuette dolls.

The auction includes 15 wonderful fashionable

The Mildred Adkins collection of fine early porcelains and bisque dolls with sculpted hair include these exceptional rare examples. There are more than 80 rare models in the three-day auction.

ladies by Parisian couturieres Lafitte & Desirat, offered by the Lending Collection, Honolulu Museum of Art.

Small dolls were a special love of Mary Young of Atlanta. Shown on this page are a small sample of her very rare all-bisque mignonettes as well as size 0 and 1 French bébés.

Above and right: American folk dolls from the collection of Mary Young include Leo Moss, Alabama babies, and “Maggie-Bessie” doll.

A studio model by Dewees Cochran illustrates the diversity of the collection.

A collection of more than 100 Nancy Ann storybook dolls, including rare early models, will be offered in lots.

Outstanding rare models of black and exotic dolls are highlighted ranging from an outstanding Bru bébé with ebony complexion to German bisque art character models, in deluxe 16”22” size.

The dolls of Steiff are always delightful.

Shown are rare comic character models in the auction including Foxy Grandpa, Happy Hooligan and Spark Plug and Barney Google.

From a collection of early Kathe Kruse dolls, this fine pair in their original boxes, with early Steiff bear. Also in the auction is an extremely rare earliest model Kruse doll, possibly handmade by Kathe Kruse.

Falck-Roussel, Jumeau, Steiner, and Gaultier, each chosen not only for its rarity but also for its starsparkling beauty. In a delightful and quixotic turn, Mary Young also treasured the unique charm of folk art and her collection offers fine examples of American Leo Moss folk dolls, as well as other carved wooden and cloth dolls including five very choice Alabama babies and a near mint rare “MaggieBessie” girl. From the same Atlanta region, an earlier collector, was Margaret George also of Atlanta.

From her fine estate collection comes fabulous French bébés and fine automata which have just been unpacked from years-long storage.

If Ohio is heartland, it seems only appropriate that Mildred Adkins of Kentucky would have chosen early porcelain and bisque dolls with sculpted hair as her galaxy.

These mid-19th century dolls speak of tradition and grace in a special way and collectors who often wait years to find only one of these rare treasures, will gaze at brilliant star after star. Nearby lives Mary Marxen whose tastes are eclectic, with wonderful stars ranging from a near mint pair of series I Kathe Kruse to rare bisque character children to Lenci dolls, each chosen with an eye toward not only beauty and rarity, but also perfection.

The porcelain half doll collection of Melody Kritemen with extraordinary rarities that seldom are found or offered is also

A stunning 32” Bru bébé in festival costume plays with an early Vichy mechanical toy.

The Bru bébés are sisters, each size 12”w, with the most desired classic face.

featured through-out the three-day auction, including Art Deco full figure dancing couple, dancing Art Deco girls with entwined fingers and Dressel and Kister medieval series. There is, too, a one-owner collection of Bleuette dolls, and a one-owner collection of rare model black dolls including two black Bru bébés, black Steiner bébés, and art character black dolls by Simon and Halbig, Kammer and Reinhardt, and others. Wonderful French automata range from the early Vichy fruit-seller with magic surprises to the much-sought Pierrot writing by lamp light. A museum collection of French studio fashion dolls by Lafitte-Desirat are presented. There is a dainty pair of Bru bébés, size 2, as well as an exceptional 32” Bru, and several other examples. Other rare French bébés include a beautiful H bébé by Halopeau, and G bébé by Steiner.

The auction begins with a welcome-to-the-weekend reception on Friday evening followed by Session I of the auction, and continues onto Saturday and Sunday with more than 300 lots offered each day. The grand catalog presents each doll in beautiful color photographs with extensive description and history, and promises to be a classic book to cherish for decades.

Collectors are urged to attend in order to view and choose their favorites in person. If attendance is not possible, other bidding options are available: absentee bidding, live telephone bidding, or live online bidding. For information about bidding options please call Theriaults at 800-638-0422 or 410-224-3655. x

The series of character dolls created by Jumeau in 1892 are highly sought and seldom found. An opportunity in the January auction is this stunning model 203 in original costume.

Two rare character models are the 111 and 128 by Simon and Halbig.

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 15" Earliest Mark Portrait Jumeau #0 Bebe, mint pale pressed bisque, head coil intact, blue threaded almond shaped p/w eyes, early blush under brows, , orig. mohair wig, ALL FACTORY orig. velvet & silk 2 pc. dress & orig. matching hat, ant. ermine stole, orig. slip & undies & orig. size #0 shoes.

On orig. early 8 ball jointed st. wrist "signed" Jumeau body. Absolutely BREATHTAKING!!! ONLY‌$17,500.

3. - 4. 14" K * R #117 Mein Liebling Character, mint pale bisque, br. sl. eyes, orig. braided full mohair wig, ALL FACTORY orig. Swiss Dot batiste & lace ruffled dress, orig. undie set, orig. leather shoes & socks, added ant. batiste hat & ant. muff. On orig. K * R body. GREAT rare cabinet size, cl/mo., pouty expression & absolutely DARLING!!! $4450.

5. - 6. 13" Tete Jumeau Bebe, perfect bisque, huge blue p/w eyes, luscious lashes, orig. head coil intact, orig. mohair wig, wears orig. cotton 2 pc. costume, loads of orig. undies, ant. Fr. shoes, ant. Ermine stole & very ornate ant. Fr. lace & silk hat. On orig. early "signed" st. wrist body, fully signed head. The most ADORABLE Tete ever.

DARLING desirable baby face!!! $5700.

7. - 8. 16" Rare Steiner B Series Bebe, immaculate mint pale pressed bisque, blue lever eyes, early blush under brows, 2 rows of teeth, magnificent orig. long full mohair wig in orig. Bru style set. Wears her very ornate FACTORY orig. silk & lace dress, orig. shoes, socks, slip, undies & orig. hat. On orig. Steiner body, working momma & poppa pull strings & the most delicately modeled orig. "BISQUE HANDS"!! Not only RARE, but this Bebe has it all!! EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL!!! $9500.

9. - 10. 11" Sonnenberg Child, beautiful blue sl. eyes, "closed dome", immaculate pale bisque, cl/mo., lambs wool wig, wears ant. orig. magnificent ornate Fr. silk flowered dress trimmed w/lace, orig. matching hat, orig. leather shoes & silk socks. On orig. early st. wrist Belton type body. This little doll is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! $2900.

11. 10-1/2" A.M. #240 Kewpie Googlie Toddler, huge blue sl. eyes, big watermelon mouth, Wears ant. blue velvet jacket, matching pants &cotton shirt. On orig. compo. 5 pc. toddler body. The most adorable face EVER!!! $4500.

12. 9" Horsman Rare Large "All Bisque" Tynie Baby, swivel neck, blue sl. eyes, & rare bald head. Wears orig. baby gown, ant. bonnet & crocheted baby jacket. On orig. all bisque bent limb baby body, perfect bisque OVERALL. Includes ant. stroller she is displayed with. Rarely found bald head large version of this desirable all bisque baby doll. ADORABLE!!! $3600.

13. - 14. 15" E. 7 J. Jumeau Bebe, perfect pale pressed bisque, orig. head coil intact, blue threaded p/w eyes , early blush under brows, orig. mohair wig & pate. Wears ant. FACTORY Jumeau dress, ant. undies, ant. Fr. shoes, ant. crocheted socks & magnificent velvet FACTORY Jumeau velvet hat. On orig. early st. wrist Jumeau body. Tremendous presence & an absolute KNOCKOUT!!! $8275.

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Happy New Year from Carmel Doll Shop

We’re ringing in the New Year in a small way! Well, “small” where dolls are concerned, as you can see by this marvelous selection of All Bisque Dolls.

Please visit carmeldollshop.com for these dolls and many other varieties, plus clothing and accessories.

One of our New Years resolutions is to have more frequent website updates in 2013, so be sure and visit carmeldollshop.com today and plan to visit often. While you’re there, please add your name to our mailing list so you will receive advance email notices of our updates. Don’t forget that Carmel Doll Shop can also be found on Ruby Lane.

Please accept this sincere “thank you” for your business in 2012, and know that we look forward to hearing from you in this New Year.

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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

January 2013 Volume 15, Number 12

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MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE

by Lynn Murray The early doll heads made by Simon & Halbig showcase the company’s versatility and commitment to quality.

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by Joy Harrington A delightful wax-over-taufling models her wardrobe appropriate for a young girl of the 1850’s.

The year 1869 marked an important year in doll-making when businessmen Wilhelm Simon and Carl Halbig joined forces to establish a porcelain factory.

In her article Lynn Murray discusses the early years of production and shares several examples of the first mold, a solid dome head with painted or glass eyes. Our cover, an unmarked Simon & Halbig male, with a twill-over-wood articulated body, is most unusual with his painted mustache. Photo and Collection Lynn Murray

About The Cover

THE MARIE ANTOINETTE FANTASY

by Sylvia Mac Neil The fichu, a small triangular scarf, in many fanciful variations, is modeled by Chiffonnette. A simple pattern will encourage you to make one for your poupée!

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UFDC SPECIAL EXHIBITS 2012 photographed by Keith Kaonis Four special exhibits conclude our coverage of the 2012 UFDC national convention.

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DEWEES COCHRAN AND HER PORTRAIT CHILDREN

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Beautiful Bebes Attic Finds www.rubylane.com/shop/bebesatticfinds

RARE Tiny 9.5 " Bebe Louvre

by Jumeau - This precious "wee one" is such a Joy to Behold!

Rarely do we see these in this very desirable and sought after cabinet size! She is dressed in a charming original fuchsia & ecru dress over original Jumeau chemise & pantaloons, original size 1 signed Jumeau shoes, adorable antique straw bonnet with pretty ribbon trimmed with dainty flowers.

Original long curly honey tone wig which has never been totally removed from the rim.

This little prize has been thoroughly examined and is free of any damage, chips or flaws. She has the most expressive little face w/ sparkling blue paper weight eyes, fringed with sweeping lashes & framed with softly stroked brows. Articulated wood & composition body w/ jointed wrists. Her closed mouth is the color of ripened currants... "Precious things come in small packages!" $6800

When I first caught a glimpse of this 20" little one, my first inclination was to sweep her up with a comforting whisper that all would be well. This is the Bebe that comes magically to life in a candle lit room and pleads to be cared for. Blessed with perfect pale bisque, dazzling blue spiral threaded eyes, gentle artistry of lovely molded features and perfect mouth of plump rose lips encircling a little tongue; our winsome lass has just that bit of perfectly crafted sadness mixed with hope. This is such a desirable doll for the collector that has dreamt of owning a beloved Bru Jne Bebe. Perfect pale bisque head, original spiral threaded blue eyes set in original plaster cast, perfect shoulder plate with lovely modeled bosom, marked Bru Jne 6 on both head and shoulders.

Chevrot body. Please Call or Email

So rare to find! 9.5" Bebe This precious & wee Series C Steiner bestows the most lovely gaze from large blue threaded eyes. She has delightfully full pastel rose tinted lips, so cherished by collectors, highlighted with delicate outlining. This is a rare to find and charming little Sie C Steiner. Her ensemble is completely original from head to toe. $11,950

Gorgeous Bru Brevete 7 This radiant 22 inch beauty has the somber expression of a demure young girl. Her bisque is pale and lustrous. Her huge spiral threaded blue eyes are hauntingly captivating with carefully stroked lashes, deep eyeliner and framed by softly shaded brows. Her cheeks are delicately tinted in soft pastel pink and her her beautiful mouth is formed with perfectly bowed lips in a slightly deeper shade. She is blessed with a perfectly molded breast plate and exquisitely formed bisque hands and fingers; all in pristine condition. She is enrobed in an original silk magenta and sage Bebe dress and matching original bonnet over her antique blonde curls in original set. She has antique pantaloons and underskirts. Her original signed Bru Shoes complete her attire. Her lovely kid body is very sturdy and in generally good condition with some excellent reinforcement on the lower legs. Overall this is an impeccable doll with a very beautiful and strong presence. She will melt the snow and bring out the sunshine in your heart! Please Call- Generous Layaway Offered

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18" L.D. Poupee - Very lovely and serene Poupee attributed to Louis Doleac and marked accordingly. Beautiful tri-color eyes of sea green rimmed in sapphire. Very sturdy gusseted body. Dressed in remarkable creamy silk bustled walking ensemble and layers of crisp unders. Fantastic original leather slippers. Thick gorgeous mohair wig in original set. $6800

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Fabulous doll’s highboy 15-1/2” tall x 10” wide. There is an old label in a drawer “Charles Lucius Stone, cabinet and chair maker, Smelt Hill, Falmouth, Maine” and signed on the back “Charles L. Stone, MD”. $1195.

Enjoy the beautiful coastal village of Camden, Maine located on the pristine Penobscot Bay. 49 Bay View Street, Camden, ME 04843 Lucy’s Dollhouse is on vacation February and March. We will be back in April. email: lucysdollhouse49@roadrunner.com Phone 207-236-4122 Fax 207-236-4377 Large scale Biedermeier desk 6-1/2” tall x 6-1/4” wide $395.

Pair all bisque Bye lo babies 3-1/2” tall $495.

German tin bathroom complete...

9” tall x 16” wide $395.

Large scale Biedermeier bed 9-1/2” long x 5” tall - $295.

Chair with the same label as the Highboy 7-3/4” tall $295.

16” Schoenhut Doll - $650.

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Preview: Frasher’s Auction February 2 in Scottsdale

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rasher’s annual winter auction in Scottsdale, Arizona titled “Fleur de lys” features a fine selection of over 250 antique and collectible dolls. Many wonderful French bebes by Jumeau, Schmitt, Gauthier, Gesland and others are highlighted by a “Mystery Doll” with unique modeling, incised “F” and thought to representative of the exquisite doll heads of the Frayon firm, plus an equally stunning early Schmitt bebe with wonderful enlongated almond eyes. Also included are several French poupees by Bru, F.G., and Jumeau, German characters

by Kammer & Reinhardt, Marseille, and Kestner, Asian models by Kestner and Simon Halbig, French characters by S.F.B.J., an outstanding 14-inch toddler model of Kestner Hilda, a choice Hilda baby, Hertel & Schwab “Jubilee” googly in original suit, lady dolls by Dressel, Kestner and Simon Halbig, vintage bisque Kewpies, Austrian enamel miniature furnishings, and a superb offering of doll hats, shoes, dresses and accessories, along with select composition Alexander Wave and Wac portrait dolls, Dionne Quintuplets, Patsy family dolls and Shirley Temples. All will go under the hammer at Frasher’s February 2 auction in the popular get-away-for winter city Scottsdale, Arizona at the Chaparral Suites Resort, 500l N. Scottsdale Road. Color catalogs with after-sale prices realized are $45. Internet bidding will also be possible at liveauctioneers.com, as well as absentee and telephone bidding with Frasher’s representatives.

1. A fine representation of the “flapper” is this Cuno & Otto Dressel mold 1469 lady.

2. Jubilee googly by Hertel & Schwab accompanied by all-original petite model of K * R 126.

3. Splendid French bisque bebe by mystery maker, marked “F” and thought to be from the porcelain firm of Frayon who created heads for other firms such as Steiner and Halopeau.

4. Early French bebe with wonderful, extreme almond-shaped eyes.

5. Asian character baby by Kestner and exotic-look Simon and Halbig mold 1329.

6. A 27” Bebe Jumeau with provenance.

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A stunning 20” Bru Jne 7 on the desirable Chevrot style body.

This French Bebe has fabulous bisque, an expressive look about her face with a molded tongue, and what appears to be her original clothing. Her kid body is still bright white with minimal soiling and a Bru paper label on her chest. One of the nicest Bru Jne`s we have handled this year! $26,500

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A fine early example of a 24” brown eyed china in untouched all original condition. The typical center part “Greiner” style hair this china has exposed ears, fine facial features such as painted lower eye lashes & red liner above her eyes. The dress is a wonderful cotton print, body is cloth with leather arms(a bit of splitting at seams). Reasonably priced due to a hairline on the rear of the shoulder plate. $600 Rare 16 1/2” Tete Jumeau on French composition walking body w/ clockwork mechanism. The closed mouth Jumeau, marked Tete Jumeau #7 on rear of head, has finely painted facial features with her blue paperweight eyes set off her peaches & cream bisque. Dressed in an older print dress she still retains her original blond mohair wig and leather shoe covering on her metal “roller” feet. An unusual doll and seldom found especially with a closed mouth! $3750

A 16 1/2” E7J Jumeau Bebe, purchased over thirty years ago and tucked away in a collection, this all original Bebe is quite beautiful.

The soft bisque is accented by her blue paperweight eyes and her original blond mohair wig with curls cascading down her back. A fine aqua wool dress with a multitude of undergarments cover her 8 ball jointed Jumeau body, she still retains the original coil spring in her head! Overall this Bebe is in wonderful original condition, her compo body is in near mint original finish and her clothing is in excellent condition with very minimal moth holes to rear of dress. $5500

A 7 1/2” black stocking S&H all bisque w/blue glass sleep eyes. Finely painted facial details, this all bisque has an open mouth with two upper teeth. Virtually no damage whatsoever to the bisque parts other than a minute chip on top of left leg at hip. A real cutey! $1100

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More Than Just a Pretty Face

By Lynn Murray

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he year is 1869. Two businessmen, Wilhelm Simon and Carl Halbig joined forces to establish a porcelain factory. The elder partner, Wilhelm Simon, was an established toy maker from Hildburghausen. He would bring experience and financial backing to the partnership. The 30-year-old Carl Halbig was a visionary who would bring a set of high standards for quality and efficient methods of production to the new company.

1869 was a year of significant accomplishments for business and industry around the world. In the United States, Ulysses Grant succeeded Andrew Johnson as the 18th President of the US. The Civil War was over and the first railroad across North America was completed with the driving of the “golden spike” at Promontory, Utah. In Egypt, the Suez Canal was inaugurated, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. These changes in transportation and shipping would have profound effects on trade.

In the literary world, the work of Louisa May Alcott shared the shelf with that of Mark Twain, Victor Hugo, Horatio Alger and Leo Tolstoy. P.T. Barnum wrote his autobiography “Struggles and Triumphs” and John Stuart Mill wrote the controversial “Subjection of Women.”

Two early cloth body dolls with solid dome heads, glass eyes, bisque lower arms and legs. The larger doll is 8 inches tall, the smaller, just 5.5 inches. The 3.5 inch all-bisque is from a modified version of the basic mold, with molded hair.

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Mistakenly referred to as French-type all-bisque prior to the definitive book, “Mignonnette by Mathilde Heritier and Samy Odin,” collectors now recognize this 5 inch all-bisque as a Simon & Halbig doll. Though some of the details are missing – the multi stroked eyebrows, the defining lip line, the separate thumb – this example is still a desirable little doll. She is considered more unusual because of her bare feet. Her totally original costume and tiny leather shoes make her a charming package.

Brahms’s Requiem and Wagner’s Das Rheingold were written in 1869, but the year was not completely a solemn year in music. Such tunes as Little Brown Jug and Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me, brought political commentary into popular culture. The waltz remained the favorite dance and women’s fashion lent romance and grace to every social occasion.

Despite the restrictions of crinoline and corset, women’s suffrage was taking hold. In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Woman’s Suffrage Association. In England the first universitylevel residential woman’s college was founded in Cambridge. The State of Wyoming passed 22

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Above: The body of the 6-inch all-bisque is recognized as a S&H body by the shape of the hands and the torso with the slightly protruding toddler’s tummy and derriere. This size is sometimes found with the simple blue boots, as were the smaller versions of the same doll.

Below: The 6-inch all-bisque doll by S&H loses none of the fine details that typifies the lady dolls. Note the multi-stroke eyebrows, the perfect almond eye-cuts and the multitude of eyelashes. The 6-inch size was made with a solid dome head, requiring a steady hand to set those tiny glass eyes through the neck hole.

The Simon & Halbig allbisque with glazed molded hair is a seldom seen version of the company’s early, unmarked head. This doll was made with black hair and with café au lait hair.

The large 8 inch size of this all-bisque makes her even more desirable. Her modeling is crisp and the brush strokes around her forehead are very fine.

Her hairband is not tinted.

The additional blushing highlighting the body indicates further that her destiny was for a high-end toy shop. Smaller versions of the same doll were made with painted eyes and with joints at the shoulder only.

The smaller version had café au lait bisque hair with a painted green headband.

the first law in the world to give women the right to vote and in Iowa Arabella A. Mansfield became the first American woman to have a license to practice law.

The paintings of Degas, Tissot, Manet, Monet and Dore portrayed women with softly rounded shoulders and hair upswept in curls decorated with bands or bows, delicate hands and feet peaking demurely from beneath ruffles of lace. Porcelain manufacturers in turn portrayed women as figurines or dolls with the look that was au courant.

The town of Gräfenhain, nestled in a valley in northern Thüringen, has a population of approximately 1400 people, just as it did almost 200 years ago. When the Simon & Halbig porcelain factory was opened, it provided employment for many of the local people and commerce for the local shop owners. Carl Halbig was originally from the industrial

This 10 inch unmarked Simon & Halbig doll is a rarely seen example with painted eyes and molded decorated hair. Her hair is swept back off the face, tied with a bow and rolled into a roll that extends all the way around the back of the doll’s head. Her body is cloth with lower limbs of bisque, cupped hands, white molded stockings and four-strap boutines.

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The 12-inch unmarked Simon & Halbig child has the same cloth body style and lower bisque limbs as the smaller examples. Her dark curly human hair wig and her brown eyes are unusual, perhaps added to the offering in order to capture a new market or simply add some variety.

The quality and style of painting remains faithful to the original sculpt.

The 11-inch lady doll has a cloth body with bisque lower arms and legs. Her expression is pert due to the setting of her glass eyes. Her molded hairstyle is embellished with a wine colored bow in the front. In the back her hair is in two welldefined plaits caught up by as if by a snood.

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The 12 inch doll with glass eyes and molded hair clearly shows the distinctive painting style used for the eyebrows of many of the early Simon & Halbig unmarked dolls. Starting in a point, the multi-stroked eyebrow curves gracefully over the eye to the outside edge. The eyelashes are short and plentiful and the lips painted simply with a pale coral and a single fine definition line between lower and upper lip. In this case, the doll’s ears are exposed completely and not pierced. Her body is of cloth with lower limbs of bisque, with cupped hands, molded stockings and grey boots with black edging.

The 13 inch doll is perhaps the most unusual in this collection of dolls, for he has a painted moustache.

He has a twill-over-wood body with lower bisque arms and legs. His head has been cut to insert glass eyes and a cork pate. His ears are pierced.

area of southern Germany, Frankonia. He understood the needs of his workers very well and he understood the privilege of being the wealthy benefactor. While he built himself a large mansion on the edge of the village, he inspired loyalty from his factory workers by being benevolent: providing toys, ice skates, extra food distributed at school and street lighting in the village to brighten the dark days of winter.

Unlike any of the German doll companies, the porcelain company did not rely on home-workers.

The factory workers were well supervised and the standard of work was maintained at a very high level. Halbig was a shrewd businessman who eventually supplied doll heads and porcelain parts to more than twenty doll factories in the local area, in Sonneberg and in France. Much of the key to his success was versatility. This can be seen readily by studying the early doll heads made at the Simon & Halbig Company.

The earliest dolls did not have an S & H mark.

They were completely unmarked, shipped in boxes bearing a label with the company’s name and trademark. Eventually the heads were marked with S & H and a number indicating size.

The earliest face, which collectors simply refer to simply as “THE Simon & Halbig” face seems designed to adapt infinitely. It was in production within a year of the company’s establishment.

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From the time Carl Halbig and Wilhelm Simon entered into partnership, their plan was to expand trade with international clients. In order to accomplish that, they had to be competitive with the poupĂŠes made in Paris. The 1870s was the pinnacle for the French fashion doll, but Carl Halbig set high standards for the company and Wilhelm Simon was an astute businessman. This original fashion lady is an example of their determination and success.

This 16-inch doll has the exquisite clear complexion so desirable in early bisque dolls. She has a shoulderhead on a cloth body with slender bisque arms and cupped hands.

Her head has been cut to insert the eyes and a cork pate for under her original mohair wig. Her ears are pierced. Judging from the bisque color and the cloth body style, this doll is contemporary with the shoulderhead with Alice hairstyle.

Either doll is equally at home as a child or an adult.

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As the development of more articulation in doll bodies progressed, Carl Halbig fought to keep his company on the leading edge. The company produced two types of twill-over-wood bodies as seen here. The larger 16-inch example has eleven points of articulation including the ankles. The 10-inch example has nine points of articulation with bisque lower legs as well as lower arms.

The 16-inch twill-over-wood body fashion doll was thought to have been made in France by early collectors. In fact, she was made to compete with the French poupées of the 1870s.

off the head to more easily insert eyes. This head was adapted with the addition of molded hair and molded decorated hair. One example has molded hair with a glazed finish.

The dolls were being made for export, so it was essential that they were competitive with the French-made dolls. Thus, they were presented on leather bodies, or cloth bodies with bisque lower arms and legs or articulated bodies of twill-over-wood.

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The 18-inch lady has yet another molded hairstyle, this time without decoration.

Parted in the center and swept away from her face, her hair encircles her head with an elaborate combination of curls, rolls and braids. Her exposed ears are pierced and her facial painting is unmistakably that of Simon & Halbig.

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The 18-inch lady doll is on a leather over wood body with eleven points of articulation, including the ankles. Her bisque arms are more graceful than those found on the twill-over-wood bodies.

would be consistent. The bisque limbs were adaptable to several body styles. For a growing company, the investment in training, moldmaking and inventory could have been otherwise overwhelming.

For the first five years the company continued to produce children’s dishes and bisque novelty figures, for which Wilhelm Simon already had clientele. Their dolls were introduced with the existing line of toys and novelties. As the doll sales expanded, Carl Halbig was able to source and employ sculptors to expand the doll line. In this way, the company was able to produce high quality product and finance development for the future. In less than ten years, they became a major source of competition not only in Germany, but in France. Carl Halbig was a very savvy entrepreneur.

He loved to travel the world and he enjoyed a very comfortable lifestyle. He was willing to work very hard to achieve success, yet he was able to maintain an amiable relationship with his partner and his workers. Doubtless his achievements were partially made possible by the fact that the first doll face was more than just a pretty face.

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With some changes to the sculpt of the molded hair, another version of the doll could be created. This example is 19-inches tall, a shoulderhead on a cloth body with slender bisque lower arms and pierced ears. With her Alice hairstyle, she could be a lady or a child.

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of Concord, New Hampshire

by Joy Harrington

Photographs by Joy Harrington and Carol Corson

Tilly cools off on hot summer days by wearing her light weight white cotton low neck dress. The dress is fastened in the back with simple loops and buttons at the neckline and waist. The sleeves are trimmed in lace and the waist is adorned with silk ribbon threaded through lace trim.

She has on her light weight white stockings and blue leather shoes and her straw hat with blue ribbon trim.

s an ardent doll collector, I will admit to spending too much time checking out auction web sites, speed reading through auction lists and scrutinizing photographs for some desired treasure. Last summer while checking a favorite New England auctioneer website, I spotted a potential treasure. I enlarged the picture as much as my screen would allow and there before me was a wax-over taufling pictured next to what looked like a trunk of clothes. The clothes looked promising as I spotted what looked like an early dress amidst the pile of indiscernible textiles. My heart went pitter patter!

I love early dolls. And I especially love dolls with their original wardrobes. Could I be so lucky? I checked the date of the auction. As luck would have it, I was already planning to be nearby the auction house while traveling with friends.

The date of the sale finally arrived and I went off to the auction with my friends, who are also doll lovers.

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Tilly enjoys wearing her green checked silk skirt and white cotton blouse for a walk in the garden. The skirt is enhanced with trim on the waist and down the folds of the skirt. The blouse is made of windowpane cotton and has simple trim at the neckline with a five button front closure.

We entered the auction house and I quickly spotted her lying unceremoniously on a table with the trunk beside her. My friends and I quickly inspected her and her trunk of clothing, trying not to draw too much attention to the object of my desire! She was a taufling as I suspected and unceremoniously dressed in an early 20th century romper and earlier coat. The trunk appeared to contain her original wardrobe. I was ecstatic! With my friends encouraging me, we decided to sit through the auction until my girl came up. I scanned the room for competition. This was a general estate auction, so there were no familiar doll lovers visible in the crowd. But who knew what left bids or phone bids there were. When my doll came up for bid, she opened with a left bid, I then made the next bid and miraculously she became mine! I quickly paid for her and we gathered her up with her trunk and headed off to the motel to fully inspect her and her belongings.

We discovered that I had just purchased an obviously well loved and cared for eighteeninch German wax-over sleep-eyed taufling with a wardrobe for a young girl of the late 1850’s. Somewhere in time, my girl had sustained a crack to her left temple as well as the usual surface cracks on the wax, a scuff to her nose and slip covering to the cloth parts of her body and her composition torso. In addition, her wood, composition and wax surfaces were covered with a substance that had aged to an inappropriate dark mahogany color. Fortunately, the dark areas were easily removed revealing her natural color below.

A full accounting of the trunk’s contents revealed a complete wardrobe for a young girl of the late 1850’s including four dresses, a skirt, two blouses, a nightgown and robe, two sets of underwear, a coat with a separate cape, four hats, two pairs of stockings, two aprons and a smock, a pair of boots and a pair of shoes as well as her 1920’s era romper and a handmade pattern of the romper. All of her circa 1850’s clothing is machine and handsewn by a talented seamstress who employed the usual construction techniques of the day such as lining all of the dress bodices and using cording around the armholes.

As we admired my new doll, who I quickly

Tilly’s school dress is made of a black and white check wool blend and is trimmed in red wool tape with a simple lace trim at the neckline. The dress fastens in the back with tiny black buttons. She wears her brown leather boots and heavier stockings for warmth on the long walk to the school house.

Tilly shows off her low neck blue dress with white cotton dimity blouse. The dress has cap sleeves and is trimmed in black velvet ribbon. The dress fastens in the back with hook and eyes and is trimmed with tiny buttons on the back bodice. Her long sleeved blouse is made of dimity and buttons in the back. There is corded detail at the arm holes and simple white trim at the neckline.

Tilly arrives for the Christmas party in her wool coat and cape.

Both are trimmed in blue ribbon which matches the ribbon on her brown velvet hat. The coat closes with five tiny black buttons and the cape has a brass hook and eye closure at the neck.

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Tilly is ready for the party in her Christmas red dress.

The dress is trimmed with black cording at the waist, neckline and armholes. The dress closes in the back with brass hooks and eyes.

named Tilly B., we wondered about her history. I checked with my friendly auctioneer and the only information he could provide was that Tilly B. had resided with an elderly woman from a prominent Concord, New Hampshire family. The auction company had sold the contents of the woman’s fifteen room home a few years ago when she was moving into a three room apartment in an assisted living facility.

The elderly woman had obviously cherished Tilly B. and her wardrobe and may have been the last of the family to play with her when she was a child, thus the addition of the 1920’s romper. Tilly B. ended up at the auction house along with the remaining possessions of this former Concord resident’s estate. I wish I knew more, but it is obvious that she was a well loved family doll. One can conjecture that Tilly B. probably lived in the Concord, New Hampshire area since arriving in America sometime in the late 1850’s as a special gift for a very lucky little girl.

I am happy to report that Tilly B. has adjusted well to her new life in Pennsylvania and is happy to once again be loved and appreciated. She enjoys changing her clothes to match the event and season and is a bit of a ham in front of the camera.

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Tilly is ready for bed with her long sleeved white cotton nightgown and simple green checked cotton robe and knit night cap. The robe has self cording at the neckline and armholes and closes with a hook and eye at the neckline.

The nightgown has a simple button front closure.

Tilly’s trunk contains her extra set of cotton underwear, which consists of chemises, pantaloons, and full and half slips. Tilly has both a cotton full slip and a wool flannel slip for winter warmth.

Also pictured are her two aprons, a simple white cotton apron and a printed apron, her simple white smock and her extra knit hats. Also pictured is her circa 1920’s romper and the handmade romper pattern.

Tilly B. gets her “B.” from the bee on her straw bonnet!

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The Marie Antoinette Fantasy

by Sylvia Mac Neil

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aris has always been famous for creating fantasies and accessories for the feminine toilette, and the couturiers had the talent for rendering these fantasies quite indispensable. Take, for example, the various short capes, pelerines and fichus, not made to match the dress, but to harmonize with it. These pretty additions to the toilette, referred to as confections, by the French, were exceedingly popular.

One of the prettiest fantasies in the way of confections was the Marie Antoinette fichu, named for the Austrian born, teenage queen of France, Marie Antoinette. She is considered to be part of popular culture and a major historical figure. Some academics and scholars have deemed her frivolous and superficial, and have attributed the start of the French Revolution to her; others, however, have claimed that she was treated unjustly and that views of her ought to be more sympathetic. In 1774, Marie Antoinette was given free rein to renovate the Petit Trianon, a small château on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.

She redesigned the gardens in the English manner, and

chose the English dress of indienne, percale or muslin. Some years later, in 1784, she occupied herself with the creation of the Hameau de la Reine, The Queen’s Hamlet, a model hamlet with a mill and twelve cottages in the surrounding garden of the Petit Trianon. When visiting the hamlet, she often donned a dress of white muslin with a white, gauze fichu and a straw hat. This innovativeness of dress of Marie Antoinette and her court imitated the simple, unsophisticated, country life of peasants.

It was a matter of common sense, if one went into the world, it was best to conform to its plain, uncomplicated rules. In short, every fashion device that was costly, fantastic, or novel was sure to take ground, for a time at least, with the pleasure loving, novelty seeking society.

Soon, the élégantes adopted the simple feminine accessory, the fichu. A small, triangular scarf of lightweight material, it was worn over the shoulders and crossed in front, or tied in a loose knot at the breast. Brought into vogue by Marie Antoinette, variations of this popular fashion accessory, in countless fabrics and trims, were universally featured

Above: This painting is of Marie Antoinette and her children, when the mob broke into the Tuileries Palace on June 20, 1792. Several figures, including Marie Antoinette, are depicted wearing simple, white fichus.

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The outstanding feature of this ensemble is the Marie Antoinette fichu which is fashioned from the same material as the dress. The back fits smoothly across the shoulders, the rounded bottom falling quite to the waist. The ends are simply crossed one over the other, falling prettily in long lappets.

All is trimmed with Val lace to correspond.

Here is Chiffonnette, a 17 ¾ inch doll attributed to Huret, modeling a coquettish, little number made up in a fine, cotton dotted Swiss. The light and airy dress has a simple bodice with large, puffed sleeves and a full skirt trimmed with a flounce and garnished with Valenciennes lace.

in fashion journals in every decade since, from as early as the 1790s and continuing into the 20th century.

Illustrations in black and white, others colored with brightly tinted inks, were illustrated and reviewed in periodicals such as Le Bon Ton, Cendrillon, La Belle Assemblée, Le Follet in French, and Ladies’ Museum, Ackerman’s Repository and Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine in English. More well known to those doing research today are Journal des Demoiselles, Magasin des Demoiselles, La Mode Illustrée, and naturally enough, “Godey’s Ladies’ Book” and “Peterson’s Magazine.”

And let’s not forget the fashion reviews and patterns offered every month in the favored, French children’s magazine, La Poupée Modèle.

In the October, 1849, issue of “Peterson’s Magazine,” this detailed information and description appeared; “Among pelerines we have observed one just imported from Paris, made to sit low and easy round the neck.

At the back it has something the appearance of a berthe; but in front it descends in long ends, which are crossed on the bosom, then carried behind, where they are tied at the back of the waist. This pelerine may be made of worked muslin, trimmed with narrow lace; or it may be of silk, either back or colored. If made of black, it may be trimmed with narrow lace; and if of colored silk, with a ruche of the same material. When the season becomes

The caprice for fancy is displayed in this striking red and black geometric print on a white background; woven white stripes accent the sheerness of the fine, cotton fabric. This model of grace and elegance is made up from the same pattern as the white dotted Swiss dress. It is surely destined to meet with great success.

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Nothing could be more charming than Chiffonnette wearing a Marie Antoinette fichu modeled after an original doll’s fichu in a museum in Monaco. Made of black taffeta, it is edged round with black silk fringe.

A novel feature is the jet beaded braid. It is set at the edge of the neckline and just above the fringe on the cape-like portion. The fichu then narrows, and only one row of the braid continues down the center of the gently rounded lappets, looped over at the back.

This dainty fichu is made up in creamy white, fine cotton and Valenciennes lace. It is garnished in a similar manner to the black silk one, with the addition of three small tabs of lace set at the neckline in back.

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Among the novelties is this fichu of white lace, draped in perfection. A 19th century lady’s lace cap was used to make this fanciful creation.

Below, Chiffonnette wears the graceful lace fichu with a green and white windowpane plaid, cotton dress. It is arranged loosely, falling in beautiful, soft folds.

more advanced, this addition to the corsage, made of black velvet, and worn with a dress of colored silk, would have an elegant effect.” It is generally the crossed fichu described here, with long, flowing ends at the back, which was known as the Marie Antoinette fichu. Ends could be long and narrow, nicely rounded or squared or very much pointed. They could, at pleasure, be simply looped one over the other, tied in a loose knot or a fanciful bow. From time to time the shorter fichus which simply crossed in the front also bore the same name.

The most novel creations featured in the domain of fashion always occupied a prominent place among the requirements of the wardrobes of dolls. With almost fairylike skill couturiers transformed laces, materials, ribbons and garnitures into charming little coquetries so admired by the doll world. Among the tasteful and novel confections were miniature replicas of Marie Antoinette fichus. Like the adult counterparts they either matched the dress or coordinated with the ensemble. Many lady dolls wore a fichu of simple, white cotton, or black silk, and lace fichus were worn with most folklorique costumes. A fichu was even included in the ever-popular Bleuette’s array of patterns in 1919. Among the fantasies found in original trousseaux of Huret and Rohmer dolls was a variation of the Marie Antoinette fichu. These were made of the same material as the dress, often a dainty, floral, cotton print or simple, crisp, white muslin. This fichu was made like a deep collar attached to the neckline of the dress in back, fell loose to cross in front, were then brought to the back and looped over or tied in a bow. These were decidedly the most delightful affairs introduced by Dame Fashion.

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This jaunty, little affair is an example of the Marie Antoinette fichu which is attached to the dress.

Fashioned of aqua blue and white striped taffeta, it crosses over the gathered plastron in front and depends coquettishly at the back. All is trimmed with flounces pinked out along the edge, a tiny hole punched in the middle of each scallop,

Familiar to lovers of early dolls with trousseaux is “The Trousseau Of Blondinette Davranche.” Included in the sumptuous, couturier designed wardrobe are two dresses with the attached Marie Antoinette fichu, one in a tiny, floral cotton print with flounces, and the fanciful creation featured here. Made of fine, white muslin, this elegant model features a fichu crossed in front and looped over at the back, where the lappets cascade nearly to the hem. All is trimmed with fine, hand-embroidered scalloped ruffles, arranged with matchless taste. Photo courtesy Theriaults 42

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In 1850, “Peterson’s” included this fashion note: “Little bodies to wear with low-bodied dresses are in high vogue, as are the Marie-Antoinette and the peasant fichus.” It continues with this description; “For an evening dress, when a lady does not wish to expose her neck, the bodies are made low and nearly straight across. Over them is worn those graceful Louis XIII, or Marie-Antoinette fichus. Some are made of spotted tulle and trimmed with lace, others of plain muslin. Round the latter runs a simple puffing with a double head and having a ribbon in it. This is at once inexpensive and remarkable for freshness.”

In the early 1860s, white dresses of every description were in especial favor. Thin, vaporous materials, or “seethrough” muslins, trimmed with fine ruches and airy flounces were made up for dinner or evening dresses, while jaconets, barred muslins, and linen lawns were for morning wear. Rows of wide insertion were used in the skirt, alternating with the same width of muslin. Many ladies remembered this as an old, but elegant, fashion revived. Made to coordinate with these dresses were small capes, fitting close to the shoulders and coming half-way to the waist, about as deep as the old style berthe, but commencing at the throat. These were much more suitable for mid-summer. Another wrap, the mantilla, was very small, open and reached a little below the waist. Paramount

in favor among the Fashionables were Marie Antoinette fichus, made up in the same material and trimmed to correspond with the dresses. The ladies were looking lovelier than ever, from the effect of fresh, light materials, often accented with knots and flowing bows and long streamers of bright, silk ribbons.

In the French magazine, Journal Des Demoiselles, in June, 1863, a Marie Antoinette fichu was included in a review of dinner and evening dresses: “I have also seen for evening a dress of striped taffeta without garniture, the bodice was low with a guimpe, and, on the shoulders, a Marie-Antoinette fichu crossed in front and tied behind; the fichu was the same material as the dress, garnished with two little ruffles surmounted by a ruche, the halfopen long sleeves were garnished like the fichu.”

In the mid 1860s, it was noted in several ladies’ books that lace had once more found all the favor which formerly rendered it the most beautiful ornament of the female toilette, not to speak of the cuffs and ruffles of gentlemen of the ancient regime. It was no longer to balls that lace lent its charm and grace, it also ornamented morning dresses as well as evening ones. Lace being so generally worn, this beautiful and elegant material was produced in vast profusion and variety. Much of the new lace, such as Alençon, Brussels and Honiton, was remarkable for the richness of its patterns. Black Chantilly lace of superior quality was employed for light wraps and was adapted for trimming cloaks, jackets and other articles of dress. The lace berthes and fichus, invariably worn with low bodices, which had appeared were remarkable for the elegance and costliness of the

Colored engravings of children’s fashions were often featured in French magazines, such as this one from Journal Des Demoiselles in the April issue of 1857: It described the second figure, “Little girl ten or twelve years old. Dress of poplin; the second skirt cut in points, is ornamented with velvet; the sleeves, with double ruffles, are made the same as the second skirt; the Marie-Antoinette fichu, tied behind, of the same fabric as the dress, is also garnished with velvet; Swiss muslin chemisette; puffed sleeves with embroidered cuffs; Louis XIII hat of straw surrounded with a plume.”

The January, 1860, issue of “Godey’s Ladies’ Book” gave this engraving, depicting what Dickens referred to as “worsted armor,” “Bosom Friend, or Sontag. The spots are darned in black in imitation of ermine. A loop is put on one end, in front, and a button on the other, it crosses over and buttons at the back; the back is fastened to a cord and tassels passing round the waist and tied in front.”

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Dewees Cochran and Her Portrait Children

by Don Jensen Dewees Cochran touching up one of her unique doll heads.

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n a cold January day in 1934, Dewees Cochran boarded a bus outside Saks Fifth Avenue, heading for an upscale shop, Young Books, not far away on Madison Avenue.

She was thinking about what the Saks toy buyer had just advised: “Do something realistic, more life-like than these dolls.”

Dewees had been creating handmade cloth dolls for only a few months, trying to sell them, with limited success, to Manhattan retailers including Saks, F.A.O. Schwarz and Macy’s.

As she pondered the buyer’s words on the short bus ride to the bookstore, an idea came to her.

“Why not make a doll to order, to look just like a specific child?”

A few minutes later, she hesitantly explained her idea to the bookshop owner. The response was immediate and enthusiastic: “How soon can you have one made?”

This was the real beginning of a more than 40-year doll making career for Dewees Cochran. So many wonderful things would follow, including Effanbee’s production of her American Children and her limited editions of Cindy and the Grow-Ups, Susan Stormalong, Angela

The Linda Payson doll with head molded from Plastic Wood, was created for mother, heiress Joan Whitney Payson.

Linda Payson, 5, and doll, astride her horse at the 1936 Greentree Fair benefit event.

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Society women became Dewees’ customers. Mrs. Robert Peck, whose husband was a Manhattan banker, ordered this doll to look like her 10-yearold daughter, Marion. It was displayed at the June 1936 Greentree Fair, a major fundraising event at the Whitney estate on Long Island.

A Park Avenue couple, Kenyon and Glenn Winnett Boocock, placed their order for this doll in1936. He – a securities investor – and she – a former debutante from Santa Monica, CA – provided Dewees with photos of their firstborn, two-and-a-half-year-old Susanna.

Cochran’s neighbor, young Patty Wood, 9, and her 17-inch Portrait doll sit in Dewees’ Norwich, Vermont parlor in 1945.

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Daska Ivanovic, 6, and her 1950 Portrait doll. Daska was the first-born child of a Park Avenue couple. Her mother, Scarlett – originally Evelyn – Gresham, was an exBroadway dancer. Her father, Vladimir was a wealthy Yugoslavian exile and shipping magnate in New York.

Appleseed, Peter Ponsett, and Jefferson Jones.

But it all started with the Portrait dolls, individually sculpted, realistically coiffed and painted, each dressed to look remarkably like the children whose doting parents – mostly the well-to-do – commissioned them.

Initially, the orders for Portrait dolls came through the trendy Young Books shop in Manhattan. The very first came at 10:30 the next morning. Cochran was instructed to go to the apartment of songwriter, Irving Berlin.

His socially prominent wife, novelist and short story writer Ellin Mackay Berlin wanted Portrait Dolls of her daughters, Mary Ellin, 8, and Linda Louise, 4. Dewees sketched the two little girls and then set to work making the dolls.

Dewees, whose prior experience involved mostly cloth dolls, puzzled over what material to use for the heads.

She was advised by an acquaintance to try balsa wood.

She did, hand-carving the heads for the Berlin dolls.

As more orders came in, it became clear that carved balsa wasn’t the answer. Her husband, Paul Helbeck, discovered Plastic Wood, commercial wood-based crack filler that could be pressed into plaster molds.

When dried, smoothed and painted it was much like composition.

Later, in 1938, she would switch to pourable natural latex and by 1945, when she resumed doll making after WWII, to Vultex, a compound of latex and fine china clays.

While some Portraits, like the Berlin children, were based on personal sketches, she preferred to work from

Patty Wood teaching her doll likeness how to knit.

Seven-year-old Marion Faye Cathey and her Portrait doll in a 1945 photo. She was the daughter of Matlee and William E. Cathey, sales manager of a soft drink bottling plant in Norfolk, Virginia.

photographs submitted by the parents, backed up with written descriptions and a hair sample.

Just how many individually sculpted Portrait dolls did Cochran make between 1934 and the 1970s?

A magazine article reported they numbered about 200 by the end of 1937.

A study of her own somewhat sketchy business records suggests that in later years, when she was preoccupied with other doll making projects, she did far fewer Portraits.

The author estimates her career total might have been 300 to 350.

Her Portrait dolls, understandably, always were expensive. While she might work on several orders at a time, a completed doll typically took several weeks of work. Over the years, some customers were of modest means, but usually they ranged from the merely well-off to the truly wealthy.

While she claimed have fixed prices, her records suggest that there was something of a sliding scale, depending on the buyer.

In the beginning, an early Portrait doll generally cost around $50. By the early 1970’s, some buyers were paying $500.

Understanding that not all parents could afford individually sculpted Portrait dolls,

Musical child prodigies, Veleda and Mary-Alice Stusick, were the daughters of one of Springfield, Massachusetts’ most prominent families, Dr. Stanley and Alice Mikus Stusick. For years, beginning as toddlers, they performed with their mother as a classical trio, playing both harp and violin. At Christmas 1950, when Veleda was 11, and Mary-Alice, 8, they received their Portrait dolls, wearing identical performance costumes.

A few months later, they received several more traditional outfits and wrote thank you notes to Dewees.

Though Veleda (Stusick) Altman died in her 40s, MaryAlice (Stusick) Plant, then a music teacher, lived until 2003, when her Portrait still stood as the star of a small doll collection atop a table in her upstairs hall.

Dewees studied typical children’s faces and came up with a half dozen standard heads for a new, significantly less expensive Look-Alike series.

Even in her advertising, she sometimes referred to Look-Alikes as portrait dolls, which still creates confusion for some collectors.

Dewees received more orders for Portrait dolls throughout 1935 and 1936, but perhaps the most important was from one of the richest mothers, Joan Whitney Payson.

Mrs. Payson was heiress to the Whitney fortune, and lived on the family’s 400-acre Manhasset, L.I., estate, Greentree, with at least 20 livein servants and a stable of thoroughbred horses.

Besides racehorses, Joan Whitney Payson, whose husband, Charles was a successful New York attorney and investor, loved baseball, and later would be a founder and co-owner of the New York Mets.

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Edna Socarno Espasas and her Portrait doll in the 1950s, The child was the daughter of Maiza Maria Espasas and her husband, Gabriel, a San Juan, Puerto Rico merchant. Edna currently lived in Florida.

Janet, 12, and Tamar, 9, daughters of Carolyn and James Hutton, and their Portrait dolls, created in 1962. Their father was a Navy chaplain and, later, a Presbyterian clergyman ministering to congregations in California, New York and Vermont. In California, Carolyn Hutton became a friend of the doll artist and, in 1980, incorporated the Dewees Cochran Foundation. The foundation was recently dissolved and Carolyn lives in an assisted living home. Tammy, her younger daughter, resides in California. Janet died in 2012.

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portrait of her five-year-old daughter.

The Linda Payson doll exists today in the collection of the recently dissolved Dewees Cochran Foundation, overseen by its last director, Cochran expert William Zito. Eventually, the doll is destined for a major museum exhibit.

In June 1936, Joan Whitney Payson gave Cochran a big boost by inviting her to display her work at the annual Greentree Fair, a benefit event at Payson’s Long Island estate to support the New York Babies’ Milk Fund Association. The exclusive, charitable “let-down-your-hair” affair was attended by at least a thousand wealthy benefactors, the cream of Society.

Dewees’ display of the Linda Payson doll and a tableful of other early Portraits helped established her reputation and led to not only more orders, but also caught the attention of the press.

Newspaper stories followed. The New York American wrote: “Something new in dolls, which could easily become a family heirloom, has been introduced in New York. By a sculpture process, a clever woman has undertaken to make dolls in replicas of little girls… “ There were magazine features in the New Yorker, Harper’s Bazaar, American magazine and even Popular Science. She was interviewed on radio and on a very early pre-WWII New York television show. Several Hollywood “shorts” were filmed.

The publicity led to orders much further afield than Manhattan and upscale Long Island. In 1940, for example, Dewees was visited in her New York studio by an enthusiastic Blanche Bartshe, who had traveled from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, after she had heard about the Portrait dolls.

Mrs. Bartshe and her husband, Glen, president of United Milk Products Co., a major producer of canned condensed milk, wanted Cochran to create doll portraits of their two daughters, 8-yearold Joyce and 11-year-old Grace.

So pleased with the likenesses was Blanche that 25 years later, in 1965, she ordered three more dolls of grandchildren, Annette, 3, Jimmy, 4, and Jill, 5.

The outbreak of World War II halted Cochran’s doll making. Wartime demands and the enemy occupation of the East Indies cut off supplies of the natural latex rubber she needed. With the end of WWII, she resumed her work, using an improved latex compound called Vultex.

She then was splitting her time between her Manhattan studio and a comfortable old home in Norwich, Vermont, just across the river from Hanover, New Hampshire, where she would, for a time, teach artistic design at a craft school.

In her Norwich studio, she created one of her first postwar Portrait dolls, using a young dark-haired neighbor, Patty Wood as the subject. Patty also would serve as the model for Dewees’ soon-to-follow limited edition Cindy, dubbed a Modern Cinderella.

Dewees Cochran was by now, a well-known name in the doll world with new dolls and doll-related projects keeping her busy. But in the late ‘40’s, ‘50’s and ‘60’s, she still found time to create specially commissioned Portraits, her “bread and butter,” she once said.

In 1960, she left the east coast and settled in Santa Cruz, California, where she would spend the rest of her life.

Two of the more important Portrait dolls of the 1960s replicated the photogenic offspring of the U.S. president. An East Orange, New Jersey man commissioned Dewees to create portrait dolls of Jackie and John F. Kennedy’s children, John-John and Caroline.

John D. Van Teslaar, a fan of the Kennedys, seems to have gotten a good deal from Cochran for the dolls which he presented to the President and First Lady. Dewees’ records show she charged Van Teslaar only $100 each for the dolls, considerably less than the then-going rate for Portraits.

As the years passed, and Dewees advanced into her 80’s, the Portrait doll orders grew fewer. Still, in her autobiography, As If They Might Speak, published in 1979, when she was 87, she wrote: “…it is back to the Speak many delayed, but still highly prized orders for dolls.”

She entered a nursing home in Santa Cruz where she would live her last years. Sometime later, she was visited there by a well-known California doll collector, who brought along one of Dewees’ doll creations from long ago.

At the sight of her doll, the elderly artist’s face broke into a delighted smile. Though never a mother herself, she always remembered her “children.”

“Next time,” Dewees asked Nancy Carlson, “will you dress her in her gray suit?”

Not long after that visit, on, May 7, 1991, Dewees Cochran died at the age of 99.

The author wishes to thank Dewees Cochran doll expert, William Zito for his important help.

Caroline Kennedy was captured by Cochran in this 1963 Portrait doll, commissioned by a Kennedy supporter, John Van Teslaar and presented to JFK and Jackie.

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Gaithersburg Doll Show December 1 & 2

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he Gaithersburg, MD doll show is looking more and more like a UFDC doll convention. At the December 1st and 2nd show, both days offered programs by Samy Odin and Alan Scott Pate, as well as round table dialogues and demonstrations, doll stringing and repair and ten showcases exhibiting clubs’ and members collections’. A large crowd, a festive holiday atmosphere and as always, a fabulous array of antique and vintage dolls make this a show not to be missed.

Kestner girl #128, $1850 and SFBJ 237, $2300. Ann Lloyd, email: alloyd@nni.com

Left to right, 12-inch AM Baby, Kestner 186 character, S & H 949, 22-inch Kley & Hahn, 12-inch Hertel & Schwab googly.

Shari McMasters, email: sharimcmastersdolls@gmail.com

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All bisque Kewpie, 12-1/2 inches, $950. Marshall Martin, email: marshallmartin@ earthlink.net

Munich Art doll and all original Kestner, Jay and Connie Lowe, email: big.birds@comcast.net

Valerie Fogel, email: valerie@beautifulbebes.com JANUARY 2013

Faithful Santa reproductions by Two Sisters Studios, email: twosistersstudio@gmail.com

40-inch Lenci, $6800.Gert Leonard, email: gertleonard@yhoo.com

Kid body fashions offered

by Irene Randolph, email: art@fireweedgallery.com

Early crèche angel,, $5300. Dorothy McGonagle, email: dorothymcgonagle@ comcast.net

23-1/2 inch Portrait Fashion, $12,995.

Val Star, email: valstarantiques@ earthlink.net

Left to right, an early Schmitt, second series Portrait and AT Kestner. Becky and Andy Ourant, email: ourant.pdt.net

Closed mouth German, $1650. Moira Hatton, email: hattonsgallery@ cox.net

Two darling Maggie Bessie dolls available from Billye Harris, email: billyehb@aol.com

French fashions priced at $2800, $1900 and $4000. Virginia Aris, email: virginiaaris@aol.com

S & H 1388, formerly in the collection of Richard Wright.

Rick Saxman, email: ricksax@earthlink.net

A beautiful doll by Izannah Walker was sold early in the show. Nancy Smith, email: nasdoll@comcast.com

Roxanne LeMay Morison, email: ford1964@erols.com

12-inch fashion with trousseau, $4995.

Gigi’s Dolls and Sherry’s Teddy Bears, email: gigisdolls@aol.com

14-inch S & H, $1595, Bahr & Proschild #585, $595, 20-inch K*R 114 pouty, $5800. Linda Kellermann, email: lindak222@comcast.net ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Joyce Kekatos, Grandma’s Attic, email: joycedolls@aol.com

Mary Ann Spinelli, email: maspinelli@verizon.net

Fritzi’s Antique dolls, email: fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net

Mickey and Minnie made from Charlotte Clark patterns. Frizzelburg Antiques, email: frizellburgantiques@ yahoo.com

Rosewood and turned leg lady’s desk, Ann Timpson, email: castles1@att.net

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Waltzing couple by Vichy, $8500. Samy Odin, email: musee.poupee@noos.fr

Phil May, email: dollmanofog@aol.com

Marion Maus Antiques, email: mmausantiques@gmail.com

25” Tete Jumeau and walking Jumeau, $3500, Pat Vaillancourt, email: dollsantique1@gmail.com

Sheila Needle, email: dollwitch@cox.net

Doll Exhibits

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Artist Dolls, Courtesy Sheri Kaplan

Krahmer Puppen, courtesty Maryland Doll Club

Courtesy Charm City Dolling Club

Courtesy Elin Wackernagel-Slotter

Courtesy Terry Danner

Courtesy Judy Brown

Courtesy Barbara Dugan

FDC members loaned dolls for a variety of exhibits, free with the price of admission. Talks, demonstrations and round table dialogues added to a complete dolly weekend!

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Unbelievable French Armoire with original folded linens and 8 1/2” Simon Halbig 1079. This fabulous pale green painted wooden armoire has all of it’s original linens still intact, lace wall hangings and pink ribbons make the most incredible presentation! The darling all original, fully jointed SH 1079 with brown sleep eyes, open mouth with square cut teeth has her original pale pink and white dress, original blond mohair wig with pink bow. The original pink cardboard insert with ties is still intact and she has been tied in her armoire sleeping for over 120 years! There is the French toy store label on the bottom of the armoire. This piece has been a treasured part of my collection for many years, it is truly wonderful. $2395

Do You Have a Mystery Doll?

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e received two responses from last month’s mystery dolls (see page 65 in our November issue). Gail Enid Zimmer informed us that she has a few of these dolls and that they were produced by Jose Martinez Amuategui, a famous Basque graphic artist from San Sebastian after his drawings and dressed by his wife. His son continued the dollmaking, and they are still being made by a Sr. Antonio Gisasola. See www.euskonews.com/ artisautza/0176zbk/gisosola_eu.html and www.basquemuseum.com/ category/sterms/doll for more information.

We also heard from Dee Domroe who sent us an article written in 1983 for Doll News by Yolanda Simonelli. It showed more examples of these unusual cloth dolls with applied noses and ears signed Amua or J. M. zAgui.

Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above.

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NEWS

Ethnic Dolls at the Musée de la PoupéeParis

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eginning February 1 and continuing until June 22, the Musée de la Poupée-Paris will be exhibiting 1000 dolls from around the world. The dolls belong to a collector known as Micha who has traveled extensively over the last fifty years.

The dolls represent over 150 different countries. The museum’s permanent collections will be moved for these months in order to exhibit the ethnic dolls in all six of the museum’s room.

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7. Jumeau poupee in original folklore costume.

8. 27” Lady mold 1159 by Simon & Halbig.

9. Kammer & Reinhardt characters, Marie 101 & Gretchen 114.

10. A small sampling of doll clothing and accessories to be sold.

11. Ornate gilttrimmed music box with scenic celluloid panel, circa 1900.

12. Petite 14” Bru poupee.

13. Two Armand Marseille 590 character dolls.

14. Choice Kestner 24” Hilda toddler.

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Important Discovery of K*R 104 to be Auctioned by Theriault’s on January 10, 2013 by Florence Theriault

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by Theriault’s on January 10, 2012 showing his original exhibition costume which is impeccably preserved.

An original photograph of the K*R 104 model from an early catalog, showing the doll in muslin chemise as it was presented (courtesy of Cieslik archives).

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arly in the 20th century, the noble Spanish family of Bustios emigrated from their family home to the mountain town of Puno in Peru, bringing with them family treasures, furnishings, and everyday objects of daily life including several trunks of dolls and toys for the children of the family.

Perhaps because of the novelty of the new surroundings and the delicious choices of different ways of life, the trunks were never opened, the dolls and toys remaining packed away, unplayed with and perfectly preserved.

Among the many wonderful dolls was one particular treasure. A doll of which only two or three others are known to exist. It is the model 104 from Kammer and Reinhardt’s art reform character series, and it is preserved in impeccable condition including its original wig and costume.

That doll will take center stage at Theriault’s premiere 2013 auction on the weekend of January 11-13.

The art character series of dolls by Kammer and Reinhardt have long been considered keynote in the history of dolls, both for their rarity and their artistry. Yet not until 1987, nearly 80 years after their creation, was the complete story of these dolls known, thanks to the tireless research of German scholars, Marianne and Jurgen Cieslik. Who sculpted the dolls?

Who was the model?

The first clue appeared in memoirs of Franz Reinhardt who said that in their quest to create this new type of realistic doll “we contacted a Berlin artist who had been recommended to us”. No mention was made of the artist’s name. Then, years later, another clue appearing in a German newspaper article of 1928 which dealt with the Walterhausen doll industry said “the first dolls of this type were created based on the head of a baby modeled from nature by Professor Lewin-Funcke”. (Note: K*R 100 model). Based on this long-hidden clue, the Cieslik’s tracked down the family of Lewin-Funcke and uncovered still more interesting facts and documents, including

Auction Gallery important information regarding which models he sculpted and who served as the model.

They learned that the model for the 104 was Karin Lewin-Funcke, the daughter of the sculptor. An old handwritten note from K*R notes: 103: Girl “serious”/58 cm.

104: Girl “laughing”/no height given 105: Girl “friendly”. 50 and 58 cm.

The “girl” refers to Karin, although the models were designed to be presented as either boy or girl, just like the popular 101 model (Peter or Marie) and 114 model (Hans or Gretchen).

Professor Lewin-Funcke at Arthur Lewin-Funcke, born in 1866 work in his studio, circa 1910. near Dresden, was early apprenticed to a Dresden ivory sculptor, but by the age of 18 he had moved to Berlin to attend an art school and later the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In the final years of the 19th century he studied in Paris and Rome, and then returned to Berlin where he founded a free workshop studio for aspiring artists. (An interesting side note: the master workshop for sculptors in his studio was conducted by Max Kruse, husband of Kathe Kruse). Lewin-Funcke’s works centered on themes of woman and children, as well as an important group of sculptures of blind people of which he said “Only after having been in contact with blind people, I learned to see more deeply...” His works can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, in the National Gallery in Berlin, King Albert Museum, Botanical Gardens in Berlin, Erfurt and Frankfurt/Main and in various city museums, railway stations, and churches.

Because of his standing in the art world, the sculptor did not want his name connected with a commercial enterprise, i.e. doll making, and it became part of the contract with Franz Reinhardt that his name would never be revealed. He went to his grave in 1937 with the secret intact.

As for the dolls themselves, they were, for the most part, a commercial failure. Marianne Cieslik, currently at work on a new edition of German Doll Encyclopedia, noted in an email “None of the three models of Karin [103, 104, 105] were a success at that time and only some were used in the big shops in Berlin for decoration. In articles in toy magazines you can read that hundreds of the heads were smashed because of overstock. When you compare the many different heights of the big sellers – 100, 101, 109, 112, and 114 – all other K*R characters were an experiment only”.

And the word experiment for today’s collector translates to rarity. It is a most felicitous circumstance to find this art doll at all, and to find it in such impeccable original condition is unparalleled.

The K*R 104 character is one of 800 rare antique dolls to be sold during the January weekend. All of the dolls can be view at www.theriaults.com or a twovolume 300 page full-color catalog can be ordered by calling 800-638-0422 or at the website.

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uction Team Breker’s 700-lot sale on 24 November included a delightful selection of French automata, alongside antique toys, Christmas items, musical boxes and the world’s first Apple computer which sold for a world record of $640,000!

Of the thirty-six automata, those in their original costumes performed particularly well. Examples were the rare Vichy “Acrobat on Stilts” $60,700 and a charming “Déjeuner du Chat” a classic Jumeau doll feeding her pet kitten accompanied by ‘mewing’ sound effects, which sold for $20,800.

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rare Halopeau marked “1H” with blue paperweight eyes, straight wrist, eight ball body, original pate and skin wig, 42 cm., sold for approximately $39,000 during the Chartre December 1 and 2 auction.

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arianne and Jurgen Cieslik tracked down clues, finally providing the full and fascinating answer to the mystery in their journal, Cieslik’s Puppermagazin, 1987 (reprinted in English in German Doll Studies, Gold Horse Publishing, 1999

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uring their November 30 auction, James Julia sold this unusual portraittype Jumeau incised only with a “12”, on a fully jointed wood and composition French body, 25” tall, wearing marked Jumeau shoes for $16,100.

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ncised “Eden Bebe Paris 9, this 23 inch pale bisque socket head with marked shoes sold for $18,000 during Morphy’s recent auction in Denver, PA.

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n important George II wooden doll, c. 1750, 16-1/2 inches, all original including her open robe, undergarments, slippers, work bag, handkerchief and kid gloves, realized approximately $26,000 at Bonham’s Knightsbridge.

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his 15” J Steiner Bte. SGDG PARIS Fre A7 (left), with closed mouth, pierced ears, original mohair wig, brought $3,575 at Alderfer’s November 14 auction.

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lovely antique French bisque 13-inch E. J. #4 (right) w/closed mouth, pierced ears, original underclothes and socks, straight wrists, early stamped Jumeau body w/ French shoes marked 2, sold for $4,950 during the Dotta Auctions November 10 doll sale in Nazareth. PA.

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1889, brought approximately $18,000 at Francois Theimer’s November 24 auction in Paris.

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We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Alderfer Auction, 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440. 800-577-8846. www.alderferauction.com Bonham’s, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge SW7 1HH. 33 (0) 20 7393 3900 www.bonhams.com Auction Team Breker, Otto-Hahn-Str. 10, 50997 Köln (Godorf), Germany www.Breker.com Auction@Breker.com Dotta Auctions, 330 W. Moorestown Road (Route 512) Nazareth, PA 18064. (610) 759-7389 www.dottaauction.com Galerie de Chartres, 10 rue Claude Bernard, Za du Coudray BP 70129, 28003 Chartres Cedex Email:chartres@galeriedechartres.com James D. Julia, 203 Skowhegan Road, Fairfield, Maine 04937. 207-453-7125. www.jamesdjulia.com Morphy Auctions, 2000 North Reading Road, Denver, PA 17517. 717-335-3435. ww.morphyauctions.com Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers 89130 Toucy. www.theimer.fr Email: francois. theimer@wanadoo.fr Theriault’s, PO Box 151, Annapolis, MD 21404. 800-638-0422 www.theriaults.com JANUARY 2013

Naperville Doll & Teddy Bear Show  Antique ◆ Vintage ◆ Collectible 

Sunday, January 27, 2013  MARRIOTT HOTEL  (Formerly the Naperville Holiday Inn)

1801 North Naper Blvd. ~ Naperville, IL Directly off I-88 – South on Naperville Rd. Corner of Naper Blvd. & E. Diehl Rd.

9 am ~ 3 pm Admission $5 12 & Under Free  DOOR PRIZES   FREE APPRAISALS   ONSITE RESTRINGING  Info – Karla Moreland (815) 356-6125 kmorela@ais.net

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Website: www.bornsteinshows.com This ad will admit two at $6 each

See website for any show updates. Next Show MARCH 17, 2013 P.O. Box 2204, Peabody, MA 01960

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UFDC Special Exhibits 2012 photographed by Keith Kaonis at the 2012 UFDC National Convention

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ere’s a look at more special exhibits from last year’s UFDC national convention in New Orleans, LA. Seven different exhibits offered something of interest to every attendee. The Queen’s Jubilee, A Stitch in Time and Exquisite Ephemera were reviewed in previous issues.

–Friendship Dolls– Alan Scott Pate displayed two rare Japanese Friendship dolls, Miss Kyoto-Shi and Miss Nagano, the latter recently discovered in an estate sale in Providence Rhode Island. Forty-six of the original fifty-eight dolls sent by Japan to the US have been accounted for (see our article in the April, 2010 issue).

Miss Nagano

Miss Kyoto-Shi

This photo shows all of the fiftyeight Japanese Friendship dolls.

The whereabouts of dolls not in color have yet to be discovered.

–The Artwork of Susan Beatrice Pearse– Although Susan Beatrice Pearse is hardly a household name, her artwork ranks among the most charming images of children and dolls ever produced. She was born in England in 1870 and died in 1960 at the age of 102. During her long career she illustrated children’s books and produced images for postcards and greeting cards. She is best known for her drawings in the Ameliaranne series of children’s books, a series of twenty books between 1920 and 1950.

Her enchanting watercolors were seen in our convention book, as well as on the covers of the schedule and competitive exhibit listings.

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–The Vogue Doll Company– 2012 marked the 90th anniversary of the Vogue Doll Company founded by Jennie Adler Graves. A talented seamstress, she dressed and sold dolls purchased from Germany. Success came with an 8 inch composition doll purchased from Arranbee (R&B), known as Toddles. A hard plastic version of Toddles was made in the late 1940’s, paving the way for the Ginny doll.

Ginny’s well made and extensive wardrobe, pieces of which could be purchased separately, made Ginny the most popular doll of the 1950’s.

–A Doll Jambalaya– Cynthia Orgeron and the Northshore Doll Club brought us a taste of Louisiana flavor in their exhibit entitled “A Doll Jambalaya.”

Primitives, commercially made dolls and dolls by Louisiana artists showcased the rich diversity and cultural influences that make Louisiana our most unique state.

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Fichu continued from page 43

This colored fashion plate from the August, 1863, issue of “Godey’s” illustrates some charming summer dresses. The first figure is wearing a “White French muslin dress, trimmed with six rows of muslin quilling. The corsage is low, and over it is worn a Marie Antoinette fichu, laid in plaits, and trimmed with flutings and worked ruffling. The fichu ties at the back, and has long embroidered ends, also trimmed with a quilling of muslin. The sleeves are puffed, and just wide enough to pass the hand through. The hair is crêpé, and arranged in a waterfall at the back.” The last figure on the right also wears a fichu, this one crossing in the front. This fichu is unusual in that it has sleeves. “Cuir-colored Paris grenadine, figured with black, and trimmed with five rows of box plaited green silk. The corsage is low, and over it is worn a fancy fichu, with long sleeves, trimmed with green ribbon. Fine straw hat, trimmed with green ribbons and a fall of black lace.”

The November, 1867, issue of La Poupée Modèle included, in the “ANNEXES” a paper doll: “Color Plate, Figurine in cardboard to cut out and is the beginning of her trousseau for the year 1867-68.”

The blue and white check dress features a Marie Antoinette fichu, simply looped over at the back; all is trimmed with flounces and rows of narrow, black velvet ribbon along the edges, and garnished with rosettes.

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This is the illustration of the fichu for which the pattern was given in the July, 1868, issue of “Peterson’s.”

It is made up in black dotted tulle and edged round with black lace, headed by black, velvet ribbon. Zigzag ribbon trims the back, and two jaunty bows set off the shoulders.

This fashion engraving is from Journal Des Demoiselles, Demoiselles, 1867. The second figure shows a: “Toilette for a young girl. – Dress of very light Swiss muslin.

This skirt is lined in yellow straw-colored tarlatan, and is transparent under the dress of muslin. This type of lining is prettier than silk for a young person, and the effect is very sweet. – The bodice has a low neckline and long sleeves. – The Marie-Antoinette fichu is ornamented by two large tucks created by entre-deux guiure; it is tied behind and finishes in a form of long sash. It is also garnished round with guipure and lined in tarlatan. – The hat of white straw, in the shepherdess style, is ornamented with tea roses.”

designs. Among the fichus was one very handsome style of white lace, trimmed with black velvet. It was formed by rows of lace insertion disposed alternately with rows of the narrowest, black velvet ribbon.

All was edged round with frills of lace. Another fichu was formed of bands of black velvet ribbon and puffs of black tulle, with runnings of cerise colored ribbon passed under them.

In March of 1868, a pattern to make a Marie Antoinette fichu of tulle and lace was featured in “Peterson’s:” “This Fichu is at present most fashionable over both high and low dresses. It is made in black and white net, either plain or figured. We give an engraving of a Fichu of plain Brussels net, trimmed with two rows of Cluny lace as far as the waist, where one row tapers off, and one only is continued round the ends. Oval medallions of Cluny ornament the ends of the Fichu, and five little tabs of insertion, edged with lace, are placed round the back of the neck.” Another pattern was given in the July issue. Unlike the pattern in March, which had a seam in the center back, this one had seams on the shoulders, and the lappets as well as the back ended in sharp points. “The short, ungraceful sac-paletot is at last to be replaced. The two new forms of out-door covering are

Peterson’s Magazine, October, 1868, depicted this black and white engraving of: “CHILDREN’S FASHIONS. Fig. 1. A YOUNG GIRL’S DRESS OF PINK SILK, with two ruffles around the bottom; white alpaca over-dress, finished at the bottom with two narrow bands of pink silk; Marie Antoinette fichu of the same material trimmed with a ruching of pink silk.”

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The celebrated French fashion journal, La Mode Illustrée, in the Sunday, July 19, 1874, issue showcased this steel engraving: “Fiche Marie-Antoinette.

Toilette from the house of Mme Rossignon, Rue de Provence, 9. Made up in white muslin. The garniture is composed of puffs, entredeux, a ruche of muslin, and lace.

Under the puffs and the entredeux, one cuts out the muslin.” Courtesy of Patricia Allen

Marie Antoinette fichus were apparently paramount in popularity in 1868, for here is yet another illustration in the December issue of “Peterson’s.” This one sets high at the neck and is made up in a small, figured material, edged with lace and trimmed with rows of narrow ribbon.

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the Marie Antoinette Fichu and the Lamballe Mantelet. The former crosses in front of the chest, and the ends are looped over at the back of the waist; the Lamballe is a small cape, with short ends that are left to hang at the sides. As the Marie Antoinette Fichu is likely to be the more popular of the two, we this month present our readers with the cut paper pattern of one. The fichu may be made and trimmed in a variety of styles. For morning wear, it can be cut out of the same material as the dress, and trimmed to correspond with it; in black taffetas, either embroidered or braided, and bordered with fringe, it is extremely stylish, as well as useful. For evening wear, it is very fashionable, in either black or white lace, in the new hand-embroidered tulle, and in white muslin, richly trimmed with Valenciennes lace, as in the illustration.”

Another type of fichu was described in the March, 1859, issue of “Godey’s:” “The pretty varieties of what Dickens calls ‘worsted armor,’ for children, the gaiters, carriage boots, jackets, talmas, hoods, caps, sleeves, and, in fact, every style of wraps for the open air, which are knit and crocheted by hand or by machinery, of Shetland, Berlin, and coarser wools, of every tint and color imaginable. They improve every year in gracefulness of shape and variety of purpose. … For ladies’ wear, hoods, rigolettes, Sontags, Marie Antoinettes, jackets, talmas, shawls, gauntlets, and sleeves, generally crocheted, or knit with crocheted borders, are in general use. We prefer the fichu Marie Antoinette to the Sontag for wear under a cloak, or as a morning-wrap, where a shawl would be in the way. It crosses on the bust, and fastens behind with a Cordelier, and does not rise towards the throat with the close, uncomfortable tightness of the Sontag, while the warmth is nearly the same.”

The general use of the Marie Antoinette fichus continued. With their aid, old dresses or somber colored ones could be very much brightened up at comparatively little expense. For ladies who were unwilling to wear tight-fitting garments in the street without something to conceal the figure, these fichus were the most convenient.

They were made in such a manner that they could at pleasure be either at the neck or in the center of the back, or at the waist, according to the manner the fichu was arranged, more or less forward in front. Sometimes they were made up in fine cottons, sometimes of black or white lace, black silk, or the material of the dress. These fichus were trimmed with ruches and narrow velvet ribbons, ruffles and fine pleats, bows and ribbons, or edged round with gathered lace flounces, made to the taste of the wearer. Fashion was the only arbiter here.

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Marie Antoinette Fichu Cut One

The pattern featured here is for the fichu made to match the white, dotted Swiss ensemble, and also the red and white cotton print. It will fit a lady doll 17” to 18”. The seams to join the lappets are sewn with a French seam. Then, the edges of the fichu are folded under narrowly and hemmed.

Valenciennes lace is gathered then whipped onto the edge all around.

A piece of fabric 18” X 12” is needed, and 3 ½ yards of Valenciennes lace to suit your fancy.

Marie Antoinette Fichu Cut Two

To sew a fine, narrow hem along a curve, first a small running stitch is sewn near the edge. The fabric is then turned under on the row of stitches, pulling the thread gently to form the curve; the fabric is turned a second time and hemmed.

Valenciennes lace is whipped onto the edge.

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GAITHERSBURG Antiques Doll Show

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Calendar of Events

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com.

If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

January 2013 6 Anaheim, CA. Doll Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. National Doll Festival.

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11 Newark, OH. Antique & Mid-Century Doll Auction. McMasters Harris Apple Tree Doll Auctions. Mark Harris. 800842-3526. mark@mcmastersharris.com.

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11-13 Newport Beach, CA. Marquis Auction Weekend. Westin South Coast Plaza.

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12-13 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Al Bahr Shrines Center. 775-348-7713. www. dolls4all.com.

12 Waco, TX. Doll Show. Lion’s Den. Productions Unlimited. 405-810-1010.

12-13 Walnut Creek, CA. Doll & Bear & Arts Show. Walnut Creek Elk’s Lodge.

National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

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18-19 Naples, FL. Doll Show. Moorings Presbyterian Church. Naples Doll Club.

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16 Chestnut St. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Building 6 / 4 Exhibit Halls / Air Conditioned and Heated

12 Miles North West of Washington DC (I-270) Exit 10 to red light, turn left, follow fairgrounds signs.

Hotels: HOLIDAY INN 301.948.8900 HILTON 301.977.8900 Ask for special rates for Bellman Doll Show. Book hotel 30 days before each show

3 International Airports Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Dulles International (IAD) Baltimore / Washington International (BWI)

BELLMAN EVENTS 410.357.8451 • 443.617.3590 ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

26 Glendale, CA. Doll & Toy Show.

Glendale Civic Auditorium. Verdugo Hills Doll Club. 626-441-3330.

27 Hauppauge, NY. 37th Annual Doll & Teddy Bear & Collectible Toy Show.

Sheraton Long Island Hotel. Patchogue Doll Fanciers Club. Mary. 631-981-9332.

27 Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Marriott Hotel. Karla Moreland.

815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net. www.NapervilleDollShow.com.

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2 Fort Worth, TX. Doll Show. Lockheed Martin Recreation Association. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405-810-1010.

2 Leesburg, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Leesburg Venetian Gardens Community Bldg. 352-728-1832. jsundeen@comcast.net.

2 Paris, France. Dolls & Automatons & Toys & Games Auction. Ambassador Hotel. Francois Theimer. 01 43 97 91 29 (F) 01 42 83 68 48. Lt-1wanadoo.fr.

2 Portland, OR. Doll Show. Kleiver Natl.

Guard Armory. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com.

Visit the Learning Room on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the ©

161st Eastern National Antique to Modern Show and Sale in Gaithersburg, MD. Members of the United Federation of Doll Club’s Inc. will once again present our doll “show and tell” with doll displays, stringing, repair, and as always, door prizes.

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War doll expert Lynn Buonviri will present a program on dolls of that era. Do you have a doll that you think might be from the 1860’s? Appraiser Faye Snyder will be available following the program to identify and appraise your doll. The program will begin at 1 pm on Sunday, March 3.

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20 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. A Drummer Boys Show. 978-535-4811. www.bornsteinshows.com.

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Our mission: Educate, preserve and conserve!

2 Scottsdale, AZ. Doll Auction. Chaparral Suites Resort. Frasher’s Doll Auctions.

816-625-3786. (F) 816-625-6079. frasher@aol.com.

23 Baton Rouge, LA. Doll Show. Milton J. Womack Park (BREC facility). Bayou Bebes Doll Club. 985-386-4291. orgeron@bellsouth.net.

2 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction.

Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions.

Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094.

23 Jacksonville, FL. Doll & Bear Show.

Ramada Mandarin Conference Ctr. Knight Southewastern Show.

803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com.

8-10 Des Moines, IA. Antique Spectacular.

Iowa State Fairgrounds. Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. www.antiquespectacular.com.

9 Ft. Myers, FL. Doll Show. Araba Temple.

Cape Coral Doll Guild & Ft. Myers Doll Club. 239-540-8628. magicofdolls@gmail.com.

9 New Braunfels, TX. Doll Show. New Braunfels Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. www.dolldr.com.

9 Santa Cruz, CA. Doll & Bear & Arts Show. Hotel Paradox. 831-438-5349.

DollFestival@aol.com.

9 Vallejo, CA. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales.

Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo Schreeder.

925-229-4190. (F) 925-229-5369. www.nancyjodollsales.com.

9 W. Melbourne, FL. Doll Show. Veterans Memorial Complex. Florida Space Coast Doll Club. 321-537-9316.

16-17 Bayfront, CA. Madame Alexander Doll Club Event. Hilton San Francisco Airport. 212-368-1047.

16 Largo/St.Petersburg, FL. 32nd Annual Doll & Bear Sale. Minnreg Building.

St. Petersburg Doll Club. 727-347-7556.

16 Lighthouse Point, FL. Doll Show.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church.

Pompano Beach Doll Club.

954-783-2158. Mphp1@bellwouth.net.

16 Pensacola, FL. Doll Show. Wright Place, First United Methodist Church.

Pensacola Doll Study Club.

850-292-6074. perpleprsn@aol.com.

16 Phoenix, AZ. Annual Dolls & Bears Show & Sale. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Sunbonnet Doll Club. Sue. 602-978-3749.

17 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show.

Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. 507-864-3073. www.CPromotionsPlus.com.

23 Johnson City, TN. Doll & Bear Show.

Best Western Plus. 2 Monkey Boys.

Robert J. Crawford. 423-765-0065.

23 Palm Springs, FL. Doll Show. St. Lukes Church. Pat Shooltz. 561-625-1305.

24 Galesburg, IL. Doll Show. Sandburg Mall. West Central Illinois Doll Club.

309-299-0486.

24 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show.

Holiday Inn Strongsville. Gail Lemmon.

440-396-5386.

March 2013 1-3 Rock Island, IL. Antique Spectacular.

QCCA EXPO Center. Kimberly Schiling.

Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com.

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Send us a photo or a digital photo of your doll with a description and your check or credit card information.

We do the rest!! Take advantage of this special forum; the cost is only $95 for a 2.4”w x 2.9”h ad space. Antique DOLL Collector, P.O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768.

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2 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection Parish Ctr. Cameo Doll Club. Gwen Pogue. 619-460-4678.

2-3 Gaithersburg, MD. 161st Eastern National Doll Show. Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Bellman Events.

410-357-8451. 443-617-3590.

2 Northbrook, IL. Madame Alexander Doll Club Event. Renaissance Chicago North Shore. 212-368-1047.

2 Punta Gorda/Pt. Charlotte, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Charlotte Harbor Event & Conf. Ctr. Port Charlotte Doll Club.

Merele Romer. 941-286-1446.

2 Roseville, CA. Doll Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com.

3 Tucson, AZ. Annual Collectible Toy Show. Tucson Expo Ctr. Tucson Miniature Automobile Club. Tom Russell. 520-488-4195.

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Sherman’s Antiques

Calendar continued from page 69 9 El Paso, TX. Doll Show. El Paso Holiday Inn Airport. Sun Country Doll Folks of El Paso. Janna Daniels. 915-637-3438.

& Doll Hospital

9 Fairhope, Al. 21st Annual Doll & Toy Show. Civic Center Auditorium. Eastern Shore Doll Study Club of Alabama. Ruth Ann Brett. 251-980-5958.

155 E. Haines Blvd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850 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 863-956-4333 or 863-221-4035. Email: Jerry@Shermansantiques.net Website: www.shermansantiques.net

9 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. Western No. Carolina Agricultural Ctr. Jackie Stone.

828-505-1577.

9 Lakeland, FL. Doll Show. Lake Mirror Center. Tropical Doll Study Club.

Suzanne Watkins. 863-676-8886.

10 Buena Vista, CA. Doll Show featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn. Sheri Gore.

310-386-4211.

Member of UFDC and Doll Doctors Association of America

10 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Center of DeWitt.

269-599-1511. SJBbetsys@comcast.net.

FRIZELLBURG ANTIQUE STORE A quality group shop specializing in dolls, toys and holidays. Visit our website today!

www.frizellburgantiques.com We also carry a quality line of antiques, textiles, furniture and jewelry. 30 years of experience where you can buy or sell with confidence.

Call us with your wants, we have an ever-changing inventory.

410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850

10 Maquoketa, IA. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Eastern Iowa Doll Shows.

Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534.

16 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Recreation Hall. Sue Spink.

585-591-2841.

106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859-289-3344 Lovely Tete Jumeau

Laura Turner, proprietor, 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, MD 21158. Open Thurs- Sun 11-5.

Open by appointment only in January and February

The Doll Works Judith Armitstead (781) 334-5577 P.O. Box 195, Lynnfield, MA 01940

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, and doll accessories at www.thedollworks.net

16 Bixby/Tulsa, OK. Doll Show. Bixby Community Ctr. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405-810-1010. www.OKToyShows.com.

16 Nashville, TN. Doll & Bear Show.

Marriott Airport Hotel. Howard Knight.

803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com.

16-17 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Puyallup Fair & Event Center.

775- 348-7713. www.dolls4all.com 16 Venice, FL. Doll Show. Woodmere Park.

Venice Doll Club. Mary Falcone.

941-312-4568.

17 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. A Drummer Boys Show. 978-535-4811. www. bornsteinshows.com.

20 Houston, TX. Doll Convention. Cirque de Poupees. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077.

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

Darling Reclining Kewpie

www.TheDollWorks.net

22-24 Cedar Falls, IA. Antiques & Collectibles Show. UNI-Dome. Kimberly Schiling.

Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com.

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NAPLES DOLL SHOW

Friday, JANUARY 18, 2013 1pm-5 pm Saturday, JANUARY 19, 2013 10am-4pm MOORINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 791 Harbour Drive, Naples, FL 34103 239-261-1487 Doll Appraisals $5 each Donations: Friday $8 Saturday $5 Children under 12 $3

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Nancy Jo’s DOLL SALES

VALLEJO, CA Vallejo Fairgrounds

February 9, 2013 Saturday 9 am

For information send SASE (2 stamps) to: Nancy Jo Schreeder, 305 Robinson St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone 925-229-4190 Fax 925-229-5369

Website: www.nancyjodollsales.com

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ANTIQUE DOLLS – French and German Bisque, All Bisque, Chinas, Limited Ed. Doll Plates. SASE. Ann Lloyd, 5632 S. Deer Run Road, Doylestown, PA 18902.

215-794-8164. Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/ shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals online at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, its history, etc.

I can also do appraisals by mail. Victoria Way, P. O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93582. Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728. Please visit my website at www.doll-appraisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351.

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23 Atlanta, GA. Doll Show. Hilton Suites Atlanta Perimeter. Atlanta Doll Collectors. show@atlantadollcollectors.com. www.atlantadollcollectors.com.

23 Glendale, CA. Doll Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club.

Dene Alcott. 818-248-4862.

23 Hendersonville, NC. A Dolly’s Holiday with Daisy & Donelle Denery. The Cedars. Land O’Sky Doll Club. Barbara Green. 828-693-1102. bgreenware@morrisbb.net.

23 Madison, WI. Doll Show. Alliant Energy Center. Madison Area Doll Club.

Dawn Reeves. 608-235-3169.

23 Salisbury, NC. Doll & Toy & Bear Show.

Holiday Inn Conf. Ctr. 804-651-7297.

23 West Covina, CA. Collectors Show.

W. Covina Elk’s Lodge. 831-438-5349.

Dollfestival@aol.com.

24 Anaheim, CA. Antique & Collectible Doll Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel.

831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com.

24 Houston, TX. 36th Annual Doll Show.

Hilton Houston Hobby Airport Hotel.

Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston. Linda Sieck. 713-283-5900. qsieck@sbcglobal.net.

24 Fort Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show.

The Lantern. B&L Promotions.

Linda Mangold. 419-228-4657.

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