April 2010

Antique DOLL Collector April 2010 Vol. 13, No. 3

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 21" E. 9 J. Jumeau Bebe, royal bl. p/w eyes, early mauve blush under brows, immaculate pale bisque, applied ears, orig. head coil, ant. long mohair wig & orig. cork pate, wears a fabulous ant. Fr. silk & wool dress, matching Fr. ant. velvet hat adorned with beads, orig. undies, orig. "signed" EJ shoes shoes w/ big rosettes. On her orig. chunky fully "signed" early 8 ball st. wrist Jumeau body. The EJ of your dreams!!!

Absolutely STUNNING!!! $15,500.

3. 5" All Bisque Georgene Averill "Bonnie Babe", br. sl. eyes, perfect bisque overall, lower teeth, swivel neck, adorable matching frilly batiste dress & matching hat. Just darling!! $1350.

4. 7" Kestner #155, factory orig., perfect 1-2 bisque, bl. sl. eyes, & orig. braided 3 mohair wig & orig. plaster pate, wears orig. dress, the most adorable orig. shoes & socks & a little hat to top her off. On her orig. Kestner body w/jointed knees.

Adorable!! $1350.

5. 13" Tete Jumeau Open/Mouth, gorgeous huge bl. p/w eyes, immaculate pale bisque, 4 upper teeth, orig. long HH wig & cork pate, wears fabulous lace & silk vintage dress w/matching hat, orig. socks & Fr. shoes. On her orig. "signed" Jumeau body.

So adorable & a great seldom found tiny cabinet size!! Only $2975.

6. 12" Factory Original Kestner, the most translucent bl. sl. eyes, mint bisque, great orig. mohair wig & orig. plaster pate, wears orig. blue batiste dress (front faded) & orig. shoes & socks. I believe she is a 146, but can't read #. Has the face of a #146, making 5 6 her an amazing beauty. Let her photos speak for themselves. STUNNING!!! $1500.

7. - 8. 14" Brevette Bru Bebe, mint pale bisque. br. almond shaped p/w eyes. early mauve blush under brows, luscious lashes, beautifully feathered blonde brows that match orig. lambs wool wig, orig. cork pate & orig. metal body attachment, wearing her orig. blue silk & lace corture costume, matching bonnet & "signed" Bru shoes. On orig. kid body, fully signed w/perfect shoulder plate, perfect lower bisque arms & hands. She is the first generation Bru & absolutely GORGEOUS!!! $21,500.

9. - 10. 12" A Steiner Bebe, fully marked head, mint pale bisque, bl. sparkling p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig & Steiner pate, wears her stunning aqua silk & lace ant. Fr. dress, ant. Fr. hat, undies, slip & Fr. shoes. On her fabulous orig. Steiner body w/ orig. Steiner label on back. Great orig. shiny body finish w/early st. wrists & beautifully modeled fingers. She is the most darling cabinet size and is OUTSTANDING!!!! $5750.

11. 17 1/2" Gebruder Heubach #7247 Pouty Toddler Boy, immaculate pale bisque, bl. sl. eyes, fabulous full pouty mouth, orig. mohair wig & orig. pate, wears his full orig. costume of red corduroy pants & blue and white checkered shirt, plus an added ant. straw hat, with his orig. shoes & socks. On his orig. fully jointed toddler body w/a great shiny orig. finish. First out of the mold modeling & absolutely 9-10 darling with the best mouth I have ever seen on this doll. You will just love him!!! $5475.

12. - 13. 15" JDK #221 Googlie Toddler, mint bisque, all orig. from head to toes, big br. side glancing sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig & her orig. Kestner plaster pate still in tact, wearing her orig. batiste dress, ant. straw bonnet, ant. fur purse & orig. shoes & socks. On her fully jointed orig. toddler body w/ orig. fabulous shiny finish. Rare size #11 which is the next to largest size made. Only $9,800.

14. - 15. 17" Factory Couture E 7 J Jumeau With Provenance, perfect bisque, gorgeous bl. p/w eyes, fabulous orig. mohair wig & orig. cork pate.

Everything on this Bebe is straight out of the factory. Wears a stunning cream wool Jumeau dress w/matching ornate fan type bent back orig. hat & orig. undies w/note of the year she was purchased & for whom. Also has her GOLD "signed" EJ Presentation Shoes. This doll has 12-13 been mine for over twenty years & is very special. An OUTSTANDING beauty & a real treasure!!! A doll like this would bring close to LAYAWAY AVAILABLE double my price at auction. $15,500.

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1. Exceptional 43cm (17”) K*R 117 closed mouth character child. In her original fanciful white dress, tosca mohair wig, leather shoes & blue glass sleep eyes, this child exudes a look of innocence. She is on her original ball jointed composition body with original finish. Directly from a Massachusetts estate. $3850 2. 15” Simon & Halbig 1129 Oriental child wearing antique clothing with brown glass sleep eyes. The bisque head has an olive tone & features the typical slant cut eyes along with arched eyebrows. On the original olive colored ball jointed composition body, perhaps the most alluring of all the Simon & Halbig Oriental dolls. $1500 3. 12” Black Belton with a closed mouth, her original straight wristed composition body and adorned in antique clothing. Her charcoal coloring is enhanced by her orange/red lips and black mohair wig. A difficult doll to find, especially in cabinet size! $1950 4. A large Patsy Baby toddler on a composition body. Rarely found in this size as well as on a composition body (usually flanged neck on a cloth body) he is dressed in an original type outfit with blue glass eyes (set). $1450 5. A most vicious French Bulldog... this fellow would follow the child by means of a leash (wheels hidden under his paws) and when the leash was pulled upwards this bulldog would growl and menacingly bears his teeth. Growler currently not functioning and jaw somewhat sticky. $1100 6. An all original 1858 Greiner with label on a cloth body. Brilliant finish to the papier mache with label intact on rear of the shoulder plate, she is dressed in an antique cotton dress and on a cloth body. $850 7. Huge Hilda Baby size 18. Next to the largest size this child has great peaches and cream bisque, blue glass sleep eyes and she is on her original composition baby body. $2950

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German mechanical toy with pastoral scene that when wound clockwise, combines the motion of four grazing sheep whose heads and tails wag back and forth, and two curious bisque head children whose heads turn from side to side.

All the while, a sweet tune plays, interrupted by an occasional "Bah-ah-ah, bah" of the sheep.

Condition is all original, with some wear to the sides of the platform and normal soil from the ages. $3950.

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13” unmarked Kestner #143. Perfect bisque socket head, exquisite facial painting, brown sleep eyes, original plaster pate and mohair wig, original marked Kestner body with original finish. She’s dressed up for Easter in her pretty white lawn antique dress $1175 15” Gorgeous open/closed mouth girl made in Germany’s Sonneberg area for the French market. Perfect flawless pale bisque, brown sleep eyes, antique mohair wig, French cut head and original French body with original finish. She’s wearing brown antique leather shoes with her light pink antique dress accented by a pink and blue glass bead necklace, also antique. $3500 Visit us: April 17-18 - NADDA Annual Doll Show & Sale - Double Tree Guest Suites Seattle Airport Southcenter April 30-May 1 - Nancy Jo’s Doll Show and Sale - Vallejo Fairgrounds - Vallejo CA May 8 - Doll and Teddy Bear Show Utah State Fairpark - Salt Lake City

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Clockwise from top left: 1. 16” China Rohmer, a shoulderhead model with a minor issue – an air bubble on the inside corner of her left eye that has been filled and given a spot of color, and a matching spot was placed on the other eye corner. She has a lovely face with beautiful painting of her eyes, lashes and mouth, a blonde mohair wig and she is on a leather body with long lovely china arms (chip on the inside of the two center fingers on the left hand.) A brilliant two-piece ensemble coordinates perfectly with the wonderful blue eyes. A sweet opportunity to own an early fashion at a very affordable price. $3800.

2. 12-1/2” not including her hat, this Lenci Series 111 Toddler could not be more adorable. This version dates post 1926, and features wefted curly mohair sewn directly to the head. The very stylish costume shows brilliant color and mosaic accents. For an early doll, the condition is quite good, with just a bit of soil; with very light moth issues limited to one patch pocket. A hard to find model in exceptional condition. $2250.

3. 27” rare French Portrait Fashion, possibly an F.Gaultier example with a perfect bisque socket head (impressed 8) and shoulderplate, stunning painting of features including her delicate mouth, plus blue gray paperweight eyes with a dreamy, faraway look in them, pierced ears and a gorgeous, antique, blonde mohair wig worn in an elegant style. On a gusseted leather body with normal wear, the beautifully modeled lower bisque arms are perfect. She wears a bustled gown of deep taupe silk with exquisite styling and detail. $11,500.

4. 14-1/2” Lucia face Lenci, in near-pristine condition. Details include a beautifully painted face with pale blue eyes, and a disc jointed body of a flannel-like cloth material. She wears a marvelous costume of black silk with the polka dots painted directly on, plus a flannel scalloped hem, and sweet flannel flowers scattered around. Complete with tags. $1250.

5. 16-1/4” French china shoulderhead child – a perfect doll with exquisite painting of her delicate lashes and brows. On a leather body showing normal wear and a patch to one ankle, this child is complete with a fabulous costume, hat, shoes and extra accessories. There is obviously a lot of value here, so please understand this is a truly great, early package all around. $4500.

6. 6-1/4” Frozen Charlotte with molded black hair in a classic style, nicely painted facial features, plus she has been beautifully costumed for Spring in cream cotton, with eyelet edging and a blue sash. Very impressive, indeed. $650.

7. 14-1/2” Lucia face Lenci in near-pristine condition. Details include a beautifully painted pressed felt face with pale blue side-glancing eyes, and a disc jointed body of a flannel-like cloth material. She wears a marvelous jumper of black and white checked lawn with scalloped flannel at the hem, worn over a starched lawn blouse. She is complete with a paper tag, and a partial black cloth one. $1250.

8. 9” Tuck Comb Wooden with painted hair and wispy curls at the forehead and temples, golden eyes, a pronounced carved nose and nicely painted facial features. On an all-wood articulated body, she

wears a fabulous all original costume and painted red slippers on her dainty feet. A classic and quite beautiful wooden who will add a touch of elegance to any scene – and she’s a very good sitter! $2200.

9. 8-1/4” German bisque Lad– a very rare fellow with blue painted eyes, healthy cheeks, and a rare molded hat with molded blue streamers that cascade over his blond hair and onto his shoulderplate, which is special due to a molded shirt-front with a collar and a molded, maroon-painted neckerchief! On a classic cloth body with bisque limbs, our little fellow wears tweed trousers and a Bavarian style jacket. $2200.

10. 12-1/2” German Wooden circa 1810, with an elongated face, carved and black painted hair (museum numbers on the nape of the neck) that includes an applied wood bun, plus delicate features and pierced ears that wear coral earrings. On an articulated wooden body, she wears an original Empire-waist gown of coral silk with an overdress of net. Also, note the very stylish original hat. $3200.

11. 16” François Gaultier Fashion with a perfect bisque head and shoulderplate, blue paperweight eyes, lovely lip painting, pierced ears and her original honey blonde mohair wig in an elegant style. On a classic gusseted leather body in good condition (showing normal wear and some patching upon the arms), this fashion plate is costumed in a dark chocolate silk, two-piece promenade ensemble. $2995.

12. 18-1/2” German China, a lovely and perfect Covered Wagon model with exquisite brown painted eyes that feature amazing detail. On an antique cloth body with leather arms, she is beautifully costumed in a gorgeous two-piece ensemble worn over a cotton blouse. $1895.

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A DOLL NAMED CHARLOTTE

by Jacqueline Wilson Frozen Charlottes and the male counterpart, Frozen Charlies, encompass a surprising variety of figures.

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FRENCH BOUDOIR DOLLS

by Dominique Pennegues During World War I the emergence of the boudoir doll led to a phenomenal renewal of the French doll industry.

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Our cover is an elegant French Boudoir doll typical of the early to mid-30’s. She has a full silk floss pompadour hairdo with ringlets front and back. Stunning blue eyes and full eyelashes complement her sophisticated appearance.

Dominique Pennegues’ article on French boudoir dolls shows the inventiveness and creativity of these early and typically underrated dolls. Mary Mason Collection and Photo.

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VERDIER & GUTMACHER: THE POOR-MAN’S A.T.

by Jennifer Craft-Hurst Evidence that Verdier & Gutmacher purchased and/or took over the existing Thuillier Company explains a doll’s resemblance to an A.T. 6

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A WOODEN WITH HEART

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by Dee Urquhart-Ross A lovely wooden doll from the late 18th century shares her secrets.

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by Ursula R. Mertz A look at several seldom seen American-made dolls produced in the early years of the 20th century.

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THE JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP DOLLS OF 1927: ART AS AMBASSADOR

by Alan Scott Pate The fascinating story of the fifty-eight exquisitely rendered ichimatsuningyô, sent from Japan in 1927 as ambassadors of good will.

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by Julie Blewis In spite of her dislike for Kammer and Reinhardt’s mold 100, the author finds herself with four examples!

Telephone (212) 787-7279 • P.O. Box 1410 • NY, NY 10023 Quality Antique Dolls by Mail Return Privilege • Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA

1. 20” All original Bahr and Proschild 224 – adorable wide-eyed and dimpled sweetheart from 1888 with excellent Sonneberg stiff wrist body, and pristine original clothes and shoes as well as the hang curl factory ringlet wig particular to his doll; plus those huge rimmed PW eyes and immaculate bisque. Storybook perfect! $950 2. 7-1/2”Miniature K * R Gem – quite the little miss in her elegant pleated lace and pink layers with tiny leather shoes, blue sleep eyes, oodles of ringlets and terrific fully formed and jointed KR body incl. hands! A bon bon wrapped in pink! $750 3” All Bisque Dolls’ Dolls! All factory original, each $125 3. 12” French Bisque Pull Toy – how fanciful and well preserved is this charming mechanical platform toy with tin wheels! As they roll, the fellow, in dandy silk attire, walks his prancing French poodle who kicks up her back legs and “barks” as he tugs her leash! At 11” long it’s the perfect treat for your pampered French bebe who thought she had it all! $1795 4. 20” K * R 117N Mein Lieibling Flirty – featuring her factory wig with the iconic bobbed style and the uniquely KR high knee jointed body which so defines the era; plus her factory chemise beneath pretty owner made clothes – a classic! $1295 5. 11” Rare Black Hair Parian – important cabinet example with exquisite facial detail as well as a rare hairstyle, not just for its style and color but its unusual glaze too. Plus original body and very fine attire with leather slippers! $895 6. 36” Grand and Glorious Simon Halbig – what splendor is this French face 1078 model with perfect quality bisque and original auburn extension wig (rare for this size) wearing layer after layer of ruffled and lace heirloom original clothes incl. tiered bertha, Austrian sleeves and beflowered magnificent chapeau! $1650 (see photo #16) 7. 9-1/2” Factory Perfect Kuhnlenz Character – finest fired in bisque, crisp ethnic features, fully jointed miniature body incl. writs, mint original clothes incl. mop cap and original tiny leather shoes. Cabinet gem! $895 5” Pre 1900 Doll House Brown Bisque – French trade, sleep eye Halbig type original dress, wig and hat. $495 8. 18” Spectacular Carl Bergmann Beauty – a rare flirtatious jeune fille featuring the original eye lashes on flirty eyes and hip length factory wig, satin sheen complexion, mint body and gorgeous silk jacketed bustle back couture ensemble such as you’ve never seen! $1200 9. 19” All Original Size 8 Tete Jumeau Parlant – size 8, she has it all! Besides her uncanny First Series Portrait look with almond eyes and long face, she has factory wig and pate, early signed stiff wrist body plus original doll shop label; pull cord mama papa crier, heirloom clothes with factory size 8 shoes, very invisible hidden surface line and only $2900 10. Les Bebes Jumeau – photos 9 & 11, fully signed.

11. 14” Heirloom Size 5 Tete Jumeau – the scarce size with original hip length wig and cork pate, coy expression, early signed body and delightful youthful pink silk dress with unders and old shoes; hidden hairline damage, a real kitten!

Just $2250 12. Choice Milliner’s: rarest 1830’s hairstyles. 11-1/2” Top Knot - gentle restoration, multiple brushmarks and hoop skirt petticoat, in miniature lavender print $695 10” Apollo Knot – twin bee hives, original underwear and cream silk voile. $895 13. & 15. Very Rare 11” Gbr. Heubach Pair – the quintessential depiction of Edwardian childhood with all the sentiment and nuance only Heubach could achieve in this rare and important pair. $1250 14. 17” All Original Kestner Closed Mouth – striking 1880’s fashion in original mauve silk two part gown and underlayers, antique wig and bonnet, firm body and perfect bisque arms, plus the AT face, PW eyes and two-tone lips. $795 15. Exceptional Heubach Pair – he with his smile, she with molded tear drop! The pair $1250 16. 36” Lifesize Simon Halbig – please see photo # 6

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24" (62 cm) K * R 121 baby with layette. $1000.

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1. 16" China - This very early doll with rare hairdo is in excellent condition. She has her original body & is a very nice cabinet size doll. $1550 2. 15" Revalo - She has an adorable character face. Little "Red Riding Hood" is ready to go to Grandma's house.

She is in excellent condition. $1250 3. 12" German Baby - This little cutie is marked #233. She has a very sweet little character face & is nicely dressed in her knitted outfit. $485 4. 36" S.& H. #1249 - This lovely blue eyed "Santa" is in excellent condition. She is beautifully dressed in antique clothes & would be a wonderful addition to the finest collection. $2550 5. 19" S.& H. #759 - This is a very lovely character lady with deep dimples. She has a wonderful antique dress & is in excellent condition. $1850 6. 28" Lanternier-Limoges - This French beauty has huge blue eyes & a very interesting look. She is exceptional in her lovely costume made of antique fabrics. $1150 7. 17" Bebe Mascotte - This lovely French girl has a very unusual look with large blue p.w. eyes. She is beautifully costumed in antique clothes & shoes. $3250 8. 20" A.M. 1894 - This is a beautiful blue eyed girl in excellent condition. She has an antique wig, dress & shoes. $550 9. 18" Hawaiian Shirley Temple - This lovely doll is completely original & in excellent condition. $1150 10. 16" Kestner #168 - This cute little doll is in excellent condition & has her original marked body. She is dressed in antique clothes & has an antique mohair wig. $550 11. 15" Heubach #340 - This little sweetheart has an adorable character face. He is nicely dressed in a hand knit suit. $650 12. 32" Kestner #164 - She is a very beautiful blue eyed girl with her original wig. This is an exceptional large girl dressed in antique clothes. $1150 13. 24" George Borgfeldt - This is a wonderful character doll in excellent condition. She has her original fully jointed toddler body. $1250 14. 21" Handwerck #99 - This pretty German doll looks great in her all original clothes. She is in excellent original condition. $850

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e Musée de la Poupée-Paris is celebrating the fifth birthday of ‘The Sybarites™’ a product of Superdoll_collectibles™, London with an exclusive six-month exhibition. The Sybarites were the first manufactured doll of then couturiers Charles Fegen and Desmond Lingard. Since this initial foray into the doll production world, The Sybarites have become leaders in the contemporary fashion doll market. Their creators are notorious for their subversive social and political commentary within the artistry of their dolls.

Lady Pandora by Kathy Patterson will The aim of this exhibition is to travel, be shown in the current exhibition at Musée de la Poupée-Paris. hand in hand with the fashion doll, from the last two centuries until today.

During the 17th century, miniature

models known as Pandores were Parisian fashion ambassadors, enabling aristocracy to review, in a small size, outfits created for adults by the fashion designers of that time.

Later during the Second Empire, an entire industry was devoted to children’s dolls, known as Parisiennes, poupees or lady fashion dolls. Miniature fashions, furniture and accessories were showered on these lovely dolls, much to the delight of children and today adults.

At the turn of the 20th century, frail wax silhouettes modeled the latest fashions from Poiret, Lelong, Lanvin and others. They were followed by the Boudoir doll, and following World War II a variety of fashion dolls including the iconic Barbie.

Musée de la Poupée-Paris, Impasse Berthaud (near 22 Beaubourg street), 75003 Paris, France

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n our last issue we asked our readers to send us a photo if they had a doll that they could not identify. We were pleased to receive this email:

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ecently I came across this doll at an estate sale. The doll is about 22-23 inches tall with a compo head and hands, legs and feet. The doll opens and closes her eyes. She is in wonderful shape and looks like she was well taken care of. She has no maker’s mark that I saw. She has on original clothes minus the shoes. Yet she has two strange things about her that I have never seen in collecting compo`s. The first is that she has a lever on her neck to open and close her eyes, in addition to the normal way they would open and close. Her lower legs are stuffed and sewn across so she can sit. She also has a zipper on the side of her body. I happened to open the zipper to see if there was stuffing inside the cloth body. She doesn’t sit up that straight and I thought she might need more stuffing. Inside the cloth body is a heavy rubber material, almost like a balloon. It is blown up to give the doll the fullness even though she slouches a little. The balloon inside is flesh colored. The red that you see in the photo is the end of the balloon. The only slight damage I see is on top the cloth legs. There is a gluey substance. I have left her as is and will not clean it. I would greatly appreciate any help or information.

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Rare Stefania Lazarska AAP boudoir doll.

Composition shoulder head on an articulated stuff cloth body. Arms and legs are attached to the body with the usual “French Army” button found on most of the AAP creations. Her painted features show a kind of naïve look, with large blue-green eyes and “sexy” red lips. Hair is made of yellow silk.

50 cm. Circa 1916.

Portrait of a rare and beautiful all cloth Rosalinde doll. Each Rosalinde doll has her own personality and style of dressing.

Note the breast detail and long eyelashes.

Those very special dolls were produced in Paris during the early 20’s for only few years. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Buttons marked “Equipement Militaire”, from soldier uniform, often used on AAP dolls on arms and legs.

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By Dominique Pennegues

This special doll has an unusual composition shoulder hen Stefania Lazarska started to create her head with hand painted features, on a classical AAP new dolls with unusual long arms and articulated body. The composition bust is one of a young legs, she did not know that her colorful creations adult, which confirms our impression of a “lady doll.” were to give birth to one of the most phenomenal When WWI ended, this style of luxury dolls had renewals of French dolls of all time. became fashionable, conceived to be used as dolls for Among the special dolls that emerged adults, to decorate ladies boudoirs, even to accompany during the war years, there is one doll made their owners to fashionable events, sometimes both

by Stefania Lazarska ‘s art studio AAP (Atelier being even dressed the same way!

Artistique Polonais), which may be considered In fact, at the very beginning of the twenties, the real “ancestor” of French Boudoir Dolls. we find production of two main types of As this rare doll came to us nearly French boudoir dolls: rich, elegant onenude, only wearing her original hat and of-a-kind boudoir dolls made by artists, underclothing, we have to question beautifully dressed such as the famous about who she was originally meant Rosalinde dolls for which a specific to be. When examining her fancy article will be dedicated, and the hat, it seems likely that she was more typical boudoir dolls often probably made to represent a referred to as “flapper dolls”. grown up young lady, a rather When asking a generous eccentric one, who was not American boudoir doll collector frightened to show herself, to help us to understand where right in the middle of war time, this special term “flapper” wearing hot pink feathers on her comes from, she told us of a 1920 large fancy hat. This hat itself is silent comedy film starring Olive made of beautiful white silk and Thomas. Apparently this was the first one may surmise that the dress was movie in the United States to portrait made with the same material.

Rosalinde doll. The feet are very slim, marked Rosalinde on the sole of the shoes.

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Comparison between Rosalinde dolls and portrait of Parisian artist Kiki de Montparnasse executed by Gustaw Gwozdecki in 1920. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Portrait of Kiki smoking. Kiki is known from the numerous photos taken by Man Ray, the best known being the surrealist image “Le violon d’ Ingres” and “Noire et blanche”.

the so-called flapper lifestyle of the 20’s, which referred to a new breed of young women who wore short dresses with “à la garçonne” hair style and who exhibited free behaviour, flouting conventional norms.

Well-known artist and model Kiki de Montparnasse may easily be considered as the top “French flapper” in the Paris of the 20’s. Indeed, she did not care about what was considered as acceptable behaviour at the time, wearing short hair and excessive make-up, as well as smoking, drinking, posing nude for well-known artists such as Foujita, Utrillo, Modigliani, and her lover, photographer Man Ray. We may find a real resemblance between some Rosalinde boudoir dolls and Kiki, and it is clear to us that this Parisian artist figure of the 20’s inspired French boudoir doll makers, especially the Rosalinde-type dolls.

On an other hand, we may find many boudoir dolls in the likeness of Pierrot, Pierrette or Colombine, brought to fashion by the well known French artist Adolphe Willette who was, “by

Even thought this smoking doll has her hair style a little different (no bangs) the resemblance to Kiki is obvious.

26 inches. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

This artistic boudoir doll has a chamois head with elaborate hand painted features, on a cloth body. The black silk dress is hand painted, hair is silk. Maker unknown.

26 inches. Private collection Australia.

Another hand painted chamois head from same maker.

Private collection France.

Note the lower head, with a different expression and hair style. Same maker as the two previous. Private collection France.

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This doll has a chamois shoulder head with embroidered features, on an articulated cloth body. Note the well detailed breasts.

Arms and legs are attached with a metallic button marked: “Paris Depose”.

Maker unknown. Only three of these dolls have been found to date. None of them had the original clothing.

Private collection Argentine.

Tut Ankamon by Aladin (Paris). Chamois face with painted features.

Elaborate clothing made of silk decorated with jewels. 22“. One of the two paper tags attached to the clothing. First one is marked “Tut-Ankamon”, second one is marked Made in France “Aladin” N° 315. Being unique, each Aladin doll has her own number. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

The perfume doll dressed in yellow satin pajamas. Arms and legs are composition. Note the beautiful painted suede face with lot of coloring. Below: Detail of the box with the perfume bag marked : “Sachet du Prince Matchabelle Paris, New York.”

Private collection USA Pharaonne (Queen and wife of Egyptian King Tut-Ankamon). The face of this incredible doll looks to be made of chamois although collectors refer to this type of fabric as suede. Her beautiful costume is made of silk and a metallic fabric. This very particular and artistic doll’s tag is marked “Pharaonne” (Egyptian Queen) and “Aladin” on the other side of the tag. 22” Courtesy Frau Wulf .

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The cover of a 1922 Paris women magazine offered patterns to make cloth boudoir dolls as well as stuffed animals.

Pictured is a Russian doll and an Indian one. Private collection France.

Rare all original Raynal boudoir doll dressed as a Russian Princess. Circa 1925. 55 cm.

Courtesy Yulia Feldman.

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Interesting head marked J x B. This maker may be found in Paris “Almanach du Commerce” during the early 20’s. Many of their heads were Pierrots.

Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Above: Smoking doll of a Parisian musician with his accordion. Very beautiful and complete. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Right: French artist Sarah Bernard dressed as the Aiglon (son of Napoleon). Felt head with hand painted features.

Courtesy Marie Claude Wagner.

pencil and pen, by art and by heart” Pierrot incarnate, representing the downtrodden, the poetic and unpractical, sympathetic and unfortunate.

In Italy, Pierrot was a buffoon, fat, heavy grimacing and stupid figure.

The talent and the genius of Adolphe Wilette made Pierrot a gentlemanly valet – elegant, dreamy, caressing, but also modern and pathetic.

Willet’s Pierrot wore black tights and a black coat, the tail of which was lined with white satin.

Pierrot boudoir dolls may be found all in cloth, however most of them have a head made of a kind of composite, many of those being produced by JxB from Paris. It’s also interesting to note that even SFBJ made Pierrot dolls during the 20’s, using mainly head molds 256 and 257.

French artist Sarah Bernard played “L’Aiglon” (Napoleon Bonaparte’s son) in her own Paris theatre in 1900 and found great success. She died in 1923, and because of her incredible popularity, one may discover boudoir dolls from that period dressed as Sarah Bernard’s Aiglon.

Four years later, a sumptuous silent film titled “Napoleon” directed

by Abel Gance, Albert Dieudonné playing Napoléon Bonaparte, premiered April 7, 1927 at the Paris Opera, with Polyvision, color-tinted and color-toned. This film marked movie history forever. At the end of the film, the left-hand screen went red, the right-hand screen went blue, and all the audience was on his feet.

Soon after, boudoir dolls could be seen dressed as Napoleon.

French boudoir dolls were often inspired by the arts, movies and theatre being an integral part.

French artist Albert Dieudonné dressed as Napoleon. Courtesy Marie Claude Wagner

Very beautiful hand painted crying Pierrot marked “Déposé”. Courtesy Patricia Brill.

Classical cloth boudoir doll from the 30’s, dressed as a marquise, side by side with an interesting Pierrot. Maker unknown.

Courtesy Patricia Brill.

Two Konovaloff cloth dolls dating from the early 20’s. Konovaloff was a Russian hat maker who migrated to France. He had a shop in Paris with a few workers who also made cloth dolls from WWI until around 1925. These two dolls are unique, and beautifully made. The lady doll is a classical dancer dressed as Russian Princess with red skin ballerina toe boots, and the doll at her side is a French Pierrot. Courtesy Musée de la Poupée Paris.

All original doll made by Gerb’s Paris. Tag marked “Poupées Gerb’s 29 rue Gauthey Paris Made in France.” Courtesy Frau Wulf.

French boudoir dolls began to loose their popularity during the 30’s. They became less artistic and more common.

Great firms like Gerb’s or Pierrette still made high quality boudoir dolls, but originality and high creativity was sadly diminishing. By this time, one could buy heads, arms and legs and make their own boudoir doll, which was something new in the adult doll market.

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The large Paris stores catalogues from the middle 30’s show a complete boudoir doll priced at 125 F while a Raynal cloth doll sold for 52 francs.

This may explain why these dolls became neglected, as the middle class could hardly afford to buy the once so famous boudoir dolls.

French Boudoir dolls had the same ending as “Modern Cloth Dolls” had in France: they met their end with WWII. Boudoir dolls are not really considered “collectible” dolls in France, as most collectors consider they are of “poor taste”. However, this is only because the late 30’s boudoirs dolls that remain are typically in a very poor state.

Lorida (could be Florida). Elegant doll made by Gerb’s. Courtesy Musée de la Poupée Paris

Interesting boudoir doll, with a satin mask and painted features. Arms and legs are porcelaine. All original. Maker “Les Poupées Pierrette.” Cloth tag “Les Poupées Pierrette, 26 rue des Gardes Paris. Made in France.”Courtesy Frau Wulf.

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Pigalle. An interesting Gerb’s doll dressed as a Spanish senorita. Spanish folklore was in fashion in France during the 30’s.

Measures 26.5” including her mantilla. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Rare Troubadour doll with his musical instrument. Dressed in velvet and silk. Troubadours were poets and singers who used to travel around and perform to noble families in Italy and France during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Maker unknown. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Dark skin boudoir doll head, which in fact is a hat stand, with painted features and black silk hair. These precious and rare dark or black skinned French boudoir dolls will be the subject of a later article. Private collection USA.

Boudoir doll made during the 30’s. Silk head with painted feature, blond silk hair, plaster arms and legs. This beauty is wearing her original yellow silky long dress and golden shoes.

Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Gloria. This very special boudoir doll has a sweet little girl look. She was made by Eugenie Gre Poir for the “French Doll Makers” which was a trade mark registered in the States. French collectors do not consider those dolls as being “French” even though Eugénie Gré Poir clamed to be French, there are no records of such a doll maker in France, and they are totally unknown there.

Also, the look of Gre Poir doll is not French, nor the way those precious dolls are dressed. Gloria’s tag.

It specifies that doll can be cleaned and the hair can be curled. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Another boudoir doll from the 30’s. Very elegant style and beautifully preserved. Face is silk with painted features, hair is silk, arms and legs are porcelain. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Four little heads from the 30’s, made to be wear on a skirt or an hat. The two tiny little Pierrot heads are silk with painted features. The two little lady girl heads are felt.

The interesting art deco box is from the large Paris store, Au Bon Marché. Private collection France.

Printed tag found on the previous little heads marked “Chez Poccardi Paris” showing that the maker is Poccardi.

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Very rare and interesting Josephine Baker look-a-like cloth mask. It measures 5” long, with the entire mask measuring about 6”. This is a very unique head because of her resemblance to Josephine Baker plus the fact that smiling boudoir dolls are not a common find.

Courtesy Frau Wulf.

This is the smallest boudoir doll mask we have ever found (5 cm height), made of silk with painted features. Those masks were sold for boudoir dolls to be made at home. Notice the very interesting hand painted art deco handkerchiefs box. Private collection France.

If French collectors knew about the beautiful early 20’s French boudoir dolls sometimes found in the States, they would be well cherished. Without the deep respect most American people have for things “French” including these early boudoir dolls, the doll collecting world would know nothing of these dolls.

Large silk mask face to be painted at home. It’s not very often that an unpainted mask is found.

Courtesy François Theimer.

We would like to thank the following individuals for their help with this article: Patricia Brill; Frau Wulf; Samy Odin (Musée de la Poupée Paris); François Theimer (Polichinelle); And all the generous collectors who agreed to share their unique dolls.

Hand painted mask silk with mohair hair. One could imagine this interesting mask being used for a male boudoir doll.

Courtesy François Theimer.

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Hand painted silk shoulder head with painted features, long silk eyelashes and mohair hair. Courtesy François Theimer.

Large hand painted silk shoulder mask with long silky eyelashes and silk hair.

Courtesy François Theimer.

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by Jacqueline Wilson

These two little girls couldn’t be any cuter. The wigged Frozen Charlotte even has luster boots, 4-3/4 inches tall.

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ith our changing economy it is refreshing to know that there are still many types of vintage dolls that can be easily found for reasonable prices. One category of antique dolls that offers the collector an opportunity to put together a large and varied collection at affordable prices is the so-called “Frozen Charlotte”.

Frozen Charlotte dolls are known by various other names, including “bath dolls”, “pudding dolls”, “penny dolls”, “solid dolls” and “badekinder”, but most collectors simply know them as “Frozen Charlottes”. The dolls got their unusual name from the title character in a 19th century folk ballad by William Lorenzo Carter about a young girl by the name of Charlotte. It is a frigid night when Charlotte and her lover, Charles, set out in a sleigh to attend a ball several miles away. Her mother warns her to wrap herself up in a blanket but Charlotte refuses, not wanting to cover her pretty gown. After a few miles of blistering cold, her lover finds Charlotte frozen to death.

Frozen Charlotte dolls are glazed china dolls or unglazed bisque dolls that are moulded into one piece with no moving parts. Sometimes the dolls are glazed only on the front with the backs left unfinished so the toys could float when placed in water. Many of the dolls bear no manufacturer’s mark, while others can be found with various numbers moulded into the backs of the dolls. These markings are thought to be

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This extremely rare squeak has all the attributes of a Frozen Charlie/Charlotte with the addition of jointed arms, 3-1/2 inches tall. The Charlotte with well defined pudgy rolls of fat is 6 inches tall.

Molded hats and clothes distinguish these 2-inch Frozen Charlies.

size or mould numbers, and may appear as a single number such as an “O”, or a series of numbers impressed into the porcelain. Conta and Boehme was a major producer of the Victorian small porcelain figures known as fairings and Frozen Charlottes, and their pieces are marked with the company’s shield trademark. Later dolls may be marked with the country of origin, such as Germany or Japan.

The vast majority of the dolls were made by German manufacturers, but there are some later Frozen Charlottes that were produced in Japan from both bisque and china materials. True Frozen Charlottes were usually made and sold without clothing, and they were often marketed as dolls that could be played with in the bath. They ranged in size from approximately 1/2 inches tall to well over 19 inches, and the quality of the dolls varied greatly. Many of the smallest Charlottes were quite coarse, with crudely painted features and rough texture. Black speckles, known as “kiln dirt” is often Toilet training is a timeless subject. These are beautifully painted, note the example with the rare molded cap. The tallest figure is present on Frozen Charlotte dolls. It must be remembered that 4-1/2 inches. the dolls were offered as inexpensive playthings and were not meant to last, so manufacturers were not terribly concerned about standards of quality.

A wholesale toy catalogue from 1894 offered a variety of Frozen Charlotte dolls of various sizes at prices ranging from 75 cents for half a gross ( 72 small dolls) to 78 cents a dozen for larger dolls with attached Tam O’Shanter hats and fancy bonnets. Dolls with sewn on costumes and black Frozen Charlottes were also offered for sale. Some Frozen Charlottes could be purchased inside tiny toy bathtubs, while others were offered as figurines permanently attached inside the china tubs. All but the largest versions were offered as inexpensive playthings when originally produced, and even children from poor families often had Bath time! The tallest example is only two inches tall. a tiny Frozen Charlotte doll.

Frozen Charlotte dolls were made with both black and blonde painted hair colors – any other shade would be a rare example. Black is by far the most common color. It is interesting to note that the dolls can be dated somewhat accurately by the hairstyles, with earlier examples having the so-called “flat-top” hairstyle and later dolls showing the “low brow” style with hair painted low on the forehead. Fancier moulded hairstyles can sometimes be found, but these dolls are rare and valuable in good condition. Dolls can date as early as the 1850’s and these older examples tend to be of slightly better quality than later dolls.

Some Frozen Charlottes in both bisque and china have glued-on mohair or human hair wigs, and these dolls are more desirable than the ordinary dolls with painted-on hair. Other unusual qualities that add to the value of a Frozen Charlotte are features such as moulded-on hats and bonnets, original factory costumes, visible brush marks around the hairline, moulded clothing, an exceptionally large size, black versions of the dolls, or dolls that are anatomically correct. Dolls that More toilet training. Rare seated figures with molded hats; the exhibit exceptional moulding, such as realistic rolls of baby fat tallest measures 3-1/2 inches.

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Not all Frozen Charlies are diminutive. This big guy is 16 inches tall without the base. He has beautifully delineated toes and fingernails.

A variety of sizes of Frozen Charlottes can be found today.

The dolls shown range from 1 - 1/2 inches in to 4 inches.

Author’s collection. Photo Russ Wilson

A rare pair of all original Frozen Charlottes, in their early tin rocker toy, 4-1/2 inches long. The seated figure (the chair by Rock and Graner has a hole in the base and it opens in the back) has rare molded hair . The teeny tiny figure still wears the original crocheted shorts.

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Three unusual Frozen Charlies/Charlottes; the center figure measures 1-3/4 inches tall.

or incredible detail to the modelling of the fingers and toes are also more desirable, as are Frozen Charlottes with a pink tint to the china. Most Frozen Charlottes have arms that are moulded in a bent position at the elbows facing upwards, or lying straight at the sides of the body. Arms in any other position, such as crossed arms make the Frozen Charlotte a rare and valuable doll. Also watch for glazed Frozen Charlottes in a sitting position – these dolls are also extremely uncommon.

A male version of the Frozen Charlotte doll was also made by many manufacturers, and this type of doll is known to collectors as a “Frozen Charlie”. These examples were available in a wide range of sizes, and have painted-on short hairstyles reminiscent of a young boy. Large size Frozen Charlie dolls are especially appealing and desirable. Dolls measuring 12 to 19 inches have been found, and these are generally of excellent quality and very heavy in weight.

They were awkward and difficult playthings and are often found in damaged condition due to the fragility of the china materials. An extremely large Frozen Charlie doll is shown in the 2007 edition of “Doll Values Antique to Modern” by Linda Edwards at a value of $1100.00 in perfect condition.

This excellent example stands a full 16 inches high, has a pink tint to the china face, and delicate and detailed hand-painted features. While exceptional dolls often sell for over $1000.00, don’t let this evaluation scare you, as many small Frozen Charlottes and Charlies can be found for well under $100.00.

Frozen Charlottes should not be confused with the later all bisque dolls made in abundance in Japan that were very popular in the 1920’s and 30’s. These tiny solid dolls usually wore moulded, painted-on costumes and had no moving parts, but they are not considered to be in the same category as Frozen Charlotte dolls.

One interesting use of the smaller Frozen Charlotte dolls was as prizes to be baked inside birthday cakes or holiday puddings.

The dolls would first be wrapped in gauze or waxed paper and then hidden inside the cake batter. It is thought that this tradition originated in England, where it is still commonplace to bake coins and other treats inside holiday fruitcakes and puddings. Often the lucky child who found the doll inside his/ her slice of dessert received an extra present, as well as the little doll to take home. Frozen Charlotte dolls fashioned from lead or other metals also could be found inside old board games in use as game pieces. We now know that lead is toxic to use as an alloy for playthings, and baking small, solid objects into cakes seems like a dangerous choking hazard!

Always keep your eyes open for unique Frozen Charlottes that are a cut above the standard example.

These are always worth adding to a collection, and will make great conversation pieces that will likely increase in value.

A Frozen Charlotte nestled inside her own little cradle which is fashioned from a walnut shell measures a mere inch! The doll is fastened inside the walnut and she cannot be removed, but a close examination reveals beautifully painted features, with tiny brush marks appearing around her hairline. The facial features are remarkable for such a tiny doll, as most of the smaller Charlottes are haphazardly painted due to their diminutive size.

The walnut itself is wired together at the back and originally was hinged at the front for opening and closing (only the bottom hinge now remains). Fine silk and cotton lace provide swaddling for this miniature Charlotte, and it has managed to remain in wonderful condition. According to family history, the doll was purchased in London in the 1870’s from a street peddler as a novelty for a young girl’s dollhouse. The doll remained in the dollhouse until the child reached adulthood, and upon her marriage the walnut was relocated to a china cabinet. As Christmas trees became more popular, the doll was eventually displayed each year on the family tree, simply by adding a string for hanging. It is interesting to note that the top of the walnut was covered in spots of hardened wax, which was likely caused by early Christmas candles dripping down onto the walnut as it hung from the branches.

This Frozen Charlotte likely represents a baby inside of a cradle, but it has been suggested that it may have a biblical connection, and perhaps was meant to represent the baby Jesus lying in a manger, or possibly even Moses floating in his basket down the Nile River.

In any case, this unique Frozen Charlotte is a true little treasure, and whenever I look at her beauty and whimsy it reminds me of why I started collecting dolls in the first place!

Frozen Charlottes bathing. Unusual positions such as crossed arms and legs are seldom seen. The tallest example measures 1-3/4 inches tall.

What will they think of next? The bottle labelled Reading Perfumery Works is 4-1/4 inches tall.

Unless noted photos are from the Collection of Becky and Andy Ourant. Ourant collection photos taken by Andy Ourant.

The swan fits over the Frozen Charlotte in the tub. The figure on the right is 2-/14 inches long.

This unique Frozen Charlotte doll is encased in a tiny cradle made from a walnut shell, and was originally purchased in London in the 1870’s from a street peddler. The doll remained in the same family for generations until joining my doll collection in 2007. Author’s Collection.

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1. We start out this month with such a sweet little shelf size bébé- size 3 - Tete Jumeau bébé - she’s a whole lot more than a bag of chips - this rare little French child has such astounding beauty - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding enormous hazel brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - original skin wig & Jumeau frock - 12” tall - $4,995.

2. Wow - look at this handsome young lad all dressed up in his little tux - Kammer & Reinhardt #101 - the world famous “Peter “ - soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - soft heather blue hand painted intaglio eyes - with that always desirable exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shaded - wonderful vintage tux - perfect size - 15” tall - $3995.

3. Utterly pristine & and as mint as they come is this “McGuffey Ana” by Madame Alexander - all original - tagged clothes & original hanging tag - exceptional compo - breathtaking - 16” tall - $895.

4. Extremely rare and ever so wonderful is this very early utterly amazing closed mouth Kestner - rare mold #103 wondrous early soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - exceptional artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown eyes -closed slightly smiling pouty mouth w/ early outlined soft rose shaded lips - original early chunky straight wrist body - 32” tall - $4,500.

5. Wonderful & amazing tiny Steiner bébé - figure a - sweet size w/ breathtaking pristine hand poured French bisque wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined cobalt blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile -soft amber shading - original Steiner body - she’s only 10” tall wow - just precious - $4,495.

6. There is nothing quite like a winter bride - we have two rare Madame Alexander beauties: a) super rare “Sonja Henie” bride - excellent condition - tagged - rare 21” size - $1,495. B) Exceptionally beautiful Alexander “bride” - excellent compo - great eyes - tagged - 18” tall $795.

7. Rare early close mouth wonder by Simon & Halbig - mold #950 - early solid dome head with well defined ears - soft as butter bisque & first out of the mold quality - wonderful hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - glorious exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - original early body 19” tall - $1,495.

8. Wonderful rare pair of the seldom found Belton character Indians by Bahr & Proschild - mold#244 - even though they are the same mold number - please notice the unique difference in the two faces - she has a much rounder face & a truly different face w/ a slight difference in color - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of amber shading - both are in all original condition - he’s 15” tall - $1,995. She’s 13” tall - $1,795. Better price for the pair 9. Rare & wonderful small shelf size glass eyed Parian lady w/ the most amazing molded shoulder plate - rare molded café au lait hair - gorgeous cobalt blue glass eyes - rare pierced ears - elaborate three fired molded shoulder plate - 14” tall - $1,795.

10. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this amazing flirty eyed “Mein Liebling” - by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #117n - soft as butter bisque w/ first out if the mold quality - superior hand painted facial features w/soft arched feathered brows over enormous flirty heather blue eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original teenage toddler body - original rubber hands made only for this model - 18” tall - $1,995.

11. A breathtaking fashion poupee bride by Louis Doleac - very early pale hand pressed bisque w/ soft very dramatic hand painted facial features - soft very precise arched feathered brows over almond shaped cobalt blue paperweight eyes closed pert pouty mouth - dressed in a breathtaking multilayer bridal gown - lovely firm upright kit body - 14” tall $4,495.

12. Full length of the amazing Doleac fashion poupee 13. Wonderful early closed mouth #949 character by Simon & Halbig - exceptional bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over exceptional heather blue spiral treaded paperweight eyes surrounded by that early dark outline - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ that look we dearly love - soft rose shaded lips - original fully jointed early straight wrist body - breathtaking beautiful - 16” tall - $2,995.

14. Rare to find large size painted eye googlie by Recknagel - mold # 33 - molded pageboy hair - high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - arched comical brows - enormous blue intaglio eyes - closed smiling mouth - 10” tall -$995.

15. We have so many rare & wonderful dolls this month & here’s another - wonderful early Belton made for the French trade

by Bahr & Proschild - mold # 204 - this exquisite little character is just breathtaking beautiful - with that total French exotic look - those big chestnut brown paperweight eyes - & that lovely super exaggerated pouty mouth - original straight wrist early body - 13” tall - $1,995.

16. Another lovely early closed mouth beauty by Kestner - marked only w/ the number #8 - superior soft to the touch bisque w/ that ever-present first out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early bulbous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty smiling mouth - soft amber shaded lips - original early Kestner body w/ lower bisque arms - 18” tall - $1,495.

17. A truly lovely early fashion by E. Barrois - (circa 1860) - wondrous pale hand pressed French bisque of superior quality w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft brushstroke brows over wistful lashes surrounding breathtaking cobalt blue paperweight eyes in hand cut almond sockets - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - soft amber shading - original upright firm fashion body - 18” tall - $3,995.

18. Super size big boy of exceptional quality - this handsome German young lad was made by Heinrich Handwerck wondrous high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth - smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed marked original body - he’s a great big 32” tall - $1,795.

19. Well, we learn something new in the doll world everyday - I never knew this doll existed - she’s a very early open mouth XI – yes, an open mouth - I had no idea they even made one - but here she is and just as beautiful as she can be - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open pert pouty mouth w/ well defined smiling lips w/ soft amber shading original early straight wrist body - original plaster pate - vintage clothing - 16” tall - $1,995.

20. Another truly lovely early Simon & Halbig - this one has the molded “Alice in wonderland “ hairstyle and that ever so rare café au lait hair color - this little 1850’s wonder has a beautiful bisque shoulder head w/ superior hand painted features - wondrous icelandic blue eyes - closed pert pouty mouth - muslin body w/ bisque lower limbs - 10” tall - $1,295.

21. Is that an adorable face or what - all original - excellent condition Lenci “Merry Widow Allegra” - breathtaking surprise look with molded high arched blonde brows - big baby blue glass googlie eyes that flirt - open/close o shaped mouth w/ soft amber shading - exceptional all original condition w/ both cloth and hanging silver label - 20” tall - $4,500.

22. Wonderful & always my favorite Gebruder Heubach child - utterly adorable & nor often found glass eyed pouty character - mold # 8428 exceptional high quality pink bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft somewhat demure sleep heather blue eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make her all the more delightful she’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 11” tall - $2,995.

23. Never ever to be found and always so desirable is the amazing French bébé by Joanny - Joseph Louis Joanny made these rare wonders during the early 1880’s - marked only with a “J” this lovely hand poured French bisque w/ fresh out of the mold quality - exceptional hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - a hint of mauve eye shadow adds to the wonderment of her lovely face - closed outline smiling pert pouty mouth w/soft amber shading - original fully jointed French body - 23” tall - $9,500.

24. Extremely rare & ever so beautiful “Mien Liebling” by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold # 117 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 18” tall - $4,995.

25. Wonderful early shoulder head w/ molded blonde hair & glass eyes by Kling - model #139 -beautiful center part hair w/ deeply molded blonde locks & precious little curls encumbering her face - beautiful hand poured bisque w/ exceptional hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined icelandic blue paperweight eyes closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original cloth & kit body - 18” tall - $995.

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26. Wonderful super large size early closed mouth Kestner from the early letter series (circa 1880) - marked only w/ an “M - exceptional high quality bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold distinction wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original Kestner fully jointed body - original plaster pate - 30” tall - $3,495.

27. Beautiful smiling “Dep Jumeau - flawless hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 25” tall $1,795.

28. Wonderful & ever so rare “Phillip” - Kammer & Reinhardt mold # 115 toddler - solid dome bisque head w/ molded painted light russet brown hair w/ forelock curls - soft to the touch bisque w/ that always desirable first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ fawn shaded brows over heather blue sleep eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make this rarely found very desirable young man even more desirable, he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 16 tall - $4,995.

29. Always & forever my favorite - the amazing Heubach boys - here are two very handsome young lads - exceptional high quality pink bisque w/ that always so special pouty look - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft fawn shaded brows over deep blue intaglio eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - dressed in black is 16” tall on a fully jointed compo body - dressed in burgundy - he’s 15” tall on a five piece toddler body - $1,295 each.

30. Wonderful early scowling American Indian by Armand Marseille (AM) - excellent bisque w/ greatly detailed molding - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ dark brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth & soft amber shaded lips - - original compo body - 18” tall - $995.

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31. Rare tiny shelf size French young lad - possibly La Conte - pristine pale French hand poured bisque w/ wonderful hand painted facial feature - soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth with dark amber shading - original fully jointed French body - 11” tall - $1,295.

32. English wooden dollhouse in the Tudor style made by Triang - two story English tudor house w/ half timbers styled in a quaint rustic manner - six pane metal framed window w/ original cellophane - painted roof shingles - double-door garage - front window box w/ tiny glass flowers - excellent interior & exterior condition - I love this one - 19”wx11”dx18”h - $2,995.

33. A truly lovely wax fashion diva by Lafitte - Desirat - hand poured wax head of a slender adult woman - hand painted facial features w/ very heavy eyeliner & lashes - side painted sky blue eyes - molded & stuffed original cloth body that sits atop her original velvet stand - she is very fashion correct in her velvet ensemble w/ silk & lace trim - fur muff & hat (it wasn‘t bad then)- feathered bonnet - outstanding - 13” tall $1,995.

34. Lovely French bebe from the wonderful world of Etienne Denamur - (ED) - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial feature - heavy arched attractive brows over lapis blue paperweight eyes - open smiling mouth w/ outlined soft rose shaded lips - original five piece French body - factory original; provincial costume - 16” tall - $1,695.

35. Not one but two amazing large size “Frozen Charlie’s w/ extremely desirable pink tint: A. Deeply molded café-au-lait hair w/ lots of those very desirable wisps around that amazing face - icelandic blue eyes - deeply detailed hands & feet -very high glaze - 16” tall - $1,295. B. Very rare all pink tint w/ exceptional modeling - very desirable well detailed face - very soft painted features - 16” tall - $1,295.

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most beautiful & pronounced face - lovely slender features w/ a totally captivating face - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding wondrous chestnut brown glass eyes - closed pert mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fashion body w/ exquisite bisque hands & arms listed in the blue book as being extremely rare - 15” tall - $3,995.

Lovely French boxed game “Loto Alphabetique” - with beautiful cards & lottery wheel - exterior box has full illustration of French school room w/ many students and teacher playing this game - interior contains wooden lottery wheel w/ alphabet - a large number of beautifully engraved lottery cards - instructions included - French circa 1890 - 14”x10” - $695.

Rarely found and exceptionally beautiful is the amazing “M” bébé - she is marked only w/ an “M” which stands for mystery - we don’t know who made her but she truly is of superior quality & has a very beautiful face - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous early dark outlined heather blue paperweight eyes - just a mild hint of eye shadow adds to the wondrous beauty of her eyes - closed outlined slightly smiling mouth / soft rose adding - well rounded face w/ superior modeling - original fully jointed French body - 23” tall - $6,500.

Another truly rare & wonderful happy young lad - this is a never ever to be found open mouth #116a toddler by Kammer & Reinhardt - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over gorgeous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth & soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful he‘s on a fully jointed toddler body - 18” tall - $2,495.

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41. Always desirable & cute as she can be is the Simon & Halbig #1159 character child exceptional high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial feature - soft arched feathered brows over almond shaped chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ upper teeth - open lined well detailed lips w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed Handwerck body - 23” tall - great vintage nautical frock - $2,495.

42. Extremely rare & ever so wonderful all original Dewees Cochran “Deborah” - with the help of my friend Dawn - we believe that’s who she is - very unique & different face w/ wide eye wonder written all over it - beautiful blue eyes & such a happy smiling face - excellent condition w/ an extra dress & to make her all the more delightful she comes in her original box - 15” tall - $2,495.

43. Rare & wonderful tiny shelf size #995 toddler by Armand Marseille (AM) - wonderful happy face child w/ excellent bisque and lovely hand painted facial features - arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w. two upper teeth - laughing mouth w/. soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 11” tall - $1,295.

44. Another rare & wondrous French beauty - this one from the world famous Steiner company - this lovely Fre A bebé (circa1887) is exceptionally beautiful w/ outstanding hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft wistful lashes surrounding enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - extreme pouty mouth with just a hint of a smile - this seems to give her a really special unique look original fully jointed Steiner body - 21” tall - $7,500.

45. Exceptionally large kindly featured elderly English couple by Nora Wellings - mint condition w/ beautiful original molded and hand painted faces - felt jointed bodies pristine original clothes w/ tagged label on wrist - 26” tall - $2,495.

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Friendship Dolls of 1927: Art as Ambassador

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Their faces, framed with shocks of jet-black hair in a bang cut, were of a lightly pigmented gofun (shell white) with inset glass eyes all set in an open and innocent expression, gazing out, expectantly, on the assembled audience. Arrayed on the stage in tiered rows, flanked by the flags of Japan and the United States and banners bearing the Japanese imperial crest, these dolls created an unforgettable display of pageantry and beauty.

These were the now-famous Japanese Friendship Dolls, diplomatic ambassadors of goodwill in doll form, sent as expressions of hope for friendship and goodwill between the children of Japan and the United States.

They arrived on the Japanese steamship the Tenyo Maru with first class tickets and passports indicating their individual names corresponding to their region Left hand page: “Miss Fukushima,” Artist: Koryûsai. Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City.

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of origin: Miss Saitama, Miss Osaka-fu, Miss Taiwan, Miss Japan, etc. They came representing the imperial family, the six principal cities, forty-seven prefectures, and four Japanese overseas territorial holdings. Accompanying each doll was a lacquer trousseau (dôgu) with chests and sewing kits, makeup stands, and mirrors. Parasols and red lacquered sandals, fans and small purses, along with tea sets, lanterns and folding screens made up the rest of their accoutrement. In addition, stands had been created with engraved brass plaques on the front bearing each doll’s name in both English and Japanese. This historic display of all fifty-eight at the Kinmon Gakuen on that November day would prove to be the only time they were ever to be displayed together as a complete group. History would not prove kind.

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“gesture of goodwill and friendship.”

Deeply moved by the arrival of these dolls during a time of national mourning for the Taisho Emperor (Yoshihito, 1879-1926), and desiring a way to soften the hard edge of the American political climate, the Japanese developed a “return doll” tôrei-ningyô program. Coordinated by Shibusawa Eiichi (18401931), a wealthy industrialist and long-time associate of Sidney Gulick, the dolls were commissioned through two of the most celebrated doll atelier in Japan. Yoshitoku in Tokyo was responsible for the dolls representing the forty-seven prefectures and four overseas territorial holdings. Maruhei Ôkiheizo in Kyoto was in charge of the dolls representing the six principal cities and the Imperial Household.

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by Endo Hatsuko, proprietor of a celebrated “bridal grooming” atelier on the Ginza in Tokyo who was also the official dresser for ladies of the imperial court.

Though more a selection process than an outright “competition,” the general feeling was that the most striking of the dolls were created by Hirata Tsuneo (Gôyô II, 1903-1981). His dolls, based on studies made of a neighbor’s daughter, were a unique and decidedly modern blend of realism and stylization which subsequently made him a celebrity in the Japanese doll world. All of the Yoshitoku dolls bore a label which read “Tokyo Doll Wholesale Trader’s Association” which also carried the name of the artist responsible for the doll.

In recognition of its distinguished position as a longtime supplier of dolls to the imperial family, Maruhei Ôkiheizo was exempted from the above-described selection process. For their part, Maruhei turned to one of the most celebrated doll making lineages in Kyoto, the twelfth-generation Menya Shoho (Mensho XII) to create the six city dolls representing Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Kobe, and Yokohama as well as the doll representing the imperial family, Miss Japan. Basing

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“Miss Kyoto-fu”, by Hirata Gôyô II for Yoshitoku. Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA, Author’s Photo

his interpretation on more traditional mitsuore triplejointed dolls for which Kyoto had long been famous, Mensho created dolls that were of all wood construction and possessed of different joinery and a broader facial physiognomy than the Yoshitoku dolls. While the hands of all the Yoshitoku dolls are depicted flat palmed and open, the right hands of the Maruhei dolls are depicted with thumb and forefinger touching as if holding something in their hands, another nod to traditional Kyoto dolls.

Prior to their departure for the United States the dolls were sent individually to their sponsoring cities and prefectures for sending off parties where songs were sung and well wishes were cast upon the dolls by adoring children and surprisingly moved adults. The exceptionally high cost of the dolls had been partially defrayed by the contribution from nearly 2,610,000 children across the country and they were anxious to see their “representatives” prior to departing. Photos taken of these events help to convey the seriousness with which this endeavor was viewed in Japan. A final official sendoff ceremony presided over by Shibusawa Eiichi was held in Tokyo on November 4th, but only included the display of a portion of the dolls. From there the entire group departed from the port of Yokohama. A farewell song composed in Japanese for the event read in part: “From this land of the Sun to the Land of the Stars, Today from the door of your home, O Dolls, Your black eyes unmoistened with tears, And your eyebrows uplifting set forth….Now travel far, O Dolls, And after crossing ten days of waves, Wherever you go you will find Spring.”

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iven the political climate, it was fitting that the entire group of fifty-eight dolls arrived in San Francisco. Unfortunately, the trouble for the Friendship Dolls started as soon as they reached American shores. Photos in such magazines as Everyland show that the dolls were originally shipped from Japan in waist-high wooden crates packed with excelsior. Their arrival in San Francisco was only the first stop of a very long journey.

From there, a small group of seventeen, including Miss Japan, traveled overland by train and were exhibited in Chicago, before going on to Washington, DC and then New York City. The remainder of the group traveled by sea through the Panama Canal and on to New York where they were all reunited. At this point they were all provided with individual stout traveling trunks with metal fittings, numbered to correspond with each dolls’ ticket number from the overseas journey. From there they began to journey across the country in smaller groups, generally of four to six dolls. In general, only one set of accessories accompanied each “mission.” The remainder was held under the stewardship of Morimura Bros, Inc in New York. Ultimately, the Friendship Dolls made over 1,000 appearances in some 479 different cities.

Identification of the dolls was achieved in several ways.

The stands bore the names of the original prefectures, cities, or territorial holdings in both English and Japanese etched into a brass plaque on the front. The kimono of each doll bore crests specifically associated with their original location. The furnishings, as well, bore these crests. They each carried passports with their names and steamship

tickets tucked into the sleeves of their kimono. And, finally, the trunks were numbered to correspond with a doll cross-referenced with their ship ticket.

In all of the excitement surrounding their arrival, in all of the confusion surrounding the packing and unpacking of each doll, and in all of the complications surrounding the logistics of transportation, it is evident that soon after their arrival dolls were being placed on incorrect stands, being replaced in the incorrect trunk, passports were examined and not replaced and, occasionally, kimono were swapped and exchanged. No one, at first, seemed to recognize the importance of the individual identities of the dolls themselves. It was only after their final placement, when letters of thanks and gratitude were being exchanged with the original sponsoring locations in Japan, when comparisons were made with Japanese photos showing the dolls at their original send-off parties, and finally, confusion over the final distribution of accessories held in trust by Morimura Bros in New York, that the full realization of the mix-up began to dawn.

By 1929 the dolls were settled in libraries, museums, and cultural institutions across the country where they continued in varying ways their “duties” as cultural ambassadors. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries in 1941, however, rendered manifestly inappropriate the public display of Japanese dolls calling for “friendship and goodwill.” In Japan, government orders were enacted mandating the destruction of all of the “blue-eyed” dolls originally sent in 1927, calling them: “Friendship dolls with a mask!” Public pyres were set up for the burning of these little Right: Mitsuore gosho-ningyô, 36” High, Edo Period, Circa 1800, Private Collection. Author’s Photo.

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dolls, accompanied by the requisite anti-American chants and demonstrations of national pride. It was only through the courage and extraordinary personal risks taken by individuals who hid some of these dolls from the Japanese government that any of these earlier dolls survived. At present 323 of the “blue-eyed” dolls have been rediscovered.

Meanwhile in America, all of the dolls (with the sole exception of Miss Kagawa in Raleigh, NC) were removed from their respective displays and placed into storage. As years passed, some of the dolls were re-instated to their former positions, others were forgotten entirely. Some were lost or misplaced as museums closed, new buildings were built, or merged with other collections. In hard economic times, some were sold at auction. One, Miss Ehime, was destroyed when a hurricane swept through her home in Gulfport, MS in 1969. As of today, only forty-five of the original fifty-eight have been relocated. Of these some twenty-five have historically been misidentified. And only five are mated with their original accessories.

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Archival Photo, Original “Miss Tottori” at Send-off Party, 1927, Tottori City. Courtesy of Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society.

Keiko Tanaka inspecting “Miss Osaka-fu,” Photo Courtesy of the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.

fter years of neglect and seeming indifference, a movement has been steadily growing since the late 1970’s to relocate all of the fifty-eight original dolls.

Exhibitions held in Japan have encouraged the temporary return of some of the dolls for welcome-home parties.

Usually, this has occasioned the restoration and repair of those dolls which have suffered during their 80 plus years here in America. Researchers such as Rosie Skiles, Keiko Wakabayashi, and Michiko Takaoka have been tireless in their visitations and research regarding the dolls’ locations and identities. Using archival images in Japan, Michiko Takaoka has been able to correctly re-identify many of the dolls by matching crest and kimono patterns. New research is also underway by Keiko Tanaka of the University Art Museum of Tokyo University of the Arts. A brilliant website is in place (http://wgordan.web.wesleyan.edu/dolls/ japanese) set up by Bill Gordan to keep track of the dolls and ongoing developments.

When interest first began in the late 1970’s, the locations of only twenty-five of the dolls could be ascertained. Since that time, twenty more dolls have been located. One of the dolls resurfaced in auction in 2009, and she is now in a private collection. Although efforts are currently underway to determine her identity, for now, she is affectionately known as “Miss #45!” Yet twelve of the original fifty-eight still remain missing. Where are they now?

Do you have a Friendship Doll?

Alan Pate is a researcher on the history of antique Japanese dolls known as ningyô and author of two books on the subject: Ningyô: The Art of the Japanese Doll (Tuttle Publishing, 2005) and Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyô (Tuttle, 2007). Alan Pate is also the proprietor of Alan Scott Pate Antique Japanese Dolls based in St. Ignatius, MT. Comments can be sent to info@antiquejapanesedolls.com.

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References Sidney Gulick, Dolls of Friendship. Friendship Press, New York, Takaoka Takaoka Michiko, Ningyô Taishi (Doll Ambassadors), Toyko, Nikkei BPSha, 2004 Jeannette Emric, “World Friendship for Boys and girls: To Land of Stars from Land of Sun,” Everyland, February, 1928

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15” 1957 All Original Shirley Temple, tagged yellow nylon dress w/blue bow, slip, shoes & stocking, great facial coloring, hair in original set with blue bow $225.00 14” 1929 Effanbee Skippy in original sailor outfit, replaced hat & necktie, great composition $375.00

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14” Effanbee 1939 Historical Doll – 1608 Virginia Colony, all original mint green cotton dress, slip, pantalettes, shoes & socks, Human hair wig in original set, compo in wonderful condition, gold Effanbee heart bracelet $395.00

21” Simon & Halbig #1329 Oriental, dark brown sleep eyes, original outfit some fading and melting, fabulous facial coloring, original body, molded eyebrows, pierced ears $2800.00

16” Baby Hilda #237 Kestner, original mohair wig and plaster pate, blue sleep eyes, original baby body, open mouth with that adorable Hilda smile, 2 upper teeth, dressed in antique white cotton and lace dress, bonnet, flannel petticoat, cloth diaper $2450.00

14” Schoenhut Girl w/ intaglio blue eyes, January 17th, 1911 label on back, mohair wig, doll all professionally repainted, dressed in cute cotton dress and apron $200.00 18” Schoenhut Girl w/ intaglio brown eyes, January 11th, 1913 label on back, HH wig, professionally repainted, paint lifting on left lower cheek, redressed, cute doll $295.00

20” “Jennie” All Composition Vogue in tagged dress, pinafore & pants, matching headband, blue sleep eyes, o/m, blonde mohair braided wig, skirt as is $150.00

20” O/M Bebe Jumeau #8, brown paperweight eyes, mohair wig, pierced ears, blue stamped Jumeau body with repainted SFBJ hands, dress made in original design using original wool skirt, antique undergarments, minor chips on inside rim of head $2150.00

27” Toddler SFBJ #236 Laughing Jumeau, blue sleep eyes, open mouth with molded tongue and 2 upper teeth, lovely white cotton & lace dress, 3 slips, pantalettes and eyelet bonnet, wonderful molding and great coloring $2200.00

14” Handwerck 5/0, open mouth, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, ball jointed body, cute silk dress with covered buttons $345.00

22” Swingline cloth body, oilcloth shirt and mask face, painted eyes and molded features, Swingline stapler advertising doll, missing hat $125.00 25” 1960 - 65 Charmin Chatty all original with glasses and neck tie clasp, 4 records in original envelope (as is), works wonderful $100.00 26” Effanbee Anne Shirley 1935 - 40, original HH wig, brown sleep eyes, composition in great condition, (paint on a few fingers touched up), redressed $150.00

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Printed Cloth 1954 Snap & Crackle by Kellogg Co. they were offered for box tops from Rice Krispies and 15 cents, 11 ½” tall, Crackle printed in red & green and Snap in blue, red & yellow, 2 dolls for $95.00 12 ½” 1949 Aunt Jemima oil skin printed holding a plate of pancakes, 9” Diana Jemima printed oil skin holding doll in back of her, 9” Wade Davis printed on oil skin holding sucker in front & back Set of 3 $355.00 17” 1919 Printed Cloth Aunt Jemima for Aunt Jemima Flour Company, print almost gone, has yellow dress, black dots, Aunt Jemima on back holding plate of pancakes $85.00 1962 Chatty Cathy brunette hair with bangs, brown sleep eyes, original dress, pants, shoes & stockings, talks quite well $145.00 1960 Chatty Cathy soft vinyl face 1st edition, blonde hair with bangs, original dress w/ matching pants, red shoes & stockings, kind of talks $145.00 1963 Brunette Chatty Cathy with pigtails, blue eyes, hard plastic face, original dress, pants, shoes & stockings, talks quite well $145.00

1910 Cloth Printed 15” Aunt Jemima hands folded across chest, name on front of apron, 17” Uncle Mose pipe in pocket, name on back of shirt, 11 ½” Wade Davis hands in pocket, name on back of shirt , 11 ½” Diana Jemima holding a doll, name on back of dress, all original in great condition, Premium from sending in 4 coupons and 16 cents, Aunt Jemima’s Pancake flour for the set of 4 $395.00 18” Printed Cloth Cream of Wheat Rastus Nov. 30, 1949, 1 small hole in shoe, really great condition, holding bowl of Cream of Wheat $90.00

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by Jennifer Craft-Hurst

fear that I have an ailment that many doll collectors have. My love of antique French dolls unfortunately goes deeper than my pocketbook will allow. The few that I have acquired joined my family when I was single and working in television advertising. I am now married with a beautiful little girl. This, of course, has put the brakes on my French doll collecting.

Imagine my surprise, then, when a beautiful face appeared to me on Ebay, and my husband did not “pooh pooh” my desires. While dreaming, I was scrolling through the bevy of beauties online, when a breathtaking face stopped my search. She had the face of an Andre Thuillier bebe, with that haunting look that captures collectors’ hearts everywhere. When I read the description, I was intrigued.

This was not an A.T., but a company that was unknown to me – Verdier & Gutmacher. I searched my Blue Books to no avail. Nor was there any mention of it in any of my Mildred Seeley or Stuart Holbrook books.

Then, after opening Theimer’s Encyclopedia of French Dolls, I found a short article that explained why this doll reminded me so much of the beloved and breathtaking Andre Thuillier doll.

According to Theimer, in 1898, Thuillier stopped producing dolls. In the same year, Etienne Rodolphe Verdier and Sylvain Gutmacher established Verdier & Gutmacher & Cie. There is evidence that Verdier & Gutmacher purchased and/or took over the existing Thuillier Company. V.G. founded their company with the intention of creating and selling a new unbreakable

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doll head formed from layers of cloth absorbed with cornstarch, heated, and molded. They did file for a patent (#269 564) on August 12, 1897. They also filed for a U.S. patent on this same type of unbreakable linen based doll head. Very little information about this company is known except that they did own the trademarks to the following dolls: Bebe Excelsior V.G., Bebe Le Select V.G., Bebe Metropole V.G., and Bebe Monopole V.G. In 1899, an additional patent was filed for another complex procedure for the production of paper based and heated dolls. The question remains as to why these dolls bear such an uncanny resemblance to the Thuillier dolls. As Theimer points out, the bodies of V.G. dolls are identical to the bodies of A.T. dolls. It is possible that, when Verdier & Gutmacher bought the existing Thuillier company, they bought existing stock. It is believed that perhaps later Thuillier heads were made by Gaultier and thus, V.G. took advantage of those same molds, using them to make their heads. Whether Verdier & Gutmacher were ever successful in their production of their new “bebe incassable” made from heated fabric and paper is unknown. Presumably they were not, as Verdier & Gutmacher was dissolved in February of 1900, followed

by Etienne Verdier filing for bankruptcy a year later. With the company truly only being in existence for two years, the presence of these dolls proves to be rather rare. After writing to the Musee de la Poupee about this elusive doll, owner Samy Odin wrote to me saying that he believed that the purchase of the A.T. mold was perhaps Verdier &

Gutmacher’s “swan song.” Perhaps in waiting for their new patented doll to be created, they bankrupted themselves with the purchase of the Thuillier company.

As the Ebay auction carried on, I became more and more drawn to this doll. My husband watched as I scoured the Internet for any information I could find on this lovely girl. He could tell that I was not going to simply forget about this doll, and he agreed to discuss a limit if I were to bid on her. Being a stay-at-home mom in a single income family, my limit was not very high. Still, as the auction drew to a close, I waited with high hopes. As the final seconds approached, I entered my maximum bid and was stunned when the happy green message from Ebay appeared, declaring me the Winning Bidder in the final few seconds. I leapt about the kitchen as my two year old happily clapped for me (though she claps for anything exciting). My husband sat staring at the computer, stunned that I had actually won her. His reaction was not exactly what I had hoped, but he soon recovered from his thrifty slump. When she arrived in the mail, she was even more beautiful than her online photos. Her dreamy paperweight eyes are intoxicating, and her beautiful hand-tied French extended mohair wig accentuates her creamy bisque face like a picture frame. I changed the dress she arrived in with one I had in storage. My next quest will for an appropriate antique dress for her and appropriate shoes. Who knows, maybe someday I will find marked V.G. shoes. Unless winning the lottery is in my future, I know that I will never own an A.T. For now, I don’t need to. Every morning, my beautiful poorman’s A.T. greets me with her smiling face, thanking me for saving her from obscurity and appreciating the beauty and rarity that she possesses.

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by Dee Urquhart-Ross

tend to separate and flake. The underlying ome dolls just seem to have that color layer now exposed beautifully matches certain something, a hint of mystery the top surface. Her very expressive hands that gives them “heart” for want of a and legs have some typical scuffing to the better word. What is the extra special surfaces. Apart from these normal witnesses lure of these few antique dolls? They speak to age and time, she is in excellent condition. softly but wordlessly of their past. They She has some unusual features, foremost whisper silently in our ears of the many her enameled eyes (typically glass) which things they have seen and the places are very rare. I have seen one other they been in the many long years since doll with enameled eyes, illustrated their creation. All of this mystery and in Rosalie Whyel’s The Heart of the history is captured in their gaze and Tree, on page 94/95. The enameling reaches straight into the heart of explains the slightly faded look to the the observer who is captivated and irises. She has a one piece head, neck forever in thrall of these mute little and body all carved very delicately messengers of times past. out of one block of wood. The arms I would like to share one of these and legs are fully jointed with joints special dolls, a wooden from the late at the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips 18th century. Depicting a tall stately and knees. She has very shapely lady with a lovely fully jointed limbs and expressive hands with wooden body, she has a grave but carefully delineated fingers and nails serene demeanor. which because of the joints at elbows and She came to me from an elderly shoulders, can be posed in any number of woman who had been badly affected positions. by the recent recession and to augment The feet have two thin, short, wooden her losses, she had decided with some dowels protruding from their soles so regret to sell various items which that she can be fitted into her case with had previously been promised to a the dowels inserted into two appropriately museum of childhood. So this lovely positioned holes in the base. wooden came into my care through a The solid bald head top is unpainted. recommendation by the kindly museum Her linen wig cap is made of fine fair flax curator. The museum’s sad loss was of course which loops into curls. The wig, so well my happy gain! constructed both inside and out, is an The dolls stands about 18 inches tall Annie stands proudly showing off her interesting artifact in its own right! and is protected from the elements by a elegant outfit and classical proportions.

I could not remove the costume as it dark wooden case with a glazed hinged was sewn onto the doll, but it is quite easy to examine the door to the front. various layers. Underneath the skirt is a linen petticoat.

What luck! This protective case and the fact that her Her lower body is wrapped tightly with hemp strands to previous owner on inheriting the doll from her mother, pad it to shape with a broad hip area testifying to her 18th and having no real personal interest in the doll, had stored century origins. There are of course no drawers as they her away over many years, her case wrapped in a piece of had yet to be invented! Windy weather must have been a old linen. Her wonderful costume had thus survived the terrifying prospect! ravages of time in superb and highly colorful condition.

She has a superb linen blouse with profuse gatherings She has a gessoed head that has suffered some peeling to the sleeves with rows of tiny stitches ending in laced of the top layers, as is often the case with early wooden edged cuffs. Her amazing heavy silk dress has threedolls. The layers of gesso are quite thick and with the dimensional embroidery on the fabric of the bodice many variables of temperature encountered over the years

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A view of Annie’s shapely carved wooden legs and feet. She has dark red painted stockings and black shoes. The feet have short dowels inserted which fit into holes in the case floor and keep the doll securely standing upright so there is no danger of her falling out when the case which would have been wall-hung is opened. Note also the linen dust ruffle attached to the inside hem of her dress and her plain linen petticoat.

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A view of the front skirt panel with the apron front lifted to show the embroidery on the panel. Note also the gold bullion trims near the hem which are also used as embellishment higher on the dress.

Annie with her wig removed shows the nice shape of her carved wooden head and the detail of the interior of her flaxen wig.

The expressive carving of the hands is seen here. Again typical rubbing and peeling of the paint layers.

Annie’s silk lined apron is lifted to show the construction of her dress with its embroidered front panel cleverly designed to show the most opulent part when the apron is in lace.

It has shredded silk to the underside but remains in lovely condition where it counts on the top side!

and lower skirt front. The blue brocade has wonderful floats of colored silks running over it in the Spittalfields manner. The bodice is shaped to be a snug fit to her tapering torso and has a petal effect to the bottom with tiny ruby beads and metal gold bullion strips of decoration at the neck and armholes.

The over apron also has bullion and is sewn in place at the rear of the waist. The dress skirt is made of various small pieces of this valuable fabric. Great care was taken in the final assembly to achieve the maximum effect from the precious fabrics of the time, which were used as sparingly as possible due to their expense.

She packs presence and history into each of her 18 inches. The last owner of this special doll told me the doll had come into the family through a “Jerningham connection. I was thrilled to discover that Lady Annie Jerningham of Longridge Towers (now a boarding school in Northumberland, England) was a benefactress of the town of Berwick. There is a beautiful marble statue dedicated to her in the town. I like to think of Lady Annie treasuring this pretty wooden and I have called the doll “Annie Jerningham” in her honor.

Annie’s adventures have not stopped yet. She recently made what is probably the longest journey of her long years and has left me to cross the Atlantic to join a lovely collection of woodens in far off Canada. A true “wooden with heart” she will be much treasured in her new home.

Lady Annie Jerningham, who passed away in 1902, lived in Longridge Towers, the previous home of the doll. It is now a boarding school.

Annie Jerningham’s wooden doll in her glass fronted mahogany case which has protected her lovely costume so well.

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14” Marked: Effanbee // Patsy (in half circle). All Original.

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14” Effanbee Patsy undressed, showing her oilcloth body and legs. Composition shoulder head and full arms, jointed at shoulders. Stitched hip joints.

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n the nineteen twenties and thirties and later, the Effanbee firm was one of the leading doll manufacturers that advertised and distributed their products nationwide. In spite of this fact, unusual never before seen Effanbee dolls can be discovered today.

First to be presented here is a 14” little girl marked Effanbee Patsy (in half circle) on her shoulder plate. Quite a few of these early Patsy’s with cloth bodies are illustrated and discussed in Schoonmaker’s Patsy Encyclopedia, Vol. I. Only one of them pictured in the Encyclopedia has cloth legs. What makes our example unusual is that her body and legs were made of oilcloth. The dress of her all original outfit is tagged with an NRA label (National Recovery Act – 1933-1935). According to Schoonmaker, the cloth body Patsy was probably introduced in 1927 and appeared in group ads as late as 1931. Apparently, she was still offered in at least 1933.

The 1940 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogue offered an adorable pair called Brother and Sister. Little Brother was dressed in medium blue cotton overalls and blue plaid shirt.

Sister’s dress consisted of a plain pink skirt and pink plaid top.

At doll shows or in magazine ads one will see this pair offered for sale once in a while.

16” and 12” Brother and Sister pair. Composition heads and hands, cloth body, arms and legs, yarn wigs.

Painted eyes, closed mouths. All original.

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25” Marked: Effanbee. Same construction as Brother and Sister pair. Note that the outfit is identical in design to that of the 16” Brother.

This illustration allows us to study the carefully applied face decoration.

The irises have been outlined and highlighted. The eye “openings” have also been outlined and short eyelashes were applied all around, in addition to fine, multi stroke eyebrows. War shortages made it necessary to use yarn wigs. Because of its unplayed with condition, this doll’s yarn hair still has a nice sheen. The 1944 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogue explained that the yarn for these new wigs was made of wool, rayon and mohair.

Play set consisting of 8” all composition Babyette (called Tousle Tot) with lambs wool wig, sleep eyes and extra clothes.

Presented here and most unusual is a 25” doll dressed in pink overalls and pink plaid shirt in exactly the same style as Brother’s. The all cloth body construction with compo hands is also identical. For this very large doll the “Sweetie Pie” head was used and it has painted eyes. Has anyone seen this doll before? Was it given a name?

Next up for discussion is a lovely play set that Effanbee advertised in the March 1941 issue of “Toys and Novelties” (see illustration below left). An all composition 8” Patsy Babyette was featured. Patsy Babyette was sold with a mohair or lambs skin wig or painted hair. The doll in the illustrated play set has a lambs skin wig and is identified as Tousle Tot. She is dressed in soft, pink striped flannel pajamas. The extra set of clothes includes a diaper, socks and shoes. Doll and extra clothes have never been removed from the box.

Full page ad placed by Effanbee in Toys and Novelties, March 1941, showing an identical play set.

16” Marked: Effanbee // Baby Grumpy // Copyr.

1923. – Sleeve label: Effanbee // Dolls // Finest & Best. – Blue bird pin: Effanbee // Dolls // Finest And Best. Composition shoulder head and short arms. Wide cloth body, upper arms and legs. No shoulder joints, stitched hip joints. All original, incl. shoes and socks.

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25” Dutch Pair. No marks. (See paper tag) All cloth, with stitched hip and shoulder joints. Painted features and real eyelashes, yarn hair. All original except for girl’s apron and boy’s cap.

Paper tag of Dutch pair: A//Genuine// Georgene//Doll//A//Product of// Georgene Novelties, Inc.//New York, N.Y.// Made In U.S.A.

In the nineteen twenties, Effanbee’s Baby Grumpy was very popular. It is not too difficult to find this doll in the 12” size. It is a little harder to locate one of the larger dolls. Presented here is an all original 16” Baby Grumpy. It features a composition shoulder head, short lower compo arms and cloth legs with stitched hip joints. This version was offered in 1923/24. Later versions were offered with cloth body and full composition limbs, jointed at shoulders and hips.

Georgine Novelties, Inc. New York, N.Y.

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25” Girl in ethnic costume. No marks.

Pristine and all original, including shoes and socks. Tag is a copy. (See description above.)

clothes or come across one of those desks seen in the ad illustration?

Averill Manufacturing Co., New York City (same company as Georgene Novelties)

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ver their existence, this firm operated under various names at the same time or at various times. It is quite confusing. However, there is no doubt in anybody’s mind that Georgene Averill (also known as Madame Georgene) was their chief designer at all times. A big success was her Indian dolls dressed in colorful felt costumes. They were offered for sale for possibly fifteen years (ca. 1915 – 1930).

As the style of their clothing never changed, the dolls are easily recognized: the girls were dressed in wrap around,

he June 1935 issue of Toys and Novelties carried the following illustrated editorial: “Georgene Child-Like dolls and Dolly Desk Sets Go Over Big. At the recent American Toy Fair, the Georgene exhibit of child-like dolls received a great deal of publicity. Many stores throughout the country are planning to benefit by this interest that has been aroused by building the same type of display in their stores. In August many of the stores plan to feature it in their promotion of ‘School Clothes.’ In addition to the child-like dolls, Georgene Novelties, Inc. are manufacturing the Dolly Desk Sets pictured here. This is an entirely new item and is filling a long-felt want in the toy business.”

Shown with this article are three dolls that are identical to those seen in the schoolroom scene.

All three are 25” tall and not marked. The Dutch pair features real wooden shoes.

It is not clear what ethnic costume the other girl is wearing. All of the clothes are made of good quality materials and are well sewn. Has This illustration accompanied editorial copy in Toys And Novelties, June 1935, anybody ever seen this doll dressed in school showing the above dolls dressed as school girls in a school room setting.

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24” Marked: A. M. © Co. (Averill Manufacturing Co.) Composition shoulder head and full arms. Wide cloth body and legs. Jointed at shoulders, stitched hip joints. Black yarn wig with long braids over molded hair. Painted eyes, multi stroke brows, open/ closed mouth. All original except for one moccasin.

18” Marked: N. D. Co. Composition flange head and short arms. Cloth body, arms and legs, pin jointed with outside disks. Molded painted black hair and brown eyes, closed mouth. All original.

13” Peterkins. Marked E. I. H. © Inc. (E. I. Horsman, Inc) – Girl’s cloth dress tag: Horsman//Doll//M’F’D. In U.S.A. Composition flange heads, full arms and legs, cloth bodies. Molded, painted black hair and brown eyes. Smiling, closed mouths. All original clothes, except boy’s moccasins.

fringed skirts and the boys in fringed pants. A fringed tunic that laced in front was worn by both sexes. Boys wore headdresses with lots of colorful feathers and girls had felt head bands. Fringes were liberally decorated with glass beads.

Illustrated with this article is a 24” Indian girl. At two feet tall, she is the largest ever seen, and she makes quite a statement. She was produced on a typical mama doll body assembly with wide cloth body and sturdy cloth legs, popular in the early nineteen twenties.

been tremendously successful with the Campbell Kids at the beginning of the previous decade. Now, the dolls illustrated on the magazine cover were called Peterkins.

Pictured here is a pair of 13” Peterkins dressed as Indians. Apparently, these dolls were not quite as successful as Horsman had expected, as they are hard to find in today’s collector market and particularly as a pair dressed in their original Indian outfits. They were available with painted or sleep eyes.

Natural Doll Co., New York

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uring the period that Georgene Averill’s Indian dolls were on the market, various companies produced dolls dressed in colorful felt costumes. An 18” boy marked N.D. Co. is pictured here. He is included for comparison purposes. While his costume is made of felt and features lots of fringes, his blouse is not laced up in front and, therefore, could not be mistaken as an Averill doll. (In her early career, Georgene Averill bought doll heads from various companies. If the doll was wearing an Averill costume and was marked N.D. Co., it would have been sold by the Averills.)

E. I. Horsman Co., New York City

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full page ad by the Horsman Company was featured on the front cover of the June 1929 issue of Toys and Novelties. Pictured were a boy and a girl doll that looked very much like the Campbell Kids. The firm had 56

16” Patsy “look alike” in short pant and beret outfit. Faintly marked: ACME // TOY CO. All composition fully jointed.

Molded brown hair and sleep eyes, closed mouth. All original incl. shoes and socks. Box marked: My Playmate Doll// Geo. Borgfeldt Corp. New York City. (Box not illustrated).

Geo. Borgfeldt, New York City

he Borgfeldt Company was probably one of the largest producers of dolls in New York City during the first thirty years of the past century. Yet, at times this firm bought dolls from other companies, outfitted and sold by them under their own name. Such is the case with a socalled “Patsy look alike” illustrated next.

The Effanbee Company introduced their all composition Patsy doll in 1928. Patsy was one of their greatest successes and spawned an untold number of so called “look alikes” by every other company in town. While they could not copy Patsy exactly, just changing the molded hair a bit was enough to avoid patent infringement claims by Effanbee.

Collecting the various versions of the “look alikes” would make for an interesting collection.

The doll presented here is 14” tall and faintly marked Acme // Toy Co. She is all original and in pristine condition. The label on the original box is imprinted “My Playmate Doll, Geo. Borgfeldt Corp. New York City.”

by Julie Blewis

Rare black Kaiser Baby, nearly 20 inches.

must start by confessing that I have never really liked the Kammer & Reinhardt mold #100, known by collectors as the Kaiser Baby. That is what makes the hobby of doll collecting so much fun; we all don’t all like the same thing.

Given that statement, this is a cautionary tale of how I let one Kaiser Baby into my home, and the floodgate was open and others just followed. It was like their appearance in my home was beyond my control! But I have gotten ahead of myself, and need to go back to the doll’s creation in 1908 with the birth of the German character movement.

The Kammer & Reinhardt factory, located in Waltershausen , was founded in 1885 by Ernst Kammer, the modeler and Franz Reinhardt, the businessman. It was a very successful collaboration of creativity and business sense that ended up producing some of the most coveted dolls to ever come out of Germany.

In 1908, the doll movement in Germany received a real jolt with the introduction of the character dolls by Marion Kaulitz at an exhibit at the Hemann Tietz department store in Munich, Germany. Her Munich Art dolls, as they came to be known, were a huge departure from the open mouth German dolls that had previously dominated the doll business. Gone was the blank expression and in its stead was a sensitive portrayal of a realistic child.

Mold 100, painted eyes, toddler body.

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Kammer & Reinhardt (K & R) were quick to embrace this new innovation, and unlike the Munich Art dolls, their character dolls would be bisque heads produced in commercial manufacturing. K & R took the lead in the bisque manufacturing movement and in furtherance of that goal sought out the talent to create their new character heads. So in 1908, K & R engaged Prof. Arthur Lewin-Funcke, a talented sculptor and artist to create molds for their new character doll series. As a father of four, Lewin-Funcke was able to draw inspiration for his sculpts from his children and succeeded in creating realistic molds that reflected emotion and personality. In fact, the role Lewin-Funcke played in creating character dolls for K & R was largely kept secretive. The Ciesliks have proposed that this was at the bequest of the sculptor who did not want to jeopardize his reputation as a serious artist by disclosing his role in creating character dolls. It was only due to the very diligent and extended research by the Ciesliks that his role has recently come to light.

The very first sculpt undertaken by Prof.

Lewin-Funcke was of the 100 model that we know, incorrectly, as the Kaiser Baby. It was to be a sixmonth old baby and was named Lachendes Baby (Laughing baby). There was no connection to Wilhelm Kaiser and that reference is a complete misnomer. The exact human

Rare wigged version wig with eyes.

Brown version of the Kaiser Baby, also a large size at nearly 20 inches.

model for the head has not been determined, but unlike some of his other sculpts, the 100 is not based on any of Lewin-Funcke’s own children. There are two known examples in bronze of the bust created by LewinFuncke for what became the 100 series baby. In the book Charakterpuppen, From Portrait to Model Character Dolls

by Christa Langer there is a reprint of letters exchanged between Franz Reinhardt and Arthur Lewin-Funcke in which Reinhardt expresses the view that the baby head modeled for the 100 58

is considered ugly by many of his customers and that a more attractive baby head is needed in the character doll line. In fact as a reluctant response to that criticism, Lewin-Funcke does supply another baby head in 1911, the 116 that was modeled after his oldest son Andreas. However this is the last work he does for K & R and it has been theorized that the criticism of the baby head for the 100 was a deciding factor in severing the relationship.

I must confess that I share the views expressed

by Franz Reinhardt and for that reason I had always deferred adding a K * R 100 doll to my collection, which mostly consists of character dolls. However, I could not deny the importance of the 100 mold as the first in the character line by K & R so I finally succumbed when Carmel Doll Shop offered for sale a very black version in a large 50cm size. I figured I now had one rare example and that would be the end. How naïve of me! A few months later a brown version is being sold at a Theriault’s auction, in the same size, and it is suggested that it would be a great contrast to the black model. Fine, one more and that was to be it. Of course, this was followed by the rare wigged version with glass eyes and a standard painted eye 100 on a toddler body. I have now found my collection dominated by not one, but four, versions of a doll I don’t much care for! As you can see in the photo from Linda Kellermann’s collection, these 100s have a disturbing ability to multiply. So if anyone knows of an Asian version of the doll, please don’t tell me!

Photos Andy Ourant

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I asked our compo expert Ursula Mertz who immediately recognized the doll and identified it as “Baby Aire,” an Averill doll.

This ad for Baby Aire appears in her book, Collector’s Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls, Volume I. Courtesy Collector’s Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls, Volume I.

Correction

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Does the K * R 100 model have the ability to multiply?

Linda Kellermann photo.

Bibliography Cieslik, Jurgen and Marianne. German Doll Studies.

Annapolis, MD: Gold Horse Publishing, 2001 Krombholz, Mary Gorham. Identifying German Character Dolls. Cumberland, MD: Reverie Publishing Company, 2008.

Langer, Christa. Charakterpuppen. Duisburg, Germany: Verlag Puppen & Spielzeug, 1993

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tephanie Spika, from Long Beach, CA, wrote to us, “I loved Marina Tagger’s article filled with children and their dolls! Each one is so unique, telling its own secret story to the viewer.

I inherited a number of small mementos from my mother, but the one I probably treasure the most is a photo I found in her collection, proudly posing outdoors with her doll. It would have been about 1927.”

Do You Have a Mystery Doll?

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erhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo (email: antiquedoll@gmail.com or mail to Antique Doll Collector, P. O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768). If we can’t identify it, our readers may be able to help.

n our last issue (page 59) we featured the amazing Santas being produced

by Lynn Murray and Anne Thornton-Trump. The sisters purchased the twenty-year old Christmas mold collection of Kathy Patterson who has taught Lynn and Anne the art of reproducing the finest papier mache German-style Santas. Kathy’s website was reported incorrectly – it is Please visit www.antiquedollcollector.com babesfromthewoods.com. During this past year the talented artist has devoted her talents to making reproduction early woodens. for our back issue sale.

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7 Nashua, NH. Doll Show & Sale. Holiday Inn, Nashua. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232.

8-9 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn, Nashua.

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10-11 Appleton, WI. Antiques Sale. Tri County Arena. Big Brothers Big Sisters. 920-739-3542.

10 Des Moines, IA. Doll & Bear & Toy Sale. Iowa State Fairgrounds Walnut Center Bldg. Colleen Holden.

515-986-1975.

10 E. Syracuse, NY. Doll Show & Sale. 148 Sanders Creek Pkwy. Mid York Doll Club. 315-698-4501.

10 Ringgold, GA. Doll Show & Sale. Colonnade Catoosa Civic Center. Chattanooga Doll Club.

423-596-8167.

10 San Jose, CA. Doll Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

11 East Meadow, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale.

Temple Emanu-el. Muriel Talin. 516-481-1745.

11 Evansville, IN. Tri-State Doll Show & Sale. 4H Fairgrounds. Rhoda Wade. 618-265-3191.

11 Greensburg, PA. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Four Points by Sheraton. Laurel Highlands Doll Club.

724-837-8994.

15 Hatfield, PA. Important Alderfer Doll Auction.

501 Fairgrounds Road. Alderfer Auction & Appraisal.

215-393-3023.

16 Louisville, KY. Antique & Collectible Doll Auction.

Hays & Associates, Inc. 502-584-4297.

16-18 Myrtle Beach, SC. Doll Show. Springmaid Beach Resort Conference Center. Knight Shows.

803-783-8049.

17 Charleston, SC. State Day Luncheon. Helen Kish.

Middleton Place Gardens. Cheryl Lane. 843-797-1500.

17 Chartres Cedex, France. Fine Toy Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28.

17 Holland, MI. Doll Show. Holland Civic Ctr. 269-599-1511.

17-18 Livonia Gaw, MI. Fashion Doll Show. Livonia Marriott. gawfund.org.

17 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Dolls & Bears & Collectibles Show. Amara Shrine Temple.

Young–At-Heart Dolls. 561-304-9581.

17-18 Seattle, WA. NADDA Annual Doll Show & Sale.

Dolls Through the Ages Exhibit. Doubletreee Guest Suites Seattle Airport Southcenter. 206-575-8220.

17 Sparks, NV. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629.

17 Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Washington Army National Guard Readiness Center. Stacy Montoya.

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18 Columbus, OH. Doll Show & Sale. Aladdin Shrine Center. Mark Harris. 740-297-0318 18 Whitman, MA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Knights of Columbus. Whitman Mother’s Club. 781-447-6079.

21-25 Burlingame, CA. Treasures for Little Children Convention. Antique Toys. Must be a member to attend convention. Public Sales Day on April 25.

Sondra Krueger. 530-893-5135.

24 Geneseo, NY. Antique & Collectible Doll Auction.

Matt Cottone. 585-739-1093.

24-25 Holyoke, MA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show.

Holiday Inn. The Maven Co. 413-534-3311.

24 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Larry Herman. 925-947-1572.

25 Menasha, WI. Fox Valley Area Toy Show. Waverly Beach Supper Club. 920-730-0292.

25 Rochester, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Eagle’s Club.

Henrietta Doll Lovers Club. 585-889-2015.

25 St. Charles, IL. Antique & Collectible Toy & Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows, Inc. 773-736-5140.

25-5/2 Trenton, TN. Teapot Festival. www.teapotcollection.com 25 Tucson, AZ. Doll Show & Sale. Randolph Park Hotel. Karen Kosies. 520-321-0003.

4/30-5/1 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show & Sale.Vallejo Fairgrounds.

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1 Coventry, CT. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Coventry High School. Joy Kelleher. 860-742-6359.

1 Grapevine, TX. Doll Show. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. 903-564-9121.

1 Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center.

Greater Orlando Doll Club. 407-678-5678.

1 Muskegon, MI. Doll Sale. Maranatha Conf. Center.

Muskegon Sand Dollars Doll Club. 231-755-4993.

2 Easton, PA. Doll & Bear Show. Forks Township Community Center. The Forks of the Delaware Doll Club. 980-454-1853.

2 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Serb Hall. Orphans in the Attic. 920-563-0046.

2 Saginaw, MI. Doll Show. 3211 Carla Dr. Timbertown Dollology. Timbertowndollclub.com 2 St. Louis, MO. Doll & Toy Miniature & Teddy Bear Show. St. Louis Jewish Community Center. Staenberg Family Complex. St. Louis Fashion Doll Collector’s Club. 636-464-8058.

2 Toledo, OH. Doll Show. Stranahan Great Hall.

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8 Grand Rapids, MI. Doll Show. 2345 Robinson SE. Snowbabies of W. Michigan Doll Study Group.

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8 Nazareth, PA. Doll Auction. Dotta Auction Co., Inc. 610-759-7389.

8 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Kleiver Nat’l. Guard Armory. Dorothy Drake.

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8 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094.

15 Batavia, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Saturday’s Child Dolls. 585-265-1226.

15-16 Chartres Cedex, France. Dolls & Automata Mechanical Music Auction. Galerie DeChartes.

33(0)2 37 88 28 28.

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15 Clovis, CA. Doll Show. Clovis Memorial Bldg.

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15 Columbus, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Bldg. Dolls’ Night Out Club. 812-376-9124.

15 Hillsborough, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Big Barn Convention Ctr. Knight Shows. 803-783-8049.

16 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Bear Show. Mcm Elegante. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629.

16 New Hope, PA. Doll Show & Sale. Firehouse N. Sugan Rd. 215-657-2477.

22 Kansas City, MO. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Park Place Hotel. Show Me Doll Club of MO & KS. 913-897-3659.

22 Sequim, WA. Doll Show. Sequim High School.

Olympic Peninsula Doll Club. 360-582-9982.

26 London, England. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears & Juvenalia. Bonhams Knightsbridge. +44 (0) 20 7393 3900.

29 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll houses & Miniatures & More Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28.

29 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador.

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12 W. Covina, CA. Doll & Bears Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

13 Anaheim, CA. Doll & Jewelry Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

19 Charlotte, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Metrolina Tradeshow Expo Bldg. Knight Show. 803-783-8049.

26 Algoma, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Algoma High School. Al Hansen. 920-563-0046.

26 Kennett Sq., PA. Maggie Iacono at Longwood Gardens.

Happily Ever After. Registration. 215-627-5790.

26 Mesa, AZ. Doll Show. Discovery Point Retirement Community. Cherie. 480-924-6474.

29 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Puyallup Fair & Event Center. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

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rare one of a kind character attributed to SFBJ, 22 inches, with a solid dome bisque shoulderhead, slightly turned head, inset “jewel” paperweight eyes, a German kid body with gusset jointing and bisque lower arms sold at the February 20 Frasher auction in Scottsdale, AZ for $14,560 (including buyer’s premium). It is believed that the doll was designed for commercial production but never put into production.

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Hertel Schwab Googly - Nineteen inches of pure delight! What does the Easter Bunny have in store for this adorable youngster with her mischievous twinkle and impish grin? Dressed in her best antique party frock and lovely cinnamon colored ringlets, this marked 165/10 Googly is ready to go on the Egg Hunt! Flirtatious side glance amber eyes set in lovely bisque and her original toddler body with chubby straight wrists make her a delightful addition with extra presence in this unusual larger size! Hippity Hop! $9400

17.5" French Fashion Child - Making her grand entrance is this fetching 17.5 inch child fashion garbed in a superb original persimmon gown with elaborate black soutache trim-work.

Her original copper tinted glazed boots and fabric covered straw chapeau serve to frame the loveliness of this charming mademoiselle. She resides on a sturdy gusseted kid body with articulated knees, separately stitched toes and lovely long bisque arms all in generally excellent condition. She moves her elegant gaze from side to side courtesy of her linear swivel neck; perhaps attributed to the Maison Barrois. She retains her original skin wig, array of proper undergarments and is prepared to move into that special place in your heart. $8850

Jumeau Automaton w/Marked 1 Head - Her job may be tedious‌ perhaps not the delicate life of her esteemed Lady; however, 'The Laundress' is a lovely young woman by Jumeau that performs her tasks with grace and aplomb... a proud beauty with attention to detail. She gently pats the garment with a dampened puff in her left hand then carefully raises her right arm with the iron near her cheek to make certain of the heat. Gracefully, she brings the iron back down and artfully executes her skill of making her Lady's garment a pressed and tidy work of art! As she works the key turns and her favorite tune inspires her to continue on with her tasks‌ This is a rare and fabulous Automaton. At Auction, 'The Laundress' commands hard to attain prices. In this venue she IS attainable; she is FABULOUS, and she is a RARE FIND! $11,500

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21.5" Behind the Ears Hairstyle China - A gleaming, harder-to-find China with rarer 'Behind the Ears' hairstyle and abundance of sausage curls at the back of her neck. This is a lovely example, garbed in period white-woven cotton ensemble, raggedy, albeit original leather boots, lovely hand stitched leather arms with individually stitched fingers and a presence that communicates the times of our forefathers. A treasure and heirloom. $1295

Tiny Beeswax Doll and Early Wax - Two very different examples! A tiny 6" Beeswax Doll from the later 1700's or possibly very early 1800's... completely original and in roundly fabulous condition all things considered! Note the 'stomacher' from waist to bosom. See her intricately braided hair in the back. At one time this doll was much lighter in hue, but the years have robbed her of her paler look and her tiny wax hands‌ Still, a true Survivor! $875. / 15" English Poured Wax Child on unmarked muslin body with rooted human hair, wax hands and feet. This doll is truly impressive with her rooted ash locks and lashes, pretty childish face, brilliant blue glass eyes and wonderfully executed hands and feet! $1095

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