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LAYAWAY AVAILABLE • Member UFDC & NADDA 6.5” All Bisque S & H Mignonette, pw eyes, mint bisque, orig. mohair wig, gorgeous orig. ant. silk & lace dress adorned w/ribbons & pearls, beautiful ant. hat & orig. undies. On orig. perfect slender “peg strung” bisque mignonette body & a “swivel neck”. She is SO BEAUTIFUL, I love her!! $2750.
12” E. J. Jumeau#4 Bebe, mint pale pressed bisque w/orig. “head coil” intact, almond shaped pw eyes, orig. mohair wig & cork pate, wears a beautiful ant. batiste & lace Fr. dress adorned w/silk ribbons sewn in, orig. Fr. shoes w/big rosettes & genuine Jumeau necklace & fabulous ant. Fr. hat, early orig. str. wrist “signed” Jumeau body. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING & great cabinet size!! $6800.
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20.5” Handwerck #99 DEP, fabulous pale bisque (very minor wig pulls on back of head under wig) sl. eyes, great Fr. HH wig & orig. pate, orig. cotton dress, ant. “signed Germany” leather shoes & ant. Fr. hat, orig. Handwerck body. GORGEOUS!!! ONLY....$775.
French Vitrine lined w/aqua silk, 4” x 4” x 2‑3/4”, beveled glass lid, brass frame embossed w/flowers & more, out of my collection, very decorative, marked “323 DÉPOSÉ”. Great addition to your collection!! $650.
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Here’s a girl to tug on your heart strings! 16” Hertel Schwab 165 Googlie girl with spectacular curly blonde antique mohair wig, adorable expression on original chubby toddler body. Few come along with this much presence! $6500~
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Hypnotic 8 over EJ; eighteen inches of exquisite early beauty. Sublime pale bisque, huge blue enamel threaded paper weight eyes, mauve shading over sweeping lashes, antique costume and mohair wig. Dramatic beauty~ $8800
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27) Rare 16” Glass Eye K*R 101 Marie - a most poetic winsome pouty! The luscious original blond mohair wig frames her tender bittersweet expression as does her feminine floral print vintage ensemble in delicate layers & antique shoes. A discreet hidden flaw makes her choice size attainable at last! $2750 28) Very Rare 19” Glass Eye K*R 114 Hans - An important one with his serious pouty Closed Mouth, and handsome square jaw, sensational dewy bisque with soulful eyes and Factory Wig & Body. Such a romantic young suitor in his Elegant Silk Suit. $6700 29) 20” Factory Original Mechanical SFBJ - ca1899. Her gold lettered silk sash says “I talk-I walk- and send you Kisses” as she turns her head and talks. A classic in rich Original Silk Couture w/ Matching Hat and Factory Wig and eyelashes. So dear! $1495 29
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30) Spectacular 20” Bru Era 1860’s Poupee w. Wooden Arms - not enough can be said about this captivating antiquity and her moonlit bisque, cobalt threaded eyes, portrait like elegance with chiseled features and exquisite artwork. Her Jointed Wood Arms including the wrists and long her fingers lend to her imperial grace. Smartly dressed for a Fête du Printemps in her antique striped day dress. $4750
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By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea A Deborah Jenkines Sewing Workshop October 18-21, 2018
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ou are cordially invited to be a part of our Autumn Sewing Workshop, the second in a series, conducted by the award-winning doll costumer, Deborah Jenkines, of Charleston, South Carolina. Under Deborah’s skillful direction, attendees will construct an ensemble to fit “Charlotte” a jointed-knee all bisque doll created by the acclaimed reproduction doll artist, Carl Armstrong. Charlotte is based on a jointed-knee Kestner example found in The Grovian Doll Museum’s collection. While all attendees will receive a doll, returning attendees will receive Charlotte’s twin brother “Charles,” along with not only a kit for his matching mariner ensemble, but also the kit for Charlotte’s mariner ensemble shown here. Those coming for the first time will receive Charlotte and the kit for her mariner ensemble, with the option to purchase the companion doll, Charles. The workshop activities will take place inside the spacious home of the Carmel Doll Shop, which is located at 213 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove, California. (831) 643‑1902.
Registered Attendees will Receive: u A Thursday evening Welcome Reception with delicious food and drink. u Three days of personal instruction from our Instructor, Deborah Jenkines. u A complete kit to create the Mariner ensemble for Charlotte, plus other costumes still to be announced. u A jointed-knee all bisque doll from Carl Armstrong u Delicious lunches and dinners on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are included in the workshop fee. u Special shopping opportunities tailored just for doll costumers. u Private viewing of The Grovian Doll Museum Collection.
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23” Andres Flurent Thruillier A9T, OM w/ 2 rows of teeth on wonderful stiff wrist lady body, beautiful molding & painting, a little touch up on body by neck socket $14,500.
16” Kestner 220 Toddler body w/ fur wig, blue sleep eyes, plaster pate, rub on cheek, head marked: H Made in Germany 12, JDK, 220, 15 $3295.
26.5” Kammer & Reinhart 116A on BJ Toddler body, brown sleep eyes, cheek rub, brunette HH wig, red velvet w/ fur trim outfit $1750.
20” Bru Jne 7 on Chevrot body w/ bisque arms, blue pw eyes, blonde mohair wig, pierced ears, marked Bru Jne shoes, fingers on left hand professionally repaired $20,950.
24” Eden Bebe Paris M, Fleishmann & Blodel Doll factory Paris, blue pw eyes, stiff wrist bj body, pierced ears, label on body, antique undergarments & leather shoes marked 4 $2650.
27” Kestner 220 on toddler body, brown sleep eyes, plaster pate, antique boys clothes, blonde mohair wig, head marked: Q Made in Germany 20, JDK, 220, some paint touch up on fingers $4500.
18” Kestner Hilda 245 on 5 piece toddler body, blue sleep eyes, beautiful baby body, Marked J Made in Germany 13, 245, JDK Jr., 1914, @, Hilda $1950.
27” Kammer & Reinhart K star R 115A on bj toddler body, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, white antique clothing $2850.
19” Kestner 220 on bj toddler body, blue sl eyes, HH wig, antique clothing, head marked: K Made in Germany 14, JDK, 220 $3595.
27” Kestner 220 on toddler body, blue sleep eyes, plaster pate, antique boys clothes, brunette HH wig, head marked: Q Made in Germany 20, JDK, 220 $4500.
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28” EJ DEPOSE 13 Jumeau, brown pw eyes, stamped early stiff wrist body, applied pierced ears, antique clothing, piece glued and hairline right side of head $4995
22” DEPOSE 10 Jumeau on 6 ball stiff wrist body w/ Jumeau Medaille d’ ‘or Paris blue stamp, blue pw eyes, applied ears, blonde mohair wig, antique clothing $5995.
17” Kestner 245 Hilda on toddler body, brown sleep eyes, right hand rebuilt thumb and pinkie, Marked H Made in Germany 12, 245, JDK Jr., 1914, @, Hilda $2150.
24” Simon & Halbig 1488 on bj toddler body, blue sleep eyes, eye chip on left eye, upper left rim, antique clothing, brunette HH wig, comes with 6.25” CM all original dressed German bisque doll, missing one leg $3495 18” JDK 226 Baby Kestner, blue sleep eyes, plaster pate, blond mohair wig, few rubs on lips & cheeks, JDK 226 © 1910 $275
18” Kestner Hilda 245 JDK Jr, K 14, 1914, blue sleep eyes, baby body wear on hands, antique baby dress, HH wig in braids $1995.
24.5” Simon & Halbig Erica #1489 Baby, blue sleep eyes, open mouth w/ 2 teeth, 5 piece body, eyes have some scratches $1995.
11” Alexander Madeline Du Bein 1937 all original, mint compo, Wendy Ann face $325.
20” Alexander Coco 1966 #2026 all original $695
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Ocean Grove, NJ 732-604-3011 • dollmanofog@aol.com
1. Luxury doll made in Sonnenberg Germany for Jumeau – original body marked Jumeau, head marked (A or I). Blue inset eyes – original wig with braiding on top. 12 inches – mint all original – outstanding doll. Call
2. Rare AM character doll – intaglio painted blue eyes – marked “Made in Germany – A4M” – circa 1910 – fine sculpting around eyes and mouth – beautiful rare doll – 16 inches $6750.
3. What a gem! This seldom found 11-1/2 inch ebony black, open mouth, Steiner child is in mint condition – marked “A-S” – great antique outfit – $3750.
4. “The Great Pretenders” This 18 inch Sonneberg child doll has a strong resemblance to the Jumeau Triste – perfect bisque and body with antique light brown wig – splendid outfit made in the French manner with antique fabric – circa 1882-1885. $3250.
5. Highly desirable Heubach figurine of little girl lovingly holding her favorite doll – perfect – 14 inches $1150.
6. Rare and beautiful early (7/EJ) Jumeau – perfect bisque and body – wearing extremely hard to find couture outfit by Ernestine Jumeau Studio – original blond wig and Jumeau shoes – 19-1/2 inches – $10,750.
7. Outstanding 19 inch AT Kestner with beautiful brown sleep eyes – head and body perfect – she has “The Look” – beautifully dressed – $8950.
9. Harder to find character doll by Kammer & Reinhardt – marked 109 – dressed as a boy with original outfit and wig – no wig pulls – 14” – a special little boy for your collection $6750.
8. Choice pouty face Kestner with closed mouth – marked XI – perfect head and body – Blue sleep eyes – blonde mohair wig – beautifully dressed – 16 inches – $3750.
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10. What a pair!! Little sister “Elise” is 12” – also perfect and all original with no wig pulls – find sculpting – marked “K*R 109” – $5750.
11. Exquisite all original Jumeau – Incised Depose Jumeau – size 9 – circa 1884 – only made one or two years. Gorgeous original couture outfit original Jumeau shoes and socks – 22 inches – $7950.
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Little Girls with Rosy Cheeks Photos and text by Alf Ertsland
Group of Kestner dolls, including some allbisque dolls. Even the little all-bisque dolls seem to have borrowed some features from Schmitt & Fils dolls.
n a recent article published in Antique DOLL Collector, I mentioned the pleasure of making a little visit to the dolls room before going to bed. The evening light creates a special atmosphere in the room, adding a little magic to the dolls. Some large French Bébés usually catches my first attention, before I let my eyes stop by a shelf with cabinet sized dolls, representing Bébés from various French producers. They are easier to place in groups along with small doll carriages and various accessories, and always fun to look at. 20
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This evening I ended up watching a group of early German girl dolls from Gebrüder Kühnlenz, Alt, Beck & Gottschalk, J.D.K. Kestner, Simon & Halbig, and some Sonneberg dolls. Among them was one of the first dolls we purchased, a C.F. Kling mold 123. The general quality of French dolls from the golden age is high. France was at the peak of their doll production. And nothing would ever surpass this quality in the yeas to come. French dolls have fascinated collectors for almost one and a half century and will for a long time.
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Two early shoulder head dolls admiring an all-bisque Kling doll in Märklin carriage. “Antoinette”, from AB&G at left, and “Little Millie”, Kling 166-5 at right. “Antoinette” was for a long time a mysterious dollto us. We finally found photos of marked, molded hair dolls from Alt Beck & Gottschalk, also found with molded teeth in a china head version. The first time I noticed a similar doll was in an article on the Vienna Doll Museum years ago. Their logo for the museum was a large doll dressed as a boy. “Antoinette” has a domed head, and a very deep shoulder plate, similar to most early AB & G dolls. No markings at all, except from a number. The similarity of colors and decoration is obvious the moment you compare her with other AB&G dolls, and so are the eyes. Same mold is found with a glazed china head, tinted bisque, and finally a wax over composition head. Below: “Antoinette” is showing off in her underwear, revealing her childlike proportions. She is on a German kid body, related to French Bru kid bodies. Also showing off her beautiful pink shoes and her underwear that have never been removed. Her name was written on a piece of paper, attached to her underwear. Closeup of “Antoinette”, showing her pale skin colors and overall decoration and beautiful, original earrings.
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Closeup of small Kling doll, “Little Millie”, 166-5 at 12 inches, focusing on her large spiral treaded blue eyes.
Closeup of large Kling doll, “Millie”, mold, 166-8 at 19 inches, with her striking almond shaped eyes, outlined in black. I always had warm feelings for Kling dolls. When we started collecting dolls, they were the best dolls we could get. They seem to be quite plentiful in Scandinavia, compared to other German dolls. “Millie” and “Little Millie”, two dolls by C.F. Kling, mold 166, size 8 and 5. One is on a long kid body, and the small one on short, chubby kid body. C.F. Kling seems to have produced some of his molds for many years, but he also seems to have altered some molds, probably because of changing trends during the decades. These beautiful girl dolls were produced towards the end of the 1870’s or early 1880’s. They have pale bisque with pink cheeks and large, almond shaped eyes, blue or brown. They appear with curly, light blonde hairstyle, not unlike angels presented as glossy pictures and illustrations for scrapbooks. They are shoulder head dolls on cloth or kid bodies, with closed mouth and very often baldhead, like mold 123, 166. Some previous fashion dolls from C.F. Kling show great resemblance to mold 166, and must gradually have been modified to look more childish. These two early versions of mold 166 both have deep shoulder plates with slightly bent heads, turned to the left.
When we think of German dolls we tend to look for other qualities. We admire the early paper masché dolls, china and parian dolls, and are thrilled by the variations of character and googly dolls. But when we talk about the refined quality of French fashion dolls, and Bébés, our eyes sparkle. They are beautiful, unattainable and expensive. Like many novice collectors we started buying German dolls in the early eighties, not because they were German but because they were available and affordable. And, of course, we did find them beautiful and exciting. A majority of child dolls from the 70’s to early 90’s were produced with closed mouth, which made them even more attractive. 22
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To many collectors, some of these German, shoulder head girl dolls have suffered from a dubious reputation, caused by their stiff necks and long bodies. These types of German dolls seldom brought high prices at auctions when we started collecting, and were obtainable on a limited budget. We could find the same doll heads on long bodies, in the German style, or mounted on short, chubby, kid bodies in the French Bru style. It was even more exciting to find similar heads on composition bodies with ball joints and straight wrists, influenced by French bébés. These dolls were more attractive to collectors and brought higher prices. Compared to French Bébés they still were obtainable.
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Very early I was intrigued by obvious similarities between some German and French dolls at the end of the century. This was the beginning of my growing interest in the connections between France and Germany in this field. Of course these observations were just assumptions, since we could not afford to buy any French dolls at that time. This article is a tribute to these dolls, and not an in-depth analysis. A Swedish doll friend of ours shared the same interest in these early girl dolls, and could show us very nice examples, including mold 136, a socalled Sonneberg doll, previous known as Belton types. It was easy to see the similarity to a French Jumeau doll. She had a soft spot for these modest and cautious little girls, with their pale skin color, rosy cheeks and gentle expressions. She loved to dress little Sonneberg dolls, Simon & Halbig, Bähr & Pröchild, Kestner and others in the sweetest dresses. I wonder if they reminded her of her own childhood, and a vague reminiscent of how little girls once were. Her experiences through 17 years as doll collecting gave us a push forward and underlined the fact that we were on the right track, looking for and cherishing some of the same subtle values of a doll. I have let the photos express the beauty and qualities of these dolls. Some are depicting German girls, often with the typical long bodies, like a continuation of German china and fashion dolls from previous years. Some have a hint of exotic French aura, unlike the more cautious and simpler northern European legacy. All of them were produced in Germany from the late 1870’s to early1890’s, and I believe that this period of German doll industry highly reflect the influence of ongoing trends in Europe with a sharp eye turned towards France and their success within their own doll industry. There was an increasing interest in doll collecting throughout the world during the 1980’s. This led to new doll research, and releases of many new
This Kling doll, “Eugenie”, mold 123-8 at 20,5 inches, is wearing a Norwegian regional costume and headscarf, from Setesdal. She has a commercial made cloth body and beautiful half arms, and is an early version of this mold with very pale bisque and softly applied colors. Unlike many early German shoulder head dolls, she does not have a turned head, but the head is leaning a bit forward, looking down. In later years new research has connected many different, early bisque/parian doll molds to this producer during the 1870’s.
“Camilla”, another version of mold 123, size 10, at 19,5 inches, on kid body. This one has the more unusual hazel brown eyes, outlined in black. The early versions of mold 123 and seems to have been produced slightly earlier than mold 166 with the larger eyes and more childlike look. Antique DOLL Collector
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“Inga”, C.F. Kling doll, 18 inches, has a head looking forward like the earlier versions of mold 123, size 6. Her arms are typical for many Kling dolls found in Scandinavia. She is marked with a K inside a clock. Her facial shape and decoration is showing clearly that this is a later dolls, She is representing a child with rounder face and plump cheeks. Her appearance is more of a smaller child, underlining the fact that Kling altered the faces due to ongoing trends. C.F. Kling registered their trademark, K inside a bell, in 1881, but it may have been used from 1880. This version was produced for several decades. Another doll, mold 124, is identical, but has an open mouth with teeth.
“Amalie”, at 20.5 inches, by Kling is also a quite early girl doll. She is bald head and marked 152-8 and rather seldom seen in the market. She has an open closed mouth with four molded upper teeth. She is slightly smiling, having a very gentle and soft look. The decoration is similar to the 123, and so is her face, except for a slimmer nasal bridge. She is one of a few early Kling dolls with additional brush strokes to her mouth, to emphasize the shapes of her lips and the molded teeth. Her almond shaped eyes are blue/grey and threaded, with finely painted eyelashes and brows. She is very close to perfection.
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books and informative articles in doll magazines. New price records for some dolls around the world, could also be an important factor in a flourishing market. At the same time we attended our first doll auctions and doll fairs abroad, as the market in Scandinavia was quite limited. We looked and learned, and eventually started to collect French dolls, character dolls, googlies, etc. As the years passed, and through our pursuit of antique dolls, I almost unconsciously, continued to look for more unusual German dolls from this period, as I still found them attractive. Some of them are not plentiful in the market, and rather hard to find even though the prices have been reasonable. I suppose that each of us have our own reasons for what we collect and what appeal to us. Collecting is often a matter of putting one’s own preferences in to a system. Our whole life seems to be a randomly arranged order of things we like and dislike, because we do not always know what we like until we see something that we “must have”. We have preferences when it comes to music, literature, theater, arts, movies, politics, etc. All these choices we made, and still are making, are part of our personality, and always in change.
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Group of three Simon & Halbig dolls. Doll at left in back row is “Erna”,mold 949, size 5, at 12,3/4 inches. At right is ” Dagny”, a Simon & Halbig mold 939 on Jumeau body, size 5 at 11,5 inches. Head seems original to the body, attached with a metal coil, and may have been supplied to Jumeau during the 1890’s. In front at left is “Sonja”, S&H 949 size 3 at 9, ¼ inches, mounted on
a Jumeau body. At right is an all-bisque doll by S&H, at 6,1/4 inches, in the style of some French mignonettes. S&H made a great variety of girl dolls during the late 80’s and 90’s, pointing forward towards their series of character dolls. These are still innocent little girls, not much different from some French Bébés. S&H also produced the famous DEP Jumeau, and probably delivered dolls to other French producers. Antique DOLL Collector
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Some doll manufacturers from the Sonneberg area made striking French-looking dolls. This is obviously a Bru look-alike. She has beautiful modeling, eye cutting and inset glass eyes of superb quality. Yet her eyebrows are painted with one single brush stroke only, quite unusual for such quality dolls. Even her ball-jointed body has higher quality than most Sonneberg dolls. The Bru lookalike doll has no mold number. She is 18 inches, and has the typical flattened domed head with stringing holes. Unlike the Kestner Bru, she has only a white space between her lips and a red line. Bisque is almost white with blushing cheeks. Her eyes are extremely large. (Private collection.)
“Kathy�, a Kestner AT size 7 in her flowered dress. She has an unusual Kestner Kid body, with composition lower arms and legs.
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erman doll manufacturers must have thrown oblique glances at the French doll industry in the last decades of the 19th century. The French produced high quality products and were the leading manufacturer of dolls. For decades Germany had exported dolls to France, often resold as French products in French packaging. Due to war between Germany and France from 1870-1871, won by Germany, there was no longer official trade cooperation between the two countries for decades. It is reasonable to assume that theft and copying of doll molds still must have taken place. Many German doll manufacturers produced the same type of dolls at the same time. Some of them would not hesitate to copy a French mold, while others made efforts to produce their own lines of similar lookalike dolls. Dolls like Kestner AT, Kestner Bru, Kuhnlenz Bru, Sonneberg Bru are typical examples of dolls popular with collectors, and their prices are very high today compared to other dolls from same producers. They are neither German nor French, but have their own identity. France produced very high quality bisque dolls for wealthy children at high prices, and they were more sought after around the world than German dolls, something the Germans took advantage of. To compete with these dolls, they produced cheaper, French looking dolls with simpler composition bodies at much lower costs, and exported to England, and USA. In 1890 the relations between France and the outside world began to stabilize and trade with other countries rose again. Numerous dolls found, also show that collaboration did take place, such as between Emil Jumeau and Simon & Halbig during the 1890’s when Jumeau were unable to produce sufficient numbers of dolls to meet demand market. For example we know the DEP dolls, and many other S&H dolls are found on Jumeau bodies that appear totally original. In order to protect their trade rights, an international law was introduced in 1890 that all dolls should be labeled with their country of origin. Norway had more extensive trade with Germany at this time, including dolls and toys. French dolls were exclusive and expensive and were rarely imported to Norway.
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Some “Sonneberg” dolls belong to the group of French looking dolls. Most of them seem to be products of different manufacturers in the Sonneberg area. We are familiar with different mold numbers like 117,136,137 and several others from the100 series. There are other dolls without mold numbers with different facial decoration. They all can be found with the typical flattened, domed head with two stringing holes, or slightly later dolls with an open cut crown. They can be mounted on a shoulder plate or attached to a composition body. Doll at left is a version of mold 136, size 9, named “Bluebell,” the same mold our Swedish friend introduced to us. She measures 15 inches tall. Here she is shown together with a doll without a mold number. The face of “Bluebell” is quite appealing with finely painted details. There is no doubt about the Jumeau similarity, but not yet quite identical. The face is sharper, and mouth is outlined in another way. As we know, Jumeau dolls are very softly decorated, with a technique and colors that was unknown to the German producers. And the German glass eyes were of another quality than the French ones. These are of course common features of all German lookalike dolls and should reveal them as being German in spite of their look. “Tina”, the little Sonneberg doll at right, incised with number 2, has much presence in spite of her small size at 10,1/4 inches. Her facial decoration is different form the previous ones. She still has got the look of a first period Jumeau. (She is actually wearing an original Ernestine Jumeau dress, meant for a size 2 EJ). Her eyebrow painting is related to those found on some Ernst Grossman dolls.
“Sonja”, S&H 949, size 3 at 9, ¼ inches, mounted on a Jumeau body. She has a domed head with stringing holes. Indicating an earlier production.
“Erna”, a S&H 949, size 5 at 12,3/4 inches in her pink outfit. This mold number was used for several years, and facial color and expression can vary a lot.
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Closeup of mold 39-25, named “Mary”.
“Mary”, Gebrüder Kühnlenz, on the left side, has mold number 39-25, at 14 inches. She is mounted on an early German straight wrist body, and seems to have identical profile to mold 38, Agnes, but eye cutting and the general modeling of her face seems sharper. Doll at right, is marked GK 34-24, at 12,5 inches. She is our Kühnlenz Bru, “Yvette”, at 12,5 inches. Most of the dolls from GK seem to have the same type of blue, treaded eyes, but brown eyes were also used. Quality can vary from doll to doll, especially the quality of the glass eyes and the eye and mouth decoration.
Quite early, as collectors, we noticed details that could make two identical dolls look totally different. Whether it was about the quality off the bisque, the decoration of the face, or the expressions and qualities of the eyes, these details are among the reasons for why identical dolls can look so different. Even though this sounds obvious, we noticed that two different collectors might choose different when it came to qualities of a doll. Svein and I did not always agree on these matters, but we always got useful discussions. One’s taste also develops during the years, and with training it is easier to see what make a specific doll more appealing or interesting than another. Due to the good taste of our Swedish friend, our goal was always high, although it was not always reached. 28
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Closeup of “Yvette”, our Kühnlenz Bru at 12,5 inches. She does indeed look like a Bru Jne with her shy/ worried expression, and intensive deep brown eyes. Her body, of course, shows clearly that she has another background.
When it comes to these early, German bisque dolls, to me this means pale skin tones, with soft rosy cheeks, and softly applied colors to the lips. The eyes reflect the soul of the doll, and are often the first to be noticed. The final decision will still be left to your intuition and your heart. You will know when a doll has chosen to follow you home. These early pale bisque dolls remind me of the idea of antique dolls in general. They belonged to a hidden and forgotten area, are only revealed in short glimpses through pictures and stories. This was the decades when little girls had rosy cheeks. One of our early acquisitions, a Kling 123, contained these subtle qualities. These qualities became part of our portfolio, which have evolved over the years, encountered resistance and been moderated, but never disappeared.
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Kestner “Bru” doll at 16 inches. At a closer look, the Kestner products do not seem to be exact copies of the French, but rather similar types of dolls. Kestner did not only copy the Circle and dot Bru, and the AT, but probably the early Schmitt & Fils dolls, and some Steiner dolls. Kestner made high quality products, with excellent decoration, and they seem to have imitated the Schmitt & Fils composition body in an excellent way. When I compare the Kestner Bru and Kestner AT dolls with similar French dolls, I noticed that Kestner has sharper details in the modeling, and some details seem to be exaggerated. The same goes for some of the pouty dolls as well, compared to the original Schmitt dolls with striking results. If the Kestner factory did copy the heads, it is only natural that there are deviations. They may still have used a genuine mold and adjusted it a bit, perhaps even to make it look a bit more German, or to make it look like a genuine Kestner product. The similarities can easy be over looked, because there are some adjustments like the size and the cutting of the eyes and cutting of the crown opening. (Private collection.)
“Claudette” is a slightly later version of mold 166-12 at 23 inches, again showing the dramatic changes of the same mold number during the years. This all-original doll is marked 166-12. Like 152 she has an open closed mouth with suggested molded teeth or tongue in the manner of Circle and Dot Bru. Her typical Kling arms are also marked 12. Head is mounted on a commercial made cloth body. Her large size adds extra details to the modeling, not found in smaller versions. Even though she is a slightly later version, her face shows beautiful coloring and very soft decoration. Later dolls gradually got stronger skin colors and very red lips. Unlike the earlier version of mold 166, she has not pierced ears.
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“Agnes”, mold 38-30, at 26 inches. Closeup of her face, with beautiful, bright, blue eyes.
Group of Gebrüder Kühnlenz dolls. Porcelain factory was located in Bavaria, Germany and founded by brothers; Julius, Bruno and Cuno Kühnlenz in 1884. At the first glimpse some of their dolls may look like French dolls. Mold 38- 30, Agnes at 26 inches, was the first Kühnlenz doll we purchased. She has an oval face, and bright blue eyes. Wig is supposed to have been made from the hair of a little girl “Agnes” who once owned the doll. She is a bald shoulder head, mounted on a long, well shaped kid
Little 9 inch Kestner pouty girl admiring Sveins own-made, blue glazed, tea cup.
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Closeup of the little “Lizette”, 11 inches tall girl, with mold number 28-22. body, measuring 26 inches tall. In her lap, at right, is “Mary” with mold number 39-25, at 14 inches. At left a little doll at 11 inches with mold number 28-22, named “Lizette”. Her face looks identical to the previous ones. If one look at their faces, and especially the mouth area with upper lips and philtrum, the doll’s right angle of mouth is lifted up in the same way. The profiles of the dolls are identical, and yet the faces look quite different. Again they are showing the similar facial decoration with rather dark eyebrows and lashes.
Girl dolls from C.F. Kling became almost an obsession for a while. Gradually dolls from other German producers were added to the collection, and we were thrilled to find some unusual and almost unknown dolls from this period. To dwell on these early French and German looking bisque girl dolls, can easily put me in a pensive mood, in a good way. There are many situations we do not control, that give us similar good feelings. We do not need to analyze this, but just accept that we are different, complex individuals, seeking recognition and reflection of ourselves in things that surrounds us, including antique dolls. Our Swedish friend had an eye for diversity, and she always aimed for the best. She admired the dramatic looking French Bébés, dressed in suitable, colorful ” haute couture” outfits. And she loved naughty character boy dolls in sailor suits. In a cabinet, next to her bed, she had a collection of delicate,
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Above: Some dolls from Alt Beck and Gottschalk seem to have been copied directly from French bébés. The decoration, the eye cutting and opening of the crown is different from the French look-alike. French heads were pressed, and the German heads were poured, giving different results. We can recognize impact from dolls by Petit & Dumoutier, Jumeau and Schmitt & Fils. In a previous article I discussed the 900 series from Alt, Beck & Gottschalk. There are dolls with closed domed head, sometimes with a flattened top and marked on the neck. Doll heads with open crown are marked on the top of the crown rim, easily overlooked. The large doll, “Emma”, mold 916 No 10, has borrowed her feature from an early EJA, or a portrait Jumeau. Her decoration is excellent, with symmetrical cut eyes. At left we have this is a very present girl, “Bea”, mold 907 # 6, with large piercing blue eyes and almost white bisque with rosy cheeks. She has such a refined quality in every way, bisque quality, decoration, eyes and eye cutting. She is measuring 14 inches, with a flattened top and two stringing holes. Far right in the photo is “Ann Karin”, mold 915, # 5, at 13,3/4 inches, quite similar to Petit et Dumoutier , and some round face Schmitt & Fils dolls. She has a very sweet and alert look to her face. The charming and intense-looking doll at right in the front row, “Little Bee” is marked 907. She is barely 9 inches tall and as a flattened top with two stringing holes. Unlike the three others with intense blue eyes, she has greenish eyes. Closeups top to bottom: “Emma”, the large doll, mold 916 No 10. “Ann Karin”, mold 915, # 5. The small version of a 907, at 9”, named “Little Bee”, actually looking quite different, due to her oversized eyes. She looks more like a round face early Schmitt & Fils doll. “Bea” marked 907#6 has the same symmetric set eyes, and immaculate decoration found on other early girl dolls from Alt, Beck and Gottschalk. Antique DOLL Collector
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“Elin” is a size 6 of mold 123-5 at 17 inches. She is the early version with almond shaped eyes, outlined in black, features apparently borrowed from French fashion dolls and early Bébés. The face shows same soft facial decoration, but no accentuated lip details. Even though this is the same face as the dolls in photo 5 and 7 the have individual looks. Later versions of this mold can often show quite different looks. Many of these early Kling heads are not very detailed when it comes to modeling of the heads, meaning that the molds that were used were not very detailed. This happens when new molds are made from a fired head, a way to make smaller and smaller sizes. This was a common problem for all factories, and sometimes we can compare heads and find huge differences in the details of the modeling.
barefoot Kestner, all-bisque dolls that she could look at before she went to sleep. She could proudly open the doors of her glass cabinets to showcase a collection of French fashion dolls in beautiful costumes, eagerly waiting for our comments. But when she, with blushing cheeks, showed us these fragile and modest little German and French looking girls, dressed in delicate pastel colors, she was revealing her inner secrets, or giving away the most vulnerable parts of her heart. In some ways we were soul mates, and for many years we shared our mutual experiences and enthusiasm for dolls. Some of these early German girl dolls will always remind us of our friendship. These dolls are touching a string in our hearts, like characters, googlies, French Bébés are touching other strings. Together they create diversity and immense joy. Collecting dolls can create wonderful memories that make the dolls come alive for many, many years.
“Jenny” is a Sonneberg doll, marked with a three-digit number (171?), size 12. The digit in between is hard to interpret. She measures 20 inches. It is not hard to se her resemblance to a Long Faced Jumeau, or Jumeau Triste. Her ears are applied, a very unusual features of German dolls. Her face looks identical, but the cutting of the crown, and cutting of her eyes reveals her. In addition she has German glass eyes, and the decoration is not as soft and delicate as the real Long Faced dolls. Her body looks almost like a French Jumeau body, but not quite. Like many Sonneberg dolls, the upper arms are made of wood.
Courtesy of Alf Ertsland and Svein Hellberg collection unless otherwise noted.
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Arranbee Nanette, 1952, 16 inch, all original, with vintage books.
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he 1950s were a wonderful time for hard plastic dolls with elaborate wardrobes. Most of these dolls made from the mid 1940s to the late 1950s were shaped like little girls with thick waists and chubby legs. Some of the dolls were close to two feet tall while others were only six inches. Some dolls were dressed in taffeta and lace while others were dressed in simple cotton, but one similarity could be found, a multitude of plaids. In the 1950s, plaids were everywhere in little girl clothing. Young daughter, Kathy, on the one of the most popular 1950s television shows, Father Knows Best, often wore a plaid dress. Norman Rockwell’s cover illustration for the Post magazine, May 23, 1953, shows a little girl with a black eye, disheveled clothing and a smile sitting in front of the principal’s office. She is wearing a plaid skirt. His Post cover for September 7, 1957, has an elementary age girl showing off her missing tooth to her friends, both wearing plaid. Now plaid was a popular fashion statement at that time, but if you check out any vintage Sears and Roebuck catalogs from the 1950s, you will see that plaid went way beyond clothing. Scotch plaid coolers and thermoses were a must for any picnic. Sears offered plaid bed spreads, pencil cases, umbrellas, tablecloths, tin breadboxes and even plaid suitcases. However, if you turn to the doll section, plaids are even more prevalent. Ideal Toni is a prime example of a doll dressed as a typical schoolgirl. From 1949 - 1953, the most popular dress for Toni was a V-front plaid jumper with red rickrack trim and a white blouse. It came in various colors predominantly red, blue or green. A variation was also a solid red dress with plaid sleeves and trim.
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Dime Store doll marked “Made in USA 170,� with vintage tin refrigerator.
Cindy Horsman, 1958, all original with box.
Ideal Toni doll, 1949-1953, 14 inch, all original with Toni Wave Set.
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Hard plastic doll, no markings, in original plaid dress.
Virga display doll and 10 inch Ginny type doll, both original.
Horsman dressed their little girl Bright Star doll in both a plaid dress with a white collar and a taffeta dress with plaid trim. During the late 1950s, Horsman also dressed their collection of vinyl Cindy dolls in plaid dresses. In 1954-55, the Richwood Toy Company dressed their 14 inch Cindy Lou and their 8 inch Sandra Sue in matching plaid skirts that came in either blue and red or yellow and black.
In 1952, American Character dressed Sweet Sue in the Sweetheart Waltz gown with a diagonal plaid skirt and in 1959 their Betsy McCall had a holiday outfit in red and blue plaid. Madame Alexander had many dolls dressed in plaid, including Polly Pigtails, 1950-51, dressed in various plaid dresses with full skirts and straw hats. The 1953, Madame Alexander’s Maggie was dressed in a red and white plaid taffeta dress.
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Plaid dresses from Montgomery Ward Catalog, 1959. Norman Rockwell’s cover illustration for Post magazine, May 23, 1953.
At the same time, Arranbee dressed their Nannette, Nancy Lee and Littlest Angel in plaid. The Littlest Angel had a blue plaid dress with organdy apron and embroidered strawberry trim. Nancy Lee, with floss hair, had a plaid taffeta gown and roller-skating Nancy Lee wore a plaid dress with sheer sleeves. Arranbee’s Nannette had a dress with a white top and plaid skirt, a plastic plaid raincoat, pleated plaid skirt with suspenders and a plaid dress with white lace collar and cuffs. An assortment of outfits was also available in the 1950s for Vogue’s Ginny, who wore plaid every year and may be the queen of plaid. Ginny’s plaids included party dresses made of organdy and satin, plaid taffeta gowns and cotton school dresses. Ginny had a very popular travel set, Ginny’s Trip Mates, that included three bags: garment, car, swag, and a hat box, all made of a red plaid fabric. In 1955, in addition to dresses, Ginny had a plaid shoe bag, plaid umbrella, plaid overalls, plaid pleated skirt with matching jacket and a black and white plaid coat trimmed in red.
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Two little girl dresses from South Carolina Mills Catalog, 1957. 1953 International Harvester advertisement for their Decorator Refrigerator that could be covered in fabric to match curtains.
Roberta little girl doll, all original.
Many Dime Store hard plastic dolls of the 1950s, usually unmarked or marked Made in USA, mimicked well known dolls but were more economically made. These Dime Store dolls came in all shapes and sizes with clothing that copied the pricier dolls. An example is Virga’s 8-inch display doll with attached clothing and stationary legs, that wore a plaid outfit and removable roller skates. Ginny type clones often had copies of her more elaborate dresses. There were also generic dolls that were the same sizes of Ideal Toni and wore similar schoolgirl dresses made of plaid fabric. Today plaid has fallen out of favor in regards to household decor and clothing. We probably would not choose a plaid refrigerator or plaid tin breadbox even if they were available. However, when we get nostalgic for the 1950s and need a little plaid in our lives, all we have to do is look to our hard plastic dolls and they will transport us back to a time when our lives were immersed in plaid. 38
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hen people think about animals to collect the name Steiff usually brings to mind wonderfully made teddy bears. But we should not forget that the Steiff legend actually began with dolls. (For an article on Steiff’s Character and Comic cloth dolls, written by Linda Holderbaum, see page 40 in this issue) According to legend, The Steiff Company was the result of work by Margarete Steiff, who was born in 1847 (and died in 1905). Polio did not deter Margarete as she learned sewing and opened a business making clothing for children and women. Then came her first toy, an elephant she created in 1880. Many more animal toys and dolls followed as the company grew from her cottage industry into what we know today. Nearly 150 years later Steiff is a household name. The current crop of animal collectibles from Steiff carry on this tradition. Here are some, all wearing the iconic ear tag: this year the best animals for collectors include little Steiff bunnies for Spring, a lovely pair of wedding swans, fashion favorite, Karl Lagerfeld’s fluffy white cat Choupette and her mouse, and a giant, life-size Paddinton Bear - at $2,400.00 this is one for serious collectors. The star of the season, though, is Peter Rabbit. Measuring 11.5” and made of brown and beige alpaca with three-way jointing, Beatrix Potter’s willful rabbit has a movie coming out soon from Warner Bros.
Paddington, who is 50 years old this year, is shown with Danny and Barry Shapiro.
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he name Steiff usually brings to mind wonderfully made teddy bears. However, we can’t forget their dolls, with a charm and impish quality that can make you smile. The Steiff Company was the result of creativity and industry by Margaret Steiff, (1847 - 1905). She began the company as a business sewing clothing for children and women, then began making toys - dolls and animals. Her first toy was an elephant she created in 1880. The company grew from her cottage industry into what we know today. Described in books and articles and even by Steiff itself as “comic,” many of their early dolls are caricatures with exaggerated features and bodies or whimsical characters. The occupations depicted by the dolls ran from clowns to firemen, soldiers to children, and adults in regular or regional clothing. While the first dolls were produced in 1893, they had more of an appearance in the 1905 catalogs and later. Above, a delightful pair of characters are representative of the children created by Steiff. The smaller doll on the left is 11-inches tall. The girl on the right is 13‑½-inches. The doll on the left is from the collection of Rosemary Deal. Right: A detail from a reprint of the 1913 Steiff Catalog. A reprinted section of a page from Steiff Teddy Bears, Dolls and Toys by Jean Wilson and Shirley Conway, it shows just a very small sampling of the “character” dolls Steiff offered.
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A German artist, Arthur Schlopsnies, designed many of the character dolls showed in the 1911 catalog, including sailors, cowboys, Salvation Army representatives, Germans, Poles, clowns, American Indians and others. World War I caused the company to scale back its production. Their line of soldiers, particularly the comical military figures, were no longer popular and they disappeared from the catalogs. A wonderful and very thorough article titled Steiff’s Early Soldier and Police Dolls by Rebekah Kaufman can be found in the Antique Doll Collector Magazine August 2016 issue. Almost completely made of felt, lots of attention was made to details on the dolls such as their ears. Reproduced by many companies, the sewn seam down the middle of the face is one of the most recognizable features. The line of dolls representing children also had a seam that ran from the eye to the ear. Ears were applied separately. Eyes could be glass, bead or button. Hair could be painted on or sewn on mohair. Hands, molded in one piece, have separately stitched figures. Clothing could be separate or sewn as part of the body using colored felt. In Steiff’s catalog of 1913 there were two doll categories: the “comic” and the “character” which represented the child dolls. Steiff remarks in this catalog: “Our unbreakable Character Dolls of felt have brought about a complete reform on the doll-market. We are the originators of the name ‘Character Dolls’ the dolls which, on account of their individual features fascinate the mind of children. The costumes are true to the originals. The clothes take off. The brilliant hair can be combed even if wet and will not come off.” Of course, there are companies that produced “look-alikes.” Polly Judd mentioned in her book Cloth Dolls several companies: Aux Trois Quartiers (a store that sold Steiff look-alikes), Haneiseri Gehren in Germany, Gutsel in the United States, Harwin & Company
The larger doll may be in her original outfit. The outfit is all sewn together—red wool bodice, light tan with white and blue striped cotton sleeves and the blue wool skirt. The black leather shoes and white and green striped socks may not be original. She has the seam down the middle of her face as well as from the outer corner of her eye to her ear. She has blue glass eyes, nostrils and painted mouth and eyebrows. She wears a black tam hat over her sewn on wig which is probably not original. A close-up of her left ear shows the metal button —which still has the blush that the doll would have had all over. A look under her skirt shows the construction of her lower torso and thighs. She is jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips. The smaller doll has a blonde wig, original blouse, probably replaced pinafore, croqueted hat and knitted socks. The close-up shows the button in the left ear of the smaller doll and the seam line from ear to eye.
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This 16-inch lady may or may not have original clothing. She has a beige dress with a gray floral print, an apron pinned on that at one time was a deep blue instead of the light brown it is now and a lace cap pinned to her head. She has blue glass eyes painted eyebrows, nostrils, lips and the remains of blush on her cheeks. Being an adult, she does not have the seam from eye to ear. Her blonde hair is stitched on. This side view of her head shows the placement of her ears. There is a visible hole in her left ear where the button has been removed. Unlike the other Steiff dolls that are all felt in construction, this lady has a cloth body. Here you can see her delightfully long shoes and cloth legs, with darts in the painted fabric to fashion the calves of the very slightly bent legs. Her hands have the thumb as the only separate digit. The fingers are sewn separately. This page from a Steiff 1913 catalog shows a small number of the comic dolls. Reprinted page is from Steiff Teddy Bears, Dolls and Toys by Jean Wilson and Shirley Conway.
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Ltd in England, IIse Ludecke in Germany (these are cloth, not felt but have the seam down the middle of the face) and Polish Victims Relief Fund (also in cloth not felt). The Japanese lady pictured here was created in the Steiff manner but most probably not produced by Steiff. A database I discovered online includes Steiff information on many of the dolls, including: doll name, date, small photos and a value. You can find it at: Steiffvalues.com. These delightful dolls must have been a joy for children to play with. You rarely find missing limbs so indeed they were durable and “kid friendly.” And you just can’t stop smiling when you see them now. This infantry man is 11-inches tall and from the collection of Rosemary Deal. He is jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips. He still has his button in his left ear. His expression is wonderful—right down to his prominent ears. He has blue glass eyes with painted moustache, nostrils and lips. His hair is stitched on. He has metal buttons on the sleeves of his brown felt outfit that also works as his body. A sword is attached to his belt. There is red trim to detail his outfit.
Seventeen and ½-inches in height, this Japanese lady could not be ignored even though she was not produced by Steiff but by an unknown manufacturer. You will notice from this picture the extreme fading to the left side of her costume. A great reason to keep your dolls away from the light. She has the front seam down her face and glass eyes, black mohair sewn onto her head and painted eyebrows, nostrils, lips and blush. This side view of her face shows the interesting way her eyes were constructed. Black glass beads are used and her eyes are actually cut out and sewn around the edges. She does have felt ears sewn just below the ridge of her hair. Her hands have all the fingers sewn together and are flatter than the Steiff hands. A little of the yellow lining of her kimono can be seen which is sewn along the front and does not open. The yellow silk at her neck is just a fragment of fabric that matches the lining and belt and just wraps around her neck and is tucked into her outfit. Her shoes are wood and in fragile condition. Her felt legs have a seam around the ankle.
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Withington Auction 2018
The Farewell Tour! by Marcia Leizure
It was back in September of 1949 when Dick Withington held his first auction.
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t was a small estate on Main St., Hillsborough. The day began early morning on Sept. 2nd, there was no tent, the customers had to bring their own chairs and a picnic lunch and plan for a long day of playing “wait and see.” In those days, there was NO preview… so you had to view the antiques as the crew emptied the house. Dick said the auction was a great success… his goals must have been pretty conservative, for he sold all day… took 10-cent bids, and made just over a thousand dollars! Throughout his long life, Dick was never one to get discouraged, and he knew there was great potential in the world of Antique Auctions, and this was just the beginning! From an early age the antiques were in his blood. His mother started a seasonal shop in the barn at the Nelson family homestead … selling whatever she could buy from the local auctions. Every Friday evening, the Withington clan: Edyth & Frank, Dick & his two brothers, piled into the touring car, leaving Boston to head for their beloved Hillsborough Center, which was in his eyes, as close to heaven you could get on earth. His summers were spent doing odd jobs, mowing, digging privies, and he even ran an ice house in the days before electricity was available in the rural NH towns. But his most favorite job, was to accompany his mom to the auctions and help her with the treasures she acquired on a days outing. He would also offer to assist other auction-goers (usually girls… both young and old), managed to make a few bucks in tips, which he immediately invested in some auction lots. A born entrepreneur - the next auction was a great opportunity to sell some of his recent finds, so he spread out a blanket to 44
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present his stock in trade to the collectors as they arrived at the auction…. Cha-Ching!$! And so the story goes, soon he became old enough to be a runner for Henniker auctioneer, Silas Rowe. His ambition did not go unnoticed, and Jim Hall, the premier Antiques auctioneer in Keene, told Dick, when he got his driver’s license a full-time job would be waiting. At age 16, Dick became Hall’s auction manager, bought a Model A pickup for the tents and chairs… and traveled all over NH, setting up auctions all over NH. This was an exciting time in the world of collecting….. all those old colonial homesteads, still occupied by the descendants of the founding families… were loaded with undiscovered treasures. All the great names in Americana were competing for the very best examples for their collections or museums, and many attended the auctions regularly. This was the hay-day of antiques with a collector for everything: toleware to tall clocks, Sandwich glass to slant-lid desks, Coins, Stamps, bottles - and of course Dolls! I read recently, in a book about Ruhamah von Hoff’s doll Museum, “I couldn’t resist asking for old dolls since I had always loved them. I explained that I limited myself to one dollar per doll. I wanted to keep them (it was the Depression), and couldn’t justify spending more. In those days, and old doll tucked away in an attic wouldn’t bring more than a dollar, so, many were gladly exchanged for this amount and came home with me where they were tenderly packed away in my own trunks.” Most every old house had a cache of antique clothing, quilts and family heirlooms, and were oftentimes a few old dolls. Be they French Fashions or one-of-a-kind cloth Continued on page 46
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dolls made by great aunt Nettie, there was a collector for most every type of doll. In the first decade of Richard W. Withington auctions, the occasional dolls were lumped together with old wooden pull toys, blocks, or chalk-ware banks… as antique toys. Back then, who had ever heard of an auction of exclusively antique dolls!?? So Dick, the master showman and “Bob Hope” of the auction block, was not certain how to react, when one of his regular auction customers approached him about auctioning the contents of a Doll Museum. Located on the main street in the lovely town of Hancock, NH. Mrs. Alexander Smith, who began collecting dolls in 1929, had amassed somewhere around 1500 dolls. And you know what happens when the collecting habit gets out of control: Today, the History Channel brings in a group of experts, creates a program called “Hoarders” and films the “Cleanout” for a weekly television series. However, in the olden days, the solution was to Open a Doll Museum and charge admission to see it! I am told by the few remaining souls I found who had toured the museum, that there were dolls in every room. The Museum occupied half of a “Double House”, (a 19th C. Duplex), with people living on one side… and the other half was FULL, for the dolls had a house of their own! After thirty years, Mrs. Smith’s decision to build a smaller house presented the dilemma of what to do with the dollies. A good friend, Dorothy Cram, suggested that auctioneer, Dick Withington would be the perfect for the job! She even offered to do the catalog for the sale. With his limited experience with dolls, he seized the opportunity, “How hard could it be.. after all, I’ve sold Sled dogs and Chinchillas… why not DOLLS!” Without even knowing it, on July 7-8-9, 1959, Dick Withington became the Nation’s leading Doll Auctioneer… selling the “Rare Collection of Outstanding Dolls” for Mrs. Alexander Smith.
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I recently had the pleasure of talking with collector, Diana Lence Crosby, who, together with her mother, doll legend, Fidelia Lence, attended the auction of Mrs. Smith’s Doll Museum. She shared her memories: Most of the Doll Study Club of Boston was in attendance… Jessie Parsons, Maureen Popp, and Zelda Cushner, among many others. There was a large crowd, that was anxious to buy almost anything… and in those days there were no doll price guides, so the values were purely speculative, based on Who wanted it bad enough. There were so many dolls the sale took three days! New to most of the doll ladies, Dick immediately won over their hearts with his quick wit and easygoing charm, and most had never heard any of his old jokes! He could remember their names, (bidding without numbers), and he never forgot a face and by the end of the auction, he had dozens of new followers crying, “When is the Next Doll Auction!” That doll auction lead to the establishment of a Doll Division, with Zelda Cushner in charge of acquisitions and cataloging. Among many other fine collections, Zelda was able to orchestrate the auction of the massive collection (27,000 dolls), of Margaret Woodbury Strong. The proceeds from the auctions were used to build what is now the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. Many old customers reminisce over the old Highway Hotel in Concord, NH, the home of Withington Doll auctions for many years… the bird’s nest in the lights, leaky pipes, lack of hot water…. but is was home. Eventually, the old hotel was demolished so we had to move operations to the Holiday Inn, Nashua, NH, (603-888-1551) where we have been holding 3-day Doll Events for 30 years. The hotel has its flaws, but, like an old shoe is pretty comfortable! The doll auction schedule for 2018: April 11-12-13, June 1314-15, August 15-16-17 and Our Farewell Auction… the end of a legacy… will be October 17-18-19. This is your last chance to attend a Withington Doll Auction… don’t miss it!
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Book Review Family and Friends’ Dolls’ Houses of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries by Liza Antrim (Cider House Books, 2017) • Reviewed by Susan Milmore
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any of us with a serious interest in antique dolls’ houses manage to amass a substantial library of reference books and we come to acknowledge that some are better than others. Those special books for which we reach over and over again are not only generously illustrated with pages and pages of beautiful photographs to make us sigh with envy, but the truly memorable books have a voice that instructs with an enlightened perspective, selfdeprecating humor and a gracious humility inviting collectors at any level to appreciate the author’s enormous effort to share these delights in a beautifully written and produced publication. When Liza Antrim published her first book, Family Dolls’ Houses of the 18th and 19th Centuries in 2011, news of this stunning volume quickly spread among serious collectors in Britain and America with a level of excitement not seen since Flora Gill Jacobs’ last book was finally published after years of anticipation in 2005. What made Liza Antrim’s book different from such distinguished predecessors as Flora and Vivien Greene was her unusual perspective as a former art restorer. In addition to her scholarly research into primary source materials, her very personal narrative focused on her painstaking and thoroughly professional restoration of the dolls’ houses from her personal collection. Her efforts were chronicled with arguably the best photographs readers had ever seen in a book on this topic. As the author explains in the Introduction to her new book, she didn’t anticipate that there would be a second volume, even as she continued to add to her collection. But she changed her mind after her first book was met with such enthusiasm that other collectors reached out to her to share their own houses and added information to the new avenues of research that Liza introduced in her first book. Family and Friends’ Dolls’ Houses takes a different approach from its predecessor by beginning with a few very early houses from museum collections. In addition to fresh and wonderfully intimate photographs of Ann Sharp’s legendary Baby House and the Westbrook Baby House, Liza shares more recent additions to her own collection and a varied assortment of houses, roomboxes and distinct oddities from other collectors. While she offers photo essays on commercial furniture by the German firm of Gerhard Sohlke and an update
on her breakthrough research on the British manufacturer Bielefeld, the rest of her new book examines unique handcrafted antique houses and furnishings. In a refreshing departure from other books that feature the familiar commercial houses and furnishings typical of many collections, Liza’s books celebrate truly unique and historically significant items that would make any collection special. This reader was particularly enthralled by the transformation of the Vickerman House, which Liza acquired from the estate of the noted collector Carolyn Sunstein at auction. The Vickerman house had been featured in FG Jacob’s “Doll’s Houses in America” back in 1974 and it was the house Carolyn chose to keep when she sold most of her collection before moving into assisted living, so it was already a well-known 18th century house before it was repatriated to Britain. I wrote about this house and its remarkable contents for this magazine in 2009 when I had the opportunity to examine and photograph the stunning fireplace inserts that distinguished this house even before Liza’s painstaking restoration revealed its astonishingly beautiful original paint colors. Similarly, the author accomplished an amazing transformation in the years-long restoration of the Tower House when she removed multiple stubborn layers of paint to reveal the original mellow colors beneath. Many of the smaller houses shared in this volume feature wonderfully detailed interiors behind simple or otherwise undistinguished facades, and then there are magnificent Georgian exteriors like that of the Ainsworth Baby House whose dignified architecture bears a resemblance to Mrs Greene’s famous van Haeften house. The utterly charming roomboxes featured toward the end of the book are unexpected surprises, as are the quilled paper houses that simply amaze the viewer with their detailed construction. Like her first publication, Family and Friends’ Dolls’ Houses is guaranteed to become one of those indispensable reference books that collectors will cherish and keep within easy reach in our libraries. And if you don’t own her first book, you can order both books as a package from her website at a discount. (www. ciderhousebooks.com) An excerpt from Antrim’s first book – Bellamy’s House is also found in this issue. Antique DOLL Collector
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A Doll’s Best Friend By Melanie Luther
A charming vignette of a French poupee, basking in the glow of her pets who are playfully engaged in the folds of her sumptuous gown.
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tudents of cultural history tell us that the Victorians were quite partial to their pets. Following the lead of their beloved Queen Victoria, a pet owner herself, households of the middle to late 19th century frequently included a dog as a member of the Victorian “family”. Quite the dog lover, Queen Victoria favored many breeds as pets. It has even been alleged that after her coronation, Victoria hurried home to bathe “Dash”, her devoted King Charles Spaniel pup! The Victorian upper class fancied whatever the Queen fancied. Subsequently, this desire brought dogs to an elevated position symbolizing wealth and status. Dog ownership became very desirable. The prosperity of the second half of the 19th century enabled the Victorians to flaunt their newly acquired wealth by avidly displaying their possessions—and their pets were prominent in this grand gesture. The role of dogs as part of the family reigned supreme as miniature pups became known as “lap dogs” and “toys”. It has been said that for a fashionable Victorian woman, caring for her darling pet became as necessary to her daily routine as taking her afternoon tea! The public activity of “showing” dogs also became a Victorian era phenomenon. London held its first dog show in 1862 followed by Paris in 1863. “Showing” dogs made dog ownership more fashionable for society, and attending dog shows became quite the fashion in itself! Clothing for pets also became a consideration, and more than one pup lounged upon a silk or satin cushion or beautifully upholstered chair in the parlor.
Many dog breeds were miniaturized as popular toys. Among these are wolfhounds, terriers, spaniels, bulldogs, dachshunds and Pekingese.
A characteristic blue and white circular label identifies Germany as the country of origin of this dog.
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This 1850’s daguerreotype characterizes the exalted status of the Victorian dog. Sporting a fashionable collar, he poses atop a fancy table. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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A miniature toy dog (2.25 inches long) from a poupee’s trousseau, is perched atop a foot stool, mimicking the antique daguerreotype.
This trend spread across the channel from England to the European continent and was embraced by the French. Small dogs became all the rage, yet breeds such as greyhound, borzoi wolfhound, bulldog, terrier, dachshund and dalmatian remained popular. Wealthy French aristocrats even enjoyed the companionship of their pets during foreign travel. Viewed through the collector’s lens, we can imagine that as bags were packed for Madame and Mademoiselle’s pets, a trunk provided for Mademoiselle’s poupee also required at least one pup for the journey! Simply put, if Madame held a lap dog, so should Mademoiselle, and so did her poupee! Consequently, miniature dogs found their way into the extensive trousseaux of antique French Fashion dolls. During most of the 19th century, Germany, known as the Land of Toys, dominated the toy market and literally became the Toy Workshop of the World. Many small towns and villages boasted wood carvers and toy makers. Wealthy Europeans continued to demand the highest standards of workmanship that only the Craftsmen’s Guilds could provide. Manufacturing in factories began to develop without diminishing the quality or the beauty of their toy products. Nuremberg became the foremost distribution center of toys for Europe. German toys were of such great quality that prior to World War I, American merchants purchased large quantities of them. These attractive toys became quite popular in the United States. Historians estimate that well over half the toys sold in America during the 1800s originated in Germany.
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For as long as toys and dolls have been produced, they have always reflected the culture of the times. History tells us that small companion dogs took center stage alongside their European mistresses, be they young Mademoiselles or French poupees. France was no exception where puppies and dolls were the darlings of their young Mademoiselles and more than one petulant poupee clamored for a handsome Terrier or a fancy Pekingese! Present day collectors delight in fashioning whimsical vignettes in which sweet pups readily lend their playful expressions and soft, warm paws to be forever loved as a doll’s best friend.
Fancy Collar For Miniature Dog The finished dog collar is trimmed with silk ribbon and a tiny brass bell. For viewing purposes of the miniature collar, the ribbon selected is plain. However, an embroidered or beaded piece of ribbon would definitely be in keeping with the Victorian era. The dog shown as a model is 6.5 inches long, 5 inches high.
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his Victorian dog collar is adapted from an 1872 Harper’s Bazaar magazine. The collar for a normal sized dog revealed a design that consisted of blue cashmere with the application of red cloth and with buttonhole and herringbone stitching of red saddler’s silk. The strip was lined with red cloth and trimmed with box-pleated worsted braid that is set between the material and lining. It was trimmed with a button covered with blue cashmere and two loops of red worsted cord closed the collar. The loops were trimmed with red worsted balls and small bells. Supplies: Small lengths of your choice of ribbon, 3 or 4 selections dependent upon your design for collar. Coordinating thread for sewing. Tiny bell(s) for trim. • To recreate this Victorian craft, cut a piece of string that will wind around your dog’s neck, and overlap enough to close the 2 ends securely. Cut a piece of ribbon of your choice, grosgrain is a substantial choice (while silk or satin are more pliable) to match the length of the string.
• Cut a second piece of ribbon of the same length, either matching ribbon or contrasting ribbon for the lining. • Measure a 3rd ribbon which should be a lightweight ribbon, 2x the length of the previous cuts and slightly wider, and cut it. • Sew loosely through the middle of the widest ribbon, to gather and ruche this piece. Place it inbetween the other two ribbons, exposing the ruffled edge, and tack into place. • Sew all 3 segments securely together along the lengths (using your method of choice, either straight or overlapping stitches.) Turn under each edge of the tri layer collar and tack each edge into place. • Measure the collar on your dog’s neck again so you can determine the placement of the loop. Using a thin ribbon make a crossover loop and tack securely in place near the edge of one end of the collar. • Sew 1 or 2 small bells onto the other end, at the edge. The loop creates a closure over the bells when worn by your pup. • It was common for Victorian pets to wear finery and the bell allowed their owners to listen for their whereabouts! Antique DOLL Collector
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BELLAMY’S HOUSE – An excerpt from the book Family Dolls’ Houses by Liza Antrim
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style always lagged behind his delightful little real life, so it is dangerous to house is the earliest be too dogmatic about the commercially made boxdate.The inside of the facade back seen to date. It has the is papered in a pleasant grey name of the retailer, written in with white flowers surrounded pencil on the back, as well as by little sprigs of green, the in ink beneath the two window same paper as in the drawing seats. The shop’s trade-card, room above the dado. This, like dated 14th December 1762, the plain fireplace, is painted advertises their wares “At duck- egg blue, and the floor the GREEN PARROT, near covering is a repeat patterned Chancery-Lane, Holborn.” paper. Above the fireplace is an “Fine Babies and Baby-Houfes, oval gilt-framed pen-and-ink with all Sorts of Furniture at landscape of a hunting scene, the loweft Price. Wholesale and and two oval mirrors hang in Retail.” Their shop went out of the recesses to either side. There business in 1795, so this house is a wonderful brass grate, with can be reliably dated to the latter a plain fender and fire irons. part of the eighteenth century. An unusual suite of five chairs It is completely untouched, and a settee is made entirely of and in wonderfully fresh wood, the seats carved to give condition, looking as though it an impression of upholstery, has never been played with. and strikingly painted in red, From the quantity of furniture black and white stripes, with that came with it, and the fact BELLAMY’S HOUSE flowery backs, looking very that much of it was vastly out 17” wide x 28” high x 13 1/4” deep Regency in style but actually earlier of scale, one may surmise that this Georgian. The pair of window seats Bellamy’s house was not the only dolls’ house in the family, and perhaps another larger one bore the with the Bellamy’s inscription underneath them are made of unpolished mahogany, and upholstered in aquamarine brunt of play. The other one has been lost, leaving just this silk damask, with pressed gilt metal trim (they have been little gem. removed from the interior view, as they blocked out all the The house itself consists simply of two rooms, one other contents) . above the other. It has a classic dolls’ house exterior, The kitchen has everything you could desire. It is of red bricks outlined in white, with quoining down painted in a vivid blue to repel flies and has a jolly red either side, and a wooden six panelled front door with painted tiled floor. There is a large central white brick an enchanting brass urn-shaped knocker and open drop fireplace, framing another beautiful brass grate with steel handle. The pediment over this door is echoed by a bars and two trivets which hang on them, to support pots larger one applied as a moulding to the upper part of and pans. Above is a working clockwork spit jack made the facade, above an elegant Venetian window. The tall of brass, which would have had a weight running out twelve-paned sash windows have glazing bars painted through a hole in the wall on the right to turn it and keep in white straight onto the glass. The original pale blue rouched silk curtains which hang above the drawing room the roasting meat cooking evenly. Alongside it are two windows were fashionable until the 1780s, but dolls’ house heavy cast metal joints of meat, a rack of lamb and a rib of
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Five early plates of food are made of white modelling clay and represent tarts, game birds, salmon and lobster.
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Pen-and-ink landscape of a hunting scene.
An unusual suite of chairs and settee of wood, seats carved to give an impression of upholstery, looking very Regency in style but actually earlier Georgian.
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beef, hanging on the spit rack. The water cistern on the wall to the right is missing its tap, and the shelf below it, which now holds plates of food, was probably originally intended to be a sink. On the right-hand wall next to them is a roller towel holder, whilst to the left is a red brick range with holes on top for pans. A dainty built-in dresser displays a brass warming pan, an oval dish, whose wriggled decoration matches the grates, and an unembellished pestle and mortar. Behind them are propped some plain pewter plates, and beneath, a graduated set of earthenware bowls with glazed interiors. There are various brass kitchen implements, a nice tin candle box, and a little wood salt box, as well as a table, chair and steps. The five early plates of food are made of white modelling clay and represent a custard tart and a fruit or jam one, a brace of game birds, a chunk of salmon and the ubiquitous lobster. The brushes and mop have bone handles. Other pieces which came with the house, but are too large in scale, include four rather primitive fret backed chairs with the same upholstery as the window seats, and a very large scale kitchen grate. The little pole screens, though, have been added.
A note from Liza Antrim: “I have always found something entrancing about tiny things. I vividly recall the delight of first looking into Vivien Greene’s “English Doll’s Houses”and finding treasures such as a shelf of bisque foods, so inviting and delicious, but also rather strange: a cauliflower cheese and a calves’s head! I was hooked. I was encouraged by items that would appear at Christmas and birthdays; a suite of exquisitely fine fretwork furniture from the Medici Gallery; a little Viennese bronze kitten; some pieces of Westacre black and gilt furniture from Morrell’s in the Burlington Arcade, and a magical Beatrice Hindley carnation. I decorated and redecorated my Triang stockbroker Tudor dolls’ house and loved it dearly. But it wasn’t really that nice, and I hankered after something better. The house eventually got dumped in the attic, but the contents were packed carefully away until such time as they could be housed somewhere that would do them justice. It was a long time coming, but eventually I commissioned a fantastic house, and six years later my treasures could at last be displayed in an appropriate setting. Many other things had been collected in the meantime, so I started to buy the odd older house to accomodate them, and from that small start I was on the collector’s slippery slope. And I suppose I still am. To get the books, go to www.ciderhousebooks.com
One of a pair of window seats with the Bellamy’s inscription underneath them. The little pole screens have been added to Bellamy house.
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Mabel is dressed in an ivory taffeta moire gown with rosebud trim and lace inserts with satin bows, complete with a bustle and a train. Mabel has pierced ears. When she was restored, doll repairer Ellen Jenks selected this darling pair of cameo earrings to complete the look. Ann’s mother Mary was tickled with this addition.
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abel began her roughly 130-year-long existence somewhere in a German doll factory. She made her way to the Nebraska prairies, landing in the possession of a child named Irma Shepard Jordan (1882-1929). She was then passed down to Irma’s daughter, Mary (1915-2001), and then to Mary’s adult daughter, my second cousin, Ann Woodworth of Omaha, Nebraska. Possessing a kid leather body, cloth limbs, cleft chin, closed mouth, rosy cheeks, glass eyes and pierced ears, Mabel lived the better part of the 20th century in a steamer trunk, tucked out of sight, only restored to her present state in 1989. Mabel’s exact origins remain an enigma in our family. “My earliest memories of Mabel were of an old broken, hairless doll, who was kept in an old green, metal trunk full of sepia-toned photographs and musty keepsakes,” Ann recalled. “She was just an ancient relic. Her chest plate had been crushed by one of my mom’s siblings, many years ago, and she was missing a hand.” Although the 19-inch tall Mabel bares no markings, the late doll restorer, Ellen Jenks, classified Mabel as being German in origin, made in the 1890s. The doll was a gift to Irma from her mother Angeline, who also had made an extensive trousseau for the doll — items now lost to Father Time. Mabel still wears her original pantaloons, which were sewn by Angeline. “In my research at the Enchanted World Doll Museum in South Dakota, I found similar dolls would have belonged to more affluent families, and the Shepards were not,” Ann noted. “I suspect Angeline received the doll as a form of payment for doing seamstress work for an affluent woman.” Angeline cut her own hair to craft the wig for the doll, using a ribbon to affix the hair to burlap lining. “I keep the wig in a special bag, with a note explaining its origins, tucked under Mabel’s skirt, pinned to her bustle,” Ann said. Irma was the second wife of my widowed great-grandfather, Charles Jordan. When the pair wed in 1914, they blended their existing families and had children together, including Ann’s mother, Mary Jordan Woodworth, born in 1915, who was a half-sister to my grandfather, Edward Loyd Jordan. “My mom lost her mother when she was 14, and had to grow up overnight as the oldest girl in a family of 11 kids,” Ann noted. After Ann’s father, Clinton “Woody” Woodworth passed away in 1988, Ann looked for ways to help fill the tremendous void in her mother’s life. “My parents were married for around 54 years. It was only after my dad died that I found out mom had always wanted to have the doll restored, so this became a project for us to do together,” Ann recalled. Ann got in touch with famed Omaha area doll restorer, Ellen Jenks, who operated a doll hospital out of her home.
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Mabel still wears the pantaloons that Ann’s great-grandmother Angeline, who was a master seamstress, made all those years ago. Ann noted at how well the undergarment has withstood the test of time, only needing a good cleaning when the doll was restored in 1989.
My great-grandfather Charles Jordan pictured with his second wife, Irma Shepard, on their wedding day in 1914. A year later, their daughter Mary was born. Mary’s older half-brother Ed was my grandfather, born of Charles’ first marriage to Mary Bower.
“Ellen wanted mom’s input on the new outfit, so they picked out the pattern together and discussed the fabric and other notions,” Ann said. “Mabel is dressed in an ivory taffeta moiré gown with rosebud trim, lace inserts with satin bows, complete with a bustle and a train. It was meeting with Ellen when I first learned Mabel’s wig came from my grandmother’s own hair! The wig was no longer usable, so Ellen put a new ‘do’ on her. Her new hair is fashioned in ringlets and her hat has a titian-colored plume. We tried to match the new wig to the one made from Angeline’s hair, but it ended up having more of an auburn cast, which being a hairdresser, is something I notice where others might not.” In 1989, the doll was appraised at $425. “Her glass eyes are original, and perfectly intact. Ellen found the little cameo earrings for her, and that tickled mom a whole bunch,” Ann said. Mary Woodworth passed away on September 19, 2001. “My brother Ron had someone make a sealed, glass display case for Mabel, with a mirrored back, so she lives in a ‘glass house’ — on Mabel’s table in my living room,” Ann explained. While Ann had gone most of her life without any sentimental connection to the doll, she now regards Mabel as her most treasured possession. “As the youngest of five kids, I never knew my grandparents, so having my great-grandmother’s hair — oh my! I have only one granddaughter, Meri, who will likely end up with this doll — six generations by the time she gets her. And though it is spelled differently, Meri is named after my mother, Mary. Mom would be absolutely thrilled Mabel’s ‘Cinderella story’ is finally being told.” Anyone with potential insight into Mabel’s origins is asked to contact Ann at: wingzofeaglesfly@gmail.com
My great-aunt, Mary Jordan Woodworth, in a photo taken at age 21. Her daughter Ann inherited Mabel, and she proudly displays the doll in a special mirrored-back case on her living room table.
Before Mabel’s hair was replaced in 1989, during the restoration process, her wig was fashioned from hair belonging to Ann’s greatgrandmother, Angeline Shepard. Ann marvels at how well made this wig was. She keeps it tucked under the doll’s skirt, pinned to her bustle, in a special bag with an accompanying note, explaining its origins.
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China Heads in Exotic Garb A rare group examined by Linda Holderbaum It is difficult to get good photos of these dolls with their black hair but here you can see the interesting but very subtle “buns” modeled on the back of their hair.
She is nicely painted and has a blouse with yarn decoration underneath her red vest that is decorated with metallic sequins and tied with faded green yarn.
We start off with this 8-inch pair of china head dolls—both sporting the same hairdos—definitely a couple. Dressed in unidentified European clothing, they have the same type of unglazed china hands and nicely done glazed china boots.
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e see many bisque head dolls from the early 1900s wearing clothing depicting different countries, often sold as souvenirs for the newly busy travel industry, but what is rarely seenchina head dolls dressed in ethnic garb. China head dolls, made of glazed porcelain, were produced beginning in the mid 1700s. The dolls here are much later, probably from the early 1900s to about 1920. Most are what are called “low brow or 1880s type” heads, which were produced from the 1880s into the 1920s, many by Hertwig and Company. Names of china heads often referred to the style of the hair—in this case the low brow name is in reference to the “low brow” of the hair as compared, in particular, to the much higher foreheads of the civil war era heads. These shoulder head dolls have black glazed hair and
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Sporting a once white shirt with black vest and even a green tie, he is also of a very nice quality. His black vest has bead decoration and there is gold tinsel trim along the edges of his pants.
painted features and stand between 8 ½ and 12-inches tall. Mounted on cloth bodies with china arms and legs, they were sold unclothed in various supplier catalogs. Very rarely a brown haired doll can be seen. We will examine at another time the unglazed parian type dolls dressed in ethnic garb, which are much more plentiful. Many or most of these unglazed parian types have blonde hair. While these dolls are somewhat crude and low brow chinas are not often sought after by collectors, these dolls have a wonderful charm in their folk costumes. Probably made as souvenirs in a cottage industry, they are a very interesting part of this time period. As always, readers with more information on these dolls are most welcomed to email me at Lholderbau@aol.com. Thanks to my sister, Rosemary Deal, for sharing her dolls with us.
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Two rather strange looking chinas are these two that seem to be wearing some type of dance outfit from Panama (or perhaps Spain or Mexico?). Both dolls have black “wigs” glued over the top of their lowbrow hair which makes their heads look somewhat strange. The doll on the left is 9 ¾-inches and the doll on the right is 12-inches. Both have cloth bodies with china limbs. The smaller doll has a very serious expression. You can see the “crisp” look to her gauze type blouse. Metallic earrings are actually sewn to the sides of her added on wig. The “wig” part of these dolls does not completely cover the molded and painted hair but is an addition. Her earrings are constructed of seed beads as seen here and are sewn onto the wig. Slightly larger in size, the doll on the right has very slight pock-marking to her face (the result of dirt in the mold). Her pink colored blouse is of the same gauze type material as the smaller doll.
This 11 ½-inch china is dressed in a Polish outfit with blouse, skirt, vest and even a wreath of flowers for her hair. She has brown painted boots on her china legs. She has fine decoration on her black velvet vest worn over a gauze type blouse with large collar. Her flower headdress is removal and may not be original but is certainly from the same era. The back view shows the decoration to her black velvet vest, completed with floss and metal sequins. She is very nicely done and unusual to find.
This side view shows you the wonderful bun that is part of the wig. These “wigs” are made of a very fine black yarn or floss that is very dense. This doll even has seed beads sewn along the top of her hair and on the sides by her ears, instead of earrings. This side view shows the long trains on the skirts—this is in a style typical of the dresses on ladies from Panama, though they could also be from Spain or Mexico.
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Both of these dolls are 9 ½-inches tall and appear to represent people from Spain. Both have the same brown glazed china shoes and the same type of arms. While the man looks to be all original, the lady probably has a replaced skirt. The man has had side burns and a mustache added to his features—these are not part of the glaze but were painted on to make his appearance very dapper. His green suit is made of satin. The lady has a black lace mantilla with gold type rings attached to the sides to represent earrings. Her flower patterned bodice looks to be original.
Most unusual is this pair of Mexican dolls. Standing 8 ½-inches in height, the man has an old paper tag that has says “Mexico” in brown ink handwriting. Both are dressed in hemp or twine type fiber material that is most unusual.
She wears a red seed bead necklace and has metallic sequins sewn onto her dress, seen here around the top of the bodice. She has very simple, somewhat crude features.
Another close-up, here of the woman’s dress, showing the intricate patterns woven into these costumes. Both costumes are very stiff and fragile.
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The Mexican man has a very pock-marked face. A mustache and very small goatee has been added to his features—again, not as part of the glaze but added on.
This close-up shows the fiber used for the man’s outfit. It has been woven and then also shaped to make their costumes. Metallic sequins are used here for buttons.
The Wonderful World of Toys, Games & Dolls 1860 to 1930 catalog reprint edited by Joseph J. Schroeder, Jr. has in its 1985 Doll Department “Regulation” China Limb dolls in sizes of 7 ¾-inches to 12 ¼-inch for purchase at thirty cents a dozen for the small size to 98 cents per dozen for the largest size. Perhaps dolls from these ads were ordered to make the dolls you see here.
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4 ~ Hatfield, PA. Alderfer Auction Selling the Collections of Rosemarie Snyder & Regina Steele, Part One. Alderfer Auction. 215‑393‑3000. info@AlderferAuction.com
7 ~ Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Recreation Hall. Linda. 585‑482‑0835. 7 ~ Des Moines, IA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Colleen Holden. 515‑986‑1975. www.desmoinesdollshow.com
8 ~ Dedham, MA. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn Boston Dedham. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699.
8 ~ Toledo, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Sandra Bullock. 734‑282‑0152. sandy4085@hotmail.com. www.ToledoDollShow.com 11‑13 ~ Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auctions. 603‑478‑3232. withingtonauction.com. withington@conknet.com
13‑14 ~ Germany. Toy Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion 0049(0)6203‑13014 (F) 0049(0)6203‑17193. mail@spielzeugauktion.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de 14 ~ Essington, PA. Doll Show. Clarion Hotel. Terry Quinlan. 805‑687‑8901. www.quinlanshow.com
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14 ~ Richmond, VA. Doll Show. Richmond Raceway Complex. Judy Seay. 434‑295‑2628. mandjseay@embarqmail.com 14 ~ Ringgold, GA. Doll Show. The Colonnade. Chattanooga Doll Club. Jane Heavener. 706‑965‑6031. mjheavener@catt.com 14 ~ West Chester, OH. Doll Show. EnterTRAINment Junction Expo Room. Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513‑207‑8409. 14 ~ Westminster, MD. Luncheon. Miss Carroll’s Doll Study Club. Best Western Conference Center. Gwen Welty. 410‑848‑6284. gwen.r.welty@gmail.com 19‑22 ~ Pacific Grove, CA. The Grovian Doll Museum. An Educational Workshop‑China Retreat. 831‑643‑1902. mnd@carmeldollshop.com 20‑21 ~ Spencer, NC. Workshops, Tea & Trunk Show with International Artist Stephanie Blythe. Please contact NC Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures. NCMDTM.com 21 ~ Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com 21 ~ Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2213. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com 22 ~ Canada. The Greater Toronto Doll Show. Holiday Inn/Oakville. Mary Lou. 416‑221‑3093. www.greatertorontodollshow.com 22 ~ Livonia, MI. Doll Show. Livonia Marriott. Sherry Bonner. 248‑408‑1402. 22 ~ St. Charles, IL. Doll, Bear, Toy & Collectible Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows, Inc. Diana Tabin. 847‑772‑6760. www.chicagotoyshow.com 26‑29 ~ Frankenmuth, MI. Once Upon A Time Region 12 Conference. The Bavarian Inn. The Doll‑licious Doll Club of Michigan. region12conference@gmail.com. 248‑739‑6868. 26‑28 ~ Seattle, WA. Doll Show. BJD Event. Double Tree. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. www.crossroadsshows.com. 27-28 ~ Vineland, NJ. Bertoia Auctions Steiff Bears, Dolls and Palmer Cox Brownies. 856-692-1881. www.bertoiaauctions.com 27‑28 ~ Westminster, MD. ~ Annual Frizellburg Sale. 410‑848‑0664. 410‑875‑2850. 28 ~ Grapevine, TX. Doll & Toy Show. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. Rodney Waller. 817‑988‑8019. rwaller@swbell.net. Linda Crowsey. 903‑564‑9121. lindacc45@hotmail.com 28 ~ Mountlake Terrace, WA. Doll Show. The Nile Golf & Country Club. Seattle Antique Doll & Toy Club. 425‑712‑1575. Trevino746@aol.com
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28 ~ Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Spokane Community College. Lilac City Doll Study Club. Mary Sherwood. 509‑838‑8487. 29 ~ Lancaster, PA. Doll Show. Lancaster Farm & Home Center. Ron Funk. 717‑687‑8101. jeepboy1945@hotmail.com 29 ~ St. Charles, IL. Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Karla Moreland Presents. 815‑356‑6125. kmorela@ais.net.
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MAY 2018
3-4 ~ Newark, OH. Premier Doll Auction, McMasters Harris Doll Auction Company. www.mcmastersharris.com, 740-877-5357, mark@mcmastersharris.com. 5 ~ Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center on the Lake. The Greater Orlando Doll Club. Barbara Keehbauch. 407‑678‑5678. Bkeehbauch@msn.com. 5 ~ Nashville, TN. Doll Show. Mt. Juliet Community Center. Jackie Stone. 828‑505‑2287. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com 5 ~ Pleasanton, CA. Doll Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. Crossroads. www.crossroadsshows.com 5 ~ Westhampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410‑275‑2213. Dorothy Hunt. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com 6 ~ Chagrin Falls, OH. Doll Show. Federated Family Life Center. Chagrin Valley & Strongsville Doll Club. Eileen Green. 440‑283‑5839. 12 ~ Batavia, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. The Quality Inn. Saturday’s Child Dolls. Martha Smith. 585‑506‑7948. 12 ~ Fresno, CA. Doll Show. Hope Lutheran Church. San Joaquin Valley Doll Club. SHIRLEYLINDAL68@gmail.com. 559‑930‑6595. 16 ~ Denver, PA. Toy & Doll Auction. Morphy Auctions. 877‑968‑8880. Jay Lowe. 610‑659‑1981. morphyauctions.com 19 ~ Columbus, IN. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Bartholomew County 4‑H Fairgrounds. Dolls Night Out Club of Columbus. Barb Joy. 812‑376‑9124. joyvegas3@aol.com 19 ~ Fayetteville, NC. Doll & Toy Show. Kiwanis Recreation Center. Maureen Mercer. 910‑916‑8532. 19 ~ Greenwood, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Greenwood United Methodist Church. www.greenwoodumc.org/index.php/umw 19 ~ Nazareth, PA. Antique & Collectible Doll Auction, Dotta Auction Co., Inc, 610‑759‑7389, www.dottaauction.com or Auctionzip.com – auctioneer #1255. 19 ~ Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Pasadena Elks Lodge. Forever Young. Sandy Kline. 818‑368‑4648. Calendar continued on page 64
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The Tender Years
Deborah Varner • Member UFDC • C. 303-475-3274 H. 303-850-7800 • queenbeev1@comcast.net Layaways welcomed and consignments taken. Darling well loved coquette. perfect fingers. Lovely facial expression. CM. BR eyes. Wears orig. crisp outfit. $650
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Our biggest and best event! The Annual
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Fri-Sat, April 27-28 8AM until ?
Many Dealers • Great Prices Quality Merchandise Antiques • Dolls • Toys Holiday • Textiles • And More
16” FG. Stunning bisque head on rare carved wood body. BL. PW eyes with threading. Kiss me lips. Long blonde mohair wig.. Wears lovely pink/lace/ satin dress. Black leather shoes with rosettes. $ 5,750 All bisque miniature pair. 3 1/2 “ all bisque boy and girl dress in orig. blue and white wool clothes. Orig. blonde mohair wigs. CM. BL glass eyes on girl. BR glass eyes on boy. Came with carved dog. $300/trio
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MAY 2018 continued from page 63 19 ~ Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2213. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com 19 ~ Williamsfield, OH. Doll Show. Williamsfield Community Center. Heirloom Doll Society. Lynne Morrow. 440‑344‑7747. 20 ~ Madison Heights, MI. Doll Show. UFCW Hall. Doll Show Productions. Sharon Napier. 586‑731‑3072. lildolls@excite.com 20 ~ Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612‑669‑1613.
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CANCELLED... 2‑3 ~ Gaithersburg, MD. Doll & Toy Show. The Fairgrounds. SFB Events / S. Bellman 239‑440‑3184 sbellman714@gmail.com 2 ~ Missoula, MT. Doll, Toy, Teddy Bear & Miniature Show. Ruby’s Inn & Convention Center. Kay Schrader. 406‑360‑7214. schrader1501@blackfoot.net
3 ~ Concord, CA. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza Hotel. 101 Doll & Study Club. Stephanie Blythe. 415‑455‑8415. s.blythe@comcast.net
3 ~ Sturbridge, MA. Doll & Bear Show. Sturbridge Host Hotel. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699.
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The Doll Works
Judith Armitstead (781) 334‑5577 P.O. Box 195, Lynnfield, MA 01940
Please visit our website for a fine selection of antique dolls, dollhouse dolls, dollhouse miniatures, teddy bears, all bisque dolls, bathing beauties, kewpies, dresser boxes, snow babies, half dolls, and doll accessories at …
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10 ~ Naperville, IL. Doll Show. Naperville Marriott Hotel. Karla Moreland Presents. 815‑356‑6125. kmorela@ais.net
13‑15 ~ Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Withington Auctions. 603‑478‑3232. withingtonauction.com. withington@conknet.com
16 ~ Milton, FL. Doll & Toy Show. Santa Rosa County Auditorium. Pensacola Doll Study Club. perpleprsn@aol.com. 850‑292‑6074. 21‑23 ~ Bennington, VT. R. John Wright Convention. The Everett Mansion. www. rjohnwright.com. 802‑447‑7072. R. John Wright Dolls Inc. rjwdolls@aol.com
24 ~ No. Hampton, NH. Doll, Teddy Bear & Gift Show. Lafayette Crossing Plaza. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699.
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9 ~ Triangle, NC. Doll Show. Amran Shriners Temple. Jackie Stone. 828‑505‑2287. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com
23 ~ Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Western Washington Fairground. Dorothy Drake. Crossroads. www.crossroadsshows.com
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5 ~ Belleville, IL. Doll, Bear, Collectible, Miniature & Dollhouse Show. St. Clair County Fairgrounds. Kay Weber’s Shows. 618‑233‑0940.
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JULY 2018
13 ~ Layton, UT. Doll Convention. Davis Conference Center. ROSE International Doll Expo. Ann Dee. 801‑419‑2146. 15‑19 ~ Phoenix, AZ. Annual National Doll Festival. Rowbear Lowman. 831‑438‑5349. NatlDoll@aol.com
16 ~ Scottsdale, AZ. MARQUIS Antique Doll Action. Hyatt Regency Scottsdale. Theriault’s. 410‑224‑3655. (F) 410‑224‑3655. www.theriaults.com. 17‑21 ~ Phoenix, AZ. Doll Show. UFDC Convention. Crossroads. www.crossroadsshows.com.
AUGUST 2018
4 ~ Archbold, OH. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Sauder Village Founders Hall. Dawn Hauter. 800‑590‑9755. dawn.hauter@saudervillage.org 11 ~ Clackamas, OR. Doll Show. Monarch Hotel. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. www.crossroadsshows.com
11 ~ Huntsville, AL. Doll Show. Twickenham Doll Cub. Jaycees Building. Sonya Heim. 256‑585‑5436. sonyah4@netzero.com.
15‑17~ Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Withington Auctions. 603‑478‑3232. withingtonauction.com. withington@conknet.com. 16 ~ Syracuse, NY. Teddy Bear Conference. Cindy Malchoff. 518‑562‑4076. 18 ~ Schertz, TX. Doll Show. Schertz Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830‑606‑5868. dmeredith@dolldr.com 18 ~ Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Eileen Green. 440‑283‑5839. phdofdolls@yahoo.com
26 ~ Bellevue, WA. Doll Show. Red Lion Hotel. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206‑362‑8723.
26 ~ Dedham, MA. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn Boston. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. 26 ~ North Mankato, MN. Doll Show. Best Western. Lady Slipper Doll Club. Carolyn Christopherson. 952‑873‑4489.
26 ~ Fort Wayne, IN. Doll Show. Fort Wayne Armory. Sharon Napier. 586‑731‑3072.
To find more doll events near you go to our website at www.antiquedollcollector.com and click on “Events” tab. Also, sign up on our email list to have the most up to date info on upcoming events. Just email adclisa@gmail.com with the subject line “sign me up for doll events.”
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Fritzi’s Antique Dolls Buying & Selling Collections & Dolls of Merit
We will all be looking for you at the upcoming April shows - see you there!!!
Sun April 8th, Toledo Doll Show, Stranahan Great Hall. Toledo, OH. Sun April 22nd, Chicago Toy & Doll Show, Kane County Fairgrounds, Atrium Bld, St Charles, IL. April 26-29, UFDC Region 12 Conference, Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth, MI. (Public Day, Sat 10 to 4:30) Sun April 29th, Kane County Doll Show, Kane County Fairgrounds, Atrium Bld, St Charles, IL
Member NADDA and UFDC • fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net Fritzi’s cell: 630-247-1144 • Rick’s cell: 630-247-1219
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SURPRISE! There’s a Basket of Treasures For You Monday, July 16, 2018 At an Important Marquis Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch From the Jim Kramer collection of rare Schoenhut circus memorabilia to superb early English wooden dolls to the biggest surprise of all, an important and famous European collection of fabulous antique bisque dolls. Keep watching while we lift the lid on our basket of surprises. Please call 410-224-3655 to request a free brochure about the auction, or you can enter your email at our website www.theriaults.com to receive informative notices of this and other auctions. Or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @theriaultsdolls. Or, the old-fashioned way, just give us a call to chat about the auction. A real person answers the phone Monday Friday from 9 AM to 8 PM and will gladly help you.
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