July/August 2023 by Antique Doll Collector magazine

Antique DOLL Collector July/August 2023 Vol. 26, No. 7

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1 ¾” Yellow Tuck Comb Grodnertal Peg Wooden, Beautifully detailed, wonderfully painted $450.

21” CM Pouty Kestner marker 14, blue stat eyes, early compo & wood straight wrist body, pale bisque w/ beautiful painting & molding, antique mohair wig, clothing & shoes $1950.

10” German Automation “Girl Tossing Flowers” All Original, blue glass eyes, blonde mohair wig, working condition w/ music, 54 11/0 on head $995.

5.5” French Mignonette blue glass eyed All Bisque jointed head, repair on left boot, beautiful face, mohair wig $795

10.5” Marie Terese Fashion Doll Antique Repro by Alice Leverett 2010 w/ fabulous Tres Belle Ensemble NRFB pair by Vogue Dolls $325.

16” Beautiful Tete Jumeau w/ blue PW eyes, HH wig, pierced ears, marked Jumeau body $2950.

12.5” Jumeau French Fashion size 0, blue glass eyes, mohair wig, leather body $1095.

11” Rare Find Alexander McGuffey Ana All Original, HH wig, very faint crazing $250.

15” Cameo Rare Vintage 1958 Peanut by Joesph Kallus in original box w/ tag $145.

16” All Original MIB Sybarite Holiday 2018 Regalia 0801 Voltaire d’ Royce, beautiful facial coloring & hair style, Body Gen V.1 $795.

13” Kammer & Reinhart Stockinet Artist with his palate, paint brush broken. Nice and clean, Great face $255.

16” Effanbee Honey – All Original hard plastic, blue sleep eyes, sweet dress (small spot on rt. bodice) $139.95

16” Terri Lee Brunette in beautiful vintage (orig ?) outfit, tagged green two piece outfit, Nurse Outfit & tagged Sally Ann hooded jacket (All from original owner ) $160.

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Vintage 1940’s Composition All Original ‘Miss Curity‘ 20” Ideal doll, head has splits on the heads side seams, mohair wig, nice composition, nice clean outfit $150.

7.5” Ellie by Gail Creech #1/5 2005, all bisque, mohair wig, blue glass eyes w/ COA $295. 8” Helen by Erika Catellani 8/25, wood carved head & limbs, cloth torso, beautifully painted face, mohair wig w/ COA & box $250. 16.5” Walkure Kley & Hahn 282 on taller teen body in original lavender dress, corset and undergarments, leather shoes, 2 fingers as is on right hand, HH wig $425.

Cathy Hansen All Bisque 5” w/ brown eyes & mohair wig $150. 5.5” Brown painted eyes, mohair wig, sweet outfit & leather shoes $195.

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13” Jumeau French Fashion size 1, blue glass eyes, leather body, hands as is $1025. 19.5” S & H 1279 DEP 9, blue sl eyes, beautiful molding, original mohair wig, stock dress, shoes & socks $895.

20” SFBJ 60 4 in original sailor dress (few holes on jacket & skirt), blue sleep eyes, French HH wig, left pinkie broken, paint chip on back right calf $325.

18” Ideal Shirley Temple w/ eyeshadow All original w/ box & pin, craze line by nose & slight crazing on legs, head marked Ideal Shirley Temple, body marked 18, sweet doll, boxes top is replaced, box bottom has been taped, picture on end is nice $295.

20.5” OM Tete Jumeau SFBJ All Original with Bebe Jumeau Depose 9 marked shoes, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, working Mama/Poppa strings, very small eye flake right lower lid, right hand some paint flaking $1750.

15” SFBJ 235 Blue jeweled eye boy with flocked hair ( flocking as is in front), original? Sailor Suit & hat, hands paint as is $895.

11” Kling Bell 300 4 beautifully molded blonde hair, brown glass eyes $325.

14.5” Norah Wellings Play Doll all original, hard to find size, one small tear on pants, brown painted eyes, mohair wig $395.

Fabulous Collection of 5 Early Mini Penny Woodens 3 ladies & 2 men 1- 1.25”, 3 – 1”, 1- ½” wonderfully detailed, jointed arms & legs, in vintage box $225.

5” German All Bisque w/ brown sleep eyes, 30 3 ½, pink stockings & black heeled shoes, original mohair wig $150.

Antique Large Scale Victorian German Dining 6 Piece Set Table 6.75lx3hx3.25w, 2 chairs 4.25hx1.75wx1.75d, Corner Chest 6hx4wx3d, missing pull, Cabinet 8hx4.5wx2.5d, Sm Chest 3.75hx2.5wx1.75d 5” Kestner 150 All Bisque, brown sl eyes $175. Antique blue & white stripe cotton sailor style top with dickie & skirt, with pocket detail, skirt length 12”, waist band 14”, blouse shoulder to waist 8”, shoulder to shoulder 6.5”, sleeve 6.5”, dickie neck opening 7”, hands cuff opening $295.

14.5” German Milliners Model, beautifully molded & painted faces & hair, leather & wood body, vintage clothing $795. 12.5” German Milliners Model w/ glass eyes & molded hair, original clothing, leather & wooden body some paint missing on limbs & crazing on breast plate, nose rub $695.

10.5” AM 390 A 8/0 M All original in Dutch costume, blue glass eyes, mohair wig $125. 6x6.5” Steiff Gemse, chest tag 1960’s $79.95 6x6” Steiff Snucki, chest tag 1960’s $79.95

14 ½” German 142 4 Kley & Hahn Toddler w/ blue intaglio eyes, O/C mouth, pretty molding & coloring, 5 piece compo toddler body $195.

4.5” Kestner 130/2 + All Bisque w/ original mohair wig, blue painted eyes $145. 4” German All Bisque w/ brown glass eyes, mohair wig, hairlines lt side of face $95. 4.5” Kestner 130 0 ½ All Bisque w/ mohair wig, blue painted eyes $145.

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E5J with original Trunk and Trousseau - A wee Princess stands amidst her trunk of original treasures. Here is a beautiful doll with provenance from the Chambers family of Chambersburg Pennsylvania. Thirteen and a half inches of bliss in a completely original Jumeau ensemble, including rare headband. If only she could speak! The tales she would tell! Excellent condition. $10,250

17.5” Wood Body Fashion We love a graceful lady with the ability to choose her mood and express herself through her poses. This delightful and delicate Poupée has perfect bisque from her lovely head to her long, slender arms. Her articulated wood body is tightly covered in clean kid leather and garbed in a confection of antique lavender and creme silks and laces complete with a wonderful bustle and handsome leather boots. Her lovely coiffure is crowned by a charming flowered bonnet. Beautiful and beguiling. $7800

Depose 16” in Ernestine Jumeau Costume w/ Parasol - What a joy when we are privileged to see Bébés in their original costumes created by the magical Ernestine Jumeau. Her workmanship is unmistakable, a reflection of the beautiful costuming for little girls in the early 1880s. This smoky-eyed beauty is pristine in her bisque and body, complete with her correct early Bébé Jumeau shoes. A vision in pale pink and crème lace. $6495 Rosina c. 1879 Meet Miss Rosina, a pristine 19” wax over composition doll from 1879 England who traveled to Australia and finally made her way to Victoria, British Columbia in 1889 where she has lived until today. Wonderful provenance on this beautifully kept doll with a card she was exhibited with in 1903. Superb condition with elaborate original wig. Two exceptional original costumes for day and evening. $2795 Early Bleuette w/ Fantastic Trunk Full of Treasures Here’s a sweet surprise! A darling 27cm UNIS 60 8/0 from 1920-30’s and orig. trunk with a fantastic mix of ten Gautier Languereau costumes and antique costumes made from patterns from La Semaine de Suzette. She even has a rare canvas bag that was featured in Colette Merlen’s book, Bleuette- Poupée de la Semaine de Suzette. Excellent condition and loads of treasures! Additional pictures available on request for serious buyers. $2990

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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

July/August 2023, Volume 26, Number 7

On the Cover

A T R I BU T E T O M A R I A N N E A N D J U RGE N C I E SL I K by Florence Theriault

J U DY H E N RY An Extraordinary Collector of AllBisque and Miniature Dolls by Samy Odin

DEAR SURVIVORS What Dolls Do We Keep? by Joy Harrington

MADAME ALEXANDER AT 100 A Personal View by Marsha Hunter

The Anniversary or Jubilee Doll of Emil Bauersachs is extremely rare. The original costumes were designed in the style of 1813, and the doll was presented by Bauersachs in 1913 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ousting of Napoleon’s France from German soil. For his doll, Bauersachs commissioned a special model from Gebruder Heubach. The doll on the left is from the original Bauersachs archives.

Departments

14 Book Review

23 UFDC Dealer Showcase

28 Auction News

LUDWIG GREINER An American Success Story

37 Auction Calendar 69 Museums

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77 Emporium

78 Events/Classified Ads ADOLPHE LÉON WILLETTE Artist, Architect, Doll Designer by Susan Foreman

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1) Rare Heubach 15” Googly important ‘8555’ UFDC winner Comic Character! Fully Jtd. tyke, intaglio eyes, 3-mld.tufts of hair, pursed lips & Vintage Sailor Suit plus snappy Shoes! A spry child! Only $2500

3) 27” ‘1840’s’ Glass Eye Mache Boy attic treasure, Orig. Body, Clothes & shoes; perfect face w.brush marks, rear plate missing, Stunning size & wispy curls too. Not $3000 just $1250

2) Rare 23” 1850’s ‘Sophia Smith’ - great find, 13 long ‘hang curls’, oval face, dainty chin, great Original Clothes & Body, porc. arms. Body will also sit. $2850

5) Rare 17” Brown American Rag - very early! All Original Clothes, Hat & Wig! Lovely complexion w. Oil Painted Features. No repairs. $1350 6) Rare Bliss Adirondack House - terrific lithography, 2-doors, 4-rooms, hidden dormer room, balcony & porch. Plus Folk Art settee, mirror, snow shoes & rugs! Collectors haven for all your minis! (17” by 17” & 11”deep) $1495. This is a museum class Bliss. 7) Volland Raggedy Duo Rare Premier 17” ‘Single Dot Lash’ Ann w. Wooden Heart! Dark hair, sweet Orig.Clothes too! Comes with 16” Early Andy- w.Orig. Button Eyes, gentle fading still a charmer. Both just $2200 8) Iconic 15” Black Folk Art Boy - stitched features, Orig. Wig & Classic Short Suit w.Hat & Boots, All excellent. $895 9) see #6 10) HELP US! Rare 1850’s Gutta-Percha’s - VGC Heads w. Orig Bodies! LEFT: 27” The Orig. Quaint Clothes, LL’s need mend, $595; RIGHT: 26” Orig. Wasp Waist body beneath dress, repl’d arms needs LL’s. $395. Important dolls. 11) see #6 12) 17” Elusive Brown Eye 1870’s - Mint & All Original incl. Body, Clothes & Tassel Boots, $295; 22” Deep Pink 1840’s - very oval face, smooth hair, attic found, rear plate reglue. Impressive $375 13) Great 27” Kreuger Santa w. Hat, Beard, Brows & Belt! Clean ‘n bright, $750; Mint 15” Bubbles - No craze! Factory Fresh w. Label, Hang Tag & Orig. Blow- in. $395

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4) Stunning 37” ‘Block Letter’ AM Child - gorgeous mint bisque, 17“ head, bl. sl. eyes, good jtd. body & lovely clothes. Lifelike! Only $650

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14) 13” Early ‘Yes-No’ Teddy - in Orig. Suit of Clothes, Shoe Button Eyes, normal wear but twice as rare! $495; Early Wooden Pull Cart - small display size, great orig paint & wooden wheels. $325; 13”Shoe Button Eye Teddy - early guy, long snout & limbs, so dear. $410 (Googly call)

15) 24” Reinforced Wax Girl - Orig. Ringlets, no cracks, cobalt glass eyes, Factory Body w. Stockings & Boots, sits well in her orig. pretty layers. So poetic! only $375 16) Rare Steiff ‘Moosey’s - Buttons,Tags & Labels, no wear. One year only! 6”and 12” $225 each

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17) ‘Marklin’ Baby Carriage - Mint in Box for UFDC very limited edition! $350 18) Magical 20” K*R ‘101’ Marie - finest so far! Creamy soft complexion, mint Bisque & Factory Body, mohair wig, prettiest Luxury Silk Nursery clothes. Fairy tale innocence. $2795 18

19) Elusive 16“ JDK ‘220’ Character - a dimpled, angel heart Kestner Character, gentle smile & twinkling set brn. eyes, Orig Plaster Pate & Mohair Wig, Fully Jtd. Toddler Body plus her adorable fussy clothes! $2750 Rare! 20 & 21) 19” Mint Hilda Toddlers - flawless quality matching set of ‘245’ & ’237’, brown eye & blue eyes Fully Jointed Toddlers, Factory Wigs, elegant Edwardian silk suits! See photo #27. 22) 20” Largest Size ‘Kaiser Babies’ - What a pair! Mint w/Orig. Bodies! Heirloom clothes! Incredible facial modeling & color; very Rare Black Kaiser - $1200; his Companion $475

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23) Super Size Byelo! -Larger than life 16.5” cir. head. Blue eyes, very lovely coloring, perfect celluloid fingers & gorgeous heirloom clothes. A magnificent showpiece! $450 24) Special 19” KR 116A Sailor - a lively fellow, great size, Rare Closed Mouth, oily sheen, practically flawless bisque with bl. sl. eyes & orig. K*R Body. A scene stealer! Only $850

25) 24” Attic Found Laughing Jumeau - Mint, super quality bisque w. dewey sheen! Orig. bright eyes and wig; Attic doll w. replaced antique body and beautiful old heirloom clothes. A steal! $575 26) “PRETTY PEGGY” 18” Celebrity Trunk Doll w/ Wardrobe etc - Rare & Mint. Made for only 2-years! By Grace Correy Rockwell. Rarer open crown wigged version, spectacular quality, 8 Factory assorted Orig Dresses plus Coats & Hats filled to the brim with Accessories and more! Museum class time capsule. $2750

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27) Deluxe 19” Hilda Toddlers - a ‘237’ w. blue eyes. $2700; a “245’ w. brown eyes. $2500. Both fully jtd. wearing posh Silk Suits!

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28) Show Stopping 27” Gaultier Bebe - w. transitional ‘Block Letter’ expression but slightly open mouth & huge Blue PW’s, chunky body, luscious hip length French Wig & Pate, near flawless bebe in Fancy Ensemble, Not $3000 just $1800

29) Sumptuous 20” Circle Dot Bru - breathtaking face, dazzling Blue PW’s, dramatic facial contours, Antique Wig, Cork Pate & Orig. Body (soft), some good finger repair, exquisite bisque w. some discreet prof. Airbrushing. The most compelling expressions we’ve seen. A $17, 000 opportunity is just $5800.

30) All Original 18” Poupée w. Bisque Arms - pristine quality Empress, extravagant Factory Wig w. Waist Length Braid, Blue PW’s, clean firm body, Elegant Silk & Textured Lace Gown w. Muff & Parasol. $3750 29

31 & 32) Deluxe 16” K*R 115a Pouties - Choice characters w. powder fine bisque, bl. sl. eyes, Factory Wigs & Jtd. Toddler Bodies, lovely old clothes & Leather Shoes He has an Italian Boutique Label. Sensational models! Each $1800

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33) ‘Adeline’ - 12” Premier Jumeau in her Original French Trunk - with her name! Pristine orig. body, coil & pate, 8-heirloom garments, coat, 3-chapeaus, Orig. Shoes, Fringe Silk Parasol, 2” fan, stanhope, Fr. Photo Album, necessaries, vanity set, etc. A treasure trove for a rare 1880 Bebe! $8200

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None of these dolls was made by Lenci... If you can’t tell who made what, it’s time you run to visit with Samy Odin at the UFDC Annual Convention, August 1-5, 2023 in Bellevue, WA, booth 604. He will be happy to discuss Italian Felt Dolls with you.

Chérubins-Paris, 8 rue de l’Odéon, 75006 Paris samy.odin@cherubins.fr / +33673013051

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE 74TH ANNUAL U.F.D.C. CONVENTION IN BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON I offer an array of bisque, composition, and hard plastic dolls. Specializing in rare and exceptional compositions dolls.

Gail Lemmon 13100 Durkee Rd. Grafton, Ohio 44044

Stop by my booth #403.

I hope to have the doll of your dreams, if not, I would still love to meet you!

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Book Review: Madame Alexander—The Creator of the Iconic American Doll Review by Laurie McGill

“Dolls live in the hearts of children…that is where they really come alive.” -Madame Alexander The Madame Alexander Doll Company is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023, and just in time for the celebration, a charming book, Madame Alexander—The Creator of the Iconic American Doll—was released in late 2022. Written by Susan Goldman Rubin, the 48-page book relates the story of Bertha “Beatrice” Alexander Behrman’s journey to becoming a leader in the world of dollmakers. Beautifully illustrated by Sarah Dvojack, the book’s tone is set with its endpapers featuring the streets of old New York during the period that Beatrice’s family ran a doll hospital beneath their home in the Lower East Side. Many dolls during that timeframe were made of bisque and, Rubin writes 14

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from young Beatrice’s perspective, “Someday, she thought, I will make dolls that don’t break so children will never be unhappy.” Beatrice dreamed of becoming an artist—a sculptor—one day, but World War I began, and she decided to make Red Cross nurse dolls to sell in the doll hospital to help her family’s dwindling income. Thus began what would become a very successful career. The book traces Beatrice’s girlhood, her marriage, and the birth of her daughter. It gently segues into her dollmaking career, and readers will delight in seeing Dvojack’s illustrations of the early cloth Little Women dolls, as well as the Dionne Quintuplets and many other familiar faces. The final two pages of the book offer a more in-depth biography of Madame Alexander, as well as a Bibliography. “A doll should stimulate a child’s imagination,” Madame Alexander once said. “A doll can undoubtedly become a

child’s best friend.” This book would make a fine addition to any child’s library or to any doll collector’s library. Sincere kudos to both author Susan Goldman Rubin and illustrator Sarah Dvojack. Feiwel and Friends, Macmillan Publishing Group, New York Date: October 18, 2022 ISBN: 1250138590 Available at www.amazon.com

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At the Ohio Doll Show come and see Countess Maree and become the owner of a doll from past centuries. o have and to hold a doll of two or three hundred years of age that has been in and out of a child’s arms seems like a miracle to me. I get a thrill just by looking at it, but then when I part with it it’s another thrill that I feel for the new owner. The very lucky dolls have original clothes and sometimes hand painted silk which must be handled with the utmost care like a newborn baby. Only very wealthy families could afford these very expensive fabrics; however, some dolls have to be redressed and you must search for early fabric to bring it back to the century from where it came. It will feel reborn. We must thank the good restorers that brought them back to life; after all, we do the same to ourselves!

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Louise’s Little Ladies Dolls & Accessories

Located in the Yellow Garage Antiques 66 S. Main St., Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

Buy & sell antique and vintage dolls, their clothing and accessories. Antique/vintage toys and teddy bears. Ladies & children’s Victorian/Edwardian Clothing.

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UFDC’S 74th ANNUAL CONVENTION In Bellevue, Washington

Tuesday, August 1 thru Saturday, August 5 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

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Friday, August 4 from 12pm - 6pm

For more details, go to www.ufdc.org/convention Start making plans now to join us next year as we celebrate

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UFDC 2023 Journeys of Discovery Bellevue, Washington Visit these exceptional dealers in the Salesroom, August 1 - 5! The Port Collection John Paul Port

(360) 710-6520 PO Box 269, LaHonda, CA 94020 jpport@earthlink.net Member UFDC and NADDA

Karla Moreland

NADDA & UFDC Member Mobile: 815-621-3255 kmorela@ais.net www.KaneCountyDollShow.com

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7:30 pm - 10:30 pm (Grand Opening) Noon - 6:00 pm 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Noon - 6:00 pm (Public Day and Publishers Preview) 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Last Chance)

Valerie Fogel’s Beautiful Bébés

All Dolled Up Gail Lemmon

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Holly Hepworth Antique Dolls

Fine Dolls & Precious Playthings from Our Past www.beautifulbebes.com 425.765.4010 beautifulbebes@outlook.com

hhepworth@aol.com 858-735-3353 AT, Bru, Jumeau, German bisque, schoenhut, antique clothing, accessories, furniture and more!

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Come see our treasures from Paris in Booth 613!

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Brian Mogren

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Fritzi’s Antique Dolls

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Straw Bear Antiques Ron & Robyn Martin

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Chérubins-Paris Samy & Vanessa

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Kathy’s Antiques located on Ruby Lane Porcelain Classics Jennie Sykes

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mint bisque, pw eyes, “applied ears” ant. HH wig, orig. dress, undies & ant. bonnet & Jumeau shoes, orig. “signed” body. Winner PRESIDENT’S CHOICE ribbon, UFDC Region 13 Conf. 1988, in PA. BREATHTAKING!!

13.5” RARE Hertel & Schwab #149, sl. eyes,

mint bisque, orig. mohair wig, ant. batiste dress, ant. blouse, slip & pantaloons w/orig. leather shoes, orig. H & S body, full pouty mouth. This RARE child is so special &

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Beautiful Bébés Fine Dolls & Precious Playthings from our Past

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16” Petit & Dumoutier Beautiful and imploring petite version of this sought after example. Excellent condition, dressed in white Piqué costume with coordinating French lace bonnet. Metal hands on original articulated body. $9850

20” Figure A Steiner Gentle expression on this lovely doll in completely antique ensemble of rich satin silks and wired bonnet. Beautiful creamy bisque and wide blue glass eyes, pierced ears, and golden mohair wig. Original stamped articulated body. Excellent condition. $4200

18” Figure B no. 2 Steiner Adorable rare cabinet size Steiner Bébé with lever eyes and porcelain teeth. Original purple carton pate, mohair blonde wig, two piece ensemble of antique silks and ecru lace (frail in places). Steiner marked body. This child tickles your imagination! She frequently falls asleep in her chair or while resting on her pillow. Excellent condition overall. $6200-Terms offered

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Child Painting with Doll - Several months ago we had a painting in a matching frame from the same collection. This adorable depiction of a child at play with her paints and Doll stirs up the nostalgia of our childhoods. So charming! $750

4” painted eye darling with original wig and dress. Painted black boots and stockings. Generally excellent! $1695

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5.5” Barefoot Mignonette attributed to Schmitt w/original wig and costume. Blue glass eyes. Wonderful condition! $2400

5” All original, rare articulated barefoot French Mignonette with deluxe hat and costume. Beautiful face commissioned from Simon Halbig. Excellent. $4900

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Auction News SPRING AUCTION NEWS We are pleased to report that doll auctions have been active throughout the spring overseas! In one example of a happy outcome, UK-based C&T Auctions (www.candtauctions.co.uk) reports success at their May 19th 2023 event when spirited bidding secured a rare A. T. Thuillier, shown right (Lot 28), for £18,000.00, well above the estimate. Another Thuillier in this auction, Lot 149 shown far right, sold for £12,000.00.

Galerie de Chartres Galerie de Chartres has results from the May 13, 2023 doll auction. See more at www.ivoire-france.com/chartres/fr/. C & T Auctioneers and Valuers Above Left: Lot 28 - Outstanding and rare A.T. Andre Thuillier bisque-head Bebe doll, size 7, French circa 1880, the beautiful pale bisque head with fixed blue glass paper-weight eyes, dark eyeliner, accented nostrils and painted closed mouth with a hint of a smile, pierced ears, original blonde wig and cork pate, on a good original early carved wooden fully jointed body with swivel wrists and ball joints to elbows and hips, and wearing a pink silk dress with lace, cream silk bonnet, underclothes, socks and white leather strapped shoes, (condition: head perfect, good original body, tiny flake to left earring hole and single minuscule kiln dot to chin) incised A 7 T, 17 ” (43cm) tall, see page 617 Coleman’s Encyclopedia of dolls Vol I for a similar doll.

Galerie de Chartres Lot 319 Charming little Baby Bru, size 1 pivoting head and bust in pressed biscuit marked “Bru Jne 1”, closed mouth, blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears, Chevrot skin body with bisque bars and hands, legs in lacquered wood, underclothes, blue silk dress, “EJ” shoes (a rosette is missing), cork cap, blond wig. 29cm. Estimated at 6,000 / 8,000. Sold at €17,500 Lot 320 Bébé Bru, Circle dot model, pressed biscuit head marked in the hollow of the circle with the dot and “7”, closed mouth with modeled tongue and teeth, blue paperweight eyes with rays, on a beautiful fully articulated body (arms, hands, ankles) in lacquered wood with wooden peg, skullcap sheathed in the original skin not peeled off, blonde mohair wig, underwear, vintage white cotton dress, white leather shoes marked “Bru Jne Paris 3”. 55cm.Estimated at €15,000 / 20,000, sold at €25,500.

Above Right: Lot 149 - Beautiful A.T. Andre Thuillier size 10 bisque-head Bebe doll, French circa 1882, the pale bisque head with fixed blue glass paper-weight eyes, finely painted lashes, feather brows and shaded lids, nicely painted open mouth with upper teeth, pierced ears and later light brown wig, on a good fully jointed wood and composition body with fixed wrists, wearing a white cotton dress with puff sleeves, fancy silk bonnet, underclothes, socks and brown leather shoes, incised A.10.T, 24” (61cm) tall, (condition: good head perfect, slight wear to hands). The winning bid was £12,000.00.

Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion Highlights below from the Steiff Special Auction in Giengen 2023 coming up on July 1. Wel’ll have results later! Be sure to look it up at www.spielzeugauktion.de/.

Ladenburger No. 15: Limit:1600€ One of the highlights of this year's STEIFF-GIENGEN-auction, Petsy, produced around 1930, with seam at the middle of head, nice, full, pointed mohair, rare cross-eyed, with button, block letters, long trailing f, bright embroidering at snout, long snaped off arms, hump, big ears, original felt paws with flaws here and there, and scattered spotty mohair loss at neck, hump, ears, and shoulder, otherwise very nice condition, nice strong color of the mohair, standing height 50 cm, extremely rare, extremely expressive, an unusual rarity, CH-No. 348, the item is located in Switzerland, in case of import into the EU customs duties and handling fees will arise! No. 45: Limit: 1500 € One of the of the highlights of the auction, probably a prototype by the Fa. STEIFF, unusual doll, felt head, blue glass eyes, bright mohair hair, with button, block letters, long trailing f, bear body , with white mohair, probably original silk ribbon and silk collar, height: 35 cm, small felt faults at the right cheek, exceptional, stronger mohair loss on the reverse of the legs and at the back, otherwise single places with a slight thin mohair, exceptional, probably an unique specimen, the item is located in Switzerland in case of import into the EU customs duties and handling fees will arise!

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K & R Surprise VECTIS, www.vectis.co.uk the Toy and Doll auctioneer in the North of England, just told us their success story with a rare boy Kammer & Reinhardt Walter 102 bisque character doll. The estimate was £12,000 – 17,000. “The doll was sold at auction today and achieved £52,675.00 including buyers premium. He was highly sought after and we had interest from around the world; with a buyer from Germany losing out to a telephone bid from America” reports Louise Harker. The doll, which is, shown here, was consigned to Vectis only after he was nearly put in the dumpster: “The doll belonged to my grandmother who passed away 30 years ago. Since then he has been in my mum’s possession,“ says the vendor. “He lived on the living room sofa for as long as I can remember. My mum, unfortunately, is now unwell and emptying her house we found him again. Due to having so much furniture and mementoes to sort out, we were having to be quite ruthless with what we were keeping so I put him on the pile of things to be skipped. However, my husband remembered the doll fondly and decided to put him in the ‘to keep’ pile and afterwards, we realized how special he was.” They decided to see if they could find out some more information about him and sent some images to doll expert Kathy Taylor. According to Kathy Taylor, very few examples are known to exist. Sculpted by German artist Professor Arthur Lewin-Funcke c1910, (although this wasn’t known until 1987) and based on his own children, the doll is from the 100 series, and this particular is extremely rare.

Vectis Kammer & Reinhardt 102 Walter bisque socket head antique doll, German, c 1910, impressed K * R 102, painted light blue eyes looking slightly to the left, with black pupils and white dot highlights, brown upper eyeliner, subtle shading to hollows below eyes, single stroke brown painted brows, nose with accented nostrils, closed mouth, shaded and outlined full lips, sculpted philtrum, dimple to the chin, sculpted ears, molded blonde hair, with forehead fringe, hair has kiln dust and some rubs / wear to molding, represents an older boy with characterized thinner mature face, composition, and wooden ball jointed body, the index finger is missing from the right hand, the right foot has been damaged- and is partially missing, replacement ball joint to right leg knee, also re-stung (some time ago), clothed in original knitted ecru cotton singlet/bodysuit, hand-made contemporary cotton checked shirt, navy woollen shorts, navy woollen cape with hood and cotton checked trim, 22”/56 cm.

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A Tribute to

Marianne and Jurgen Cieslik By Florence Theriault

t was 1982, and it would be another seven years before the great wall separating East and West Germany came down. For West German doll researchers this presented an almost unsurmountable task. After all, the most important German historic doll sites of the 1800s/1940s were virtually inaccessible, located in what was then East Germany. The manufacturing regions of Sonneberg and Waltershausen, which had been the homes of dozens of doll firms, including Kestner and Kammer and Reinhardt, the famed Leipzig and Erfurt Fairs where new dolls were presented each year, even the Hermann Tietz department store where Kammer and Reinhardt had first presented their art character dolls, were now closed off to doll researchers from the West. Unless you were dauntless. Unless you were willing to undergo mindboggling bureaucratic tussles. Unless you were willing

to accept the possibility that you might be threatened or arbitrarily held without cause. Unless you were willing to carry your own toilet paper. Unless you were Marianne and Jurgen Cieslik, who had made it their life mission to research and record this one aspect of German history. On one particular Autumn day in 1982, the couple made one such trip to Sonneberg, of which they wrote the following. “It was a dark evening. The streets of Sonneberg were empty, which was usual. We visited a house on Friedrichstrasse 18 where we were expected by Walter Roth, the son of Victor Roth, the last owner of the Emil Bauersachs doll factory. Walter Roth was a lively little man who lived alone in the basement of this house. He gave us a hearty welcome and led us past many locked doors to the last room in the corridor, which was his living room. Walter Roth’s stove was as unforgettable as he. Located

Of particular interest to Marianne Cieslik has been the study of bisque dolls with sculpted hair, including this trio of 6”-9” dolls, each in their original costumes.

Tiny Grodnertal dolls are so cherished, especially in this seldomfound state of perfect preservation including costumes.

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ABOVE: Still attached to their original wooden platforms are the family of 6” carved wooden miniature dolls with elaborate original costumes. BELOW: Polichinelles and jesters, the miniature all-bisque dolls with articulated arms and legs, are often represented as French, yet Cieslik research indicates their German production. So rare they are!

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In 1892, Johannes Franz registered his design of the mechanical Dancing Couple. This example from the Cieslik collection is one of only two examples known to exist and is notable also for its fine state of preservation and costumes.

A bounty of four rare miniature bisque dolls with sculpted hair ornaments is held by a 17” bisque lady with a sculpted snood and tassel.

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directly near the door of this overstuffed room was a high, green tiled stove which gave a tremendous heat despite its visible signs of decay. The firebricks had crumbled over the years and were glowing so hot that the wall of the living room behind the oven was also burned black and glowing. As the evening went along, we took off our jackets and sweaters, ties were loosened, shirt collars opened, and sleeves rolled up. Only Walter Roth seemed not to be disturbed by the heat… The interview with this sole living and, in the beginning, suspicious, descendant of the old doll factory was very informative and interesting. Sometimes, when we were talking about doll types and production, Walter Roth suddenly jumped up, excused himself for a short time, and returned either with a doll or a document from old times. After showing these treasures to us, they disappeared as fast as they had appeared.” Walter Roth died shortly after the “Fall of the Wall,” and the apartment was emptied. There were no relatives, and the Emil Bauersach documents were either destroyed because of ignorance or scattered to the winds. One treasure, however, had been saved. At

Known as Jester, the early teddy bear by Strunz is extremely rare, especially in this large 31” size. Also included in the collection is an original Strunz catalog which includes the bear.

Acquired from the original Reinhardt family of Kammer and Reinhardt is the doll Hans. It was the grandson of Franz Reinhardt who served as the model for this doll. Included with the doll, from the Cieslik collection of photographs of the young child as well as family albums of photographs.

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Published Archives of Cieslik’s Puppenmagazin, published in 1999, which features many of the new discoveries by the Ciesliks. Until this English-language book was published, their research had not easily available to non-Germanspeaking doll collectors. As their research gained attention, the Ciesliks were sometimes contacted by original families of other early doll firms. One day, Carlo Geisler contacted them. Carlo was the grandson of Franz Reinhardt, and he revealed that he had been the young child model for the art character doll, “Hans,” presented by K*R in 1909. He further revealed that originally the doll was to be named “Carlo,” but his grandfather decided the name “Hans” would be more marketable. And then, even better good news. Carlo had in his possession a bounty of documents, photographs, albums, and other ephemera from the family, including the original doll of himself that the family had kept all these years. He admitted that he was now more interested in new sports airplanes than this old family history, so he was willing to sell the complete collection. That he did, and it is that memorabilia, along with the original doll, that is being presented from the private Cieslik collection at the July 31 auction. The Ciesliks’ pursuit of German plaything history extended into tin toys, dollhouses, and teddy bears. For many years they published the magazine, Teddy Bear and Friends, as well as publishing classic research books, including the incomparable German Doll Encyclopedia, 1800–1939; Teddy Bear Encyclopedia; Button in Ear; Lehmann Tin Toys, and Lexikon der Puppenstuben und Puppenhauser. Marianne Cieslik, with her background in fashion design, was especially intrigued with historical fashion, as evidenced in the dolls. In particular, she sought dolls with original costumes, Few other glass-eyed examples are known to exist of the 18” grumpy-faced character child by Gebruder including not only Heubach, who sits encircled by five different 9” character dolls by Goebel with sculpted hair, hair ornaments, traditional regional or caps. some point after this first visit, the Ciesliks acquired from the Emil Bauersachs family their cherished Anniversary or Jubilee Doll of 1913. The doll symbolized the 100th anniversary, 1813–1913, of the defeat of Napoleon and his retreat from German soil, and was not only a special model commissioned from the porcelain works of Gebruder Heubach, but was presented in a very specific costume of the 1813 era. That doll, in its factory original costume and bonnet, is included in the Cieslik private collection of antique dolls presented by Theriault’s on July 31, 2023. For nearly forty years now, Marianne and Jurgen Cieslik have pursued original documents as well as oral family history to preserve the history of the German doll. One notable early discovery, which was reported in 1987 in the premiere issue of their lauded Puppenmagazin, was the name of Professor Lewin-Funcke, the sculptor of the first doll in the Kammer and Reinhardt art character series. Until then, no one, including the family of that sculptor, had known of this project which was considered too commercial for the fine art world in which LewinFuncke usually held reign. A well-kept secret kept for 76 years until uncovered by the Ciesliks. The Lewin-Funcke story later appeared in the book, German Doll Studies, Historic Doll Research from the

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costumes but also elegant lady fashions of various eras. She was among the first serious researchers into such specialized subjects as the various makers of doll shoes, and of the makers and styles of doll wigs as she oversaw the re-printing of several 1900-era dollmaker’s catalogues featuring the many styles of coiffure they offered. In a 1989 article, “Dressed Dolls of Johannes Franz” in Puppenmagazin (reprinted in English in German Doll Studies), she examined the movement in Germany to more economically create the mode elegante of French dolls. Jurgen Cieslik brought his journalistic background and training into the study of dolls and playthings, too. His methodical research into official registrations and court filings led to the most significant chronology of German doll designs. Because of his work, today’s collectors can precisely date and judge their objects. How things were made, who copied who, and what historical events aided or impeded the development of any toy were subjects that intrigued the researcher. Certainly, then, the Cieslik collection of dolls focuses on intriguing, sometimes overlooked, subjects of doll history. While rarities range from the original Reinhardt

family doll “Hans” to the extremely rare largest size known of Jester Bear by Strunz, the collection is also bursting with a charming collection of petite character girls by Goebel, with an intriguing assortment of the mechanical novelties of Carl Bergner, with mechanical and musical vignettes from Zinner and Sohne, and with a remarkable collection of early miniature dolls in wood, paper mache, porcelain and bisque each in original costume. The collection features early Steiff cloth dolls, early teddy bears by Steiff and Bing, elegant Staat-damen in original costumes, an amusing collection of cat dolls, fine early wooden dolls from Grodnertal and Erzebirge, early manufacturer’s catalogues, dollhouse and furnishings, and much more. Many pieces include notes from Marianne Cieslik indicating her research, and even more pieces are documented in books published by them. “For collectors wishing to acquire important documentary dolls and playthings, especially those with a particular charm or provenance, this collection is perfect,” according to Florence Theriault. The collection will be featured in Theriault’s July 31 Marquis auction near Seattle, Washington.

Orchestral music appears to peal forth from two of the wonderful Zinner and Sohne mechanical music pieces from the Cieslik collection.

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Judy Henry An Extraordinary Collector of All-Bisque and Miniature Dolls Part 1 – By Samy Odin

ince the time when I first began to venture into the land of doll collectors, I have had the privilege of meeting some wonderful human beings and, once in a while, amazing researchers. Collector Judy Henry combines both of these qualities. Judy and I met several years ago through UFDC, and we immediately bonded around our common passion for all-bisque dolls. Convention after convention, I would watch to see which dolls fascinated Judy. She was building her collection like a jigsaw puzzle, and she had a very clear idea of which doll would fit into what she felt to be her mental picture of her “ideal collection,” which, to my eyes, looks like the perfect study set. Certain great collectors learn quickly how to look, really look, at a doll. Judy’s eye is like a scanner; she rigorously observes the least detail and easily understands the essence of each doll, the way it was conceived, produced, and distributed. Furthermore, her professional background in dental mechanics has given her a “clinical eye” that explains how her assessment of a doll often goes way beyond its prettiness or its originality. In Judy’s collection, one can quite easily understand the making process of each manufacturer, the chronology of the brand, the variety of models offered on the market by each company, and so on. This encyclopedic aspect of her collection is so exciting it has caused me to consider a series of monographic articles based on Judy’s collection. In the beginning, Judy jumped into the miniature world through the hobby of reproducing antique dolls. Mildred Seeley was her first mentor. To do better at reproducing, she learned all she could about the way antique dollmakers worked. Comprehension, in fact, still leads her collector’s strategy today. In a few years, Judy had evolved into a passionate collector of antique dolls while also developing new skills for restoring and better preserving them. This is when she undertook the process of becoming a well-trained expert judge for UFDC. A second mentor and one who was instrumental in this phase of her learning process was Elizabeth Ann Coleman. She immediately spotted Judy’s potential and got her into

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what appears now to be permanent trouble. The result of a class she took to analyze a less-known German porcelain company: Bähr & Pröschild, is amazing. Her comparative study of molds used by this company in various sizes, from the biggest to the smallest, is breathtaking and deserves to be more widely shared in our community. Her fétiche model was the so-called “wrestler,” which she studied in depth, and which will hopefully be featured in a future article for this magazine. Over the years, Judy’s collection has grown exponentially and now shines in her new home in Alabama. It includes exquisite examples of almost all varieties of all-bisque dolls, from the earliest models by Simon & Halbig and François Gaultier to the masterful examples of Kestner, Kling, Bähr & Pröschild, Kister, Alt Beck & Gottschalk, Kühnlenz Gebrüder, Limbach or Recknagel, Hertwig, Carl Horn, as well as some by Pintel & Godchaux, SFBJ, Verlingue, Damerval & Laﬀranchy. Included in Judy’s collection, too, are some examples from Italy and Japan, as well as miniature accessories, pieces of furniture, and paper display scenes. To complete her palette of skills around this collection, Judy started crafting remarkable miniature garments using a crochet technique. Based on the study of antique patterns and factory-made ensembles, her doll pieces of clothing are delicately reﬁned and enhance the visual impact of her collection. (Note: In Part 2 of this discussion of Judy’s collection, which will appear in the next issue of ADC, you will see many more examples of her handwork). Open-minded and always curious, Judy supports the production of current artists who reproduce all-bisque dolls. Among them, Darlene Lane is her personal friend, and they are presently collaborating to create a souvenir doll for a special meal event for UFDC, to be unveiled in the near future. If you happen to come across Judy at a doll show or convention, please make sure you reach out to her. Her natural shyness will soon disappear if only you gently knock at the door of her magical world of all-bisque dolls.

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The doll on the left is a fused neck ABG. The large doll in blue is a fused neck Kestner 150. The large doll on the right is a Kestner 620 size 12. The small doll, right front, is a Kling 23-18, and the sitting doll is a Kling 31-32-17.

These are in the 1887 Au Bon Marché Étrennes catalog. The largest girl is size 5; the smallest, in her original outﬁt, is size 0. The boy is in a French sailor outﬁt, the cap has a “Torpilleur 56” hatband, and he is wearing a “Tonkin” campaign medal. All of these dolls are mold #118.

Judy in her doll room.

Judy Henry’s reproduction of the 102 wrestler, made in the 1980s with her ribbon from a Doll Artisan Guild competition. This doll is the reason I started studying who made the Sonnenbergs and the 102 wrestler.

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Early barefoot Kestner marked 4, the doll on right is a later loop jointed Kestner 620 size 12. Note the change in sizing and that the later girl has a mold number. The Maerklin carriage has an all-bisque baby, possibly Kestner.

Two F.G. all-bisques. The 10-inch one is marked 8 and the 7-inch one is marked 4.

Bath Time – S.H. lady with twill body. The girl on the left is marked S-0-H 905, and the doll on the right is unmarked-a solid domed S.H. Two Kling immobile babies in the tub.

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Street entertainment – The French type mechanical Jester rolls around and shakes his bells and marrotte. The accordion player is marked 103, moves his arms and squeaks when his tummy is pressed. The monkey tips his hat and begs for coins. The three girls are Klings. Marked, from left to right: 147-14 31-32-17, and 31-32-14

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Four mignonettes. The largest on the left is size 12; the 2 in the center are marked 9 on their heads. The doll on the right is marked 1. Their body parts are marked with Roman numerals.

Three girls by Bahr & Proschild, all barefoot wrestler bodies. The doll on the left is a 132 Bru face size 0. The black girl in the middle is only marked 12. The girl on the right is marked 10.

Early Kestners have size numbers only. Left to right: Fused neck boy, loop jointed size 2/0; fused neck girl size 0, loop jointed; the small boy in front 307-2 a later doll; tall girl in back marked 2 loop jointed, swivel neck; small girl or right, marked 2/0, swivel neck. Maerklin ﬂower cart.

Kestners. All early, only marked with size numbers. Doll on left is marked 3 with a solid domed head with dark pate; middle doll has jointed knees and marked 2½; doll on right is marked 2½. Black Kling girl, marked Made in Germany, torso marked 31-23, head marked 61-23 This doll is often attributed to G. Kuhnlenz, but she is a Kling. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Carnival! The doll on the left is a Kling K in bell 7-12 All the others are G. Kuhnlenz- boy 39-15, Polichinelle pair 13-00, pink boy 13-15, tallest girl 44-16 GK, pink girl with mask on right 56-15 GK Let the good times roll!

Early Simon & Halbig all-bisque with blue boots or shoes, plus the kneeling Kestner, a jointed knee, size 0, Kestner in the Maerklin stroller and a size 1 Kestner sitting on the ﬂoor.

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A 102 size 12 wrestler out for a walk. Soft metal buggy with all-bisque baby. Painting in background by Mary McCrea, Moro Bay, CA.

Bakery store, modern German made, with a Darlene Lane Doll.

Simon & Halbig. Two early 886 size 5 – both square cut teeth, short socks – one blue, one gold. Wonderful girls!

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Kestners. The jointed knee on the left is marked 2 ½ , the tallest has grey boots and is marked 3, the smallest is marked 1 and the doll on the right is marked 2 ½ . This group is all marked 6. Large size 10, small size 5. All are fused necks. These dolls often have crocheted outﬁts. The doll on the right is all original in her box with a beaded crocheted dress, possibly Klings.

More of this report on Judy’s collection will appear in Part 2 of the article in the next issue of Antique DOLL Collector.

French Epicerie Centrale - Store with Dressel ofﬁcer 79D Heubach 8303, and S.H. 1079 I have found this store in an Étrennes catalog. Kling pair – in original crocheted wool outﬁts, both marked 31-17. The small doll in the center is on a composition body marked 133.

Flower shop visit. Boy on the left is unmarked on a Sonnenberg body. Boy on the right is a BP 444. The girl in blue is an F.G. size 1 and the only allbisque is sitting, marked GK 44-18. The proprietress is an F.G. Fashion on a leather body.

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Dear Survivors By Joy Harrington

Doll 1: Four views of the doll that prompted the question, “What is worth saving? Frances Renner collection.

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hat is worth saving?” A fellow member of a small online group of long-time cloth doll collectors recently asked this provocative question while we were discussing the topic of homemade, one-of-a-kind, American oil-painted cloth dolls. This question sparked a lively discussion and sharing of well-loved examples of what I call “dear survivors” in our collections. Although these dolls are not the pristine examples we all may prize in a collection, there is much to be learned from our dear survivors. These examples of well-worn, one-of-a-kind, oil-painted cloth dolls were made in the United States from the mid-to-late 1800s into the early 1900s. They all have oil-painted faces and hair and some have oil-painted upper torsos and lower limbs as well. They vary in size, and construction techniques for the bodies and heads and definitely reflect the competency and artistic skills of their anonymous makers. Some of

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Doll 2: Four views of this early doll stuﬀed with rags. Frances Renner collection.

the dolls show their natural wear through years of play while others show attempts at repair to preserve them. What they all have in common is their survival through the generations of owners who have played with—and cared for—them for well over 100 years. That fact alone may be worthy of recognition and celebration. We are sharing with you some of our favorite examples of dear survivors from our collections. We ask you to consider the inherent beauty and value of preserving these dolls for future generations to discover, appreciate, and enjoy. Doll 1 is the doll that caused the owner, Frances Renner, to ask the question, “What is worth saving?” She is 20 inches tall, has a broad chest, small waist, and full hips, and dates to the1850s-1870s. She is well made, hard stuﬀed, and has a painted head, lower arms, and hands. Her head is constructed with a front center seam which clearly shows the ravages of time and has unique piecing and seaming in the back to make the head rounder. Despite her obvious tears and wear, look at the fine painting of the eyes and her still rosy cheeks and lips. Frances reports that she originally bought the doll for her dress and two early hankies tucked deep within her dress pocket, but she has learned to love the doll just as she is. Doll 2 is 19 inches tall and dates to the 1850s-1860s. This doll also belongs to Frances Renner and her description follows. “She looks molded, but her construction shows six ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Dolls 3, 4, and 5: This trio of dolls happily resides atop a desk in the Carolyn Stone Collection.

pieces joined to make her head shape. She lost her poor little nose years ago and has holes and splits in her face. Her head is stuﬀed with sawdust, but her body is stuﬀed with rags. She was lovingly made by talented hands.” The painting of the eyes and eyelashes is reminiscent of the eye treatment on linen head dolls. The dress is probably original and, if not, is certainly of the period. Dolls 3, 4, and 5 live together and have become fast friends. The photograph of this trio shows the visual impact of such a grouping in a collection. Although each girl shows significant facial wear, they are charmingly dressed in their early bonnets and calico dresses. The owner of this trio, Carolyn Stone, has had them for “40 years or so” and notes “Proper clothing has always been a priority for me. Somehow, often the clothing makes the doll in my eyes.” These dolls date to the last quarter of the 19th century, if not a bit earlier.

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Doll 3: Four views of the doll showing her oversized hands and many surgeries. Carolyn Stone collection.

Doll 3 is 25 inches tall and is perhaps the one that shows the most obvious wear and tear of all the dolls presented here. As Carolyn says, “She is likely not for everyone.” She goes on to describe this doll as “quite out of proportion in her construction, with wonderfully oversized hands and has seen much better days…after suﬀering many mishaps and surgeries, but clearly, someone loved her and thought she was worth saving as shown by the many mends and naive stitching to keep all of her parts in place.” The dress and bonnet she is wearing were given to her by Carolyn and certainly add to her charm.

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Doll 4: Four views of this 35-inch flat face doll showing the wear on her painted face and hair. Carolyn Stone collection.

Doll 4, the middle girl of the trio, is described best by Carolyn. “This is a large and hefty 35-inch girl, a painted face doll with a round flat face who perhaps was fed a few too many meals by her young owner by the look of the wear to her lips. I am sharing with her to show more head construction to study and have included painted hands, too, as I think they are an important part of the whole. She has a few splits to the back of her painted head and splits to the fabric on both of her arms, but otherwise has weathered her years quite well.” The child’s dress and bonnet were added by Carolyn and certainly make her complete.

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Carolyn’s words describe Doll 5 well. “This is a 28-inch painted face doll, another dear survivor, who has surely been fed too many meals and may have even gotten into the lipstick drawer too. She has had many tears and mends over her lifetime; her wounds loosely stitched back together by someone’s loving hands; the threads still keeping her together…her wounds, a badge of honor, suggesting many years of love and pastime play.” This doll may be wearing her original dress. Doll 6 is my example of a dear survivor. She is a 20-inch heavily oil-painted four-part cloth head doll that has obviously been through tough times. But like Humpty Dumpty, previous owners have put her back together again. She has a protruding nose, shaped from the center seam going down the front of her face, and slightly protruding ears along the side seams. There are signs of numerous repairs over time to keep her head on her shoulders. Her head and torso are very firmly stuffed with what feels like sawdust, and her limbs have been recovered and are loosely stuffed with what is assumed to be cotton. She wears what may be her original thin cotton blue dress, now very worn with some tears and holes, grungy and stained. Somehow it just adds to her overall charm. Although it is difficult to precisely date her, I assume she was made sometime in the last quarter of the 19th century. Doll 6: Four views of this heavily painted doll with numerous repairs. Joy Harrington collection.

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Doll 7: Four views showing the wear on this center seam doll. Edyth O’Neill collection.

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Doll 8: Four views of a well-worn girl with stubby fingers. Frances Renner collection.

Doll 7 is an 18-inch doll in the collection of Edyth O’Neill. She is wearing what is thought to be her original clothing. Her simple hands and feet are also painted. Her body is firmly stuﬀed. Edyth notes, “The head is the often used four-part pattern, with no attempt to shape a nose in the center front seam.” Although there is much crazing and paint loss to her face, some of the details of her fine facial painting shine through.” It is believed she dates to the late 19th century. Doll 8, our final well-worn doll resides with Frances Renner. This doll is also our youngest, dating to the very early 1900s as evidenced by her now fragile dropped waist red dress. She is 23-inches tall. Her body is firm and sound with notable hands with stubby little fingers. As Frances describes her, “her paint has been loved oﬀ many years ago.” Although worn, she is a most charming dear survivor. Early in my cloth doll collecting journey I was advised by a well-respected cloth doll collector and dealer to avoid dolls with damaged faces. Long ago I cast aside that piece of advice. I learned that collecting dolls and cloth dolls in particular is a uniquely personal endeavor. As you have seen from these examples shared from our collections, we seasoned collectors believe there is justification for saving and preserving these one-of-a-kind dear survivors. We hope that in sharing some of our dolls, other cloth doll collectors may be inspired to adopt a dear survivor or two for their own collections. (All photos are by the doll owners.) ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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This set of 16-inch Little Women was one of the first gifts from my doll-loving parents, and they became my first love of Madame’s cloth dolls.

adame Alexander and her doll creations have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. She, along with her dolls, have left lasting memories over the years both as playthings and as collectibles, as well as precious connections with my doll-collector parents. My earliest memories come from my childhood when I played with an Alexander Cissette and an 8-inch Bo Peep. My neighborhood friend, Betsy, brought her dolls and doll furniture to my house 58

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In 1923 entrepreneur Beatrice Alexander borrowed $1,600 with which she founded the Alexander Doll Company. She hired neighbors to help her, and her sisters, sew cloth dolls, often inspired by literature. They moved production out of the family’s kitchen and into a building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. In 2023 the company, after many shifts and changes, is celebrating 100 years.

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(or we would go to her house) to play dolls as little girls did back then. The Alexander dolls were joined by Vogue Ginny dolls and an Ideal Revlon doll. Out of our imaginations, our dolls performed housework, took vacation trips, endured family issues and went clothes shopping. They were fun-filled days, but gradually we grew into teenagers where dolls stopped being part of our daily pursuits. Years later, in 1971, my mother and father talked about a doll collection they were purchasing from a collector in Tennessee. Though the collector focused on antique German and French dolls, the collection also contained about 25 modern dolls—dolls from the 20th century manufactured in the United States. They were a gift to their daughter—me! When people ask me how I started collecting dolls, this is the story I tell them… This group of dolls contained a few Alexander dolls which I decided to keep in my fledgling collection. I sold those dolls not bearing the mark of Alexander to purchase new Alexander dolls from the toy stores in the Atlanta area. As I continued collecting, I searched for groups of collectors who shared my joy of doll collecting. The Madame Alexander Fan Club (now called the Madame

The Coco Melanie was a gift given to me by my parents for selling the modern dolls from one of the doll collections they purchased.

My mother wrote Madame Alexander asking her to send me an autographed photograph. Madame complied, sending a personalized photo and a personal note.

Alexander Doll Club or MADC) was my first connection to others who collected Madame’s dolls. Margaret Winson founded the club in 1961 with the blessing of Madame Alexander. When I initially joined the club in 1972, I volunteered in the role of Wanted Section Coordinator in the newsletter— gathering the names of those collectors who were looking for specific dolls. Thus began a lovely connection to Madame Alexander doll collectors. It was not until the 1974 25th Anniversary Convention of the United Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC) held in Miami, Florida, that I encountered Madame who was the banquet speaker. Though my mother and I could not stay for the banquet, a friend asked Madame to autograph a banquet card to me personally. A treasure! As my parents watched me sell antique and vintage dolls to buy new Alexanders, my mother decided to contact Madame at the company address in New York. She explained my activity to Madame stating, as my mother she could provide me with dolls, but one thing she could not provide was an autographed picture of Madame Alexander. Much to my surprise Madame sent me a personal note—one ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Another personal note from Madame regretfully explained that a sales rep had misrepresented a cloth doll as an Alexander.

to my mother also—explaining the note she had received from my mother and including a dated autographed photograph signed to me. Mom and Dad continued their buying of antique dolls and their gifting modern dolls to their daughter. Of note was a cloth doll I could not identify so I sent a photograph to the company asking if it was created by Alexander in the 1930s. Once again, a personal note came from Madame stating regretfully the salesman had misrepresented the cloth doll as an Alexander creation and hoping I would be able to get my money back. (Actually, I discovered it was a French cloth doll and managed to sell it for more than its buying price.) As the MADC group grew, it incorporated and initiated annual national conventions. The first convention was held in 1982 in Merrillville, Indiana. Madame was invited, but she did not attend. Since she was the featured doll manufacturer for Orlando’s Disney World each year, the club decided to hold a convention in south Florida close to where Madame owned a condominium. So, in 1984 MADC held its convention in Bal Harbor, Florida to celebrate Madame’s March birthday. The chair of the convention asked if I would create a display of Madame’s dolls since my collection had grown to cover a large span of her dolls from cloth to hard plastic. One of the joys of my life was escorting Madame through my exhibit. She spent a meaningful amount of time commenting on numerous dolls on display. Here are some of my favorite comments: When she picked up the cloth March Hatter, Madame turned to her assistant, Miss Frances, and said, “Do you remember these dolls? This is when I had time to make these silly animals myself.”

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The Three Little Pigs were a birthday present from my parents. My father was very excited about winning them in an auction.

Pictured is a 14-inch Alexander cloth “Alice in Wonderland” doll from the 1930s. Madame could not believe her friend had paid $375 for an Alice. “I sold those dolls for $14.50 a dozen,” she remarked, to which I replied, “I’ll take three dozen.”

together since ...” When she paused, I quickly said, “1938.” She was surprised I knew the date and said so. When she saw Cissy in her trunk with a large wardrobe, she told us Cissy had been in the showroom window for passersby to see. Cissy was dressed in a black lace teddy with pink and black high heel shoes. Quite fetching! Her husband came into the showroom and closed the window curtain, preventing Cissy to be seen, saying “This is not a peep show.” Madame replied, while opening the curtain, “She is for sale, and I want people to see her.” At the end of the display was my Melanie Coco doll. Madame asked if I had to pay $2,000 for her—the going price at the time. Her face showed surprise when I said, “No, she was a gift from my parents.”

“Do you remember these dolls?” Madame asked her assistant, Miss Frances. “This is when I had time to make these silly animals myself.” (Marsha Hunter is pictured with Madame Alexander—who is holding the March Hatter—1984 MADC convention, Bal Harbor, Florida.)

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Later that evening as some of us gathered for dinner, Madame’s group was seated awaiting their dinner. I stopped and thanked her for the signed piggy wrist tag. Madame had a question for me. It seems one of her friends had purchased a 14-inch Alexander cloth Alice in Wonderland from the 1930s. Madame could not believe her friend had paid $375 for it. Trying to ease her angst, I explained, if the doll was all original, not played with, in excellent condition, $375 was not out of line. Her response was “I sold those dolls for $14.50 a dozen!” I looked at her and said, “I’ll take three dozen.” She laughed, so I asked her, “Are you more upset your friend had to pay that much for the doll or that you did not get anything from the sale?” She laughed, again, and smiled. Wishing her a good evening, we proceeded to our table. The convention ended with a birthday banquet focusing on Madame, complete with a cake. The next convention was scheduled the following year at Colony Square in Atlanta, Georgia. As the convention co-chair, I wanted Madame to be our special guest and banquet speaker. She agreed. Part of having Madame attend the convention meant that arrangements had to be made for her airport pick up and hotel accommodations. One afternoon, while working on convention plans, I received a phone call in my home office. The caller began listing arrival times and hotel needs. Wondering with whom I was speaking, I suddenly realized it was Madame. Madame had called my house. Once the shock eased, I made notes of her needs and the details she was providing. The MADC Atlanta Convention in 1985 had 525 registered members and guests. All were excited that Madame would be in attendance. Part of the convention activities was—and still is—the competitive exhibit where attendees bring their treasures to be judged on originality, condition, and rarity. Madame had been asked to come to the exhibit to select four dolls as her favorites, and each would receive a large pink bow signed by Madame. Our time spent in the competitive exhibit was a thrill as well as a revelation into the personality of Beatrice Behrman. She made comments throughout the exhibit—some of them funny; some of them instructive. Leslie Collinson, Competitive Chair, and I were filling out judging results when we looked across the room and saw Madame holding a 14-inch vinyl Scarlett dressed in white. We witnessed Madame running her finger across her red-lip-sticked lower lip, and in turn, From top to bottom: During the 1985 MADC convention Madame made varying comments as she went through the competitive exhibit—some funny; some instructive. (Marsha Hunter with Madame Alexander, Atlanta, Georgia) Marsha Hunter, MADC convention co-chair, stands with Madame Alexander during the 1985 convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Madame attended her final MADC convention in 1986 in San Antonio, Texas. She gave autographed photographs to all in attendance. 62

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Alexander’s Rag Line by Marsha Trentham Hunter; C. R. Hunter Print. Co.; January 1, 1982.

The 24-inch cloth Marie Dionne Quint was a Christmas present—a doll purchased out of a museum, and the doll I used on the cover of my book.

putting a bit of rouge on the two cheeks of the doll. I turned to Leslie and asked if she was going to be the one to tell Madame she could not do that. “No!” was her answer. When the doll’s owner came to pick up her doll, I explained how she could remove the lipstick from the doll’s cheeks. Her response was “Absolutely not, Madame fixed my doll!” It was such a joy having Madame in Atlanta, sitting next to her at the banquet, and visiting with her in her hotel room before she left. I promised I would keep in touch and that I looked forward to seeing her at our next convention in San Antonio if she decided to come. I cherish the letters she sent over the next few years. Madame attended our 1986 MADC Convention in Texas and gave each of us an autographed photograph. This was the last of our conventions that she attended. In the competitive exhibit, sales room, and special exhibits, Madame saw her dolls being cared for and loved. It touched her, and surely, she realized how much her creations are cherished.

As time has passed, my personal collection has changed. In the beginning I collected anything and everything Alexander. However, over the years Madame’s cloth dolls have become my primary focus. In 1982 I authored a book—Alexander’s Rag Line—to encourage doll collectors to collect and recognize Alexander cloth dolls. As a result, numerous dolls have been discovered, many of them not in catalogs or advertisements. But, I consider the friendships I have made to be the most valuable part of being a collector of Madame Alexander’s dolls. Sharing dolls with one another has enriched my life. Consider joining the Madame Alexander Doll Club or attending one of its special annual events—conventions, Friendship Luncheons, or Premiers. The club website lists events as well as dolls for sale, the history of the club and past events. Visit https://madc.online/ (All dolls and ephemera are from the collection of Marsha Hunter.) ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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An American Success Story by Linda Edward

opes for success and a good life for themselves and their families fueled the dreams of many immigrants who made their way to America in the th 19 and early 20th centuries. The story of Ludwig Greiner is the story of just such success. Greiner originated in the town of Lauscha, Germany which is close to the town of Sonneberg in the heart of the state of Thuringia. The making of dolls and toys had its roots in this region in the 14th century when traders bringing their goods from Nuremberg or Efurt began using the settlement at Sonneberg as a safe haven along their oftendangerous journey. The Sonnebergers quickly realized that they could use their relationship with these traders to sell items they made at home. The area’s two main natural resources were slate deposits and the abundant wood from the Thuringian Forest. In addition to toys, the area became known for its wooden wares including spoons and saucers, as well as items such as writing slates. By the 16th century, the mineral deposits near Lauscha were put to use for glass blowing when in 1597 Christoph Müller and Hans Greiner developed what would become a successful glass-blowing industry. In 1811 Ludwig Müller-Uri of Lauscha created the first glass artificial eye for humans. Over the next three centuries, through many economic and political changes, the people of this region continued to network with the Nuremberg wholesalers. By the 19th century this area had a well-established and thriving doll industry.

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This industry included the making of glass doll eyes in a wide range of styles and sizes. From the 1860s to the 1930s there were eight doll businesses in the environs of Lauscha which were operated by people with the last name Greiner. The surname Greiner comes from the word to grin or smile broadly, which feels so appropriate for the name of so many people involved in doll making. This researcher has not done the genealogical research to determine whether any of these Greiners were related to Ludwig Greiner, but it would seem a likely hypothesis that there were at least some distant familial relationships. All of this prequel information sets the stage for the fateful day on July 6, 1832, when Ludwig Greiner arrived in Baltimore, Maryland to take up a new life. The ship manifest of the vessel –the Napier—listed him as a merchant. Greiner was accompanied by his wife Charlotte and their three young sons Mandus, Albert, and Henry. Completing this party of immigrants was Greiner’s mother Wilhelmina and Christopher Greiner and his small daughter Christina along with another family named Müller. The Greiners were not the destitute newcomers so etched in the American psyche of the immigrant. They arrived with a great deal of luggage and ostensibly a good amount of ready cash. The family settled in With her simple styling and deft painting this 27-inch Greiner doll is a perfect reflection of the era in which the first American patented doll-making process was devised. Photo courtesy of Alderfer Auctions.

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The paper labels which were affixed to the back of the shoulder-plate of Greiner’s dolls are shown here. The first is for the original 1858 patent label and the second names the patent extension granted in 1872. Some of these later labels also include the company’s factory address as on the example shown here.

the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia where Greiner opened a variety store that included toys in its stock. The Northern Liberties neighborhood, originally established in 1682, just outside the boundaries of Philadelphia, developed into an industrial center due to the water power provided by the Delaware River. The area also provided readily available deposits of plaster and kaolin. By the 1850s the area had thriving businesses manufacturing commercial colorants and varnish products and nine mills producing paper. Additionally, Pennsylvania was at this period one of the largest producers of Rye grain crops on the eastern seaboard of the USA. Looking at Ludwig’s origins in a doll-making community in Germany combined with his established retail operation in his new home, and the easily accessible materials being made by other businesses that surrounded him, it should be no surprise that he would begin manufacturing dolls of his own. On March 30th, 1858 Greiner was granted US patent 19,770 for an “improvement in constructing doll-heads.” This was the first patent

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This 22-inch Greiner bears the earlier Greiner label. She has wonderfully painted wisps around the front hairline and glass eyes. Photos courtesy of Alderfer Auctions.

granted in the United States for any doll-related product and granted Greiner exclusive rights to this process for 14 years. Greiner’s patent concerned itself with an improved method for making papier-mâché shoulder-head dolls. He achieved greater durability for his heads by applying fabrics such as linen, silk, or muslin to the inside of the heads at various stress points. His patent application describes his process and includes his papier-mâché formula. He stated his process as “one pound of white paper, when cooked, is beat fine, and then the water is pressed out, so as to leave it moist.” He went on to say that to this processed paper he added 1 pound of Spanish Whiting, 1 pound of rye meal, and one ounce of white glue. This mixture was then rolled out into slabs which could be cut into pieces and pressed into 66

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Left: A 24-inch Blonde Greiner doll has the bright blue painted eyes often seen on these dolls. Although the majority of Greiners found today tend to be in larger sizes, smaller dolls were also offered. The black-haired example seen below is a 10-inch doll whose label indicates that this was Greiner’s size No.0 doll (photo courtesy of Frashers Doll Auction). Below left: A 12-1/2-inch blonde example is marked with size No.1 on her label. As is often the case when measuring dolls on cloth bodies, especially those made at home, a little leeway must be granted to the overall height measurement as related to a particular head size.

molds. When the papier-mâché heads were partially dry, pieces of fabric were glued into the vulnerable areas such as the nose, chin, etc., and the two pieces to make up the doll head were then allowed to dry completely. Then the pieces were joined using more of his papier-mâché mixture and had a strip of cloth applied over the inside of the seam. Greiner explained that the heads were then painted with oil paints so that “children may not suck off the paint.” By the time of Greiner’s patent, he was operating a factory at 414 N 4th Street. Three of his six sons would eventually join him in this venture (the Greiners had 14 ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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This 26-inch doll bears the later label. Although blondehaired Greiners were more plentiful after 1872, this example has a wonderful, much-less-oftenseen hairstyle. Photos courtesy Morphy Auctions.

children in all, only seven of whom survived to adulthood). Numerous other members of the German community in Philadelphia also worked for him. In 1873 Greiner applied for an extension of his patent thereby protecting his market for an additional seven years. As with all dolls, Greiner’s doll heads were fashioned to reflect the style of their day and bear a close resemblance to the European-made china and papier-mâché dolls of the era. The finished dolls ranged in size from about 10 inches to 35 inches, although the majority found today seem to be of the larger sizes. Their molded hairstyles were for the most part simple in design and from 1858 until 1873 the majority of them had black hair. After the 1873 patent extension black- and blonde-haired dolls were made in more equal numbers. This same hair color trend in dolls can also be seen in the china dolls of the day. Glass eyes were found in early examples which has led to the conclusion that the Greiners may have brought a supply of glass eyes with them from Lauscha when they came to America. Although this idea seems quite possible, this author has not seen any primary source information to prove that theory. Painted eye examples are much more often found and these eyes are generally a bright, almost turquoise blue. Many of the cloth bodies used by Greiner for his dolls came from the Philadelphia firm of Jacob Lacmann, although other suppliers were also used. Apparently, 68

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Greiner also sold shoulder-heads to be placed on homemade bodies and examples of his heads can be found on cloth bodies of varying shapes and execution. Ludwig Greiner died in 1874 and from that time through 1883 the company was operated by Greiner’s sons Albert and Henry, with other brothers helping at various times. In 1890 the company factory was purchased by Francis Knell, who had apprenticed at the Greiner’s factory. Knell continued to run the business until 1900. But the era of the papier-mâché doll, which had been losing ground to the modern bisque-headed doll since the 1880s, was basically at an end by the turn of the new century. Greiner’s story remains with us as a piece of the American tapestry celebrating the success of those who made their way founded on ingenuity, drive, and hard work. That story, like so many others, is shared and preserved for posterity in the dolls that inhabit so many collections around the world. Bibliography Jurgen and Marianne Cieslik German Doll Encyclopedia. Cumberland: Hobby House Press, 1985 Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., Evelyn J. Coleman The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls Vol. I & II. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1968 & 1986 Linda Edward Doll Values Antique To Modern, 13th Edition. New York City: Page Publishing, 2017 Jo Elizabeth Gerken Wonderful Dolls of Papier Mache. Lincoln: Doll Research Associates, 1970

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U.S. Museums Compiled by Monica Bessette Doll, toy, miniature, and dollhouse museums ARIZONA

INDIANA

MICHIGAN

Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures 4455 E Camp Lowell Drive Tucson, AZ 85712

Museum of Miniature Houses and Other Collections 111 E. Main Street Carmel, IN 46032

MISSOURI

Phoenix Art Museum Thorne Rooms 625 N Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004

KANSAS

Arizona Doll & Toy Museum 5847 W Myrtle Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301

CALIFORNIA

Grovian Doll Museum 213 Forest Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library 122 W. Canon Perdido Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101

COLORADO

Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, & Toys 830 Kipling Street Lakewood, CO 80215

IOWA

Dyer-Botsford Historical House and Doll Museum 331 1st Avenue E. Dyersville, IA 52040

ILLINOIS

American Doll & Toy Museum 3059 30th Street Rock Island, IL 61201 Art Institute of Chicago Thorne Rooms Michigan Avenue Entrance 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60603

Marquis Doll Museum & Restoration 214 N. 5th Street Lafayette, IN 47901

Midwest Miniatures Museum 20 S. 5th Street Grand Haven, MI 49417

Harrisburg Doll Museum 2004 State Street Harrisburg, PA 17103

National Museum of Toys & Miniatures 5235 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64112

KENTUCKY

United Federation of Doll Clubs 10900 N. Pomona Avenue Kansas City, MO 64153

Kentucky Doll & Toy Museum 106 W. Main Street Carlisle, KY 40311 KSB Miniatures Collection 215 Sutton Street Maysville, KY 41056

LOUISIANA

House of Broel Dollhouse Museum 2220 Street Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 Lois Loftin Doll Museum at Beauregard Parish Tourism Comm. 204 W. First Street DeRidder, LA 70634

MASSACHUSETTS Wenham Museum 132 Main Street Wenham, MA 01984

MAINE

Fawcett’s Maine Antique Toy and Art Museum 3468 Atlantic Highway Waldoboro, ME 04572

Eliza Cruce Hall Doll Museum at Ardmore Public Library 320 East Street SE Ardmore, OK 73401

PENNSYLVANIA

Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis 4746 Gravois Avenue St. Louis, MO 63116

Prairie Museum of Art & History at Thomas County Historical Society 1905 S Franklin Avenue Colby, KS 67701 Great American Dollhouse Museum 344 Swope Drive Danville, KY 40422

OKLAHOMA

World’s Largest Toy Museum 3609 W. Country Boulevard Branson, MO 65616

NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures 108 Fourth Street Spencer, NC 28159

NEW YORK

Den of Marbletown Bear & Steiff Museum One Bastien Lane Kingston, NY 12401 Museum of the City of New York 1220 5th Avenue at 103rd Street New York, NY 10029 Strong National Museum of Play One Manhattan Square Rochester, NY 14607

OHIO

Children’s Toy & Doll Museum 206 Gilman Avenue Marietta, OH 45750 Doll Museum at Old Rectory, Worthington Historical Society 50 W New England Avenue Worthington, OH 43085

Historic Strawberry Mansion 2450 Strawberry Mansion Drive Philadelphia, PA 19132

TENNESSEE

Knoxville Museum of Art Thorne Rooms 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37916

VIRGINIA

Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University 1075 W 43rd Street Norfolk, VA 23529

VERMONT

Dollhouse and Toy Museum of Vermont 212 Union Street Bennington, VT 05201 Shelburne Museum 6000 Shelburne Road Shelburne, VT 05482

WASHINGTON

The Doll House - The Museum 14104 C Street S. Tacoma, WA 98444

WISCONSIN

Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum 1135 6th Street Fennimore, WI 53809

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Adolphe Léon Willette

Artist, Architect, Doll Designer By Susan Foreman

dolphe Léon Willette (1857–1926) is probably not a name familiar to many doll collectors. I first became acquainted with Willette’s name over forty years ago when I was researching one of my favorite early 20th-century French artists, Francisque Poulbot. I had recently acquired a pair of dolls created by Poulbot and wanted to know about him. As I researched, I came across the name of his best friend, Adolphe Léon Willette. However, beyond that, I gave very little thought to Mr. Willette until January 1999 when I acquired an 8-inch Pierrot doll, signed on the bottom of his foot “Willette,” in his original box with an original tag signed “A. Willette,” and on the reverse “J.P. Gallais & Cie//Editeurs, Paris.” The box’s lid pictured a weeping Pierrot. This piqued my interest. So, once again, I turned to my notes of some twenty years earlier to read more about Mr. Willette. Willette, like Poulbot, was involved in numerous artistic and philanthropic endeavors.

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A Pierrot doll of terracotta-like material in its original box, J.P. Gallais, designed by Adolphe Léon Willette, ca. early 1900s. The box’s lid depicts a weeping Pierrot. (Susan Foreman collection)

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But, to begin at the beginning… Adolphe was born July 30, 1857, in Châlons-surMarne (renamed Châlonsen-Champagne in 1998). I was unable to find any information about his childhood. It appears that the biographical information available online jumps from his birth to his attendance at the famous École des BeauxArts in Paris. For the next four years, Willette studied under instructor/artist Alexandre Cabanel who had a significant role in forming the character of belle époque French painting.

Adolphe Léon Willette, French painter, and writer (1857–1926).

Willette as Pierrot, “Revue Illustrée,” July 1898.

The famous Moulin Rouge cabaret in Montmartre was designed by Adolphe Léon Willette.

Due to his studies at École des Beaux-Arts, Willette’s talents grew to include painter, illustrator, caricaturist, lithographer, and architect. It is Willette who designed the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret in Montmartre. He also decorated the equally famous Le Chat Noir cabaret, and in 1894 he painted the ceiling of La Cigale music hall. Willette was affectionately referred to as the “Pierrot of Montmartre,” and much of his art does, indeed, portray Pierrot, including a doll in my collection. At times he used the Pierrot name as his pseudonym. An 1898 photograph in Revue Illustrée shows Willette costumed as Pierrot. His art featuring Pierrot can be found on advertising fans and postcards, on posters, and in the pages of La Baïonnette magazine. His poster entitled “The Prodigal Son,” circa 1890, features Pierrot and was included in Les Maîtres de l’Affiche. Posters during the Belle Époque period were so popular in France that the firm of Imprimerie Chaix published reduced-sized versions which were available by subscription. These versions were published in the authentic colors of the original poster and featured over 200 top posters by what they considered 90 of the greatest artists of the time…truly an honor for Willette, who had four of his posters included. One of Jules Chéret’s posters included in the Les Maîtres de l’Affiche was, in actuality, an 1888 promotional poster for an exposition of Willette’s work, further confirming the esteem Willette held in Paris at the time.

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In 1880 Jean-Charles Alphand, the Director of Public Ways and Promenades of Paris under Napoleon III created a park in Montmartre and named it Square Willette. Although recently the square was renamed, it continues to be referred to as Square Willette. Recently while reading about artist Salvador Dali, I discovered that the Dali Museum Paris is located on rue Poulbot adjacent to Square Willette. How ironic that three great artists’ names would be so entwined. In 1906 Willette achieved the highest honor for a French artist when he was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur. Both Willette and Poulbot were part of the original 22 members of the Salon des Humoriste in 1907. This was an artistic exhibit in Paris open to all cartoonists, illustrators, and designers. The concept was conceived by Félix Juven, director of the journal Le Rire. However, because of World War I, the concept was short-lived. During World War I Willette designed patriotic bronze metals. The two metals in my collection include a tribute to French nurses showing a nurse kneeling in front of a patient’s bed and a call to arms featuring Marianne, the French Republic emblem. Marianne portrays the Goddess of Liberty and has personified France since the French Revolution. In addition to the metals, Willette also created a number of patriotic postcards, many depicting Marianne.

When Poulbot worked to establish the Republic of Montmartre to raise funds for a clinic to provide food and medical care, Willette was there with him and personally laid the foundation stone for the dispensary on May 16, 1923. The Republic of Montmartre continues to this day, and the opening paragraph on their website pays tribute to Poulbot and Willette and to the other artists who made it possible: “Founded on May 7, 1921, the Republic of Montmartre is always faithful to the wishes of its founders Poulbot, Willette, Forain, Neumont, and Joe Bridge. And thanks to the voluntary commitment of its citizens, deputies, consuls, ambassadors, and ministers, it works for the benefit of disadvantaged children and the creation of bonds of solidarity and friendship between visual artists, musicians, people of letters, hearts, and mind. Guardian of the Montmartre tradition, it strives to preserve the rebellious and human spirit that builds the legend of Montmartre while remaining faithful to its motto:Do Good In Joy!”

An original advertisement—Les Poupées Articulees du Peintre A. Willette—Pierrot, Colombine. Pierrette. Courtesy Jean-Marc Calvo, France

World War I bronze metals designed by Willette—Marianne, the French Republic emblem as the Goddess of Liberty and a French nurse kneeling by a patient’s bedside.

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Willette designed at least three dolls—Pierrot, Pierrette, and Colombine. A Pierrot and a Colombine, with wrist tags and original boxes, were pictured in The Collectors Review of Dolls in 1984; the pair sold for FR3,000. Theriault’s sold a Pierrot and a Colombine in 2017 with a realized price of $350. The three dolls were produced under commission by the Parisian publishing firm of P.J. Gallais in 1917.

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A Pierrot and a Colombine, with hang tags and original boxes sold at auction, Maître Gilles Neret Minet, Drouot, Paris, in 1984, Fr3,000. Note that both boxes have the Willette postcards on their lids—the weeping Pierrot and Colombine. (The Collectors’ Review of Dolls)

ABOVE: Lot 343 at Theriault’s January 8, 2017 auction— ”Fascination,” the legendary collection of Samy Odin from the Musée de la Poupée of Paris—described the dolls as “French Terra Cotta Dolls Depicting Pierrot and Columbine Designed by Willette for Gallais.” Courtesy of Theriault’s LEFT: A close-up of the original hang tag (front and back) for the Pierrot doll. BELOW: The Willette dolls are signed “Willette” on the bottom of the foot.

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Pierrette (left) with her original box (note the box’s lid has the same image as on the Pierrette postcard) and Colombine, right, both with original hang tags. The Willette dolls have holes in their right hands for the tag’s wire or string to pass through. The dolls are standing before an original drawing by Willette. Courtesy Jean-Marc Calvo, France.

In the early 20th century, J.P. Gallais made dolls using designs by famous French illustrators, such as Hansi’s Yerry & Gretel, Joseph de la Nézière’s Becassine, and Adolphe Léon Willette’s Pierrot and Pierrette. The dolls

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are made of a unique type of composition similar to terra cotta. The box containing my Pierrot features a weeping Pierrot on the lid, similar to a postcard published by Gallais.

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There are additional postcards like the weeping Pierrot card and box lid. The cards pictured in this article--three labeled Pierrot, one Pierrette, and one Colombine--are labeled... “d’Après la poupée de A. Willette” (translation: “After the doll by A. Willette”) on the backs.

Willette postcards have been found picturing Pierrot, Pierrot, and Colombine. All of the postcards are labeled on the back starting with the number of the card, followed by “A. Willette. Pierrot, d’après la poupée / From the Dollie.—Dalla Bambola / Reproduccion de la Muneca / P. J. Gallais & Cie, éditeurs, 38, Rue Vignon, Paris…”

Does that mean there were other Adolphe Willette Pierrot dolls offered in the styles shown on the postcards? So many unanswered questions remain as my search for additional Willette dolls continues.

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4-8 ~ Orlando, FL. Barbie® A Doll for ALL SEASONS™. 2023 National Barbie® Doll Collectors Convention. Convention Hotel: Hyatt Regency Orlando, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, USA. 14 ~ Annapolis, MD. Ten2Go IN PERSON. Theriault’s Auction. 410.224.3655. info@ theriaults.com. www.theriaults.com. 14-16 ~ Online. Online Teddy Bear Show. BearHugs4u.com. Dolores Austin. DoloresJA@aol.com. 570-313-2327. info@bearhugs4u.com. bearhugs4u.com. 16 ~ Buena Park, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Holiday Inn. 7000 Beach Blvd. Sherri Gore. 424-394-7612. sherribean7@aol.com. 29 ~ Lincoln, UK. DOLLYCON 2023. The Showroom Conference Centre. Tritton Road. RESCHEDULING FOR MAY 2024. 29-31 ~ Bellevue (Seattle), WA. World Doll Day Annual Jubilee. Bellevue Hilton, 300 112th Ave. SE. Mary Senko. 425-330-1770. mary.senko@comcast.net. WorldDollDayShows.com.

RESCHEDULING FOR JULY 2024. 29-Aug. 3 ~ Bellevue (Seattle), WA. The 35th Annual National Doll Festival. Courtyard Seattle/ Bellevue Downtown. 11010 NE 8th Street, Bellevue, WA. Rowbear. 831-438-5349. NationalDollFestival@charter.net. 31 ~ Bellevue, WA. Annual Summer Auction. Theriault’s Auction. 410.224.3655. info@ theriaults.com. www.theriaults.com.

AUGUST 2023

1-5 ~ Bellevue (Seattle), WA. “Journeys of Discovery” 74th UFDC 2023. Hyatt Regency Bellevue on Seattle’s Eastside. www.ufdc.org/convention. 4-7 ~ Online. Bear Blitz Stars Teddy Bear Online Show. Valerie Rogers, 502-423-7827, brtstar1@aol.com. www.bright-star-promotions.com. 11-12 ~ Binghamton, NY. Teddy Bear Conference. TBAI. Doubletree by Hilton, 225 Water Street. Cindy Malchoff. TBAIReunion@gmail.com. 518-578-0006. www.tbai.org. 16-19 ~ Indianapolis, IN. Modern Doll Convention. 763-634-2614. registrar@moderndollcollectors.com.

26 ~ San Diego, CA. Delightful Dolls of So CA Doll 45th Annual Show and Sale. Handlery Hotel 950 Hotel Circle North San Diego. Gloria Osborne. 619 298-2447. globob31@gmail.com. facebook.com/DelightfulDolls/. 26 ~ Schertz, TX. Hill Country Doll Show & Sale. Schertz Civic Center, 1400 Schertz Pkwy. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. dmeredith@ dolldr.com. 27 ~ Mankato, MN. Doll Show & Sale. Lady Slipper Doll Club. Courtyard Mankato by Marriott Event Center (River Hills Mall), 901 Raintree Road. Jan Madonna. 507-364-5452. doodles123@frontiernet.net. 27 ~ Strongsville, OH. Northern Ohio Doll, Mini & Bear Show. Best Western Plus. 15471 Royalton Road, 44136. Eileen. 440-283-5839.

SEPTEMBER 2023

2 ~ Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Sweetbriar, PO Box 37, Earleville MD 21919. Crescent Shrine, 700 Highland Dr, 08060 (Exit 45-B & I-295). Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2213. sweetbriar@live.com. SweetbriarAuctions.com. Calendar continued on page 80

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Events SEPTEMBER 2023 CONT’D FROM PAGE 70

9 ~ Burbank, CA. Doll Show and Sale. Jewel City Doll Club. Burbanks Elks Lodge. 2232 N. Hollywood Way. Janie Olds. 562-818-2501. j.l.olds@ca.rr.com. 9 ~ ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Big Event. Brabanthallen. Niesje Wolters van Bemmel agency. Suzan and Paul. 0031 (0)6 300 99 458. English, German and Dutch. info@niesjewolters.nl. www.niesjewolters.nl. 10 ~ Seattle, WA. Seattle Doll & Bear Show, presented by Queens of the Doll Aisle. DoubleTree Suites - Seattle Airport Southcenter, 16500 Southcenter Parkway. Admission is cash at door, $10 adults, $5 kids under 12. Free parking. Joe Koury. joe@queensofthedollaisle.com. 650-303-4140. www.queensofthedollaisle.com. 12 ~ Newbury, UK. Dolls & Teddy Bears Auction. SAS (Special Auction Services). +44 (0) 1635 580 595. mail@specialauctionservices.com. www.specialauctionservices.com. 17 ~ Lebanon, PA. Doll Show & Sale. Central Penn Doll Collectors Club. Lebanon Expo Center. 80 Rocherty Rd. Dotti. 309-397-6481. CPDCC.Dotti@gmail.com. 17 ~ St. Charles, IL. Kane County Doll Show. Karla Moreland Presents. Kane County Fairgrounds. Prairie Events Center West. 525 S. Randall Rd. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net. www.kanecountydollshow.com. 23 ~ Concord, CA. Doll, Bear, Miniature Show & Sale. 10 am - 3 pm. World Doll Day Shows & Events. Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resort, 45 John Glenn Drive. Mary Senko. 425-330-1770. mary.senko@comcast.net. www.WorldDollDayShows.com.

23 ~ East Flat Rock, NC. 34th Annual Land O’Sky Doll Club Fall Doll Show and Sale. NC National Guard Armory, 2025 Spartanburg Hwy. Kathryn Engheta. kengheta52@gmail.com. 828-606-2221. landoskydollclub.com 24 ~ Flint, MI. Doll Show & Sale. Flint Barbie Doll Club. Dom Polski Hall, 3415 N. Linden Rd. Sue Ferrier. 810-639-2353. ferrier@centurytel.net. 30 ~ Farmington. CT. Teddy Bear Open House. Teddy Bear Artist Co-Op Shows. Farmington Inn, 827 Farmington Ave (CT-4) 06032. Donna. 585-899-0508. cookiescrittersinfo@gmail.com. teddybearartistco-opshows.weebly.com/ farmington-ct.html.

OCTOBER 2023

1 ~ DeWitt (Lansing), MI. Lansing Antique & Collectible Doll Show & Sale. Banquet & Conf Ctr of DeWitt, 1120 Commerce Park Dr. 48820 (off I-69). Sandy Johnson Barts. 269-599-1511. SJBbetsys@comcast.net. 1 ~ Plymouth, MN. Doll Show & Sale. Dolls & Toys & Bears OH MY! Shows by Bernadette. Crowne Plaza Hotel 3131 Campus Drive.Bernadette Able. 239-282-9499. Dolls_Toys_Bears_OhMy@yahoo.com. dollstoysbearsohmy.wixsite.com/classic-layout. 6-7 ~ Jackson, MI. Jackson Antique & Collectible Show. Jackson Fairgrounds (Keeley Park). 128 W Ganson St. midmichigansupershows.com. 6-8 ~ Online. Online Teddy Bear Show. BearHugs4u. com. Dolores Austin. DoloresJA@aol.com. 570-3132327. info@bearhugs4u.com. bearhugs4u.com.

September 24 ~ Wichita, KS. Wichita Doll Show. Modern, Vintage, Antique and Paper Dolls. 10 am - 4 pm. $5 Admission. Wichita Antique Doll Study Group. Holiday Inn Wichita KS. 549 S. Rock Road. wichitadollshow@ outook.com. facebook.com/WichitaDollShow.

October 8 - Bridgeton (St. Louis), MO. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. The Spirit of St. Louis Doll Club. Machinist Hall, 12365 St. Charles Rock Road. Connie 314-440-4086. clknarr@aol.com. www. stlouisdollclub.com.

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14 ~ Fredericksburg, VA. Now and Then Doll Club of Fredericksburg Doll Show and Sale. 10am 4pm. Adults $6/ children $3. Tickets sold at the door. Fredericksburg Elks Lodge #875, 11309 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg, VA. Sally Bernard. mustangsally04@verizon.net. 540-720-5644. Special guests- Doll Doctors.Antique to modern dolls, doll clothes, doll furniture and teddy bears. Handicapped accessible. 14 ~ Rossford (Toledo), OH. The New Toledo Toy Show. Total Sports Complex. 10020 S. Compass Dr. midmichigansupershows.com. 21 ~ Des Moines, IA. Happy Sisters Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Happy Sisters. American Legion Hall #374. 3712 2nd Ave. Betty Peterson. 319-610-3534 (Call or Text). bpcleo@netzero.com. 21 ~ Jonesborough, TN. Doll Show & Sale. The Dollhouse. Jonesborough Visitor Center. Ellen Stafford. 423-753-0022. ellen@jonesdollhouse.com. jonesdollhouse.com. 21 ~ Mechanicsville (Richmond), VA. Richmond Doll & Bear Show & Sale. American Legion Post 175, 8700 Bell Creek Rd. Judy Seay. 434-981-3822. mandjseay@embarqmail.com. Calendar continued on page 80

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7-8 ~ Newark, OH. Saturday: Lectures/Meal Events (see website for details). Sunday: Doll Show & Sale. Ohio National Doll Show. Cherry Valley Hotel & Event Center, 2299 Cherry Valley Rd. SE. A Doll Show like they used to be, JOY! The Complete Doll Buying Event with Nationally Recognized Dealers and Artists. Featured Speakers, Ann Leis and Alicia Carver. Sunday Show tickets available at the door: Adults: $10.00; Children 12 & under: FREE; Parking: FREE. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. ohionationaldollshow@gmail.com. OhioNationalDollShow.com.

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21 ~ Rossford (Toledo), OH. Doll, Bear & Toy Show & Sale. Toledo Doll Show. Total Sports Rossford, 10020 S Compass Dr. Karen Kosies. toledo@dollshows.net. Call/Text 520-270-0179.

29 ~ Oxnard, CA. Doll, Bear, Miniature Show & Sale. 10am-3pm. World Doll Day Shows & Events. Courtyard Marriott, 600 E. Esplanade Dr. Mary Senko. 425-330-1770. mary.senko@comcast. net. www.WorldDollDayShows.com.

NOVEMBER 2023

3-5 ~ Rock Island, IL. Antique Spectacular Vintage Market. QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave. 712-326-9964. antiquespectacular.com.

3-6 ~ Online. Bear Blitz Stars Teddy Bear Online Show. Valerie Rogers, 502-423-7827, brtstar1@aol.com. www.bright-star-promotions.com. 4 ~ Jackson, MI. Jackson Toy Show. Jackson Fairgrounds (Keeley Park). 128 W Ganson St. www.midmichigansupershows.com. 4 ~ Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Sweetbriar, PO Box 37, Earleville MD 21919. Crescent Shrine, 700 Highland Dr, 08060, (Exit 45-B & I-295). Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2213. sweetbriar@live.com. SweetbriarAuctions.com. TO BE CONFIRMED. 4 ~ Tucker (Atlanta), GA. Atlanta Doll Collectors Doll Show & Sale. Atlanta Doll Collectors Club. Doubletree by Hilton Northgate, 4156 LaVista Rd. Vickey Harris. 404-543-8866. vickeydharris@aol.com. Ebony. ebonyjb@hotmail.com. 5 ~ Santa Rosa, CA. Santa Rosa Doll and Toy Show & Sale. Santa Rosa Veterans Building. 1351 Maple Ave. 10:00am-3:30pm. Free Parking. Kitti Perry. santarosadollshow@gmail.com. 707-326-0322. https://santarosadollshow.blogspot.com/. 5 ~ Buena Park, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 424-394-7612. 5 ~ Lynnwood, WA. Doll Show & Sale. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Embassy Suites Hotel, 20610 44th Ave. Lisa Pepin. Call/text 206-669-7818. pepins4@msn.com. 11 ~ Arcadia (Pasadena), CA. Doll Show & Sale. 10 am - 3 pm. World Doll Day Shows. Arcadia Masonic Lodge, 50 W Duarte Rd. Mary Senko. 425-330-1770. mary.senko@comcast.net. WorldDollDayShows.com.

12 ~ Hunt Valley, MD. Teddy Bear - Critters Show & Sale. Teddy Bear Artist Co-Op Shows. Embassy Suites, 213 International Circle. Donna. 585-899-0508. tdybrshowinfo@gmail.com. teddybearartistco-opshows.weebly.com/huntvalley-teddy-bear-show.html 24-26 ~ Online. Online Teddy Bear Show. BearHugs4u.com. Dolores Austin. DoloresJA@aol.com. 570-313-2327. info@bearhugs4u.com. bearhugs4u.com.

DECEMBER 2023

1-4 ~ Online. Bear Blitz Stars Teddy Bear Online Show. Valerie Rogers, 502-423-7827, brtstar1@aol.com. www.bright-star-promotions.com. 2 ~ Wyoming (Grand Rapids), MI. Grand Rapids Toy Show. HSB (Home School Building). 5625 Burlingame Ave. S.W. midmichigansupershows.com. 517-524-8899. 2-3 ~ Gaithersburg, MD. 180th Eastern National Antique, to Modern & Artist Dolls, Toys & Bears Show and Sale. 50 years of Playthings from Antique, Vintage, Artist to Modern Dolls, Parts & Supplies, Laces, Ribbon, Fabric, Doll Stringing, Books, Furniture and so much more! Antique & Vintage Bears, Toys from Antique to Collectible *Limited Toys. Montgomery County Agricultural Center Building 6, 16 Chestnut Street, 2087. Stephanie Bellman. 239-440-3184 (message). sbellman714@gmail.com.

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