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Antique DOLL Collector August 2011 Vol. 14, No. 7

August 2011 Vol. 14, No. 7 $595 / $695 Canada www.antiquedollcollector.com

Autumn 2011 Schedule

Theriault’s Antique Doll Auctions S EATTLE , W ASHINGTON

Sunday, August 28. At the Westin Bellevue.

Estate auction of antique dolls.

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Saturday, September 24. At the Westin Dallas.

Estate auction of antique dolls.

A NNAPOLIS , M ARYLAND

Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23. At the Annapolis Sheraton. The two-day event will feature an antique estate auction of dolls on October 22nd, followed by “Billie Pop Culture” from the collection of Billie Nelson Tyrrell on October 23rd.

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Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20. At the Waldorf-Astoria.

The two-day Marquis event will feature the important doll and automaton collection of Candy Spelling. Saturday session will be fine antique dolls and automata, and Sunday session will offer rare dolls by Madame Alexander. Gorgeous award-winning print catalogs are available for each auction.

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Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11. At the Sheraton Annapolis. Estate auction of antique dolls.

All auctions begin at 11 AM. Preview begins at 9 AM. For more information about the auctions, to receive a free color brochure, or order full-color catalogs for Marquis auctions call 800-638-0422 or visit www.theriaults.com to order online.

Theriault’s doll appraisers will be available in Seattle, Dallas and New York during those auctions. If you have fine dolls or collections you are considering parting with, please call our office in Annapolis at 800-638-0422 for preliminary information or to schedule an appointment at the hotel or at your home.

 the dollmasters PO Box 151 • Annapolis, Maryland 21404 USA Telephone 410-224-3655 • Fax 410-224-2515 www.theriaults.com

Joyce and Vincent Lanza

We buy dolls and sell on consignment.

2137 Tomlinson Avenue Bronx, NY 10461 • 718-863-0373 email: joycedolls@aol.com

Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 16” Early Portrait Jumeau #7, flawless pale bisque, br. p/w eyes, early mauve blush under brows, orig. mohair wig, cork pate & head coil still intact. Wears fabulous FACTORY orig. silk & lace dress, orig. undies & orig. Portrait Jumeau shoes with rosettes, plus a fabulous ant. Fr. hat.. On orig. early 8 ball st. wrist “signed” Jumeau body.

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, priced way below value at only $8900.

3. - 4. 16 1/2” Tete Jumeau #7 Bebe, gorgeous light blue p/w eyes, luscious lashes, early mauve blush under brows, perfect early pale bisque, orig. Jumeau mohair wig, cork pate & orig. head coil still intact, wears factory orig. Fr. costume w/tucks & lace, & great ant. hat, her matching orig. panties & full slip, orig. crocheted Jumeau socks & pink Jumeau shoes.

On orig. early st. wrist Jumeau body with a “Bon Marche” label on back & fully “signed” Jumeau head stamp. Does not have the usual Jumeau face, she is SO MUCH more beautiful. One of a kind for sure!!! She is AMAZING!!! Very special!! $6200.

5. - 6. 19” H. Handwerck #109, gorgeous bl. sl. eyes, immaculate pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate, ALL FACTORY ORIGINAL!!!

Batiste & lace ornate dress w/matching layers of undies, orig. wool coat trimmed in silk, knitted beret, orig. crocheted socks & orig. leather shoes. “FIRST PLACE” Blue Ribbon 1908 winner & well deserving!! OUTSTANDING! $3200.

7. 10 1/2” J. D. Kestner Baby, fabulous bright blue glass eyes w/ painted upper & lower lashes, bisque, painted molded hair & o/cl/ mo. Wears delicate orig. ruffled baby gown. On her orig. bent limb compo. baby body. Head is incised JDK. She is just darling in a fabulous tiny cabinet size!!! Only… $750.

8. 16” R. John Wright’s Michael & Lindsay-MIB. Matching pair from Series II, No. 226 out of 250, limited edition, only 250 made. Both are mint overall, clean mohair wigs & costumes & in unplayed with condition. All orig. ID, orig. numbered tags attached to strings, their orig. boxes, plus tags on backs of the matching costumes. Lindsay wears long felt night gown w/baby & Michael wears footy pajamas w/buttons in the back for easy change of diaper :) & his bunny & plaid blanket. Lindsay w/ bl. eyes & Michael w/brown eyes. Both dolls Mint In Box & never displayed. ADORABLE & have been retired many years ago. Great find!!! $2200.

9. - 10. 13” French Paris Bebe #4, mint pale bisque, expressive beautiful blue p/w eyes, luscious lashes, orig. mohair wig & pate, wears gorgeous ant. batiste & lace dress, orig. undies & ant. shoes & socks & fabulous Fr. ant. silk lined hat. Full Paris Bebe red head stamp, on orig. Paris Bebe body. Desirable Paris Bebe face. Absolutely STUNNING & great cabinet size!! $6350.

11. 5” ALL BISQUE Georgene Averill “Bonnie Babe”, br. sl. eyes, perfect bisque overall, lower teeth, swivel neck, orig. adorable matching frilly batiste dress & hat. Just darling!! $1850.

12. 8 3/4” Kestner All Bisque “Wrestler”, swivel neck, mint bisque overall, blue threaded p/w eyes, 2 upper teeth, darling replaced curly mohair wig. On orig. “perfect” all bisque body 8 w/blushing in all the right places, clenched fist, desirable painted high gold multi strap boots & a wonderful large size. Wears orig. lace net & ribbon dress & matching hat.

EXTRAORDINARILY beautiful!!! $5800.

13. - 14. 14” E. 5 J. Jumeau Bebe, blue p/w eyes, immaculate pressed bisque, orig. full skin wig & pate, wears a magnificent Fr. ant. blue silk & lace dress w/the orig. matching hat, orig. “signed” E 5 J shoes w/big rosettes. On orig. early eight ball st. wrist “signed” E.J. body. By far one of the most beautiful EJ’s ever!!! An OUTSTANDING cabinet sized beauty!! $13,900.

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BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 18 YEARS

1 - 3. 16 1/2" Rare and enchanting Bru Brevete MODELE with haunting bl. p.w. eyes, wonderfully pale bisque and delicate shading, and antique blond mohair wig pulled up w/ a cascade of graceful curls down her back. She has a total of twelve joint sections, including the wrists and ankles, lifelike carving of the fingers and toes, and her body has been refreshed to be returned to its graceful, aged patina. She wears an elaborate aquamarine frock of antique silk and trims, an antique chapeau of velvet and silk ribbon, and very special are her marked Bru shoes. At the back left rim of her head is what looks to be a factory hairline with a pale amber color baked in, most probably a part of her from the beginning. The ultimate Bru, and she loves to pose! $29,750.

4 - 5. 8 1/2" All bisque Wrestler 102 mold, w/ bl. p.w. eyes, pierced ears, o.m. w/ one lower and two upper teeth, wonderful curly h.h. wig in orig. set, muscular, molded and shaded body (sm. hip chip and one repaired finger, cheek rub), blk. molded bootines and blue stockings. Lively girl! $3250.

6. Miniature pinch-nose spectacles, w/ chain and clasp attachment for your French fashion's buttonhole. Worn hanging from a jacket or coat, the 1 5/8" wide frames contain the orig., fine glass lenses. $285.

Exhibiting: September 10 - Angels Attic De-acquisition Sale, Santa Monica CA, Angels Attic Museum September 24 - Legacy Doll Museum Show, Billings MT, Legacy Doll Museum Visit us at: www.maspinelli.com • e-mail: nellingdolls@gmail.com

Visit us: Aug. 19th-20th in Billings, MT at the Convention Center

Striking Paris Bebe

by Danel 17" tall, quality bisque, brown paperweight eyes, original French body in excellent condition. $4875

12-1/2" Paris Bebe

by Jumeau, finest quality pale bisque, blue paperweight eyes, Jumeau stamped body in excellent condition.

She's absolutely stunning. $5500

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by Carol Corson Last November, thirty-one Izannah Walker dolls had their own reunion at the 75th annual meeting of the Doll Collectors of America. Sizes, hairstyles, foot wear, eye color, and facial features varied from doll to doll. The author and photographer of this very special exhibit brings us a close-up look at these earliest known commercially produced American cloth dolls.

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by Samy Odin A magnificent Jumeau poupee from the collection of an esteemed Australian collector has ties to the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

Looking as if he stepped out of a folk art painting, John Thayer, a doll by noted doll maker Izannah Walker, is named after his original family. He wears his sewn on original dress with matching trousers. His dress matches one seen on a boy in a painting in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum in Williamsburg dated to 1848. Photo by Carol Corson.

MAREE AND JEN’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

by Jennifer Kohn The author conspires with Maree Tarnowska to trade a full length portrait for a masterpiece of the wax dollmaker’s art.

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by Ursula R. Mertz A rare doll created in the image of a character in a children’s poem by James Whitcomb Riley.

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by Penny Hadfield You may have seen these delightful folky dolls at a show and wondered who made them. The author discovered their maker was Itura Leigh from Grantville, Georgia and that she began making these dolls in 1924 which were sold throughout the US and in several foreign countries.

THE LEGENDARY “SINGER” JUMEAU

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THE ARIZONA DOLL AND TOY MUSEUM: A JEWEL IN THE DESERT

by Jennifer Craft-Hurst A picturesque red brick cottage houses a wonderful permanent collection.

Carmel Doll Shop

1. 16” China rarity with expressive painted features and perfect coloring. The modeling of the head includes a stylish molded hat (small flake to edge in back) that is ornamented with two colorful plumes, plus a bow on one side and a loop of hair revealed on the other. On a handmade cloth body, she wears a two-piece ensemble of silk brocade. Do not hesitate, this amazing china is well worth the investment. $17,500.

2. 26-1/2” Lenci Lady featuring the rarely found “Gish face” with lovely paint, the blonde mohair wig in the original set and a magnificent costume of organdy and felt that is in exceptionally clean condition. $4800.

3. 28-1/2” Smiling Bru Fashion in size letter M with a perfect and sublime bisque head, and almond eye cuts featuring the most beautiful blue paperweight eyes. On a clean kid leather body showing normal wear and a few patches, this example wears a spectacular Chinoiserie-inspired silk gown with exquisite floral embroidery. $14,500.

4. 25-1/2” Bebe Jumeau EJA 12 with a perfect head, incredible luminous bisque, character-like modeling, sensitive blue paperweight

eyes ((possible eye-flake repair on the lower right rim), very heavy mauve eye shadow, pierced applied ears, and a lovely mohair wig in a flattering shade of pale blonde. Her classic straight-wrist, 8-ball jointed body is in very good condition and retains its original paint finish and Jumeau stamp. $26,000.

5. 19” A.T. 9 with a perfect bisque head, two-tone blue paperweight eyes in even eye cuts with mauve shadow, pierced ears and a very full, light brown, mohair wig that is a perfect complement to her coloring. On a jointed composition body that bears a beautiful original paint finish, this fine bebe wears a stylish ensemble in midnight blue velvet and silk. A blue chip doll who is most definitely destined for a blue chip collection. $62,500.

6. 22” R. 2 D. Bebe named “Mlle. Renee” with lovely perfect bisque, wonderful coloring, expressive brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears, her blonde mohair wig in its original set and an original trousseau.. On a true R.D. body with straight wrists, it is in trousseau excellent condition overall. Renée’s trunk houses seven changes of clothes. Bebes with an original trousseau are especially rare to come by. 12,500.

7. 18-1/2” China with beautifully painted facial features and feathering of the “hair” at the temples – just an extremely graceful style. On an antique cloth body with long leather arms, she wears a period 1870s ensemble in solid and patterned silks that any Parisienne would envy. $3995.

8. 19” Wax doll of a lifetime with a poured wax shoulderhead, inset, sparkling, blue glass eyes, painted features that include delicate lashes, brows, and lips, plus painted hair in a rich shade of light brown. On a fine white leather body, the poured wax arms are perfect, and the wax legs feature rare molded shoes and stockings (repair to left). The original dress of ice blue silk features delicate lace and fine passementerie. $5500.

9. 17” German Papier-mâché – a lovely, brown-eyed, (attributed to) Kestner with a rare hairstyle, nicely modeled and painted features, an unusual hairstyle (scattered light flaking and touch-ups) which features a center part with two wings that are pulled back exposing the back of the ears, plus a wonderful spiral bun of braids. On a typical milliner’s model body of stuffed leather with wooden limbs, this doll’s presentation is breathtaking. $3200.

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1. 14” Patsy Pend. - earliest model, high shine, period dress, $150. 20” Shirley Temple - period dress and shoes plus factory wig with label. $250 2. Rare 18”Annie Oakley – original from hat to boots, unplayed with factory hang tag, $395.

Rare 14” Mary Hoyer Cowboy – original knit clothes, holster and boots plus caracul wig, $395.

3. Schoenhut Playmates – 15” Heirloom Girl pretty original layers of clothes with one factory shoe, $495. 16” Boy redressed, deep intaglio eyes, early mark, $450. Both normal wear, no repaint.

4. 20” Important Lenci Type – jointed felt quality doll from mint mohair wig with bow to shoes. $295 5 & 6. SNEAK PREVIEW! 39“ Bru Jne Mannequin – imagine the luxury of this lifelike elegant child in your own home! Gorgeous quality in every respect with a discreet, mended flaw, original cork pate and wig, fully articulate arms and fingers. Magnificent! $14,800 7. 15-1/2” Heirloom Barrois Poupée – fully signed, early, original segmented body, plate cracks, and period clothes incl. orig. very fine leather shoes. $1400

8. 19” French Trade Fashion – closed mouth fashion doll with swivel neck, pw’s slender leather lady body, bisque arms. $750 9. 14” Mint Jumeau Fashion – rich pw eyes, antique wig, factory earrings, mint signed body with orig.

French signed shoes! $1995 10. Cabinet Jumeau Fashions – both perfect heads!

11. 11” Petite Jumeau Fashion – jewel like “size 1” with ice blue pw’s, original pate and wig, clean body average wear, original miniature corset! $1800 12 & 13. 14” Dressel 1469 Lady – heart shape face, dazzling blue/green sleep eyes, shapely mint body with orig. hose, yours to crate! $1895 14. UNDRESSED DOLLS LARGE VARIETY AVAILABLE – 17” French character Le Petite Francise, $295. 17” S & Q scarce model, a 143 look-a-like, $295.

15. 23” Large Bonnet Head – supersize! Orig. body, underwear, mended plate, only $295 16. 20” Swivel Head 'Dolly Madison' – glass eye parian, molded bow, some repairs, rare model. $450 17. 27” Kestner 164 – perfect bisque, original wig and underwear, lovely later glass eyes. $625 18. 24” Kestner Close Mouth – perfect features, jointed body, invisible, hidden minor airbrushing under wig – looks perfect and is beautiful! Just $1495

Nancy A. Smith Buying and selling quality antique dolls.

Specializing in early cloth dolls.

Member NADDA

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1. 26" Tete Jumeau - This blue eyed beauty is marked on her head, body & shoes. She is a very rare find in the marked Jumeau box. $8450 2. 17" Glass Eyed Parian - She is a lovely lady with exceptional quality bisque & molded blouse. $1250 3. 10" Just Me - This doll is just adorable in this wonderful large size. She is all original & in excellent condition. $1850 4. 10" K * R #127 - Oh my… this is a very cute little cabinet size doll with fully jointed toddler body. He is a darling, ready for bed in his pajamas & little bear. $1450 5. 24" Simon Halbig #1488 - She is a wonderful German character doll dressed like a Jester, all in antique fabric. This doll is in excellent condition & ready to go to the finest collection. $5950 6. 21" S.F.B.J. - This French girl is dressed in antique clothes & has her original wig. She is in excellent condition & reasonably priced. $850 7. 21" Handwerck #99 - This beautiful all original doll is in excellent condition. $850 8. 17" Kathe Kruse - This wonderful #1 Kathe Kruse comes with original labeled clothes.

He is marked on his foot & is in great original condition. $4500 9. 34" S & H #1248 - This beautiful "Santa" is in excellent condition. She is dressed in nice antique clothes & is ready for display. $1850 10. 32" Tete Jumeau - She is a marked size 15 Jumeau with huge blue p.w. eyes. This doll is beautifully costumed in an antique lace dress. $7600 11. 17" China $350 12. 10" Belton - She is an adorable little girl in very good condition. $1150 13. 12" Heubach #6970 - She is an adorable little character with original wig & nice antique clothes. $2850 14. 9" X 6" Bear on cast iron wheels - He is in very good condition & is a great prop for your dolly. $1250 15.

5. 3-1/2" All original bisque doll $275 16. 5-1/2" All bisque doll with googly eyes $250

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n August 16th & 17th, “The Painted Ladies” Doll Auction will be held by Alderfer Auction and Appraisal in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.

Alderfer adopted this new mid-week format for their specialty auctions at the beginning of 2011.

The main collection is from the estate of Anne Doorley, a well known dealer and collector from Nyack, New York. She had intended to open a shop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but died in 2009 before achieving that dream. She left an entire house full of goodies and because of the volume, 11” French Fashion Alderfers will be selling her estate over the next two years.

Anne loved many beautiful dolls, some French, mostly very nice German and many others. A lovely cabinet size Tete Jumeau, 11” and 15” French Fashions, a pair of SFBJ dolls, 149 Twirp, Fabrication Francaise, to mention a few. The “Painted Ladies” include 7” and 16 ½” K*R Gretchen 114 dolls and a 15” Marie 101.

Several character dolls: 10” 142 Gibson Girl; a group of Armand Marseille Googlies; a laughing Heubach, Belton type and a Just Me. Three very old, very interesting pieces – a 10 ½” Milliner’s Model with an Apollo Knot, a wax shoulderhead with an 1830’s style human hair wig and a cotton batting infant doll sitting on a crystalline chair.

In addition, several Automatons – Heubach children, a pair of Musicians, a Simon Halbig lady rocking her baby in a wicker basket.

From other collections come a variety of dolls, being offered for the first time. Consigned by a family friend of doll designer Mollye Goldman of Philadelphia, an all original 8-piece Molly-‘es wedding party. A 29” composition boudoir doll 11” Tete Jumeau with matching set of 1930’s embroidered satin bedroom accessories and an early cloth one-ofa-kind doll with album of photographs showing the doll in a Philadelphia Whitman’s storefront window display in the early 1900’s.

The Tuesday sale will be featuring dolls made after the 1940’s which will include the discovery lots, Steiff, hard plastics/vinyls, Annette Himstedt, Doll Artists and Kathe Kruse, just to mention a few. The Wednesday auction will begin with body parts/supplies, artist bears and then will be offering the earlier dolls: German bisque, miniatures, a large collection of black/ethnic, antique and artist bears, Madame Alexander, composition, china, etc. Doll Artists - Annette Himstedt, R.J. Wright, Maggie Iacono and Groessler Schmidt. The Artfact portion of the auction will begin at 12:00 noon.

For more information about the auction, to request a free color brochure or to order a catalog package, call 215-393-3036 or visit www.alderferauction.com or email Alderfer@ alderferauction.com.

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Cute character googlies by Armand Marseille

K*R 101 Marie, one of two examples.

13” Belton

16 1/2” K*R 114 Gretchen, one of two examples.

10” Gibson Girl

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by Margaine-Lacroix and marked Marque shoes, brought $168,000 at Frasher’s July 9 sale. Only about 100 models of this coveted doll were ever made, this example being number 12 in the series.

lovely Series A Steiner, 12 inches with original Steiner cardboard pate and skin wig, original French Steiner body with black cadeuses mark on hip, fully jointed with straight wrists brought $9,440 at Morphy Auctions on June 11. A 10-inch bisque socket head googly incised “P.M. 950,” (Porzellanfabrik Mengersgereuth), original brown mohair wig and original chubby composition body brought $5,015. The doll retained its factory original dress, undies, shoes and socks.

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A lovely 18-inch French Fashion with trunk and original trousseau, the doll with wood and lower bisque arms, gusseted kid body, sold for $5,775. This was the first auction for the recent partnership between McMasters Harris and Apple Tree Auctions.

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We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Frasher’s, 2323 S. Mecklin Sch. Rd., Oak Grove, MO. 64075 816-625-3786 frasher@aol.com McMasters Harris Auction Co., PO Box 341096, Columbus, OH 43234. 800-842-3526 www.McMastersHarris.com Morphy Auctions, 2000 North Reading Road, Denver, PA 17517. 717-335-3435. www.morphyauctions.com Theriault’s Auctions, PO Box 151, Annapolis, MD 21404.

800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com Withington Auction, Inc., 17 Atwood Road, Hillsborough, NH 03244. 603-478-3232. www.withingtonauction.com ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Call or visit my website for additional dolls and more detailed descriptions.

P.O. Box 283, New Concord, Ohio 43762 - (740) 607-8157 www.sharimcmastersdolls.com sharimcmasters@gmail.com

22” KLEY & HAHN 536 - Blue sleep eyes, replaced mohair wig, composition body with working crier.

Dress and underclothing of antique fabrics. Eyes missing most of lid color, body has good original finish with areas of glue residue. A superb character with personality plus! She looks like a young child who is just bubbling with energy and joy! $4350 19” BEECHER BABY (front) - All stockinette, needle sculpted and painted features, applied ears, looped wool hair missing, needle sculpted fingers in curled position, needle sculpted feet and toes, jointed at shoulders, hips and knees. Antique clothing as found in attic, replaced bonnet. Face discolored from age and soil, all of yarn hair is gone, numerous holes in stockinette on body, especially on lower legs and feet, with some nickel to quarter size holes having stuffing showing. A very sweet example of the scarce Beecher Baby, her condition is stable, although worn.

A great display doll for a reasonable price! $595 19” BEECHER BABY (back) - All stockinette, needle sculpted and painted features, applied ears, looped wool hair missing, needle sculpted fingers in curled position, needle sculpted feet and toes, jointed at shoulders, hips and knees. Antique clothing as found in attic, replaced bonnet. Face is discolored from age and soil, all of yarn hair is gone, with breaks in stockinette at hair line with stuffing showing, dime size hole in stockinette left lower neck, numerous small holes in stockinette on body. A very scarce and appealing doll, her condition makes her more a great buy! $525

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From a stereoscope photo taken in the 19th century of children with an Izannah Walker doll. Donelle W. Denery Collection

uring the first weekend in November, 2010 thirtyone Izannah Walker dolls had their own reunion at the annual meeting of the Doll Collectors of America. The DCA was having its 75th annual meeting and, as it is a group formed to study and research antique dolls, it seemed an ideal time to bring together these early American cloth dolls which might be classified as three dimensional folk art paintings. The idea first occurred to Joy Harrington and me at a Christmas party in December 2009, held at my house, during which we discovered that there were twelve of these rare dolls owned by the attendees. Seeing them together was a real treat as there was much more variety in sizes, hairstyles, painted footwear and facial expressions than we had imagined. Walker dolls are the earliest commercially produced American cloth dolls known. They were not produced in a factory, but instead by cottage industry or probably more accurately by one person or a few family members in a single house. They were, however, made to be sold rather than just for the children in that family to love and hold.

The twelve Izannah Walker Dolls at the original gathering December 2009. All of these dolls were at the reunion. Some wore other dresses from their wardrobes. One had a “nose job” before the reunion.

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Setting up the front of the exhibit.

Nancy Smith is measuring dolls.

Sue Popp, president of DCA is discussing observations of the unpainted doll with Meriel Marlar.

Photo by Joy Harrington

The other side of the set up. Doll on the far left, Princeton Doll and Toy Museum. Doll in white on chair, Meriel Marlar Collection.

Other facing dolls are from several private collections.

This 15-1/2” doll with her Joel Ellis carriage and cape has tiny bare feet and two curls in front of her ears. Private Collection.

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This 17-1/2” girl with short brushed forward hair and in her original wool challis dress holds her miniature cloth “Izannah” made by Meriel Marlar.

The early Steiff cat goes well with her.

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Cloth dolls are hugged, dragged around by children and often loved to death by their small owners. This accounts for their rarity, as after many home repairs they are deemed too tattered to repair any more and are thrown away. A cloth doll that is about 150 years old and still in relatively good condition was either tenderly treated or simply ignored. These special dolls cannot be ignored so one must assume two things: their maker invented a particularly sturdy doll and their small owners really did treat them with tender loving care.

It was guessed that if twelve of these dolls were a part of collections in the Philadelphia area even more of them might be assembled by a larger group dedicated to the study of early dolls. I sent a picture of the Christmas doll gathering to Sue Popp, president of the Doll Collectors of America, and asked her to find out if the board was interested in an exhibit as part of the 75th Celebration. Joy agreed to chair the exhibit if the group was interested. The board passed the idea and an invitation to bring their Izannahs was sent out to all members. Because the club members are from Europe and Canada as well as all over the United States, we knew that all members would not be able to attend the annual meeting and that not every member who had one of these dolls

On the platform above John Thayer is this 15-1/2” girl in excellent original condition. She has two long curls in front of her ears, and low painted shoes with painted laces. Her dress is a wonderful copy, but her original dress was with her until recently and her current owner is hoping to be able to reunite it with her some day.

Robyn Katz Collection 15” boy, named John Thayer after his last of three generations of his original family. He is in his sewn on original dress with matching trousers. His side-parted hair is brushed to the right. He has high painted black boots with red shields at the top and gray painted soles. Walker dolls have down tilted feet and even the ones in super original condition have worn toes which may be caused by being carried by one arm with its toes dragging on the floor. Private Collection

This 17” charmer has short hair brushed forward, short painted ankle boots, an original dress and antique apron that could be purchased printed on a piece of muslin, hemmed and pockets sewn on by the owner.

These aprons are frequently found on Izannah Walker dolls and have several different printed designs.

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This dear 17-1/2” girl in her chair has short brushed forward hair, a coral necklace and low painted shoes with fine painted black laces.

She wears a striped cotton dress with multi tucked sleeves and an apron with printed design and two pockets. Private Collection

would be able to bring it to the reunion. I felt that we would be lucky if twenty-five of these dolls came. Joy hoped for fifty and invited attendees to bring furniture and accessories belonging to the dolls as well. She also wanted dolls in all conditions, as there was to be no competition or ribbons given. We were delighted to get a doll without any paint so that we could study how the dolls were constructed.

The exhibit was to be arranged on a thirteen-foot long table which was wide enough to build a simple riser on, allowing dolls to be arranged on two levels and around the entire table. The exhibit was only up for one day and was for study as well as for enjoyment. People brought their dolls in ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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at nine in the morning.

Nancy Smith and Meriel Marlar joined the team to set up small groups of the dolls, often placed so they seemed to relate to each other. The dolls were all set in place by eleven and the doors were opened to an eager group of doll lovers.

People were delighted by the variety. Just to see that many of these rare dolls gathered together in one place was a real treat.

The audience members and doll owners noticed many details and talked This small raised area was set up in honor of Maureen Popp, whose study and sharing of knowledge of early dolls enriched many collectors. These are all dolls that were once owned by her.

Left to right they are a 16” child with script marking on the lower front of its torso which reads “Johne Shedd Bought 1858”. The doll has short hair with painted wisps and black low painted boots. Her red plaid period dress is one of several that she has acquired over the years. Private collection. The 21” doll standing has painted corkscrew curls all around her head. Tore Scelso Collection.

Sitting in front is a 14” doll called Jeremiah. His paint is original and he has blue eyes which are seldom found in Walker dolls. In 1873 Izannah Walker took out a patent on an improvement in the construction of the heads of her dolls. Jeremiah has this patent mark label sewn to his back just below his sewn on head. He has wispy curls in front and turquoise painted button boots. Private Collection. The fourth doll is the smallest at 13”. She is named Jessie and has four painted sections of hair brushed forward, bare feet with russet leather shoes and blue stockings. Her plaid dress is one of several period dresses she has acquired. She has her own tiny taufling with its wardrobe in the painted trunk at Jessie’s feet. Meriel Marlar Collection

A trio with painted boots. 18” Becky has short wispy curls around her face, a sweet smile and despite her wear, upper and lower eyelashes. Her boots are medium height and button. She holds her rag doll. Private Collection.

Another rare boy with a widow’s peak and slick back painted hair. He has very large eyes. His painted black boots are medium high. His white shirt is antique and his trousers were knit for him by his owner. Tore Scelso Collection. 17” girl with two long curls in front of each ear, clear brown eyes and a pleasant smile. Her high boots are laced up the front. She is an earlier example than her 1870’s dress would indicate. Private Collection.

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Jerimiah’s patent label.

The end of the table was a small parlor setting. This 16” pre patent doll has unusual waves from the center of her forehead framing her face and brushed behind her ears. Her tall black boots have red buttons painted on the outside. Her dress is flowered wool challis. Her chair is an Ellis with upholstery.

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Here is a larger example with long curls in front of her ears and bare feet with red leather shoes that pick up the red in the plaid trim on her maroon dress. Her long curls extend around her ears and cover the back of her neck. Private Collection.

The 18” doll next to her is dressed as a lady in her green and print dress with ruffles and a fine broach at her neck. Her lace bonnet has been slipped back to show her corkscrew curls which extend around her head. Lynette Gross Collection

15-1/4” Eliza has short hair brushed forward around her oval face. She has low painted shoes with thin black painted laces. She is seated in a Joel Ellis rocking chair and holding a miniature barefoot Black Izannah made by Meriel Marlar. Private Collection

with each other about what they observed. Some people just came and sat in surrounding chairs looking at the dolls and commenting on how peaceful the room seemed.

All of the original twelve dolls from the Christmas party were also part of the reunion. One couldn’t help making generalizations about the dolls from the original group. These generalizations were quickly refuted when looking at thirty-one of the dolls. From this experience we realized that even the new observations might be changed if one could gather fifty or one hundred of these dolls together. The sizes of the dolls ranged from thirteen to twenty-four inches tall. This was not very different from the previous December gathering (thirteen to twenty inches). In December, five out of 18” Amelia sits on a miniature sofa which has a design woven into the horsehair fabric. She has hair in a soft painted cap, bare feet with blue leather shoes and white stockings. Amelia has a multi generation original wardrobe including red leather shoes and a pair of moccasins. Her deep blue wool dress is an addition she has acquired since leaving the Atlanta Toy Museum when it closed in the 1980s. Her friend, 19” Ella Blue, is another pre patent example. She came from her original family who lived in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. She resided in a closet from 1870 to 2010 with her original underclothes. Both dolls are in the same Private Collection.

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twelve dolls had long curls painted in front of their ears, and three out of twelve had bare feet. When thirty-one were gathered, seventeen had long curls painted in front of their ears, two had short sausage curls and ten had bare feet. Four of the dolls in December had short windblown painted hair.

Six out of thirty-one had the same short windblown style at the reunion.

One doll in both exhibits had wavy hair painted from a center part and back behind her ears ending in short curls. No dolls in the first gathering had blue eyes. Two dolls out of the thirty-one had blue eyes. One of these dolls had a separate shoulder head construction and also had the patent mark registered in 1873.

Dating the dolls precisely is not easy.

However, one of the two boy dolls has his original clothes. His plaid dress is almost identical in style to that worn by a boy in an 1848 painting in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The boy in the painting (and on this

This 19” example is from the Princeton Doll and Toy Museum.

She may be worn, but her paint is original and she knows that she is special because she is an Izannah Walker.

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This 22” unpainted example gave us lots of points to discuss. The bare feet are detailed. There is a bit of padding on the rump. There is a very smooth stockinet knitted surface layer, but no linen collar to cover where the head meets the torso. Meriel Marlar who has conserved and restored many Izannahs feels that this is an early example when the doll maker was still experimenting with the construction. Private Collection

The 17-1/2” doll seated on the bench seemed to smile more and more as the day went on.

She has two painted curls in front of each ear, gray eyes and black painted boots. Private Collection. Her 20” standing companion is a barefoot with red leather shoes which go well with the details of her print dress and the trim on her self fabric apron with its elaborate ties in back. She has graybrown eyes, a firm but pleasant expression and beautiful curls all around her head. Coleman Collection. Photo by Joy Harrington

Two curls in the front do not necessarily mean curls in the back as Ella Blue and Izzy Coleman demonstrate. Ella has scalloped hairline in the back.

Some Izannahs have short straight hair ends in the back.

Left to right. A 20” example with painted curls all around and a rectangular face with a wide jaw line. She has bare feet and today is wearing red leather shoes with an ankle strap, white stockings and a cotton dress which doesn’t overwhelm her slightly tan coloring. Private Collection. This sweet 18” seated doll is all original in her freshly washed white cotton dress, underwear and bonnet. Her dress has many tucks in the skirt and the sleeves. She has beautiful long curls tucked under her bonnet. She has painted boots as does her miniature Izannah doll made by Meriel Marlar. The miniature has short “windblown” hair. Both are from the Meriel Marlar Collection. The 18” girl in red cotton with a knit half-slip peaking out has a widow’s peak in front and curls around her head. Her head is large and round sitting on a slim body. Her feet are turned out and she has red trim on her boots. She is wearing a watch on the ribbon around her waist.

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A charming example in an antique cotton print dress. She is a barefoot doll with soft blue leather shoes and she wears a necklace just scaled to her size. Her condition is excellent.

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Phoebe has three curls in front of each ear and seven more behind them.

What a great combination with her face.

Phoebe, the 17-3/4” standing doll is pre-patent, but just. She has many of the features of the patent dolls but her head is not separate as is Jeremiah’s and she does not have the patent label. Her paint is original and she has the plainest face imaginable. This is a perky doll, but no one could call her beautiful. In contrast to her face is her extraordinarily beautiful curls. Private Collection. The 18” tall doll seated on her own Brittany Bench is one of two dolls with blue eyes. Her repainted hair has long tendrils brushed back to her ears. Her brown boots have peach accented buttons. She has her Crandall Toucan by her side. Private Collection

cover) has side parted hair brushed across his forehead and white pantalets under his dress. The doll has the same hairstyle painted on his head. His trousers are plaid and match his dress.

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Ida May, a 17-1/2” doll, is from a Rhode Island family and came to her present owner with her original wardrobe. Her bedroom setup added a lot to the exhibit. She was in the same family for three generations and has only had two owners since then. Alison Vallieres Collection

A brief comparison of Izannah Walker eyes. Early Walker eyes have a light in them that is much like that seen in the two dimensional folk art paintings of the early and middle nineteenth century. The eyebrows appear to be growing toward the nose, rather than brushed out toward the ears. The dolls often appear to be wall eyed. This is caused by the molding as the dolls have deeply modeled eyes and they are painted directly on the molding. They often have painted lines which accent the lid modeling. Note that two of the dolls have eyelashes.

manufacture and not for the original design. These patent dolls have a separate and therefore removable shoulder head. Because this was a study session, the owner of this doll was willing to show us the patent label and the stitching of the separate shoulder head. It seems reasonable to assume that Izannah Walker was making dolls as early as the 1840s, which has been stated by her family members, and simply didn’t bother 26

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At 24” this very special doll is the biggest in the exhibit. She is in unusually fine condition. Her bare feet were shown with no shoes covering them.

Many of these dolls in sizes above 20 to 22” are modeled with less detail, but she has everything you could want in a Walker, curls with several shades swirled together to give her hair shine and texture, folk art eyes, lashes and fine brows and well modeled feet. Her clothes appear to be original. She has been shown before on a United States postage stamp. What a great way to end this very special reunion. Private Collection

It’s a month later and little Jessie is visiting and presenting a report on the exhibit to three of the participants and two friends.

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to patent the original design. It appears that the dolls were made for thirty or more years.

Not only did the DCA members and guests feel the peace of just quietly looking at the dolls and the pleasure of discussing their observations of the individual dolls, but as the day went on, it seemed that the dolls were happy to be with their family members if only for a short time.

Jessie is too young to go nighttime sledding and has gone home to bed. It’s Christmas vacation and Amelia, Ella Blue and their friend, Holly, are taking advantage of the deep snow in their box sled.

Photographs by the author except as noted.

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The Legendary “Singer” Jumeau

by Samy Odin

At 22 inches, the doll’s stately elegance in her factory original costume by Ernestine Jumeau is clearly evident.

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hen I first heard about this doll, I didn’t know what to expect. Would it be a Jumeau character doll with a singing expression, a Jumeau doll with a provenance relating it to the private Singer family or a doll connecting the Jumeau and the Singer sewing machines companies?

Once I saw this famous doll among the multitude of treasures gathered by the late Doreen Chapman, a revered Australian doll collector from the Sydney area, I immediately sensed why it had such a reputation. At the first glimpse, one can notice the strong charisma of a plaything whose force resides in it being perceived as a “model”. Each category of dolls has its “reference classics”, those dolls that stand up to embody some higher degree of perfection, some stronger historical statement or some deeper human testimony.

It’s the case of this “Singer” Jumeau doll.

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fter the spontaneous fascination I felt looking at this 22 inch marvel, my enquiring mind needed to deal with facts. I was allowed to handle this beauty and inspect it in detail so, this is the result of my understanding:

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The face mold and the type of make-up immediately place this doll in the Jumeau production after 1872, when this entrepreneur started making his own doll heads in his brand new factory in Montreuil. This deluxe model has a first quality pale pressed bisque head bearing the size number 8 (almost engraved like a 9); it has the typical narrow eye cuts seen on the earliest models made out of this specific mold, the spiral design of the irises, the delicate eyebrows feather-stroked shape, the mauve blushed upper eye-lids and peachy-toned faintly outlined lips. The blonde mohair wig is traditionally nailed onto a cork pate and styled with a light short fringe, a braid framing the face and a low chignon in the back.

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The body is entirely made of white leather, stuffed with crumbled cork and articulated at the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. It has separately stitched fingers and it is not marked, what helps to date it prior to 1878.

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The elaborate costume is fully factory original and shows the highly professional cut by Ernestine Jumeau. Both this fact and the style of the garment help to date this doll after 1874, when the young Madame Jumeau started running the fashions department of the doll factory. The construction of the gown follows the Haute Couture standards: cut from beige and burgundy silks, both the skirt and the vest show a very intricate pattern, matching pleats, ruches, lapels, knots, lace ruffles and a fancy straw chapeau, trimmed with silk lining and velvet red flowers. So chic and so typical of the French elegance that brought the highest recognition to Jumeau both in Philadelphia and, two years later, in Paris.

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The new mold used for this poupée is also found on early bébés with a fully articulated body, in fact, this face shape idealizes both the adult and the child beauty.

The doll is contained in its factory original blank cardboard box retaining the original straw, still in its tin traveling box, unfortunately missing the lid, where complementary information might have been written.

The richness of this underwear is very typical of the Jumeau deluxe production, it also combines machine and hand sewing.

Now, let’s consider the provenance. Mrs. Doreen Chapman bought it at auction in Sydney on September 9th 1984. It was featured in the catalogued auction “A Collection of Antique Dolls and Juvenilia, Barrel, Organs and Music Boxes”, by the auctioneer Geoff K. Gray, including items from the private collection of the late Miss Byrne, a teacher from the Northern suburbs of Sydney. It is through this private collector that the information, noted by hand in Mrs. Chapman’s catalogue of her doll collection, came to light. It states the direct link of this Jumeau doll with the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Since no printed proof has been found to this day of this prestigious “past”, one can only enumerate suppositions on how this doll relates to these two major companies.

According to Mrs. Chapman’s writings, this doll would have been sent to Australia, from the United States, by the Singer Company to demonstrate the stitching versatility of their sewing machines. Was it after Jumeau won the First Prize at the Philadelphia International Exhibition in 1876? It seems plausible and would mean that Jumeau was already using Singer sewing ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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machines in his factory at the time. No formal proof that Jumeau had indeed equipped his Montreuil factory with professional Singer sewing machines as early as 1872 has been found yet, but it is very likely he did, for Singer was a worldwide leading company in their field and Jumeau was an entrepreneur well versed at always choosing the best.

One could also make other kinds of suppositions about how the Singer Company ended up choosing a doll rather than any other textile item to promote its products in Australia.

Did Isaac Merritt Singer, the founder of the Singer Company, ever meet Pierre François or Emile Jumeau in Paris when the choice of this doll was made? This seems impossible, because even if Isaac Singer had indeed lived in Paris with his second wife Isabella Eugénie Boyer during the 1860s, when their eldest daughter Winnaretta was born, they already had moved to England in 1870, to escape the Franco-Prussian war. In 1875, Isaac Singer died before his widow and family moved back to Paris in 1879, so the chances he played a role in the choice of this doll to be sent to Australia around 1876-1877 is extremely unlikely.

Nevertheless, the impact that Jumeau had on the International industrial scene after the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition is such that it is more than plausible that Singer managers in the US became interested in what Jumeau was doing, especially if a business relationship already existed between them in France. It would actually make sense if the decision to send this doll abroad was made in Philadelphia and a special order placed during the Centennial exhibit.

It is interesting to remark that the up-scaled garments made

by Ernestine Jumeau always combine machine and hand stitching, according to the best industrial Haute Couture standards.

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o finish this ‘Let’s Pretend’ game, we could then reasonably assume this doll was made by Jumeau during the fall or winter of 1876/1877 and exhibited in Australia by Singer sometime during the year of 1877/1878. Researchers from Down Under, this bone is ready for your appetite now!

Moving back to tangible facts, this elegant “poupée peau” is highly meaningful in the history of the Jumeau company since it is with this very type of luxury doll that the best French doll maker of the time won the international recognition both at the Philadelphia and the Paris International Exhibitions, spreading its reputation as far as Australia. Even though Pierre François Jumeau was still playing a role in the business at the time, one should acknowledge the revolutionary choices made

by Emile Jumeau and his spouse as early as the first years of their marriage, for it is under their management that the Jumeau Company reached its absolute peak.

Note: this exceptional doll will be auctioned from 12 noon at The Carrington Hotel at 15 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, which is located within the State of NEW SOUTH WALES in AUSTRALIA on Sunday 9th October 2011 by Aalders Auctions in association with Jan & Tas James, Jan a well known Doll Authority from Sydney. The catalogue of 470 lots will also include the entire Chapman collection of over 200 dolls and will be available on line at www.aaldersantiques.com. A buyers premium of 17-1/2% + GST will apply. Live bidding available through www.liveauctioneers.com.

The original heeled boots are cut from a quality dark brown leather, edged in burgundy with side metal buttons. They bear the J marking, for Jumeau, and the size number 8.

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found the first of these dolls around 1985 and over the next ten years or so built up a collection of twelve of them. Luckily, early on, I found one with a thin paper label glued to the bottom of a foot, thus I knew that they were called “Loveleigh Novelties” and that they were made in Grantville, Georgia!

These were not plentiful, nor easy to find, but every once in a while I would spy one at a show and be able to add it to my growing family.

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northeast, and as it turns out, I was lucky as that is where most of these dolls ended up after being purchased in the south, by northern visitors.

In July of 1999 I made contact with three delightful collectors in Grantville. This came about when I listed a Loveleigh doll on eBay… it was the “Watermelon Boy”. This first communication was with Todd Key, and he put me in touch with his good friends Patti and Darwin Palmer, Loveleigh labels – These labels are on the bottoms of the earliest Joe’s feet… the official who owned and lived in “Bonnie printed label on the right foot reads: LOVELEIGH Castle.” Bonnie Castle is where these NOVELTIES Grantville, Ga. The label on the left dolls were born! foot is hand written in ink: Patent Pending.

Above: 3 Versions of Old Black Joe – On the left is the earliest of the three… he is 10” tall and you will note that he has a mouth showing a few teeth… no beard or mustache. He has the red-outlined eyes (as does the middle doll) and his neck kerchief is loose (not pinned down). The labels (shown separately) belong to him. The middle doll is 11” tall and now has a pinned down neck kerchief. He also has a soft gray wool beard and mustache… her vision of this doll is changing! The doll on the right is later and much simplified… no outlining to his eyes, no mustache, and no kerchief! All of these dolls (including all those in the article) have canes made of wire that is wrapped with crepe paper and then painted.

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2 Similar Versions of Aunt Lucy – These dolls are 10” and 9-1/2” and differ only in the fabrics of their clothes and what they hold… a tiny woven basket and a cloth bundle.

Two Similar Versions of Topsy, or Mammy’s Little Angel Child.

They measure 7-1/4” and 7-1/2” and differ only in their clothing.

Both hold a candy cane in their right hand and a tiny rolled cloth doll with a painted face and a tiny acorn cap hat.

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Early Variation of Aunt Lucy with Laundry Basket – This is the largest of the ladies at 12” and she has the early red-rimmed eyes. The entire doll is very well made with a lot of attention to detail. Her laundry basket is crocheted and then padded and covered.

Her gray hair is topped by a red kerchief tied in back.

She wears beaded earrings, and her dress has white bead “buttons” down the front. Her full apron of windowpane check cotton actually ties in back with a big bow (later dolls aprons have waistbands sewn together in back). It certainly seems as though the dolls became smaller over the years.

Thus we began our communications… we told each other which dolls we had and what we were looking for. The Palmers were setting up a little museum to display their collection in their “Bonnie Castle” B&B. I was very generously provided with information that Todd and the Palmers had gleaned locally… old newspaper articles about “Miss Love” and her creations, and discussions with townspeople who remembered her. Over the years we chatted occasionally and a few times I had dolls available that they wanted. The doll that has eluded them and their collections is the Indian.

I have one in my collection, but I have never seen another one. There were also white people made, but I’ve never even seen one of those. Todd and the Palmers have seen photographs, and Patti has a postcard showing one of them.

When I emailed recently to say I was going to do an article on these dolls that they love, they dredged deeper and came up with more information for me and were always willing to answer my questions.

Todd told me that he and Patti took a group of thirty of their dolls to Biloxi for an Antiques Roadshow episode last summer… he’s hoping they will be included in an episode!

Watermelon Boy – He is 7-1/4”… about the same as the Topsy dolls.

I have yet to find one of the earlier ones with the bites missing and seeds in the watermelon, but he’s still nice. Note how the hands hold the heavy cardboard melon slice with his thumbs on the other side… and also note how nicely it is painted!

Two of the Singing Banjo Players – Singing their hearts out while they strum their tunes! They are 8-3/4” and 9”.

The felt hats on all of these dolls are all pieced and sewn to give them shape. The banjos are made from little cardboard pill box lids and the inside of the banjo often displays a bright picture inside.

Before I go on to tell you more about the dolls, you should know more about their maker. Miss Love’s real name was Itura Rosalein Moreland Colley Leigh.

J.W. and Itura Colley married in 1885.

They designed and built Bonnie Castle, moving in when it was completed in 1896. The Colley family was of Scottish descent, hence their “castle’s” name. The Colley family wealth came from cotton, a hosiery mill, a bank, warehouses and land. They were prominent in the community and mainstays of their church. J.W. and Itura had four sons, but six years after moving into Bonnie Castle, J.W. died of tuberculosis. Several years later (in 1906) Itura married S.E. Leigh… giving Miss Love a new and wonderful name… Love Leigh… very suitable as she was known for her charming and pleasant nature. She was known in town as a practical joker and she could mimic animal sounds and confuse

people. She was also fond of teasing visiting pastors whom she would send to investigate mysterious noises in her home only to have them find manikins rigged to frighten them.

Believing there should be only one mistress in a house, late in life Itura gave Bonnie Castle to her daughterin-law Mary Fort Colley. Mary’s family owned Solitude Plantation near Americus, GA. Her mother (Floyd Hollis), a pioneer for women’s suffrage and prohibition was born there 1856 and was a strong influence on Mary.

Itura paid rent to Mary for the rest of her life, dying there Feb 27, 1956.

Mary, born September 13, 1894, and her husband Charles Colley, brought many famous visitors to their home.

Mary was state chairman of the 1936 Committee to re-elect President Franklin Roosevelt (F.D.R. is rumored to have stopped by sometimes on his way to Warm Springs). When Mary died in

This is the 12” Preacher, Parson Brown.

Another early doll with a great deal of work involved. Starting at the top, his deep navy blue hat is made in 3 pieces, all hand sewn and with a natty rolled up brim. His light gray wool beard is neatly fashioned. His black coat is hand sewn of heavy wool felt and it is fastened evenly in front with a double row of glass headed pins. His tie is woven ribbon and under his arm is tucked his Bible… many little pages with a black leatherette cover… one slight problem… the title is on the back cover… ooops!

1981, her daughter Henrietta sold the estate. It then changed hands a few times until the Palmers acquired it.

The Palmers bought the estate in 1992 and were running a charming bed and breakfast in the lovely 1896 brick mansion. While exploring the attic one day they found patterns for a doll apron. When Henrietta visited in 1994, she was asked about it, explaining, “Oh those… Grandma made dolls” and she identified the pattern as the apron for Scarlet’s Mammy.

Henrietta showed the Palmers photos of her grandmother’s dolls and thus began the Palmer’s search for the dolls and more knowledge of their maker!

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9-1/2” Nursemaid with 3-3/4” All-Bisque Child – I don’t know if this was just another variation of Aunt Lucy or whether she was a special character… I have never seen another one like her! She has a firm grip on this young toddler with her left arm firmly attached around the child’s hips under her dress. The little doll is a jointed all-bisque and has had her face repainted quite brightly.

She has been dressed in diaper, petticoat and lace trimmed dress and bonnet.

I suspect Miss Love was given this little bisque doll and quickly found a way to use it! Note also the pretty head scarf with bow and the marvelous purse she carries… see the detail photo.

I am always being amazed at how this talented lady could see something marvelous in someone else’s debris!

This is the satin purse gripped tightly in the right hand of the nursemaid… it appears to be a heavy satin woven label and reads “Moonbeam Hats.

go on to be sold throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. By 1930 she employed several assistants who worked with her in her home in a mini assembly line fashion. The success of the dolls and high demand convinced her to apply for a patent as “Loveleigh Novelties”.

On Sept. 29, 1930 she sent a letter to the Registrar of Copyrights requesting to use the Loveleigh Novelties logo as a trademark. The dolls were made until about 1954-56.

The dolls are about 7” to 12” tall.

Their heads are walnuts and the bodies have a wire armature. Miss Love painted their wonderful faces with great care. The bodies were padded and then wrapped with strips of black crepe paper. Their flat feet are generally painted brown for shoes and their hands are cut from black felt with separate fingers that can “hold” accessories. The ladies’ underwear is always the same… plain and 36

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Two Boys with Their Fishing Poles and Fish – 9-1/2” and 10”.

Their fishing poles are actually wire wrapped with crepe paper and painted (twigs would have broken!). The fishing line is wrapped around the pole and the one on the left even has a small bobber attached… such a lot of work for something that might well be overlooked! I think the fish are crepe paper wrapped over a padded center, with the tails cut later. They are very light, and painted with silver paint and speckles to look quite real.

unadorned muslin with wide hems in the pantalets and petticoats… the only exception being those of Scarlet’s Mammy. Their clothing was fashioned from scraps of cloth, beads, pins for buttons, string, buttons for brooches… she wasted nothing! Aspirin tins became purses, pill boxes turned into banjos… she cut up her own dresses to costume the ladies. The dolls reportedly depicted various members of the local black community. In a time when social barriers harshly divided the races, Miss Love artfully captured the spirit of black folk art in her beautifully crafted character dolls.

The various characters include: • Old Black Joe… with bag of cotton • Aunt Lucy variations: with laundry on her head; with her purse ; with a white bisque baby • Preacher – Parson Brown • Preacher’s wife - Sarah • Topsy or Mammy’s Little Angel Child… several variations

• Watermelon Boy • Boy holding fish and fishing pole • Traveling Girl or Traveling Annie or Alabama Annie • Banjo Player – inside banjo often has a painting displayed • Coach Driver with riding crop (Peter the Coachman from Gone With the Wind?)

• Scarlet’s Mammy with her red taffeta petticoat!

• Indian with “Snark” boll weevil (snarks are her animal creations) • Bald white man with gray hair sitting in a chair (seen on a postcard, although a doll has not been found).

Her earlier dolls have an easily identified feature… the eyes are outlined in brick red paint. The earliest Topsy dolls have dreadlocks, and her Watermelon boys have watermelon with black painted seeds and “bites” cut out of the top edge. Later these extra details were dropped to simplify the process and save time.

She is known to have made a few white dolls, and dolls in coffins, apparently she seems to have had a fascination with death. She made a scene showing a little casket with a new bride in it and her new husband closing the lid… she was very taken with the story of this tragic wedding. She also made a few pincushion dolls that according to her hairdresser were stuffed with her own hair which she saved! These look nothing like her nut dolls and if the hairdresser hadn’t told Patti the story of them, she says she would never have made the connection.

On Sunday, Jan 1, 1933 a full page article ran in the Macon Telegraph & News, by Lucile Bryant entitled “Mistress of the Snarks”. This article is so informative that I am including a large portion of it here! In reading it, please remember that this is 1933; in very segregated Georgia terms like “darkey” and “colored” are no longer used but were common then. The sub-title – “The Snark Family, Made of Corn Cobs, Nut Shells and Scraps of Wearing Apparel have Brought Fame to Mrs. I. R. Leigh, of Grantville, Ga., Who First Began Designing These Quaint Little People as a Hobby. She Presented Coolidge, Hoover and Roosevelt With Turkeys Made of Pine Cones.”

Are you acquainted with the Snarks?

Mrs. I. R. Leigh, of Grantville, Ga., who is widely known for her hobby of designing novelties and unusual gifts, is the creator of this queer race of little folk. The Snarks, like all of Mrs. Leigh’s interesting little creatures, are made entirely of materials that other people would discard as worthless. That is the most amazing thing about her talent… she sees beauty in the most commonplace items, and her fingers deftly fashion bits of string, wire, buttons, beads, scarps of cloth and nuts into original novelties that are so much in demand that she cannot begin to fill the orders that roll in.

Some time ago, Mrs. Leigh, who is a charming, white-haired grandmother, needed something unusual in the way of a novelty to accompany the gift to the newly arrived baby of a friend. After a moment of concentration, her fingers began to fashion a stork out of a pine cone. Painted white, with long wire legs and a clothespin beak, the bird was a most timely sensation. Gift shop proprietors were enthusiastic about it and Mr. Stork is now a familiar item in many infant departments.

Traveling Annie – Annie has got to be my favorite.

She is 9-1/4” of charm. She has a delightful happy face and is dressed wonderfully. Most of these Annie dolls have giant acorn cap hats like hers… the stem is in the back but it is decorated with a fine blue feather and a group of tiny pink straw flowers.

In her right hand is a “bouquet” of beaded flowers, and in her left hand is her aspirin tin valise.

Annie’s Underwear and Legs – on most of the ladies this is out of sight, but the materials and construction are the same on all of them and a good way to identify these dolls. The commonly seen copycat dolls are not nicely finished like this.

Note the way the legs are tightly wrapped and the shoes painted. Note also that her heels protrude behind her legs… this is the case on all of her dolls.

In the sunroom of her home, Mrs. Leigh displays all the varied things and creatures she has designed. Crowded into this “zoo” are snarks, the stork, turkeys, ostriches, boll weevils (my Indian doll has a boll weevil tucked under his arm), parrots, darkeys and other odd little fellows waiting to be named. Although she designed them ‘for fun’, gift shops are clamoring for them, although she has not yet attempted to produce them on a commercial basis.

Of all her novelty creations, her pine cone turkey has gained the most prestige and popularity. It is registered in the United States Patent Office, and its birthday is given officially as July 24, 1928. This stately little bird has been present at the White House during the terms of Coolidge and Hoover, and it no doubt will grace the Executive Mansion during the incumbency of President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. Some of these turkeys are fashioned from pine cones obtained at the Warm Springs estate of Governor Roosevelt, and the PresidentElect has already been presented with a fowl that began ‘life’ on his own property.

Recently a request came to Mrs. Leigh from the manager of a gift shop, asking for an old southern darkey ‘that the northern tourists will adore’. Soon ‘Old Back Joe’ was on his way to meet his admirers, but they little guessed that his head was

a blackened nut. He is old and bent, supported by a stick, and on his back he carries a bag of cotton.

It is not commercial urge that causes her to be so enthusiastic about her work, but her deep enjoyment and love for it.

Each of her queer toys is given the care and attention bestowed upon a child. She handles them always with gentleness.

Mrs. Leigh had no training in art.

At Wesleyan and LaGrange Colleges she pursued the academic courses. ‘If she had been trained’, declares Myrtle, her colored maid and assistant, ‘we would never have known her. She would have been famous, with a string of titles before and after her name. I’m glad she is just plain, sweet Miss Love’.

Patti sent me copies of correspondence that are dated Jan, 1960 from Mary Colley (Miss Love’s daughter-inlaw) to a Mrs. Cech. On letterhead paper showing the Preacher and Old Joe… Loveleigh Novelties, Makers of Character Dolls (1861-1865), Mrs. I. R. Leigh, President, Grantville Georgia.

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A better view of the “Snark” - This one seems to fit the description of her Boll Weevil… the body is a pine burr, the head a faceted bead, and 4 glass headed pins make the legs… a purple feather tail is attached also.

A RARE 8-1/4” Indian with his Boll Weevil “Snark” Tucked Under his Arm – I think I had this Indian in with my Indian doll collection for quite a few years until one day I looked at him with more care and said “Hey! This is a Loveleigh doll!” He is just so different in the way he is made with his clothing of wrapped chenille topped with leather fringing down his legs, and a short leather fringed “skirt” with painted dots. His face is left natural except for his cheeks, eyes and mouth which are painted.

His braided hair is natural cotton or wool that was probably black originally and has faded to gray. He carries a wooden bow in his right hand and in his left hand he grips a “SNARK”! These were Miss Love’s animal creations… you just don’t find them and this is the only one I’ve ever seen… made with seeds and pinecones and such they were probably attacked by insects.

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South (sic). These are made as replicas of the 1861-65… a period which my sainted mother remembered. We do not make any more and I am sending these to you rather than let time take its toll. We have another pair for our grandchildren.

Thanks for lovely card. Christmas means much to us. These are troubled days in the South… but my family believes in the U.S. Government and in obeying the law.” A week later another letter was written to Mrs. Cech, the recipient of the dolls… this was on a letterhead “Colley Farms.” “Dear Mrs. Cech, I’m glad you liked our Parson and his wife.

This particular couple was probably made in 1948. We put these away for keepsakes.

We realized we had another couple (2 more like these) and therefore sent them… .They are replicas of a couple who lived at “Solitude” (near Americus, GA)… my mother’s Southern Plantation home… in 1861-65. She often said, Parson Brown never lost his dignity or religion. We have many fine Negro ministers and Negro minister’s wives, who are working with our Interracial and Interfaith Group in the South for Equality of Opportunity for all God’s people. In this we believe. If you come South, come by our way and see us… sincerely Mary Colley.”

In a recent email from one of Itura’s great grandsons to Patti… he says, “She was born the year the American

Civil War (which she called the War of Northern Aggression) ended. The figures were representations of the post-war African American former slaves who remained to work as free men and women on the farms in that region of Georgia.”

Patti has also met with a couple of the now very elderly people who worked with Miss Love and has gleaned some interesting information… .John Grady was Miss Love’s driver. He joined the Colley family when he was about 14, and worked at many tasks over the years. He spent most of his life at Bonnie Castle and related how as Miss Love aged, her room was moved downstairs. She had trouble sleeping and would work on dolls late into the night. Several dolls would be made ready for her so she could paint their faces at night… and in the morning these would be ready to finish up. As different holidays came, the numbers of dolls would increase and she would be working on many of them. He also talked about them being made on boards with nails and numbers… showing where to go next with the wire that was used for the armature.

Elizabeth Johnson was a young girl when she worked for Miss Love… she is now in her late 80s. She remembers making the dolls with the wires…

This is “Scarlet’s Mammy” from Gone With the Wind – She is 9-1/4” and it only took me a glance to know who she was. “Mammy” is all dressed up in a black velvet lace-trimmed dress with a full skirt edged in braid, a lace trimmed fancy apron, and wearing the red taffeta petticoat that Rhett Butler brought back for her after the honeymoon trip to New Orleans.

Beneath the red petticoat are the standard issue undergarments. This doll is not an easy one to find… a lot of work went into her so it was probably not produced in any quantity.

her favorites were the Watermelon Boy and Topsy, as they were small and required less work. She said that Miss Love was very good to her and to everyone around her… she was a very generous woman.

Patti acquired the original supply cabinet that housed all of the materials that were used in the making of these dolls and, with some help from Elizabeth Johnson, in 1997 decided to try her hand at making the dolls herself. Patti says - “I did several of the Topsy dolls, a few Old Black Joe’s and Aunt Lucy. I am not sure I came anywhere close to what the dolls should have been. It should be a cautionary tale on how very difficult it is to make a doll that is made basically of wire and scraps look as wonderful and alive as she did. Each doll is an individual. That makes it impossible to mass produce like we do today. This woman had so much going for her it was crazy… trying to reproduce her dolls was fool hardy, but I did sell a few of those I made.” All of the dolls that Patti made have a tag ‘Loveleigh Novelties 1997’. They are

also numbered, as they were a limited edition. They were sanctioned by the Colley family. There are also many earlier reproductions (often seen on eBay) that try to pass themselves off as Loveleigh dolls but they are far from her mark… the basic style is copied, and construction and clothing is similar but simplified… but there the similarity ends… they are lacking the Loveleigh charm! That will never be duplicated!

If anyone has dolls that are not included or described here, I would love to see pictures of them, as would my friends in Grantville! The Palmers no longer own Bonnie Castle, but the dolls remain very dear to them. Please contact me through my website – AQuietplaceDolls.com or by email – aquietplace@verizon.net I received a tremendous amount of assistance from Patti and Darwin Palmer and Todd Key of Grantville, Georgia.

Virtually all of the information I have presented about Miss Love, was provided by the Palmers… the dolls shown are from my collection.

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15. Lovely Bruckner “Topsy-Turvy” doll - all original excellent condition - early version w/ pressed canvas face and wondrous hand painted features - original tagged clothing - 12” tall $795.

16. Two very uniquely different Compo children: A) Wonderful rare to find black “Kewpie” - excellent condition w/ movable arms and original chest tag - 12” tall - $595. B) Rare to find E. I. Horsman “Peterkins” girl w/ cocoa brown coloring - made to copy the “Campbell Kids” - this is truly a rare to find doll - factory original clothes - 14” tall - $ 795.

17. Wonderful large size German bisque head boy by Alt, Beck , & Gottschalk - exceptional deep modeling side parted molded blonde hair w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue glass eyes – slightly closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - wonderful old original body - 27” tall - $1,495.

18. Extremely rare to find “Court Gentleman” by Raynal - this lovely French molded cloth gentleman has the most amazing hand painted features - excellent all original condition - 19” tall - $2,495.

19. Exceptionally beautiful rare large size parian lady w/ pierced ears - lovely heavily molded blonde hair w/ center part & large rolled buns on top of her head held in place by a black ribbon - lovely hand painted facial features w/ Icelandic blue eyes and that pensive pouty mouth - rare pierced ears - lovely old body w/ parian arms - 25” tall - $1,495.

20. What an exceptionally beautiful Sonneberg child made for the French tourist - very dramatic eyes w/ that Jumeau look - wondrous flawless bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over amazing enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original early straight wrist body - 17” tall - $1,995.

21. Exceptionally beautiful and ever so rare to find is this delightful tiny series “C” French bebé from the wondrous world of Jules Steiner - amazing soft to the touch hand pressed French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous heather blue paperweight eyes w/ a soft hint of eye shadow that makes her all the more delightful - closed pouty mouth w/ outlined rose shaded lips & just a tiny hint of a smile - fully jointed original Steiner body - tiny 10” tall - $15,000.

22. Always desirable and ever so special are these amazing “Door of Hope” mission dolls - this is a rare early pair with bound feet - provenance found on one of the dolls states that this is a father & son - great condition - all original - 12” tall - $1,695. each - or $2,500. for the pair 23. Extremely rare & ever so desirable is this lovely smiling character by Simon & Halbig - mold #719 - this rare beauty was made in 1886 - she is the exact same mold as the world famous “Edison doll” - Simon & Halbig released the doll both ways - this is the ever so happy child - exceptional bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown glass inset eyes - slighting smiling mouth w/ two rows of teeth - outlined soft rose shaded lips - original fully jointed body - 24” tall - $2,995.

24. Well just take a look at this lovely Edwardian lady know as the ever so popular “Gibson Girl” by Kestner mold #172 - - inspired by the drawing of Charles Dana Gibson - this lovely lady has exquisite bisque with wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes w/ mohair upper lashes - closed slightly pouty lips w/ soft rose shading & of course that sweet little turned up nose - original Kestner body w/ lovely long bisque arms - 21” tall - $2,995.

25. Another truly lovely China - this ones dates from 1860 - she’s a wonderful “spill curl” w/ those always desirable wisps of fine painted hair around her face - lovely round face w/Icelandic blue eyes and just a hint of a smile fine early body w/ china arms & legs - 21” tall - $1,495.

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26. Two of those always wonderful “Raggedy Ann’s” that we love so much - both are all original both are made by Georgene: A) The small curved nose made in 1946 - 19” tall - $695. B) Rare to find early outlined nose w/ shoe button eyes - 18” tall - $1,495.

27. Two always adorable “Hilda’s” from the grand house of Kestner - both have wondrous flawless bisque both have exceptional hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft rose shading: A) Extremely rare brown bisque w/ chestnut brown sleep eyes - 12” tall - $3,495. B) Sweet small size solid dome w/ heather blue sleep eyes - - mold #1070 - 14” tall - $2,995.

28. Extremely rare & ever so desirable is this unusual large size Belton by Bahr & Proschild - mold # 204 made for the French tourist - this exceptionally lovely child has that wondrous always desirable look of the French dolls of that era - wondrous flawless bisque w/ exceptional hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown inset glass eyes - extremely pouty mouth w/ white space and soft amber shading - original early straight wrist body - 24” tall - $3,495.

29. Well once again Zig & I bring you the most unusual there is to find - this is a lovely all original young lady made by a young Belgian artist marked “F1” for De Fuisseaux - made during the French art doll period when so many fine rare dolls came into being the rare beauty has - exceptional bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous aqua blue painted eyes - closed pouty amber shaded mouth - original cloth & compo body - please note that these doll molds later became the extremely rare to find “Van Rosen” characters - look at the photo under French bisque in the 16th blue book - 29” tall - $2,995.

30. Wonderful & oh so rare to find is this exceptionally large “Coquette” by Gebruder Heubach - mold #7788 - wondrous molded pink bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over side glancing deep blue intaglio eyes - open/closed laughing mouth w/ teeth - molded blue bow in hair - original body w/ bisque lower arms - 15” tall - $1,495.

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31. She is just as big and beautiful as they get & looks just like Alice in Wonderland- wonderful Simon & Halbig character child - mold #1078 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered & molded brows - enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ outline soft amber shading - original fully jointed body - 38” tall - $2,495.

32. Another wonderful German character toddler - this one was made by Franz Schmidt - cutest little happy character in the universe - soft to the touch bisque w/ that just out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched brows over enormous heather blue flirty eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - to add to his wonderment & delight he’s on a five piece toddler body - 18” tall - $1,295.

33. Another great big wonderful character child - this one is by Simon & Halbig - mold #1078 - wondrous high quality bisque w/ exceptional hand painted facial features soft arched molded brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed body - 35” tall - $2,295.

34. Well is this about the most precious thing you have ever seen in your life - a sweet little German character child w/ her little baby sister - this sweet German character is by Kestner - mold #155 on a five piece flapper body w/ Mary Jane shoes - her little baby sister is an all bisque Bye-lo w/ painted eyes - little girl is 9” tall - Bye-lo is 4” - includes the lovely little bassinette marked Made in Germany - $1,295 for the set 35. Wonderful extremely early French Victorian couple by Francois Gauthier (FG) - this is the very early painted eye bisque head that they used on all their

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fashions - exceptional high quality in all original condition - this lovely court gentleman & his wife both have blue painted eyes - she has blonde hair - he has black - both are on the original early kid bodies - 12” tall - $2,995. for the pair 36. We have so much cuteness this month I don’t think I can stand it - rare & wonderful brother & sister pair of “Patsyette” dolls - both have excellent compo - both have painted brown eyes - both have factory original clothes - 9” tall - $995. for the pair 37. Wonderful rare to find large size papier mache “Milliner’s Model” wonderful condition w/ covered wagon hairstyle - correct leather & wood body - 20” tall - $1,495.

38. Don’t you just love googlies - here are two more of these wonderful little kids that make us all smile: A) Rare & wonderful #253 by Armand Marseille (AM) - exceptionally cute w/ big brown googlie eyes and that always desirable watermelon smile - 8” tall. B) Another cute as a button little googlie this one is also Armand Marseille (AM) - mold #323 - lovely big heather blue eyes - 8” tall - $1,695.

39. Two wonderful large size Schoenhut children: A) Exceptionally handsome young lad by Schoenhut - excellent condition - intaglio blue eyes - style #310 - made in 1916 - 19” tall $1,695. B) Wonderful large pouty girl - model #403 exceptionally pretty face w/ factory original clothes - 21” tall - $1,995.

40. Extremely rare & ever so desirable is this all factory original “Mibs” designed

by Hazel Drucker made for Louis Amberg - this wonderful child has that amazing wistful expression that is so delightful - original compo & cloth - 16 tall $1,495.

41. Wonderful and oh so rare to find is this amazing #117n by Kammer & Reinhardt - this precious “Mein Liebling” has exquisite bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue flirty eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make her all the more delightful she‘s on her rare to find fully jointed flapper toddler body - 26” tall - $2,495.

42. Rare & wonderful lovely blonde French fashion Bebe by Francois Gauthier (FG) - exquisite early pale bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - exceptional hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over very early dark outlined almond shaped heather blue paperweight eyes - pert petite pouty lips w/ soft rose shading - original firm upright kid body - 17” tall - $3,995.

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44. Wonderful extremely large size adorable Googlie by Armand Marseille - (AM) - mold #323 - exceptional high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - comical arched brows over enormous heather blue googlie sleep eyes - closed smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original five piece toddler body - she’s a great big 14” tall - $2,995.

45. I always find it amazing when we find one of these rare & wonderful early walking children - know as an Autoperipatetikos - this one is papier mache w/ a covered wagon hairstyle - still retains her original store label from a store in London - factory original clothes - still in great working condition - wind her up and she walks - 11” tall - $1,495.

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1. Utterly breathtaking Jules Steiner - Figure A blue eyed bebe - (1885) - exceptional quality - 21” tall - $6,500.

2. Exceptionally beautiful Jumeau Fashion Poupee - amazing aqua blue eyes marked body - (1887) - 18” tall $3,995.

3. Lovely rare & ever so desirable French Poupee by Leon Casimir Bru - very unique upper wood articulated body w/ Dehors neck - 16” tall $6,500.

4. Strikingly beautiful is this rare to find Jumeau lady doll - Jumeau body w/ molded breast - original Jumeau shoes - exceptional - 19” tall - $6,500.

5. Wonderful early Jumeau Poupee Peau w/ lovely almond shaped spiral threaded heather blue eyes - exceptional - 17” tall - $3,495.

6. Rare & wonderful & just as gorgeous as she can be is this lovely second series “Portrait” Jumeau Bebe - original Jumeau shoes - just gorgeous - 22” tall $13,500.

7. A very sweet diminutive early Jumeau Poupee Peau - almond bulbous heather blue eyes - 15 “ tall - $3,795.

8. Exquisite Circle Dot Bebe from the world famous Leon Casimir Bru - exceptional flawless beauty w/ Hollywood provenance - original shoes - 16” tall - $25,000.

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Maree and Jen’s Excellent Adventure

By Jennifer Kohn Murtha

he wax doll was always the one I visited first at the Mary Merritt Museum, sitting there serene and silent, encased forever in glass. I said hello to her when I first came in and goodbye when I left, always coveting what couldn’t be had. She at all times, to quote my friend Florie Hirsch, spoke to me, loud and clear but no answer could I give in return, separated by that impenetrable glass wall as we were…

Many years later, she came up for auction when the museum closed. Very busy with portrait commissions, I totally forgot to bid on her and was dismayed when I realized what I had done, or hadn’t. Countess Maree Tarnowska, known for beautiful and rare early dolls, who was at the auction, did not forget and bought her.

She took the doll with her to UFDC convention several months later and an impressive display in her booth this very large doll, along with others, made. At forty-two inches tall, give or take a few, Mariah, as she later came to be called, was a stunner, with a classical oval face, long inset light brown hair, graceful hands and feet and the most beautiful and noble expression. Clad in a magnificent young lady’s gown of blue silk satin, circa 1870, tailored by Maree to fit perfectly, she displayed to great advantage.

Her delicate features demonstrated most ably the doll maker’s art, and her price, fair though it was, was more than I could pay at the time, so with a sigh, I left her.

To everything there is a season, says the bible, and so it came to pass a year later that I thought about the doll again, called Maree and asked about layaway, the portrait business being spotty at that time. I explained the situation to Maree, who had no idea of how I made a living, but after her initial surprise, inquired of me whether I could do a portrait of her as a surprise gift for her husband Bob for their fifth wedding anniversary. I’ve known Maree for 44

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a number of years and have always admired her good looks, so was very happy to comply with her request. (It is the portrait painter’s happy lot to look for beauty in everyone, but when beauty is already there, it makes our job both easier and harder – easier as there is less editing and harder because there is nothing more difficult to paint than a pretty woman.) However, said I, it’s still not clear how I am to pay for Miss Wax, so would you consider swapping a full-length formal portrait for the doll? Yes was the answer and so the plan was launched.

Like many wives from time immemorial, Maree wanted to surprise Bob with the portrait, but how to do it, when she lived in South Carolina while I was ensconced in Maryland? Luckily, in putting our heads together to figure out this knotty problem, I told her that British doll collectors were coming here and they were being entertained at several local houses in the area…a royal progress of doll collections. One of the collections that they were supposed to visit was mine.

Now, if you have never seen Maree’s booth at the UFDC convention, you’ve missed a treat, (which just goes to show that you might as well join UFDC so that you don’t miss anything else.) Suffice it to say that she has a fine artist’s eye, so that her dolls, mostly early wood and wax, are grouped with careful attention to color and scale and make a sumptuous visual feast.

Quick thinking Maree told Bob that I needed help setting up my collection for these doll collectors to view, didn’t tell him that I’m a portraitist so have a decent sense of the visual myself, (!) and flew into BWI the day after Thanksgiving, the only time our busy schedules coincided, looking very svelte and stylish in a full-length mink coat, stepping smartly along the promenade.

I had warned her that we have a time-honored tradition here of leftovers the day after Thanksgiving and that she

was to consider herself family, as family and friends come back for round two…out came the extra turkey and ham with all the trimmings. We also have a tradition of saying grace; Maree was our guest, so we invited her to do the honors. Without batting an eyelash, and paying gracious homage to my and my husband’s interfaith marriage, in flawless, British-accented Hebrew she recited the blessings for food and wine…we were all much impressed!

The next day was our portrait photography session. I prefer to work from life, but sometimes that’s not possible.

When it’s not, a combination of life sittings and photos work well. We got ourselves down to Regina Lansinger’s studio, but when we arrived there it was awfully cold, the furnace having gone on the fritz, to the despair of the tenants. Maree showed true grit standing there in her fabulous white satin wedding gown, strapless, blue with cold…but got into the spirit of things, and posed like a veteran. Regina was focused on her work and Maree was focused on looking good, while I was focused on how best to pose Maree. It was rather a poignant moment to see Maree as a bride - Maree still missed her mother, whom she had lost when she was eight years old and who never saw her daughter get married.My mother had just died and I too missed her.

Regina, the most brilliant of portrait photographers here in Charm City, gave me the photos; Maree and I picked one and then Maree posed again, so that I could draw her from life. We had a good session, and a few more besides, with Maree holding the rather difficult pose and me working at lightning speed, but we also took time to play a little bit, so that Maree’s story about helping me to set up dolls would actually come true and she wouldn’t go home having lied to Bob. Folks who know me know that I favor big dolls. All of mine were living in the doll room, which is small, so while Maree surveyed my living room, and asked me if everything had to stay where it was - the answer was no - I ferried dolls, one at a time, into the living room. It’s large and crowded with my mother’s stuff and ours too, so Maree had some leeway, and went to town, fueled by a really righteous anchovy pizza, and an excellent bottle of Poizon, which is the best red wine ever.

The dolls ended up showing to gorgeous advantage, while the room’s contents were shuffled round, the better to complement the dolls. Maree, always queenly in looks and manner, insisted that one sculpture needed to be raised and could she use this nice mahogany box as a plinth? At this point, I, having no head for liquor and ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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having inherited the warped sense of humor of my family, blurted out, “Oh sure, Mom always loved that statue that’s Mom in her urn - she’d be happy to hold the boy up.” Maree looked properly horrified, but then, because she obviously has a warped sense of humor too, joined me in having hysterics and we laughed until we cried.

As all things must, the epic visit came to an end. I got to work on finishing the painting, having a scant two months to do it. Eventually, it was completed and was shipped off to South Carolina, while my doll arrived, carefully ensconced in a packing crate.

I had forgotten how beautiful she was, this astonishing masterpiece of the wax doll maker’s art. Almost certainly made by the Pierotti family of England, always known for their marvelous portrait dolls, including a spectacular, and much later than this doll, King Edward VIIth, my new doll was, as I have said, very tall, and unusually lovely, with sensitive modeling of head, hands and feet. Maree thought that the doll might be a young Queen Victoria; I wondered, as she had a much more attenuated, slender appearance than the youthful Queen, who was short and nicely rounded, but never willowy, like my new doll. The Pierotti family, able to create perfect likenesses, was unlikely to have made this doll a portrait of Her Majesty, for the simple reason that the resemblance isn’t really there.

Their capabilities as portrait artists cannot be overstated.

They made several portrait dolls of Queen Victoria’s and Prince Albert’s children, including Royal Model babies and recognizable sailor-suited youngsters of the royal family.

Even though she can’t be identified, a portrait doll she unquestionably is, but of whom? It doesn’t really matter as it’s her masterful sculpting of head, hands and the feet that Maree couldn’t bear to cover up that capture our attention. Her expression is one of mild melancholy, lovesick suffering, a period pastiche of Victorian amour propre brought to life, via Masterpiece, with Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and the immortal Tess thrown in for true character. I suspect because of her size that she was made as a showroom sample of their work, or even more likely as an exhibition piece - she’s too large, too heavy and too fragile ever to have been a child’s toy. In truth it’s not quite right to 46

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call her a doll, as she can’t be played with, even by an adult used to hefting large to very dolls around. However, a doll she has always been so we’ll let that title stand.

Her wax has mellowed to a uniform cool rather deep pink over the years, wax being a material prone to the depredations of time and weather and temperature, all of which we have in Maryland in abundance, the latter two in particular. This rather hothouse coloring doesn’t affect her good looks: she’s a truly exquisite doll, with insightful modeling. Those of us who collect wax understand and are sympathetic to its properties: both the truly skin-like realism to be found in wax sculpture and the fact that, depending on which wax is used (there were several different kinds of wax available to doll makers, each having its own properties) it can change color, rather alarmingly and sometimes, fade, crack, etc.

The Pierotti family came to England in the seventeen hundreds from Italy, for although the English are credited with being the inventors of wax dolls, the Italians started, with the French following the fashion for wax portrait models.

From there, as is typical in the doll world, the portrait waxes morphed into dolls, and thereafter, the English led the way. There are fine English wax dolls to be found, from the Montanari family, Lucy Peck, Meech and others, but my personal favorites, perhaps because they are frequently portrait dolls to which I have such a strong response are the Pierotti’s.

Their wonderful ability to achieve a speaking likeness in doll form never ceases to amaze and delight me, while their fine work is humbling, so marvelous is their ability in portraiture.

Beautiful Mariah, now living in my home and seen by few rather than by many, seems to be happy here. She still has that slightly melancholy look, but her whole affect seems cheerier, as she’s been much admired, especially by non-doll people, who never would have gone to the latelamented Mary Merritt museum and I’m cheerier, because she’s mine!

So, now you have the full story of Maree and Jen’s excellent adventure, and if you want to see the portrait, it’s on my website - www.jenniferkohnmurthaportraits.com

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Learning About American-Made Dolls

by Ursula R. Mertz Photos by Christopher Partridge

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e was on my wish list for a long time. I had first seen an illustration of the Raggedy Man in Coleman’s Encyclopedia, Vol. II. His kind face seemed ready to break into a smile. I definitely liked him. The Coleman’s related that he had been created in the image of a character in a children’s poem by James Whitcomb Riley.

I next encountered the Raggedy Man when doing research on early Horsman dolls. He was illustrated and described in a Horsman catalogue from circa 1915. The catalogue copy described him as follows: “The Raggedy Man. The Kind Farm Hand. Made famous by James Whitcomb Riley’s poem, and loved by all children. By License from Mrs. L. P. Tucker. The Raggedy Man is in the rig he wore when he ‘worked for Pa,’ brown overalls and sun hat, and bandana neckerchief. His hands are big and strong and his face kind with a twinkle in his eyes.”

A Raggedy Man doll finally joined my collection, and I learned from research that Mr. Riley’s poem dealt with a kindly handyman who took time to play with the children of his employer and tell them stories. Their father was a rich businessman who apparently did not have time to spend with his children. When the little boy is asked if he will be a successful businessman like his father, he replies that he is going

The Raggedy Man is 16” tall and shows no markings. A sleeve tag reads as follows: “The Raggedy Man // Trade Mark // Under License from L. P. Turner // MFGD. By E. I. Horsman. Construction: Flared compo head and compo hands. Cloth body and limbs, jointed with inside disks. Original blouse and pants. Replaced cloth shoes.

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The Raggedy Man as shown in the ca. 1915 E. I. Horsman catalogue.

to be a handyman. The poem is written in Hoosier dialect. It first appeared in the December 1890 issue of Century Magazine and became a children’s favorite.

In creating the Raggedy Man, Horsman spared no expense. Quite often, when offering a doll representing a famous image or person, doll makers, including Horsman, would copy only the distinctive outfit and use some doll they already had in stock. The catalog copy mentioned his big and strong hands. Sure enough, a pair of nice, large hands was especially created for Raggedy Man. Why would Horsman have a special head and hands sculpted to create a doll in the image of – not a real person, but of a character from a children’s poem? I decided to do some research on James Whitcomb Riley and his poem and find out why both might have been so famous around 1915.

Mr. Riley was born on October 7, 1849 in Greenfield, Indiana, a small village on the then Western frontier. His father was a lawyer and politician.

He named his second son after then Indiana’s governor, James Whitcomb.

Besides being a housewife, his mother wrote poetry and was the storyteller of the family. Apparently, Mr. Riley did not do well in school and would not become a lawyer as his father had wished. He tried his luck at various trades such as house and sign painting. At one time he joined a group of men that sold patent medicines.

At about age 26, he started writing poems in Hoosier dialect and submitted them to newspapers. He did not make a lot of money with his poems right away and, together with other artists, joined reading tours during which he presented his poems. Little by little his writings and presentations brought him fame and riches. It was said that Mr. Riley’s quaint use of Hoosier dialect, his cheerful and whimsical sense of humor, and an intimate understanding of life in the Midwest resonated with people.

Eventually, his poems were published in book form, and by the early 1890’s Mr. Riley was a best selling author, earning a steady income from royalties, two of his most notable publications being “Rhymes of Childhood (including Raggedy Man)” and “Old-Fashioned Roses.”

In 1897, Mr. Riley’s publisher suggested that he have his collective works issued, which eventually totaled sixteen volumes. This was completed in 1914. It was very unusual at that time for a living writer to have his collective works published. At about the same time, Universities began offering him

Portrait of Mr. Riley in 1913 Children honor Riley on Riley Day, 1913.

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Postage stamp issued in 1940 to commemorate James Whitcomb Riley

Statue of Mr. Riley on courthouse lawn in Greenfield, Indiana.

honorary degrees (Yale, The University of Pennsylvania, Wabash college and Indiana University.) In 1912, Mr. Riley recorded readings of some of his most popular poems, sold

by Edison Records and in the same year the governor of Indiana instituted October 7, the poet’s birthday, as Riley Day. By 1915-1916, the day was celebrated nationally.

As we can see, by around 1915, Mr. Riley’s fame and popularity had spread far and wide and would explain why the Horsman Company offered a first class quality Raggedy Man doll for sale. It is not clear if Horsman used a book illustration as a guide in the creation of their doll’s head.

Earlier pictures show the Raggedy Man with a mustache or even full beard. The James Whitcomb Riley Reader, copyright 1915, and illustrated by Ethel Franklin Betts, shows a Raggedy Man without facial hair that could have been used in creating the doll’s head.

In summing up Mr. Riley’s importance, I would like to quote historian Elizabeth Van Allen (wikipedia.org) as follows: “Riley was instrumental in helping form a Midwestern cultural identity. Before the 1880’s, the Midwestern United States had no significant literary community and was largely shaped by the cultural influences of other regions of the United States. The works of the Western Association of Writers, most notably Riley and Wallace, helped create the Midwest’s cultural identity and create a rival literary community to the established eastern literati. For this reason, and the publicity Riley’s work created, he was most commonly known as the ‘Hoosier Poet’.”

James Whitcomb Riley died at age 66, on July 22, 1916. It was reported that his death shocked the nation and made front-page headlines in major newspapers. For ten hours he lay in state at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Thirtyfive thousand people filed past his bronze casket, and lines miles long had to be turned away after that. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. It is said that on his death, President Woodrow Wilson sent a note to the family.

In 1999, Greenfield, Indiana, his birthplace, celebrated his 150th birthday.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org

A drawing by Ethel Betts from “The James Whitcomb Riley Reader,” by Charity Dye. The book offered suggestions for the observance of Riley Day. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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by Jennifer Craft-Hurst

Photographs by Jennifer Craft-Hurst

The Arizona Doll and Toy Museum

The Rosson House in Heritage Square

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n the shadow of the gracefully turreted Victorian Mansion now known as The Rosson House, nestled amongst the museums and 5-star restaurants of central Phoenix’s Heritage Square, sits a small, unassuming turn-of-the-century red brick cottage. What is housed inside the charming bungalow is truly a gem in this desert setting. In 1988 the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum was founded by a group of doll club volunteers who sought to share their passion with the public. Originally featuring the rotating collections of doll club members, the museum eventually grew to house a wonderful permanent collection. The credit for this amazing growth must be given in part to the late Inez McCrary, who served as curator of the museum for over 20 years.

Upon entering the adorable cottage, the visitor follows the circular floor plan of the home as it leads through a basic historic timeline of European and American dolls. The first room, the old front parlor, hosts a bevy of French and German beauties from the mid to late-1800s. The oldest doll in the collection is a wonderful Milliner’s Model from 1830. Her uniqueness comes from her rare diminutive size of only nine and one half inches high. On the opposite end of the height scale is a magnificently large, size 10 (29”) Portrait Jumeau fashion doll in her original wedding attire, standing tall above her smaller siblings.

24” Kestner Hilda in 1890s pram with reproduction Bru Mannequin in antique gown.

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Right: French “Loterie” from 1877. This would have been offered in a Parisian Etrennes catalogue.

All original 1800s wax doll from the Coleman’s Costume book.

One of several Mott Family miniature room boxes originally displayed at Knott’s Berry Farm in the 1950s.

Curator Kathy Lanford discussing French dolls with a group of school children.

The former dining room of the cottage is home to everything from 1930s felt Lenci dolls to a wonderful all original Kewpie wedding party. A fantastic large dollhouse, a French Lotto game, and magnificent German room boxes from the 1890s complete the display. What was the kitchen pantry now houses an ever-changing modern collection, focusing on toys from the 1930s through the 1960s. In this room, Shirley Temple shares space with GI Joe! Displayed in a prominent position in the hallway is a wonderful wax beauty that was originally presented in the Coleman’s Collectors Book of Doll Clothes 1700-1929. Each item of clothing on this lovely 23-inch girl is marked Anne Phillips//Nov 8, 1869. Her phenomenal costume with soutache trim was obviously the work of loving hands.

Undoubtedly the most popular exhibit in the museum is the schoolroom, located in one of the cottage’s bedrooms. This is a wonderful recreation of a 1910 schoolhouse, complete with a china head teacher and German bisque students. The dolls are displayed as if they are hard at work in typical school activities of the day. Some, perhaps the teacher’s pets, already have their hands raised in anticipation of the teacher’s question, while others cower at their desks, perhaps fearing welldeserved punishment from the strict teacher.

Below: French Salon with 8” Simon and Halbig doll and Kestner AllBisque doll.

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A room sized display depicts a 1911 schoolroom with German bisque dolls posing as students.

Another popular exhibit is the Dress Shop and Sweet Shop from the original collection of Knott’s Berry Farm of the 1950s. The boxed miniature rooms were made by the Mott Family and contain everything from tiny dress forms and hats, to miniature glass bottles filled with “sweets” and “medicines.”

Mrs. Mott recalled the difficulty in finding feathers for the miniature hats. Eventually, she sought out fly-fishing feathers to create the proper dimension in the millenary shop.

This wonderful glimpse into history brings a smile on nearly every visitor’s face.

A visit to the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum should be a must on every doll collector’s itinerary when visiting the Phoenix area. Although small in stature, it is certainly a collection built with love. The current curators obviously enjoy their positions and delight in sharing their knowledge with everyone from school groups to fellow collectors alike.

Size 10 Portrait face Jumeau Fashion Doll (late 1860s)

1890s German Room Box All original Kewpie wedding party

MUSEUM INFORMATION:

Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-4 pm, Sun. noon - 4 pm The museum will be closed the week of UFDC convention and will not re-open until after labor day (first week of September).

Adults: $3 Children: $1 Gift Shop Available Heritage Square: 602 East Adams Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-253-9337

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Bath, England Hosts Doll Show

by Margaret Kincaid

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he first Bath show put on by Heather Bond and Lynne and Michael Roche was really fabulous. It took place on June 18th and 19th at the historic Landsdown Grove Hotel.

Bath is an easy trip of an hour and a half out of Paddington Station London. When my friend Hinako and I arrived it was a bright, sunny day and the ancient city glowed. The hotel sits above the city on a hill; in the early 19th century it was considered the grandest hotel in town. We still enjoyed the spacious rooms for our events. They had various activities planned for Saturday including an open house at doll artist Lynne Roche’s studio. The American Museum was open and there was a listing of the historic sites in Bath and their open hours.

At 5:30 there was an informative lecture on Jules Nicholas Steiner by Barbara Spadaccini Day with pictures and her original research.

Of course after this everyone wanted to see Steiner dolls. We had drinks and got to meet the collectors and dealers before dinner. With about 90 people there were lots of friends to talk to.

Countess Maree Tarnawska gave the opening talk welcoming us to the dinner and talking about her experiences and adventures as a collector and dealer. Maree and her husband Bob Morgan were visiting England from their home in South Carolina.

We had dinner in an elegant ballroom looking out on the gardens. Everyone had their name at their place; a lot of thought went into placing guests in congenial groupings. American collector, Susan Dossiter sat with Heather Bond and Rex. Hinako and I sat with Lynne and Michael Roche and Barbara our speaker. Many of us had never met before. Lee Gotch from Bonhams, organized a great game where each table was divided into teams to answer questions about doll history. The questions were hard! In the end we totted up our answers and the top two teams won a catalog subscription to Bonhams. By the end of the game we all had become friends.

The next day the dealers all got up early and set up our booths. There were two salesrooms and about 14 dealers. The beautiful rooms dated from the early 1800’s and were light and airy. At 10 am we opened up and there was a very pleasing rush.

Michael Roche manned the ticket booth all day. We were very busy until mid afternoon and we packed up at 4:00.

Heather had asked us dealers to bring good dolls from our personal collections.

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Maree Tarnowska

Maureen Lusted

Lynne and Michael Roche

Margaet Kincaid

Lynne Roche shared space with co-promoter Heather Bond.

Yvonne Kilshaw

Dave Barrington

Exceptional dolls were on display and the customers were very excited to see so many rare dolls for sale. Of course Heather had rare and beautiful dolls and collectors clustered around her booth.

Maree had shipped a number of fabulous fashions and early wooden dolls. The Hardings had a booth with their beautiful dolls very well displayed. Yvonne Kilshaw was next to me with her wonderful miniatures and accessories. Whenever I had a moment I went back to look for more little treasures. Gisela and David Barrington were on my other side. He had lovely dolls and was busy all day.

Lynne had an exceptional display of her work; she was selling some of the first in her series of dolls from previous years and newest creations. Teddy Bear’s Picknik, Elske and Peter Van de Putte, had a large booth with Steiff and European artists.

Jane Jones

In the other room there was Jane Jones with her best dolls.

Maureen Lusted had a fabulous display of her merchandise set up in the front window. Lynne’s friend Sylvia Owen manned the booth with wonderful early fabrics from a local shop Antique Textiles.

Sue Ralp, a costume designer, was theer making hats for dolls; she makes fabulous ensembles for dolls. EJ was there; he is a friend of Lynne’s and he makes magical little dolls representing characters from history fiction or his imagination.

Hinako and I finished the day by visiting Lynne and Michael at their home and then we had a very convivial dinner with them at their favorite pub. This was the first time Lynne and Heather had put on a show. Those of us who were lucky enough to be there hope it will be the first of many.

Dan Morphy cuts ribbon to launch newly expanded 36,000-sq.-ft. auction gallery

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n Tuesday, June 14, Morphy Auctions’ CEO Dan Morphy cut the ribbon to launch his company’s newly expanded 36,000 square foot auction gallery and offices. The expansion project doubles the size of Morphy Auctions’ existing gallery and adds 90 new parking places. Morphy’s full-service auction company – which holds the world record for the highestgrossing single-day antique toy auction of all time (the Steckbeck collection of antique The Morphy Staff at the ribbon cutting ceremony on June 14. Front and center is Dan Morphy mechanical banks, $7.7 million, on Oct. 27, with wife Christine and daughter Haley.

2007) – now ranks among the largest of all eastern U.S. auction houses.

The 10-month project has added new executive and staff offices, The jewel in Morphy Auctions’ crown is the stylish new a conference room, three self-contained photography studios, a saleroom with 110 comfortable theater-style seats, a polished black-light room for close-up inspection of auction items, and faux-marble floor, decorative tin ceiling with chandeliers, and additional restrooms. independent climate controls. The room’s purpose-built design The gallery now boasts a fully enclosed loading and unloading enabled the latest telecommunications, wireless technology and dock featuring a hydraulic lift to adjust to truck or van height, acoustics to be installed as the room’s construction progressed. and a 1,000-sq.-ft. holding area for loading and unloading of Immediately adjacent to the saleroom is a sleek and comfortable merchandise. Once inside, goods are placed in the custom-built café with audio-feed capability that enables bidders to monitor 9,000-sq.-ft. storage space with 25-ft. ceiling and museum-quality auction activity as they snack on food from a favorite local eatery, storage rack system.

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Do You Have a Mystery Doll ?

Can You Help?

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y sister obtained this doll at an auction in Louisiana. We couldn’t find any markings on it.

The clothing is very thin leather; it feels almost like paper . The legs and arms are leather w/stitching going up the back. The feet are covered with leather which resembles moccasins. Leather britches cover from the waist to just below the knees. The head is leather w/moss for hair.

There is a leather wrapped around the waist which extends to the back for carrying strips which may be either sugar cane or sticks. She is approximately 8 inches tall and appears to be very old. Any help you can give us would be greatly appreciated. Evelyn Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above.

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Legacy Doll Museum

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ary Ann Spinelli will be lecturing on September 23rd at the Legacy Doll Museum 6th and Division in Billings, Montana at 7pm. Her lecture is entitled, “Silhouettes de la Mode, the evolution of doll fashions and the bodies underneath.

On September 24th the Legacy Doll Museum will be hosting its 4th annual doll sale at the museum (6th and Division, Billings, Montana from 12pm-5pm. Please go to www.legacydollmuseum.com for more information.

SELL A DOLL IN THE EMPORIUM Take advantage of this special forum; the cost is only $95 for a 2-1/2”w x 2-1/4”h ad space. Send us a photo or a digital photo of your doll with a description and your check or credit card information. We do the rest!! Antique DOLL Collector, P.O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768. Phone 1-888-800-2588. Email: antiquedoll@gmail.com Esther Schwartz ITEMS OF ANTIQUITY Visit my website: itemsofantiquity.com

Antique Dolls, Compacts, Purses, Jewelry & Collectibles Phone 203-387-2893 or email: Esther@itemsofantiquity.com Vintage Barbies: 1. Midge in red flame outfit, $150.

2.. M.I.B. red hair Midge, $150.

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11 inch, black hairdo, china head, with pink and green boots. All original and in mint condition. $500.

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Calendar of Events

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

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

5/21-10/16 Bellevue, WA. Summer Exhibit “Shhh-Fairies, Gnomes, and Woodland Creatures”. Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. 425-455-1116.

August 2011

6-7 Archbold, OH. Doll Show & Sale. Sauder Village.

800-590-9755. info@saudervillage.org 6 Eagle River, WI. Doll Show & Sale. Kalmar Senior Center.

Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods. Judith Wainwright. 715-479-7132. jnjdubs@gmail.com.

6 Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. Gigantic Collectable Doll Auction. Frank McInenly Auctions Ltd. 403-485-2440.

403-485-8123. www.mcinenly.com 13 Huntsville, AL. 35th Anniversary Doll Show & Sale.

Huntsville Jaycee’s Building. Twickenham Doll Club.

Vicki Kendall. 256-883-2082. twickdolls@gmail.com.

13 Vallejo, CA. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales. Vallejo Fairgrounds.

925-229-4190. www.nancyjodollsales.com.

14 Hackensack, NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Rothman Center of Fairleigh Dickinson University. JMK Shows. 352-527-6666. jmkshows@aol.com. www.jmkshow.com.

16-17 Hatfield, PA. “The Painted Ladies” Doll Auction.

Alderfer Auction & Appraisal. 215-393-3023. www.AlderferAuction.com 17-19 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232.

17-21 Philadelphia, PA. Paper Doll Convention. Embassy Suites Philadelphia Airport. David Wolfe. 917-887-2405.

20 Angelica, NY. Southwestern York-Penn Doll Show.

Schoolhouse Inn & Cultural Ctr. Wende Keyon. 585-466-3037.

20 Columbia, SC. Doll Show. SC State Fairgrounds. 803-7838049. www.KnightShows.com.

20 E. Peoria, IL. Doll Show & Sale. East Peoria Event Center.

Julie Bronski. 812-919-7135. ILdollshows@aol.com. www.illinoisdollshows.com 21 Bellevue, WA. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Teresa Lehmbeck/Leone McMullen.

425-413-9516. rivertoncottage@hotmail.com.

21 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386.

21-28 Westminster, CO. Doll Conference. Westin at Westminster.

National Institute of American Doll Artists. Lillian Hopkins. gourdspirits@cs.com. www.niada.org.

25-28 Baltimore, MD. 31st Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show. Chrissy Lambert. 561-822-5440.

27 San Antonio, TX. 3rd Annual Doll Show & Sale. Live Oak Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-372-5868. dmeredith@dolldr.com.

28 Mankato, MN. Doll Show & Sale. Best Western Inn. Lady Slipper Doll Club. 507-334-0431.

28 Seattle, WA. Estate Doll Auction. Westin Bellevue.

Theriault’s. 410-224-3655.

28 Tiffin, OH. Doll Show & Sale. Seneca Co. Opportunity Center. Sandusky River Valley Doll Club of Tiffin.

Madelyn Smith. 419-447-7445. jlberger58@yahoo.com.

September 2011

3 Portland, OR. Doll Show. Kliever National Guard Armory.

Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com 3 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Crescent Shrine Center.

Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com.

7-9 Greenwood Village, CO. Preregistered workshops.

Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech. Denver Museum of Miniatures & Dolls & Toys. 2011fallshow@DMMDT.org.

9-10 Gaithersburg, MD. 155th Eastern Doll Show & Sale.

The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 443-617-3590. infoDOLLS@comcast.net

9-12 Online Doll Making Retreat. www.asweetremembrance. com. www.izannahwalker.com. 860-355-5709.

10 Florence, SC. Doll Show & Sale. Ramada Inn. Beth McRae. 843-307-1230.

10-11 Greenwood Village, CO. 31st Annual Fall Show & Sale.

Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech. Denver Museum of Miniatures & Dolls & Toys.2011fallshow@DMMDT.org 10 Las Cruces, NM. Doll Show & Sale. Days Inn Conference Room. Dona Ana Doll Club. Gloria Sanders. 575-523-1413.

10 Roseville, CA. Doll Show. Placer County Fairgrounds.

Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

10 Talbott, TN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. West Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Dept. Morristown Doll Club.

865-475-3323.

10 Waldorf, MD. Annual Doll Show & Sale. Thomas Stone High School. Southern Maryland Doll Club. Ruth Gaborko. 301-868-6410.

10 W. Covina, CA. Bebe’s Bears & Baubles Show & Sale.

W. Covina Elk’s Lodge. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com.

11 Alexander, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Alexander Firemen’s Recreation Hall. Sue Spink. 585-591-2841.

11 Maquoketa, IA. 23rd Annual Doll & Toy & Bear Show & Sale. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts.

563-242-0139. iadollsh@yahoo.com 11 Valparaiso, IN. 17th Annual Doll & Bear Show. Porter County Expo Center. rickandjac@frontier.com. 219-476-7384.

14-17 San Antonio, TX. Doll Convention. Historic Menger Hotel. Karen Schoewe. 763-634-2614. registrar@ moderndollcollectors.com 17 Beaverton, OR. Doll Show & Sale. Beaverton Elks.

Sharon. 503-655-7040.

17-18 Ghent-Belgium. Int. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. www.niesjewolters.nl 17 Greenville, SC. Doll Show & Sale. Lakewood Campground Conf. Ctr. Knight Shows. 803-783-8049. wwwknightshows.com 17 Lewiston, ID. Lewis-Clark Doll Club Doll Sale. Williams Conference Center @ Lewis-Clark State College. Carmen Moxley. 509-758-5487. smglawson@gmail.com 17 Meridian, MS. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. College Park UMC. Leigh Kilpatrick. 662-884-3409.

17 San Diego, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Al Bahr Temple.

Delightful Dolls of Southern California. Linda Payne Smith. 619-265-0443. lpaynesmith@cox.net.

18 Buena Park, CA. Barbara Peterson’s Show & Sale featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn. www.vintagedollplaza.com 714-525-8420.

18 Erlanger, KY. Doll Show. Cincinnati Airport/Holiday Inn. Triple Crown Doll Club. 513-851-7855. marfor@fuse.net 18 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale.

American Serb Hall. Orphans in the Attic. Sue Serio.

262-646-5058. sueserio@gmail.com 23-24 Billings, MT. Doll Show & Lecture featuring Mary Ann Spinelli. Legacy Doll Museum. legacydollmuseum.com.

406-252-0041.

23-24 Golden, CO. 2nd TriState Doll Show & Sale. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Mary Ann Watkins. 303-985-2770. maryann1@newsguy.com 24-25 Chartres, France. Fine Dolls & Accessories Auction.

Galerie DeChartres. +33(0)2 37 88 28 28. chartres@galeriedechartres.com 24 Cleveland, OH. The Cleveland Doll Club’s Autumn Gala.

Hilton Cleveland East/Beachwood. Preregistration.

440-785-4183. pdutchman@roadunner.com 24 Paris, France. Francois Theimer Doll Auction. Ambassador Hotel. www.theimer.fr www.theimer.fr Email: francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr francois.theimer@wanadoo.f 25 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show. The Lantern.

B&L Promotions. 419-228-4657.

25 Houston, TX. 35th Doll Show & Sale. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport. First Houston Doll Club. 409-945-2796. carolyndol@aol.com

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25 Omaha, NE. Doll Show & Sale. Fireman’s Union Hall.

Elaine’s Dolls. 712-889-2154.

29-10/1 Nashua, NH. UFDC Region 15 Doll Convention. Radisson Hotel. ellenrule@metrocast.net.

October 2011

1 Escondido, CA. Annual Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection. Southwind Doll Club. Frances Johnson.

760-728-6830.

1 Mesa, AZ. Doll & Bear Show. Best Western Dobson Ranch Inn. Valley of the Sun Doll Club. 480-831-9081. soucy12@cox.net 1 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll Show. Utah Fairpark. Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

6-8 Ladenburg, Germany. Big Toy-Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH. Gotz C. Seidel.

0049(0)6203-13014. Fax 0049(0)6203-17193. spielzeugauktion@t-online.de/www.spielzeugauktion.de.

8 Fletcher, NC. Land O’Sky Doll Club Fall Doll Show.

WNC Agricultural Center. Lue Gravely. 828-883-4899.

8 Fredericksburg, VA. Doll & Toy Show. Elks Lodge. The Now & Then Doll Club of Fredericksburg. Judy Kamerer. dollsbyjudi@yahoo.com 804-448-5060.

8 W. Covina, CA. Artists Sale Dolls & Bears & Miniatures.

W. Covina Elk’s Lodge. 831-438-5349.

DollFestival@aol.com.

9 Anaheim, CA. Fall Dolls & Bears & Jewelry Collector’s Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. 831-438-5349.

DollFestival@aol.com.

9 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. Drummer Boys Show. 978-535-4811. www.bornsteinshows.com 9 Hershey, PA. Doll & Toy Show. Granada Gym. Central Penn Doll Collectors. Juanita. 717-567-9553.

9 Mounds View, MN. 8th Annual Dolls in Fall Antique to Modern Doll & Bear & Original Artist Sale. Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. 507-864-3073.

9 Sydney, Australia. Antique Dolls & Bears & Toys & Accessories Auction. Carrington Hotel. Aalders Auctions. +61 2 9519 0914 Fax +61 2 8964 9642. aaldersauctions@optusnet.com.au.

15 Austin, TX. 36th Annual Doll Show. Travis County Expo Ctr. Austin Doll Collectors Society. Sharon Weintraub.

512-323-9639. bblady@onr.com.

15 Palmetto, GA. Peachtree Doll Collectors Annual Show & Sale. Brenda Welker. 770-579-9404. bwelker@bellsouth.net.

15-16 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Puyallup Fair & Event Center.

Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com 16 Buffalo, NY. 25th Annual Antique & Contemporary Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Niagara Frontier Doll Club. Joan Malone. 716-875-2641. kirsch.wa@gmail.com.

16 Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. Annual Doll Sale. Best Western. Manitoba Doll Club. Sharon Wilde. 204-694-5399.

16 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Ctr. Of DeWitt. Sandy Johnson Barts. 269-599-1511.

SJBbetsys@comcast.net.

16 Wausau, WI. Altrusa Annual Doll & Toy Show. St. Matthew’s Gym. daclancey@msn.com. http://wausaualtrusa.org.

19-21 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction Show & Sale. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. withington@conknet.com www.withingtonauction.com 21-23 Bellevue, WA. NADDA Antique Doll Show & Sale Special Event. Embassy Suites Seattle. www. NADDA.org.

22 Albany, NY. Annual Doll Show. St. Sophia Church. Shaker Doll Club. Ann VanDervort. 518-439-6576.

22 Memphis, TN. Annual Doll Show & Sale. Agricenter International. Southern Belles Doll Club. bearyuniquebears@msn.com.

23 Southbury, CT. Annual Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Crowne Plaza. Jenny Lind Doll Club. Joan Falvey. 860-628-8896.

28-29 Rotterdam/Netherlands. Int. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. www.niesjewolters.nl 29 Baltimore, MD. Halloween Luncheon. The Lady Baltimore Doll Study Club. Sheri. 410-602-0071. kenzosmom@gmail.com

• Toys • Miniatures • Doll Molds • Supplies •

Nancy Jo’s DOLL SALES

VALLEJO, CA Vallejo Fairgrounds

August 13

Saturday 9 am - 3 pm

November 4-5 Friday 12 noon Saturday 9 am

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

Website: www.nancyjodollsales.com

Doll Related Items • Furniture • Clothes • Bears

TWICKENHAM DOLL CLUB 35th Anniversary DOLL SHOW & SALE

Saturday, August 13th 2011 10am - 4pm

Huntsville Jaycee’s Building 2180 Airport Rd., SW, Huntsville, AL 35801 Vicki Kendall, (256) 883-2082 twickdolls@gmail.com

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

www.frizellburgantiques.com

Laura Turner, proprietor, 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, MD 21158. Open Thurs-Sun 11-5 We also carry a quality line of antiques, textiles, furniture and jewelry. 30 years of experience where you can buy or sell with confidence.

Call us with your wants, we have an ever-changing inventory. 410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850

We recently acquired a few doll collections which cover a wide range of dolls… German girls… French…

All Bisque with glass eyes…

Early, mint Caco dollhouse dolls…

Baps in Orig. Cellophane… Madame Alexander… Pudgie Story book “Violet”… half dolls and dollhouse furniture… lots of fun items!

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SONDRA KRUEGER ANTIQUES ON THE WEB AT:

www.HoneyandShars.com New dolls added weekly

Sharon & Ed KoLiBaBa Phone 623/266-2926 or cell 206/295-8585

Buying and Selling antique doll furniture, dollhouses, antique toy china, accessories.

www.sondrakrueger.com Ebay Store: Sondra Krueger Antiques phone 530-893-5135.

Email: sondkr@sondrakrueger.com

The Doll Works

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

a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise

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

Copy Ads: 35 cents per word, no limit; $12 minimum Ads with a border and boldface, add $10 to word total BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO ADS we can convert your color ads to black and white 1/12 page ( 2 1/2” h x 2 3/8” w) $40 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $50 FULL COLOR PHOTO ADS 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $125 Please include payment with your ad. Larger ads are considered display ads — call us for information. 1-888-800-2588.

Antique Doll Collector, P.O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768 Classified ads due no later than the first day of the preceding month of publication. Example: May 1 for the June issue.

All-bisque googlie w/ molded blue bows

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

215-794-8164. Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/ shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC

www.TheDollWorks.net

Sherman’s Antiques & Doll Hospital

ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351.

Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com

155 E. Haines Blvd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850 We specialize in antique and collectable toys and dolls and also deal in all types of antiques. Our doll doctor has over 20 years experience with all doll services performed on site. We make as well as restore teddy bears too. Our doll doctor can make wigs, clothes or any service your doll may need. We are located in central Florida and opened year around seven days a week. Monday thru Saturday 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm. Call 863-956-4333 or 863-221-4035. Email: Jerry@Shermansantiques.net Website: www.shermansantiques.net Member of UFDC 64

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

CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals online at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, www.doll-appraisals.co for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, its history, etc.

I can also do appraisals by mail. Victoria Way, P. O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93582. Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728. Please visit my website at www.doll-apprisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com www.doll-apprisals.co RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION LINKS TO YOUR FAVORITE ADVERTISERS SEARCH OUR BACK ISSUES LIST AND MORE AT: WWW.ANTIQUEDOLLCOLLECTOR.COM

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Grace Rockwell’s “Pretty Peggy”. One of my favorite character dolls, this example is 19” tall with molded hair, blue sleep eyes and a closed mouth, on her original cloth and composition body wearing her original coat and dress. $4800

BECKY & ANDY OURANT’S

VILLAGE DOLL & TOY SHOP

LARGE SELECTION OF ANTIQUE FRENCH AND GERMAN DOLLS

Open Sunday 9AM - 4PM or by appointment Visa/Mastercard 7” Simon and Halbig all bisque mignonette child with swivel neck, brown sleep eyes, closed mouth and wonderful five strap bootines with original clothes and wig. $2250

8 N.Village Circle P.O. Box 705 Adamstown, PA. 19501 717-484-1200 cell 610-662-5473 ourant@ptd.net