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Antique DOLL Collector January 2010 Vol. 12, No. 12

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The World's Significant Doll Collections A re A uctioned B y T heriault ' s We'd Like To Be Considered When You're Parting With Yours the dollmasters

Dear Collector,

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For more than thirty-five years Theriault's has been known internationally for auctions of rare and beautiful dolls. Some of the collections we have sold are known worldwide, their owners famous and recognized, their scope immense. Some have been very private, unknown in collecting circles, their owners cherishing anonymity. And still others were quite small, choice, select. In each case, when called upon, we humbly accepted the responsibility of handling these collections with detail and care. We listened to your concerns and wants, respected your privacy if that was desired, or created a commemorative auction and catalogue for the family to cherish. And, always, attended to the business of realizing the most end-money in your pocket. During all of that time, I have been appraising and cataloging the dolls that appear in Theriault's auction catalogues. It has been my privilege to work with devoted collectors, avid researchers, and among the world's most beautiful and rare dolls. Of course, not each day is so privileged, and not each doll, at first glance, so beautiful or rare. My responsibility then, as I see it, is to keep my eye on the ball, to seek out in each and every doll what makes it special, and to give each and every doll its day. Until the dolls are finally sold, they are, after all, your dolls. And we never forget that. Never in thirty five years. P O B o x 151 • A n n a p o l i s , M D 214 0 4 • Te l . 410 - 2 2 4 - 3 6 5 5 • Fa x 410 - 2 2 4 - 2 515 • w w w. t h e r i a u l t s . c o m

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If you'd like to discuss the possible closing of all or part of your collection, now or in the future, please call 800-638-0422 to arrange an appointment with Stuart Holbrook, president of Theriault's.

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

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from left to right: 19” K*R 115 A, charming lad dressed for the Parade in his blue silk sailor suit. Original Finish Toddler Body, Brown Sleep Eyes, closed mouth. Great Doll! ............................ $5,500 17” Heubach 6969, all sassy, decked out for shopping in her comfortable German Character ensemble. Original Finish composition body, blonde mohair wig, peaches & cream bisque with blue sleep eyes, ............................. $3,500 15” hard to find 110 Wislizenus on chubby character original finish body, bald head, blue painted eyes, crooked smile as if he is speaking...he means business! This doll will go fast, so email me. ............................................................... $1,800 18” Beautiful Kley & Hahn 536 with dimples, stands proudly in the finest of German doll collections. She sees time getting by her with those great blue intaglio eyes, o/c mouth, blonde mohair wig and nicely clothed original finish body. ........................................................... $5,500 10” FG Papier mache Candy Box so sweet to make anyone feel the romance of yesteryear............................ $1,800

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1 and 4. Rare, large 18" Kestner 243 Oriental character baby, pale, olive bisque, orig. wig and pate. Antique Chinese costume. $4950. 2 and 5. The most adorable googly! 9-1/2" A.M. 241 toddler with molded shoes. $3200. 3 and 6. Superb example of the "Laughing Jumeau" 236 character in large 19" size. Huge eyes and expressive face! $1475.

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Visit us at: www.maspinelli.com • Email: maspinelli@verizon.net Stunning 24” Belton #183, made for the French market, flawless bisque, brown paperweight eyes, feathered eye brows, pierced ears and the coveted white space between accented lips. Her French body is original to her and has its original finish. Her pretty brown wig is made of mohair and she wears a white net and lace antique dress along with her white lace antique bonnet and light blue antique boots. $3200

A wonderful horse pull toy from the late 1800’s, made of wood and covered with horse or dog hide. The horse including the base is 15” tall and 16” long, the saddle and bridle are original to the horse. $675

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Clockwise from Upper Left Corner 1. 11-1/2” Kestner 143 with a perfect bisque head, blue glass sleep-eyes, an open mouth with teeth and an original blonde mohair wig. On a fully jointed composition Kestner body, this doll will arrive with her original wardrobe. Housed in a red canvas covered wooden travel case is an assortment of dresses, including two superb jumpers and a gorgeous pink silk and lace party dress. $2250. 2. 24” Kammer & Reinhardt child marked 11, with a perfect bisque socket head, bluesleep eyes, very nice painting, pierced ears, an open mouth with teeth and an antique human hair wig. On a fully jointed composition body with the original paint finish showing normal wear; she wears a lovely dress in unusual silk chiffon. $750. 3. 22” Kestner Bru with the best bisque quality ever! Details include a perfect head, brown glass sleep eyes and amazing modeling and painting – especially to her open/ closed mouth and the exquisite teeth. On her original body with straight wrists and the original paint finish in exceptional condition, she wears an original chocolate brown wool coatdress with gorgeous cutwork decoration, and a white cotton dress underneath. Original shoes and a fantastic straw hat are the final touches. $6500. 4. 22-1/2” Simon & Halbig 151 model with a perfect bisque head (insignificant scattered wig pulls) with blue painted eyes, an open/closed smiling mouth with painted teeth, his original human hair wig and abundant charm. His jointed composition body retains the original paint finish in very good condition, and he wears a custom-made velvet suit and wonderful antique shoes. $12,500. 5. 29-1/2” J. D. Kestner child with a sweet, character-like expression, due to the “square teeth”. Features include a perfect bisque head and shoulderplate, lovely blue glass sleepeyes, and an antique human hair wig. On a leather body with hinged and gusseted joints,

the lower arms are of nicely modeled bisque, but there is a clean re-glue to the right. The original white cotton dress features tucks, lace and insertions – stunning! $995. 6. 22” S & H #1078 made for the French market, on a French composition ball-jointed body marked “Au Nain Bleu”. She boasts an original blonde mohair wig, unusual hazel-colored eyes with fur lashes, an open mouth with teeth, rosy coloring and pierced ears. She wears a lacy white cotton drop-waist dress over delicate robins egg blue silk, plus antique tan leather shoes and under clothing. $1495. 7. 14-1/2” Hilda from the J.D. Kestner firm. Details include a perfect bisque head with early out of the mold modeling, the original plaster pate, a darling full skin wig, blue sleep-eyes and that endearing character face! Her Kestner baby body retains the original finish in excellent condition, and she wears a sweet white cotton baby dress, while a darling lace baby cap frames her classic face. $3900. 8. 12-1/2” J.D.K. Baby – a solid-dome model with perfect bisque, brown sleep-eyes, an open mouth with two lower teeth, plus molded and brush-stroked hair. The Kestner bent-limb body retains the original paint finish, showing normal wear with crazing upon the arms. The crisp white cotton baby gown with eyelet edging is adorable. $495. 9. 12” “Sonneberg Bru” – a desirable cabinet size. Details include a perfect solid-dome bisque head, brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears, and a wonderful mohair wig. On a wood and composition body, it is in good condition, but with scattered repair, including fingers on the left hand. Dressed in finery her French cousins would admire, her ensemble is complete with a coordinating straw chapeau. $1695. 10. 13” J. D. Kestner 243 Oriental Baby with the best bisque ever - beautifully painted features, his original black human hair wig, brown glass sleep-eyes, an open mouth with two upper teeth, and a darling expression. His marked Kestner body is properly

tinted and is in excellent condition overall. Wearing a striking costume of gorgeous purple silk brocade with gold metallic threads, it is decorated with colorful silk tape and is complete with a fabulous cap and matching slippers. $4600. 11. 15-1/2” Armand Marseille 1894 model with a perfect bisque head with a super quality finish and painting, brown glass set eyes, an open mouth with teeth and a darling antique mohair wig. On a jointed composition body with the original paint finish (darkening to shellac), this sweetie is beautifully costumed. $395. 12. 14” Kathe Kruse Doll X in the original labeled box. Details include gorgeous near mint paint with just the lightest flaking in two places and slight crazing upon the brown painted hair. The darling costume is pristine! A miracle doll. $2200. 13. 13-1/2” COD A3 character child, with a perfect bisque head that features a glazed interior, a closed mouth modeled in a pouty manner, pale blue painted intaglio eyes, rare pierced ears, and the original blonde mohair wig styled in coiled braids. On a composition body with the original finish in very good condition, she wears a marvelous seafoam green silk dress with wonderful lace appliqué. $2400. 14. 9-1/4” K * R 192, a cabinet-sized, closed-mouth model with a perfect bisque head, brown sleep-eyes, pierced ears and a lovely mohair wig. On a charming jointed composition body with molded shoes, she wears a silk brocade ensemble fit for a French princess. $1350. 15. 24” Hertel & Schwab 151 solid-dome baby with beautiful, blue-painted, intaglio eyes, excellent modeling of features including painted teeth and tongue, a bent-limb body with its original finish in very good condition and lovely antique baby clothing. $995. 16. 7-3/4” German bisque Clown with painted and fired clown makeup, a perfect head, pale blue glass eyes, a curly lamb wig, and a five piece body, he wears a two tone silk costume, complete with a fanciful hat. $750.

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THE ORIGINAL “IT” GIRL

by Kathy Embry For a generation of women Charles Dana Gibson’s creation, the “Gibson Girl”, was the equivalent of today’s supermodel.

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MEMOIRS OF A PARISIENNE

THE KING OF AMERICAN PAPIER MACHE by Maureen Herrod

by Kathleen Crescuillo A lovely fashion finds a special home with her latest caretaker who is restoring the doll’s lost treasures.

Ludwig Greiner, a German who made Philadelphia his home, became the foremost producer of papier mache dolls.

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About The Cover

A lovely fashion lady known as Marjorie graces our January 2010 cover. In this special article, Marjorie recounts her adventures beginning in the late 1860’s when she came into being in a doll factory called Jumeau. Her first owner lavished Marjorie with precious trinkets and accessories, which were stored in a trunk labeled “Aux Enfants Sages.” Eventually Marjorie was sold, and sold again, and yet again. Along her journey, some of her possessions were lost (dolls can be such thieves, lusting after extra items of clothing). Fortunately, Marjorie recently came to live with a new owner who is delighted to spoil Marjorie in proper style. Photo and Collection Kathleen Crescuillo

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THE SHOPS OF THE NUREMBERG CHRISTIAN HACKER COMPANY

Excerpt from the book of Swantje Köhler: Christian Hacker – Wooden Toy factory in Nuremberg 1835 -1927 An excerpt from the author’s latest book looks at miniature stores and how they were used to teach children about the adult world of commerce.

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THE URIKA DOLLS BY MADAME ULRYCH

by Samy Odin Poupées d’art flexibles” (artistic flexible dolls) were the province of this company which came to the forefront at the close of World War II.

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DECEMBER 5 & 6 GAITHERSBURG, MD DOLL SHOW

UFDC MODERN COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT 2009 BLUE RIBBON WINNERS PART II

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Photographed at the United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention by Keith Kaonis

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

1. 16” The Elusive Kestner XI – rare and coveted 1880’s closed mouth model, ivory pure bisque, plaster pate, mohair wig, rare original body with “loose ball” joints and mint patina in striking heirloom clothes especially including her Victorian red wool hooded coat with black velvet trims. The classic! $3800 2. 17-1/2” Rare Attic Original Kestner Bru – stunning closed mouth beauty from plaster pate, wig and hat to ivory leather shoes wearing a rich combination of cream tatting and red silk, known for the famous Bru face modelling with the carved teeth. She has a snow white complexion with ice blue pw quality eyes that sparkle like stars in the winter sky! $3600 3. 26” Heirloom Original Tete Jumeau – size 12 fully signed, with mohair hand tied extension wig, original beautiful leather shoes, fancy multi layers beneath her gorgeous wine red elaborate dress, early signed body, blue pw’s and uniquely compelling facial artwork. Noel, Noel! $2900 4. Two Important Kestner Beauties – stunning mint and rare! Two of the most important Kestners possible! (see #1 and 2) 5.32” Currier and Ives Heirloom Kestner – what a colossal beauty with a 17” circ. head, very romantic blue eyes, original plaster pate and mint, thick wig, exquisite original dress, details and fabulous red wool coat with mouton trim and matching wool leggings! What a doll! $1495 6. “Brother Sister” German Toddlers – who can resist the charm of these yuletide carolers all original from mint factory wigs to shoes, with jubilant faces, happy glass eyes with original eyelashes, pudding filled cheeks and well fed chunky toddler bodies! $650 each – less for both. 7. 9” Important Ivory and Wood Jointed Figure – ca. 1850’s masterwork with ivory portrait face and arms, original long hair wig, wood jointed body wearing silver/gold brocaded garments and silk cloak – a museum class figure of dramatic importance. $2500 8. 23” Neapolitan Creche 'Angel' – gesso over wood refined elegance, impressive in stature, reverential intone, with glass eyes and lovely long fingers. Humble beauty. $1495 9. 17” Grape Lady China – superior quality, flawless “watery” glaze, and the iconic multi color grape leaf decoration invisible rear plate mend, lovely mint glazed limbs, with rose flat sole shoes to match her exquisite silk dress. $1500 10. 21” Smiling French Character – excitement and beauty combine in the joyous expression of this antique artist signed “Favorite” with the matching marked body, huge pw’s, carved teeth, French HH, all festively dressed in fine detail! $1200 11. Holiday Toddlers – joined in song to say: God’s Blessings to all this Holiday Season! (See #6) 12. Dressed for the Holidays! – Did Santa bring you a doll for the New Year? (see #3) Or should we?! 13. Winter Cheer! 16” Factory Original Terri Lee – in her tagged snowsuit with label and daisy! Plus the matching boots and mittens $495. 13” Kuddle Kewpie in the Box – big one with label, in original Krueger illustrated box with end label and lid! $375 14. & 15. 24" Early 949 type w/Closed Mouth – pre 1880’s pressed bisque, pale with high cheek bones, pursed lips, glimmering pw’s, with original fur eyelashes long original uncut wig, factory shoes and stiff wrist body, wearing grandiose couture with bustle and train. $2500 16. 13” Rare Composition Infants – Effanbee Babyette all original in factory layette with bedding and swing tag! $495. Mme Alexander Slumbermate, very rare and all original Alexander infant! $495 Steiff Xmas Puppy, mint 1950’s with all I.D. $145

Nancy A. Smith

Buying and selling quality antique dolls. Specializing in early cloth dolls. Member NADDA

Box 462, Natick Mass. 01760-0005 Phone: (508) 545-1424 E-Mail: nasdoll@comcast.net 10 1/2" Bru Jne 0. $22,000.

Happy New Year Welcoming a Bevy of Babies

1. Wax Child Brown Glass Eyes muslin body leather arms $750 2. RARE Kestner Siegfried Baby A/O 14” $1650 3. Three Face marked Carl Bergner 15” working crier $1595 4. Kestner #143 Cabinet size 10” A/O compo bj body straight wrists $1345 5. Heubach Baby Stuart Sunburst mark 9” A/O $1050 6. S&H #1079 Cabinet Size 9” fur lashes compo body straight wrists $850

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GREETINGS FROM THE NEW DOLL HOUSE WITHINGTON AUCTION, Inc. • 17 Atwood Rd. Hillsborough, NH 03244 • 603-478-3232

JANUARY 1, 2010 – Hillsborough, NH - Each year, after the October Doll auction, our final event of the season, our schedule becomes more lay back and we have an opportunity to sit back and reflect on year gone by. Our featured doll is a lovely unmarked, All Original, unrestored PD, with her distinctive metal hands on a French jointed body, bearing a “Paris Depose” label on her right foot. Wearing her original outfit, she was found while cleaning out an apartment house in Massachusetts. The PD was sold in the April auction bringing over $12,000 (with buyer’s premium). The consignor was referred to us by one of our regular customers, confident that we could present this special doll to the proper Doll-buying public. Throughout the year, Withington’s receives hundreds of dolls, shipped from collectors all over the country, who know of our reputation and trust us. Additionally, we travel extensively to pick up collections all over the country. New Hampshire seems far away from the rest of the world but, in reality, is connected by the best regional airport – Manchester / Boston, with direct flights to Florida, Atlanta, DC, Ohio, Las Vegas, etc. Our travel plans for 2010: Mid-January, East Coast – Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, etc. So even if you have a modest collection of quality antique dolls, please contact us and perhaps we can arrange a personal visit. With the New Year, there is always a feeling of eager anticipation, for we never know what wonderful doll treasures will emerge from the attics or cellars. Withington Auction has chosen to remain small, with a focus on personal service. We value each of our customers and you can rest assured that you will not get lost in the corporate quagmire. So why would one choose Withington Auction to sell an important doll collection? • Our auctions present a broad range of dolls for every type of doll buyer – We have a market for your best dolls and will maximize the return on the “fringe merchandise” as well. • We are able to produce a doll auction in less than two months - Including a printed catalogue and WEB-site presence – If you need to liquidate your collection – we have one of the fastest turn around times in the business. • Our commission rates are negotiable – based on a sliding scale, commensurate with value of the collection. The better the dolls – the less commission you pay. • We can custom-tailor a doll auction to the individual collector – Many times the auction sale is the first and last time that a doll collection, which took a lifetime to acquire, is on display for the public. In recent times, Withington’s has sold some of the finest dolls in the world of Doll collecting. In the fall of 2007, we began selling dolls from a collection that has come to be known as the “Treasures from the Magic Closet.” Out of a closet no bigger than 5’ x 7’, the cache of 20 French dolls – Brus, Jumeaux, Schmitt, and Steiner - all original, unrestored… In two suitcases, that first auction realized over a quarter of a million dollars!! Happy Consignor? You betcha! Over the past two years we have made 10 trips to this amazing collection, having the opportunity to sell some wonderful things, and our performance has exceeded expectations. Just because your dolls appear in a fancy catalogue, it doesn’t necessarily mean you will get any more money for them. The internet participation has virtually eliminated the live audience at an auction, we value our customers. The appearances of higher prices at the time of sale are, many times, undone by the after-auction problems that arise. Our method: We sell your dolls - the bidder pays for their purchases and the consignor gets his money immediately – it’s very simple and everyone is happy.

To Consign Dolls please call Dolores Smith 603-478-3232 (or the old number - 464-3232) E-Mail: withington@conknet.com • Web: www.withingtonauction.com

Directions to shop: PA Turnpike Rte 272 at exit 286 turn right go a mile to Stoudtburg Village and visit all the doll shops.

Patricia A. Vaillancourt PO Box 326, Adamstown, PA 19501 • CELL (561) 512-7193

Come visit my shop in Adamstown, PA! I offer a full array of dolls and accessories. Find me at www.dollsantique.com and www.rubylane.com or e-mail: vaillsdoll@aol.com

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1. Complete Tea Set in original box, titled “The Service” on lid. A beautiful presentation - it has a wonderful pink lining, plates, napkins and utensils still tied in the original pink ribbon and never removed from box. A delightful theme of dogs and cats. I believe most of these wonderful presentation boxes from France. $995 2. 28 inch all original pouty Kestner attic doll. She has the most peaceful face! Her original dress has moth holes in back, but I like to keep them in original condition. Blue sleep eyes, swivel neck. Magnificent presence - she would look wonderful in an early chair. $2550 3. Pink enamel stove from France with unbelievable color. And blue enamel pots. The doors on stove open and it is in excellent condition. It would look darling in your kitchen! $1250 4. 17 inch Extremely rare French soldier, just arrived from Paris! He has the most outstanding costume ever! He has so much going for him – a swivel neck, glass eyes, original wig, and magnificent drum. If you could only have one

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male doll he would be it! $4700 5. 7 inch “Just Me, perfect painted bisque and a wonderful outfit. This appealing doll was the model for Ginny – you can see by the way she is dressed she has a Vogue Ginny look and outfit. It is even pictured in the Ginny book. $ 950 6. 12 inch Hertel Schwab character baby 152 She is just adorable in her all original chemise. $295 7. This is a lovely 13 inch Shirley with no crazing! She has the original trunk, two dresses, two pairs of pjs (one of them marked), one sunsuit and an original Shirley pin! $750 8. This is an extremely mint 21 inch La Nicette French doll with celluloid hands. Antique Doll Collector did an article on these dolls. Many people confuse La Nicette with Raynal. I love the dolls from this particular province of France. The bow and the costume are just beautiful and she has such a sweet face! $950 9. 20 inch Queen Louise – a perfect doll with sleep eyes, stylish wig, dressed as a

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12 turn of the century flapper (does not have flapper body but her body perfect). I priced her well below book for someone who just wants a pretty doll to add to their collection. $395 10. 13 inch Wendy. This in my mind is the best doll ever made! She is from my personal collection which is why I added the 14 karat gold glasses to her costume. Madalaine Selfridge wrote a whole book about this rare doll called Wendy and Friends. She originally came from Paris thus the French outfit. Outstanding! $15,000 11. This 9 inch Kestner 143 is really cute, a darling little shelf doll. She has sleep eyes, perfect head, the cutest little body, still has plaster on pate, brown sleep eyes. A very appealing character! $850. 12. A wonderful large 28 inch Jumeau Fashion marked on the head with red check and body with blue stamp. She is dressed in a wonderful all original white fashion bride dress. She has beautiful brown eyes and original wig. Simply a gorgeous doll! $4,100

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October 9 &10, 2010 The magic is going to happen again! Norm Schaut, founder of ‘Atlantique City’, once the world’s largest antique and collectibles fair, is introducing a megashow with affordable booths, affordable showcases and affordable hotels. FUN FAIR will be ‘The FUN place to invest your FUN money in FUN things’, schmooze with friends, talk the talk with the world’s leading dealers, hold that treasure in your hands and add to your collection with total confidence. This new event will be supported with a marketing plan identical to the one that launched ‘Atlantique City’ in 1986 and continued its expansion for 15 years. This aggressive ten-month advertising campaign includes; television, radio, newspaper, magazine, trade paper, direct mail and innovative internet usage plus worldwide show visitation. FUN FAIR will be presented in the new Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, conveniently located 17 miles northwest of center city. This huge drive-in convention facility will accommodate 1,000 booths 10’ by 10’ in size and provide free parking for over 5,000 vehicles. Booths will start at $175, well below any other major show in this country. A unique video-active website funfaircollectibles.com is being designed by a studio animator to present streaming photos of merchandise offered at the grand opening in October as well as the Spring Festival on April 17 & 18, 2011. Just click on a picture to freeze the frame, enlarge the image and display the exhibitor’s name with the booth number. Our former megashow got raves like no other in the world. NEW YORKER MAGAZINE quipped, “The lines of people waiting to buy tickets looked like the entire adult population of the United States.” According to REUTERS LONDON, our event was “The ultimate triumph of the big idea” and THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER added, “This enormous show is well worth the trip.” Bill Kent of THE NEW YORK TIMES observed that Norm Schaut filled the 10 ½ acre Boardwalk Hall and Exhibition Center with 1,200 dealers and 50,000 enthusiasts twice a year. To ensure that Friday set-up is restored to the most important buying and selling opportunity of the year for dealers, floor rights will never be sold. If one reproduction is seen in a booth, the offender will be asked to leave permanently. Contracts are sent to fine antique and vintage collectible dealers who feature one or more of the following: Dolls • Doll Accessories • Doll Houses • Teddy Bears • Toys • Christmas • Easter • Halloween • Folk Art Americana • Doorstops • Banks • Disneyana • Posters • Coca Cola • Circus & Carnival • Radios • Hollywood Mechanical Music • Kitchen • Railroad • Soda Fountain • Theater • Miniatures • Automobilia • Barber Shop Golden & Silver Age Comics • Ephemera • Breweriana • Television • Magic • Figural Napkin Rings • Political Sports • Ocean Liner • Music • Postcards • Aviation • Erotica • Marbles • Original Comic Art • Rock ‘n Roll Pop Culture • Action Figures • Games • Sport & Celebrity Autographs • The Jewelry Galleria • and much more

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P O Box 1700 Ocean City, NJ USA 08226

Enjoy the beautiful coastal village of Camden, Maine located on the pristine Penobscot Bay. 49 Bay View Street, Camden, ME 04843 Shop is closed until Memorial Day. Open by Appointment. Please call our cell phone for questions or purchases 207-322-4851. email: lucysdollhouse49@roadrunner.com Phone 207-236-4122 Fax 207-236-4377 Lucy Morgan & Susan Singer, proprietors

17” poupee Dehors $4,750.

16” smiling face Bru groom $5500.

13” smiling face Bru bride wooden body $12,500.

17-1/2” smiling Bru $6900.

1850’s folk art tin house 12” tall $795.

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FRAMED: 27” UNIS 251 CHUNKY CHARACTER TODDLER SO CALLED “TWIRP” Beautiful blue sleep eyes, chunky orig. toddler body, deep dimples, antique silk dress, orig wig. I want to pinch her cheeks! ................................................................. $2700

4 1. 15” BLACK OPEN MOUTH JUMEAU - Brown paperweight eyes, open mouth with six upper teeth, pierced ears, original black wooly mohair wig on original pate, jointed brown wood and composition Jumeau body with jointed wrists. Antique clothing Small rub on nose and left brow, finish mostly flaked off hands so composition showing. A scarce bebe with lovely chocolate coloring, in beautiful antique French style clothing. $2250 2. 17” GEBRUDER HEUBACH CHARACTER - Bisque shoulder head, blue intaglio squinty eyes with heavy modeled lids and squint lines at corners of eyes and across nose, kid body with bisque lower arms and cloth lower legs. Vintage black velvet suit, antique white shirt with lace collar, socks and antique shoes. Tiny inherent open air bubble left side of neck. A very rare character with a chubby childish face, truly representing the appeal of a young boy. $2550 3. 14” KESTNER 220 TODDLER - Brown sleep eyes, open mouth with two upper teeth, molded dimples, short antique mohair baby wig, plaster pate, fully jointed toddler body with diagonal hip joints. Wonderful new Tyrolean outfit, with vintage shirt. Tight 2” hairline from right crown at temple area curves toward just below her eye, and is visible only with a black light; lower legs repainted. A darling, dimpled toddler with a bright, perky expression, well dressed in appealing clothing. $2995

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1. 31” JUMEAU BEBE (Closed Mouth) SIZE 14 Big blue PW eyes, closed mouth, Lovely Antique style couture costume w/ matching hat, ALL PERFECT!…STUPENDOUS!! ....................................$6500 2. 14.5” JULES. N. STEINER Fre A FRENCH BEBE Gorgeous pale bisque, stunning blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original five piece Steiner body stamped “Le Petit Parisien,” super antique tissue silk dress & antique French leather keystone shoes, Lovely blond mohair wig. STUNNING!.......$3750 3. 29” JUMEAU BEBE ALL ORIGINAL (32” with her hat and wig) Blue PW eyes, open mouth, fully jointed original chunky Jumeau body with oval label, Factory original chemise, signed Jumeau leather shoes, blond mohair wig plus antique brown HH wig, wonderful bonnet. OUTSTANDING! .............................................................................................................................................$4500 4. 19” TETE JUMEAU BEBE circa 1894 with Blue Paperweight Eyes Super WOW-Just Spectacular! Blue PW eyes, closed mouth original body, lovely antique costume. A real Darling! .......................$5300 5. 31” FRENCH BEBE unmarked SFBJ 301 Blue sleep eyes, Quality fully jointed original compo with excellent factory repaint. All antique costume & shoes. SO BEAUTIFUL!...............................$2600 6. 15” SIMON & HALBIG 949 CLOSED MOUTH CHILD In original factory dress with antique shoes and hat. Cornflower blue spiral eyes, original Sonneberg body—Pouty mouth! SO SWEET! ........... $2400 7. 19” RARE SCHOENHUT CHARACTER POUTY Blue painted intaglio eyes, original paint, closed pouting mouth, lovely original blond human hair wig, nice antique “country boy “ costume! All perfect except one baby finger broken off. A REAL HEART-THROB! .........................$1050 8. 25” HEINRICH HANDWERCK 69 CHILD IN ORIGINAL DRESS Original brown sleep eyes, original body. Stunning original antique dress, lovely blond mohair wig. PERFECT example! ...........$950 9. 18.5” GEBRUDER HEUBACH 8192 CHARACTER CHILD ALL Original (except shoes) Wonderful antique character doll is so sweet with gorgeous original blue sleep eyes, wonderful FACTORY dress & underwear. Fully jointed original body signed Germany. Everyone wants a Heubach Character! .........................................................................................................................................$1200 ALSO! JUMEAUX, STEINERS, FGs, SFBJs, FRENCH FASHIONS, BLACK BISQUE, CHARACTERS & DOLLIES, HEUBACHS, PLUS++++ NO COMPUTER? CALL FOR MY ILLUSTRATED DOLL LIST WITH MORE THAN 100 ANTIQUE DOLLS FOR SALE! DOLLS FULLY GUARANTEED IN WRITING — 3 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE! ASK ABOUT OUR GENEROUS 8 MONTH LAYAWAY POLICY! Visit more than 100 more antique dolls on my RUBY LANE SITE! www.rubylane.com/shops/kathylibratysantiques For a real treat, visit my AWARD WINNING WEBSITE to see 100 MORE dolls

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19” O/M Jumeau X7, fabulous blue paperweight eyes, original dress (newer belt), original HH wig, heavy eyebrows, leather shoes w/ buckles, antique undergarments $2550.00

33” O/M 1907 Jumeau, beautiful blue paperweight eyes, original body, antique dress, leather shoes, faint baking crack on forehead $1950.00

18” L.D. Type, French Fashion Poupee (not marked). Fabulous face with closed mouth and beautiful blue eyes, swivel head, pierced ears, outlined lips, antique brown leather boots, newer walking dress of antique material, wired fingers, felt hat. Louis Duleac & Co. Type $4595.00

8” Closed Mouth Kestner, all original in her box with sticker, JDK German Jointed Dolls, she has her chemise with burgundy ribbon at the shoulder, brown sleep eyes, original waxing and original blonde mohair wig. Outline on toes and fingers, what a great find. $1495.00

11” C/M Bru Poupee Fashion #110, swivel head, HH wig, blue eyes, coral beads, repaired head $1095.00

7 1/2” Dionne Quints 1935 by Alexander bent leg babies in tagged sun suits and bonnets, molded hair and painted eyes, seated in swan rocker, painting great, slight craze on top of Emilie’s head $1495.00

11” Georgene Averille Bonnie Babe 1926 Alt Beck and Gottschalk, slight nose rub, blue sleep eyes, 2 teeth, cloth body, molded hair on forehead, compo hands. $595.00 23” MY in Diamond Shape, 60/4, o/m w/ 2 upper teeth, brown sleep eyes, red wig, bj body $325.00 Now $300.00 22” K star R #403 on Walker Body, brown sleep eyes, o/m, lovely blonde mohair wig $650.00 16” A & M #390 painted bisque on original cloth body, small repair right upper leg, blue sleep eyes, original HH wig in braids $150.00 Now $130.00

22” Blonde Turned Head China with blue eyes, new body arms & legs, flat shoes with tan soles $225.00 Now $200.00 15” Flat Top China Head w/ original legs with purple high heel boots, antique silk dress (melting), new hands, blue painted eyes $185.00 Now $165.00 12” 1880 China hair do, old body w/ original hands & feet , velvet dress, brown heel shoes w/ blue ribbons, (right toe chip) $125.00 Now $100.00

25” Queen Louise A & M Germany, pretty blue eyes, o/m, peaches & cream complexion, original bj body with as is rubber hands, white cotton dress $425.00 Now $395.00 15” A & M #370 on kid body, stationary brown eyes, o/m, bisque arms, 1 thumb chipped, nice molding $145.00 Now $125.00 18” Kestner Germany on nice kid body with compo jointed arms, brown sleep eyes, o/m, head as is $125.00 16” Kestner #257, baby body, brown sleep eyes, o/m, HH wig, white cotton & lace baby dress with organdy bonnet, rosy cheeks $550.00 18” Kestner Toddler #257 with flirty blue eyes, o/m, antique white cotton dress, 5 piece body $575.00 15 ½” JDK #211 Sammy baby, gray blue eyes, molded o/c mouth w/ tongue, original mohair wig & pate $495.00

22” Porcelain Ming #8/90 & Ling #7/90 by Annette Himstedt, fabulous sculpting, HH wigs, brown glass eyes, Ling wears satin kimono with large black bow and trousers, Ming wears embroidered kimono with beads and wide cranberry cummerbund w/ gold embroidery, cranberry trousers, signed on necks, no boxes or certificates $2700.00 pair

28” Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig Germany #5, small hairline back of head, blue sleep eyes, pierced ears, molded eyebrows, great doll $495.00 Now $425.00

1965 Alexander 8” Wendy Nurse Bent Knee, brown sleep eyes (no baby), white uniform, apron and hat, really sweet. $175.00 8” Ginny, tagged, yellow top, patterned skirt , girl at school desk print, yellow pants and stockings, brown shoes, straw hat with yellow and green flowers, brown eyes, blonde pigtails. Straight leg walker. $125.00

21” O/M DEP, blue sleep eyes with lashes, French body, pierced ears, small hairline on forehead, HH wig, vintage style newer dress $650.00

16” Tagged Georgene Raggedy Ann and Andy, original clothes and hair, Andy has stain on face, was $294, now on special for the pair $240.00 26” C/M Kestner K-14 heavy eye brows, blue sleep eyes, great facial coloring, original Kestner ball jointed body, mohair wig, in wool sailor outfit, vintage undergarments, great doll $2650.00 Now $2525.00

Black Beaded Purse $25.00 16 ½” A & M #971 Baby with ball jointed arms, o/m, blue sleep eyes, outline on lips, 2 upper teeth $325.00 Now $310.00

8” Ginny Cowgirl all original, straight leg walker, blonde pigtails, blue eyes, boots, hat, cuffs and gun. $135.00 8” Madame Alexander Little Genius, original socks, original type christening dress and bonnet, brown sleep eyes. $165.00 10.5” Ideal Little Miss Revlon, all original bra, girdle, stockings and shoes, pearl earrings, blue sleep eyes, jointed waist. $95.00

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18 ½” Simon & Halbig DEP #1079, o/m, ball jointed body, blue stationary eyes, pierced ears, cute doll $450.00 Now $425.00 22” Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig, blue stationary eyes, molded eyebrows, white cotton antique style dress $395.00 Now $370.00 18” Kestner #154, kid body (left hand chipped, right leg repair), antique cotton embroidered dress, leather boots, mohair wig $250.00 Now $225.00

25” 1938 Deanna Durbin original HH wig and shoes, high facial coloring, slight lifting by nose, o/m w/ teeth, redressed $480.00 21” Deanna Durbin tagged dress, vintage pin, original shoes and wig, o/m with teeth, really lovely $795.00 Now $595.00 13” Shirley Temple in original tagged blue music note dress, combination, shoes & socks, hair set & hair ribbon, slight split in crouch, slight overall crazing on face, clear eyes $495.00

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ello my name is Marjorie, how I received this name I don’t know, but I have been called Marjorie for as long as I can remember. I have learned that I am also called by another name, “Poupee Bois”, or French Fashion-type Lady with a wood body. I am the perfect diminutive size of 45cm. Many years ago I started life in a factory in France that was named for my creator, a toy-maker called Jumeau. It was in the late 1860’s or early 1870’s that I came into being, but I am not certain exactly what year, I am very old and tend to forget things. I have been lovingly cared for over the years by many kind people. My first friend was a sweet young girl and I wish I was able to remember her name. I think I was a gift to her from a family member. She took very good care of me, never dropping me on my head or brushing out my long golden curls. Many of my beautiful silk gowns came from Paris, where they were handmade just for me. Someone was always making me delicate undergarments. My young owner would have such fun on shopping trips buying me little trinkets and accessories to make me happy. I came to her with a fashionable grey trunk that had a brass plaque attached to the slightly domed lid. Embossed on the plaque were many French words “Aux Enfants Sages” (The Well Behaved Child) and “Passage Jouffroy” (a covered street in Paris that is well known for toy shops) and “Benon & Cie” (the maker of the trunk or the name of the toy shop).

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All my possessions were carefully stored inside my I learned that I was going to live with the new lady whose trunk where occasionally I would be placed in a cozy little name was Maurine Popp. She took me home to a wonderful spot that fit me perfectly. We spent many wonderful years place filled with many other dolls, some that looked like together but alas, it was soon over. The little girl grew up, beautiful French children, dressed in the finest costumes, and didn’t spend much time with me any more. She stopped as well as many little ladies like me. Many of the dolls had telling me all her secrets and I was finally put away into my beautiful wardrobes contained in trunks such as mine and trunk for good, never to see her again. I don’t remember I felt my meager collection could not compare. I did notice how long I was asleep or where I was for those long years, that some of these lovely ladies, although very grand with but I was always safe and secure. Many of my beautiful beautiful wardrobes, were envious of my flexibility. These possessions were lost over time, but I do have a few poor girls could hardly bend or sit, and when they tried, treasured items left with me in my trunk. there would be all kinds of snapping ripping and groaning. One day I was disturbed from my slumbers Their limbs were very stiff and were stuffed with when the lid to my trunk was opened and sawdust that would occasionally leak out a kind lady named Mrs. Ernest H. Perkins and leave a little pile on the table. When this lifted me out. She carefully examined me happened they were always embarrassed and and my possessions and complimented would demand an immediate patch of some me on my beauty. I was shown around to kind. They couldn’t even gracefully hold onto many people and everyone admired me. their pretty little fans and parasols with their Mrs. Perkins would occasionally give me clumsy stitched leather hands. To me their presents – perhaps she felt sorry for me hands looked no better than ugly gloves. and all the things I had lost. One of the items They did have very lovely faces that made up in my trunk was a little blue book about a for their deficiencies. As time went on, we all young girl that was growing up around the became very good friends and I regretted my time when I was new. The book was titled unkind first impressions. Although I had very “The Memories of Susan” by Elizabeth few possessions left, I was proud of my Talbot Reynolds. The author dedicated the unique body, and was not envious of book in 1941 to Mrs. Perkins. There was also them anymore. a hand written note which reads, “Elizabeth I stayed with Maurine for many Talbot, author of the book and former happy years and came to appreciate owner of the French doll!” I wish all the knowledge and passion Courtesy Doll Collectors Manual 1964 page 11 I could remember… it remains that she had about the many quite a msytery. dolls in her care. In the Boston I remained with Mrs. Perkins area she was also an active for many years. When she was member and leader in the featured in a publication called group of collectors called “The “Doll Collectors Manual in Doll Collectors of America.” 1964” she chose me as one of She was interested in many her favorites to include in the early dolls, some being very manual. For awhile I remained old and special. She even had out of my trunk on display and a collection of dolls made of eventually, I was returned to my paper. These paper dolls were cozy place. At that time I still very special because they had had many of my nice things. very elaborate wardrobes. Once again, I awoke from I couldn’t help wishing that my slumbers when my trunk Maurine could have seen me was opened. There was a new in my youth, when I had all my lady holding me. She said she beautiful things! I didn’t even admired my proportions and my own a pair of shoes anymore; beautiful body style made of wood. I thought it strange that they had been removed a long time ago and misplaced. They she made such a fuss over my body. I had always thought were such lovely, little boots with an indented four stamped that all ladies such as I were the same, but I was later to find on the bottom and pretty little buttons up the sides. out that this is not always the case. I remember the kindly Then a sad day came when we found out that our beloved man that worked for the factory where I was made. He had Maurine could not care for us anymore. There was a long carefully carved my delicate little fingers and toes, and quiet time for all of us. Then one day, many strangers came cleverly constructed my wood limbs so that I could bend and carefully examined each and every one of us. They and twist and make myself comfortable in any position would open our trunks and comment on how much each that I cared to be in. I had always believed that I was very of us was worth. We learned that we would be shipped off average. When I left the factory, there were many of my to an auction house known as Skinner’s where each of us sisters just like me, waiting to go to new homes. would be sold to the highest bidder. I was very frightened 20

and wondered if I would be allowed to keep my things. Some of the more experienced dolls had attended many auctions and told of dolls being sold separately from their possessions and trunks. What a shame to lose all the possessions that had accompanied a doll through time and history. Was that what was in store for me and my friends? Once I was at Skinners I was photographed and given the number 650. Another helper of the auction wrote a description of me and my possessions. I was insulted when he noted a light spot on my forehead, like it was some kind of blemish! He had many blemishes on his face and I would like to see how he’d look at my age. I was relieved to see that all my things were to be included with me. While having my picture taken, I was given an aid to help me stand up straight and tall. I hadn’t stood up for many years and was glad for the assistance. Soon the big day arrived. Each of us was looking our best and there were many strangers in attendance that had come to see us. Some would stop and admire me, but there were many that would pass me by to see some of the other “rare” dolls. I felt sorry for some poor dolls over in the corner that didn’t even have their heads. There were others that had lost most of their clothes and had to stand naked in front of everyone, all day long! I had the embarrassment of being handled and having my skirt lifted up many times by strangers who wanted to see my early wood body. I remained dignified throughout and was pleased to hear comments on how wonderful I was. Even though my possessions were meager compared to others, I had unique qualities. It was a long day. I watched one by one as my old friends were sold. Finally it was my turn. I bravely kept my composure as a young helper held me high in the air in front of the whole room. All eyes were on me. I have never felt as important as I did at that moment. It was exhilarating accessories that are now gone. These as the bidding went even higher than were all given to me years ago by my my pre auction estimate. There were little girl. How dare they! even people bidding on me from far Again, I was back in my trunk. away. I later learned how this was done Once more, I was to be to be sold! I on something called the internet. Then never did find out why I was kept for as quickly as it started it was over and the short time of only six years. My they were on to the next doll. I was new caretaker, Shirley, planned on carefully packed up into my trunk again selling me again. I was very sad and sent off to a safe and secure room, about this. I really would have never to see my friends again. liked to have known her better. The next few years are kind of I learned we were going to a foggy in my memory. I know that my National Convention that was just latest caretaker, the buyer at the for dolls. How exciting! I found auction, was very careful with me but out there was a big sales room, unfortunately this was the time when I where I was to be sold. I patiently Courtesy Skinners Auction 2003 catalog lost a few more of my possessions just as I had waited in my trunk to be taken out and before. Sometimes other dolls can be such thieves. They displayed like all the other dolls. Disappointed, I remained lust after some of your extra things. If you are not wearing hidden in my trunk, set to the side of Shirley’s booth. I a dress, blouse, or an extra pair of drawers, they want couldn’t see what was going on when the sales room opened, it for themselves. This is how I lost my best blouse that but I could hear a lot of activity. There were many people, went with my blue silk ball gown, my beautiful pink silk mostly ladies, browsing around the room looking at all dress and several other garments. I had many hats and the dolls. I was very anxious since I was missing out on all 21

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When Amelia and I arrived at Kathy’s house we were greeted by these lovely fashion dolls and a very handsome gentleman.

the fun. How would anyone ever see me closed up inside my trunk! Get me out! I heard another lady pass quickly in and out of the booth. Shirley jokingly commented to her, “That was fast!” and the other woman replying, “I am only looking for French fashions.” Shirley stood up, and indicated my trunk that had been barely visible behind her, “I have one right here in her trunk.” “Would you like to sit down here and have a look at her?” Well you wouldn’t have believed the look of awe on the lady’s face as she saw me and my belongings contained in the trunk. Slowly one by one she carefully looked at each of my things. It was unsettling when she kept looking at the spot on my forehead and continued to have an unsure look on her face. After taking another good look at me and each and every one of my items she told Shirley that she had to have a friend look me over. While never letting go of me, she pulled out a strange contraption, poked at it a little then spoke to it, “Sylvia, please get over here to booth 92, now!” When Sylvia saw me, my trunk and my few reamaining possessions, her eyes got wide. Sylvia looked through my trunk and saw all my few remaining treasures. Then Sylvia examined my unique wooden body.

“But what about the spot on her forehead, do you think it is a problem?” “That blemish is nothing, she’s beautiful.” “Kathy, if you don’t buy her I will!” “You have the best luck finding things.” I thought, “I like Sylvia, she knows what she’s talking about!” A deal was struck and everyone was happy. I was returned to my trunk, kind of relieved it was over. I didn’t have to display myself all week and have my clothes torn at, destroyed or my things lost. I found out later that week that there was another doll going home with me to Kathy’s house. Her name was Amelia and we became fast friends. Kathy was very impressed with her delicate bisque arms and her lovely bare bisque feet. Amelia was very beautiful and sweet and she could bend almost as well as I, but she couldn’t twist. That was made up for by her heavenly face that reflected her disposition. We both crowded into my trunk for the long ride home to Kathy’s house. We had plenty of time for a conversation about the old days. Amelia was almost as old as I but had no memory of her past. The dress she was wearing was very nice old wool jumper with fringe and silk trim that she remembered wearing for many years. Her undergarments were neatly embroidered with an A H. Many years ago she had also lost her shoes and was now barefoot, which for her was an advantage. She felt she had been well taken care of in the past but recently there had been an upsetting accident. The two first fingers on her lovely right hand had been broken off and lost. She was very self conscious of this and would hide her hand in the

Amelia was given a new wig which suits her complexion.

I was given some replacement curls which covered those embarrassing bald spots.

folds of her skirt. I reassured her that it was nothing to be ashamed of. I told her of the poor dolls that I had seen at the auction with no heads, and she felt better. We talked about how careless some people can be, trying to wedge some item between our delicate little fingers. When we arrived at our new home we were greeted by a small group of lovely Fashion Dolls. There was even a handsome Gentleman named Louis in attendance to all us Ladies. I think his heart belongs to a beauty named Chantal, but that is an love story yet to unfold. A special place was arranged for me and my trunk. Amelia joined me and we comfortably settled in. A few weeks later the primping started. First, all of our yellowed and stiff undergarments were collected and carefully laundered. Later, after things were dry, they were mended and ironed. This was when Kathy was pleased to discover that all my undies were completely hand sewn with tiny little stitches. I could have told her that, remember I was from Paris! Our fancy dresses only received some much needed mending since they were too delicate to withstand washing. Amelia was also treated to a makeover. She had the most hideous new wig when she arrived. Kathy gave her a lovely handmade custom replacement wig that complimented her complexion. My original wig was falling apart; I was dropping my curls everywhere. Kathy carefully restored my curls to my head and even gave me some replacement locks to fill in my bald spots. For several days I was naked while Kathy was busy making me a new blouse. 23

Then we both had a pleasant surprise. Kathy opened a little bag and pulled out a pair of lovely little boots and stockings for each of us. They even complimented our outfits! We were so pleased with the results; we hadn’t looked so good for years! We both returned to sit in my opened trunk with all my lovely things around us. Many weeks went by and I thought this is a wonderful place. One day I was taken to the workshop. I was completely stripped naked and photographed. I suppose I should get use to these indignities from time to time, but I am an old fashioned girl with old fashioned modesty. I remained undressed for many days and thankfully the Gentleman remained in the other room. The only other there was a rather tall, stoic china head lady with long black curls. She snubbed me from the first day, always looking away when I would try to catch her attention. She had been standing there for months waiting for a new gown. I think she was jealous of all the attention I was getting.

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Kathy was busy fitting patterns on me for days and laying out all kinds of beautiful antique fabrics cut from old gowns. When I realized that she was making me a blouse to replace the lost one that was worn with my ball gown I was thrilled. In what seemed like no time I was redressed, this time in my wonderful ball gown. I had managed to hold onto it for all these years but this was the first time I had the pleasure of wearing it in a long time. My lost Paris original blouse was very fine but the beautiful replacement that Kathy had lovingly made for me was a gift I will always treasure. My new caretaker has many plans to make me a full wardrobe. She enjoys old style hand sewing techniques using antique fabrics and trims. Almost all her many patterns were out as she was busy making plans for the perfect costume for me. At the convention she bought me a lovely parasol just like the one I once had. It seems like everyday she is giving me another accessory to keep in my trunk. Soon I will have all my lost treasures restored to me, I only hope that in the future all my caretakers will understand the historical importance of keeping a doll, her trunk, and wardrobe together, forever!

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Ashley’s Dolls & Antiquities

1. 14" Maggie Bessie Antique Cloth doll from Old Salem, North Carolina. Wonderful hand painted face with painted blue eyes and light brown hair (some stains, cracking at right eye). She is wearing her original pink dress, slip, undies, shoes (broken snaps) and socks. Her bonnet is a old replacement. Very scarce and hard to find doll! $18,500. 2. 19" Kammer & Reinhardt Mold #127 with Toddler body. This cutie has set (reset) blue glass eyes, brush stroke painted hair, open mouth, cute body (repainted) and replacement nautical clothing. $1195 3. 10" Belton type doll incised with 0 only. Pretty set blue glass eyes on darling face with lovely closed mouth. Pierced ears, mohair wig, ball jointed composition body with straight wrists. Very nice replacement clothing made from antique fabrics and laces. Darling girl! $1100 4. 30" Simon & Halbig/Handwerck child doll. Large, brown glass sleep eyes, molded brows, well defined lips. Antique clothing is a confection of laces. Stamped Handwerck body (one lower leg is a repainted antique replacement). Antique mohair wig. Such a sweet girl! $850 5. 26" German Bisque socket head doll. Head is incised with KR 14. Beautiful, brown sleep eyes, Human hair wig, Pretty antique clothing. Precious!! $795 6. 16" boy with large "watermelon" grin. Blue glass sleep eyes, brush stroke painted hair with molded top knot and side curls. Bent limb composition baby body. Nicely redressed in a nautical themed outfit.

This is a Nippon version of the Hertel, Schwab & Co. Mold #172. Extra fun and difficult to find! $1895 7. 13" Kestner Mold number 143. Blue sleep eyes, stamped ball jointed body, antique clothing, replaced mohair wig. What a cutie!! $850 8. 12" Belton type incised with 3 only. She has cobalt blue set eyes and a pretty closed mouth. Ball jointed composition body with straight wrists (wear to body). Beautifully redressed in a costume of antique silk and laces. Human hair wig. So, so lovely!! $1100 9. 20" German China head doll. Delicate painted smiling mouth, blue painted eyes, molded and painted black hair. Cloth body with leather arms and hands. Extremely nice antique clothing. Very nice size to display! $795 10. 25" Handwerck Mold #99 child doll. Lovely blue sleep eyes, open mouth with four upper teeth. Stamped Handwerck ball jointed body (wear to hands), antique crochet pink dress with lace, replaced mohair wig, shoes and socks. Beautiful girl! $550 11. 12" Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt cloth dolls by Mary Green. Very nicely hand painted faces, mohair hair, wire armature bodies with delicate fingers. Artist made clothing. These are vintage cloth dolls that are truly unique!! $625 pair 12. 23" Simon & Halbig "Baby Blanche". Blue sleep eyes, pierced ears, vintage and antique clothing, replaced wig. So pretty and harder to find! $595

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27� Greiner boy with a molded, side part boy’s hairstyle painted black with brush strokes painted around the edges. Heavy cotton home made body with twill torso, separate upper legs sewn on and separate lower legs sewn on at knee. Upper arms are plain cotton, dark cream leather lower arms from above the elbow have separate fingers. Photo Carol Corson, private collection

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magine for a moment standing at the entrance of the salesroom at the United Federation of Doll Clubs at the National Convention. Peering in, it is easy to spot many lovely dolls for sale. Some of these items are almost impossible to resist. Always the lovely ones: the Brus, the Jumeaus, a rare German character; even an originally dressed dolly-face in laces and ribbons, or a fashion in ethnic clothes. Next to these lovelies are the quiet ones, dolls that do not attract the attention of the bulk of the attendees. There, in hushed silence, stand the old papier maches. There will not be too many of these dolls, although there are probably more than had been first noticed. Most of these papier mache dolls will be of German manufacture. The French type (although the heads were often

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Mark stamped on lower back of shoulder plate. This stamp is found on the back shoulderplate of these early dolls. It is believed that these dolls were made by Greiner pre-1858.

34-1/2� patent head. Molded center part hairstyle tucked behind her ears ending in ten sausage curls. Molded eyelids with a fine black upper lid line and upper lashes. Home made cotton body with replaced linen arms and leather hands. Photo Carol Corson, private collection.

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27” with molded center part short hair with 3 molded and brush stroke curls in front of each ear and strong comb marks in fairly straight short hair in back. Molded eyelids with painted upper and lower lashes. Black glass eyes with no separate pupil set in white glass. She has the 1858 Greiner label on bottom back of shoulder head. Photo Carol Corson, private collection

This 34” doll modeled for the 1997 U.S. Post Office issue of American doll stamps. She has short molded curls with a center part and eight molded and painted brush stroked curls around her face. Her curls are brushed behind her ears and finish in 10 short sausage curls. She has a large, white cotton home made (frail) body with replaced leather arms. Body is original to her, but larger than is in scale with her head. Photo Carol Corson, private collection

A 27” Greiner with the 1858 label. She has a heavy homemade cloth body with leather lower arms.

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made in Germany) often wear fanciful costumes: a fairy here, a ballerina there. Also found are the so-called Milliner’s Models. These skinny dolls with the elaborate hairdos have wooden arms and legs and are of German manufacture. How about papier mache dolls of American manufacture? Yes, a few of these will also be found in the salesroom. One may carry a label of “Lerch and Klag.” Another may be marked “Harwood”or “Gold Metal.” These would be rare dolls indeed. But, one American maker of papier mache dolls stands out. He has been called the “King of American Papier mache.” His name was Ludwig Greiner. There are still many, many of his interesting dolls in collections and there may even be a few for sale in the salesroom. He manufactured far and away the most dolls of all of the American papier mache producers. But Ludwig Greiner was not born here in the United States. He immigrated here from Lauscha, near Sonnenberg, Germany in the 1830’s. His extended Greiner family had been involved in doll making and doll selling in Lauscha for over a hundred years. It is likely that Ludwig apprenticed to another family doll maker right there in Lauscha and was, by the time he arrived in America, a competent and creative doll maker in his own right. He did not come alone. He was accompanied by his wife Charlotte and his three oldest boys, at that time the oldest being only five years old. He also had in his party a brother or brother-in-law named Christopher and Christopher’s probable wife Christina and their three-year-old daughter Carolina. There was even a fifty-year-old woman, Wilhelmina, joining them who was most likely Ludwig’s mother. Filling out the traveling party was another family from Lauscha, the Wilhelm Mullers, consisting of a father, his wife and their daughter. They arrived aboard the sailing ship Napier at Baltimore on July 6, 1835 and traveled on to nearby Philadelphia, where they settled in the Northern Liberties section of town. Northern Liberties was composed of many well-to-do families of German origin, so Ludwig had planned well.

Philadelphia was a perfect place to start manufacturing papier mache dolls. There were nine paper mills within the city by 1850. Kaolin clay was abundant and cheap. Several paint factories were nearby with readily available paints to decorate the dolls’ faces. The oldest varnish factory in the United States was located in Philadelphia. Plus there was a multitude of textile makers there. In fact, Philadelphia was considered the largest textile city in the world in 1858, making the cloth for the bodies readily available. Napier’s log listed Ludwig’s profession as a merchant and shortly after his arrival in Philadelphia he opened up a toy and variety store in his section of town. Ludwig was likely making doll heads by 1840 but he did not own a property where he could carry on his work until 1854, when he purchased property at 414 N. 4th Street. It was at this 4th Street address that his patent of March 30th, 1858 was granted. It

A tiny 11” Greiner boy with the 1858 label, original costume.

Label on the back shoulderplate.

Unusual 1858 Greiner with “cornrows” that go straight back from her forehead. Sherry Shirran collection.

A side view of Sherryl Shirran’s doll shows a band ranging across the back of her head that is holding the curls in place.

This 1858 Greiner has the look of a young child.

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This 1858 Greiner is in brand-new condition. Her owner says that she was wrapped in a sheet and put away for many years. Private Collection.

This Greiner has the same hairdo and full face as the previous example, but she is dressed as an older adult. Sherryl Shirran collection.

8-1/2� unmarked Greiner child. Photo Carol Corson

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was a patent for an “improved� doll head where the interior of the papier mache head was lined with cloth and glue so as to insure that the head was sturdy enough to weather a fall or to be used as a club to beat up a smaller brother. It was, in fact, the first patent for a doll that was granted in the United States. And the fact that there are many of these dolls still here today attests to the process of making the head almost crash-proof. The 4th Street plot that Ludwig purchased was actually quite small. It had a 16-foot frontage on the street and went back only 76 feet. It is hard to imagine that the family was able to carry on the variety store business, the doll making endeavor, and also to live in that small of a space. Perhaps they rented a house somewhere else close by. But, living space was solved in 1863 when Ludwig bought the property at 417 York Avenue. Here was situated a three story house on a lot, still very small, that had a 16-1/2 foot frontage on York Ave and went back 46-1/2 feet. Apparently, these two properties were back to back or kitty cornered to each other with no street in between. The family was set to expand the businesses. The Greiner family, after all children were born (and some died) consisted of six boys and one girl, the youngest. So, it

A three-quarters view of an 1858 Greiner with the hairdo most often found. This doll used to be displayed at the former Mary Merritt Doll Museum.

is assumed that all of the seven children learned how to produce the doll heads and worked in the family business. The 1858 patent date dolls were mostly black-haired with blue or turquoise eyes, although there have been recorded several dolls with the rare blond hair (for that date) and even a few brown-haired ones. The “patent heads” are accepted as early Greiners, made prior to the 1858 improvement and are simply marked “patent head.” In 1872, Ludwig extended his patent for seven more years, to 1879. The “extension” Greiners, as they were called, had as many blonds as there were blackhaired ladies. And, again, there were a few brown-haired dollies found also. Almost all Greiners found today have a label. Three of the labels found refer to the 1858 patent date and three refer to the 1872 date. The most common of the 1858 dolls had a part down the center at the top of their head, the hair drawn down over, or tucked behind, the ears and vertical sausage curls in back. Most of the dolls represented grown women, but there were a few that could have been children or babies. Most of the 1858 dolls were sold as heads only, where the purchasing mother made the body for the doll and dressed it. But, after the 1872 extension, Greiner would often have a German friend make a commercial body to hold the head. Most often mentioned is Jacob Lacmann, but there could have been others. Ludwig Greiner died in 1874. He had been a widower for nineteen years and was almost 70 years old. Two of his sons, Albert and Henry, tried to carry on their family business. It is entirely possible that they enlisted the help of one or two of their other brothers and maybe even their sister. But, as the doll world was being taken over by the beautiful bisque dolls, it must have been a hard go. By 1881, only Henry was listed at the 4th Street address as a doll maker. Henry and his wife Emma left this address sometime in the fall of 1883 or the early spring of 1884. So, only four or so years were left to the Greiner doll making endeavor. By 1884, no one with the Greiner name was mentioned as being attached to the 4th Street address. Their time was over. So, going back to the imaginary UFDC salesroom, it would be informative to see how many of these Greiner dolls will be seen for sale. Remember, they are quiet, they range in size from 11 inches to 36 inches, and almost all of them have a label on their back shoulder plate. And, most of them will not be in horrible, broken shape because of the “improved” patent. Best of all, they are not nearly as expensive as the more popular bisque headed dollies. It is possible to go home with a few dollars left over, realize that the purchase is a genuine historical object of the United States in the 19th century, and still have bought a lovely doll.

This is a full face view of a very large 36” “extension” Greiner.

A side view shows the curls on the side of her head.

References Langley, Winnie, Greiner Doll Heads. The Jenny Lind Doll Club of So. Connecticut, UFDC Regional Convention Booklet, 1968 Gerken, Jo Elizabeth, Wonderful Dolls of Papier Mache, Union College Press, Doll Research Associates, Lincoln, NE 1970.

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1. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this stunning Kestner character child - mold #214 - superior quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered molded brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - original plaster pate - fully jointed compo body - 24” tall - $995. 2. Extremely rare solid wood “Bye-Lo” baby by Schoenhut - lovely hand carved features with that always desirable Bye-Lo look - soft hand painted features of superior quality - sleep chestnut brown eyes - original frog body w/ bisque hands - only 100 ever made - excellent condition - 15” tall - $2,995. 3. Wonderful “Judda” character child by Cuno & Otto Dressel - mold #1349 - superior quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched molded feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed compo body - very pretty - 22” tall - $995. 4. This is Pearl - we found her with those pearls - hence her name - lovely brown bisque child by Handwerck - mold #69 - superior brown bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feather brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ dark amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 25” tall - $1,995. 5. Wonderful rare little exotic character by Ernst Heubach - mold # 473 - her name is Sybille - adorable little shelf size Spanish character with flawless bisque - dark sleep eyes - rare smiling open/closed mouth w/ molded teeth original 5 piece toddler body - she carries her guitar - original clothes - 10” tall - $995. 6. There is nothing quite like a winter bride - we have two rare Madame Alexander beauties: a) super rare “Sonja Henie” bride - excellent condition - tagged - rare 21” size - $1,495. B) Exceptionally beautiful Alexander “bride” - excellent compo - great eyes - tagged - 18” tall $795. 7. Another wonderful & ever so rare toddler character by Armand Marseille - mold # 233 - excellent high quality bisque with totally adorable hand painted facial features - high arched brows - heather blue sleep eyes - open pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original 5 five piece toddler body - 15” tall - $995. 8. Rare to find large size painted eye googlie by Recknagel - mold # 33 - molded pageboy hair - high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - arched comical brows - enormous blue intaglio eyes - closed smiling mouth - 10” tall -$995. 9. Rare & wonderful brown bisque beauty - this one is made by Simon & Halbig - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed compo body - 24” tall - $1,995. 10. Two utterly adorable “Baby Sandy’s” by Freundlich - baby Sandy Henville was featured in many of the 30’s & 40’s universal movies - her movie career was over at the age of 4 - each is all original - great compo: A) Dressed as girl - 17” tall - $795. B) Dressed as boy - 15” tall - $695. 11. Extremely rare & ever so beautiful “Mien Liebling” by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold # 117 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body 18” tall - $4,995. 12. Lovely French bebe from the wonderful world of Etienne Denamur - (ED) - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial feature - heavy arched attractive brows over lapis blue paperweight eyes - open smiling mouth w/ outlined soft rose shaded lips - original five piece French body - factory original; provincial costume - 16” tall - $1,695. 13. Wonderful utterly perfect shelf size French Poupée by François Gauthier (FG) - hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft azure blue eyes - closed pouty smiling mouth w/ dark amber shading - original fashion body w/ bisque lower arms - sweet small size - only 10 1/2” tall $1,695. 14. Wonderful ever so early shelf size Simon & Halbig character child - mold # 1079 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open pouty mouth w/ dark amber shading - original early fully jointed straight wrist body - sweet little size - only 11” tall - $1295. 15. Wonderful & ever so rare Simon & Halbig character child - mold #949 - superlative bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over intense chestnut brown paperweight eyes - this rare early beauty has a very desirable super pouty look w/ a slightly open mouth & soft amber shading - original fully jointed body - 18” tall - $1,995. 16. Exceptionally rare compo character - this is an all original “Campbell Kid” by American character - marked “Petite “ - entirely different from the Horsman “Campbell Kid” - this adorable child has a very round face & that precious watermelon smile - tagged clothes - excellent condition - 13” tall - $895. 17. Just as rare & wonderful as she could possibly be is this wondrous “Hilda” toddler - by Kestner - mold #245 superior first out of the mold bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over big beautiful chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth with two teeth - soft amber shaded lips - to make her all the more delightful she’s on her original five piece toddler body - 18” tall - $4,495. 18. Wow - look what we found - just a breathtaking as she could possibly be is this amazing very early nursing Bru - (Bebé Teteur) - spectacular hand pressed French bisque - wondrous hand painted facial features that would make the masters weep - soft hand stroked brows over enormous early dark lined beautiful bulbous heather blue paperweight eyes in lovely early almond shaped sockets - to add even more to her enhancement she has that precious hint of mauve eye shadow above her eyes - open round mouth with soft amber shading - her original nursing mechanism is still in her head - she’s on her original Chevrot body - size 4 - 16” tall - $16,500. 19. Another extremely rare wonder - this is a never to be found German portrait lady made for the French trade - mold #411 - she is a slightly turned slender neck with the most beautiful & pronounced face - lovely slender features w/ a totally captivating face - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding wondrous chestnut brown glass eyes - closed pert mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fashion body w/ exquisite bisque hands & arms - listed in the blue book as being extremely rare - 15” tall - $3,995. 20. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this utterly amazing Kathe Kruse “Hampelchen” - Doll XII - (circa 1930’s) the doll w/ the dangling legs - amazing utterly pristine condition w/ stunning hand painted facial features factory original & yes she even has her hanging tag - what an amazing treasure - 18” tall - $2,995. 21. Another rare lovely treasure from the amazing world of Bru - this beautiful Bru Jne R bebé from the 1890’s - is just as sweet as she can be - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous bulbous chestnut brown paperweight eyes in spectacular almond sockets - closed pouty smiling mouth w/ twice shaded lips in a warm rose coloring - original fully jointed & marked Bru body - size 11 - 25” tall - $9,500. 22. Wonderful & rare to find “Adeline Patti” china lady - exquisite china bisque w/ beautiful hand painted facial features - notice the very early wisp of hair around her face - lovely round face w/ wondrous Icelandic blue eyes - - nice old body - 24” tall - $995. 23. One great big super size Kestner soldier boy w/ an amazing toddler body - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous blue sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth - he’s a great big 32” tall and to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - $2,495. 24. Another rare & wondrous French beauty - this one from the world famous Steiner company - this lovely Fre A bebé (circa1887) is exceptionally beautiful w/ outstanding hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft wistful lashes surrounding enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - extreme pouty mouth with just a hint of a smile - this seems to give her a really special unique look - original fully jointed Steiner body - 21” tall - $7,500.

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25. Another great big super size boy - this one is by C. M. Bergman - wondrous high quality bisque w/ exceptional hand painted facial features - soft arched molded feathered brows over enormous lapis blue sleep eyes - open mouth w/ soft amber shading - - original fully jointed compo body - dressed in the most amazing gentleman’s costume w/ a top hat you will ever see - 31” tall $1,295. 26. Wonderful early china boy w/ all that & more - this adorable 1840’s “Kinderkopf” boy - has just a hint of pink tint - but his very special hair is just amazing - soft windswept wisps of hair all around his face -w/ a sweet little part - lovely hand painted facial features - nice old body - 15” tall - $1,495. 27. Very unique & unusual set of earthenware figurines the five stages in the life of a Geisha - each is hand crafted and hand painted by early artist - each one is very elaborate & very detailed - with fantastic touches of refinement - the fourth in the series w/ the large headdress is fully sexed in also exceptional detail - each being a different size - the full set is $1,995. 28. Two very unusual & very unique compo character boys: A) a little “Whistling Dan” the sailor man excellent compo - all original - he has springs in his legs - when you push him up & down he whistles - 14” tall - $495. B) “Johnny Tu-face” by Effanbee - smiling on one side - crying on the other -16” tall - $695. 29. Just as precious as he can be is this sweet little Asian child by Armand Marseille (AM) - mold #353 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - just a hint of soft stroked eyebrows over those heavy lidded almond shaped brown sleep eyes - closed pouty mouth - original five piece body - 13” tall - $1,495. 30. A truly lovely early fashion by E. Barrois - (circa 1860) - wondrous pale hand pressed French bisque of superior quality w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft brushstroke brows over wistful lashes surrounding breathtaking cobalt blue paperweight eyes in hand cut almond sockets - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - soft amber shading - original upright firm fashion body - 18” tall - $3,995.

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31. Extremely rare & wonderful French art deco boudoir doll - exceptional pale white mask face w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - sad & forlorn but such a wonderful face - early straw filled body - all original - 25” tall - $995. 32. Seldom found & always desirable is this wonderful character by Simon & Halbig - mold # 1339 - this rarely found treasure has pristine bisque w/ first out of the mold quality & a very unique & different face from all the other she children - 18” tall - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding enormous heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open smiling face/ outlined soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 18” tall $1,495. 33. Extremely rare & ever so wonderful all original Dewees Cochran “Deborah” - with the help of my friend Dawn - we believe that’s who she is - very unique & different face w/ wide eye wonder written all over it - beautiful blue eyes & such a happy smiling face - excellent condition w/ an extra dress & to make her all the more delightful she comes in her original box - 15” tall - $2,495. 34. Another truly unique wonder - a French fashion young lad of superior quality glorious hand poured French bisque w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ dark amber shading - to add to his wonderment he has a handlebar mustache & a hand painted mole near his chin - firm upright original kid body - 14” tall - $3,795. 35. We have so many rare & wonderful dolls this month and here is another - wonderful

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early Belton made for the French trade by Bahr & Proschild - mold # 204 - this exquisite little character is just breathtaking beautiful - with that total French exotic look - those big chestnut brown paperweight eyes - & that lovely super exaggerated pouty mouth - original straight wrist early body - 13” tall - $1,995. Rare & wonderful small shelf size glass eyed Parian lady w/ the most amazing molded shoulder plate - rare molded café au hair - gorgeous cobalt blue glass eyes rare pierced ears - elaborate three fired molded shoulder plate - 14” tall - $1,795. Rare & wonderful compo “Mary Hoyer” - excellent all original condition - super compo - beautiful eyes - factory original clothes - she comes with 8 factory original outfits & lots of extra knitted ones - many extra shoes & a tennis racquet w/ case & ball - amazing - $1,295. Wonderful small size Lenci child - very sweet pouty little face w/ side glancing brown eyes - nice clean condition - 14” tall - $995. Just as sweet & adorable as they can be are these two all original “Just Me” googlies by Armand Marseille - we all love that sweet little face w/ that pert little mouth - both are in excellent all original condition. A - bisque w/ blue eyes - 8” tall - $1,995. B painted bisque w/ blue eyes - 8” tall - $1,495. A truly lovely rare to find Asian lady by Simon & Halbig - mold #1099 - pristine flawless bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - pale Asian coloring w/ exaggerated arched brows over wondrous almond shaped eyes w/ chestnut brown sleep eyes open smiling mouth w/ dark amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 20” tall - $3,495.

41. Wonderful large size rare to find “Miss Liberty” Parian - (circa 1860’s) exceptional high quality Parian bisque w/ such a gorgeous face - soft feathered brows over outlined Icelandic blue eyes - blonde molded hair w/ gilded gold crown & earrings - hair in back has two ribbons that linger on her gracious neck w/ upswept double rolled bun - 24” tall $1,495. 42. Rare tiny shelf size French young lad - possibly La Conte - pristine pale French hand poured bisque w/ wonderful hand painted facial feature - soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth with dark amber shading - original fully jointed French body - 11” tall - $1,295. 43. Very unusual China priest - 1880’s center part china w/ the very unique addition of having an original gold painted & fired cross around his neck - wonderful molded black hair and deeply textured facial features - lovely old body - 20” tall - $995. 44. Beautiful smiling Dep Jumeau - flawless hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 25” tall - $1,795. 45. A truly unique & wonderful Kammer & Reinhardt character child w/ exceptional presence - mold #121 dressed as a fashion lady - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - a unique breather w/ open nostrils - open smiling mouth w/ amber shading - she’s on her original fully jointed compo body - dressed as a fashion lady - really cute - 24” tall - $1,995.

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by Kathy Embry

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hroughout the years there have been many American female icons – the vamp, the flapper, Miss America, the pin up, sex kitten, sweater girl, Barbie, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, playmate and playboy bunny – but the original was Charles Dana Gibson’s “The Gibson Girl.” The Gibson Girl had a personality that transcended the medium of print. She was to artwork what Marilyn Monroe was to photography. For a generation of women, she was the equivalent of today’s supermodel. She was brought to life in a series of winsome pen and ink drawings by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson and led the way for the style and fashions from 1890 to 1910. She appeared in dozens of magazines even though she was a figment of the

Brunette shoulderhead with feathered eyebrows, marked “172”, Kestner crown and streamers sticker. Larry and Patricia Gosh collection. Rare blonde socket head, no mold number, one stroke eyebrows. Kathy and Mike Embry Collection. View of socket head from behind, red stamp “Germany” over “1.” Note her hour-glass figure. Notice the padded bosom on the mold 172.

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imagination and never had a name of her own, but always referred to as “The Gibson Girl.” Sometimes accompanied by “The Gibson Man”, together they instructed on matters of dress and attitude. She was spunky and sentimental, down to earth and aristocratic at the same time. She was pictured attending college and choosing the best mate, but she was never pictured as part of a suffrage march. She was tall and slender, with an hour glass figure achieved by wearing a swan-bill corset. She had youthful features, ephemeral beauty, her neck was thin, and her hair piled high upon her head in the contemporary bouffant, pompadour and chignon fashions. She was multi-faceted, always at ease and fashionable. She was depicted as an equal, feminine but also able to brake through several gender barriers for her attire allowed her to participate in sports, including golf, roller skating and bicycling. Her characteristic clothing was a high-necked, fitted blouse or bodice with full puff sleeves and a long skirt with a flared bottom and a tightly fitted waistline. She was everything American women in 1900 aspired to be. Gibson’s interests were in portraying the social set rather than political figures and his audience enjoyed the way he poked fun at high society characters. In 1890 he started drawing “The Gibson Girl” and later featured her in his full independent portfolio and she sold magazines. Whole fashion lines were started when Gibson placed a ribbon on her forehead or a certain style dress on her tall figure.

Many models posed for Gibson Girl-style illustrations, including his wife, Irene Langhorne. At the pen of her husband’s hand, she set the fashion trend for the ideal American woman along with already being the ideal Southern Belle. Born in Richmond, VA, Irene had beauty and vitality and dared for more than sport activities. She was actively involved with politics and worked for social justice. The incredibly beautiful teenage showgirl Evelyn Nesbit was the subject of the famous Gibson drawing entitled “Women: the Eternal Question” published in 1905. This was one of Gibson’s best known works, which helped Evelyn enter the ranks of the famous turn-of-the-century “Gibson Girls.” Evelyn also became a chorus girl in the hit musical “Floradora” and was the sole bread winner for her mother and brother. When you see a Floradora doll produced by Armand Marseille remember that it was named after Evelyn’s role in the Broadway show of the same name. Evelyn was an icon created and consumed by the public’s insatiable appetite for public scandal. Her starring role came in 1906 with the real life sensational murder in Madison Square Garden’s rooftop theatre of Stanford White, her former benefactor and ex-lover, by her husband, Harry Thaw, in defense of her honor three years after the fact. The first “trial of the century” cast her forever in the popular mind as “the girl in the red velvet swing” a 1955 film based on her personal life. One of the most famous models that posed for Gibson was the Danish-American stage actress Camille Clifford

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Below: Close-up of shoulderhead with leather body, marked “172,” real lashes on top, lower painted lashes, feathered eyebrows, longer thinner closed mouth. Right: Close-up of socket head, composition body, one stroke eyebrows, painted upper and lower eyelashes, shorter, rounder mouth.

who was tall with an hour glass figure, the epitome of the Gibson Girl style. In 1905 Leslie Stiles wrote a song for her, “Why Do They Call Me a Gibson Girl?” which she sang in The Belle of Mayfair (Vaudeville Theatre) in a daring off the shoulder, sheer black velvet gown. She had a fairy tale ending by marrying Honorable Henry Lyndhurst, Bruce’s eldest son and heir apparent of Henry Baron Aberdale II. The popularity of the Gibson Girl was reflected in many related phenomena in American popular culture. Her image was reproduced everywhere: on dishes, clothing, tablecloths, pillow covers, ashtrays, umbrella stands, wallpaper and most notably the German bisque headed doll produced by Kestner & Co. in 1900. Jan Foulke describes this doll very well in her book Kestner King of Dollmakers. “The comparable look of the Kestner doll to the Gibson Girl is without a doubt modeled after the ladies illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson. During this period there was a renewed popularity in lady dolls and Kestner produced one of the most sought after lady dolls of this period and even had the name “Gibson Girl” stamped in blue on some of their torsos.” The Coleman’s Encyclopedia also states “Gibson Girl” was a trade name of the doll made by Kestner, often mold #172. Some of the Kestner dolls are found to have the “J.D.K.” with 38

Close-up of 21-inch doll, one stroke eyebrows, painted upper and lower lashes.

21-inch doll on a leather hinged body, no mold number. Costumed by Carole Miley, fabulous 1906 hat. Embry Collection.

a crown and streamers trademark, which was used from 1895 and patented in 1896. George Borgfeldt & Co., a New York distributor, handled many of the finest dolls manufactured abroad. Before World War I the firm had exclusive American and Canadian rights on Kestner dolls and others. The Kestner doll factory was one of the few doll makers to make entire dolls, heads and bodies. In 1892 Kestner patented his Excelsior jointed composition body. In 1900 Kestner used slip casting for making bisque dolls’ heads and in 1902 advertised kid bodies stuffed with cork and hinged hip and knee joints. This added more flexibility for her limbs. Some doll heads are marked with the mold number “172” and some have no mold number. In Ciesliks’

German Doll Encyclopedia, the author states that Kestner’s “mold no. 172 “socket head” (Gibson Girl) was made only for the United States.” In Coleman’s Encyclopedia it is suggested that these ladytype dolls may have been made for several years and they were pictured in the 1910 Ladies Home Journal as “The Queen of Hearts.” Kestner’s “Gibson Girl” dolls can be found in sizes from 10 inches to 21 inches. The smallest doll has a cloth body with lower bisque arms and high strapped bisque molded boots. The larger sizes are found on a leather riveted body with lower bisque arms, but the rarest has a socket head on a composition lady body. The same Kestner patented composition body is found on the smaller lady dolls with head mold #162. These lady dolls have mohair piled high bun hairstyles with plaster pates and weighted glass sleep eyes in brown or blue. The dolls with the mold #172 have fine feathered eyebrows, whereas the heads with no mold numbers have one stroke eyebrows. If the doll came with real eyelashes, then no painted upper lashes are found, or they have both upper and lower painted eyelashes. The heads marked with a mold number have a longer tapering closed mouth; the heads without a mold number have 39

The three different body types of the Gibson Girl: composition, leather and cloth.

Close-up of 10-inch doll on cloth body, marked “172”, upper real lashes, lower painted lashes, feathered eyebrows, longer thinner closed mouth. Embry Collection.

a full lower lip giving a rounder look. There is a darker red line separating the upper and lower lips on both types of dolls. Her delicate features fit her very upward tilted chin, denoting her sophisticated, confident manner. Charles Dana Gibson’s elegant drawings captured the spirit of an age. The Gibson Girl personified beauty, limited independence, personal fulfillment and American prestige. The coming of the first World War ended the public romance with Gibson’s images. The outlook changed from confident optimism to reserved cynicism in which Gibson’s perspective seemed out of place. His popularity waned but there’s no ignoring his influence on popular culture of the first decades of the 20th Century. To discuss Kestner Gibson Girl dolls email Kathy at kembry@evansville.net. Does your doll have a mold number with feathered eyebrows or single stroke with no mold number? Bibliography Coleman, Dorthy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls, Volume One and Two. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. 1986. Coleman, Dorthy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. The Collector’s Book of Dolls’ Clothes, Costumes in Miniature 1700-1929. Crown Publishers, Inc., New York 1975. Cieslik, Jurgen & Marianne. The German Doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939. Hobby House Press, Inc. 1985. Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson. New York, R.H. Russell & Son, 1894. Foulke, Jan Kestner King of Dollmakers. Hobby House Press, Inc. 1982. Gibson Girl, St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture by Laurel Weintraub, 2002 Gale Group. Gibson Girl, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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The Shops of the Nuremberg Christian Hacker Company Excerpt from the book of Swantje Köhler: Christian Hacker – Wooden Toy factory in Nuremberg 1835 -1927

A simpler version of this shop was shown in an 1893 ad from the American toy dealer Stirn. (Antik Toy Store)

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Luxury version of a so called “polished Brussels shop with golden bars”. (Collection Ulrike Wachendorff)

well as typical products to be found in a pharmacy such as drugs, remedies and herbs. Chemicals in very small quantities for households could be purchased, for example powders for dyeing and bleaching, cleaning supplies, paint and similar substances. In addition, every kind of tobacco was available, from the most expensive to the cheapest. Shop owners or merchants bought tobacco tied up in rolls, and slices were cut off to order. The brown rolls in the miniature shops were made from wood and collectors sometimes mistakenly think that they are supposed to be a German cake called “Baumkuchen”. To illustrate where the goods came from and to give children an idea of these strange far-away countries, the Hacker company decorated many shops with exotic transfers, which showed the colonial masters and the natives of those foreign countries together in a friendly and idealized way. In the Biedermeier era, milliner’s were fashionable and very popular with little girls. Right from the beginning Christian Hacker produced a great number of them. They could be ordered empty or filled with ribbons, bonnets, dresses, clothes, silk flowers, and fabrics. After 1847 milliner’s were sometimes listed as “Modehandlungen” (fashion shops) and could be purchased painted

A smaller version of the “polished Brussels shop with golden bars” shown in an sample book of the Roth & Rau company (Toy Museum Nuremberg)

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Open shop N° 228 with typical transfer pictures showing idyllic scenes from the colonies. (Collection Carola and Peter Kern).

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This model is called “Paris Shop with round corners” and appears in 1854 for the first time on the market. (Collection Maria & Dieter Leipold)

with distemper or polished and decorated with gold paint. On November 25, 1839 Christian Hacker wrote into his account book, “Fine gold for the shops received from Herrn Rücker”. In contrast to the so-called “Boulle” – furniture by J. D. Kestner and J. D. Schneegass, whose golden patterns were lithographed onto the furniture, the decoration and patterns on the shops made by the Hacker company were all meticulously hand-painted. In addition to milliner’s, the company produced other speciality shops, such as soapboilers with many different cakes of soap and soap products; bakers and market stalls filled with bread and other bakery products made from wood and tragacanth (“Tragant”) or plaster. Gum Tragacanth, made of resin mixed with sugar, is not edible. It was often used by confectioners, because it was very suitable for molding and so was excellent for making display showpieces. Some of the elaborate “Confiserien” were also filled with the famous Nuremberg gingerbread (“Lebkuchen”). At the beginning of the 20th century customers could choose the accessories and the labelling and decide if they wanted to buy a grocer, florist or toy shop. Later, speciality shops such as butcher’s, game dealer’s, fishmonger’s or poulterer’s were available, too. They were always filled with the suitable accessories made of plaster or other substances. Around 1900 spelling in Germany was finally harmonized according to the “Duden”, a new dictionary for orthography. This makes determining the age of the piece easier, as beginning at that time the letter “c” was frequently replaced by the letter “k” (“Colonialwaren-Laden” is changed to “Kolonialwaren-Laden” etc.). Accessories in the early shops were usually from turned wood, which Hacker bought from other companies or individual craftsmen. The account books reveal that Christian Hacker repeatedly ordered small barrels and small boxes or tins from his “friend Kurtz” whose business was in Altdorf. Pieces of wood wrapped in printed paper imitated specific varieties of tobacco. According to price lists, good accessories later also included colourful miniature cans and proper table scales for counters or big stationary scales. Shops could also be ordered with electric lights and an electric bell. In some, there was a small side room or a separate place behind a balustrade, in which invoices could be written. Such an additional office was often referred to as “Comptoir” (French). The drawer labels were usually attached in the end, since the destination of the

toy was unknown, and it was not known whether labels needed to be in English, French, Spanish or German. At the beginning of the 20th century the labels could be pushed into small practical metal frames on the drawers. In many shops the same label could be found on several drawers. If collectors find the same kind of label on several drawers in a shop, they should not worry, as this can be found in sample books, too. Design and construction of the shops was usually in line with the popular architecture of that particular period. At first shops with gothic elements - including typical pointed arch windows - prevailed. In accordance with their design they were referred to as “Gothic shops”. A few stylistic elements from Arab architecture were also copied until the middle of the 19th century, as they went with many products that were imported from foreign lands. The sample books from Roth & Rau, a Nuremberg wholesaler, show such shops with onion domes and windows in the Arab style. Some shops were named after the important international trade centres of the Middle Ages (e.g. “Hamburger Laden”, “Frankfurter Laden“, “Holländer Laden” or “Brabanter Laden“). Other cities such as Paris, Munich or Copenhagen were used as well, as their names were popular. These names appear to have been chosen at random. One named “Pariser Spezerei Laden” (Paris spicery shop) was changed in handwriting to a “Brabanter Spezerei Laden”. Another example is a shop with a closed front listed as “Conditorei Münchner Art” in a sample book from Roth & Rau. A few pages later the same model was furnished as Spezerei Laden and referred to as “Frankfurter Laden”. Almost the complete range of miniature shops manufactured by Hacker are to be found in the surviving sample books from Roth & Rau. One of Hacker’s favourite construction elements was the two hinged front windows. An extra refinement was a rotating display stand in the shop-window operated by a clockwork mechanism. The early shops could be purchased with figurines made from paper maché or other substances. In many cases the size of the shop-assistants were not suitable for the shops. Later customers could order dolls for them made by the company of J. D. Kestner from Waltershausen. To order the 320-page hardcover book email swantjekoehler@web.de. See the book review on page 74 in our December 2009 issue.

Hand colored picture of a shop shown in a sample book of the Nuremberg Roth & Rau company. (Nuremberg Toy Museum)

Early shop called “Shop from Brabant (a region in Belgium) with extra side office (Collection Barbara Narr- Ungar).

Left to Right: Lithographed shopping scene from a Hacker shop. Sample book picture shop window with typical gothic arch. (Nuremberg Toy Museum)

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The URIKA Dolls by Madame Ulrych by Samy Odin

he second half of 1940s was an interesting period for the French doll industry. WWII had brought a significant shortage in basic materials, such as wood, fabric, metals, leather, kaolin and pigments. Inventiveness and financial support had also been reduced during the conflict years. This depressing situation led to very poor doll production during the first half of the decade. Only the big companies, such as the SFBJ, Raynal, Nobel, Petitcollin and a few others were still in business during those dark years and they mostly kept on making dolls that had already been in production during the late 1930s. No remarkable new doll releases appeared on the market until the winter of 1946/1947, when a rejuvenating wind blew on the French industry and crafts. Among the companies who originated during the immediate post-war years, one arose my curiosity: it was called URIKA. It sounds a little like EUREKA, since it seems to reflect the hopes and the enthusiasm of its founder, a brave entrepreneur known by the name of Lucy Ulrych. According to the oral testimony of two of her former employees, that I met a few years ago, she had quite a Slavonic temper, a vigorous energy and a very demanding character. Lucy Ulrych actually had Hungarian origins. Shortly after the end of the war, she managed to build a brand new doll company located in Paris, at 73 rue SainteAnne, in the 2nd district. Her main focus was to create a new type of play doll with an artistic look. With the help of her husband Adam, an inventor, she patented, on November 5, 1947, a type of soft doll body with

a metal wire armature to be assembled with rhodoid heads and, eventually, celluloid hands. The variety of dolls made using this patent is quite overwhelming. They were called “poupées d’art flexibles” (artistic flexible dolls) for they could be positioned in every possible way and, of course, their ad mentioned the fact that they were unbreakable. During the 1940s, bisque headed classic dolls were still massively produced, yet these traditional dolls were starting to be perceived as “old fashioned” compared to the trendier playthings, such as the URIKA dolls, that would not break and could be easily posed. Examining the way they were conceived, one notices the oversized feet, meant to keep the doll in an easy standing position without the help of a doll stand. The oldest models featured in my collection (above) can be dated to the first year of production. In fact, this simpler version of a fabric stuffed body with wire armature and mitten hands is mentioned in the 1947 patent but the majority of the dolls in private collections all have the celluloid hands, also mentioned in this first patent. The celluloid hands were certainly perceived as more elaborate than the mitten hands seen on the earliest models. The make-up of this pair of twins is also typical of a “beginner” production. The rhodoïd head is hand painted with a particular eye oval shape consisting of a plain lower blue section and an upper black section highlighted by a white dot. The eyebrows consist of a thin painted line as well as the extremely simplified tiny mouth. The hair is made of wool threads, almost as if they were homemade.

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expressive bulbous eyes, protruding lips and molded ears, was used for a 14” version assembled with a foam body. The example shown here (in the middle) is dressed in brightly colored red and white dress, white apron and shoes and yellow necklace. Another bigger version of Bambouli stands 17-1/2” and wears an elegant male outfit, consisting of a blue vest, red trousers and red top hat, checkered silky blue shirt with a big bow on the front and matching blue felt shoes (not shown). Finally, the fourth mold was used for Asian characters. Princess Taï Taï is the most exquisite. Like her sisters, she stands 15” and wears a beautiful Asian costume trimmed with an embroidered ribbon on the front of her robe, worn over a pair of trousers. Her wig is made of black mohair, done in a low ponytail. The Asian characters seem to have been very successful since they were produced in a variety of different outfits (photo 10). These costumes are obvious simplifications of the traditional attires of the

far Eastern countries, yet they are testimony of Lucy Ulrych’s aim to educate children in learning about the cultural traditions of other countries in their everyday playing experience. Looking closely to this series of dolls corresponding to the 1947 patent, and still produced during the mid-1950s, one can immediately notice that their clothes are sewnon. They were not meant to be undressed, what means that they were also intended for decorative purposes. According to the testimony of these two former employees of Mrs. Ulrych’s, her character dolls were extremely popular among the adult audience as well as among the shopkeepers, who used them as decorations for their window displays. The type of doll that Lucy Ulrych made especially for children to play with were either entirely made of rhodoïd or the body was made of foam or, later, of “peau magique” (magic skin), a soft and thin plastic material stuffed with kapok which over the years has become very fragile. When it was new, this plastic material was waterproof. When the URIKA Company participated in the toy fairs in Paris and Lyon, the company displayed the play dolls around a pool with several of them immersed in the water. Mimi is the smallest all-rhodoïd play doll mentioned in the URIKA ads of the early 1950s. She stands 14” and has plastic sleeping eyes (photo 11). Her outfit is reminiscent of the Little Red Riding Hood, worn on a yellow jersey top and a pleated red cotton skirt. It comes with white socks and plastic shoes. Her original paper wrist tag is round and on one side it mentions the characteristics of the doll: it sleeps when lying down, it can be washed, it is unbreakable, safe and non-toxic, it is made in France. On the other side of the label we read it is called Mimi, the hair can be combed, it is made by URIKA, patented and made of Rhodoïd. This plastic material was actually a non-flammable material that replaced the older celluloid, abandoned for playthings for its risk of flammability. The same mold used for Mimi was also used for another 14” play doll that came with painted eyes (photo 12). I could not find ads mentioning its name and since the example in my collection came with no wrist tag, it keeps its secret to this day. It is entirely made of rhodoïd and is marked URIKA behind the neck. She wears a rayon blonde wig and a pink dress printed on the theme of windmills, referring to the very popular French children song “Meunier, tu dors, ton moulin va trop vite…” (Miller, you sleep, while your mill turns too fast…).

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Another doll made entirely of rhodoïd measures 19” (photo left). It has sleep plastic eyes with synthetic upper lashes, an open mouth with two upper teeth, and wears a short curly rayon wig. The body has a voice mechanism visible in the front of the torso. The original outfit consists in a very well made yellow piqué dress trimmed with red and green felt, matching red felt umbrella and cotton and straw espadrilles. This seems to be the largest size made by URIKA. The same head mold was also used for a doll advertised under the name of Noëlle. She differs from the one described above, for it has a metal wired soft plastic body, which is very difficult to find today in nice condition. Noëlle seems slightly shorter than her all rhodoïd sister but the size of the head is identical. In 1953, October 14, the company patented another doll that could drink, wet, cry and blow soap bubbles. I have not been able to find any doll corresponding to this patent. However, this seems to be the last attempt of Madame Ulrych to innovate in the doll field, since she closed her doll company for good in 1957. A namesake of Madame Ulrych’s founded a movie production company in Paris in 1958 but haven’t yet had confirmation that it concerns the same person. Today, the URIKA dolls and characters are already appreciated by French doll collectors, especially by those who focus their interest in the baby boomer period and by those who collect celluloid and rhodoïd dolls. The quality of this small doll production makes it an especially enjoyable collectible for the variety of models created by Lucy Ulrych keep their search dynamic, affordable and colorful. Photos by Jean Dalmard (except no. 11 taken by the author)

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Radiguet & Cordonnier fashion doll, 16-3/4” with posed arms, bisque feet. Mary Ann Spinelli, Temecula, CA.

Edwardian townhouse by Lines Bros. of London, c. 1880. Provenance the Washington Dolls’ Hosue and Toy Museum. Ann Timpson, Essex Falls, NJ.

Kestner Bru type, $985. Pat Vaillancourt, Adamstown, PA.

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either rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep a doll collector from attending the December Gaithersburg Doll show. A long line of attendees patiently waited for the Saturday 10 am opening, their coats and hair glistening with giant size snowflakes. A holiday spirit prevailed, all of us enjoying this special occasion to mingle with fellow collectors and shop the fantastic array of antique dolls, accessories, and holiday decorations.

Kestner 221 googly, $12,500. Gert Leonard, E & G Antiques, San Dimas, CA.

Jumeau automaton, $4800. Scott’s Antiques, Whitefishby, WI.

Heubach cats, $1900 and $2500. Ann Lloyd, Doylestown, PA.

Lucy Peck Wax, Glenn Stevens for Richard Wright Antiques, Birchrunville, PA.

Early Belton, $4500 and an unmarked PD on its right, $18,000. Becky and Andy Ourant, Adamstown, PA.

Bellman’s Gaithersburg show is a dog friendly event. This is Louie belonging to Pat Vaillancourt.

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Fashion with trunk and wardrobe. Jay and Connie Lowe, Lancaster, PA.

Johanna Kraemer, Bad Wimpfen, Germany.

Laura Turner, Frizzelburg Antiques, Westminster, MD.

Barrois fashion, $2900 and all original FG fashion, $2700. Margaret Kincaid, Blackberry Studios, Baltimore, MD. 54

Linda Kellermann, Glen Allen, VA.

Lenci Mary, $4500 with a wonderful lamb, $2400. Nancy McCray, Cedar Rapids, IA.

Kathe Kruse Doll I, original clothes. Joy Harrington, Yardley, PA.

Schoenhut Santa, $1800. Mary Ann Hall, Lehighton, PA.

Valerie Fogel, Beautiful Bebes, North Bend, WA.

Ann Pruett-Phillips, Los Angeles, CA.

Barrois fashion, 23”, $4900 and a Jumeau fashion, 19”, $5000. Nancy Smith, Natick, MA.

Dolls in the upcoming Sweetbriar auction, Dorothy Hunt, Earleville, MD.

Tore Scelso, Saratoga Springs, NY.

$4500 for this large reindeer and Father Christmas, Nancy McGlammery, Lancaster, PA.

Roberta’s Doll House, Paterson, NJ.

Sheila Needle, Oceanside, CA.

Peddler doll, composition head, original wares, $2,500. Shari McMasters, New Concord, OH.

Grandma’s Attic, Joyce Kekatos, Bronx, NY.

A second series Jumeau $8,900 and a dollmarked P6, all original, $5695. Fritizi’s Antique Dolls, Yorkville, IL.

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Jumeau, $6200. Virgina Aris, Pennington, NJ.

30� De Fuisseaux, with a cloth body, all original, $3950. Rick Saxman, Valley Forge, PA.

This was the tip of the iceberg! Floyd Jones, Chicago, IL.

The original wardrobe for this c. 1850 wax over doll with wire eye mechanism, came packed in this unusual dollhouse, Marshall Martin, Folsom, CA. 56

Carmel Doll Shop, Michael Canadas and David Robinson, Carmel, CA.

A large papier mache with handmade wardrobe, still in the original box, $11,000. Dolls, Etc. Sodus, NY.

S & H 1159, $1800 and Kestner 43, $895. Janet Weber, My Precious Rose, Brooklyn, NY. Moira Hatton, Stanford Springs, CT.

Neo classical vignette, $2950. Greg Mountcastle, Atlanta, GA.

10” Jumeau fashion with wardrobe and trunk, $3800. Gloria Duddlesten, Texarkana, TX.

Phyllis Wolfe, Queenstown, MD.

20” series 1 early Portrait Jumeau, $27,000. Marjorie Anne Yocum, Douglassville, PA.

Phil May, Ocean Grove, NJ brought this lovely Bru with a fantastic original coat and hat, $30,000.

Deborah Fratino, Westport, CT.

China with usual wreath hairdo, $2400. Sue Kallen, Bonita, CA.

15” Kestner X, $3500. Marion Maus, Ellicott City, MD.

Gigis Dolls and Sherry’s Teddy Bears, Chicago, IL.

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lthough born in England, the doll known as Rose Percy came to fame and fortune here in the United States. A 23-inch poured wax doll, she was purchased in New York in 1862 by the young ladies of Mrs. Ogden Hoffman’s boarding school. They labored diligently to provide Rose with an extensive hand sewn wardrobe along with a vast array of elegant accessories totaling over one hundred items, many of them donated by New York City’s leading merchants, foremost among them Tiffany & Company, who created elegant custom jewelry for Rose. A year and a half later, Rose was ready. The girls of the boarding school donated Rose and her wardrobe to the Metropolitan Fair in aid of the Sanitary Commission (a forerunner of the Red Cross) held April 4 – 27 in buildings erected on Fourteenth Street and Union Square. The Sanitary Commission’s role was to raise money for the sick and wounded to lessen the ravages of disease caused by deplorable conditions during the Civil War. Although those in charge were men, the organization was comprised of thousands of women volunteers who tirelessly organized “Sanitary Fairs” across the country. After paying their admittance fee, attendees were encouraged to participate in auctions and raffles, to purchase donated items and to 58

enjoy meals and entertainment. The Metropolitan Fair was the largest of all the fairs. Rose was first purchased by a member of the wealthy Astor family who kindly donated her back to the Sanitary Commission to raise additional money. An unknown gentleman purchased her for the then princely sum of $1200 and returned her to the boarding school. They, in turn, gave Rose to a Dr. Peters whose daughter Bertha was her caretaker for the next several decades. Rose continued to raise money for worthy causes, and was seen at fairs and exhibitions, her wardrobe and accouterments dazzling audiences. In 1920 Bertha Parker Chittenden placed her on permanent display at the American Red Cross Museum where she resided until her recent sale at Heritage Auctions. Purchased by a buyer who wishes to remain anonymous, her new owner is entertaining options for Rose to continue doing what she does best – fundraising for worthy causes. And so Rose Percy’s benevolent history continues, a part of our American heritage, and along with Miss Columbia, shares the spotlight as our country’s most notable doll emissaries. See Ann Coleman’s article, “Remarkable Rose” in our May 2005 issue.

The Rose Percy Wardrobe and Accessories. 1. Three hats: velvet with veil, flowers, and tie; velvet with bow and tie; and blue and white silk. 2. Accessories including: six miniature books - Downy and Her Kittens, Dick Lee, The Lost Baby, Willie’s Vacation Vol. 1, Willie’s Vacation Vol.2, The Little Chimney Sweeper (all Boston: S. R. Urbino, 1864) (all with “Rose Percy” written in script on the front free endpaper); a Tiffany & Co. gold necklace with nine coral pendant drops in its original, custom-fitted, “RP” monogrammed plum leather lined in Tiffany blue velvet; a grooming kit in a lined wooden box; small leather case with “Miss Rose Percy” calling cards and original engraving plate (possibly by Tiffany); a set of dominoes in a wooden, slide-top box; a “Fairy Album” by J. E. Tilton of Boston, with inserted photos and Bertha Peters name written in the front; Tiffany & Co. matching buttons and a brooch in a fitted leather case with blue velvet lining; a sewing kit in a basket with thimble, pin cushion, etc.; and a box of monogrammed notepaper and envelopes in the original Tiffany & Co. box. 3. Yellow taffeta dress and red ice-skating dress. 4. Blue and white robe, flannel slip, and crocheted sweater. 5. White silk dress with tartan ribbon trim and pink silk dress. 6. Purple silk dress with black lace ribbon. 7. Ermine fur coat, muffs, and collars, quilted bag, and wash bag with hairpins. 8. Green coat with quilted lining, green dress, blue and white plaid dress, blue wool coat, and green cape with hood. 9. White dickey, two white sleeves, and a white slip. 10. Straw boater with flowers and a straw bonnet with fringe and tie. 11. White short gown, white dickey, three white hankies, red and white hankie, two sleeves, and pair white pantaloons. 12. Another group of accessories including: a blanket roll; a hairnet; a Tiffany fitted case for two bracelets (missing); a jump rope, a small photo album; pair of ice skates with bag; a hand fan; powder container with puff; views of Paris album; a wallet; clothes brush and matching hairbrush; purse with chain strap; and a purse with four original circulated coins from the period- three half dimes (1854 with arrows at date, 1857, and 1861) and one three cent silver (appears to be 1852). 13. Black lace boots, brown half-boots, white button shoes, black button shoes, white leather gloves, knit bedroom slippers, white and blue leggings, blue and black leggings, red stockings, two pair white socks and one single, and one pair short white socks. 14. Two white slips. 15. White lawn dress, white dickey, and two slips. 16. Pair lawn sleeves, fitted blouse, and loose blouse. 17. Purple dress with black trim and green silk taffeta check dress. 18. Dark green dress in silk taffeta with black trim. 19. Green and white skirt with jacket, plaid dress, red dress with black trim and white sleeves. 20. Blue wool dress with black trim and white sleeves. 21. Blouse, two pair of pantaloons, five short gowns, five long gowns, and hoop half slip. 22. White gauze dress.

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rare 19 inch screamer by Jumeau, mold 211, on a marked Jumeau body, in exceptional condition, wearing a Jumeau dress, sold for $37,375 at the James D. Julia November 21 auction. Also shown is a 19 inch Schmitt bebe with lined pale blue paperweight eyes, straight wristed composition body, which sold for $12,075.

he important “Swarbrick Nun”, wearing her original clothes and in the original box was sold by Bonham’s on November 17 for approximately $40,700. The first recorded date that acknowledges this doll is 1680 when it was returned to England in its current clothing and wooden box by Father James Swarbrick, a Jesuit priest and brother of the girl who owned the doll. The brother and sister has been smuggled out of England as young children. The sister dressed the doll to show her family in England the habit of the Order that she wore and her brother carried the doll to the family at Swarbrick Hall in 1680. This doll has many similarities to Lord and Lady Clapham at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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his petite 9 inch bebe Steiner with pressed bisque head and painted and decorated face, Figure A 1, straight wrist composition body, in the original costume, brought approximately $6,225 at François Theimer’s November 28 auction in Paris. We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation:

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Bertoia Auctions, 2141 DeMarco Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360. (856) 692-1881. www.BertoiaAuctions.com Bonham’s, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, London SW7 1HH www.bonhams.com James D. Julia, 203 Skowhegan Road, Fairfield, ME 04937 (207) 453-7125. www.jamesdjulia.com Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers 89130 Toucy, www.theimer.fr email: francois@wanadoo.fr

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TEDDY BEAR – German, before 1940, excluding Steiff. Dorothy Zeidler

TEDDY BEAR - American, before 1940. Gladys Woodward

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TEDDY BEAR - Novelty with teddy bear type head. Pam Coghlan

rom early teddy bears to Panchito the Chicken, the modern competitive category is full of fun surprises. And what antique doll collector could not appreciate the exquisite Dorothy Heizer doll, winner of the President’s Choice award. We hope you enjoyed this look back at many of the blue ribbon winners. The competitive exhibits add so much to the convention week – thank you to all the contributing UFDC members.

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ADVERTISING Doll, human or animal, promoting Coca Cola, 1970 or before. Laurie McGill ADVERTISING Doll, composition or wood and composition promoting a U.S. product or service, excluding beverages. Becky Wallace

ADVERTISING - Pair promoting a U.S. product or service, 1970 or before. Pam Coghlan

ADVERTISING - Doll, hard plastic or vinyl, promoting a U.S. product or service, excluding beverages. Marseille Bunk

CELEBRITY - Adult male performer from stage, movies, radio or TV, 1970 or before. Loretta Nardone

CELEBRITY - Adult female performer from stage, movies, radio or TV, 1970 or before. Left to right: Melody Andersen, Ray Radley Lillian Russell, Loretta Nardone Fanny Brice, Gayle Hansen

CELEBRITY - Public life character, adult male or female. Left, Louis XV, Vicki Miller Above, General E. Lee, Boudre McAllister

COSTUMED BY EXHIBITOR - Southern belle gown appropriate to the Civil War era. Left, Gay Mertz. Right, Elaine Carps 63

COSTUMED BY EXHIBITOR Wedding day, a replica of the exhibitor’s own wedding dress, modeled by a fashion type doll. Left to right, Jan Zimmerman, Wanda Cherryholmes

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COMIC CHARACTER, 1970 or before - Adult male, 16” or under. Gayle Hanson COMIC CHARACTER, 1970 or before - Adult female, 16” or under. Julie Blewis

COMIC CHARACTER, 1970 or before - Child or teen, 16” or under. Carol Hansen

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COMIC CHARACTER, 1970 or before - Pair, 16” or under. Big Bad Wolf and Little Bad Wolf, Julie Blewis

NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLS, 1920-1970 Seminole doll. Jacky Steinbrenner

NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLS, 1920-1970 Navajo doll. Brenda Millman

NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLS, 1920-1970 Eskimo/Inuit doll. Cynthia Orgeron

NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLS, 1920-1970 Pair, excludes Eskimo/Inuit. Connie Kilene

SPECIAL DOLLS - Girl Scout. Lori Roller

SPECIAL DOLLS - Clown, commercially made, 16” or under. Toni Foster

SPECIAL DOLLS Barbie Turns 50. Mattel Barbie, No. 1, 2 or 3. Patricia Bellamy

SPECIAL DOLLS Betsy McCall, 1970 or before. Peggy Labom

SPECIAL DOLLS - Freundlich doll, 16” or under. Left to right: Pam Coghlan, Collen Holden

SPECIAL DOLLS Uneeda Dollikins. Cynthia Orgeron

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SPECIAL DOLLS Japanese Gosho Ningyo. David Kublank

SPECIAL DOLLS Play doll, commercially manufactured in the former Soviet Union or an Eastern block country, 1950 or before. Ruth Holland

SPECIAL - Tea party china or porcelain. Top to bottom, Sondra Taylor, Beryl Gordon

STUDY EXHIBIT - Three or four dolls by same American doll artist, 1990 or before, no mass-produced dolls. Louis Sorenson artist, Nancy Jo Splitstoser

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Colette’s Antique & Collectable Dolls Fully Marked Blue Eyed Bru Jne # 3 (14") Most Original w/ Transitional & Unique look. Exceptional bisque, noticeable tongue, kid body in very good condition. $32,500

28" Jumeau Triste w/Provenance: Purchased directly from the Merritt Museaum auction… original couturier dress, marked shoes, bonnet & curly mohair wig. Exceptional condition overall… this doll enchanted visitors of the Museum which was an attraction in PA for 43 years! $32,500

13" First Series Portrait Jumeau w/HUGE almond eyes. Original wig, outstanding antique silk couturier costume & hat, antique French shoes & refurbished parasol. Exceptional quality overall. $23,500

Fully Marked Brown Eyed Bru Jne #4 (15") on Cheverot Body in Exceptional Condition. Original wool dress, mohiar wig, antique wool bonnet. $23,500

News A Brandywine Christmas

I am always interested in buying single dolls or small collections I carry a variety of dolls, including all bisque, French, German and rare vintage.

Announcing Norm Schaut’s Fun Fair of Collectibles!

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ore than sixty dolls from the Ann Wyeth McCoy collection can be seen enjoying winter activities at the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, PA. Adding to the seasonal display are more than forty examples of original art, proofs, prints ad first edition books from Alice in Wonderland. The exhibit also features a tree of “critter” life featuring frogs, birds, fish, ice, turtles, beavers and other creatures, all made of natural materials. Add to this a spectacular 0-gauge train and an eleven room Victorian dollhouse and you have the makings of a spectacular Christmas fantasy. For more information 610-388-2700.

o you remember the original ‘Atlantique City’ show? Launched in 1986, it was an instant success, a show unlike any other, the excitement palpable with some 1200 dealers displaying everything imaginable and then some. Well, he’s back – that indomitable show promoter Norm Schaut – with a mega Fun Fair to be held October 9 and 10 at the new Philadelphia Expo Center. A drive in facility with space for 1,000 dealers, free parking and low booth prices, it promises a return to the good old days. Merchandise, with the exception of jewelry, is limited to “Fun” stuff – dolls, toys, teddy bears, antique advertising, posters, etc. For more information call 800-822-4112.

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Southampton, PA. Doll Auction. Stephenson’s Auctioneers & Appraisers. 215-322-6182. www.stephensonauction.com Newport Beach, CA. Antique Dollhouses, Rooms, Miniature Furniture, Accessories & Miniature Dolls of Hanne Buktas of Vienna. Fairmont Hotel. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. Newport Beach, CA. Antique Doll Collection of Vera Bryant. Fairmont Hotel. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Amara Shrine Temple. Karen. 561-304-9581. W. Covina, CA. Doll Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. National Doll Festival. Rowbear & Faith Lowman. 831-438-5349. Anaheim, CA. Doll Sale. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. National Doll Festival. Rowbear & Faith Lowman. 831-438-5349. Binghamton, NY. Doll Show. Roberson Museum & Science Center. Broome County Doll Club. Colleen. 607-772-0660. x209 Wisconsin Dells, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Antiqua Bay Resort. Sharon. 608-254-7445. Naples, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club. Myrna Eby. 239-947-3394. San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Dorothy. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Wyndham Hotel. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. Chandler, AZ. Doll Show. Knights of Columbus. Dolls & Friends Doll Club. Jeri. 480-839-4484. Patchogue, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear & Collectible Toy Show. Patchogue Manor. Patchogue Doll Fanciers Club of Long Island, NY. 631-585-2297. Glendale, CA. Doll & Toy Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium.Verdugo Hills Doll Club. 626-447-7623. Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr.

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Leesburg, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Venetian Gardens Community Bldg. Orange Blossom/ Hills & Lakes Doll Club. 352-383-4759. Pensacola, FL. Doll Show. The Wright Place. Pensacola Doll Study Club. 850-475-1726. perpleprsn@aol.com Punta Gorda, FL. Doll Show. Charlotte Harbor Event Center. Pt. Charlotte Doll Club. Meerle Romeer. 941-286-1446. Vallejo, CA. Doll Show. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo’s. 925-229-4190. Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com Bellevue, WA. Doll & Toy Market. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Teresa Lehmbeck. 425-413-9516. Willowbrook, IL. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. ILdollshows@aol.com Fort Myers, FL. Doll Show. Araba Temple. Cape Coral Doll Guild & Fort Myers Doll Club. Marilia. 239-540-8628. marilia@infionline.net New Braunfels, TX. Doll Show. New Braunfels Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-708-8054. www.dolldr. com Portland, OR. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Nat’l Guard Armory. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. Hyattsville, MD. Black Doll Show & Sale. The Mall at Prince Georges. Lindsey Johnson. 301-649-1915. Largo/St. Petersburg, FL. Doll & Bear Show. St. Petersburg Doll Club. Ilene Delk. 727-347-7556. Lighthouse Pt., FL. Doll Show & Sale. Lighthouse Poinr. Annette. 954-735-9434. azylinski1@aol.com

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Phoenix, AZ. Dolls & Bears & More Show & Sale. No. Phoenix Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall. Sunbonnet Doll Club. 480-419-0246. Gme7402443@aol.com Port Orange, FL. Doll Show. City of Port Orange Adult Center. E. Florida Doll Collectors Guild. Pam. 321-258-0489. Roseville, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. Scottsdale, AZ. Doll Auction. Chaparral Suites Resort. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786. Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. Pittsburgh, PA. Toy Show. Monroeville Convention Center. www.steelcitycon.com info@steelcitycon.com. 412-213-0224.

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Escondido, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Church of the Resurrection Parish Center. Marion Gladwin. 760-745-2319. Gaithersburg, MD. 148th Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Belllman Events. 443-617-3590. Email: infoDOLLS@comcast.net Millbrae, CA. Dolls & Bears Show & Sale. Clarion SFO Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com Webster Groves, MO. “Dolls from Storybook Land” Exhibit. Christopher Hawken House. Greater St. Louis Doll Club. 314-692-8678. patclif@aol.com Oregon, IL. Doll & Toy Show. Historical Coliseum Bld. 815-234-8332. Fairhope, AL. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Fairhope Civic Center Auditorium. Eastern Shore Doll Study Club of Alabama .251-980-5958. Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Western Washiington Fairground. Crossroads. Dorothy. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Jewelry Show & Sale. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com Houston, TX. Doll Show & Sale. Marriott Hotel. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston Doll Club. 713-283-5900. qsieck@sbcglobal.net Lansing, MI. Doll Show. DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center. 269-599-1511. SJBbetsys@comcast.net Golden, CO. Doll Show & Sale. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. 303-922-2935. Boise, ID. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Bishop Kelly High School. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. Phoenix, AZ. Doll Show. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Harlene. 480-831-9081. Venice, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Woodmere Park. Venice Doll Club. 941-766-1192. karenanddale@embarg.com Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. The Lantern. B&L Promotions. 419-228-4657. rmangold@who.rr.com

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FRIZELLBURG ANTIQUE STORE www.frizellburgantiques.com Visit our website today! A quality group shop specializing in dolls, toys and holidays. Laura Turner, proprietor, 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, MD 21158. 410-848-0664 410-875-2850 Open Thurs-Sun 11-5

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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

Place Your Ad Here a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise 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. ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list #71. 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 Antique Doll Repair and Restoration full service repair of dolls including bisque, composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls. We specialize in antique and vintage doll clothing and related accessories. Call Rhoda’s Doll Emporium 618-387-1255. Email rhodawade99@gmail.com RESTORATION of Antique Teddy Bears. Professional repair specializing in early soft stuffed toys. Always interested in BUYING old bears and pals in any condition. Restoration and Teddy Artist Laura Boeck-Singers (414) 871-4956 Email lkboeck@sbcglobal.net Web www.teddy-bear-artists.com 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

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The most special gift little Michelle opened from St. Nicholas was the tiny pocket doll in the pretty gilt box with all her treasured belongings… and so the precious, tiny bebe was taken on holiday for the New Year celebration at Aunt Mimi's on the coast. The perfect friend to cheer the cold, January days. 5" mignonette bebe with sumptuous array. Entrancing face, superb condition. $8950

Simply precious and all original in her first communion dress, this tiny 9" Tete1 with azure eyes and original freshwater pearl necklace is a charmer. Softly painted with the look of an incised bigger sister, she tugs at the warmest part of your heart. Signed Jumeau shoes, marked body and stamped head. $7900

Out with the Old and in with the New! Baby Bud is here to ring in the brand New Year! What a cherub with his rare to find glass sleep eyes and pristine all-bisque body topped with original mohair wig! At 6-1/2" he has tons of personality with his chubby belly and shameless little tongue poking through that impish grin! Happy New Year!!! $1195

Wind the key and listen to the merry melody as this de-lovely powders her nose and then turns to gaze at her reflection. A beauty with amber eyes and rose bloom lips, original rarer to find pull-up Jumeau wig, red stamped Jumeau 4 head and dressed in fabulous all original outfit with excellent restoration of the jacket front. Perfect bisque head and hands, and simply delightful. 18" high $6800 Oh- Baby, Oh- Baby! What better cheer for a brand New Year than this huge 16" blue eyed Miss Susie!!! Direct to you from her original owner's family, this pristine little sassy lassie has it all… roly poly toddler body, original wig, original plaster pate, antique clothes and oodles of charm! She's not a show stopper, she is the Show! A prize this original, in this highly desired largest size, only comes along once in a very blue moon!!! $14,500

Now comes a charming Mademoiselle (incised Fre. A 15) from the artistry of the acclaimed Jules Steiner. This impressive and engaging beauty stands 23", adorned in a swath of French finery from her be-ribboned antique lace bonnet to her ruched aqua lace dress and cinnamon colored antique lace-up french boots. Her stunning ashblonde antique wig in original set is the perfect frame to her creme fraiche bisque and enormous blue pw eyes rimmed with generous lashes and gently stroked brows. Another fabulous find in stunning condition. $6950

Occasionally a doll comes along that we find exceptional in her class! This 20" American Painted Eye Child by Dewees Cochran and produced by Effan Bee is such a doll. Somber, soft expression, all original on marked body with beautiful face and lovely human hair wig. Generally excellent in condition. Please call on this estate doll! $1750

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The spell this doll weaves spins time and history into a tapestry of undeniable beauty and charm. Complete originality; never removed clothing of scarlet velvet and grey toned ribbed silk with decorative metal clasps and dainty cotton lace collar gathered with an enameled flower pin. She has an abundance of sausage curls round her head and her glazed shell-pink porcelain is daintily and carefully painted. Original porcelain hands and tiny porcelain booted feet with two straps. Ca. 1840. $1250

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The World's Significant Doll Collections A re A uctioned B y T heriault ' s We'd Like To Be Considered When You're Parting With Yours the dollmasters

Dear Collector,

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For more than thirty-five years Theriault's has been known internationally for auctions of rare and beautiful dolls. Some of the collections we have sold are known worldwide, their owners famous and recognized, their scope immense. Some have been very private, unknown in collecting circles, their owners cherishing anonymity. And still others were quite small, choice, select. In each case, when called upon, we humbly accepted the responsibility of handling these collections with detail and care. We listened to your concerns and wants, respected your privacy if that was desired, or created a commemorative auction and catalogue for the family to cherish. And, always, attended to the business of realizing the most end-money in your pocket. During all of that time, I have been appraising and cataloging the dolls that appear in Theriault's auction catalogues. It has been my privilege to work with devoted collectors, avid researchers, and among the world's most beautiful and rare dolls. Of course, not each day is so privileged, and not each doll, at first glance, so beautiful or rare. My responsibility then, as I see it, is to keep my eye on the ball, to seek out in each and every doll what makes it special, and to give each and every doll its day. Until the dolls are finally sold, they are, after all, your dolls. And we never forget that. Never in thirty five years. P O B o x 151 • A n n a p o l i s , M D 214 0 4 • Te l . 410 - 2 2 4 - 3 6 5 5 • Fa x 410 - 2 2 4 - 2 515 • w w w. t h e r i a u l t s . c o m

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If you'd like to discuss the possible closing of all or part of your collection, now or in the future, please call 800-638-0422 to arrange an appointment with Stuart Holbrook, president of Theriault's.

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

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1. - 2. 12" Early Rare Jumeau Cartouche Bebe, mint pale pressed bisque, blue threaded p/w eyes, orig. skin wig, pate & head coil, wearing her fabulous ALL orig. velvet & silk dress adorned with lace, matching hat, her original undies, "signed" EJ shoes with rosettes & orig. socks. On orig. Cartouche wooden body. She does not have the Incised Cartouche marking, but you can't miss what she is for a minute. Was in my collection, is gorgeous & a very RARE Bebe. These are very hard to come by, very early and she is AMAZING!!! $17,500. 3. - 4. 10 1/2 F.G. Block Letter Bebe, immaculate pale bisque, huge br. bulging p/w eyes. orig. long mohair wig & pate. Wears Fr. ant. silk & lace dress, matching socks, ant. shoes & absolutely beautiful Fr. ant. velvet hat. On orig. early chunky 8 ball st. wrist body w/ desirable cupped hands, desirable molded Bru type tongue tip & wonderful full mouth. She has been in my collection for about twenty years. Magnificent Bebe. $9850. 1-2 5. - 6. 16" E 7 J Jumeau Bebe, immaculate bisque, huge amber p/w eyes, orig. long HH wig, pate & head coil, wears orig. batiste dress w/lace & tucks, ant. fur stole, orig. undies, "signed" Jumeau shoes, orig. ant. socks & lace hat adorned w/ribbons & hanging silk balls. On her orig. st. wrist "signed" Jumeau body. Has the face of an angel w/wonderful full mouth giving her the look of a 2 year old. Very special. Only $7675. 7. 11" JDK 245 "Hilda" Baby, glowing bl. sl. eyes, molded lids, mint pale bisque, orig. mohair wig, orig. Kestner pate, 2 upper teeth & molded tongue. Wears cotton vintage dress, crocheted booties, orig. undies & gorgeous ant. bonnet w/silk threading & silk ribbons. On her orig. JDK bent limb baby body. One of the most adorable faces you will find on a Hilda, 7 5-6 fully marked head & incised "Hilda". Very tiny and too cute for words!!! A darling little character baby. $2350. 8. 18" K * R 117N Flirty, o/m Mein Liebling, immaculate bisque, bl. flirty sl. eyes, orig. HH wig & pate, wears complete factory orig. sailor dress, orig. undies, shoes & socks (has some fading in front). Absolutely gorgeous & great size. On orig. K * R body. OUTSTANDING child!! $1900. 9. - 10. 15" Early Portrait Jumeau 6X Bebe, mint pale pressed bisque, gorgeous light bl. p/w eyes, orig. long mohair wig & pate, wearing orig. wool dress, adorned w/silk plaid edging & ribbons, fabulous matching Fr. velvet & silk hat, ant. undies, orig. Fr. shoes & socks, on orig. early 8 ball "signed" st. wrist 9-10 11 Jumeau body. Rare cabinet size for a Portrait "X". Absolutely STUNNING!!!! $9750. 11. 8 1/2" Swaine & Co. DIP Character Baby, mint pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate, cl/mo. bl. sl. eyes, w/ molded lids & great expression. Wears her factory orig. batiste & lace trimmed baby gown, matching bonnet, orig. diaper & knitted booties. On orig. baby body. Great tiny size & modelling!! Adorable!!! $1095. 12. 10 1/2" JDK #221 Googlie, mint bisque, orig. mohair wig, Kestner pate, bl. side glancing sl. eyes & watermelon mouth. Completely factory orig. incl. orig. undies, shoes & socks. On fabulous chunky orig. Kestner Googlie body. She has the cutest expression that will be sure to make you smile. $7950. 13. 9" A.M. "Just Me" Character, bl. side glancing eyes, orig. mohair wig & mint bisque, wearing a wonderful vintage cotton & lace dress, orig. crocheted socks & darling matching hat. On her orig. Just Me body w/ blushed knees. Great size & couldn't be cuter if she 14-15 tried. ADORABLE!! $1975. 14. - 15. 14" Jumeau French Fashion, perfect pale bisque, bl. almond shaped p/w eyes, fabulous orig. mohair wig, pate, and completely orig. silk & lace costume, undies, w/ant. Fashion boots, darling orig. hat. Perfect bisque shoulder plate, swivel neck & fabulous clean gusseted kid body in GREAT condition. Comes out of a private famous collection & has an EXTRAORDINARILY beautiful face!!!! MAGNIFICENT!!! SALE… $4975. 16. - 17. 15" Incised "Depose Jumeau" Bebe, mint pale bisque, amazing vibrant blue p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig, pate & head coil, wearing her orig. wool dress, undies, ant. velvet hat, amt. fur stole & orig. "signed" Paris shoes. On her orig. st. wrist Jumeau body. She has tremendous presence and is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Only… $7850.

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Email: big.birds@comcast.net 1. An 18” E.8 J. on a straight wristed Jumeau body with original finish, she has an antique bebe outfit, original blonde mohair wig, and French shoes mkd 8 PARIS with a bee on soles. Very fine flawless pale bisque accented by light blue paperweight eyes make her a most appealing doll. $7250 2. Door of Hope Male Mourner in near mint all original condition. This gentleman was brought back to the U.S. during the earlier part of twentieth century by a missionary who had spent several years in China. Upon her return home she had pinned a small paper label to his chest: Man for Mourning. Until recently this doll had remained in the family for almost 80+ years. $1250

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3. A 13” HILDA baby(approx. 11” head circum.) with molded hair. On her/his composition Kestner baby body with fine original finish and dressed in a white christening gown. Beautiful bisque with amber glass sleep eyes. $1750 4. An all original set of Dionne Quintuplets in their rocking cradle. The quints retain their original Madame Alexander tagged clothing, name pins and in overall very fine untouched condition. Directly out of a Massachusetts estate and fresh to the market! $1500 5. A rare 8” Heubach marked “Heubach” 9591 on rear of head. He is on his original 5 piece papier mache body dressed in his original clothing. This young man has a pouty mouth while giving a scowling

look with raised eyebrows to obviously vent his displeasure about something! A nice doll seldom found, great go-with for your larger dolls to hold in their arms. $1100 6. Papier Mache dog candy containers, finely detailed with glass eyes; this pair is in overall very fine condition. $175ea or $300pr 7. A rare sized Hertel & Schwab 165 googly...approx. 9” tall. This all original cutie is on her 5 piece composition body and dressed in a great “winter woolen” outfit just ready for all the cold weather ahead. Brown glass side glancing eyes along with flawless bisque make this young gal ready to fit in with your other cabinet sized dolls. $3500

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1. Rare small size 11” bisque socket head Bebe by Gauthier marked F 3 G in scroll, intense blue paperweight eyes, pale bisque, original blond mohair wig over cork pate, original 5 piece jointed composition body. Clothes include a period shift and nice old leather shoes. $2475 2. Stunning 14” unmarked French Fashion, bisque swivel head on bisque shoulder plate, blue paperweight eyes, flawless pale bisque, pierced ears, original blond mohair wig over cork pate and sturdy leather body, separately- stitched fingers. She wears a lovely antique walking suit. $3200 3. All original 12” Jumeau French Fashion with seldom seen brown eyes. Flawless bisque swivel head on bisque shoulder plate, pierced ears, blond mohair wig on cork pate, stamped Jumeau body with mitten hands in excellent condition. Dressed as boy in a Regional costume. $2850 Visit us: Feb. 7th, Doll and Toy Market, Red Lion Bellevue Inn, Bellevue, WA Feb. 13th, Crossroads Doll and Teddy Bear show, National Guard Armory, Portland, OR 4

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From Top Left Clockwise 1. 21” Bebe Bru marked Bru • Jne 7 and typically referred to as a “transitional” model. Details include a perfect bisque head and shoulder plate (marked Bru Jne. – No.7), blue paperweight eyes with mauve shadow, an antique mohair wig, plus a Bru-patented leather body, with perfect bisque arms. Her brilliant ensemble incorporates classic Bru lines and features a matching bonnet as well, while antique brown leather Alart shoes are a perfect fit. If you are a “Bru connoisseur”, this doll is a definite must-have. $29,000. 2. 17-1/2” Second Series Portrait Jumeau 8 with a perfect bisque head featuring applied ears, lovely coloring and painting, blue threaded paperweight eyes highlighted by mauve shadow, and a blonde mohair wig styled in soft curls. On the early style eight ball jointed body, it retains the original finish and is complete with a blue Jumeau “Médaille d’Or” stamp. Rich buttery gold brocade makes up the classic pleated skirt and placket, while deep golden silk faille was used to create the jacket. A matching chapeau and antique brown leather bebe-style shoes are the icing on the cake. $13,900. 3. 19” EJ model Bebe Jumeau 8 with perfect, peaches and cream bisque, deep blue (almost violet ) eyes with mauve shadow, pierced ears and a lovely blonde wig. On a straight-wrist body with the original paint finish and boutique stamp, it appears the finish may have seen some refreshing, especially to the torso and lower legs. This doll’s ensemble is a monochromatic work of art in creamy tan silk brocade. $12,500. 4. 15-1/2” Andre Thuillier bebe marked A 5 T featuring a gorgeous pressed bisque head, although not a perfect one, due to a hairline from the left front crown rim into the upper left eye rim, and an additional one from the right crown rim that travels into the lower cheek. Both are unrestored, save for reinforcement inside the head. Details include beautiful blue paperweight eyes with mauve shadow, pierced ears, plus an original honey blonde mohair wig. On a jointed body with straight wrists, it includes a French boutique label. Exquisitely costumed in an antique bebe ensemble of burgundy silk faille, it includes a matching plumed and beribboned bonnet – perfect for a doll of her stature. $22,500. 5. 15” Bebe Bru Jeune 4 with a perfect bisque head, crystalline blue paperweight eyes,

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lushly painted brows and lashes, a long, blonde, antique mohair wig and a hint of a tongue. On the Henri Chevrot body featuring wooden lower legs and bisque arms, there is a well done repair to two fingers on the left hand. The pale pink silk brocade of the bebe dress is a triumph in cream net, lace and pink silk ribbons. A matching straw bonnet enhanced with flowers, silk ribbon bows and lace frames her lovely face. $29,900. 16-1/2” cute character-like French bebe marked only with the letter M and size number 5 impressed upon the back of her pretty head. She features perfect bisque, marvelous blue paperweight eyes with lush lash detail, pierced ears, a closed mouth with shaded lips, and a truly outstanding ash blonde mohair wig. Her unique jointed composition body, of no particular manufacturer, was given straight wrists, but there has been some refreshing to the paint on the forearms. Her drop-waist dress is as cute as she is, while darling bebe shoes and socks are a nice bonus, indeed. $3600. 20” Bebe Mascotte in all original factory presentation, complete with her original box. Details include an unmarked perfect bisque head with lovely painting, exquisite blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears, her original blonde mohair wig in exceptional condition – all on a jointed composition body with original paint, showing normal wear and some paint loss to fingers, and flaking to knee joints. She retains her original dress of silk ribbon and lace worn over a pink faille underskirt, plus darling pink satin bebe shoes. A miracle bebe! $8200. 10” Bebe Jumeau 1 with a perfect bisque head featuring big blue paperweight eyes, classic brows and lashes, an open mouth with teeth, pierced ears, a light brown mohair wig, and her tiny, fully-jointed, composition and wood body, which retains its original paint finish in nice condition. She looks fabulous in her bebe dress of French blue and cream silk. A very nice bonus is her antique straw chapeau. Do not miss this one!$4800. 10-1/4” rare Bebe Jumeau 1 with a perfect bisque head, big round brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears (repairs to pull-throughs on both ear lobes) a closed-mouth and a long blonde mohair wig. On a Jumeau-stamped composition body with its original

paint finish (touch-ups to both hands), she is dressed to the nines in burgundy silk faille with gorgeous lace trimmings, and her straw chapeau is perfection! $6800. 10. 18” Steiner Gigoteur featuring a mechanism in freshly-cleaned, perfect working order, while lying on its back, the doll cries, and moves its arms, legs and head in a realistic manner. When lifted, the arms, legs and head continue to move, but the bebe changes its cry to a definite “Mama” and “Papa.” Features include a perfect solid dome head complete with an open mouth and two rows of teeth, blue paperweight eyes, and the original light brown mohair wig. Featuring a body in very clean condition with waxover limbs, the nails are realistically painted on the fingers and toes, revealing the doll was initially retailed at Au Nain Bleu. The original commercial presentation includes a lace dress worn over ice blue satin, with a coordinating bonnet. $4800. 11. 16-1/2” Series C • 1 Bebe Steiner with a gorgeous bisque head (flake to right crown rim) which is signed Bourgoin in a red stamp, signed-Steiner brown glass lever eyes, abundant mauve shadow, an open mouth with two rows of teeth, an attractive ash blonde mohair wig, pierced ears (repair to pull-through on left lobe) and extremely beautiful coloring. On a stamped-Steiner jointed composition body with the original paint finish showing normal wear, she models a marvelous dress of charcoal and tan striped silk with tan faille. Simply put, this Bebe Steiner will enhance the finest collection! $6800. 12. 17” Bru Bebe Teteur in a wonderful size with inner workings still in place (although no longer operable), highlights include a gorgeous bisque head and shoulderplate marked Bru Jne. 5 T. The head cannot be considered perfect due to an inherent baking line that emanates from the keyhole on the back. The line travels up into the crown rim and down toward the neck socket. Additional features include bright blue paperweight eyes, a darling curly mohair wig, plus the required open mouth with beautifully modeled and painted full lips, and pierced ears. Her original leather body, in excellent condition, features rarely found perfect bisque arms. She wears a classic Bru ensemble of light wool in French blue and a delightful coordinating print. Truly, the ultimate in a Bebe Teteur, and an attractive price, too! (Don’t forget your layaway option.) $11,900.

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by Valerie Fogel Sheryl Varon shares her collection of French bisques, with a focus on small bebes.

by Sue Popp The author’s purchase of a sweet cloth doll leads to fascinating research and a heart-warming story.

PORTRAIT OF AN ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

ABIGAIL THE LOG CABIN DOLL OF BROWN COUNTY

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GEORGE AND LENA MARIE: NOT YOUR ORDINARY COUPLE

THE TRION TOY COMPANY EARLY SUPPLIERS OF AMERICAN MADE COMPOSITION DOLLS

by Elizabeth Ann Coleman The marriage of George, a handsome Steiff, and Lena Marie, a wax-over-composition, was quite the event in 1920.

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Ready for a fashionable outing, this lovely Bru Jne 3, in her original costume, is one of several dolls in the collection of Sheryl Varon, a West Coast native. Author Valerie Fogel writes about her friend, a discriminating collector, and one that our readers will enjoy getting to know. Sheryl’s collection is artfully displayed in these pages. Photo by Valerie Fogel.

by Ursula Mertz In business only ten years, this company produced some unusual and seldom seen character dolls.

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A PAGE FROM THE PAST: A GALLUBA AND HOFMANN CATALOGUE PAGE AND SOME MATCHING FIGURINES by Sharon Hope Weintraub A catalog page from Galluba and Hoffman enables the author to attribute several bathing belles in her collection.

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SHOPPING IN BRITTANY, FRANCE SEW RARE by Jan Peterson The author discovers a wonderful source of authentic fabrics and trims on her recent trip to France.

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1. 27” Ethereal Tete Jumeau – large yet delicate is this doe-eyed bebe with her huge pools of luminous golden brown pw’s, sensitive features and tender blush, original Jumeau signed body, and vintage ensemble including shoes. A beauty! $2,750 2&3. 6-1/2” Rare Parian with Molded Bisque Torso – totally original in her couture silk gown and lavishly plumed molded hat, all the while concealing her molded bisque gold trimmed corset camisole and bloomers! Rare!! A cabinet rarity of considerable importance! $3000 4&5. 15-1/2” Rare Size Jointed Halbig Fashion with Bisque Arms – finally one you can see! Rare 1870’s model with fully jointed kid over wood body and jointed bisque forearms! With her original wig, lingerie, and heeled leather shoes she wears her antique form fitting embroidered champagne silk to complement her most delicate bisque and its ultra fine details. Not to be missed! $4800 6. 15” All Pink Tint Frozen Charlie – creamy rich even tones, convex (not flat) brown eyes, brush marks, great musculature and clear glaze, mint! $895 12” Pink Face Charlie – very deep pink, brown eyes, brush marks, some reglues, only half price at $250 7. 6” Rare Gbr. Kuhnlenz Mignonnette – Comedia del Arte charm abounds in this dramatically clever all bisque Pierette with socket head, glass eyes, limbs and 1890s French style arms of the mignonnette. Rare one! $1495 8. 16-1/2” Exquisite Poupée Smiler – sumptuous beauty and cool calm reside within the rich features of this smugly contented Bru fashion with original pate, wig with tortoise shell comb, body and wonderful old clothes in fine layers and side button boots. $4000 9. 22” Elegant and Scarce Kestner 149 – we love the confident poise of this particular heirloom model with her steady gaze and subtle character; rich brown eyes set in ivory pure bisque with its oily sheen, all wonderful from wig to leather shoes. $850 10. 16” Extremely Rare Kestner 239 Toddler – more rare than Hilda 237 itself, this price has dreamy blue eyes with original lashes, plaster pate and wig, deluxe stiff wrist fully jointed toddler body and knit suit with side button boots! Mint! $3800 11. 10” Spectacular Kestner All Bisque – with all the facial artistry of a German character doll, this unusual 150 has open closed mouth with molded tongue and teeth, sleep eyes and heirloom clothes with cloak and hood! $1495 12. Chunky Kestner All Bisque and Kathe Kruse – see #11 and #14. 13. 13” Rafael Tuck’s Playful Polly – from the Little Maids Series of 1894, Polly comes in her original box with four distinct wardrobe changes. $350 14. 16” Early Kathe Kruse Doll I – such a dear with tender painting, good posture and possibly original knit ensemble and shoes, with mommy made trims; early wide hips and sweet eyes! $3200 15. 16” All Original Konig Wernecke Toddler – the 1070 ingenious model made popular by K * R 115, this full cheek pouty has shoe button round eyes, mint fully jointed toddler body and original clothes and shoes! $950 16. Young Love – character dolls #10 and #15 – playful and perfect!

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Box 462, Natick Mass. 01760-0005 Phone: (508) 545-1424 E-Mail: nasdoll@comcast.net 28" German Papier Mache. Original finish. $4000.

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The Withington Auction family would like to thank you all for your Support & Dedication in 2009 & look forward to the Doll Auction Season ahead.

For over 50 years, Dick Withington produced hundreds of quality doll events - first at the NH Highway Hotel & for 25 years the Holiday Inn Nashua… and the tradition continues. Our Wednesday Night Previews are so like a family reunion, providing an opportunity for many like-minded individuals to get together and share their “Doll News”… while looking over the hundreds of wonderful dolls to be offered for auction. But two short hours is NOT enough time to do both. We make the following proposal – Designate a few hours during the auction schedule, specifically for the Doll Dealers! The Doll Auction Schedule will be as follows: All Auctions will be Three-day events Day 1: Wed. Dealer’s Doll Show & Sale @ 12:00 – 6:00 pm – Set up in rooms on the “Doll Showroom Floor” Limited number of spaces available Evening Auction Preview @ 7:30 – 9:30 in the Ballroom Day 2: Auction Preview @ 8:00 – 10:00 am Auction @ 10:00am Thurs. Thurs. Dealer Show & Sale following the auction (in your rooms) Evening Auction Preview @ 7:30 – 9:30 pm Day 3: Auction Preview @ 8:00 – 10:00 am Auction @ 10:00am AUCTION SCHEDULE FOR 2010: April: 7th (night preview), 8th & 9th (2-day Auction) June: 16th (night preview), 17th & 18th (2-day Auction) July: UFDC Convention – Chicago, IL 18th – 23rd (for info: www.ufdc.org) Aug.: 18th (night preview), 19th & 20th (2-day auction) Sept.: 11 – Annual Toy & Doll Extravaganza @ The Dollhouse in Hillsborough Oct.: 20th (night preview), 21st & 22nd (2-day auction) & Year-end Party

Withington Auction sincerely believes that in these difficult economic times, we must all work together to ensure that the world of doll collecting continues for future generations. We hope that in a small way, we can help organize a quality doll event that is good for not only the buyers, but also the sellers – for both are critical elements in the equation. So mark your calendars - come to Withington Auction to buy some of the best dolls on the market - while having the opportunity to SELL at the same time! If you have any comments or questions, please contact us: e-mail: withington@conknet.com or 603-478-3232 to reserve your space.

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1. 22" Fire A Steiner - She is a lovely French girl with closed mouth & huge blue p.w. eyes. This doll is a real beauty with her beautiful antique clothes & antique mohair wig. $5950 2. 16" Kestner #221 - This adorable Googly will make you smile. She is a wonderful large size, in excellent condition. $12,500 3. 5 1/2" Pincushion in excellent condition. $250 4. 16" Schoenhut - She is in lovely original condition. $1100 5. 15" K * R #126 - She is an adorable character with flirty eyes & fully jointed toddler body. This doll is completely original & in excellent condition. $750 6. 8 1/2" All Bisque - She is a little cutie in good condition. Her arms are replaced so she is very reasonably priced at $450 7. 28" K * R #117N - She is a beautiful flirty eyed character doll in excellent condition. This doll has her original flapper body which makes her even more desirable. $1850 8. 5" Bye Lo - This very sweet little glass eyed baby has her original label. She is in perfect condition. $525 9. 18" Handwerck #109 - She is a very pretty girl in great condition. This doll is nicely dressed & ready for display. $695 10. 15" DIP by Swaine & Co. - She is a cute little character with fully jointed toddler body. This doll is nicely dressed & in excellent condition. $1550 11. 15" Belton marked #167 - She is a very sweet young lady nicely dressed in antique clothes. Her body has some patching so she is only $450

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Featuring the incredible Collection of Carolyn Sunstein, Over 500 pieces Miniature Sterling, Dollhouses Miniatures, Automatons, Sample Size & Doll Size Furniture, Miniature Art Glass, Candy Containers, Vienna Bronzes, more! We are proud to offer the Personal Collection of Carolyn Sunstein, co-founder of the Philadelphia Miniaturia Show, and Noted Authority on Miniature Sterling. This will be one of the Grandest Auctions of the Decade as Carolyn spent Fifty years acquiring the Greatest and the Best. STERLING COLLECTION: Over 500 pieces of 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Pieces to include: George I Silver Miniature Coffee and Tea Service. London, circa 1720, by David Clayton, Miniature Cruet by David Clayton, Van Strant, Swing Mirror from Lady Astor’s Doll House, Frying Pan, Jan Boudoir Candlesticks, George I Miniature Kettle & Stand, George II Warming Pan, Braziers, Many Tea Sets, Pierced Baskets, Enameled Sets in Original Boxes, Unusual three Piece French Silver tea cup, Saucer and Spoon by Louis Alexander Bruneau, circa 1830, Queen Anne Toy Tankard, Porringers, Cups, Tea Caddy, Two Incredible Epergnes, Vases, Coffee Services, Several Sets in Original Boxes, the Largest Selection of Meyers Sterling Collection in the US: to include: Two Sets Graduated Salver Sets on Stand, Lidded Tureen, Caviar Stand, Tea and Coffee Services, Buffet Server, Platters, Water Pitchers, Revere Bowl, Cheese Server, Silent butler, Vegetable Dish, Ice Bucket, Champagne Bucket, Toast Rack, Chamber Stick, over 100 pieces, Continental Furniture, Dutch toys, Kupjack, Pair Norton Knife Boxes, Sterling Miniature English Table and Contents, Tiffany, Spoon Racks, Chinese Furniture, this collection will astound you! SAMPLE SIZE & DOLL SIZE FURNITURE: Architecturally Magnificent Early 19th Century Burled and Bombayed Secretaire it is a timeless Masterpiece, 1740 Child Size Indo-Dutch Desk made of Padouk, from Collection of Kermit Roosevelt., Queen Anne Walnut Miniature Lowboy, Delaware River Valley from Garbisch Collection, William IV Marble Top Sideboard, Rare American Miniature Sheraton Sideboard 1815-1820 w/Diamond inlaid borders, Boulle Dressing Table, Federal Mirror, Painted Pennsylvania Settee, Painted Chairs, 18th Century Lowboy, American Pine Hutch Table, S, 18th century Secretaire Abattant, Queen Anne Desk w/ Exotic Woods, 19th Century French Cylinder Roll Top Desk, 19th Century Mahogany Dutch two Door cabinet, 18th Century Spoon box, Federal Half Column Mirror signed Wm. H. White, Queen Ann Lowboy, William IV Secretary Bookcase in Rosewood, 18th Century Dutch China Press, Pair French Gilt and Marble Console Tables in Original Glass Cases, Mahogany William IV Settee with cup coronation, Buffet Server attributed to Duncan Phyfe, Tortoise Shell and beveled Glass Vitrine, Sheraton Style Childs Windsor chairs, English Chippendale Corner Chair, Gold Gilded Recamier, William IV Oak Childs chair, 18th Century Pa. Ladder Back chair, 18th & 19th century Arm Chairs, Several Outstanding 18th & 19th Century Bombay Cabinets, Late 18th Century Dutch Childs William & Mary Desk w/ Bun feet, Burled Mahogany Knife Box w/Georgian Sterling Silver Spoons, Federal Mahogany Wing Chair, 19th Century Horn Chair, Sample 1940’s Living Room Suite, Empire Sofa, more. ART GLASS COLLECTION: Over 45 pieces to include: Tiffany, Daum Nancy, Cameo and Enamel, Weiss, Silver Overlay, Moser, Scenic Vases, Iridescent Loetz, Bohemian, Galle, Many pieces with Etching, and Beautiful Scenes, this is a wonderful Selection. VIENNA BRONZES: Many figural Bronzes, Statues, Several Cat Vignettes: on Swings, Park Bench, School, Nouveau Flowers and more.

DOLLHOUSES & ROOMBOXES: Featuring the Famous Vickerman Baby House Dollhouse, noted in Flora Gill Jacobs Book, sold with original contents, Large 19th Century English Box Back House, Victorian Germantown Dollhouse ( Philadelphia) loan at the Philadelphia Antique Show 1993, American Highly Carved Folk Dollhouse, Bliss Keyhole Dolls House, Gottschalk Grocery Shop, Mexican Pottery Shop, Many Incredible Roomboxes by Bob Bernhard: Sleek Modern, Grand Ballroom, Classic Gottschalk Grocery Shop, Wizards’ Workbench, 20th Century German Storefront, Lew Kummerow Christmas Animated Diorama, Kummerow Kitchen Shadowbox and Gottschalk Toyshop, German Kitchen, French Bakery, Glenda Hooker Jazz Ensemble, Whitledge and Noack Murder on the Orient Express, The Gentleman’s Library Scene, Milliner Shop, Early Roombox with original paper and curtains, Clock Shop w/ Vintage clocks, Medical Clinic w/ documentation, Brook Tucker Childs Room, Martha Stewart, other Artist Rooms. MINIATURES: Ormolu: Clocks, Nouveau Furniture, Accessories, Pictures, Étagère, Waltershausen Cabinets, Chairs, Handkerchief Table, Sofas, Schneegass, Vienna Bronze Parlor Sets, German, Satsuma Vases, Chinese Vases, Early Glassware, Royal Crown Derby Dishes, Bisque Dollhouse Dolls, Artist Dolls, Porcelain Figures, Ivory, Vintage Books, Barbara Raheb and others, Bibles, Mud Med in Original Case, Chandeliers, Bristol Glass, Clock Collection, Chippendale Style Chairs, Inlaid Tables, Incredible French Ormolu Beveled Curio, Wooten Desk, Pair Revolving Bookcases, Domes, Porcelain Figures, ARTIST FURNITURE : Over 30 pieces of Eric Pearson with many rare pieces: Chippendale Settee, dressing Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, John Hodgson Chippendale Chairs, John Davenport Desk, Stan Lewis Belter, Ron Terrill Chest on frame, Ernie Levy Sewing Stand, Patricia Herbillon Writing Desk, Betty Valentine, Don Buckley, Theresa Bahl, Lou Murter, Natasha Hand Painted Medieval Coffer, Olsziewski, Elizabeth Chambers, Jean Welch, P. Rosa, Carlisle, and more. AUTOMATONS & DOLLS: Palibois Three Performing Clowns in Dome, Carved and Painted Mechanical Wooden Ski slide Circa 1900, Lambert Tea Pourer, Lambert Lady w/Dog in Basket, Poupee Jumeau, Historical Britians in ob: Coronation Coach, Many French Doll Accessories, Sac du Voyage, Cases, Gloves, Parasol, Jewelry, Paper items, many Victorian Accessories. ADDITIONAL ITEMS: Collection of Victorian Candy boxes: Bookshelves, Pool Table, Baby w/Cradle, Stove, over 30 pieces, Incredible Staffordshire Doll Dishes, others, Santas, Artist Houses, Circular Stairway, much more.

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Auction Gallery

Auction Preview: Frasher’s, February 20 in Scottsdale, Arizona

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very February Frasher Auctions holds their premiere auction in the lovely resort city Scottsdale, Arizona. This year’s sale on Saturday, February 20 offers an array of the choicest French and German bisque, Door of Hopes, papier mache, cloth, Shirley Temples, Effanbee’s Historical dolls, Mary Hoyer dolls and much more. For information phone Frasher’s at 816-625-3786. The auction will take place at the Chaparral Suites Resort; for reservations phone 480-949-1414. Door of Hope Bride & Manchu Lady. More than 20 Door of Hope Mission dolls will be offered.

Numerous Oriental dolls in the sale include French and German bisque examples, composition and papier mache models, as well as cloth dolls by Ada Lum.

French dolls and a Simon Halbiq lady.

Exhibition model of Oriental Bebe Jumeau.

A sampling of the composition and hard plastic dolls featured in the catalog sale.

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An enchanting Kestner “Hilda” toddler is 19” tall and all dressed up for winter.

Wonderfully-preserved and all-original 1930’s Lenci long-limbed lady doll.

For collectors of large dolls, there are two 40” Kestner models, as well as other 30” to 36” examples.

A 32� French bisque mystery bebe with F. G. look will be joined by other F. G. models, as well as Eden Bebe, Rabery & Delphieu & other French makers.

A most interesting and rare model attributed to S.F.B.J. has unique and expressive modeling.

A stunning Bebe Jumeau is but one of several wonderful French Bebes featured in the auction – the Gebruder Heubach character is representative of the many quality German dolls in the sale.

Effanbee Historical Dolls costumed as 1872 and 1840 ladies – these are just two of the 21 all-original examples to be sold.

A fine collection of Shirley Temple dolls include composition models in various original costume, some in original box and trunk; also many 1957 models. More Auction Gallery on page 57

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Folding French room box original papers, curtains, mirror and 2 prints. 17” wide x 10” tall - $1250.

1830’s pair portraits on ivory - 4-1/4” x 3-3/4” $1150. Tynietoy house - $6500.

9 piece French set with Dresden paper trim and pale blue silk. China cabinet is 8” tall - $995.

Large selection of tynietoy furniture.

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24” wonderful Steiff Bear in uniform $1800.

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www.sharimcmastersdolls.com 1. 26” EDEN BEBE BY FRANCOIS GAULTIER ON A GESLAND BODY Lovely blue PW eyes, fabulous original dress and shoes. Great GESLAND body with wire joints inside stuffed cloth body. Minor restoration to eyechip and small flaw below the chip. JUST HAUNTING!.................................................. $2400 2. 23” SUPER RARE INCISED “DEPOSE” JUMEAU BEBE Wearing Spectacular Silk Couturier Antique Costume Huge Blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original Early, loose ball signed Jumeau body with straight wrists, antique signed French shoes—PERFECT Condition! JUST AMAZING! THE LOOK!! ................ $8500 3. 29” JUMEAU BEBE ALL ORIGINAL (32” with her hat and wig) Blue PW eyes, open mouth, fully jointed original chunky Jumeau body with oval label, Factory original chemise, signed Jumeau leather shoes, blond mohair wig plus antique brown HH wig, wonderful bonnet. OUTSTANDING! ............... $4500 4. 20” KAMMER & REINHARDT 114 “GRETCHEN” CHARACTER WITH RARE SLEEP EYES Lovely Antique Costume w/ matching socks, antique shoes, PERFECT!…A SUPER FIND! ................$11,000 5. 15” EXTREMELY RARE ALL ORIGINAL GEBRUDER HEUBACH CHARACTER 7622 BOY WITH DIMPLES, Blue intaglio eyes, stunning all original antique costume and matching cap. An absolute MUST for rare Heubach collectors! ........................................................................................................................ $1700 6. 24” BELTON-TYPE 103 CHILD Huge Blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original Sonneberg body with straight wrists, Superb steel blue silk couture costume matches her hypnotic eyes. Antique shoes, lovely wig. Fabulous presentation! ........................................................................................................................ $3500 7. 20” SFBJ DEPOSE ANTIQUE FRENCH BEBE DOLL! Gorgeous huge blue paperweight eyes, original French body, nice antique dress. Faint hairline. A Pretty Frenchie! ..................................................$1100 8. 9” ORIENTAL 4900 CHILD BY SCHOENHAU & HOFFMEISTER ALL ORIGINAL on a fully jointed original body SHE IS JUST TOO CUTE FOR WORDS!!!!! ...................................................................$1150 9. 14” SIMON & HALBIG 1079 WITH ANTIQUE DRESS & WIG Huge blue sleep eyes, wonderful antique dress & underwear. Original blond mohair wig. Fully jointed body signed Germany. Everyone wants a small 1079!.................................................................................................................................. $1200 ALSO! JUMEAUX, STEINERS, FGs, SFBJs, FRENCH FASHIONS, BLACK BISQUE, CHARACTERS & DOLLIES, HEUBACHS, PLUS++++ NO COMPUTER? CALL FOR MY ILLUSTRATED DOLL LIST WITH MORE THAN 100 ANTIQUE DOLLS FOR SALE! DOLLS FULLY GUARANTEED IN WRITING — 3 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE! ASK ABOUT OUR GENEROUS 8 MONTH LAYAWAY POLICY! Visit more than 100 more antique dolls on my RUBY LANE SITE! www.rubylane.com/shops/kathylibratysantiques For a real treat, visit my AWARD WINNING WEBSITE to see 100 MORE dolls

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4 1. 19” K*R 101 - Antique human hair wig in coiled braids, jointed wood and composition K * R body. Antique two piece sailor dress, underclothing, socks and shoes. Excellent condition. A wonderful scarce large size of a popular Kammer & Reinhardt character. She has exceptionally nice modeling, with a very appealing expression. $3950 2. 15” GEBRUDER HEUBACH 6970 - Deep blue intaglio eyes, antique mohair wig, jointed wood and composition body with wooden upper arms and long wooden upper legs, straight wrists. Wonderful factory dress with white embroidered bodice and trim, factory half slip, antique pants, cotton socks, black oilcloth shoes. Very light rub on left cheek, old faded repaint on lower arms . A outstanding example with sharp, crisp modeling, especially in her expressive eyes and mouth. $1595 3. 13” LENCI 900 CHILD - Lenci 900 tag on dress. Lenci 111/19 box, with same patent numbers as dress tag on label. Pressed felt swivel head, original blond mohair wig in original set, cloth torso with felt arms and legs. All original. Appears unplayed-with, light display soil on exposed felt areas; sturdy aged box. An exceptionally nice example of this popular cabinet-size Italian cloth doll, with good bright coloring. $1395

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Portrait of an Antique Doll Collector by Valerie Fogel

J.N. Steiner FR A2; fully jointed compo body; stamped body; Petite Parisienne, 8.5 inches; Theriault’s Gold Horse pick

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h, the Collector! Such a colorful and assorted lot! No two with exactly the same quest or strategy. No two borne of the same inspirations or influences. As fascinating and dear as dolls are, they are enhanced and romanced by the very collectors that cherish and care for them. A doll in a vendor’s booth, regardless how spectacular or modest the display, will sparkle more brightly once placed “just so” in a proud collector’s cabinet. And every antique doll collector, like every doll, has a unique style and special grace by which her treasures are acquired, displayed and cared for. One such special collector, a west coast native, is Sheryl Varon. We first met several years ago at the Antique Doll and Toy Show in Bellevue, Washington, an intimate venue filled with exciting vendors and wonderful dolls and displays. Sheryl is not easily missed. An attractive brunette, elegantly understated in dress, with a fashion model’s height and proportion, her quiet demeanor belies the intensity of her collecting goals. I remember watching her as a small, pretty Emile Jumeau caught her attention. With a practiced eye and thorough examination,

E3J; straight-wristed, jointed body, fantastic couture ensemble with marked Jumeau shoes; 12 inches.

Incised Jumeau, size 6; straightwristed body; original stringing, original trunk and wardrobe; 15.5 inches.

Francois Gaultier Scroll Mark incised 4, marked body w/orig. paper label on rear torso reading; “Bebe Du Bon Marche”; dark blue eyes that appear brown; 13.5 inches.

J.N. Steiner FRE A 3; Le Parisienne paper label on lower hip. Straightwristed body; 10.5 inches. 19

Emile Jumeau; E1J; straightwristed, jointed body; original outfit; darklined blue eyes; Gorgeous little size 1 EJ; 9 inches.

L-R - French mignonette in original crocheted costume with tiny presentation box w/ clothes & accessories; pale peach bootines; Theriault’s Gold Horse selection; 5.5 inches; All original French mignonette in couture costume with braided updo & peach bootines; 5.5 inches.

Rabery & Delphieu, size 6; composition, straight-wristed body; deep brown eyes; fabulous couture costume; 11 inches.

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Petite Simon & Halbig twill over wood-bodied fashion with bisque lower arms; 10 inches.

Sheryl carefully returned the doll to her place on the table. This was an intelligent and thoughtful collector. Yes, the EJ was beautiful, but Sheryl Varon was not about to be swept off her feet by the first pretty doll in the room. We struck up a conversation and chatted about her collecting goals, which I quickly learned were focused on small French bebes. Sheryl laughed easily, seemingly enamored by the sheer joy of being surrounded by sisters of “The Hunt” and a bevy of antique dolls. Since then, we have become friends. I have been inspired by her diligence, her amazing talents and the depth of warmth she possesses. This awareness inspired this article; a canvas of sorts decorated by the influences, experiences and passions of a very special collector. Sheryl adored both her parents, but was exceptionally close to her dad. She attributes her appreciation for the beauty and artistry of the antique doll to her father, Robert. A talented modern artist and graphic designer, Robert was driven by his artistic aspirations to leave behind the farm he grew up on. Enrolling in an art correspondence course, he juggled his farm chores by day and diligently honed his art skills by lantern light late into the night. Eventually, he succeeded in starting his own sign business, painting for local grocers and business folk, earning his tuition to the University of Minnesota. There he studied math and English and set up an on-campus sign concession, painting signs for the cafeteria’s daily specials and other campus events, frequently trading sign work for meals, or sometimes a mere cup of hot chocolate to get through the day. Following the fateful Pearl Harbor attack, he immediately enlisted in the U.S. Army. His diligent math studies qualified him for pilot training school in Tulare, CA, where he met and married Sheryl’s mother. Later, time served in North Africa broadened his artistic horizons. He sought and collected European etchings, African figurines, spears and exotic weapons. When his tour of duty ended, Robert enrolled

L-R: Incised Jumeau, size 6; straight-wristed body; original stringing, original trunk and wardrobe; 15.5 inches; Incised Jumeau, size 5; original couture outfit; brown eyes; straightwristed ball-jointed body marked Diploma d’honour in blue ink; 15 inches; Jumeau E6J; straight-wristed body; 16 inches; Bru Jne 4, fully-jointed wood and composition body; 13.5 inches; (back corner): J.N. Steiner FRE A 9; stamped body, straight-wristed; marked Alart shoes, classic Steiner ribbed-white pique princess style dress. 16 inches.

in the Art Center of Los Angeles and later the Jepson Art Institute. Although fine art was his passion, graphic design was what would pay the bills and support his growing family. Sheryl and her older sister grew up doing art projects at the redwood patio table in the backyard. Robert provided bits and scraps of colorful papers from artwork otherwise destined for the trash heap. “Dad was always creating something fascinating. His skill level taught me to appreciate quality details that I look for in everything in life, including dolls.” A history buff as well, Robert revered and preserved family heirlooms and treasures; his grandfather’s gold pocket watch and his father’s antique mandolin to name a few. Sheryl grew up appreciating the significance of these priceless articles. As a visitor at Sheryl’s lovely northwest home, I can attest to her eye for detail and beauty. She has indeed followed in her father’s footsteps, both in her reverence for the arts through her own talent, and as a collector of the beautiful and unusual. Sheryl has an exquisite and focused collection of French and German dolls, a delightful array of early accessories, whimsical and highly detailed miniature chairs, and a fine eclectic assortment of sculptural objects, with a focus on the graceful curves of the sculpted human hand. Many of her favorite dolls and treasures will be depicted on these pages. Sheryl and her husband met in college. Not surprisingly, they were both art

L-R: Emile Jumeau; E3J; straight-wristed, jointed body, fantastic couture ensemble with marked Jumeau shoes; 12 inches; Schmitt & Fils 3; straight-wristed, jointed Schmitt body; 11 inches; Size 3 Tete Jumeau; fully-jointed body; 12 inches. L-R: Simon & Halbig/Kammer & Reinhardt 192; all bisque with closed mouth and unusual taupe painted stockings; 7 inches; Kestner moonfaced doll, Incised II on back of head; straight-wristed, jointed Schmitt-type body; all orig. finish; 10.25 inches; Simon & Halbig 293; 5-piece composition body; open mouth w/teeth; original dress; 5.5 inches. 21

L-R: Maison Jumeau Poupee peau; jointed kid body; original couture walking suit; 17 inches. Bru Jne 3; chunky leather body with bisque lower arms; original couture costume; 14 inches.

Simon & Halbig, probably for the French market. Petite 10-inch original twill over wood-bodied, closed-mouth fashion child with fullyarticulated limbs and straightwristed bisque lower arms, bisque lower legs. Dressed in antique ecru and black silk Bal de Masque costume and pearl drop earrings.

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J.N. Steiner, series C 3/0; fully-jointed wood & composition body with graceful long, narrow fingers; original windowpane lace costume; deep blue eyes; French trunk filled with accessories and extra outfits; 10 inches.

majors. His passion leaned to sculpture and three-dimensional architectural design, while Sheryl pursued drawing, painting and printmaking. They shared, and fostered in each other, common interests: “We had a lot of the same sensibilities, including an immense curiosity. Much of our favorite art and design was borne out of the PreRaphaelite, fin de siècle and Arts and Crafts movements. Neither of us took things at face value. We were always analyzing cause and effect and the influences of culture in art.” Ah…there’s that curiosity and discrimination I perceived at our first meeting! “My husband has great appreciation for anything beautifully made or historically significant and appreciates antique dolls as objects of beauty, artisanship and cultural history.” In the late eighties, the Varons left sunny California and spent several years in England. During this time she was separated from her collection of mostly German dolls. “Interestingly, we didn’t come across many dolls when we lived in London. At first, we lived in Marylebone Village (not far from Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, right off Baker Street behind the Sherlock Holmes Hotel). Then we moved to a lovely furnished flat with huge Victorian windows and tall ceilings. Half the building was destroyed during WWII, so part of it was rebuilt into modern, purpose-built apartments, and our half was the original manor house divided into several flats. We had these cool little balconies. I could open the window and crawl out on the ledge and sketch while looking out at the wonderful private, enclosed garden full of daffodils.”

Simon & Halbig all-bisque mignonette for the French market; original dress and long mohair wig; 6.5 inches.

Large French mignonette boy in all-original crocheted costume and blonde wig; beautiful blue eyes with pensive expression; 7 inches.

Curious, I asked Sheryl how her fascination for detailed miniature chairs and sculpted ladies hands began, and how these collections relate to her love of dolls. “In London we happened into a hole-in-the wall miniature shop in a remote corner, just under a bridge. They had a dark, dusty back room filled with hidden treasures. The bare bulb in the ceiling was broken, and some of the glass in the cases was cracked. But in that quaint little room I discovered the most wonderful hand-hewn miniature chairs. So authentic and perfectly scaled! I bought a Windsor chair and something else to begin with. After that I was always on the lookout for little chairs. I was amazed that they could make such tiny chairs so detailed and realistic looking. “I have always gravitated toward beautifullycrafted things…objects can evoke so many memories. They are a reflection of who we are, how we think, how we relate to the world. Growing up, I saved things I found interesting or beautiful. If I couldn’t have something that inspired me, I tried to emulate it or recreate it somehow. I always had some sort of ephemera that represented my interests and experiences around me… I am intrigued by people who have no such objects around them… it’s something I simply can’t wrap my head around!” Sheryl settled back into her sofa with a steamy cup of tea as she reminisced. “I’ve always loved dolls from the time I was very little …I tended to play with them until they were literally hanging by a thread,” she laughed. “I started out collecting Madame Alexander dolls, something I missed out on as a child. My parents couldn’t afford the best or even the better dolls when we were small. So, it was a really special occasion when we would get a

French mignonette in original costume and original curly mohair wig; 4.5 inches.

Left: J.D. Kestner 117; all-bisque chunky body; all original couture costume; pierced ears; 9 inches. Below: Five inch cloth bodied mignonette with original clothes and tiny woven bourrelet.

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Kammer & Reinhardt 192 bisque headed doll on rarer jointed composition body with straight wrists. Original costume. 7 inches.

Size 4 Incised Jumeau; super pale, creamy bisque; blue eyes; 13 inches.

May Freres & Cie/Steiner; Bebe MASCOTTE E; deep blue eyes; fully-jointed body; 13.5 inches

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doll from grandmother or at birthdays and Christmas. Of course there was always a favorite … usually the most bedraggled, woebegone among them captured my heart… In my art, my primary subject matter has always been people – especially faces. I think the love of dolls and sculpted hands is a natural by-product of that. Dolls, like art, capture humanity at one very specific moment in time.” As Sheryl describes her past and the influences in her life, my gaze drifts over the lovely dolls in her collection. She has a particular affinity for small French, from sixteen inches down to diminutive mignonettes. A gorgeous Bru Jeune in scarlet, a tiny size one EJ with saucer blue eyes, an early FG with a meltingly beautiful expression and small German dolls with special or unusual appeal are just a few. I appreciate the rarity and distinctiveness in each that called to her; some because of their implicit beauty, some due to the combination of antiquity and presence defined by their complete originality. Her dolls are a central theme throughout the ranch-style home, sharing space with visually stunning architectural drawings and prints, books and objects d’art. The undeniable essence of European influence and exotic locales mingles with a cheerful Parisian melody in the background. Sheryl perceives her role as a collector as “custodian and caretaker.” I asked her to expound on this view – to share her perception of what the most important tasks of a custodian might be and, conversely, some of the actions she perceives may be a conflict to this role. “In the beginning I hated thinking of anyone else ‘possessing’ any of my dolls after me. With maturity I realize the very fact someone has cared for and treasured them enabled me to have them as part of my life. I am honor-bound to do the same for others as well as for the dolls. I respect where they have been. Although their clothes are worn and tattered, they are a testament to the doll’s journey. If a doll’s body finish is stable, I feel it is irresponsible to alter or repair it in any way. I’m not a fan of replacing thin wigs for new ones, or switching out fragile, faded garments with the caveat that, if done, all wigs, clothes, shoes, etc., should be accurately recorded, packaged and stored to travel with the doll when she resumes her journey. As dolls are passed from hand to hand, they are subjected to hardship and breakage. As a result authentic wigs, shoes or clothing

L-R: Francois Gaultier; F 1 J block letter bebe; straight-wristed body; 10 inches; May Freres & Cie (later Steiner; this one is probably a Steiner version); MASCOTTE E; fully jointed body; 13.5 inches; Bru Jne 3; bisque arms, chunky leather body; original couture costume; 14 inches; Francois Gaultier Block letter; brown eyes; fully-jointed composition body; 13 inches; Size 3 Tete Jumeau; fully-jointed body; 12 inches (cream ensemble); foreground; in yellow boots a Kestner.

Superb brown-eyed French mignonette in all original presentation box featuring an extra hidden drawer with additional clothes and accessories in pink and blue themes; doll 5.5 inches.

may be lost, but suitable replacements can be obtained to meet the needs of a doll requiring a little TLC. As a caretaker, I am against constructing a doll from disparate parts, although if a doll needs an arm or leg replaced, it’s acceptable to unite genuine parts from like dolls in order to have one authentic doll. Granted, she won’t be original, but everything about her will be in keeping with her original state.” Over time Sheryl‘s collecting appetites evolved from the cherished Madame Alexander to the German dolly faces. “I never entertained the idea of ever being able to have any French dolls until I inherited some money from my parent’s estate. It was easier not to think about it before that, since I couldn’t have any of them.” With wide eyes she went on to describe the deep gratitude she has for the modest inheritance

Tiny 9 inch Figure C.2 STEINER, Bte. SGDG. Blue glass sleep eyes with classic Steiner mechanism. Original blonde mohair wig, original jointed, straight-wristed body with original finish. Fabulous antique costume with ornate chapeau.

that afforded her the privilege of finally acquiring the French Bébés she always longed for. A tribute to the gifts of her parents, especially her father, she said. There are hours of colorful stories to relate but the afternoon is waning and the dolls beckon. In keeping with the portrait of this collector, we have endeavored to photograph the dolls in their settings, to truly present them as they have been interpreted and carefully displayed by Sheryl, a collector with vision and panache; a dedicated guardian and bona fide treasure seeker. Can’t you see the extra sparkle in their eyes? Sheryl Varon is an active member of the Seattle Doll and Toy Club, where she is able to lend her artistic talents and personal point of view to various creative and educational club projects. 25

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The earliest Abigail, circa 1932, with blue eyes is the most firmly stuffed. She has a dart in the center of her neck which forms a chin and “darts” on the side of her head which suggest ears. She is stuffed with wool and has delicately painted features (her patch of hair was added). Another Abigail seen recently had a small vertical dart on each side of the neck to fashion a slimming effect. These slight variations in the early dolls are attributable to the fact that the doll bodies were made by various members of the community who had varying degrees of sewing skills. She is 18 inches tall.

Abigail

The Log Cabin Doll of Brown County

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by Sue Popp

everal years ago, while was created by a woman from Brown shopping for a new doll, County, Indiana. I contacted the director I noticed a softly colored, sweet-faced of the historical society who was kind cloth girl shyly smiling from across enough to assist me with my search for the room. I went over to get a better additional information. I also discovered look and decided that she would be a book called “Abigail”, written by going home with me. When I asked the the doll’s creator, and have spoken to dealer if any information about her was the grand daughters of the remarkable available, I was told that perhaps she woman who not only authored the should have cloth hair, but nothing was Abigail book, but designed both the known about how she might have been Abigail and Nancy Hanks dolls. dressed originally. I felt that she was Abigail’s story starts with Portia Howe probably from the 1930’s and that with Sperry. She and her husband, Ralph Waldo or without hair, she was charming. Emerson Sperry, moved to the village When I brought her home, I could of Nashville in Brown County, Indiana find no information or pictures for with their four children in 1931. Ralph reference, but I was always on the had achieved national recognition for his lookout, and a little over a year later, piano designs, but because of the Great I spotted the same face on a doll with Depression, lost his job. He briefly worked cloth hair! She had a yellow cotton fabric as a radio cabinet designer for RCA, but “Abigail” was first published in 1938. “wig” which had been sewn to fit her this job, too, was short lived. Ralph was head, split at the bottom to make braids, and fringed at the devastated by the loss of his position with RCA, and Portia forehead to create bangs. She was dressed in a calico prairie decided that the family would go to Nashville, as they had style outfit and attached to her hand was a tag which read fond memories of previous time spent there. She felt sure “Abigail, Brown County Folks Shop, Nashville Indiana.” that the family would do well in Brown County. At that time, I drew a picture of the hair and copied the After working at various seasonal jobs within the writing on the tag, but came home from the show, only to community, the Sperrys had gained a reputation as hard misplace my information. After several months, I found working, honest people. Because of that reputation, the my notes, and then started searching the internet for bits of manager of the Nashville House, a local hotel, asked Portia information. I began to find some answers to the questions to fill in for one week as a cook. When the week was over, I had about my mystery girl. A photo and caption posted she was offered another job – managing the gift shop for a by the Indiana Historical Society showed that “Abigail” few months. She agreed, but had the notion that the shop

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An Abigail with brown eyes, also stuffed with wool. She does not have the darts forming the chin and ears. I believe she was made between 1932 and 1938.

This page from the book shows the doll’s portmanteau under the bed.

This 18-inch Abigail has the most complete original outfit, although missing her apron. Her shoes are made of oil cloth, the material that her son, Jim Sperry, recalls his mother using to complete the dolls’ portmanteaus.

Side view showing the cloth wig.

could be more successful selling hand crafted, locally produced items. The manager thought her idea was a good one, and soon offered Portia a permanent job at the Brown County Folks Shop. Brown County was home to a flourishing artist’s colony. So Portia Sperry approached the artisans, who agreed to sell the items they created at the shop. Pottery, woven cloth, braided rugs, wood carvings and paintings were all available, as well as “folk type” toys. Portia was inspired to create a child’s rag doll after finding a tattered, old cloth doll in one of the log cabins in Brown County. She knew from experience with her own children that rag dolls were popular. Over several months, she developed a doll that she would name “Abigail”. Many hours were spent in the back room of the Nashville House perfecting the design of the doll’s jointed body using the old rag doll she found as a model. The torso and head of the doll were created using three pattern pieces. There is a center seam in the back, and the front of the doll is a flat piece of cloth which uses darts to create contours. She also worked at sewing pieces of clothing for her to wear. Portia felt that the doll could be a playmate and a teaching tool so her design was child friendly, using muslin and soft, washable wool stuffing to construct her. She decided to use buttons and ties on the clothing and shoes, and cloth hair cut into strips that were braided so children could learn these skills. She also wanted to teach a bit of

history, so Abigail became the Log Cabin Doll, dressed as an early pioneer. Later in life, Mrs. Sperry would tell her grandchildren that Abigail “might just as well be a doll that told a story and served a purpose”. Portia worked extremely hard on the pattern and clothing, but she just could not get Abigail’s face to look quite right. Because of her affiliation with the artist colony, she had strong friendships with several people there. One of her good friends was Carolyn Griffith, the wife of painter L.O. Griffith. When Carolyn saw the doll, she realized that Portia was putting the eyes in the middle of the forehead. Carolyn offered to design and paint the face of the Abigail doll using “fast dyes”. As production began, Mrs. Sperry realized that it would be necessary to enlist the help of local women. She went door to door with a finished doll and pattern pieces to recruit employees. Soon women in the community were approaching her to be part of her workforce. Not only were the dolls being made, but also a portmanteau was created to carry Abigail around. After experimenting with several methods, the portmanteau was eventually made by taping two empty Quaker Oat containers together, covering them with wallpaper and adding leather carrying handles. In February of 1932, the Nashville House held a “Christening Party” for Abigail, the Log Cabin Doll. Local newspapers printed an invitation to the party along with an article about Portia, the local women, and the artisans 29

This is the newest of the Abigails shown, circa 1950’s. She is loosely stuffed with synthetic material, rather than wool. The body is not as well sewn as the earlier examples nor does the cloth wig fit as well. She is nearly 20 inches tall. The back of her head shows the cloth wig.

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of Brown County who worked together to create her. Abigail became somewhat of a celebrity and soon retailers such as Marshall Fields and L.S. Ayres and Company were ready to sell the doll and her carrying case. Portia was confident that her workers could meet the demand for the dolls, but she was worried about her inventory of oatmeal boxes for the portmanteaus. She approached the Quaker Oats company to obtain a supply of containers, and the Quaker Oats people were so enthusiastic about her entrepreneurial spirit, they agreed to adjust the measurements of the cardboard oatmeal containers to fit the doll and then donated the first hundred boxes to support the community effort. Portia was also able to obtain donated leather scraps to make the handles for the portmanteaus. Abigail, who retailed for $3.50, had become so successful that Portia’s first Christmas season payroll was $2000.00. The Brown County Folks Shop was expanding, carrying an increased inventory of local crafts, so Portia decided to produce another doll, too. She created a small rag doll she called Nancy Hanks, hoping to inspire children to learn about the real Nancy Hanks and her famous son, Abraham Lincoln. Ralph Sperry used his experience in wood and cabinet design to create furniture for the Nancy Hanks doll as well as children’s furniture which was then featured in the shop. In 1934, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the Brown County Folks Shop. She was intrigued by the concept of locals and artists working together to earn a living. Mrs. Roosevelt felt that this partnership could serve as a model to encourage communities to create hand crafted, local products as a way to earn a living. Upon entering the shop, Portia Sperry recalls that Mrs. Roosevelt’s first words were “Oh, I recognize Abigail”. Before leaving the shop, she purchased several items, including a Nancy Hanks doll. By the mid 1930’s, the Sperry’s were on more firm financial footing and Ralph had a new job with the Wurlitzer Piano Company. With Ralph employed and the continuing success of the Brown County Folks Shop, Portia was able to hire a friend to help manage the store. During this time, she began to write a book based on the Abigail doll. The book tells the story of the Calvin Family who were early pioneers traveling from Kentucky to Brown County, Indiana in the 1830’s. The main characters were Susan Calvin and her doll, Abigail. Portia wrote the tale with historical accuracy and specific details of the period. The book was as successful as the doll, and in fact was used for many years in the fourth grade classes of Indiana schools. There were several printings of “Abigail” and The Indiana Historical Society reprinted a revised edition in 2000. Through the years, the Abigail doll was hand made by various workers using the original patterns developed by Portia Sperry. All Abigail dolls were made in Nashville Indiana, and were available from 1932 through 2006. Early faces were hand painted with dye by Carolyn Griffith, however the faces of the later dolls were silk screened. Also, later dolls were not stuffed with wool, but synthetic materials. Although production of Abigail was stopped for several years, Portia and Ralph Sperry’s grand daughters, Abigail and Sarah are now in the process of recreating and reintroducing Abigail, along with her portmanteau, and her history to the public. Their website is currently under construction. Through conversations and correspondence with Abigail Sperry (who was named after the doll) and her sister, Sarah Sperry Mitchell, I learned a little bit more about the Sperry Family. Ralph indeed made furniture for not only the Nancy Hanks and Abigail dolls, but for his grandchildren, too. Abigail Sperry still has the chair made for her by her grandfather, and three Abigail dolls from different time periods.

All three dolls undressed from the earliest, c. 1932, to the latest which was likely made in the 1950’s. One piece of cloth was used for the head and torso in front, and two pieces sewn with a center seam in the back. Hands are mitten type and feet are squared off in the front. Arms and legs are attached at the end, then a flat piece is left before the limb is stuffed. The flattened areas allow for better positioning.

The “Abigails” that belong to the family are all blue eyed, and in fact, Abigail and Sarah had never seen a brown eyed doll. I asked if perhaps the brown eyes were a special order. Abigail Sperry said she had no knowledge of special order dolls being created, so I would speculate that perhaps they were painted by Carolyn Griffith prior to the 1938 “Abigail” book, when Portia wrote that the “doll had blue eyes”. In 1960, on the occasion of Ralph’s 80th birthday, he and Portia created their own little book titled “For Our Grandchildren”, recounting the story of the Sperry Family. On the cover is the Sperry “Coat of Arms” which was designed in the 1930’s and includes an image of Abigail because she was such a big part of their lives. A copy of the book was given to each of the grandchildren and is still cherished by them. Abigail and Sarah have many relatives, but there are few examples of the Abigail rag doll to be found. The sisters feel that any dolls owned by the children were so “well loved” that they are no longer around. Also, the dolls were thought of by the family as toys and not collectibles. Portia and Ralph had many friendships with the artisans of Brown County and acquired collections of paintings by various artists and photographs by Frank Hohenburger. The Sperry family has several early photographs of Portia with her dolls in the family archives as well as photos of Ralph and the Sperry children working at the shop. Abigail and Sarah still talk with their Uncle Jim Sperry about the family’s history and continue to gather additional information about their grandparent’s remarkable story of surviving and thriving in the most difficult of times by sticking together as a family and as a community.

Coming soon: a new website: www.abigaildoll.com

Nancy Hanks doll, all original with hang tag, created by Portia Sperry. Note the tag has a handwritten inscription, “bought in 1934.” The author sold this doll to Abigail Sperry and Sarah Sperry Mitchell so they would have one in the family. It measures 11.5 inches tall.

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Ever so rare & wonderful mechanical French cartoon character by Roullet & Decamps - excellent all original condition - excellent hand painted facial features w/ comical uplifted brows & an enormous watermelon smile - when wound he turns his head from side to side & sways back & forth - excellent working condition - 14” tall - $1,995. 5. Wonderful large size glass eyed French papier-mâché lady - an amazing face w/ a demure serene expression - original soft artist quality facial painting - lovely chestnut brown glass eyes - original human hair wig - to make her all the more wondrous & exciting - she has her factory original clothes - 24” tall $2,995. 6. Oh how cute - all original - all bisque pair of those always desirable Mr. & Mrs. Happifats - excellent bisque - perfect condition - 5” tall - $795 for the pair. 7. Extremely rare & always desirable - lovely early Belton made for the French trade w/ that ever so desirable “Bru” face - (circa 1875) wondrous soft bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - superlative hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - note how very much they have made this doll look so much like the world famous “Circle Dot Bru” - original fully jointed body w/ early straight wrist - 14” tall $3,995. 8. Wow - look what we found - just a breathtaking as she could possibly be is this amazing very early nursing Bru - (Bebé Teteur) - spectacular hand pressed French bisque - wondrous hand painted facial features that would make the masters weep - soft hand stroked brows over enormous early dark lined beautiful bulbous heather blue paperweight eyes in lovely early almond shaped sockets - to add even more to her enhancement she has that precious hint of mauve eye shadow above her eyes - open round mouth with soft amber shading - her original nursing mechanism is still in her head she’s on her original Chevrot body - size 4 - 16” tall - $16,500. 9. Full length of the darling Bru bebé. 10. Wonderful German laughing clown w/ glorious hand painted facial features - pristine pale white bisque cobalt blue eyes - rare open/closed laughing mouth w/ teeth - wondrous red clown features - to make him all the more wondrous - he’s mechanical - when you press his tummy - he plays his cymbals and blinks his eyes - original clothes w/ such an amazing hat - 21” tall - $1,995. 11. Extremely rare closed mouth pouty character by Recknagel - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - deep intaglio blue eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth - great character face - fully jointed body - 17” tall - $1,495. 12. Breathtakingly gorgeous closed mouth Tete Jumeau - pristine hand poured French bisque w/artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over long lushes lashes surrounding wondrous hazel brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty mouth w/soft amber shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 17” tall $4,995. 13. Wonderful & ever so cute shelf size toddler by Armand Marseille -(AM) - mold #985 - wondrous high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - - soft arched feather brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ two upper teeth - note the adorable dimples - to make her all the more delightful she is on a five piece toddler body - 10” tall - $695. 14. Lovely open mouth French bebé marked “H” - made by Fleischmann & Bloedel- nice high quality French bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous deep blue paperweight eyes - open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - early fully jointed straight wrist French body - 17” tall - $1,995. 15. Wonderful large size chase baby boy - excellent condition w/ deeply painted blonde hair - enormous grayblue eyes - closed pouty mouth - original clothes - 25” tall - $995. 16. Wonderful & ever so rare “Alice in Wonderland” by Madame Alexander - super compo w/ amorous chestnut brown eyes - tagged clothes - super - 18” - $895. 17. Extremely rare French black pottery boudoir dolls representing the world famous “Miss Josephine Baker” - known for her near nude African attire - these extremely rare dolls were made in application of this famous lady - notice the two uniquely different faces - excellent all original condition - finding one of these is unusual - finding two is completely unheard of - we have two - 21” tall - $1,295 each. 18. Extremely rare open/closed mouth character boy by Otto Gans - marked “G” - 4 - solid dome bisque head w/ molded painted hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ exceptionally large cobalt blue intaglio eyes - open/closed mouth w/ mold teeth & tongue - note the unique dimples & Clark Gable ears - flange neck bisque head on cloth body w/ lower compo rams - 25” tall $1,495. 19. Look how wonderful - superior quality crèche figures - both male & female have exceptionally beautiful faces w/ amazing hand carved features - both have original clothes that are extremely detailed & ever so wondrous - she has her original stand - 14” tall - $1,995 each. 20. Utterly adorable small size mask face Googlie - w/ a uniquely different face & such a wonderful surprise expression - lovely condition w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - high arched comical brows over enormous round cobalt blue eyes - pert closed smiling mouth - factory original clothes - sweet little 9” size - $995. 21. Rare & ever so wonderful glass eyed shoulder head lady by Simon & Halbig - (circa 1870’s) exceptionally beautiful with amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue spiral treaded eyes - closed slightly smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - precious pierced ears - to add to her wonderment her shoulder plate has a very fancy beaded collar - original body - 22” tall. - $2,495. 22. Amazing pair of Mollye’s Raggedy Ann & Andy - (circa 1935) all original w/ fully marked bodies outlined noses - good condition - Andy has original hanging tag on arm - 18” tall - $2,995 for the pair 23. Exceptionally beautiful brown bisque reproduction of the world famous Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #117 - made by Marianne Denunez in 1969 - a truly outstanding doll - 17” tall - $995. 24. Amazing & rare is this wondrous 1840”s China w/ such a very unusual hairstyle - center parted black hair w/ flowing molded folds forming under her ears & going back into a three fold criss cross bun exceptionally beautiful face w/ lovely hand painted facial features - just a hint of eye shadow over her Icelandic blue eyes - extremely pert smiling mouth w/ white line -lovely early straight hands & flat feet - 24” tall - $6,500. 25. Breathtakingly beautiful solid dome “Hilda” by Kestner - mold #1070 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality. Wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - open mouth with outlined soft amber shading - original Kestner baby body - perfect & precious 19” tall - $3,495.

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George & Lena Marie:

NOT YOUR ORDINARY COUPLE by Elizabeth Ann Coleman

Wedding invitation to the morning marriage of George von Stromfeder and Lena Marie on June 18, 1920.

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George is a 23 inch Steiff. He wears, now, as in all his pictures, a cotton shirt, a burgundy velvet vest, short black felt trousers with attached red suspenders embroidered in black, white cotton hose and black felt shoes. In the excitement of all his adventures he has lost his ear button, leaving a fashionably pierced ear.

Marriage license of George and Lena Marie dated June 17, 1920 signed by Daniel Cupid with his official, but undecipherable, seal.

Hostetter, of the Hostetter’s Bitters family and her husband was a wellknown Pittsburg industrialist, Herbert DuPuy. While most recent immigrants to the United States at this time tended to wed within their own cultural community George was united not only with someone who came to the United States via France but who was a seriously older woman. For his second wife he chose Lena Marie Smith who on their marriage license claimed she was a spinster. It should be noted in the same document George is identified as a bachelor. When she came to the US in the 1870’s the doll now known as Lena Marie found her self “adopted” by Katharine Celia Carnahan (born 1867 or 68), later Mrs. Edwin Z. Smith and mother of our little Katharine. Putting aside her emigration from France most doll collectors can tell from a glance Lena Marie, with her wax coated composition head, is of good German doll stock. As so often happens in families, dolls serve several generations and this doll passed from Katharine Celia Carnahan Smith to her daughter Katharine Emily Smith who apparently was the one who christened her Lena Marie. Little Katharine Smith not only introduced the couple but arranged the marriage of George and Lena Marie. Fortunately Lena Marie came with a

Lena Marie is a 24 inch wax-overcomposition shoulder head doll with sleep eyes and pierced ears. Her hair is blond mohair dressed as a child with braids looped around her ears and caught at the nape of her neck under her falling back ringlets. She has a stuffed cloth body with composition lower limbs. She wears a fuchsia wool three piece dress accessorized with black velvet bows and belt, and appropriate white cotton undergarments all of an early 1870s style.

Lena Marie’s trousseau included at white cotton nightgown, a sleeveless white cotton pique summer day dress and a purple and white wool check two piece dress. Her undergarments include her original chemise and drawers of white cotton run with bright blue silk ribbon and two cotton petticoats. Her composition legs include molded grey and black side button high heeled boots. Her commercially made body is of cotton stuffed with sawdust. George took on a lot when he agreed to keep her in a manner to which she was accustomed – Lena Marie liked jewelry: large gold glass earrings, a gold and pearl necklace and a gold brooch at her neckline. 37

Katharine Smith with her Chase doll. July 10, 1910.

Katharine Smith with her German bisque character doll. July 3, 1914.

Katharine Smith with George as king of the snow hill, March 8, 1914.

trousseau from her youth – a sleeveless summer dress, another wool plaid dress and a nightgown – so no new clothes were needed. In the eyes of a child used to increasingly streamlined fashions the fussiness of Lena Marie’s wool day dresses must have seemed remarkable confections. George was happy to be married in his all purpose black wool felt short trousers, burgundy velvet vest and white cotton shirt. The fact that years of energetic living had brought on thread bare status to his shirt and vest was of no consequence to him. As their marriage license documents “they are respectively of full age, and competent to determine their own affairs and that it is their desire to be joined in marriage; and said George having declared his ability to support said Lena Marie in the style of life to which she is accustomed.” For years the doll couple had lived under the same roof at 6111 Walnut Street in Pittsburg, the site of many pictures of George, but none of Lena Marie who apparently, like many older women, lived a quiet life of solitude, probably in a box in the attic. No doubt she

George and Katharine enjoying a sleigh ride. March 8, 1914.

George welcomes Katharine to his igloo. March 8, 1914.

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George and Katharine enjoy playing life as American Indians. October 14, 1914.

should have checked out George’s other girl friends before agreeing to the marriage for over the years he can only be described as having a harem worthy of a sheik. Katharine Smith, George’s “mother”, wrote in 1993: “I had forgotten (probably George did too) that he had been married before to a doll named Adelaide. I believe Adelaide’s head was broken and her hair came off. (George did not do this. I wonder who did?) Anyhow Adelaide is no more. Where she went I do not know, probably entombed in a rubbish barrel!” Thanks to a lovingly assembled and documented photo album we know that at just over fifteen months Katharine was literally cutting her teeth on a cloth Chase doll. Next into her life comes a German bisque character doll and then in March 1914 George makes his first appearance. True to form he is ever the adventurer – conqueroring mountains of snow, gleefully enjoying a sleigh ride, and experiencing life in an igloo. By October 1914 he has moved from an igloo to a tepee. The next visual documentation of George comes in February 1915 – Katharine is nearly smothered by her doll family with George a standout among all the girls; but with a careful look we can see he has one potential male rival for the affection of the females. In their advancing years George and Lena still live under the same roof and they get to get together occasionally. Sadly they could offer no further recollections of their own for this article, she ever the proper lady, he a now quieter man of action who still lives in a world abundantly populated by females.

Katharine’s mother and Katharine Smith surrounded by her dolls. February 20. 1915. George is blocking the face of his rival male doll.

Patricia A. Vaillancourt

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The Panorama of Parisienne Dolls By Danielle and François Theimer

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verwhelming in its scope, French historian Francois Theimer’s much anticipated book, The Panorama of Parisienne Dolls, the follow-up to The Huret Book, was well worth the wait. Over 400 pages, it is a grand, glorious tour of the Parisienne doll beginning with events that directly influenced its emergence – the fashionable salon of the Marquise de Rambouillet (1588-1665) whose prominent female attendees sent model dolls they called “Pandora” to capital cities around the world displaying the latest Paris fashions; French artist and store mannequins; Psyche, a small paper model which appeared in the magazine of the same name (1834-1878) – all adult pleasures, but this would soon change. Prior to the French Revolution toys were only made for the elite. The first dolls with kid bodies were advertised in 1791 in time for children’s New Year’s gifts. The early years of the 19th century saw the birth of the Parisienne doll, the bust made of cardboard (carton moule), a kid leather body and extremely long legs. German manufacturers studied the Parisienne dolls and eventually, with improved papier-mache techniques, began to mass-produce busts, which were largely exported to France and were available for a lower cost than the French busts. Theimer’s thorough historical analysis discusses how changing fashions influenced by current events, leaders and political motivations affected doll makers. Exquisite engravings and outstanding photography complement his intensive research. The second generation Parisienne doll begins with Mlle Huret and a new kind of body construction and a porcelain head. Every doll maker who played a part in the doll industry is discussed chronologically – their patents and improvements are detailed at length, along with beautiful photographs of each maker’s crowning achievements. Parisienne dolls were still being exhibited at the 1878 Exposition Universelle but as our readers know their time was ending and they were gradually being displaced by the bebe. An easy to use appendix lists makers, important dates and suppliers, a chronological list of patents for Parisienne dolls of the second generation and the various styles of kid bodies. Another invaluable section includes the smaller sized manufacturers; the luxury Parisian retailers including Madame Lavallee-Peronne whose magazine La Poupee Modèle trumpeted the fashion doll known as “Lily”; a complete listing of a full trousseau for a doll in 1865; accessories for the Parisienne and much more. In short this is the single most important reference for a collector of Parisienne dolls. Yes, it is expensive (largely due to our shrinking American dollar) but well worth the price. $330 includes priority postage. Email: Francois.Theimer@wanadoo.fr or visit www. theimer.fr 40

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Learning About American-Made Dolls

The Trion Toy Company Early Suppliers of American Made Composition Dolls by Ursula Mertz photos Otto Mertz

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he Trion Toy Company of Brooklyn was established in 1911. By 1915, the company was doing well and was advertising regularly in the trade magazines Playthings and Toys And Novelties. Just one year later in a December ad, Trion announced that they would participate in the spring New York Toy Show and in the Though this Chicago show in April. doll is clearly Around 1910, composition doll production was in its infancy. identified as The tremendous success of E. I. Horsman’s Billiken in 1909 had having been made by the encouraged young American toy companies to try their luck with Trion Toy Co., the production of locally made composition dolls. Besides Trion it was dressed there was Effanbee, Ideal Toy and Novelty Company and many and sold by the others. In those early days, all of them offered a similar line of dolls. Averill Co., 13” tall. They featured composition heads and short arms. Cloth bodies and limbs were stuffed with ground cork and with excelsior for the cheaper varieties. The composition components were made of a dense, gluebased composition, which was much too heavy to produce dolls made entirely of this material. The dolls featured molded painted hair and painted eyes. The start of World War I gave all of This little girl is 18” tall these newly established firms a boost. Toy and marked: Trion Doll shipments from Europe had been cut off. Co. // 1915. No name In 1916, Trion announced that they had was found for her. purchased a large additional plant She is all original, right down to her to be able to fill all orders received. shoes and socks. They were producing 25,000 dolls Unfortunately, her a week. Trion supplied other small face is very faded. companies with dolls. Illustrated with With more coloring, her smiling little face this article are two items that were would show off to dressed and sold by the Averill Co., one better advantage. outfitted as a Native American and the other dressed in a Dutch costume. Both bear the Trion mark on their necks. Many of the early Trion dolls were designed by Ernesto Peruggi. They were advertised as character dolls. There were boys and girls, and they were given individual names. The Coleman Encyclopedia states in 1915, Happy has the same face as the that some of their dolls were produced with kid previous girl. He is bodies. None of these have ever been seen. Few of 17” tall and wears the Trion dolls seem to have survived. his original clothes. One of the Trion ads stated: “Dollar For Dollar

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Dressed in a Dutch costume, this doll was also offered for sale by the Averill Co., and is 13” tall.

the Trion line of popular price Dolls offer the best value on the market today.” “Popular price” meant a medium price range, and one assumes that children were allowed to play with these dolls. For this reason it is very gratifying to a collector when some of these early examples are found in original clothes. Pictured here is a little boy with a happy smile on his face, aptly named “Happy.” His blouse and short pants are very simply styled but are relatively well sewn. The shirt has a double layer fabric collar and sleeve cuffs, and the outfit features six hand-sewn buttonholes and mother of pearl buttons. White socks are sewn in and the brown composition boots are glued on. His cloth body was stuffed with excelsior and arms and leg joints were fastened with outside disks. His sister must have been a notch or two up on the price scale, as she was outfitted with real socks and light brown oilcloth slippers, decorated with metal buckles. Her head came from the

This serious looking little clown is 14” tall and marked: Trion Toy Co. // 1915. No name was found for him. He is all original.

This “Playthings” ad from February 1917 shows our clown in a similar looking costume. He features real shoes and socks and must have been a slightly more expensive version.

Sunny is 18” tall and marked: Trion Toy Co. Her molded hair features a molded red bow. She has been redressed. 42

Cheery is 13.5” tall and marked: Trion Toy Co. His molded red hat is most unusual. He has been redressed. (His face too is very faded.)

This half page “Playthings” ad dated December 1916, shows Cheery outfitted with real shoes and socks. Note the Trion trademark.

same mold as Happy’s, but blond mohair bangs and curls were glued directly over that molded hair. Her bloomers and half-slip were made of cheap, open weave cheesecloth, trimmed with narrow lace. The white blouse and light blue cotton jumper are made of good quality fabric and are nicely trimmed with lace and a satin tie belt. While her light straw hat shows a raw edge, the crown’s fabric lining was nicely stitched in place. The same satin ribbon was used for the hatband and an attractive bow. An ad from February 1915 shows the boy, Happy, with the same socks and slippers as this girl and dressed in an attractively styled sailor type suit. Around 1915, hair ribbons for little girls were very popular, and Trion’s line featured a little girl with a perky, molded red hair ribbon. Advertising identified her as Sunny, even though her expression is rather serious. On the other hand a little boy with a molded red hat does honor to his name. He displays a really big smile and was called Cheery. A little clown in polka dotted suit and pointed cap on the other hand features a rather serious expression. He was pictured in a half page ad in February 1916. No name was given for him. Companies also hoped to compete more effectively with novel new additions to their lines. Trion ads from 1916/17 mentioned their “Sanitrion” dolls, but carried no illustrations of them or additional information. A Butler Bros. catalogue entry of 1918, however, offered two Sanitrion dolls (not pictured here). The illustration showed drawings of two babies in long gowns. The eight-inch version was listed as having wood arms at $2.00/dozen. The ten-inch dolls featured full composition arms, and cost $4.00 for a box of four dolls. The accompanying text stated: “Sanitrion Bath Dolls. A practical bath doll, can This “Playthings” be placed in water without marring head and arms. ad dated February Unbreakable composition head. Loofa (sea grass) body can 1919 is offering be used as a sponge.” Needless to say, none of these dolls a doll named Ma have ever been seen. Belle Marianne. She has a wig By 1919, Trion was offering a wigged girl with sleep and sleep eyes. eyes named Ma Belle Marianne. She featured the same The doll has never construction as in former years of composition head and been seen. short arms with cloth body and limbs. By now, Reimann, Seabrey Co. were sole distributors of the Trion line. World War I ended in 1919. Lack of competition from European toys had given the young American doll industry a chance to develop. Before the war, imports had dominated the market. That would never happen again. But it also meant that the pressure for supply was off, and only the fittest of the American establishments survived. As is well known, such companies as Effanbee and the Ideal Novelty And Toy Co. became leaders in the domestic market and also exported to foreign countries. The Coleman Encyclopedia reports that the Trion Toy Company existed until 1921. References: Anderton, Johanna Gast (1974) More Twentieth Dolls, From Bisque to Vinyl. Vol. II Athena Publishing Co., North Kansas City, M.O. Coleman Dorothy S., Elizabeth A. and Evelyn J. (1974). Collector’s Encylopedia of Dolls. Vol. I and II Crown Publishers, Inc. New York

This Toys And Novelties ad was promoting a 10” all composition doll, dressed in what looks like a bathing or play suit. It was also available in 11” and 14.”

This double page, illustrated ad in Toys and Novelties, dated February 1919, announced that 18,000 doll heads were made daily. In 1916, production was claimed to be 25,000. Apparently, by 1919 demand had slowed down. 43

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7” Pair Ronnang Pettersen Norwegian Boy & Girl, all original, felt faces w/ painted features, felt clothes, mohair wigs, cloth bodies $150.00 7” Ronnang Pettersen Norwegian girl, celluloid doll, painted eyes to side, felt clothing $65.00 10” Ateber Kair Sleenfeldt Foss Norwegian girl, celluloid, felt & cotton dress $65.00 12 1/2” Ronnang Pettersen Norwegian felt face, mohair wig, cloth body, felt & cotton native dress $250.00

15” Georgene Raggedy Ann & Andy all original tagged bodies, small spot on Anne’s face $225.00 16” Louis Amberg type compo, molded hair, painted features, rosebud mouth and big saucer eyes, 3 fingers as is $115.00 8” Louis Amberg & Son, LA & S @ 1929 “Body Twist” jointed body, painted eyes, repair left arm, arms repainted $95.00

21” O/M Revalo #10727, hazel sleep eyes, sweet expression $425.00 16” Handwerck #109, blue sleep eyes, cotton ruffled dress, cute doll $400.00 19” Sweet Sue Sophisticate American Character all original rose & pink gown, gloves, earrings & ring $165.00 Now $150.00 Terri Lee Majorette all original with platinum blonde hair, slight split on neck $300.00 Now $250.00 16” Mary Hartline V91 signed by Mary Hartline, all original, vinyl face, hard plastic doll $295.00 Now $250.00 18” Miss Revlon original dress & earrings, 1 spot on dress $125.00 Now $100.00

22” DEP S Kestner #154, compo arms on kid body, HH wig, blue sleep eyes $400.00 Now $325.00 19” Kestner DEP #154, brown sleep eyes, kid body w/ bisque arms, mohair wig $275.00 13” A M 1894, blue stationary eyes, stiff wrist body, antique dress & undergarments, cabinet size $265.00 5” Celluloid Googlie Juno Germany all original dressed in Swedish outfit, mohair wig and bonnet, 5 piece body $175.00

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Babes from the Woods

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presents hand carved wooden Queen Anne style dolls by Kathy Patterson

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11” Kestner #185 PaintedEye Character Child $3,250

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The Russian girl listed in the SFBJ catalogue of 1912. Perfect and pristine. Price on request.

MAGNIFICENT MARY TODD LINCOLN china head lady doll, circa 1860, 20” tall, $2250. See this and many other antique dolls, clothing and accessories on my website.

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Nora’s Antique Dolls & Collectibles 1-732-341-2611 Extremely rare 11” incised Jumeau cartouche. Extraordinary pale bisque and mesmerizing spiral blue threaded eyes. Marked early Jumeau body in excellent original condition. Exquisite antique costume. Visit her and other quality antique dolls and accessories on my website.

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rubylane.com/shops/nora2 Fabulous antique factory made pink silk brocade dress, bonnet, shoes and socks for doll of approximately 19”-21” in height. Excellent condition. $1695. Please visit my web shop at

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for beautiful dolls and genuine antique clothing items and wigs for your dolls.

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9” AM “Just Me” An outstanding example of one of the most beloved of AM characters.The face speaks for itself. Great bisque and adorable body,precious original dress under her coat,can be seen on my website. $1700. 1-914-939-4455

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10” Simon Halbig Rare Character #1448 known as IV. Fully jointed body, original Scottish attire. $11,500. Gloria Duddlesten 903-792-3747 903-277-0833

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For a Valentine’s treat, call for this adorable 22” toggle tongue K*R 126 with flirty eyes $1,200. Holding 14” Bye-Lo Baby by Grace Putnam $495.

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www.gloriasantiquedolls.com email: dollstx@cableone.net RA Character Boy9 1/2”, laughing open/ closed mouth with upper and lower molded teeth and tongue, molded hair, painted eyes, perfect bisque except for some specks on the neck behind the ear, 5 piece body with unpainted torso, original romper. $795. Member UFDC and NADDA. Call 215-794-8164 or email: alloyd@nni.com or find me at

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Victorian Retreat Antique Dolls Lynne Shoblom. Phone 928-445-5908 or cell 928-713-1909.

email: victorianretreat@msn.com Member of UFDC

Fantastic 22” closed mouth and rare Simon Halbig 719. Gorgeous blue spiral eyes, beautiful oily bisque, expert painting on this sweet character face. She is on her original chunky straight wristed body, lovely antique whitework dress and hat, original mohair wig. There a few wig pulls, other than that perfect bisque. A steal at only $4295! (books for $6500!) See this beauty and more dolls at my Ruby Lane site.

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A Page from the Past:

A Galluba and Hofmann Catalogue Page and Some Matching Figurines

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by Sharon Hope Weintraub

stablished in 1891 by Hugo Galluba and Georg Hofmann 1891, the Germany company of Galluba and Hofmann is renowned among doll collectors for its beautiful bisque and china bathing beauties, fashion ladies, and half dolls. However, as has happened with so many German porcelain manufacturers, much of the company’s original catalogue material has been lost or destroyed. So, when a generous fellow collector from Germany sent me a copy of a single catalogue page, I was granted a rare glimpse back into history. Many of the figurines featured on the page are scarce and unusual, affirming Galluba’s extraordinary artistry and imagination. Although the page, shown in Illustration 1, was a copy of a copy, the images were still clear enough for me to definitely attribute several bathing belles in my own collection to this factory.

Illustration 3. Bisque bathing beauty of matronly woman, original bathing suit and wig. 5.5 inches long and 4.75 inches high, no visible marks. Illustration 4. Close-up of face of Illustration 3.

Illustration 1. Copy of a catalogue page from Galluba and Hofmann.

Illustration 2. Close-up of portion of catalogue page.

The catalogue page also demonstrates that Galluba had a sense of humor as well. Illustration 2 is a tableau featuring a handsome man in a bathing outfit gazing upon two women in net swimsuits, one a lovely young lady looking coyly over a shapely shoulder and the other a rather heavy-set matron. According to my German correspondent, the accompanying card placed between the man and the two ladies roughly translates as, “ I hope she doesn’t become like the old lady.’ The old lady herself is pictured in Illustration 3, and I think she has a beauty all her own. Of smooth bisque with a tanned, somewhat sallow, complexion, she is a superbly sculptured study of what thirty years or so will do to even

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Illustration 5. Bisque bathing beauty. 6.5 inches long and 3.75inches high. Incised “1424 KK.”

Illustration 6. Close-up of face of Illustration 5.

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the most lovely and lissome bathing beauty, assuming she is made of fragile flesh instead of immutable bisque. Her body unsparingly portrays all the marks of the whips and scorns of time, from her double chin and fleshy arms to her sagging beasts and pot belly. She wears her original net bathing suit, printed in a zig-zag pattern reminiscent of bargello needlepoint, and has her original mohair wig, which even has scattered gray hairs among the brown. This elegant elderly bather is 5.5 inches long and 4.75 inches high. Any marks she carries are covered by her costume, but the catalogue number is listed as “T.80432TT.” Illustration 4 is a close-up of her strongly sculpted face. Under her frowning brows, her intaglio black sideglancing eyes are outlined in black with red lid lines. Her eyelids and the bags under her eyes are deeply molded and she has a slightly thickened nose, sunken cheeks, and sagging jowls. Yet, there is still something sensitive about her full lips, and she displays a beauty that is ageless and unique. The nubile nude in Illustration 5 is clearly the matron’s delightful daughter from the catalogue tableau, although time has claimed not only her bathing suit, but also almost all of her blonde mohair wig. The beautiful bisque complexion is a soft rose, and her youthful curves and long lithe limbs are subtly modeled. Her slender feet and ankles are clad in molded light blue ballet-type bathing slippers. This sleek sylph is 6.5 inches long and 3.75 inches high. She is incised underneath “1424 KK,” matching the catalogue number. This model, with a molded cap, appears on the same row and her model number is preceded by “C.” Looking carefully at the page, it does appear that some of the wigged women are indicated by a “T,” while the version with a molded cap or hair may be denoted by a “C.” Her face, as seen in Illustration 6, is decorated in the more typical Galluba style. She has one stroke brows and her intaglio blue eyes have black pupils highlighted with raised white dots, and are outlined in black with red lid lines. The beautifully shaped coral lips are slightly smiling. Illustration 7 shows two kneeling nymphs. Both have

Illustration 7. Close-up of portion of catalogue page.

Illustration 8. Bisque bathing beauty, original bathing suit. 5.5 inches tall. No visible marks.

Illustration 9. Close-up of face of Illustration 8.

the catalogue number “1424 WW.” The first appears to be wigged, while the second figurine, whose catalogue number is preceded by a “C,” appears to have molded hair, topped by a bow, and her catalogue number also ends with an “A.” The bather indicated by 1424 WW is pictured in the flesh, or at least the bisque, in Illustration 8. She wears her original net bathing suit, also printed in a zig-zag pattern similar to that pictured in Illustration 3. Unfortunately, she did not also retain her original wig, and must make do with a substitute hairdo. Any marks are hidden under her clothing, and she is 5.5 inches tall. Her face, as can be seen in Illustration 9, is done in the typical Galluba style. Illustration 10 is a close-up of a figurine pictured on the catalogue page, second row from the bottom. It appears to be of a bathing beauty crouching on a large crab. The

Illustration 10. Close-up of catalogue number is “8034/167 portion of catalogue page. schwarz.” Schwarz is German for black. And the china cutie on her crustacean in Illustration 11 is indeed clad in a very fetching painted bathing suit of “schwarz,” trimmed in white. A coordinating black and white stripped scarf covers her molded dark blonde hair and she has dark blonde one stroke brows, blue painted eyes with black pupils, black and red lid lines, and bee-stung coral lips. Incised underneath “8043,” this beauty and her beast are 4.5 inches long and tall. However, even without the catalogue, she can be definitely identified as Galluba, because, as seen in Illustration 12, underneath she is stamped with a partial mark of the Galluba’s intertwined “G” and “H” within a crowned shield. The catalogue also pictures other beautiful beach goers on shellfish steeds. Illustration 13 is another close-up of the catalogue page, also from the same row, picturing a petite pretty bather perched on an oversized lobster. The catalogue number appears to be “9937/T.1407 EE.” Illustration 14 is of a diminutive bisque damsel on a giant china lobster. Although the lady has lost her swimsuit, she still wears her original brown mohair wig and her molded pink ballet-type bathing slippers. There is a wooden peg in the bather’s bottom which fits into a round hole in the upper portion of the lobster’s tail. The little lady herself is 2.75 inches tall and 2 inches and incised on her back “407 C.e.” The deep red lobster is 6.5 inches long and is not only incised “9937,” but is also stamped underneath with a faded shield mark of Galluba. The bather touches a delicate finger to her lips and appears deep in thought. Maybe she is wondering where she can find a bucket of melted butter!

Illustration 14. Bisque bathing beauty on china lobster. Bathing beauty is 2.75 inches tall and 2 inches and incised “407 C.e.” Lobster is 6.5 inches long, incised “9937,” and stamped with Galluba shield mark.

Illustration 12. Partial Galluba mark stamped underneath Illustration 11.

Illustration 11. China figurine of bathing beauty on crab. 4.5 inches long and tall. Incised “8043.”

Sharon Weintraub, Author, Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties: German Bathing Beauties and Their Risqué Kin, http://www.onr.com/user/bblady Bibliography: Cieslik, Jurgen and Marianne. German Doll Encyclopedia. Cumberland, Maryland: Hobby House Press, Inc., 1985. Weintraub, Sharon. Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties; German Bathing Beauties and their Risqué Kin. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

Illustration 13. Close-up of portion of catalogue page.

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UFDC 2009 National Convention

Snow Babies Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the North Pole Discovery

Presented by Deanna Pinizotto and author Mary Morrison.

Highlights from the Special Exhibits Photographed at the United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention

A look at some of our favorite exhibits.

Playing Barbies

Presented by Judene Hansen

Barbie’s predecessor the Bild Lili doll and the earliest Barbie including a #1 Barbie signed by Ruth Handler.

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This unusual piece acknowledges the rivalry over who reached the North Pole first, Cook or Peary.

Use 363, 369, 366, 365, 361 (in this order)

Photo 359 Info on how to join

Happy 100th Birthday Billiken

Presented by Ursula Mertz, Laurie McGill, Ann Coleman and Gae Ward.

Billiken was the first American doll to receive a design copyright, paving the way for this country’s composition doll industry. A hundred years ago the Billiken craze swept America, his image appearing on everything from key chains to pickle forks. This special exhibit was supplemented by a slide program which explained the importance of the funny looking character known as Billiken to the success of America’s then fledgling doll industry.

Pandora and Her Wardrobe Presented by Susan Sirkis

Pandora, a 27-inch tall articulated doll, with a wardrobe made by Susan Sirkis, reflecting the fashions worn from 1825-1835.

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Paper Dreams and Cardboard Hearts

Presented by Laurie McGill

Over one hundred years of paper dolls documented this popular pastime.

IT’S EASY TO JOIN UFDC

If you collect dolls, you owe it to yourself to belong to the UFDC! For membership information contact: UFDC, INC., 10900 North Pomona Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64153 Phone 816-891-7040 Fax 816-891-8360 Visit www.ufdc.org 52

Shopping in Brittany, France

by Jan Peterson, Photos Elwyn Peterson

Claude in front of her amazing shop in Dinan, Brittany, France.

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Drawers filled with antique beaded flowers.

or those of us who love to sew for our old girls, or for those of us who happily hire someone else to costume our dolls, an amazing source of authentic fabrics, buttons, silk threads, trims and laces can be found in the charming medieval town of Dinan in Brittany, France. Of course, absolutely nothing can replace a visit in person to the magical world of Fleur de lin et Bouton d’or (Flax Flower and Buttercup - buttercups in French are “gold buttons”, so the play on words is delightful), but for those with no travel plans to France in the near future, the shop has a wonderful website and purchases can be made on-line. Claude Le Guen, the charming owner of the shop, is a delightful guide to the sewing treasures of the past. Her mother was a professional seamstress and brought her daughter up to love and appreciate fine silk passementerie, rare 19th century ribbons, glass buttons and a myriad of other treasures, all made by hand. Claude studied at the PhD level in town and country planning and for three years she was a contractor for her university, but eleven years ago she decided to trade it all in for a new direction in life working with the beautiful materials she had learned to love growing up in a family of couturière heritage. She bought a charming little shop nestled among

Button, button who’s got the button? Claude does in every shape, size and color imaginable!

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Customers delight in what unexpected treasures await them in Fleur de Lin et Bouton d’Or.

An Alladin’s Cave of sewing delights to thrill every doll couturiere.

Rarest of the rare circa 1900 hand-made wax flowers in their orginial wrappers preserve their pristine condition. Fabulous flower trims dating from the 19th Century to the 1930s.

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buildings dating to the thirteenth century on a steep cobblestoned street in the Old Town of Dinan. Claude has lovingly furnished the shop with 19th century display armoires and counter tops. Charming display shelves of antique wooden spools hold sewing treasures to tempt even the non-seamstresses among us. Stepping into her shop feels exactly like stepping back in time. As my husband was taking the photos for this article, it was so much fun listening to the reaction of tourists and hard-core sewing enthusiasts as they wandered into her shop for the first time! Without exception, there were sharp intakes of breath and then comments of wonderment at the whole ambiance of the shop. Claude is a joy to visit with. Her English is fluent, as are her French and Italian, and she manages very well in Spanish, so doll collectors from all over the world can converse with her in those languages. Claude carries materials for sewing and hat making for every size and scale, from the smallest mignonette to real-life people. When I explained to Claude that my personal interest was antique dolls, she simple bubbled over with items to show me and ideas on how to incorporate them into a doll’s trousseau. Many of the shelves are marked POUPEE, so it is easy to discover treasures on your own. Claude has charming items for dolls: everything from picnic baskets to a rare egg-shaped basket interwoven with silk to use in the presentation of a mignonnette, hand-woven rice grass in pristine condition (despite its decades and decades of age) for making doll hats in every scale, precious, brilliantly colored cloth flowers of velvet and silk to trim hats, the list goes on and on. The best part of visiting with Claude is listening to her charming stories of how she finds her A lovely 19th Century treasures. Auctions, old estates, and often just great luck have led Claude to her finds. Several chromolithograph of a young French seamstress. treasures have actually found her, too! Her favorite stories are of little old ladies who happen

Light as air valencennes, chantilly, and other French laces are available in a myriad of patterns.

Delicate gold filament Spanish lace, beaded purses and firescreen fans grace the shop.

The selection of dollsized ribbons and trims is extensive enough to raise one’s blood pressure!

Elegant passementerie braided trims in diminuitive doll sizes.

These elegant silk hat trims came from the granddaughter of a 19th Century French milliner.

Delicate silk flowers and ribbons perfect for trimming that French fashion’s chapeau!

Tiny antique flowers and beaded purses to please the most demanding doll.

into her shop and tell her stories of their own grandmothers who were seamstresses or milliners. Many times they mention they have hat ribbons, flowers of silks and feathers, trims and laces from the past tucked away in their attics! Claude has been able to buy entire collections of fabulous trims and ribbons, over 100 years old and in pristine condition, from these wonderful stashes. Once, she acquired the oh-so-rare wax flower nosegays for weddings dating from 1900 still wrapped in their original papers and still snowy white! I have personally been on a quest for these for wedding bouquets for my French fashion dolls and about fainted when Claude offered me a bouquet as a memory of my first visit to her shop! It is a sure thing it will not be my last! Another incredible find were 19th century iron molds for pressing silk and velvet into the petals to make every sort of flower imaginable for hats and sewing trims. I gave Claude a current copy of Antique Doll Collector magazine and returned a few days later for a few more photos. She had devoured the magazine and recognized myriads of antique adornments on the doll costumes in the magazine. When I came into the shop a

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A collection of doll baskets, including a rare mignonnette’s presentation egg-shaped basket woven with silk ribbon!

Antique embroidered initials can be sewn into your doll’s clothes.

second time, Claude had organized piles of tiny treasures that had been tucked away in her back room. She has tiny beaded bags, sparkling faux jewels to trim elegant gowns, parasols suited for large bébés, a tiny china tea service, and lovely fans for large dolls. I felt I had landed in dolly paradise! Among the treasures on display, were beautifully made flowers of every sort totally hand strung of glass beads. Claude said that ladies purchase them today for trimming their own hats and making brooches. Their original purpose, at the turn of the 20th century and earlier, was actually to make funeral bouquets for the rich! The beaded flowers lasted a long time on the graves and were a status symbol because of their cost. Claude said her own grandmother was from a simple family and her only dolls as a child were made of rags and corn cobs. Claude related that when a child died from an affluent family, the funeral director would place a tiny china doll or cherub among the beaded flowers. Her grandmother, as a little girl, and her small friends would wait a respectable time after the burial and then would slip into the cemetery to rescue the baby dolls! For her grandmother and many other little French girls at the time, these little dolls were the only commercially made toys they ever owned. Somehow I think long-ago French mothers who had lost a child would not have minded so much that these funeral poupées ended up beloved “bébés”, tenderly costumed and treasured by children who would never have had a commercially made doll without them. I often think how different my own life would be had I never discovered my first French doll. Owning her has led me into tiny places of pure magic like Fleur de lin et Bouton d’or that I would have never noticed before. Best of all is making new friends who share our love of the past and the beautiful dolls that capture its romance.

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In France, Claude’s shop can be found at: 9, rue du Petit Fort (Jerzual), Dinan, France 22100 Telephone/Fax: 02 96 85 05 87 Open seven days a week from June 15th to September 15th From 10 am to noon and from 2 pm until 7 pm (The rest of the year the shop can be opened on request.) Her online shop can be found at: www.fleurdelinetboutondor.com

Displayed on an old velvet fob, these tiny brass pieces are perfect to adorn a doll’s hat along with two tiny tussy mussies. These little enameled buttons are tiny jewels!

What French doll wouldn’t die to have a costume ardorned with these rare tiny gold fleur-de-lis buttons!

Auction Gallery

Dressed in their original theatrical costumes, Jumeau’s rare 203 character boy, 27” and his 24” Tete Jumeau companion, sold as a pair for $72,500.

Theriault’s Sells the Vera Bryant Collection

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heriault’s recent auction extravaganza, January 8, 9 and 10, in Newport Beach, CA, offered collectors the opportunity to bid on two extraordinary lifelong collections. A perfect complement to the Büktas collection of miniatures was the legendary collection of Vera Bryant, sold on Saturday, January 9. Focusing on elusive models and unusual faces, this amazing collection offered the rarest of French and German dolls with resulting stunning prices. The breathtaking Jumeau character 203 and his lovely partner, still together after 125 years, ten Bru bebes, numerous Jumeaus, four A.T.’s, bebes by Huret, Schmitt, Steiner, poupees, plus rare German characters, automata, antique doll costumes, furniture and accessories showcased a dazzling display of her collecting prowess. Prices do not include the buyer’s premium.

35” bebe by Leon Casimir Bru, possibly an exhibition model, $42,000.

Bisque Bebe Modele by Leon Casimir Bru, 18”, $39,000.

Kammer and Reinhardt 107 “Karl,” 21”, $46,000.

Featured on our December 2009 cover, this early Portrait model Jumeau, 26”, sold for $53,000.

22” A. T. Bebe by Andre Thuiller, $42,000.

16” Huret poupee with original costume, gutta percha body, $20,000, 8” table by Maison Huret, $3,600, 17” Huret with original costume, gutta percha body, $13,500.

15” A.T. with signed shoes, $42,000.

Lady at the Harp by Vichy, 28” with rare Jumeau portrait face, $40,000.

19” A.T. by Andre Thuiller, with original signed shoes, $46,000.

15” Bebe by Schmitt et Fils, $15,000 with 22” walnut canopied bed, $2,700. continued...

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Heubach Koppelsdorf 319 googly, 12”, $24,000.

Series E Steiner, 24”. $31,000.

Bebe Bru in original taufling costume, signed shoes, 12 inches, $28,000.

29” Jumeau Triste, $23,000.

Simon and Halbig Model 1305 in rare 22” size, $14,000.

Theriault’s Sells the Hanne Büktas Collection

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t was a dream come true for miniature enthusiasts – thousands of items from the renowned collection of Hanne Büktas of Vienna were sold, beginning Friday, January 8 and continuing on Sunday. The collection grew out of a love of decorating, her initial acquisition an empty room box. The search was on for appropriate miniature furnishings to make it a cozy, livable space. The collection was replete with everything imaginable, peering in at a room box or a dollhouse one viewed bustling activity, the interiors reflective of life during the 19th century. The enormity of the collection presented questions about how best to sell it. Hanne Büktas made the final decision – if a house or room was purchased with original contents it was sold as such, furnishings, accessories and dolls that were acquired separately were sold individually or in lots so the next owner could furnish according to their tastes. The two volume catalogs did justice to what is considered by many to be the finest and most comprehensive collection of miniatures ever privately collected. For more information on Theriault’s January auctions visit www.theriaults. com, or call 800-638-0422. Prices do not include the buyer’s premium.

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The Irish Home dollhouse, 42” x 43” x 33”, a large, grand two story dollhouse, mid 19th century, $21,000.

Large English wooden dollhouse known as the Balustraded House, circa 1775, 57” x 62” x 20”, formerly from the Vivien Green collection, $47,500.

Early Nuremberg kitchen with contents, 20” x 14” x 16”, $19,500.

Though appearing to be a dolls’ house, the façade opens to reveal a German wooden kitchen with Maerklin stove and accessories, 27” x 31” x 17, $16,000.

A German Toy Shop, fully stocked with Erzebirge toys, 28” x 18” x 12”, $12,000. Early 19th century winery with tasting area, 28” x 19” x 17”, $15,000.

Early 19th century set of English red painted chairs and settee, provenance Vivien Greene collection, $10,250.

Pair of German all bisque dolls, 5”, with sculpted hats and jointed knees, $5,200.

Late 19th century room in the Rococo style, 39”x 20” x 21” , $11,000.

French mignonette with original costume, $4250, German soft metal canopy bed and cradle, $2,400.

French all bisque mignonette with jointed elbows, bare feet, all original, 5-1/2”, $7,000.

News

Christmas Dreams

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n December 12, the Letitia Penn Doll Club hosted their annual Christmas luncheon at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadephia. Nearly 170 people attended the festivities which included a salesroom, dazzling helpers, a competitive exhibit and a program on the Christmas classic, the Nutcracker. Attendees were delighted with the favors – a Nutcracker Street Vendor from Byers’ Choice.

Clockwise fron top left: Becky and Andy Ourant, Adamstown, PA, in the Letitia Penn salesroom. Carol Woodley presented an entertaining program on nutcrackers. Pam Medina, Wallingford, PA, had a selection of Greiners for sale. Roxanne LeMay Morison, Flourtown, PA, with a doll she costumed in antique fabric. Marjorie Ann Yocum (of the former Merritt Doll Museum) and her daughter, Becky Gottschall. Anna May Case, president of Letitia Penn Doll Club and John Clendenien, Chairman of the Event. 59

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Over 200 Years of Playthings / Plus: Doll Artist & *Toys The Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 12 Miles North West of Washington DC (I-270) Exit 10 to red light, turn left, follow fairgrounds signs. Bellman Events 1-443-617-3590 Call For Next Eastern National Doll Show *LIMITED Number of Toys ©

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February 2010

6 Leesburg, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Venetian Gardens Community Bldg. Orange Blossom/Hills & Lakes Doll Club. 352-383-4759. 6 Pensacola, FL. Doll Show. The Wright Place. Pensacola Doll Study Club. 850-475-1726. 6 Punta Gorda, FL. Doll Show. Charlotte Harbor Event Center. Pt. Charlotte Doll Club. Meerle Romeer. 941-286-1446. 6 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo’s. 925-229-4190. 6 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. 7 Bellevue, WA. Doll & Toy Market. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Teresa Lehmbeck. 425-413-9516. 7 Willowbrook, IL. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. 13 Arcadia, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Arcadia Masonic Lodge. Forever Young. 13 Fort Myers, FL. Doll Show. Araba Temple. Cape Coral Doll Guild & Fort Myers Doll Club. Marilia. 239-540-8628. 13 New Braunfels, TX. Doll Show. New Braunfels Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-708-8054. 13 Portland, OR. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Nat’l Guard Armory. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 14 Columbus, OH. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Aladdin Shrine Center. Mark Harris. 740-297-0318 14 Hackensack, NJ. Doll Show. Rothman Center. JMK Show. 352-527-6666. 19 Hyattsville, MD. Black Doll Show & Sale. The Mall at Prince Georges. Lindsey Johnson. 301-649-1915. 20 Largo/St. Petersburg, FL. Doll & Bear Show. St. Petersburg Doll Club. Ilene Delk. 727-347-7556. 20 Lighthouse Pt., FL. Doll Show & Sale. Lighthouse Poinr. Annette. 954-735-9434. 20 Phoenix, AZ. Dolls & Bears & More Show & Sale. No. Phoenix Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall. Sunbonnet Doll Club. 480-419-0246. 20 Port Orange, FL. Doll Show. City of Port Orange Adult Center. E. Florida Doll Collectors Guild. Pam. 321-258-0489. 20 Roseville, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 20 Scottsdale, AZ. Doll Auction. Chaparral Suites Resort. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786. 21 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386.

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6 Escondido, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Church of the Resurrection Parish Center. Marion Gladwin. 760-745-2319. 6-7 Gaithersburg, MD. 148th Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Belllman Events. 443-617-3590. 6 Millbrae, CA. Dolls & Bears Show & Sale. Clarion SFO Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 6 Santa Barbara, CA. Doll Show. Earl Warren Showgrounds. Santa Barbara Doll Club. 805-733-1261. 6 Webster Groves, MO. “Dolls from Storybook Land” Exhibit. Christopher Hawken House. Greater St. Louis Doll Club. 314-692-8678. 7 Oregon, IL. Doll & Toy Show. Historical Coliseum Bld. 815-234-8332. 13 Chartres Cedex, France. Toys & Railways Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 13 El Paso, TX. Doll Show & Sale. El Paso Holiday Inn-Airport. Joni Canak. 915-592-9048. 13 Fairhope, AL. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Fairhope Civic Center Auditorium. Eastern Shore Doll Study Club of Alabama .251-980-5958. 13-14 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Puyallup Fair & Event Center. Crossroads. Dorothy. 775-348-7713. 14 Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Jewelry Show & Sale. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 14 Houston, TX. Doll Show & Sale. Marriott Hotel. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston Doll Club. 713-283-5900. 14 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center. 269-599-1511. 14 Maquoketa, IA. Doll Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139.

16 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 19 Golden, CO. Doll Show & Sale. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. 303-922-2935. 20 Boise, ID. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Bishop Kelly High School. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 20 Phoenix, AZ. Doll Show. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Harlene. 480-831-9081. 20 Tupelo, MS. Doll & Toy Sale.The Summit Center. Southland Doll & Bear Club. 662-343-8960. 20 Venice, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Woodmere Park. Venice Doll Club. 941-766-1192. 26-27 Ladenburg, Germany. Spring Auction. LadenburgerSpielzengauktion. 0049(0)6203-13014. 27 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Rec. Hall. Fairland Dolls. Sue Spink. 585-591-2841. 27-28 Atlantic City, NJ. Antiques & Collectors Show. Atlantic City Convention Center. JMK Shows. 973-927-2794. 27 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll houses & Miniatures & More Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 27 Glendale, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club. 818-248-4862. 27 Palm Springs, FL. Doll & Bear Show. St. Luke Catholic Chuch. Donna. 561-965-9460. 27 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr 27-28 Spring City, PA. Dollhouse & Miniature & Toy Auction. Rhoads & Rhoads Auction Center. Eileen Rhoads Auctioneer. 610-385-4818. 28 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. The Lantern. B&L Promotions. 419-228-4657.

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8-9 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holliday Inn, Nashua. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. 10 Des Moines, IA. Doll & Bear & Toy Sale. Iowa State Fairgrounds Walnut Center Bldg. Colleen Holden. 515-986-1975. 10 E. Syracuse, NY. Doll Show & Sale. 148 Sanders Creek Pkwy. Mid York Doll Club. 315-698-4501. 10 Ringgold, GA. Doll Show & Sale. Colonnade Catoosa Civic Center. Chattanooga Doll Club. 423-596-8167. 10 San Jose, CA. Doll Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com 11 East Meadow, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Temple Emanu-el. Muriel. 516-481-1745. 11 Evansville, IN. Tri-State Doll Show and Sale. 4-H Fairgrounds. Info: Rhoda Wade. 618-265-3191. Dealer Inquiries Welcome. 15 Hatfield, PA. Important Alderfer Doll Auction. 501 Fairgrounds Road. (215) 393-3023 17 Chartres Cedex, France. Fine Toy Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 17-18 Seattle, WA. NADDA Annual Doll Show & Sale. Through the Ages Exhibit. Doubletreee Guest Suites Seattle Airport Southcenter. 206-575-8220. 17 Sparks, NV. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 18 Columbus, OH. Doll Show & Sale. Aladdin Shrine Center. Mark Harris. 740-297-0318 18 Whitman, MA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Knights of Columbus. Whitman Mother’s Club. 781-447-6079. 21-25 Burlingame, CA. Treasures for Little Children Convention. Antique Toys. Must be a member to attend convention. Public Sales Day on April 25. Sondra Krueger. 530-893-5135. 24 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Larry Herman. 925-947-1572. 25 Rochester, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Eagle’s Club. Henrietta Doll Lovers Club. 585-889-2015. 25-5/2 Trenton, TN. Teapot Festival. www.teapotcollection.com 25 Tucson, AZ. Doll Show & Sale. Randolph Park Hotel. Karen Kosies. 520-321-0003. www.tucsondollshow.com 25 St. Charles, IL. Antique & Collectible Toy & Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows, Inc. 773-736-5140. 4/30-5/1 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show & Sale.Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo. 925-229-4190.

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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

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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

Place Your Ad Here a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise 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. CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals onlne at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, history of doll, etc. I can also do appraisals thru the mail. Victoria Way, P.O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93581 Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728. Please visit my website at www.doll-appraisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list #71. 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 RESTORATION of Antique Teddy Bears. Professional repair specializing in early soft stuffed toys. Always interested in BUYING old bears and pals in any condition. Restoration and Teddy Artist Laura Boeck-Singers (414) 871-4956 Email lkboeck@sbcglobal.net Web www.teddy-bear-artists.com Antique Doll Repair and Restoration full service repair of dolls including bisque, composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls. We specialize in antique and vintage doll clothing and related accessories. Call Rhoda’s Doll Emporium 618-387-1255. Email rhodawade99@gmail.com

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ANTIQUE DOLLS – French and German Bisque, All Bisque, Chinas, Limited Ed. Doll Plates. SASE. Ann Lloyd, 5632 S. Deer Run Road, Doylestown, PA 18902. 215-794-8164. Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC

Now here is a scrumptious little 8.5" morsel just in time to sweeten your Valentine's Day! This adorable all-bisque wrestler has robin-egg blue eyes, an impish and delightful expression, all in excellent condition. Long ash brown mohair wig, antique straw bonnet, and antique silk coat dress in pale creme and fab yellow bootines. She rivals any cherub! $3995

Nothin' says lovin' like a teddy bear with roses and a Valentine! This blank button 12.5" beauty has a luxuriant, full apricot mohair coat, original stitching, glass eyes and felt paws. He will even arrive at your door or your loved one's door complete with his antique letter box Valentine. $1995

What a pretty DEP! Dressed in a charming white work antique dress and lovely pink and white bonnet, this 23" marked 10 bebe with her sapphire-blue sleep eyes, original corn silk blonde mohair wig and rosy bisque is sure to win your affection. French wood and composition body, antique under set and shoes. $925

The hypnotic amber gaze of this luscious early EJ Bebe sets the heart autter. This treasure has the early ball jointed stamped Jumeau body with solid wrists, perfect bisque, bronze mohair wig, cork pate, original dress, and antique leather shoes. Sixteen inches and pristine condition. $7985

A treasure from the early works of Capo di monte~ a cherub with resting lamb. Pristine example with gilded edge work. Superb workmanship and artistry. 4" w x 3.5"h $275

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AN EXCEPTIONAL CATALOG AUCTION OF ANTIQUE DOLLS AND CHARACTERS SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010 AT THE HILTON IN SHORT HILLS, NEW JERSEY Featuring the Private Collection of John Clendenien of Pennsylvania, past President of UFDC (1987-1989) highlighted by exceptionally rare German bisque character children; the Enrique Domenech private collection of the rarest of childthemed Gebruder Heubach figures; and outstanding selections from the Feldman estate collection of Beverly Hills, Mrs. Donald Ames of New York and Gloria Mercado of Florida (co-founder of the Schoenhut Collector’s Club). More than 300 of the world’s rarest dolls from French, German and American doll firms will be featured in the auction, along with doll furnishings, accessories, and related ephemera. The 112 page full-color catalog is available for $49 (including priority postage and after-sale prices realized) by calling 800-638-0422 or ordering online at www.theriaults.com

If you cannot attend the auction, absentee bidding, telephone bidding and live internet bidding are available. All of the lots can be viewed online after March 10. For further information call 800-638-0422.

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 17 1/2" Bru Jne #6 Bebe, immaculate pale bisque, huge bulging amber p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig, & orig. metal head attachment, wearing great Bru vintage silk & lace dress. ant. undies, ant. Fr. leather shoes & ant. hat. On orig. "Chevrot" body w/wooden legs, perfect bisque shoulder plate, beautifully modeled perfect lower arms & appears to also have perfect fingers. Desirable molded Bru tongue tip. Fully marked Bru Jne 6 head & Bru Jne 6 shoulder plate. Extraordinary!! The BEST of the Bru faces. And Only… $32,900. 3. - 4.. 12" Tete #3 Bebe, big blue p/w eyes, marked head, mint pale bisque, orig. long mohair wig & head coil. Wears factory Fr. ant. sailor suit & buret, ant. undies, orig. Fr. shoes. On her fabulous orig. "signed" Jumeau body. Looks like she is about to cry!! Gorgeous!!!! $5975. 5. 8" Rare K * R #112 Character, blue intaglio eyes, mint bisque, orig. mohair wig, wearing orig. 3 piece ethnic costume, felt hat, orig. undies & orig. ant. teeny leather shoes. On orig. K * R body. Extremely rare mold & rare tiny size, deep modeling w/double chin, o/cl/mo. Too cute for words. Absolutely ADORABLE!!! $11,500. 6. 19 1/2" Kestner #167, perfect bisque, bl. sl. eyes, 4 upper teeth, Fr. HH wig, plaster pate, wearing stunning silk & lace dress from ant. fabrics, handmade leather shoes, ant. undies & ant. hat. On "signed" Kestner body. Beautiful face!!!! $995. 7. 16" Bruno Schmidt "Wendy" Character, magnificent blue sl. eyes, mint bisque, orig. side braided coiled mohair wig wearing orig. dress, ant. undies, orig. shoes, & ant. straw hat. On orig. body. The most beautiful "Wendy" EVER!!!! Incredibly modeled & full lips. GREAT rare large size. AMAZING!!! Sale Priced at Only… $25,500. 5 8. 5 1/2" Rare French Barefoot Mignonette w/Jointed Elbows, long orig. mohair wig, big br. eyes., immaculate bisque overall w/rare bare feet. swivel neck & very rare jointed elbows. She wears her orig. peach silk and lace dress (some fraying in the silk) and her orig. matching slip & undies. I have added a genuine ant. Mignonette straw hat. Perfect even painting & decoration with lightly blushed cheeks & wonderful modeling. You won't find a Mignonette like her very often. A rare find & OUTSTANDING!!!! Don't pass her up!!!! :-) $7200.. 9. - 10. 9 1/2" Early Steiner Bebe "0", light bl. p/w eyes, very pale mint bisque, orig. lambs wool furry wig, wearing factory silk & lace dress, orig. leather shoes and socks. On very early orig. Steiner body w/st. wrists. This Bebe is a very rare find, earliest Steiner Bebe, very special & ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! $17,700. 11. - 12. 11" Rare Kestner #206 Character, br. sl. eyes. molded eye lids, magnificent pale bisque w/a full mouth, orig. coiled braided mohair wig & orig. plaster pate. Wears fully orig. factory costume, orig. undies, orig. & orig. leather shoes. On orig. Kestner body. Very rare mold # & hard to find. Darling cabinet size. Absolutely ADORABLE!!!! $9750. 13. - 14. 14" Long Face Schmitt & Fils Bebe, immaculate pale bisque, bulging light bl. threaded p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig & orig. head coil. Wears magnificent factory Fr. silk & lace dress, an amazing Fr. silk hat, orig. undies & magnificent orig. "signed" Paris shoes w/very rare Fr. mark & large rosettes. On orig. 8 ball st. wrist "signed" Schmitt body. Shield mark on her head & backside. Great cabinet size. OUTSTANDING!!! Priced great at $16,750. FIRM 15. - 16. 10" Steiner C Series Bebe, bl. lever eyes, early mauve blush under brows, immaculate pale bisque, orig. lambs wool wig. wearing gorgeous ant. Fr. silk & lace dress (some fraying), ant. Fr. hat, orig. shoes. On orig. early st. wrist Steiner body. Best modeling, perfect working eye mechanism & EXTRAORDINARILY beautiful!! Rare tiny size Bebe!! $15,000.

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BUYING AND SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 17 YEARS 1-3. 18" Jumeau fashion w/articulated wood body, orig. clothing, wig, stunning face! $8500. 4-5. 13" English slit- head wax over paper mache young lady, circa 1840, wonderful orig. clothing, bonnet. $950. 6. 10" All orig. Belton w/ Circle Dot Bru type face, prob. Kuhnlenz. Excellent detail and workmanship, molded fancy boots. $1150.

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STRIKING 29” KESTNER #214 COMPLETELY ORIGINAL: Flawless perfect bisque, blue sleep eyes, painted lower lashes no upper lashes, accented lips, open mouth with 4 teeth, plaster pate and mohair wig in original set. Her white lawn dress has lots of lace and is accented by light blue silk ribbon and flowers. Her slip and drawers are edged in lace. Fancy stockings stop at her knees plus blue ribbon garters on both legs. She wears white leather shoes. All in excellent condition. $2,500. Adorable 17” American cream color mohair bear. He has glass eyes, floss nose and mouth, felt paw pads, back hump and long arms. His jointed head, arms and legs allow him to be perfectly posed, circa 1920’s. Condition: non working crier, mohair has moderate wear and is slightly soiled. $395. Visit us: March 13-14 Crossroads Doll and Teddy Bear Show at the Fair and Event Center in Puyallup WA April 17-18 NADDA Annual Doll Show & Sale at the Double Tree Guest Suites, Seattle Airport Southcenter

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Left to Right from the Top: 1. 7-1/4” Blonde Parian shoulderhead with an elegant hairstyle of a center part with a row of molded sausage curls held neatly in place with a black painted ribbon or headband. On an antique cloth body with bisque limbs, she “wears” black-painted boots. $1250. 2. 19-1/2 Glass-eyed French Papier-mâché in all original presentation, plus a fantastic hairstyle with crimping, braids and a bun. On a classic leather body showing normal wear, the marvelous regional costume is largely of rich red wool. $3900. 3. 16-1/2” Georgian Wooden circa 1770, with pupil-less eyes, stippled lashes and brows, an original wig of human hair, blushed cheeks and glowing paint, with small areas of gesso loss that have received filling and in-painting. On a carved wood body with articulations at the hips and knees, her lower wooden arms (loss to fingers on both hands) suspend from upper linen arms. She wears a court gown in period brocade. $13,500. 4. 23-1/2” English poured Wax named “Emily” with a lovely expression, pretty blue glass eyes, and inserted brunette human hair styled into a full braid. On a cloth body with well-formed, perfect limbs, she wears a dress of challis wool in shades of violet. $5500. 5. 28-1/2” German Wax shoulderhead (crazing and a possible repair to the back of her neck) with blue glass eyes, pleasant features and a mohair wig styled in soft curls. On her original cloth body with normal wear and some repair, the wax-over arms and lower legs with their molded boots are quite wonderful. Fabulous costume! $1595.

6. 23” French Papier-mâché with a glowing finish and beautifully painted features, inset glass eyes which are highlighted by delicate lashes, and an auburn wig which retains its original styling. On a leather body, a lovely silk dress with 1830s styling comprises her exquisite presentation. $5900. 7. 16” Early China shoulderhead rarity with expressive painted features and perfect coloring. The modeling of the head includes a stylish molded hat, plus two colorful plumes, a bow on one side and a loop of hair revealed on the other. On what we suspect could be her second original handmade cloth body, it is inscribed with the words “Made by H.Z. Migill” and the date of “1853”. Do not hesitate, this amazing china is well worth the investment. $17,500. 8. 9-1/2” Miniature Georgian Wooden circa 1780, with an original paint finish and a wefted mohair wig. On a rolled linen body with coarse cotton covered arms, she wears a dress of period silk brocade, with most of its original trimmings. $6500. 9. 12-1/2” Seldom found China model with two unusual doll faces. The shoulderhead bears crisp modeling to the youthful face with its pale blue eyes, while the elderly lady side features fine facial details, lovely paint and a molded bonnet. On a sturdy cloth body that features nicely modeled hands, and legs that “wear” lavender luster boots, purple silk is the perfect fabric choice for the lovely dress. $2400. 10. Same as #9. 11. 15” German, swivel-neck Papier-mâché with blue paperweight eyes, finely painted brows and lashes and a natural skin wig. On a cloth body with

leather arms that feature wonderful finger detail, she wears a dress with eyelet and soutache trimmings. $1295. 12. 15” China that we attribute to Conta and Boehme, with a black-painted fancy hairstyle, a molded snood and tassels on both sides and a molded bow up top. On a stuffed cotton body with leather arms, the doll’s gown is a masterpiece in golden silk and burgundy silk velvet. Dresden paper jewelry is “worn” throughout. $1895. 13. 9” Tuck Comb Wooden with golden eyes, a pert carved nose and nicely painted facial features. On a wood articulated body, she wears a fabulous original costume. $2200. 14. 8” German Papier-mâché as an English Peddler, with a fabulous molded hairstyle. On a classic milliner model style body, she is dressed in traditional street peddler garb, while her basket holds a wonderful assortment of wares! $1750. 15. 15” Parian with a detailed molded blouse-front (re-glued on the right side), and a marvelous hairstyle with curls, braids and a bow up front. She has detailed blue eyes, that feature striations in the irises, delicate lashes and brows, and lovely coloring overall. On a leather body with normal wear, she wears an ensemble of gorgeous silk plaid. $795. 16. 8” Grodnertal Wooden, a very pretty doll with a carved wood comb, she is in exceptional condition. Features include “bright eyes” with lashes, blushed cheeks and well painted wisps of hair and curls at the temples. On a jointed wood body, she wears a very charming, fine, silk net gown in a delightful palette. $1995.

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LILAS: THE EXEMPLARY LIFE OF A ROHMER LADY DOLL by Samy Odin If you’re traveling to Paris, don’t miss the opportunity to view this extraordinary lady doll and her extensive wardrobe.

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1910 MORITZ GOTTSCHALK DOLLHOUSE by Lynda Christian

A masterpiece of the legendary Gottschalk firm depicts life in miniature in the early years of the 20th century.

About The Cover

Lilas is a most extraordinary lady doll by Rohmer. Samy Odin is the third owner of the doll and it came to him with complete provenance as well as fifteen outfits, various undergarments, thirty-two hats and bonnets and numerous accessories. Lilas will be on view at the Museé de la Poupée beginning March 14 to September 19, 2010.

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES… OWNERS AND THEIR DOLLS

by Marina Tagger Photographs of children with their precious playthings are a window to our past.

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NADDA is planning an exceptional doll show and sale, complete with programs, the body shop and an exciting display!

Telephone: (212) 787-7279 P.O. Box 1410 NY, NY 10023 Quality Antique Dolls by Mail Return Privilege • Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA 1. & 2. 20” Aristocratic Paris Genre Fashion how refined she is from the mint factory wig with platinum hang curls in original set to her leather shoes. This elegant closed mouth swivel head lady with PW eyes and pierced ears has mint shapely kid body and perfect bisque fingers, regally attired in form fitting silk velvet with gold mesh threading and matching bag. A portrait of stately elegance. $1600 3.-5. 24” Rare and Important China – not just a doll, but a striking true to life portrait of Victoriana. She’s entirely original, with a very rare hairstyle and rare 1869 Kintzbach lady body with porcelain hands plus the penultimate black silk fashion gown with jet buttons and original boots. Uniquely, a smooth hairdo gives way to unusual rounded and lower set wings and a large coiled bun. Where do you go to find a more important china than this? $2750 6. 12” Early Rare Halbig ‘719’ – who doesn’t love a cabinet rarity especially if she is a mint example of Simon Halbig’s premiere mold number and in the original dress?! This rare closed mouth child fashion has those ice blue threaded PW eyes, pierced ears, mint factory wig, coral necklace and all the compelling detailed beauty of a larger doll. Precious! $2000 7. & 8. 20” Sumptuous “Block Letter” Gaultier Bebe – this luscious beauty, the coveted premiere model of the F.G. bebe with those gorgeous bisque arms, was made the same year as Bru Brevete and Circle Dot Bru. She has gentle brows, shaded lids, rich two tone mouth with tip of tongue; original cork pate and wig, as well her beautiful antique drop waist dress, leather shoes, and thoroughly mesmerizing eyes! $6800 9. 15-1/2” Factory Original French Export Bebe – from her cork pate and ornate mint wig to her dainty leather shoes, this gem like treasure in her extravagant ivory silk couture gown with train and Schmidt type body is cabinet perfection with dazzling pearl like rimmed PW eyes with shaded lids, very pretty closed lips and delicate blush. Museum class cabinet grandeur. $2000 (see #12). 10. Byelos with Molded Booties! Both mint, signed and labeled! Left: very unusual 6-1/2” with socket head and sleep eyes, pink shoes. $595 Right: 4-1/4” cutie with original diaper and blue shoes! $250 11. Unusual Mengersereuth Googly – one of the desirable ‘PM’ googlies, this one is factory dressed including his cap and the terrific Buster Brown wig. A real period prize! $650 12. Please see # 9

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In Loving Memory of Richard Wright To His Friends Customers, Dealers and Fans Around the World We miss you daily. You will always be in our hearts!

One year has passed since you quietly went to sleep and then your unique spirit moved on to the next life. You left too soon. Darn Cigarettes!

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Enjoy the beautiful coastal village of Camden, Maine located on the pristine Penobscot Bay. 49 Bay View Street, Camden, ME 04843 Shop is closed until Memorial Day. Open by Appointment. Please call our cell phone for questions or purchases 207-322-4851. email: lucysdollhouse49@roadrunner.com Phone 207-236-4122 Fax 207-236-4377 Lucy Morgan & Susan Singer, proprietors 1800’s primitive watercolor 8-1/4” x 10-1/2” - $795.

Sailing ship diorama 28” wide - $495.

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Brooklyn Museum: Healing the Wounds of War – The Brooklyn Sanitary Fair of 1864

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hrough October 17, 2010 the Brooklyn Museum presents a selection of artworks and historical objects celebrating the contributions of women to the Sanitary Movement during the Civil War (1861–65). The focal point of the exhibition is a rare doll from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection that was sold at the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, along with its elaborate wardrobe made by a dressmaker named Eliza Lefferts. Additional highlights of the exhibition include engravings by Winslow Homer and others illustrating the role of women during wartime and a rare autograph book compiled by the prominent Brooklynite Gertrude Lefferts Vanderbilt on loan from the Brooklyn Historical Society. During the Civil War, fairs were organized by local charities and women’s organizations in coordination with the United States Sanitary Commission to raise money for clothing, food, medical supplies, and other provisions for the Union army. The highly successful Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, which took place in 1864, was hosted at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (then located on Montague Street) and raised funds through special events such as the Calico Ball and ongoing attractions including moving dioramas (a precursor to the movies), live music, a soda bar, a Museum of Arts, Relics, and Curiosities, and an auction featuring everything from toys to furniture. The doll on exhibit measures approximately twelve inches tall, and wears a yellow dress accented with teal bands and black lace and velvet trim. On the top German china. c. 1864, with wardrobe by Eliza J. Lefferts of the dress, four diagonal darts form the shape of a V (American, 1831–1867). Gift of Mrs. Ira B. Downs. from the bust to the center of the waistband. The tightly gathered pleats, just below the waistband, create fullness Photo courtesy the Brooklyn Museum in the skirt. Leather gloves cover the forearms and hands, while black laced boots and cream socks with pink trim adorn the feet. The porcelain head, complete with rouged cheeks and thin painted lines capturing the facial features, attaches to a cotton body. The doll’s brown hair is wound Do You Have a Mystery Doll? in circles and pinned into place just above each ear. An array of clothing including everything from accessories erhaps there is a doll in your collection and undergarments to coats surrounds the figure. A small that you and others have never toiletry set (shown to the right of the figure) contains items seen before. Send us a high resolution such as scissors, combs, hairpins, and soap. photo and any information you have The doll’s wardrobe was created by Eliza Jones Lefferts to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may (1831–1867), a talented dressmaker, for the Brooklyn also send a print photo to Antique Doll Sanitary Fair. Although the purchase price of the doll Collector, P. O. Box 239, Northport, NY is unknown, reports indicate that more than $400,000 11768). If we can’t identify it, our readers (equal to over $4 million by today’s standards) was may be able to help. generated over the course of the fair. The toiletry set that accompanies the doll reinforces the United States Sanitary Commission’s dedication to improving sanitary and More NEWS on page 59 personal hygiene standards.

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The Exemplary Life of a Rohmer Lady Doll

by Samy Odin ertain dolls happen to have such a presence that their destiny becomes extraordinary, for the people who get a chance to own them suddenly feel such a responsibility in taking good care of them that they end up enjoying a very sheltered life, passing down from each generation to the next, keeping their beauty and appeal almost intact. Lilas is one of them. This doll comes with a very unusual provenance. This is her story, or at least a brief summary of it.1 At present, this lady doll has entered the author’s collection and will soon be on display at the Musée de la Poupée in Paris. During the spring of 2009, a lady by the name of Madame France Marie Vichard attended the public appraisals that the museum offers monthly. She wanted to get

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a financial estimate of a doll that she was planning to part with in order to restore the roof of her family house in the Jura. How one can possibly expect to finance such an expense by simply selling a doll? Well, Madame Vichard was right! She knew she was in possession of a very extraordinary and valuable doll. This doll had been given to her by her father, Monsieur Sauvin, as a gift during her childhood, in 1948. This wise man, instead of spoiling his daughter with a contemporary doll, decided to buy her an antique doll complete with her original wardrobe. He purchased the doll from an auction house that was selling off the estate of the well to do Karcher family in Dijon. Once the doll was given to the young France Marie, she decided to write a letter to the former owner of the doll, to get some information about its history, since it was an antique plaything from the past century. In response, she received a letter, kept in her trunk to this day, handwritten by Madame 20

Karcher herself. This lady was an elderly widow at the time she auctioned off her belongings. This is the reason why her letter is boarded in black. In her fascinating letter, Madame Karcher tells the beginnings of Lilas’ story. This doll was a present from a cousin, who lived in Switzerland. Around 1865, Madame Karcher was 4 to 5 years old and was thrilled to receive two twin dolls, who she called after two of her ancestors: Lilas and Violette. These two twin sisters were the daughters of Madame Karcher’s grand-grand father, of Hungarian origins, who lost his beloved wife shortly after she gave birth to the two girls. They were named Lilas and Violette, since it is said they had fascinating purple eyes. Madame Karcher, as a child, dreamed profusely about the childhood of her orphan twin grand aunts and this is the reason why her cousin chose to please her with a pair of twin dolls. According to her written testimony, she used to play with them in

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Clermond-Ferrand, where she lived as a child, and in Royat, where she spent her summer holidays. It is in this French trendy sea resort that an accident occurred. Violette, one of the twin dolls, was dropped on the coping of a well, next to where the little girl wanted to show the red fish to her dolls. Violette ended up having her head broken into pieces, which led to a very formal funeral after which Violette was buried in the family garden, where a red rose plant grew for years, remembering the sad destiny of the unfortunate doll. After the accident, Lilas was loved twice as much by her little “motherâ€? and taken care of as if she had been a Princess. This explains the richness of her wardrobe, the exquisiteness of all her belongings and their impeccable condition. To begin with, the Swiss cousin had certainly been very generous in choosing for the young girl two dolls from the well renowned Maison Rohmer in Paris. This prestigious provenance was still felt strongly in 1948, for the auctioneers in Dijon took advantage of the Rohmer name in order to better sell the remaining doll, during a period when dolls where not perceived as collectibles as yet, at least not in France. When France Marie Vichard nĂŠe Sauvin started playing with this doll, during the late 1940s, she knew this plaything deserved a very different treatment than that she reserved for her other dolls. She did play with Lilas, but with all the care and deference 22

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that this doll inspired. Looking at the elements composing her wardrobe, one can notice that very little has been lost. A few shoes, maybe some pieces of underwear, probably her aprons and purses (oddly enough none are left today), and, who knows, some other accessories and pieces of furniture. Yet, the essentials of this well-off wardrobe has been kept in amazingly good condition. This is the reason why this doll will be on public display only for a short period of time (6 months), from March 14 to September 19, 2010, in order to preserve its fresh colors from fading. What does Lilas’ wardrobe consist of? It counts 15 different outfits, several pieces of underwear, 32 hats and bonnets and several accessories, together with three copies of the very elusive miniature doll magazine “Journal des poupées” included in the monthly publication “La Poupée Modèle”, dated of 1865 and 1866. The variety of Lilas’ toilettes reflects the standard of life of the French upper class during the Second Empire. It is very interesting to remark that some garments are 46

appropriate for a grown-up lady doll while others are specifically children clothing. Exactly as it happened with her competitor Huret, Rohmer was making patented dolls that could easily play both these roles. Their educational purpose consisted in teaching little girls how to improve their taste and behavior in order to correspond to the feminine ideal of the Victorian society. So, how was Lilas expected to be dressed, in order to fit into her social mold? First, the doll had to be appropriately outfitted for her interior activities: night gowns, morning robes, simple yet distinguished house outfits are included in Lilas’ wardrobe, together with cotton and lace bonnets, crocheted headbands or frilly coiffes to match the clothing mentioned above. Several other ensembles allow Lilas to assume the role of an impeccable little girl, a “Petite Fille Modèle” of the Second Empire, inspired by the exemplary characters of the novels by Madame la Comtesse de Ségur. Appropriate garments to enjoy a social life, including afternoon gowns, gardenparty toilettes, shopping outfits and other marvels cut from

elegant fabrics such as silks, velvets, chiffons, wool, elaborate laces and delicate ribbons, enrich this remarkable wardrobe. Lilas also owns several adult ensembles that widen her roleplay: elegant evening gowns with long skirts and black lace sleeves, a fresh striped cotton summer toilette, a winter “vieux rose” velvet dress appropriate for visiting, a beige woolen midseason ensemble matching a felt hat enhanced by an eye-catching salmon ribbon… All of Lilas’ clothing, except for two probably sewn at home by a domestic seamstress, were made by a professional atelier. It wouldn’t be surprising if the doll originally came with her extensive trousseau from the Maison Rohmer, probably enriched by further additions of the same level, particularly the very impressive series of hats, evidently made by a very expert milliner. The charm of Lilas’ trousseau comes also from the richness of its accessories: three sets of jewelry, a pair of gilded glasses, a bone phial for smelling salts, a fantastic feathered fan perfectly preserved into its original cardboard box, a fringed silk parasol with beaded

handle, a jumping rope, several pairs of shoes and boots, and a breathtaking ermine collar and muff, still contained in their fully marked original Rohmer green cardboard boxes. With such an impressive array of clothes and accessories, one would forget to focus the attention on the doll itself! It is a classic French Poupée from the 1860s, with an unmarked pale pressed bisque head, a stationary neck, a leather body, also unmarked, with bisque forearms. The doll is standing 15”, it has a closed mouth and slightly protruding lips, also seen on some similar fully marked Rohmer dolls, stationary enamel eyes of a luminous cobalt blue and a blonde mohair wig including two separate curls to enhance special hair-dos. The leather body has very simple articulations, not as elaborate as those with leather covered wooden joints usually seen on Rohmer dolls. Yet, it is very easy to handle and to dress, for her arms are easily bendable. The legs have a gusset joint at rear of the thighs and, as usual, this brings an unnatural position, as if the doll was half way from sitting down. Since Lilas is a very inspiring plaything, it was very 47

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enjoyable to simply “play” with it for a while, imagining all sorts of situations that could reflect the sheltered life of a fashion doll during the Second Empire. My father, Guido, and I spent hours arranging special miniature settings with all sorts of antique objects taken out from our private collection, such as pieces of furniture, accessories, draperies, and other baubles, so to recreate fictional backgrounds inspired by the pages of “La Poupée Modèle” of the period, in order to shoot appropriate pictures of Lilas, some of which are shown in these pages. Isn’t this the best way to appreciate an antique doll, keep records of its existence and pay a tribute to yesteryear’s children who passed down their playthings for us, today’s collectors, to enjoy? See the new publication by the author, “Lilas, the exemplary life of a fashion doll under the Second Empire”, Musée de la Poupée-Paris, 2010. This latest book by the author includes in-depth information on the fabrics and sewing techniques used for Lilas’ wardrobe. Visit www.museedelapoupeeparis.com 1

Acknowledgements The author wishes to express his deep gratitude to Guido Odin for his artistic talent and essential help in the making of this article and related book. A special thank also to Anne Juliach for her precious help in fashion matters.

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Come visit my shop in Adamstown, PA! I offer a full array of dolls and accessories. Find me at www.dollsantique.com and www.rubylane.com or e-mail: vaillsdoll@aol.com

1. A lovely Motschmann, exposed ears, circa 1850, out of an estate on Long Island, has an extremely rare hair style in snood. She wears her original clothes and original shoes. I have sold dolls for 40 yrs and never seen this hairstyle on a Motschmann. Wax over Papier Mache, dark pupil-less glass eyes, composition lower torso, wood arms and legs jointed at ankles and wrist. A Museum class doll! $2900 2. 26 Inch Simon Halbig Santa 1249. Beautiful brown eyed Santa (has very slight eye chip), lovely wig, wonderful clothes and body. The dress is exceptional and is she is ready to add to your collection. Exceptional quality. $950 3. 25” Tete Jumeau with blue paperweight eyes. A beautiful doll with unusual eyecuts, marked on head Tete Jumeau and in blue Bebe Jumeau on body. This doll came from Paris and was used in a sewing school so she has 4 dresses (one is flannel, a material the French love), one is a cotton with special flowers, one is a early print and one is blue. She also has extra slips. I love her Beret! $2500 4. 22 inch Jumeau, with red mark on head, original wig, brown paperweight eyes, lovely dress and Schiaparelli bonnet. She has a composition body in a nice large size, original shoes and socks. She was out in the garden this morning and picked roses. $2200 5. A gorgeous closed mouth Fashion marked on back, December 25, 1892. I believe this is a German Fashion, very beautiful and affordable. Dressed in Fashion gown in a beautiful shade of pink. Her wonderful antique hat matches the outfit perfectly. The head is marked with an 8. I love the date marked on back – someone received this doll for Christmas. $1250 6. 15 Inch beautiful Nude on swing! This magnificent piece is so unusual – I have seen children on this piece, but not a nude. She has long hair in back, perfect condition, unusual great detail. Marked on bottom of swing with numbers and gold stamp. $1500 7. The Best Raggedy – this is one of the rarest and earliest with handle-like hands. It was made by the family before the pre-1915 patent date and is so folky! The feet are a bit worn (the original brown fabric is melting) her head is shaped like spoon. $950 8. 13 Inch Kammer & Reinhardt cabinet size 117, she is just the best. Diminutive size and on a lovely original Kammer and Reinhardt wooden body. I love the fact that she has the character aspects in a small size. Brown eyes, original wig wonderful dress, underwear and original shoes and socks. $3900

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n 1910 the famous German toy maker, Moritz Gottschalk, 1840-1930, made this large and imposing dollhouse. It measures 45” (114 cm) tall, 33” (83 cm) wide, and 18” (46 cm) deep. The house is painted in a soft shade of yellow with a grey blue trim. The windows and brown doors are framed in white. Eight plaster medallions are placed below the bay windows on the front of the house (one apparently dropped off and was replaced with a simple plaster oval.) There is a spacious attic with a door that opens to the outside. All the windows in the house are made of glass, and the curtains and shades are original to the house. The interior of the house is accessed by two large panels that form the front of the house. When the panels are closed it is impossible to see the divide between them. The interior of the panels is an extension of the rooms, using the same wallpaper. A doll can stand on the little shelf that is incorporated into the panel. The halls and the outer panels were electrified many years ago, and recently my husband

electrified all of the other rooms and installed lights in the ceilings. The lights add greatly to the drama of the house. The wallpaper in each room is original. An elevator runs from the top to the bottom of the house (excluding the attic) and is run by a crank at the right side of the house. On the third floor the room at the upper left is a bedroom and sewing room. A treadle sewing machine is on the left and a little sewing box sits next to it. The bathroom has curious wooden bathroom fixtures original to this house. (The bathtub is so narrow that no one–not even a dollhouse doll–could stretch out in it.) The room on the left of the second floor is a music and breakfast room. Some of the residents of the house are enjoying a breakfast of croissants, soft-boiled eggs, and tea. An antique victrola is on a table to the right of the room. There is a working grandfather clock on the back wall. The wallpaper is particularly detailed and beautiful around the upper border. There is a child dressed as a Pierrot 25

The upstairs sewing room also serves as a bedroom when guests are in town.

An elevator runs through the center hall from the top floor to the lower level.

character–maybe ready to go to a birthday party after breakfast. In the second floor hall an old-fashioned telephone on the table. On the right there is a room that serves both as a sewing room and a bedroom. The ironing board has a fabric on it with a pattern pinned to it, and there is a measuring tape on the board, tiny pins and a needle and a spool of red thread. There is an ornate little iron sitting on a stand. The all-bisque antique baby is lying in a bronze bed with a little quilt over him. (There are real springs underneath the mattress.) The bed was made by the well-known German firm, Marklin. 26

The wooden bathroom fixtures are original to the house.

Breakfast is served in the music room. A victrola in the upper right and a piano provide entertainment.

The kitchen on the first floor has a very interesting stove and icebox (with “real ice� in the upper compartment) a sink with dishes drying on it, a sack of flour and a busy cook. In the middle of the kitchen is an antique Biedermeier marbletopped table covered with different foods: a roasted turkey, two plates with lamb chops on them, a pot-au-feu, a cutting board with potatoes that are being peeled, and a cherry pie. A large basket full of vegetables sits on the floor next to the table. The entrance hall has a large mirrored hall piece with receptacles for walking sticks and umbrellas. Behind it is the elevator. In the lower

The nursery is a multi-purpose room. Here the servant works on a new gown for the lady of the house. Note the brass bed by Marklin.

A lovely stove and icebox helps the busy cook prepare meals for the household.

right corner is the dining room with a fireplace, a china cupboard, and two tables laden with food for breakfast. On the larger table there is a large fruit arrangement, soft-boiled eggs, croissants, and jams and jellies, and even a delicious chocolate cake! On another table, there is an assortment of fruits, some croissants, some jams and jellies, some cooked eggs, etc.

A handsome gentleman pauses to take a call.

The German toy firm of Moritz Gottschalk was founded in 1865 in the small German town of Marienberg in Saxony. His firm turned out thousands of different wooden toys: dollhouses, fire houses, castles, garages, stores, kitchens-- almost everything that had a shape that could be replicated in wood. He also made dollhouse furniture. The first dollhouses he manufactured had blue roofs. In 1910 he began to produce red roof dollhouses. According to Ms. Ackerman, at the same time he simplified many aspects of his dollhouses: he painted lines on doors to look like panelling, and he pasted lithographed papers on the floors which were identical to those in his blue roof dollhouses -- among other changes. If one looks at the myriad of wooden architectural toys made by Mr. Gottschalk, it almost seems as though he and his associates were operating a kind of Santa’s workshop, but utilizing real artistic talent. These objects are really breathtaking in their attention to detail, their whimsy, their ability to withstand the ravages of time, while demonstrating in every little detail the obvious love lavished on each creation by their creator. To own a Moritz Gottschalk wooden house is to reach back into a pre-Great War era when towns were small and quiet, where people took care of their neighbors, and where children played with the most wonderful toys. 27

A delightful halltree cleverly hides the working elevator.

The evening meal is served in the dining room. As you can see the lady of the house has had an exhausting day.

This house is a masterpiece of the Moritz Gottschalk firm. If you look at the house with its panels open, in a dark room, and with all the lights on, the child within you comes to life, and you can see something completely magical. Note: Most of the accessories in this house were made by the German firm of Reutters Porzellan. Reference: The Genius of Moritz Gottschalk by Evelyn Ackerman, copyright 1994, Gold Horse publishers.

The author has done some redecorating in this photograph of the opened Gottschalk house. The side panels are extensions of the adjacent room and are done in the same wallpaper.

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1. Utterly amazing all original Skippy “Cowboy” by Effanbee - super rare doll in amazing condition blonde w/ blue eyes - great compo - just precious - 15” tall $1,495. 2. Wonderful Heubach brother & sister pair - grand poured pink bisque w/ those delicious hand painted facial features that only the Heubach factory could produce: A) He’s a painted eye pouty - mold #7602 - 16” tall - $1,295. B) She’s a rare glass eyed laughing character - mold #5636 - 14” tall - $2,495. 3. Just as precious as she can be is this ever so sweet shelf size Belton w/ the most adorable French face - soft as butter bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading original fully jointed compo body w/ straight wrist - 12” tall - $1,995. 4. Rarely found & ever so desirable - Orsini baby made of earthenware - made for Alt, Beck & Gottschalk - extremely expressive face w/ flirty baby blue eyes - human hair upper lashes - open laughing mouth w/treble tongue - compo & cloth body - 24” tall - $995. 5. Without question the most adorable pair of googlies that we have ever ran across - mold #210 by Armand Marseille (AM) utterly adorable w/ blonde molded painted hair & deep intaglio blue eyes original five piece bodies with matching blue shoes - just precious - 7” tall - $995 for the pair. 6. Ever so cute & always desirable character child by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #116A - wondrous bright eyed laughing face - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - rare open/ closed laughing mouth w/ soft amber shading - to add to his wonderment & delight he’s on an adorable five piece chubby toddler body - just precious - perfect shelf size - 10” tall. $2,495. 7. Two wonderful & always desirable Schoenhut character children: A - Rare to find model #308 w/ factory original clothes, socks, shoes & button - what a treasure - 15” tall - $1,995. B - Wonderful & just as cute as she can be “Miss Dolly” excellent condition - 17” tall - $995. 8. A truly grand all-original “Cindy” by Dewees Cochran - lovely long legged latex wonder is in super condition w/ excellent hand painted facial features - wondrous full hair - truly a treasure - 17” tall - $995. 9. Is he cute or what - another wonderful toddler - this one by Konig & Wernicke - exceptional high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes- slightly open pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - to add to his wonderment & delight he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 21” tall - $1,495. 10. Rare & wonderful and just as cute as she can be is this very unusual German child by Wagner & Zetzsche - her name is “Inge” - she is made of biskoloid - has great detail to her molded braided hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ a rare open/closed mouth & molded painted teeth - factory original clothes - she is very unique & just precious - 12” tall - $1,295. 11. Wondrous & ever so rare is this lovely English wooden from the “Queen Anne” period - (circa 18601870’s) - grand & glorious hand carved wooden face w/ dark glass eyes - dotted eyebrows & eyelashes - please notice the wondrous presence of this lovely doll - her condition couldn’t be any more perfect - she’s just breathtaking - pristine all original condition - fully jointed flat bottom wood jointed body w/ cloth upper arms - 19” tall $16,500. 12. Her majesty “the Queen” in all of her glory. 13. Another rare & wonderful find is this utterly amazing “Philadelphia Baby” by J.B. Sheppard exceptional condition w/ no repaint - factory - excellent hand painted facial features w/ wonderful deep chestnut brown eyes - original clothes - what more could you possibly ask for - 21” tall $2,995. 14. Extremely rare lady marked “WD” - this exceptionally beautiful treasure is a German doll made for the French trade - for many years we believed this doll to be French - recently we have found that the maker Wilhelm Dehler had a French address - thus the confusion - this rare beauty has superlative pale bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over amazing corn flower blue paperweight eyes w/ early dark outline - slightly open mouth w/ rich rose red shading unique original compo body w/ molded breast - delicate hands, & very narrow waist - lovely original clothes - 14” tall - $1,995. 15. Two absolutely wonderful Disney characters: A - Rare to find larger size all original “Snow White” by Ideal - great condition - 19” tall - $895. B - super large size “Pinocchio” by Knickerbocker - what a face - 22” tall - $795. 16. Wonderful early almond-eyed Jumeau Fashion Poupee - amazing spiral threaded eyes - 18” tall $4,995. 17. Utterly breathtaking dark eyed French Bebé by S.F.B.J. - this is the very early S.F.B.J. w/ that always desirable Jumeau look - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ grand & glorious hand painted facial features - soft arch feathered brows - enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original French jointed body - 25” tall - oh! we found a hairline - it’s invisible & undetectable - but its there - so-o-o-o instead of $1,495 her price is only $750. 18. Exceptionally rare hand poured English wax by Lucy Peck - breathtaking hand painted facial features w/ utterly amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding lovely almond shaped heather blue glass eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading hand inset hair - long lovely wax arms and legs - amazing - 21” tall - $2,495. 19. Sweet small size all original Kathe Kruse boy - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ wisps of hair around face - soft blue eyes - closed pouty mouth - this is the 1948 synthetic head - marked US zone on foot - 14” tall - $1,295. 20. Two wonderful all original “Sonja Henie’s” by Madame Alexander: A - Sweet small size in black velvet skater’s costume - great compo - 15” tall - $895. B - Rare yellow skater’s costume - tagged love that eye shadow - 21” tall - $1,495. 21. Exceptionally beautiful & always ever so desirable is this “Jenny Lind” china - wonderful facial expression - wondrous soft waves of hair going back into a bun - lovely soft face w/such a sweet expression - nice old body w/ china arms - 20” tall - $1,595. 22. Wonderful & very unique character toddler by Bruno Schmidt - mold #2005 - exceptional high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 21” tall - $1,995. 23. Very unique & unusual set of earthenware figurines the five stages in the life of a Geisha - each is hand crafted and hand painted by early artist - each one is very elaborate & very detailed - with fantastic touches of refinement - the fourth in the series w/ the large headdress is fully sexed in also exceptional detail - each being a different size - the full set is $1,995. 24. Breathtaking - the very earliest “Portrait” Jumeau -pristine hand pressed French bisque w/ hand painted facial features that would make the masters weep - arched feathered brows over heart melting heather blue spiral threaded almond eyes w/ that early dark outline - closed smiling slightly pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - original early straight wrist eight-ball body - 17” tall - $29,500. 25. Two grand & glorious children by Dewees Cochran for the Effanbee company: A - “Gloria Ann” - all original - sleep eyes - excellent condition - 17” tall $1,495. B - wonderful painted eye sister - all original - “Peggy Lou” - great compo - 20” tall - $1,895.

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32. Another truly lovely Belton child w/ such a beautiful French face - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body w/ early straight wrist - original mohair wig - 12” tall $1,995. 33. Two rare & wonderful “Door of Hope Mission” dolls - superior quality - all original - exceptional clean faces: A) Male mourner - 12” - $1,995. B) Table boy - 11” - 1,495. 34. Always rare & always wonderful - Wax Over with the most amazing character face - extremely pensive w/ that very pointy nose - she is just so lovely - beautiful condition w/ heather blue glass eyes & her original mohair center parted wig that is pulled back into its original snood - lovely lady arms & legs - exceptional antique clothing - 14” tall - $1,495. 35. Three - that’s right count them three rare & wonderful “Princess Elizabeth’s” by Madame Alexander - each one is a different size - each has tagged clothes - all are amazingly beautiful: A - In peach -13” - $795. B - In blue - 18” - 995. C Extremely rare 24” - $1,295. 36. Absolutely wonderful very early “Baby land Rag” excellent hand painted facial features w/ lovely brown upturned eyes & that hint of eye shadow - sweet rose shaded puckered lips - never to be found all original condition - 14” tall - $995.

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37. Extremely rare 1840’s - China lady w/ that always desirable pink luster tint - to add to her wonderment she has that hair swept back into a bun hairstyle that is just breathtaking - beautiful round face w/ blue Icelandic eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - lovely old body - 22” tall $4,995. 38. Another rare & wonderful little character - this little gentleman of the French court is actually another Sonneberg child made for the French market - even his head has a French cut to the bisque - excellent high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over exceptionally beautiful heather blue paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading 11” tall - $1,495. 39. Wonderful & always desirable super size life size solid dome baby by Kestner - wondrous bisque w/ fist out if the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ heather blue sleep eyes & an open laughing mouth w/ two lower teeth - original Kestner body - 23” tall - $1,495. 40. Two exceptionally wonderful dolls by Effanbee - all original - excellent condition - rare to find: A - “Candy Kid - super desirable little boy - so cute - 14” tall - $695. B - Extremely rare “Majorette” - just grand as she can be - 18” tall - $995. 41. Two very beautiful & rare to find “Monica’s” - exceptional compo w/ that rare rooted hair - both have original clothes: A) Pristine bride - 17” tall - $995. B) “Poppy flowered” frock w/ cape & hat - 19” tall - $995.

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was born to be a collector. Ever since I can remember, I have shown tremendous appreciation for dolls. Barbies and older dolls shared the same cabinet space, while artist dolls stood proudly in various locations allotted to them around my house. But it wasn’t until I became an adult, that my passion for antique dolls took flight! I think the obsession of a true collector begins in childhood. One must posses that “soul” spark that drives each and every one of us to live for our passions.

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When I was born, a dear friend of the family bestowed a gift upon me, while requesting that my mother keep it safe until I was old enough to appreciate its splendor. When I came of age, being all of eight years old, the amazing object was presented to me. The gift consisted of a fabulous doll made of vinyl and rubber, having blonde hair and blue eyes and dressed in a white outfit with a blue and white cape. The dolly, made to represent a baby or perhaps a toddler, came in the most extravagant box, decorated with beautiful lady dolls in flowing gowns, and was manufactured in Germany. I promptly removed my newest plaything, and requested that my mother cut out the dollies decorating the box. I was blessed with not only one doll, but several of them to occupy my busy play time. I imagine that it was this passion which placed me firmly on the road to collecting. Dolls are universal, uniting us across the ages, times and society. The history of dolls is rich and complex, beginning with ancient times up to the present. Dolls have been used as tools for child development and to nurture our parental instincts. From home made to store bought, dolls and toys were and are children’s constant companions, lending an ear, trying out new recipes with their

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“master chef”, helping mom with the laundry, Since the beginning of civilization, our ancestors have made images of themselves from objects surrounding them in their environment – drawings on cave walls, or as figures made of wood, clay, bone and other materials. They were made to represent important events which took place in their day to day lives. Some dolls were utilized for magical or religious purposes, creatively exhibiting intricacies in detailing, such as human characteristics and personal objects. Others were used in rituals, to thank the gods for wealth, good health and rich harvest. The ancient world gifted us with well preserved dolls made of clay, wood, bone, ivory and even bronze, to be used for symbolic purposes as well as play items for the children of that era. Puppet type dolls have been found in ancient Greece. Crèche figures were used in Roman Catholic lands for religious purposes, representing the Nativity. In Egypt, wooden dolls were carved for children. These dolls had clay beads attached to twine in order to mimic their own hairstyles. Some dolls were constructed from flat pieces of wood, while others were painted with various designs. During the Roman and Greek times, girls dedicated their wooden dolls to goddesses as a statement that they were finally “too old” to play with dolls. There is a belief that some ancient dolls were made to represent a deceased person’s loved ones, allowing them to have their dear ones near them in the afterlife. During the 1800’s, it was common practice for families to keep a lock of the deceased hair. When a child passed away, the family would keep the child’s doll, or have one commissioned and outfitted with locks of hair belonging to the deceased child. Some dolls were even found sporting eyelashes made from the hair of the child who had passed away. In other instances, when a child died, their doll would be buried with them, allowing that child constant companionship for all eternity. One fine example was found in Rome in a sarcophagus belonging to a 13-year old girl. Tryphaina Crepereia was found with a beautiful doll made of ivory. The doll retained her accessories such as combs, mirrors, bracelets and a miniature 35

jewelry box. What was fascinating about the find was that the ring belonging to the deceased child opened up the doll’s jewelry box! On the basis of the doll’s hairstyle, it has been dated at between 150 and 170 A.D. Throughout the decades, children and their toys were always a popular subject matter. As evident in paintings, sculptures and relief works of the past and present, images of children with their dolls and toys give us a glimpse of what was and is popular at the time. Photographs of children with their toys are always well received by the masses. If a child does not arrive with their favorite toy, one is provided for them by the photographer during the sitting. In majority of images, girls are seen holding dolls, while boys are often posed with blocks, pull toys and teddy bears. What child wouldn’t wish to be captured in a photograph portraying them with objects of their affection! What a wonderful legacy we are left with of eras gone by, of children at play through these preserved images…mementos and time capsules of generations past. So, my friends, my wish for you then is to find that inner child, dust off the cobwebs of yesterday from your well loved dolls, take a lasting image to place in your memory box for future generations to ponder over, and then play, play, play! Happy collecting!

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etal kitchen utensils, teddy bears, model trains and dolls were all products produced by the Gebruder Bing Toy Company in Nuremberg, Germany. Founded in 1863 by brothers Ignaz and Adolf Bing, it began as a producer of kitchen utensils and later added toys to its production line. By the early 20th century Bing was the largest toy factory in the world. The company is best remembered today for its toy trains. In the 1880’s Bing’s first trains were brought into production. Bing competed with Marklin and other companies for the toy train market and were quite successful. Many of their toy trains were exported and due to cheap German labor and low shipping and duty costs, they were often able to undercut the prices of competitors. World War I however, forced Bing out of the export business and the company began to decline. By 1927 the company was in serious financial trouble and it went out of business for good in 1933. Although Bing may be best remembered for its toy trains, doll collectors are more familiar with the company for its art dolls. Bing began its doll making around 1921. The doll section of the company was called Bing Werke and the Bing Wolfe Corporation. Their fabric art dolls competed with Kathe Kruse and the Lenci dolls. Bing used the trademark of Bing Art Dolls or Bing Beauty Baby, among others. By 1928 the Bing Brothers Art Doll Company had become a large corporation that included

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the different styles of painting of the hair as seen in the close-ups of the faces. The dolls range in size from 5-3/4 inches to 17-1/2 inches. Please note that Bing also made dolls of composition, bisque, rubber and felt. These last dolls were probably made by one of the subsidiaries and sold under the Bing Werke name. The dolls described in this article have cloth heads. Most of the dolls were dressed as children of that time period. The dolls were not marked, except on the sole of the shoes which are marked “Bing,” so one must go by the “look” and construction if the original clothes are missing. One doll in this article is stamped “Made in Germany” on its back. In 1925 Bing, along with several other doll makers, lost a suit filed by Kathe Kruse who felt her dolls were being copied in a “cheap” manner. Much to the surprise of the other toy companies who borrowed freely from others, Kathe Kruse was successful. She won the final process of copyrights for her dolls. The suit against Bing was pressed by Kruse because Bing was so large it was feared that it presented a danger to the Kruse doll production. The company was in serious financial trouble by 1927. The president, Stephen Bing and his son, left the company supposedly to work with another Nuremberg toy firm, but since the Bings were Jewish, they fled to England as Adolf Hitler was on the rise. By 1932 Bing was in liquidation and it went out of business in 1933. The Bing Toy Company is not forgotten however. In October, 2009 a museum opened in the heart of the old town of Freinsheim. The museum will devote itself to the history of toys and metal goods. The aim of the museum is to remind us of the toys and products of “Bing Works Nuremberg”, for a time the largest toy manufacturer in the world. The blonde boy in illustration 1 is 14 inches tall. He has a cloth head and a short human hair wig. Many of the wigged dolls that I have seen have very curly mohair wigs so I am not certain that his wig is original. It does, however, suit him. His painted brown eyebrows are quite short. His blue eyes have a white highlight dot and painted upper lashes. He has a rosebud mouth and his cheeks are quite rosy. A seam line runs across the top of his head and behind each molded ear. A second seam runs from the top of his head and down the back of his head. Two short seams are on either side 39

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of the center seam. He is jointed at the neck and has disc joints at the shoulders and hips. The hands are mitten shaped with stitched fingers. The feet have a hard sole and stitched toes. A common characteristic often seen on the Bing dolls is the center seam running down the front of the doll’s legs as they do on this little boy. He is wearing a homemade light blue cotton suit with a blue checked collar, shirt cuffs and self belt. White cotton socks and oilcloth shoes complete his clothing. There are no marks anywhere as to his maker for, as noted earlier, Bing dolls were only marked “Bing” on the bottom of the shoes. Another little boy (illustration 2) is 10 inches tall. His cloth painted head also has two long seams and two short seams. One seam runs across the top of his head from side to side behind each ear. The other seam runs from the top center of his head down the back of the head with two short seams on either side. His facial painting is somewhat different than the larger boy in illustration 1. He has no eyelashes and his mouth is a closed smile. His head turns and his arms and legs are pin-jointed rather than disc-jointed like the larger doll. He has mitten hands with stitched fingers, stitched toes, hard soled feet and the characteristic center seam running down the front of each leg. His outfit appears to be original as a larger Bing boy wearing the same outfit, except for a long sleeved knit shirt, is shown in Sabine Reinelt’s book, “Kathe Kruse, The Early Years.” The outfit consists of a green knit short sleeved sweater with a white design, dark green felt bibbed shorts, white cotton knee socks and black felt tied shoes. Since the shoes have no mark, we can only go by the look and construction to determine he was made by Bing. Standing proud in her ethnic costume is a 10-1/2 inch girl (illustration 3). Her cloth head has painted hair that is visible under her wonderful black hat which is complete with a large bow at the back. She has short eyebrows above blue painted eyes and upper painted eyelashes. Her head construction is the same as the two dolls previously described. Her outfit consists of a black skirt, a separate black and red top with white

sleeves, a red apron and a separate red collar with black and green trim. Beneath her outfit she wears a white cotton onsie. On her feet are white cotton knee socks and black leather buckled shoes. She is disc-jointed at the shoulders and hips and has a swivel head. A 10-inch boy is shown in illustration 4. He is dressed in a typical German boy outfit consisting of brown felt lederhosen, a print long sleeved shirt and a green hat. On his feet are cotton knit socks and a pair of wonderful brown felt shoes. He has painted hair, blue eyes with upper eyelashes and short painted eyebrows. He too is disc-jointed at the shoulders and hips and his head swivels. A 10-1/2 inch blond boy with a curly mohair wig is shown in illustration 5. His original outfit consists of a blue felt hat and suit trimmed with white accents. On his feet are white cotton socks and white felt shoes. His blue painted eyes have painted upper lashes. The wig covers his cloth head, but one can assume the stitching is the same as the painted hair dolls. He is disc jointed and has the same rosebud mouth as the boy in illustration 1. Dolls dressed in Dutch costume were very popular at this time. Many companies such as Kathe Kruse, Erich Klotzer, Gunther Heine as well as Bing dressed their dolls in this manner. In illustration 6 we see an 8-1/2 inch pair of Dutch children with cloth heads and painted hair. They bear all the characteristics of the other Bing dolls. The boy wears a purple felt shirt with black felt trousers and hat. On his feet are black cotton socks and wooden shoes. The little girl is wearing an orange felt blouse with a plaid cotton skirt, a white apron, scarf and bonnet style hat. Both dolls are pinjointed and their eyes have no upper eyelashes. Unlike the boy, she wears felt shoes that cover her black cotton socks. Both dolls are all original. The larger Dutch boy in illustration 7 is constructed the same as his smaller Dutch brother. He measures 10-1/2 inches tall. His outfit differs in color from the smaller boy and he wears beige felt shoes rather than wooden shoes. He too is pin-jointed. The 10-1/2 inch Dutch girl in illustration 8 has a chubby body with a protruding tummy seen on some of the previous dolls described. Her fatter body gives her the appearance of being larger than 10-1/2 inches. She too bears all the characteristics described for the other dolls. She does have painted upper lashes which several of the dolls do not. She wears a darling white cotton pointed Dutch girl hat, a black velvet blouse with white cotton sleeves, a white cotton apron, plaid wool skirt, beige felt shoes and black socks. She is disc-jointed. The 14” girl in illustration 9 is a rather different looking Bing doll. Although her body construction is identical to the other dolls, her hair painting around her face is quite different. The hair is very short and straight on her forehead. A side view shows the straight brush stroke behind the ear before it swirls forward. She is discjointed. Her dress is a replacement. The last doll shown in illustration 10 is 6-1/2 inches tall. Since he was purchased without clothing, I’ve shown him undressed to display his construction. His head has one seam that runs from behind each ear and across the top of his head. His blue painted eyes have no upper lashes and his mouth has a slight smile. He is pin-jointed at the shoulders and hips.

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Mary Hartline TV’s Golden Princess 1955, Whitman #2044 $115.00

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11” Bru Brevete Kathe Kruse Doll VIII German Child 1929-on

19” Greiner Man with original clothing

14” Blonde & 16” Black Hair Frozen Charlies

12” Tete Jumeau 13” Simon Halbig Waltzing Doll with original clothing

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20” Dolly Madison type Parian 17” Tete Jumeau

17” Pink Lustre China original clothing

19” Tete Jumeau with Trunk

18” French Papier Mache Fashion with original clothing

accessories. There is a German Simon Halbig type waltzing doll that looks very much like a French fashion. Most of these have their original clothing. A display card holds a dozen Lilliputiens; there are many examples by Unis France, SFBJ, Lanternier and Verlinque. Another grouping is of Jumeau dolls from 12” (with her trunk) to 34”, Tetes and a portrait. It is interesting to see them all together and notice the differences. To give some variety to the French category, there is a 28” FG with the scroll mark in an interesting Scottish outfit; a 29” Sie G6 Steiner with beautiful white clothing; a darling 26” Unis France 251 and a 23” SFBJ 238 PARIS character child. And finally, three very different Bru dolls – a 21”

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18” braided coiled bun & 12” Milliners Models both with original clothing

16” Tete Jumeau Dep & Celluloid Baby

Card of (12) French Lilliputiens

16” Greiner type China original clothing

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7” Kammer & Rheinhardt 101

11” Simon Halbig 1009 Costume Doll, Orig Clothing

18” Madame Alexander BAPS tagged outfit

Bru Jne R.9, a 24” all original Bru Jne mechanical doll with her original wood box bottom and the very cute 11” cabinet size Bru Brevette. There are many German bisque dolls including a large 28” Simon Halbig 1488, beautiful Kestners including closed mouths; Beltons and the Tommy Tucker 2048 B.S.W. character. Always nice to have an original owner doll, there is a Kammer & Rheinhardt 39 with a very large wardrobe from two generations in the personalized trunk; original costume dolls and Heubachs including a mechanical baby. Vintage and newer cloth include Kathe Kruse, R. John Wright, 3 different sets of Pinocchios and a complete Snow White set with both the Princess and Rag versions in addition to the Dwarfs. The sale will also offer papier maches, China and Parian, Black and Ethnic - a full selection of different categories, something for all interests. For more information about the auction, to request a free color brochure or to order the catalog package, call 215-393-3036 or visit www.alderferauction.com or email Alderfer@alderferauction.com. Photo credit: Patti Klein

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very object was reproduced in miniature for dolls,” Dina Vierny said. A medieval castle, the famous dining room “ chez Maxim’s “, church furniture, kitchens, grocer’s shops, gardens and lounges, wooden dolls, mignonettes and beautiful Parisian dolls, carriages and animals: nothing is missing in the “city” she collected. She had kept these thousands of very small accessories as her private treasure, in her cramped flat, under the roof, above the Maillol museum. Piles of art books were laid on the floor of her chamber, all around her bed. But everywhere on wall cupboards or on fragile shelves, she recreated this full of tenderness world as her artistic sensibility. Dina Vierny was the model of the sculptor Maillol. She was close to the most important artists of the 20th century including Picasso, Bonnard, Breton and Poliakoff. During World War II she worked for the French resistance and was imprisoned by the Gestapo for six months until Maillol appealed on her behalf to Arno Breker, Hitler’s favorite sculptor. She became an art dealer after the Second World War. In 1995 she opened the Foundation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol, in Paris, financed in part by her large collection of dolls. She lived at the museum for the remainder of life, passing away in January 2009. The auction will take place on Saturday, the 27th of March at the Galerie de Chartres, with more than 20,000 items from the 17th to 20th centuries, gathered in 500 lots.

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Location: Galerie de Chartres 7, rue Collin d’Harleville 28000 Chartres, France Viewing: Friday, 26th March, from 2.00 to 10 p.m and Saturday, 27th March, from 9.00 to 11.00 a.m Visit www.interencheres.com/28001 for additional photos Catalogue 15 euros. 10, rue Claude Bernard – ZA du Coudray BP 70129 – 28003 CHARTRES Cedex Tel : +33(0)2.37.21.88.28.20 e-mail : chartres@galeriedechartres.com

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rare bebe by Jules Nicolas Steiner, Series G model, 23 inches tall, with original mohair wig and original silk dress, sold for approximately $27,500 at François Theimer’s recent sale in Paris.

gorgeous small bébé Bru in size 1, pressed bisque head marked “Bru Jne 1, bisque bust and forearms (marked on shoulders “Bru Jne” on the left and “1” on the right), leather body with label “Bébé Bru Bté SGDG” wooden legs and feet, original socks and shoes, blond wig over cork pate, 11.4 inches, sold for approximately $24,600 at a recent Galerie de Chartres auction.

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ven a blizzard did not keep avid doll collectors from Sweetbriar’s February 6 auction. Amid spirited bidding this E.J. bebe by Jumeau rose to $11,000. At 24” the lovely bebe retained her complete original costume.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation:

Galerie de Chartres, 10 rue Claude Bernard, ZA du Coudray, 28003 Chartres Cedex. Email: chartres@galeriedechartres.com

François Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers 89130 Toucy, France. www.theimer.fr Email: francois.theiemr@wanadoo.fr Sweetbriar Auctions, P.O. Box 37, Earleville, MD 21919 Phone: (410) 275-2094 www.sweetbriarauctions.com E-mail: sweetbriar@live.com

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Antique French Bebes, dollhouse accessories and furniture can be found at the NADDA show.

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here’s nothing like a great doll show – to be able to view in person, talk to the dealer, enjoy the camaraderie of other collectors – to remind us of the fun and fulfillment of our passion. To make the show experience an unforgettable occasion, NADDA dealers go the extra mile with special programs, a display, and this year the return of the popular Body Shop. Mark your calendars for the upcoming NADDA show, Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18 in Seattle, WA. As our readers know, NADDA stands for National Antique Doll Dealers Association, a group formed more than twenty years ago to promote honesty and integrity in the antique doll world. To gain acceptance into NADDA a dealer’s background is checked, their merchandise is reviewed and they must have several sponsors within the organization. If accepted they must abide by a strict code of ethics, one of the rules being that the merchandise tag must disclose any flaws or restoration. A Simon & Halbig 1329 is among the many fabulous German bisque dolls to The theme of this year’s show be shown in Seattle. is Dolls Through the AgesCelebration, Ritual & Commerce. Valerie Fogel is organizing an exhibit for attendees to view as well as doing a program Sunday morning entitled, “The Wonder and Significance of Early Dolls; Waxes, Woodens and Chinas” in which she will explore the known origins and possible inspirations for these dolls, the products used in making them and the manner they were constructed. Alan Pate, the well known author and expert on Japanese dolls, presents his program on Saturday morning, “Japanese Friendship Dolls of 1927.” This year’s show sees the return of the popular Body Shop, offering a wide array of affordable bodies and parts so be sure to bring your doll’s measurements for a perfect fit.

Left: A tiny mignonette is blessed with an abundance of clothing and accessories, all displayed in a delightful presentation box. Below: A diminutive 11.5 inch Bru, totally original and in the original box is sure to be one of the stars of the upcoming NADDA show.

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A Victorian child’s antique Flow Blue tea set by Godwin, c. 1845, is among the many dollhouse items to be displayed in Seattle on April 17 and 18.

Dealers will offer vintage composition dolls and teddy bears.

An all bisque half doll by Hertwig with rare jointed arms, 5” tall, original mohair wig.

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The show opens each day at 10 am with free parking at the Doubletree Guest Suites, conveniently located at the Seattle Airport. A free shuttle will take arriving passengers to the hotel. NADDA dealers will set up shop in their comfortable suites, a casual atmosphere that shoppers and dealers both enjoy, providing a relaxed unhurried atmosphere in which to browse and discuss dolls. Antique and vintage dolls (including Barbie!) in all price ranges will be offered, along with miniatures, doll clothing, accessories, vintage fabrics, wigs and related doll merchandise. Many dealers are prepared to offer a layaway plan, and will work with collectors to make that special doll a reality. Spring comes early to the northwest coast so expect beautiful weather in this spectacular city. Plan on spending extra time in Seattle to enjoy the many sights, not the least of which is the world famous Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art in Bellevue. We hope to see you in Seattle!

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ife throws some funny curves at you sometimes. When Lynn Murray visited Kathy Patterson to interview her for an article in Antique Doll Collector, they instantly renewed a friendship that began 30 years ago. While Lynn’s life had led her into the world of doll collectors, Kathy’s had gone another direction, into the world of Christmas collectors. Kathy became one of the best-known artisans in that area. Then, just over a year ago, she discovered English wooden dolls. She took up her carving knife and created Lynn and Anne’s Santas and Belsnickles are a wooden doll with the look of marked as reproductions but look 100% antique. an early English doll. She has Behind the lamb, you may see a miniature copy not looked back. During their of Antique DOLL Collector! interview Lynn casually asked Kathy how she was going to keep both businesses running on her own. To make the proverbial long story short, Kathy is now making wooden dolls and Lynn is now making Santas. With her sister, Anne Thornton-Trump, Lynn opened Two Sisters Studios. They purchased Kathy Patterson’s twenty-year collection of Christmas molds, all from the very best and most rare Santas and Belsnickles. The sisters continue to be tutored by Kathy in the art of reproducing the finest papier maché Germanstyle Santas. From the molding to the cleaning, the painting, the construction of the candy containers and the construction of the garments, each step is done by hand. Attention must be paid to the careful matching of color, the exact line painting of the character faces and the selection of vintage fabrics. Tiny toys and dolls must be made to fill Santa’s basket of gifts. Each Santa holds a tiny feather tree or sprig made of real goose feathers. The sisters are determined not to stray too far from their roots in the world of doll collecting, so each Santa has some connection to dolls. Perhaps he is holding a doll in his hand or carrying one in his basket. There might be a Frozen Charlotte hidden in the candy container or there might be a doll child accompanying Santa in a Christmas vignette. At Christmas Lynn and Anne returned to Germany to visit museums and private collections of Santas and Belsnickles. Their German connections were very enthusiastic and supportive when they saw the quality of the finished product. In the very early stages of production, the Two Sisters started a blog at www.twosistersstudio.blogspot.com and soon they will have a web site. Starting in October and running through January, there will be a special exhibit of their work at Le Musée de la Poupée in Paris. Kathy is forging ahead, making ever more beautiful wooden dolls reminiscent of 300 years ago. Every so often she takes a few days off to join the sisters in their studio, critique their work or demonstrate another technique. Kathy’s dolls may be seen at www.toysintheattic.com and in the Emporium section of this issue. Lynn will continue her activities with UFDC and Antique Doll Collector, while painting Santas and repairing dolls at Two Sisters Studios. Anne will focus chiefly on the Santas and supervising the household of two dogs, two cats and two sisters. They may be reached at 905.893.1295 or twosistersstudio@gmail.com.

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March 2010

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1-30 Coopersville, MI. Dolls of Our Lives Exhibit. Coopersville Farm Museum. 616-997-8555. 6 Escondido, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Church of the Resurrection Parish Center. Marion Gladwin. 760-745-2319. 6-7 Gaithersburg, MD. 148th Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Belllman Events. 443-617-3590. 6 Millbrae, CA. Dolls & Bears Show & Sale. Clarion SFO Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 6 Santa Barbara, CA. Doll Show. Earl Warren Showgrounds. Santa Barbara Doll Club. 805-733-1261. 6 Webster Groves, MO. “Dolls from Storybook Land” Exhibit. Christopher Hawken House. Greater St. Louis Doll Club. 314-692-8678. 7 Byron, IL. Doll Show. Joann’s Dolls. 815-234-8332. 7 Oregon, IL. Doll & Toy Show. Historical Coliseum Bld. 815-234-8332. 13 Chartres Cedex, France. Toys & Railways Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 13 El Paso, TX. Doll Show & Sale. El Paso Holiday Inn-Airport. Joni Canak. 915-592-9048. 13 Fairhope, AL. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Fairhope Civic Center Auditorium. Eastern Shore Doll Study Club of Alabama. 251-980-5958. 13 Grand Rapids, MN. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Sawmill Inn. Grand Rapids Doll Club. 218-326-6447. 13-14 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Puyallup Fair & Event Center. Crossroads. Dorothy. 775-348-7713. 14 Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Jewelry Show & Sale. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 14 Hackensack, NJ. Doll Show. The Rothman Center Fairleigh Dickinson University. JMK Shows. 352-527-6666. 14 Houston, TX. Doll Show & Sale. Marriott Hotel. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston Doll Club. 713-283-5900. 14 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center. 269-599-1511. 14 Maquoketa, IA. Doll Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139. 16 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 19 Golden, CO. Doll Show & Sale. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. 303-922-2935. 19 Stewartsville, NJ. Estate Doll Auction. Dennis Auction Service. Frank C. Dennis, Auctioneer. 908-859-3424. 20 Boise, ID. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Bishop Kelly High School. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 20 Phoenix, AZ. Doll Show. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Harlene. 480-831-9081. 20 Tupelo, MS. Doll & Toy Sale.The Summit Center. Southland Doll & Bear Club. 662-343-8960. 20 Venice, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Woodmere Park. Venice Doll Club. 941-766-1192. 21 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. A Drummer Boys Show. 978-535-4811. 26-27 Ladenburg, Germany. Spring Auction. LadenburgerSpielzeugauktion. 0049(0)6203-13014. 27 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Rec. Hall. Fairland Dolls. Sue Spink. 585-591-2841. 27 Asheville, NC. Dolly’s Holiday Luncheon. Land O’Sky Doll Club. 828-658-3510. 27-28 Atlantic City, NJ. Antiques & Collectors Show. Atlantic City Convention Center. JMK Shows. 973-927-2794. 27 Bellevue, WA. Rosie’s Too Sale. Rosalie Whyel Museum. 425-455-1116. 27 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll houses & Miniatures & More Auction. Galerie de Chartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 27 Glendale, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club. 818-248-4862. 27 Palm Springs, FL. Doll & Bear Show. St. Luke Catholic Chuch. Donna. 561-965-9460. 27 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr 27-28 Spring City, PA. Dollhouse & Miniature & Toy Auction. Rhoads & Rhoads Auction Center. Eileen Rhoads Auctioneer. 610-385-4818. 28 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. The Lantern. B&L Promotions. 419-228-4657.

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April 2010

8-9 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn, Nashua. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. 10-11 Appleton, WI. Antiques Sale. Tri County Arena. Big Brothers Big Sisters. 920-739-3542. 10 Des Moines, IA. Doll & Bear & Toy Sale. Iowa State Fairgrounds Walnut Center Bldg. Colleen Holden. 515-986-1975. 10 E. Syracuse, NY. Doll Show & Sale. 148 Sanders Creek Pkwy. Mid York Doll Club. 315-698-4501. 10 Ringgold, GA. Doll Show & Sale. Colonnade Catoosa Civic Center. Chattanooga Doll Club. 423-596-8167. 10 San Jose, CA. Doll Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 11 East Meadow, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Temple Emanu-el. Muriel. 516-481-1745. 11 Evansville, IN. Tri-State Doll Show & Sale. 4H Fairgrounds. Rhoda Wade. 618-265-3191. 15 Hatfield, PA. Important Alderfer Doll Auction. 501 Fairgrounds Road. Alderfer Auction & Appraisal. 215-393-3023. 16 Louisville, KY. Antique & Collectible Doll Auction. Hays & Associates, Inc. 502-584-4297. 17 Charleston, SC. State Day Luncheon. Helen Kish. Middleton Place Gardens. Cheryl Lane. 843-797-1500. 17 Chartres Cedex, France. Fine Toy Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 17 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Dolls & Bears & Collectibles Show. Amara Shrine Temple. Young –At-Heart Dolls. 561-304-9581. 17-18 Seattle, WA. NADDA Annual Doll Show & Sale. Dolls Through the Ages Exhibit. Doubletreee Guest Suites Seattle Airport Southcenter. 206-575-8220. 17 Sparks, NV. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 18 Columbus, OH. Doll Show & Sale. Aladdin Shrine Center. Mark Harris. 740-297-0318 18 Whitman, MA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Knights of Columbus. Whitman Mother’s Club. 781-447-6079. 21-25 Burlingame, CA. Treasures for Little Children Convention. Antique Toys. Must be a member to attend convention. Public Sales Day on April 25. Sondra Krueger. 530-893-5135. 24 Geneseo, NY. Antique & Collectible Doll Auction. Matt Cottone. 585-739-1093. 24 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Larry Herman. 925-947-1572. 25 Rochester, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Eagle’s Club. Henrietta Doll Lovers Club. 585-889-2015. 25 St. Charles, IL. Antique & Collectible Toy & Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows, Inc. 773-736-5140. 25-5/2 Trenton, TN. Teapot Festival. www.teapotcollection.com 25 Tucson, AZ. Doll Show & Sale. Randolph Park Hotel. Karen Kosies. 520-321-0003. 4/30-5/1 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show & Sale.Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo. 925-229-4190.

May 2010

1 Grapevine, TX. Doll Show. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. 903-564-9121. 1 Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. 407-678-5678. 2 Easton, PA. Doll & Bear Show. Forks Township Community Center. The Forks of the Delaware Doll Club. 980-454-1853. 2 Toledo, OH. Doll Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Toledo Glass City Doll Collectors. 419-599-7162. 8 Grand Rapids, MI. Doll Show. 2345 Robinson SE. Snowbabies of W. Michigan Doll Study Group. 616-633-1720. 8 Nazareth, PA. Doll Auction. Dotta Auction Co., Inc. 610-759-7389. 8 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Utah State Fairpark. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 8 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094. 15 Batavia, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Saturday’s Child Dolls. 585-265-1226. 15 Clovis, CA. Doll Show. Clovis Memorial Bldg. San Joaquin Valley Doll Show. Carla. 559-298-3621. 16 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Bear Show. Mcm Elegante. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 22 Kansas City, MO. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Park Place Hotel. Show Me Doll Club. 913-897-3659. 22 Sequim, WA. Doll Show. Sequim High School. Olympic Peninsula Doll Club. 360-582-9982. 29 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll houses & Miniatures & More Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 29 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE DOLL AUCTION Friday, April 16, 10 a.m. 120 South Spring Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40206 KENNETH S. HAYS & ASSOCIATES, INC. will be selling at absolute auction the lifetime collection of Lois Shearer that encompasses a large selection of composition celebrity dolls, a fantastic to scale doll house of historic “Locust Grove,” and antique French and German dolls. The sale also includes doll artist dolls from an estate and individual consignors. ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE DOLLS: French bisques including Jumeaus - German bisques - Chinas - Premier collection of composition and vinyl Shirley Temple dolls [many in original boxes] and accessories including glassware, paper dolls, pins, cards, etc. - Large collection of composition celebrity dolls including Jackie Coogan, Deanna Durbin, Jane Withers, Lindbergh, Princess Elizabeth, Dionne Quintuplets, Dr. DaFoe and nurse - Schoenhuts - Wonderful to scale doll house of the historic home “Locust Grove” with one-of-a-kind custom made furniture - Peg wooden - All-original Dale Evans doll - Steiff animals including 8’ giraffe - Boudoir dolls including a composition smoker - Automata - Old doll books - All-bisques - Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist dolls in multiple sizes - Doll accessories - Madame Alexanders - Doll artist dolls - Ethnic dolls - Large collection of old uncut paper dolls - Wizard of Oz dolls TERMS: cash, approved check or MasterCard/VISA No Buyer’s Premium INSPECTION: 8:30 a.m. Day of Sale Uncatalogued

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Apr. 30 - May 1 2010 Friday 12:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.

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The Doll Study Club of Long Island presents its 30th Annual Doll and Teddy Bear Sale

Sunday, April 11, 2010 10 am to 4 pm

TEMPLE EMANU-EL 123 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554 Antique and collectible dolls and bears, raffles, miniatures, doll and bear artists A portion of the proceeds will benefit Children’s Tumor Foundation. Donation $5 Contact Muriel: 516-481-1745 Email: mclaire5@juno.com

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Visit our website today! A quality group shop specializing in dolls, toys and holidays. Laura Turner, proprietor, 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, MD 21158. 410-848-0664 410-875-2850 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

Sherman’s Antiques & Doll Hospital

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

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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

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Place Your Ad Here a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise 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.

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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

CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals onlne at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, history of doll, etc. I can also do appraisals thru the mail. Victoria Way, P.O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93581 Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728. Please visit my website at www.doll-appraisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list #71. 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 NEED MATERIALS FOR DOLL COSTUMING? Huge assortment of materials and trims (10 record boxes) of materials 80% 1860’s to 1930’s. 7 shoe boxes of trimsribbons-lace-feathers, etc. Also 9 shoe boxes of doll socks-shoes and body parts. Price $2500. Also, set of Blue Books 1 thru 10 for $300. Phone 1-304-645-2749 or email jaylewis@verizon.net Antique Doll Repair and Restoration full service repair of dolls including bisque, composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls. We specialize in antique and vintage doll clothing and related accessories. Call Rhoda’s Doll Emporium 618-387-1255. Email rhodawade99@gmail.com

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ANTIQUE DOLLS – French and German Bisque, All Bisque, Chinas, Limited Ed. Doll Plates. SASE. Ann Lloyd, 5632 S. Deer Run Road, Doylestown, PA 18902. 215-794-8164. Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC

Early Portrait Jumeau - Fourteen inches of rapture… Luminous icicleblue spiral threaded almond shaped eyes, warmed with generous sheer mauve shadings, expertly applied strokes of liner and lash, and a depth of soul rarely witnessed. A Bebe that lingers on the palate of your heart; a Bebe of substance and subtlety. Completely pristine and sublimely original from kidskin wig to ornate-cut enfantine turquoise pinafore over deeper blue silk dress and original wide-brim straw bonnet with richly ruched satin lining and delicate ribboning. The patina of her eight ball jointed body testifies to years passed in hands of careful guardians. Fabulous meringue colored ankle strap shoes, not Jumeau, albeit speak to the centennial of years they have shared with Mademoiselle. A Bebe with full and lovely lips whispering promises of secrets from the past and treasures yet to come. Be enraptured. $16,800

Precious things come in small packages… Simon and Halbig's little IV is dressed in her party finery in the manner of all refined young ladies and also modeling her lovely simpler ribbon! Twelve inches of sugar spun dreams. Warmest brown eyes, nutmeg wig, pristine bisque, original antique unders. A superb example of this desirable character! $11,900

The glow this 14" beauty exudes isn't the lighting… This is a Bru Fashion that radiates luminescence from her crystal blue enamel eyes and superbly modeled features, to her expertly crafted walking merlot satin ensemble with feathered ecru fringe highlights and original delicate plaid cape. Perfectly scaled soft kid gloves and two choice bonnets, one original woven red straw with original ribbon decor and the other a confection of black silk with tiny plumage and scarlet accents. She has also been blessed with a pair of tiny lorgnettes. Wooden arms, kid body, original lambskin wig. A desirable and much sought poupee. $6250

An antiquity dream enveloped in completely original, pale mint, rib patterned cotton dress and couterier bonnet of the same fabric and ribbon decor. This lovely 24" E11 J of pale hued bisque and dusky eyes, graced with lavish tresses and tender glance will grace your collection with a gentle presence. Original marked chunky body with straight wrists, signed Jumeau shoes, applied ears with blue glass ear drops and lovely embellished antique under garments. In generally excellent condition $10,200

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German mechanical toy with pastoral scene that when wound clockwise, combines the motion of four grazing sheep whose heads and tails wag back and forth, and two curious bisque head children whose heads turn from side to side. All the while, a sweet tune plays, interrupted by an occasional "Bah-ah-ah, bah" of the sheep. Condition is all original, with some wear to the sides of the platform and normal soil from the ages. $3950.

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Clockwise from top left: 1. 16” China Rohmer, a shoulderhead model with a minor issue – an air bubble on the inside corner of her left eye that has been filled and given a spot of color, and a matching spot was placed on the other eye corner. She has a lovely face with beautiful painting of her eyes, lashes and mouth, a blonde mohair wig and she is on a leather body with long lovely china arms (chip on the inside of the two center fingers on the left hand.) A brilliant two-piece ensemble coordinates perfectly with the wonderful blue eyes. A sweet opportunity to own an early fashion at a very affordable price. $3800. 2. 12-1/2” not including her hat, this Lenci Series 111 Toddler could not be more adorable. This version dates post 1926, and features wefted curly mohair sewn directly to the head. The very stylish costume shows brilliant color and mosaic accents. For an early doll, the condition is quite good, with just a bit of soil; with very light moth issues limited to one patch pocket. A hard to find model in exceptional condition. $2250. 3. 27” rare French Portrait Fashion, possibly an F.Gaultier example with a perfect bisque socket head (impressed 8) and shoulderplate, stunning painting of features including her delicate mouth, plus blue gray paperweight eyes with a dreamy, faraway look in them, pierced ears and a gorgeous, antique, blonde mohair wig worn in an elegant style. On a gusseted leather body with normal wear, the beautifully modeled lower bisque arms are perfect. She wears a bustled gown of deep taupe silk with exquisite styling and detail. $11,500.

4. 14-1/2” Lucia face Lenci, in near-pristine condition. Details include a beautifully painted face with pale blue eyes, and a disc jointed body of a flannel-like cloth material. She wears a marvelous costume of black silk with the polka dots painted directly on, plus a flannel scalloped hem, and sweet flannel flowers scattered around. Complete with tags. $1250. 5. 16-1/4” French china shoulderhead child – a perfect doll with exquisite painting of her delicate lashes and brows. On a leather body showing normal wear and a patch to one ankle, this child is complete with a fabulous costume, hat, shoes and extra accessories. There is obviously a lot of value here, so please understand this is a truly great, early package all around. $4500. 6. 6-1/4” Frozen Charlotte with molded black hair in a classic style, nicely painted facial features, plus she has been beautifully costumed for Spring in cream cotton, with eyelet edging and a blue sash. Very impressive, indeed. $650. 7. 14-1/2” Lucia face Lenci in near-pristine condition. Details include a beautifully painted pressed felt face with pale blue side-glancing eyes, and a disc jointed body of a flannel-like cloth material. She wears a marvelous jumper of black and white checked lawn with scalloped flannel at the hem, worn over a starched lawn blouse. She is complete with a paper tag, and a partial black cloth one. $1250. 8. 9” Tuck Comb Wooden with painted hair and wispy curls at the forehead and temples, golden eyes, a pronounced carved nose and nicely painted facial features. On an all-wood articulated body, she

wears a fabulous all original costume and painted red slippers on her dainty feet. A classic and quite beautiful wooden who will add a touch of elegance to any scene – and she’s a very good sitter! $2200. 9. 8-1/4” German bisque Lad– a very rare fellow with blue painted eyes, healthy cheeks, and a rare molded hat with molded blue streamers that cascade over his blond hair and onto his shoulderplate, which is special due to a molded shirt-front with a collar and a molded, maroon-painted neckerchief! On a classic cloth body with bisque limbs, our little fellow wears tweed trousers and a Bavarian style jacket. $2200. 10. 12-1/2” German Wooden circa 1810, with an elongated face, carved and black painted hair (museum numbers on the nape of the neck) that includes an applied wood bun, plus delicate features and pierced ears that wear coral earrings. On an articulated wooden body, she wears an original Empire-waist gown of coral silk with an overdress of net. Also, note the very stylish original hat. $3200. 11. 16” François Gaultier Fashion with a perfect bisque head and shoulderplate, blue paperweight eyes, lovely lip painting, pierced ears and her original honey blonde mohair wig in an elegant style. On a classic gusseted leather body in good condition (showing normal wear and some patching upon the arms), this fashion plate is costumed in a dark chocolate silk, two-piece promenade ensemble. $2995. 12. 18-1/2” German China, a lovely and perfect Covered Wagon model with exquisite brown painted eyes that feature amazing detail. On an antique cloth body with leather arms, she is beautifully costumed in a gorgeous two-piece ensemble worn over a cotton blouse. $1895.

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A DOLL NAMED CHARLOTTE

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

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FRENCH BOUDOIR DOLLS

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

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Our cover is an elegant French Boudoir doll typical of the early to mid-30’s. She has a full silk floss pompadour hairdo with ringlets front and back. Stunning blue eyes and full eyelashes complement her sophisticated appearance. Dominique Pennegues’ article on French boudoir dolls shows the inventiveness and creativity of these early and typically underrated dolls. Mary Mason Collection and Photo.

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

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A WOODEN WITH HEART

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

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

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THE JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP DOLLS OF 1927: ART AS AMBASSADOR

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

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NO MORE KAISER BABIES by Julie Blewis In spite of her dislike for Kammer and Reinhardt’s mold 100, the author finds herself with four examples!

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1. 20” All original Bahr and Proschild 224 – adorable wide-eyed and dimpled sweetheart from 1888 with excellent Sonneberg stiff wrist body, and pristine original clothes and shoes as well as the hang curl factory ringlet wig particular to his doll; plus those huge rimmed PW eyes and immaculate bisque. Storybook perfect! $950 2. 7-1/2”Miniature K * R Gem – quite the little miss in her elegant pleated lace and pink layers with tiny leather shoes, blue sleep eyes, oodles of ringlets and terrific fully formed and jointed KR body incl. hands! A bon bon wrapped in pink! $750 3” All Bisque Dolls’ Dolls! All factory original, each $125 3. 12” French Bisque Pull Toy – how fanciful and well preserved is this charming mechanical platform toy with tin wheels! As they roll, the fellow, in dandy silk attire, walks his prancing French poodle who kicks up her back legs and “barks” as he tugs her leash! At 11” long it’s the perfect treat for your pampered French bebe who thought she had it all! $1795 4. 20” K * R 117N Mein Lieibling Flirty – featuring her factory wig with the iconic bobbed style and the uniquely KR high knee jointed body which so defines the era; plus her factory chemise beneath pretty owner made clothes – a classic! $1295 5. 11” Rare Black Hair Parian – important cabinet example with exquisite facial detail as well as a rare hairstyle, not just for its style and color but its unusual glaze too. Plus original body and very fine attire with leather slippers! $895 6. 36” Grand and Glorious Simon Halbig – what splendor is this French face 1078 model with perfect quality bisque and original auburn extension wig (rare for this size) wearing layer after layer of ruffled and lace heirloom original clothes incl. tiered bertha, Austrian sleeves and beflowered magnificent chapeau! $1650 (see photo #16) 7. 9-1/2” Factory Perfect Kuhnlenz Character – finest fired in bisque, crisp ethnic features, fully jointed miniature body incl. writs, mint original clothes incl. mop cap and original tiny leather shoes. Cabinet gem! $895 5” Pre 1900 Doll House Brown Bisque – French trade, sleep eye Halbig type original dress, wig and hat. $495 8. 18” Spectacular Carl Bergmann Beauty – a rare flirtatious jeune fille featuring the original eye lashes on flirty eyes and hip length factory wig, satin sheen complexion, mint body and gorgeous silk jacketed bustle back couture ensemble such as you’ve never seen! $1200 9. 19” All Original Size 8 Tete Jumeau Parlant – size 8, she has it all! Besides her uncanny First Series Portrait look with almond eyes and long face, she has factory wig and pate, early signed stiff wrist body plus original doll shop label; pull cord mama papa crier, heirloom clothes with factory size 8 shoes, very invisible hidden surface line and only $2900 10. Les Bebes Jumeau – photos 9 & 11, fully signed. 11. 14” Heirloom Size 5 Tete Jumeau – the scarce size with original hip length wig and cork pate, coy expression, early signed body and delightful youthful pink silk dress with unders and old shoes; hidden hairline damage, a real kitten! Just $2250 12. Choice Milliner’s: rarest 1830’s hairstyles. 11-1/2” Top Knot - gentle restoration, multiple brushmarks and hoop skirt petticoat, in miniature lavender print $695 10” Apollo Knot – twin bee hives, original underwear and cream silk voile. $895 13. & 15. Very Rare 11” Gbr. Heubach Pair – the quintessential depiction of Edwardian childhood with all the sentiment and nuance only Heubach could achieve in this rare and important pair. $1250 14. 17” All Original Kestner Closed Mouth – striking 1880’s fashion in original mauve silk two part gown and underlayers, antique wig and bonnet, firm body and perfect bisque arms, plus the AT face, PW eyes and two-tone lips. $795 15. Exceptional Heubach Pair – he with his smile, she with molded tear drop! The pair $1250 16. 36” Lifesize Simon Halbig – please see photo # 6

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

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1. 16" China - This very early doll with rare hairdo is in excellent condition. She has her original body & is a very nice cabinet size doll. $1550 2. 15" Revalo - She has an adorable character face. Little "Red Riding Hood" is ready to go to Grandma's house. She is in excellent condition. $1250 3. 12" German Baby - This little cutie is marked #233. She has a very sweet little character face & is nicely dressed in her knitted outfit. $485 4. 36" S.& H. #1249 - This lovely blue eyed "Santa" is in excellent condition. She is beautifully dressed in antique clothes & would be a wonderful addition to the finest collection. $2550 5. 19" S.& H. #759 - This is a very lovely character lady with deep dimples. She has a wonderful antique dress & is in excellent condition. $1850 6. 28" Lanternier-Limoges - This French beauty has huge blue eyes & a very interesting look. She is exceptional in her lovely costume made of antique fabrics. $1150 7. 17" Bebe Mascotte - This lovely French girl has a very unusual look with large blue p.w. eyes. She is beautifully costumed in antique clothes & shoes. $3250 8. 20" A.M. 1894 - This is a beautiful blue eyed girl in excellent condition. She has an antique wig, dress & shoes. $550 9. 18" Hawaiian Shirley Temple - This lovely doll is completely original & in excellent condition. $1150 10. 16" Kestner #168 - This cute little doll is in excellent condition & has her original marked body. She is dressed in antique clothes & has an antique mohair wig. $550 11. 15" Heubach #340 - This little sweetheart has an adorable character face. He is nicely dressed in a hand knit suit. $650 12. 32" Kestner #164 - She is a very beautiful blue eyed girl with her original wig. This is an exceptional large girl dressed in antique clothes. $1150 13. 24" George Borgfeldt - This is a wonderful character doll in excellent condition. She has her original fully jointed toddler body. $1250 14. 21" Handwerck #99 - This pretty German doll looks great in her all original clothes. She is in excellent original condition. $850

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e Musée de la Poupée-Paris is celebrating the fifth birthday of ‘The Sybarites™’ a product of Superdoll_collectibles™, London with an exclusive six-month exhibition. The Sybarites were the first manufactured doll of then couturiers Charles Fegen and Desmond Lingard. Since this initial foray into the doll production world, The Sybarites have become leaders in the contemporary fashion doll market. Their creators are notorious for their subversive social and political commentary within the artistry of their dolls. Lady Pandora by Kathy Patterson will The aim of this exhibition is to travel, be shown in the current exhibition at Musée de la Poupée-Paris. hand in hand with the fashion doll, from the last two centuries until today. During the 17th century, miniature

models known as Pandores were Parisian fashion ambassadors, enabling aristocracy to review, in a small size, outfits created for adults by the fashion designers of that time. Later during the Second Empire, an entire industry was devoted to children’s dolls, known as Parisiennes, poupees or lady fashion dolls. Miniature fashions, furniture and accessories were showered on these lovely dolls, much to the delight of children and today adults. At the turn of the 20th century, frail wax silhouettes modeled the latest fashions from Poiret, Lelong, Lanvin and others. They were followed by the Boudoir doll, and following World War II a variety of fashion dolls including the iconic Barbie. Musée de la Poupée-Paris, Impasse Berthaud (near 22 Beaubourg street), 75003 Paris, France

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FRAMED: 13” RARE HERTEL & SCHWABB 165 GOOGLY ON TODDLER BODY Beautiful blue sleep eyes glancing to the side, fully jointed toddler body, cutest watermelon mouth, FABULOUS 6 layer costume by master couturier with insertion lace and featherstitching at every turn, adorable mohair wig. I want to pinch her cheeks! WHAT FUN!!!!!............................... $4600.

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1. 8” FRANZ SCHMIDT 1295 TODDLER - Blue sleep eyes, pierced nostrils, additional open mouth with two upper teeth, original thin mohair wig, five piece toddler detailed body with starfish hands. Original slip and panties combination; newly-made outfit has a red silk skirt, red lined coat, matching collar and hat, leggings, two snap shoes, gray curly mohair muff. Exceptionally nice overall condition. This tiny child has personality plus! Her body almost looks new, and she is dressed in a very appealing outfit. $895 2. 12” NOCKLER & TITTEL CHARACTER - Blue intaglio eyes, jointed wood and composition body. Antique white low waisted dress, antique underclothing including corset, new socks and shoes. Head is perfect, arms and legs repainted. A pert and very rare character made by one of Germany’s smaller companies. Perfect for the collector who loves an appealing character face! $1895 3. 16” K * R 116 BABY - Solid dome bisque socket head, set brown eyes, open./ closed laughing mouth with two upper teeth, molded dimples, lightly molded and brush stroked hair, composition K * R baby body. Antique, possibly original clothing. Eyes have been set, small inherent firing flaw top of head, wear on finish back of torso, surface cracks on legs and wear on hands. A rare, dimpled happy baby with beautiful modeling and decoration, much scarcer than the popular 116A mold. $2750 4. SUPER UV BLACK LIGHTS - An extraordinary black light that can be used in regular lighting!! No more crawling under tables or trying to find a dark area to black light a doll when at a show or an auction!! Fits in the palm of your hand or in your purse; uses three triple A batteries. To be used on the outside of a doll head to show cracks and hairlines; shows repaint on cloth and composition. PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. $49.95

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1. 15” BEBE BREVETE by BRU 1879-1880 Lovely blue PW eyes, fabulous couture dress and antique shoes. Great original kid body with bisque hands. Professional restoration of spider hairline on forehead. JUST HAUNTINGLY GORGEOUS! ....$8000. 2. 23” SUPER RARE BROWN-EYED JULES N. STEINER Fre A BEBE Rarest BROWN PW eyes, closed mouth, mint bisque, original clean Steiner body with straight wrists, original wig—PERFECT Condition! JUST AMAZING! THE LOOK!! ..................................................................................................................................................................................................$6200. 3. 19” FABULOUS E J JUMEAU SIZE 9 Wonderful chocolate BROWN PW eyes, closed mouth, original straight wrist early Jumeau body with blue Jumeau stamp, Fabulous couture silk dress from antique fabrics, antique shoes, blond mohair wig plus original dark blond HH wig. Hairline on forehead professionally airbrushed so OPPORTUNITY Price. OUTSTANDING BEAUTY! ...........................................................................................................................................................$5500. 4. 17.5” SIMON & HALBIG SANTA FOR HAMBERGER Wonderful original blue sleep eyes, Lovely original Antique dress underwear and antique shoes, original French antique blond mohair wig. Museum Quality! PERFECT!… A SUPER FIND!...................................................................................................................................................................$1650. 5. 22” BROWN HEINRICH HANDWERCK/ SIMON & HALBIG CHILD Brown sleep eyes, fired in brown tinted bisque with original brown fully jointed body, lovely original black mohair wig. Superb antique style woolen sailor dress & antique red leather shoes. A REAL TREAT! ...........................................................................................................................$2600. 6. 20” EXTREMELY RARE ALT, BECK & GOTTSCHALCK 915 TO REPRESENT A FRENCH PETIT ET DUMONTIER BEBE c.1880 Gorgeous blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original and wonderful fully jointed composition and wood eight ball body, fabulous original silk couture costume & antique shoes, What a presentation! Tiny restoration on forehead is barely noticeable. This may be covering no more than a speck—but it is hard to tell. A RARE and Wonderful MUSEUM EXAMPLE! .................................................................................................................................$2900. 7. 16.5” KESTNER 160 ANTIQUE CHILD DOLL Lovely blue paperweight eyes, original Kestner body, nice factory original dress. Faintest Hairline on upper forehead. A cute German dolly! ....................................................................................$750. 8. 11.5” FRENCH CHARACTER LIMOGES IN UNUSUAL ORIGINAL COSTUME on a on a five piece French body and an original silk costume depicting a clown or an academic? All original and perfect .............................................$1150. 9. 23” 1907 JUMEAU FRENCH BEBE Lovely blue paperweight/sleep eyes, wonderful antique dress & underwear. Long and luscious blond French HH wig, original Jumeau body. She has Gorgeous “Bedroom Eyes”! ..............................$2550. ALSO! JUMEAUX, STEINERS, FGs, SFBJs, FRENCH FASHIONS, BLACK BISQUE, CHARACTERS & DOLLIES, HEUBACHS, PLUS++++ NO COMPUTER? CALL FOR MY ILLUSTRATED DOLL LIST WITH MORE THAN 100 ANTIQUE DOLLS FOR SALE! DOLLS FULLY GUARANTEED IN WRITING — 3 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE! ASK ABOUT OUR GENEROUS 8 MONTH LAYAWAY POLICY! Visit more than 100 more antique dolls on my RUBY LANE SITE! www.rubylane.com/shops/kathylibratysantiques For a real treat, visit my AWARD WINNING WEBSITE to see 100 MORE dolls

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Rare Stefania Lazarska AAP boudoir doll. Composition shoulder head on an articulated stuff cloth body. Arms and legs are attached to the body with the usual “French Army” button found on most of the AAP creations. Her painted features show a kind of naïve look, with large blue-green eyes and “sexy” red lips. Hair is made of yellow silk. 50 cm. Circa 1916.

Portrait of a rare and beautiful all cloth Rosalinde doll. Each Rosalinde doll has her own personality and style of dressing. Note the breast detail and long eyelashes. Those very special dolls were produced in Paris during the early 20’s for only few years. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

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

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By Dominique Pennegues

This special doll has an unusual composition shoulder hen Stefania Lazarska started to create her head with hand painted features, on a classical AAP new dolls with unusual long arms and articulated body. The composition bust is one of a young legs, she did not know that her colorful creations adult, which confirms our impression of a “lady doll.” were to give birth to one of the most phenomenal When WWI ended, this style of luxury dolls had renewals of French dolls of all time. became fashionable, conceived to be used as dolls for Among the special dolls that emerged adults, to decorate ladies boudoirs, even to accompany during the war years, there is one doll made their owners to fashionable events, sometimes both by Stefania Lazarska ‘s art studio AAP (Atelier being even dressed the same way! Artistique Polonais), which may be considered In fact, at the very beginning of the twenties, the real “ancestor” of French Boudoir Dolls. we find production of two main types of As this rare doll came to us nearly French boudoir dolls: rich, elegant onenude, only wearing her original hat and of-a-kind boudoir dolls made by artists, underclothing, we have to question beautifully dressed such as the famous about who she was originally meant Rosalinde dolls for which a specific to be. When examining her fancy article will be dedicated, and the hat, it seems likely that she was more typical boudoir dolls often probably made to represent a referred to as “flapper dolls”. grown up young lady, a rather When asking a generous eccentric one, who was not American boudoir doll collector frightened to show herself, to help us to understand where right in the middle of war time, this special term “flapper” wearing hot pink feathers on her comes from, she told us of a 1920 large fancy hat. This hat itself is silent comedy film starring Olive made of beautiful white silk and Thomas. Apparently this was the first one may surmise that the dress was movie in the United States to portrait made with the same material. Rosalinde doll. The feet are very slim, marked Rosalinde on the sole of the shoes.

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

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

the so-called flapper lifestyle of the 20’s, which referred to a new breed of young women who wore short dresses with “à la garçonne” hair style and who exhibited free behaviour, flouting conventional norms. Well-known artist and model Kiki de Montparnasse may easily be considered as the top “French flapper” in the Paris of the 20’s. Indeed, she did not care about what was considered as acceptable behaviour at the time, wearing short hair and excessive make-up, as well as smoking, drinking, posing nude for well-known artists such as Foujita, Utrillo, Modigliani, and her lover, photographer Man Ray. We may find a real resemblance between some Rosalinde boudoir dolls and Kiki, and it is clear to us that this Parisian artist figure of the 20’s inspired French boudoir doll makers, especially the Rosalinde-type dolls. On an other hand, we may find many boudoir dolls in the likeness of Pierrot, Pierrette or Colombine, brought to fashion by the well known French artist Adolphe Willette who was, “by

Even thought this smoking doll has her hair style a little different (no bangs) the resemblance to Kiki is obvious. 26 inches. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

This artistic boudoir doll has a chamois head with elaborate hand painted features, on a cloth body. The black silk dress is hand painted, hair is silk. Maker unknown. 26 inches. Private collection Australia. Another hand painted chamois head from same maker. Private collection France.

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This doll has a chamois shoulder head with embroidered features, on an articulated cloth body. Note the well detailed breasts. Arms and legs are attached with a metallic button marked: “Paris Depose”. Maker unknown. Only three of these dolls have been found to date. None of them had the original clothing. Private collection Argentine.

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

The perfume doll dressed in yellow satin pajamas. Arms and legs are composition. Note the beautiful painted suede face with lot of coloring. Below: Detail of the box with the perfume bag marked : “Sachet du Prince Matchabelle Paris, New York.” Private collection USA Pharaonne (Queen and wife of Egyptian King Tut-Ankamon). The face of this incredible doll looks to be made of chamois although collectors refer to this type of fabric as suede. Her beautiful costume is made of silk and a metallic fabric. This very particular and artistic doll’s tag is marked “Pharaonne” (Egyptian Queen) and “Aladin” on the other side of the tag. 22” Courtesy Frau Wulf .

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The cover of a 1922 Paris women magazine offered patterns to make cloth boudoir dolls as well as stuffed animals. Pictured is a Russian doll and an Indian one. Private collection France.

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

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

Above: Smoking doll of a Parisian musician with his accordion. Very beautiful and complete. Courtesy Frau Wulf. Right: French artist Sarah Bernard dressed as the Aiglon (son of Napoleon). Felt head with hand painted features. Courtesy Marie Claude Wagner.

pencil and pen, by art and by heart” Pierrot incarnate, representing the downtrodden, the poetic and unpractical, sympathetic and unfortunate. In Italy, Pierrot was a buffoon, fat, heavy grimacing and stupid figure. The talent and the genius of Adolphe Wilette made Pierrot a gentlemanly valet – elegant, dreamy, caressing, but also modern and pathetic. Willet’s Pierrot wore black tights and a black coat, the tail of which was lined with white satin. Pierrot boudoir dolls may be found all in cloth, however most of them have a head made of a kind of composite, many of those being produced by JxB from Paris. It’s also interesting to note that even SFBJ made Pierrot dolls during the 20’s, using mainly head molds 256 and 257. French artist Sarah Bernard played “L’Aiglon” (Napoleon Bonaparte’s son) in her own Paris theatre in 1900 and found great success. She died in 1923, and because of her incredible popularity, one may discover boudoir dolls from that period dressed as Sarah Bernard’s Aiglon. Four years later, a sumptuous silent film titled “Napoleon” directed by Abel Gance, Albert Dieudonné playing Napoléon Bonaparte, premiered April 7, 1927 at the Paris Opera, with Polyvision, color-tinted and color-toned. This film marked movie history forever. At the end of the film, the left-hand screen went red, the right-hand screen went blue, and all the audience was on his feet. Soon after, boudoir dolls could be seen dressed as Napoleon. French boudoir dolls were often inspired by the arts, movies and theatre being an integral part.

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

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

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

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

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

French boudoir dolls began to loose their popularity during the 30’s. They became less artistic and more common. Great firms like Gerb’s or Pierrette still made high quality boudoir dolls, but originality and high creativity was sadly diminishing. By this time, one could buy heads, arms and legs and make their own boudoir doll, which was something new in the adult doll market. 23

The large Paris stores catalogues from the middle 30’s show a complete boudoir doll priced at 125 F while a Raynal cloth doll sold for 52 francs. This may explain why these dolls became neglected, as the middle class could hardly afford to buy the once so famous boudoir dolls. French Boudoir dolls had the same ending as “Modern Cloth Dolls” had in France: they met their end with WWII. Boudoir dolls are not really considered “collectible” dolls in France, as most collectors consider they are of “poor taste”. However, this is only because the late 30’s boudoirs dolls that remain are typically in a very poor state.

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

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

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Pigalle. An interesting Gerb’s doll dressed as a Spanish senorita. Spanish folklore was in fashion in France during the 30’s. Measures 26.5” including her mantilla. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Rare Troubadour doll with his musical instrument. Dressed in velvet and silk. Troubadours were poets and singers who used to travel around and perform to noble families in Italy and France during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Maker unknown. Courtesy Frau Wulf. Dark skin boudoir doll head, which in fact is a hat stand, with painted features and black silk hair. These precious and rare dark or black skinned French boudoir dolls will be the subject of a later article. Private collection USA.

Boudoir doll made during the 30’s. Silk head with painted feature, blond silk hair, plaster arms and legs. This beauty is wearing her original yellow silky long dress and golden shoes. Courtesy Frau Wulf. Gloria. This very special boudoir doll has a sweet little girl look. She was made by Eugenie Gre Poir for the “French Doll Makers” which was a trade mark registered in the States. French collectors do not consider those dolls as being “French” even though Eugénie Gré Poir clamed to be French, there are no records of such a doll maker in France, and they are totally unknown there. Also, the look of Gre Poir doll is not French, nor the way those precious dolls are dressed. Gloria’s tag. It specifies that doll can be cleaned and the hair can be curled. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Another boudoir doll from the 30’s. Very elegant style and beautifully preserved. Face is silk with painted features, hair is silk, arms and legs are porcelain. Courtesy Frau Wulf. Four little heads from the 30’s, made to be wear on a skirt or an hat. The two tiny little Pierrot heads are silk with painted features. The two little lady girl heads are felt. The interesting art deco box is from the large Paris store, Au Bon Marché. Private collection France.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand painted mask silk with mohair hair. One could imagine this interesting mask being used for a male boudoir doll. Courtesy François Theimer. 26

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

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

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by Jacqueline Wilson

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

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ith our changing economy it is refreshing to know that there are still many types of vintage dolls that can be easily found for reasonable prices. One category of antique dolls that offers the collector an opportunity to put together a large and varied collection at affordable prices is the so-called “Frozen Charlotte”. Frozen Charlotte dolls are known by various other names, including “bath dolls”, “pudding dolls”, “penny dolls”, “solid dolls” and “badekinder”, but most collectors simply know them as “Frozen Charlottes”. The dolls got their unusual name from the title character in a 19th century folk ballad by William Lorenzo Carter about a young girl by the name of Charlotte. It is a frigid night when Charlotte and her lover, Charles, set out in a sleigh to attend a ball several miles away. Her mother warns her to wrap herself up in a blanket but Charlotte refuses, not wanting to cover her pretty gown. After a few miles of blistering cold, her lover finds Charlotte frozen to death. Frozen Charlotte dolls are glazed china dolls or unglazed bisque dolls that are moulded into one piece with no moving parts. Sometimes the dolls are glazed only on the front with the backs left unfinished so the toys could float when placed in water. Many of the dolls bear no manufacturer’s mark, while others can be found with various numbers moulded into the backs of the dolls. These markings are thought to be

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

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

size or mould numbers, and may appear as a single number such as an “O”, or a series of numbers impressed into the porcelain. Conta and Boehme was a major producer of the Victorian small porcelain figures known as fairings and Frozen Charlottes, and their pieces are marked with the company’s shield trademark. Later dolls may be marked with the country of origin, such as Germany or Japan. The vast majority of the dolls were made by German manufacturers, but there are some later Frozen Charlottes that were produced in Japan from both bisque and china materials. True Frozen Charlottes were usually made and sold without clothing, and they were often marketed as dolls that could be played with in the bath. They ranged in size from approximately 1/2 inches tall to well over 19 inches, and the quality of the dolls varied greatly. Many of the smallest Charlottes were quite coarse, with crudely painted features and rough texture. Black speckles, known as “kiln dirt” is often Toilet training is a timeless subject. These are beautifully painted, note the example with the rare molded cap. The tallest figure is present on Frozen Charlotte dolls. It must be remembered that 4-1/2 inches. the dolls were offered as inexpensive playthings and were not meant to last, so manufacturers were not terribly concerned about standards of quality. A wholesale toy catalogue from 1894 offered a variety of Frozen Charlotte dolls of various sizes at prices ranging from 75 cents for half a gross ( 72 small dolls) to 78 cents a dozen for larger dolls with attached Tam O’Shanter hats and fancy bonnets. Dolls with sewn on costumes and black Frozen Charlottes were also offered for sale. Some Frozen Charlottes could be purchased inside tiny toy bathtubs, while others were offered as figurines permanently attached inside the china tubs. All but the largest versions were offered as inexpensive playthings when originally produced, and even children from poor families often had Bath time! The tallest example is only two inches tall. a tiny Frozen Charlotte doll. Frozen Charlotte dolls were made with both black and blonde painted hair colors – any other shade would be a rare example. Black is by far the most common color. It is interesting to note that the dolls can be dated somewhat accurately by the hairstyles, with earlier examples having the so-called “flat-top” hairstyle and later dolls showing the “low brow” style with hair painted low on the forehead. Fancier moulded hairstyles can sometimes be found, but these dolls are rare and valuable in good condition. Dolls can date as early as the 1850’s and these older examples tend to be of slightly better quality than later dolls. Some Frozen Charlottes in both bisque and china have glued-on mohair or human hair wigs, and these dolls are more desirable than the ordinary dolls with painted-on hair. Other unusual qualities that add to the value of a Frozen Charlotte are features such as moulded-on hats and bonnets, original factory costumes, visible brush marks around the hairline, moulded clothing, an exceptionally large size, black versions of the dolls, or dolls that are anatomically correct. Dolls that More toilet training. Rare seated figures with molded hats; the exhibit exceptional moulding, such as realistic rolls of baby fat tallest measures 3-1/2 inches. 29

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

A variety of sizes of Frozen Charlottes can be found today. The dolls shown range from 1 - 1/2 inches in to 4 inches. Author’s collection. Photo Russ Wilson

A rare pair of all original Frozen Charlottes, in their early tin rocker toy, 4-1/2 inches long. The seated figure (the chair by Rock and Graner has a hole in the base and it opens in the back) has rare molded hair . The teeny tiny figure still wears the original crocheted shorts. 30

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

or incredible detail to the modelling of the fingers and toes are also more desirable, as are Frozen Charlottes with a pink tint to the china. Most Frozen Charlottes have arms that are moulded in a bent position at the elbows facing upwards, or lying straight at the sides of the body. Arms in any other position, such as crossed arms make the Frozen Charlotte a rare and valuable doll. Also watch for glazed Frozen Charlottes in a sitting position – these dolls are also extremely uncommon. A male version of the Frozen Charlotte doll was also made by many manufacturers, and this type of doll is known to collectors as a “Frozen Charlie”. These examples were available in a wide range of sizes, and have painted-on short hairstyles reminiscent of a young boy. Large size Frozen Charlie dolls are especially appealing and desirable. Dolls measuring 12 to 19 inches have been found, and these are generally of excellent quality and very heavy in weight. They were awkward and difficult playthings and are often found in damaged condition due to the fragility of the china materials. An extremely large Frozen Charlie doll is shown in the 2007 edition of “Doll Values Antique to Modern” by Linda Edwards at a value of $1100.00 in perfect condition. This excellent example stands a full 16 inches high, has a pink tint to the china face, and delicate and detailed hand-painted features. While exceptional dolls often sell for over $1000.00, don’t let this evaluation scare you, as many small Frozen Charlottes and Charlies can be found for well under $100.00. Frozen Charlottes should not be confused with the later all bisque dolls made in abundance in Japan that were very popular in the 1920’s and 30’s. These tiny solid dolls usually wore moulded, painted-on costumes and had no moving parts, but they are not considered to be in the same category as Frozen Charlotte dolls. One interesting use of the smaller Frozen Charlotte dolls was as prizes to be baked inside birthday cakes or holiday puddings. The dolls would first be wrapped in gauze or waxed paper and then hidden inside the cake batter. It is thought that this tradition originated in England, where it is still commonplace to bake coins and other treats inside holiday fruitcakes and puddings. Often the lucky child who found the doll inside his/ her slice of dessert received an extra present, as well as the little doll to take home. Frozen Charlotte dolls fashioned from lead or other metals also could be found inside old board games in use as game pieces. We now know that lead is toxic to use as an alloy for playthings, and baking small, solid objects into cakes seems like a dangerous choking hazard!

Always keep your eyes open for unique Frozen Charlottes that are a cut above the standard example. These are always worth adding to a collection, and will make great conversation pieces that will likely increase in value. A Frozen Charlotte nestled inside her own little cradle which is fashioned from a walnut shell measures a mere inch! The doll is fastened inside the walnut and she cannot be removed, but a close examination reveals beautifully painted features, with tiny brush marks appearing around her hairline. The facial features are remarkable for such a tiny doll, as most of the smaller Charlottes are haphazardly painted due to their diminutive size. The walnut itself is wired together at the back and originally was hinged at the front for opening and closing (only the bottom hinge now remains). Fine silk and cotton lace provide swaddling for this miniature Charlotte, and it has managed to remain in wonderful condition. According to family history, the doll was purchased in London in the 1870’s from a street peddler as a novelty for a young girl’s dollhouse. The doll remained in the dollhouse until the child reached adulthood, and upon her marriage the walnut was relocated to a china cabinet. As Christmas trees became more popular, the doll was eventually displayed each year on the family tree, simply by adding a string for hanging. It is interesting to note that the top of the walnut was covered in spots of hardened wax, which was likely caused by early Christmas candles dripping down onto the walnut as it hung from the branches. This Frozen Charlotte likely represents a baby inside of a cradle, but it has been suggested that it may have a biblical connection, and perhaps was meant to represent the baby Jesus lying in a manger, or possibly even Moses floating in his basket down the Nile River. In any case, this unique Frozen Charlotte is a true little treasure, and whenever I look at her beauty and whimsy it reminds me of why I started collecting dolls in the first place!

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

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

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

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

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

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1. We start out this month with such a sweet little shelf size bébé- size 3 - Tete Jumeau bébé - she’s a whole lot more than a bag of chips - this rare little French child has such astounding beauty - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding enormous hazel brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - original skin wig & Jumeau frock - 12” tall - $4,995. 2. Wow - look at this handsome young lad all dressed up in his little tux - Kammer & Reinhardt #101 - the world famous “Peter “ - soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - soft heather blue hand painted intaglio eyes - with that always desirable exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shaded - wonderful vintage tux - perfect size - 15” tall - $3995. 3. Utterly pristine & and as mint as they come is this “McGuffey Ana” by Madame Alexander - all original - tagged clothes & original hanging tag - exceptional compo - breathtaking - 16” tall - $895. 4. Extremely rare and ever so wonderful is this very early utterly amazing closed mouth Kestner - rare mold #103 wondrous early soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - exceptional artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown eyes -closed slightly smiling pouty mouth w/ early outlined soft rose shaded lips - original early chunky straight wrist body - 32” tall - $4,500. 5. Wonderful & amazing tiny Steiner bébé - figure a - sweet size w/ breathtaking pristine hand poured French bisque wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined cobalt blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile -soft amber shading - original Steiner body - she’s only 10” tall wow - just precious - $4,495. 6. There is nothing quite like a winter bride - we have two rare Madame Alexander beauties: a) super rare “Sonja Henie” bride - excellent condition - tagged - rare 21” size - $1,495. B) Exceptionally beautiful Alexander “bride” - excellent compo - great eyes - tagged - 18” tall $795. 7. Rare early close mouth wonder by Simon & Halbig - mold #950 - early solid dome head with well defined ears - soft as butter bisque & first out of the mold quality - wonderful hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - glorious exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - original early body 19” tall - $1,495. 8. Wonderful rare pair of the seldom found Belton character Indians by Bahr & Proschild - mold#244 - even though they are the same mold number - please notice the unique difference in the two faces - she has a much rounder face & a truly different face w/ a slight difference in color - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of amber shading - both are in all original condition - he’s 15” tall - $1,995. She’s 13” tall - $1,795. Better price for the pair 9. Rare & wonderful small shelf size glass eyed Parian lady w/ the most amazing molded shoulder plate - rare molded café au lait hair - gorgeous cobalt blue glass eyes - rare pierced ears - elaborate three fired molded shoulder plate - 14” tall - $1,795. 10. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this amazing flirty eyed “Mein Liebling” - by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #117n - soft as butter bisque w/ first out if the mold quality - superior hand painted facial features w/soft arched feathered brows over enormous flirty heather blue eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original teenage toddler body - original rubber hands made only for this model - 18” tall - $1,995. 11. A breathtaking fashion poupee bride by Louis Doleac - very early pale hand pressed bisque w/ soft very dramatic hand painted facial features - soft very precise arched feathered brows over almond shaped cobalt blue paperweight eyes closed pert pouty mouth - dressed in a breathtaking multilayer bridal gown - lovely firm upright kit body - 14” tall $4,495. 12. Full length of the amazing Doleac fashion poupee 13. Wonderful early closed mouth #949 character by Simon & Halbig - exceptional bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over exceptional heather blue spiral treaded paperweight eyes surrounded by that early dark outline - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ that look we dearly love - soft rose shaded lips - original fully jointed early straight wrist body - breathtaking beautiful - 16” tall - $2,995. 14. Rare to find large size painted eye googlie by Recknagel - mold # 33 - molded pageboy hair - high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - arched comical brows - enormous blue intaglio eyes - closed smiling mouth - 10” tall -$995. 15. We have so many rare & wonderful dolls this month & here’s another - wonderful early Belton made for the French trade by Bahr & Proschild - mold # 204 - this exquisite little character is just breathtaking beautiful - with that total French exotic look - those big chestnut brown paperweight eyes - & that lovely super exaggerated pouty mouth - original straight wrist early body - 13” tall - $1,995. 16. Another lovely early closed mouth beauty by Kestner - marked only w/ the number #8 - superior soft to the touch bisque w/ that ever-present first out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early bulbous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty smiling mouth - soft amber shaded lips - original early Kestner body w/ lower bisque arms - 18” tall - $1,495. 17. A truly lovely early fashion by E. Barrois - (circa 1860) - wondrous pale hand pressed French bisque of superior quality w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft brushstroke brows over wistful lashes surrounding breathtaking cobalt blue paperweight eyes in hand cut almond sockets - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - soft amber shading - original upright firm fashion body - 18” tall - $3,995. 18. Super size big boy of exceptional quality - this handsome German young lad was made by Heinrich Handwerck wondrous high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth - smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed marked original body - he’s a great big 32” tall - $1,795. 19. Well, we learn something new in the doll world everyday - I never knew this doll existed - she’s a very early open mouth XI – yes, an open mouth - I had no idea they even made one - but here she is and just as beautiful as she can be - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open pert pouty mouth w/ well defined smiling lips w/ soft amber shading original early straight wrist body - original plaster pate - vintage clothing - 16” tall - $1,995. 20. Another truly lovely early Simon & Halbig - this one has the molded “Alice in wonderland “ hairstyle and that ever so rare café au lait hair color - this little 1850’s wonder has a beautiful bisque shoulder head w/ superior hand painted features - wondrous icelandic blue eyes - closed pert pouty mouth - muslin body w/ bisque lower limbs - 10” tall - $1,295. 21. Is that an adorable face or what - all original - excellent condition Lenci “Merry Widow Allegra” - breathtaking surprise look with molded high arched blonde brows - big baby blue glass googlie eyes that flirt - open/close o shaped mouth w/ soft amber shading - exceptional all original condition w/ both cloth and hanging silver label - 20” tall - $4,500. 22. Wonderful & always my favorite Gebruder Heubach child - utterly adorable & nor often found glass eyed pouty character - mold # 8428 exceptional high quality pink bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft somewhat demure sleep heather blue eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make her all the more delightful she’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 11” tall - $2,995. 23. Never ever to be found and always so desirable is the amazing French bébé by Joanny - Joseph Louis Joanny made these rare wonders during the early 1880’s - marked only with a “J” this lovely hand poured French bisque w/ fresh out of the mold quality - exceptional hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - a hint of mauve eye shadow adds to the wonderment of her lovely face - closed outline smiling pert pouty mouth w/soft amber shading - original fully jointed French body - 23” tall - $9,500. 24. Extremely rare & ever so beautiful “Mien Liebling” by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold # 117 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 18” tall - $4,995. 25. Wonderful early shoulder head w/ molded blonde hair & glass eyes by Kling - model #139 -beautiful center part hair w/ deeply molded blonde locks & precious little curls encumbering her face - beautiful hand poured bisque w/ exceptional hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined icelandic blue paperweight eyes closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original cloth & kit body - 18” tall - $995.

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31. Rare tiny shelf size French young lad - possibly La Conte - pristine pale French hand poured bisque w/ wonderful hand painted facial feature - soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth with dark amber shading - original fully jointed French body - 11” tall - $1,295. 32. English wooden dollhouse in the Tudor style made by Triang - two story English tudor house w/ half timbers styled in a quaint rustic manner - six pane metal framed window w/ original cellophane - painted roof shingles - double-door garage - front window box w/ tiny glass flowers - excellent interior & exterior condition - I love this one - 19”wx11”dx18”h - $2,995. 33. A truly lovely wax fashion diva by Lafitte - Desirat - hand poured wax head of a slender adult woman - hand painted facial features w/ very heavy eyeliner & lashes - side painted sky blue eyes - molded & stuffed original cloth body that sits atop her original velvet stand - she is very fashion correct in her velvet ensemble w/ silk & lace trim - fur muff & hat (it wasn‘t bad then)- feathered bonnet - outstanding - 13” tall $1,995. 34. Lovely French bebe from the wonderful world of Etienne Denamur - (ED) - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial feature - heavy arched attractive brows over lapis blue paperweight eyes - open smiling mouth w/ outlined soft rose shaded lips - original five piece French body - factory original; provincial costume - 16” tall - $1,695. 35. Not one but two amazing large size “Frozen Charlie’s w/ extremely desirable pink tint: A. Deeply molded café-au-lait hair w/ lots of those very desirable wisps around that amazing face - icelandic blue eyes - deeply detailed hands & feet -very high glaze - 16” tall - $1,295. B. Very rare all pink tint w/ exceptional modeling - very desirable well detailed face - very soft painted features - 16” tall - $1,295. 36. Another extremely rare wonder - this is a never to be found German portrait lady made for the French trade - mold #411 - she is a slightly turned slender neck with the

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n a Saturday in late November 1927, the children of San Francisco were treated to a doll spectacular unlike any other. Fifty-eight immaculate and exquisitely rendered ichimatsu-ningyô created by the finest craftsmen in Japan were on display at the Kinmon Gakuen Japanese cultural center on Bush Street. The dolls, each standing nearly 33 inches in height, were attired in classic Japanese fashion with long sleeved silk kimono executed in a myriad of hues with painted designs featuring, among others, bursting chrysanthemums, flowing streams strewn with maple leaves, thatched pavilions nestled amongst blossoming trees, flying birds with fanned tails, and pine trees capped in snow. Their waists were cinched tight with broad silk brocade obi tie belts of equally brilliantly colored silk. Their faces, framed with shocks of jet-black hair in a bang cut, were of a lightly pigmented gofun (shell white) with inset glass eyes all set in an open and innocent expression, gazing out, expectantly, on the assembled audience. Arrayed on the stage in tiered rows, flanked by the flags of Japan and the United States and banners bearing the Japanese imperial crest, these dolls created an unforgettable display of pageantry and beauty. These were the now-famous Japanese Friendship Dolls, diplomatic ambassadors of goodwill in doll form, sent as expressions of hope for friendship and goodwill between the children of Japan and the United States. They arrived on the Japanese steamship the Tenyo Maru with first class tickets and passports indicating their individual names corresponding to their region Left hand page: “Miss Fukushima,” Artist: Koryûsai. Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City. Above: Details of kimono and obi. Right: “Miss Okayama,” Artist: Koryûsai, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND Photo Dan Koeck.

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

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hese dolls were not simple gifts, nor were their expressions of desire for friendship insignificant. For a complex set of economic, political, and emotional reasons, the early 20th century saw a steep rise in anti-Japanese sentiment within the United States. Centered in California, this ultimately spilled over into the national debate and resulted in the Immigration Act of 1924 which effectively stopped Japanese immigration to America and severely limited rights of Japanese already living in the United States. In an effort to rehabilitate Japanese-American relations by starting with the children of these two countries, the Rev. Sidney Gulick (1860-1945), working through the Committee on World Friendship Among Children, developed a doll exchange program and in the spring of 1927 sent 12,739 “blue-eyed” dolls from the children of the U.S. to the children of Japan as a

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

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his interpretation on more traditional mitsuore triplejointed dolls for which Kyoto had long been famous, Mensho created dolls that were of all wood construction and possessed of different joinery and a broader facial physiognomy than the Yoshitoku dolls. While the hands of all the Yoshitoku dolls are depicted flat palmed and open, the right hands of the Maruhei dolls are depicted with thumb and forefinger touching as if holding something in their hands, another nod to traditional Kyoto dolls. Prior to their departure for the United States the dolls were sent individually to their sponsoring cities and prefectures for sending off parties where songs were sung and well wishes were cast upon the dolls by adoring children and surprisingly moved adults. The exceptionally high cost of the dolls had been partially defrayed by the contribution from nearly 2,610,000 children across the country and they were anxious to see their “representatives” prior to departing. Photos taken of these events help to convey the seriousness with which this endeavor was viewed in Japan. A final official sendoff ceremony presided over by Shibusawa Eiichi was held in Tokyo on November 4th, but only included the display of a portion of the dolls. From there the entire group departed from the port of Yokohama. A farewell song composed in Japanese for the event read in part: “From this land of the Sun to the Land of the Stars, Today from the door of your home, O Dolls, Your black eyes unmoistened with tears, And your eyebrows uplifting set forth….Now travel far, O Dolls, And after crossing ten days of waves, Wherever you go you will find Spring.”

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iven the political climate, it was fitting that the entire group of fifty-eight dolls arrived in San Francisco. Unfortunately, the trouble for the Friendship Dolls started as soon as they reached American shores. Photos in such magazines as Everyland show that the dolls were originally shipped from Japan in waist-high wooden crates packed with excelsior. Their arrival in San Francisco was only the first stop of a very long journey. From there, a small group of seventeen, including Miss Japan, traveled overland by train and were exhibited in Chicago, before going on to Washington, DC and then New York City. The remainder of the group traveled by sea through the Panama Canal and on to New York where they were all reunited. At this point they were all provided with individual stout traveling trunks with metal fittings, numbered to correspond with each dolls’ ticket number from the overseas journey. From there they began to journey across the country in smaller groups, generally of four to six dolls. In general, only one set of accessories accompanied each “mission.” The remainder was held under the stewardship of Morimura Bros, Inc in New York. Ultimately, the Friendship Dolls made over 1,000 appearances in some 479 different cities. Identification of the dolls was achieved in several ways. The stands bore the names of the original prefectures, cities, or territorial holdings in both English and Japanese etched into a brass plaque on the front. The kimono of each doll bore crests specifically associated with their original location. The furnishings, as well, bore these crests. They each carried passports with their names and steamship

tickets tucked into the sleeves of their kimono. And, finally, the trunks were numbered to correspond with a doll cross-referenced with their ship ticket. In all of the excitement surrounding their arrival, in all of the confusion surrounding the packing and unpacking of each doll, and in all of the complications surrounding the logistics of transportation, it is evident that soon after their arrival dolls were being placed on incorrect stands, being replaced in the incorrect trunk, passports were examined and not replaced and, occasionally, kimono were swapped and exchanged. No one, at first, seemed to recognize the importance of the individual identities of the dolls themselves. It was only after their final placement, when letters of thanks and gratitude were being exchanged with the original sponsoring locations in Japan, when comparisons were made with Japanese photos showing the dolls at their original send-off parties, and finally, confusion over the final distribution of accessories held in trust by Morimura Bros in New York, that the full realization of the mix-up began to dawn. By 1929 the dolls were settled in libraries, museums, and cultural institutions across the country where they continued in varying ways their “duties” as cultural ambassadors. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries in 1941, however, rendered manifestly inappropriate the public display of Japanese dolls calling for “friendship and goodwill.” In Japan, government orders were enacted mandating the destruction of all of the “blue-eyed” dolls originally sent in 1927, calling them: “Friendship dolls with a mask!” Public pyres were set up for the burning of these little Right: Mitsuore gosho-ningyô, 36” High, Edo Period, Circa 1800, Private Collection. Author’s Photo. Below: Archival Photo, Reception Party, Mission Inn, Riverside CA, 1927, Photo Courtesy of Shirlee Funk

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dolls, accompanied by the requisite anti-American chants and demonstrations of national pride. It was only through the courage and extraordinary personal risks taken by individuals who hid some of these dolls from the Japanese government that any of these earlier dolls survived. At present 323 of the “blue-eyed” dolls have been rediscovered. Meanwhile in America, all of the dolls (with the sole exception of Miss Kagawa in Raleigh, NC) were removed from their respective displays and placed into storage. As years passed, some of the dolls were re-instated to their former positions, others were forgotten entirely. Some were lost or misplaced as museums closed, new buildings were built, or merged with other collections. In hard economic times, some were sold at auction. One, Miss Ehime, was destroyed when a hurricane swept through her home in Gulfport, MS in 1969. As of today, only forty-five of the original fifty-eight have been relocated. Of these some twenty-five have historically been misidentified. And only five are mated with their original accessories.

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fter years of neglect and seeming indifference, a movement has been steadily growing since the late 1970’s to relocate all of the fifty-eight original dolls. Exhibitions held in Japan have encouraged the temporary return of some of the dolls for welcome-home parties. Usually, this has occasioned the restoration and repair of those dolls which have suffered during their 80 plus years here in America. Researchers such as Rosie Skiles, Keiko Wakabayashi, and Michiko Takaoka have been tireless in their visitations and research regarding the dolls’ locations and identities. Using archival images in Japan, Michiko Takaoka has been able to correctly re-identify many of the dolls by matching crest and kimono patterns. New research is also underway by Keiko Tanaka of the University Art Museum of Tokyo University of the Arts. A brilliant website is in place (http://wgordan.web.wesleyan.edu/dolls/ japanese) set up by Bill Gordan to keep track of the dolls and ongoing developments. When interest first began in the late 1970’s, the locations of only twenty-five of the dolls could be ascertained. Since that time, twenty more dolls have been located. One of the dolls resurfaced in auction in 2009, and she is now in a private collection. Although efforts are currently underway to determine her identity, for now, she is affectionately known as “Miss #45!” Yet twelve of the original fifty-eight still remain missing. Where are they now? Do you have a Friendship Doll? Alan Pate is a researcher on the history of antique Japanese dolls known as ningyô and author of two books on the subject: Ningyô: The Art of the Japanese Doll (Tuttle Publishing, 2005) and Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyô (Tuttle, 2007). Alan Pate is also the proprietor of Alan Scott Pate Antique Japanese Dolls based in St. Ignatius, MT. Comments can be sent to info@antiquejapanesedolls.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22” All Original Madame Alexander “Dumplin Baby” 1957 with Fashion Academy Award tag, hard plastic head, vinyl arms & legs, cloth body, blue eyes, pink organdy dress with lace trim, pink taffeta slip and matching panties, matching bonnet with flowers, tagged dress $175.00 23” Genius Baby 1937 Madame Alexander floss hair composition head, arms & legs, cloth body, blue sleep eyes, really sweet, redressed in yellow dress, bonnet $150.00

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M an’s A. r o o P by Jennifer Craft-Hurst

fear that I have an ailment that many doll collectors have. My love of antique French dolls unfortunately goes deeper than my pocketbook will allow. The few that I have acquired joined my family when I was single and working in television advertising. I am now married with a beautiful little girl. This, of course, has put the brakes on my French doll collecting. Imagine my surprise, then, when a beautiful face appeared to me on Ebay, and my husband did not “pooh pooh” my desires. While dreaming, I was scrolling through the bevy of beauties online, when a breathtaking face stopped my search. She had the face of an Andre Thuillier bebe, with that haunting look that captures collectors’ hearts everywhere. When I read the description, I was intrigued. This was not an A.T., but a company that was unknown to me – Verdier & Gutmacher. I searched my Blue Books to no avail. Nor was there any mention of it in any of my Mildred Seeley or Stuart Holbrook books. Then, after opening Theimer’s Encyclopedia of French Dolls, I found a short article that explained why this doll reminded me so much of the beloved and breathtaking Andre Thuillier doll. According to Theimer, in 1898, Thuillier stopped producing dolls. In the same year, Etienne Rodolphe Verdier and Sylvain Gutmacher established Verdier & Gutmacher & Cie. There is evidence that Verdier & Gutmacher purchased and/or took over the existing Thuillier Company. V.G. founded their company with the intention of creating and selling a new unbreakable

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

Gutmacher’s “swan song.” Perhaps in waiting for their new patented doll to be created, they bankrupted themselves with the purchase of the Thuillier company. As the Ebay auction carried on, I became more and more drawn to this doll. My husband watched as I scoured the Internet for any information I could find on this lovely girl. He could tell that I was not going to simply forget about this doll, and he agreed to discuss a limit if I were to bid on her. Being a stay-at-home mom in a single income family, my limit was not very high. Still, as the auction drew to a close, I waited with high hopes. As the final seconds approached, I entered my maximum bid and was stunned when the happy green message from Ebay appeared, declaring me the Winning Bidder in the final few seconds. I leapt about the kitchen as my two year old happily clapped for me (though she claps for anything exciting). My husband sat staring at the computer, stunned that I had actually won her. His reaction was not exactly what I had hoped, but he soon recovered from his thrifty slump. When she arrived in the mail, she was even more beautiful than her online photos. Her dreamy paperweight eyes are intoxicating, and her beautiful hand-tied French extended mohair wig accentuates her creamy bisque face like a picture frame. I changed the dress she arrived in with one I had in storage. My next quest will for an appropriate antique dress for her and appropriate shoes. Who knows, maybe someday I will find marked V.G. shoes. Unless winning the lottery is in my future, I know that I will never own an A.T. For now, I don’t need to. Every morning, my beautiful poorman’s A.T. greets me with her smiling face, thanking me for saving her from obscurity and appreciating the beauty and rarity that she possesses. 45

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tend to separate and flake. The underlying ome dolls just seem to have that color layer now exposed beautifully matches certain something, a hint of mystery the top surface. Her very expressive hands that gives them “heart” for want of a and legs have some typical scuffing to the better word. What is the extra special surfaces. Apart from these normal witnesses lure of these few antique dolls? They speak to age and time, she is in excellent condition. softly but wordlessly of their past. They She has some unusual features, foremost whisper silently in our ears of the many her enameled eyes (typically glass) which things they have seen and the places are very rare. I have seen one other they been in the many long years since doll with enameled eyes, illustrated their creation. All of this mystery and in Rosalie Whyel’s The Heart of the history is captured in their gaze and Tree, on page 94/95. The enameling reaches straight into the heart of explains the slightly faded look to the the observer who is captivated and irises. She has a one piece head, neck forever in thrall of these mute little and body all carved very delicately messengers of times past. out of one block of wood. The arms I would like to share one of these and legs are fully jointed with joints special dolls, a wooden from the late at the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips 18th century. Depicting a tall stately and knees. She has very shapely lady with a lovely fully jointed limbs and expressive hands with wooden body, she has a grave but carefully delineated fingers and nails serene demeanor. which because of the joints at elbows and She came to me from an elderly shoulders, can be posed in any number of woman who had been badly affected positions. by the recent recession and to augment The feet have two thin, short, wooden her losses, she had decided with some dowels protruding from their soles so regret to sell various items which that she can be fitted into her case with had previously been promised to a the dowels inserted into two appropriately museum of childhood. So this lovely positioned holes in the base. wooden came into my care through a The solid bald head top is unpainted. recommendation by the kindly museum Her linen wig cap is made of fine fair flax curator. The museum’s sad loss was of course which loops into curls. The wig, so well my happy gain! constructed both inside and out, is an The dolls stands about 18 inches tall Annie stands proudly showing off her interesting artifact in its own right! and is protected from the elements by a elegant outfit and classical proportions. I could not remove the costume as it dark wooden case with a glazed hinged was sewn onto the doll, but it is quite easy to examine the door to the front. various layers. Underneath the skirt is a linen petticoat. What luck! This protective case and the fact that her Her lower body is wrapped tightly with hemp strands to previous owner on inheriting the doll from her mother, pad it to shape with a broad hip area testifying to her 18th and having no real personal interest in the doll, had stored century origins. There are of course no drawers as they her away over many years, her case wrapped in a piece of had yet to be invented! Windy weather must have been a old linen. Her wonderful costume had thus survived the terrifying prospect! ravages of time in superb and highly colorful condition. She has a superb linen blouse with profuse gatherings She has a gessoed head that has suffered some peeling to the sleeves with rows of tiny stitches ending in laced of the top layers, as is often the case with early wooden edged cuffs. Her amazing heavy silk dress has threedolls. The layers of gesso are quite thick and with the dimensional embroidery on the fabric of the bodice many variables of temperature encountered over the years

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

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

Annie with her wig removed shows the nice shape of her carved wooden head and the detail of the interior of her flaxen wig. The expressive carving of the hands is seen here. Again typical rubbing and peeling of the paint layers. Annie’s silk lined apron is lifted to show the construction of her dress with its embroidered front panel cleverly designed to show the most opulent part when the apron is in lace. It has shredded silk to the underside but remains in lovely condition where it counts on the top side!

and lower skirt front. The blue brocade has wonderful floats of colored silks running over it in the Spittalfields manner. The bodice is shaped to be a snug fit to her tapering torso and has a petal effect to the bottom with tiny ruby beads and metal gold bullion strips of decoration at the neck and armholes. The over apron also has bullion and is sewn in place at the rear of the waist. The dress skirt is made of various small pieces of this valuable fabric. Great care was taken in the final assembly to achieve the maximum effect from the precious fabrics of the time, which were used as sparingly as possible due to their expense. She packs presence and history into each of her 18 inches. The last owner of this special doll told me the doll had come into the family through a “Jerningham connection. I was thrilled to discover that Lady Annie Jerningham of Longridge Towers (now a boarding school in Northumberland, England) was a benefactress of the town of Berwick. There is a beautiful marble statue dedicated to her in the town. I like to think of Lady Annie treasuring this pretty wooden and I have called the doll “Annie Jerningham” in her honor. Annie’s adventures have not stopped yet. She recently made what is probably the longest journey of her long years and has left me to cross the Atlantic to join a lovely collection of woodens in far off Canada. A true “wooden with heart” she will be much treasured in her new home.

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

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

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

Close up of 14” Patsy shows off her nicely molded and painted hair. She features painted eyes and a closed mouth.

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

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

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

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

Presented here and most unusual is a 25” doll dressed in pink overalls and pink plaid shirt in exactly the same style as Brother’s. The all cloth body construction with compo hands is also identical. For this very large doll the “Sweetie Pie” head was used and it has painted eyes. Has anyone seen this doll before? Was it given a name? Next up for discussion is a lovely play set that Effanbee advertised in the March 1941 issue of “Toys and Novelties” (see illustration below left). An all composition 8” Patsy Babyette was featured. Patsy Babyette was sold with a mohair or lambs skin wig or painted hair. The doll in the illustrated play set has a lambs skin wig and is identified as Tousle Tot. She is dressed in soft, pink striped flannel pajamas. The extra set of clothes includes a diaper, socks and shoes. Doll and extra clothes have never been removed from the box.

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

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

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

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

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

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25” Girl in ethnic costume. No marks. Pristine and all original, including shoes and socks. Tag is a copy. (See description above.)

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

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he June 1935 issue of Toys and Novelties carried the following illustrated editorial: “Georgene Child-Like dolls and Dolly Desk Sets Go Over Big. At the recent American Toy Fair, the Georgene exhibit of child-like dolls received a great deal of publicity. Many stores throughout the country are planning to benefit by this interest that has been aroused by building the same type of display in their stores. In August many of the stores plan to feature it in their promotion of ‘School Clothes.’ In addition to the child-like dolls, Georgene Novelties, Inc. are manufacturing the Dolly Desk Sets pictured here. This is an entirely new item and is filling a long-felt want in the toy business.” Shown with this article are three dolls that are identical to those seen in the schoolroom scene. All three are 25” tall and not marked. The Dutch pair features real wooden shoes. It is not clear what ethnic costume the other girl is wearing. All of the clothes are made of good quality materials and are well sewn. Has This illustration accompanied editorial copy in Toys And Novelties, June 1935, anybody ever seen this doll dressed in school showing the above dolls dressed as school girls in a school room setting.

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

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

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

fringed skirts and the boys in fringed pants. A fringed tunic that laced in front was worn by both sexes. Boys wore headdresses with lots of colorful feathers and girls had felt head bands. Fringes were liberally decorated with glass beads. Illustrated with this article is a 24” Indian girl. At two feet tall, she is the largest ever seen, and she makes quite a statement. She was produced on a typical mama doll body assembly with wide cloth body and sturdy cloth legs, popular in the early nineteen twenties.

been tremendously successful with the Campbell Kids at the beginning of the previous decade. Now, the dolls illustrated on the magazine cover were called Peterkins. Pictured here is a pair of 13” Peterkins dressed as Indians. Apparently, these dolls were not quite as successful as Horsman had expected, as they are hard to find in today’s collector market and particularly as a pair dressed in their original Indian outfits. They were available with painted or sleep eyes.

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16” Patsy “look alike” in short pant and beret outfit. Faintly marked: ACME // TOY CO. All composition fully jointed. Molded brown hair and sleep eyes, closed mouth. All original incl. shoes and socks. Box marked: My Playmate Doll// Geo. Borgfeldt Corp. New York City. (Box not illustrated).

Geo. Borgfeldt, New York City

he Borgfeldt Company was probably one of the largest producers of dolls in New York City during the first thirty years of the past century. Yet, at times this firm bought dolls from other companies, outfitted and sold by them under their own name. Such is the case with a socalled “Patsy look alike” illustrated next. The Effanbee Company introduced their all composition Patsy doll in 1928. Patsy was one of their greatest successes and spawned an untold number of so called “look alikes” by every other company in town. While they could not copy Patsy exactly, just changing the molded hair a bit was enough to avoid patent infringement claims by Effanbee. Collecting the various versions of the “look alikes” would make for an interesting collection. The doll presented here is 14” tall and faintly marked Acme // Toy Co. She is all original and in pristine condition. The label on the original box is imprinted “My Playmate Doll, Geo. Borgfeldt Corp. New York City.”

by Julie Blewis

Rare black Kaiser Baby, nearly 20 inches.

must start by confessing that I have never really liked the Kammer & Reinhardt mold #100, known by collectors as the Kaiser Baby. That is what makes the hobby of doll collecting so much fun; we all don’t all like the same thing. Given that statement, this is a cautionary tale of how I let one Kaiser Baby into my home, and the floodgate was open and others just followed. It was like their appearance in my home was beyond my control! But I have gotten ahead of myself, and need to go back to the doll’s creation in 1908 with the birth of the German character movement. The Kammer & Reinhardt factory, located in Waltershausen , was founded in 1885 by Ernst Kammer, the modeler and Franz Reinhardt, the businessman. It was a very successful collaboration of creativity and business sense that ended up producing some of the most coveted dolls to ever come out of Germany. In 1908, the doll movement in Germany received a real jolt with the introduction of the character dolls by Marion Kaulitz at an exhibit at the Hemann Tietz department store in Munich, Germany. Her Munich Art dolls, as they came to be known, were a huge departure from the open mouth German dolls that had previously dominated the doll business. Gone was the blank expression and in its stead was a sensitive portrayal of a realistic child.

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Kammer & Reinhardt (K & R) were quick to embrace this new innovation, and unlike the Munich Art dolls, their character dolls would be bisque heads produced in commercial manufacturing. K & R took the lead in the bisque manufacturing movement and in furtherance of that goal sought out the talent to create their new character heads. So in 1908, K & R engaged Prof. Arthur Lewin-Funcke, a talented sculptor and artist to create molds for their new character doll series. As a father of four, Lewin-Funcke was able to draw inspiration for his sculpts from his children and succeeded in creating realistic molds that reflected emotion and personality. In fact, the role Lewin-Funcke played in creating character dolls for K & R was largely kept secretive. The Ciesliks have proposed that this was at the bequest of the sculptor who did not want to jeopardize his reputation as a serious artist by disclosing his role in creating character dolls. It was only due to the very diligent and extended research by the Ciesliks that his role has recently come to light. The very first sculpt undertaken by Prof. Lewin-Funcke was of the 100 model that we know, incorrectly, as the Kaiser Baby. It was to be a sixmonth old baby and was named Lachendes Baby (Laughing baby). There was no connection to Wilhelm Kaiser and that reference is a complete misnomer. The exact human

Rare wigged version wig with eyes.

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

model for the head has not been determined, but unlike some of his other sculpts, the 100 is not based on any of Lewin-Funcke’s own children. There are two known examples in bronze of the bust created by LewinFuncke for what became the 100 series baby. In the book Charakterpuppen, From Portrait to Model Character Dolls by Christa Langer there is a reprint of letters exchanged between Franz Reinhardt and Arthur Lewin-Funcke in which Reinhardt expresses the view that the baby head modeled for the 100 58

is considered ugly by many of his customers and that a more attractive baby head is needed in the character doll line. In fact as a reluctant response to that criticism, Lewin-Funcke does supply another baby head in 1911, the 116 that was modeled after his oldest son Andreas. However this is the last work he does for K & R and it has been theorized that the criticism of the baby head for the 100 was a deciding factor in severing the relationship. I must confess that I share the views expressed by Franz Reinhardt and for that reason I had always deferred adding a K * R 100 doll to my collection, which mostly consists of character dolls. However, I could not deny the importance of the 100 mold as the first in the character line by K & R so I finally succumbed when Carmel Doll Shop offered for sale a very black version in a large 50cm size. I figured I now had one rare example and that would be the end. How naïve of me! A few months later a brown version is being sold at a Theriault’s auction, in the same size, and it is suggested that it would be a great contrast to the black model. Fine, one more and that was to be it. Of course, this was followed by the rare wigged version with glass eyes and a standard painted eye 100 on a toddler body. I have now found my collection dominated by not one, but four, versions of a doll I don’t much care for! As you can see in the photo from Linda Kellermann’s collection, these 100s have a disturbing ability to multiply. So if anyone knows of an Asian version of the doll, please don’t tell me! Photos Andy Ourant

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I asked our compo expert Ursula Mertz who immediately recognized the doll and identified it as “Baby Aire,” an Averill doll. This ad for Baby Aire appears in her book, Collector’s Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls, Volume I. Courtesy Collector’s Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls, Volume I.

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Does the K * R 100 model have the ability to multiply? Linda Kellermann photo.

Bibliography Cieslik, Jurgen and Marianne. German Doll Studies. Annapolis, MD: Gold Horse Publishing, 2001 Krombholz, Mary Gorham. Identifying German Character Dolls. Cumberland, MD: Reverie Publishing Company, 2008. Langer, Christa. Charakterpuppen. Duisburg, Germany: Verlag Puppen & Spielzeug, 1993

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tephanie Spika, from Long Beach, CA, wrote to us, “I loved Marina Tagger’s article filled with children and their dolls! Each one is so unique, telling its own secret story to the viewer. I inherited a number of small mementos from my mother, but the one I probably treasure the most is a photo I found in her collection, proudly posing outdoors with her doll. It would have been about 1927.”

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

n our last issue (page 59) we featured the amazing Santas being produced by Lynn Murray and Anne Thornton-Trump. The sisters purchased the twenty-year old Christmas mold collection of Kathy Patterson who has taught Lynn and Anne the art of reproducing the finest papier mache German-style Santas. Kathy’s website was reported incorrectly – it is Please visit www.antiquedollcollector.com babesfromthewoods.com. During this past year the talented artist has devoted her talents to making reproduction early woodens. for our back issue sale. 59

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7 Nashua, NH. Doll Show & Sale. Holiday Inn, Nashua. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. 8-9 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn, Nashua. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. 10-11 Appleton, WI. Antiques Sale. Tri County Arena. Big Brothers Big Sisters. 920-739-3542. 10 Des Moines, IA. Doll & Bear & Toy Sale. Iowa State Fairgrounds Walnut Center Bldg. Colleen Holden. 515-986-1975. 10 E. Syracuse, NY. Doll Show & Sale. 148 Sanders Creek Pkwy. Mid York Doll Club. 315-698-4501. 10 Ringgold, GA. Doll Show & Sale. Colonnade Catoosa Civic Center. Chattanooga Doll Club. 423-596-8167. 10 San Jose, CA. Doll Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 11 East Meadow, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Temple Emanu-el. Muriel Talin. 516-481-1745. 11 Evansville, IN. Tri-State Doll Show & Sale. 4H Fairgrounds. Rhoda Wade. 618-265-3191. 11 Greensburg, PA. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Four Points by Sheraton. Laurel Highlands Doll Club. 724-837-8994. 15 Hatfield, PA. Important Alderfer Doll Auction. 501 Fairgrounds Road. Alderfer Auction & Appraisal. 215-393-3023. 16 Louisville, KY. Antique & Collectible Doll Auction. Hays & Associates, Inc. 502-584-4297. 16-18 Myrtle Beach, SC. Doll Show. Springmaid Beach Resort Conference Center. Knight Shows. 803-783-8049. 17 Charleston, SC. State Day Luncheon. Helen Kish. Middleton Place Gardens. Cheryl Lane. 843-797-1500. 17 Chartres Cedex, France. Fine Toy Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 17 Holland, MI. Doll Show. Holland Civic Ctr. 269-599-1511. 17-18 Livonia Gaw, MI. Fashion Doll Show. Livonia Marriott. gawfund.org. 17 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Dolls & Bears & Collectibles Show. Amara Shrine Temple. Young–At-Heart Dolls. 561-304-9581. 17-18 Seattle, WA. NADDA Annual Doll Show & Sale. Dolls Through the Ages Exhibit. Doubletreee Guest Suites Seattle Airport Southcenter. 206-575-8220. 17 Sparks, NV. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 17 Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Washington Army National Guard Readiness Center. Stacy Montoya. 509-924-4351. 18 Columbus, OH. Doll Show & Sale. Aladdin Shrine Center. Mark Harris. 740-297-0318 18 Whitman, MA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Knights of Columbus. Whitman Mother’s Club. 781-447-6079. 21-25 Burlingame, CA. Treasures for Little Children Convention. Antique Toys. Must be a member to attend convention. Public Sales Day on April 25. Sondra Krueger. 530-893-5135. 24 Geneseo, NY. Antique & Collectible Doll Auction. Matt Cottone. 585-739-1093.

24-25 Holyoke, MA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. The Maven Co. 413-534-3311. 24 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Larry Herman. 925-947-1572. 25 Menasha, WI. Fox Valley Area Toy Show. Waverly Beach Supper Club. 920-730-0292. 25 Rochester, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Eagle’s Club. Henrietta Doll Lovers Club. 585-889-2015. 25 St. Charles, IL. Antique & Collectible Toy & Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows, Inc. 773-736-5140. 25-5/2 Trenton, TN. Teapot Festival. www.teapotcollection.com 25 Tucson, AZ. Doll Show & Sale. Randolph Park Hotel. Karen Kosies. 520-321-0003. 4/30-5/1 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show & Sale.Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo. 925-229-4190.

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1 Columbia, SC. Doll Show. SC State Fairgrounds Moore Bldg. Knight Show. 803-783-8049. 1 Coventry, CT. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Coventry High School. Joy Kelleher. 860-742-6359. 1 Grapevine, TX. Doll Show. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. 903-564-9121. 1 Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. 407-678-5678. 1 Muskegon, MI. Doll Sale. Maranatha Conf. Center. Muskegon Sand Dollars Doll Club. 231-755-4993. 2 Easton, PA. Doll & Bear Show. Forks Township Community Center. The Forks of the Delaware Doll Club. 980-454-1853. 2 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Serb Hall. Orphans in the Attic. 920-563-0046. 2 Saginaw, MI. Doll Show. 3211 Carla Dr. Timbertown Dollology. Timbertowndollclub.com 2 St. Louis, MO. Doll & Toy Miniature & Teddy Bear Show. St. Louis Jewish Community Center. Staenberg Family Complex. St. Louis Fashion Doll Collector’s Club. 636-464-8058. 2 Toledo, OH. Doll Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Toledo Glass City Doll Collectors. 419-599-7162. 8 Grand Rapids, MI. Doll Show. 2345 Robinson SE. Snowbabies of W. Michigan Doll Study Group. 616-633-1720. 8 Nazareth, PA. Doll Auction. Dotta Auction Co., Inc. 610-759-7389. 8 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Kleiver Nat’l. Guard Armory. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 8 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094. 15 Batavia, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Saturday’s Child Dolls. 585-265-1226. 15-16 Chartres Cedex, France. Dolls & Automata Mechanical Music Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28.

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15 Clovis, CA. Doll Show. Clovis Memorial Bldg. San Joaquin Valley Doll Show. Carla. 559-298-3621. 15 Columbus, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Bldg. Dolls’ Night Out Club. 812-376-9124. 15 Hillsborough, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Big Barn Convention Ctr. Knight Shows. 803-783-8049. 16 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Bear Show. Mcm Elegante. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 16 New Hope, PA. Doll Show & Sale. Firehouse N. Sugan Rd. 215-657-2477. 22 Kansas City, MO. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Park Place Hotel. Show Me Doll Club of MO & KS. 913-897-3659. 22 Sequim, WA. Doll Show. Sequim High School. Olympic Peninsula Doll Club. 360-582-9982. 26 London, England. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears & Juvenalia. Bonhams Knightsbridge. +44 (0) 20 7393 3900. 29 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll houses & Miniatures & More Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 29 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois.Theimer@wanadoo.fr

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5 Belleville, IL. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Belle-Clair Expo. Bldg. Kay Weber. 618-233-0940. 5-6 Gaithersburg, MD. 150th Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 443-617-3590. 12 W. Covina, CA. Doll & Bears Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 13 Anaheim, CA. Doll & Jewelry Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 19 Charlotte, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Metrolina Tradeshow Expo Bldg. Knight Show. 803-783-8049. 26 Algoma, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Algoma High School. Al Hansen. 920-563-0046. 26 Kennett Sq., PA. Maggie Iacono at Longwood Gardens. Happily Ever After. Registration. 215-627-5790. 26 Mesa, AZ. Doll Show. Discovery Point Retirement Community. Cherie. 480-924-6474. 29 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Puyallup Fair & Event Center. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

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

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17.5" French Fashion Child - Making her grand entrance is this fetching 17.5 inch child fashion garbed in a superb original persimmon gown with elaborate black soutache trim-work. Her original copper tinted glazed boots and fabric covered straw chapeau serve to frame the loveliness of this charming mademoiselle. She resides on a sturdy gusseted kid body with articulated knees, separately stitched toes and lovely long bisque arms all in generally excellent condition. She moves her elegant gaze from side to side courtesy of her linear swivel neck; perhaps attributed to the Maison Barrois. She retains her original skin wig, array of proper undergarments and is prepared to move into that special place in your heart. $8850

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

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17 1/2” SFBJ 247 Twirp Toddler, o/c mouth w/ 2 molded teeth, brown mohair wig, adorable doll with great painting $1895.00

13 ½” C/M Depose Tete Jumeau 4 on blue stamped Jumeau body, brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears, original wool dress, undergarment, CM French shoes, mohair wig & cork pate $3750.00

17” All Original SFBJ 237 Jewel Eyed Flocked Hair Solider, brown eyes, blue soft wool jacket with gold epaulets, medals on chest, red wool felt pants and black boots, beautiful molding $2800.00

14” P-90 Ideal Toni, all original in hard to find dress, blonde wig, blue 6” C/M Swivel head, glass eyes, black slippers eyes, wonderful facial coloring, with red wig, velvet boys suit, #2 on back of head, some wear on dress $130.00 jointed arms & legs $295.00 13” 1947 – 62 Hard Plastic Buddy 4” C/M blue sleep eyes, jointed arms & legs, pink Lee all original in plaid shirt, Lee boots, white stockings w/ blue band, new wig, Jeans, belt & Cowboy hat with band vintage lace dress with satin ribbon $165.00 reading “Ride Em’ in Lee Rider Cowboy Pants” $295.00 8 ¾” Kestner #102 Wrestler, small chip on right hip, ½” hairline from rim to right ear, gray sleep eyes, great coloring and shading on arms & legs, o/m w/ 2 teeth, white ribbed stockings, black heel boots, jointed arms & legs, replaced mohair wig $2695.00 Now $2150.00

20” Kestner #168 with a great face and original mohair wig, dress and undergarments, blue sleep eyes, o/m, crocheted stockings, leather shoes $750.00 Now $550.00 17 ½” O/M Sonnenberg, square teeth, brown sleep eyes, handmade mohair wig, early stiff wrist body, original dress (melting on sleeves), slip & pantalets $795.00

17” O/M Jumeau #5 1907, original body, brown HH wig, French style dress and undergarments, really sweet, small hairline right upper forehead $1395.00

20” All Original Ideal Deanna Durbin, tagged dress, button, original HH hairset, original undergarments, shoes & stockings, fabulous doll, very faint crazing $825.00

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3 ½” Molded Hair #165 2/0, painted eyes, o/c mouth, jointed arms & legs, brown 2 strap slippers with black bow $135.00

26” K star R, S & H #73, blonde mohair wig, o/m, feathered eyebrows $695.00 Now $600.00 9” Mohair Steiff Gibbon tag, glass eyes $89.95

20” Madame Alexander Hard Plastic Cinderella, blue green sleep eyes, mohair floss wig (trimmed), tagged dress, original silver shoes, few spots on dress $225.00 Now $165.00

23” Effanbee all original 1957-58 Honey Walker, jointed knees, dark brown hair $225.00 24” Handwerck 109 DEP, Germany, 22” All Original Ideal Miss Revlon in ‘Cherries a la pierced ears, bj body, rim of head Mode’ dress and “Revlon” hat box, brunette wig, has 2 pieces reglued $350.00 Now original pink necklace and earrings $285.00 $300.00 22” Germany Simon & Halbig #550, brown sleep eyes, original bj body $450.00 Now $375.00

19” Effanbee Patsy Ann, original heart bracelet, redressed in Patsy style dress & hat, slight crazing $125.00 12 ½” 1938-42 Mortimer Snerd all original flexy doll, jacket as is $225.00 Now $195.00 19” Arranbee Nancy, HH wig, redressed 1930’s, slight crazing $125.00 18” Effanbee Patsy Ann, blue – green tin eyes, a little finger repair, original body, some crazing, dressed in Patsy Ann style dress, top of head flaking $135.00

6 ½” Dome Head, jointed arms & legs, black slippers, 2 strap high heel, painted face, c/m, blue eyes, original wig $695.00 Now $500.00 Happy Fat Tea Set Made in Germany by Rudolsladt, 17 piece set, 2 5 ½” plates, 6 4 ½” saucers, 6 cups, tea pot (1 small chip on rim), cover, creamer, sugar (no cover), many different pictures, white background, blue edge and lovely color on the doll action figures & strawberry’s $200.00 1965 Ash Blond American Girl Barbie Doll, NRFB w/ wrist tag, catalog, stand & swimsuit $1695.00 Ash Blond Swirl Ponytail, NRFB w/ wrist tag, liner, stand, catalog, swimsuit & shoes $695.00 1965 Brownette Bendable Leg Midge in box w/ stand & original swim suit & hair ribbon $595.00

NASB Muffie in original blue & white pattern dress w/ 3 pearls at hemline, auburn wig, blue shoes, pink dot Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls box, good facial coloring $155.00 NASB Muffie in purple & white strip dress, honey pigtails & white shoes, really sweet face, blue dot Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls box, Marshall Fields & Co. $1.60 original price tag $155.00

7” Celluloid Kewpie type Christmas Light Bulb, eyes to the left, playing a violin, Made in 18” All Original 1942 General Japan, sticker on Douglas MacArthur by Freundlick, molded hat, uniform bottom reads ’Past N.C.W.U.T.A. 1st and belt $250.00 Class’ $100.00 11” 1925 Horsman Hebee Shebee 4 ½” Celluloid Santa composition, really adorable, professionally repainted $395.00 Christmas Light Bulb, molded beard, black 18” All Original Sonja Henie boots, red coat & hat, by Alexander 1939-42, blonde carrying doll and bag HH wig in original set, great over shoulder, blue dimples, some crazing, painted eyes $200.00 cranberry velvet skirt ran on to cream satin bodice $395.00 Now $325.00

13” 1925 Amusco #1006 August & Sohn Moller cloth body German composition head and limbs, brown glass eyes, c/m, mohair wig with braid down the back, peach patterned type kimono top with black pants and hat, small spot on right cheek $300.00 Now $250.00 10” Knickerbocker Pinocchio in original outfit, compo jointed 4 ¼” All Original Oriental with glass eyes, egg shell type head, body, crazing but still adorable mohair wig, swivel head $60.00 $95.00 11” Door of Hope all original outfit, shoes and hair covering, carved 17” Alexander Jane Withers 1937 hair with bun, wood carved facial features, hands and legs $750.00 original dress, replaced brown Now $675.00 mohair wig, pants, shoes & stockings, some crazing, great 14” All original Oriental silk patterned kimono w/ obi, HH wig, doll $400.00 swivel head, egg shell type head, hands & feet, glass eyes $95.00

19” Simon & Halbig turned head (faint hairline on shoulder plate), brown sleep eyes, bisque hands, kid body, antique dress, dimple in chin $565.00 20” Shirley Temple 1930’s Now $200.00 original mohair wig, replaced 8” Mohair gray Steiff Snobby, pose Stand Up & Cheer pink dress & able, glass eyes, button in ear $79.95 shoes, lifting by left lip $465.00 Now $395.00 12 ½” J.D. Kestner dome head baby, original body, cotton baby dress, 7 ½” 1937 Japan Shirley Temple, brown sleep eyes, o/m molded wonderful molding, early shoes tongue, (lower left eye tiny eye flake) & socks, replaced dress $185.00 $300.00 Now $275.00 15” Rare 1957 Little Bo Peep 19” Kestner #152, rarer mold, original Shirley Temple all original plaster pate, HH wig, great original, dress, slip & pantalets, original bj body, antique cotton dress & pin, wig set, wonderful coloring heavy eyebrows, great expression $225.00 $700.00 18” 1930’s Shirley Temple, original dress, combination, stockings & mohair wig, some 13” Sluggo comic strip character, crazing by eyes, early shoes all original by Georgene Averill, $395.00 Now $325.00 2 small spots on pants $250.00 1957 12” Shirley Temple all 14” Little Lulu by Georgene original in tagged dress, Averill all original dress, panties fabulous facial coloring $145.00 and bow $350.00

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1. 27.5” FRANCOIS GAULTIER BEBE Lovely blue PW eyes, fabulous antique dress. Great original composition body. A slight hairline to crown rim. JUST HAUNTINGLY GORGEOUS! ............................$3750. 2. 18.5” EJ Jumeau All Original on a Rare Wooden Body Blue PW eyes, closed mouth, mint bisque, original clean portrait body with straight wrists, original wig plus extra blond mohair wig. PERFECT Condition! JUST AMAZING! THE LOOK!!...................................................................................... POR. 3. 23.5” VERY RARE ROULLET ET DECAMPS “ L’INTREPIED BEBE” Head & Body by JUMEAU circa 1892 Wonderful Blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original labeled Jumeau body, Fabulous antique lace dress, blond mohair wig plus original brown HH wig. Very fine Hairline on forehead so OPPORTUNIY Price. OUTSTANDING BEAUTY!............................................................................................$3400. 4. 22” JULES N. STEINER Fre A BEBE Wonderful blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original signed Le Petit Parisien body. Lovely original Antique dress, underwear and antique Steiner shoes, Gorgeous blond mohair wig. WOW! PERFECT! A SUPER FIND! .................................................................$5800. 5. 23” 1907 JUMEAU FRENCH BEBE Beautiful original blue PW/sleep eyes, original Jumeau body, lovely antique cotton dress, lovely long French HH wig. A REAL TREAT! .................................................$2550. 6. 32” 1907 JUMEAU FRENCH BEBE Gorgeous blue PW eyes, open mouth, original and wonderful fully jointed composition body, wonderful antique cotton dress with the most exquisite openwork embroidery & antique shoes, professional restoration over two extremely faint hairlines at the left forehead. What a stunning beauty!! ....................................................................................................................$2750. 7. 14.5” EXTREMELY RARE BAHR & PROSCHILD 207 All Original Lovely brown paperweight eyes, original Sonneberg body, nice original dress and original blond mohair wig. A very rare B&P Mold number. Museum Quality! ....................................................................................................................................$1700. 8. 17” RARE SIMON & HALBIG 1039 FLIRTING MECHANICAL ROULET & DESCAMPS WALKING DOLL FOR THE FRENCH TRADE WOW! Another Museum Quality doll! All original and perfect! ..$2600. 9. 16” WONDERFUL CLOSED MOUTH POUTY KESTNER CHILD FASHION ANTIQUE DOLL in factory original dress! Lovely shoulderhead with a face that won’t quit!.......................................................... $1400.

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Simon and Halbig character, 1308, in original Tyrolean costume, 20 inches, $35,000.

The first period bebe by Emile Jumeau, c. 1877, 19 inches, original wig and body, $15,500.

Theriault’s March 28 in Short Hills, NJ

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A 22 inch Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with signed Bru shoes, original signed body with Bru paper label on the front of the torso, realized $24,000.

heriault’s recent auction in Short Hills, New Jersey offered dolls from five private collections – an eclectic mix including former UFDC president John Clendenien’s collection, noted in particular for its dolls by Grace Storey Putnam, French bisque, Schoenhuts, Heubach figurines, automata and a fine array of German bisque characters. The top lot of the sale was the rare Simon and Halbig 1308 in the original Tyrolean costume for 35,000. Other highlights in the German bisque category were the delightful Heubach smiling character, model 7746 at $4,200 and the so-called “spinach eater” with the comical wincing expression for $5,200. Grace Storey Putnam’s Babykins, a seldom seen doll, brought $7,500; a rare SFBJ 248 continued on page 64

Left: E. J.A. Bebe, size 12, 27 inches, circa 1880, $15,000.

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Above: The grouchy SFBJ 248, 12 inches, sold for $7,500 and the petite size 211 by Emile Jumeau from the company’s rare character series, $9,000. Left: Kammer and Reinhardt 112 character, 17 inches, original body, $10,000. continued on page 64

TO SERVE WITH HONOR by Michael Canadas

e have all heard it said that we live in “a man’s have fought hard for it and it will only be achieved when world” and unfortunately, there may be some our younger generation will have always known a woman truth to that old saying. Consider that women in this secretary of state, state representative or CEO. country only received the right to vote in 1919 after bravely Anyone reading this magazine is quite aware that there and steadfastly fighting for it since the 1840s. However, is still a world in which out and out discrimination and with that said, it seems that we favoritism exists towards the fairer sex, and that my friends, is indeed have come a long way. the world of dolls. The ladies reign What would Elizabeth Cady supreme in their miniature world, Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, with men just occasionally found two women who fought hard to in the doll cabinet. Let’s face it, the make the vote for women happen, men are really only there to supply think of the fact that in the United a little arm candy for the females, States of America we have now and those poor adult male or boy experienced two serious female dolls usually have to be shared by candidates running for president many members of the fairer sex. and vice president? Today, women Considering all of the époques serve with honor in all branches of of dolls that we are familiar with, our armed forces, and in the highest it seems that the German character courts of the land we listen to their doll movement, which occurred in voices of reason. Let’s not forget, the first decades of the twentieth there is a woman who is second in century, created the widest variety of line to the presidency this very day, Although the female reigns supreme in the doll world, male dolls. Kammer and Reinhardt’s so could it be that we finally live in Peter, Hans, Karl and Phillip are all there is no denying the attraction of the rare male as seen in this catalog from Au Paradis des Enfants. a world of equality? So many people familiar names to doll collectors.

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Alberti’s body is in fantastic condition considering that it was less than delicate boys who most likely played with him. It is somewhat obvious in this photo that we were attempting to train his legs to stay together, but he has since reverted back to the position he assumes when riding his horse.

In their day, these boy dolls were met with lukewarm success. Did boys and girls simply not want them? Through research and my experience with the subject, I found boys did have them and girls mostly didn’t want them, proving my point that the doll world was, and is, very much a girl’s world. The scintillating Oscar Wilde trials at the end of the nineteenth century were one event that influenced the world of play for children. For Englishspeaking people, the revelations could also be considered a line in the sand that was drawn by the great fear of boys becoming feminized if influenced by dolls. With these revelations, dolls were subsequently not marketed towards boys, but before the trials, it was commonplace for boys to own dolls, perhaps as long as it was of a masculine variety. There is a multitude of early photographic evidence to back up this point, but in almost all cases, the dolls were military in dress and character. In fact, Abraham Lincoln’s boys, the first children to live in the White House, owned dolls and played with them there. Jack, a knitted wool Zoauve doll, which belonged to Willie Lincoln, was quite infamous. It seemed Jack wasn’t a very good soldier and repeatedly abandoned his post. When the doll was about to be “courtmartialed” President Lincoln stepped in and pardoned Jack, in writing, for his indiscretions. Jack, in his soft-stuffed simplicity was most likely the perfect choice for the rambunctious Lincoln boys, as he was unbreakable. It would also be Jack that little Willie Lincoln held in his arms when, at age eleven, he left the earth from a guest bedroom in the White House. What became of Jack is one of the great mysteries of the Lincoln White House. I find it quite remarkable that the doll’s destiny is still unknown, when you

The deluxe French trunk includes handy drawers, while the top compartment safely holds Alberti. A very nice detail is the paper label, which proclaims the long history of the LE GUAY company, established in 1740 – a long history even in 1860! 22

Alberti is shown here standing tall along with all of his worldly possessions. Alas, because he owns no guns, nor swords, in his next skirmish he will need to resort to hand to hand combat and rely on his adept riding skills.

consider that not only the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, but also his family life has been scrutinized more than any other in United States history. We know from the Lincoln accounts that Jack was a rough and tumble doll, but now I would be like to introduce you to a refined French soldier from the early 1860s. His name is Alberti. What is so fascinating about him is that besides being everything one would want in a male French Fashion doll, he also has the good fortune of having a wardrobe of clothing that is almost all French, military-inspired and all housed in a French trunk. Even better, the piece was retailed by La Guay located

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In his full Hussar officer’s uniform, note that his trousers appear a little long. Although originally intended to be tucked into his boots, when Alberti is astride his horse, the trousers fit perfectly and look quite dashing. The boots are fragile, so we choose not to stress them further with the trouser legs stuffed into them.

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at 42 Galerie Monpensier – Palais Royale, one of the finest addresses available in Paris, and is not unlike one that you would find provided for a Huret doll. The maker of Alberti is certainly up for anyone’s guess, as his porcelain parts are not marked, but my guess is that he was most likely produced by Claude Joseph Blampoix. The leather body is marked “Brevete” in an oval, along with other lettering that is not legible, but most likely the mark includes the letters S.G.D.G. in an effort to protect the maker of the body from patent infringement. However, this clue doesn’t really help us to identify the exact maker. In the early 1860s, the ownership of the Blampoix company was assumed by Monsieur Duval-Denis. With that transfer, the firm utilized a mark on their bodies that was practically identical to the one on our soldier’s body, but featured the initials D.D. in the center of the oval mark. The kid leather body is finely made and is fitted with long glazed china arms, also typical of a Duval-Denis marked doll. In my opinion, Alberti is a late Blampoix, early Duval-Denis combination. To make this even more confusing, it is known that François Gaultier supplied the owners of both firms with their porcelain parts. Our man is handsomely painted, with fine details in the eye decoration. Fitted with glass eyes, it is believed that at this period in French doll making the eyes were in actuality imported from England, as the French had not yet perfected the art of creating eyes. The eyes are quite distinctive, as they are cobalt blue and almost flat in appearance. There are some instances of this style of eye having appeared in brown, but that occurrence is quite rare. This type of eye has also been found used among early German wax dolls, as well as English wax dolls. Alberti’s hair is lambskin, and note the skin was also used to give him facial hair. Please remember, if viewed as a head alone, it could appear male or female depending on the costuming, but with the addition of facial hair, he is definitely a he. If the facial hair doesn’t convince one of his true gender, then just have a look at his body. At first glance, I thought there was something wrong with it, as one could practically roll a bowling bowl between his legs. Initially, I actually felt a little distress over this malady, but then it became crystal clear that his legs were either originally placed in this wide position so that he could safely ride his trusted horse, or they simply took this “custom” shape over the years. Yes, Alberti is quite the dashing figure when astride his handsome steed. The fact that he can even sit upon a horse is certainly remarkable, but it is the treasure contained inside his trunk that is of utmost importance. Just as the fine ladies of the 1860s might possess a multitude of wonderful clothing, hats, shoes and accessories, one can find the masculine equivalent in Alberti’s amazing trunk. The

clothing that has remained is mostly created from fine wool, and we all know what can happen to wool over time. Some of the uniforms are distinctive, but with some of the components lost over time, it is difficult to identify all of the various uniforms in the trousseau. It is possible some of the gear is simply a toyshop’s or seamstress’s interpretation of the military uniforms of the day. In my mind, Alberti is more special than many dolls of his era simply because he could have easily been broken while engaged in daily play by boys. Of course I can only conjure up an image in my mind of the boy that might have played with him originally. Perhaps he was a child of someone in the upper echelons of the government of Emperor Napoleon. We know that the emperor’s son, the imperial prince, was just a small boy at the time Alberti was assembled. Interestingly, we know the prince owned his own French fashion soldier, as pieces and parts of it have survived and are now held in private collections. It is a privilege to have Alberti in my hands to study, and that fact is something that I will always appreciate. Even today, Alberti comes to life in the great

A Hussar Sabretache – quite useful for carrying paperwork, maps, et cetera, and all part of the necessary gear.

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An array of Alberti’s headgear.

Below: One of Alberti’s favorite uniforms is this French Infantry ensemble and it is the one he actually wears most often. We understand he is wearing the wrong headgear, but after all, if it’s war, and all is fair, he can play it any way he likes.

Underthings for male dolls are quite rare, so I find it a miracle that Alberti has as many pieces as he does.

outdoors. It is easy for me to imagine the young prince with his friends and cousins playing war in the Jardin des Tuileries. While they played, they might have learned about the different gear and its maintenance, which is not unlike the practical teachings that girls received through play with their French fashion dolls. I must now mention Alberti’s kind benefactress, Anne Mears of Laramie, Wyoming. Anne is a doll collector extraordinaire, but is also a world renowned breeder, trainer and shower of Morgan horses. One can easily understand why Anne would be drawn to Alberti. Of course, he is a magnificent French doll, but it could have been his horse alone that convinced Anne to utter the word “sold” within seconds of spying him. Although Alberti may be complete with horse, and admittedly his steed is not as stunning as the specimens that Anne raises, let us not forget that he has served Alberti all of these one hundred and fifty years and remains as strong as ever. Anne is from the generation that we Americans refer to as our “greatest generation.” She, like many of her peers, is quiet in her generosity, but when 26

A study of his jackets illustrates the outstanding tailoring of each. This was not an inexpensive wardrobe of clothing for Alberti.

you learn that the motto of her business is “believe in the magic of your dreams” you must wonder if Anne takes her own advice. I can tell you that she does. One of Anne’s dreams is to see her doll and toy collection become a permanent part of the Laramie Plains Museum, which is housed in and on the grounds of the historic Ivinson Mansion in Laramie, Wyoming. The twenty-three room, wood and stone, Queen Anne home is in a word, “magnificent.” A real destination for antique doll collectors, when you visit, try not to be surprised when you mount the lovely staircase to the second floor only to be met by lovely poupees from Maison Huret which are complete with trousseaux. A life size Bebe Bru will extend you a warm welcome along with her bebe friends, plus you will be greeted by darling German characters that are all beautifully displayed. Gifted to the museum by Anne Mears, and truly now more than ever a soldier of good fortune, Alberti’s new role may be that of “protector of toy land.” Please rest assured – he will serve his new home with dignity and honor. Contact Information: The Historic Ivinson Mansion – Home of the Laramie Plains Museum, 603 E. Ivinson Avenue, Laramie, Wyoming 82070 Phone: (307) 742-4448

Alberti’s only piece of civilian citizen’s wear is this finely made silk vest, which leads us to believe that he may have owned additional fashionable clothing in his early days.

The new home of Alberti, the historic Ivinson Mansion in Laramie, Wyoming.

These boots were made for marching and that is what they have done for a very long time. By no means standard doll shoes of the 1860s, these amazing boots are most definitely custom made. Note the elasticized sides for ease in slipping in and out of them.

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Come visit my shop in Adamstown, PA! I offer a full array of dolls and accessories. Find me at www.dollsantique.com and www.rubylane.com or e-mail: vaillsdoll@aol.com 1. Mint Lenci 12 inches tagged with both the silver Lenci tag and a heart shaped tag. The top of the barrel is marked Barbara in red. She has been stored in a box which has kept her clean and so mint. She has the two fingers sewn together (a Lenci trademark) has two fingers and beautiful two-toned lips. She has lovely Shirley Temple 1 like hair and a hat with long blue tassel. $650 2. A Pair of cuties! 8 inch totally all original 101 Marie with her sailor dress even the wig is perfect, wonderful molding, incredible quality. $1300. The cutest 8 inch AM 253 Googlie with a watermelon mouth, topknot, intaglio eyes $995 3. 23 Inch SFBJ 301, an amazing Paper Mache. This is a wonderfully 6 different French doll in lovely silk dress. $395 4. 35 by 28 Inch “Merrie Marie” this was in Marge Darrow’s personal collection. I love to frame these pieces, c. early 1900’s. $395 5. I know we all need doll clothes for our beautiful babies. Here is an example of the unique clothes I can have made for you out of old fabrics. Clothes for fancy French dolls, boy dolls, German dolls, hats, etc. Many one of a kind (working on an unusual Fashion dress now). Price varies based on material, size, and uniqueness of outfit. Please call to discuss your needs.

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This one is from 1926 “La Jolie Saison” pictured on page 94 of the Bleuette Book. Perfect factory mint. $950 10. 24” Rare Boudoir Doll - Ki Ki known from the numerous photos taken by Mann Ray. She was a famous French girl and posed for many artists (see article in April issue of this magazine). There is a book called “Ki Ki’s Paris. Artist & Lovers 1900-1930.” She was an omniscient presence with Mann Ray. $1200.

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here is a theory that some individuals are born with a collector’s gene. Many collectors of dolls are collectors of other antiques as well. Some of these “other” collections can complement a doll collection from miniature furniture to doll houses. Artworks can also be decorative accessories to accentuate a collection. From original paintings to old prints, dolls are often to be found in the arms of a young child in a work of art. These works can be found in all mediums and in all price points for the enthusiastic collector to own. As well they also can show how the dolls appeared in their original state and also show the original children who owned and played with them. They can give invaluable visual representation of original clothing and a glimpse of the society they were made for.

A charming watercolor painted in 1882 by Emily Farmer shows a happy child in modest dress with an equally modest jointed peg doll. A typical Victorian image, Farmer specialized in these types of sentimental and natural images of childhood.

This pristine portrait miniature watercolor painted on vellum is signed on the reverse Maria Anne Ernestina Vollin, nata die 5th decembris 1711 (born December 5th 1711).

Loir’s depictions of life among the upper French classes give a picture into daily life during the “Belle Epoque”. Two little elegantly dressed Parisian girls share a French Bebe whose costuming flatters their own. The gouache and watercolor painting is titled “La Visite” (the visit). 29

Life can be a bowl of cherries if you are a child of privilege in the late 19th century world of Luigi Loir’s subject with her doll in matching dress.

An unsigned English watercolor from the 1840’s shows a delicately dressed girl with her more seriously dressed lady fashion doll. Although the girl’s face has been partially faded by the sun no detailing has been lost of her dress and dainty slippers.

Two serious siblings stare out from a primitive oil painting painted on a board that has cracked with age. Even having a lovely doll and dress cannot make this little girl smile.

Found on a trip to Italy this pencil and watercolor sketch illustrates a girl with her fashionably dressed lady doll. Most likely a papier mache doll with a leather body, the doll’s wig and clothing are shown in great detail.

Fashion magazines were the rage in the Victorian era and published in great quantities allowing today’s collectors the opportunity to readily find fashion prints. This early print circa 1850 was found in the Czech Republic and was printed in the magazine “Petit Courier des Dames”.

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One doll collector has gathered an attractive collection of doll related art that covers a couple of centuries and complements her antique doll collection. An early example is a pristine watercolor with a date of 1711 on the reverse and the name of the subject. She holds an early swaddling baby probably carved from a solid piece of wood. While these types of dolls are often thought of as religious items it is clear in this image that the doll

was definitely made for play and for play by a very young child. Stored in a book for a couple of centuries the colors are as fresh as the day the painting was created. The artist is unknown and the work unsigned (assuming the name on the reverse is the name of the subject and not the artist). Obviously a child of wealth the painting is remarkable not only in terms of its age but also in the wonderful expression of the little girl.

Another French magazine from the 1870’s is titled “La Toilette des Enfants” and shows a French poupee with a bisque head and what appears to be a wax doll being lovingly attended to.

A little less than two centuries later another little girl shares the same delight in her new and no doubt inexpensive peg wooden Grodnertal type doll. This painting by the Scottish artist Emily Farmer has the artist’s name and date (1882) on the reverse. Emily Farmer was a well known artist and works of hers can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Born in 1826 she was exhibiting at the British Royal Academy by 1847 and was active as a painter until her death in 1905. It was a happy opportunity to acquire the work from a British art dealer who had it listed on his website fairly recently. A little research unearthed other paintings by the same artist depicting the same child in other settings and at other ages (but without a doll). Was the little girl a daughter, granddaughter or perhaps a neighbor’s child? Perhaps the answer to that

A close up of one of the figures in the panoramic fashion plate shows a young girl bedecked in ribbons and pleats admiring a fashion doll being pulled in a chair.

A detail of the French poupee and the rich silks reflected in the girl’s clothing.

This image is taken from “The Young Ladies Journal Monthly Panorama of Clothing” and crease lines indicate it was folded into the magazine. It gives the following description; “The New Extra Enlarged Fashion Plates of 15 Figures Comprising 12 Ladies and 3 Children’s Dress of the Latest Paris Fashions.” The print is an advertisement for the firm of D. Nicholson & Company who describe themselves as “London silk mercers to the Queen and Outfitters to all parts of the World, supply all the Goods represented in the Above Illustrations and from Whom price and particulars may be had gratis upon application. 1000 Patterns of Newest Silks and Dress Materials also sent Post Free”.

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An English print dated 1895 by the French artist Mlle. F. Charderon is called “Le Prefere” and shows a girl with three dolls including a Tete Jumeau and a Japanese doll typical of the period. It is left up to the viewer to decide if she prefers her dog over her dolls or if she is holding all the possessions she truly treasures.

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question will be answered with more research. Two other works are from the same artist, Luigi Loir. A highly sought after artist today, Loir was an artist who specialized in depicting daily scenes from Parisian life. His larger cityscapes are especially valuable however his smaller works can still be found at affordable prices. An artist of the “Belle Epoque” or the “beautiful era”, Loir was born in 1845 and died in Paris in 1916. Trained at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris, his work today can be found in museums throughout France. During his lifetime he was awarded many honors by the French government including being inducted into the “Legion of Honor” in 1898. Many of his smaller works were the basis for a lucrative sideline of Loir; commercial advertising cards. He produced a delightful series of illustrations depicting stylishly dressed Parisian children with their equally lavishly dressed and expensive French Bebes. It is also possible to find the works of unknown local artists whose subjects while depicted in a more naïve fashion can still be charming nonetheless. Antique fashion prints from Victorian women’s magazines are inexpensive and readily available and they can greatly enhance the display of a doll collection. Published over a long period of time they demonstrate the changes in fashion both for women and for children. Stylishly dressed dolls can often be found as props in these illustrations. Early magazine advertisements, magazine covers and cutout dolls also look attractive framed and create a wonderful atmosphere for a doll collection. Art can also be a way to acquire that “special” doll when the real thing proves to be elusive!

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1. Another wonderful large size character child - this one is a little harder to find - by Karl Hartmann - exceptionally beautiful bisque w/ truly lovely hand painted features - soft arched feather molded brows over beautiful lapis blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth - fully jointed compo body - 30” tall - $1,295. 2. Just as rare & wonderful as she can possibly be is this closed mouth little character made for the French trade by Alt, Beck & Gottschalk - mold #915 - superior high quality bisque w/ first out of the mold crispness - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous early dark outlined chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - a very unique round chubby face - original early straight wrist body - 13” tall - $1,995. 3. Utterly breathtaking dark eyed French Bebé by S.F.B.J. - this is the very early S.F.B.J. w/ that always desirable Jumeau look - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ grand & glorious hand painted facial features - soft arch feathered brows - enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original French jointed body - 25” tall - oh! we found a hairline - it’s invisible & undetectable but its there - so-o-o-o instead of $1,495 her price is only $750. 4. Wonderful & oh so rare to find utterly charming black bisque character by Bahr & Proschild - mold #277 exceptional high quality bisque w/ excellent hand painted facial features - soft arched dark brows over enormous chestnut brown eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft cherry shading - original early straight wrist body wonderful shelf size - 11” tall - $1,495. 5. Talk about cute - extremely rare all original “Little Pig” by Madame Alexander from the early cartoon about the “Three Little Pigs”- excellent compo - 11” tall - $995. 6. Always rare & always wonderful - Wax Over with the most amazing character face - extremely pensive w/ that very pointy nose - she is just so lovely - beautiful condition w/ heather blue glass eyes & her original mohair center parted wig that is pulled back into its original snood - lovely lady arms & legs - exceptional antique clothing - 14” tall - $1,495. 7. Another rare little wonder from the amazing world of Gebruder Heubach - mold # 7911 - solid dome pink bisque head w/molded top knot - side glancing deep blue intaglio eyes - and that wonderful open/closed laughing mouth w/ the molded tongue - he’s very special on his sweet little fully jointed body - perfect shelf size - only 9” tall - $1.295. 8. Another one of my favorites and as always ever so cute - Kammer & Reinhardt #121 toddler - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over dark azure blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open laughing mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 24” tall - $1,995. 9. Another lovely French bebe this one is by S.F.B.J. mold #301 - excellent high quality hand poured French bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous azure blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed French body - 23” tall - $995. 10. Another rare wonder from the world of Heubach - totally adorable laughing little mechanical boy - mold # 7664 - solid dome pink bisque head w/ mold locks of hair - deep blue intaglio eyes - open/closed laughing mouth w/ two molded lower teeth - wind him up and he waddles across the floor just like a little baby - excellent working condition - all original - 8” tall - $1,495. 11. Extremely rare & ever so desirable is this very unique character child by Simon & Halbig - mold # 1339 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eye - slightly open smiling mouth w/ upper teeth - original fully jointed compo body - 18” tall - $1,995. 12. Rare & just as wonderful as he can be is this adorable Dewees Cochran character child “Benjamin” - lovely hand painted facial features done many years ago right here in New Jersey - all original - great condition - 16” tall $1,295. 13. Absolutely wonderful very early “Baby land Rag” excellent hand painted facial features w/ lovely brown upturned eyes & that hint of eye shadow - sweet rose shaded puckered lips - never to be found all original condition - 14” tall - $995. 14. Utterly adorable Kestner all bisque character child w/ her very own trunk & wardrobe - wondrous big brown eyed beauty w/ superior first our of the mold quality bisque - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading & two upper teeth - jointed at shoulders & hips - she has beautiful lilac socks w/ one strap Mary Jane shoes - her little trunk holds five more outfits & extra undies & wigs - just as precious as she can be - 9” tall - $1,495. 15. Rarely found & ever so desirable is this ever so grand little closed mouth character lady by Armand Marseille mold # 401 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over the most incredible hazel sleep eyes - closed slightly pouty mouth/ just a hint of a smile - she is on her original lady body w/ molded breast - 14” tall - $2,495. 16. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this stunning Kestner character child - mold #214 - superior quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered molded brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - original plaster pate - fully jointed compo body - 24” tall - $995. 17. Wonderful all original Kathe Kruse “US Zone” character child - (circa 1948) excellent all original condition w/ excellent hand painted facial features - fawn shaded brows over beautiful hazel brown eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - 18” tall - $1,495. 18. Desirable and very unusual biscaloid young lad - we don’t know who made him so he’s somewhat of a mystery but a very handsome one - well detailed and finely molded head w/ side parted blonde hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ fawn shaded brows over heather blue glass eyes - closed very pouty mouth w/soft rose shading original fully jointed German compo body - 15” tall - $995. 19. Wonderful large size covered wagon China w/ those always desirable chestnut brown eyes - she has a delightful pink luster tint and utterly amazing hand painted facial features - well rounded face w/ such a secret little smile lovely old hand made body - 27” tall - $1,995. 20. Wonderful very early compo Oriental young lad that appears to be a little angry - a truly wonderful face w/ great detail & well modeled features - lovely hand painted facial features w/ exaggerated eyebrows over very dark paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - solid done head w/ mohair cue - original clothes straw filled body w. comp arms & legs - 16” tall - $795. 21. Well, how sweet is she - little “Miss Marie” by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #101 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched fawn shaded brows over soft artic blue eyes - that always desirable little amber shaded mouth w/ that exaggerated expression “Marie” is so well known for - wonderful original body - 17” tall - 17” tall - $3,995. 22. Over the years of doing this business - Zig & I have had many wonderful pieces of crèche - this little breathtaking “Madonna” is without question one of the most unique we have ever acquired - hand carved from wood w/ the most amazing details that anyone could ask for - her head turns on a wooden shoulder plate - her long flowing hair is so wondrous & unique - exquisite detailed hands & feet (she even has lines in the palms of her hands) add even more wonderment to beauty - she stands only 8” tall in her original bejeweled garments - $1,995. 23. Just as precious as she can be is this all bisque Googlie - mold #299 - pristine high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - exaggerated arched brows over enormous heather blue glass eye - that always desirable watermelon smile - five piece all bisque body w/ black Mary Jane shoes - swivel neck - 5” tall - $1,295. 24. 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early beauty has a very desirable super pouty look w/ a slightly open mouth & soft amber shading original fully jointed body - 18” tall - $1,995. 25. Always cute - always lovable - “Skippy” by Effanbee: A. A true blond dressed in his Sunday go to meeting outfit - all compo body - 14” tall - $795. B. All original extremely rare - “Policeman” - yes he has his gun! - dark hair - center cloth body - 14” tall - $1,495. 26. Extremely rare & wonderful French art deco boudoir doll - exceptional pale white mask face w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - sad & forlorn but such a wonderful face - early straw filled body - all original - 25” tall - $995. 27. Wonderful Chase character boy of superior quality - excellent original facial painting w/ a very unique round face - wondrous chestnut brown eyes - original clothes - 19” tall - $995. 28. Another wonderful dark eyed French beauty from the amazing world of Jumeau - lovely size 12 open mouth Tete - pristine hand poured French bisque w/ superior quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes (original signed Jumeau eyes ) slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - upper bisque teeth - applied ears - original Jumeau body - 27” tall - $3,495. 29. Two wonderful & ever so rare to find - compo “Mary Hoyer - excellent condition - wonderful quality all original: A. “Majorette” -w/ baton. B. Roller skating outfit - $595 each. 30. Well - talk about something rare & special - take a look at this somewhat amazing Skookum’s baby - in twenty plus years - this is the very first one of this type that we have ever found - we did have one very similar in a papoose - this one however is smaller and actually has the look of a bye-lo baby - I’m quite sure they did that because of the popularity of the bye-lo compo head w/ hand painted facial features side glancing eyes - pouty closed mouth - compo hands - cloth body - adorable - 11” tall - $995.

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31. Wonderful “Kamkins” brother & sister pair - excellent condition w/ original paint - he has blonde hair and blue eyes & is dressed in his white playsuit - her hair is slightly darker also w/ blue eyes & uniquely different face - also dressed in her white & blue play clothes - 18” tall - $1,995. 32. Rare to find early Kestner from the numerical series - she is marked only w/ a “J” - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - soft arched feathered brows over enormous spiral threaded heather blue eyes - slightly open mouth w/ a very unusual pouty mouth - outlined w/ soft amber shading - original plaster pate original Kestner body - 21” tall - $1,995. 33. Another rare beauty from the wonderful world of Jumeau - this lovely open mouth Tete has the biggest eyes in the universe - wow - hand poured French bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 23” tall - $2,995. 34. Extremely rare and ever so wonderful is this very early utterly amazing closed mouth Kestner - rare mold #103 - wondrous early soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - exceptional artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown eyes -closed slightly smiling pouty mouth w/ early outlined soft rose shaded lips - original early chunky straight wrist body - 32” tall - $4,500. 35. Well do we know cute - look at that adorable face - this lovely Edwardian young lad is a Judda character child by Cuno & Otto Dressel - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth - to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 28” tall - $1,495.

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36. A super large size French bebe from the wonderful world of Jumeau - this lovely French lady is a mold number #1907 - hand poured French bisque with lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - beautiful bisque teeth - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 35” tall - $3,995. 37. A truly lovely French automaton jewelry box - a beautiful closed mouth S.F.B.J.. bebe sits at her piano atop the box - when you open the drawer to put your treasures in - the music begins to play she moves her head from side to side and moves her delicate little hands back & forth across the keys - all original 9”wx10”lx14”t - $2,995. 38. A truly beautiful German character child by C.M. Bergman - mold # 1916 - wondrous hand poured German bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over beautiful chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ outlines soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 24 “tall - $995. 39. Another wonderful small size French automaton - this one is an all original “Dancing Ballerina” - the little French doll that sits atop the box has an open/closed smiling mouth w teeth - & exceptionally beautiful heather blue paperweight eyes - you turn her on - the music plays - she twirls atop the box - all original - 6”wx6”dx17”t - $1,995. 40. Another true bundle of cuteness - this one is one of Wendy’s distant cousins - a Bruno Schmidt character child w/ such an adorable face - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue glass eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful - he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 15” tall - $1,495. 41. Well, is this all the cuteness in the universe - rare & wonderful & ever so desirable a lovely brown bisque beauty from the wonderful world of Simon & Halbig -

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mold#1009 - pristine flawless bisque w/ first out the quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft dark arched brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ just a hint of soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo - 16” tall - $2,495. 42. Seldom found & always desirable is this wonderful character by Simon & Halbig - mold # 1339 - this rarely found treasure has pristine bisque w/ first out of the mold quality & a very unique & different face from all the other she children - 18” tall - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding enormous heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open smiling face/ outlined soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 18” tall - $1,495. 43. Wonderful super large size early closed mouth Kestner from the early letter series (circa 1880) - marked only w/ an “M” - exceptional high quality bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold distinction - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original Kestner fully jointed body - original plaster pate - 30” tall - $3,495. 44. Wonderful happy baby by Hertel & Schwab - mold #152 - such a sweet happy face w/ pristine bisque and wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched brows over hazel sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ soft amber shading - original five piece baby body - 16” tall - $795. 45. Another truly unique wonder - a French fashion young lad of superior quality - glorious hand poured French bisque w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ dark amber shading - to add to his wonderment he has a handlebar mustache & a hand painted mole near his chin - firm upright original kid body - 14” tall - $3,795.

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1. Just about as rare as they get - closed mouth character - mold #128 - attributed to Simon & Halbig 12” tall - $16,500. 2. Wondrous & ever so rare is this lovely English wooden from the “Queen Anne” period - (circa 1760-1770’s) - grand & glorious hand carved wooden face w/ dark glass eyes - fully jointed flat bottom wood jointed body w/ cloth upper arms 19” tall - $16,500. 3. Wonderful sweet size Jumeau Fashion Bebe - wonderful early bulbous heather blue paperweight eyes - 15” tall - $4,295. 4. Another rare & wondrous French beauty - this one from the world famous Steiner company - a lovely Fre A bebé (circa1887) - 21” tall - $7,500. 5. Lovely Fashion Bebe by Francois Gauthier (FG) dressed as Edwardian diva - wondrous early pale bisque - 17” tall - $4,495. 6. Exceptionally beautiful almond-eyed “FG” fashion bebé 17” tall - $3,995. 7. Sweet demure little fashion bebe by Francois Simonne breathtaking eyes - 12” tall - $2,995. 8. Wonderful early almond-eyed Jumeau Fashion Poupee amazing spiral threaded eyes - 18” tall $4,995.

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A pristine pair of Volland Raggedies. Volland had these dolls made in the 1920’s. Throughout the Volland years, Raggedy Ann always had a red nose outlined in black. Andy had the red nose, but with no black outline.

A Doll with a Heart by Maureen Herrod

ohn B. Gruelle created the Raggedy Ann doll, and later the Raggedy Andy doll (and the Beloved Belindy doll) among many other sweet characters that populated his many books. “Johnny,” as he was soon called after the first flush of his success, patented the design for the Raggedy Ann doll in September of 1915. However, Johnny had spent several years before 1915 illustrating both his own, and other people’s children’s books. His first book illustrations were for an edition of Grimm’s Fairy Tales in 1914. Before he issued the first of his Raggedy Ann dolls, he had created designs for the duck family of Quacky Doodles and Danny Daddles, characters written about by Rose Strong Hubbel. These charming ducks were soon being produced by the Schoenhut Company. But even before the creation of the Raggedies and the duck family, back in 1911, Johnny created a character called Mr. Twee Deedle, a helpful and cheerful fairy, that wound up on the front page of the of the “New York Herald” newspaper. Mr. Twee Deedle was a popular cartoon in this newspaper and was featured until 1918. When speaking of the Raggedy Ann creation, Andrew Tabbat stated in his book The Collector’s World of Raggedy Ann and Andy, Volume One, “Raggedy Ann’s outlook on the world is defined by just two things: a candy heart that says ‘I love you,’ and a painted on smile.” She has a sunny disposition and a caring of others that helps teach compassion in children. Adversity does not get her down. She meets every crisis with optimism that all will work out well in the end.

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This doll with the tentative smile was probably made by the Georgene Company. Nestled together, a pair of Georgene Raggedies. Shirran collection, photo by the author.

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This little Raggedy Andy has one face on the front and another face on the back. One of the faces portrays an awake Andy and the other an asleep Andy. Made by Georgene, he is known as the awake-asleep boy.

It is a sad, tragic irony, then, that before his major success, his only daughter Marcella died in early November, 1915. She was administered a vaccination at school that turned out to be unsterile. For many months, she was bed-ridden. Johnny would spend many hours by her bedside, keeping her entertained by telling her stories about her own dolls that came to life when adults were not around. Now, in the 21st century, if a child receives an unsterile inoculation and becomes sick, a dosing of an antibiotic will cure that child in a few days. Of course, that did not happen in 1918, when antibiotics had not yet been discovered, much to the bad luck of the Gruelle family. Marcella was only thirteen-years-old when she passed away, still very much a child and still loving her dolls. It must have been terribly hard for Johnny to focus on his career. He had another child, a boy named Worth, and his wife Myrtle, to support. Later on, their second son Richard was born. (Richard appeared as Dickie in some of the Raggedy stories.) So, he created a memorial to Marcella in his Raggedy books. It could not come close to compensating for the loss of his daughter, but it would keep her name in front of the family and public. She would never be forgotten. The ďŹ rst of the Raggedy Ann books came out in 1918. The design of the doll had been patented in 1915. It took three years for Johnny to fully face the task

Another excellent example of a Georgene Raggedy Ann. Most of the makers of these dolls used various prints for Ann’s dress.

An excellent example of a Georgene Raggedy Ann.

of writing the books that featured his dead daughter. Whether these first stories were the same ones that he made up for Marcella is unknown. When the first book was finally published, it was a huge hit. Printed by the P.F. Volland Company, the book was first issued in small editions, but the printers would no sooner get one edition into stores when there would be an order for another edition. Raggedy Andy books came out in 1920. The Volland Company also was licensed to find a manufacturing company to produce the dolls. It is said that the Gruelle family itself made hundreds of dolls from the 1915 patent date until Volland’s factory-made Ann’s were on the toy store shelves. If so, it is impossible to know which ones they may be, as no one has identified any Ann’s that were definitely made in the Gruelle home. Volland contracted with the Non-Breakable Toy Co. of Muskegon, Michigan to produce the dolls under the Volland name. Dolls produced before 1920 had hand-painted faces. Even these early dolls had the cardboard heart sewn inside Ann’s chest. These dolls had stringy, brown wigs, as the characteristic red hair that most of us know did not come until much later. By the early 1920’s, the doll had a printed face. They still had the shoe button eyes and a pocket on their aprons. Raggedy Andy was produced by late 1920 and was similar to Ann, but did not have a cardboard heart. He still had the shoe button eyes, but had some features that were quite different than Ann. His nose was not outlined

An excellent example of a Georgene Raggedy Andy. In the early editions of Volland’s books, both front and back covers had a picture of the featured doll. Author’s photo and collection.

A sweet pair of Georgene Raggedies. These dolls have black outlined red noses. Most of the Georgene’s had the plain red nose.

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The Knickerbocker Company made Raggedy dolls from 1963 to 1982. This little gal is a good example of their dolls. Author’s collection.

A close-up of a Molly-‘es made doll, circa the mid-1930’s, a little the worse for wear and dirt. Author’s collection. The legs of this doll are a dead giveaway that this doll was made by Molly-‘es. All of the company’s dolls had the multicolored striped legs. Author’s collection. 42

At only twelve inches, this doll is a sweet example of Knickerbocker’s output. Author’s collection.

1935 Exposition doll. Collection and photo Andrew Tabbatt.

in black as was Ann’s. He was, of course, dressed as a little boy and he wore a hat, an item that Raggedy Ann would never have. Beloved Belindy stories were published in 1926. Belindy became a doll soon after. At the time, black “mammy” dolls were part of everyday life’s fabric, but Belindy was never a stereotypical “mammy.” In the stories, she was wise, unselfish and loving and was a leader among the dolls, much like Ann was herself. There were many changes to the dolls over the years, from 1918 to 1934. Most collectors can distinguish the subtle differences. There were also changes in publishers, as the Volland Company merged with the Gerlach-Barklow Co. and moved to Joliet, Illinois. As the Depression took a strangle hold on the country, the quality of both the dolls and the books diminished. Cheaper paper was used for the books, and, although Volland tried very hard to keep up the quality of the dolls, less expensive fabrics were used and cheaper dolls were produced for sale. After Johnny and Volland parted ways in 1934, the M.A. Donohue Co. was contracted to continue publishing the books. Since it was 1935 with the Depression in full swing, many changes were made to the books, even going so far as to publish some of Johnny’s illustrations in black-andwhite instead of color. Of course, the paper used was much cheaper and the books no longer came in a gift box. Instead, dust covers were the only protection. Later on that year, the Whitman Publishing Co. of Racine, Wisconsin took on the contract to publish the books. Whitman published three of Johnny’s books that year, making them very cheaply and distributing them through drug stores and dime stores. The saving grace was that the books were finally accessible to all but the poorest of families.

In 1935 Johnny found a new manufacturer to produce the dolls, the Exposition Doll and Toy Mfg. Co. There are very few of these dolls in collections now. By 1934, another manufacturer, the Molly-‘Es Doll Outfitters, had jumped into the breach created by Volland who was no longer making the dolls and before the Exposition Company could ramp up and mass produce the dolls. Molly-‘Es had been making Raggedies since 1934, aware that Volland was going to stop manufacturing them. Molly-‘Es was not authorized by the Gruelle’s. Headed by business woman Molly Goldman, the company made a very nice doll which became very popular. Exposition simply could not compete. The Gruelle’s instituted a lawsuit in 1935 which was not settled until December, 1937 because of irregularities in Johnny’s patents. Johnny was, of course, delighted with the outcome of the suit but was denied being paid recompense that had been ordered by the court because Molly-‘Es declared bankruptcy. Johnny’s supposed delight with the court barrier to Molly Goldman making any more dolls was soon ended. After years of eating too much, heavy smoking, and consuming gallons of black coffee every day, Johnny collapsed due to a massive heart attack on January 9th of 1938. He died soon after. The Molly-‘Es dolls are easily distinguished from the Volland dolls by the multi-colored stripes on the dolls legs, lack of shoe button eyes (Molly-‘Es dolls had painted eyes,) and a heart printed right on the doll’s body instead of being inserted inside the chest. They were good quality dolls and very popular with the buying public. They even had organdy aprons and pantaloons on the Ann dolls. With the death of Johnny Gruelle and the fact that Molly Goldman was no longer allowed to manufacture the dolls, his widow Myrtle contracted with Georgene Novelties, Inc. to produce the Raggedy Dolls. Georgene and Paul Averill were the partners in this successful company, known to put out very popular compo “Momma” dolls. It is doubtful whether any knowledgeable doll collector has not heard of “Madame Hendren,” Georgene’s professional name. The Georgene company made the Raggedy line from 1938 to 1960, or thereabouts. These dolls are often found in collections. They differed from the Volland dolls and the Molly-‘Es dolls in that their eyes were now black convex discs. They had rosy cheeks and printed eye-whites. Over the multitude of years that Georgene held this license, the dolls changed gradually, but were always popular with the buying public. Georgene also produced the Raggedy Andy and Beloved Belindy. These were also very popular with the buying public and the company had a long run with the successful dolls. In 1960, the Johnny Gruelle Company passed the Raggedy trademarks and all publishing and licensing rights to the Bobbs-Merrill Company.

This family of four dolls were made by the unauthorized Molly-‘es Company in the mid-1930’s. Molly-‘es saved money by painting the eyes instead of using shoe buttons.

This wonderful example of the Georgene Beloved Belindy is shown standing in her original box.

This Georgene Beloved Belindy is original in her tiny red and white checked blouse and an unusual bold printed skirt.

Pictured is a set of very rare Raggedy family blocks. The blue camel with wrinkled knees was made by Knickerbocker.

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A bevy of Beloved Belindy’s. On the left, the top five are by Georgene. On the far right are two handmade Beloved Belindy’s. Standing in the back on the right is a Volland Belindy, introduced in 1926. The two Knickerbockers are on the far left in front and on the right, also in front.

Found on the shelf of one of Sherryl Shirran’s doll cabinets is this collection of Knickerbocker dolls. The Raggedy Ann is holding a McCall’s pattern for making the dolls in the Raggedy family. Photo by the author.

These dolls were made by the R. John Wright Company fairly recently. It seems these Raggedy dolls never go out of style.

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Johnny Gruelle memorialized his dead daughter Marcella by using her likeness to represent the owner of all the dolls that came alive. He drew innumerable pictures of her for the many books about the Raggedies. Author’s photo and collection.

The making of the dolls was turned over to the Knickerbocker Toy Company because Georgene could not keep up with the demand for the dolls. Knickerbocker was extremely successful in marketing the dolls. All manner of Raggedy products were on the market. From doll dishes to giant balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, from blue camels with wrinkled knees to Raggedy Ann cookie jars. So, this man, mourning the loss of his child, created a huge phenomenon called the “Raggedy” craze. Folks now make their own Raggedy dolls using McCall’s patterns, decorate their daughters’ rooms with Raggedy wallpaper, and dress themselves up in Raggedy costumes for Halloween. Marcella, the heroine of the books, is memorialized and will never be forgotten. BIBLIOGRAPHY Tabbat, Andrew, The Collector’s World of Raggedy Ann and Andy, Volume One and Two, Gold Horse Publishing, copyright 1996, 1997. Tabbat, Andrew, Raggedy Ann and Andy I.D. Guide, Gold Horse Publishing, copyright 1998. Hall, Patricia, Raggedy Land, website (google “Raggedy Ann”) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, website (google “Raggedy Ann”) Van Patten, Denise, About.com-Doll Collecting, website (google as above) Wee Web website, (google “Johnny Gruelle”)

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Sioux Dolls – Left: 11 ¼” Buckskin Maiden with beaded face, long human hair braids, and simple dress with small square beaded patches and fringe. She has a wide beaded belt in yellow ochre with a white star, and more colorfully beaded calf-high boots. Her body is hand sewn cloth. Ca. 1875-1890. Middle: 12 ¾” doll with provenance… made by Rebecca Blue Cloud, the granddaughter of Chief Little Crow (the leader of the Sioux Rebellion of 1862). Her hair is black thread and the body appears to be made from heavy old knit long johns. Ca. 1920. Right: 12” doll with cloth body and human hair braids. He has fringing and beading on his shirt and pants, a quill breastplate, and beautifully beaded moccasins. Ca. 1910. Some Sioux dolls have been found with beading on the soles of the moccasins, as have real moccasins of beloved children, made during the 1880-1910 period on the Sioux reservations.

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am not going to attempt to discuss all types of Indian dolls from every tribal group, but rather would like to use the dolls in my collection to give a feel for the variety of dolls that were made and to show how they were produced using the traditions and materials at hand. There are many types of dolls, such as the wooden Kachina and pottery dolls of the southwest, and bone and ivory Inuit dolls from the arctic, that I have not included. I have had many of these in the past, but they are no longer in my collection. Indian dolls tell the story of the white man’s influence on Indian culture. The first European expeditions to America brought dolls for trade with the Indians. In 1585, on Roanoke Island, it was recorded that the Indians were “greatlye diligted with puppets, and babes which were brought oute of England”. By the 19th century, Indian women were incorporating ribbons and calico into their own clothing, as well as into doll making. Indians in all parts of the country gradually adapted many of the white man’s customs, and by the 20th

Two Cradleboards – Left: A Sioux or Cheyenne baby is tucked into a beaded hood with a prop-up flap. The bottom portion is red trade wool lined in cotton. This is folded around the baby and tied closed with a leather thong. The top is beaded with typical bold designs and the flap is fringed as well. The baby wears a lace trimmed bonnet and has a sweet inked cotton face. Right: A 7 ½” Apache toy cradleboard with a cloth infant. This has a twig frame with a wood splint bottom, padded and covered with cloth. It is decorated with appliquéd pieces and “tinklers” (small pieces of tin curled into tubes, these were used to decorate children’s clothes as well). In general, the full size cradleboards were made of soft doeskin, and padded with dry moss or shredded bark. The babies were laced into the cradleboard during the day and taken out at night. As children grew they learned to free their arms and unlace themselves from the cradle. Ca. 1880-1890.

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century, Indian dolls reflected both cultures. Indian children, like children everywhere, wanted dolls and toys to play with, and their parents and grandparents responded with miniature replicas of themselves. Since each tribe’s mode of dress reflected where they lived, and what materials were available to them, Indian dolls are as varied as the tribes themselves. By displaying a tribe’s use of ornament, accessories and clothing, the dolls accurately record Indian life. For most Native American children, toys and dolls were meant to educate. With the help of parents, grandparents and tribal elders, children learned about life in their various cultures, and their proper roles in their tribe’s society. Boys had toys representing the tools of hunting and war - canoes, bows and arrows and horses. By playing with an accurately built canoe they would learn how to construct one when the time came. Girls practiced the skills they

Northern Woodlands Dolls – These 3 dolls are from the north central part of the country, with perhaps the exception of the middle doll. Left: 10 ¾” doll with head and clothing of buckskin and a torso of old cotton sateen. The face is embroidered and there is no sign of the doll ever having hair. She wears a long tunic with very simple beading, leggings and low beaded moccasins. She carries a beaded papoose with a harness around the shoulders, tied in front, very secure for someone traveling on foot through woodlands. Ca. 1890-1900. Middle: This little gal is only 6 ½” tall, probably a doll for tourist trade. She has a leather face and clothing and a muslin body. Her face and clothing are decorated with paint. She wears high boots which would lead to belief in her northern origins. She is probably from the 1940’s. On the right is a 7” Winnebago brave from Wisconsin or Minnesota. He has an unusual beaded face, 2 layers of jackets and black velvet leggings, all with beading and fringe. He is probably from the 1930s.

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Navajo – This is a 13” doll made entirely of cloth, with embroidered features and hair made from frayed cloth. Her velveteen blouse is beaded and she wears many strands of beads. Her necklace and earrings are meant to look like coral and turquoise. At her waist, her “belt” is a sterling silver and turquoise bracelet! Her full skirt is tiered and layered over a tiered petticoat as well, all in early cottons. The upper tier of her petticoat has been taken from a worn garment, the old hemline is very visible. The Navajo Indians learned to use manufactured cottons as soon as they were introduced by the white settler as they were much cooler than their hand woven woolens. Doll ca. 1910.

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would need in their future domestic lives - making dolls meant working deerskins, sewing with gut or thread, and beading. They would establish their dolls in miniature households complete with tepees, cradleboards and horses. Many dolls were made by mothers and grandmothers as gifts. The dolls were cut in simple shapes from tanned skins, and stuffed with fur, cloth or dried grasses. Faces were stitched, beaded, or burned. Hair was often from a horse’s tail, but could also be from the child herself or a parent. Doll dresses were patterned after adult clothing although quite simplified. The Indians who roamed the Great Plains region depended upon the buffalo and deer for survival. They ate the meat and the women turned the hides into clothing, bedding and other articles of everyday life. Special items were decorated with quillwork and beading, with the fanciest work being saved for ceremonial and sacred objects. Learning the complex beading patterns was an important part of a girl’s training. Indian girls practiced their beadwork and sewing skills by making doll’s clothing and miniature cradleboards, beaded copies of the ones in which they were carried as infants, much as the daughters of settlers stitched samplers and worked on quilts. As Indian children acquired white people’s toys they sometimes would wrap a china doll in a cradleboard. As girls grew older, their dolls began to represent the grown women they would become, and generally, upon reaching puberty, girls gave up their childhood toys and entered into the activities of adult life, although many women kept one favorite doll. The earlier dolls are often decorated with porcupine quills, natural pigments, and cut fringes. When contact was made with traders they started using the big glass “pony beads”. By the 1840s tiny “seed beads” reached the Plains and allowed the elaborate beadwork to begin. Translucent beads appeared in the 1870s, followed by metallic beads in the 1880s. Often a doll’s age can be judged by the size and types of beads used. More muted shades are older, brighter are newer. In the earliest dolls, all of the sewing, as well as the beading, is with sinew; later cotton thread was used, the thread also being acquired from traders. Beginning around 1850 trade woolens and calico became available and scraps became doll clothing – this too can be helpful in dating a doll. We all recognize the dolls of the southwest when we see one of the many dolls made by the Navajo Indians and sold in tourist shops and trading posts there. They usually have wool hair tied in a folded bun in back, a painted face and a dress of bright velvet with maybe some beaded trim. They came in all sizes and Cornhusk & Birch Bark Dolls – These are dolls of the northern woodlands. Left: This little 6” birch bark doll has a muslin face with inked features. Note arms of braided bark, beaded trims and thin splint wrapping, probably Algonquin from the area around Ottawa, 1930s. Middle & right: These are Seneca / Iroquois dolls from the Great Lakes area, the smallest might be Oneida (another branch of the Iroquois). They are 12” and 7”, bodies and heads made of corn husks that were worked while they were soft and pliable. Their clothes are copied from those worn by the white settlers and traders. The larger doll is very elaborately dressed in cotton sateen and wool with silk ribbon trims, lots of beading and large sequins, note the pretty little pouch at her waist. Her wool leggings are heavily beaded also. Her hands are exceptional, with finely wrapped individual fingers. She wears white cotton pantalets and petticoat…quite proper! Her face is rather crudely drawn on her painted head, and her “hair” is silk faille braided in the back and tied into a bun. Ca.1890-1900. The smaller 7” doll is much simpler in construction and dress but she also has underwear. Her cotton twill skirt and leggings have simple beading and her hair is heavy thread made into braids. She has a nicely inked face on an unpainted head. Ca.1925.

make a cheerful display. The one old Navajo doll in my collection displays the use of early calico fabrics, all of which were previously used in human garments – no fabric was wasted. The Navajos originally dressed in woolen garments made of wool from their sheep (introduced by the Spanish in the 1600s). They learned weaving from their Pueblo neighbors, and in the 1880s white traders arrived with manufactured cloth, and their wives taught the Navajo women how to make dresses from calicos and velveteen which was so much cooler and more comfortable than wool. Early Navajo dolls wear similar clothes and faces are usually stitched, with hair of thread or frayed cloth (such as mine has). Decorations on dolls mimic the famous Navajo silver, turquoise and coral jewelry. Among the Iroquois, Oneida, Penobscot and other tribes of the Midwest and eastern woodlands, deer and other game were hunted for food and their hides were used for clothing. Corn was their most important crop, providing food that could be stored through Tiny Ute Doll – This wee one is only 2 ½” tall. It is probably from the Oklahoma area. Note the incredible detail on this doll. It is very finely sewn using mostly French silk ribbon that was brought into the area by traders. She has a tiny seed bead necklace too. Her black silk fabric hair is in a single braid down her back. The picture of her back shows how much the colors have faded. Ca. 1880-90.

the winter. The dried leaves and husks of corn were made into ceremonial masks and dolls. Indian children probably taught their craft to white settler’s children also, as many cornhusk dolls can be found today, it is a long and widespread tradition. Other dolls were made from wood, apples, rawhide and cloth. Some cornhusk dolls wear husk clothing as well, but other dolls show the influence of European style designs and materials and are decorated with silk ribbons and glass beads. Some 20th century cornhusk dolls made by the Seneca of New York state have dried apple heads and were elaborately dressed with beading and fur trims to appeal to tourists. Some of the Midwest and Great Lakes tribes (Micmac, Osage, Ute and others) incorporated their love of brightly colored ribbons into their clothing. French silk ribbon was fashioned into beautiful geometric designs to decorate their clothing; their usually small dolls show the same wonderful ribbon trims. The Chippewa, a woodland tribe of the North Dakota and Minnesota area, made buckskin dolls adorned with floral beadwork, and Seminole Indian Dolls from Florida – This is a colorful group many of their dolls show the love of silver ornaments of 3” to 10” dolls. The dolls are made from palmetto fiber with conical bodies and no arms. Male dolls do have simple arms and too, hammered from silver coins. Some tribes believed that dolls had spirits – the Kiowa wear long low-waisted tunics. The Seminole Indians adopted these colorful cottons from the Florida settlers. They had banned dolls completely, while the Delaware fashioned originally worn buckskin clothing but cotton was much cooler. dolls only for religious rites; they were not playthings. By the 1870s they had sewing machines to make their distinctive The Cherokee Indians of the southern Appalachian and elaborate patchwork clothing. Their black cloth hair copies Mountains patterned their dolls after the mountain the high dressed hairdos worn by Seminole women. The many tiers of neck beads are added one a year as a girl grows, and at people (white settlers) of the region. Their dolls are middle age, they are removed, one strand a year…back to one sometimes hard to recognize as they look like ordinary again. These dolls date from the 1920s to the 40s. In the 1950s cloth folk dolls with embroidered features and dressed in they started using rick rack trims and the wonderful pieced homespun. Knowing their origin is very helpful! designs became rare…hairdos turned to yarn and synthetics… they lost a lot of their charm in the process.

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Five Alaskan Inuit / Eskimo Dolls – Left: Four dolls, 8”- 9” dressed in beautifully pieced parkas made of several different furs. These dolls have lovely carved wooden faces (all quite different) and cloth bodies, sealskin boots and mittens with separate thumbs. They are stamped on the soles of their boots “Reg. U.S.I.A. Alaskan Eskimo” – U. S. Dept of Indian Affairs. I believe this industry was under the Dept of the Interior. Ca. 1920. Right: This doll is 16”, very simple and unusually large, probably made as a play doll…not for the tourist trade. He has a hand sewn hide body with simple beading along the seams of the face, mittens and boots. Face was inked and is faded. Under his parka in back is a tag that reads “Made by Monuk (Morning Star), male doll named Tuktu (caribou), 1946.”

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The Seminole Indians of Florida were originally a buckskin clad people, but they soon chose in favor of the cooler cottons of the white Florida settlers. By the 1870s they were creating their very distinctive patchwork clothing using the newly invented sewing machine. Seminole dolls were made either of carved wood (more often male dolls) or, more commonly, of palmetto fibers. These dolls were made primarily for the tourists. Seminole children generally played with dolls made of rags and sticks. From the warmest area to the coldest…the Arctic! The Eskimo or Inuit indigenous people of Alaska, Canada and Greenland live in the most extreme and unforgiving natural environment. Inuit is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic regions of Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Alaskans prefer the term “Eskimo”, while Canada and Greenland officially use “Inuit.” I’ll use Eskimo/Inuit to be non-partial. In past times their lives revolved around hunting which sometimes brought plenty and other times famine. Survival depended upon the seasonal migrations of caribou and sea mammals. Travel to hunting grounds was by kayak, or over the ice with sleds and dogs. During the short summers they moved over the tundra in search of the migrating caribou herds. Seals and walrus provided meat, sinew, gut, bone and skin. The skins became clothing, sinews were dried and used for sewing, bone became tools, utensils, and needles for sewing. There was little waste. Toys were carved from walrus tusks in the form of sleds, dogs, hunters and tiny walrus to memorialize the hunt. Eskimo/Inuit carvers also used driftwood, soapstone, antlers, bones and teeth from bears and whales for dolls and toys. Long winter nights provided ample time for skillful carving and polishing of bone and ivory. During childhood, girls stayed close to their mothers, helping to care for the elderly and younger siblings. They learned to sew clothing of seal and caribou skins to guard against the arctic cold. Many Eskimo/Inuit dolls show off many different furs and are very decorative. Hoods of

Group of Eskimo/Inuit Dolls from Labrador & Newfoundland – This group of dolls can be easily identified by the pointed hoods on their sealskin parkas…they do not display the varieties of fur that the Alaskan dolls do. They were made by the men and women who worked under the auspices of the Grenfell Industries, a subsidiary of the Grenfell Mission in St Anthony, Newfoundland, established to aid the coastal fishermen and their families, icebound through long winter months. These dolls measure 4” to 14” and are mostly from the 1920s to 40s. The heads are carved from wood, hair is carved also, and then painted. The bodies are cloth. Clothing consists of sealskin parkas and usually poplin pants and soft leather boots, although the earlier dolls have sealskin pants and boots as well. The poplin is usually blue or rust colored and was developed for the Mission as a windproof fabric called “Grenfell cloth”. The larger dolls in back have their cloth tags “Grenfell Industries – Newfoundland and Labrador”. The lady on the middle left is unusual and early…she has hair with long braids that loop under her arms and tie in back. She also carries her baby under her parka on her back. In the center is a 7” boy with a composition face. He is from the 1950s.

parkas are usually lined with a ruff of thick fur, often wolf which shakes free of frost that accumulates around the face caused by warm breath. Little girls had parkas with large fur lined hoods, just like their mothers, and they carried their dolls in them just as they would later carry their own babies. Boys had dolls too, but they also had kayaks and harpoons to teach them about their future as hunters. Many early arctic dolls have anatomical details, but the sex of a doll is also shown by the turn of the mouth…an upturned mouth, often with inserts of ivory at the corners, is a male… while a downturned mouth or a perpetual frown indicates a female. The roles of traders, missionaries, and explorers grew in Eskimo/Inuit life as the frontiers pushed north… dolls made as gifts or for trade with settlers began to look more like European dolls. While children often played with dolls that wore little clothing, the traders insisted on more elaborate parkas, traditional costumes and accessories for the tourist market. In Labrador and Newfoundland it is known that (when possible) dolls were undressed at night and put to bed in wooden beds like a child’s own with bedding made of reindeer skin and a quilt. The one little Labrador play doll I have was probably one of the lucky ones to have her own bed! Many of the dolls from this area were made in association with the Grenfell Mission, and wear distinctive sealskin parkas with pointed hoods, rather than the rounded hoods of the Alaskan dolls.

The dolls of the Greenland Inuit are very easy to recognize as they seem to be the only arctic dolls carved totally of wood, and having joints. Their clothing is also very distinctive with high sealskin boots decorated with multicolored pieced designs. I have shown two nice examples of these. The last group of dolls to be discussed are the very well known Skookum Indian Character dolls, those of Mary Frances Woods, and some later copy-cat dolls; these of course are not true Indian play dolls, but were sold from coast to coast as tourist souvenirs. They are all very colorful and make a beautiful display when grouped. The first Skookum dolls appeared in 1913 in Missoula, MT. They were designed and made by Mary McAboy. Most were 6-10” dried apple head dolls with glass pin eyes, string hair and a wood body, padded and wrapped in flannel. They are very rare now, but quite homely! The doll construction was patented in February, 1914. In 1915, Mary merged her small operation with the H.H. Tammen Co. of Denver. In 1917, Mary registered the trademark “Skookum”…meaning “excellent” or “mighty” in Northwest Territory slang…she called them “Bully Good”. The body structure changed and heads were now mostly made of composition. During the 1917-20 period bodies were sisal stuffed cheap cotton with wood feet attached to dowel legs. Faces tend to be more primitive with darker complexions, and the eyes are sometimes outlined in black.

Greenland Eskimo/ Inuit Ladies – These dolls from Greenland are very distinctive although I often see them labeled as Alaskan in origin. These two are 10” and 13 ½” tall. They have carved wooden bodies with mortise & tendon joints at mid thigh and elbows. Their soft hair is musk ox fur done up and bound around the head with a band. They wear high sealskin boots with the fur on the inside to keep their feet and legs warm, and sealskin pants as well. Both the boots and pants are decorated with tiny leather pieced designs in bright colors. The high sealskin boots make it impossible for them to bend their knees, so they must have been made to be undressed! The white dots on the black velvet represent beads. These are both from the 1920s. Labrador Play dolls – Here are two very different types of play dolls from Labrador. Left: This is a 6” all bisque Kestner. She is dressed in a Labrador Inuit cotton summer anorak, and she wears high sealskin Straights of Belle Isle boots… these were sewn onto her legs while the sealskin was soft and dried to fit snugly. Her cotton anorak was typical summer wear in Labrador… long sleeves and hood to keep the hideous bugs at bay…I’ve been there and I know all about them! Note how carefully this garment is made with the bands appliquéd on. I would guess that this doll was dressed by an Inuit worker at the Grenfell hospital for the daughter of a visiting American doctor. Many New England doctors volunteered their services at the hospital in St. Anthony during the summer months. Ca 1920s. Right: This is a real 10” play doll from Labrador. She has a painted leather face and cloth body. She was lovingly made to played with and all of her clothes are removable and complete. She wears a sealskin parka that buttons, mittens on a yarn tether, cotton pants, a knit shirt, red wool skirt with a drawstring waist, and sealskin boots in the same Straits of Belle Isle style. She is probably from the 1930s or early 40s.

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Group of Skookum Indian Dolls – Here is a colorful assortment of the ever popular Skookum Indian Dolls…ranging in size from a 17” brave in back to a 3” papoose mailer in front. This group are mostly from the 1920s and 1930s with leather covered moccasins and lovely blankets. The 17” brave is from the 1940s or early 50s and has feet covered with masking tape, instead of the suede that was used on earlier dolls. Most of the earlier Skookum dolls have composition mask faces (mostly made in Germany), while later dolls have plastic faces. Note the somewhat scowling face of the early lady in the back right, a pincushion child (lower left) and the papoose mailer in the lower right. You will also see a “googly” child on the right with green felt moccasins…she was influenced by the Campbell Kids and the popularity of the googly-eyed dolls of the period. They make a wonderful display with their great faces and pretty blankets. Skookum dolls were made up into the 1960s with a transition to plastic faces and shoes and less attention to detail.

The next group of dolls had composition mask faces that were made in Germany. Wigs were made of string, human hair, and later mohair. Wooden feet were covered in suede and had painted designs, sometimes beaded. They were dressed with calico “shirts” and woolen Indian style blankets. Labels bear the H.H. Tammen name or ANCO of NY. From the 1920s until the late 1930s (pre WWII) the dolls have the “Swastika” label called “Twirling Logs” by some Native Americans. It combines 4 L’s: luck, life, love and light and was used as charm. The dolls of this period have leather covered feet and composition mask faces with mohair or human hair, many with decorative beaded headbands or breastplates. Larger dolls were used in displays to help sell the smaller dolls. In the late 1930s and early 40’s with the beginning of the war, the Swastika was removed from the labels. Hard times from the Depression called for cheaper materials to be used - fine calicos were replaced by the large prints of feed and sugar bags. Moving into the 1940s, the war shortages of materials called for more substitutions. Leather foot covering was changed to masking tape, blankets changed from wool to cotton or a blend, and the mask faces were molded from the new plastic, and made in the USA. A great many of the early 52

Mary Frances Woods Indian Lady Doll Mary Frances Woods was an artist from Chicago who spent summers living on reservations studying the Nez Perce, Umatilla and the Cheyenne…observing their culture and daily lives. She settled in Portland, Oregon and through the 1920s and 1930s made a wonderful array of portrait dolls…each is an individual, and hand painted with black glass bead eyes. The faces are crepe paper over a mask…really looks like weathered skin! This lady is 10” tall, but there are seated groups and babies in papooses…an endless variety and each is a work of art!

character masks were retired, leaving only a few styles. Dolls were only made in the 3” to 18” sizes, the early 1824” dolls were discontinued, and 36” dolls became the new display dolls. The last decade of production – 1950-60 – saw wooden feet replaced with plastic shoes and black plastic tube legs. Working totally alone, at the same time as Mary McAboy, was Mary Frances Woods. She studied art in Chicago and New York, and spent her summers living on Indian reservations in the west studying different tribes and observing their cultures. She settled in Oregon and started her career first by painting Indian faces on leather. In the 1920s she began painting leather doll heads. She then switched to molding faces of light brown crepe paper over a plaster mask. The lines of the paper gave the faces a very realistic and weathered look. All of the facial features were delicately painted and black glass pin eyes brought the faces alive. Bodies were simple cardboard tubes, padded and wrapped with traditional patterned blankets. Wooden feet were attached with nails to a bottom wood base. Some dolls were created on wooden blocks in seated positions… the variety of her work is amazing and with the hand painting, no two are alike. Her babies in papooses are truly

adorable! Her son G.B. Woods continued the making of these dolls after her death in the 1930s. Also hand made were the Ta-Nuk Indian Character dolls made by Lillian Smart of Seattle, WA in the 1930s. Heads and hands were carved from apples, chemically prepared to last. Her dolls portray different tribes and different occupations. They have a padded wire armature wrapped in crepe paper, human hair, and large round leather moccasin feet, allowing them to stand well. The round flat feet are the easiest way to recognize her dolls. There were several copy-cat Indian dolls made…foremost among them were the dolls made by the Minnetonka Moccasin Co during the 1930s-50s. The doll heads are made of plaster, very heavy (easiest way to recognize them) and not as well painted as Skookum dolls. The wooden feet are boxy and covered with flannel or felt. They were made in the Far East and distributed by Arrowhead Souvenirs in Minnesota. There are also small Japanese dolls with pinkish celluloid faces measuring 2” -14” tall and of poor quality. There is so much variety available to the collector of Indian dolls… you can specialize in an area or type of doll…or like me, just add any doll that appeals! There is a story behind every one of them! The author would be happy to discuss Indian dolls with any reader, please email: aquietplace@verizon.net Bibliography: American Folk Dolls, Wendy Lavitt, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1982. Dolls & Toys of Native America – A Journey Through Childhood, Don and Debra McQuiston, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1995. Skookum: The Great Indian Character Doll – A History & Guide, Lesley Mitchell, privately published by her in 1999.

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Figure 2. William S. Tower incised mark.

Figure 1. Two miniature tubs by William S. Tower (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 3. Early teddy bears playing with William S. Tower toy tubs (Armitstead Collection).

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has long had the distinction of being recognized for the production of very early wooden toys. As wood was abundant and readily available in the Northeast, early craftsmen inherently turned toward the direction of woodworking. Two of the most prominent early wooden toy manufacturers were Samuel Hersey and the Tower Toy Company established by William S. Tower in Hingham, Massachusetts, during the mid-1800’s. Besides Mr. Hersey and Mr. Tower, numerous other Hingham craftsmen also made wooden miniatures intended for play. This article is being presented in three parts, each being anchored by a major craftsman in the Hingham toy industry. Part I concentrates on the very influential doll furniture and toy maker, William S. Tower, along with his brother, Charles, and their nephew, Ezra Wilder. Part II focuses on the important early craftsmen, Samuel Hersey, his brother, Edmund Hersey, their uncle, Cotton Hersey, and other less recognized Hingham toy makers. Part III features the large quantity of doll furniture produced by Loring H. Cushing, who apprenticed under William S. Tower, and also discusses the work of George W. Fearing, and Marita Otis Lincoln. Miniature furniture made by these craftsmen was comprised of doll’s furniture in several scales, including dollhouse sizes, such as dressers, chairs, tables, desks, sideboards, cradles, beds, stools and other doll furnishings. Hingham craftsmen also produced accessories to go along with dolls, which included small firkins (small wooden keg-type containers with a cover and handle), tubs, buckets, laundry sets containing washboards, ironing

boards, and drying racks and small containers meant as toys. They worked in pine, maple, birch and other local woods. The majority of the surfaces were finely sanded to a smooth finish and remained either unvarnished, leaving the wood a natural color, or were varnished, stained or painted. Some Hingham furniture had designs hand painted on the surface. Most construction methods were either peg joined or nail assembled and, at times, both methods were used on one piece. Hand-made, square-cut nails were used on the early items. Several of the Hingham toy makers incorporated tin within their construction designs, such as the strappings to hold together miniature buckets and wash tubs, or they added tin accessories like tin wash bowls to wash stands. All of the toys made by the early Hingham craftsmen are extremely scarce and very desirable. Hersey, Tower, Cushing, Wilder, Fearing, and Lincoln are prominent Hingham family names. Hingham has honored some of its past distinguished residents by naming numerous streets and landmarks after them. Studying genealogy records has revealed that many of the early families in Hingham intermarried and were related to each other including William S. Tower, Loring H. Cushing, Samuel Hersey, Cotton Hersey and Ezra Wilder. Ancestors of some these and other important families came from Hingham, England, and settled Hingham, Massachusetts, in the early 1600’s. As Hingham was a seaside town, fishing was an important industry for the early families, which lead to another important trade in the town—the production of containers to haul and transport fish. By the early 1800’s, small cottage industries and larger facilities, making fullsized wooden containers and products such as buckets, barrels, pails, boxes and other utilitarian objects, had been well established in Hingham. Because of the vast quantity produced, Hingham had been dubbed and known throughout the country as “Bucket Town.” A downturn in the fishing and coopering industries lead some full-size container producers to make miniature versions of their

Figure 4. Wash tub and wringer made by William S. Tower (Armitstead Collection).

wares as a way to continue their businesses. From studying original documents such as the 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Hingham and genealogy records, both of which designate occupations for a majority of those persons listed, it is quite evident that many of the Hingham toy craftsmen had other skilled vocations either prior to or during the times they were producing toys and doll furniture. Almost any full-sized wooden ware item being made in Hingham could have been adapted to miniature replicas for children. These simplistic toys are true craftsman products for they had been made unpretentiously but with great skill. Perhaps this is the appeal of these diminutive doll’s furniture and accessories for, today, they are highly sought after by collectors of early doll items and miniatures and also by collectors of Americana. Many of the Hingham pieces were marked either with a paper label, an incised brand or mark bearing the name Figure 5. William S. Tower wash stand and dresser (Bonnie Hanson Collection).

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Figure 6. Rocking chair by William S. Tower (Bonnie Hanson Collection).

Figure 7. William S. Tower dining set (Bonnie Hanson Collection).

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or initials of the maker and, in many cases, the location made and some even with the street and house number. Surprisingly, a large number of the paper labels adhered to these artifacts survived over the many years since they were produced. If by chance an identifying mark is missing, the item may be verified by comparisons to those which still retain their original tags or markings. From those paper label examples observed, it seems the tags of numerous Hingham makers have distinct similarities in size and style. Most paper labels seen have been around 1” to 2” long and generally rectangular shaped, off-white color, which could be due to aging, and, with a few exceptions, professionally imprinted lettering; some even have decorative bordering along the edges. In certain cases, labels or markings were placed in concealed areas like inside drawers; therefore, it is prudent to thoroughly examine each piece for labels or markings in unexpected areas. The fact that the Hingham craftsmen identified their work by marking them with their names is a sure indication that they were proud of their work and, most likely, wanted to distinguish their items from the other Hingham craftsmen. Of all the toy craftsmen from Hingham, William Sewell Tower is, in all likelihood, the most recognized because his work was chronicled in the landmark book, Toys in America, published in 1961 by Inez and Marshall McClintock. Born on July 7, 1826 (reference: The History of the Town of Hingham by Thomas Tracy Bouve, 1893), he was the son of Reuben Tower, an accomplished clock maker. William S. Tower’s wife, Mary, was a Wilder. Early in his career, Mr. Tower was a bucket and barrel maker; and, when the cooperage business waned due to the decline of the fishing industry, he ventured into producing toys, some being the miniature versions of the full sized buckets and barrels he had been making. The 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Hingham lists Mr. Tower at age 28 as having an occupation of turner, which is one who turns wood, especially on a lathe. The 1865 census lists him at age 38 as a cooper. In all probability, while he was occupied in these professions,

he also made toys as a sideline. But in 1869 he set up a toy manufacturing establishment using steam power next to Wilder’s Bucket Mill on Mill Lane at Cushing Pond. Along with his brother Charles S. Tower, born in 1838, he ran a very successful toy producing business; an early Tower Toy Ware advertisement pictured in the McClintocks’ book states “manufacturers...in toy ware...comprising toy pails, tubs, coolers, churns, doll swings, chamber and parlor sets, [and] toy wares of all kinds.” Several different finishes were applied to William Tower’s furniture and accessories, including light and dark mahogany stain finished in semigloss or gloss and he also had a natural finish with no stain or varnish applied; and, some items had painted surfaces. A number of references (including Not All Is Changed, A Life History of Hingham by Lorena and Francis Hart and Toys in America) report that Mr. Tower won a bronze medal for his toys in Paris in 1878, showed his playthings at numerous exhibits including the Columbian Exposition in 1893 and that he had an agent who distributed his items in a number of locations including Boston and Nantasket Beach. Mr. Tower manufactured toys in his building, adjacent to Wilder’s Bucket Mill and Jacob’s Hatchet Factory at Cushing Pond for many years. In 1881, at age 54, he was living at 573 Main Street and was still listed as a toy manufacturer. The historical data about William S. Tower and other Hingham toy manufacturers in Toys in America is invaluable to researchers and collectors. In Toys In America the McClintocks grouped the Hingham toy craftsmen together by stating “Bill Tower had the brilliant idea of organizing them into a toy guild” thereby dubbing the term “Tower Toy Guild.” However, there is a discrepancy between the McClintocks’ earlier research which indicates “The Tower Guild started rather informally, probably in the late 1830’s” and current research. Since he was born in 1826, Mr. Tower would have been much too young to have a business or to organize a group of craftsmen in the 1830’s, for even as late as 1839, he would have been only 13 years old. A more reasonable assumption is that he started toy making at a later date, most likely as a sideline during the time his main employment was a turner and cooper, but his profession as a full-time toy manufacturer did not begin until, or a short time preceding, 1869 when he established his toy wooden ware plant at Cushing Pond.

The book, Not All Is Changed, A Life History of Hingham, contains a splendid photograph taken in the 1800’s of The Tower Toy Company building alongside of Wilder’s Wooden Ware owned by Crocker Wilder and Jacob’s Hatchet Factory located on Cushing Pond. Another dramatic photograph in the same book pictures the destruction of the buildings during the fire of 1902. Sometime in the 1890’s Mr. Tower’s toy establishment was assumed by F. W. Burrell by which time the business had grown considerably with many employees. Mr. Tower passed away in 1898 at age 72. Around 1900, during a large Christmas order, Mr. Burrell was defrauded by an individual who made away with his payment, putting an end to the business.

Figure 8. William S. Tower stool (Bonnie Hanson Collection).

Two very different markings have been found on William S. Tower’s work. The most commonly found mark is the incised inscription in Figure 2, discussed below. The other marking known is a square paper label imprinted “Manufactured by Wm. S. Tower, South Hingham, Mass., Patent Applied For” attached to a wooden sand toy pictured in Blair Whitten’s book, The Knopf’s Toys. Two toy tubs made by Mr. Tower are pictured in Figure 1. Properly proportioned, the sides and handles of the smaller tub are thinner than those of the larger tub, and when the smaller tub is placed inside the larger one, the heights and the holes on the handles match up perfectly. Both tubs are incised on the bottom “Wm. S. Tower, So. Hingham, Mass.” with the inclusion of a simplistic, elongated design in the middle, as pictured in the close-up in Figure 2. Two rows of tin strapping hold together the octagonal-shaped sides and each handle has a hole. These particular tubs had not been stained or varnished and have mellowed over the years to a splendid, aged natural patina. Most likely, these toy tubs were sold individually or as sets. They are both appropriate accessories for dolls and teddy bears as the smaller one is 2 ½” high with a diameter of 3-5/8” and the larger one is 3 ¼” high with a diameter of 4 ¼”. Figure 3 pictures the two Tower toy tubs in a whimsical setting with early German teddy bears and fish ornaments, reminiscent of Hingham’s fishing industry. The Tower Toy Company also made toy laundry sets in three sizes, consisting of a wash tub (similar to those pictured above except with no handles), a wash board, a wringer, an ironing board and a clothes rack. The complete laundry set is pictured on a postcard entitled Tower Toy

Company, post marked 1897, and shown in the book, Hingham (Postcard History Series), by James Pierotti. An example of the wash tub and wringer from the laundry set is pictured in Figure 4. The wash tub is 2-3/16” high with a diameter of 3-13/16”. The wringer, which spins when the handle is turned, is 4 ¼” high and inserts perfectly onto the sides of the tub. These two particular pieces were originally from the personal collection of the late Flora Gill Jacobs. She was the well-respected collector, researcher, author and founder/owner of the now-closed Washington Dolls’ House and Toy Museum. A long-time collector from Massachusetts, Bonnie Hanson, possesses an extraordinary grouping of William Tower doll furniture. All are natural-color wood with matte finish and have no applied stain or varnish. Figure 5 pictures on the left a wash stand, 6 ¼” high and 3” deep, with an original tin wash bowl, a scalloped back splash and bottom drawer. The simple three-drawer dresser on the right is 4” high by 6” long by 3” deep. Both pieces have very distinct and unusual wooden drawer pulls, half-cone shaped with the openings facing downwards. The wash stand and the dresser are both incised with the William Tower logo. An unembellished rocking chair, also marked with the Tower logo underneath, is pictured in Figure 6; it is 4-3/8” high, 2” deep and the rockers are 3” long. Figure 7 pictures a matching dining set consisting of two chairs, 4” high x 2” deep, which are very similar to the rocker, and a round table with center pedestal, 3” high with a diameter of 4-3/8”. The two chairs are both marked with the Tower logo underneath, and, although the coordinating table is Figure 9. Two miniature tubs and bucket by William S. Tower (Photo courtesy of Willis Henry).

not marked, another marked example has been seen in dark mahogany with a semi-gloss finish. The miniature stool, which is 2 ½” long by 1 ½” deep and 1-3/8” high, pictured in Figure 8, has additional adornments including decorative cuts on the two top sides of the seat and curiously shaped legs and sides. The stool is also marked with the Tower logo underneath. In February, 2009, Willis Henry, the well-respected Massachusetts auctioneer, held an auction featuring Hingham doll furniture and accessories and other highend early furnishings from local estates. He has specialized in Americana and early pieces for over 35 years. Mr. Henry, who is very knowledgeable in this field, has sold through auction numerous Hingham pieces over the years including miniature firkins, doll furniture and other

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Figure 10. Highboy by Ezra Wilder (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

Figure 11. Ezra Wilder label attached to highboy (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

doll related items. Concluding the auction, I interviewed Mr. Henry and he graciously allowed me to use his excellent photographs for this article. At the February, 2009, auction, Mr. Henry offered a very interesting grouping, portions of which are pictured in Figure 9 – two wooden tubs and a bucket (or pail) with metal handle. The consigner had known these pieces were made by William S. Tower and they were advertised as such. Although the items were not marked, it was quite evident after thorough examination and comparisons to marked pieces that these items were manufactured by the Tower Toy Company. An example, marked with Mr. Tower’s logo, of the same eight-sided bucket, shown in the center in Figure 9, is pictured in the 1995 article in the Maine Antique Digest entitled “The Herseys: Toy Ware and Box Manufacturers in ‘Bucket Town’” by David A. Schorsch. The diameter of the bucket was 2”. Another Hingham toy maker, Ezra Wilder, was the nephew of William S. and Charles Tower. Mr. Wilder, born in 1843, was the son of Ezra Wilder, a clock and watch repairer, and Rebekah Tower, sister to William S. and Charles Tower. The Wilder family had a dry goods store on the corner of Friend and Main Streets and from all indications Mr. Wilder sold his toys in the store. The well-crafted 15” tall highboy, finished in dark mahogany, with broken pediment, carved cabriole legs, elaborately cut skirt and brass knobs is shown in Figure 10 . The attached paper label with the following inscription, “Ezra Wilder, Maker, Cor. Main & Friend Sts., South Hingham, Mass.” is pictured in Figure 11. In future Antique Doll Collector issues, Part II and Part III of this article will further explore the work of other important Hingham craftsmen. Note: Judith Armitstead, along with her husband, Richard, founded The Doll Works. They have long been fascinated with and have collected and researched doll related items and toys produced in New England. They may be reached through their business web site, www.TheDollWorks.net.

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eginning April 17 and continuing through October 3 the Doll’s House Museum Basel special exhibition is dedicated to the theme of weddings. Enchanting wedding dresses with veils, wedding shoes, nostalgic bridal bouquets, romantic gloves, bridal wreaths of myrtle with wax flowers and buds, wedding crowns, bridal crown stands under glass domes, old original photographs and many other items of wedding memorabilia dating from around 1810 to 1960 will be on display. Exclusive wedding dresses and selected accessories act as contemporary witnesses to customs and traditions, some of which have endured over many centuries up to the present day. For more information visit www.puppenhausmuseum.ch bridal doll with a wax head, circa 1865/1870.

Porcelain doll as bride, circa 1870, Germany, dress in silk.

Left: bridal coronet, circa 1880/1890, fabric flowers, wax buds, silvered glass beads; on a wax head, circa 1900. Below: Bridal shoes, circa 1810/1815, silk satin; bridal parasol, circa 1870, hand-made cotton lace with ivory handle; bridal wreath with bridal corsage, circa 1900.

Car bonnet decoration, circa 1940, head in papier-maché dressed in crepe paper.

bridal coronet, circa 1850/1860, with wax flowers and wax buds.

Original picture from “La Mode Illustrée” 1875 and three-dimensional reproduction of dresses in fabric, 2009. More News on page 63

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The Laughing Jumeau”. Rare 23” SFBJ character toddler, antique French bisque socket head, with original finish composition 5 piece toddler body. “ Fabrication Francaise Paris SFBJ” label on back of body, lifelike feet with upturned toes. Original mohair wig & pate, working sleep blue eyes,with lashes, incised “SFBJ 236 Paris 11” on back of head in bisque. Open/closed mouth with molded tongue & molded 2 front teeth. $1500.00, layaway avail. Also avail: Antique German Child dolls, 30” J.D. Kestner $795. & 28” Handwercke Simon & Halbig $695. Merrit’s Toys 702-388-1555, allaboutyou2@cox.net. Merritstoys.com

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AM 550 - 14”, original blonde mohair wig, blue sleep eyes, closed mouth, compo ball jointed body, perfect bisque. $2400. Call 215794-8164 or email alloyd@nni.com. Member UFDC and NADDA.

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Member of UFDC Beautiful and Quality Dolls at Reasonable Prices! Generous Layaway Plan. Credit Cards Accepted. Just Arrived From Paris! Darling 13” DEP for the French Market. Huge dark blue paperweight eyes, open mouth, expertly painted upper and lower lashes, beautiful bisque and an antique wig. She is on a fully jointed Jumeau body and has a darling pink antique dress and hat. $1150. See this adorable doll and more at my Ruby Lane site.

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Clown Automaton, with lovely music and movements, on velvet box 12” X 12.” Clown turns head, moves arm, 2 poodles seesaw up & down, 2 poodles in back twirl around on drums. In working condition. Height is 18” total. $995. Layaway available. Also available are full size A. Schoenhut: Lion, camel, giraffe, zebra, donkey, brown bear. 702-388-1555. allaboutyou2@cox.net merritstoys.com

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Emporium Fabulous all original 28” Princess Margaret. Extremely rare exhibition size doll commemorating the visit of Princesses Margaret & Elizabeth to France as girls. Condition, as mint as it gets. French bisque socket head, blue eyes with lashes. Original finish jointed composition body, This Unis model, marked “Tete Jumeau” is displayed in the Royal Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Original mohair wig, pate, hat, silk dress with velvet ribbon & flowers, shoes, socks, 2 full slips & more, $2,995. Layaway available. Merritt’s Toys. merritstoys.com 702-388-1555. allaboutyou2@cox.net

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onnie Thornton asks if readers can identify this doll. The mark on the head is RH in a circle, with a swan next to it. Her reference books produced no results. If you have any information, please email antiquedoll@gmail.com.

Beautiful and very rare - 17” Simon Halbig 929 Closed Mouth Antique Bisque Doll, lovely big brown eyes. Perfect bisque, lovely coloring. Pierced ears. Excellent Ball Jointed body has been repainted, but “Heinrich Handwerck Germany” is stamped on butt, and left unpainted. Closed dome head (belton style) with 3 holes for stringing, although she is strung with a scrugle. Lovely new brown ringlet natural mohair wig. Adorable pink taffeta dress. Wonderful sweet expression. No chips, rub, lines, etc. Perfect. $2495 Carole Harris, 205 Westminster Road, Lynbrook, N.Y. 11563. Buying and selling dolls for over 20 years. Call 516-596-2165 or Email me at b2cdolls@yahoo.com.

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ohn Swanson asks if readers can identify this doll. Measuring 12 inches tall, she has sleep eyes, pierced ears, compo body and is marked 320. Please address your answers to antiquedoll@gmail.com.

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Rare and desirable Schoenhut personnel and animals, all original. Left to right: Bisque Ringmaster, $425. Rare blond Bisque Lady Rider, $425. Roosevelt Safari Naturalist, $4850. Rare glass eyed Brown Horse, $500. Rare White Face Monkey, $850. Plus many more. Call for details 717-519-6868 or email kkaonis@gmail.com

erhaps 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 239, Northport, NY 11768).

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character sold for $7,500 and Kammer and Reinhardt’s 112, a model not often seen, sold for $10,000. The extremely rare Japanese man by Schoenhut, a unique model incorporating the head of the company’s manikin with a classic Schoenhut child body, brought $8,250. Among the French bisque dolls, highlights included a lovely Bebe Bru with original body, wig and signed shoes, 16 inches tall, for $26,000; a first period bebe by Emile Jumeau, 19 inches tall, c. 1877, sold for $15,500 and a magnificent E. J.A. by Jumeau, size 12, realized $15,000. Prices do not include the buyer’s premium. For more information and additional prices visit Theriault’s at www.theriaults.com

Heubach figurines were popular at the recent Theriault sale. Prices for the 11 inch, 9 inch, 8 inch and 3.5 inch children in their bathing caps ranged from $7,250 for the largest to $450 for the smallest example.

Japanese Man by Schoenhut, 15 inches tall, $8,250. Fewer than ten examples are known to exist.

The rare “Babykins” by Grace Storey Putnam, 15 inches, the first example to be auctioned by Theriault’s, brought $7,500.

Perennial favorites, Heubach’s plump cheeked 7746, 15 inches, $4,200 and boy with wincing expression, 16 inches, $5,200.

Rhoads and Rhoads Sells Sunstein Collection

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ust mention the name of the late Carolyn Sunstein and miniature collectors begin salivating. Co-founder of the Philadelphia Miniaturia Show, she was an expert on miniature silver, some 500 pieces of which were sold at the Rhoads and Rhoads Auction Center in Douglassville, PA, March 27 and 28. The sale also offered an impressive array of miniature art glass, room boxes, childsize period furniture, miniature books, Vienna bronzes, child size doll dishes, miniature furniture and candy boxes. For more information visit www.echant.com. Prices do not include the buyer’s premium.

An extremely rare 18th century Shagreen Cutlery Box, holding a service for six, 3.5 inches tall, brought $18,000. 64

The Vickerman Baby House, early 19th century, 46” W, 38” H, 22” D, the first dollhouse purchased by Carolyn Sunstein, $11,000. American Sheraton Sideboard, c. 1815, 25” W and 21” H, $4,000.

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Performing Clowns Automaton by Phalbois, 26 inches tall $6,500.

William IV marble topped sideboard, 16” W, and 17” H, $2,250.

An item one would not expect to find in a miniature collection was this mechanical wooden ski slide, c. 1900, measuring 39 inches tall and 33 inches long. It sold for $3,500.

A tortoiseshell vitrine, 8-1/4” high, with original key, $2,000.

The Waltershausen Boule handkerchief table, 3 inches tall realized $700.

This elaborate ormolu vitrine, 10 inches tall, brought $1,500.

Contemporary artisan pieces were offered including this secretary by Natasha, signed and dated 1981, 8 inches tall, one of two known, $2,500.

An interesting array of miniatures displayed on a 9-inch wide table was sold along with a lady candy container for $1,200.

A lovely Viennese Gilt metal tri-fold beveled mirror with hand painted scenes, brought $550. The hand-painted pictures sold for $325.

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hez Maxim’s, one of three settings composed by Dina Vierny included this large reception room comprised of thirty-six doll house dolls (guests and staff) furniture and accessories and two grand staircases. It sold at the Galerie de Chartres, March 27, for approximately $18,200.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation:

Galerie de Chartres, 7 rue Collin D’Harleville, 2800 Chartres. Email: chartres@galeriedechartres.com

Ladenburger, Spielzeuktion, Lustgartenstraße 6 - D-68526 email: spielzeugauktion@t-online.de www.spielzeugauktion.de François Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers 89130 Toucy. www.theimer.fr, email: francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

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pair of rare character dolls marked A 4 M, c. 1910, 40 cm, with bisque socket heads, blue intaglio eyes, in all original Dutch clothes, sold for approximately $11,500 at the recent Ladenburger sale in Germany. The Simon Halbig 1448 character in her original costume, brought approximately $9,400.

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The New Atlantic City Show 2010 by Roberta A. Zygarlowski - Roberta’s Doll House •Photos by Ziggy

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vernight it had suddenly turned much cooler and there was crispness in the air as the sun glistened over the calm water surrounding Atlantic City. As we approached the lobby of the grand and somewhat glorious Atlantic City Convention Center there was a multitude of young cheerleaders preparing for their final tryouts - ascending the stairs you could actually feel the excitement in the air - lines of collectors clutching their bags in anticipation of finding something rare and wonderful to add to their collection. The two very orderly lines seemed to go on forever and this was at eight o’clock in the morning! Wanting to return to the old original Atlantic City venue that we all know and loved so well - the new owners (JMK shows) opened on Saturday at 8:30 am for those collectors hoping to find their new treasure before anyone else. The interior of the show was filled with just about every kind of collectable that you could possibly think of, from tiny little collectable buttons to enormous pieces of Victorian furniture and beautiful outdoor statuary. Approximately 300 dealers filled the new larger size booths - plenty of walking room with lots of rest areas and a wonderful friendly atmosphere - a food court that had excellent selections including items for us vegans. Along the last row where the food court was located you also found several booths for repairs (glassware etc.) Also a large group of professional appraisers just like the Antiques Roadshow - of course the doll appraiser was the well-known, knowledgeable and friendly Dorothy Hunt from Sweetbriar’s Auction. All and all an amazing two day show filled with wonderment and delight - put it on your calendar for next year - we are all looking forward to Atlantic City March 2011.

R. John Wright Convention – June 2 - 5

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he 2010 R. John Wright Dolls Convention, will be held from June 2-5, 2010 at the historic Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York. This year’s theme will be “Storyland” - the magic world of children’s literature. Limited to 200 attendees, the Convention will be packed with programs, competitions, exhibits and events. For RJW animal collectors, there will be a special mouse event and to fit the “Storyland” theme, ticketed Wizard of Oz™ and Alice in Wonderland events. On June 2nd, there will be a separate optional excursion from the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York to Bennington, Vermont - approximately one hour away. Titled “Green Mountains”, the trip will include luxury coach transportation, a tour of the R. John Wright workshop, design studio, and showroom where rare pieces may be purchased, and a catered luncheon under a huge tent overlooking the lovely Vermont countryside. Each guest will receive a delightful R. John Wright Flower Fairy™ souvenir doll! Visits to other Bennington destinations are also included. “Storyland” is the second R. John Wright Convention and many attendees are returning once again. As in 2009, Special Exhibits, Programs, and Seminars are being offered. Raffle Drawings, Door Prizes, and feature-Length Movie Screenings with theatre seating and free snacks will add to the fun. This year there will be a Gala Grand Opening for the Dealer Showroom where the ‘Bestof-the-Best’ dealers of antique & collectible dolls and doll-related merchandise will be displaying. A “Max & Moritz” Luncheon Event with Special Favors and Program will launch the new set of R. John Wright dolls based on Wilhelm Busch’s famous characters. A competitive exhibit, extra ticketed events and workshops are also planned. The closing banquet with special favors and program will culminate in the presentation of the 2010 souvenir doll - a $750 value made entirely at the R. John Wright facility in Bennington, Vermont. Space is limited and subject to availability. For further information, visit the company’s official Web site: www.rjohnwright.com or contact by phone (802)-447-7072 or E-Mail: rjwdolls@aol.com.

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Volume 2, Number 8 November 1999 Rare French Bebes • An English Baby House • Sailor Dolls • Children & Toy Postcards • Winterthur Museum Childhood Exhibit Volume 4, Number 3 April 2001 Indestructible “Alabama Babies” • Dolls from Sonneberg • Shirley Temple Dolls • Black Folk Art Dolls • Japanese “Nippon” Volume 4, Number 5 June 2001 Dolls and Their Canine Pals • A Mysterious K.P.M. China • Vintage Wedding Cake Toppers • One-of-a-Kind Cloth Dolls • Bisque “Swingers” • Rubber Dolls Volume 4, Number 7 August 2001 Eloise • Bru Part 1 • Schoenau & Hoffmeister • Children’s Dishes • A Mary Hoyer Doll & Her Wardrobe • Early Celebrity Dolls Volume 4, Number 8 September 2001 Bru Part 2 • Dennison Paper Dolls • Buyer Beware • Uncommon Dolls • Golliwoggs • Gebruder Heubach Characters Volume 4, Number 9 October 2001 UFDC National Salesroom • All Original Myth or Fact? • Bru Dolls Part III • Chase Dolls • Dollhouses and Miniatures • Nippon Celluloid Characters • National Doll Festival Volume 5, Number 2 March 2002 Musée National DeMonaco • German Characters • Vogue Dolls • Handwerk • A McLoughlin Dollhouse • Max & Moritz Volume 5, Number 3 April 2002 Bru Bebe Teteur • Fashion Dolls of the 1930s • Easter Parade • German Doll Making • Adorable All-Bisques • NADDA in Seattle Volume 5, Number 5 June 2002 Huret Dolls • Kister Porcelain Factory • Madame Alexander Portrait Dolls • Vintage Photos • Alabama Babies Volume 5, Number 6 July 2002 Early Chinas • French Bebes • Shelburne Museum • Transformation Paper Dolls • A.W. Kister Porcelain • Teddy Bears Volume 5, Number 7 August 2002 Rare A.M Characters • Paper Doll “Lady Flora” • Early Celebrity Dolls • Lenci • German Porcelain Dolls • NADDA’s Seattle Show Volume 5, Number 8 September 2002 Kathe Kruse Dolls • Googlies • UFDC Salesroom • Jumeau • Papier Mache Dolls Volume 5, Number 10 November 2002 An Early Papier-Mâché • UFDC Winners • Lenci’s Prosperity Baby • Cloth Dolls • Flapper Smoking Dolls • NADDA Volume 5, Number 11 December 2002 Show and Tell • Wax Dolls • Bye-Lo Babies • UFDC Modern Competition • Maurine Popp Collection • Early Lady Dolls Volume 5, Number 12 January 2003 A French Fashion’s Legacy • Understanding Chinas • One-of-a-Kind Cloth Dolls • Étrennes • Ideal Dolls • UFDC Volume 6, Number 1 February 2003 Bluette • Heubach • Kamkins • Josselin Doll Museum • Lenci • Kammer and Reinhardt • “Twinkie” Advertising Doll Volume 6, Number 2 March 2003 The Collection of Maurine Popp • Angels Attic Museum • Italy’s Burgarella Doll • The “Mother of All Composition Dolls” • Théâtre de la Mode Volume 6, Number 3 April 2003 Blue-Ribbon Winners • Moravian Dolls • NADDA • Rare Simon & Halbig Characters • Madame Alexander • Freundlich Novelties Volume 6, Number 4 May 2003 Googlies • Celluloid • Babyland Rags • Wax Dolls • Legendary Heubach Collection • Dolls & Their Trunks Volume 6, Number 5 June 2003 Special June Bride Issue • Show & Tell • Fairy Wedding • Bridal Gown Pattern • Olympia Baby House • Papa-Mama Dolls Volume 6, Number 7 August 2003 More Googlies! • German Chinas • Tribute to Mary Hoyer • An Important English Dolls’ House • Shopping Etiquette • Averill’s Cowboys & Indians Volume 6, Number 9 October 2003 Mignonnette and Her Wardrobe • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Abby Caddy Cloth Dolls • Composition Dolls • Little Known Museums • NADDA in Chicago • National Doll Festival • Uncut Pattern Dolls Volume 6, Number 10 November 2003 A Tribute to John Noble • UFDC Antique Doll Exhibit • Googly –Eyed All Bisques • Bleuette • Anili Celluloid Dolls Volume 7, Number 4 May 2004 Auction: The Washington Dolls’ House & Toy Museum • Displaying Your Dolls • Polichinelle! • Celluloid Treasures • Famlee Dolls • Little Known Doll Museums Volume 7, Number 5 June 2004 Shelburne Doll Collection • China Dolls • Dollhouse Furniture • Drink & Wet Babies • Twin Dolls • R. John Wright Volume 7, Number 7 August 2004 Outfitting Your Doll for a Nature Walk • Kamkins in Summer • Jumeau • Conta & Boehme • Miniatures • Effanbee’s Anne Shirley Volume 7, Number 8 September 2004 French Bebes Model Their Original Costumes • UFDC Salesroom • Dorothy Heizer • 1860’s Doll Fashions • Horsman Dolls • Armand Marseille

Volume 7, Number 10 November 2004 Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City • Paris Bebe • Mama Dolls • Blue Ribbon Winning Dolls • Making Your Collection Work for You Volume 7, Number 11 December 2004 Blue Ribbon Dolls • Kewpies! • Circle Dot Bru • American Dolls • Early Chinas • S.F.B.J. • Little Lenci Volume 7, Number 12 January 2005 French Fashion Dolls • German Character Dolls • Kathe Kruse • Boudoir Dolls Volume 8, Number 1 February 2005 Kamkins in Winter • Two Treasured Jumeaus • Patsy, Daisy, Ginny • Kuhnlenz Dolls • Horsman’s Baby Buttercup • Buying and Selling Online • Playskool Pullman Volume 8, Number 2 March 2005 Fern Villa • More on the Bodmer Collection and a Special Wooden Doll • American-Made Dolls • Jumeau’s Series Fantastique • Lenci Volume 8, Number 3 April 2005 Heubachs • Bucherer Dolls • Tynietoy • Boy Dolls of Porcelain • American-Made Dolls Volume 8, Number 4 May 2005 Lady Dolls of the Edwardian Era • Rose Percy and Her Remarkable Wardrobe • The Haunting H Bebe • Kestner • Dollhouses Volume 8, Number 5 June 2005 The Art of Andre Thuillier • Special Dolls for a Princess • Half-Dolls • National Antique Doll Dealers Association • China Dolls Volume 8, Number 6 July 2005 Bavarian Beauties • Early Chinas • In Memory of Mary Harris Francis • A Jumeau 203 and Her Wardrobe • Schoenhut Dolls • The Marilu Doll Volume 8, Number 7 August 2005 Tour England and France With Bluette • A Dress Pattern For Your Mignonnette • Mary Merritt Doll Museum • Dollhouse Jewels • American-Made Dolls • Dewees Cochran Dolls Volume 8, Number 8 September 2005 The Fashionable Poupée • UFDC Salesroom • Dollhouses at the Merritt Museum • French Automata • American-Made Dolls Volume 8, Number 10 November 2005 Dolls and Dollhouses at Auction • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Antique Wedding Dolls and Memorabilia • The First Articulated Bebe • Tiny Treasures • KPM • Skookum Volume 8, Number 11 December 2005 Lucy Morgan Collection at Auction • Mignonnettes Bake a Kings Cake! • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Images of the Virgin • American-Made Dolls • Shoe Whimsies Volume 8, Number 12 January 2006 Creating A Wardrobe for Empress Eugenie • Character Dolls • Jumeau Triste • Doll Fashions Around the World • Dancing Dolls • Small Boudoir Dolls • Comic Character Dolls Volume 9, Number 1 February 2006 Dolls and Valentines • Ethel Newcome Her History and Wardrobe • Exciting Auction Reports! • UFDC Special Exhibit: The Philadelphia Story • Little Known Museums of Europe Volume 9, Number 2 Mar. 06 The Story of “Miss Mary” • Bleuette • Early Horsman Dolls • Chad Valley “Royals” • Different Dolls of the Same Kind • Celluloid Dolls Volume 9, Number 3 April 2006 The Legacy of Lily • Early SFBJ Character Babies • Ormolu Miniatures • In Search of Early Doll Collections • Door of Hope • American-Made Dolls • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 9, Number 4 May 2006 Theriault’s To Sell Lego Foundation Museum • English Dollhouses • The Encyclopedia of French Dolls • American-Made Dolls • French and German Bisque Dolls • Rollinson Dolls • An Early Wax Doll Volume 9, Number 5 June 2006 Kestner’s 208 Character • Bru Dolls• A Tale of Two Dolls • Raleigh Composition Dolls • Ackley Cloth Dolls • Miniature Silver Volume 9, Number 6 July 2006 A Queen Anne Wooden • Simon & Halbig Parian Dolls • Mignonnettes Celebrate Bastille Day • Dolls in America • Lucy’s Doll House Volume 9, Number 7 August 2006 Pocket Dolls • SFBJ Character Babies • Bisque Bathing Beauties • Effanbee’s Skippy • Grecon Miniature Dolls • Heinrich Handwerck Volume 9, Number 8 September 2006 Mary Merritt Museum Auction • The Collection of Gail Cook • UFDC Salesroom • Lenci Miniatures • Advertising Dolls • Porcelain Treasures Volume 9, Number 9 October 2006 Kintzbach Hands • Dolls with Molded Hats • UFDC Winners • A Tudor Dollhouse • Averill’s Wonder Dolls • National Doll Festival • Auction Previews! Volume 9, Number 10 November 2006 “Maggie Bessie” Dolls • Jumeau • American-Made Dolls • Faux Bamboo Miniatures • Blue Ribbon Winners! Volume 9, Number 11 December 2006 Vienna Doll Museum at Auction • Dollies’ Holiday • The Christmas Doll • UFDC Ribbon Winners • Tynietoy • Madonna and Child Volume 10, Number 1 February 2007 La Venus Cloth Dolls • Dolls in Ethnic Dress • Chinas • Costuming • UFDC Exhibits • American-Made Dolls Volume 10, Number 2 March 2007 Mary Merritt Doll Museum Preview • Lancaster Rag Dolls • Patsykins • Le Musée de la Poupeé • Alabama Babies • Au Nain Bleu • Metal Heads • Miniature China Volume 10, Number 3 April 2007 An Early French Papier Mache • Pet Animals by Hertwig • Doll Accessories • SFBJ Cloth Dolls • La Nicette • Flossie Flirt Volume 10, Number 4 May 2007 Door of Hope • Royal Court Dolls • Theriault’s: Madame Petyt Collection • Merritt Museum Auction • Topsy Turvy Dolls • Cissy Volume 10, Number 5 June 2007 Kathe Kruse • French and German Bisque Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Black Lenci Dolls • Effanbee’s Little Lady Volume 10, Number 6 July 2007 Maison Simonne • A Pattern for the Well-Dressed Poupée • French Cloth Dolls • Wax Dolls • A New Museum Opens in Belgium • Auction News Volume 10, Number 7 August 2007 Japanese Dolls of Beautiful Women • Lenci Miniatures • Bleuette • Doll Accessories • Early American Composition Dolls • NADDA in Chicago Volume 10, Number 8 September 2007 A Rare Rohmer Fashion Doll • UFDC National Salesroom • A Queen’s Fairytale Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Metal Head Dolls

Volume 10, Number 9 October 2007 Musée de la Poupée Special Exhibit: The Trousseau of Violette D’Epigny • Pattern for Violette’s “Tunique” • Blue Ribbon Winning Dolls • Louis Amberg & Son • Schoenhut Safari Volume 10, Number 10 November 2007 German Character Dolls • Sewing in the Dolls’ House • Milwaukee WPA Dolls • Male Fashions • National Doll Festival Volume 10, Number 11 December 2007 Theriault’s Auction Weekend • Premiere Bleuette • Candy Containers • UFDC Winners • Boudoir Dolls • Mint & Boxed Volume 10, Number 12 January 2008 French Fashions • Museum Romantic • French Cloth Dolls • Blue Ribbon Winners • French Penny Toy Furniture • The Good Fairy Volume 11, Number 1 February 2008 Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum • Footwear on Parade • The Patchwork Girl of OZ • Grace Storey Putnam • Advertising Dolls • Palmer Cox Brownies • Trousseaux for Dolls Volume 11, Number 2 March 2008 Paper Dolls in La Poupée Modèle • Wenham Museum • Unsigned Poupées and Bébés • A Spring Doll Tour • Miniature Furniture Volume 11, Number 3 April 2008 Morphy’s Dolls and Miniatures Auction • A Collector’s Profile • Tynietoy • Horsman • Shopping in France • A Present from the Past Volume 11, Number 4 May 2008 Armand Marseille’s Overlooked Rare Characters • Lenci-Anili • Kamkins • Violette’s Chemisette • Henri Delcroix • Ottenberg Dolls Volume 11, Number 5 June 2008 From the Doll Cabinet – A Rare China Fashion • Ningyô Dolls • Continental Crib Figures • Paper Dolls • Borgfeldt’s Composition Dolls • NADDA Volume 11, Number 6 July 2008 Schmitt et Fils • Pre-Door of Hope • German Character Dolls • Billiken • French Cloth Dolls • Splashme Volume 11, Number 7 August 2008 French Fashions • French Lilliputians & German Miniature Dolls • German Characters • China Dolls from Scandinavia • Where is Rosabelle? Volume 11, Number 8 September 2008 Selfridge Collection to be auctioned by Theriault’s • UFDC Salesroom • Dolly and Her Dressmaker • A Gift from Russia’s Czar Volume 11, Number 9 October 2008 Morphy’s Doll Auction • UFDC Antique Blue Ribbon Winners • Heubach • American-Made Dolls • Kentucky Poppets • National Doll Festival Volume 11, Number 10 November 2008 White House Doll & Toy Museum at Auction • Soft Metal Dollhouse Furniture • Blue Ribbon Winners • Hats For Your Poupée – a Special Pattern • Miniature China Dolls Volume 11, Number 11 December 2008 Theriault’s Three-Day Auction • AllBisques • Faith-Based Dolls • Peterkin • Christmas Dolls • More UFDC Winners! Volume 11, Number 12 January 2009 Ella – A Royal Gift • Dollhouse Miniatures • Heubach Molded Hairstyles • Gaithersburg • UFDC Modern Exhibit • Etta Boudoir Dolls • Affordable Chinas Volume 12, Number 1 February 2009 Early French Papier-Mâché Dolls • Discovering a Pit Brow Lass • Spain’s Cloth Doll Boom • Queen Rosabelle • UFDC Winners • A Special Pre-Greiner • Half Dolls Volume 12, Number 2 March 2009 Schoenhut Dolls • Tracing a Steiner’s Past • Doll Finds Under $500! • Gaultier • PA Dutch Dolls • Responsible Restoration • UFDC Volume 12, Number 3 April 2009 Gaultier • Lancaster Rags • Pinocchio & Friends • Miniature Parian Dolls • Lenci Volume 12, Number 4 May 2009 Simon and Halbig’s 1300 Series • Identifying French Dolls • Kley & Hahn Dolls • Collector Close-up • South American Super Hero • Early Steiff Animals Volume 12, Number 5 June 2009 Trousseau Doll at De Kleine Wereld Museum • Bébés Marked “DEP” • Black Dolls • Heubach Bisque Nudes • Character Dolls • NADDA’s April Show Volume 12, Number 6 July 2009 Bru Bébé Modèle • Collector Close-up • Sailor Dolls • Tynietoy • Sonneberg-Type Papier-Mâché Dolls Volume 12, Number 7 August 2009 Character Dolls of Catterfelder Puppenfabrik • George Borgfeldt • Paper Dolls • Chinas and Parians • An English Baby House • Effanbee’s Honey Volume 12, Number 8 September 2009 Richard Wright’s Personal Collection at Auction • Theriault’s Sets New Doll Record! • Tynietoy • UFDC Salesroom • Chinas and Parians • Remembering Dorothy Coleman Volume 12, Number 9 October 2009 Irresistible Googlies! • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Japanese Dolls • Unmarked Composition Dolls • Becassine • The National Doll Festival Volume 12, Number 10 November 2009 An A.T. and Her Wardrobe • French Dolls from World War I • Door of Hope • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Skinner Sells Wright Collection Volume 12, Number 11 December 2009 Theriault’s Grand Auction Weekend • American Composition Dolls • K*R Cloth Caricature Dolls • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Shopping in Paris • Christmas Toyland • Poured Wax Dolls • A Suitcase Full of Treasures • Crèche Figures Volume 12, Number 12 January 2010 A Jumeau Fashion • Ludwig Greiner • The Gibson Girl • Christian Hacker Shops • Urika Dolls • Gaithersburg Doll Show • Rose Percy • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners Volume 13, Number 1 February 2010 Portrait of an Antique Doll Collector • Abigail, The Log Cabin Doll • A Doll Marriage Made in Heaven • Shopping in France • Trion Toy Company • Galluba and Hoffman • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 13, Number 2 March 2010 Lilas: A Special Rohmer Doll • A 1910 Gottschalk Dollhouse • Owners and Their Dolls • Gebruder Bing • Auction Previews • NADDA in Seattle Volume 13, Number 3 April 2010 French Boudoir Dolls • Frozen Charlottes • Japanese Friendship Dolls • Kaiser Babies • Verdier & Gutmacher • An 18th Century Wooden • American Doll Discoveries

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May 2010

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1 Columbia, SC. Doll Show. SC State Fairgrounds Moore Bldg. Knight Show. 803-783-8049. 1 Coventry, CT. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Coventry High School. Joy Kelleher. 860-742-6359. 1 Grapevine, TX. Doll Show. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. 903-564-9121. 5/1-8/31 High Point, NC. “Tell Me A Story” Doll Exhibit. Doll & Miniature Museum of High Point. UFDC Region 8 & Swell Doll Shop of Chapel Hill. 336-885-3655. 1 Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. 407-678-5678. 1 Muskegon, MI. Doll Sale. Maranatha Conf. Center. Muskegon Sand Dollars Doll Club. 231-755-4993. 1-2 San Francisco, CA. Estate Doll Auctions. Westin San Francisco Airport. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 4/30-5/1 Vallejo, CA. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales. Vallejo Fairgrounds. 925-229-4190. 2 Easton, PA. Doll & Bear Show. Forks Township Community Center. The Forks of the Delaware Doll Club. 980-454-1853. 2 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Serb Hall. Orphans in the Attic. 920-563-0046. 2 Saginaw, MI. Doll Show. 3211 Carla Dr. Timbertown Dollology. Timbertowndollclub.com 2 St. Louis, MO. Doll & Toy Miniature & Teddy Bear Show. St. Louis Jewish Community Center. Staenberg Family Complex. St. Louis Fashion Doll Collector’s Club. 636-464-8058. 2 Toledo, OH. Doll Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Toledo Glass City Doll Collectors. 419-599-7162. 8 Grand Rapids, MI. Doll Show. 2345 Robinson SE. Snowbabies of W. Michigan Doll Study Group. 616-633-1720. 8 Nazareth, PA. Doll Auction. Dotta Auction Co., Inc. 610-759-7389. 8 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Utah Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 8 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094. 15 Batavia, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Saturday’s Child Dolls. 585-265-1226. 15 Clovis, CA. Doll Show. Clovis Memorial Bldg. San Joaquin Valley Doll Show. Carla. 559-298-3621. 15 Columbus, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Bldg. Dolls’ Night Out Club. 812-376-9124. 15 Hillsborough, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Big Barn Convention Ctr. Knight Shows. 803-783-8049. 15 Pasadena, CA. Forever Young Doll Show & Sale. Pasadena Elks Lodge. 818-368-4648. 16 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Bear Show. MCM Elegante Hotel. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 16 Chartres Cedex, France. Mechanical Music Automata & Toys Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 16 New Hope, PA. Doll Show & Sale. Eagle Fire Hall. Mark Lehmann. 215-657-2477. 20 Elk Grove Village, IL. “Puddle” Pullip & Dal Doll Lovers Event. Elk Grove Vlg. Holiday Inn. Puddlestyle.com 22 Berkshire, England. Doll Auction. Special Auction Services. 0044 118 9712949. 22 Kansas City, MO. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Park Place Hotel. Show Me Doll Club of MO & KS. 913897-3659. 22 Sequim, WA. Doll Show. Sequim High School. Olympic Peninsula Doll Club. 360-582-9982. 26 London, England. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears & Juvenalia. Bonhams Knightsbridge. +44 (0) 20 7393 3900.

29 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll houses & Miniatures & More Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28. 29 Bellevue, WA. Rosie’s Too Sidewalk Sale. 11-4. Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. 425-455-1116. 29 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

June 2010

2-5 Albany, NY. R. John Wright Convention. Desmond Hotel. 802-447-7072. 5 Belleville, IL. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Belle-Clair Expo. Bldg. Kay Weber. 618-233-0940. 5-6 Gaithersburg, MD. 150th Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 443-617-3590. 5 LeGrand, CA. Antique Doll Auction. Hewlett’s Auctions. 209-389-4542. 6 Mandan, ND. Doll Show. Seven Sears Hotel. Dear Dolly Friends . deardollyfriends.com 7 Gaithersburg, MD. Discovery Day. Hilton. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. 11-12 Ladenburg Germany Big Summer Auction Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH - Götz C. Seidel, Lustgarten Str. 6 - 68526 Tel.: 0049(0)6203/13014 email: spielzeugauktion@t-online.de www.spielzeugauktion.de 11-12 Westminster, MD. Annual Antiques Yard Sale. Frizellburg Antique Store. 410-848-0664. 12 W. Covina, CA. Doll & Bears Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 13 Anaheim, CA. Doll & Jewelry Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 13 Lisle/Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show, Wyndham Hotel, Karla Moreland 815-356-6125 16-18 Nashua, NH. Doll Show & Sale. Holiday Inn – Nashua. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. 19 Charlotte, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Metrolina Tradeshow Expo Bldg. Knight Show. 803-783-8049. 20-21 Annapolis, MD. Doll Auctions. Sheraton. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 24-25 Fairfield, ME. Advertising & Toy & Doll Auction. James D. Julia, Inc. 207-453-7125. 26 Algoma, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Algoma High School. Al Hansen. 920-563-0046. 26 Kennett Sq., PA. Maggie Iacono at Longwood Gardens. Happily Ever After. Registration 215-627-5790. 26 Mesa, AZ. Doll Show. Discovery Point Retirement Community. Cherie. 480-924-6474. 29 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Puyallup Fair & Event Center. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

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17-21 Chicago, IL. Dolls Exhibition & Sale. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 17 Rosemont, IL. Doll Auction. Convention Center & Rosemont Hotel @ O’Hare Airport. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786. 18 Chicago, IL. Marquis Catalog Auction. Intercontinental. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 18-23 Chicago, IL. United Federation of Doll Clubs’ 61st Annual Convention. Hyatt Regency Chicago. 888-421-1442.

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FRIZELLBURG ANTIQUE STORE A quality group shop specializing in dolls, toys and holidays. Laura Turner, proprietor

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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

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

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Place Your Ad Here a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise 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

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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 German dollhouse man with accessories.

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. CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals onlne at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, history of doll, etc. I can also do appraisals thru the mail. Victoria Way, P.O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93581 Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728. Please visit my website at www.doll-appraisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list #71. 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 Antique Doll Repair and Restoration full service repair of dolls including bisque, composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls. We specialize in antique and vintage doll clothing and related accessories. Call Rhoda’s Doll Emporium 618-387-1255. Email rhodawade99@gmail.com

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ANTIQUE DOLLS – French and German Bisque, All Bisque, Chinas, Limited Ed. Doll Plates. SASE. Ann Lloyd, 5632 S. Deer Run Road, Doylestown, PA 18902. 215-794-8164. Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC

Stars glimmering in velvet skies mimic the ethereal beauty of this profoundly beautiful 14" Bru Jne 3 on Chevrot body. This is a bebe that beckons to the deepest stirrings of collectors' dreams. She is resplendent in antique teal ruched silk, wired bonnet, long mohair tresses in palest shade of gold, and charming vintage molded flower jewelry at ears, throat and wrist in matched hues to her gown and beautiful eyes. Gorgeous bisque that almost seems to glow with life. This bebe is indeed a treasure. Not shown: trunk with several additional dresses, chapeaux and toiletries. Please call for details!

A charming Bebe attributed to Rabery & Delphieu, circa 1880 with gorgeous radiant pressed bisque and cork pate, lovely, soft brown paperweight eyes with mauve shading, full distinctive lips with delicate painting, antique ash mohair wig and pierced ears. She is on an early, jointed wood and composition original body with original finish. Her wine-velvet accented original dress is in remarkable condition, and although delicate, is sturdy as is her coordinated chapeau. She wears antique french leather shoes. This precious ,full faced child is a delight and will surely wind herself around your heart! $6900

Are you prepared for the tender assault this tiny child will render to your heart? Innocence mixed with the warm spice of her huge cinnamon colored p.w. eyes is purely captivating. Twelve little inches of delight. Made for the French Market in the look of an early Bru and thought possibly to be a product of the Kestner firm, this unmarked child has a french cut head w/ cork pate, two stringing holes in the forehead, wood and composition body, mohair wig, antique dress, antique leather shoes and pearl filled pierced ears. Rare to find in this size and condition! $5500

There's a rhapsody playing in these spiralthreaded baby blues! This deeply incised 18" E7D Depose from the art and inspiration of Ettienne Denamur speaks volumes. Long, honey colored human hair wig compliments little mademoiselle's precious face. Multistroke eyebrows, sweeping lashes, gently tinted lips and pierced ears. On nice wood and composition body with original patina, dressed in sweet eyelet trimmed, rose-tone pinafore with antique blouse and lace covered straw bonnet. What a prize! $4995

They're here! The tiny all-bisque Kestner Sisters in the fabulous Wrestler-type mold that we love! Little square teeth, sapphire blue sleep eyes, adorable faces with original blonde mohair wigs and charmingly clothed. Both darlings are booted with blue tassels on the 8.5 inch big sister and gold tassels on 6 inch baby sister and are in generally excellent condition! 8.5" Big Sister - $3995 6" Baby Sister. $2495 The pair will delight you at $5995!

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17” tete Jumeau Bebe, large blue paperweight eyes, closed mouth, fully jointed Jumeau composition body, original blonde mohair wig, antique clothing with Jumeau shoes. $3995.

BECKY & ANDY OURANT’S

VILLAGE DOLL & TOY SHOP 19.5 “ Heubach 7246 pouty character child, brown sleep eyes, closed mouth, fully jointed composition body, brown mohair wig, and antique clothing. $2850.

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THE VERY IMPORTANT PAPER DOLL COLLECTION OF VIRGINIA CROSSLEY OF ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN AT AUCTION MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010 IN A NNAPOLIS , MARYLAND AT THE ANNAPOLIS SHERATON PREVIEW 9 AM

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500 lots of exceptional rarities from the late 19th century through the 1950s range broadly across the paper doll spectrum, with an emphasis on celebrity paper dolls of the 1930s and 1940s. Names such as Jane Withers, Ava Gardner, Esther Williams, Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Temple, Margaret O’Brien, Judy Garland and other beloved stars are in abudance at the auction. Collectors of paper dolls drawn by noted artists will find a superb collection of paper doll books by Queen Holden, as well as Betty Campbell, Frances Tipton Hunter, Ruth Newton, Margaret Evans Price, Grace Drayton and others. There are brides and ballerinas, WWII military paper dolls, Disneyana, rare early comic strip paper dolls, wonderful fashionable ladies, and many books of beautiful children and babies. All of the lots are available for viewing online (visit www.theriaults.com and click on the button for Proxibid). Absentee bids and live online bidding are available if you cannot attend. For more information about the auction, visit www.theriaults.com, email info@theriaults.com or call 800-638-0422. The paper doll auction will be preceded on Sunday, June 20, by an auction of wonderful antique dolls. Directions: The auctions are conducted at the Sheraton Annapolis. The hotel is located at 173 Jennifer Road, directly off US Route 50 in Annapolis. Take exit 23 off of Route 50 and bear right. Take the first right onto Jennifer Road. For further hotel information, call 410-266-3131.

Planning ahead: Theriault’s next catalogued doll auction “The Great Man’s Doll” will be conducted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, featuring the private collection of Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire, as well as other superb dolls.

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

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1. - 2. Very Early 10 1/2" F. 1 G. Block Letter Bebe, gorgeous pale bisque, bulging blue threaded p/w outlined eyes, orig. mohair wig & pate, wearing brushed cotton Fr. ant. dress adorned w/lace, ant. Fr. shoes, ant. Fr. silk hat. On orig. great gusseted kid body, perfect bisque shoulder plate, perfect bisque lower arms & hands. Smallest size with this early body. Desirable molded Bru type tongue tip & EXTRAORDINARILY beautiful. Darling tiny cabinet size. $14,000. 3. 9" A.M. "Just Me" Character, blue side glancing eyes, orig. mohair wig, mint bisque, wears a darling ant. organdy & felt 2 pc. dress, ant. hat & orig. socks. On her great orig. Just Me body w/ blushed knees. Great large size & just DARLING!!! $1850. 4. 9" Kestner "Wrestler", beautiful bl. p/w eyes, 1-2 early mauve blush under brows, 2 upper square cut teeth & 1 lower tooth, "swivel neck", orig. mohair wig & pate, wears adorable ant. batiste & lace dress & ant. hat. On orig. all bisque Kestner body, perfect except for very minor flakes at thigh stringing hole, blushed body, early peg strung, high black multi strap boots. Absolutely GORGEOUS & great large size. Only…$5450. 5. 8" Early Kestner Pouty, perfect immaculate early pale bisque, cl/mo br. sl. eyes, feathered brows & orig. mohair wig, wearing ant. silk dress (some fraying), silk & lace hat, orig. undies, socks & orig. white leather shoes. On her early orig. st. wrist Kestner body w/jointed knees. 5 6 She will melt your heart. Very pouty mouth & chubby cheeks. AMAZING adorable teeny cabinet size!! $4250. 6. 14" Early All Original Mint Lenci, beautiful clean full blonde mohair wig with banana curls in it's original perfect set, crisp clean pink organdy ruffled dress that is fully tagged. Her painting is bright, her felt is perfect and clean, & she is a natural beauty. She is the best I have ever seen. In "unplayed" with condition. You will love her. There are no holes or damage. The most beautiful Lenci I 9 12 10-11 have ever had. Absolutely Gorgeous!! $1995. 7. - 8. 14" E. 5 J. Jumeau Bebe, gorgeous bl. p/w eyes, immaculate pressed bisque, orig. full skin wig & cork pate, wears magnificent Fr. ant. silk & lace dress, with matching silk & lace hat & orig. "signed" E 5 J shoes with big rosettes. On orig. early 8 ball st. wrist "signed" body. Great cabinet size. An absolute KNOCK-OUT!!! $13,900. 9. 8 1/2" All Bisque Kestner, br. glass eyes, gorgeous pale bisque, "swivel neck", 4 upper teeth, orig. mohair wig & Kestner plaster pate, wears ant. batiste & lace dress & the most darling set of full 2 pc. undies (cutest in just her undies!!) great ant. Fr. hat. On orig. Kestner all bisque body perfect bisque overall except for a minor flake in arm stringing hole, early peg strung, blushed body, painted black boots w/blue tassels. GORGEOUS great large size. Only…$4995. 10. - 11. 9 1/2" E. 1 D. Bebe, mint bisque, beautiful blue p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig & cork pate. She wears an ant. blue silk 2 pc. Fr. dress, vintage bonnet, undies & shoes. On her orig. ED fully jointed body. A little gem & a rare tiny cabinet size #1. $4575. 12. 4 3/4" All Bisque Bye-Lo Baby in Carriage, hazel glass sl. eyes, mint bisque overall, painted blonde hair & a "swivel neck". On her orig. mint bent limb all bisque baby body with body label on her chest & the full incised mark on her back. She wears her orig. diaper & is in an ant. buggy with hood, pink wheels, fully lined & a pink satin pillow. Adorable package & a GREAT price. Absolutely DARLING!!! $775. 13. - 14. 13" French Paris Bebe #4, mint pale bisque, expressive blue p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig & cork pate, wears orig. Fr. batiste & silk dress adorned w/lace & ribbons, orig. undies shoes & socks. Full Paris Bebe head stamp & her orig. Paris Bebe body "marked" with the "Eifel Tower" on back. Desirable Paris Bebe face & a real STUNNER!!! $5975.

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1. German Doll House W/Original Interior & Furniture $1500 2. 15” Frozen Charlotte W/Blonde Hair, Great Facial Detailing $450 3. Rare Milliner’s Papier Mache w/Hat, Formerly M. Popp Collection, 11” To Top Of Hat $1150 4. Rare Small Frozen Charlotte W/Molded Shoes, 5” $275 5. Unusual Grouping Of Strange Men (All Bisque) & Haggard Old Woman $2950 5pcs 6. 11” Pink Luster Frozen Charlotte $300 7. Vegetable Climbing On Parsnip Candy Container $1500

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BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 17 YEARS 1 - 3. 16" Emille Jumeau marked E6J, marked Jumeau straight wrist body, fabulous factory two-piece ensemble of burgundy velvet and wool, with antique bonnet atop her original blond mohair wig and cork pate. $8995. 4 - 6. 14" Early Lenci 149, almost mint orig. condition with factory label and marked "Lenci" under each foot. Family doll. $1295. Exhibiting: June 5 - 6 - Eastern National Doll and Toy Show, Gaithersburg MD, Montgomery Fairgrounds July 17 - 21 - National Doll Festival, Chicago IL, Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers

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Lofall’s Dolls JUDY LOFALL Poulsbo, WA 98370 Member UFDC and NADDA • Buying Quality Dolls Home: 360.779.4926 (call 1st) Cel: 360.434.0331 Fax: 360.697.4405 E-mail: lofallsdolls@comcast.net • Visa • Master Card • Layaway When was the last time you saw a S&H #908, they are few and far between. This darling stands 20” tall, has a bald head with 2 small holes, open/closed mouth, blue spiral threaded glass eyes and an early ball jointed Waltershausen body with straight wrists, all in excellent condition. She wears a mohair wig and antique clothes. A treasure for sure. $6500 Please stop by our booth the 29th of June at the Fairgrounds in Puyallup WA Crossroads Doll and Teddy Bear Show. JULY 17-21–WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF OUR OLD FRIENDS AND MAKING NEW ONES AT THE NATIONAL DOLL FESTIVAL IN CHICAGO AT THE SHERATON CHICAGO HOTEL AND TOWERS.

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Michael Canadas and David Robinson, P.O. Box 7198 Carmel, California 93921 • Email: mnd@redshift.com • (831) 625-5360 Visa • MasterCard • American Express • We Welcome Layaway • Always Buying, Selling and Trading Fine Antique Dolls Members of UFDC & NADDA • Visit our website WWW.CARMELDOLLSHOP.COM for an abundant selection COME VISIT OUR SHOP ON LINCOLN STREET, BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH, IN DOWNTOWN CARMEL

Please allow us to introduce Dora and Flora, The Dolly Sisters! These two fashion plates are identical twin sisters, as each of them is a size 2, Simon & Halbig 1469 model that stands fourteen and one-half inches tall. Both are natural born blondes with beautiful blue eyes, and with perfect bisque heads. Bearing very unusual composition lady bodies, the limbs are long and slender – as graceful as the two girls themselves. The Dolly Sisters are fashion models, who just can’t seem to stop shopping! The result is the fabulous trousseau shown here – miniature examples of high fashion, circa 1914-15. Although the girls don’t subscribe to the practice of “dressing alike” as some twins do, note they do have one identical ensemble. The black silk and lace number with matching hat was designed for wear at Ascot – the Royal Racecourse, where of course, the girls caused a sensation. Dora and Flora will arrive complete with their beyond stylish trousseau of over twenty ensembles, not all of which are modeled here. $14,500 complete with trunk and trousseau.

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by Jan Peterson Special teapots made for the bedroom were originally made for adults, but spoiled little French dolls also enjoyed their use!

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ITALIAN CLOTH SMOKERS by Judy Fisher A comparison of Lenci male smokers with examples by other lesser-known Italian companies.

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Learning About American-Made Dolls BEING A DOLL DETECTIVE

by Ursula Mertz Georgine Averill’s simple mama doll walker mechanism spurred other makers to invent their own.

A VISIT WITH JULIE BLEWIS by Donna C. Kaonis A fantastic collection with a focus on rare characters.

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It’s a windy day when these two young ladies take a stroll in their German village. They will soon stop for a lunch of potato soup and sauerbraten before heading home. They are, of course, Munich Art Dolls, the inspiration for the Puppen Reform Movement. German and French bisque characters, Munich Art dolls and more have found a home with Julie Blewis. We visit her amazing collection this month. This photo was taken by Andy Ourant near Adamstown, PA at the quaint Stoudtburg Village.

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DOLL FURNITURE AND TOYS OF THE EARLY HINGHAM CRAFTSMEN PART II by Judith Armitstead

A further look at the toy and doll furniture makers of Hingham, MA during the mid 1800’s.

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NADDA IN SEATTLE • APRIL 17 & 18

A look at some of the fabulous dolls offered at the recent NADDA show.

LEFT AT THE ALTAR? A STORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD

by Kate Reed 2209 people died in the 1889 Johnstown flood. This is the story of one doll survivor.

30” Important Naive American Black – a First Place Blue Ribbon Winner and its no wonder why! She has vibrant, exaggerated stiffened fabric features, original paint and skin wig, early leather arms with individual fingers (and a ring!) original leather shoes and heirloom clothes. A one of a kind folk art doll! $3200 22” Bliss Doll House with Elevator – If you only want one, why not one of the most important? It has 3 floors, plus an elevator, and 5 rooms to decorate, good paper inside and out; it opens from both sides in 3 places on the front, a little of the usual wear but a move in property – spacious and grand! And no taxes! $2500

32” Prize Winning American Rag – a triple UFDC ribbon winner, this exceptional oil painted rag in the Greek revival manner is a unique oil portrait beautifully preserved with her uniquely shaped and painted hair, rag stuffed body in vintage clothes and shoes plus her near flawless paint with no touch ups! $3250

29” Rare Large Early Columbian – The Bru of fabric dolls and America’s original sweetheart, this rare size baby face beauty is painted by the hand of Emma Adams herself. She's uniquely coy, so pretty with such big, round 'baby blues' and a darling demeanor. This important model, all original, has a full tummy, chubby limbs, and her iconic barn red frock with its juvenile pinafore. A museum class doll…with a tender heart. $7500 All Original Alabama Babies – choice mother/child pair. 14” Rare Small Toddler with no paint touchups! Big brown shoe button eyes and lashes! $1100 19” Mother Doll – beautiful blue eyes and unusual smile, typical age wear, multi-stroke brushmarked hair and the finest layers of clothes including beautiful silk dress! $950

26” Classic American Primitive – a hand made heirloom angel if ever there was one, this upstate New York oil painted one of a kind with no touchups is rag stuffed. An all original country girl from bonnet to boots in the quaintest manner with her pale pink peppermint stripe, all the layers and a note from her last owner! $2250

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

16” Near Mint Chase in Original Clothes – Blue Ribbon winner boasts a remarkably flawless complexion with perfect stunning color, sateen torso cover, scarce brown eyes, so gallant! $750 11” George Washington Candy Container – horse lovers! Striking figure in vibrant mint uniform with bisque head, original wig and hat too, on his beautiful mint dappled horse! $1250

Nancy A. Smith Buying and selling quality antique dolls. Specializing in early cloth dolls. Member NADDA

Box 462, Natick Mass. 01760-0005 Phone: (508) 545-1424 E-Mail: nasdoll@comcast.net 8 1/2" K*R 126 toddler. $700. 8" Kestner 260 toddler. $600.

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WITHINGTON – June Dolls at Auction Doll Show & Sale & 2- Day Antique Doll Auction

June 16 - 17 - 18: Holiday Inn - Nashua, NH - Exit 4 off Rt. 3 – 9 Northeastern Blvd. DOLL SHOW & SALE - 3RD FLOOR HOTEL ROOMS: WEDNESDAY: 1:00 – 7:00 PM Network with other doll dealers & collectors - BUY & SELL!! Info: Marcia – 603-478-3232 20 SPACES ONLY!! For Room Reservations Call Cindy at Holiday Inn – 821-5516 - ASAP

2-Day Doll Auction: Thursday June 17th & Friday June 18th at 10:00 AM

Previews: Wed. & Thurs. Evenings: 7:30 – 9:30 & Thurs. & Fri. Morn.: 8 – 10 AM JUNE DOLL AUCTION Featuring 1100+ + LOTS - PLUS DOLL SHOW & SALE

FRENCH: Fashions - Portrait Jumeau, Bru, Rohmer; FG, Bebes, J.J., Steiners, Lanternier Toto, Eden Babe, SFBJ, Unis Fr.; ALL-BISQUE: Mignonnettes w/ trunks & wardrobes, Wrestler, Doll house Dolls, Kewpies, B. Boop, etc.; GERMAN: Characters - Kestners S/H, Kley & Hahn, K * R Gretchen; Baby Dolls - Puppet Dream Baby, etc., S & H Oriental, Handwerck, COD, Heubach: Whistler, Am. Schoolboy & more; Black Kestner, Kathe Kruse, Automaton “Tea Party”, AM, Googlies, Putnam, Bergman; CHINAS & PARIANS, Biedermeier, China-head Boy, Half-Dolls & Bisque Figurines - Frozen Charlottes, Piano Babies; Steiff - Clownie, Pony, Seal, Fox, Teddies, etc., MANY EARLY DOLLS: Lg. Greiner Papier Mache, Wooden - Grodner Tal - Tuck Comb, Apollo Knot, Peg; Wax, Creche figure, etc. CLOTH: Folk-art, Chase, Lenci, Leather Lapland doll, Alabama Baby, Mask-face, Bruckner, Chad Valley, Travel; MODERN: Mary Hoyer, F & B Suzanne, Mme. Alex - Elise, Margaret Rose, Bride; Betsy McCall, Terri Lee- in orig. Box, Toni; VOGUE - MIB, Ginny, Outfits, Walkers, Toddles, Ginger; Shirley Temple, PPP, Barbies, Tonner - French Theatre Series, Queen Eliz., Patsy; Schoenhuts, Bucherer Mutt n’ Jeff; Orig. American Girl Felicity w/ wardrobe & Access.; Candy Container Pigs, Rabbits; Compos, Hard Plastics, Celluloid, Travel dolls, etc; ARTIST DOLLS: STUDIO SASHA w/ Provenance, Irma Park, Faith Wick; MARTHA THOMPSON c. 1950’s Royal Family, Little Women; L&M Roache, Early Annalee Skier, Maggie Iacono, Heidi Ott, Plus: 20 EXQUISITE DOLLS BY THE LATE JOANNE JENKINS - AWARD WINNING - SARASOTA, FLORIDA - DOLL ARTIST MINIATURES & ACCESSORIES: Room boxes, Tea Sets - Sterling, Limoge; Doll Purses, Gloves, Shoes, Hats, Jewelry, Corsets, Doll clothes, Textiles, ribbons & trims, Baby Whites & early dresses; Featherweight Singer; Marble Sculpture - PLUS over 400 meaty Box Lots of Doll Extras!

DOLL AUCTION SCHEDULE 2010: Aug..: 18-19-20; Oct.: 20-21-22 Year-End Party Sept.: 11- Annual Toy & Doll Extravaganza @ the Dollhouse in Hillsborough

WITHINGTON AUCTION, Inc.

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1. 19" Kestner # 152 - This is a beautiful all original doll with trunk & wardrobe. She is in pristine condition with marked body. $1550 2. 12" Heubach #6970 - This is a very desirable little cabinet size character doll in mint condition. She has her original wig & clothes, a super find. $2650 3. Large sheep circa 1890 in excellent condition. - Measures 11" X 13", makes a wonderful display with dolls. $2250 4. 25" Paper mache - This is a spectacular early doll completely original. She is in wonderful condition for a doll of this age. $2950 5. 23" Wax - She is a fabulous early poured wax doll with a great look. Her clothes are fantastic, made from antique fabric. $2650 6. 26" Kley & Hahn - This is an adorable character doll with fully jointed toddler body. She has an antique mohair wig & lovely old clothes. $1450 7. 29" Kestner #171 - This is a nice large size doll in excellent condition. She is beautifully dressed in antique clothes. $950 8. 24" Eden Bebe - She is a closed mouth beauty with huge brown eyes. This doll is nicely dressed in antique clothes. $2850 9. 24" S & H Baby Blanche - This is a very pretty blue eyed German girl. She has her original wig & lovely antique clothes. $650 10. 20" German doll - She is a lovely doll with the anchor mark, in excellent condition. This doll is very well priced at $295 11. 18" Kestner #167 - She is an adorable doll with original clothes & wig. $595 12. 16" K * R #126 - This wonderful flirty eyed character has her original fully jointed toddler body. She is in excellent condition & comes with an extra little romper suit. $785 13. 16" K * R #121 - This little sweetheart has her original fully jointed toddler body. She is in great condition & is nicely dressed. $1850 14. 19" Simon Halbig, K * R - She is a blue eyed beauty with excellent quality bisque. This dolly is nicely dressed & ready for display. $650 15. 4 1/2" All bisque - She is a little cutie nicely dressed. $250

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his lovely William and Mary Period doll is based on a late 17th century example referred to as Lady Elton, which for decades was part of the famous Legoland Museum collection. While sourcing out suitable antique textiles to dress the doll, the pair came across an exquisite sleeve and partial bodice fragment from a mid 18th century lady’s silk taffeta gown in a similar color pallet to the original doll’s dress. The original ruched trimwork which adorned the cuff was carefully preserved and reworked into doll’s skirt to great effect and although not an exact copy, is based in part on the style and silhouette of Lady Elton’s original costume. Once again the Old Pretenders have worked their magic by presenting us with a fitting homage, not only to a fascinating antique doll, but also to the meticulous handiwork of an unknown yet very much appreciated seamstress from some 200 + years past. The Old Pretenders can be reached at secretgarden@shaw.ca 250-247-9132 www.theoldpretenders.blogspot.com

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or a change in your doll club routine, consider a day spent at Roberta’s and Ziggy’s early twentieth century home, filled with period antiques and amazing dolls. That’s just what members of the Jersey Heritage Doll Guild did recently. Roberta is the perfect hostess, offering delicious food, a lot of laughs and the opportunity to take home a treasure. To make arrangements call 1-800-569-9739.

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Extraordinary Doll & Auction Gallery Miniature Auction Auction Preview: SATURDAY JUNE 12TH 9:00 A.M. PREVIEW: Friday June 11 1 to 4 P.M. th

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Directions: 20 Bonnie Brae Road ( Rt. 724 ), Spring City, Pa The Elegant Collection of Dorothy Waters, North Carolina, Margie Merritt Darrah, Gale Gray, Virginia, California Miniature Collection, Nic Nicols Roombox, Dollhouses Bisque, China, Jumeau, Belton, Fashion, Massive Doll Clothing & Accessories Collection, Childrens Furniture, Miniatures, Doll Houses, Dollhouse Dolls, French Fashion Accessories, much more!

DOLLS: Teté Jumeau 12”, All original Jumeau 12”, French Fashion w/ Additional Clothing, Teté Jumeau 20”, Several Kestner # 143, Kestner #129, Simon and Halbig 1079, Poured wax, Simon & Halbig #905, Hertel & Schwab #159 Sailor boy, Gebruder Heubach Boy, French Papier Mache, Two Hole Belton Mold 117, A & M, Kestner Pouty, Several All Bisque, JDK, K*R 117A all original, 1159 Simon & Halbig w/Trunk & original clothing, A & M Bellow on head, Kestner #171, K * R Baby, Dream Baby, K*R Boy, Bonnet Head, DEP, Heinrick Handwerk #109 mint condition, Many Kestners, Simon & Halbig Oriental Doll #1329, Composition Dolls, Mc Guffy Ann Trunk w/clothing, Many small Bisque French dolls etc. Schoenhut, Poupee Transformation all original, Frozen Charlies, Peddlers, Patent Model Doll, Bye-lo, Several All Bisque Dollhouse Dolls, China, Cissette, Shirley Temple, Composition, Nora Welling, all bisque Dolls. DOLL CLOTHING: Gale Gray was known for her incredible Collection of Vintage Doll Clothing and Accessories: Victorian Hats, Dresses, Fashion Doll Accessories, Many pairs of Early doll shoes, incredible Condition and quantity, French Purse, Book holder, mirror and comb, Furs, High Top Shoes, Kestner clothing, Straw Hats, White Victorian Dresses, High Style Dresses, Silk Dresses, Trunks filled with Victorian Whites, Laces, Materials, Linens, Doll Furniture, Fabulous Lace Bassinette, Victorian Chairs, High Chairs, Victorian Childs Oak Screen, Early Sleigh, Wicker Carriage, Glass Dome, Victorian Chiars, Tables, more. MINIATURES& DOLLHOUSES: Fantastic Nic Nicols Parlor Roombox w/Draperies, Three piece Victorian Parlor Set, Victorian Hall Rack, Marble Top Table, Needlepoint Rug, all made by him, this is one of his finest works. Japanese Hinda doll display, Red Robin Farm, Contemporary Dioramas, Fish Monger Store, German Furniture, kitchen Accessories, Miniature Books, Rugs, Tea Sets, Childrens items, Artist furniture and Accessories, Incredible Selection of Miniatures from California Collector, Bespaq, Flowers, Real Good Toys Doll Houses, new dollhouse supplies, Houseworks, Cir-kits Supplies, furniture Kits, many new accessories, still in original packages, flooring, Wallpaper, Sold in lots. Concord, Town Square Furniture. much more.

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ver the last 30+ years, Malcolm Deisenroth, Jr. of Tulsa, Oklahoma amassed an incredible array of early American tin toys. Very seldom do toys of this age and caliber come to market. At the upcoming Julia auction collectors will have a rare opportunity to bid on this exceptional array of the finest early American tin toys. Topping the list of American tin toys is an exceedingly Oriental Bru Jne Bebe rare and desirable clockwork Santa and sleigh by Althof Bergmann (ex-Barenholtz Collection and prominently featured in his book). This unusual and large piece features the jolly old elf at the reins of his elaborate tin stenciled sleigh driven by two galloping goats. All the more amazing is his original crepe paper attire is in remarkable condition. To have survived for over 120 years is nothing short of astounding. This clockwork bell toy is one of only a couple known to exist and comes to the block with a presale estimate of $100,000-150,000. In addition to Deisenroth’s phenomenal collection of tin toys will be other quality consignments such as a single owner private collection of mechanical banks, rare coin-op machines, fine dolls, salesman samples, antique advertising, and more. Collectors will be delighted with a marvelous selection of fine French dolls and automatons including some exquisite examples from a Midwest collector. Seldom seeing the market is an outstanding 19” articulated fully

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1. 33” HUGE KAMMER & REINHARDT 117A MEIN LIEBLING CLOSED MOUTH POUTY CHARACTER DOLL Lovely blue sleep eyes, fabulous antique dress. Great original composition body. JUST HAUNTINGLY GORGEOUS & Super RARE in this Larger size!! ......................................... $7200. 2. 14” EXTREMELY RARE HERTEL & SCHWABB 140 CHARACTER TODDLER —PERFECT Condition! Adorable costume. JUST AMAZING! THE LOOK!!.................................................................. $4300. 3. 21” VERY RARE SIMON & HALBIG 719 CLOSED MOUTH CHILD ALL ANTIQUE Wonderful “Wrap-around” Blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original 8 ball mint body, Fabulous antique pink silk and lace dress, original blond mohair wig. OUTSTANDING PERFECT BEAUTY!................................. $6900. 4. 23” SUPER RARE BROWN-EYED JULES N. STEINER Fre A BEBE Wonderful RARE BROWN PW eyes, closed mouth, original Steiner body. Lovely couture Antique-style dress made from antique silks, Gorgeous blond mohair wig plus original HH wig. WOW! PERFECT! A SUPER FIND! .......... $6000. 5. 26” FRANCOIS GAULTIER BEBE Beautiful original blue PW eyes, open mouth, original FG body, lovely eyelet cotton dress (Blue & White), lovely honey mohair wig. A REAL TREAT! ........................ .$3250. 6. 27 ETIENNE DENAMUR FRENCH BEBE Circa 1889 Gorgeous blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original and wonderful fully jointed composition body, wonderful antique style silk Frock dress, professional restoration over two hairlines. OPPORTUNITY! What a stunning beauty!! ............................................. $2900. 7. 23” GORGEOUS TETE JUMEAU BEBE Lovely blue paperweight eyes, original Jumeau body with oval label, gorgeous antique tissue silk and lace dress, French antique black leather shoes, gorgeous mohair wig. PERFECT & Stunning! Museum Quality! ................................................................................. $3800. 8. 18.5” EXTREMELY RARE SIMON & HALBIG 929 WITH 3 SQUARE CUT TEETH WOW! Another Museum Quality doll! Blue PW-Sleep eyes, open mouth, powdery mint bisque, original 8 ball straight wrist body, all antique costume & shoes plus original wig. All ANTIQUE & PERFECT! ........ $3600. 9. 26” Simply Stunning JUMEAU BEBE with Original Mohair wig! Lovely blue PW eyes, open mouth, lovely pale peach dress, antique shoes. Wonderful original fully jointed Jumeau body. Professional restoration to faint hairline on her forehead. WHAT A BEAUTY! ....................................... $2350. ALSO! JUMEAUX, STEINERS, FGs, SFBJs, FRENCH FASHIONS, BLACK BISQUE, CHARACTERS & DOLLIES, HEUBACHS, PLUS++++ NO COMPUTER? CALL FOR MY ILLUSTRATED DOLL LIST WITH MORE THAN 100 ANTIQUE DOLLS FOR SALE! DOLLS FULLY GUARANTEED IN WRITING — 3 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE! ASK ABOUT OUR GENEROUS 8 MONTH LAYAWAY POLICY! Visit more than 100 more antique dolls on my RUBY LANE SITE! www.rubylane.com/shops/kathylibratysantiques For a real treat, visit my AWARD WINNING WEBSITE to see 100 MORE dolls

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18” Rare C/M Grace Cory Rockwell 1925 – 28, original cloth body, arms repainted, head professional repair, Alt, Beck & Gottschalk, blue sleep eyes, HH wig really cute $2995.00 Now $2500.00

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19” Studio Sasha Portrait “Martina” #1 face, gypsum head, brown painted eyes, mesh cloth body, HH wig, 1940 – 1960, separate thumb Call 16” Gotz “No Nose” Sasha Series Boy 1969 - 70, blonde hair, slate eyes, corduroy coverall with white shirt, English Sasha saddles (1 as is) $850.00 16” Gotz Sasha Series 1964 – 69, brown corduroy original dress & socks, brown eyes & later Gotz shoes $750.00

7 ½” SPBH Hanna all original, black mohair wig, o/m, brown sleep eyes, painted bisque$285.00 Now $250.00

Piano Babies 8 ½” x 5 ¾” Heubach #3101 crawling with head up and looking to the left, o/c mouth, dimples and intaglio blue eyes $295.00 1956 Cissy Bridesmaid #2030 1956 all original in blue long gown, headpiece with flowers, panties, nylons, shoes, ring & bracelet, pink spot on left wrist $595.00

6 ¾” Heubach Piano Baby seated with Starburst on back of gown, blue eyes, hands and arms up by face, very expressive molded hair, really sweet $295.00

13” Parian Simon & Halbig, molded blonde hair with braid and black bow in back, green jewel earrings and green jewel on molded blouse 11 ½” x 6 ½” #436 Crawling with right leg shoulderplate, bisque hands with out stretched, o/m with molded teeth, blue separate thumb, lovely molded brown intaglio eyes, fabulous molded face & dimples, & black boots w/ blue tassel, left boot wavy hair, hairline on rear end $295.00 ankle reglued $1050.00 Now $895.00

18” Shirley Temple all original in dress with wrist ties, combination, shoes, socks & pin, has crazing on face $425.00

7” E. Heubach on 5 piece baby body, jointed arms & legs, dome head, original grass skirt and earrings, black stationary, painted bisque $295,00

8” S & H 1079, blue sl eyes, original 18” Shirley Temple original dress & brown wig, 5 piece compo body w/ wig, shadowing over eyes, repainted molded black shoes $375.00 Now $350.00 arms, some crazing $425.00

13” Clippo Presents by Effanbee 6 ½” Parian blonde hair with sausage Emily Ann puppet, all original, curls, great details, Parian hands, right fabulous compo, blue painted eyes, molded hair with strings and control hand as is, newer legs bars, has the original booklet $95.00 & body $250.00 Now $195.00

18” Miss Revlon by Ideal in blue & white dress, all original, no earrings $110.00 16” Signed by Mary Hartline, Ideal Mary Hartline doll V91, hard plastic with vinyl face $295.00 Now $250.00

9” Limbach on stiff wrist ball jointed body, brown eyes, mohair wig, $125.00 Now $100.00

Nancy Ann Muffie Special Occasion style #802, strung 1956, overalls checked shirt, blonde hair, glasses & 23” Compo Madame red hat $110.00 Alexander McGuffey Anna Muffie Walker 1956 #504, aqua floral dress, all original (tag cut off dress), blonde $110.00 brown eyes, original HH wig, teeth as is, some crazing Muffie Walker #505 1955, light brown hair, $175.00 Now $150.00 lavender skirt with white bodice $110.00 1955 Muffie Walker in box wearing pale blue & white dress, brown hair $155.00 1955 #810 Muffie Walker with coat, dress, fur hat & muff, light brown wig $140.00

21 ½” Ideal 1941 Pigtail Sally original HH wig, shoes & socks, redressed $200.00 Now $150.00

34” Sweet Nell Alt Beck & Gottschalk #1362, ball jointed body (some repaint), stationary blue eyes, antique cotton dress, slight hairline $410.00 12” Celluloid head Eskimo, painted eyes, molded hair, mohair teddy bear type body, jointed arms & legs, wrist repair $150.00 Now $125.00

20” K star R Simon & Halbig #126, blue sleep eyes, original mohair wig, o/m & teeth, original baby body $550.00 Now $495.00

14” Hard Plastic Mary Hoyer, blue eyes, blonde wig, cute yellow knit coat & hat, redressed in aqua & pink dress, great coloring on face $295.00 14” Hard Plastic Mary Hoyer, brown eyes, brown wig, great painting, redressed $295.00

22” Horseman Cindy Bride All Original with wrist tag, blond hair, blue eyes, white satin dress with net woven with silver $150.00

13” Laughing Jumeau SFBJ #236, blue sl eyes, o/c mouth w/ painted teeth, 5 piece toddler body $675.00

12” Kestner #152/ 3, brown sleep eyes, original body some paint 13” Alexander Compo McGuffey as is, o/m molded tongue and Anna all original, 1 eyelash as is, slight teeth, original mohair wig, left toe crazing, HH wig, no tag on dress $195.00 repair $295.00

15” 1937 Madame Alexander Princess Elizabeth, tagged dress as is, blue eyes, original Muffie Walker pigtails, ash blonde, organdy HH wig & shoes, great compo, 15” 1940 – 49 Effanbee Little Lady all 15 ½” JDK #211 Baby, original dress w/ lace & blue flowers $115.00 face professionally repainted original, HH wig, dress, cape, panties, pate & brown mohair wig, blue $200.00 Now $170.00 shoes & socks, gold heart bracelet, blue grey eyes, o/c mouth, molded 1957 Muffie Walker #501, light brown wig, plaid eyes, lovely coloring, very slight crazing tongue $495.00 Now $450.00 dress with blue, red, white & yellow $110.00 14 ½” 1929 Effanbee Lovums $150.00 all original (new pants), molded hair, o/m with teeth, HOPe TO See yOU AT THe FOLLOWING SHOWS: some paint flaking on arms Gaithersburg, MD - June 5 & 6 $125.00 Now $95.00 1955 Muffie Walker yellow lace and yellow & lavender floral dress, ash blonde $110.00

14” 1960 American Character Betsy McCall, redressed, big blue eyes, ash blonde hair, right tip of thumb as is, great facial coloring $225.00 Now $175.00

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Steiff 6” Bambi chest tag and button in ear & tag, velvet and mohair $75.00 10” x 6 ½” Pummy Rabbit, moveable head, glass eyes, button in ear, mohair $95.00 10” x 6” Bison glass eyes, mohair really great, 1950’s $125.00 9” x 5” 1960’s “Cozy Blanko”, jointed head, mohair & draylon, tag & button $87.50 5 x 5” “Snucki” tag & button, mohair glass eyes $49.95 12 x 10” Revue Susi with tag and collar, glass eyes & button, mohair $225.00 12 x 12” Studio Stiff mohair lion head with open mouth and teeth, glass eyes, great shading, wonderful for rec room wall $695.00 Now $295.00

A Visit With Julie Blewis by Donna C. Kaonis

Julie with the family’s pet French bulldog Oscar who has nearly as many toys as Julie has dolls.

Munich Art Dolls by Marion Kaulitz, the inspiration for the Kammer and Reinhardt dolls that would soon follow.

Julie’s favorite doll is this world exposition model by Jumeau, one of several dolls made by the company to represent indigenous peoples of the French colonies.

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Munich Art Dolls were first shown in 1908 – their objective to create a movement against the artificiality of factory made dolls. Photos Andy Ourant 18

ome claim that they were born collectors, but for most of us there is a defining moment that triggers the collecting passion within us. Julie Blewis remembers that moment well – she was at an estate sale and there were a group of eight-inch Madame Alexanders being offered. Her bid was successful and she was off and running. This happened about eighteen years ago and since then what she has accomplished is nothing short of amazing, deserving of a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for collecting. The large, nearly 100-year old home that she shares with her husband Gordon, her daughter Jenna, son Brian, French bulldog Oscar and cats Nikki and Dusty, is a virtual museum, a testament to her studious pursuit of the rarest antique dolls, with a focus on unusual characters. The couple’s home is a monument to collecting: carousel animals, cigar store figures – one a ten foot Punch – automatons, Black Forest carvings, an

It doesn’t get more character-like than this! An unusual pair with terra cotta-type heads and cloth bodies.

France produced their fair share of character dolls, some even earlier than the German puppen reform movement. Two examples of the two-faced Bru are shown here along with a painted eye character by Louis Aimee Lejune, c. 1910, a two-faced series 200 crying Jumeau, and on the right an unusual unmarked painted eye character. Left: This rare shoulderhead doll with a cloth body is virtually identical to the portrait bust. Right: One of the 100 or fewer models of the Albert Marque doll known to exist.

enormous ship’s figurehead, and of course dolls, and more dolls, displayed in a multitude of showcases throughout the house. Julie grew up in New York City, earning her law degree and eventually becoming a city judge for parking enforcement and the environmental control board. The commute to the city from the suburbs as well as baby sitting fees for her daughter were taking a big chunk out of her paycheck and she made the decision to be a stay at home mom. For a time Julie continued collecting Madame Alexanders, quickly learning that they were better examples to be had such as the Me and My Shadow series and the Glamour Girls. One day her husband looked at her dolls and asked, “Why do all your dolls have the same face?” Gordon, who Julie admits has little interest in her dolls, was instrumental in changing her collecting. “He was right,” she said. “I immediately sold all of them.” 19

A rare Armand Marseille character marked A 9 M. These amazing dolls rival the rarest K * R models. Ourant Photo

A rare Jumeau 210 believed to be a clown or chimney sweep.

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European woodens with serene and beatific expressions share a special display case.

A group of googlies are joined by an SFBJ 252 pouty and a Heubach Baby Grumpy.

These dolls by Dewees Cochran date from the early forties. The portrait-type on the left has a ceramic head; the doll sitting has a hard papier mache head. Both dolls have cloth bodies.

Julie began collecting composition character dolls, particularly those made by Joseph Kallus with molded clothing. Although she has moved in new directions since then, she still occasionally adds a new piece to her collection. It was seeing a copy of this magazine (at that time called Antique Doll World) that began her interest in bisque character dolls. “ I started buying on layaway, she said. “I would sell ten of my dolls to buy one bisque doll.” Interestingly, Julie never bought the typical German dolly-faced dolls, instead it was characters right from the beginning. Her collecting is not rooted in nostalgia, in fact she freely admits to preferring stuffed animals over dolls as a child. “I collect dolls for their aesthetic appeal, the myriad of expressions and sensitivity that an accomplished sculptor can execute. What I find compelling about each doll that I add to my collection is the face, that is always what draws me in. I will not buy a doll just because it is rare, certainly that is an important factor, but the sculpt and painting are the key attributes.” German character dolls, the fortuitous result of the puppen reform movement initiated by Marion Kaulitz in 1908, comprise the majority of Julie’s collection, but it also includes some outstanding French characters as well. France was making character dolls as early as the

Elite googlies with molded hats share space with two girls marked G.H. (Gustav Heubach). A wax character by Mary Mcewen perches on a piano.

1860’s, i.e., the two-faced Bru, followed by Radiguet & Cordonnier’s character fashion doll, the notable Series Fantastique by Jumeau (some experts believe that Simon and Halbig made the heads for Jumeau) and S.F.B.J.’s character models, among others. Asked about her favorite doll, Julie doesn’t hesitate. “My Jumeau exposition doll is so amazing.” One of a special series of lady dolls produced by the company to represent indigenous peoples of various French colonies, they were displayed by Jumeau at world exhibitions, the last event being the Paris Exposition of 1900. “Her face is such a sensitive and beautiful portrayal which is really remarkable when you consider when they were made. At that time porcelain makers typically used a mold for a white doll and simply colored the bisque black or brown. If a special mold was created, it was likely a caricature, emphasizing the prevailing stereotype of a black woman.” Our cover this month features two of Julie’s Munich Art Dolls, another genre she loves for their striking characterizations. One of her Munich Art Dolls came from the Wyeth family and in fact was immortalized in a painting by Anna B. McCoy, granddaughter of N. C.Wyeth. Left: A glass eyed K*R 112 shares the spotlight with a painted eye Kley and Hahn 549. Julie does not collect babies as a rule but could not resist the screaming OIC baby. Below: Very happy characters from German dollmaker Swaine.

Mint in the original box and weighing as much as a real baby is this Kathe Kruse Sand Baby.

French illustrator Francisque Poulbot designed his famous dolls around 1912 to resemble the street urchins of Paris during war time.

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Although males don’t figure prominently in the doll world, Julie has collected several examples. A Kestner 208 shows off her plump cheeks and dimpled chin.

Always searching for that serendipitous combination of an arresting face and rarity doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be expensive. Julie also enjoys the unusual and quirky. She has eBay down to a science, checking a multitude of categories in record time, and forwarding items to her friends when she spots something that might appeal to them. Readers may recall an article in this magazine that focused on wonderful items she discovered for under $500 and another on the Patchwork Girl of Oz, won from a small auction house. On a recent visit to her house, she excitedly showed us her latest acquisition – goofy animal figures on “Walking Wanda” wind-up bodies. At the March Gaithersburg show, she proudly displayed a pristine pair of small wooden dolls by dollmaker Sherman Smith. It’s not unusual to see some of Julie’s interesting finds in the Modern category at the national UFDC convention. 22

The very stately Simon and Halbig 152 is a model of elegance. A pair of SFBJ 245 googlies on safari.

This case looks pretty full, although Julie always seems to find room for one more. On the far left is a rare Armand Marseille character, probably made as a display model. She is marked A 14 M and measures 31 inches. Holding her teddy bear is a 29 inch G Steiner. Behind her is an E Steiner and the clown is by Etienne Denamur, marked ED.

Seldom seen Cuno and Otto Dressel character dolls, c. 1910, share many characteristics with the Kaulitz dolls. A fabulous and really unusual Belsnickel dating from the Civil War era. He still has the original store label from Partridge & Richardson in Philadelphia.

Julie’s advise to new collectors is to buy the best that you can afford. “Never buy for the sole reason that a doll is a bargain. Buy better and fewer dolls.” That being said, she is quite disciplined when it comes to spending money. I have seen her in action many times at auction and have been impressed with the limits she sets. On those occasions when she has been outbid, it is not unusual for another example, or even the same doll, to turn up at a later sale where she has had an opportunity to purchase it at a more reasonable price. Good things come to those who wait.

Above: A rare googly designed by cartoonist Oscar Hitt best known for “Snowflake,” the black all bisque character she is holding. Left: Kammer and Reinhardt’s 109 poses with a mulatto skinned Tete Jumeau. Right: A marvelous folk art carriage provides a resting place for this unusual primitive cloth doll.

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Julie doesn’t necessarily have a thing for big dolls but they seem to find a way into her collection. This is a charming unmarked 32 inch Armand Marseille character with intaglio eyes. These large dolls are probably one of a kind display models. Marked AM, these rare characters only had an incised size number, not a mold number.

Two character Huret dolls from the Prevost era. The doll with the pom-poms has been seen as a candy container.

From Jumeau’s 200 Series Fantastique, the molds 208 and 211. Photos by Keith Kaonis unless noted. 24

Julie loves props – miniature furniture, small dogs and cats especially – but admits that space is a problem. Yes, for a collector extraordinaire displaying one’s dolls can be a problem . . . even in a 9,000 square foot house! (Her children Jenna and Brian may find their bedrooms a bit altered upon their return from college.) UFDC attendees are used to seeing Julie’s dolls win blue ribbons at the national convention, but her involvement does not stop there. At last year’s convention Julie and Andy Ourant co-authored a seminar on rare characters. In 2009 she was asked by Doll News editors Michael Canadas and David Robinson to be in charge of advertising, a position she has taken on with her usual boundless enthusiasm. Julie has written several articles for this magazine – our May 2008 issue features rare Armand Marseille characters; January 2009, Heubach molded hairstyles; May 2009, Simon Halbig’s 1300 series and most recently in our April issue her article, “No More Kaiser Babies.” In this issue we have tried to focus on dolls that were not seen in those issues. Readers may wish to refer to those past issues to see more of Julie’s collection. Julie continues to search for rare characters, the K * R models 103, 104, 105 have eluded her (and just about everyone else.) For whatever reason few of these models were made and we know from the Cieslik’s research that when the character dolls did not prove to be an overwhelming success with the buying public, many were actually thrown out. There is one doll that Julie did not win at auction that she continues to regret – it was the very rare Kammer and Reinhardt’s model 103 sold at the Theriault sale of the famed Legoland Museum. When Julie acquires those rare examples (and I have faith that she will) does that mean her collecting days are over? Hardly! In spite of the enormity of Julie’s collection, it is still a work in progress, the thrill of the hunt an overriding passion fueled by her love and appreciation of dolls. Fortunately, the antique doll world has something for everyone and I have no doubt she will find new avenues of discovery.

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4 1. 16” FIRED BISQUE GLADDIE - Bisque flange head, set brown squinty eyes, open smiling mouth with four upper teeth and spring tongue, cloth torso, composition arms and legs. Factory pink dress, homemade pants, replaced cotton socks, oilcloth shoes. Tiny flakes repaired upper and lower rims right eye, cracks and flakes off finish of composition arms and legs. A very rare fired bisque version of the popular character, with laughing eyes and a face bubbling with personality. $4195 2. 19” GEBRUDER HEUBACH 6970 - Brown sleep eyes, original human hair wig, jointed wood and composition Cuno & Otto Dressel body. Antique ethnicstyle clothing, new socks and antique shoes. Crack with missing flakes from left rear crown becomes hairline; good body; wool skirt shows age damage under apron and holes around back. A nice large size of the popular glass-eyed version of the 6970 mold by Gebruder Heubach, at an affordable price. $2250 3. 12” GEBRUDER HEUBACH GIRL WITH MOLDED BUN - Blue intaglio eyes, wonderful molded hair with top knot, molded curl on forehead and tiny molded curls at neckline in back, kid body with bisque lower arms. Antique low waisted white dress with lace overdress, antique underclothing, new cotton socks and oilcloth shoes. Body is aged, but is in sturdy condition. A very rare little character with the endearing face of a little girl; she has outstanding modeling in her face and hair, making her an exceptional little doll. $1075 4. SUPER UV BLACK LIGHTS - An extraordinary black light that can be used in regular lighting!! No more crawling under tables or trying to find a dark area to black light a doll when at a show or an auction!! Fits in the palm of your hand or in your purse; uses three triple A batteries. To be used on the outside of a doll head to show cracks and hairlines; shows repaint on cloth and composition. PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. $49.95

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Left to right: A tiny example clearly shows where the candle or lamp oil “drawer” goes to illuminate the night light and keep the beverage warm. This chubby pot would allow two dolls to share their evening bedtime drink. Another lovely piece is the perfect scale for a small French fashion doll. What mignonnette wouldn’t adore sipping her evening chocolate from this tiny gem?

La Veilleuse by Jan Peterson Photos by Elwyn Peterson

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n modern day France, a veilleuse (vay-uhz), is simply a child’s nightlight. However, in centuries past, a veilleuse was just as comforting, but far more elegant. Veiller means to watch over and protect. Originally, a veilleuse was a very special sort of teapot designed especially to be used in the bedroom. Its contents could be tea, or une tisane (an herbal tea), warm milk sweetened with honey, or hot chocolate. French children seldom drink milk at the table. They receive their daily requirement of calcium by munching little fruit flavored cream cheeses, eating yogurt, and consuming other dairy products that taste more like treats than something healthy. Milk is saved for bedtime, to be sipped, flavored or not, while papa reads a bedtime story. Of course, the first veilleuses were created for grown-ups. Very simple pottery examples were found in the homes of the working class,

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Delicate pink roses adorn these finely hand-painted toy veilleuses made especially for dolls.

This elegant doll’s veilleuse must have belonged to the child of a very wealthy family. It is hand gilted in 24K gold.

but beautifully hand-painted examples made of the finest china where to be found in the bedrooms of the affluent. It is easy to imagine a fine lady tucked into her feather bed, sipping a cup of almond tea while reading herself to sleep by candlelight. A veilleuse comes in three parts: the bottom covers the heat source (usually a small porcelain “drawer” to hold oil and a specially made wick, or a small candle), then comes the teapot and the lid. Most veilleuses do resemble elegant teapots, but some are in other, far more surprising forms: beautiful ladies, birds, circus animals, religious figures, anything the imagination could create. They were commonly made in England and France from the 17th into the 20th Century. Fine examples are collected today (by those lucky enough to find them) for their charming forms and artistic beauty. Spoiled and coddled little French dolls of the 19th century could not have been expected to forgo such little luxuries in their lives, so veilleuses were made for them, too! Tiny teapots just the perfect scale for a mignonette were produced as well as sizes perfect to adorn the chambre à coucher of the most elegant French fashion doll. Special veilleuses were produced for bébés of all sizes and some were appropriate for both real children and life size dolls. Major collections of these lovely treasures can be seen in only two museums in the world especially created to display Mlle Claire, dressed for bed, gets ready to pour herself a bedtime tisane and settle down with a good book. This is the smallest size of the toy veilleuses, them. Smaller collections make up part of appropriate for a 12” poupee or an 8” mignonnette. museum collections of pottery and porcelain

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Doll sized veilleuse with rare original wicks!

throughout Europe. One of the two major collections is found in Trenton, Tennessee, in the United States, where there is an annual Veilleuse Celebration that lasts a whole week each May! The other is in a quaint tea shop in Dinan, Brittany, France. A pilgrimage to Tennessee is still in my future, but visiting the tea shop in France was one of those wonderful discoveries that make traveling such an adventure. Tucked away in a centuries-old side street of the Old Town, Gilles Roullier has created a little gem of rare beauty. Born in New York of European parents, Gilles speaks French and English flawlessly. After a very successful career in international high finance, principally working for the Bank of Monaco, he decided to retire in Dinan and pursue his two passions: baking and displaying his amazing collection of veilleuses. His father started the collection in the 1930’s and Gilles has continued his legacy. His mother was Austrian and taught her son the secrets of fine baking. Imagine sipping a cup of currant tea while enjoying a melt-in-your-mouth pear strudel tart at a little table for two tucked among curio cabinets full of exquisite antique china! Sigh… That is what you can expect when you enter the door of this tiny shop. Gilles is, needless to say, a world-class tea connoisseur and sells myriads of varieties of fine teas. The shop is perfumed with the buttery, fruity scent of his pastries and the comforting aroma of brewing tea. Once 28

A veilleuse beside your lady’s bed completes the scene with authentic French flair!

A lovely array of veilleuses for very small dolls.

Rarest of the rare! A toy veilleuse with its matching creamer, sugar bowl, cup and saucer!

you have sabotaged your diet yet again, wander to the back of the shop where the veilleuses pour poupées are displayed! Gilles has a collection of thirty-eight (and growing!) of the most rare children’s playthings. Some of them tell their stories of hours of long-ago play with a cracked handle or a missing lid which just makes them all the more enchanting. Understandably, Gilles has no interest

in parting with any of these rare antique doll treasures, so comfort yourself with a second cup a tea and try the fresh apple tart this time! Arthé Musée de veilleuses et théières 19 rue de l’Apport 22011 Dinan, France Tel/fax: 02 96 87 48 45 Email: arthe22@wanadoo.fr

For the wealthy, adult veilleuses were works of art.

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1. Let’s start this month off with an amazing automaton lady all original - wonderful condition - excellent movement - her beautiful head is a Simon & Halbig #1300 lady w/ molded feathered brows over heather blue eyes - as the music plays she turns her head from side to side and then fans herself - then her lead goes forward she lifts her other bisque hand to look thru her spectacles - not once but twice and then goes back to turning her head & fanning herself - total height 21” she’s 15” tall - $4,995. 2. Rare & wonderful as she can possible is this super size French bebe by Rabery & Delphieu (RD) - hand poured French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over the most enormous heather blue paperweight eyes we have ever found - closed pouty smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed French body - she stands a great big 28” tall - oh - oh-o-o- we just found an undetectable hairline (under her wig of course) - so-o-o-o-o instead of be $5,500 - your very special price would be only $2,750 3. Rare & wonderful & just as cute as she can be is this open mouth French Bebe by Etienne Denamur (ED) exceptional high quality bisque w/ that ever so desirable dewy patina - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous early dark outlined azure blue paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ outlined twice shaded amber lips - original fully jointed French body - 17” tall - $2,495. 4. Ever so rare & wonderful mechanical French cartoon character by Roullet & Decamps - excellent all original condition - excellent hand painted facial features w/ comical uplifted brows & an enormous watermelon smile - when wound he turns his head from side to side & sways back & forth - excellent working condition - 14” tall $1,995. 5. Without question this is one very unique & wonderful doll - early hand carved wood - hand carved rather unique flat face very similar to the ones in the article in antique doll collector - fully jointed body w/ crude metal jointed - hand painted face w/ exaggerated expression and enormous side glancing eyes - closed somewhat pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - black painted hair - 14” tall - $995. 6. Extremely rare closed mouth pouty character by Recknagel - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - deep intaglio blue eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth - great character face - fully jointed body - 17” tall $1,495. 7. Always one of my favorites - how could you not love that face - wonderful Kammer & Reinhardt mold #121 toddler - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading & two upper teeth - to make her all the more delightful she’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 17” tall - $1,795. 8. Well - did you stop breathing - what a beauty - so rare - so wonderful 1879 long face Triste Bebe by Jumeau - early pristine hand pressed French bisque w/ crisp first out of the mold freshness - artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - pert petite pouty smiling mouth w/ that always desirable center line - outlined soft amber shaded lips - early applied ears w/ original Jumeau earrings - original early eight ball body - great big 27” tall - $32,500. 9. Rare & wonderful early mission Oriental doll from the WPA era - exceptionally per hand painted ink on cloth facial features w/ almond shaped eyes & smiling slightly rose shaded mouth - beautiful all original condition w/ an outstanding extremely elaborate costume and amazing hand made shoes - 16” tall $995. 10. Unique & very early all American school boy - 1880’s tinted bisque shoulder head - this one has the most amazing bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - lovely glorious molded locks of well defined hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes closed slightly pouty smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original straw filled body w/ compo arms & legs - 17” tall - $995. 11. Utterly breathtaking all original French beauty by Venus - exquisite hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over soft brown side glancing eyes w/ that always demure eye shadow - closed pouty smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - excellent condition - 17” tall - $1,495. 12. Rare & wonderful and big as she can be is this beauty character child by Armand Marseille (AM) - excellent hand poured Germany bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - soft arched molded brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading & upper teeth - original fully jointed German body - 33”tall - $1,495. 13. Wonderful extremely rare to find compo baby by Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh - - exceptionally beautiful very heavy compo w/ Icelandic blue hand painted eyes & that very unique body w/ the clinched fist - just precious 13” tall - $1,295. 14. Wonderful extremely large life-size #126 baby by Kammer & Reinhardt - wondrous high quality bisque w/ big flirty baby blue eyes - open laughing mouth w/ treble tongue 0 original five piece baby body - 25” tall $1,295. 15. Extremely rare Sonnenberg child made for the French trade - mold #136 - listed under German bisque right up there with the look alike Bru - this is the one that looks exactly like the second series Portrait Jumeau exceptional bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w./ soft arched feathered brows over, long luscious lashes surrounding enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ that always desirable center line outlined soft rose shaded lips - original early straight wrist body - 13” tall $2,995. 16. Rare to find and always desirable is this full set of “Dionne Quints” in their original cardboard trunk made by Freundlich company of Canada - excellent condition w/ their original clothes - each Quint is 7” tall - $995 for all 17. Two wonderful all original “Campbell Kids” by Horsman - excellent compo - all original - he’s dressed in his original blue one piece playsuit - she’s dressed in her original pink playsuit - both have their original hangtags $795. each 18. Wonderful & amazing tiny Steiner Bebé - Figure A - sweet size w/ breathtaking pristine hand poured French bisque - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined cobalt blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile -soft amber shading - original Steiner body she’s only 10” tall - wow - just precious - $4,495. 19. Always desirable & beautiful as she can be is the Simon & Halbig #1159 character lady - exceptional high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over almond shaped chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ upper teeth - open lined well detailed lips w/ soft amber shading - original fully lady body - 25” tall - $2,795. 20. Extremely rare china shoulder head lady by Dressel & Kister - exceptionally beautiful with soft delicate features and the most outrageous hairstyle/ molded flowers in her hair - she stands on her original body with long very delicate hand & early flat china feet - what a rare treasure - 13” tall -$2.495. 21. Utterly amazing are these never to be found boys and girls made by Dewees Cochran for the Effanbee company - these ever so rare to find American Children are in amazing condition and you know how extremely hard it is to find the boys and we have two - not one but two - wow - the two boys are all original and just pristine - boy on left has original curly mohair wig - boy on right has parted human hair - both are 17” tall - $1,995. each - their sister standing in the back is “Peggy Lou” - she’s 20” tall - $1,895. 22. Amazingly beautiful and always ever so desirable is this wonderful blue eyed solid dome Hilda - mold #1070 by Kestner - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold perfection - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched brows over heather blue sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ soft amber shading - original five piece Kestner baby body - 22” tall - $3,495. 23. Wonderful early Lenci child from the 30’s children series - this is the lovely “Benedetta” - only 9” tall - all original - precious in pink - $1,495.

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24. Wonderful large size chase baby boy - excellent condition w/ deeply painted blonde hair - enormous gray-blue eyes - closed pouty mouth - original clothes - 25” tall - $995. 25. Rare & wonderful pressed cloth face all original character children by the Maya Doll of Germany wonderful expressive hand painted faces w/ adorable pouty look and just in such pristine condition - dressed in Holland attire (she has wood shoes ) - perfect in every way - w/ hanging tags - 10” tall - $1,495 for pair. 26. Extremely rare open/closed mouth character boy by Otto Gans - marked “G” - 4 - solid dome bisque head w/ molded painted hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ exceptionally large cobalt blue intaglio eyes open/closed mouth w/ mold teeth & tongue - note the unique dimples & Clark Gable ears - flange neck bisque head on cloth body w/ lower compo rams - 25” tall $1,495. 27. Breathtaking all original “Cindy” by Dewees Cochran - pristine condition in her original box - her outfit is just amazing w/ her original little cashmere sweater - yes that’s her original little hand sewn leather purse w/ matching brown shoes - just precious & pristine - 15” tall - $1,495. 28. Exceptionally beautiful brown bisque reproduction of the world famous Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #117 made by Marianne Denunez in 1969 - a truly outstanding doll - 17” tall - $995. 29. Just as breathtaking & wonderful as she can be is this rare to find compo character by Effanbee “Miss Anne Shirley” from the books and movie “Anne of Green Gables” - note the outstanding bright red wig - all original w/ her bracelet - excellent condition - 15” tall - $995. 30. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this very desirable “WD” Bebé - by Wilhelm Dehler - for centuries this was believed to be a French doll because of the amazing high quality of the bisque and the wondrous detail of attention that was paid to the hand painted facial features of every doll - each and every mold was such perfect perfection - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous heather blue paperweight eyes w/ just a hint of glorious eye shadow - closed pert pouty mouth w/ just a slight smile & a soft hint of amber shading - original fully jointed body - rare tiny size - only 11” tall - size 2 - $3,995.

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31. Just as precious as she can be is this ever so sweet shelf size Belton w/ the most adorable French face - soft as butter bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading original fully jointed compo body w/ straight wrist - 12” tall - $1,995. 32. Two wonderful & ever so rare “Beloved Belindy” from Raggedy Ann fame - A) extremely rare Volland w/ hand painted face - what a treasure - 15” tall - $3,995. B) Georgene - all original - hand painted features - great condition - 19” tall - $1,995. 33. Two more all original Dewees Cochran’s children - each one having a very uniquely different face - all original - exceptional condition - wonderful faces - pristine clothing - original shoes - girl on left is 16” - girl on right is 14” tall - $1,995. each 34. Wonderful open mouth “Dep” by Jumeau in a rarely found large size pristine hand poured French bisque with just a hint of dewey patina - lovely hand painted facial features with soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes w/human hair upper lashes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original Jumeau body - 28” tall $2,295. 35. Just as rare & wonderful as he can be is this cute as a button compo character boy - notice how he looks exactly like the Kammer & Reinhardt mold #100 - the little Kaiser boy - very early compo on cotton stuffed body w/ compo hands - 16” tall - $795.

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36. Extremely rare & ever so wonderful Portrait Jumeau from the second series - delightful soft to the touch bisque with artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined spiral threaded heather blue paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - original eight ball body - we found her in her original clothing - what an amazing treasure - 18” tall - $14,500. 37. Tell me he doesn’t look like the kid from the Dutch Boy paint ads - just a precious as he can be is this wonderful kid from Armand Marseille (AM) - mold #259 - exceptional high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous baby blue sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ two lower teeth outlined soft amber shaded lips - five piece toddler body - 22” tall - $995. 38. Lovely large size “Bridesmaid” by Madame Alexander - excellent condition - all original - gorgeous eyes - 21” tall - $1,295. 39-40. Rare & wonderful lovely round faced Jumeau Poupeé Fashion from the mid-period - wondrous hand poured pale French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - outlined closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - wonderful early original firm erect body - 16” tall - $4,295. 41. Talk about cute - this one really adorable kid - rare to find & always desirable happy character child by Orsini - designed and specifically made

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from the Orsini design this very unique kid is made of biscaloid with wonderful hand painted facial features - happy somewhat comical uplifted eyebrows over enormous baby blue sleep eyes (note the eye shadow typical Orsini touch) happy laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth - original cloth & compo body - 23” tall - $1,495. 42. Truly lovely doll sized French armoire - wonderful carved mahogany w/ exterior beveling & arched top - three interior shelves & one lower drawer original brass fixtures - original rich color & patina - 25”tx16”wx8”d - $995. 43. Well - we have done it again - a truly rare & wonderful little boy by Kling - rarely found mold #182 w/ solid dome mold & brushstroke hair - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft fawn shaded brows over deep intaglio blue eyes - closed slightly pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - note the tiny dimples - to make him even more rare & wondrous he’ only 7” tall - $1,295. 44. Just as sweet & adorable as they can be are these two all original “Just Me” googlies by Armand Marseille - we all love that sweet little face w/ that pert little mouth - both are in excellent all original condition. A - bisque w/ blue eyes - 8” tall - $1,995. B - painted bisque w/ blue eyes - 8” tall - $1,495. 45. Here’s even more cuteness - all original set of Dionne Quints by Alexander - original tagged clothes - excellent compo - original pins in a factor original very rare to find scooter with the Quints’ names - each Quint is 7” - entire scooter is 17” long - $2,995.

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he leading manufacturer of quality felt cloth dolls was the Lenci Company in Torino, Italy between the early 1920s and well into the 1940s. However, there were many companies that soon copied the success of Lenci with their own cloth dolls. They are often referred to as Lenci look-alikes. As a background, here is a list of the lesser known Italian companies that manufactured what are often called Lenci types and some common characteristics to help you identify the dolls. Alma - these were usually 11 inches and had quality bodies and their costumes were excellent. They had socket heads strung with elastic, side glancing eyes and jointed arms which moved together. They are often seen with mohair wigs. Alma dolls were usually marked with a cloth label sewn into the clothes or a mark on one foot. Eros – these are either 7-1/2 - 8 or 11 inches dressed in provincial-costumed outfits or storybook/Italian legends. The costumes are of cheaper quality but quite well designed and sewn. They have felt shoes with cardboard soles. There is only a slight indication of twotone lips, if any. They have heavier brown eyebrows and

thicker eyelashes than Magis (described below), little or no eye shadow. Fiore – these little 8 inch dolls have a red dot in corner of each eye. They have a glossy dark red oval mouth with only one color on the lips; applied ears if hair doesn’t cover head, but it is a single piece of felt for the ear. A printed cotton ribbon “Made in Italy” usually is attached to their shoes, which are stitched around the sole for a decorative effect. Their feet seem a bit large for the doll. You’ll see them usually in pairs. Magis (sometimes spelled Magit) – these little dolls are approximately 9 to 10 inches. They have a Campbell Kids type of round face; painted left side-glancing eyes with a white dot in right corner of pupil; eyebrows have a single painted line that is smaller than Eros as well as the eyelashes are smaller and thinner paint. There was an attempt to paint two-toned lips, but they are not well defined; the color is more wine-colored than Lenci. Shoes most often are made of an embossed oilcloth type of material. The labels on Magis (Magit) are very distinct – one has an outline of Italy reading made in Italy and the second one is gold and silver foil reading Magis. Messina-VAT – they have an all felt body, a pressed mask 33

painted face with a large white dot 4 in upper right corner of eye and a light brown dot in lower corner of eye. They have curved eyebrows low on the forehead. Lips have lighter red dot in middle. The applied ears are made of a single piece of felt and there is usually a bump for the chin. Vecchiotti – these dolls are probably the best Lenci like dolls made at the time. They have a gold label “Alberto Vecchiotti/ Milano.” I could not find any reference about these dolls in the cloth doll books. As with most manufacturers of dolls, the female doll was always produced in greater numbers and variations. As a collector of Lenci miniatures, I was very excited to find my first male Lenci dolls and he was smoking a wooden pipe. From that point on, I would find other dolls with holes in their mouths and quickly realized that to find one with their original pipe or cigarette was a real bonus. These small accessories, especially by Lenci, were beautifully made by wood artisans; however, they were easily lost. As a side note, Lenci did make female smokers, especially the popular art nouveau fadettes. However, the majority of the smokers were smaller male dolls. Over the past few years, I have added several smokers to my collection, and I have seen some other examples on eBay especially by Magis. However, I think the following pictures will give you a good example of what sets Lenci apart from other Italian manufacturers of smoker dolls in the early 1930s to 1940s. The first doll in photo 1 is dressed in blue felt pants, a green jacket with a maroon vest underneath. All his pieces of clothing have matching buttons. He has a white cotton shirt with fake cuffs under the green jacket and a cute black tie. As with most Lenci dolls, he is wearing a wide brimmed hat which has two colored braided cord and tassels. In addition, there is a red yarn tassel on the side. He is also wearing hooped earrings, which is quite unusual on male dolls. His boots are white felt over black slip-ons with red trim. Take a close look at this wonderful wood pipe. You will see this same pipe later on the two sailor dolls. The doll in photo 2 has often been referred by Lenci collectors as Little Jackie Coogan from movie The Kid. He has a cigarette hanging from his mischievous mouth. He is wearing dark navy overalls with a patch to cover a hole probably a result of one of his fights and a white felt shirt. The red scarf was replaced. The real treat here is the detailed hat. It is made of white 34

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felt with multiple rows of navy felt sewn across it. In photo 3 is another Lenci Jackie Coogan but this time as a novelty head. Lenci made these novelty heads to hang in cars and other places. They are hard to find. The face on this head is very hard pressed felt. The red scarf was remade. The bonus was he came with the original Lenci box. I have seen another 9 inch Jackie Coogan smoker, but this one was made by the manufacturer Magis. A good indicator that it was a Magis was the round Campbell Kid face, the heavier and rounded body frame and the painted nails. His hat wasn’t made of felt, but of white and black checkered wool. The shoes were oil cloth and crudely made. There was no comparison in quality between the Magis and Lenci, so even the untrained eye should be able to easily identify the differences. The next little smoker in photo 4 has a cardboard label with Riomaggiore written on it in red, which indicates the Ligura region of Italy; thus his outfit must have some significance. The plus is he also has a rayon and round silver tag. It is not common to find tag let alone all three. The earlier two dolls shown did not come with tags. The details are fantastic – the felt red boots, the matching pants, vest and jacket all have these wonderful round metal buttons. Again there is a hat, which this time has a loop for hanging. Under his hat is light felt to represent blond hair which is covered by a red bandana. His wood pipe is slightly different than the one in photo 1 – it is longer and more delicate. He is also holding a two-toned wooden cane. The little sailor in photo 5 is quite a

character. He has another style of Lenci tags – the 7 heart shaped tag, which reads Ti Porto Fortuna. The interesting fact about this particular doll is he came in several versions. Sometimes he has two legs and other times he is as pictured here with a peg leg. His outfit is always the same – gray felt pants and a turquoise blue jacket with a red and white cotton striped shirt. The face is quite different than most Lenci miniatures. He has predominant cheeks, a wide smile, and his eyes are closed, not side glancing. Red hair is another unusual feature since Lenci made very few redheads. Also his hat isn’t the typical felt; it is plastic. In photo 6 is another rare doll head of the same sailor in photo 5. Here the hat is shiny black plastic. He has a small rayon tag reading Lenci sewn into his collar. This head is found in a later Lenci catalog from the 1950s. I have seen two different Italian smokers dressed as sailors, each of them holding a duffle bag, yet they are quite different from each other. One has plastic arms and hands while the other has the typical Magis hands with painted fingers. Even though they both have very round faces, their eyes are not painted the same way and the Magis doll has pronounced cheeks. One has a felt pipe and the other has what appears to be a wood cigarette. The Magis has shoes of oil cloth with cardboard soles and the one with plastic hands has formed plastic shoes. Thus, it is easy to see why the quality of these other dolls manufacturered by Italian companies cannot compare to Lenci. It is true that these look alikes have their own charm, but buyers beware if they are featured as a Lenci. The little Fiore in photo 7 stands only 8 inches tall. He is beautifully made and has a lot of charming details, especially that delicate wooden pipe similar to the one in photo 6. Once I saw him with a female doll as most Fiore were sold as pairs. It is hard to see the typical red dot in the corner of his eye in the photo. He is wearing brown pants with a matching cap, which has a green hanger. His shirt is apple green. The special item here is the pink scarf. Please note the different way his felt shoes are made. The doll in photo 8 is an oddity. He looks like a cross between Jackie Coogan and a sailor. The manufacturer is a bit puzzling since he doesn’t have distinct characteristics of some of those mentioned earlier in the article. First of all, he is much shorter than even the Fiore. His face is rounder than a Lenci but not as round as a Magis. His eyes are glancing upward, not to the side. The lips are very narrow. The clothes are very nicely made. Eros made a smoker as well and he is dressed as a little Dutch boy (photo 9, silhouette) He can be viewed in Nancy Lazenby’s Lenci: The History of the Dolls. He is a later example of Eros with more boldly painted eyelashes. His felt face is pressed so hard and smooth that it looks almost papier mache. In conclusion, while there were several manufacturers of Italian smoker dolls, the Lenci Company seemed to produce the best quality. The hope of this article is that people can now tell the difference between these dolls since often times people mistakenly buy a felt cloth doll thinking it is a Lenci. Good luck hunting.

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ometimes, when we see an illustration of an old toy store, don’t we wish we could enter and browse among our favorite dolls? We would have been part of that time. Yet, by studying books about old dolls, old catalogs and advertisements etc., we can occasionally come pretty close to understanding the time of a favorite doll. This became evident when studying the period of 1918-1922. At that time, many American toy makers seemed to be preoccupied with the production of walking dolls. Eventually, the cause and inter- connectedness of their efforts became clear. In 1918, Georgene Averill, of Averill Manufacturing in New York had introduced her mama dolls. They were advertised as dolls that walked. The walking mechanism consisted very simply of stitched hip joints. The doll’s legs swung back and forth easily. Mrs. Averill was an excellent promoter and the toy trade took notice. Fellow toy sellers were impressed as well. In response, they invented their own walking mechanisms and promoted them heavily. Mrs. Katherine A. Rauser of Chicago, was one of the firms involved in the effort of marketing a successful walker. Mrs. Rauser was primarily a doll outfitter who supplied doll clothes to all the big names in the industry, such as the Albert Schoenhut Company, E. I. Horsman, Effanbee etc. She also sold dressed dolls to the trade. However, in her ad of March 1920, she had included a dolly walker, a metal contraption with long handle and grippers for waist and ankles that a doll could be fitted into. The ad stated: “The ‘Doddy Walker’ Makes Every Doll a Walking 37

28” Wonder mama doll with stitched hip joints, marked P.A. (Paul Averill).

Full page ad in “Toys and Novelties” dated February 1921. Georgene’s second mama doll, called Wonder Doll, was distributed under Paul Averill’s name (Georgene’s husband).

Doll.” The word “Doddy” was a registered trade mark. (For extensive information on the Rauser Company, see Coleman, Vol. I and II.) In the accompanying illustration, a 17” cloth body Baby Georgene has been inserted into the actual walker. It took some doing to get her in there. Not a job for a small child. The ad does not indicate that the walker was available in different sizes, which would have been necessary to accommodate larger dolls. In the same ad, Mrs. Rauser also advertised a doll with bisque head. It is doubtful that the 37

Full page ad placed by Katherine The close-up helped with the identification of the actual walker. A. Rauser, Inc, ”Playthings”, March, 1920 The ad proclaimed: The “Doddy Walker” Makes Every Doll a Walking Doll // The Biggest Sensation the Doll World Has Yet Seen

head of such a doll would have survived the walker for very long. The actual walker illustrated with this article is the only one ever seen. The play “East is West” was a big success in 1919. Famous actress Fay Bainter played the leading part of a young, spunky Chinese girl named Ming Toy. The Taiyo Trading Company, Inc. of New York City and Chicago was quick to market a doll that they alluded had a connection to Ming Toy. The June 1919 ad in the trade magazine Playthings stated: “This beautiful little doll from the Far East is typical of the popular character portrayed

17” Baby Georgene, with composition head and limbs and cloth body.

This dolly walker can accommodate a doll up to 17.” It has a very long handle, as shown in the ad.

In a 1919 ad, both dolls are advertised. The doll in the kimono on the left was identified at a Japanese geisha. 16” Ming Toy, pictured on the right, features a black mohair wig over molded hair. Both dolls are marked: H. B. Co.

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Front view of walking mechanism. Back view of walking mechanism. The walker mechanism was neatly covered with fabric. – When one foot is on the ground, the other moves forward.

13” Ideal walker. The doll is not marked. When one eye is held fast, the other will still move up and down. Ideal had a patent on these “winking and blinking” eyes. Her white ankle socks serve as leg casing. Original slippers. Redressed. Mohair wig over molded hair (another aid in identification). Walker mechanism of the doll in the previous illustration.

by Fay Bainter in the big New York theatrical success ‘East is West’.” In addition, the doll was outfitted with a well constructed wooden walker mechanism. When one of the doll’s feet is on the ground, slight pressure in a forward direction will propel the other leg forward. Not that difficult to do, but, perhaps too subtle a move for a child to produce. Apparently, the Taiyo Company did not trust the fame of the popular play alone to sell their doll. They too seemed to have this business of walking dolls on their minds. The previously mentioned ad announced in prominent, black letters: “Most Natural Walking Doll On Earth. Infantile Locomotion Is Absolutely Reproduced.” Ming Toy is not easily located in today’s collector market. In 1921, the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co., of New York City introduced their version of a walking doll. Only metal disks are visible on the outside of the doll’s cloth hips and upper legs. It works on the same principle as the Taiyo mechanism: When one foot is put on the ground and forward pressure applied, the other leg moves forward. The Ideal walking dolls were produced in several sizes. As we shall see, they were rather late with the introduction of this new product. By 1921, Georgene Averill had added mama voices for her dolls with the swinging legs. They were now advertised as mama dolls. The dolls that walked and talked had taken the market by storm. The Averills did not have a patent for their walking mechanism, and before long, everybody in the doll industry was selling dolls with swinging legs that said “mama.”

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This brings us back to the popular Indian dolls that the Averills sold for more than fifteen years. Over time, their looks and construction changed slightly (during the nineteen twenties they were produced on mama doll bodies), but they always had wigs and painted eyes, never sleep eyes. To produce these novelties, the Averills frequently bought dolls from other companies. To my surprise, one day I spotted an Averill Indian girl with sleep eyes. She bore no identification marks. Research had taught me that dolls with individual rocking eyes were produced by Ideal. This Indian had individually rocking eyes. Further examination revealed that she also featured a walker mechanism. As mentioned before, the Averill’s always used dolls with painted eyes to be dressed as Indians. To obtain dolls with sleep eyes and a walker mechanism would have been more expensive. Obviously, the Ideal Company had walker dolls left over that they sold to the Averill’s at a cheaper price. In my long years of collecting and liking Georgene Averill’s Indian dolls, this is the only one with sleep eyes and walker mechanism I have ever encountered, and I consider her a rare find. As we can see, Georgene Averill with her invention of a very simple walker mechanism and brilliant promotion won out. Studying this span of four years of history with an emphasis on walking dolls, gave me a better understanding of the mood of the times. It gave me the feeling of almost having been there myself. For this 13” Indian maiden, an identical doll was used to the one shown in the illustration on the previous page. Even the sewn in white ankle socks are identical. Her printed metal eyes were over painted, one more piece of evidence that the doll was not originally intended to be dressed as an Indian.

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1. Stunning Paris Child - ALL Original - Marked 12 Jumeau beauty - 28” tall - soulful expression - blue grey eyes - deep brown hair, all original clothing, silk and celluloid fan, fitted gloves, undergarments and original trunk. Amazing Appeal! $17,500 2. Sophisticated Emma Clear China “Grape Lady” with Snood. 19” tall - all original black lace dress brown luster shoes, white undergarments and corset. $1,250 3. Fabulous “Beehive” Lamp - 23” tall - 18” wide signed - pairpoint base. Satin glass reverse painted “cherry blossoms” pattern shade attributed to Handle. Rare as Rare can be - $11,000 4. Full-size 1929 Mercedes Replica Car. Under 3,000 original miles. 4 Cylinder automatic - Clear Titled Convertible Top. Built in 1986 by Classic Motor Carriages of Florida. Runs like a Dream - Great to tour Doll and Car Shows!!! $13,500 - Low cost delivery. 5. Big Girl- 36” Alt, Beck and Gottschalck #1362 Sweet Nell. All original right down to her black silk stockings and lace bloomers - one finger repaired. Wonderful large doll! $2,300 6. Fun Character Toddler- 33” tall Simon and Halbig. Big Brown Eyes - “tremble” tongue - two original baby teeth. Chunky large body - original mohair wig - pink taffeta and lace outfit - antique bonnet and black “Mary Jane” patent leather shoes. A real charmer!! $2,400

by Judith Armitstead

Figure 1. Samuel Hersey doll bedroom ensemble accompanied by German allbisque doll and various accessories (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 2. Close-up of Samuel Hersey label (Armitstead Collection).

arting in the mid-1800’s, the production of wooden doll furniture, miniature containers and toys became a major trade in Hingham, Massachusetts, after the decline of numerous other industries. Whereas fishing and wooden ware production, such as buckets and barrels to store and transport fish and other products, were major industries during the early 1800’s in Hingham, by the mid- to late 1800’s, those businesses greatly diminished. The bucket and barrel production early on was so significant that Hingham was known throughout the country as “Bucket Town.” But, after the decline of those industries, many Hingham citizens were compelled to find different ways of earning a living. Young men, including those returning from the Civil War, relied on their older relatives and neighbors, those who they grew up with, to guide and teach them what the older generation learned through experience. Part I discussed the accomplishments of William S. Tower, along with his brother Charles, who shifted from producing full-size buckets and barrels to miniature versions for the toy trade. The Tower Toy 42

Company also produced not only diminutive wooden ware toys, such as laundry sets, but also wooden doll and dollhouse furniture. Another important craftsman, the Towers’ nephew, Ezra Wilder, was also discussed in Part I. Part II further explores the history and work of significant Hingham toy and doll furniture makers including Samuel Hersey, his brother Edmund, their uncle, Cotton Hersey, William B. Luce and others lesser known. Samuel Hersey, born on April 25, 1820, was a prominent Hingham craftsman who resided at 184 Hersey Street. He made doll furniture in several scales and miniatures for dolls and children such as small firkins with exceptional

finger joining. Besides producing toys, he was also distinguished for producing fine, small boxes from wood also with finger joining. Samuel Hersey’s mother, Persis, was related to the Cushings (Loring H. Cushing will be discussed in Part III). His wife, Ciseline, died after 5 years of marriage in 1860 when she was only 34 years old. In the 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Hingham, he is listed on both at age 35 and 45, as a “Toy Manufacturer;” and in the 1865 listing, he is shown as living alone. An interesting observation from the 1855 and 1865 census is that Samuel Hersey was the only person in the town of Hingham listed as a “Toy Manufacturer.” All the other known toy craftsmen on those particular lists were indicated as having different occupations other than the toy making field concluding that the others were either making toys on a part-time basis or had not began, as of those dates, producing toys. Several different labels, but all very similar, with Samuel Hersey’s name have been found. One is pictured here, in Figure 2 with “Hersey Street” imprinted and another example discussed later in this article which has the

additional notation of “ Wholesale and Retail, Toy Ware and Box Manufacturer” but no street address. Some labels just have a different decorative border, but with the same written information. An exceptional Samuel Hersey labeled bedroom suite made from light colored, unvarnished wood with superbly smooth finish is pictured in Figure 1 accompanied by a 7” early all-bisque German doll and some early accessories. One of the Samuel Hersey paper labels affixed to the pieces is pictured in Figure 2. The master bed, shown separately in Figure 3, has a splendidly carved footboard and headboard anchored by prominent posts. Removable slats hold in place the mattress and linens. The bed is 10” long by 7” wide and 6-1/2” high. The original, custom-made bedding is comprised of a mattress covered by a sheet over which is a thin light wool blanket and a second sheet trimmed with hand-made tatting. The spread is custom made to the size of the bed cut in a manner to hang below the footboard and for the top portion to wrap around a long pillow. All the bedding is hand made with extremely tiny stitches and the spread is outlined on the edges with the same hand-made tatting as is utilized to decorate the sheet. The handwork Figure 3. Close-up of Samuel Hersey bed with original linens from bedroom ensemble with German all-bisque doll (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 4. Close-up of Samuel Hersey wash stand and dresser from the bedroom ensemble with German all-bisque doll (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 5. Two miniature Samuel Hersey chairs (Armitstead Collection).

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on the linens is exquisitely executed with precise attention given even to the smallest detail. A close-up of the wash stand, 5-1/2” high, 2-1/2” wide and 2-3/4” deep, and dresser, 4-5/8” high, 6-1/2” long and 3” deep, is pictured in Figure 4. The back splash of the wash stand is carved in the same configuration as the headboard and footboard of bed. Most likely, the wash stand is meant to hold a tin basin similar to the one accompanying the William Tower wash stand pictured in Part I. The wash stand retains the Samuel Hersey label hidden inside the drawer. The simplistic three-drawer dresser has a finely carved skirt which mimics the curvatures of the skirt of the base support on the wash stand. Additionally, the delicate wooden knobs, made from a contrasting naturally darker wood, of the drawers are duplicates of the wooden knob of the drawer on the wash stand. Just as in the wash stand, the Hersey label is hidden in the top drawer of the dresser. Two well-made labeled Samuel Hersey chairs are pictured in Figure 5. They have been arranged at different angles so that the shape of the chairs may be easily seen. The chairs are 4-1/2” high and 2-1/4” wide. The finish of the chairs is natural light-colored wood which has been smoothly sanded. The contoured seats have nicely curved fronts. Additional curvatures further enhance the back rests and the back legs. The front legs are straight. If these were full-size chairs, they would appear to be very comfortable for sitting. A small Samuel Hersey cradle, which is 6-1/4” long by 3-1/5” wide in a natural wood color, is pictured in Figure 6. Some of the detailing includes finely wrought curved carving at the bonnet, the sides and the footboard. An early small wooden doll with a simple home-made dress and blanket accompany the cradle and it is believed the three pieces have been together for a very long time. The doll and blanket lay inside when displayed but they have been removed in this photograph to better illustrate the cradle. The Hersey label marked “Manufactured by, Samuel Hersey, Hersey Street, Hingham, Mass.” is on the underside of the cradle. A well-made small, light wood-tone rocking chair, which is 4-1/2” high, by Samuel Hersey is pictured in Figure 7. With round, turned spindles for legs, stretchers and back rest, this rocker is a marked contrast to the Hersey chairs pictured in Figure 5. The Samuel Hersey label is underneath the rocker’s seat. From all indications, the late Flora Gill Jacobs had a particular interest in doll furniture and miniatures produced by the Hingham craftsmen. An example of a labeled card table, 3-3/4” high, from the mid-1800’s by Samuel Hersey is illustrated in Mrs. Jacobs’ Dolls’ Houses in America and also in The Small World of Antique Dolls’ Houses. One of the photographs depicts Samuel Hersey’s paper label affixed to the interior of the table which reads: “Sam’l Hersey, Wholesale and Retail, Toy Ware and Box Manufacturer, Hingham, Mass.” In her earlier book, Mrs. Jacobs states that this “rare...unpainted card table” was among the small group of early furniture belonging to an imposing mid-19th century dollhouse from Somerville, Massachusetts, which, coincidentally, is several towns over from Hingham. In The Small World of Antique Dolls’

Figure 6. Small Samuel Hersey cradle with early wooden doll (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

Figure 7. Miniature rocking chair by Samuel Hersey (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

Figure 8. Samuel Hersey doll bedroom set and clothes rack with green hand-painted decorations (Photo courtesy of Willis Henry).

Figure 10. Blue painted miniature firkin by Cotton Hersey (Photo courtesy of Willis Henry).

Figure 9. Label and markings on dresser from Samuel Hersey bedroom set (Photo courtesy of Willis Henry).

Houses, with regard to the same table, Mrs. Jacobs writes: “It is rare, needless to say, to find full-sized pieces of midnineteenth-century furniture with their original makers’ labels. It may be even rarer to find dolls’ house furniture of this vintage with labels intact…Indeed, it is not easy to find mid-century dolls’ house furniture with or without labels.” Veritably, Mrs. Jacobs must have felt this table to be an important piece to include it with such praise in both books. In addition to the Hersey card table, Part I of this article discussed a Tower wash tub and wringer which were also in her collection. Part III will picture additional Hingham craftsmen’s miniatures formerly in Mrs. Jacobs’ personal collection. Willis Henry, the distinguished Massachusetts auctioneer dealing in fine Americana, was discussed in Part I of this article. At the February, 2009, auction by Willis Henry relayed in Part I, Mr. Henry was offering the four-piece wooden bedroom by Samuel Hersey, pictured in Figure 8. The ensemble comprised of four pieces, three of which-the bed (missing slats), the wash stand (missing drawer) and the dresser-were basically identical to the bedroom set pictured in Figure 1 but additionally adorned with green hand-painted decorations, outlining and a lovely pale green fern design on the top of the dresser. The fourth item in the set was a clothes rack, which was 4” high and decorated in the same manner as the other examples. The clothes rack and the dresser each had a paper label

marked, “Manufactured by, Sam’l Hersey, Hersey St., Hingham, Mass.” The dresser also had a pencil notation, “Presented to Bessie, by sister Carrie, May, 1869” which can be seen in Figure 9 along with the Hersey paper label. This outstanding bedroom set received $4,200.00 at auction. Marked Samuel Hersey single chairs and rockers, such as those pictured in this article, have been know to receive over $2,000 each. Edmund Hersey, born in 1823, Samuel’s brother, also produced fine miniatures from wood including a tiny oval box with a cover (incised on the top, Made by Edmund Hersey, Hingham, Mass.) appropriate as a container for doll gloves or other small doll accessories. Edmund is listed in the 1855 census at age 32 as a “Cooper” and in the 1865 census at age 41 as a “Box Manufr.” Cotton Hersey, a celebrated early toy maker, was born on June 29, 1792, and was the uncle of Samuel Hersey and Edmund Hersey. His wife, Lydia, was related to the Cushings. He lived with his family on Hersey Street. Cotton Hersey is distinguished for producing fine quality miniature containers. On the 1865 census, he was listed at age 72 as a “Boxmaker.” The book, History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts indicates his occupation as “Toy manuf’r.” Cotton Hersey died in 1881 at 89 years of age; he is, by far, the earliest born listed Hingham toy maker uncovered in this research. During my interview with Mr. Henry, he stated, “In

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2008, I broke the record for a miniature firkin. Painted miniature firkins are highly sought after and a record price was set when I sold the small firkin in blue paint marked C. H. for $8,892. An unpainted, signed miniature firkin generally goes in the $500. range, but painted, signed miniature firkins are very desirable.” The exceptional miniature blue painted firkin, 2-1/2” high, signed C.H. on the cover was the work of Cotton Hersey and is pictured in Figure 10. Cotton Hersey also made many other miniatures including a diminutive dark green painted tub with gray interior and two upright side handles constructed with fine finger joining. This splendid tub, 4-1/2” high, which is stamped “Cotton Hersey, Hingham, Mass.” on the underside is pictured in the David A. Schorsh 1995 article, “The Herseys: Toy Ware and Box Manufacturers in ‘Bucket Town’” discussed in Part I. A smaller toy tub by Cotton Hersey marked C.H. is also shown alongside of the green and gray painted example. Since he was the oldest toy maker known, some of Cotton Hersey’s miniatures most likely pre-date the products of the other Hingham toy craftsmen presented in this article. Mr. Henry also stated, “There is a tremendous interest currently in early Hingham pieces and some have received phenomenal prices at auction.” From all indications, marked pieces today command premium prices. To determine the value of each maker’s work can prove to be difficult especially when none of a particular craftsman’s items has come up for sale in recent years. William B. Luce was born in 1860 and was a listed toy maker and an accomplished photographer. Figure 11 pictures a doll’s wall mirror, 7-1/2” high by 3-3/4” wide, stamped on the brown paper backing “W. B. Luce, Hingham Cen. [Center], Mass.” The gold enameled wooden frame has an elaborate detailed design. The top portion holds a lithographed wooded scene and attached in the back at the top is a brass loop for hanging. The stamped marking of Mr. Luce is shown in Figure 12. The book, Not All is Changed, A Life History of Hingham by Lorena Laing Hart and Francis Russell Hart, pictures a two-story dollhouse fully furnished, all made by Mr. Luce and also photographed by him. Mr. Luce passed away at age 64 in 1924. There were numerous other less familiar toy makers in Hingham. Listed here are names of other craftsmen uncovered during this research. Reuben Hersey was listed as a toy manufacturer in the 1874 and 1878 Massachusetts Register and Business Directories. In the same directory of 1878, E. L. Corthell of Hingham Centre was also listed as a toy manufacturer. Daniel Litchfield made grandfather clocks with working mechanisms for dollhouses. George I. Howes, Jr. in 1881 at 25 years old was listed as a toymaker. Loring Jacob during the time of 1908 was a nationally known craftsman of the Society of Arts and Crafts and produced hand-made colonial-style doll’s furniture. Ralph T. Jones made fine colonial doll furniture, lived at 12 High Street (in very close proximity to Loring H. Cushing at 14 High Street) and was listed as a member of the Society of Arts and Crafts in 1913. 46

Figure 11. William B. Luce hanging mirror (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

Figure 12. Back of William B. Luce mirror showing marking (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

Part III will further explore notable craftsmen Loring H. Cushing and George W. Fearing and the virtually unknown Marita Otis Lincoln and discuss the Hingham Historical Society, which has in their large collection doll and dollhouse furniture and toys of the early Hingham craftsmen. Note: Judith Armitstead, along with her husband, Richard, founded The Doll Works. They have long been fascinated with and have collected and researched doll related items and toys produced in New England. They may be reached through their business web site, www.TheDollWorks.net.

Marion Maus Specializing in Dolls and Miniatures Ellicott City, Maryland Email mmausantiques@gmail.com Phone 443-838-8565 Member NADDA, UFDC Photos taken at the March Gaithersburg Show

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Patricia A. Vaillancourt

Directions to shop: PA Turnpike Rte 272 at exit 286 turn right go a mile to Stoudtburg Village and visit all the doll shops.

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Come visit my shop in Adamstown, PA! I offer a full array of dolls and accessories. Find me at www.dollsantique.com and www.rubylane.com or e-mail: vaillsdoll@aol.com

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1. E8J, 18 inches. This is a real beauty with blue paperweight eyes, applied ears, original wig marked Jumeau (sparse in spots). Lovely dress and original underwear. Has a very faint nose rub but none of this takes away from her beauty! Her marked Jumeau body with voice box was repainted at one time. $6,500 2. Dome Treasures! From back to front a Great Heubach Coquette, 11 inches in original clothes $850. A wonderful German tin bunny, all original never played with, $750. 6” all bisque Bye Lo with pink shoes, $750. A Teddy baby, 1 very rare with button in ear, $750, 101 Marie, wonderful, totally original including clothes, perfect wig and molding $1250. A pair of marked Unis Communion dolls, he has suit and arm band, she has cross, $350 3. French Bisques on Original Card! Just wonderful (one replaced wool doll) the whole thing is just marvelous! I have never seen these wonderful French jointed dolls on an original card, just great $1600 4. 18 inch French Papier Mache with glass 5 eyes and bamboo teeth. I love these seldom seen very early dolls. She has marvelous old clothes and original body, no breaks. Don’t pass her up! $750 5. 30 inch Jumeau. This is truly a marvelous doll. Blue sleep eyes, open mouth, original wig marked Tete Jumeau in red, marvelous French Jumeau body. She has a beautiful white dress, shoes. socks and wonderful green velvet hat. $2500 6. 9 inch wonderful toy featuring two lambs and a feather tree on an early

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7 pull toy. Dresden paper is wrapped around the lambs, even flowers in the top of head. $950 7. 2 inch Perfect Bye Lo. This is first doll ever I ever bought and I could have piles of them – they have such an appeal! Blue eyes, perfect bisque, celluloid hands, perfect. $395 8. 14 inch MIB Sonja Henie in her original box, written on top that she was the child’s gift in 1939. She comes with an original picture of Sonia

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Henie. She has only one craze by eye, the rest is mint, still has the original flowers. $950 9. This is a rare doll as I have seen many Papier Maches with glass eyes and dark hair but this one is blond and a big 21 inches, blue glass eyes, perfect body and red shoes $1200 10. 11 inch Frozen Charlie in walking cage. Brown-eyed, pink luster and perfect! $650

Sue Kallen, suekallen@yahoo.com

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e arrived bleary eyed in Seattle mid-day Friday to find NADDA (National Antique Doll Dealers Association) dealers busy unpacking, their suites a sea of bubble wrap. By early evening the transformation was complete – an entire floor of doll shops ready to welcome guests Saturday morning. Flowers, candy, decorative accessories, even special lighting, had turned ordinary hotel suites into inviting living areas, a perfect backdrop for the splendid array of dolls and miniatures. This year’s show, like all NADDA shows, brings attendees maximum value for a nominal entrance fee. Two programs were presented - one by Alan Pate, the well known author and expert on Japanese dolls, who spoke on the Japanese Friendship Dolls of 1927 and on Sunday, Valerie Fogel’s talk on early waxes, woodens and chinas. Back by popular demand was the Body Shop offering a selection of bodies and parts for those looking to complete a doll. Valerie Fogel also organized an outstanding exhibit, which we will bring you in a future issue of Antique DOLL Collector. Entitled “Dolls Through the Ages - Celebration, Ritual & Commerce, “ it had something for everyone, from early dolls to Chatty Cathy. It was gratifying to see such strong attendance when the show opened Saturday morning. We noticed that collectors spent the entire day at the show, visiting with the dealers, discussing dolls, enjoying lunch at the hotel. A NADDA show is a good deal more than the typical doll show – the creative dealer members go the distance to ensure that it is a fun learning experience that will enrich your love of dolls.

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8” All bisque Kestner, all bisque Simon and Halbig, early 17” French fashion and on the far right, 10-1/2” Jules Steiner. Ann Pruett-Phillips, ann@annpruett-phillips.com

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Valerie Fogel organized this year’s special NADDA exhibit, to be seen in an upcoming issue.

Carmel Doll Shop, mnd@redshift.com Rare Heubach girl, $10,500. Honey & Shars, sharon@honeyandshars.com

Simon and Halbig 1159 ladies, $2,600 and $2,950. Judy Lofall, lofallsdolls@comcast.net

A small selection from the NADDA Body Shop.

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NADDA dealer Kay Jensen

Chandeliers for your dollhouse offered by Sondra Krueger, sondkr@sondrakrueger.com. Kudos to Sondra, NADDA’s Show Coordinator.

These impressive crèche figures (Mary measures 44”) were offered by Rosalie Whyel, dollart@dollart.com

A size 1 Tete with trunk and an extra dress, $8,950. Dorothy McGonagle, dorothymcgonagle@comcast.net

NADDA dealer Teri Foley, RRRR6@aol.com

An unusual and rare china, $16,500. Rick Saxman, ricksax@earthlink.net

An early Volland Raggedy Ann. Mary Ann Spinelli, maspinelli@ verizon.net

13” Simon and Halbig fashion, $1,875. Yvonne Baird, baird2@comcast.net

Cotton batting candy container, $895 and 8” all bisque Kestner, $4,395. Mary Simonton, asimo52537@aol.com

15” F.G., $5,950, 11” Figure A Steiner, $4,200 and 16” E7J, $6,950.Gert Leonard, gertleonard@yahoo.com

David Robinson from the Carmel Doll Shop and the late Atha Kahler. S & H 1129, $4,500, 13” JDK 243 $3500 and 20” S & H 1329, $3,500. Diane Hoffman, Turn of the Century Antiques, toc@rare-dolls.com

Girl’s Day ivory dolls, c. 1850, $5,500. Alan Scott Pate, info@antiquejapanesedolls.com

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Judy and Dale Lofall. 19� Hertel and Schwab googly, $11,200 Valerie Fogel, Valerie@beautifulbebes.com

Schoenhut Santa Roly, $1,900.Sondra Krueger, sondkr@sondrakrueger.com

24� French fashion with cup and saucer neck, $7,250. Teresa Lehmbeck and Leone McMullen, the2sisters@comcast.net A large, braided bun distinguishes this large china, $7,000. Marshall Martin and Lynn Murray, marshallmartin@earthlink.net

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Dealer member Yvonne Baird writes up a purchase. Sales were brisk on opening day.

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jointed wood body French fashion with trunk & numerous outfits. With piercing blue paperweight eyes, she is expected to sell for $12,000-16,000. An exceptional and large 34” wood body French fashion with blue paperweight eyes, close mouth, fine modeling, and a darling embroidered silk dress is estimated for $20,000-25,000. Also included are several lovely examples by Leon Casimir Bru. A gorgeous as well as rare Oriental Bru Jne bebe with almond cut brown eyes, Vichy accordian player, bisque lower limbs, and a flowing all original. blue silk kimono carries an estimate of $20,000-30,000. Automatons include a delightful Vichy squeezebox player automaton featuring a black woman seated on a tall stool playing a small accordion. In untouched condition she comes with an estimate of $5,000-7,000. More information on the Julia auction can be obtained by going to their website at www.jamesdjulia.com or calling 207-453-7125. Call for a free full-color brochure and their lavish, full-color, detailed and illustrated catalogs will be available for $39. Previews for the toy & doll auction will be Tuesday, June 29 from 9am-5pm, and 8-10 am before each auction session on June 30 and July 1. All will take place at their auction facilities on Rt. 201 in Fairfield, Maine.

The exceedingly rare Santa and sleigh by Althof Bergmann, from the ex-Barenholtz Collection.

19” wood bodied French fashion with trunk and wardrobe.

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his 24 inch Bru Jne R 11 mechanical doll (walking mechanism in torso) in an original Bebe Bru box, realized $4,237.50 at the recent Alderfer auction.

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lovely French bebe stamped Phenix, incised 92, 21 inches tall, with a French ball jointed composition body sold for $6,000 at the April Withington auction.

issy and Ginny dolls highlighted Sweetbriar’s May 8 sale, peaking with this Alexander Cissy which fetched $1050.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Alderfer Auction, 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440. 215-393-3023. www.AlderferAuction.com Sweetbriar Auctions, P.O. Box 37, Earleville, MD 21919. 410 275-2094 www.sweetbriarauctions.com

Withington Auctions, 17 Atwood Road, Hillsborough, NH 03244. 603-478-3232 www.withingtonauction.com

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Debris at the Stone Bridge as men work from above to clear it away. The bridge is still standing in Johnstown today. The Story of Johnstown by McLaurin

Left at the Altar? A Story of the Johnstown Flood by Kate Reed

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ucked away in Western Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Mountains, just east of Pittsburgh, lies the city of Johnstown. In the 1880s wealthy Pittsburghers, hoping to escape the city’s hot summers would retreat to the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, an exclusive private retreat fourteen miles upriver from Johnstown. The club counted Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick among its esteemed members. Most attractive was the large lake offering a variety of recreational activities and around which impressive summer cottages were built. Supporting this delightful setting was an earthen dam. Several days of heavy rains left water in the downtown streets of Johnstown causing people to move their possessions to upper floors in their homes. Residents of the town suffered through frequent floods during spring thaws in the 1800s and Friday, May

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31, 1889 was no exception. This time it would be a catastrophe. At about 4:00 P.M. on this last day of May, the torrential rains compromised the dam and it broke. Twenty million tons of water was released at speeds up to 40 miles per hour sending waves 35 to 40 feet high crashing down into the valley. The initial wave of water rushing into Johnstown was over in 10 minutes. After it slammed into the hillside, it was forced back through town again. The Stone Bridge snagged a tremendous amount of debris which caught fire and caused more devastation, filling the air with black smoke and a horrible stench. When it was all over 2,209 people would be dead including 99 complete families and 396 children. 750 bodies were never identified. Some were found as far away as Cincinnati, Ohio as late as 1911. One of my relatives was from Johnstown

Jack, a 29” wax over dressed as a groom. Cloth body, leather hands stitched to indicate fingers.

The front and reverse of the calling card pinned on Jack when I bought him.

A doll representing the minister is in a private collection now. He also had a calling card pinned to his suit, the handwriting being identical to Jack’s card.

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Damage to houses on Lincoln St. near lower Main St. The Story of Johnstown by McLaurin

Some of the many children who perished in the disaster. The Story of Johnstown by McLaurin Mrs. Hettie Ogle, the faithful telegraph operator who worked until the end.

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and the history has always interested me. This flood was the first major disaster in which the American Red Cross mobilized, with 67 year old Clara Barton arriving on the scene and staying for five months. Somewhere in the midst of this chaos were two dolls. I saw them at an auction on a table, standing tall and looking very distinguished in their formal suits. Their provenance piqued my interest. They were survivors of the Johnstown Flood according to the notes pinned on each of their jackets. One doll was identified as “Groom 1863” and the other, “Minister 1863”. Where was the bride? Were there other members of the wedding party? Who was the newlywed couple? Was there ever a wedding? So many questions but how to find the answers? Today Johnstown embraces its history with the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, part of the National Parks System, near the site of the South Fork Dam. The Johnstown Flood Museum, located in the former Carnegie Library is among other points of interest in the area. The museum is especially powerful with one large wall engraved with the names and ages of the victims sorted by families and on the opposite wall, a floor to ceiling 3-D mural of the muddy wall of water filled debris rushing down into the town. An Academy Award winning documentary film recreating floods of several years is shown in the large-screened theatre. The stories are fascinating to hear. Mrs. Hettie Ogle, a telegraph operator on that fateful day, sent a message at 3:00 PM that the South Fork Dam “may possibly go.” She stayed at her post sending local warnings and wiring Pittsburgh that this would be her last message. The lines were going under water. By this time the dam had already broken. Her home was destroyed and her body never recovered. The telegraph sounder she is believed to have used was found and is on display at the museum. Back at the auction, I was excited to be able to take the groom doll home with me at the end of the sale. He is a 29 inch wax over composition gentleman with beautiful blue glass eyes, on a cloth body with leather

Book Review

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The exemplary life of a fashion doll under Napoleon III by Samy Odin

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The Johnstown Flood Museum which is housed in the former Carnegie Library building.

hands stitched to indicate fingers. His gray curly mohair wig is thinning and his original clothing is soiled but this doesn’t bother me. I love his quiet presence, the fine workmanship of his suit, and his leather shoes. One day I decided to investigate his history and removed the note pinned on his jacket. It is a calling card with the name “Miss Shipler” printed on the other side. Why hadn’t I ever noticed that before? I have spent hours searching for Miss Shipler’s relatives to no avail. The staff at the Johnstown Flood National Memorial and The Johnstown Flood Museum have been very helpful as has the local library staff but the mystery continues. There is no Shipler family on record as residing in Johnstown during this period of time. Could she have been one of the many passing through town? Was she visiting relatives there? Was the doll passed down to someone named Shipler who never did set foot in Johnstown? The groom has been named Jack, in honor of my Johnstown relative. I’ll continue searching for his history. I hope he wasn’t left standing at the altar. Bibliography McCullough, David. The Johnstown Flood. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968. McLaurin, J.J. The Story of Johnstown. Harrisburg, James M. Place, 1890. National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior. Johnstown Flood. 2004.

n Our March issue we brought you the story of Lilas, a lovely Rohmer with a magnificent wardrobe. Lilas is currently on display at the Musée de la Poupée-Paris until September 19, 2010, a wonderful reason to hop on a plane and see this extraordinary exhibit before its closing. In conjunction with exhibit, Samy has published Lilas, an in-depth look at the doll and her trousseau. As previously detailed in our March issue, Samy purchased Lilas from the second owner, “Toty”, whose father gave her this spectacular gift in 1948 when she was 13 years old. Toty wrote to the original owner of Lilas, Madame Karcher, then an elderly widow, to learn about the doll and was rewarded with a charming story about Lilas early years. For doll collectors it doesn’t get better than this – a beautiful doll, provenance and a wardrobe contained in the original trunk! In this delightful book, we can gaze upon Lilas wearing her fifteen different ensembles, each in a different setting deemed suitable for her costume. Lilas 32 hats and bonnets, her 6 pairs of shoes, numerous pieces of underwear, jewelry, and accessories are paired with the appropriate dress. Samy describes the fabrics and sewing techniques used for Lilas’ wardrobe, most of which was done by couturiers. Lilas first owner, like many little French girls enjoying a privileged childhood at that time, was a reader of La Poupée Modèle and three copies of that miniature journal dating from 1864 to 1865 were also contained in Lilas’ trunk. A special surprise is the reprint of one of these journals tipped into the book. Lilas and her wardrobe are a marvel to behold, a testament to the incredible care that was taken over the last 150 years to preserve her in the original state. She is a true fashion emissary for the golden age of French playthings. 29 euros plus shipping and handling. Visit www.museedelapoupeeparis.com, click on Specialized Shop. 57

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Mystery Doll Answers from May 2010 issue

n answer to Connie Thornton’s question about her doll’s identify, Toni Harrigan informed us that RH in a circle next to a drawing of a swan was used by Robert Hiller, 188795, Breslau, Silesia. The region of Silesia is located in central Europe. It was a Prussian province from 1742-1945. The drawing can be seen in Coleman’s Encyclopedia, Vol. II, page 535.

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nn Van Arnum identified John Swanson’s doll. “According to German Doll Marks and Identification Book by the Ciesliks, the doll is by Baehr & Proeschild. It was first made in 1894. It looks very much like a 297 which was made in 1893, also by Bahr & Proschild.”

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acquired this doll recently and am unable to find her anywhere in my reference books. She measures 18” tall, has a compo flange neck head which is unmarked, blond mohair wig, sleep blue eyes with lashes, closed mouth. Her body is orange cloth stuffed, she has compo arms that are about 3/4 up and then cloth for shoulders, her legs are compo also and the same, about 3/4 up and then cloth. She has a cryer in the lower part of her abdomen. The provincial costume is sewn to her body. Could this doll have had a hang tag to describe who she is? I believe she dates from 1920-1940. Any info would be greatly appreciated.” Karen from New York

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have a lovely China head that is a bit of a mystery to me. The head is 4.5” in height and she has 6 sew holes on the shoulder plate (poured not pressed). The hair is a very dark brown with a centre part and a carefully painted tendril painted on either side of her face. Her blue eyes have a partial black line painted around the iris and lilac colored shading painted below top and bottom eyelids. Her red lips have a line between them and the groove above her top lip (center) is also shaded in lilac. She has no marks at all on her. If you can give me any information on this beautiful doll I would be most grateful!” Georgina from Italy

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e asked doll expert Mary Krombholz who replied, “ She is definitely a Kestner. So few Thuringian porcelain factories made chinas with the hairstyle pictured in your email. If you have my 2009 china book handy, please turn to page 17 and look at the eyebrows and shoulderplate modeling of the china in the Sonneberg Museum. Also look at the shape of the heavy eyebrows. And, if you look at the mouths and eyes on page 54, you’ll see the variety of shapes and sizes Kestner artists created. What throws you off on this doll is that the irises are not fully round, but Kestner occasionally painted irises like C&B.”

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recently acquired a photo of my mother holding a doll. My mother, Mary Byrd Fant Gunter, was born in 1911. Knowing how much I loved my dolls, Mother had several times mentioned that she had had a nice old doll when she was young, but one of her brothers had dropped it and broken it. When I saw the doll in this photo, I wondered if it could have been the one of which she spoke. I would like to know if anyone can identify this ‘mystery’ doll.” Margaret from North Carolina

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June 2010

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.

2-5 Albany, NY. R. John Wright Convention. Desmond Hotel. 802-447-7072. 5 Bellevue, WA. Doll Appraisal Clinic. Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. 425-455-0363.

5 Belleville, IL. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Belle-Clair Expo. Bldg. Kay Weber. 618-233-0940. 5-6 Gaithersburg, MD. 150th Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 443-617-3590.

5 LeGrand, CA. Antique Doll Auction. Hewlett’s Auctions. 209-389-4542. 6 Indianapolis, IN. Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn North. 502-423-STAR.

6 Mandan, ND. Doll Show. Seven Sears Hotel. Dear Dolly Friends. deardollyfriends.com

7 Gaithersburg, MD. Discovery Day. Hilton. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655.

11-12 Westminster, MD. Annual Antiques Yard Sale. Frizellburg Antique Store. 410-848-0664.

12 Spring City, PA. Doll & Miniature Auction. Rhoads & Rhoads Auction Center. Ron Rhoads Auctioner. 610-385-4818. 12 W. Covina, CA. Doll & Bears Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 13 Anaheim, CA. Doll & Jewelry Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

13 Lisle/Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Wyndham Hotel. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125.

16-18 Nashua, NH. Doll Show & Sale & 2 Day Auction. Holiday Inn – Nashua. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. 18-19 Oceanside, NY. Kewpies, Comics, Disney and More. Philip Weiss Auctions. 516-594-0731. 19 Charlotte, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Metrolina Tradeshow Expo Bldg. Knight Show. 803-783-8049.

20-21 Annapolis, MD. Doll Auctions. Sheraton. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422.

25-26 Citrus Heights, CA. Dolls & Toys & More Estate Sale. 7237 Catamaran Drive. 916-704-6330. 26 Algoma, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Algoma High School. Al Hansen. 920-563-0046.

26 Kennett Sq., PA. Maggie Iacono at Longwood Gardens. Happily Ever After. Registration. 215-627-5790. 26 Mesa, AZ. Doll Show. Discovery Point Retirement Community. Cherie. 480-924-6474.

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

6/30-7/1 Fairfield, ME. Advertising & Toy & Doll Auction. James D. Julia, Inc. 207-453-7125.

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11 Ewing, NJ. Christmas in July Doll Show & Sale. W. Trenton Volunteer Fire Co. No.1. Delaware Valley Doll Club of NJ. 609-259-3428.

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17-21 Chicago, IL. Dolls Exhibition & Sale. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

17 Rosemont, IL. Doll Auction. Convention Center & Rosemont Hotel @ O’Hare Airport. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786.

18 Chicago, IL. Marquis Catalog Auction. Intercontinental. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422.

18-23 Chicago, IL. United Federation of Doll Clubs’ 61st Annual Convention. Hyatt Regency Chicago. 888-421-1442.

24 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Christmas in July Dolls & Bears & Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale. Amara Shrine Temple. Young-At-Heart Dolls. Karen Monahan. 561-304-9581.

August 2010

1 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Al Bahr Shriners. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

6-8 Asheville, NC. Doll & Bear Expo. Crowne Plaza Resort. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. 6-8 Monroeville, PA. Toy Show. Monroeville Convention Center. Orangestone Promotions, Inc. 412-213-0224. 7 Eagle River, WI. Doll Show & Sale. Kalmar Community Ctr. Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods. 715-479-7132.

7 San Antonio, TX. 2nd Annual Hill Country Doll Show & Sale. Live Oak Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-708-8054. 7 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo Schreeder. 925-229-4190.

12-14 Brookfield, WI. 10th Midwest Doll Festival. Mary Zoch. 847-827-0416.

15 New Milford, CT. Antique & Collectible Doll & Bear & Toy Show & Sale. The New Milford Historical Society. 860-354-3069.

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

18-19 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232.

21 Angelica, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club. Lorraine Hasper. 585-365-2520. 21 Huntsville, AL. 34th Anniversary Show & Sale. Historic Huntsville Depot Roundhouse. Twickenham Doll Club. 256-881-4809.

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

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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

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

Place Your Ad Here a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise 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 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

The Doll Works Judith Armitstead (781) 334-5577 P.O. Box 195, Lynnfield, MA 01940 Very large Bye Lo in Antique Brass Bed

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

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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. ESTATE SALE June 25 & 26, 2010 - Dolls, Toys, Potty Babies, Bathing Beauties, Indian Kachinaas and Storytellers, September Morn pictures, furniture and lots of collectibles. 7237 Catamaran Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95621. 916-704-6330 9 to 3 pm No Children please! ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list #71. 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 Antique Doll Repair and Restoration full service repair of dolls including bisque, composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls. We specialize in antique and vintage doll clothing and related accessories. Call Rhoda’s Doll Emporium 618-387-1255. Email rhodawade99@gmail.com 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

The ladies have definitely approved of the gentler, softer days of summer. This wonderful beauty by the Etienne Denamur firm is at the height of fashion with her elegant, lavishly decorated straw bonnet, stunning cranberry and ecru silken frock and abundance of long ashen tresses in original set. Mademoiselle is certainly self assured and her beauty smiles through her luminous huge blue paper weight eyes and near translucent pearl toned bisque. Marked E12D and standing at a compelling 25", this bebe will be a demure, defining presence. $6250

Meltingly beautiful, early 15" Portrait Jumeau with haunting ice-blue eyes generously shaded with lilac hues. Bebe has full lips deftly tinted and outlined in warm apricot tones and set in creamy powdery bisque. Although she has her original skin wig, we have shown her rapturous look with an added longer honey-gold wig. This Mademoiselle is most proud of her perfectly hand pressed bisque head, original cork pate, intact coil spring attaching to her lovely signed eight ball jointed body with original patina and covered with silken frock and pinafore with delicate blue silk flowers. Antique stockings and shoes complete Bebe Jumeau's impressive and most appealing look. $16,950

Fourteen inches of sauciness defines this all original beautiful Belton Bebe. An indescribably pretty lass with a mix of mastery about her; a look reminiscent of the great Steiner firm as well as the depth of charm and beauty of the Jumeau company. Her straight wrist wood and composition body has the original patina albeit the usual wear, her golden wig is still attached through the stringing holes. She has an adorable original straw bonnet and darling red day dress with ecru stitched embellishments. Original stockings and antique shoes complete this adorable little package! $3300

The abundance enjoyed by this superbly attired all original 18.5" Greiner-type China with glass eyes is the envy of her counterparts. This is a magnificent example of a superior doll, from her dear sweet face with soulful brown glass eyes to her original blue leather arms with individually stitched fingers. Her two piece silk plaid skirt and jacket are finely sewn and appear to be completely original to her with embellishments made from a cutting wheel. Tiny ruby colored glass buttons enhance her slim fit blouse. She has mint green antique leather boots and pristine layers of petticoats and pantaloons. She has a lovely head and shoulder plate, free of damage. This is a once in a lifetime find in this magnificent condition!

The lazy days of summer are here and our pristine 21" Bebe Mystere is contemplating a splash in the river! This phenomenal beauty has the gaze and presence of an FG with her extra large brown paper weight eyes and full closed lips encircling a hint of tongue tip. Her magnifique original eight ball jtd. body is in lovely condition and almost too appealing to cover. Marked only with a 9, this mysterious beauty with her french cut head, original coil spring and cork pate is truly a exemplary addition to a fine collection. Comes with lovely original corset, original, preserved French style ribbon bonnet and French mohair wig. $5500

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The Great Man’ s Doll An Extraordinary Antique Doll Auction Sunday, July 18, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois At the InterContintental Hotel Highlighted by a superb French bisque Huret poupée gifted by French poet/novelist Victor Hugo to his beloved granddaughter, Jeanne, with letter of provenance, and including its original trousseau of gowns, accessories, and trunk with brass label “Jeanne”. The doll is featured in The Huret Book by François and Danielle Theimer.

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French dolls, in fact, figure highly in the auction with an exceptional collection of French poupées with rare body styles and rare portrait-like faces. French bébés are presented, mostly, in original costumes, and include an extremely rare, previously undocumented, bébé by Clement. Rare German characters are in attendance, as is a fine collection of near mint Lenci dolls, Kathe Kruse, mignonettes, early porcelain ladies, Schoenhut dolls and circus, cloth dolls including early Kruse, dollhouses, and unique dolls such as the outstanding wax portrait doll said to be Marie Antoinette.

In addition, the 450 lot auction will include the antique doll collection of American novelist, Anne Rice (Interview with the Vampire) highlighted by her collection of six splendid Bru bébés including the self-described “star of my collection” Bru Jne bébé, featured on the back cover of several of her books.

The catalog will feature 450 lots, each with full description and photograph. The preview for the auction is 9 AM. The auction begins at 11 AM and will continue into the early evening. For more information about the auction, visit www.theriaults.com, email info@ theriaults.com, or call 800-638-0422.

For information about attending this auction call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com.

To order a catalog for Theriault’s July 18 Auction call 800-638-0422 or order online at www.theriaults.com. Five-Catalog subscriptions are also available for $179 or Ten-catalog subscriptions for $299 (a 50% savings).

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The Great Man’ s Doll An Extraordinary Antique Doll Auction Sunday, July 18, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois At the InterContintental Hotel Highlighted by a superb French bisque Huret poupée gifted by French poet/novelist Victor Hugo to his beloved granddaughter, Jeanne, with letter of provenance, and including its original trousseau of gowns, accessories, and trunk with brass label “Jeanne”. The doll is featured in The Huret Book by François and Danielle Theimer.

to request a free brochure.

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Call 800-638-0422

French dolls, in fact, figure highly in the auction with an exceptional collection of French poupées with rare body styles and rare portrait-like faces. French bébés are presented, mostly, in original costumes, and include an extremely rare, previously undocumented, bébé by Clement. Rare German characters are in attendance, as is a fine collection of near mint Lenci dolls, Kathe Kruse, mignonettes, early porcelain ladies, Schoenhut dolls and circus, cloth dolls including early Kruse, dollhouses, and unique dolls such as the outstanding wax portrait doll said to be Marie Antoinette.

In addition, the 450 lot auction will include the antique doll collection of American novelist, Anne Rice (Interview with the Vampire) highlighted by her collection of six splendid Bru bébés including the self-described “star of my collection” Bru Jne bébé, featured on the back cover of several of her books.

The catalog will feature 450 lots, each with full description and photograph. The preview for the auction is 9 AM. The auction begins at 11 AM and will continue into the early evening. For more information about the auction, visit www.theriaults.com, email info@ theriaults.com, or call 800-638-0422.

For information about attending this auction call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com.

To order a catalog for Theriault’s July 18 Auction call 800-638-0422 or order online at www.theriaults.com. Five-Catalog subscriptions are also available for $179 or Ten-catalog subscriptions for $299 (a 50% savings).

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July 2010 • Volume 13, Number 6

About The Cover

Tea for two hosted by Mélisande, a mystery-maker enfantine French fashion. Collection Lori Santamaura. Photo by Sal Santamaura.

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THE MANY-SPLENDORED MÉLISANDE

Auction Gallery News Books Mystery Doll Emporium Back Issues Calendar Classified

by Lori Santamaura The French Second Empire celebrated mode enfantine, fashions for little girls, seen most engagingly in the person of Mélisande.

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SCHIAPARELLI, THE SHOCKING TOUCH

by Lynn Murray The fascinating story of the innovative clothing designer Elsa Schiaparelli who, at the height of her success, took her signature look to the doll world.

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BODIES BEAUTIFUL

by Janet Gula A brief look at the different types of bodies of French fashions and bebes of the golden era.

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GERMAN ALL BISQUE DOLLS – PART 1

by Penny Hadfield Penny Hadfield shares her amazing collection of German All Bisques. . . with lots more to come!

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THE STORY OF DERUCHETTE, THE GREAT MAN’S DOLL

by Florence Theriault The poupée that served as muse for Victor Hugo’s novel, “Toilers of the Sea,” and later was owned by his granddaughter, Jeanne, will be offered at Theriault’s in July.

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FLEETING FAME: FORGOTTEN CELEBRITY DOLLS

by Don Jensen One-time household names, many of yesteryear’s stars were immortalized as dolls.

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PANTIN: A PAPER PRINTED TOY

by Janet Hollingsworth From the Lori Santamaura collection, a delightful pantin – a dressed dancing paper doll and costume for readers to create.

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1 - 3. 22 1/2" Bru Jne size 10. What a beautiful face on this early transitional Girard period girl on a fully jointed wood and composition body, w/ brn. p.w. eyes, creamy bisque, and gentle decoration. Her body is even marked "Bebe Bru 10"! Antique wig, costume and shoes fantastique! $18,750.

4 - 6. French, early fashionsized piano with original label from Paris boutique. Bone or ivorene keys and inside workings of a real instrument, ebony paint finish and a special elegant touch of mounted candle holders. $2450.

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Lofall’s Dolls JUDY LOFALL Poulsbo, WA 98370 Member UFDC and NADDA Buying Quality Dolls Home: 360.779.4926 (call 1st) Cel: 360.434.0331 Fax: 360.697.4405 E-mail: lofallsdolls@comcast.net Visa • Master Card • Layaway Pretty 12” early (unmarked) Jumeau Bebe wearing her original clothing on her original stamped Jumeau 8 ball jointed body. Her long light brown human hair wig matching her eye brows frames her beautiful pale bisque face, almond shaped eyes and rose bud mouth. Left ear piercing pulled though, not distracting from her beauty. $9800 Impish 9” Premier Bebe incised 2/0 on original unmarked Jumeau body with straight wrists. Pale bisque, large chocolate brown almond shaped eyes and tiny rose bud mouth shows her playfulness. Lovely original lilac silk dress (fragile) and hat compliments her blond mohair wig. Two tiny kiln smudges on her left cheek enhances her Impish look. $8600

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From top left corner clockwise 5-3/4” Classic German dollhouse Lady with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, blonde hairstyle with bun. On her original body that is fitted with bisque limbs (possible repairs), she wears a stylish ensemble. $450. 7” German dollhouse lady with a nicely painted and molded, upswept, graypainted hairstyle which includes a bun and she wears a lovely silk dress (scattered tenderness) with a stylish chapeau that is crowned with sumptuous feathers. $450. 5-3/4” Portrait of Empress Eugenie with molded, and beautifully painted feather plumes, and a molded and painted snood that cradles her blonde hairstyle. On her original cloth body with perfect bisque limbs. $1950. 6-3/4” Dollhouse Gentleman with the rarer brown eyes and a molded and painted moustache, he is handsomely dressed in a black wool suit, complete with a very sharp top hat. $450. 5-3/4” Extremely rare dollhouse doll due to her molded bonnet that features colorful molded flowers and a lavender luster plume. Her painting is flawless and even includes a painted ribbon “tied” under her chin to secure her bonnet. $1795. 6-1/4” Dollhouse Lady – the picture of fashionable elegance. Details include a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, light brown-painted hairstyle that includes a bun. On her original body, she wears a truly gorgeous pink silk brocade dress with a stylish chapeau. $395.

6-5/8” Maid with a perfect shoulderhead, deeply modeled hairstyle that features a bun, plus nicely painted features. On her original cloth body she is dressed for business in a printed cotton uniform. $365. 6-1/2” Young lady from the Simon & Halbig firm with rarer brown eyes and her original wig on her original cloth body; she is costumed for a summer day. $650. 7” Dollhouse Lady in a very attractive ensemble. Details include a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, blonde hairstyle with a bun on top of her head. $395. 6-3/4” German dollhouse Lady in a very attractive reception dress. Details include a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, blonde hairstyle. $365. 5-7/8” German dollhouse Lady – just a very pretty example with a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, light brownpainted hairstyle, which includes a bun. $450. 6-1/2” Dollhouse lady with a nicely painted and molded, upswept, gray-painted hairstyle that includes a bun. She wears a smashing silk brocade dress with a stylish chapeau. $450. 3-3/4” Child for your early dollhouses, this one is adorable with sweet blonde hair and a darling smile painted upon her face. $350. 5-3/4” German grandmother with a finely painted face that includes lines to

suggest wrinkles, and a gray painted hairstyle. Her black ensemble, complete with a hat and lace wrap suggests she may be living as a widow. $425. 6-5/8” China lady with rare pierced ears, a perfect shoulderhead with nice painting and coloring, and of course, a captivating hairstyle. On the original body that is fitted with perfect bisque limbs, she wears a fantastic ballgown that her larger sisters just might envy a tiny bit. $695. 6-1/2” German dollhouse Lady, beautifully costumed in the 1890s taste. What is most unusual about this particular doll is the fact that she has black hair – very seldom seen. $495. 6” Lady with a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, blonde hairstyle, which includes a bun on the back of her head. She wears a stylish ensemble of horizontal stripe silk with lace accents. $395. 3-5/8” Early shoulderhead that features a fabulous molded hat, a luster plume and a black painted bow in back. On top of all that, she has gorgeous blonde hair and a sweet face. $1495. 5” 1860s Parian with beautifully painted features including a marvelous blonde hairstyle – lovely in her cream silk and lace bridal gown. $695. 5-3/8” 1860s Parian with beautifully painted features and a marvelous blonde hairstyle that includes a gold painted molded tiara, this lovely lady is costumed for evening in pink and green striped silk. $695.

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14" German children. $5000 for pair.

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Auction Gallery

Preview: Antique Doll Collection of Legendary Author Anne Rice to be Offered at Theriault’s.

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heriault’s, the prominent U.S. based auction house specializing in antique dolls, toys, and teddy bears, has been commissioned to offer the private collection of fine antique dolls from legendary American author Anne Rice. The dolls will be featured in a large event to be held in Chicago on July 18, 2010. Anne Rice, who has collected dolls for over 20 years, has referenced them frequently in her best-selling novels including “Interview With the Vampire”, “Queen of the Damned”, and particularly in the book Taltos in which she used a rare French Bebe from her own collection as inspiration for a doll owned by the main character, Ashlar. Dolls have always been an important part of her love of unique art forms. Says Rice; “I never purchased a doll simply because it was an antique, or the handiwork of a famous doll artist. I purchased only dolls which I loved and found to be beautiful and interesting…dolls I loved to look at.” Rice further describes a passion for the subject and the desire to see the dolls go to new stewards so as to preserve their place for future generations; “I must dream that they will go to loving homes, and loving contexts in which they will continue to have vitality and charm for new people. I’m sure that they will be devoted new owners. They’re too beautiful to go wandering alone, without history, in the world. A doll is reborn every

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time a new person sees that doll. Dolls are immortal. They can live forever if they are passed on down the generations with love and care. ” Theriault’s President, Stuart Holbrook, adds that “while society places high regard on the collections of noted figures - we rarely see a collection which has, as well, been an integral part of this person’s work. Anne Rice did not just ‘collect’ the beauty of antique dolls, she shared them in her writings and harvested this passion as part of her talent.” The dolls will be featured at Theriault’s annual summer event, held this year at the InterContinetal Hotel in Chicago, which has hosted numerous prominent doll collections in the past. At last year’s landmark auction in Atlanta, a French doll sold for a world record price of $263,000. For more information contact: Theriault’s, PO Box 151, Annapolis, MD 21404 Phone 410-224-3655. Email: info@theriaults.com Visit www.theriaults.com More Auction Gallery on page 62

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The Toy Shoppe is honored to exclusively represent Annette Himstedt’s porcelain Artist’s Proofs, one of the most outstanding doll collections in the world. Annette Himstedt earned her reputation as the foremost contemporary doll artist in the world by making exquisite dolls and pioneering innovative techniques in dollmaking. Her dolls will stand the test of time. Annette’s porcelain Artist’s Proofs represent her crowning glory, each created entirely by Annette to be the model for her small, limited editions. She fired every piece in her studio employing time-consuming and complex multiple firings to build a rich depth of color that is both subtle and compelling as only a master porcelain dollmaker could. Annette painted the finishing details herself on the Artist’s Proof making each a true three-dimensional canvas of phenomenal artistry. This is a unique opportunity for collectors and will not be available online. A catalog will be available for $1995. Call for details.

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KÄTHE KRUSE’S “Margaretchen” all original dolls from the collection of Laraine Freisberg 1912 - 1958 (US Zone)

A group of exceptional Käthe Kruse dolls in original clothing. We are always interested in buying single dolls or collections of similar quality: Käthe Kruse; Marion Kaulitz (Munich Art) and German Character. Call (859) 885-1833 or email anitaraye@hotmail.com

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FRAMED: 9” DEMALCOL GOOGLY (by D. Malley & Co. England but made in Germany) Beautiful blue eyes glancing to the side, better quality five piece toddler body with starfish hands, cutest watermelon mouth, adorable antique costume. I want to pinch her cheeks! WHAT FUN!!!!! .........................................................................................$875.

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www.sharimcmastersdolls.com 1. 14” DEPOSE INCISED JUMEAU BEBE Lovely blue PW eyes, Closed mouth, original wig plus extra blond mohair wig, sweet antique-style dress. Signed original straight wrist Jumeau body. Restoration over two hairlines to the back of the head JUST HAUNTINGLY GORGEOUS & Super! .................. $2900. 2. KAMMER & REINHARDT 117n “MEIN LIBLING” ALL ORIGINAL Blue flirty eyes w/ tin sleep lids, lovely original blond human hair wig. She is on a wonderful mint teen-aged body with high knees. Superb antique white dress and antique shoes. A REAL TREAT! .............................................. $1850. 3. 16” RARE FRENCH POUPEE PEAU circa 1872 attributed to DEHORS. Blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original kidskin body, Sweet cotton print three piece day dress, original blond mohair wig. A hairline to the forehead. LOVELY Little Lady! ......................................................................................... $2600. 4. 20” FRENCH ANTIQUE JUMEAU BEBE circa 1895 Wonderful Blue PW eyes, open mouth, original Jumeau body. Lovely pink silk Antique-style dress. Blond mohair wig. PERFECT! ............ $2600. 5. 21.5” TETE JUMEAU BEBE Beautiful original blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original signed Jumeau body, lovely dress, mohair wig. A restored hairline on the forehead. A REAL TREAT!....... $2800. 6. 27” DEP FRENCH CHILD Gorgeous blue sleep eyes, original, fully jointed composition body, pretty dress, wonderful HH auburn wig. VERY NICE! ............................................................................. $1600. 7. 18” GEORGENE AVERILL “BONNIE BABE”Lovely blue sleep eyes, original body, gorgeous antique dress. Teeny eye chip. Very Bubbly!! ...................................................................................................$700. 8. 14” EXTREMELY RARE 163 POUTING CHARACTER BOY POSSIBLY BY HERTEL & SCHWABB A Museum Quality doll! Blue painted eyes, closed mouth, powdery mint bisque, Compo jointed body, cute boy’s costume. PERFECT! ............................................................................................................. $1400. 9. 23” Kestner 257 Character Child Girl With a Super EXPRESSIVE Face-Ooh Wow! Brown sleep eyes, open mouth,, sweet costume, antique shoes. Signed GERMANY body (some touch up) WHAT A CUTE CHARACTER BEAUTY! ................................................................................................... $1700. ALSO! JUMEAUX, STEINERS, FGs, SFBJs, FRENCH FASHIONS, BLACK BISQUE, CHARACTERS & DOLLIES, HEUBACHS, PLUS++++ NO COMPUTER? CALL FOR MY ILLUSTRATED DOLL LIST WITH MORE THAN 100 ANTIQUE DOLLS FOR SALE! DOLLS FULLY GUARANTEED IN WRITING — 3 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE! ASK ABOUT OUR GENEROUS 8 MONTH LAYAWAY POLICY! Visit more than 100 more antique dolls on my RUBY LANE SITE! www.rubylane.com/shops/kathylibratysantiques For a real treat, visit my AWARD WINNING WEBSITE to see 100 MORE dolls

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1. 8” A. M. 323 GOOGLY PAIR - Both have blue sleep eyes looking to the side, original mohair wigs, composition bodies with painted socks and black one-strap shoes. Both dolls are all original in Alsatian ethnic clothing. Girl has ¾” firing line or hairline from left side of crown in front of ear; clothing has never been removed. An enchanting little pair of dolls, each looking at the other, with the cutest little grins!! $1650/pr 2. 11” GEBRUDER HEUBACH 7407 - Blue intaglio eyes, original mohair wig in braids over top of head, fully jointed quality composition body. Antique beige striped dress, white pinafore, antique underclothing, new socks and shoes. Light wear on hands. A darling cabinet size dimpled little girl with a pleasant, almost smiling, look. She is the perfect playmate for one of your small dolls! $2250 3. 9” A. M. 310 JUST ME - Blue sleep eyes, original mohair wig, composition body with bent right arm. All original clothing. Light rub on right cheek, finish of arms and legs looks “washed”. Clothing is lightly aged and faded; one pompom missing from original shoe. A darling little girl with an impish face, in all original condition. $1950 4. SUPER UV BLACK LIGHTS - An extraordinary black light that can be used in regular lighting!! No more crawling under tables or trying to find a dark area to black light a doll when at a show or an auction!! Fits in the palm of your hand or in your purse; uses three triple A batteries. To be used on the outside of a doll head to show cracks and hairlines; shows repaint on cloth and composition. PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. $49.95

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Doll Auction July 17 – Chicago FREE SHUTTLE TO FRASHER’S AUCTION FROM THE HYATT Shuttle service begins @ 8:00 a.m. from UFDC Convention @ the Hyatt to Frasher’s Auction at the Rosemont.

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Traveling in Style Santa rides in style in this hand made wicker car measuring an impressive 18 inches long. The back is filled with tiny dolls and toys for good little girls and boys.

Preview 9:00 a.m. – Auction 10:30 a.m. The Place: The Convention Center & Rosemount Hotel at O’Hare Airport 5555 North River Road Rosemont, Illinois Hotel: 847-678-4488 Featuring: French Bebes German Characters & Googlies German dolls 8” to 40” Fine All Bisque Rare Chinas Parians Emma Clears Papier Mache Dollhouse & Half Dolls Cloth Door of Hope Shirley Temples Dionne Quints Alexanders, Vogue Ginny Barbies # 2 & 3 Other hard plastic & compositions Doll Accessories & MORE!!

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ne year ago, Two Sisters Studios opened and the year ‘round Christmas celebration began. When sisters, Lynn Murray and Anne Thornton-Trump acquired a twenty year collection of Christmas molds, they turned their house upside down trying to establish storage, production and studio space. At the same time they were learning the process for casting figures in paper maché, custom dying of fabric, working with wool and fur pelts and painting the fine details of an antique German Santa’s face. Ten months later, they are happily working toward an exhibit of their work in Paris. Each piece is unique because of the nature of the hand finishing process. The Santa figure is first cast in a mold from an original Santa circa 1870-1920. Then the figure is dried and cleaned. Finally, it is cured with heat. Only then can the painting be done. Once the paint is dry, the assembly and addition of clothes and a beard is completed. The clothing is made exactly as the old Santas from the same fabrics all dyed to the right antique color. In the case of this Santa, a hand made wicker car is added. Two Sisters Studios has their wicker cars woven for them by an accomplished weaver here in the US. She not only makes cars for the sisters, she makes hot air balloons, Zeppelins and airplanes. Each is inspired by an antique piece then recreated with a combination of woven wheat and split cane. Each Santa has either a feather tree or a feather sprig also created in the US of genuine goose feathers. Finally, the car is filled with goodies that the sisters have found in their travels or created from their molds. There might be wooden blocks and Erzgebirge houses, tin toys, bisque dolls dug on visits to Thüringen, tiny Christmas story books and dolls created by Two Sisters Studios from their collection of antique molds. Then with a quick dusting of snow, Santa is on his way. Lynn and Anne may be contacted at twosisterstudio@gmail.com or see the display ad in this issue. More NEWS on page 61

Enjoy the beautiful coastal village of Camden, Maine located on the pristine Penobscot Bay. 49 Bay View Street, Camden, ME 04843 The shop is now open 7 days a week until Labor Day 10:00 - 4:00 and then Friday and Saturday until Christmas.

Teddy and the Bear bank - $795.

Dressing table 7-1/2”t all - $195. 6-3/4” bent arm (bisque to the waist) doll - $395.

French Bed 11” tall x 8-1/2” wide and bedside stand - $495.

French armoire 10-/1” tall - $395. Christian Hacker dollhouse - $9,750.

Table & 2 chairs (table 3-1/2” tall - $250.

4-1/2” all bisque German doll - $700.

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Mélisande takes her name from a young woman in the French lyric drama, Claude Debussy’s opera, “Pelléas et Mélisande.” Both are breathtaking demoiselles with an air of mystery about them, but then they part ways, as our Mélisande symbolizes the sweet splendor of youth and remains thus, ever after.

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by Lori Santamaura in collaboration with Juliette Peers Photos by Sal Santamaura, except where noted

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ach child who comes into our lives presents an opportunity to see the world anew. Society’s perceptions of early childhood took giant leaps and bounds through the ages. While children were universally reared based on a set of cultural assumptions, the middle of the nineteenth century brought a fresh perspective. Childhood became a sacred, sentimental period, owing largely to the teachings Jean-Jacque Rousseau offered one hundred years prior, that were only heeded in the 1850s. Rousseau proclaimed children to be very different than adults – innocent, vulnerable, slow to mature – and entitled to freedom and happiness (Darling 1994: 6). Mélisande poignantly portrays the essence of those precious years of life. She is our center of attention. Let’s take her hand as we explore petticoats and pinafores and everything nice, mode enfantine accompanied by accoutrements – playthings – to add some spice. What child is this Mélisande? Her maker is a mystery. Indeed, heads on French fashions are typically not marked, yet usually have the hallmark of a certain hand or a stamped body that can be attributed to one or another purveyor. Our sixteen and one-half inch Mélisande bears no sole resemblance to those of her time; she is unique, one of a kind. Her piercedthrough ears and pressed bisque denote her as early. She views her surroundings with innocent, hooded blue eyes. Modeling of upper lids in relief resembles techniques employed by the Huret firm, the link only serving as confirmation of her era.

Further focus on the eyes reveals a brow color complimentary to her curly lamb wig. Beautifully modeled lips lend a youthful dimension to her sublimely serene face. Her marvelous articulated leather-over-wood body, however, is one that has been seen on early Barrois models, with bisque forearms and sweetly modeled bisque bare lower legs. Tenon joints at the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees permit her to complete requisite training and become a poised, self-assured young lady. Nonetheless, she can effortlessly release the energy of her youth, certainly dexterous but also dainty. Research continues as more collectors and dealers compare notes. Two models similar to Mélisande have been seen, but they manifest an adult persona. One example is a permanent component of the collection of The Museum of the City of New York. Someday a sister may be found bearing a legible stamp or printed label, perhaps of a very obscure company. Until then, Mélisande continues to tell us much about her sisters and cousins, known and unknown. She also strongly embodies the world of little girls who had the great fortune to play with beautifully crafted dolls of mid- nineteenth century Paris. Collectors of French poupées know that a maker’s mark is not the sole emblem of excellence in a doll. Although the origins of this dear one may still be undiscovered, it is no secret that Mélisande’s silk plaid dress in shades of cream, charcoal and violet is mode enfantine

Underpinnings for girls of young Mélisande’s age would have included the crinoline. Crinolines appeared in the late 1840s. Made originally of horsehair, linen, stiffened silk or cotton, the term derived from the French word “crin“meaning “horsehair.” Serving as a foundation to support the edge of a hem, the crinoline’s first incarnation was heavy and bulky. By 1853, an American, W.S. Thomson, patented a metal cage crinoline, marketed abroad in France and England, which permitted legs to move very freely beneath the cage. Les petites filles and grande fillettes alike had reason to kick up their heels. SEATED PHOTO COURTESY CARMEL DOLL SHOP ARCHIVES

extraordinaire. That there should be such things as children’s fashions – that children should have clothes different from those of their elders, clothes suitable for their growing bodies and active lives – seems to us so obvious that there can be no dispute about it (James Laver). It seems incongruous, in the scheme of things, that the idea is relatively new. In fact, it nearly escaped thought until the eighteenth century ended. Evidence is scarce that special attire for children preceded 1800. Youngsters from prior eras were cut, both literally and figuratively, of the same cloth as their parents. Young girls took the toll with their tender bodies bound in corsets. It has been speculated that these demoiselles were required to sleep in them to achieve slender proportions later in life. Only in late eighteenth century England, following on from the writings of Rousseau, did the revolutionary idea arise that children should not be imprisoned and stifled in miniature versions of adult clothes made of heavy silk and brocades. Little girls began to wear pretty white frocks in soft muslin and boys wore simple matching suits with loose collars. Both girls and boys often featured short, loose uncomplicated hairstyles. This relative freedom and simplicity in children’s dress persisted, especially in English-speaking countries, for about fifty years. The romantic fashions of the 1830s increasingly brought a new sense of decoration to girls’ dresses and hairstyling but, during the Second Empire, the fashion “look” of little girls changed from sweet, delicate blossoms to dazzling creatures of much elegance. Second Empire Paris was the birth of fashion modernity, the city, branding, celebrities in both politics and culture and so much that can still be viewed all around us but, perhaps, with a greater sense of panache and style that we do not see any more. On the cutting edge was the magazine La Mode Illustréé under the direction of founder Emmeline Raymond. Mme. Raymond’s premise was to teach mothers and young people,

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BODY PHOTOS COURTESY CARMEL DOLL SHOP ARCHIVES

Withstanding the power of play is this sturdy cream cotton dress. The charcoal grid pattern lends a softer look, as does the delightful self-trim. The pristine white pinafore displays decorative details such as a most diminutive row of entre-deux; the pièce de résistance is the sawtooth border. An ebony wood handled corde à sauter – skipping rope – completes the ensemble. Researchers date rope jumping to ancient China; however, Western versions are attributed to Egypt. What is more precisely known is that rope jumping, in some form or other, spread through Europe to the Netherlands, and eventually to North America.

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Exciting escapades wait in this charming two-piece wool ensemble with blue and cream lattice pattern. The darling dress features gathering at the yoke and piping at the neck opening. Ruching on the sleeves is followed by three rows of soutache finishing the edge. Four rows of soutache adorn the hem, with a two- button closure at the back. The matching cape features piping around the neck opening, a button closure in front, and even more rows of soutache! Such an essential and often chosen outfit for a playful fashion doll as evident in the repair upon the cape! Are those roller skates actually responsible? The first patented roller skate design in France was by Monsieur Petitbled. His early skates were similar to today’s inline skates, but they were not very maneuverable; with them it was very difficult to do anything but move in a straight line and perhaps make wide sweeping turns. Inventors’ efforts during the balance of the nineteenth century were focused on improving skate design. “Le sport à la mode!”

The little girl who has loved her doll and her little household, will grow up to be a devoted mother and a skilled household manager (Excerpt from “La Poupée Modèle”, François Theimer). “LA REINE DES POUPEES” COLOR PLATE, LIZ QUADAY COLLECTION

by means of prints and descriptions of a rigorous exactitude, how to make all the useful objects that they need (Children’s Fashions 1860-1912). Fashion and styling and presenting a beautiful appearance to the world were a matter of much importance in Paris. The ladies of Paris – and indeed the whole of the world – could learn about fashion from the directions set by that new phenomenon in the late 1850s – the fashion designer. He or she became an all-powerful arbiter of taste. The many and celebrated fashion magazines produced in Paris, such as La Mode Illustréé, Le Moniteur de la Mode and Le Journal des Dames et Demoiselles, brought pictures, instructions and sometimes patterns into the homes of all women who could afford to buy them. Fashion plates printed in La Mode Illustréé depicted frocks befitting the scene – children playing with dolls, picking flowers or skipping rope. Dressing a child with the same waistline as those more mature would pose a problem. The magazine recommended loose garments which did not constrain or delineate a waist in the process of formation. Social protocol deemed that girls would become young ladies between fifteen and seventeen. Those in their early teens had less shapely forms, hence the emphasis away from the waist, which was not as tiny as the blossoming jeunes filles. Skirt lengths, too, were dictated

by age, with the grande fillette or bigger girl of thirteen to fifteen sporting skirts to the ankle until, ultimately, a jeune fille, when hemlines took their final drop. Some prosaic English-language magazines and dressmaking manuals often published a graph indicating to what height a girl’s hem length’s might be respectably cut for her age in years. Illustrations of the 1850s and 1860s show that, among the prosperous classes in France, little girls’ dresses were no longer simply made at home or by servants or visiting dressmakers to be functional, practical and hard wearing, but were now being given as much consideration as adult fashions. We can only look at and dream about the dresses shown in those hand tinted engravings, but surviving dolls from the Second Empire proudly bring these creations to life with all their riot of color, texture and sculptural profile. This was mode enfantine, the fashions for little girls, the styles that spoke of the privileged and closeted world of those wealthy French demoiselles, who lived with every material comfort that money could buy, including many servants. Yet theirs was not a lazy or easy life; from an early age these little girls had to become mature and composed, always neat and well behaved, and also respectful to others and the rules that society and religion laid down for them. Who knows what secrets and hidden troubles were entrusted to the discrete ears of those beautiful dolls 23

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The quintessentially Huret table is set with charming china – Paris Porcelain – patterned with a band of blue and sweet red berries meandering through. Gathered with their gentle wooden wonders, we see “les grande fillettes” Marguerite – Mlle. Huret – in her black and beige check play dress trimmed abundantly in bold Napoleon blue fringe, next to demure and graceful Lily – famed “La Poupée Modèle” heroine – in her Provence green and tan ensemble. And, we simply cannot forget les petites filles Mélisande shoulder to shoulder with dainty Marie-Claire – Mlle. Rohmer – in pure white organdy. Tea, anyone? “Les filles,” chants “maman”. The dolls are safely tucked but those eager children have gone off without their skipping rope. “C’est la vie!”

Mélisande and Marguerite gather at the table for a parlour game, a group game played indoors, usually in a parlour, hence the name. The girls revel in a round of dominoes – the set housed in a mahogany box with lid. And what are friends for? Fun-filled hours for sure! In the foreground one can see ivory “Jeu D’Quilles” chosen from “la boîte de jouets.” This game of skittles, seven pins with ball, are all strung together to prevent them from getting lost. Mélisande suggests they next try their hand at the turned wood “cup and ball game.” Toys of the cup and ball variety have been favorite childhood amusements for many centuries, originating in France during the 1500s. King Henry III was enthralled with the game, although it was most popular during the reign of Louis XV. The object of a cup and ball game is to swing the wooden ball into the cup, which is not at all as simple as it appears to be, requiring good eye-hand coordination. Marguerite, sporting her straw bonnet, declares the rain has stopped; brilliant sun beckons merriment now out and about. The perfect ending to a perfect day – of play!

by little girls as they grew up? Who knows what inner fantasies and consolations these dolls nurtured? No wonder that the rebellious Sophie, who featured in the stories written for girls by the Comtesse Sophie de Ségur during the late 1850s, became an anti-heroine for many young French readers. Poor Sophie was careless, haphazard, mischievous, even adventurous, and a bit of a tomboy, who always left disasters in her wake, which meant learning a hard moral lesson. She was quite the opposite of her friends, the good girls, “les petites filles modèles,” the perfect or model little girls, Camille, Marguerite and Madeline. Les petites filles modèles themselves also were the subjects of another set of girls’ stories that was also very popular in nineteenth century France. These three good girls tried hard to ensure that their friend Sophie would improve her ways in order to soon become a perfect little lady. This enclosed, comfortable world of the landed aristocracy and the Parisian elites is the place inhabited by our dolls and their owners. The high level of self regulation and self management expected from these little girls may explain why so many dolls survive in near pristine condition. However, in one of her famous misadventures, Sophie managed, over a number of weeks, to destroy a beautiful wax doll through not taking care of either the doll or her clothes. This mishap did not faze Sophie: she organized a splendid funeral for the ruined doll and her friends pleaded with her to break another doll in order to hold another doll funeral, since everyone had so enjoyed the last one. The “designer children,” little girls and adolescents, were as extravagantly dressed as their dolls. What a sense of visual elegance the French Second Empire celebrated! Prominent among those outfitting poupées such as

Mélisande was Mademoiselle Louise Bereux. Young Louise expressed a keen interest in sewing, which was nurtured by her maternal grandmother, and led Louise to make the acquaintance of the renowned Adelaide Huret. Despite Mlle. Huret’s extraordinary talent, she was not skilled with a needle and thread. Mlle. Bereux spent several years exhibiting her expertise for transforming young girls’ fashions of the day – mode enfantine – producing among the most unique known for Huret dolls. Mlle. Bereux’s confidence gained momentum in the process. She soon ventured off on her own, but never considered offering the same designs, believing those prior were exclusive to Huret. Confirmed by records from the Barrois firm, Mlle. Bereux dressed their dolls for resale in her shop. In her application to exhibit at l’Exposition Universelle of 1878 in Paris, Mlle. Bereux recognized how pivotal the child was to her role when she stated…my particular specialty could be said to be the child as inspiration to little girls of how doll clothing should look. I have developed this concept over many years, and it has earned me admission to the 1855 Fair and won me an Honorable Mention in London in 1862, a bronze medal in 1869 and another bronze medal in 1875. (Encyclopedia of French Dolls). Jeanne Lavallée-Peronne was equally revered. Her specialties were dolls, trousseaux, layettes, and children’s clothes. She had a working relationship with two publications, Le Journal des Demoiselles and La Poupée Modèle, the latter for younger girls to whom Mme. LavaléePeronne was most devoted. We find in La Poupée Modèle the same moral leadership that the Journal des Demoiselles has exhibited…The idea behind the magazine is to contribute

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“There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.” (Marcel Proust) The first significant French children’s book was “Histoires ou contes du temps passé avec des moralites”, a collection of traditional fairy tales by Charles Perrault from 1697. There was no clear distinction between instruction and entertainment in children’s literature until the late eighteenth century. Egalitarian principles spread by the French Revolution would lead to children’s stories eventually becoming less instructive. French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in changing the prevailing school of thought with his novel Emile, recognizing that the mind of a child is not merely that of an adult in miniature. As a romantic wave swept Europe in the nineteenth century, children’s literature followed suit with a revival of interest in Shakespeare and one of the most popular children’s books, “Tales from Shakespeare.” Mélisande recites such a Shakespearian volume here to her cherished companion.

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to the upbringing of girls through the doll, and families will respond very favorably to it…mothers will find…a host of useful information, and children will find attractive and instructive things to read, new games and an introduction to feminine skills every woman needs to have…What we learn as children remains with us all our life long. (Excerpt from La Poupée Modèle, François Theimer). With its connections to important Parisian magazines of the day, La Poupée Modèle could boast excellent fashion credentials. Offered for sale at Mme. Lavalée-Peronne’s establishment, A La Poupée de Nuremberg, and featured in La Poupée Modèle, was Lily, who set the standard for seventeen inch poupées. Lily’s signature was a paper label on the dolls’ torsos. Above and beyond the costumes, which ranged from younger years to maturity, there were infinite accessories head to toe –hats, shoes, jewelry, parasols, underpinnings and toiletries galore. Interestingly, the books of the Comtesse de Ségur were singled out for praise in Le Journal des Demoiselles. Marie Léontine Rohmer, jointly with her mother, produced dolls beginning in 1855. Rising above an infamous lawsuit by the Huret firm over a particular Rohmer patent for doll bodies fabricated from zinc, Marie Léontine endeavored to offer children a doll with trousseaux that would endure daily play. It was her intention to strike a

balance between those dolls of thin brass wire armature offered by Jumeau and fragile Huret gutta-percha bodies. The Rohmer firm under Madame Vuillaume, nee Rohmer, was bestowed a Bronze medal at the 1867 l’Exposition Universelle in Paris; her mother, Madame Rohmer, earned an Honorable Mention as “a high performance worker.” Looking back, we should honor the achievements of gifted and enterprising women like Adelaide Huret, Louise Bereux, Marie Léontine Rohmer and Jeanne Lavallée-Peronne. Could these women have imagined that their handwork, designs and concepts would still be admired and prized a century and a half later and across so many countries? We do not know who was responsible for Mélisande, but we can appreciate his, her or their skills in making her and her dress, which should not be taken for granted. Around its neckline appears to be handmade silk lace – the much prized “blonde lace.” Although rendered here with Gallic flair, her checked silk taffeta recalls the fact that Queen Victoria had made tartan newly fashionable in the mid-nineteenth century. There is a tale to tell in its color. Purple had been reserved for royalty or the highest servants of the church since ancient time, given it was the most expensive of all dye colors to produce in reliable quantities. Traditionally, it was derived from Mediterranean shellfish, but in 1856 a young

Mélisande sits comfortably on the carpet, as children do, with her “papeterie” retrieved from the lower drawer of this grand blue and white French manor chest, practicing her penmanship, pencil in hand. Oh, for the day her dainty feet will reach the floor so as to be seated properly at a presently imposing secretaire in the study.

British chemistry student named William Perkin (working in a small home-based laboratory) synthesized the world’s first synthetic dye – the rare and prized purple tone. When his process was commercialized, cloth in all shades of purple became fashionable. The pale violet tones in Mélisande’s dress are typical of these early groups of chemical dyes. Note also the mauve flowers on her bonnet; are they patriotic Napoleonic Violets? By the time of the Second Empire, violets were a symbol of patriotism. We can only wonder whether Mélisande’s violets were simply pleasingly pretty or, perchance, a patriotic sign. While collectors still often call French shoulder head dolls in bisque and porcelain “French fashion dolls” or “Lady dolls,” Mélisande gives us opportunity to remember that a proportion of these dolls represented girls of various ages, from late infancy or toddlers right up to teenagers, each age and aspect of girlhood carefully worked out in the details of fashions and accessories. Sometimes a doll

also had a trousseau that contained both child and adult fashions. Through Mélisande we can explore both the imagined ideal and historical reality of girlhood in the French upper classes, as well as make detailed observations of a particular poupée. Further, Mélisande reminds us of the complex and contradictory world of mid-nineteenth century girlhood. The notion of prizing and protecting childhood as a unique and vulnerable time with special needs is surprisingly modern, and was an entirely novel idea when introduced by the philosopher Rousseau. In the French Second Empire, girlhood became celebrated for its own sake, but also became a new arena of elegant display, giving rise to extravagant fashions, especially for children but equally for dolls. This is the world that is idealized in paintings, prints, fashion illustrations and dolls of the period. Magazines and books from La Poupée Modèle to the writings of the Comptesse de Ségur also give us a glimpse of this world. Although we

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Nature walks were a regular part of nineteenth century daily life. Mélisande’s woven straw bag, with its green silk edges, and long shoulder strap of wool, was designed as a receptacle for leaves, blossoms and grasses – perhaps even a live critter – that one might pick up for study or admiration. The metal counterpart of this bag is known as a “vasculum”. “There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.” (Elizabeth Lawrence) “Poppies-ofProvence” by Marion K. Stephenson Printed with Permission.

“MAGASIN DES DEMOISELLES” COLOR PLATE, CARMEL DOLL SHOP

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may seem surprised at the complexity of social, moral and religious ideas that very little girls were expected to master (or perhaps suffer dire punishment!), not to mention mature skills in sewing and handwork as outlined in La Poupée Modèle, at the same time we can read of idyllic times, a dream of girlhood, under the careful and benevolent supervision of mothers and servants, walking in the country, playing in the garden, picking flowers and of course lovely dolls with massive trousseaux that filled entire chests of drawers. Thus, we can delight in Mélisande herself, who comes before us, sweet and gentle in her expression, but also calm and dignified in her bearing and graceful modeling. Behind Mélisande, of course, stands the artistic perfection of dollmaking in the French Second Empire and Third Republic, an art form that matches the arts of painting, sculpture, music, filmmaking, fashion and cuisine for which France is universally admired. Mélisande, in every way, is a many-splendored thing!

With special thanks to Marion K. Stephenson for graciously granting permission to use her art work, “Poppies-of-Provence,” to Liz Quaday of mllebereux. rubylane.com for her consultation and consideration, to François and Danielle Theimer for their monumental research and contributions and to Carmel Doll Shop, whose commitment to excellence in the study of dolls is unrivaled, benefitting us all, far and wide. BIBLIOGRAPHY Gallati, Barbara Dayer. Children of the Gilded Era: Portraits of Sargent, Renoir, Cassatt and Their Contemporaries. London, England: Merrell, 2004. La Comtesse de Ségur. Les Petities Filles Modèles. Paris, France: Librairie Hachette (undated). Landells, E. and Alice. The Girl’s Own Toymaker, and Book of Recreation. London, England: Griffith and Farran, 1860. Laver, James. Children’s Fashions in the Nineteenth Century. London, England: B.T. Batsford. LTD, 1951. Peers, Juliette. The Fashion Doll from Bébé Jumeau to Barbie. Oxford, England: Berg, 2004. Theimer, François and Danielle. The Encyclopedia of French Dolls, Volume I & II. Annapolis, Maryland: Gold Horse Publishing, 2003 & 2006. Theimer, Danielle and François. The Panorama of Parisienne Dolls. Paris, France: Polichinelle Publishing, 2009.

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In 1951 Effanbee produced a series of Honey dolls dressed in costumes designed by Mme Elsa Schiaparelli. They were sold exclusively at such stores as Strawbridge & Clothier, Marshall Fields, John Wannamaker and Neiman-Marcus.

The doll costumes were well constructed of quality fabric. The designs, of course, reflected the 1951 Schiaparelli Spring line. This outfit consists of a one-piece romper with over-skirt of yellow linen, matching slippers, an orange cotton neck scarf and a large straw sun hat. The doll retains her original Strawbridge & Clothiers price sticker for $19.95.

lsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was born in Rome in 1890 into a family of scholars. Her father was a specialist in Arabic and Islamic languages and literature and her cousin, Ernesto, was a famous Egyptologist. Her Uncle Giovanni discovered the canals on Mars. Perhaps it was this intellectual surrounding that led the shy, insecure Elsa to become free-thinking and unable to accept the boundaries of conservative upper-middle-class life in 1930s Rome. During her childhood years she played in the attics of the family home where there was a trunk of clothing from the previous century. As a tiny child she fell in love with the brilliant shocking pink of the begonias in the neighborhood, which would have a profound effect on her future in fashion design. In 1913, Elsa was sent to London to help babysit for a family friend. On her journey from Rome, she

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There were fourteen dolls planned for the series. The basic dolls were the same, but they had different eye colors and unique wigs chosen by Mme Schiaparelli. The dolls were all 18� strung hard plastic dolls, not walking dolls.

The purple and yellow outfit is of jersey knit. The dress is complemented by a matching shoulderlength cape, a chic cap and a black patent purse on a belt. From the back you can see the sophisticated hair-do, the matching hat, and the Schiaparelli tag sewn into the waist. “Mme Schiaparelli Creation by Effanbee”.

stopped briefly in Paris. That brief visit was all it took. She resolved to return one day and live the life of an artist in Paris. But much would happen before her return. Just a year after her arrival in London, Elsa Schiaparelli met a charming spiritualist by the name of Wilhelm Wendt de Kerlor. Within twentyfour hours the couple had become engaged and married at a London registry office. This rash behavior was shocking but not surprising to her family. The couple lived briefly in Europe before setting off to America, where de Kerlor hoped to lecture and spread his philosophy. De Kerlor and Schiaparelli lived together only intermittently as he was a notorious womanizer. Schiaparelli had to take many odd jobs to make ends meet. All the while she was building a network of friends within the artistic community, among them photographer Edward Steichen, Dadaist painter Francis Picabia and his wife, Gabrielle, and photographer Man Ray. When her husband had a dalliance with dancer Isadora Duncan, their marriage was over but for the fact that Elsa discovered she was expecting a child. Soon after the baby girl arrived, Elsa left her husband for the final time. Baby Maria Luisa Yvonne “Gogo” was sent to a nurse in Connecticut while her mother went off to the artist community of Woodstock, New York. There Elsa spent time with her friend Blanche

From shocking pink to Shocking, the perfume, Mme Schiaparelli was not afraid to risk controversy. Her theory was that shock has its place in marketing. The perfume bottles from her signature perfume are highly collectible, as is the 14” Effanbee Honey modeling her original Schiaparelli outfit. Even her petticoat was trimmed in matching black velvet. The 18” Effanbee Honey with her sophisticated hairstyle epitomized the woman of 1951. Schiaparelli encouraged Post War women to make themselves pretty again, while subtly sowing the early seeds of the women’s movement.

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This pinwale corduroy/velvet combination featured velvet lined cuffs and pockets with velvet turn-backs, a removable, reversible collar and a matching hat that announces this is a Schiaparelli design! Perfect for a day in the city or travel by train or plane.

As a child Elsa Schiaparelli fell in love with the pink of the begonias in her family’s garden. Later, she would name it shocking pink and make it an integral part of her design empire.

Hays, who was soon to be divorced from the famous lawyer Arthur Garfield Hays. In 1922, Blanche Hays persuaded Elsa to return with her to Paris. She became mentor to Schiaparelli, introducing her to haute couture. The two women and their two daughters shared an apartment in Paris. There Schiaparelli began making chic gowns of her own design for herself and for her friends Blanche Hays and Gabrielle Picabia. Couturier Paul Poirier recognized Schiaparelli’s flare the first time they met. He supplied her with costumes of his own design and mentored her within the world of Paris haute couture. In 1925 Schiaparelli began working for Maison Lambal, a small couture house owned by an American friend of Blanche Hays, Mrs. Hartley. Although they received good reviews in Women’s Wear Daily, Mrs. Hartley experienced financial difficulties and was forced to close Maison Lambal just one year later. Schiaparelli launched her first collection in 1927. From the start, her designs were bold and modern. She used black and white artfully, but was equally at home with bold blocks of color. Within a year Schiaparelli was famous for her trompe l’oeil bowknot sweater. Ironically, Isadora Duncan died the same year, when her scarf was caught around the steering wheel of her automobile. Schiaparelli’s relationship to the American modernist art world remained strong and her creativity was always edgy and perhaps just a little shocking. In the first few years she focused primarily on leisure and sports wear: sweaters, swimsuits, circle skirts, divided skirts and even a dress inspired by a wrap apron. Her rapid ascent in popularity was remarkable. By 1929, the Schiaparelli studio at 4 rue de la Paix, employed four hundred workers producing eight thousand garments from eight workshops. By now, the collection included “Pour le Sport,” “Pour Le Ville” and “Pour le Soir.” For herself, Schiaparelli inevitably chose black costumes, white costumes or a combination of black and white. In 1931 She was seen lunching at the Ritz accompanied by a white Pekingese wearing a black velvet coat of her design. To be successful in the world of haute couture requires a combination of strong Though the Effanbee dolls got a lot of press and publicity, they were not a huge financial success. For the most part they were too expensive for families in 1951. Still, dolls were a big thing in America, so the Schiaparelli Dolls Ltd. was created. Schiaparelli’s only daughter was called Go-Go and the first doll from the new company was named for her.

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attributes: talent and diversification, self-motivation, adaptability, a knack for self-promotion, a certain insouciance and a definite eccentricity of personal style. Elsa Schiaparelli lacked none of these. Schiaparelli never closed a door of opportunity, making her a very shrewd businesswoman. Early in her career she chose to design ready-to-wear for the largest market in the world, the US. When she was asked to design for movies, she jumped at the chance to have her designs worn by actresses in Europe or America and to see her name in the credits. Her designs were seen in more than sixty films between 1931 and 1952. Despite the market crash, Schiaparelli visited the US in December 1929 and presented a new line of sports clothes, including an aviation suit, her nod to Amelia Earhart. An astute designer, Schiaparelli decided the time was perfect to introduce a line of hosiery, scarves and jewelry for those who wish to update their existing wardrobes without spending money for new gowns and dresses. Within the Paris salon she opened a shop that carried less expensive ready-to-wear dresses, purses, hosiery and accessories. Every item that came from the shop or the salon was clearly marked and boxed in a Schiaparelli box. In January 1935 the Schiaparelli salon was moved from rue de la Paix to the prestigious 21 Place Vendôme. Throughout 1936 Schiaparelli continued to make artistic and political statements through her designs. Europe was in disarray with the Spanish Civil War, the rise of Mussolini in Italy, Hitler in Germany and the abdication of the British throne by Edward VIII. How did Elsa Schiaparelli react? She took a ship to New York with the express purpose of taking a shopping spree in the five-and-dime stores. Of course, she wanted to see what the masses were buying. In 1937 Schiaparelli scored a huge fashion coup when Wallis Simpson selected eighteen pieces from the Fall collection for her trousseau. One month later Madam Schiaparelli pink was introduced for satin pillbox hats. 1938

was a year for surreal fashions inspired by the circus, the commedia dell’arte and the zodiac. In 1939 France and Great Britain declared war on Germany and perhaps in an attempt to make the best of a bad situation Schiaparelli introduced a military theme in her collection for Spring 1940. The colors were Aeroplane grey, Foreign Legion red, Maginot Line blue, Trench brown, Fusée pink and Camouflage print taffetas. In the accessory line she offered cash and carry saddlebag pockets and flared trench belted coats and a Daily Ration scarf. In January of 1940 Schiaparelli’s daughter, Gogo, joined the French ambulance brigade. By June the Germans had marched into Paris. The occupying forces introduced a ration system in Paris and in response, Schiaparelli added a dinner ensemble embroidered with fruits and vegetables to her line. 1941 was a particularly significant year in the life of “Schiap“ as she had long been called n Paris. Her daughter married Robert Berenson in New York and “Schiap” flew on the Dixie Clipper to New York, where she would spend the remainder of the war. In summer of 1945 the designer returned to a very different France. Life was focused on recovery from war. Though Parisian women were still enthralled by fashion, family and food took precedence. A traveling exhibition, Théâtre de la Mode, was presented in the US in 1946. Parisian designers mounted it as a way to reintroduce haute couture to America. When the first CARE package arrived from America in 1947, Schiaparelli was able to obtain a piece of wool from which she made a suit. The suit was presented by Eleanor Roosevelt to the six-year-old daughter of a hero of the French Resistance. Naturally, Schiaparelli was pleased with the press coverage! What made her even happier was the arrival of her first granddaughter, Marisa Berenson. Her second granddaughter, Berry Berenson would arrive one year later. Perhaps it was the arrival of the two baby girls that inspired “Schiap” to think about dolls and doll clothes or perhaps it was simply another avenue for marketing that she discovered while shopping for gifts. The innovative designer had been the first to use plastics in her designs, the first to

If the Effanbee dolls were too expensive to produce, the new company would drop to the other end of the spectrum, hiring Beehler Arts to make their 8” dolls for them. The dolls were marked VIRGA, a mark synonymous with knockoffs. It is hard to imagine that Mme Schiaparelli had anything to do with the design of the doll’s clothes. They were simply made with inexpensive fabric and trim, yet her name was boldly sewn into each tiny garment.

A variety of clothing packs were offered for Go-Go “And any other 8” dolls.” Here we have a ski outfit and a velveteen coat with leopard collar, hat and muff.

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Following the French maxim “Presentation is everything,” the Schiaparelli Dolls Ltd. packaged their dolls to delight little girls. Each box was like a studio with a background of stars. Further, there were steamer trunks with Go-Go’s name, room for a doll and room for lots of clothing.

One of the most appealing presentations was this Hide Away travel carrier. The top had room for shoes and accessories. The window door opened for the doll to come out and behind her was a hidden compartment with pink hangers for extra clothes. The outside of the “patent leather” carrying case was decorated with felt silhouettes appropriate for doll fashion play. Tu-Tu, the tiny ballerina, joined Go-Go in 1956. She was another VIRGA walking doll, this time with feet molded in position to wear tiny pink rubber ballet slippers. While Go-Go had once experimented with pink hair, Tu-Tu had pink or blue, green or blond hair to match her tutu.

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use zippers and the first to show colored stockings. The shocking pink she introduced in 1937 had by now become a Schiaparelli emblem. Why not employ these innovations in miniature? The seeds for this idea were planted when Elsa Schiaparelli met with then president of Neiman Marcus, Stanley Marcus, who had just moved into the president’s seat when his father, Herbert, passed away. Stanley Marcus had some new and innovative ideas for marketing NeimanMarcus, among them, a Christmas advertising campaign of exclusive items. (This idea would later become the NeimanMarcus Christmas Catalog.) In 1951, Neiman-Marcus was one of the stores that advertised a series of fourteen dolls dressed in French clothes by couturier Elsa Schiaparelli. The dolls were 18inch Effanbee Honey dolls. Effanbee Doll Company, then owned by NOMA Electric, entered an agreement with Schiaparelli to produce the dolls with a variety of wigs selected by the designer to go with her doll clothes. The dolls were intended to be very exclusive at $20. They were destined not only for Neiman-Marcus, but also for John Wannamaker in Philadelphia, Marshall-Fields in Chicago, an Strawbridge and Clothier. They were advertised in such magazines as Better Homes and Gardens, Women’s World and House and Gardens in November and December 1951.The Effanbee ad touted the “Schiaparelli Collection…the first French dressed dolls ever for sale in America. Each of the 14 dolls in the collection has an exquisite, pace-setting outfit by the great designer,

Schiaparelli. They’re 18” high, superbly constructed with Paris-inspired hairstyles. Each will capture a little girl’s heart. Priced at $19.95.” The doll costumes echoed the themes of Schiaparelli’s 1951 Spring collection: cotton fabrics, bright oranges and yellows, “Schiap’s” signature black and white and a focus on the women of the new decade. There were gowns for formal occasions, beachwear, cocktail gowns, coordinated coats and hats and daywear. The Schiaparelli Honey is very difficult to find today. Because she was a plastic doll, she was often undressed and played with, her unique hairstyle demolished and her clothing lost. Having said that, the dolls are not difficult to identify when they are found in original clothing, since the clothing was always tagged with a pink Schiaparelli signature ribbon that said Mme Schiaparelli Creation by Effanbee. Additionally, each doll had a pink heart shaped hangtag with an Eiffel Tower and Mme Schiaparelli Creation by Effanbee printed in white. They were all 18-inch Honeys and contrary to previous publications, they were not walking dolls, but simply strung five piece bodies marked Effanbee. The saran hair was in various shades of blonde and light brown, with a specific hairstyle for each costume. With the amount of press coverage and seeming success of the Effanbee doll project, the American branch of Schiaparelli Company decided to embark on a doll venture of their own. Thus, in 1956, Schiaparelli Dolls Limited was created. The venture was not very carefully researched or

the principals would have realized that the market was already flooded with very successful 8” fashion children (Ginny, Betsy McCall and others) and 11 ½” teen fashion dolls (Little Miss Revlon, Toni et all.) To further show their lack of toy marketing experience, they chose a company known for knock-off dolls to produce their three models. Beehler Arts Limited made dolls and doll parts under the name VIRGA. Schiaparelli Dolls Limited dolls were marked VIRGA. The hair colors and the presentation boxes were what set the dolls apart from other VIRGA dolls. The first doll was named Go-Go for Schiaparelli’s daughter. She was a typical VIRGA 8” walking doll with hard plastic body and vinyl head. Her various colored hair was lush and thick, easily washable and easy to style, according to the ads. Go-Go had little molded Mary Jane shoes that were not painted, but she could wear molded rubber shoes over these. She came in a variety of outfits, as illustrated, and there were extra outfits available for her. She might represent a little girl in a bathing suit and pixie cap or a glamour teen in a long formal gown with fur cape and hat. Her clothing was always tagged with a pink and white Schiaparelli ribbon. Go-Go was in direct competition with Ginny who by 1956 had captured the hearts of the majority of little girls in America. Within a few months, Schiaparelli Dolls Limited released their next offering, Tu-Tu. The second doll was a novelty. An 8” ballerina doll, she was offered with pink, blue, green or blond hair to match her ballerina tutu. Other than a small pocket in the Chicago area, where Go-Go and Tu-Tu became popular thanks to Marshall Fields, Ginny maintained her hold on the 8” doll market. Where the Schiaparelli Dolls Limited excelled was in presentation. The dolls came in shocking pink and black wardrobe boxes, trunks or plastic carrying cases with clever compartments to contain hangars and extra clothing. These were obviously little girls on the go. By 1956-57, several cosmetic companies had affiliations with doll companies. Madame Alexander’s Cissy was a Yardley poster girl. The Toni doll represented the Toni Company and of course Revlon had both Miss Revlon in several sizes and Little Miss Revlon. Since the French Schiaparelli company produced perfumes and other cosmetics, one wonders why there was never an affiliation with the American company, Schiaparelli Dolls Limited. Nevertheless, the American company did produce a 12” fashion doll at this time, by the name of Chi-Chi. The teen fashion doll was again marked VIRGA and had a vinyl head with hard plastic jointed body. Chi-Chi had a bust line, jointed knees and feet molded to wear highheeled shoes. Her hair was in a variety of natural colors from blond to titian and it might be cut short or left long and swept up into curly pony tail. She wore formal gowns, most often embellished with silver nylon lace. Every doll had a hang tag that read: “Your Schiaparelli Doll. This doll was created especially for you by Mme. Elsa Schiaparelli, world famous designer. Nothing has been spared to make her the world’s loveliest doll. Your Schiaparelli Doll has Living Eyes.

In 1957, along with Toni, Revlon and others, Schiaparelli released their 12” teen fashion dolls. They were called Chi-Chi. The dolls were presented in a similar studio box. Their clothing was mainly evening wear, such as these two gowns of rayon taffeta with silver synthetic lace. The Schiaparelli tag was attached to each gown.

Chi-Chi in her studio box, wearing a dress with matching coat and hat. The Chi-Chi dolls were marked VIRGA. They had a molded bust, jointed knees and feet molded to fit high heel shoes.

They open and close, wink and sparkle. She has soft, smooth, caressable Satin Skin. Her Naturized Hair can be shampooed, combed or restyled. Your doll’s clothes have been styled in Paris with the same skill lavished on expensive society gowns. Only the finest fabrics have been used. Additional clothing outfits are available separately so you can build up your doll’s personal wardrobe. Your Schiaparelli Doll comes to you in the jewel-like setting of her private studio box. Cherish her and she will share your happiness with you. SCHIAPARELLI DOLLS, LTD., NEW YORK 10, NEW YORK.” Ah, yes, truth in advertising. The Schiaparelli dolls of the Fifties may not be iconic as some, but they have a place in history. They are truly representative of the post war decade and significant for their shocking Schiaparelli touch.

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1. Wonderful Heubach brother & sister pair - grand poured pink bisque w/ those delicious hand painted facial features that only the Heubach factory could produce: A) He’s a painted eye pouty - mold #7602 - 16” tall - $1,295. B) She’s a rare glass eyed laughing character - mold #5636 - 14” tall - $2,495. 2. Wow - look at this handsome young lad all dressed up in his little tux - Kammer & Reinhardt #101 - the world famous “Peter “ - soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - soft heather blue hand painted intaglio eyes - with that always desirable exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shaded - wonderful vintage tux - perfect size - 15” tall - $3995. 3. Lovely French beauty - this one is an adorable & ever so sweet closed mouth child by Rabery & Delphieu wondrous hand poured French bisque of superior quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed slightly smiling mouth w/ outlined soft rose shading - original fully jointed French body -19” tall $4,495. 4. Rare early close mouth wonder by Simon & Halbig - mold #950 - early solid dome head with well defined ears - soft as butter bisque & first out of the mold quality - wonderful hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - glorious exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading original early body - 19” tall - $1,495. 5 Wonderful rare pair of the seldom found Belton character Indians by Bahr & Proschild - mold#244 - even though they are the same mold number - please notice the unique difference in the two faces - she has a much rounder face & a truly different face w/ a slight difference in color - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of amber shading - both are in all original condition - he’s 15” tall - $1,995. She’s 13” tall - $1,795. Better price for the pair 6. Always desirable & rarely found “Motschmann Baby” - exceptional fine condition - wonderful face w/ dark glass eyes - original body w/ jointed ankles & wrist - 12” tall - $995. 7. Another rare & wonderful find is this utterly amazing “Philadelphia Baby” by J.B. Sheppard - exceptional condition w/ no repaint - factory - excellent hand painted facial features w/ wonderful deep chestnut brown eyes original clothes - what more could you possibly ask for - 21” tall $2,995. 8. Wonderful petite shelf size “Peter” by Kammer & Reinhardt (mold #101) - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched brows over Icelandic blue eyes - that always desirable closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original mohair wig - original fully jointed Kammer & Reinhardt body – 12” tall - $2,995. 9. Rare & wonderful small shelf size glass eyed Parian lady w/ the most amazing molded shoulder plate - rare molded café au lait hair - gorgeous cobalt blue glass eyes - rare pierced ears - elaborate three fired molded shoulder plate - 14” tall - $1,795. 10. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this amazing flirty eyed “Mein Liebling” - by Kammer & Reinhardt mold #117n - soft as butter bisque w/ first out if the mold quality - superior hand painted facial features w/soft arched feathered brows over enormous flirty heather blue eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original teenage toddler body - original rubber hands made only for this model - 18” tall - $1,995. 11. Oh how cute - all original - all bisque pair of those always desirable Mr. & Mrs. Happifats - excellent bisque perfect condition - 5” tall - $795 for the pair. 12. Wonderful German laughing clown w/ glorious hand painted facial features - pristine pale white bisque - cobalt blue eyes - rare open/closed laughing mouth w/ teeth - wondrous red clown features - to make him all the more wondrous - he’s mechanical - when you press his tummy - he plays his cymbals and blinks his eyes - original clothes w/ such an amazing hat - 21” tall - $1,995. 13. Wonderful early closed mouth #949 character by Simon & Halbig - exceptional bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over exceptional heather blue spiral treaded paperweight eyes surrounded by that early dark outline - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ that look we dearly love - soft rose shaded lips - original fully jointed early straight wrist body breathtaking beautiful - 16” tall - $2,995. 14. Extremely rare French black pottery boudoir dolls representing the world famous “Miss Josephine Baker” - known for her near nude African attire - these extremely rare dolls were made in application of this famous lady - notice the two uniquely different faces - excellent all original condition - finding one of these is unusual - finding two is completely unheard of - we have two - 21” tall - $1,295 each. 15. Extremely rare - all original black Peterkins girl by Horsman - (1914) - this is the Campbell Kid look alike rarely found and in such great condition - sleep brown eyes - sweet watermelon smile - compo & cloth body - 13” tall - $995. 16. Another lovely early closed mouth beauty by Kestner - marked only w/ the number #8 - superior soft to the touch bisque w/ that ever-present first out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early bulbous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty smiling mouth - soft amber shaded lips - original early Kestner body w/ lower bisque arms - 18” tall - $1,495. 17. Super size big boy of exceptional quality - this handsome German young lad was made by Heinrich Handwerck wondrous high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth - smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed marked original body - he’s a great big 32” tall - $1,795. 18. Two extremely rare to find & always desirable “Liberty Boys” - each is a china shoulder head marked Made in USA - each one is perfect on original cloth bodies w/ lower bisque arms - boy on left is 15” - boy on right is 17” perfect - $1,295. each 19. Sweet small size all original Kathe Kruse boy - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ wisps of hair around face - soft blue eyes - closed pouty mouth - this is the 1948 synthetic head - marked US zone on foot - 14” tall - $1,295. 20. Extremely rare & ever so wonderful early French automaton by Leopold Lambert “The Band Leader” - wonderful early black papier mache - in all original condition w/ exaggerated black features - dark glass eyes - big beautiful smiling mouth w/ teeth - perfect working condition - he holds a cane in one hand and music in the other - as the music plays he turns and looks at his music and then proceeds to lead the orchestra with his cane - lots of wonderful movement - there was a whole series of these (a banjo player, etc.) - this is the “the leader of the band” 29” tall - $12,000. 21. Is that an adorable face or what - all original - excellent condition Lenci “Merry Widow Allegra” - breathtaking surprise look with molded high arched blonde brows - big baby blue glass googlie eyes that flirt - open/close o shaped mouth w/ soft amber shading - exceptional all original condition w/ both cloth and hanging silver label 20” tall - $4,500. 22. Wonderful & always my favorite Gebruder Heubach child - utterly adorable & nor often found glass eyed pouty character - mold # 8428 exceptional high quality pink bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft somewhat demure sleep heather blue eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make her all the more delightful she’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 11” tall - $2,995. 23. Another truly lovely early Simon & Halbig - this one has the molded “Alice in wonderland “ hairstyle and that ever so rare café au lait hair color - this little 1850’s wonder has a beautiful bisque shoulder head w/ superior hand painted features - wondrous icelandic blue eyes - closed pert pouty mouth - muslin body w/ bisque lower limbs 10” tall - $1,295. 24. Extremely rare & ever so beautiful “Mien Liebling” by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold # 117 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body 18” tall - $4,995.

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31. Lovely German two room setting - excellent condition - original wall paper & flooring - wonderful vintage furniture & accessories - 20”w x 9”t x 8”d - $1,495. 32. Wonderful early scowling American Indian by Armand Marseille (AM) - excellent bisque w/ greatly detailed molding - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ dark brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth & soft amber shaded lips - - original compo body - 18” tall - $995. 33. A truly lovely wax fashion diva by Lafitte - Desirat - hand poured wax head of a slender adult woman - hand painted facial features w/ very heavy eyeliner & lashes - side painted sky blue eyes - molded & stuffed original cloth body that sits atop her original velvet stand - she is very fashion correct in her velvet ensemble w/ silk & lace trim - fur muff & hat (it wasn‘t bad then)- feathered bonnet - outstanding 13” tall - $1,995. 34. Not one but two amazing large size “Frozen Charlie’s w/ extremely desirable pink tint: A. Deeply molded café-au-lait hair w/ lots of those very desirable wisps around that amazing face - icelandic blue eyes - deeply detailed hands & feet -very high glaze - 16” tall - $1,295. B. Very rare all pink tint w/ exceptional modeling very desirable well detailed face - very soft painted features - 16” tall - $1,295. 35. Did you ever see anything as exciting & as amazing as this handsome young court gentleman by Jumeau - wax over papier-mache w/ such superior quality - he’s just breathtaking - this rare mold can be found in the French Encyclopedia - slightly turned shoulder head w/ exquisite hand painted molded features - wondrous chestnut brown glass eyes - original mohair wig - wax over arms - compo booted legs - 25” tall $2,495. 36. Another extremely rare wonder - this is a never to be found German portrait lady

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made for the French trade - mold #411 - she is a slightly turned slender neck with the most beautiful & pronounced face - lovely slender features w/ a totally captivating face - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding wondrous chestnut brown glass eyes - closed pert mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fashion body w/ exquisite bisque hands & arms listed in the blue book as being extremely rare - 15” tall - $3,995. Well - did you stop breathing - what a beauty - so rare - so wonderful 1879 Long Face Triste Bebe by Jumeau - early pristine hand pressed French bisque w/ crisp first out of the mold freshness - artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - pert petite pouty smiling mouth w/ that always desirable center line - outlined soft amber shaded lips - early applied ears w/ original Jumeau earrings - original early eight ball body - great big 27” tall - $32,500. Full length of our beautiful Jumeau Triste Bebe Another truly rare & wonderful happy young lad - this is a never ever to be found open mouth #116a toddler by Kammer & Reinhardt - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over gorgeous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth & soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful he‘s on a fully jointed toddler body - 18” tall - $2,495. Ok - did you ever in your life see anything as cute as this - a truly rare and wonderful “Tommy Tucker” by Bruno Schmidt - mold #2048 - with molded painted side parted hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes - surrounding deep dark blue sleep eyes

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Bodies Beautiful

A Brief Look at the Different Types of Bodies of French Fashions and Bebes of the Golden Era by Janet Gula

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rom the early beginnings of the French doll industry starting in the 1860’s until its demise around the turn of the century, French doll manufacturers were constantly experimenting with ways to make their products more enticing for little girls. Of course much attention was paid to the beautiful sculpting of the doll faces but not to be overlooked is the fastidious construction of the doll bodies as well. Such factors as pose-ability, weight, and durability were all important factors and much inventiveness went into the design of doll bodies.

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An early Huret china head fashion with a gutta percha body. The body is very lightweight but the rubber based composition proved fragile over time.

Rohmer with bisque arms and lower legs and unique neck attachment to shoulder plate. Note Rohmer stamp on doll’s torso and ribbons that originally would have had hooks at the end to allow doll to sit with stability.

A Jumeau fashion with a typical stuffed leather body. Note padding to suggest bosom and ample padding on rear to accommodate the latest fashion styles. Fingers have wires so they could be able to be bent in order to hold items.

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A blushing bride by the firm of Radiquet and Cordonnier modestly lifts her skirts to reveal her bisque legs and feet modelled to wear shoes.

A Gaultier Block Letter Bebe with Gesland Body. This type of body is also found on earlier fashion dolls.

Back torso of Gaultier doll shows the Gesland company stamp.

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could rotate an unsettling 360 degrees, this design eventually incorporated an adjustment that corrected this problem. Some of her dolls are found with a pull ribbon located on the doll’s front midriff that allowed the doll to be placed in a sitting position. Many of her dolls are found with beautiful bisque arms and some also have bisque legs as well. The most common type of fashion body is a leather body. Jumeau fashion dolls of the 1870’s are often found with this body. Perhaps cheaper to make than the more elaborate bodies of Madame Huret, they also followed previous body design commonly found on earlier papier mache dolls. Jumeau’s rival Bru also produced many fashion type dolls with a similar body, however they also produced a much more elaborate and what must have been very time consuming and expensive to produce fully jointed wooden body.

Radiquet and Cordonnier dolls are rare and have a unique body design and stand to allow the doll to stand securely. Bisque arms (with one arm bent) and bisque legs modelled to wear heeled shoes or flatfooted created a doll that is almost a mannequin and able to show off costuming to its full advantage. A final look at doll body innovations in regards to French fashions but also used for French bebes involves the firms of Gesland and Gaultier. The Gesland body is unique in its construction. A jointed metal structure covered in material allows the doll to be placed in different positions. As the fashion for Fashions gradually was replaced by the new “Bebe” their influence was still felt in the body construction of the child doll that would become the focus of the doll industry for the next twenty-five years.

3rd generation Bru Jeune with bisque arms and composition legs.

An early and rare Schmitt babe with an unglazed bisque head has a socalled “cup and saucer” neck attachment and a typical Schmitt body with “gauntlet” shaped forearms.

2nd generation Circle Dot Bru with stuffed leather body and bisque arms. The arms are in better proportion to the body then found in the earlier Bru Brevette but otherwise the body remains the same.

Steiner with taufling type body. This early example has a squeaker mechanism that is activated by squeezing the body. Later models had strings that when pulled activated the voice box.

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by Steiner has y 1875 French doll key wound manufacturers began mechanism focusing on producing dolls that allows the modelled on children. While doll to kick its leg and arms, the sculpting of the face varied turn its head, greatly from the previous and cry when fashions, the body design was released. often carried over. Nowhere is this more obviously illustrated than in the early bebes of the firm of Huret. Borrowing from the wooden fashion doll bodies, Huret produced a bebe with a similar body. This type of body An E.J. and other unique body designs model by were short lived and it is easy Jumeau to surmise that this may have shows the been based on cost. classic ball jointed The firm of Bru also French experimented with different bebe body. types of bodies as their models changed. Their earliest body had a typical stuffed leather design similar to earlier fashion type dolls but with the addition of beautiful (although out of scale) arms. This body proved to be problematic as it tended to lose its shape so wooden or composition legs were added. They also produced a jointed wooden bodied doll known as the Bru Modele that bears a great similarity to the wooden bodied dolls of Huret. These proved to be too expensive to produce and so were only made for a very short time. Finally succumbing to market pressure Bru eventually joined the other French doll manufacturers and eventually began producing more economical and durable composition bodies typically found on their dolls marked Steiner was a great innovator and B. Jne R. produced a doll that could open and shut its eyes by using a lever. The eyes The firm of Steiner was one of have the Steiner signature on them. the most innovative when it came to body design. One of their earliest dolls is a so-called Motchsmann or taufling body. Based on a Japanese doll with free floating limbs, this body had a “squeaker� box in its middle. While the body parts were modelled with sensitivity it proved to be a very heavy and fragile doll. Steiner was also noted for designing dolls bodies that contained mechanics that allowed dolls to dance, kick and cry. Their Bebe Steiner produced a lightweight composition Gigoteur proved to be a popular model that was produced over body that is sometimes identifiable by its purplish color. many years.

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Steiner also designed a unique eye mechanism that allowed dolls to open and close their eyes with a lever. Later Steiner bebes show the typical ball jointed design of French bebes of this period but the unique composition of materials created a doll body that was very light weight. Many other firms also introduced changes to body construction. Schmitt bebes are noted for their beauty but also for their unique body design. Their early dolls had what is referred to as a cup and saucer design for head and shoulder. Although the body changed slightly over their many years of production, the shape of the lower arm (sometimes referred to as a “gauntlet” shape) is one of the trademarks of the firm that did not. They also modelled the doll’s body with a flat bottom so the doll could sit securely and produced a light weight body that made the doll easy for a child to carry. Other manufacturers also introduced unique body designs. Etienne Denamur introduced design changes to the stringing of doll bodies using a rubber based string that was more durable than previously used. The firm of Petit and Dumontier produced a doll with metal hands, perhaps to avoid the problem of composition fingers that could break off. As history often repeats itself so also does the doll industry. A last look at the French bebe shows a later Tete Jumeau with a lady body reminiscent of the earliest poupees by the same company. Note the shapely curves and the narrow waist perfect for dressing a young lady doll. Many other companies produced innovative designs not mentioned here. The search for the perfect doll body, interesting to play with but durable as well, was a constant one in a competitive market. One thing remains certain though, a French doll of the “Belle Epoque” was definitely more than just a pretty face.

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Deruchette, the Huret poupee that had served as muse for Victor Hugo’s novel, Toilers of the Sea, and later was owned by his beloved granddaughter Jeanne.

She always called it ’ “the Great Man s doll”. The Great Man was Victor Hugo, arguably France’s finest poet and playwright of all time. She was Alice Asseline, daughter of Hugo’s close friend, Alfred Asseline. The doll was a gift from Victor Hugo to young Alice in the early 1860s commemorating Deruchette, the innocent heroine of his novel-in-progress, Travailleurs de la Mer. The doll and the first part of its history were documented in the book, Victor Hugo Intime, written by Alfred Asseline some years later. “About that time, Victor Hugo gave a doll to my daughter Alice. The doll was a portrait of Deruchette, the romantic heroine from the novel, Travailleurs de la Mer. Deruchette was dressed in the Guernsey fashion of the year 1768. Hugo had wished to have before his eyes an authentic costume of an elegant Guernsey woman of that era in which his novel took place…The costume was authentic in all its details, from the traditional embroidery of the skirt to the stones of Rhine on the shoes…Alice kept Deruchette until she was 11 years old. Little by little Deruchette fell into disrepair and her Guernsey costume faded into frail threads. The story continued. “Alice always called it the ‘Great Man’s Doll’. When she was asked what was the best Hugo work of his exile period she would answer ‘My doll’ ”.

During Deruchette’s return to the Huret ateliers in 1875, she received several new and fashionable gowns of the time including this especially commissioned elegant gown that bears the Huret signature.

The exile years of Victor Hugo were from 1851 to 1870, during the entire era of Napoleon III whom, in a phrase of historic political incorrectness, Hugo had named “Napoleon the Small”. The majority of those exile years were spent on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a seaside refuge that gave sustenance to Hugo’s fervid imagination. A collector by nature, his home became filled with treasures and curiosities discovered in the little shops of Saint-Port-Pierre. Life was a moveable feast of work and play, writing and walking, family, friends, and fellow exiles (one of whom was the aforementioned Alfred Asseline), and included not only his wife, his long-time mistress and his son Charles, but at the end, his beloved 47

The trousseau of Deruchette includes costumes of both stylish ladies and “modes enfantine”, some of the latter similar to dresses worn by Jeanne Hugo as she appeared in childhood photos.

grandson Georges and, finally, his granddaughter Jeanne, who was born in the final year of his exile. Toward the end of 1870, Napoleon III was deposed and on September 4 Victor Hugo wrote in his journal, “At 3 o’clock I received a telegram from Paris couched in the following terms: ‘Bring the children with you.’ Which means ‘Come’”. The telegram may have been in code, but Victor Hugo followed its dictates. The grandchildren accompanied Victor Hugo in his triumphal return to Paris just in time for 1870 Prussian siege. Those first months in Paris were remarkable, captured in intimate detail in Victor Hugo’s own journals. Here, alongside political and military observations, are simple details of everyday life ranging from lack of food and coal, to commentary on theatrical performances which seemed to merrily spin along despite the siege. “Beginning of October. On my way home I bought some toys for my little ones, a Zouave in a sentry box for Georges and for Jeanne a doll that opens and shuts its eyes. October 8. There has been no sugar in Paris for six days. The rationing of meat began today…. October 16. There is no more butter. There is no more cheese. Very little milk is left and eggs are nearly all gone. … Little Jeanne has imagined a way of puffing out her cheeks and raising her arms in the air that is adorable. ..We are eating horsemeat in every style. I saw the following in the window of a cook-shop “Saucisson chevaleresque”… November 9 Little Jeanne is beginning to chatter. . . November 20. Little Jeanne can now say “Papa” and “Mama” very well. . . November 21. Little Jeanne begins to crawl on her hands and knees very well indeed... November 23. For two days Paris has been living on salt meat. A rat costs 8 sous… November 27. Pates of rat are being made. They are said to be very good. An onion costs a sou. A potato costs a sou. Emilie Allix brought us a leg of antelope from the Jardin des Plantes. It is excellent… 48

December 18. I worked a magic lantern for little Georges and little Jeanne… December 22. Little Jeanne begins to talk at length and very expressively. But it is impossible to understand a word she says. She laughs. Leopold has sent me thirteen fresh eggs, which I will reserve for little Georges and little Jeanne… December 31, 1870. After next week there will be no washing done in Paris, because there is no more coal. ..It is bitterly cold. For three days I have worn my cloak and hood whenever I have had to go out. A doll for little Jeanne. A basketful of toys for Georges. We have no longer even horse to eat. We are eating the unknown. January 1, 1871. Stupor and amazement of little Georges and little Jeanne at their basketful of New Year presents. The toys, when unpacked from the basket, cover a large table. The children touch all of them and did not know which to take. Charles remarked “It is the despair of joy”. January 2. This morning we lunched on wine soup. The elephant at the Jardine des Plantes has been slaughtered. He wept. He will be eaten. Times worsened for Paris and personal circumstances plunged the Hugo family into despair. Just a few months later, in March of 1871, Victor’s beloved son Charles, father of Georges and Jeanne, died. In anguish, Victor Hugo along with the young widowed wife of Charles and the two grand-children returned for short visits to the peaceful idyll of Guernsey during the next few years, and it was during one of these trips, likely the one of 1875, that Deruchette, the doll, was returned to his hands to pass along to his new granddaughter, Jeanne, along with much of the fashionable trousseau the doll had acquired over the years, but with scant remains of the original Guernsey folklore costume that had likely appealed more to the romantic writer than to young Alice, the original owner. Now, Deruchette, an exquisite Huret poupee, was to become the beloved doll of Jeanne Hugo. Deruchette returned to Paris with Victor Hugo and

Jeanne, and was dispatched to the ateliers of Huret from whence she had originally come. Thus it was that the dreamy-eyed doll, her body well-played with and worn, but her beautiful face perfectly preserved, along with some original costumes and uniquely-styled wig, returned to 22 Boulevard Montmartre to be refreshed at the hands of the original makers and to have her trousseau updated with mid-1870s fashionable styles including a superb aqua silk gown with demi-train, bearing the signature of Huret on the inside waist. The gown, along with nine other gowns, a myriad of undergarments, signed Huret shoes, bonnets, parasols, jewelry, porcelain tea set, and other precious little clues of a childhood well-lived (such as a miniature silk cushion with interwoven phrase “L’Exposition 1878”) would all be perfectly preserved for the next 130 years in a wooden doll trunk bearing the brass name plaque of its new owner “Jeanne”. Until his death, Victor Hugo poured all of his tenderness into the care and love of these two young children; these feelings were poignantly expressed in his 1877 poems, L’Art d’etre Grand-Pere. In one of the series, he writes of the angelic innocence of Jeanne while asleep and adds “Une poupée aux yeux étonnés est près d’elle, et l’enfant par moments la presse sur son coeur” (a wide-eyed doll is near her, and the child, from time to time, clasps the doll to her heart) The years passed, the grand-children were seldom far from the side of “papapa” as he was called by them. An article written in the New York Times two years after Victor Hugo’s death, recalled their relationship. “Mlle Jeanne Hugo was a picture…She was standing at the head of her grandfather’s dinner table, and beside his chair, with her arm around his neck, ingenuous rosy simplicity itself, and without a trace of care on her young face…When he felt the child’s hand steal round his neck, he turned his head toward her, and looking up, said, with a tenderness of tone that went to the heart ‘Mon ange cheri’.”. In 1885, Georges and Jeanne were at his bedside when he died. His final words, tenderly gazing at Jeanne, were “Be happy! Think of me. Love me. Adieu, Jeanne, adieu.” In the meantime, the entire Asseline and Hugo families

had remained very close ever since those exile years in Guernsey. For example, Jeanne’s mother, Alice Hugo Lockroy, was a close friend with Amelie, the daughter of Alice Asseline who was the original child owner of the Huret poupee, Deruchette; Alice Hugo Lockroy became the godmother of Amelie’s daughter, Micheline. After Alice Hugo Lockroy’s death, her own daughter Jeanne Hugo, requested to take over the role of godmother as a memory of the friendship between the two families. Why is this important in the history of the Huret doll? The answer appears in a letter written by Micheline late in life in which she narrates the following passage. “[Jeanne] was a very generous godmother and gave many things to me throughout her life such as furniture and other objects…including her doll with trousseau and the trunk signed with her name”. The Great Man’s Doll had come full circle. The Huret doll had served as inspiration for what some insist is Victor Hugo’s greatest novel, Travailleurs de la Mer, before it was gifted to Alice Asseline, the daughter of his friend.

Among the accessories owned by Deruchette are bonnet and fan in original labeled boxes, woven slippers, parasols, woven snoods, laces, miniature sewing accessories, and many other objects.

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Later, coming back into Victor Hugo’s hands, it was passed onto his granddaughter Jeanne who cherished it for many years until she, in turn, gifted it to Micheline, granddaughter of Alice, her original owner. The doll, its trousseau and “Jeanne” trunk, remained in the home of Micheline Cullen until 2003 when it passed into the care of a private collector. Editor’s Note: Deruchette will be sold at the upcoming Theriault auction, July 18, at the InterContinetal Hotel in Chicago. Another famous Huret poupee of the same era as Deruchette is the poupee named Blondinette who was also preserved intact with trousseau. Excepting their Huret origins, the two dolls have no known or likely relationship, but it is poignant to reflect that Blondinette “lived” in Davranche, France for her first century and a half, near the rocky Normandy coast that looked out onto the Isle of Guernsey, the first home of Deruchette. How romantic to imagine the two “sisters” living so close, their origins so similar, but the story of their lives so different. For further reading on the subject: Toilers of the Sea, a novel written by Victor Hugo, published in 1866. Especially look for descriptions of the heroine, Deruchette, of which the Huret poupee served as muse, such as this: “She was beautiful, but more pretty than beautiful, more sweet than pretty…There had been concern for many years about her nose, but the little girl – probably determined to be pretty – had held on her course. The process of growth had done her no harm; her nose had become neither too long or too short, and as she grew up she remained charming.”

The trousseau and accessories of Deruchette were preserved by Jeanne Hugo in a doll trunk that bore her name.

Victor Hugo In Time, written by Alfred Asseline, Paris, 1885, (French language only available). For descriptions of the Hugo family in Guernsey and the passage concerning The Great Man’s Doll. Gilded Youth, Three Lives in France’s Belle Epoque by Kate Cambor, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2009, relating the life of Jeanne Hugo after the death of her grandfather. The Journals of Victor Hugo, available online. Look especially for Chapter 33 relating the return to Paris.

A photograph of Victor Hugo with his two young grandchildren, Georges and Jeanne, about 1875.

The Art of Being a Grandfather, poems by Victor Hugo, published in 1877. The Huret Book by Danielle and Francois Theimer, 2008, pp. 192-196, describing and photographing Deruchette and her trousseau. Blondinette D’ Avranches, Theriault’s Lilas, Musée de la Poupée

Jeanne Hugo as she appeared in an article “Les Femmes de Victor Hugo” in Femina magazine in early 1880s.

Jeanne Hugo as a young child.

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Micheline Cullin in 1921 at age of six months, held by Alice Hugo Lockroy. Micheline became the final owner of Deruchette, gifted to her by godmother, Jeanne Hugo “along with her trousseau and the trunk that bore her name”. Jeanne had cherished and preserved the doll for half a century; now Micheline would preserve it for the next seven decades or more. The letter from Micheline attesting to this accompanies the doll today.

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1 – Delicate Early Kestner & Child. I have had this 6” ball-head doll for many years and last year found her tiny 3-3/8” daughter! She has the sweetest little face with a tiny little chin, blue painted eyes with red lid lines, great ears, and rosy cheeks. She has a swivel neck and very shapely pegged arms. Her hips are un-jointed but her body is very shapely and ends with her wonderful flat-soled blue boots with scalloped sides and 4 buttons. The tops of her stockings are scalloped with a magenta edge. She wears her original dress of fine cotton and her frail wig in fancy braids down her back. Her daughter is something between bisque and china (she has a slight sheen). She is immobile, original curly wig, 2 piece lace outfit, and lavender boots with black tassels.

2 – A Group of Round-Faced Early Kestners, c. 1880s. The 3 larger dolls all have brown glass eyes and swivel necks…the tiny one has a stiff neck and blue painted eyes…all are peg jointed. Left: 3- 1/2”, pouty, both hands in fists…she’s looking for a fight! Her original human hair wig is in its original braid with a faded blue ribbon. Her glass eyes are fixed. She has blue boots with black tassels and scalloped white stockings with magenta bands. She is marked only with her size ‘0/0’. The middle girl in peach silk is 5-1/2” and barefoot. She has sleep eyes, both hands are also in fists, and she has very shapely legs with nicely delineated toes. She has lightly brushed brows, and under her curly mohair wig is her plaster pate…her head is marked ‘0’. She wears lovely tucked and lace trimmed underwear. Right: 6” tall and marked ‘1’ so you see the sequence of sizes. She has a smiling mouth, brushed brows, plaster pate, high black bootines, and both of her hands are open and slightly cupped. She wears a fabulous ornate costume of amber colored cotton and lace. Sitting at her feet is a 2-3/8” stiff neck with blue boots with black side gussets and toes.

ork on this article began last December when Antique Doll Collector’s Editor-in-Chief, Donna Kaonis, came into my booth at the big Gaithersburg, MD doll show. Looking around at all of the all bisque dolls crowding my shelves and tables, she said “You should be doing an article on all bisque dolls”. I said I would love to, but that I wasn’t the scholarly type to do research on them… she said “fine, just talk about why you like them”… this I can do! And what I like are the German children. The French all bisques are lovely too, just not my favorites, so I’ll leave them for someone more knowledgeable. Many of the fine early Kestners and Simon and Halbigs were imported by the French… these I have included. Born in 1939, I grew up in a working class family, in Cincinnati, Ohio during WWII. I had very few toys… the nice German ones weren’t available and we couldn’t have afforded them anyway. I had 2 cloth dolls that I remember, and I still have one of those… a little Edith Flack Ackley doll made for me by a family friend when I was probably 4 or 5. When I was 7 (we were then living in Cambridge, MA) we went to New York City to spend Christmas with my aunt who was working there. She took my brother and me to F.A.O. Schwarz to pick out our own presents… what a heavenly place it was! I chose a little 4” painted all

3 – Two Early Kestners. The smaller lass, holding up her skirt to show off her embroidered petticoat, is 5-1/2” tall. She is all original, with layers of clothes including her dove gray bonnet and cape… note the zigzag cut edges on the two layers of the cape. Her 6-1/2” older sister wears a fashionable hat over her childstyled (hacked) hair, and a simple sprigged cotton dress. Both dolls are peg jointed, with brown glass eyes, and finely brushed brows. Both have 4 strap high bootines and probably date from the late 1880s. The wig is firmly attached on the smaller doll, but the head on the larger one is marked 1-1/2 on the neck. 53

5 – Adele, c. 1880. This striking doll is 7-1/4” tall. She is early with stiff hips and two-strap bootines… probably either by Kestner or Kling (both companies used similar footwear). Light blue spiral threaded paperweight eyes and rosy cheeks. She is all-original in her blue embroidered 3 piece outfit.

4 – Three Kestner Dolls. Left: a 6-1/2” early Kestner swivel-neck marked only ‘1’ on her head, torso and legs. She has dark brown sleep eyes, feathered brows, and an open mouth with 4 very tiny teeth. Her legs have black boots with 4 molded buttons, and blue ribbed socks with scalloped tops. Middle: a 7-1/2” swivel-neck marked ‘153’ on her head. Arm and leg joints are leather lined and any marks there are covered. She has blue sleep eyes, feathered brows, and an open mouth with 4 teeth… a dimple in her chin leads me to think she is a Kestner. Right: an unusual 7” doll. She has a face like the 169 Kestner… closed mouth, set glass eyes and feathered brows… very pretty. She has a stiff neck and pegged arms and legs. Her legs have molded brown boots with 5 straps in front and “elastic gussets” on the sides. Her dress is a crocheted copy of an antique.

bisque baby doll in an organdy gown with her own set of light blue painted wood furniture – a trunk, a playpen, and a highchair – it was so cute and beautifully made! I don’t remember what happened to this set; it was probably later given to the child of a friend. A couple of years later, I think the Christmas I turned 10, my mother and brother presented me with a doll house they had made in the cellar… working many nights! It was constructed from a wooden barrel. They cut a big rectangular opening on one side, inserted a masonite shelf midway to make the second floor, added a roof on top, painted windows with flower boxes, in short, made a lovely house out of it. The best thing they did was to duplicate

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7 – Three large all bisques. Left: an 8-1/4” Simon & Halbig with high ribbed blue stockings. Her head is impressed ‘886 S5H’. She has dark blue sleep eyes, feathered brows, and a swivel neck. Her feet have two-strap black shoes with flat molded bows on the toes. In the middle is a 9-1/2” black Gebruder Kuhnlenz, marked ‘61 / n / 23’. She is factory original. Her simple cotton garments are all pristine. She has ethnic features, brown paperweight eyes, a swivel neck and is peg strung. Her original curly mohair wig is topped with a plaid headscarf. Her body shows wonderfully detailed modeling… bare feet and hands have dimples and defined nails. On the right is an early 8” Kestner with stiff hips and lovely blue boots with black tassels. Her ribbed stockings have scalloped tops with magenta bands. She has no marks, pegged arms, and molded blond curls above her fat cheeks.

6 – Two Large Simon & Halbig Girls. Left: A heavy 7-1/2” child with set blue eyes. She has a swivel neck, is peg strung, and is unmarked. She has only painted lower lashes, no upper, but deeply molded upper lid lines, giving her a childlike innocent look. Her very sweet closed mouth has the typical S & H darker middle line. Her eyebrows are fine, dark blond multi-stroke. She has the early large arms, extending away from her body, with separate thumbs. Her legs are marvelous with glossy dark chocolate brown 5-strap bootines with bows on the vamps. The 7” girl on the right is marked ‘886 / 2’ on her head. She has dark cobalt blue sleep eyes, lashes all around, and dark brushed brows. Her arms are the later variety… smaller, closer to the body, and more bent at the elbows. She has over the knee black stockings and brown one strap slippers with bows on the vamps. Her 2-1/2” baby doll appears to be an early Kestner baby with oddly bent knees and hands in fists. She wears a dropped waist organdy dress and a brown velvet short cape. The closed mouth girl is probably from the late 1880s… the other a bit later.

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all of our furniture using balsa wood and padding the chairs and sofa with fabrics left from slipcovers that Mom had made for our full size pieces. Looking back now, I can’t imagine the hours they must have spent. There were tiny brass candlesticks above the fireplace just like ours. It was peopled by an entire Flagg Doll family, including a father (missing in our home) and a tiny baby. A year later a friend of my mother’s visited while I was spending the weekend at a friend’s house. Her children were allowed to play in my room and managed to destroy half of the furnishings. My mother was sick about this and I was of course furious! It was repaired with lots of Duco Cement (pre-Elmer’s for younger readers), but it was never quite the same. When we moved to Westport, MA in 1952, I was 12 and already outgrowing it and it was given to young friends who would appreciate and care for it. Those were the only toys and dolls from my youth, and it was to be a long time before I again thought about dolls at all. My doll collecting started in the mid 1980s. My husband and I were collecting antiques, going to lots of auctions, and starting to do a few general antique shows. Before long we attended an auction with an assortment of dolls, mostly chinas and bisques, that seemed to be selling quite low… so we bought several, and whoosh… they sold quickly at our next show! Of course I rapidly became hooked and wanted to keep as many as I could, but at this point this was our sole income… we needed to sell… not keep! Eventually I was able to keep more and more… we called them Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving as well as birthday presents. Almost from the very

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8 – Two Simon & Halbig Girls. Left: a 5-1/2” child with flirty cobalt sleep eyes… original set and unusual I think. She has a cork pate under her long pale blond mohair wig and no marks. She has only painted lower lashes; a slightly open smiling mouth shows two large square cut teeth with one lower. She has the early large extended arms, and amber socks with almost flat slippers with molded bows on the vamps. Her costume is made of cream colored satin with scrolled embroidery at the hem. Her underwear is pleated and lace trimmed gauze. Her 5” companion on the right has set cobalt eyes with lashes painted all around. She also has a cork pate and long flowing blond hair. Her mouth shows the same cut teeth upper and lower, but her legs have high light blue ribbed stockings and unusual black slippers with flat molded vamps, no straps and very small heels. She is dressed as a princess in layers of beautifully sewn clothes… topped with maroon velvet bedecked in lace and pearls. Both dolls are from the late 1880s, have swivel necks and are pegged. 9 – Two Simon & Halbig lassies. Left: a 4-1/2” child with a painted open/closed mouth. She has very dark brown glass eyes, fine lashes, one-stroke brows and her original curly mohair wig. She is peg jointed with a swivel neck, and she has over-the-knee black stockings and flat-soled brown one-strap slippers. She wears a darling embroidered net dress over blue silk. Her pretty friend on the right is 5-1/2”, the head is impressed ‘118’. She has threaded blue paperweight eyes, and an open mouth with two upper and one lower square cut teeth. She has a swivel neck and is peg jointed. She has a French look with those blue two strap shoes, but she is a chunky child and her long arms and large hands look like S & H to me… perhaps made for the French market? 10 – 3 Children with Different Footwear. All 3 children are peg jointed. Left: a 5” child with an exceptionally sweet face with slightly smiling mouth, brown glass eyes, brushed brows and a swivel neck. Her head and upper back are both marked ‘3/0’. She wears glazed yellow/tan low socks and black boots with low heels and tan soles. In the middle is a 3-5/8” boy with painted features and no marks. He has a solid dome head with an uncut pate line. He wears knee high ribbed white stockings and brown shoes with black painted lace ties. I have a 6” glass eyed version of this boy with the same brown laced shoes, but lower molded socks… so there are variations, as we have all come to expect. The charming little 4-1/4” girl on the right in her original ethnic outfit has dark brown set glass eyes, and no mark on her head. She wears low white socks and very pretty pale blue shoes with one strap, heels and pale beige soles.

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11 – Five Simon & Halbig dolls with pink luster boots. Here are 5 variations on a theme… all with the pretty pink luster glazed boots. On the left is the earliest version I believe… she is 5-1/2” tall and fully jointed with even a leather-lined swivel neck… she is very heavy with a wide hipped blocky body. In front of her is a tiny 2-1/4” “Alice” in a molded dress with pegged arms. In the middle is a pretty 5-1/4” wigged child, more delicate and slimmer than the first with jointed arms and legs. Next is a 6-1/4” immobile bisque “Alice,” very sweet and with delicate features. Lastly there is a 3” wigged child with jointed arms and stiff hips. The two on the right have more delicate feet and the legs have scalloped tops to the stockings.

13 – Tiny Pair “Early Whites” with Molded Hats. Only 3-1/2” tall, this pair is remarkable for the details shown. Their faces have molded upper and lower lids, red lid lines, black lash lines, blue eyes, rosy cheeks and tiny rosebud mouths. Of course, most important is their hats! Hers is yellow with mold lines to simulate straw, a pink band and large flowing plume of pink and white. His hat is smooth and a soft green with a purple band. They have extraordinarily long arms with detailed fingers, and bare feet with nice toes and heels (though his are painted dark brown to simulate shoes). They are jointed with brass wire. Their costumes appear to be original.

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beginning I was attracted to the smaller all bisque dolls… I do have a few larger dolls in my collection, but the bulk are small, and there are an awful lot of them! When I got started on this I decided that I had too many for one article and needed to divide them, so they have been done on a very rough time line. Part 1 will include the earlier dolls, pretty and mostly very finely done. In a later issue Part 2 will conclude with the character dolls, flappers, babies, and darling Hertwig items of the 1920s-40s. I have spent a lot of time on the descriptions, giving size, markings, makers (if known or guessed at), method

12 – Three “Early Whites”. I love these so-called “early whites” or “old whites”… they are solid, heavy and wonderful! They are always barefoot and have nicely detailed feet and hands, and have hard brass wire jointing. The outer two were made by Conta & Bohme… the middle one also perhaps. Left is a 5-1/2” bonnet head in her original dress made to match the green band on her yellow bonnet. Her long pantalets fortunately still show her cute feet! The child on the right is just 1/8” taller, has a similar face and fantastic finely molded hair… arms and legs are very much the same. The little child in the middle is a bit smaller at 4-7/8”… and she is quite different overall, although her features look similar. I tend to think she is the earliest… the bisque has been slightly over fired so that it has quite a glazed finish… almost like china. Note her flared hands with prominent thumbs.

14 – 4 Lovely children in their original crocheted outfits. On the left is a 5-3/8” Kling boy, pegged, and marked on his back ‘12-13’. He wears a very finely crocheted black and maroon outfit. Next is a 5” swivel neck Kestner ‘620.3+’, in a rather, crude but wonderfully fanciful, dress with lots of loopy fringe. The adorable pair on the right is also Kling I think, but unmarked. The girl is 5- 1/8” and the boy 4-1/4”. They are pegged and early.

of jointing, clothing etc. As far as the makers, this is based upon what I have read and seen… I am not a scholar… remember? I was fortunate to be able to spend time at shows with some knowledgeable collectors such as Roberta Roberts and Maurine Popp. I learned a lot from them and was excited to see many fine examples, a few of those are now in my own collection. I found the larger doll in picture #1 at the big Brimfield, MA outdoor flea market probably 15 years ago. She is perhaps my earliest all bisque doll. She has a very sweet and delicate face and wears a period print dress. A year ago at a New Hampshire doll auction I found the tiny

15 – Immobile Bisques… essentially unglazed Frozen Charlottes. Left a 5-1/4” very fine example… thin and light and showing exquisite detail… delicate hands, a detailed face molded lid lines and curly hair, gorgeous gray, black and blue boots. Beside her is a 7” boy with the wonderful molded hair, and delicate hands and feet with defined nails… he is very nicely finished and smooth. In the middle is a rare 4-1/2” girl in a molded swimsuit and cap, perhaps marked ‘111’ on the back of the suit. On the right are 2 versions of the same doll… the smaller one is 2-1/4” and the larger one (3-7/8”) has the top of her head open to be used as a perfume bottle… she had a cork stopper. Both have their downward facing hands in molded fists. 17 – Three Nice Little Boys. Left: 6” Kestner in a red velvet suit. He was designed to sit with knees bent at an odd angle. He has lovely legs with yellow hose and black 2-strap shoes with high heels with rosettes on the vamps and tan soles. Middle: a 3-7/8” version with similar shoes and stockings, but with straight legs. These two are both loop strung. Right is a 4-3/8” stiff hip child with pegged arms. The two on the right wear plaid wool dresses trimmed with black velvet… typical boy’s attire. There are no marks on any of these dolls.

16 – Early Straight Leg Baby. I believe this to be an early Kestner baby. He is unmarked and just over 7” tall with a wonderful body done with many molds… .there is an extra seam across his upper back. His legs are not jointed but well molded with kneecaps and detailed toes. The hands are large and lovely with great modeling on the palms. He has an expressive face with big blue eyes that have those tiny white highlight dots next to the pupils. His mouth is in a slight smile with deep indents at the corners, and plump rosy cheeks. His yellow blond hair is a masterpiece with the finest brush strokes surrounding his face… lovely ears too! He is completely dressed with an embroidered wool belly band, cotton diaper, and lovely embroidered gown and bonnet. Jan Foulke, in her book on Kestner, shows a slightly smaller version of this baby nude in 3 views to show his great body… p.220.

almost-glazed version… the face is the same, pointed little chin and high forehead. I have never seen another of either of these… they must be out there, but I’ve never run into one. That is one of the most interesting aspects of doll collecting, I guess of collecting in general… the thrill of finding something that you didn’t know you were looking for! While some dolls are next to impossible to find, other little all bisque dolls are quite common and you will see many examples of each and in many different sizes as well, but if you take the time to line them up and compare their faces they are all different! This is because not only did they come out of the molds at different times, and the first ones out are always sharper and more detailed, but also because they were hand painted by many different hands over the years. Pictures #2 and #3 are all early dolls attributed to Kestner. They are typical of the earlier dolls with slimmer body proportions, more like young ladies than children. Most of the dolls in pictures #4 through #10 are true children, with much plumper bodies. I have found over the years that I really prefer the dolls that most closely resemble children. The group of dolls in picture #11 are all related and have been attributed by others to the Simon and Halbig firm… all are related by their pink luster boots and most have the scalloped garters as well. The earliest of these is probably the one on the left with a swivel neck… she is solid molded and very heavy. The “Early Whites” or “Old Whites” (as Genevieve Angione calls

18 – Black Man with Beads. This little man is only 3-3/8” tall but has great presence I think. His features are beautifully modeled with high cheek bones, ethnic features, a strong body with shapely legs and detailed feet… and a strand of gold beads around his neck. His painted brown eyes have pupils and black lash lines. He is wire jointed and has no marks. 19 – Two Children in Night Shirts. These are both lovely little boys… all ready for bed! The 3-1/2” black boy is beautifully molded with fine details. He has wire jointed arms and his hands are cupped with separate thumbs… great feet too! His nightshirt is lovely with light blue glazed trim. The 3-3/8” blond boy has the typical Kestner look and is marked ‘772.3/0’ on his back. His arms are loop strung. 57

20 – Two 3” Men with Molded Clothes. There are quite a few variataions of these nicely molded tiny dolls. The little man with a beard has a cute face but no one bothered to paint his boots or stockings. I guess they were such cheap little toys that they economized where they could.

21 – Two 3-1/2” Black Girls. I have dressed these lovely little girls as sisters. On the left is a pegged stiff-neck doll with a chunky body… I tend to think she is a Gebr. Kuhnlenz. She is very black with pupil-less dark eyes, and painted red lips. Black glaze requires high temperatures and thus the mouth color must be added afterwards on these small dolls… it is often worn off. Her white stockings were left unglazed. Her sister on the right is very slim and has a swivel-neck… she also has pegged arms and legs with bare feet. She also has pupil-less black eyes. She has no markings but is probably a Simon & Halbig.

them) shown in pictures #12 and #13 have always appealed to me. They are innocent barefoot children, and loving hands dressed them beautifully. They are also solid cast and very heavy for their small size, none are marked, but all show excellent detail including fine comb marks in their hair and perfect little toes. I have often been amazed at the finely crocheted doll clothes on early all bisques… picture #14 shows just a few. My grandmother taught me to crochet when I was quite

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23 – Three wonderful hatching babies. I have never seen any other examples of these so I don’t know if these were the only models made or not. They are of beautiful quality, the eggs about 2- 1/2” long, and I believe them to have been made by Kestner. The one on the left has delicate ears, comb marked hair, molded lid lines and has one foot protruding on the back side. The middle egg is heavier, has a vertical mold line, and a drain hole on the bottom (not seen on the other two). The right kneeling baby has darkened diagonal mold lines. They are totally different from the commonly found little eggs with black and white babies… sometimes flowers… much larger and more detailed.

22 – Two Oriental dolls. Left: a 4 1/2” boy with extreme Asian features. He is marked ‘125 / 10’ on his head and legs. Oddly, his head and arms are elastic loop strung while his legs are wired… it seems original. He has molded yellow shoes with turned up toes and black socks. His queue is braided silk thread inserted into 1/4” round opening. I have seen this doll as attributed to Kestner. On the right is a 4-3/8” Simon & Halbig Oriental in a very tattered original silk outfit. The head is marked ‘3/0’ and this doll is peg jointed. His mohair braid is inserted into a very small hole on top. His features are not as extreme and he has a very sweet face. Both dolls have swivel necks, dark brown glass eyes with fine lashes all around, and wildly arching eyebrows.

young but my skills could never match the workmanship in these! Today there are many fine craftspeople making darling outfits for all bisques, both crocheted and sewn fabric, but for many collectors the fun is in doing it for themselves. Picture #15 shows a group of “immobile bisques, the unglazed equivalent of Frozen Charlottes and Charlies, and like those, they are not jointed at all, hence “immobile”. Being unglazed, the molding details appear to be finer, or at least

24 – 3 Tiny Simon & Halbig Gems. All 3 dolls are peg jointed. On the left is a beautiful and very delicate little 3-1/4” girl with a molded white bow on the back of her head. I have never seen another one like this. She has a swivel neck and her head is marked low on the neck ‘855 5/0’. Her legs are marked ‘5/0’ and have tan socks with brown bands and black flat soled shoes. Her arms have hands typical of S & H dolls. Her dress looks to be factory original. On the right, her brother’s body looks like a slightly smaller version with a boy’s molded hairdo. He is 3-1/4” and has no visible marks. His shoes are similar but his socks are blue. He holds his own little boy doll… only 1- 5/8” but with pegged arms and legs. He wears a red silk suit that looks original.

they are more visible. I enjoy looking at their plump little bodies with fat rolls… makes me feel comfortable! The doll in picture #16 is an early attempt (probably by Kestner) at portraying a baby. Like bigger dolls of various materials, all bisque babies were just the same long legged doll dressed as a baby… no one had gotten around to designing the now-so-common bent limb baby body. This is a beautiful little doll. I have a very large version I am saving to illustrate Part 2! The doll on the left in picture #17 shows an early Kestner bent leg doll. He sits fairly well in a chair but it is a rather awkward body, spraddle-legged and quite un-feminine. It must not have been popular as there are not many of these around. The middle doll is a straight legged smaller version. I find the small jointed figures of men and boys in pictures #18, 19 and 20 quite interesting… especially #18 as he is nicely detailed. Likewise I love the tiny little girls in picture #21. I guess I like too many different types… but I can’t help myself! I would love to know if anyone else has any of these eggs shown in picture #23! I found these 3 about 5-6 years ago, all separately, but within a 6 month period! Who made them? Why have I never seen another? I really think they were made by Kestner, just because of the way the faces are painted and molded. The bisque is fine and old and the painting is superb. I hope someone else has others that are different! It’s amazing that there are so many dolls that you find once and never again… the little girl in picture #24 is another one of those. She is so tiny yet finely detailed. Her face and hands tell me that she was made by Simon and Halbig, just like her smaller brother and his miniscule “doll” (this wee one came from Richard Wright a few years ago… I told him then I knew who was going to own it). The last picture, #26, shows 3 rather ordinary Kestner dolls, made special by their fabulous original costumes. what labors of love these display… hours and hours of work done after a child’s bedtime to be a special surprise for that loved one. Stay tuned for Part 2 in an upcoming issue. I have many more little ones to show you including all of the fabulous character dolls, flappers, babies and Hertwig wonders of the 20s to 40s. If you would like to do so, please contact me through our website aquietplacedolls.com. Bibliography:

All-Bisque and Half-Bisque Dolls, by Genevieve Angione. This book is old but very good… it was my prime reference for years. It has a good discussion of how bisque is prepared and molded, and extensive photographs of a wonderful assortment of dolls, telling of their construction and markings. There is also a final chapter on restringing and care. Simon and Halbig Dolls, The Artful Aspect, by Jan Foulke… pp 124-128 is a short chapter on the known all bisque dolls of S and H.

Kestner, King of Dollmakers, by Jan Foulke. There are several chapters at the end of the book covering different types of all bisque dolls made by the firm.

25 – Tiny fully jointed pair. This pair is only 2-3/8” tall, yet are fully jointed with swivel necks. They wear their original outfits of cotton, wool and velvet. They have painted features with blue eyes, and painted shoes. Bodies are peg jointed. They are resting on a wonderful miniature chair made by a local carpenter, John Babcock of Westport, MA in the 1930s.

26 – 3 Chubby Kestner Children. I love these little dolls that show clearly the loving attention that went into their clothing … and the children who received them were obviously appreciative and careful for them to survive in this condition! All 3 of these have painted features with blue eyes, and their original mohair wigs. On the left is a 5” doll, probably with the ‘130’ mold number but her original wig is firmly glued down. Her clothing is fabulous with a plaid silk dress over layers of lace trimmed undies. The lucky child also wears a darling straw hat and miniscule clear glass beads. She is loop strung and stiff necked. She has the most commonly found Kestner shirred white stockings and brown and black two-strap shoes. In the middle is a beautiful little 5” boy, marked ‘30 / 4’. He wears a wonderful outfit of white cotton trimmed with pink embroidery and ribbon. He is earlier and has pink shirred stockings and black shoes with heels and tan soles. On the right is a 6” doll with a swivel neck and yellow boots. She is marked ‘208 / 6’. She wears a blue cotton dress with the tiniest rows of tucks, and matching elaborate underwear. Her 2-1/4” “doll” is a stiff-hipped mini version with yellow boots. Her wig is glued down, but I would expect her to be marked ‘208’ also.

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A TRIP TO THE GAITHERSBURG DOLL SHOW

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he Shaker Doll Club is planning a bus trip to the Gaithersburg Doll Show, December 4 and 5. The bus costs $120 per person and leaves from the Albany Crossgates Mall and can also pick people up at the Newburgh, NYS Thruway exit. The club is hosting a dinner Saturday, December 4 at the Gaithersburg Hilton at which the daughter of Norwegian Cloth Doll Artist Ronnaug Petterssen will be presenting a program as well as an exhibit on these lovely cloth dolls. The cost is $40. Those interested in attending the dinner or taking the bus trip should contact Sandy Smith at sandymif@aol.com for more information. Bus seats and dinner reservations are available on a first come first served basis.

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he email address for Sue Kallen (see our review of the NADDA show in the June issue ) is suelkallen@yahoo.com. More NEWS on page 66

Book Review Conversations with Mademoiselle ZoZo by Evelyn De Wolfe

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he charming story of ZoZo, a Grodnertal wooden and her various owners begins in the early 19th century during the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Although basically a children’s book – the author brings ZoZo to life so that she can converse and share in the adventures of her young mistresses – it also holds appeal for collectors as a frame of reference in this period of turbulent social change. The book is divided into two parts – the major portion of the story ZoZo’s first fifty years when circumstances caused the doll to pass from one owner to another, some nice and others very naughty. Reproduced are images from an 18th century French novelette discovered by the author. The second part is devoted to actual events and fashions of the era, in particular the influences that might have affected ZoZo’s wardrobe as she came under the whims of her successive young mistresses. The author also includes an empire dress pattern to fit ZoZo’s 14 inches. A delightful bit of whimsy, it is sure to find readers of all ages. Softcover, $12.95 plus S&H. Order from Amazon.com or from the author: evie2000@dslextreme.com

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Auction Gallery

Preview: Alderfer August 4 and 5

Simon Halbig Automaton

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Group of Heubachs

27” Tete Jumeau has original chemise

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11” Automaton with tambourine

hen a well known doll estate comes in to be auctioned, it is always a treat. But when two other large estates come in at the same time, unpacking the dolls is like opening up Christmas presents and “Making New Friends”. Because of the volume of these estates, Alderfer Auction and Appraisal in Hatfield, Pennsylvania will be breaking them into two sales. The first will take place over two days – Wednesday August 4th and Thursday August 5th. The second sale will be held in November. These collections are from western Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Columbia, South Carolina. They owners had over seventy years of collecting between them. The first lady collected many French dolls, automatons and Gebruder Heubachs. The French grouping includes Tete Jumeaus – 14” to a 27” (which has two outfits including her original factory chemise), a 1907 Jumeau, and a 21” open mouth Jumeau. Additionally, to be offered is a Bru Jne R walker, a group of fashion dolls including an original ethnic fashion, a Jumeau “1” fashion type, a painted eye and a Rohmer type. Also to be offered is a 19” FG, 24” E10D, 18” open mouth Steiner and 23” Steiner PARIS, a 17” open mouth ED1. Several SFBJ dolls – a pair of 20” PARIS 2 and 60 PARIS 3 dolls and a pair of SFBJ 236 PARIS laughing character toddlers will be sold. The collection also includes Heubachs with a wide range of personalities: a pair of model 8192, a Coquette, 21” model 10633 and a 7 ½” windup baby. Boy Heubachs include molds 8420 and 8470 which will be sold together. A very cute 13” Googly, 13 ½” model 7603, 20” laughing Heubach and a 20” pensive face will be offered. There are other German characters including two multifaced dolls ( a 2-face and a 3-face), Kammer & Rheinhardt 126 toddler and a 101 Marie. Also, many beautiful German Kestners; a pair of Simon & Halbig 1039 walkers and 1159 lady doll; many all bisques; ethnic

18.5” Tete Jumeau 15.5” Unmarked Rohmer Type SFBJ Laughing Boy 21” Bru Jne R Walking Doll

dolls including Native American, Asian and Hawaiian. Automatons are always novel to have in one’s collection and this lady loved hers. Presented for sale will be two different ladies with their tambourines, a Simon & Halbig 1300, two clowns with bases, two clowns with instruments, a dog/clown on platform, a Russian lady with her tea set and for the summer, a swimmer. There are also several marottes. From the other collections will come large groups of vintage Mary Hoyers, Madame Alexanders (including an original tagged set of “The Three Little Pigs”), Annette Himstedt’s, artist dolls and bears. Early milliners models, a glass eye and tagged original Lencis, a bisque head candy container; even a not often found 33” Italian bisque head Furga S. Canneto Oglio 800. The Wednesday sale will be 14” 1907 featuring dolls made after the Jumeau late 1940’s which will include the discovery lots, Steiff, hard plastics and vinyls just to mention a few. The Thursday auction will begin with the body parts/supplies and then will be offering the earlier dolls: French and German bisque, a large collection of beautiful early miniatures, papier mache, composition, ethnic, china, etc. 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 the catalog package, call 215-393-3036 or visit www.alderferauction.com or email Alderfer@alderferauction.com.

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rare English wooden, 13 inches tall, c. 1680, wearing the original habit of the Carmelite mission order of Bethune, sold for approximately $17,600 at Bonhams in Knightsbridge. On an historical note when William and Mary ushered in a period of antiCatholicism, many Catholics, fearing for their children’s safety, smuggled them out of England. It is believed that dolls sometimes accompanied the young families and were later dressed and returned to England to show the families that they were safe.

lovely Bru Jeune from the Chevrot era, with pressed We would like to thank the following auction bisque head incised houses for their participation: Bru Jne 7, with large Bonhams, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, blue paperweight London SW7 1 HH www.bonhams.com eyes and marked Bru Galerie De Chartre, 7 rue Collin D’Harleville 280 Chartres. www.interencheres.com/28001 body, approximately 20-12 inches realized François Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers 89130 Toucy. www.theimer.fr approximately $12,500 at recent sale presented by Galerie de Chartre. Note: prices listed do not include buyer’s premium.

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Finest Doll Collection We’ve Offered In 35 Years ❞ Danny and Barrie Shapiro, owners of The Toy Shoppe in Richmond, Virginia, exclusively represent Annette Himstedt’s collection of porcelain Artist’s Proofs from her own private collection. We interviewed them regarding this collection and Annette’s impact on the doll world.

Q. What makes Annette’s collection of porcelain Artist’s Proofs so special?

A. Annette is one of a handful of artists who dramatically influenced how dolls are created and how we perceive them. While she has a reputation for exceptional vinyl dolls, she began as a porcelain doll artist and developed a mastery of this medium. These Artist’s Proofs were done entirely by Annette, matching her creative vision as closely as possible and serving as the model for her small, limited editions.

Q. How did Annette influence doll making? A. With her first collection, Barefoot Children, Annette estab-

lished a Modern Realism movement that has reverberated around the world. With its origins in the Munich Art Doll Reform Movement of the early twentieth century, Modern Realism continues to embrace realistic and expressive faces. What separates it is an acceleration in realism that also includes the entire body. Gone are the traditional, mannequin-like doll bodies: Annette captures her dolls in motion and at play. Like Käthe Kruse and other doll artists before her, Annette took control of the entire doll making process by establishing her own manufactory. With resources there, she produced a body of work that stands as a testament to her inspired vision, remarkable artistry and steadfast commitment to quality.

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interested in a contemporary doll artist?

A. There have been few major stylistic changes in European and American dolls over the past 250 years. The key doll artists and doll makers at the forefront of these movements often created the most beautiful and most influential dolls that, over time, have also become the most highly prized. Antique collectors searching for quality dolls of rare beauty and significant historical value will find that Annette’s dolls will stand that test of time. Q. How do her porcelain and vinyl dolls differ? A. With her own manufactory, Annette was able to explore vinyl and porcelain techniques that were unprecedented. Her work in both mediums is exemplary although different due to the material itself. Color is fired into porcelain giving it a richness and colorfastness that is unmatched. Annette was renowned for her skin tones and experimented with multiple complex and time-consuming firings to build her palette. Annette is a master artist and painted extraordinary detailing on each porcelain Artist’s Proof by hand.

Q. When did you first discover Annette’s dolls? A. Since 1975, The Toy Shoppe has been intimately

associated with modern doll styles and traveled the world in search of exceptional artists. When we visited the Nuremberg International Toy Fair in 1986, we saw the premiere introduction of Annette’s Barefoot Children. Her dolls were stunningly beautiful and, more importantly, they were truly unique and fresh. We immediately realized that we were witnessing a new direction in doll making!

Q. How will future generations regard Annette? A. The history of dolls shows that revolutionary ideas in

design are very rare occurrences. Annette will surely be remembered as the most influential doll artist of Modern Realism. When future generations look back, it is the dolls by Annette Himstedt that will be synonymous with our time, just like Bru and Jumeau are synonymous with the second half of the nineteenth century.

Note: The Toy Shoppe will produce a catalog of Annette Himstedt’s porcelain Artist’s Proofs collection. If you are interested in more information, contact Barrie at The Toy Shoppe, 1 800 447-7995.

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have shown this doll to several dealers in the business for 30 plus years and none have ever seen anything like it. All agree that it is an antique. It appears to be a wigged sitting piano baby with open head for open/close eyes that are set just like any other antique bisque doll’s eyes would be. Arms are also separate from body and are movable. She is about 4-1/2” high in a sitting position. Can anyone help? Sandy Bullock

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just bought this doll and the dealer said that no one could identify her. She is 15” tall and has a composition body. Her head is made of biscaloid and she has flirty eyes. Her face is painted and I believe she is wearing her original dress as it fits perfectly. She is jointed at the shoulders and hips. There is the number 5 on the back of her neck. The picture does not do her justice and does not show her ethnic features which are quite defined. Barbara Kresge

by Don Jensen Amberg’s Alkali Ike doll was sold in theaters by the Essanay movie studios to promote its series of Alkali Ike silent film comedies starring Augustus Carney.

Augustus Carney Ideal called this doll with the nonwhistling pursed lips Broncho Bill, to take advantage of the then-fame of silent film actor Broncho Billy Anderson. Originally the doll was dressed in a cowboy outfit. Broncho Billy Anderson

esterday’s stars become today’s “whozats.” Once everyone knew them. Now they are unknowns, big names from the past but now long forgotten. Over the years, there have been many once-popular celebrities who had manufacturers clamoring to make doll versions of their famous selves. Most of us don’t remember or never knew their names. Who, for instance, knows Augustus Carney, Broncho Billy Anderson, Allan Roy Dafoe or Lupino Lane? How many remember Betty Bronson, Jane Quigley, Margaret Montgomery, Carol Ann Berry or Sabu? All once had stardom. All now are just footnotes to our cultural history. But their dolls live on. Take Augustus Carney, for example. A diminutive onetime vaudevillian, he became incredibly popular as a silent film comedian. Beginning in 1911, he appeared as Alkali Ike in a series of Essanay Studio’s one-reel movies. With a real star on their hands, the film company had doll maker Louis Amberg and Son create an Alkali Ike doll that was marketed through movie theaters.

The 10-inch composition, cloth bodied doll was dressed in a cowboy outfit and originally was available with his stuffed horse. Alkali Ike dolls, which bear a striking resemblance to the real Carney, are extremely rare today and are coveted by celebrity doll collectors. As for Carney, himself, success went to his head. His salary demands became so outrageous that Essanay and other film companies refused to hire him. Quickly he went from star to nobody and his early death in 1920 went virtually unnoticed. Closely related to Carney was Broncho Billy Anderson, his film director and producer. Anderson – born Max Aaronson – was the first real Western film hero, starring in 1903’s The Great Train Robbery. Broncho Billy went on from this to establish the Essanay Movie Studios, directing the Alkali Ike comedies and countless other silent motion pictures. But doll companies sometimes didn’t bother to buy the rights to a famous name or image. Sometimes a close copy was good enough, and it was a whole lot cheaper to

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ignore the licensing fee if you also could avoid being sued for pirating a popular persona. That’s just what the young Ideal Novelty and Toy Co. did in 1915 by using a doll from its regular line and giving it a new name, Broncho Bill. It was dressed in white buckskins, red shirt, khaki hat, with belt, gun and holster. Ideal hoped the implied name association with Broncho Billy Anderson would do the trick. But Ideal’s Morris Michtom, usually a shrewd doll merchandiser, was wrong this time. The 13inch composition head doll with pursed lips had a cloth body and molded compo boots. It attracted little attention and was only a so-so seller. While the rare example still shows up today, usually it goes unrecognized as a celebrity doll. Allan Roy Dafoe was an unlikely hero who, through good luck, happened to be in the right place at the right time. The place was Callander, Ontario, Canada. The time was May 28, 1934, the birth date of the famous Dionne Quintuplets. Dr. Dafoe was called in to help deliver the five babies. Almost immediately, the public fell in love with the cute infants. Supposedly to protect the Quints from being commercially exploited, the Province of Ontario and Dr. Dafoe stepped into the picture, becoming de facto guardians. Dr. Allan Dafoe, soon the world’s most famous physician, personally profited from magazine columns, books deals, personal appearances, a radio show and even a film about his life. Madame Alexander quickly sought a license to make Dionne Quints dolls. They were a smash hit, the most popular set of dolls in toy history. Then “Madame” went one step further and turned a doll from her regular line into an all-composition Dr. Dafoe, complete with medical gown and cap. After all, her reasoning went, if children loved her Quints dolls, they’d love to have a doll doctor to take care of them. But the 14-inch doll had a rather silly looking wig and bore no resemblance to Dafoe or any other human male. Alexander’s Dr. Dafoe doll never sold well and is quite rare today. Lupino Lane had a long career as a music hall, theatrical and film performer. He came from a family of British entertainers that traced its origins to the 1600s and later included Lane’s better-known niece, actress-director Ida Lupino. For a half century, until his death in 1959, Lane worked steadily in films and on the stage on both sides of the Atlantic, though he always was better known in Great Britain. The agile, rubberlegged Lane was most famous for his song and dance routine, The Lambeth Walk. In 1939, that prompted British toymaker Dean’s Rag Book Co. Ltd. to create an all-cloth, 11-inch Lupino Lane doll, wearing his Lambeth Walk bowler hat, dapper checked suit and sporting a little “cookieduster” mustache. The doll is not that rare today.

Madame Alexander’s success with the Dionne Quintuplet dolls led to companion dolls, Dr. Dafoe (left), the youngsters’ physician, and a nurse.

Dr. Dafoe

But even though his sewn-on tag identifies him, that doesn’t stop most collectors from wondering just who is Lupino Lane? Even more obscure is Betty Bronson. Born Elizabeth Ada Bronson in 1906, she got her first bit part in the movies at age 16. J.M. Barrie chose her to play the lead in his 1924 film version of Peter Pan. She continued to star in Hollywood films until 1933, sometimes beating out Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson for roles. In 1926 she starred in another Barrie filmed story, A Kiss for Cinderella. It was an artful flop, but not before the Averill Manufacturing Co., maker of the Madame Hendren line, signed a contract to make Betty Bronson dolls. Averill brought out a 14-inch Betty Bronson Topsy Turvy Novelty doll dressed as Cinderella. She has two Lupino Lane had a long career on stage and in film but found shortlived fame as an agile dancer doing the Lambeth Walk.

Lupino Lane

Betty Bronson found fame in movie roles as Peter Pan and Cinderella. The later film prompted Averill Manufacturing Co. to create this Topsy Turvy doll.

Betty Bronson

compo heads with gray tin sleep eyes. Turned one way, Another Tinseltown infant star, now forgotten, was you can see poor little Cinderella. Turned upside down, the Juanita Quigley, known as Baby Jane. At 3, she made her crowned head and fancy dress of her make-over as princess first movie in 1934. After 1935, she mostly went by her becomes visible. Unmarked, this doll is rarely found today. given name and had an active film career as a juvenile until Betty Bronson’s films did not end in the ‘30s. She revived the early 1940s. In the ‘50s she left Hollywood and became her acting career in 1961, when she appeared on the TV a nun. Later she left the convent and married. She did show, My Three Sons. She had small roles in films and on appear in bit parts as late as 1983. television until her death in 1971. At the height of her film fame in 1935, Madame American moviegoers have always loved little kids and Alexander made a 17-inch, all-composition, sleep-eyed, babies. Best known movie moppet, and lookalike doll, was, open-closed mouth Baby Jane, considered one of the of course, Shirley Temple. But there were other film infants, company’s better portrait dolls. Since the head is marked before and after. Baby Jane//Reg//Mme Alexander, collectors have no One of the earlier stars was Margaret Jean Montgomery, trouble identifying it. born in 1918, who appeared in her first movie as Baby A much less successful child actress was Carol Ann Beery, Peggy when she was just a year and a half old. Between the adopted daughter of Wallace Beery. In 1932, Beery, 1920 and 1923, she made $1.5 million a year acting in nine the gruff bear-of-an-actor, and his wife, Rita, adopted her feature films and 150 one-reel shorts. orphaned 18-month-old niece. From the time the child was By age 8 however, Baby Peggy Montgomery was washed up after her stunt-man father demanded an even higher salary. The studio then set out to find a replacement Baby Peggy. In a contest, young Gladys Cameron was chosen, but, in fact, never appeared as Baby Peggy. In the 1960s, an intrepid reporter tracked down this “second Baby Peggy” and found her, a grandmother living in Brooklyn. At the height of stardom in 1923, Louis Amberg and Son brought out a number of portrait dolls representing Baby Peggy. There were compo head dolls with molded bobbed hair, a version with a mohair wig, a made-in-Germany bisque head type and small all-bisque dolls. The molded hair composition version is readily found by collectors these days. In England, Dean’s Rag Book Ltd. made and sold cloth Baby Peggy dolls in three sizes. In real life, though, Baby Peggy Montgomery wasn’t through. In the 1960s and later, under the name Diana Serra Carey, she began a writing career chronicling Baby Peggy, by Louis Amberg and Peggy Montgomery Hollywood’s early years. At this writing, she still lives Son, bore a striking resemblance to child star, Peggy Montgomery. in California at the age of 92. 69

Juanita “Baby Jane” Quigley got her start in the films in the 1930s, when Madame Alexander acquired a license to make this composition doll.

Juanita Quigley

Orphaned in 1932, 18-monthold Carol Ann Beery was adopted by her aunt, Rita Gilman Beery and movie star husband, Wallace Beery. The little girl appeared in her first film at the age of 3.

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Sabu’s stardom came after he appeared in movies set in exotic locations, such as The Thief of Baghdad. Dollmaker Mollye Goldman was licensed to make a series of five dolls depicting characters from the film, including Sabu in the title role.

3 until she became an adult, her father tried to get her in films. In 1935, she made her first film, China Seas, with her Dad, Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. Believing she would be the next hot child star, the American Character Doll Co. that same year contracted to sell a Carol Ann Beery doll. Using its Petite Sally doll, American Character sold Carol Ann Beery dolls in 13, 16½ and 19½-inch sizes. The firm marketed the doll in special “Two-Some” outfits, a dress and a playsuit that could be worn separately or as an undergarment with the dress. Carol Ann Beery is identifiable from other Petite Sally marked dolls by the crown of mohair braids across the top of her wig. In real life, Carol Ann struggled for stardom throughout her teens, but in competition with a young Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Powell, she never made it big. She occasionally appeared in minor roles between 1950 and 1980. Last on our list of dolls whose celebrity namesakes who went off to obscurity is Sabu. Born in 1924, the movie actor known as Sabu was in 22 feature films from 1937 until 1964, when he died at the early age of 39. Though some biographies give his name as Sabu Dastagir, son of an Indian mahout or elephant trainer, careful researchers say his real name was Selar Shaik Sabu. His greatest successes were in Britishmade films beginning in 1937. After his defining 1940 movie role as Abu, in The Thief of Baghdad, Mollye Goldman, designerentrepreneur of Mollye’s in Philadelphia, sought a license to produce five dolls, all characters from the motion picture. Among these, and the best known, was Mollye’s Sabu, a 14-inch all-composition doll that bore a striking resemblance to the young Indian actor. He wore a colorful “Arabian Nights” outfit and turban. Sabu dolls sometimes can be found by watchful celebrity doll collectors. Rarely seen are the other four in Mollye’s The Thief of Baghdad set. They are the allcomposition Princess; her love interest, Ahmad; her father, the Sultan and the evil villain, Jaffar. Those four Mollye’s dolls are rather close likenesses of the real Princess, actress June Duprez and the male actors, John Justin, Miles Malleson and Conrad Veidt, respectively. But now we’re talking about even more obscure celebrities, perhaps a story for another day. Credits: Broncho Bill, Dr. Dafoe, Baby Jane, Betty Bronson, Carol Ann Beery and Sabu dolls from Ursula Mertz collection, photos by Otto Mertz. Alkali Ike, Baby Peggy and Lupino Lane dolls, photos by Don Jensen

Pantin: A Paper Printed Toy

FRONT (Make a photo copy for cutting)

What to those wondering eyes did appear? In mid- nineteenth century France, demoiselle’s twinkle was from the delight brought by brilliantly lithographed paper dolls. This timeless toy taught manual dexterity along with enriching history, art and fashion, all the while imparting a flavor of fun for sure. In the broader sense, paper dolls were emissaries of world culture and portrayed the rich and famous of stage, screen, prominent political persuasion and royal stature. All that glittered was gold among high society; the “pantin” or “dancing doll” was in favor and, in fact, noted to have been made to satirize nobility. Set apart from the classic interpretation of a figure replete with several outfits, our young maiden was jointed; her rendering combines puppetry and paper dolls. An enfantine ensemble lends to the overall spirit of fresh, youthful dances in the Romantic era when both clothing and dancing became less elaborate and restrictive as the rigid formalities of the Baroque ballroom eased. (Richard Powers). See next page for back.

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Pantin

The Dressed Dancing Doll • circa 1870 • Lori Santamaura Collection • Directions for Pantin • by Janet Hollingsworth parchment. Place some books on top to From the Lori Santamura Collection, you make sure the paper doll dries flat. are provided a unique and most lovely 7. The next day, carefully trim edges that dressed dancing paper doll to recreate in don’t match up front and back. your own special way. There are two sets of directions to recreate this antique treasure: 8. The paper doll upper legs are crossstitched to the hips at the bottom of the first, the cutout and assembly of the Patin bodice and the lower legs are crosspaper doll itself and, second, the creation of stitched to the upper legs at the knees. the costume. (Using a larger needle, create a hole for each point of the cross-stitch before READ THESE DIRECTIONS sewing the actual stitch. Use a heavy THROUGH TO THE END BEFORE weight thread or double thread.) STARTING. 9. The bow at the top of the paper doll head is created using red ribbon that matches PANTIN PAPER DOLL ASSEMBLY the ribbon at the waist (3/8 wide). It is The assembled doll is 12 inches tall. The attached to the doll by creating a hole next pages will show copies of the paper at the top of the head. Before attaching, doll parts (head & bodice with arms and tie the bow as desired. Then tie the bow legs). There are copies of the front and the through the hole at the top of the head. back of the doll. The following steps are directions to cut out and assemble the Pantin paper doll: 1. From the magazine or website (antiquedollcollector.com), copy the paper doll front and back parts. Make extra copies. Recommend copying to cover or card stock paper 67lbs or more. Try to use a light cream color if available. (Run a test copy for color and clarity.) 2. Carefully cut out the doll parts both front and back. Make careful cuts with sharp scissors. Use an Exacto knife to clean up tags and cut out tight corners. 3. Neatly glue the front and back doll cutouts copied on cover/card stock paper together. Once glue is applied to one side, press the front and back pieces together. 4. Laying parchment paper over the glued pieces, use a paper bone or roller to press the sides together. Clean up excess glue. (Suggest having a damp, folded paper towel on hand to clean up glue.) Repeat this process for each doll part to glue the front and back pieces together. 5. DO NOT REUSE THE PARCHMENT PAPER as excess glue can be transferred to the next pieces being glued. 6. Let all glued paper doll parts set overnight to make sure the glue is dry. Place on a flat surface and between 2 pieces of

floral design if desired. • The dress skirt has thin red trim sewn across the front and up the sides 1-1/2 inch. The skirt is a graceful ballet length with a hem of 7/8 inches up to where the red trim covers it in the front. • The dress bodice is of the same netting material as the skirt and overlaps from the waist to the hips by 2 inches. It is held in place with the red ribbon at the waist. • The sleeves are pieces of double sided lace with 1/8 inch pleats. On top of the pleated lace sleeves is a piece of netting, a cap over-sleeve, with a “spider” lace in black that trims the outer edge.

(An alternative is to glue the ribbon versus creating the hole.)

• The red ribbon at the bodice waist matches the ribbon at the top of the doll’s head. PANTIN PAPER DOLL COSTUME • The black threads in the back were used to The Pantin paper doll costume does not have a pattern. It is constructed with a series pull the legs to dance the doll and are no longer functional. You might try to figure out of measured rectangles for the bodices and how to do this for your Pantin – check the skirts as detailed in the directions for the web site (www.antiquedollcollector.com) slip and dress. The fabric is manipulated for information. (gathered and placed on doll). Carefully study the pictures provided of the MATERIALS front and back costume. You will see the The following is a list of materials for the following: costume: • A simple under-slip made of off-white sheer cotton (cotton batiste) with a bodice • 1/3 yard dress fabric • 24 inches of 2 sided lace 7/8 inches wide and skirt. The slip is trimmed with lace (1/4 inch) at the top of the bodice and the • 24 inches of 3/8 inch red ribbon • 18 inches of 1/8 inch red trim skirt bottom. • The dress is made of a fine (small gauge) • 8 inches of 1/2 inch black spider lace • 1/2 yard off-white sheer (batiste) cotton netting in off white. The netting fabric for the slip has a sizing that adds body and a floral appliqué design in brown and white that • 1-1/2 yards of small lace trim (1/4 inch wide) for the slip appears to have an infused furry texture. • Thread to match. In our directions, we have excluded the appliquéd design in the fabric. However, The yardage is generous to allow for mistakes. You may determine less is needed. you can create this with an embroidered 73

Pantin

The Dressed Dancing Doll continued ALTERNATIVE FABRICS AND TRIMS: The Pantin doll dress is made from a very fine (small gauge) netting fabric with sizing. You might also consider unbleached gauze, also know as cheesecloth. A cotton organza can also be used. The fabric may also be prepared with tea dying and spray starch. Make sure the fabric is completely dry before sewing. Black spider lace can be made by finding a black lace with a delicate edge that is then trimmed and applied to the cap over-sleeve. Double edged lace can be made by sewing 2 pieces of single edge lace together.

sewn over the hem top fold and up 1-1/2 inches on the side seams. See Dress front picture. Pin and sew trim on dress front, then press. 4. Fold top of skirt over 1/4 inch and sew gather stitches at waist; hold for assembly. Measure to make sure the skirt covers the slip and is the right length. Dress Bodice & Sleeves 5. Cut 2 dress bodices 3-1/4 inches wide by 5 inches long. 6. Sew 1/4 inch side seams with 1/2 inch opening in seam to fit under arms. Make 1/4 inch fold over at dress bodice top both front and back – press in place (off doll). 7. Make two 2 inch pleated lace sleeves with Hand sewing is recommended. When 1/8 inch pleats. Pin pleats and press in pressing, remove garment from paper place. May need some spray starch to set doll. DO NOT PRESS ANYTHING ON pleats. THE PAPER DOLL ITSELF. 8. For the cap over-sleeve, cut 2 on fold that measure 1-1/4 inches in length with DIRECTIONS FOR SLIP: a soft curve that is 7/8 inches wide at the Slip Bodice mid-point. Take a look at the bodice and 1. Cut 2 bodice slip pieces (front & back) the cap over-sleeve shown in the costume 3 inches wide by 1-1/2 inches long. pictures. 2. Sew side seams (1/4 inches) and make sure you can easily slide over hips to bust. 9. Sew the black spider lace to the outer edge of the cap over-sleeve. Tack the 3. Fold over top and press. Then sew lace to over-sleeve to the top of the pleated lace top of bodice. sleeve. Make sure it is centered on each 4. Sew gathering stitch at waist and set aside sleeve. Set aside for assembly. to work on slip skirt. Slip Skirt FINAL COSTUME ASSEMBLY: 5. Cut 2 slip skirt pieces (rectangles) 7-1/4 The costume is fitted to the paper doll so inches wide by 6-1/4 inches long. the bodice curves hold it in place. It is 6. Sew slip skirt side seams and turn under assembled and fitted to the paper doll as a skirt hem about 1/4 inch then sew lace trim to slip hem. The finished slip length permanent costume. In other words – not to be removed or put on and off the doll. should be at the red dress skirt trim that The costume is NOT glued or stitched to will be attached to the front. Adjustments the Pantin paper doll. to length can be made at the waist. The ribbon at the waist is the last to be 7. Sew gathering stitch at waist, press and placed and fitted; it is the essential item in set aside for assembly. keeping the costume on the doll. Make sure you have pictures of the Pantin front and DIRECTIONS FOR DRESS: back costume to refer to as you are fitting Dress Skirt 1. Cut 2 skirt rectangles (front & back) 9-1/4 the costume to your Pantin. The following directions are to fit the inches wide by 7-1/4 inches long. 2. Sew side seams together and press. Turn costume to the doll: 7/8 inch hem with a 1/4 inch fold. Press Position Costume Pieces On Doll: 1. Place slip bodice on doll and gather at and sew hem. waist or pin folds to fit. 3. The red trim on the dress skirt front is 74

2. Place the slip skirt on the doll, gather at waist and carefully pin to bodice waist. 3. Place dress skirt on doll, gather at waist and temporarily pin to slip. 4. Check the positioning of the dress skirt and slip and make all required adjustments. 5. Place dress bodice with sleeves on doll. The dress bodice should hang a good 2 inches below the waist with an evenly cut raw edge. 6. Make necessary adjustments to the dress bodice and skirt. Final Costume Fit On Doll: 7. Once you have the costume pieces pinned in place, tie the gather stitches at the waist of the slip bodice, slip skirt and dress skirt while these costume pieces are on the doll. Trim and tuck under the gather threads. Remove pins. 8. Tie red ribbon at waist. Stand up doll to make sure the ribbon is holding the costume in place. Additional hidden stitches to the costume may be required to hold it firmly in place. 9. At the center back of the dress bodice, make a clean, straight cut from the bodice bottom to the bottom of the waist ribbon. Cut a slight curve to each side of the bodice dress fabric, fold each side back and “finger” press to stay flat. 10. Your Pantin paper doll is complete. SOURCES • Michele Hamilton’s book, SEWING VICTORIAN DOLL CLOTHES, is highly recommended and available at Amazon.com. • Mini-Magic Doll Sewing Supplies, Williamsport, PA. www.mini-magic.com • Int’l Silks & Woolens, Tel 323-653-6453, Fax 323-653-9276, 8347 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 • UFDC Real Services The Dancing Doll www.ufdc.org/paperdolls.htm • Antique Doll Collector Visit www.antiquedollcollector.com to print the paper doll and the costume on your color printer using card stock. The web site also shows a larger version of the dressed doll.

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10 New York, NY. N.Y. Black Doll & Art Show. Riverside Church, So. Hall. www.BlackDollShows.com 11 Ewing, NJ. Christmas in July Doll Show & Sale. W. Trenton Volunteer Fire Co. No.1. Delaware Valley Doll Club of NJ. 609-259-3428. 17-21 Chicago, IL. Dolls Exhibition & Sale. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 17 Rosemont, IL. Doll Auction. Convention Center & Rosemont Hotel @ O’Hare Airport. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786. 18 Chicago, IL. Marquis Catalog Auction. Intercontinental. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 18-23 Chicago, IL. United Federation of Doll Clubs’ 61st Annual Convention. Hyatt Regency Chicago. 888-421-1442. 24 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Christmas in July Dolls & Bears & Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale. Amara Shrine Temple. Young-At-Heart Dolls. Karen Monahan. 561-304-9581.

August 2010

1 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Al Bahr Shriners. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 4-5 Hatfield, PA. Doll Auction. Roxanne LeMay Morison, Doll Consultant. Alderfer Auction. 800-577-8846 ext. 3023. 6-8 Asheville, NC. Doll & Bear Expo. Crowne Plaza Resort. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. 6-8 Monroeville, PA. Toy Show. Monroeville Convention Center. Orangestone Promotions, Inc. 412-213-0224. 7-8 Archbold, OH. 27th Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Sauder Village. 800-590-9755. 7 Eagle River, WI. Doll Show & Sale. Kalmar Community Ctr. Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods. 715-479-7132. 7 San Antonio, TX. 2nd Annual Hill Country Doll Show & Sale. Live Oak Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-708-8054. 7 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo Schreeder. 925-229-4190. 12-14 Brookfield, WI. 10th Midwest Doll Festival. Mary Zoch. 847-827-0416. 15 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. 18-20 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. 21 Angelica, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club. Lorraine Hasper. 585-365-2520. 21-22 Belgium. 24e International Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Hallen Belfort. Niesje Wolters van Bemmel. info@niesjewolters.nl 21 Huntsville, AL. 34th Anniversary Show & Sale. Historic Huntsville Depot Roundhouse. Twickenham Doll Club. 256-881-4809. 21 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Larry Herman. 925-947-1572. 29 Mankato, MN. Doll Show & Sale. Best Western Inn. Lady Slipper Doll Club. 507-334-0431.

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Beautifulbebes.com The simple beauty that resonates from the pure, fresh faces of these superb children leaves an indelible impression on the heart of the Character Child Collector. These charming children have a lovely presence. Radiant bisque, superior modeling, original clothing, and superior condition are the hallmarks of these superb Simon & Halbig 1488 models. He stands tall at 25 inches and she at 28 inches. She is on the desirable toddler body with slant hips and rounded tummy. Although she is shown here in a lovely human hair wig, she also retains her original blonde mohair wig and original pink bonnet. Little brother has a fabulous matching jacket, knickers and cap, original blonde mohair wig and antique leather shoes. They have always been together and would love to continue on their journey united. Pair - $12,800, 25" Boy - $6200, 28" Girl - $6900 When has the Hilda model ever been more desirable? This version with original skin wig, charming antique "swabbie" outfit, antique oxfords and adorable vintage pup just melts you right where you stand! He has that first out of mold look, brilliant blue eyes, original toddler body and happiest face on earth! Fifteen inches of bliss! $2995

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VICTORIAN RETREAT ANTIQUE DOLLS! WWW.VICTORIANRETREAT.RUBYLANE.COM Call Lynne Shoblom 928-445-5908 What a cream puff! Rare 9 1/2" 1907 Jumeau. This adorable little Jumeau is a confection with her big blue paperweight eyes surrounded by lush lashes and peaches and cream bisque. Her sweet little open mouth shows tiny teeth and her ears are pierced. Her darling blond wig is antique and she is very proud of her amazing size one pink silk Jumeau shoes! Simply a delectable delight in her fluffy pink net and silk dress - $3495. Call Lynne Shoblom 928-445-5908

All original scrumptious 5" Barefoot All Bisque French Mignonette from a prestigious European collection. Her precious little face with a closed mouth and cobalt blue eyes, beautiful painting and excellent pale bisque will call to you. She has wonderful detailed bare feet and hands. Her original wig has long full braids going down her back. You will adore her original couture silk dress and matching hat. An All Bisque that will be the center stage of your collection!! - $2695. Call Lynne Shoblom 928-4455908

Mystically beautiful 20" Bebe Jumeau with huge, luminous amber paperweight eyes surrounded by sweeping lashes and delicate artistry. Her Jumeau body has it's original finish. She has a lovely antique brown mohair wig, cork pate, signed Jumeau shoes and most elegant antique frock! Prettiest Jumeau you will ever find! $4895. Call Lynne Shoblom 928-445-5908

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17” Phenix Bebe, deep blue paperweight eyes, closed mouth, original fully jointed composition body, and wonderful vintage handmade clothing. $3850.

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18.5” Early Sonneberg child incised 11, large blue sleep eyes, pouty mouth, fully jointed Schmitt type body, and period clothing. $3850.

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 16" Rare Figure C Bourgoin Steiner, velvety pale bisque, bl. p/w eyes, early mauve blush under brows, orig. mohair wig, stunning ornate Fr. ant. silk & lace dress, orig. undies, ant. socks & marked Fr. leather boots, early "signed" Steiner body w/Cadeus mark & early st. wrists. Rare early doll. fully "signed" head, 2 rows of teeth. She is OUTSTANDING!!! A real knock out!! $9500. 3. 12" Kestner #143 Character, bl. sl. eyes, perfect bisque, 2 upper teeth, orig. mohair wig, orig. Kestner plaster pate, wears orig. darling plaid jumper, adorable matching cap w/tassle, orig. socks, undies & shoes, orig. Kestner body. Her clothing is so cute, the only thing cuter is her face!!! The whole package is absolutely ADORABLE!!! ONLY… $1475. 4. 13" JDK #237 "Hilda" Toddler, bl. sl. eyes, 2 upper sq. cut teeth, perfect bisque, orig. mohair wig & Kestner plaster pate intact , fabulous vintage cotton batiste dress, old undies, orig. pink leather shoes & socks. On her orig. Kestner fully jointed toddler body, fully marked JDK #237 bisque head & is incised "Hilda". Darling character in an adorable cabinet size. Reduced price of only… $3100. 5. - 6. 21" F. G. Block Letter Bebe, amber almond shaped p/w eyes, mint pale bisque, Fr. HH wig. gorgeous ant. Fr. ornate burgundy silk/satin 2 piece dress, orig. undies, socks & ant. shoes. on early orig. chunky 8 ball jointed st. wrist FG body. Has the desirable Bru type molded tongue tip. Spectacular face with great chubby cheeks!! She is AMAZING!!!! Only… $8975. 7. 15" K * R 122 Toddler, bl. sl. eyes, mint bisque. deep dimples, orig. mohair wig & pate, wears darling vintage cotton dress & old undies. On her orig. K * R fully jointed chunky toddler body. GREAT face having the desired dimples, 2 upper teeth & darling wobble tongue. ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS toddler character!!! Only… $1495. 8. - 9. 5 1/2' Kestner #112 ALL BISQUE Googlie Fully Jointed Toddler, br. sl. eyes, perfect bisque overall, rare swivel neck, jointed elbows & jointed knees, orig. long mohair wig & pate, several GREAT orig. dresses & her orig. trunk in which she fits into. Darling big watermelon mouth! She is a very rare & is absolutely ADORABLE!!! $5200. 10. 10 1/2" S & H #949 Pouty, cl/mo. bl. p/w eyes, gorgeous dewy bisque, early closed dome. newer mohair wig, darling ant. lace dress, & great ant. Fr. hat, on orig. early Belton-type S & H st. wrist body. Darling pouty, rare in this great teeny cabinet size. STUNNING!!! $3150. 11. 23 1/2"" Steiner Fire A #17, mint pale bisque, amazing light bl. p/w eyes, ant. mohair wig & orig. pate, wears orig. silk dress, ant. Fr. hat, orig. "marked" Steiner shoes & socks, early st. wrist orig. Steiner body w/Steiner label & delicately modeled fingers. One of the most beautiful Steiner Fire A's you will ever see with a wonderful soulful expression. Only… $6950. 12. 16" Pouty Kestner XI, immaculate pale bisque, light bl. almond shaped sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig & orig. Kestner plaster pate, orig. cotton batiste dress w/ant. silk quilted capelet, ant. lace ruffled bonnet, orig. undies & orig. leather shoes, orig. early Kestner body w/ early st. wrists, desirable big upper balls at thighs & balls at shoulders. Amazing modeling, chubby face, double chin & the most elegant delicately painted full lips. OUTSTANDING pouty!!! $5800. 13. - 14. 13" French Paris Bebe #4, mint pale bisque, expressive beautiful bl. p/w eyes. luscious lashes, orig. mohair wig & cork pate, fabulous ant. turquoise batiste & lace dress, orig. undies, ant. shoes & socks. Full Paris 11 Bebe red head stamp & on her orig. Paris Bebe body. Has the desirable Paris Bebe face and is absolutely STUNNING!!! Great cabinet size!! $6350.

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20” S&H 719 character child doll (in chair). An unusual and seldom found open mouth German character child, usually found on the Edison talking doll. This character is on a fully jointed composition body and dressed in antique clothing. $1500 14-1/2” 1st series Portrait Jumeau mkd 2/0 (doll with red shoes). A stunning example of the early Jumeau period, this French Bebe features pale bisque, amber eyes, an articulated wooden body, as well as a fine French style couture outfit. $13,500 21” early Jumeau Bebe mkd 10 over E.J. (doll in back with being bonnet). Fine pale bisque and complimented by a Bebe outfit with marked size 10 Jumeau shoes. $12,500 7-1/2” Kestner all bisque with swivel head in all original as found condition! (Small doll in chair.) Small chip at hip on left leg but well hidden under

clothing. Brown glass sleep eyes with fine bisque. $2250. 20” Bru Jne 7 (doll in red) - the best of the best, this French Bebe has the look about her that is sought after by all serious collectors. Bisque head as well as shoulder plate are marked Bru Jne 7, flawless bisque, original clothing, and of course the molded tongue accent her facial features. Please call. 29” Extremelly Rare Papier Mache Flirty Eyed Boy in all original untouched condition. Seldom found this most unusual doll has no repairs or repaint and he appears to be wearing his original clothing. $4500 22” Dollstown Soph Elf - a resin BJD doll with face up, wig, clothing, and shoes created by Connie Lowe of MARBLED HALLS. $1450. For other BJD dolls, clothing, shoes, wigs, etc. please visit Connie`s webpage at: www:marbledhalls.com

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P.O. Box 893985 Temecula, CA 92589-3985 Cell: 503-577-9815 Home: 951-308-1239 Fax: 951-308-1285 BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 17 YEARS 1 - 2. Early Volland Raggedy Ann (15 1/2"), w/ rare "single lash" or lone dots underneath her eyes. Except for not having her orig. brn. yarn hair (replaced hair not permanently attached in order to preserve originality), this one is in superb condition, minimally discolored cloth body from head to toe, floral cotton dress, white pinafore with matching bloomers... all hers from the beginning, but alas, someone has removed her wooden heart from her chest! She says she can still give and receive LOTS of love! $2000. 3 - 6. Three jointed wooden Grodnertal family members, circa 1820, and all dressed by the same hand in that time period. Each approx. 4" tall, (one has replaced legs) costumed in varying silk fashions, and stored in an early, circular wood box on a bed of straw, they are sure to find a place in your dollhouse, early setting, or in the arms of one of your early dolls. $1995.

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TWINS 10” tall looking pretty cute dressed in their regional costumes. The boy is marked 1079 and the girl is unmarked but definitely from the same mold. The all original twins have perfect bisque, feathered eyebrows, brown sleep eyes, pierced ears with wood and composition jointed bodies. Great little pair. $1250

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From Left to Right 1. 20” Bebe Bru Jeune 9 with a beautiful and perfect head and modeling that includes a dimpled chin, and a suggestion of a tongue. Her expressive deep blue paperweight eyes are highlighted by mauve shadow and fine lashes. The Chevrot body features a perfect shoulder plate with molded breasts, lower wooden legs and perfect bisque arms. Mlle. Bru wears a classic Bru-style dress in floral-printed light tan silk, with taupe silk stripe accents. Lovely under things and antique shoes complete her ensemble. A personality-filled Bebe Bru with a classic, yet very sweet look. $25,000. 2. 12-1/2” Bebe Bru, a Circle Dot model in a petite size 2. Features include a gorgeous bisque head, a perfect bisque shoulder plate with molded breasts, stunning pale blue paperweight eyes, an original ash blond mohair wig, and pierced ears. Her classic, Bru-patented body is gusseted leather with perfect bisque arms and she wears a fabulous couture costume of bright French blue silk with elegant ecru lace trim. A matching bonnet and leather Bru shoes are a very nice bonus. $24,000. 3. 20-1/2” Joanny bebe, with a perfect bisque head that features lovely, characterlike modeling. Although unmarked, (some other models have been found marked J. J.) this doll is unmistakably from the Joseph Louis Joanny line of dolls. Additional features include blue paperweight eyes, mauve shadow, pierced ears and a pretty antique blonde mohair wig. On a jointed composition body with a very nice paint finish, Mlle. Joanny wears a classically styled bebe ensemble of gorgeous cream wool. $7500.

4. 29” Bebe Jumeau – a size 14 Long Face, or Triste model with exquisite modeling that will make an advanced collector very happy, indeed. One of the most expressive and just plain beautiful dolls of this type we have offered, details include luminous perfect bisque, gorgeous painting, intense blue paperweight eyes highlighted by abundant mauve shadow, pierced ears, a rich brown, human hair wig, and her straight-wrist body is in very good condition. Her dress is stunning, and features wonderful silk rope edging and appliqué. A magnificent matching chapeau perfectly frames her lovely face. $28,500. 5. 13-1/2” Bebe Bru, a truly gorgeous Brevete model with a perfect bisque head and shoulder plate, pale blue paperweight eyes with spiral threading and mauve shadow, pierced ears and a darling curly lamb wig. On a Bru-patented leather body that is very clean, it even retains a partial paper label, and the bisque arms are perfect. The Bru-style ensemble is a sweet dream in cream net that features an ice blue silk braid and sash, plus a spectacular hat of ice blue plush and plumes. $19,500. 6. 26” Bru Jeune 12 with a perfect bisque head (and shoulder plate) that features gorgeous coloring, sensitive painting, and modeling that includes a definite tongue. Plus, note deep blue paperweight eyes with mauve shadow, pierced ears, and a gorgeous brunette extended-length mohair wig. On the Chevrot body with wooden lower legs and bisque arms, (good quality repair to fingers on both hands) the condition is good, showing some darkening of the leather. The outstanding Bru-style costume is of cream silk, with ice blue accents, plus a coordinating chapeau of fine straw, silk and lace. $28,900.

7. 11” Emile Douillet bebe marked E.1.D and made by the Jumeau firm. This cabinet-size example boasts amazing modeling and character for her small size. The bisque head does show an inherent, short, baking line at the crown in front, but this cannot be considered damage. Further details include blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears with the original earrings still in place, and the original blonde mohair wig. On a jointed composition body showing normal wear; Mlle. Douillet wears an original dress in pink polished cotton with silk and lace accents. $5995. 8. 19” hauntingly beautiful Bru Jeune 6. Highlights of this charmed bebe include gorgeous bisque and modeling that includes a prominent tongue. Plus, she has stunning blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears, and a fabulous blonde mohair wig. The Bru-patented body, in lovely condition, features a remnant of her paper label, plus perfect bisque arms and lower leather legs. Her pink chinasilk party dress is a confection, with its pleating and rows of cream silk ribbon trim. If one could have only a single Bebe Bru.... $32,000. 9. 20” (unmarked) Bebe Jumeau 8 from the SFBJ era. Details include a perfect head with smooth bisque and lovely coloring, deep brown paperweight eyes highlighted by lush full lashes and classic Jumeau brows, pierced ears, an open mouth with molded teeth, and a lovely antique human hair wig. On a composition body with the original finish in very good condition, Mlle. wears a fabulous couture ensemble in light tan brocade that is accented by floral satin that features areas of plush, while Bebe Jumeau shoes in her size complete the lovely package. $2450.

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KESTNER, THE PROLIFIC

by Samy Odin The company’s diverse and wide-ranging array of dolls earned them the title, The King of Dollmakers. The author presents Kestner favorites from the Puppenhausmuseum in Basel.

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SHELL DOLLS

By Anna May Case A collector’s passion for early shell work began when she was a child. She shares her extraordinary, world-class collection of shell dolls with our readers.

About The Cover

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Learning About American-Made Dolls

LITTLE CHERUB CREATED BY HARRIET FLANDERS by Ursula R. Mertz 6

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GERMAN DOLL TREASURES IN PIONEER NEVADA

by Karen Sue Hopple with Dr. Gene Hattori The fascinating stories of two dolls residing in the Nevada State Museum.

DOLL FURNITURE AND TOYS OF THE EARLY HINGHAM CRAFTSMEN PART III by Judith Armitstead

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ow can one possibly think of a doll maker whose production was wider than Kestner’s? This company, often referred to as the “King of Dollmakers”, has produced such a wide and diverse range of dolls that collectors can hardly keep up with collecting them all. Research has already gone deeply into the history of this German company, both in Germany and in the US. Collectors can easily refer to serious publications to guide their paths into their collecting experience with Kestner (see references). The purpose of this article is not to tell, once more, the history of this firm, nor to unveil unknown models, but simply to show how different, and complementary, collections can be, even when they focus on the production of a single doll maker. In this issue we will present several Kestner dolls presently featured in the permanent collection of the Puppenhausmuseum in Basel. It is interesting to realize that the majority of these dolls came from a private collection built during the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, several major acquisitions have been added since the museum’s opening in 2000. An advanced Kestner connoisseur might be able to recognize the company’s products even among the unmarked early dolls featured in this collection, made out of porcelain, parian or papier-mâché. Pictures of these early dolls are presently not available from the museum but for those who would enjoy a treasure hunt among its four playthings filled floors, there are chances that they would spot out some of the earliest dolls from this prestigious German doll factory. The focus of many generalist doll collections, built during those later decades of the 20th century, was the “dolly face” type. Kestner was masterful in this specific field, as one can notice strolling through the Swiss museum’s showcases. The variety of their classic Kestner dolls is quite impressive. Their comparative study is eased by their accumulation and brings certain points into evidence – such as the natural link between the closed mouth, fully articulated, dolls of the 1880s and their open mouth sisters of the following decades. It seems more apparent that the “look” of these early closed mouth dollies was kept and improved on the contemporary open mouth versions, as well as on their later sisters. Let’s focus, first, on the largest of the examples (right), a 36” blonde beauty sporting a flame red woolen and velvet dress. It only bears the size number 18 engraved high in the back of the neck. She has a closed mouth, slightly pouting, sleeping blue glass eyes, a spectacular blonde mohair wig and a plump articulated body with straight wrists. The visual appeal of this doll is quite typical of an opulent doll of the late 1880s, also seen on some other specimens in the museum’s collection.

This 36” Kestner’s only marking is the incised size number 18.

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It is the case, for example, of the squared cheek doll (left) standing 26” and wearing a winter ensemble, completed with faux-fur white muff and matching collar and maroon velvet hat. This doll also has a closed mouth, sleeping blue eyes and early ball jointed body with straight wrists marked with the size number 15. The paleness of her complexion and her hieratic expression show off her superiority as a plaything. Like a French Jumeau or an equivalent Bru bébé of that era, a Kestner doll was intended, without the least hint of a doubt, for a wealthy audience. A sweeter face is seen on what seems to be the earliest bisque headed Kestner doll in the Basel collection (below, center). This 16” child has a very pale bisque head with round features, delicate make-up, full lips and almost liquid sleeping blue eyes. Simply dressed in a burgundy cotton long sleeved frock, she sports a fancier hat with matching brim and fluffy gaze decoration. The expression of these roundfaced dolls is quite similar to that seen on the shoulder-headed dolls assembled with cloth or leather bodies, one of which is also featured in the museum’s collection. Dating from the late 1880s, the cuter of this first series of closed mouth Kestner dolls stands only 10” and bears the mold number 128 (opposite right). What a lovely little doll she is! So perky in her printed cotton dress and red woolen coat, wearing the most exquisite blonde mohair braids and nice twotoned German oilcloth shoes. A desirable doll able to compete with any European bisque headed doll of the same period.

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Right: A classic open mouth Kestner, mold 147, 14”, leather body and bisque forearms. Below: A 10” closed mouth Kestner, mold 128, is adorable with her long blonde braids.

As early as the 1890s, Kestner was producing “dolly face” dolls with an open mouth. They were certainly perceived as being more elaborate than their closed mouth sisters and, in fact, they were! Both kept on being produced for quite some time, until the closed mouths were discontinued, seemingly around the turn of the century. A classic open mouth girl of the late 19th century is shown here (above). It has a bisque shoulder head marked with mold number 147 and is assembled on a leather body with bisque forearms. Standing 14”, it perfectly represents the transition between a closed mouth dolly type, also sometimes assembled on such leather bodies, and a more “modern” open mouth plaything, also seen on a big sized 28” model, whose shoulder head is marked with the mold number 166 (top right). A combination of traditional and innovative characteristics, these leather bodied dolls were produced by Kestner until the beginning of the 20th century and usually cost less than their fully articulated sisters.

This large, 28” model, mold number 166, also has a leather body, used by Kestner until the beginning of the 20th century.

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The array of “dolly face” fully articulated Kestner dolls presently displayed in Basel is overwhelming. Among the mold numbers featured in this series, one can mention mold 152 (below) a 19” girl wearing an exquisite red dress with matching bonnet and shoes, model 155 (below) a tiny 11” sweetie freshly dressed in pink and lace with matching hat, #164 represented by several models in big sizes from 24” to 33” all dressed in appropriate period clothing, mold 189 (below) a little 12” beauty hidden in the far back of a showcase on the 4th floor, and mold 214 (bottom right) a 30” tall boy wearing a mariner suit, also shown on the 4th floor in a lively conversation with a gigantic teddy bear wearing a British Bobby uniform. So-called dolly face dolls with articulated bodies are fully represented in Basel’s Puppenhausmuseum. Although today, collectors desire the closed mouth dolls, their open mouth sisters were, at the time, perceived as being more elaborate.

Kestner 152, 19 inches.

One of several examples of Kestner’s 164 model to be found in the Puppenmuseum.

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A brown skinned Kestner with a ball jointed body is simply marked “Made in Germany. “

Some “dolly face” dolls also came with a black or mulatto complexion, like the handsome and elegant boy displayed on the 2nd floor (left). It is simply marked “Made in Germany” with no mold number and wears a nice mariner blue velvet mariner costume with very proper straw hat. The same face was also used for a Caucasian doll, articulated with the same type of ball-jointed body, sometimes bearing the Excelsior stamp. This particular model seems to date from the turn of the century. Character dolls and babies are also well represented in this Swiss collection. Following their mold number sequence, one can first notice model 178 (center). It is a charming 11”’ shy girl doll, wearing a very German blonde mohair wig tied in macaroons over her ears, and a sky blue apron trimmed with lace over a simple white home dress. This sought-after character is believed to be the first of the series promoted by Kestner as soon as 1909, in direct competition with those by Kämmer & Reinhardt and Heubach. Another interesting character doll bears the mold number 208 (below). It also stands 11” and shows that worried expression reminding some of the molds by Heubach Gebrüder. Enhanced by a Swiss dotted apron cut from deep blue cotton, this rare doll is displayed on the 2nd floor together with a collection of kitchen related playthings.

11” Kestner character, mold 208.

A sought after early Kestner character, 11”, model 178.

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An endearing example of the popular Hilda, mold 237.

Hilda, of course, could not be absent from this collection. A 237 girl (above), standing 18-1/2”, demonstrates how appealing this model can be. She is displayed in good view on the 4th floor, together with her younger mulatto Hilda sister, a rare 245 version of this character assembled on a bent limb baby body and dressed with a very appealing red cotton dress. Another star of this series is a fabulous 241 seen on the 2nd floor (right). This 20” girl catches your eye as she maneuvers an eggbeater. No wonder advanced collectors are so fond of this model! It radiates such energy, such a personality that it overshadows even the rarer characters of the 100 series. Other characters made out of very popular molds such as Kestner’s 249 or 257 are also shown, together with a small 8” all bisque unmarked baby doll (right) displayed on the 4th floor in the bedtime showcase, wearing his hand knitted white outfit. The Basel Puppenhausmuseum’s collection of Kestner dolls is also highlighted by several googly dolls, previously seen in an article in the October 2009 issue of Antique Doll Collector. Now, once the visitor has spotted he dolls mentioned above, (also featured in the museum’s catalog) ands wishes to prolong this treasure hunt, he or she can go back to the 4th floor and come down, floor after floor, and look for other 24

8” unmarked all bisque.

The 20” Model 241 has a striking presence.

Kestner mold 257. Kestner dolls that hide, here and there. Believe me, there are almost as many and some of them are just terrific! For some we can guess which mold number they are; others are easier to recognize, such as the handsome 143 boy wearing a green vest and a pair of brown corduroy slacks, standing in the very back of a shelf on the 4th floor, or not far from him a tall 30” boy, twin brother of the 164 girl dressed in white, or that sweet tiny #167, busy with red metal kitchen tools on the 2nd floor, or that tiny closed mouth round faced seller in the pottery shop on the 1st floor, or that irresistible 8” 260 standing in his knitted outfit in the very corner of a showcase on that same floor. Happy hunting! See the following : Cieslik, Marianne and Jurgen, German Doll Encyclopedia 18001939, Hobby House Press, 1985; Coleman, Dorothy, Elisabeth, Evelyn, The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls, vol. I & II, Crown, 1968 and 1986; Foulke, Jan, Kestner, King of Dollmakers, Hobby House Press, 1982; Gräfnitz, Christiane, Papier-Mâché Dolls 17601860, Verlag Puppen & Spielzeug, 1994; Krombholz, Mary Gorham, German Porcelain Dolls 1836-2002, Hobby House Press, 2002; Krombholz, Mary Gorham, Identifying German Chinas 1840s-1930s, Hobby House Press, 2004; Krombholz, Mary Gorham, Identifying German Parian Dolls, Reverie, 2006; Krombholz, Mary Gorham, Identifying German Character Dolls, Reverie, 2008; Puppenhausmuseum Basel, catalogue of the museum, pp. 94 to 97, 2000.

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Left: Shell dolls often appear as pairs. This couple with their papier mache heads show a French influence. Right: A delightful Grodnertal wooden couple with their baskets of fruits and vegetables. Their beautiful bases are as detailed as the dolls’ costumes. Below and opposite: A lovely and very colorful example has a decidedly French flair. Her intricate shell costume is crowned with the most amazing bonnet!

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By Anna May Case

ivilization has been drawn to the sea for centuries. The sea shore has been used in military strategy, commerce, recreation, romance, fascination, and for those of us who were born and raised in the land-locked midwest, it is especially entrancing. The shell form was used in furniture design, in Europe and in America, and shell work has also appeared for centuries. Not much has been written about actual items; sailor’s valentines have been the most extensively covered. These octagon-shaped creations are usually hinged and when opened reveal beautiful designs of shells in all sizes and colors, arranged in mosiac forms, most with messages formed in shells such as “Be Mine” or “Remember Me”. Most were sold as souvenirs and purchased by sailors. The Strong Museum in New York has examples of these. By the 1830’s, it is known that sailors could buy sets of colorful shells and assemble items of remembrance while on ship. There are contemporary artists today who restore these valentines and even create new ones. While restoring one believed to have been made

in Barbados, the artist discovered a slip of paper that was from England with an early 19th century date. This was definite proof that these shell cases were early, and made in Europe, not only in Barbados as was previously thought. Europeans first became aware of fancy shells in the seventeenth century, when the explorers of the Pacific and Indian oceans brought beautiful exotic shells back to the Old Worlds. Many of them were considered so valuable that they were mounted elaborately in silver or gilt. By the nineteenth century, the first flush of shell collecting had subsided and shells became materials for yet another Victorian home craft. The Victorians decorated everything with shells: dresser boxes, trinket boxes, candy boxes, doll house furniture, mirrors, even pocket watch holder. Actually shell items have been dated much earlier than that. Marie Antoinette had a wonderful little shell cottage, “La Chaumiere aux Coquillages,” sometimes referred to as a “folly” built in 1779 which still remains at Rambouillet near Versailles. She corresponded regularly with a Mrs. Delany

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY KEITH KAONIS AND WAYNE GIBSON

Left: A very rare china shell doll wears a tri-cornered hat. Right: These exquisitely preserved dolls are a bit larger than most at 12-1/2 inches. Purchased at the sale of the Mary Merritt Doll Museum, their heads are made of carton. He has a human hair wig.

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in Ireland. Mary Delany was born in 1700, but it was not until about 1734 following her second marriage that she developed a passion for collecting shells. Religious shrines and grottos are a common feature of the Irish landscape and shells were commonly used in decoration. Mrs. Delany more than anyone else influenced garden design in Ireland and the surrounding area. “We go every morning at seven o’clock to that place to adorn it with shells - the Bishop has a large collection of fine ones, Phill and I are the engineers, the men fetch and carry for us what we want, and think themselves honoured”. I have a Ladies Godey’s Book dated 1854 that in great length describes making ornaments in rice-shell work. A beautiful headdress is sketched, and I have an early example in my collection, also baskets and bouquets. A very large basket containing an arrangement of flowers of shells, the paper backing a petal of one of the blooms is cut from a newspaper from Lake Erie... made in America perhaps? In addition, a box of

layered box trays of different loose shells, called a sorting box, is believed to have come from Lancaster County and is decorated with a chromolithograph of an Indian. To this author the early shell work, in any form, is considered a work of art. I have never found two items alike of anything, similar, but not identical. Some examples have come from England. Sometimes the paper on the underside has a paper label indicating it was made in England. So whenever that paper pattern appears, I assume that it is an English piece. Italy also created souvenirs which vary somewhat in the material used. This wonderful craft is also of great importance to doll collectors. Not much is actually available in the literature about the early dolls with shell decorated costumes. John Darcy Noble in his book Dolls refers to the little peg woodens decorated with shellwork. They were mainly a cottage craft practiced in Brittany on the French coast and many of the shellwork dolls are from this province. They usually appear in pairs, men and women. The bodies are all similiar, with mortise and tenon joints, wooden feet

This little wooden has an identical sister. At first glance one would assume her costume is made of shells, but Jane Coleman informed me it was snakeskin!

Waving a hearty greeting is this papier mache shell doll and her male companion.

Bottom Right: Shell dolls with wax heads are seldom found. This tiny example stands on a bed of tiny shells.

attached to a wooden base. Clothes are formed of stiffened linen or paper entirely covered with tiny shells, worked in neat patterns. The shells are attached with a wax substance. Sometimes the dolls appear in settings, perhaps seated in shell decorated chairs, or among “trees” decorated with shells. They come in all sizes, from 10 inches and up, down to the tiniest two inches. Heads vary. Some of the earliest are German Grodnertal woodens, others are papier mache. Little wax heads are rare and beautiful. I have found only one china head, a wonderful man with tri-cornered hat. One might assume then that most of the heads and bodies were made in Germany and shipped to France. However, the one pair featured in the former Mary Merritt’s Doll Museum and now owned by this author was described as “carton”. One could date the dolls from their hairstyles, as we do chinas, especially the papier maches. Some hands are crudely carved but in the case of the above pair the hand carving is magnificent. Some pairs have a definitely French flair in the costumes of shells, the tri-cornered hat, bits of hair, and bonnets. Others appear as more common-folk with broad brimmed hats. Sometimes one arm is raised in a greeting fashion but limbs seem to be firmly set in one position.

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These extraordinary dolls have almost portrait like faces. His costume is decorated with shells painted to look like fish and hers has shell flower decoration.

One early little pair of sisters with wooden heads at first glance are decorated with shell collars and dress trim, holding wreaths of shells. When Jane Coleman saw them she told me that the decoration was snake skin! An almost identical one is featured in the first color plate, opposite page 246 of The Collector’s Encyclopedia Of Dolls, Volume Two. In Doll Collectors Manual 1967 there is an article by Ruby Short McKim. Pictured in this article and described in detail are dolls belonging to various friends and DCA members. There are a couple that closely resemble some of my pairs. I wonder where their journeys have taken them? Many museums were mentioned as having examples of shell dolls. Among those are the Strong Museum in New York, the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The former Mary Merritt’s Doll Museum in Douglassville, PA had many examples, even a dollhouse and shadowbox picture with shell ornamentation. Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Delaware does not have any known shell dolls but has early shell sconces. Most if not all the early examples of the rare dolls are either in museums or collections. Once in awhile one finds later dolls made in Florida in the 30s along with other late souvenir types. 30

Typically one sees a male and female pair, but these regal papier mache sisters were sold together. The doll on the left wears an elegant shell robe.

Hoop toys were a popular pastime when this darling little wood headed couple was produced. You can see that these resemble the later “penny wooden” dolls.

“Down by the sea I came to see What the vast ocean would bring to me. Would it be a gift of love Or a treasure rare Or just the wind above. But to my surprise I found a shell And I called it sunrise.” Gooleni, 1972

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A great papier mache couple, his pantaloons perhaps a type of ethnic dress worn on the coast of Brittany?

There seems to be an infinite number of patterns used for the costumes. I have never seen two items exactly alike.

My first shell piece was a beautiful little pin made of shells my father brought home from a trip to Minnesota. The second a little shell box in the form of a shoe, a gift from an elderly neighbor. That small beginning sparked a life long love of shells for me. I would like to thank everyone who has inspired me to collect these wonderful little curiosities and the hundreds of other beautiful objects of art in my collection. Friends who have sold them to me, opened their homes so I could take photos, put me on the trail to obtaining them. Dorothy and Jane Coleman, Maureen Popp, Mimi Ingersoll, Diana Bittel, Zelda Cushner, Gail Hiatt, Betty McSpadden, Shirley Shalles, Ted and Carole Hayward, Richard Plunkett, Marge Darrah who opened the museum and let us photograph anything and everything at our leisure, and of course, dear Richard Wright, and many others. I will be forever grateful for their knowledge and sharing, and the fond memories engendered when I pass by the lovely little shell creations. REFERENCES: “Doll Collector’s Manual,” 1967, The Doll Collectors of America, Inc. Dolls by John Noble, 1967, the Ryerson Press, Toronto “The Discreet Charm of Shell Decoration” by Liam White Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “The Dolls of Shelburne” by Scott Wood for Doll Reader magazine “The Romance of Sailors’ Valentines” by Robert Reed, Renniger’s Antique Guide, 1995 Godey’s Magazine And Lady’s Book, 1854 Art From Shells by Stuart and Leni Goodman, Crown Publishers, New York 1972 The Collector’s Encyclopedia Of Dolls, Vol. Two, Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. Coleman, Crown Publishers, Inc. New York, 1986

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Another wooden head doll with an amazing bonnet. The intricate patterns of shells are attached with a wax-type substance.

This tiny couple lives in an elaborate garden setting. The Victorians had a passion for shell decoration.

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by Judith Armitstead Figure 1. Doll table by Loring H. Cushing with various accessories (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 2. Loring H. Cushing label from table (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 3. Three miniature ladderback chairs by Loring H. Cushing (Armitstead Collection).

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today is a lovely seaside town still retaining much of its old New England charm with many of its early, well-maintained homes. Driving through streets such as Hersey Street, Lincoln Street, Friend Street and by landmarks such as Cushing Pond and Tower Brook, one can still get a small sense of what the town was like during the 1800’s, the heyday of the wooden toy and doll furniture manufacturing and cottage industries in Hingham. Part I of this article discussed the history and the important work of Hingham natives William S. Tower, his brother Charles, and their nephew, Ezra Wilder. Samuel Hersey, chronicled in Part II, was another accomplished Hingham toy craftsman who made miniature boxes, firkins and doll and dollhouse furniture. Also related in Part II were the works of Samuel Hersey’s uncle, Cotton Hersey, the oldest known toy maker, and numerous other Hingham toy craftsmen. Part III concludes with Loring H. Cushing, George W. Fearing and Marita Otis Lincoln. Loring Hersey Cushing was a prolific doll furniture maker and he is best known for this type of work. Born on April 3, 1840, Mr. Cushing’s mother was a relative of

Figure 6. Loring H. Cushing stepback dresser pictured with early German parian doll and accessories (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 4. Loring H. Cushing sideboard (Armitstead Collection).

Samuel Hersey. He served as a private in the Civil War in Company K with George W. Fearing, another Hingham toy maker. After returning from the war in 1865, Mr. Cushing at age 25 worked as a shoe maker as listed in the 1865 census. He must have learned these skills from his father, Loring who was also a shoemaker, at an earlier date as his father passed away in 1862 at age 59. The 1865 census lists him as living with his mother and siblings. It is not exactly clear when he abandoned the shoemaking field to produce doll furniture. In the book, Toys in America, the McClintock’s related that they interviewed Loring H. Cushing’s daughter, Miss Ella Cushing. Miss Cushing indicated that her father apprenticed under William S. Tower who taught him wood working and toy production. Mr. Cushing most likely worked directly at William S. Tower’s plant at Cushing Pond during the beginning of his toy producing career; but since many of his labeled pieces were marked with his residence, 14 High Street, it is believed that the majority of his work was produced as a cottage industry from his home. Studying the genealogy records of early Hingham provides some clues to the people’s lives and some of the hardships the families endured. Working conditions in the Figure 5. Heubach doll and early Steiff bear enjoying a tea party with Loring H. Cushing doll furniture (Armitstead Collection).

1800’s were, by all means, not always ideal and safe. Loring H. Cushing’s parents were Loring Cushing and Martha Hersey, both born in 1803. They had seven children, the first of which was a son, Loring Hersey Cushing born in 1825. As a lad, Loring H. Cushing worked at Jacob’s Hatchet Factory, previously discussed as being adjacent to William S. Tower’s toy producing building at a later date. At age 13 in June of 1838, the boy died in an industrial accident at the hatchet factory. Not long after, the Cushings had another son in April of 1840 and named him Loring Hersey Cushing after their first son who was lost. This second Loring Hersey Cushing, the accomplished doll furniture craftsman, is the individual referred to in this article. Records indicate that Mr. Cushing passed away in 1927 at age 87. Mr. Cushing’s furniture was produced in light, medium or dark wood stains in a matte or gloss finish. Some examples were also painted in colors as the example of a red enameled rocking chair discussed below. Rectangular-shaped small off-white paper labels, approximately 1” long, were firmly attached, generally underneath, and a surprising number of his furniture pieces have survived with the label intact. Two labels with Loring H. Cushing’s name are known, one with his street address, “14 High Street,” and one without the street address. Both labels have an L-shaped design on the top right corner, creating an open box with the simple lined border, as can be seen in Figure 2. Besides the items pictured here, Mr. Cushing also crafted many other pieces of doll furniture including benches, cradles and wash stands. The dark mahogany stained table by Loring H. Cushing in Figure 1 has a one-piece top with a deep skirt on all sides and four turned legs. The 37

Figure 8. Governor Winthrop desk by Loring H. Cushing (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 7. Queen Anne-style sideboard by Loring H. Cushing with accessories (Armitstead Collection).

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size of the oval-shaped table is 10” long by 7 1/4” deep at the top and 4 1/2” high. The Cushing label from the underneath portion of the table is pictured in Figure 2 which states, “Made by Loring H. Cushing, 14 High Street, So. Hingham, Mass.” Three turned ladder-backed chairs, finished in the same dark mahogany stain as the table, with woven seats made from thin roping, by Loring H. Cushing are pictured in Figure 3. The Cushing paper labels are firmly attached underneath the woven seats. Height of the two chairs on each side is 9” (at the highest point) and the width is 3 7/8” at the widest point, and the larger chair in the center is 10 1/4” high and 4” wide; since there are two sizes known, it is quite possible that other sizes were made of this particular style chair. As no nails are visible, all three chairs seem to be constructed by peg jointing. The medium wood stained Cushing sideboard, shown in Figure 4, has a very short back splash, nicely turned legs which extend upwards at the corners and wooden pulls for handles. There are two drawers at the top and two doors underneath separated by a panel in the middle. The sideboard retains the Cushing paper label. Size of sideboard is 8” high to the top of the back splash, 9 1/2” long at the top and 4 1/2” deep. Figure 5 illustrates how some of these pieces can be arranged in an amusing scene with a Heubach doll and Steiff bear, both 12 1/2” high, enjoying their tea with a colorful, early German tea set. The Cushing step-back dresser, illustrated in Figure 6, has two small drawers set back at the top under which is a protruding drawer with two recessed drawers below. The front and back legs are one piece with the intricately cut sides. The wood is varnished and is a lighter color than the previously shown Cushing furniture. The handles are early brass knobs with a wonderfully aged patina. The dresser has the Cushing label attached. An early German 14 1/2” high parian lady with a lovely braided and curled hair style

Figure 9. Loring H. Cushing red painted rocking chair (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

Figure 10. Loring H. Cushing label without “14 High Street” (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

and a few accessories accompany the dresser. The splendid Queen Ann style sideboard pictured in Figure 7 has a dark mahogany stain with a semi-gloss finish. Since the sideboard has been placed at a slight angle in the photograph, the four superbly-shaped carved cabriole legs can be clearly seen. There are two doors on the sides with one top drawer, all with brass pull knobs. The deeply carved opening on the finely detailed curved front skirt can be seen very well in this photo. Pictured in Figure 8 is Mr. Cushing’s finely-made Governor Winthrop drop front desk with cubbies in the interior and drop-front supports which can be pulled out. The desk is 9” high and finished in a medium wood tone with a semi-gloss finish. The skirt has nicely shaped curvatures and the pulls are aged brass. The pictured desk was in the former collection of Flora Gill Jacobs. A 9” tall deep red painted rocking chair, with a woven seat made from thin roping, by Mr. Cushing is illustrated in Figure 9. The rocking chair is very similar to the Cushing chairs pictured above, except there are 2 back rests, the second

one down being centered, instead of the 3 back rests on the previously illustrated chairs. The shape of the back rests of the rocker is also somewhat different from the chairs. These variations show the diverse methods of Mr. Cushing’s work. Additionally, the Cushing label on the bottom of the rocking chair shown in Figure 10 does not list the street address, “14 High Street,” as the other Cushing labels discussed. Figure 11 also pictures doll furniture by Loring H. Cushing accompanied by a German china head doll with early wooden miniature kitchen tools of unknown origins. The ladder-back chair, which is 9” tall, is very similar to the red rocking chair in Figure 9. A unique feature of this chair is the color of the woven seat, which is yellow instead of the usual white. The drop-leaf table is hinged with pliable leather strips that have been attached with short nails with uneven, flat heads. Movable braces can be adjusted to hold up both leaves. The table is 5 l/4” high, 9” long, and 8 15/16” deep when leaves are up and 4 3/4” deep when leaves are down. Both furniture pieces have the Cushing labels firmly attached underneath. Except for the china head doll, all of the wooden items including the Cushing furniture and brass spittoon pictured were formerly in the personal collection of Flora Gill Jacobs. George William Fearing, who served with Loring H. Cushing during the Civil War, was born on August 16, 1837, and was another well-regarded toy maker, who lived on Main Street. As late as 1908 he was listed as a member of Hingham’s Arts and Crafts Society and his wooden ware and toys were for sale by the society on South Street. George W. Fearing passed away in 1918 at age 81. Mr. Fearing’s aptitude for creating a diverse assortment of doll furniture is demonstrated with the following pictured items. Solid construction methods and striking features, such as the nicely curved arms, well-formed turned legs and acornshaped finials, stand out on the matching bed and chair pictured in Figure 12. A very light varnish coating with an exceptionally fine finish, aged to a glowing patina, covers the natural wood surface of both pieces. The bed, which is 11” long, 7 1/4” wide and 9” high, still retains the original mattress executed from portions of a hand-made quilt enclosed with an aged white cotton covering and a flower and stripe printed fabric pillow stuffed with what seems to Figure 11. Loring H. Cushing drop-leaf table and ladder-back chair with German china head doll and early wooden kitchen tools (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 12. George W. Fearing matching bed and chair pictured with a German teddy bear (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 13. George W. Fearing label from arm chair (Armitstead Collection).

be crushed nut shells. The arm chair, which is 9 1/4” high, is slightly taller than the back post of the bed. The woven seat is made from thin roping and in a similar fashion to the woven seats of the Loring H. Cushing chairs. The simple rectangularshaped paper label from the underneath portion of the arm chair pictured in Figure 13 states, “George W. Fearing, Hingham, Mass.” This label is the only known marking of George W. Fearing. These two particular pieces were also originally from the personal collection of Flora Gill Jacobs. Mr. Fearing’s china cabinet, on the left in Figure 14, demonstrates a simplistic design with a single glass door held closed by a brass hook and loop. Alongside of the cabinet stands an austere-looking chair with numerous similarities to the Fearing chair shown in Figure 12 including the acorn finials and woven seat. These two pieces have a dark stain over which is a semi-gloss varnish. Both items bear the same Fearing paper label as pictured in Figure 13, although the cabinet’s label is partial but still discernable. The dimensions of the china cabinet are 12 3/4” high, 8 3/4” wide and 4 3/8” deep. The chair is 9” high by 4 5/8” wide. These two items were also formerly in the private collection of Flora Gill Jacobs. A dark brown stained clothes rack, 9 1/2” high, held together with metal hinges, by Mr. Fearing is pictured in Figure 15. Mr. Fearing’s white, long rectangular-shaped label can be seen at the bottom left side. Another piece created by Mr. Fearing is the Governor Winthrop desk, 9 1/4” high, pictured in Figure 16, in light stain, with a semi-gloss finish. Mr. Fearing’s label had been 39

Figure 14. George W. Fearing china cabinet and chair with German china (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 15. George W. Fearing clothes rack (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

placed on the writing surface of the desk and can be seen when it is open. A dark stained 6” high chair, made in a very unusual form with club feet and a quite interesting treatment to the arms, crafted by Mr. Fearing is pictured in Figure 17. Underneath this unique chair is a partial original George W. Fearing label, portions of which are readable, with an added later hand written label. The Hingham Historical Society has, within their vast holdings of antique Hingham artifacts, a sizable collection of doll and dollhouse furniture and miniatures produced by some of the early Hingham toy craftsmen. The Hingham Historical Society is located in the splendid 1650 historical landmark, The Old Ordinary - referring to the term “ordinary fare” when traditional New England meals were served during the time the building housed the Wilder Tavern - at 21 Lincoln Street, Hingham, Massachusetts. The furniture assemblage belonging to the Society includes a vast range of Figure 16. Governor Winthrop desk by George W. scales from smaller dollhouse sizes to numerous larger ones. My thanks go Fearing (Hingham Historical Society Collection). out to Suzanne Buchanan, Executive Director of the Hingham Historical Society, and to Patsy Bray of Hingham for their invaluable assistance and patience in helping to locate and remove the doll furniture from locked cabinets so that they could be photographed for this article. I had the privilege to be able to examine each piece in the collection although only a small representative grouping is pictured here, focusing on those pieces with positive identification markings or those items previously identified. Included in the Hingham Historical Society’s collection is a cradle made by Marita Otis Lincoln. Very little is known about Miss Lincoln except that she attended Wellsley College and graduated in 1911. She is very significant for the simple fact that she is the only woman to be part of the Figure 17. George W. Hingham toy craftsmen’s works displayed at the Hingham Historical Society. Pictured Fearing chair in Figure 18 is a simple, small flat-top cradle, 4 1/2” high by 3” wide, identified by an (Hingham early hand-written label. Within the cradle is a charming, very early smiling Frozen Historical Society Charlotte doll. The early hand-written label, “Made by Marita Otis Lincoln, Hingham, Collection). Mass.” is pictured close up in Figure 19. For many years, I have been intrigued with how the items, we collectors covet, intertwine with history. The scarce and very desirable wooden doll and dollhouse furniture and miniatures from the Hingham craftsmen are especially fascinating as they were produced in New England, the location of many historical milestones in this country. The toys themselves speak about the way of life in the mid-19th century and the craftsmanship gives some insight into the quality of skilled manual labor produced by artisans at the cusp of the Industrial Revolution. The toy craftsmen discussed in this three-part article are today considered at the forefront in their field. We, as collectors, can appreciate and enjoy the toys made by these craftsmen, who created them out of necessity to earn a living in an honest, straightforward manner from an era long gone. The handiwork of the early craftsmen are considered today true Americana and, therefore, must be preserved and taken care of just as our history needs to be perpetuated and 40

passed on to our children and to future generations. Conscientious collectors and institutions such as the Hingham Historical Society are doing precisely that, safeguarding and conserving America’s heritage. Figure 18. Marita Otis Lincoln cradle with Frozen Charlotte doll (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

Bibliography Bouve, Thomas Tracy. History of the Town of Hingham. Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the Town, 1893. Hart, Lorena Laing and Francis Russell. Not All Is Changed, A Life History of Hingham. Hingham, Massachusetts: The Hingham Historical Commission, 1993. Jacobs, Flora Gill. Dolls’ Houses in America. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1974. Jacobs, Flora Gill. The Small World of Antique Dolls’ Houses. New York: Lake Isle Press, Inc., 2005. Lainhart, Ann S. (Compiled by). 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Census For Hingham. Boston: Self Published, 1988. Massachusetts Register and Business Directories, 1874 and 1878. McClintock, Inez and Marshall. Toys in America. Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press, 1961. Pierotti, James. Hingham (Postcard History Series). Charleston, N.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2005. Robinson, Donald. Two Hundred Years of South Hingham. Hingham, Massachusetts: Hingham Historical Society, 1980. Schorsch, David A. “The Herseys: Toy Ware and Box Manufacturers in ‘Bucket Town.’” Maine Antique Digest, August, 1995. Whitton, Blair. The Knopf Toys, Collectors’ Guides to American Antiques. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Note: Judith Armitstead, along with her husband, Richard, founded The Doll Works. They have long been fascinated with and have collected and researched doll related items and toys produced in New England. They may be reached through their business web site, www.TheDollWorks.net. Figure 19. Marita Otis Lincoln cradle showing label (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

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1. Wonderful & oh so rare to find Googlie disk-eyed doll from the 1939 New York World’s Fair - pressed cloth face w/ lovely hand painted facial features - big googlie disk eyes - cloth stuffed body w/ big flat feet - date & world’s fair on hat & body - 16” tall including bonnet - $995. 2. Rare & ever so desirable little Miss Gretchen” - mold #114 - from the Kammer & Reinhardt family of dolls - they don’t come any more pouty than this one - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted features w/ soft arched feathered brows over soft icelandic blue eyes - extremely exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original correct fully jointed body - 15” tall; - $4,495. 3. Extremely rare pouty German character - listed in the blue book as having a rare & unknown maker - mold #163 - very unusual character face w/ half closed eyes and an exaggerated pouty mouth - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - solid dome head w/ molded painted hair - wonderful very unique little face w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - half closed deep baby blues - closed very pouty mouth - fully jointed German body w/ early straight wrist - great shelf size - 11” tall - $1,295. 4. When it comes to Lenci’s they don’t come any early than this lovely young lady - all original excellent condition great hand painted facial features - note her adorable little dimples - 13” tall - $1,295. 5. Truly wonderful all original - “Scottish Lass” by Chad Valley - excellent condition w/ a beautiful clean face & glorious icelandic blue eyes - lovely hand painted facial features - 16” tall - $995. 6. Just as rare & wonderful as they can be are these adorable little French “Mignonette’s” - sweet all bisque French pair dress as an adorable little French couple - perfect condition w/ extreme cobalt blue eyes and exceptional hand painted facial features - she’s 4” tall - he’s 4 ½” tall - $1,995 each or $3,500 for the pair. 7. Wonderful all original “Mutt & Jeff” by Bucherer - great condition w/ original paint and nice bright clothing - these rare Swiss wonders are among my favorites - I love their little ball jointed metal bodies - 6” & 8” tall - $1,295 for pair. 8. This ladies and gentlemen is an amazing bébé Mothereau from the 1880’s period - Alexandre Mothereau made three very different molds - this is the one that is marked “JM” - precious hand pressed French bisque with flawless refinement- hand painted facial features that would make the masters weep - soft lovingly stroked fawn shaded brows over wistful lashes surrounding this most amazing luminous pools of heather blue color you will ever find in paperweight eyes - hand cut sockets with lovely dark outline and just a hint of soft mauve shading - her soft amber shaded lips have that slightly pouty feature that we all love - just a hint of darker outline and then there is that always desirable space between the lips - she stands 26” tall on her original fully jointed early straight wrist French body - breathtaking antique clothing & shoes - $32,500. 9. Beautiful exceptionally large size “Blue Bonnet Girl” - mold # 998 by Alt, Beck, & Gottschalk - truly an exceptional beauty and such a truly fine example of these 1875 shoulder heads - this lovely blonde beauty has light blonde sculpted hair w/ side braiding & flowing blonde hair wonderful blue charlotte bonnet w/ dark blue ribbon band - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ lovely icelandic blue eyes - closed mouth w/ just a hint of a smile beautiful lower bisque arms & feet – 19” tall - $1,295. 10. Wonderful, rare, and just as grand as she can be is this all original very early French Papier Mache - beautiful very grand lady face with dark glass eyes & slightly open mouth w/ teeth - exceptionally beautiful - original wig & clothes - she even holds her little hankie in her hand - 19” tall - $2,495. 11. Beautiful brown bisque character child by Armand Marseille - mold # 1894 - beautiful nice even coco coloring w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over lovely chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed German body w/ early straight wrist - 14” tall - $995. 12. Wonderful Simon & Halbig lady doll of superior quality - mold #1159 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - soft arched feathered & molded brows over gorgeous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed lady body w/ molded breast - 20” tall - $2,495. 13. Extremely rare large size All Bisque child - mold #369 - wonderful high quality bisque w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - happy laughing mouth w/ molded teeth & tongue - very rare large size - rarely found uniquely different face - jointed at shoulders & hips - 10” tall - $1,995. 14. Wonderful ever so early shelf size Simon & Halbig character child - mold # 1079 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open pouty mouth w/ dark amber shading - original early fully jointed straight wrist body - sweet little size - only 11” tall - $1295. 15. Well - two of the cutest little sisters in the universe - two utterly perfect all original “Mibs” - by Louis Amberg designed by Hazel Drucker in 1921 - this rarely found & always desirable little character w/ that wistful expression - both have the reddish hair: A (left) - Brown eyes - does not have molded shoes - all original - 13” tall - $995. B (right ) - Blue eyes - molded shoes - all original - 16” tall - $1,295. 16. Another truly unique wonder - a French fashion young lad of superior quality - glorious hand poured French bisque w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ dark amber shading - to add to his wonderment he has a handlebar mustache & a hand painted mole near his chin - firm upright original kid body - 14” tall - $3,795. 17. Exceptionally beautiful German Fashion Lady w/ such a great character face - exceptional high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched fawn shaded brows over very early dark outlined cobalt blue glass eyes - tiny pert nose - slightly pouty smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - very unique round face w/ a hint of a double chin - just precious - original body circa 1870 - 13” tall - $2,495. 18. Wonderful super large size early closed mouth Kestner from the early letter series (circa 1880) - marked only w/ an “M” - exceptional high quality bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold distinction - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original Kestner fully jointed body - original plaster pate - 30” tall - $3,495. 19. Well, look at “Little Red Riding Hood” she just saw the wolf & she’s so o- o-scare - all original cloth mask face Googlie w/ big surprise-eyed look - excellent condition w/ great hand painted facial features - round o shaped mouth w/ molded tongue - wire spectacles - 14” tall - $795. 20. Ok - way too cute - ever so rare to find & always desirable is the handsome young lad by Armand Marseille - mold #500 - pristine soft to the touch bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - solid dome head w/ molded - painted hair wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched fawn shaded brows over deep blue intaglio eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just hint of a smile - original fully jointed compo body - 15” tall - $1,295. 21. Another truly beautiful Lenci character child - all original #36 - “Sweet Fantasy” - wonderful hand painted facial features w/ icelandic blue eyes - excellent condition w/ two original hanging tags attached to dress - circa 1935 - 15” tall - $1,495. 22. Exceptionally beautiful and ever so rare to find - lovely closed mouth French bébé from the Paris firm of Etienne Denamur (ED) - hand pressed French bisque of the highest quality w/ lovely dewey patina - artist quality hand painted facial features - arched feathered brows over long wistful lashes surrounding the most amazing super large size heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth with soft rose shading - original fully jointed compo French body - 28” tall - $4,495. 23. Rare & wonderful as she can be is this exceptionally beautiful “Miss Curity” - near mint condition w/ great compo gorgeous blue sleep eyes w/ that always desirable eye shadow - original tagged clothes - breathtaking - 20” tall - $995. 24. Seldom found & always desirable is this wonderful character by Simon & Halbig - mold # 1339 - this rarely found treasure has pristine bisque w/ first out of the mold quality & a very unique & different face from all the other she children - 18” tall - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding enormous heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open smiling face/ outlined soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 18” tall - $1,495.

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25. Another truly lovely Belton child w/ such a beautiful French face - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body w/ early straight wrist - original mohair wig - 12” tall - $1,995. 26. Two rare & wonderful beauties from the world of Madame Alexander - “Princess Elizabeth “ & her sister “Margaret Rose” - both are all original w/ tagged clothes - both are in excellent condition w/beautiful compo & clear eyes: A (left) - “Princess Elizabeth” - original hair set - yes she has her purse - 13” tall - $795. B beautiful face - all original - “Margaret Rose” - 15” tall - $995. 27. Wonderful large size Googlie by Armand Marseillle (AM) - mold #323 - exceptional high quality bisque - w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - - comical arched brows over enormous sky blue googlie eyes - closed smiling mouth - original five piece compo body - 11” tall - $1,995. 28. A super large size French bebe from the wonderful world of Jumeau - this lovely French lady is a mold number #1907 - hand poured French bisque with lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading beautiful bisque teeth - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 35” tall - $3,995. 29. Wonderful tiny petite size Fashion w/ breathtaking eyes - pristine flawless bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over amazing hazel eyes w/ early dark outline - closed slightly smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - firm upright original body - 12” tall - $2,995. 30. Extremely rare and ever so wonderful is this very early utterly amazing closed mouth Kestner - rare mold #103 - wondrous early soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - exceptional artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown eyes -closed slightly smiling pouty mouth w/ early outlined soft rose shaded lips - original early chunky straight wrist body - 32” tall - $4,500.

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31. Rare & just as wonderful as she can be is this never to be found brown bisque beauty by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold # 117n - wondrous soft coco coloring w/ gorgeous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 15” tall - $1,495. 32. Another wonderful dark eyed French beauty from the amazing world of Jumeau - lovely size 12 open mouth Tete - pristine hand poured French bisque w/ superior quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes (original signed Jumeau eyes ) - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - upper bisque teeth - applied ears - original Jumeau body - 27” tall - $3,495. 33. Lovely early solid dome Sonnenberg Fashion Lady - soft to the touch pristine bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined spiral threaded heather blue eyes - soft pouty lips w/ rose petal pink shading - original straight & firm leather body w/ lower bisque arms 18” tall - $1,495. 34. Well - talk about something rare & special - take a look at this somewhat amazing Skookum’s baby - in twenty plus years - this is the very first one of this type that we have ever found - we did have one very similar in a papoose - this one however is smaller and actually has the look of a bye-lo baby - I’m quite sure they did that because of the popularity of the bye-lo compo head w/ hand painted facial features - side glancing eyes - pouty closed mouth - compo hands - cloth body - adorable - 11” tall - $995. 35. Another sweet small size Fashion w/ such a wonderful sweet face - pristine flawless bisque with amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined soft heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pert mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - original firm upright kid body - 14”tall $2,995.

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36. Rare to find early Kestner from the numerical series - she is marked only w/ a “J” - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - soft arched feathered brows over enormous spiral threaded heather blue eyes - slightly open mouth w/ a very unusual pouty mouth - outlined w/ soft amber shading - original plaster pate - original Kestner body - 21” tall - $1,995. 37. Well - just look what we have found this time, a truly amazing Belton w/ not only that always desirable French look - but she looks just like the Jumeau Cartouche bébé - soft to the touch pristine bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - utterly amazing hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outline chestnut brown paperweight eyes - the very hint of a slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft rose pink shading - original early straight wrist body - 12” tall - $2,995. 38. Just as precious as she can be is this all bisque Googlie - mold #299 - pristine high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - exaggerated arched brows over enormous heather blue glass eye - that always desirable watermelon smile - five piece all bisque body w/ black Mary Jane shoes - swivel neck - 5” tall - $1,295. 39. Wonderful assortment of beautiful high quality Bonnet Dolls – each and everyone a treasure: A - (far left) big blue bonnet - 15” - $595. B. boy in blue hat - 14” tall - $495. C. pink flower hat - 13“ tall - $450. D. butterfly hat - 8” tall - $395. 40. Another rare wonder from the world of Heubach - totally adorable laughing little mechanical boy - mold # 7664 - solid dome pink bisque head w/ mold locks of hair - deep blue intaglio eyes - open/closed laughing mouth w/ two molded lower teeth - wind him up and he waddles across the floor just like a little baby excellent working condition - all original - 8” tall - $1,495. 41. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this lovely dark brown bisque Character Child by Kestner - beautiful soft to the touch brown bisque w/ first out of the

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Little Cherub

Created by Harriet Flander by Ursula R. Mertz photos Otto Mertz

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twelve inch little girl dressed in felt skating outfit is definitely a favorite in my collection. Her head is marked Harriet © Flanders 1937 and an original paper tag identified her as “Little Cherub.” I assumed that Harriet Flanders was the artist who had created this doll. I wondered about what other dolls she might have done. So far I had found only this one little skater girl. In 1993, I was fortunate enough to meet Harriet Flanders Rapaport. She was eighty-eight years old but did not look a day older than seventy. To my disappointment she told me that in all her life she had created only one doll and that was my little skater. While I was happy to meet her and had all kinds of questions, she was just as happy to meet me and see my little skater girl. At the time she had kept only

Although Mrs. Rapaport designed only one doll, it was produced in many different costumes. Little Cherub was produced in two sizes: 12 and 17.” Original paper tag reads as follows: “Copyright by // Harriet Flanders // Little // Cherub // A // Georgene Doll // Made In U.S.A.”

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17” Little Cherub dressed in Indian costume. The wrap around skirt may not be original, and there may have been a headdress. Unlike the other examples, she features multiple eyelashes. Marked: Harriet © Flanders 1937

12” Little Cherub dressed in skating outfit. Original paper tag.

A small curl of molded hair is complemented by two yarn tuffs that are glued to the felt cap. Eyeliner and three eyelashes were painted a warm brown. The eyes are painted to the side and feature medium blue, heart shaped pupils.

some prototype heads, not an entire doll. Mrs. Rapaport was not a doll designer but a graphic artist. During the depression years of the thirties, jobs were scarce, and people took what jobs they could find. In 1932, Mrs. Rapaport (then Ms. Flanders) had answered an ad looking for a doll painter. The advertisement had been placed by the Georgine Novelty Company of New York City. Harriet accepted the job. She was happy to talk about her time with the Averills and reported that she was very good at painting doll faces. She could produce two gross a day and remembered painting among others the faces of Raggedy Ann and Andy and the cloth Quintuplets for Madame Alexander. Of course, I wanted to hear more about the creation of my little skater. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Averill, Mrs. Averill’s brother, Rudie Hopf, was involved in the company. Harriet remembered him as a very kind man. One day she showed him a children’s book she had written and illustrated, entitled “Little Cherub.” He liked the little book and asked her if she could design a cute toddler as seen in the book. She consented and claimed that she had actually sculpted the head. The Averill’s decided to market doll and book as a unit. A 12” and 17” size was offered. Harriet signed a contract for four years, during which she received royalties on sales. She commented that at the time four years was about the average life span of a newly introduced doll. Even though Harriet had created only one doll, it was produced in many variations. There were skaters and skiers, dolls in cute toddler dresses and even Indians. One of the colorful illustrations in the book shows an Indian child with long feather headdress, others are seen in sun suits with adorable bonnets. An Asian youngster is also depicted. Might some of these outfits have been reproduced? A black Little Cherub has been seen offered on eBay. In her book Compo Dolls, Cute and Collectible, Vol. III, Rhoda Shoemaker shows two Little Cherubs. One of them features a mohair wig over her molded hair. The other is depicted in a “Bo Peep” kind of costume. The doll is described as follows: “This little girl was part of a Nursery Rhyme series. She has rosy cheeks and a lovely finish. Her wig is quite unusual – it is made up of dozens of tiny blond silk ringlets all over her head. Her clothes are completely original. In one hand she carries a bouquet; a silver folder is attached to her wrist in the form of a birthday card and is marked “Georgene Dolls.”

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This version has never been seen. Does any reader own one of these dolls? I would love to hear. Except for the Indian maiden, the face decoration for Little Cherub is different from the average composition doll of the day. The eyes were painted to one side in a medium blue with darker blue, heart shaped pupils. (Pupils and eyeliner were usually painted black.) Little Cherub eyeliner is a medium brown and so are her signature three eyelashes. In time additional Little Cherub dolls joined my collection. I was particularly pleased when I was able to acquire one of the 12” dolls in the original box and still containing the original storybook. Some of the book illustrations have been reproduced with this article. All three items show no identification marks, which means that this particular set may have been sold by one of the large mail order houses like Sears or Montgomery Ward. Greeting card created and signed by Harriet Flanders. The two little angels seen here very much resemble Little Cherub.

Sample page from book entitled “Little Cherub.”

A 17” Indian maiden had also joined the crowd. She is quite rare. In all my 35 years of collecting I have never seen another one. On examining and studying her again, I am not sure that her wrap around skirt is original. The fabric does look aged. There may have been a headpiece. While I cherish all three of my Little Cherubs, the skater girl is still my favorite. She truly is an artistic creation. The flowing lines of her simple felt costume beautifully complement the roundness of her features and limbs. The warm tones used for her face decoration are very pleasing. Those signature eyelashes give her face character, and the yarn tufts sewn to her felt cap further complement the total design. References: Mertz, Ursula R. (March/April 1994). “Meet Harriet Flanders, Creator of Little Cherub”. Doll Reader, pg. 20 and 24. Mertz, Ursula R. (2004). Collector’s Encyclopedia of Composition Dolls 1900-1950, Vol. II, pg. 8, Collector Books, Paducah, KY – Biography of Mrs. Rapaport.

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This 12” Little Cherub features a mohair wig. (From: “Compo Dolls Cute And Collectible,” Vol. III, Rhoda Shoemaker)

This Little Cherub’s wig is made up of many curls, individually glued on. Has any reader ever seen one of these dolls? (From: “Compo Dolls Cute And Collectible,” Vol. III, Rhoda Shoemaker)

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Left and Right: Front and back view of what remains of Josie, thirty-six fragments carefully reconstructed. The doll’s head is 6 1/4” high. Photos by Karen Hopple

Center: Artist Chris Urriola’s rendering of Josie before the 1875 fire.

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have two stories to tell. They are stories of two dolls I was given the task of reconstructing her. Each piece of the exported from Germany before the turn of the twentieth doll was cleaned and given a catalog number. I then began century that found their way to Nevada, and ultimately my work, which, without the aid of my husband, would have to the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. I volunteer been impossible. It took four hands! at the museum, under the guidance of Dr. Gene Hattori, Although not marked as to maker, thanks to the efforts Curator of Anthropology, and co-author of this piece. of Mary Krombholz, the author of six books on antique The first doll is a porcelain china shoulder German dolls, I know she was made by the Kloster head. It is the summer of 2000. Portland Veilsdorf porcelain factory in Veilsdorf, a small State University graduate student and town in the German state of Thuringia. A archaeologist, Julie Schablitsky, her students distinctive feature of Kloster Veilsdorf and volunteer archaeologists, gather dolls is the molding around the eye around fragments of a once finely glazed socket. Another feature is the deep china head. This is a prized find for their molding of the vertical curls, and the day’s efforts, and they affectionately molding of the shoulder plate. Mary name her “Josie”. Schablitsky’s was kind enough to let me include a Nevada Historic Preservation Office picture of what she calls “Josie’s twin” dig is centered in an area once known in this piece. The subtle differences as Virginia City’s low rent district, in appearance are due to the sculptor commonly referred to as Chinatown’s redefining the features of the master neighbors. They are digging in the mold as it began to wear. She writes remains of the house occupied by in her newest book A Pictorial Thomas Cooper, a miner and carpenter, Reference Guide For German Chinas: his wife Eunice and their three “This important 6-1/4-inch china children: Evelin, Ida Jane, and George. shoulder head, with an early 1860’s In October of 1875 much of Virginia Flat Top hairstyle, was donated to the City was destroyed by fire, including Sonneberg Doll Museum in 1909 by the Cooper house. The dig uncovered the Kloster Veilsdorf porcelain factory. thirty-six pieces of Josie in the ash layer The facial modeling and painting This doll, a twin to Josie, in the left by the fire. The family was forced to on this shoulder head identify the Sonneberg Doll and Toy Museum leave Josie behind, just minutes ahead Greiner-type chinas and chinas made was made by Kloster Veilsdorf. Photo Courtesy Mary Krombholz, “A Pictorial of the approaching flames. I was the with a variety of hairstyles from the Reference Guide For German Chinas”. only one on site who collected dolls, so early 1840’s to the late 1860’s. The

Girl’s cradleboard by renowned Washoe weaver Dat-so-la-lee. Openwork twining with two reinforcing rods. Willow with design in bracken fern and red yarn. Glass beads dangle from hood. 7” long x 3-1/2” wide. It took two days to complete in October, 1912.

The doll in the cradleboard. The diagonal line motif on the hood indicates it was for a boy. Photo courtesy of the Nevada State Museum

A second cradleboard was attached to the first. The diamond motif on the hood indicates it was for a girl. Photo courtesy of the Nevada State Museum

facial modeling and painted features are identical to the china shoulder heads described for decades as Greinertype chinas. The Kloster Veilsdorf porcelain factory used similar molds with the same eye, nose and mouth molding on a variety of chinas with many different hairstyles. The realistic modeling of the upper and lower eyelids is a unique feature of the Greiner-type chinas, as are the shape and size of the single-stroke eyebrows.” There is only a hint of one eyebrow left above Josie’s right blue eye. Her nose and left eye are missing. I believe this is where her head hit the floor and shattered during the fire. Around twenty-five inches in length, she would have had a handmade cloth body, most likely stuffed with sawdust. Her hands and feet were made of cloth or kid leather. I believe Josie was probably made in the 1870’s during the peak of German china head production. After being buried for over 100 years, Josie came back to tell us a story, a story of family life in Virginia City. We realize that families, including the Cooper’s and their doll, lived amidst all of the clamor and excitement of this booming mining community.

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Featured in “Woven Legacy - A Collection of Dat-so-la-lee Works” at the Gatekeeper’s Museum, Tahoe City, CA. Photo courtesy of the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society.

he second doll is a twelve-inch Baehr & Proeschild Native Indian Boy mold 244, circa 1888. This doll was part of a collection of Washoe Indian basketry donated to the museum by Rebecca Sutton Boyes. Her mother, Evelyn Park Sutton, collected the baskets from the late nineteenth century into the early twentieth century. Evelyn was born and raised on a ranch in Carson Valley, Nevada, where ranchers commonly employed local Washoe Indians as ranch hands and household help. The doll was wrapped and bound in a miniature Washoe cradleboard around 21” long. It was then tied with a cotton print strip to a matching cradleboard. These cradleboards consist of an open weave willow backboard, and each has a woven willow hood or sunshade. The manner of swaddling the doll in a blanket against a sheepskin pad, and then securing this to the cradleboard is in keeping with the Washoe’s use of full-sized cradleboards for their children. I took some pictures for identification purposes and left the doll to be removed carefully by the museum staff. It is important to document each step of removal, so later it can be put back exactly as before. At home I checked in German Doll Studies by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik. There starring 51

A one year old boy in his cradleboard. Tying him to the tree prevented his walking off while his mother worked. Note his feet at the bottom. Photo courtesy of the Nevada State Museum.

back at me was the same doll. The bisque socket head is distinctive because of its realistically painted facial features, including a reddish-brown overall tinting and “scowling” multi-stroke painted eyebrows. The end result is the German doll makers’ vision of American Indians in the 1880’s. The doll has pierced ears, but, unlike the Cieslik’s doll, there are no earrings. The doll has handset brown glass eyes. When finally removed from its cradleboard, the doll revealed even more surprises. The doll was dressed in a plain, ankle length pink dress. When I looked underneath the dress I found the original pants matching the Cieslik’s doll, including the distinctive trim used along the bottom of the side seams and around the waist of the doll. The pink dress was not original. The boy’s shirt had been removed. The only remnant left was the sash that once crossed over the shirt of the doll. Dyed feathers from the doll’s original headdress were glued to the sash, along with a section of trim now used as a decorative collar. The long hair had been trimmed to chin length. The simple five piece composition body was painted reddish brown and varnished. Shoes were painted to look like moccasins. The evidence of pants on this doll indicates that it was originally an Indian boy, completed by a Thuringian doll factory for export. The later addition of the pink dress made it possible to change the doll from a boy to a girl. Washoe cradleboards can be decorated with a male, female, or unisex decorative motif formed by wrapped twined thread, yarn, or sinew across the hood. One of the cradleboards is decorated with a girl’s diamond motif, the other is decorated with a boy’s separated, diagonal line motif. The doll was received wearing the 52

Close-up of the doll with original decorative trim around neck. The dress is not original to doll. Photo courtesy of the Nevada State Museum.

Original pants and feathered trim. Feathers from original headdress glued to sash, no shirt. When the dress is taken off, the sash crosses over bare chest. Trim on end circles neck. Photo by Karen Hopple

dress, but mistakenly bound to the boy’s cradleboard. The cradleboards were made by a Washoe weaver in western Nevada or eastern California. Washoe weavers made full-sized cradleboards for their own children to be used as carriers to keep the child secure and comfortable while allowing the mother to freely work and travel. Miniatures were produced for Washoe children and, beginning in the late nineteenth century, as gifts or curios for sale to Euro-Americans. The museum has other examples of miniature cradleboards of varying sizes, some with dolls and some without. The B & P doll and paired cradleboards are at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Contact Gene Hattori for a behind the scenes tour. Dat-so-la-lee’s miniature basketry is on exhibit at the Gatekeeper’s Museum, Tahoe City, CA. Call for hours. 530-583-1762 The authors wish to thank: Mary Krombholz, Margery Hall-Marshall (Lone Star Studios), The late Chris Urriola, Sue Ann Monteleone, Stefanie Givens, and Ken Hopple. For more information you can contact Karen Hopple at hopplesnv@clearwire.net or Gene Hattori at GHattori@ nevadaculture.org

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Doll by noted doll maker Izannah Walker. Ann Pruett-Phillips, email: ann@annpruett-phillips.com

Punch windup mechanical toy, $2,800. Marshall Martin, email: marshallmartin@earthlink.net

Marked O’Neill Kewpie with composition body, 10-1/2”. Mary Ann Spinelli, email: maspinelli@verizon.net

Unusual character, unknown maker, marked 122P and P at top of head, on large toddler body, $2,695. Fritzi’s Dolls, email: fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net

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A great set of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, many with original tags, sold early in the show. Lorna Erb, Lancaster, PA.

Marked Bliss dollhouse, $3,500. Pat Vaillancourt, email: vaillsdolls@aol.com 54

Bru Fashion, $6,500; Jumeau fashion $4,500 and fashion couple, perfect bisque heads, $4,500 pr. Linda Kellermann, email: lindak222@comcast.net

Back, 22-1/2” Tete Jumeau, $4,895; front, 1907 Jumeau, $1,395 and Kestner 3, original wig, $2,095. Gigi’s Dolls and Sherry’s Teddy Bears, email: gigisdolls@aol.com

Rare Maggie Bessie doll, 12”, $13,000. Billye Harris, email: billyehb@aol.com

S & H 1488, $5,650. Jay and Connie Lowe, email: big.birds@ comcast.net

French chinas measure 25 and 27 inches tall, $7,000 and $10,000 respectively. Val Star, email: valstarantiques@earthlink.net

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Simon and Halbig 969 character, $5,200. Rick Saxman, email: ricksax@earthlink.net

12” Nockler and Tittle character, $1,895. Shari McMasters, email: sharimacmasters@gmail.com

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Auction Gallery

Crossing the Border for Dollhouses by Susan Grimshaw

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f you are willing to cross the Peace Bridge from Buffalo, NY to Fort Erie, Ontario on August 14th, you may be a lucky bidder for one of over a hundred antique and vintage dollhouses and roomboxes being sold at auction. The extensive collection of the late Mildred M. Mahoney had been housed in historic Bertie Hall since the 1980’s when Mildred leased two floors of the 1826 building for the Mildred M. Mahoney Dolls House Gallery. Decades of collecting are represented in this large assortment of dolls’ houses, roomboxes, furniture and salesman’s samples, many with English and American roots. The entire collection will be sold on site at Bertie Hall by Plato Auctions of St. Catharines., Ont. in conjunction with Cottone Auctions of Geneseo, NY. Because the collection is being sold with relatively short notice, there is no illustrated catalogue and the dollhouses will be sold as they were fully furnished by Mildred. The houses range from early 19th century homemade and commercial English townhouses to humble early 20th century American bungalows by Schoenhut and Converse. Some of the antique houses feature rare pieces of Rock and Graner furniture as well as many pieces of Waltershausen, Schneegass and ormolu accessories by Erhard & Sohn. A few houses are empty, such as a Dunham’s Cocoanut House and a few are minimally furnished, such as the rare “Sparrowe House of Ipswich” dollhouse, but the majority of houses and roomboxes are loaded with furniture and accessories. As the late Vivien Greene was prone to do in her early days of collecting antique dollhouses, Mildred used rather a free hand when it came to redecorating, so bidders should be advised to be on the look-out for replaced wallpapers and some unusual decorative touches such as applied fringe decoration to some dollhouse rooms. Among the most desirable specimens on offer are several English dollhouses with Georgian facades and a number of classic English box-back houses – quite a few are large examples with three floors. American houses include a fully furnished Mystery House (with added fringe) and an extensively redecorated Tynietoy New England Townhouse which has been altered to disguise later wiring. English houses of similar vintage made by Lines and Triang feature half-timbered facades and decorative exterior painting. There are also several lots of vintage craftsman furniture, some of which were incorrectly identified when the museum was open and may remain so when they are offered for sale. Other errors in identification include a mid-19th century English box-back house that Mildred dated (probably based on a wishful provenance) to 1789. Such mistakes are rather common in collections that were put on display before more recent scholarship proved some attributions to be erroneous. Among the most unusual offerings are a mid-20th century dental cabinet in the form of a neo-classical house complete with columned portico, a very large and elaborate birdcage with an elegant mansard roofline and stained glass windows, a small house made from Welsh tin and papered with pages from an English fashion magazine, a model of the Hawaiian Imperial Palace, several tramp art houses, and a variety of interesting salesman’s samples and mechanical toys. Rounding out the sale are a sampling of furnished shops, German kitchens, toy stoves and a good selection of early 20th century lithographed houses by Bliss and others. There will be no internet bidding, but absentee and phone bids will be accepted. For more information visit www.PlatoAuctions.com.

One of approximately twenty miniature replicas of the “Swallowe House”, a 16th century house still standing in Ipswich, England. The replicas were made by F. Tibbenham Ltd. around 1930.

An example of just one room from a fully furnished dolls’ house decorated with elaborately gilt-decorated Waltershausen furniture and ormolu accessories. The elegant window treatments here are noteworthy.

Rare mid-20th century dental cabinet with an elegant Greek Revival façade. Similar examples are represented in other museum collections and are highly collectible among dentists.

One of several early 19th century English dolls’ houses to be sold fully furnished. This example is notable for its crisp Georgian architectural details such as the hip roof, delicate window mullions and paneled door.

Preview: Galerie de Chartres: September 25, 2010

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he auction will feature a variety of dolls including a “Jumeau Portrait” with blue eyes, a group of fashion dolls with nun clothing, and a large collection of Sarreguemines pottery. For information: 10, rue Claude Bernard – ZA du Coudray – BP 70129 – 28003 Chartres Cedex Tél. 02.37.88.28.28 - Fax. 02.37.88.28.20 - E-mail : chartres@ galeriedechartres.com Websites: www.interencheres.com/28001 www.ivoire-chartres.com

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rices were strong at the recent James D. Julia sale for everything from dolls to toys to antique advertising and slot machines. The Oriental Bru Jne 7, all original, brought $23,000 and a grand poupee by Jumeau on a wooden body, measuring 32 inches, sold for $20,125. A dimunutive Bru, only 11-1/2 inches tall, from the early 1880s with gusseted white kid body and bisque fingers, wearing the original dress, brought $14,950 and the Santa with sleigh, one of several rare tin toys from the Malcolm Deisenroth collection, realized $161,000, the highest price paid for an American tin toy in more than fifteen years.

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lovely 15 inch portrait Jumeau with straight wrist French jointed body and Jumeau stamp (above), realized $6,710 at the June Withington auction. Also sold was this 17” Portrait Jumeau Fashion (below), with glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, cloth body, kid arms, with trunk and additional clothes for $4,290.

Oriental Bru Jne 7, $23,000 Grand size poupee Jumeau, $20,125

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Volume 8, Number 5 June 2005 The Art of Andre Thuillier • Special Dolls for a Princess • Half-Dolls • National Antique Doll Dealers Association • China Dolls Volume 8, Number 6 July 2005 Bavarian Beauties • Early Chinas • In Memory of Mary Harris Francis • A Jumeau 203 and Her Wardrobe • Schoenhut Dolls • The Marilu Doll Volume 8, Number 7 August 2005 Tour England and France With Bluette • A Dress Pattern For Your Mignonnette • Mary Merritt Doll Museum • Dollhouse Jewels • American-Made Dolls • Dewees Cochran Dolls Volume 8, Number 8 September 2005 The Fashionable Poupée • UFDC Salesroom • Dollhouses at the Merritt Museum • French Automata • American-Made Dolls Volume 8, Number 10 November 2005 Dolls and Dollhouses at Auction • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Antique Wedding Dolls and Memorabilia • The First Articulated Bebe • Tiny Treasures • KPM • Skookum Volume 8, Number 11 December 2005 Lucy Morgan Collection at Auction • Mignonnettes Bake a Kings Cake! • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Images of the Virgin • American-Made Dolls • Shoe Whimsies Volume 8, Number 12 January 2006 Creating A Wardrobe for Empress Eugenie • Character Dolls • Jumeau Triste • Doll Fashions Around the World • Dancing Dolls • Small Boudoir Dolls • Comic Character Dolls Volume 9, Number 1 February 2006 Dolls and Valentines • Ethel Newcome Her History and Wardrobe • Exciting Auction Reports! • UFDC Special Exhibit: The Philadelphia Story • Little Known Museums of Europe Volume 9, Number 2 Mar. 06 The Story of “Miss Mary” • Bleuette • Early Horsman Dolls • Chad Valley “Royals” • Different Dolls of the Same Kind • Celluloid Dolls Volume 9, Number 3 April 2006 The Legacy of Lily • Early SFBJ Character Babies • Ormolu Miniatures • In Search of Early Doll Collections • Door of Hope • American-Made Dolls • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 9, Number 4 May 2006 Theriault’s To Sell Lego Foundation Museum • English Dollhouses • The Encyclopedia of French Dolls • American-Made Dolls • French and German Bisque Dolls • Rollinson Dolls • An Early Wax Doll Volume 9, Number 5 June 2006 Kestner’s 208 Character • Bru Dolls• A Tale of Two Dolls • Raleigh Composition Dolls • Ackley Cloth Dolls • Miniature Silver Volume 9, Number 6 July 2006 A Queen Anne Wooden • Simon & Halbig Parian Dolls • Mignonnettes Celebrate Bastille Day • Dolls in America • Lucy’s Doll House Volume 9, Number 7 August 2006 Pocket Dolls • SFBJ Character Babies • Bisque Bathing Beauties • Effanbee’s Skippy • Grecon Miniature Dolls • Heinrich Handwerck Volume 9, Number 8 September 2006 Mary Merritt Museum Auction • The Collection of Gail Cook • UFDC Salesroom • Lenci Miniatures • Advertising Dolls • Porcelain Treasures Volume 9, Number 9 October 2006 Kintzbach Hands • Dolls with Molded Hats • UFDC Winners • A Tudor Dollhouse • Averill’s Wonder Dolls • National Doll Festival • Auction Previews! Volume 9, Number 10 November 2006 “Maggie Bessie” Dolls • Jumeau • American-Made Dolls • Faux Bamboo Miniatures • Blue Ribbon Winners! Volume 9, Number 11 December 2006 Vienna Doll Museum at Auction • Dollies’ Holiday • The Christmas Doll • UFDC Ribbon Winners • Tynietoy • Madonna and Child Volume 10, Number 1 February 2007 La Venus Cloth Dolls • Dolls in Ethnic Dress • Chinas • Costuming • UFDC Exhibits • American-Made Dolls Volume 10, Number 2 March 2007 Mary Merritt Doll Museum Preview • Lancaster Rag Dolls • Patsykins • Le Musée de la Poupeé • Alabama Babies • Au Nain Bleu • Metal Heads • Miniature China Volume 10, Number 3 April 2007 An Early French Papier Mache • Pet Animals by Hertwig • Doll Accessories • SFBJ Cloth Dolls • La Nicette • Flossie Flirt Volume 10, Number 4 May 2007 Door of Hope • Royal Court Dolls • Theriault’s: Madame Petyt Collection • Merritt Museum Auction • Topsy Turvy Dolls • Cissy Volume 10, Number 5 June 2007 Kathe Kruse • French and German Bisque Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Black Lenci Dolls • Effanbee’s Little Lady Volume 10, Number 6 July 2007 Maison Simonne • A Pattern for the Well-Dressed Poupée • French Cloth Dolls • Wax Dolls • A New Museum Opens in Belgium • Auction News Volume 10, Number 7 August 2007 Japanese Dolls of Beautiful Women • Lenci Miniatures • Bleuette • Doll Accessories • Early American Composition Dolls • NADDA in Chicago Volume 10, Number 8 September 2007 A Rare Rohmer Fashion Doll • UFDC National Salesroom • A Queen’s Fairytale Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Metal Head Dolls Volume 10, Number 9 October 2007 Musée de la Poupée Special Exhibit: The Trousseau of Violette D’Epigny • Pattern for Violette’s “Tunique” • Blue Ribbon Winning Dolls • Louis Amberg & Son • Schoenhut Safari Volume 10, Number 10 November 2007 German Character Dolls • Sewing in the Dolls’ House • Milwaukee WPA Dolls • Male Fashions • National Doll Festival

Volume 10, Number 11 December 2007 Theriault’s Auction Weekend • Premiere Bleuette • Candy Containers • UFDC Winners • Boudoir Dolls • Mint & Boxed Volume 10, Number 12 January 2008 French Fashions • Museum Romantic • French Cloth Dolls • Blue Ribbon Winners • French Penny Toy Furniture • The Good Fairy Volume 11, Number 1 February 2008 Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum • Footwear on Parade • The Patchwork Girl of OZ • Grace Storey Putnam • Advertising Dolls • Palmer Cox Brownies • Trousseaux for Dolls Volume 11, Number 2 March 2008 Paper Dolls in La Poupée Modèle • Wenham Museum • Unsigned Poupées and Bébés • A Spring Doll Tour • Miniature Furniture Volume 11, Number 3 April 2008 Morphy’s Dolls and Miniatures Auction • A Collector’s Profile • Tynietoy • Horsman • Shopping in France • A Present from the Past Volume 11, Number 4 May 2008 Armand Marseille’s Overlooked Rare Characters • Lenci-Anili • Kamkins • Violette’s Chemisette • Henri Delcroix • Ottenberg Dolls Volume 11, Number 5 June 2008 From the Doll Cabinet – A Rare China Fashion • Ningyô Dolls • Continental Crib Figures • Paper Dolls • Borgfeldt’s Composition Dolls • NADDA Volume 11, Number 6 July 2008 Schmitt et Fils • Pre-Door of Hope • German Character Dolls • Billiken • French Cloth Dolls • Splashme Volume 11, Number 7 August 2008 French Fashions • French Lilliputians & German Miniature Dolls • German Characters • China Dolls from Scandinavia • Where is Rosabelle? Volume 11, Number 8 September 2008 Selfridge Collection to be auctioned by Theriault’s • UFDC Salesroom • Dolly and Her Dressmaker • A Gift from Russia’s Czar Volume 11, Number 9 October 2008 Morphy’s Doll Auction • UFDC Antique Blue Ribbon Winners • Heubach • American-Made Dolls • Kentucky Poppets • National Doll Festival Volume 11, Number 10 November 2008 White House Doll & Toy Museum at Auction • Soft Metal Dollhouse Furniture • Blue Ribbon Winners • Hats For Your Poupée – a Special Pattern • Miniature China Dolls Volume 11, Number 11 December 2008 Theriault’s Three-Day Auction • AllBisques • Faith-Based Dolls • Peterkin • Christmas Dolls • More UFDC Winners! 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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 address or email above.

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am seeking help in trying to find information on a doll my mother-law received when she was a child. She was born in 1916. I believe she is an Eaton Beauty Doll. Mary The Eaton’s catalog was as familiar to Canadians as the Sears & Roebuck catalog was to American consumers. In 1900 their catalog introduced the first Eaton Beauty doll. Armand Marseille made some of the earliest shoulderhead dolls; other producers were Cuno and Otto Dressel, Kestner and Schoenau & Hoffmeister. Each year the company selected the manufacturer who could offer them the best price. The last appearance of the Eaton Beauty Dolls was in 1999.

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bought this doll at Goodwill. She is 20 inches tall with a stuffed body. Her head and hands are very heavy, perhaps some kind of clay or pottery. The head is unmarked and the doll itself is in good condition. I think her eyes are a very light glass or celluloid. She has a frog style body with teeth and a felt tongue. Her eyes open and close. I have replaced the original ribbons around her ankles and wrists which were very worn. I am hoping one of your readers can identify her. Don

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o you have any idea what this doll is? She is 22” tall. Rosie from the UK

Cloth doll expert Nancy Smith answered, “This is a leather doll which was made in the UK in the teens. I have seen two other dolls like this. One of them had a label that said: ‘Webb’s Patent No 104075, 1916.’ The patent was registered to Miss Dora Webb R.M.S., 106 Burton Rd. Melton Mowbray. The labeled doll was in an auction and the face was pristine. It was estimated at $1200 to 1700 but sold for about twice the estimate.”

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hope someone can identify a doll that I rescued from a garage sale last year. It is all cloth with a painted face and seems to be quite old. It appears to once have had yarn hair. I would love to know more about her and how to dress her in appropriate clothes. Carolyn

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International Moscow Exhibition: Art of the Doll

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he first International Moscow exhibition, “Art of the Doll,” will take place October 29-31, 2010 in Manage, the Central Ezibishinal Hall, Manezhnaya Square, 1 in the center of Moscow. Dolls from the collection of Lady Lana Letta will be on exhibit, later to take their place in the future Moscow Museum of Dolls, scheduled to open in 2011. These handmade, limited edition dolls represent peoples from various ethnic regions and can be seen in several books on doll collecting, i.e, The How-to Book of International Dolls. A Comprehensive Guide to Making, Costuming and Collecting Dolls by Loretta Holz; Cloth Dolls from Ancient to Modern: A Collector’s Guide with Values by Linda Edward; Identification and Price Guide by Polly and Pam Judd. For more information visit http://dollmanege.ru/main-eng.htm 59

Calendar of Events

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August 2010

1 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Al Bahr Shriners. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 4-5 Hatfield, PA. Doll Auction. Roxanne LeMay Morison, Doll Consultant. Alderfer Auction. 800-577-8846 ext. 3023. 6-8 Asheville, NC. Doll & Bear Expo. Crowne Plaza Resort. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. 6-8 Monroeville, PA. Toy Show. Monroeville Convention Center. Orangestone Promotions, Inc. 412-213-0224. 7-8 Archbold, OH. 27th Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Sauder Village. 800-590-9755. 7 Eagle River, WI. Doll Show & Sale. Kalmar Community Ctr. Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods. 715-479-7132. 7 San Antonio, TX. 2nd Annual Hill Country Doll Show & Sale. Live Oak Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-708-8054. 7 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo Schreeder. 925-229-4190. 8 Laconia, NH. Doll & Miniature & Teddy Bear Show. Leavitt Park Community. Lakes Region Doll Club. 603-524-0129. 12-14 Brookfield, WI. 10th Midwest Doll Festival. Mary Zoch. 847-827-0416. 14 Ft. Erie, ONT. Mildred M. Mahoney Dollhouse Museum Auction. Bertie Hall. Cottone & Plato Auctions. 905-937-1751. 15 Hackensack, NJ. Doll Show. Rothman Center Fairleigh Dickinson University. JMK Shows. 352-527-6666. 15 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. 18-20 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. 21 Angelica, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club. Lorraine Hasper. 585-365-2520.

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21-22 Belgium. 24th International Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Hallen Belfort. Niesje Wolters van Bemmel. info@niesjewolters.nl 21 Huntsville, AL. 34th Anniversary Show & Sale. Historic Huntsville Depot Roundhouse. Twickenham Doll Club. 256-881-4809. 21 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Larry Herman. 925-947-1572. 25-27 Fairfield, ME. Antique & Fine Art Auction. Julia Auction Facility. James D. Julia Inc. 207-453-7125. 29 Bellevue, WA. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Teresa Lehmbeck. 425-413-9516. 29 Mankato, MN. Doll Show & Sale. Best Western Inn. Lady Slipper Doll Club. 507-334-0431.

September 2010

4 Portland, OR. Doll Show. National Guard Armory. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 4 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. 8-12 Denver, CO. Miniatures & Dolls & Toys Show. Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech. Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys. 303-651-6856. 9-12 Neenah, WI. Oldenburg & Co. 2nd Annual Convention. Holiday Inn. 920-582-4361. 11 Glendale, CA. Dolls & Miniatures & Bears Show & Sale. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Barbara Kouri. 818-767-4172. 11 Hillsborough, NH. Annual Toy & Doll Extravaganza @ the Dollhouse in Hillsborough. Withington Auction. www.withingtonauction.com 11 Las Cruces, NM. Doll Show & Sale. Mesilla Valley Conference Room Days Inn. Gloria Sanders. 575-523-1413. 11 Roseville, CA. Doll Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 11 San Diego, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Al Bahr Temple. Delightful Dolls. 619-265-0443. 11 Santa Monica, CA. De-acquisition Sale. Angel’s Attic Museum. Angel’s Attic. 310-394-8331. 11 Talbott, TN. Doll Show. Morristown Doll Club. W. Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Dept. 423-586-0744. 11 Waldorf, MD. Doll Show & Sale. Thomas Stone High School. Southern Maryland Doll Club. 301-868-6410. 12 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Fireman’s Recreation Hall. Fairlands Doll. Sue Spink. 585-591-2841. 12 Chantilly, VA. Teddy Bear Show. Dulles Expo & Conference Ctr. Alex Wilson. 717-993-3041. 12 Erlanger, KY. Doll Show. 1379 Donaldson Rd. Triple Crown Doll Club. Monica. 859-635-1649. 12 Maquoketa, IA. Doll & Toy & Bear Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139. 12 Valparaiso, IN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Porter County Exposition Center. Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club. 219-476-7384. 17-19 St. Charles, IL. Folk Art Festival. Kane County Fairgrounds. 800-777-4373. 18 Beaverton, OR. Doll Show. Beaverton Elks Lodge. Sharon. slfratzke@comcast.net 18-19 Gaithersburg, MD. 151st Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 443-617-3590. 18 Greenville, SC. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. 18 Lawrenceville, PA. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show & Sale. Laurel Doll Club of PA. 570-537-2253. 18 Lewiston, ID. Annual Doll Sale. Lewis -Clark State College. Lewis-Clark Doll Club. Carmen Moxley. 509-758-5487. 18 W. Covina, CA. Doll & Bears Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 19 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport. Carolyn Johnson. 409-945-2796. 19 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Bear Show. Serb Hall. Orphans In The Attic. Marge Hansen. 920-563-0046. 25 Billings, MT. Doll Show. Legacy Doll Museum. 406-252-0041. Calendar continued on page 63

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Calendar continued from page 60 25 Bremerton, WA. Doll Show. Sons of Norway Hall. Sandy O’Donnell. 360-871-7359. 25 Chartres, France. Doll Auction. Galerie De Chartres. 02.37.88.28.28 25 Denver, CO. UFDC Region 6 Denver Conference Public Day. Sheraton Denver West. Diane Hoffman. 303-722-8700. 25-26 Golden, CO. 1st Annual Tri State Doll Sale. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Lorella Farmer. 303-988-8591. 25 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois. theimer@wanadoo.fr 26 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show. The Lantern. B&L Promotions. 419-228-4657. 26 Ottawa, Canada. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show. R.A. Centre. C. McIntosh. 613-829-0041. 26 Willowbrook, IL. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Ashton Place Banquet Center. 312-919-7135.

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2 Albany, NY. Doll Show & Sale. St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Shake Doll Club. 518-439-6576. 2 Caldwell, ID. Hello Dollie Doll Club Show. Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. 209-880-2484. 2 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection. Southwind Doll Club. 760-728-6830. 3 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center. Sandy. 269-599-1511. 9 Fredericksburg, VA. Doll & Toy Show. Fredericksburg Elks Lodge. Judy Kamerer. 804-448-5060. 9 Memphis, TN. Doll Show & Sale. Agricenter International. Southern Belles Doll Club. 901-377-9353. 9-10 Oaks, PA. Antiques & Collectibles Show. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Norman F. Schaut & Seaview Show Mgmt. 888-225-1007. 10 Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Jewelry Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 10 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. Bornstein Show. 978-535-4810. 10 Flint, MI. Doll Show & Sale. Dom Polski Hall. The Flint Barbie Club. 810-659-2351. 10 Hendersonville, NC. Doll Show & Sale. National Guard Armory. Land O’Sky Doll Club. UFDC Region 8. 828-891-8362. 16 Palmetto, GA. Peachtree Doll Collectors Annual Doll Show. 9250 Hutchenson Ferry Rd. 770-579-9404. 16 Phoenix, AZ. Daydreamers Doll Club Show & Sale. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. 480-857-2405. 16-17 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Western Washington Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 17 Wausau, WI. Doll & Antiques Show. St. Matthew Church Hall. Altrusa International of Wausau. 20-22 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn, Nashua. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. 23 Sparks, NV. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda Natzel. 775-342-7629. 24 St. Charles, IL. Antique & Collectible Toy & Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows. 773-736-5140. 30-31 Holyoke, MA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Holyoke Holiday Inn. Maven Company. 413-534-3311.

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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 Small Dollhouse Lady Doll

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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

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Summertime, a backdrop for refined mademoiselles enjoying a gathering on the veranda! This beauty is a deftly rendered delight. The wash of blues and grays sensitively stroked in her beautiful eyes captivate the observer. Completely original in a summer-weight gold tone walking suit with bronze silk trims, elegant feathered straw bonnet, original long golden mohair wig, elegant blouse with cabichon lapis brooch, layers of petticoats and unders and original antique leather boots. Her exquisite pale bisque shoulder head is secured to a sturdy gusseted leather body w/ individually stitched fingers. Ca. 1875 by Gaultier - 19" tall. $3950

Enchanting… a 17" Mademoiselle with a sultry gaze from the depths of ocean blue enamel eyes. Sweeping lashes, full glazed lips gently outlined, All original. From the Jumeau Firm on marked Jumeau body with straight wrists, rarer upswept Jumeau wig, original cranberry Mariner dress and hat, antique unders and shoes. Marked P w/ artist check marks from the early days of the Bebes made at the Jumeau Firm. A Very Pretty Bebe! $7600

This child speaks volumes with her beautiful eyes. She stands 17.5 inches, has an original full, long mohair wig, antique ear drops, very expressive features with full lips and exceptional coloring. Cork pate, leather shoes, antique unders and French wood and composition body. A brilliant blue bratelle dress with sweet flowered straw bonnet compliment her brilliant blue eyes. An exceptional child! $5300

Scrumptious 6 inch All Bisque Simon Halbig 1009 in elaborate four tiered presentation box! Adorable little one in French Market styling. Fabulous array of clothes and accessories; everything for the well heeled child! Expressive chocolate colored sleep eyes, open mouth w/ tiny teeth, long curly mohair wig. tiny straw bonnet and fabulous original dress. Not to be missed! $5950

The 'Doll as Art'… Here we see an early Simon Halbig shoulder-head with cheerful yellow molded curls and exquisitely painted features. In pale mint colored original dress, one turquoise earring drop, bisque arms and feet. Approx 16.5" tall. $1800

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Incredible 15" Simon Halbig 949..This fantastic completely all original closed mouth beauty is out of a private collection that has been tucked away for several decades. She has incredible blue spiral glass eyes, a solid dome belton type head. Her closed mouth is two toned with a red line in the center. Expert painting and flawless bisque. Her original long braided blond wig is incredible and in it's original set! She is wearing a wonderful antique wine red wool dress and matching velvet cape and hat. She is on her early straight wristed fully jointed body. Untouched by time! Remarkable! $2195

Completely adorable 10" Extreme Kestner Pouty! How can you not look at this adorable face and not fall deeply in love? This sweet girl has beautiful blue spiral glass sleep eyes, that adorable little pouty mouth, the highest quality bisque and painting. Just a delightful little darling! She is on her original straight wristed fully jointed body. She has her original wig and antique clothes right down to her darling antique leather shoes! These little poutys are so hard to find in this rare size. This adorable delight is very special! $2850 Exceptional Large 7 1/2" All Original Swivel Neck Gerbruder Kuhnlenz 31-19 All Bisque.. This hard to find, adorable little girl is minty w/ her orig. clothes, blonde mohair wig in orig. set w/ pale green silk bows and darling black velvet coat and hat! A big girl w/ huge bulging brown blown glass eyes, exceptional bisque and painting and sweet little closed mouth. She has painted two strap black Mary Jane shoes and white socks. Jointed at neck, arms and hips. A stunning little girl! $1395

Rare and incredibly beautiful! 11" Twill Over Wood Simon Halbig Lady Fashion. This delectable fashion is completely all original with the prettiest face you will ever see! She has beautiful pale bisque, cobalt blue glass set eyes, delicate painting with feathered brows, her original mohair wig and pate and a closed mouth with a red line through the center. Her body is a rare fashion twill over wood with perfect bisque arms and hands. Her clothes are fantastic! These little confections are so hard to come by and this beauty is very special! $4895

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15” Franz Schmidt 1266 pouty character toddler boy wearing original silk and corduroy play suit. $ 3500.

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17” Scroll mark F.G. Bebe with a fully jointed composition body, blonde mohair wig, and vintage cotton dress with antique shoes. $3200.

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Madame X Comes to Denver Sunday, September 26

Denver, Colorado

At the Hyatt Regency Tech Center An Estate Antique Doll Auction Well, actually, she’s not Madame X. She’s Madame XI. And unlike other mystery ladies of history that are known as Madame X, the background of this beauty is known. She’s from the German family of Kestner, and she’ll be appearing at Theriault’s one day antique estate doll auction along with 300 other beautiful antique dolls. Also included in the auction is a superb collection of several hundred rare half dolls to be sold in large lots. Antique toys, dollhouses, doll house furnishings, automata, and doll accessories will join gorgeous bisque dolls from prominent French and German doll firms. Too, will be American dolls from the 1930s to the golden age 1950s, as well as folk art dolls, early paper mache and porcelain, small collection of R. John Wright dolls, mignonettes and other allbisque characters, and so many more. The auction will preview at 9 AM Mountain Time, and the auction begins at 11 AM Mountain Time. For more information or to receive a free color brochure about the auction, call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com. The complete auction will be posted online after September 7 (go to www.theriaults.com and click on the button for Proxibid.) We hope you can attend the auction, but if you cannot, you can bid live online via Proxibid at the actual time of the auction, or you can call 800-638-0422 with your absentee bids. The auction is conducted at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center, located at 7800 E. Tufts Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237. From north, south or west follow I-25 and exit at Belleview Avenue. From the east or Denver International Airport follow I-225 and exit at 2A. For hotel reservations call 303-714-4616. For more auction information call Theriault’s at 800-638-0422. If you’re planning to attend the UFDC regional convention in Denver on September 23-25, look for the Dollmasters booth in the salesroom and view the wonderful selection of antique-styled doll costumes in pure silk and cotton fabrics. Make your visit to Denver a fun-filled weekend. Arrive on Saturday and join dozens of the finest doll dealers from throughout the US at the Public Day of the UFDC Regional Doll Conference. The sales room is open to the public on Saturday, September 25 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Denver Sheraton West Hotel, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO. 80220.

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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. 22" French P.D. (Petit & Dumontier) Bebe, magnificent HUGE blue bulging threaded p/w eyes, mauve blushing on eyelids, immaculate pale bisque, full chubby cheeks, ant. Fr. ant. mohair wig, orig. pate, wearing an amazing Fr. ant. dress & hat, orig. undies & ant. boots. On orig. PD body w/metal hands & pull strings. Outstanding modelling & absolutely BREATHTAKING!!! The BEST!!! $25,500. 3. 24" S & H #1249 "Santa", cornflower bl. sl. eyes, mint pale bisque, great ant. long brun. HH wig & pate, wears ant. cotton dress adorned w/ribbons & lace, fabulous ant. straw bonnet & ant. pink leather shoes, on her orig. S & H body. Head incised "Santa". GORGEOUS with tremendous presence!!! $2350. 4. 16" S & H #739 Character, big bl. p/w eyes, early flat brows, mint bisque, full & clean ant. mohair wig & orig. pate, wears a beautiful vintage dress, ant. shoes. On orig. S & H body. This rare character is absolutely GORGEOUS. $2350. 5. - 6. 17" French Joanny #7 Bebe, mint pale bisque, magnificent light bl. p/w eyes, orig. very long silky HH wig & pate, wears beautiful ant. Fr. wool dress, orig. ant. leather shoes & Fr. ant. hat & on orig. early st. wrist body. These are not easy to come by & couldn't be more OUTSTANDING!!!! Very soulful expression!! An AMAZING Bebe. $6750. 7. 10" Gebruder Heubach Pouty Character, beautiful bisque, bl. sl. eyes, ant. mohair wig & pate, wears fabulous Fr. ant. dress, great ant. hat & orig. ant. tiny leather shoes & socks. 4 On her orig. Heubach body. Very pouty mouth. She will melt your heart!!! $1975. 8. 8 1/2" Swaine & Co. DIP Character Baby, mint pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate, cl/mo, bl. sl. eyes w/molded lids. Wears factory orig. batiste & lace baby gown & bonnet, orig. diaper & knitted booties. On orig. baby body. Great tiny size & expression w/fabulous modelling. ADORABLE!! $975. 9. - 10. 9 1/2" Incised Jumeau Bebe #2, royal blue p/w eyes, mint pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate, 7 8 wearing a Fr. ant. silk very ornate dress, ant. leather shoes w/rosettes marked size #1 & darling ant. Fr. hat & ant. undies. On orig. Jumeau st. wrist "signed" body. Absolutely ADORABLE & is a darling teeny cabinet size. $11,000. 11. 13" Tete Jumeau O/Mo, huge bl. p/w eyes, immaculate pale bisque w/4 upper teeth, fabulous ant. mohair wig in it's original set & orig. pate, wears ant. lace dress & fabulous ant. Fr. velvet hat, orig. socks & orig. ant. Fr. shoes. On orig. "signed" Jumeau body. Absolutely GORGEOUS, very expressive huge bulging eyes & a great tiny cabinet size!! $3550. 12. - 13. 19 1/2" Incised Jumeau Bebe #9, bl. p/w eyes, mauve blush under brows, perfect bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate, magnificent FACTORY Couture costume of rust velvet & silk, fabulous embroidery throughout dress, orig. crocheted socks & "signed" Jumeau Presentation shoes (signed in Gold), orig. hat & undies. On orig. "signed" Jumeau body w/great orig. shiny finish & st. wrists. Incredible & her couture costume is surely one of a kind. SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT with blinding beauty!!! A one owner doll!! CALL for PRICE.

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BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 17 YEARS Factory Original Presentation Simon Halbig for French Boutique - It's laundry day for this 10" Simon Halbig 1078 child w/ her fully jtd., French comp. body, bl. sl. eyes w/ orig. hair lashes, o.m. w/ teeth, and orig. light brown mohair wig. Her finger nails are factory tipped with ivory paint which tells us she is from the Au Nien Blue Paris boutique. She is contained in her original presentation box that, unlike the usual array of toiletries and fancy things, it supplies her w/ everything she needs to launder her orig. wardrobe pieces, dry them, press them and then present them. She has washtubs, soap, towels, a drying rack, an iron and stand, and more. The condition of this package is near pristine, finally making this household chore downright exciting! $5995.

Exhibiting: September 11 - Angel's Attic De-acquisition Sale, Santa Monica CA, Angel's Attic Museum and Happy Dolling Show and Sale, Glendale CA, Civic Auditorium September 25 - Legacy Doll Museum Doll Show and Sale, Billings MT, Legacy Doll Museum October 16 - Forever Young Doll Show and Sale, Pasadena CA, Elks Lodge across from Norton Simon Museum

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Lofall’s Dolls Lovely Simon and Halbig 18” Lady Doll #1159, perfect bisque, no rubs, damage or repairs. Original Heinrich Handwerck stamped lady body with original finish. Domed trunk holds the Lady and her extensive wardrobe. $2500

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1. 21” classic from the Gebrüder Heubach firm. This extra-special shoulderhead model bears blue-painted intaglio eyes, beautifully painted and twice-shaded lips and blond painted hair. His oilcloth body is in very good condition, including the lower bisque arms, and he wears a flattering mariner ensemble of tan and cream wool. $1450. 2. 22” Kestner Bru 14 with a perfect head, brown glass sleep eyes and amazing modeling and painting. She retains her lovely antique human hair wig and the original Kestner plaster pate with the impressed size number. On her original composition body with straight wrists and the original paint finish, she wears an original chocolate brown wool coatdress with gorgeous cutwork decoration, plus lovely original leather slippers, and a fantastic straw hat. $6500. 3. 9-1/4” K & R Elise, the 109 model with a perfect bisque head and very nice modeling and coloring. The original mohair wig, which is styled in twin braids, is an especially great feature. On a jointed composition body with the original finish in perfect condition, Elise retains her original factory presentation, including crisp cotton underthings. An all-original rare character – what a find! $4500. 4. 15” K & R Marie, the 101 model with a perfect bisque head (scattered wig pulls covered by the wig) blue-painted eyes that have a faraway look, and a darling human hair in strawberry blonde – a perfect match to her brow color. On a jointed composition body that bears the original paint finish in good condition, Marie wears an original dress of cranberry and cream printed cotton, with lace accents. $3600.

5-6. 10-1/2” Kewpie Googly from the J. D. Kestner firm that is so much more than a doll – check out her trousseau! This darling child has “dresses for days” at over ten, plus there are accessories. She’s got a perfect bisque head with a perfect top-knot, great painting, side-glancing brown glass eyes, and don’t miss that w-i-i-i-de smile! Her classic chubby Kewpie body in composition is too cute for words and it has a very nice paint finish, too. $9800. 7. 27” J. D. Kestner 237 Hilda in the largest size known – 20. Even better, this child is the toddler version of the popular and beloved German character child. Details include a perfect bisque head with indescribable modeling and bisque quality, plus glass sleep-eyes, an open mouth with two upper teeth and even her original skin wig. The chunky Kestner toddler body is in excellent condition and Hilda is beautifully costumed in a classic white dress with tucking and lace, and it is topped off with a challis wool coat and matching cap – exquisite! $7900. 8. 25” long J. D. Kestner 211 (Sammy) model in size 20 – the largest size. Details include a perfect bisque head, blue glass sleep eyes, an open mouth with two lower teeth and even his factory original curly lamb wig. His bent limb baby body is pristine. Of fine white cotton, his christening gown is simply amazing with its rows of insertion and tiers of lace – among the best in existence. $3500. 9. 28” S & H child marked S16H 759 DEP. Details of this character child, in a seldom found extra-large size, include a perfect head with gorgeous bisque tone and painting, early out of the mold modeling, rich brown paperweight eyes, an

open mouth with teeth, pierced ears and a spectacular antique mohair wig in lovely blonde. Her straight-wrist, jointed composition body is in remarkable condition and she is beautifully costumed. $4800. 10. 13-1/2” J.D.K. Hilda – the seldom-found black version, featuring a perfect bisque head with beautiful coloring, early out of the mold modeling and deep markings, including the name Hilda and mold number 245, brown glass sleepeyes with wax in perfect condition and the original black mohair wig. Her Kestner baby body retains the original finish and she wears a sweet cotton baby dress with tucking and lace. $4800. 11. 20” S & H 1159 Gibson Girl in a fabulous presentation, with a perfect bisque head with lovely painting, brown glass sleep-eyes complete with the original lashes, an open mouth with teeth, pierced ears and a fantastic original wig in blonde mohair. On the requisite slim waist, long-limbed lady body, the paint finish of the body is gorgeous and the dress could not be more perfect in design and fit. $3250. 12. 13-1/2” K & R 114 Hans and what a handsome fellow with his perfect bisque head with super coloring, early out of the mold modeling that shows a dimpled chin and very pouty lips, plus deep blue painted eyes, and a darling original mohair wig. On a jointed composition body in excellent condition, he wears a black wool tuxedo with tails, starched linen shirt and silk ribbon tie. $2850.

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Photos Courtesy United Federation of Doll Clubs Photos taken at the 2010 UFDC National Convention by Keith Kaonis

THE SPECIAL AND RARE DOLLS OF MARTHA CHASE

by Bernice Millman Doll collectors are familiar with the commonly found Chase stockinet dolls, yet this doll maker also made a limited number of rare, special dolls.

About The Cover

We’ll probably never know the inspiration for Martha Chase’s Mammy dolls, but collectors agree they are wonderful character portrayals. Even rarer are the doll maker’s black children, some made with strongly molded ethnic features like those on our cover and others black versions of her typical stockinette dolls.

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MEET THE BUMSTEADS: KNICKERBOCKER’S COMIC STRIP FAMILY By Don Jensen

Eighty years ago this month marks the introduction of Blondie, Chick Young’s comic character. Movie stardom and dolls soon followed.

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UFDC ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT 2010 BLUE RIBBON WINNERS PART I Photographed at the United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention by Keith Kaonis

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STUDY OF A PARIAN PEDDLER AND HER WARES

by Debra Gulea A regal parian peddler has patiently sat behind her table stocked with wares for some 130 years.

DOLLS’ HOUSES FROM THE TOY MUSEUM AT OLD SALEM

by Susan Grimshaw A look at some of the important dolls’ houses and shops to be offered at the Noel Barrett sale of the Toy Museum of Old Salem.

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1. 13" German doll - She is a very sweet German girl with pretty blue eyes. This doll is nicely dressed & in excellent condition. $550 2. 11" Ernst Heubach #286 - This adorable little character has molded bows in her hair. She is a little cutie ready for display. $1150 3. 12" Heubach # 7622 - This sweet little boy has deeply molded dimples & intaglio eyes. He is dressed in vintage clothes & has his fully jointed body. $850 4. 26" K * R #116A - This adorable character doll has his fully jointed toddler body. He is in excellent condition & is dressed in a wonderful costume. $3950 5. 24" Simon Halbig #1488 - This is an outstanding character doll in excellent condition. She is wonderful in this large size, a real treasure. $5950 6. 12" Belton - She is a lovely girl with huge blue p.w. eyes. This doll is dressed in lovely antique 13 clothes. $1550 7. 12" x 7" Bull - He is a very early straw stuffed bull in great condition. Wonderful to display with dolls. $850 8. 14" Milliners Model - She is in good condition for her age. $950 9. 16" Simon Halbig - She is a lovely little girl with old wig & clothes. $285 10. 26" P.D.- This outstanding & rare doll was made by Petit & Dumoutier. She has the rare metal hands & is in wonderful condition. She has her tailed mohair wig that is so hard to find & is costumed in a beautiful dress. Please call or e-mail for price. 11. 13" Gebruder Heubach #8192 - She is a lovely German girl in good condition. - $585 12. 10" Lady doll #556 - This lovely lady has her original wig & is nicely dressed. $585 13. 11" Schoenau & Hoffmeister - This lovely cabinet size doll is dressed in her original costume. She is in very good condition. $1150 14. 15" Closed Mouth Doll - This lovely clothed mouth, turned head lady has some patches on her body. The head is perfect & she is very reasonably priced at $485.

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1. 27” ETIENNE DENAMUR FRENCH BEBE Circa 1889 Blue PW eyes, Closed mouth, sweet antique-style dress. Restored hairline to the forehead & another curves under chin. GORGEOUS! ............................................................................................................................................. $2900 2. 24” ETIENNE DENAMUR FRENCH BEBE Circa 1889 Blue PW eyes, open mouth, FJ body. Restoration under the wig, right side of head does not involve facial features. HAUNTING!... $2200 3. 14” DEPOSE INCISED JUMEAU BEBE Lovely blue PW eyes, Some damage. FABULOUS! ...SOLD 4. 21” EDEN BEBE 9 ALL ANTIQUE In Factory Chemise.Great condition A BEAUTY! ..................POR 5. 14” ARMAND MARSEILLE 560a CHARACTER CHILD PERFECT! ........................................... $1050 6. 23” GORGEOUS TETE JUMEAU BEBE blue PW eyes, open mouth, original signed Jumeau body, antique dress, French antique shoes. PERFECT! A REAL TREAT! ........................................ $3600 7. 25” CUNO & OTTO DRESSEL“MEIN LIEBLING” ALL ORIGINAL Gorgeous blue sleep eyes, FJ composition body, pretty antique silk dress, wonderful original wig. VERY NICE! ................ $1000 ALSO! MORE FRENCH BEBES, FASHIONS, BLACK BISQUE, GERMAN CHARACTERS & DOLLIES, PLUS++++ DOLLS FULLY GUARANTEED IN WRITING - 3 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE! ASK ABOUT OUR GENEROUS 8 MONTH LAYAWAY POLICY!

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Marion Maus Specializing in Dolls and Miniatures Ellicott City, MD • Phone 443-838-8565 Email mmausantiques@gmail.com Member NADDA, UFDC

KÄTHE KRUSE dolls from the collection of Laraine Freisberg. A group of exceptional Käthe Kruse dolls in original clothing. We are always interested in buying single dolls or collections of similar quality: Käthe Kruse; Marion Kaulitz (Munich Art) and German Character. Call (859) 885-1833 or email anitaraye@hotmail.com

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ere are the current UFDC officers, taken at the 61st annual national convention, held this year in Chicago, IL. Nearly a year of planning goes into each convention and these ladies, along with help from other dedicated volunteers, made this year’s event a stellar success.

Karen Rockwell, President

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he premiere reference book for antique, vintage and modern dolls will soon be back in print with a release date planned in time for the 2010 holiday season. Jan Foulke’s Guide to Dolls will be available from amazon.com or directly from the publisher, Synapse Publishing, LLC of Lancaster, PA. The new guide will include approximately 300 pages with some 500 top quality color photographs of dolls from renowned collections.

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he Legacy Doll Museum 3206 6th Avenue North, Billings, Montana is having a Doll Sale on Saturday, September 25th from 12-5pm to celebrate its third anniversary. Both local and out of state dealers will be attending. On September 24th Mary Ann Spinelli will be lecturing on Wooden Dolls at 7pm at the museum. Please call 252-0041 or check the website at www.legacydollmuseum.com for more details. 14

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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 address or email above.

have a mystery doll that we can’t seem to identify. The doll looks like a Bubbles or a Baby Dainty but does not have any marks at all. She is 19 inches.” Dee We asked composition American doll expert Ursula Mertz, who replied, “it looks like Amberg’s Vanta Baby to me. See my book, Collector’s Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls Vol. I, page 72. Though, I don’t know if their doll was ever made with the full shoulderplate seen here.”

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ritzi Martinez of Fritzi’s Antique Dolls wrote us in response to Sandy Bullock’s inquiry concerning the wigged piano baby. She has seen a similar doll in Jan Foulke’s book, Kestner, King of Dollmakers, page 229. “What you have is a version of this only with an open crown with sleep eyes which would be much harder to find. Kestner made many dolls with painted eyes, then when sleep eyes became the rage they made sleep eyed versions of the same mold. It’s unusual to have a sleep eyed version of this sitting all bisque doll with molded clothes. Her quality, detail, shape of her brow and one curved arm suggest Kestner. However without an old catalog showing this exact doll one I not say the company for sure. So to sum it up, she’s German, all bisque, molded clothes, sitting and of very fine quality with hard to find sleep eyes! Most likely a Kestner. Thanks Fritzi

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1. 18” LENCI 1500 SERIES GIRL, BOXED - Lenci label attached to front of dress. Original mohair wig in braids, cloth torso with disk-jointed felt arms and legs. Totally original clothing; doll carries yellow plush duckling. Unplayed-with in original box. A scarce scowling child in a colorful felt dress typical of the Lenci factory. $1950 2. 13” K * R 114 - Rare painted brown eyes, antique mohair wig, jointed wood and composition pink K * R body. Ethnic style clothing, antique underclothing, socks and black oilcloth shoes. Few minor wig pulls, with two longer ones at right rear crown, light wear on body, lower arms and hands touched-up. An appealing cabinet size of the popular pouty character, with rare brown eyes. $2650 3. 21” GEBRUDER HEUBACH 7246 - Set blue eyes, replaced mohair wig, jointed wood and composition Handwerck body. Antique blue gingham dress with cross stitch embroidery trim on skirt, antique underclothing, socks and blue keystone shoes. Few minor wig pulls, tiny inherent flaw at end of number near crown. A wonderful scarce glass-eyed character in a nice large size with the appeal typical of Heubach. $2750 4. SUPER UV BLACK LIGHTS - An extraordinary black light that can be used in regular lighting!! No more crawling under tables or trying to find a dark area to black light a doll when at a show or an auction!! Fits in the palm of your hand or in your purse; uses three triple A batteries. To be used on the outside of a doll head to show cracks and hairlines; shows repaint on cloth and composition. PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. $49.95

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The Special and Rare Dolls of

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o recount a history of Martha Jencks Chase’s career would be redundant. This illustrious doll maker has been celebrated in many excellent published books and magazine articles. Her factory in Rhode Island turned out hundreds upon hundreds of cookie cutter like dolls. The charm and workmanship of these dolls is not to be discounted, however, examples of these are easily found today. Throughout the years of production many special dolls were created at her factory. These offerings are outstanding for their rarity, uniqueness and appeal.

A WEE CHASE DOLL

A difficult example to locate is the size referred to as 00. This child measures a mere 8” in height. Lore regarding the creation of this doll tells us that Martha Chase was active in community service and gave herself freely to helping others. At one juncture of her life she volunteered to teach sewing classes to young girls at the nearby Church Hill School. She gave instructions to her pupils for creating this wee doll as a classroom project. This doll is a perfect miniature duplication of Martha’s larger dolls. A sateen covered body with stitched shoulders, hips, elbow and knee joints, painted arms and legs and even separately applied ears and thumbs are features difficult to imagine in a doll so tiny. After the dolls were sewn by the students, they were sent to the Chase factory for painting and finishing. A lovely and generous gesture on the part of Mrs. Chase was the return of each doll to its small makers. To quote Marjorie Bradshaw in her book The Doll House, “I met a woman, now 90 years old, who was one of her (Martha Chase’s) pupils. She was delighted to see my doll because hers had disappeared many years ago.”

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Chase made several dolls based on American, literary, and historical figures. Her representation of George Washington created in 1921 (and possibly earlier) was the most impressive and I think the most expensive doll that Chase made for mass distribution. The cost was the whopping sum of $25.00. George was only made in one size, 24”. This doll is a true portrait of The Father of Our Country. His face bears a stern expression but behind those blue eyes and slightly smiling lips, there is serenity in his gaze. White hair in the usual heavily painted impasto style is very bouffant and features side-burns ending in a queue (or pigtail). His sateen and muslin body has fully jointed and painted limbs with elbow and knee areas stitched across for flexibility. His large hands are beautifully molded. A paper label firmly attached to his back identifies him as a Chase. This oneof-a-kind example wears clothing different from the often found blue and gold costume of other issues. Each impeccable item of clothing is made of ecru cotton or woolen fabric. From his black felt tri-cornered hat to his shirt with its lace jabot and cuffs to the woolen vest with matching knee length trousers, brass buttoned jacket and his high-heeled slippers, George is elegantly dressed in authentic colonial attire. His clothing is believed to be the only outfit made in these colors. Martha Chase made this doll as a gift to her grandson, Julian C. Chase Jr. According to the provenance that accompanies the doll he never left the Chase family and was passed down for decades from one generation to the next.

Below: Rarely seen is this diminutive 8 inch child by Martha Chase. All the details of the larger dolls in a small package. Left: A 24 inch George Wasington comes from the Chase family and is the only known example in this costume.

The impressive Chase Mammy doll measures 27” tall. Three black Chase girls measure 17”, 16 1/2”, and 13 “ tall and show a variety of paint and modeling.

He was most recently owned by Thomas B. Chase. George came packed in a tan cardboard box bearing a label that reads: CHASE STOCKINET DOLL Style, Size, Color. No written words fill the gaps on the box ends. He has not been fully undressed so body marks other then the label are not known. George was recently sold at auction and is now in a notable private collection.

Mammy wears an original nursemaidtype dress. Her young charges have strongly molded features.

MAMMY AND HER PICKANINNIES

What was the inspiration behind Martha Chase’s design of a black Mammy doll? Was the creation of this Mammy and her Pickaninnies meant as a tribute to a beloved family servant and her children or was it her interpretation of a character out of the writings of the author, Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908)? This impressive 27” Mammy doll was made around 1921 and is indeed a rare find. Her artistically painted ethnic features display a wide grin. A black wig made of rough woolen cloth that resembles fur (but is still washable) sets her apart from the usual painted hair Chase dolls. Her brown sateen body with matching painted and fully jointed limbs is meant to be barefoot. Simple cotton clothing covered with an apron and wearing a bandanna on her head is appropriate for her station as a woman of servitude. The boy and girl Pickaninnies feature dark complexions and black rough woolen wigs that match Mammy’s. Brightly painted red lips smile a friendly welcome. Their cotton clothing is simply constructed. Several other equally rare, black children were issued by the Chase Doll House, some with ethnic features and some black versions of her typical stockinette dolls.

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND

A bright red mohair wig covers her head. Comic facial features include a broad pink tipped nose, a wide slash of No words written about Chase dolls would be complete mouth, dimples, double chin and highly rouged cheeks. without mentioning the rarest of the rare, the surreal The Duchess wears a colorful costume consisting of a coat characters of the Alice in Wonderland group. A small Chase with bell shaped sleeves, worn over a dress. Her “V” shaped pamphlet gives a simple explanation of these dolls as the cardboard crown has a net veil. Black oil cloth shoes are tied factory described them. This grouping originated in the early on with twill tape at her ankles. 1900’s and continued to be distributed for many years. The Possibly the most difficult character to execute in the “Alice” group was based on the book by Louis Carroll and created in series is the 12.5” Frog Footman. His molded and painted head the image of the books illustrator, Sir John Tenniel. Who could features bulging eyes, a large snout and small frog like mouth, possibly have known the importance this set of dolls would attesting to his amphibian origin. His face, shoulders and hands assume? are painted green with grey painted swirls, lines and dots Obviously the Alice in Wonderland group was meant for accenting his frog-like skin. His wig extends into a pony tail and mass distribution. Why else were they advertised in the Chase is tied with ribbon at the back. His sateen body, made in human pamphlet? There is a price range for the dolls. It is apparent form, is dressed in pants, they were meant to be a weskit and cut-away sold as individual items jacket all accented by a as well as complete large bow tie at the neck. sets. Perhaps this might On his feet are found be the answer to the cotton socks and German puzzling question made leather shoes. of why only a few Tweedle Dee and complete sets and a Tweedle Dum, two handful of incomplete characters who could sets are known to exist. be called “Ditto and One complete set is Ditto”, since they are held at the Margaret identical in every way. Woodbury Strong Alice meets these fat little Museum and one other fellows in Chapter IV. is held at the Rosalie They are identified by Whyel Museum of Doll their names embroidered Art. The remaining on the collars of their complete/ incomplete shirts. The dolls look sets are in private very much like naughty collections. school boys. They share I will begin with the the same painted facial largest, character in features that include this series, my favorite, grey-blue eyes, a funny the Mad Hatter. He broad, nose and a slash of is 15” with a painted pink to indicate a mouth. cloth head and sateen Their wigs are made of body. His arms and embroidery floss and legs are jointed at poke out from beneath shoulders and hips twin baseball caps. They and stitch jointed at wear the same outfits the elbow. His legs are consisting of white pants striped cotton, meant that button onto blue to simulate stockings. shirts. Very prominent His wig is yarn and his Characters could be ordered individually or as a set. Few complete sets are shirt collars are exaggerated features known to exist. This pamphlet dates to the early 1920’s, although some of emblazoned with their include painted eyes, these dolls were being manufactured as early as 1905. names Tweedle Dee and heavy brows, a very Tweedle Dum. They share the same style cloth bodies that are prominent nose and a mouth that curves upward in a slight jointed at the shoulders, elbows and hips. Their legs re covered smile. He wears a suit, jacket and a huge bow tie at his neck. in striped cotton to simulate stockings. The most outstanding piece of his clothing, however, is his The heroine of this series is of course, Alice who tumbled oversized top hat made of felt. A cardboard sign tucked into down the rabbit hole and into a land of wonder. Of all the the ribbon band advertises the price of the hat. He wears dolls in this group, she is the simplest in design. At some slipper type shoes. point in time her appearance changed. Several examples that The 13.5 inch Duchess, whose muslin body is stuffed and I believe to be the original version of Alice have a round face heavily padded in the front, is meant to give the impression and child-like features. Her hair is brushed back from her face of an amply built woman. Her head and arms are painted in and is styled with short bangs with an area for Alice’s hair a pink-beige tone but her legs are made of striped cotton to band as well. Her hair is painted a dark shade of blond. Her represent stockings. Both arms and legs are jointed at shoulders dress is appropriate for a little girl and can easily be identified and hips and stitch jointed at elbows.

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The Frog Footman, the Duchess, Mad Hatter and the early version of Alice.

as one Alice might wear. I feel this rendering of Alice was later substituted by the Little Nell (the Dickens character) doll. This was done, perhaps, to simplify manufacturing and to cut down on production costs. This more often found Alice has the usual Chase cloth body and stitch jointed limbs. Her lightly textured hair is bright blond, center parted, ending with two braids down her back. Her clothes are fashioned after the character illustrated in the “Alice in Wonderland” book. According to information passed down from the Chase family, Martha used existing dolls heads to create her own molds. This was a secret she never revealed during her lifetime. It was discovered only after the business was closed and dolls’ heads, that had been copied, were found hidden away in her attic. Keeping this in mind, except for Alice, the other character heads in the set could not have been copied from already existing dolls’ heads. It seems doubtful that there were dolls made in those so intricately executed images. I wonder how Martha Chase developed them. Did she find another artist with more capabilities to develop and sculpt them? The creation of Alice and her cohorts leaves no doubt that Martha Chase surpassed her other masterful accomplishments.

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15” Sairey Gamp is the friendly sort who enjoys a drink now and then. The lovely Little Nell was also used in place of the earlier roundfaced Alice in the Alice in Wonderland series. Wilkins Micawber, based on Dickens’ own father, was known for his optimistic outlook.

CHARLES DICKENS CHARACTERS

Martha must have been an appreciative reader and admirer of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), since she manufactured a series of dolls to represent some of that author’s most beloved characters. One delightful individual appears in the novel “Martin Chusslewit.” She is Sairey Gamp, a woman of ample dimensions and one who loves her liquor. The doll representing her is 15”. Her very round matronly face shows a prominent nose, a wide smiling mouth and rosy cheeks. Sairey had heavily lidded brown eyes (sans painted lashes) brown impasto hair that is center parted and severely pulled back and twisted into a bun at the back. This example wears a simply styled black dress over white lawn drawers and slip. The costume is completed with the addition of a white cotton apron, cotton socks and black and white German shoes. Her body is sateen covered with painted limbs that are stitched jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. She carries the ink stamped Chase logo on her left hip. Another Dickens character, made to represent Wilkins Micawber, is described in the book, David Copperfield “as a “stoutish, middle aged person with a large and shiny bald head.” His painted face is rosy and his broad nose adds dimension to the face as does the slight indentation in his chin. He has applied ears and brown painted eyes that lack the usual heavy lashes. His pink mouth carries just the hint of a smile. Hair styled around his bald pate create wisps of curls,

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the same shade of brown as Mrs. Gamps. His costume consists of a pleated white lawn shirt with a high collar that covers his neck. A black tie is held in place by a blue opalescent pin. A handsome tan velvet vest is worn beneath a black woolen jacket with tails and brass buttons. A pair of matching trousers, blue cotton socks and black leather shoes completes his costume. A paper label sewn to his back and a stamped Chase mark on his hip clearly identifies him. A third and well loved Dickens character is Little Nell (Trent) from the book “The Old Curiosity Shop”. Martha’s rendition follows the book’s portrayal describing Nell as a good and angelic girl. The doll is 15” with a sateen body and fully stitch jointed limbs. Her lovely features are painted with a soft and gentle touch. Bright blonde impasto hair, center parted, ends in two braids down her back. She wears simple cotton undergarments and a lace trimmed dress. Her shoes are black leather ballet slippers. As mentioned earlier Little Nell has often been substituted for Alice in the Alice in Wonderful set. I have seen the Dickens characters in variations of these costumes; presumably they were dressed differently during their production years. To this date and to my knowledge, no further Dickens characters created by Mrs. Chase have surfaced. It is pure conjecture, but is it the possible that many of Dickens characters were of such unsavory appearance and repute that Martha felt them unworthy of granting them recognition? Martha Chase continued on page 42

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Bébé JUMEAU with character face, mould 211 (1891), sitting on a child armchair by Leopold HURET junior (1867) in front of a rare children’s piano forte by SCHOENHUT. Rare and perfect Louis XVI Men’s Court costume (circa 1785).

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hough she turns 80 this year, Blondie still doesn’t look a day over 30. Blondie made her debut in cartoonist Chic Young’s classic comic strip in September 1930. But, like other successful comic characters, she didn’t become a real doll until after she found movie stardom. Eight years later, Hollywood produced the first Blondie film, and not long after that box office success, the Knickerbocker Toy and Doll Co. added the Bumstead family to its line of licensed movie character dolls. Blondie’s story, though, begins in the twilight of the Flapper Era. Young’s original concept portrayed her as something of a floozy, a golden-haired gold digger with a collection of wealthy boyfriends. Among this parade of playboys was a particularly dimwitted fellow named Dagwood. Originally, Blondie (she dropped her maiden name, Boopadoop, when she became Mrs. Dagwood Bumstead) was just another flapper comic strip. And without Young’s flash of inspiration, she might soon have disappeared from newspaper pages, as did the then better-known Betty Boop, after the Roarin’ 20s plunged into the Great Depression. The cartoonist realized that to survive, Blondie had to find a new life. It was time for her to get married and settle down with a baby son and a comical hubby, a comic relief that ordinary Americans could relate to in the hard-times ‘30s. As Young re-scripted the Blondie storyline, Dagwood’s father, railroad tycoon J. Bolling Bumstead, disapproved of his son’s marriage and cut him off without a penny. That set the stage for the Bumsteads’ middle class lifestyle. By 1935, Blondie and Dagwood were comic strip stars. And they are still going strong today, at least with many older readers. The strip appears in more than 2,300 newspapers in 55 countries around the world. Its success caught Hollywood’s attention and, in 1938, Columbia Pictures released its first Blondie comedy. In the title role, Columbia cast a good looking blonde starlet, Penny 24

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Singleton. As Dagwood, the studio chose Arthur Lake, a comic actor who had been born into a circus family. Child actor Larry Simms, now 75 and retired in Thailand, played Baby Dumpling in all the films. For all three, their roles dominated their entire “B” movie careers, which lasted through a dozen years and 28 films, finishing with “Beware of Blondie” in 1950. From Shirley Temple and Jane Withers to Skippy and Snow White, screen success seemed a sure ticket to dolldom. Manufacturers such as Ideal, Effanbee, Madame Alexander and a number of smaller doll making competitors were quick to spot a popular film character and jump in with a doll to match. The Knickerbocker Toy and Doll Co., founded in Brooklyn in 1922 and previously known mostly for teddy bears and stuffed animals, had started to make composition dolls based on popular Hollywood animated characters. Knickerbocker president Leo L. Weiss – later he would change his name to White – moved quickly and cut a licensing deal with Young’s comic strip syndicator, King Features. Soon the company had a Dagwood doll on the market. Knickerbocker never revealed the artist who sculpted the spoton prototype, but stylistically, and because he created three of every four American dolls in the 1930s, a good guess would be the recognized doll master, Bernard Lipfert. Lipfert, or whoever the artist was, truly captured Young’s Dagwood. Knickerbocker’s Brooklyn factory made him as a 14-inch doll with composition hands and a flange head, with molded, painted hair and painted eyes. He has a cloth body, arms and legs, and his brown oil cloth shoes are sewn onto his feet. Dagwood is dressed in black pants and jacket with white shirt and red bow tie. Knickerbocker also produced 9-1/2-inch Baby Dumpling, the Bumstead’s first born, who bears a strong comic resemblance to his “father.” Baby Dumpling got an infant “sister,” Cookie, who first appeared in the comic strip in April 1941. Thereafter, he insisted

upon being called by his given name, Alexander. This dates the tagged Baby Dumpling doll to before that year. Baby Dumpling is all composition, jointed at the neck and shoulders only, with molded shoes, blue shorts with big yellow buttons, and a red trimmed shirt and tie. He has an exaggerated grin and oversized ears, just like dear old Dad. The third doll in Knickerbocker’s set is, of course, Blondie herself. For her, the doll firm took an easy route, choosing an existing fully-jointed, all composition girl doll from its line. She has, of course, a blonde mohair wig, painted blue sideglancing eyes and a closed mouth. Unmarked Blondie is nearly impossible to distinguish from countless similar dolls of the period unless she still has her distinctive horseshoe-shaped hangtag. At 11-inches, she is an attractive and nicely scaled companion to Dagwood and Baby Dumpling.. Knickerbocker never produced a composition Cookie doll, but original hang tags suggest the company did market a version of the family dog, Daisy, but the author has never seen such a doll. Blondie, Dagwood and Baby Dumpling are themselves very rare dolls, suggesting that limited numbers of them originally were

Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake played Chic Young’s comic strip characters Blondie and Dagwood.

sold. A mint set, complete with original boxes and tags, would probably sell today for over $2,000. Knickerbocker’s dollmaking days lasted until 1983, when the firm was sold to Hasbro, which continued using the brand name for a few more years, before selling it to performerdollmaker Marie Osmond. Today the name is owned by her Charisma Brands company. Cartoonist Murad “Chic” Young died in 1973, but under the guiding hand of his son, Dean Young, and a series of talented artists, the Blondie comic strip, after 80 years, lives on. And so, too, do Knickerbocker’s classic Blondie, Dagwood and Baby Dumpling dolls.

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16” Bru Jne Bebe $25,000.

Pair all original Marklin beds 6” long $995.

15-1/4” brass and walnut English longcase clock $395. 9” long, large scale all original walnut bed $795.

3 piece ormolu parlor set $795.

Uncut framed 1910 muslin Christmas stocking - frame 27” x 17” $795. Pair 8-1/4” early childs skates - signed O. Sanford $595.

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Jay and Connie Lowe, email: big.birds@comcast.net

Jan Foulke, email: janfoulke@aol.com

26 inch K*R 116A, $3950. E & G Antiques, email: gertleonard@yahoo.com

UFDC 2010 National Salesroom • Chicago PHOTOS COURTESY UNITED FEDERATION OF DOLL CLUBS

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PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE 2010 UFDC NATIONAL CONVENTION BY KEITH KAONIS

f you could only go to one doll show a year (heaven forbid!) our pick would be the UFDC National Convention. Held this year in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency, beautifully situated on the Chicago River and only a block from the famed “magnificent mile”, it shone with its own

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magnificence. Undoubtedly the most prestigious doll show in the world, dealers go the extra mile to bring their finest dolls and related merchandise. Here’s a sampling of some of our favorite items for sale. . . we’ve included email addresses when possible so you might enjoy some retail therapy.

Hacker Dollhouse with working elevator, $8500. Sondra Krueger, email: sondkr@sondrakrueger.com

18th century painting of young girl and carton moule doll, $13,500. Greg Mountcastle. 27

Barrois fashion with trunk ad accessories, $9800. Dolls Etc., email: dollsetc@msn.com Margaret Benicke holds a pair of Laplander dolls. Email: BusyBsAntiques@aol.com

Franz Schmidt character, $3975. Ann Lloyd, email: alloyd@nni.com

K*R Marie 101, $6500. Kay Jensen-Swagerty, email: klj@goldrush.com

Linda Kellermann, email: lindak222@comcast.net Becky and Andy Ourant, email: ourant@ptd.net

Rohmer fashion with wardrobe, $12,500. Karen Rockwell, email: k52644@aol.com Long face Jumeau, Tore Scelso, email: ohbay3873@aol.com

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Floyd Jones, email: fjdolls@sbcglobal.net

A. Thuillier, marked A 6 T, $55,000. Sandy Kralovetz, email: skayk43@aol.com

Portrait-type marked M1 Germany, $2650. Yvonne Baird, email: baird2@comcast.net

Painting the Roses Red, a recent release by R. John Wright. www.rjohnwright.com

28 inch early papier mache with leather body, $4400. Nancy Smith, email: nasdoll@comcast.net

Circle Dot Bru, $15,900. Geri Gentile, email: gerigentile@comcast.net

Some of the fabulous holiday creations by Two Sisters Studios, email: twosistersstudio@gmail.com

Two face Bru character, $4795. Rosalie Whyel, dollart@dollart.com

English wooden, $28,000. Jackie Allington, email: nickandjackie@coralwavecom

28� Schlaggenwald china, $3250.Shari McMasters, email: sharimcmasters@ gmail.com 29

16 inch FG, $7000. Virginia Aris, email: virginiaaris@aol.com

Margaret Kincaid, Blackberry Studio, email: Margaret.kincaid@gmail.com

Mary Simonton, email: asimo52537@aol.com

K*R 114 in sleigh, Laraine Freisberg, email: anitaraye@hotmail.com

Papier mache and cloth Kathe Kruse type, $3250. Turn of the Century Antiques, email: toc@rare-dolls.com

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A group of chinas includes a KPM Meissen, $5500, Alice type, $6500 and a Kister baby with a tauing body, $4500. Ann Coleman, email: colemanconnection@msn.com

Sharon and Ed Kolibaba, email: Sharon@honeyandshars.com

Deborah Fratino holds a large early papier mache, 27 inches. Email: debfratino@aol.com

Antique Doll Shoppe of New Harmony, IN. Email: patgosh@aol.com

Kestner AT, $9500. Marshall Martin, email: marshallmartin@ earthlink.net

A “Maggie Bessie” doll, 21 inches. Mary Ann Hall, Hallstead Dolls.

Samy Odin holds a Raynal doll from the 30’s. Several European cloth dolls were represented in his booth. Email: samy.odin@noos.fr

Doll by Albert Marque. Carmel Doll Shop, email: mnd@redshift.com

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

17 inch Heubach lady, $2499 and a 9 inch German closed mouth, $1499. Sue Kallen, email: suelkallen@yahoo.com

Wood body china, $4200. Dorothy Drake, email: Dorothy@dolls4all.com

Large platform automaton. Peggye Tombro, email: ptombro@bigmail.com

Barrie Shapiro holds an Alice doll by Kat Soto, $1400. The Toy Shoppe, www.thetoyshoppe.com

Flower seller automaton, $7500. Nancy McCray.

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36” Kestner #142, mohair wig, antique dress, unders, molded eyebrows, brown sleep eyes, original body marked Excelsior, missing middle finger right hand $1695.00 16” K * R 116 on toddler body with celluloid hands, great expression, blue stat eyes, small eyeflake lower right eye, o/c mouth w/ molded teeth $2500 Now $1995.00

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20” Truly fabulous Shirley Temple in Rare “Our Little Girl “ tagged dress, combination, shoes, socks and pin, wig in original set, composition in wonderful condition, small eye chip under right eye $995.00

5 ½” All Bisque #259 “Cupid”, jointed arms & legs $75.00

19” 1892 - 1893 Rare C/M French CTF Cosman & Freres, lovely blue paperweight eyes with shading above eyes, French body professionally repainted lower legs and hands, eye lobe chips professionally repaired, antique dress, unders, shoes, velvet hat and blonde mohair wig $2995.00

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6 ½” All Bisque jointed arms & legs (left leg repair), molded clothes and hair, painted eyes to the right, adorable $85.00 Now $75.00 4 ½” Pink all bisque, molded hair, painted blue eyes to the right, nicely molded hands & feet $150.00 4 ¾” Frozen Charlotte (left toe chip), molded bow in black hair do, cute face $150.00 Now $125.00 15 ½” Pink Luster Frozen Charlie, great molding on hair and blue eyes, sculptured hands and toenails $725.00

4” #236 All Bisque, blue sleep eyes, dark mohair wig, jointed arms & legs, chip by arm hole $145.00 5 ½” C/M All Bisque w/ painted blue eyes, jointed arms & legs, HH wig, brown slippers, toe as is, cotton dress $80.00 25” O/M Bergman Walterhausen 1916, blue sleep eyes, HH wig $525.00 Now $450.00 12” Maude Tassle Fangle painted face baby, oil cloth body, original dress & bonnet as is, really adorable $450.00 Now $390.00

36” Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig size 7, blue sleep eyes, o/m, mohair wig, pierced ears, antique dress & slip, body marked Heinrich Handwerck $1195.00

16” Gotz Series Sasha “No Nose” Gregor all original in brown corduroy overalls and white shirt, 27” 1890 Armand Marseille #390, original sandals 1 strap as is, hand blue sleep eyes, o/m, smooth painted eyes & face $850.00 bisque, original body w/ repainted hands, HH original wig, antique 16” Rare Sasha Frido 1966 – 68 dress $415.00 with no philtrum, blue hand painted eyes, super full blonde hair, all original blue corduroy dress & pants, blue shoes Call

#850 Mint w/ box, Blonde Bubble cut Barbie, beautiful hair & coloring, original wrist tag (as is), liner, stand, catalog $375.00

25” All Original 1938 Deanna Durbin in tagged rust velvet jacket & wool skirt, HH wig, compo really great, a delightful addition, new pin $725.00 Madame Alexander’s 1965 – 72 20” All Original Deanna mint in box Durbin in tagged floral 8” #798 Tyrolean Girl, bent knee print cotton dress, unders, $65.00 gold strap shoes, HH wig, 8” #799 Tyrolean Boy, bent knee great condition $825.00 walker $65.00 Now $725.00

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1965 Brownette Bendable Leg Midge mint with box, suit, hair ribbon, stand $595.00 Now $500.00 1965 NRFB American Girl Ash Blond Barbie with box, bendable leg body, wrist tag, suit, catalog, beautiful hair and facial coloring $1695.00 Now $1250.00 #850 Mint w/ box, Ash Blonde Bubble cut Barbie, beautiful hair & coloring, original liner, stand, catalog $325.00 #1160 Twist N’ Turn Red Head, 1966, great facial coloring, eyelashes & hair $475.00 Black Francie in original swim suit, beautiful hair, makeup and facial coloring $995.00 #1588 Sears Exclusive 1970 P.J. Swingin In Silver Giftset - silver coat & boots with white fur trim, pink dress with silver skirt $475.00

8” Betsy McCall all original Bride with veil stapled on original hair clip, bouquet, shoes, slip & panties $175.00 Red hair Jill tagged pajamas and robe, original heart earrings, blue eyes, great coloring $95.00 #9208 Little Miss Revlon tagged pedal pusher outfit, blonde hair, original earrings, shoes & stockings $95.00 #87 1940’s Bridesmaid NASB doll Pudgy Tummy, jointed arms & legs, all original, missing hat $165.00

Comic Strip “Pillow” Dolls from the 20’s period: 13 ½” Skeezix by King $75.00 Now $35.00 12 ½” Rare Chester Gump by Sidney Smith $65.00 26” Uncle Walt by King, patt applied for 1923 $55.00

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18” Ideal Howdy Doody, hard plastic head, 1953-58, cloth body, moving eyes, scarf & boots missing & string for mouth, original shirt & pants $175.00 Now $120.00 11 ½” Composition Charlie McCarthy molded paint as is $55.00 15” Effanbee all original Charlie McCarthy, compo head, hands & feet, cloth body, some soil on jacket & shirt, original Effanbee pin and monical (no hat) $235.00 19 ½” Effanbee Charlie McCarthy compo head, hands & feet, cloth body, no hat or cummerbund, has monocle, slight craze on nose $250.00

20” Hard Plastic head, cloth body, felt shirt, original scarf, moving eyes, 1953-55, Ideal Howdy Doody $195.00 Now $150.00

7” Little Betty composition, painted eyes to the right, mohair original red wig, bride dress and bouquet, slip & undies, no veil $225.00 Now $190.00 6” Effanbee composition painted blue eyes, brown mohair wig, all original “Fairy Princess” $175.00 Now $150.00

16” Howdy Doody Puppet, compo head, feet & hands, all original with boots & scarf, needs restringing $125.00 Now $99.00 13” Molded vinyl Howdy Doody, small split by right hand $22.50 20” Emmett Kelly coat tagged ‘Baby Berry NYC, all original (pants faded and no patches), original clothes pin tie clasp, shoe string tie and hat $70.00

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GERMAN ALL BISQUE DOLLS Part II

by Penny Hadfield

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his project has been such fun! I really have enjoyed this opportunity to pick out favorites from my collection, photograph them and share them with other doll lovers. So many collectors turn to the little all bisque dolls only when they have run out of room for any more large dolls…by contrast, I started off loving the little ones…at least that is my excuse for having so many of them now! You might think that I have photographed every doll I have…not so… many of them are feeling insulted and neglected because they were not included, but to include them all would require a book! I really enjoy finding dolls with similar characteristics and trying to figure out the relationships and who made them. Sometimes

1 1 – A Factory Original Pair of Kestner 178 Toddlers - These are 7” darling rosy cheeked toddlers in their wonderful factory original detailed outfits. They have swivel necks, plaster pates, sleep eyes (hers are blue, his dark brown), brushed brows and great open/closed mouths with 2 molded lower teeth and tongues behind. The heads are marked “178 / 1.”. I had to carefully remove all their clothes to restring these, but that was many years ago, and I did not note markings on other body parts. Their arm positions are interesting with the sharply bent right arm and almost straight left. I remember that they have beautifully molded bare feet. 2 – A Mystery Toddler – This 9” toddler is marked ‘203 / 7’ on his head and ‘7’ on his arms. His leg joints are kid lined and I partially peeled back one but found no mark. His legs look identical to those found on my pair of Kestner ‘178’ twins (picture 1), with great fat creases, knee caps, and beautifully modeled feet. His arms are quite similar also, although the left arm is bent more than the right… the reverse of the pair. Could this be a doll made by Kestner for Catterfelder Puppenfabrik? The eyebrows are not typical of Kestner but the dimple in the chin sure is. He has dark brown sleep eyes and an open/closed mouth with molded tongue. His thick blond mohair wig is on a gauze cap over a cardboard pate. Love to hear other ideas!

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3 – 3 Early Kestner Babies. These are essentially 3 different sizes of the same early Kestner baby, but the hefty big 13” edition uses the odd early stringing method displayed in the baby in picture #16 of Part 1. The arms and legs are connected with elastic cord through smooth tubular channels inside the body. It 3 had to have complicated the molding process incredibly! Genevieve Angione calls this baby the “13 mold infant”. Jan Foulke calls the whole doll a “work of art” in her book on the Kestner firm (pictured nude on page 219). He is just that! Starting at the top, his hair is a bright golden blond full of soft curls with fine comb marks. His eyes are gorgeous…they are bright glossy cobalt blue with incised lines surrounding the iris and the pupil…making them very intense. The upper lids are sharply molded and black lash lines follow the edge with red lid lines above. His mouth has a protruding upper lip and is painted coral red with a dark center line…a dimple is centered on his chin. His hands and feet are both very finely modeled with super detail even on the palms and soles of his feet…all digits show nails and dimples. He is marked only with a size ‘10’ on his legs and arms. The two smaller versions are 3” and 5-1/2”…both are brass wire jointed and have layers of exquisite clothing. The 3” doll has very dark hair and features, and has both hands molded in fists, while the 5-1/2” one is quite soft in her coloring and has her right hand in a fist and the left one open. So typical of Kestner…they use these closed fists in any combination! 33

4 – Kestner Baby with Jointed Animals. This factory original lovely baby is later than those shown in picture #3 and this version was also made in many sizes. This doll is 7-3/4” tall and she seems quite heavy for her size. I love the modeling and painting of her open/closed mouth…it shows a pale lower gum line and a dark red upper interior. Her blue intaglio eyes have fine red lid lines. Her plump cheeks are very rosy and she has a pronounced double chin with a dimple. Her large ears are well defined. There is no mark on her head or torso, but on the inside joint of her legs she is marked ‘10 J (or P). / 8.’ Her arms are marked ‘8’. She wears a luxurious factory outfit with rows of lace and blue silk ribbon trim. She holds a 2-1/4” Hertwig dressed in original net and blue ribbon. Vying for her attention are 3 wire jointed bisque animals…2 dogs and a cat! The cat and white dog are both 2” long and have their tails molded up on top of their backs…a bit odd for a cat! The bulldog is 2-1/2”, earlier, and shows much more detail with a darker muzzle and many typical bulldog wrinkles painted on his face…and his jowls are actually molded! I think all of these animals were probably made by Hertwig.

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I think I have really determined the maker, but other times, it is just wild speculation. This is the case with the dolls in pictures #1 and #2. Kestner made the first pair, but who made the other…so similar, and yet not! It is also interesting to see the wide range of sizes that a maker used as in picture #3 – the Kestner babies from huge down to tiny! One of the fun aspects of collecting small dolls is the fact there are oodles of wonderful doll house sized pets and accessories that can be used in displaying them. These can be another fun pursuit and can make your doll displays much more interesting than just lining up dolls on shelves. I use furniture items and/or little braided rugs to group dolls and they can sit (if they do so well) and play with little bisque, fur

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5 – Tiny Kestner Baby with Toys – This 4-1/2” Kestner baby took my fancy because of her wonderful embroidered net outfit and quilted bib. She has the same open/closed mouth as the one in picture #4 with a lower light line to appear as toothy gums. She holds a pair of 1-1/4” Carl Horn babies in crocheted dresses and bonnets in their original bunting. An Italian segmented wooden duck stares with interest into the tiny splint cradle holding a 1-1/8” immobile bisque also dressed in embroidered net.

6 – Kestner 150. This is an 8-1/2” version of one of the most popular and easy to find all bisque dolls – the Kestner 150 mold. She was made in every size up to 12”. I have larger and smaller versions, but this one is my favorite. She is undoubtedly a lovely child, with pretty coloring, blond wig, brown sleep eyes, and four upper teeth. Her head is marked ‘150 /3’…arms and legs have matching numbers. She has blue shirred stockings…they also were done in pink and lavender. She keeps her old brown velvet Teddy close at hand. She is not unusual, but she is unusually nice and original.

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7 – Kestner 150 in Original Box. This is a factory original and totally lovely 5” example of the perfect German child…plump, pretty and very healthy looking. This is a closed mouth version of the 150 mold. As I have mentioned before, this 150 mold is very plentiful and easily found, so look for a nice example. This was a luxury model with brown sleep eyes, fine lashes, nicely brushed eyebrows, plaster pate under a gauze cap, and a very full blond mohair wig. Her tiny outfit is exquisitely made with one piece underwear, tucked petticoat, and tucked organdy dress…all with matching lace and pink silk ribbons. Her head is marked ‘150 3/0’. Her body is hidden, but I would expect all parts to be marked at least ‘5/0’, her legs most likely the same as her head. The box lid has a paper label with the crown and streamers ‘J.D.K. Germany’, and ‘Biscuit Babies’, ‘Made in Germany 1/12 Dz. 357/1179Z No. 3/0’. 7

8 – Young Girl with Blue Bows. This 7” child may look like your ordinary girl with blue hair bows, but she is earlier and quite different. Notice how square and solid her face is…she a sober and thoughtful child! She is big and heavy, wire jointed and marked only with a ‘6’ on her back. Her blue bows are larger on the left than the right. Her arms are large, long, and quite straight with detailed hands with long fingers. Her stocky legs have low white molded socks with an unusual texture and blue slippers with straps that “button” at the top. Her flattering dress appears to be made from a very fancy and delicate hankie.

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9 – Two Girls with Blue Bows. On the left is a 7” Kestner character child marked on her back ‘168 6’ and ‘Germany’. She is related to the ‘155’ and ‘156’ character faces that Kestner made, and she wears the same brown one-strap flat maryjanes that the others wear. Her arms and legs are loop strung and marked ‘155 6’. This was typical of Kestner to use the same limbs on several models. She is distinguished by her hair, which is braided and tied up on both sides with blue bows (larger on her left side)…the back of her head shows a part and two little curls at the nape. She has a painted open mouth in a slight smile and side glancing blue intaglio eyes, black lash lines and red lid lines. Her arms are pretty with graceful flared hands showing the traditional raised fingers (forefinger and pinky). Her little 2-1/4” wire jointed ‘doll’ also has two blue bows…she was made by Hertwig. The 6-1/8” sober child on the right is one of those oddities…I have never seen another one like her! She has a swivel neck but it has a flat base with a bottom loop for stringing…she is marked ‘569/3’ on the neck. Her hands show more detail than Kestner generally used…perhaps a later S & H? Her light blond hair is nicely molded with curls all around, tied back with same sized bows on both sides. Her small closed mouth has a dark red straight center line. Her blue eyes have black pupils, lash, and lid lines, and single stroke brown brows. She wears an airy dress of net and lace over the palest blue cotton. 11 – 5-3/4” Kestner “Max”. This charming little fellow is amazingly heavy for his size… probably because of his large head. And what a wonderful head it is…a watermelon mouth, fat rosy cheeks, side glancing blue eyes with highlight dots and molded lid lines, arched brows and that crazy glossy brown hair with brushed bangs. He was carefully designed and is so well balanced that he stands alone. The parts are unique to this doll…two different arms… right with only a separate thumb, the left a starfish type, and legs with no socks and big brown flat-bottom shoes with tan soles. Arms and legs are all marked ‘2/0’…there are no marks on the head or body. There are pictures in a Kestner catalog from the 1930’s showing another variation with molded clothes. His crocheted outfit appears to be original.

10 10 – 3 Gebruder Heubach Children. There are no markings on any of these wonderful children… I wonder why they didn’t mark their all bisque dolls? On the left is a very rare 8” boy… he is not pictured in the Richter Heubach book. He has an adorable expression and the typical Heubach hands and feet. The 6” girl in front, with three aqua bows in her hair, wears her original dress, as does the 9” “Coquette” on the right. All three of these have stiff necks and loop strung jointed arms and legs. The two girls wear factory outfits…the boy’s clothes are suitable but not original. The girls can be found with different colors of hair ribbons.

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12 – Googlies! Left: A 5-1/2” Kewpie-type, marked ‘Germany 11 040’, legs ‘040’. This sweetie has nicely molded hair that comes to a cute peak, and blue eye ‘whites’ with highlight dots. Middle Left: 4-3/8” Kestner 179 with a darling original outfit including a silk lined straw hat…I was hooked by her red striped socks! Middle Right: Another Kestner, 5-1/2” tall, legs marked ‘179 2/0’ but no other marks on body. Far Right: 4-3/4” glass-eyed Kestner with a swivel neck…her head is marked ‘180’ and her legs ‘179 4/0’. All going to prove what is seen over and over again…Kestner and other companies too, I’m sure, used legs and arms on several similar dolls…a practical measure! Their little toys are 1” tall Hertwig animals…quite art-deco with their polka dots…they are faintly impressed ‘Germany” and have #s that are un-readable.

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nice quality bisque and finely painted details. I am just as fond of painted eyes as glass, and I think that sometimes they are preferable as the glass eyes are sometimes not very realistic looking…being too large to be in scale. I know for many collectors the fun of small dolls is in making clothes for them…easy to take with you and not requiring much in the way of materials…just nimble fingers (which I am now lacking!) The doll in picture #8 illustrates a lovely dress apparently made from a very fancy and delicate hankie.

13 – Limbach Babies. On the left is a 7-1/2” laughing baby with an open/closed mouth showing his tongue and 2 painted teeth. He is nicely molded with great ears, different arms…similar to the other 2 shown here, and extending wisps of hair, but his bisque is rather glossy and his forehead has been rubbed a lot…he was probably loved to this condition! His eyes show the same tiny highlight dots as the big baby. He is marked on his back ‘11439 / 3’…there is no clover mark as on the other 2. He may just be a later model as his number is higher. The big boy in the middle is 10” tall and has a soft expression with a pleasant smile. He also has an open/closed mouth with molded tongue. His hair is lightly molded with gentle curls and waves around his face. The focus of his face are his unusual eyes…the irises are intaglio, gray/green, and have tiny white highlight dots at the very top of the pupil…definitely makes him appear to be looking up at you! The molding around his eyes is nice too with deep puffy lower lids…he looks quite real! He is marked on his back ‘9028 / 1’ and beneath that is the 3-leafed clover that Limbach used. On the right is a 6-1/2” swivel neck version…the head is attached with a loop at the bottom of the neck. As you can see, this baby has a smooth round opening in his mouth…for a bottle I assume. The face is very similar to the larger version but the eyes are not intaglio and do not have the highlight dots. This one is marked ‘9027 / 4’ on his head and limbs, and ‘Germany / 9027’ followed by the cloverleaf on his back. All three are elastic loop strung, and all three display the same arms…the right hand flares outward at the wrist while the left hand turns gracefully inward. Nails are delineated on all and the only real difference in the hands is seen on the left-hand baby (probably later than the other two)…his thumbs are not as free as the other two. They each enjoy their own toys…a 2-3/8” Hertwig jester, a 3-1/2” fully jointed glasseyed German celluloid tabby cat, and a 2-5/8” immobile bisque Kestner in a striped sailor suit with a metal anchor.

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16 16 – Character Babies – On the left is another one of those dolls I have never seen before in this glass eyed version…I also have one with painted eyes. It looks like a Bye-Lo copycat but the face is entirely different when you really look closely…the face is heartshaped, not square like the Bye-Lo baby, and the eyes are a bit larger, though still quite small…they are blue and sleep. She is 5” tall. The head is marked ‘835 / 4’, the arms ‘830’, and the legs ‘830 / 4’…this connects her with the more commonly found ‘830’ baby, and with the familiar Kestner hands and feet. In the middle is the always sweet Bye-Lo Baby…this one is 4-3/4” with a swivel neck, brown sleep eyes and a fabulous original and very detailed outfit. Her flange neck is impressed in front ‘12’…her size in centimeters. On the right is my favorite little baby…Tynie Baby! She was designed by Bernard Lipfert for E.I. Horsman in 1924. She is 5-3/4” tall with an absolutely adorable body…just can’t cover it up! She is the wigged version (there is also a solid dome version with molded hair) and she has tiny blue sleep eyes, and super fat cheeks. The small mouth has a dark red fine center line that turns down a bit at the corners, giving her a slightly unhappy look! The arms and legs are very distinctive with blushing on the hands and elbows, knees and feet, tush and around her belly button. Her head is marked ‘©1924 by / E.I. Horsman Inc / 41’. Body is marked ‘Germany’. Arms and legs are all marked ‘35’…why the difference? They are correct.

Character all bisque dolls are of special interest to me, but are few in numbers, probably for the same reason as their larger doll counterparts…the children didn’t seem to like them…they wanted pretty little girls to play with! So dolls like the Gebruder Heubach children in picture #10, and the Kestner “Max” in picture #11, are rare and hard to find…but worth the search…they are great! Their faces are interesting and the modeling is wonderful! The little googly eyed dolls are many and diverse…from the Campbell Kid type faces to Kewpie…you could make an entire collection of nothing but googly eyes or side glancing dolls and

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1. Another rare wonder from the world of Heubach - totally adorable laughing little mechanical boy - mold # 7664 - solid dome pink bisque head w/ mold locks of hair - deep blue intaglio eyes - open/closed laughing mouth w/ two molded lower teeth - wind him up and he waddles across the floor just like a little baby - excellent working condition - all original - 8” tall - $1,495. 2. Desirable and very unusual biscaloid young lad - we don’t know who made him so he’s somewhat of a mystery but a very handsome one - well detailed and finely molded head w/ side parted blonde hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ fawn shaded brows over heather blue glass eyes - closed very pouty mouth w/soft rose shading - original fully jointed German compo body - 15” tall - $995. 3. We always bring you the very best unique and most original dolls - look what we found for you this month extremely rare wax over papier mache Motschmann “Alice In Wonderland” - wonderful all original condition with blond molded hair pulled away from her face - held back with a black band - early deep dark paperweight eyes - exceptionally well detailed female Motschmann body - jointed ankles and wrists - wonderful all original condition - 18” tall - $2,495. 4. Wonderful large size covered wagon China w/ those always desirable chestnut brown eyes - she has a delightful pink luster tint and utterly amazing hand painted facial features - well rounded face w/ such a secret little smile - lovely old hand made body - 27” tall - $1,995. 5. Wonderful petite shelf size “Peter” by Kammer & Reinhardt (mold#101) - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched brows over icelandic blue eyes - that always desirable closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original mohair wig - original fully jointed Kammer & Reinhardt body - 12” tall - $2,995. Ou-oh-h-h - we found a hairline in the back of the head - s-o-o-o-o - this wonderful lad is only $1,500. 6. Wonderful very early compo Oriental young lad that appears to be a little angry - a truly wonderful face w/ great detail & well modeled features - lovely hand painted facial features w/ exaggerated eyebrows over very dark paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - solid done head w/ mohair cue - original clothes - straw filled body w. comp arms & legs - 16” tall - $795. 7. Just as precious as she can be is this all bisque Googlie - mold #299 - pristine high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - exaggerated arched brows over enormous heather blue glass eye - that always desirable watermelon smile - five piece all bisque body w/ black Mary Jane shoes - swivel neck - 5” tall - $1,295. 8. Extremely rare and always desirable mid-period “EJ” Jumeau - wonderful early face with applied ears - soft as butter bisque - with first out of the mold quality - breathtakingly beautiful hand painted facial features - with soft arched feathered brows - over early dark outlined almond shaped eyes - enormous heather blue paperweight eyes with that soft hue of mauve eye shadow that is so easy to get lost in - closed slightly smiling mouth with that always desirable pouty upper lip and soft amber shading - fully marked early straight wrist Jumeau body - 29” tall - $12,500. 9. Wonderful brown bisque Kammer and Reinhardt # 126 toddler - beautiful light cocoa colored bisque - w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - lovely dark arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding chestnut brown sleep eyes - open laughing mouth with treble tongue - and soft amber shaded lips - extremely rare fully jointed toddler body - 20” tall - $2,995. 10. Extremely rare & wonderful French art deco boudoir doll - exceptional pale white mask face w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - sad & forlorn but such a wonderful face - early straw filled body - all original - 25” tall - $995. 11. Another lovely French Bebé this one is by S.F.B.J. mold #301 - excellent high quality hand poured French bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous azure blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed french body - 23” tall - $995. 12. Wonderful Chase character boy of superior quality - excellent original facial painting w/ a very unique round face wondrous chestnut brown eyes - original clothes - 19” tall - $995. 13. Another wonderful dark eyed French beauty from the amazing world of Jumeau - lovely size 12 open mouth Tete - pristine hand poured French bisque w/ superior quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes (original signed Jumeau eyes ) - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - upper bisque teeth - applied ears - original Jumeau body - 27” tall - $3,495. 14. Rare & wonderful lovely round faced Jumeau Pope fashion from the mid - period - wondrous hand poured pale French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - outlined closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - wonderful early original firm erect body - 16” tall - $4,295. 15. Extremely rare - never ever found - black Rollinson young lad - from Holyoke, MA - exceptionally beautiful hand painted facial features with heavy layered hair - enormous dark hazel eyes - closed somewhat pouty mouth with soft cherry shading - exceptional all original condition - 16” $4,495. 16. Well - talk about something rare & special - take a look at this somewhat amazing Skookum’s baby - in twenty plus years - this is the very first one of this type that we have ever found - we did have one very similar in a papoose this one however is smaller and actually has the look of a bye-lo baby - I’m quite sure they did that because of the popularity of the bye-lo compo head w/ hand painted facial features - side glancing eyes - pouty closed mouth compo hands - cloth body - adorable - 11” tall - $995. 17. Rare & wonderful as she can be is this exceptionally beautiful “Miss Curity” - near mint condition w/ great compo gorgeous blue sleep eyes w/ that always desirable eye shadow - original tagged clothes - breathtaking - 20” tall - this one is twin sister to the one we had last month - breathtaking - $995. 18. Another rare beauty from the wonderful world of Jumeau - this lovely open mouth Tete has the biggest eyes in the universe - wow - hand poured French bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 23” tall - $2,995. 19. Well do we know cute - look at that adorable face - this lovely Edwardian young lad is a Judda character child by Cuno & Otto Dressel - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth - to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 28” tall - $1,495. 20. Another very handsome brown bisque young lad - this one by Schoenau & Hoffmeister - lovely dark cocoa brown bisque with exceptional hand painted facial features - feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding dark chestnut brown eyes - slightly open mouth with soft amber shading - original early fully jointed straight wrist body. 17” tall $1,495. 21. Wonderful early closed mouth #949 character by Simon & Halbig - exceptional bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over exceptional heather blue spiral treaded paperweight eyes surrounded by that early dark outline - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ that look we dearly love - soft rose shaded lips - original fully jointed early straight wrist body - breathtaking beautiful - 16” tall - $2,995. 22. Wonderful rare pair of the seldom found Belton character Indians by Bahr & Proschild - mold#244 - even though they are the same mold number - please notice the unique difference in the two faces - she has a much rounder face & a truly different face w/ a slight difference in color - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of amber shading - both are in all original condition - he’s 15” tall - $1,995. She’s 13” tall - $1,795. Better price for the pair 23. Here’s even more cuteness - all original set of Dionne Quints by Alexander - original tagged clothes - excellent compo - original pins in a factor original very rare to find scooter with the Quints’ names - each Quint is 7” - entire scooter is 17” long - $2,995. 24. Extremely rare and ever so beautiful early Jumeau portrait fashion Poupee with rare to find early bisque hands exceptionally high quality flawless bisque with amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined almond shaped eyes - spectacular spiral threaded heather blue paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty mouth with outlined twice shaded lips - original Jumeau body with well detailed lower bisque arms - 22” tall $8,500. 25. Just as rare & wonderful as he can be is this cute as a button compo character boy - notice how he looks exactly like the Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #100 - the little Kaiser boy - very early compo on cotton stuffed body w/ compo hands - 16” tall - $795.

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31. Breathtaking all original “Cindy” by Dewees Cochran - pristine condition in her original box - her outfit is just amazing w/ her original little cashmere sweater - yes that’s her original little hand sewn leather purse w/ matching brown shoes just precious & pristine - 15” tall - $1,495. 32. Rare & wonderful pressed cloth face all original character children by the Maya Doll of Germany - wonderful expressive hand painted faces w/ adorable pouty look and just in such pristine condition - dressed in Holland attire (she has wood shoes ) - perfect in every way - w/ hanging tags - 10” tall - $1,495 for pair. 33. Rare & wonderful is this very early almond eyed fashion Poupee by Francois Gauthier (FG) - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ soft delicate pale color - artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over the most amazing almond shaped spiral threaded heather blue paperweight eyes - closed slightly smiling pouty mouth w/ twice shaded lips - firm upright original kid body - 17” tall - $3,995. 34. Full length of the Lovely French Poupeé. 35. Wonderful extremely large life-size #126 baby by Kammer & Reinhardt wondrous high quality bisque w/ big flirty baby blue eyes - open laughing mouth w/ treble tongue 0 original five piece baby body - 25” tall $1,295. 36. Two wonderful all original “Campbell Kids” by Horsman - excellent compo - all original - he’s dressed in his original blue one piece playsuit - she’s dressed in her original pink playsuit - both have their original hangtags - $795. each 37. Extremely rare top - knot Googlie by Gebruder Heubach - wonderful exceptional

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high quality pink bisque with classical comical googlie features - high arched brows over enormous baby blue googlie eyes - uniquely different triangular shaped surprise mouth - original five piece papier mache body - 7” -$1,295. Wonderful extremely large life-size #126 baby by Kammer & Reinhardt wondrous high quality bisque w/ big flirty baby blue eyes - open laughing mouth w/ treble tongue 0 original five piece baby body - 25” tall $1,295. Utterly breathtaking all original French beauty by Venus - exquisite hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over soft brown side glancing eyes w/ that always demure eye shadow - closed pouty smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - excellent condition - 17” tall - $1,495. Rare and extremely unique leather over wood all original “ Blue Boy” and “Pinkie” flawless copies of the original painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence - this amazing pair of dolls have hand carved wood heads under hand pressed French leather w/ exceptional high quality hand painted facial features - fantastic detail to each and every feature - hand sewn soft cloth bodies with individual fingers made for the Hudson Dept. store circa 1920’s - 26” tall $3,500 for the pair. Unique & very early all American school boy - 1880’s tinted bisque shoulder head - this one has the most amazing bisque w/ first out of the mold quality lovely glorious molded locks of well defined hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original straw filled body w/ compo arms & legs - 17” tall - $995.

42. Rare & wonderful early mission Oriental doll from the WPA era - exceptionally per hand painted ink on cloth facial features w/ almond shaped eyes & smiling slightly rose shaded mouth - beautiful all original condition w/ an outstanding extremely elaborate costume and amazing hand made shoes - 16” tall $995. 43. Beautiful dark brown bisque open mouth French bebe by Jumeau - lovely high quality bisque with wonderful hand painted facial features - dark arched feathers brows over deep chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth with soft amber shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 11” tall - $1,995. 44. Rare & wonderful & just as cute as she can be is this open mouth French Bebe by Etienne Denamur (ED) - exceptional high quality bisque w/ that ever so desirable dewy patina - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous early dark outlined azure blue paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ outlined twice shaded amber lips - original fully jointed French body - 17” tall - $2,495. 45. Let’s start this month off with an amazing automaton lady all original wonderful condition - excellent movement - her beautiful head is a Simon & Halbig #1300 lady w/ molded feathered brows over heather blue eyes - as the music plays she turns her head from side to side and then fans herself - then her lead goes forward she lifts her other bisque hand to look thru her spectacles - not once but twice and then goes back to turning her head & fanning herself - total height 21” she’s 15” tall - $4,995.

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Each 15”, the little molded hair girl and boy were purchased at different times, and have been reunited. 14” girl with molded bobbed hairstyle.

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My friends and fellow doll club members are aware of my passion for cloth dolls. They are constantly alerting me when the opportunity to own one arises. Keeping that in mind, a friend emailed me to let me know about the offering of a seldom found molded hair Chase boy on eBay. I jumped at the opportunity to own him and own him I did. Since his arrival several years ago, I have been looking for his companion sister doll. This female counterpart is much easier to locate, yet, the chance to own her continued to elude me. An auction that was being held at Skinners outside of Boston in early October, 2009 featured the exact sister doll in its catalogue. An airline ticket and a hurried one day trip to Boston found me holding that very same Chase girl. In person, she was even more adorable. I was overjoyed to place the winning bid. The doll was carefully wrapped and hand carried back home to be joined by her brother. Upon unwrapping her I noticed something that I had missed earlier. On the front of her cotton frock was a tiny enamel pin featuring the American flag. I was glad to know that she had come from such a patriotic family. When I reached into my doll case for her brother I was astonished to note a duplicate American flag pinned upon the little boy’s collar. Imagine my excitement as I realized that these two dolls had obviously been a pair long ago and had spent time together in another collection. The balance of my day was spent in wonderment at the circumstances that brought these special dolls together after so many years of separation. It is my fondest hope this pair will never again be separated. Both dolls are 15” tall and belong in the category of the molded hair children. They feature sweetly painted faces with

pert noses, petal pink cheeks and closed lips. Bright blue eyes accented with astonishingly heavily painted upper lashes are a characteristic trade mark of the Chase dolls. The dolls have side parted impasto painted blonde multi-layered hair styles. The girl’s ears are hidden beneath her puffed pageboy but the little boy’s applied ears are easily revealed. The boy has a charming “spit” curl on his forehead and the little girl wears her hair swept across her forehead with a tiny wispy “spit” curl also on her forehead. The boy’s heavily painted cloth body is tightly filled with cotton batting and is unmarked. Arms and legs are tab jointed at shoulders and hips only. The lack of stitched jointing at the elbows and knees confirms that he is of a later issue. His hands are large with stitched fingers that curl inward and have separately attached thumbs. His feet feature molded and stitched toes with the hint of “rosy” toenails. His clothing consists of white cotton one piece underwear. He is dressed in a two piece cotton romper suit, once a shade of pale blue but now faded to a soft ivory. His shirt features a Peter Pan collar and top stitched cuffs. The matching shorts attach to the shirt with large pearl buttons. White cotton ankle socks and tan leather sandals completes the clothing for this sweet doll. Little sister, whose unmarked body is identical to her brother (except for molded knees painted a soft blush), wears white cotton panties and a matching yoked slip. Her one piece striped cotton dress, also age faded, buttons down the front with tiny pearl buttons. Edged by a blue band down the front and at the cuffs the dress features a matching inset at the neck giving the appearance of a coordinating under slip. White cotton ankle socks and an unusual pair of tan leather sandals indicate this little girl is dressed to represent a school child.

A rare “snap head” doll with molded hair. The design for the snap own bow was patented by Martha’s daughter.

My dolls were made after 1920 when the factory advertised washable and overall painted bodies as being sanitary. This coincides with the factory’s attempt to simplify manufacturing procedures by replacing stitch jointed limbs with arms and legs jointed only at shoulders and hips. Several rare molded hair examples with this same body style were introduced during this time span. One outstanding example in this group of molded hair children is a 14” girl with bangs and a Dutch bobbed hair style. All the dolls I have seen with the molded hair style have the sateen body, jointed at shoulders and hips. The lower arms (curved at the elbows) and the lower legs (with shaped knees) are painted in a pale flesh tone. Her hands are large with individually stitched fingers and a separate thumb. Heavy impasto painting highlights her blonde hair. Multi stroked lashes and blue eyes beneath blonde brows, a pert little nose, a sweet pink closed mouth and blushed cheeks give this child a tremendous charm. As if these well recognized features were not enough to identify the doll as a Chase, for further validation, a paper label is firmly stitched to her back. It reads: THE CHASE STOCKINET DOLL // Made of Stockinet and Cloth // Stuffed with Cotton. // Made by Hand // Painted by Hand // Made by Especially Trained Workers This model is most often found in the 16” version. Recently, a rare 28” example, one of the largest known was sold at auction in February of 2009. This very beautifully preserved doll was hammered down at a price of $2,300 plus buyer’s premium. A seldom seen and interesting 16” molded hair child has dark blonde hair, side parted and swept across her forehead

with deeply molded waves that frame her face. Large blue eyes, heavily accented lashes and one stroke brows, a pert nose and full blushed cheeks describe this girl. Her pink lips are slightly parted (a feature not often found in Chase dolls.) Her body is sateen covered with curved arms jointed at the shoulders and painted legs jointed at the hips with molded detailing at the blushed knees. No marks are found on this doll, however, a large stitch just above her waist, is obviously all that remains of a label. Her dress, shoes and socks fit her very well but are not original. An even more rare example of molded hair Chase is a little child that was patented by Martha’s daughter, Anna Chase Shelton. Patent, #1,439,846, was issued to Mrs. Shelton on December 26, 1922. What sets this doll apart is a feature the others don’t have. Inserted into the side of her head is a metal snap that receives a partner snap, attached to a hair bow. The color and style of the bow could be changed to complement any outfit worn by the doll. Anna Shelton must have manufactured a goodly number of these dolls, since they are also pictured in the small sales pamphlet. To date, my research tells me only a handful of examples are known to exist. They are held in museums and a few private collections. The rarest example is held at the Strong Museum at Rochester, New York. This little girl is different from the others since her arms and legs are swivel jointed instead of stitched to the body. Her hair style is also different, resembling the girl with puffy side parted hair, while other examples have hair styled with the Dutch bob and bangs. This doll must have been a prototype that never made it to the factory floor.

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This doll, owned by Nancy Smith, is believed to be one-of-a-kind. She is 16-1/2” tall, and is dressed in an 18th century style. The clothing is original to the doll and goes with the hair style. The hair is very different than that seen on other Chase dolls, with tendrils surrounding a very sweet face, the hair pulled back and hanging loose and two sausage curls on either side of the face. Could this doll have been made for a special exhibit? If anyone has a Chase with period clothing that perhaps came from this same exhibit, or if anyone might have more information about the doll, contact Nancy at nasdoll@comcast.net or this magazine at antiquedoll@gmail.com

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With her wonderful tendrils surrounding her face and the all original costume, this 16-1/2” doll is believed to be one-of-a-kind. The owner, Nancy Smith, is hoping for more information about this doll. Could she have been part of a special Chase exhibit? These two boys are definitely characters and were obviously made as special orders. Even though both of these boys proclaim their own distinctive look, they definitely bear the mark of having been painted by the same artistic hand and carefully monitored by Martha Chase herself. The small boy in the photograph is also a Chase character child. The two larger dolls are definitely characters and no doubt made as special orders by Martha Chase.

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Martha Chase often created custom-made dolls for special events or upon special request from customers. The next two examples surely fit into that category since they look nothing like the more common Chase babies/children. A wonderful example of a large Chase character boy with unusual facial painted features is a delight to behold. He has fly-away applied ears and a very round face with a deeply molded dimpled chin. His hair is an unusual shade of brown showing only lightly textured painting. His large brown eyes under deeply molded and outlined lids are close-set but the usual heavily painted lashes are absent. A rather prominent nose and very pink lips match his deeply blushed cheeks. His sateen body with painted and fully stitched jointed arms and legs is enhanced by his amazing factory original outfit. A pale blue cambric one-piece garment is topped with a matching nautical styled shirt. Not wanting to disturb his clothing I couldn’t determine if he is marked. A treasure was found, tucked into his shirt. A factory issued pamphlet, printed in black and white is a small piece of advertisement that displays a variety of Chase dolls being manufactured and offered for sale. (See page 20.) Pictured are dolls both rare and mundane. The cover of this small tri-fold publication proclaims: “ THE CHASE STOCKINET DOLL. Beautiful, Durable, The Best.” Unfortunately, there is no issue date to be found on this document. Research of the dolls pictured dates the publication to the early 1920’s. It should be mentioned that some of these dolls were also being manufactured as early as 1905. A second example of a Chase doll with unusual facial features is a 19” boy. His head is very wide at the temples becoming narrow at his chin. The shape of his head sets him apart from the very round headed most often found Chase dolls. His rather prominent nose, large brown close-set eyes with deeply molded lids and heavy stroked lashes set off a slightly smiling mouth. Pink cheeks soften his face giving the impression of a young lad. Large applied ears and pale brown hair, with lightly impasto painting is brushed towards his face. His body style consists of the usual sateen covering with fully jointed painted limbs. His clothing is replaced. This fellow is not marked but shows indication of a paper label that was once attached to his back.

A WAIF FINDS A HOME

I spotted a little cloth doll sitting alone on the shelf at an auction preview. His condition was so poor it was difficult to tell who or what he was. Not surprisingly, there seemed to be little interest shown by the browsers. Out of curiosity (or pity) I bought him. He sat in a cabinet for weeks, waiting for me to find a few moments to really look him over. Once I took him into my hands, it did not take long before his origin began to emerge. Even though his facial features had almost been obliterated, a pair of bright blue eyes with multi-stroked lashes stood out. There was also the tell-tale” baseball like” seaming at the back of the head as well as applied ears and thumbs. The soiled sateen body, painted and fully stitch jointed arms and legs, gave further evidence the little boy was a Chase doll. Having survived either too much love or too much neglect, this doll is a testament to the durability and never ending appeal the Chase Dolls came to be known for. Any Chase collection would be greatly enhanced by the addition of even one of these remarkable dolls that represent the zenith of the artist, Martha Chase’s creativity.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHASE DOLLS

The dolls could be purchased dressed or undressed. Clothing for these dolls could be bought directly from the factory. Outfits available for girls, boys and babies consisted of suits, bloomer suits, rompers, dresses and underwear as well as shoes and stockings. The shoes were commercially made. In 1903, F.A.O. Schwarz advertised two Chase dolls, a 16” at $ 3.75 and 20” at $ 4.50. In 1913, the dolls were available in sizes from 9” to 30” from $3.00 to $10.00. The 16th Blue Book of Dolls and Values by Jan Foulke (2003) gives a range for the more rare and unusual character dolls to be from $1,200.00 for a molded hair child up to $67,000.00 for a complete set of Alice in Wonderland. The Chase factory offered “Seconds” (dolls not meeting the criteria of the Chase standards) for a reduced price (Readers can see an example of a “second” in The Art of the Doll by Madeline Osborne Merrill on page 422.) The eyes were always painted blue or brown. In most instances, heavy, curly lashes accented the dolls’ eyes. The hair was always painted with a textured quality and except for special orders, always in a shade of blond. Two or three specialized painters were employed and closely supervised by Martha Chase to paint the detailed facial features. Chase dolls were distributed throughout the United States in some of the most prestigious department stores. The dolls were also sold in many other countries throughout the world. The purchaser was told the dolls could be returned to the factory for refurbishing. This is verified by reading the Chase pamphlet with the preamble that declares: “When old and worn they can be repaired and repainted at small cost by sending to the makers directly or through your dealer.” This claim makes a fine case for accepting a nicely repainted Chase into your collection. Chances are it was sent back to the factory for “a redo”.

A well-loved little Chase has found a home with the author.

BIBLIOGRAPHY American Rag Dolls Straight From the Heart by Estelle Patino Cloth Dolls A Collectors Guide by Phillis A. Rustam Cloth Dolls From Ancient to Modern by Linda Edwards The Collectors Encyclopedia of Dolls by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. Coleman Dolls and Duty: Martha Chase and the Progressive Agenda 1889-1925 by Paul G. Bourcier and Miriam FormanekBrunell Ph. D. 15th and 16th Blue Book Dolls and Values by Jan Foulke The Collectors Encyclopedia of Cloth Dolls by Johanna Gast Anderton The Doll House Story of the Chase Doll by Marjorie A. Bradshaw The Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum, Rochester, New York The Richard Wright Collection Session 1, Rare and Important Dolls, Skinner, Inc. Thanks for assistance by the following: Skinner Inc., Boston and Marlborough, Mass. The Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum, Rochester, New York Barbara Bailey Julie Blewis Libby Dorman Linda Edwards Karen Hesse Donna Kaonis Sheri Kaplan Jeff Millman Nancy Smith Tore Scelso 45

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German All Bisque Dolls continued from page 37 still fill cases! See pictures # 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23… there are so many! There are those who love baby dolls, and there are those who don’t…I do! Again, it is because of the wonderful variety and the great little bodies; some are just too nice to cover even if they have fabulous original clothing. Who could bear to cover up the great body of the Tynie Baby in picture #16? Not me! Aren’t they all cute…pictures #16, 17 & 18? I realize that the two babies in picture #18 are made in Japan and not Germany, but their quality is nice and the German manufacturers seem to have skipped this niche! I have included three pictures of flapper dolls (pictures #19, 20 & 21). Quite a few of these were made for doll houses and

19 – Mother & daughter wigged flappers. I do not know the maker of these dolls. The mother is 6-1/4” and if she is marked, it is buried under her fragile clothing, or firmly glued wig. She wears her original silk and lace dress and undies topped by an aqua wool coat and a white straw hat. Her daughter is a 4” blond version of her mother and wears an almost identical lace dress. Both of them sport high yellow stockings and heeled dark brown one-strap shoes. The daughter holds her tiny 2-1/4” Hertwig flapper “doll”.

19 20 – Twin flapper girls girls. These two lovely little girls are so 1920’s with their bobbed hair and big silk bows. They wear matching factory original organdy dresses with silk ribbon trim…one in burnt orange, the other a pale sea foam green. They are elastic loop strung and marked ‘378’ on their backs. They have molded white socks and tan one-strap slippers. Unknown maker but nice quality dolls. 20

21 21 – Hertwig Flapper Lady and Kids. All four of these are all-original and have wire jointed arms and legs. Left, a 2-5/8” girl dressed in a darling brown coat with belt and faux pockets, cotton, undies, and blue flat slippers. Mom is a classy 3-1/4” lady with a molded blue cloche wearing a matching 2 piece blue cotton suit with a ‘fur’ stole and cuffs (some loss). She has high yellow stockings and high heeled black pumps. To her right, a 2- 1/8” boy with red/brown flat slippers, felt pants and a silky top, and a 2-3/16” girl with a pink molded cloche, pink stockings and darker pink slippers, wearing a crocheted top with leatherette belt over cream cotton shorts. With all of these sewn on clothes it is impossible to see markings… they usually just say ‘Germany’ down their backs.

22 22 – Kestner Googly Characters – These are odd and quite rare little googly characters made by Kestner and apparently sold mostly to South America…at least that is where I have gotten mine. The bisque quality is superb as is the decoration… even in the tiny size. These are 7-3/4” and 3-3/8” tall…I have also had at least one other intermediate size. The hair is sculpted in a wonderful fly-away deco hairdo, painted with shading from medium brown around the face to almost blond in the back. In the larger size, the eyes are glazed and have white highlight dots just into the black, giving her a very bright and alert look. Her open mouth showing all the upper teeth (molded) in her smile is delightful. By contrast, the mini versions have rather scowling eyebrows…making them look a little less happy-go-lucky! 47

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23 23 – Unusual Limbach Pair. I hate to keep repeating this, but I have never seen either of these dolls before! She is a bit taller at 4-1/2” and he is 4-1/4”. They are definitely by Limbach, marked clearly ‘P60’ on their backs…same number, so they were meant to be a pair. Dolls marked with a ‘P’ and number, have been identified as made by the Limbach company. The “whites” of their side glancing eyes are gray/blue. The molded hair on the boy and the wonderful big pink bow on the girl are most unusual. They have matching sturdy legs planted in a wide stance so they stand well…the lavender socks and cute brown shoes with bows are unique to them. The hands on the boy are more delicate than hers, with uplifted fingers. A very cute little pair!

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25 – SHEbee & HEbee. I love these little characters…such comic little round faces! Their trademark was registered in 1925 by Horsman. They represent the “Twelvetrees Kids” that were drawn by Charles Twelvetrees. They are both impressed ‘Germany’ on the under side of their nightshirt on the back. SHEbee has her original paper label which reads ‘HEbee SHEbee Trademark COPYRIGHT BY CHAS TWELVETREES’. If you look carefully, you will notice that they are a bit different. He is 4-1/2” while she is 4-3/4”… the difference being in the head…hers is higher and a bit narrower. Also note that the molded shift is narrower on her and the molded wrinkles at the bottom are different as well. On the back side, SHEbee has extra fat creases on the back of her neck. Her nose and mouth are also more sharply defined than his. I would guess that SHEbee is the earlier of the two and that the molds were simplified later.

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24 – Happifats Family. I guess I have an unusual family! Baby is bigger than Mom and Dad, and I know there is a smaller baby but I can’t find one to go with my larger couple, so we’ll just pretend they gave birth to a whopper, okay? Borgfeldt registered the trademark in the USA and Germany in 1914. The dolls were based on drawings by Kate Jordan. Mom and Dad are 4-1/4” tall. Their elastic strung arms have molded sleeves to their costumes. Baby is 4-3/8” tall and wears only his/her undies…but aren’t they cute with eyelet trim top and bottom? Also interesting are the different shoes…sweet black slippers with bow straps and white stockings with blue bands. The arms are nicely molded with cute hands and blushing. This child was lucky to be given a great little tan cotton knit suit – shorts and jersey with a red “H” appliquéd to the top…kinda looks like a boy now, huh?

they can often be found in their original outfits of felt, silk ribbon and lace. The lady dolls usually have high yellow or blue stockings and heeled shoes. They can have bobbed mohair wigs or painted bobbed hairdos, or molded hats…all are very cute. The dolls in picture #22, are very rare, and according to our much-missed Richard Wright, were made by Kestner and for some reason sold mainly to South American countries. I bought a couple from him years ago that he got in collections from Mexico and Argentina. I think the Limbach dolls in picture #23 are in the same category…

26 – Bonnie Babes. These Bonnie Babes are variations on a theme…each a little different. They were designed by Georgene Averill and made by Alt, Beck & Gottschalck. All three have blue sleep eyes, wonderfully crooked smiles with two big lower teeth, and swivel necks. On the left is a 7” boy…one of those “first out of the mold” with incredible modeling displayed…his head is a light brown mass of very well defined curls and tendrils framing his face. At this large size, the hands are well modeled with distinct wrists and different arrangements of fingers on the two hands. His neck flange is impressed ‘17’, and his legs ‘897/17’. He also has his paper chest label – ‘Bonnie Babe –Copr. By Georgene Averill – Reg. US Pat. Off. Germany’. In the middle is a smooth headed 5-3/8” girl. She has really sharply molded features, including very nice ears and deep lines around her nose and cheeks. Her neck flange is marked ‘13’ and her legs ‘897/13’. She wears an adorable flowered organdy dress and a lace trimmed slip. Her molded slippers are deep pink and her socks have sharp ribbing with a molded thick edge at the top…much better defined than on the 6” girl. On the right is a very unusual 6” version marked ‘15’ and ‘897/15’ on her parts. She has detailed curly hair and tendrils like the boy, but they are not as sharp, giving her a softer more feminine look. This doll is most commonly found as a 4-3/4” - 5” doll marked with size ‘11’. The little Kilgore cast iron carriage totes their toys including a 2” Kewpie with heart labels on his back and tummy, and a pair of 2-1/8” wire jointed Limbach girls with side glancing eyes marked ‘P.61/0 Made in Germany’.

27 – Baby Bo Kaye Twins. Here is a darling pair of one of the rarest breeds of all bisque dolls - “Baby Bo Kaye”. The doll was designed by Joseph L. Kallus in 1925, made by Alt, Beck, & Gottschalck, and distributed by George Borgfeldt & Co. Both flange necks are impressed ‘11’ (the size in cm.), and the hip joints are marked ‘897/11’. You will notice from the leg numbers that they use the same legs as the Bonnie Babes (picture #26). The boy with blue slippers has his original paper chest tag, but all I can decipher is ‘Baby Bo Kaye’. Both have blue sleep eyes. It is interesting to note that her head looks plumper than his, but I measured and they are identical…it must be that his deeper complexion tint makes it seem smaller. Both have 2 tiny lower teeth…quite hard to see. His mouth is painted with much higher peaks to his upper lip…giving a different look. Variety is nice, isn’t it? Their little 2-1/2” white fur pet pig (with an old blue Germany label on its tummy) enjoys walks with them.

27 28 – Hertwig Children with Pets. I can’t sing the praises of the Hertwig company enough…they made so many darling little dolls for children! Here are just four of a series of 3” immobile bisque children they made…each with their pets attached by a length of green pearl cotton, tied through a hole cut through their bent arms (done in the unfired green ware stage of manufacturing). These dolls have painted (unfired) surfaces and are often found with a lot of paint loss. I have seen them with different animals attached, so many may have changed pet mid-stream! They are all impressed ‘Germany’ on their backs…none has a number.

28 29 – Hertwig Children. I call these 2-1/2” little ones all “Goldilocks” as she is the perfect accompaniment to the jointed bears. They all have molded blond hair with a loop for a ribbon bow and happy smiling faces, but you will note that their legs are different. All three wear original outfits. The girl on the left has a crocheted pink and white dress with a flower basket on her arm, and her socks are molded but almost the same color as her legs. The lucky child in the middle has her pet dog attached by a yellow strand of pearl cotton (you will notice that this is the same dog that Papa Bear has in picture # 30). She has blue shoes with white pompoms, and wears a blue felt dress with an oilcloth type pinafore over it…I have also had this doll with a pink dress and pink shoes. On the right is their brother (?) version all dressed for ice skating with tiny lead skates attached with that same yellow strand, and a scarf wrapped around his neck. You will notice that his socks are very white and his shoes more carefully painted…perhaps he is earlier? They are all wire jointed.

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sold to South America. The girl came from Uruguay! Haven’t seen any of these in this country! All of the character toddlers are great…the Happifats (picture #24), SHEbees and HEbees (#25), Bonnie Babes (#26), and Baby Bo Kayes (#27) all just darling and amazingly, all always look a little different because of the molding and painting processes…that’s a good excuse to keep pairs, don’t you think? Nearing the end with all the great Hertwig items…immobile bisque children with their pets on ‘leashes’ (picture #28), jointed little girls with molded loops for hair bows (picture #29), and all of the fabulous jointed animals in the crocheted outfits (pictures # 30-36). I’m still missing a couple…the pig and the squirrel… someday they will join the gang! The mouse was my first (20 years ago) and I was hooked then…I’m still searching! They are lots of fun

30 30 – Hertwig Bear Family. My bear family now has five members plus their two pets. On the left is big brother…he is 2-1/4”, has BIG white shoes with pink pompoms, and has his bunny attached through the hole of his right paw. Next is 1-3/8” baby brother…he is barefoot. In the middle is 2-1/4” Mama with her basket of flowers and a big smile on her face. Next is 2-1/2” Papa Bear in his splendid molded bowler and flashy checked pants…he is walking his dog and has a wire cane through that hole in his right paw. His shoes are also BIG and blue with white pompoms. He came still tied into his original box. On the right is 1-5/8” little sister. All wear their original outfits. Those huge shoes on the 2 big guys, make them stand very well…the others can be tricky!

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31 31 – Hertwig Bunnies and Friends. On the left is a 2-1/2” fur covered bunny with a carrot with a blue ‘Foreign’ tag on its tummy. Leaning against him is a Carl Horn / Hertwig boy in a crocheted bunny suit complete with a mini basket of carrots on his back. Next is an adorable 3-1/8” Hertwig girl with a pink edged cap with bunny ears…she wears pink shoes with white cuffs and pompoms and her original silk ribbon dress with cotton panties underneath. She is faintly marked on her upper back ‘D40’ (I think!) Next up is Momma Bunny…she is 2-1/2” tall. She has blue shoes with white cuffs, and carries a basket of flowers. Standing in front of another German fur bunny is Junior…he is 2-1/8”, and beside him is Poppa Bunny…he is 2-5/8” and splendid in his bright duds with a pack on his back. Junior and Poppa are barefoot…they are more into nature!

to display…I have them on little rugs with their tiny toys. I’m sure that the larger bisque bears in picture #37 are earlier than the little dressed ones…maybe that started the idea? We’ll probably never know for sure! They came in different sizes and colors. The dressed boy bear shows different paws…he was made to walk upright…maybe he is the one that led to the small jointed ones? Finishing with just a small assortment of the tiny Carl Horn/Hertwig miniatures. There were at least 120 different ones made, so if you were severely hard up for space, you could conceivably have a collection of 120 dolls that would fit into a small glass topped box for display! The ultimate collection of miniature dolls! It would be fun to try to gather them all, wouldn’t it? I’ve probably had most of them over the years, but they have since gone to new homes… guess I’ll settle for what I have now. 32 – Hertwig Cats and Mouse. On the left is a 2-1/4” mouse in a gray romper…he was my first jointed Hertwig animal and is very special to me, as I have collected mice since I was 10. How excited I was when I saw him in the flat glass case of a jewelry dealer at an antiques show! Thus began my quest for more! Big black Papa Cat is rather prissily dressed in a pink and white suit and wears white shoes with pink pompoms! Not exactly a macho Tom! The white stripes on his face are meant to be whiskers! The Kitten boy and girl twins are 1-3/4” each…she has pink pompoms and his are blue. To the best of my knowledge, the cat family is the only one in this series to have these green glass eyes… all the others have painted eyes.

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33 33 – Hertwig Chimps & Indian Children. Hertwig made two variations of these 2-3/4” Indian (?) children. This pair has tiny cloth clothing with painted hair decorations and red and green painted shoes…compare them to the pair in picture #36. Between them are 2 adorable Hertwig chimpanzees…the bodies on these are so correctly proportioned with long arms, and big hands and feet! Junior is 1-5/8” and Dad is just over 2”…I have yet to find Mama! 50

34 – Hertwig Puss ‘N Boots & Pal. Towering over the two Hertwigs is a 3-3/4” segmented wooden Puss ‘N Boots. The Hertwig Puss ‘N Boots dad is 2-1/8” tall in his great big shiny black boots. He wears a crocheted cutaway coat of light green and carries his lead rifle across his back…has he been hunting for my mouse? His 1-1/8” daughter looks a bit silly in her boots I think! This pair only has jointed arms, and both are missing their tails which were inserted into holes. The mouse also had a tail…they were probably rubber or cord and were easily lost.

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I hope I have shown you some dolls that will inspire your searches, and given you some ideas on displaying your dolls. There are lots out there waiting to be found and added to your collection. THINK SMALL…it’s fun! Bibliography:

35 – Hertwig Black Children & Duck. Both wear their original ribbon clothes and have white shoes with blue cuffs and pompoms…both also have tiny turquoise bead earrings (she has lost her right earring). She is 2-5/8” while he is 2-3/4”. The 1-3/4” duck has jointed wings and wears a yellow and white crocheted dress. The ducks are not often seen…being so small, they were probably easily lost.

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36 – Hertwig Indian Children & Frog. This pair of children is a variation on the pair in Picture #33…these have painted clothes and necklaces instead of cloth. They are a little over 2-3/4” tall. Between them is the 2 1/8” frog…she is one of the rarer Hertwig animals and really quite charming in her glossy lime green skin! Got to love those big red eyes too! She has slim little feet in pointed white slippers (quite un-frog-like) and carries a faded red cloth flower in the hole of her right hand. Her crocheted orange and cream dress is belted in black and has a brass bead buckle.

All-Bisque & Half-Bisque Dolls, by Genevieve Angione. Kestner, King of Dollmakers, by Jan Foulke. Hertwig & Co. Archives–1890-1937, by Florence Theriault. The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls, Vols. 1 & 2, by Dorothy, Elizabeth, and Evelyn Coleman.

If you would like to do so, please contact the author at her website: AQuietPlaceDolls.com 38 – Carl Horn Miniatures – This is just a very small sampling of the wonderful tiny dolls sold by Carl Horn, of Dresden, Germany from at least 1927, when an ad illustrated 18 items but said there was a collection of 120! The dog and the teddy bear are both included in that illustration. More of these appear in the Hertwig catalogs of the 1920s including a teddy bear…were they made by Hertwig and dressed by the workers of Carl Horn? Made entirely by Hertwig and distributed by Carl Horn? Hard to know now I guess! The little school boy with his red-trimmed apron on the far left is 1-1/2” overall including his hat with long red streamers. Next is a 1-1/2” once-white teddy bear. A 1-1/2” lady in blue with matching hat pushes a 1” painted wood buggy with tin wheels. The dog is 1-1/2” from tip to tip and very cute! The boy in the rabbit suit is 1-5/8” tall. The black girl is rare…I’ve had a few others but not many…she is 1-5/8” tall and her friend on the right is slightly less than 1-1/2”. The variety is endless… fun to watch for these! Just so you know for sure…the teddy bear and dog both have a wire jointed bisque doll inside. I have also had a cat and a lion…and there were probably others too!

37 37 – The FOUR Bears. Before Hertwig made all of the cute little animals, so desirable now in their crocheted suits, they made larger jointed animals. These wire-jointed bears can sit, walk on all-fours, or with support, stroll along on two legs! They have textured bisque “fur” and more realistic bear-like heads. The big guy on the left is 6-1/8”…I think this was the largest size made…at least I haven’t seen any larger ones. He is all white but has painted brown eyes, black nose and black whisker dots. In the blue and white romper is a 3-3/16” fellow that is a bit different…he has a shorter nose, friendly expression, and his arms are shaped for walking upright…not flattened like the other two sitting on the couch. The two couch potatoes are each 3-1/4” tall with longer noses. I have seen these with speckled coats…black and white, and brown and white. The eyes on the three smaller ones are just painted black dots.

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WOODEN - Schoenhut human figure less than 10”. Barbara Close

WOODEN - Door of Hope doll representing a child. Karla Moreland

WOODEN - Other commercial doll with wooden head produced prior to 1930, such as Bebe Tout en Bois, from manufacturers such as Schilling and Schneider, etc. Motchmann body, Becky Hawkins

PAPIER-MACHE/COMPOSITION - European, glass or painted eyes, molded hair or wigged, such as Superior, Holz-Masse and others. Robyn Katz

PAPIER-MACHE/ COMPOSITION - Frenchtype, glass or painted eyes, closed or open mouth. Above, Alicia Carver Right, Louis Cohorst

PAPIER-MACHE/ COMPOSITION - American, glass or painted eyes, molded hair or wigged, such as Judge and Early, Lerch, Greiner, and others. Autoperipatetikos, Barbara Kouri

PAPIER-MACHE/ COMPOSITION Milliner’s model-type on typical body. May have special features. Jackie Willman

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POURED WAX Molded or painted hair. Carol Cameron

JAPANESE GOSHO NINGYO, 19th century or earlier: big-headed, chubby young boy with gofun skin, painted eyes. Dodi Becker

WAX-COATED - Wigged and/or hair in slit, molded or painted hair. Left, Carol Cameron Right, Angie DeFiore

CHINA/ GLAZED PORCELAIN Decorated, molded or applied special features on hair, head and/ or shoulders. Carol Hansen

CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN KPM, Meissen, Sclaggenwald, Jacob Petit, Royal Copenhagen. Left, Jacob Petite china, Lynda Christian Right, 28 inch Schlagenwald china, Kathy Turner

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CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN Molded black or blond hair, late 19th century china having body printed with flags, flowers, numbers, games, alphabet, etc. Yvonne Barrett. Note there were two other blue ribbon winners in this category: Lisa Madsen and Julie Bray.

CHINA/ GLAZED PORCELAIN China head on peg-wooden body. Lillian Barlow

CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN - Decorated, molded or applied special features on hair, head and/or shoulders, must NOT be painted in contrast to surroundings. 25.5 inch child with bare sculpted feet, Kathy Turner

CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN German low brow style china with decorated shoulder plate. Janis Silberhorn

CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN China representing infant or young child, molded or smooth painted hair. Angie DiFiore

CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN China with bald head, may have black spot on head. Left, Shirley Snare Right, Sherryl Newton

CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN - China with molded hair without decoration or molded or applied special features, painted eyes. Michael Albanese CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN - Frozen Charlotte/Charlie, all china, may have molded clothing and/or hair decoration. Linette Heinlin

CHINA/GLAZED PORCELAIN - French Fashion doll with glazed porcelain head and shoulder plate. Barb Patrick

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PARIAN, CIRCA - White skin tone. Molded hair, molded or applied special features on hair, head and/or shoulders, must be painted in contrast to surroundings. Kathy Turner

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PARIAN - White skin tone. Molded hair, If decorated, it must NOT be painted in contrast to surrounding. Left, Michel Albanese. Right, Peggy Obereck

PARIAN - German bisque female, with slightly tinted skin tone, from ďŹ rms such as Kling and ABG. Above, Kathy Turner Top to bottom: Linda Cantwell Margaret Kincaid Nancy Splitstoser

DOLL WITH HEAD OF LEATHER, RAWHIDE OR RUBBER Commerciallymade doll. Michael Albanese

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD Fashion-type on traditional stuffed cloth or leather body with cloth or leather limbs. Doll by George Most. PRESIDENT’S CHOICE, Julie Blewis

DOLL WITH HEAD OF LEATHER, RAWHIDE OR RUBBER - Native American doll, pre-1920. Right, Connie Kileen Below, Kathy Turner

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Fashiontype on traditional stuffed cloth or leather body with other than cloth or leather limbs. Becky Hawkins

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Fashiontype on wooden, Gutta Percha, kid-over-wood, or blown leather body. Kathleen Crescuillo

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FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Jumeau with closed mouth, excludes characters with exaggerated facial features and Tete Jumeau. Left to right: Margaret Kincaid, Mary Wolande, Christine Klemm

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD Any French doll on composition French lady body. Kathleen Zimmermann

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD French doll marked Tete Jumeau and Paris Bebe, marked with red stamp, closed mouth. Above, Mary Wolande, Right, Julie Blewis FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Bru with closed mouth. Gail Cook

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FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Jules Steiner with closed mouth. Left to right: Denise Buese Cynthia Orgeron

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - H., A.T., Schmitt, and Mothereau, closed mouth. Mothereau, Julie Blewis

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - French doll with open mouth. Circle Dot Bru, Gail Cook

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - FalckRoussel, Petit & Dumontier, Pintel et Godchaux, Delcroix, Mascotte, and Pannier, closed mouth. Mascotte, Karla Moreland

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - French doll with open mouth, in original ethnic costume. Barbara Close

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - F.G., R.D., Jullien, Denamur, Danel, closed mouth. F.G., Pat Dutchman

FRENCH DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD French doll by other French ďŹ rms such as Lanternier, Leon Prieur, Verlingue, Damerval & Laffranchy, Leon Couty and Tanagra, etc., closed mouth. Julie Blewis

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Auction Preview: François Theimer September 25

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rançois Theimer’s Saturday, September 25 auction in Paris at the Ambassador Hotel features an impressive array of French bebes and fashion dolls, toys, automatons, antique fashions and interesting curiosities. Here is a small sampling of dolls to be offered – see his ad in this issue. For more information go to www.theimer.fr François Theimer, Tél (33) 3 86 74 31 76 Fax (33) 3 86 74 32 13 4 rue des Cavaliers 89130 TOUCY France - email: francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

L-R: Bébé STEINER size 36”, figure A Léon Casimir BRU parisienne with smiling face, H 24” Parisienne by François GAULTIER, H 24” Bébé JUMEAU CARRIER BELLEUSE size 13 Above: Male parisienne by Auguste DEHORS, H 18”

Auction Preview: Galerie de Chartres September 25

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very year the Galerie de Chartres holds one of its four annual Exhibitions on Friday, September 24th from 3 pm till 5 pm sales of dolls the last weekend of September; this year the date is and from 8:30 pm till 10 pm. On Saturday, September 25th from Saturday, September 25. 9 am till 10 am. Besides games, antiques bears and German and French baby The catalogue may be ordered for 8€ on inquiry or on dolls in celluloid, it will present an interesting collection of more www.interencheres.com/28001 and www.ivoire-chartres.com than eighty pieces of doll dishes in earthenware of Sarreguemines 15 days before the beginning of the auction. including tea, coffee sets and sweet boxes, all in polychromatic Galerie De Chartres: 10 Rue Claude Bernard ZA Le Coudray BP 70129 decoration of scenes of children’s games or family life according 28630 Chartres Le Coudray to the famous English draftswoman of the 19th century, Kate Phone: 02.37.88.28.28 A collection Greenaway and the French illustrator Fromentin Richard. Fax: 02.37.88.28.20 of more than Beautiful French dolls from the end of the 19th Email: chartres@ eighty pieces century will be also be offered: bebes Steiner, Bru and of earthenware galeriedechartres.com Jumeau among them, two fine models, one a Jumeau doll dishes from “Portrait” and a Jumeau “long face”, as well as Sarreguemines will be offered. fashion dolls. The catalogue will also present character dolls including a large Asian doll Simon and Halbig mold 1129, open mouth dolls, doll Bebes and doll furniture. furniture and clothing.

Jumeau, size10, in original box. Rare Jumeau “long face”, size 12.

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Auction Gallery Theriaults in Chicago, July 18

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Huret poupee with a complete trousseau and documentation as the doll given by Victor Hugo to his granddaughter, arguably the most historically important doll ever offered by Theriault’s, was sold at their recent auction in Chicago. It was a standing room only crowd as the bidding intensified between a phone bidder and a member of the audience. The absentee bidder finally won her prize for $160,000. The largest single day auction held by the firm, it also included the private doll collection of author Anne Rice, featuring classics by Bru and Jumeau, as well as selections from other notable collections. (Prices do not include buyer’s premium)

A petite Bebe Steiner, figure C, 9 inches, wearing her early seaside costume, $8,000.

A poupee by Adelaide Huret with an extensive trousseau, given by Victor Hugo to his granddaughter Jeanne sold for $160,000. The doll was the inspiration for the heroine Deruchette in Hugo’s novel, Travailleurs de la Mer. The doll remained among Jeanne’s belongings for most of her life and was eventually given to her god-daughter in whose family the doll remained until being consigned to Theriault’s.

A rare poupee attributed to Adelaide Huret with painted teeth, signed Huret gutta percha body and wearing the original costume brought $58,000. A gilded fire screen by Huret, 42 inches, circa 1860, sold for $3400 and the Huret gilt metal canopy swinging cradle, $4000. 64

Stuart Holbrook wears the “special” hat, auctioned off for $2200. The winner of the hat, a floor bidder, was able to select the charity of her choice and Theriault’s in turn wrote a check to them in the same amount.

Portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau, 23 inches, $31,000.

More AUCTION RESULTS on page 70 From the Anne Rice collection, this 31 inch Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru brought $40,000. The doll was pictured on the back cover of her novel, Interview with a Vampire.

The very rare wooden bodied Bebe Musique by Leon Casimir Bru, having a two-tune musical box hidden inside the torso, 17 inches, brought $44,000.

A wooden girl by Schoenhut, 21 inches, original union suit, and possible original dress, $6250.

Patricia A. Vaillancourt

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Come visit my shop in Adamstown, PA! I offer a full array of dolls and accessories. Find me at www.dollsantique.com and www.rubylane.com or e-mail: vaillsdoll@aol.com 1. 19 Inch Simon Halbig 1329 Oriental. She is a beauty with the most wonderful creamy bisque. She has a red silk kimono and wonderful headdress. In perfect condition, she even starred on the cover of a magazine. A really special doll. $2500 2. Parian Fashion with molded black hair brushstrokes encircling her head, abundant at face to give a windblown look. The eyes are typical with this doll two blues, grey and black at eyes, pink cheeks, beautifully painted lips. On wonderful old body with lovely dress, old shoes, parian hands. This doll is marked T on shoulder plate. It is meant to be boy or girl according to apparel customs at the time, although you can’t look at him and not see a boy with the loveliest haunting look. $1600 3. 12 Inch Kestner 143 is so sweet! They always have lovely bodies and wonderful character faces. This is a perfect example! $995 4. 29 Inch Kestner 171, an unusual mold number. A lovely doll with molded upper eyebrows, Kestner jointed composition body, wonderful original wig and original plaster pate. She is beautifully dressed in pink with matching original silk ribbons in her hair. A fabulous large doll priced reasonably at only $795. 5. 20 Inch Kestner Mold 152. Brown sleeping eyes, long multistroke eyebrows, human hair wig, lovely vintage purple dress, my favorite color. She is on a Kestner body. $850 6. Jumeau Fashion on marked body and marked head. She has on an elaborate dress that beautifully complements her exquisite portrait like face. She has the red Jumeau mark on head and blue stamp on body. For full picture look at my site on Ruby Lane. $4300 7. 19 inch Kestner. This is an early Pouty Kestner marked at rim with an x.

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Study of a Parian Peddler and Her Wares

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by Debra Gulea

or those of you who know me well, you know that I am notorious for not maintaining a private collection. It seems that every old doll I meet is transient: even those I intend on keeping end up boarding with me for a short time, before packing their bags and happily moving on. For example: a lovely fashion recently left me for another woman on Saturday. When I have the opportunity to sell, I sell. When a doll wants to move on, I let it go. So it might come as somewhat of a surprise when I clearly state right from the start that this doll, which we will be examining today, is from my (gasp!) personal collection; and sorry dear reader, she will not be for sale. The object of my affection is this regal parian peddler (alternatively called a pedlar, stall-holder and vendor in some sources). Her pale blond molded hair is swept up, exposing her delicate ears, and then falls in thick sausage curls to her shoulders. She has a petite gold luster comb (or small crown) perched on the top of her head. Typically, parians are quite matte in finish, but my fair lady has what I have heard termed as “soapy finish”: that radiant, dewy glow promised to those who use Dove soap on a regular basis. Her hair style is consistent with the mid 1870’s, and though I am unsure of her maker (as it seems many German companies produced heads somewhat similar to hers), I feel confident about the date. Poor gal, she has been sitting at her table of wares for 130 odd years, her table is still fully stocked, and judging by her stern expression, she hasn’t had a single sale.

Parians have always had a soft spot in my heart; I tend to be partial to molded hair dolls of all mediums. Often the same hairstyles were produced by German doll factories both in un-tinted and unglazed bisque (called ‘parian’ by today’s collectors) and in china (which has a glazed, high gloss finish). I have often thought that it would be fun to assemble a collection of parians and chinas featuring the same hairdo, posed side by side in the cabinet; but alas, I always seem to sell off one before I find the other that goes with it. Peddlers are always a source of amusement for me. I have always loved miniatures, and would never be able to fit a large, fully-stocked, dollhouse in my home. Peddler dolls are a way to enjoy dollhouse miniatures and miniature dolls in a small setting. As peddler dolls always come with a table or tray of wares, there is usually much to be admired. My own gal’s table is crowded with glass grapes, candle sticks, drinking glasses, sea shells, pin cushions and sewing implements, a clock, many knit and lace items, purses, and of course many miniature dolls of her own, including eight Frozen Charlottes, which we will get to later. I never tire of looking at her assortment. It is usually impossible to determine what miniature items are original to the peddler and which ones have been added. It seems that peddlers suffer two fates equally: having their treasures raided, to be sold separately for a higher price, or having their tables embellished over the years by enthusiastic collectors who love to see the tables jam-packed with stuff. It is possible that the same peddler doll has had her table raided and re-stocked more than once. It used to be thought that these whimsical dolls were all handmade, lovingly assembled during idle evening hours by crafty Victorian homemakers. It has since been learned that many of the peddlers on the market were actually factory made during the Victorian era, particularly those standing & affixed to wooden bases and carrying little woven baskets of goodies. Indeed, these are often stamped with the company name on the base, which attests to their commercial heritage. Perhaps it’s just my own romantic notions, but I like to believe that my own parian peddler lady was one of the homemade ones; many of her wares look decidedly “homespun”, and her table isn’t very sophisticated in its design (being just stiff paper affixed with lace). She is also more regal than the commercially made peddlers one usually sees: the commercial ones usually have a red flannel cape over a patterned skirt, whereas my lady wears the finest deep blue velvet walking suit. Not to brag, but I’m also enchanted by the unusual natural beauty of my peddler. Most peddlers look like hags: their heads are made from wax, kid leather, dried apples, or wood; and they have a shriveled, wicked expression like those witches from the Brothers Grimm, or women living in Florida who shied away from sunscreen. Indeed, real eighteenth and nineteenth century peddlers were usually suspicious vagabonds (or gypsies), who made their living traveling from village to village, selling their wares. They were stigmatized (as gypsies still are today in many parts

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of the world), and often viewed as cons and thieves. When they would arrive in a new village, they were met with an equal amount of excitement (over the exotic wares they brought with them from the bigger cities) and fear. I am quite confident that my parian peddler was never a traveling sales woman; rather, she looks like a doll dealer having a bad show, and thus lies her appeal for me. Frozen Charlottes are another one of my favorites, and my dear lady has no less than eight offered on her table, including two black ones, a clownish gentleman with a funny hat and mustache, two blondes, and three very tiny ones adored with jewelry and homemade lace clothes. These stiff, immobile dolls were produced in Germany between 1850 and 1930, and probably found their way to my lady’s table of wares fairly early in their lives. Though hard to believe, Frozen Charlottes were truly play dolls – they have the amusing ability to float in the tub. (Anyone who has a child knows how popular bathing dolls and toys remain with today’s toddler class). Indeed, they were originally called (most properly) “Bathing Dolls”, until sometime during this century they became associated with a whimsical little morality poem about “Young Charlotte”, a vain socialite who froze to death on the way to a winter ball because she refused to cover her fine clothes in a heavy woolen blanket. (As an interesting aside, Young Charlotte is said to have “laughed like a gypsy queen” at the suggestion of bundling up in the cold; this really should tell you something about how gypsies and peddlers were viewed during this time period). While Frozen Charlottes are clearly “dolls”; are peddlers dolls too? Well, most people define a doll as a “child’s plaything in human form, either jointed or un-jointed” (at least, this is the definition that I go by on my web site). Frozen Charlottes fit that criteria, as they were played with in the bath by children – but what about peddlers? There is little evidence to suggest that “peddlers” were ever played

with. If you look at them, firmly attached to their tables or baskets, their wares sewn on glued in place, there is little opportunity for “play”- you really can’t do a thing with them. Yet, the parian at the heart of the scene was indeed made by a doll factory, and she was made to be a child’s plaything. However, this “former doll” was forced to take her seat at the table of wares, and in doing so, ceases to be a doll. (I threw in this interesting psychological question about the nature of dolls so that you can see how seriously I study doll-ology). At any rate, in her present form, I would call my beloved parian peddler more of a “Victorian novelty”, a curiosity that perhaps graced some upper class woman’s parlor or mantle, a conversation piece for friends who came calling during leisurely afternoons. So it’s ironic that I, a doll dealer who does not usually collect dolls, am absolutely enthralled with this doll who is also a doll dealer, but ironically, not technically a doll at all! Why did I decide to keep her? Why could I never let her go? Is it because of her beautiful parian head? Because of the many Frozen Charlottes she displays, which I have always admired? Is it because she’s unusual for her type – the sole parian peddler in a sea of wax-over and wooden head ones? No, dear reader, it’s far more simple than that. I think that I keep her because she reminds me of me. I know what it’s like to sit at a doll show, peddling my wares. I know what it’s like to have a good show, where you sell everything and wish you brought even more, and what it’s like to have a bad show, when it seems like no one is interested in what you brought (fortunately, I haven’t had one of those in a long time, knock on wood, but one never forgets the dreadful feeling). I keep her because she’s not a doll, but because she’s a doll dealer, like me. Now if only I could look so well-coiffed and well-attired at my next doll show! Author Debra Gulea is the owner of Debra’s Dolls of Mullica Hill, NJ.

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(back row) 1. Beautiful 22” Phenix Steiner - perfect bisque - original body finish - antique outfit - marked * 93 - $5,750 2. Striking Simon & Halbig Asian lady #1329 - rare doll in perfect condition - 22” - extra outfit - $3500 3. Wonderful all original 18” E. J. Beebe in original couturier dress designed by Ernestine Jumeau with matching bonnet - size 8 - perfect - $12,500 4. Dreamy 29” E.J. Jumeau - size 13 - creamy bisque rare size - beautiful outfit, perfect - $18,000 5. Rare early Kestner child - square cut metal teeth 8 ball jointed compo body - exc. condition - $2900 6. Stunning example of an early “Paris Bebe” by Jumeau - 16” - perfect bisque - original body and wig - impeccably dressed. Head marked Paris Bebe - Tete Depose 6, Body - Eiffel Tower - $8750 (front row) 1.Gorgeous “Circle Dot” Bru 19” - marked 6 on head and shoulderplate - circa 1880 - large size - perfect bisque hands beautiful antique outfit. $27,750 2. 19”Smiling Bru Fashion - totally original (original outfit included but frail) - beautifully redressed in period fabric - perfect condition kid body - bisque arms and hands. $6750 3.Adorable 22” Hertel and Schwab Googly Toddler - rare large size - marked 165 - 12 - original wig and outfit. $13,000. 4. Smallest size Shirley Temple - 11” - all original - decal eyes - great condition. $995 5. 16” Premiere Jumeau Bebe - beautiful doll - great outfit - outstanding condition. $8750 6. Cutest little Kestner all bisque in presentation box - extra clothing - sleep eyes, generally excellent $895 7. Handsome 16” center seam Steiff teddy bear - sought after cinnamon color - original underscored button exc. Condition - $7500

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delightful K*R Simon Halbig 131 googly, 31 cm (12.2 inches), brought approximately $7600 at the Ladenburger’s summer doll and toy auction.

his rare Simon & Halbig from their roman numeral series of dolls, 16 inches, marked S&H I, with her excellent original composition ball jointed body, realized $13,200 at the Frasher July 17 auction.

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arbara Frasher of Frasher Doll Auctions stands behind a rare 24 inch china with unusual brown hair, deeply molded eyelids, a muslin body with porcelain hands, and wearing an antique dress. It sold for $8,400 at Frasher’s July 17 auction in Chicago, IL. We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Alderfer Auctions, 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440. Phone 215-393-3023. www.alderferauction.com Frasher Doll Auctions, 2323 S. Mecklin School Road, Oak Grove, MO 64075. Phone 816-625-3786. Email: frasher@aol.com Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH Lustgartenstraße 6 - D-68526 Ladenburg Phone +49(0)6203/13014 Email: spielzeugauktion@t-online.de

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1. Scarlett - 32” A.M. Large Impressive Girl - Chunky body. Vintage Burgandy Velvet and Lace Dress - Black Jet Beads. Deep Blue Sleep Eyes - Light body repaint - “Gone With The Wind” Southern Hospitality - $1,395. 2. RARE 27” Hertel & Schwab - Chunky Bent Limb Body - Blue Sleep Eyes - 4 Teeth - Open Mouth - Molded Tongue. RED Hair - All Original - SUPERB $2,300. 3. Darling - 30” Simon & Halbig C.M. Bergman Child. Spiral Blue Sleep Eyes. Pierced Ears. Rose and Cream Lace Bonnet and Dress. Comes with platform horse toy. A Mother’s Favorite - $1,650. 4. Charmer - 20” A.M. Brown Sleep Eyes - Leather like body. Riveted Joints. Perfect Playmate for your doll - $325. 5. Soleful - 30” C.M. Bergman S&H. Angelic Girl. Pierced Ears. Blue Sleep Eyes. Original Dress. Replaced “Full” Wig. Comes with Antique Porcelain Portrait Broach - Perfect - $1,450 6. Daisy - 30” Kestner - PERFECT - All Original - Lace Outfit and Wig. Blue Sleep Eyes. Complete with Original Garters - $1,750

Dolls’ Houses from The I

Collectors of early toys favor the typical paint colors of this early Christian Hacker grocery store. The pale seashell pink and the contrasting cobalt blue ring all the right bells (as the expression goes) and the graceful arched roof is an uncommon and very pleasing feature. There is great charm in this small package.

It seems there are many grocery, millinery and dry goods shops to be found, but how often do you encounter such a shop as this? Not only is this Tobacconist’s Shop very rare, but the condition is noteworthy as well. It is remarkable that so many of the contents are intact and the handsomely dressed gentleman dolls look quite appropriate in this setting. 72

by Susan Grimshaw

f you didn’t make a pilgrimage to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to see the antique dollhouses in the Toy Museum at Old Salem before it closed, you’ll get a last chance when they are auctioned by Noel Barrett Antiques and Auctions in New Hope, PA the weekend before Thanksgiving. Six major antique dolls’ houses, along with several fully furnished German shops and kitchens, will be offered and approximately 200 lots of furniture and accessories will be removed from the houses and sold to collectors. The houses include several wellknown miniature edifices including the lovely mid-18th century Van Haeften house formerly belonging to the late British dolls’ house connoisseur and author, Vivien Greene, and the Spanish Second Empire house that for many years belonged to early collectors Donald and Helen Mitchell. Both these houses have been featured in earlier publications and were substantially restored before earning their places in the Museum. They were acquired by collectors Tom Gray and his mother, Ann, who together founded the museum in 2002. The Van Haeften house already had a well-documented history when it resided in Mrs. Greene’s famous Rotunda Museum outside Oxford and it was the only major house she left unfurnished so that its remarkably pure Georgian features could be better appreciated. It was in rather shabby condition when she purchased it in 1966 from Baroness Ann van Haeften who relayed the story of how her own mother had saved her pocket money to purchase it from a second-hand shop in 1885. Eighty-two years later, Mrs. Greene had much of the missing trimwork replaced but left all the restoration work unpainted so visitors could tell what was original and what had been replaced. Before its comparatively shorter time with the Toy Museum, the house was further

Toy Museum at Old Salem restored at great expense by the Museum’s conservator, David Goist. Later coats of interior paint were carefully removed and the delightful surviving original oil paintings within two overmantels were cleaned and conserved to reveal the signature of an artist the museum identified as Johann Martin Schuster (1667-1738). At the same time, the trimwork that was replaced in 1967 was painted over to blend with the rest of the paint finishes but it can still be identified by its smoother texture when examining the house closely. A remarkable social document, the Van Haeften house (or the English Baby House as it was renamed by the Museum) is arguably one of the finest surviving 18th century dolls’ houses on either side of the Atlantic. Along with familiar commercial red-roof dolls’ houses manufactured in Germany by Christian Hacker and Moritz Gottschalk, there is another large English dolls’ house with a neo-Georgian exterior and a solidly Victorian interior identified by the Museum as the Regency House. Three stories tall with an added gabled roof, it features six spacious rooms, a staircase hall, hand-painted wallpapers, elaborate window treatments and it was opulently furnished in the Museum. The contents will be sold separately and include many appealing items including a charming lithographed parlor suite, many pieces of painted tinware and other metals along with a glittering array of ormolu accessories. The tallest house (just over six feet!) is the signed and dated 1888 Spanish Second Empire Dolls’ House that had previously been the jewel in the collection of the late Don and Helene Mitchell. They knew it as “Broadstairs” and joyfully acquired it in Madrid in the 1960’s. The front of the house is richly detailed with stylish window balconies, an evocative shingled mansard roofline with dormer windows, and an

The beautifully executed architectural details of the Van Haeften House set it apart from just about every other house of this era. The scale is perfect and even unfurnished, it is very satisfying to gaze upon it. It is extremely difficult to find 18th century dollhouse furnishings outside museums and that was one of the reasons Vivien Greene left the house unfurnished all the years is was displayed in the Rotunda. For some years it was inhabited by three Victorian dolls’ house dolls representing an estate agent and two prospective buyers, but when I visited the museum the summer before it closed, she told me the interested couple had been stolen so the house was left totally empty. At the Toy Museum, the house displayed an assortment of period doll’s china and other accessories.

A pleasing harmony envelops this German double-roombox kitchen with pantry as all the original painted cabinetry remains intact and nicely matched to the colors of the floor and the delicate painted border beneath the rooms’ cornices. All is crisp and fresh in this well-appointed and quite delightful kitchen that lacks nothing.

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This photograph shows the interior of the Regency House as it appeared in the museum. The kitchen features an Evans & Cartwright washstand and a pretty set of treenware. All the furnishings pictured in the house will be sold, including a rare ormolu squirrel cage that will likely be an object of fierce desire come November.

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The delicacy of the window balconies along the façade of the Spanish Duplex House are echoed in the sublime paint colors that decorate this large house. The imposing double front doors are crafted with care and feature elegantly grained rosewood panels. Each of the façade’s sections slide on runners in the base and are easily removed for access to the interior. Note the handsome balustrade that crowns the top of the house. The table with spool-turned legs and wrought iron bracing came with the house when it was purchased by Tom Gray.

imposing front staircase. The Mitchells originally found the house in poor condition with the balcony railings and more than half the window sashes missing, and the papers were damaged or missing in all but one room. They invested immeasurable hours replacing missing features and redecorating. Some ceiling papers remain intact to hint at the original appearance of the house. Further refurbishment was undertaken before the house entered the collection of the Toy Museum and it is interesting to compare photos of the house as it has been improved by successive owners. One house in original condition is the highly unusual and fascinating Spanish Duplex House. Over five feet in length and placed on its own elegant stand, it has an imposing yet playful façade consisting of sliding panels painted a lovely robin’s egg blue. The panels feature formal French doors with attractive applied decorative moldings. The doors open to the delicately styled Mediterranean balconies and window grates that give the house its Latin flavor. These evocative architectural details extend to the sides as well. The interior is even more fascinating as the house’s two levels are each designed as separate yet remarkably similar apartments, both with identical kitchens and bathrooms and fitted with charming closets and built-in cupboards. An unusual interior courtyard or galleria has been fitted with elegant columns and balustrades. Aside from minor paint touch-ups, everything in this distinctive house is original. In addition to the large dolls’ houses, a varied assortment of classic German shops and kitchens are featured. Among the most appealing examples is an early Christian Hacker grocery shop designed for the English-speaking market. The exterior is painted a delicious shell pink color accented with characteristic Hacker linework and a Grocery sign painted in gold against a vivid cobalt blue background. The interior features several shelves and numerous drawers decorated with original fauxbois paper. In superb condition, the shop is well-stocked with foodstuffs and various containers. A most unusual and perhaps unique shop is the Tobacconist’s

emporium. This clearly masculine establishment features beautifully grained faux rosewood shelves, drawers and counters accented by faux marble columns and gilt Dresden paper decorations. Boxes of cigars are displayed and the original triangular wrapping papers remain suspended on hooks over the counter. The handsome gentleman dolls are included. Who knows? It could make smoking fashionable again. Several German kitchens are included in the sale and, unlike the houses, they are fully furnished. An early Nuremburg kitchen will be offered, as will a larger early 20th century two-room kitchen with pantry. In this engaging specimen, original matched cabinetry and a generous volume of cooking utensils and foodstuffs are accented by gleaming copper pots and pans. Remarkably intact and fresh-looking, it is an example of what was referred to as a “bright” kitchen from the time period when dark and cluttered Victorian interiors went out of vogue and clean, cheerful kitchens became fashionable. It is delightfully complete and one can’t help but imagine how it must have enthralled some lucky young child when it was new. The encased English Butcher’s Shop that Tom Gray purchased at Noel’s auction of the Mary Merritt Museum several years ago has undergone an appropriate and deeply satisfying restoration. While retaining the original glass with its cracked corner, the outside of the case has undergone a remarkable transformation as thick layers of grimy white paint were removed to expose the handsome wood beneath - it practically glows! Instead of detracting from the amazing details of the shop and its many, many beautifully painted cuts of meat, the case now complements the enchanting artistry and craftsmanship of its interior. It is a gratifying example of a successful endeavor to conserve one of the best examples known in this genre. The auction will take place November 19th and 20th at the Eagle Fire Hall in New Hope, PA. The catalogue can be ordered by contacting Noel Barrett Antiques and Auctions, Ltd. at (215) 297-5019 or on the internet at www.noelbarrett.com.

I had the pleasure (and challenge!) of writing the catalogue description for this stunning British Butcher’s Shop when it was auctioned with the rest of the contents of the Mary Merritt Museum beginning in 2006 and I was simply stunned when I counted all the pieces of individually carved and painted cuts of meat – there are almost 200 pieces! I remember we all hoped it would end up in a museum and… it did!

Just imagine walking into an antiques shop and finding a dolls’ house this tall and imposing - talk about presence! The Spanish Second Empire House not only commands whatever space it occupies, but when opened, the rooms are wonderfully spacious and accessible. When it was in the Museum, it was furnished with many examples of antique German furniture including an elaborate ebonized parlor suite from Waltershausen, handsome chairs by Rock & Graner, and multiple ormolu chandeliers by Erhard & Sohne.

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4 Portland, OR. Doll Show. National Guard Armory. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 4 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. 8-12 Denver, CO. Miniatures & Dolls & Toys Show. Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech. Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys. 303-651-6856. 9-12 Neenah, WI. Oldenburg & Co. 2nd Annual Convention. Holiday Inn. 920-582-4361. 11 Glendale, CA. Dolls & Miniatures & Bears Show & Sale. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Barbara Kouri. 818-767-4172. 11 Hillsborough, NH. Annual Toy & Doll Extravaganza @ the Dollhouse in Hillsborough. Withington Auction. www.withingtonauction.com 11 Las Cruces, NM. Doll Show & Sale. Mesilla Valley Conference Room Days Inn. Gloria Sanders. 575-523-1413. 11 Roseville, CA. Doll Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 11 San Diego, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Al Bahr Temple. Delightful Dolls. 619-265-0443. 11 Santa Monica, CA. De-acquisition Sale. Angel’s Attic Museum. Angel’s Attic. 310-394-8331. 11 Talbott, TN. Doll Show. Morristown Doll Club. W. Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Dept. 423-586-0744. 11 Waldorf, MD. Doll Show & Sale. Thomas Stone High School. Southern Maryland Doll Club. 301-868-6410. 12 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Fireman’s Recreation Hall. Fairlands Doll. Sue Spink. 585-591-2841. 12 Chantilly, VA. Teddy Bear Show. Dulles Expo & Conference Ctr. Alex Wilson. 717-993-3041. 12 Erlanger, KY. Doll Show. 1379 Donaldson Rd. Triple Crown Doll Club. Monica. 859-635-1649. 12 Maquoketa, IA. Doll & Toy & Bear Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139. 12 Nashua, NH. Doll Show & Sale. Holiday Inn Nashua. Nellie Perkins Doll & Miniature Society & Granite State Doll Club. 603-924-6393. 12 Valparaiso, IN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Porter County Expo Center. Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club. 219-476-7384. 17-19 St. Charles, IL. Folk Art Festival. Kane County Fairgrounds. 800-777-4373. 18 Beaverton, OR. Doll Show. Beaverton Elks Lodge. Sharon. slfratzke@comcast.net 18-19 Gaithersburg, MD. 151st Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 443-617-3590. 18 Greenville, SC. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. 18 Lawrenceville, PA. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show & Sale. Laurel Doll Club of PA. 570-537-2253. 18 Lewiston, ID. Annual Doll Sale. Lewis Clark State College. Lewis-Clark Doll Club. Carmen Moxley. 509-758-5487. 18 W. Covina, CA. Doll & Bears Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 19 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport. Carolyn Johnson. 409-945-2796. 19 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Bear Show. Serb Hall. Orphans In The Attic. Marge Hansen. 920-563-0046. 25 Billings, MT. Doll Show & Sale. Legacy Doll Museum. 406-252-0041. 25 Bremerton, WA. Doll Show. Sons of Norway Hall. Sandy O’Donnell. 360-871-7359. 25 Chartres, France. Doll Auction. Galerie De Chartres. +33(0)2.37.88.28.28. cartres@galeriedechartres.com. 25 Denver, CO. UFDC Region 6 Denver Conference Public Day. Sheraton Denver West. Diane Hoffman. 303-722-8700. 25-26 Golden, CO. 1st Annual Tri State Doll Sale. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Lorella Farmer. 303-988-8591. 25 Paris, France. Collectible Dolls & Toys & More Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Francois Theimer. 0033 03 86 74 31 76. francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr.

26 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show. The Lantern. B&L Promotions. 419-228-4657. 26 Ottawa, Canada. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show. R.A. Centre. C. McIntosh. 613-829-0041. 26 Willowbrook, IL. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Ashton Place Banquet Center. 312-919-7135.

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2 Albany, NY. Doll Show & Sale. St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Shaker Doll Club. 518-439-6576. 2 Austin, TX. Doll Show & Sale. Travis County Expo Center. Austin Doll Collectors’ Society. Sharon Weintraub. 512-323-9639. 2 Caldwell, ID. Hello Dollie Doll Club Show. Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. 209-880-2484. 2 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection. Southwind Doll Club. 760-728-6830. 3 Brooklyn, MN. Dolls & Toys & Bears Show. Earle Brown Heritage Center. Shows by Bernadette. 612-821-0606. 3 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center. Sandy. 269-599-1511. 8-9 Ladenburg, Germany. Big Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion. Gotz Seidel. 0049(0)6203-13014. www.spielzeugauktion.de. 9 Anaheim, CA. Doll Show & Sale. 226 North Helena Street. Anaheim Doll Club. 714-828-5909. 9 Fredericksburg, VA. Doll & Toy Show. Fredericksburg Elks Lodge. Judy Kamerer. 804-448-5060. 9 Memphis, TN. Doll Show & Sale. Agricenter International. Southern Belles Doll Club. 901-377-9353. 9-10 Oaks, PA. Antiques & Collectibles Show. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Norm Schaut’s Fun Fair of Fine Collectibles. 800-822-4119. Funfair Collectibles.com. 10 Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Jewelry Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 10 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. Bornstein Show. 978-535-4811. 10 Flint, MI. Doll Show & Sale. Dom Polski Hall. The Flint Barbie Club. 810-659-2351. 10 Hendersonville, NC. Doll Show & Sale. National Guard Armory. Land O’Sky Doll Club. UFDC Region 8. 828-891-8362. 10 Hershey, PA. Doll Show & Sale. Granada Street Gym. Central Penn Doll Club. 717-761-3609. 10 New Hope, PA. Doll Show. Eagle Fire Hall. Mark Lehmann. 215-657-2477. 16 Denver, PA. Cristol/Glickman Collection Auction. Morphy Auctions. 717-335-3435. 16 Palmetto, GA. Peachtree Doll Collectors Annual Doll Show. Campus of Georgia Baptist Children’s Home. 770-579-9404. 16 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Elks Lodge. Forever Young. Sandy Kline. 818-368-4648. 16 Phoenix, AZ. Daydreamers Doll Club Show & Sale. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. 480-857-2405. 16-17 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Western Washington Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 16 Topeka, KS. Doll & Toy & Miniature Sale. Woman’s Club of Topeka. 5221 SW W. Drive. 785-478-9665. 17 Wausau, WI. Doll & Antiques Show. St. Matthew Church Hall. Altrusa International of Wausau. 20-22 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn, Nashua. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. 23 Blue Springs, MO. Estate Auction Antique Dolls. Browne Auctions. American Legion Hall. 918-629-3739. 23 Sparks, NV. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda Natzel. 775-342-7629. 24 Columbus, OH. 39th Annual Doll & Bear Sale. Aladdin Shrine Center. Olentangy Valley Doll Club of Ohio. 614-562-9752.

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• Toys • Miniatures • Doll Molds • Supplies • Calendar continued from page 76 24 St. Charles, IL. Antique & Collectible Toy & Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows. 773-736-5140. 30-31 Holyoke, MA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Holyoke Holiday Inn. Maven Company. 413-534-3311. 30 Seattle, WA. Seattle Doll & Toy Collectors Club. Antique & Collectible Doll Market. Lake City Community Center. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723.

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5-6 Vallejo, CA. Doll Sale. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales. 925-229-4190. 7 Southbury, CT. Doll & Bear & Toy Show & Sale. Crowne Plaza. Jenny Lind Doll Club. 203-598-7600. 7 York, PA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. York Expo Center. Ron & Sue Funk. 717-442-4279. 13 Des Moines, IA. 7th Annual Fall Des Moines Doll & Bear & Toy Sale. Iowa State Fairgrounds. www.desmoinesdollshow.com 13 Garden Grove, CA. Annual Holiday Show & Sale. Garden Grove Community Center. California Doll Collectors. 562-596-6790. 13-14 Atlanta, GA. International Black Doll & Gift Show. Holiday Inn Atlanta Capitol Conference Center Hotel. Black Doll Shows. 212-594-2455. 13 Red Bluff, CA. Holiday Faire Antiques to Arts Show & Sale. Fairgrounds. Red Bluff Events. 831-438-5349. 14 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show. McM Elegante’ Hotel. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 14 Bellevue, WA. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Teresa Lehmbeck/Leone McMullen. 425-413-9516. 14 Davenport, IA. Doll & Collectibles. Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139. 14 Santa Rosa, CA. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Veterans Memorial Bldg. Redwood Empire Doll & Study Club. 707-838-9672. 16 London, England. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears & Juvenalia. Bonhams. +44 (0) 20 7393 3900. 19-20 New Hope, PA. Toys Auction. Eagle Fire Hall. Noel Barrett Auctions. 215-297-5109. 20 Doylestown, PA. Doll Show & Sale. Dublin Fire Company Hall. Buxmont Doll Lovers. Judy. 215-822-2556. 20 Dublin, PA. Doll Show. Dublin Firehall. BuxMont Doll Lovers. 215-679-6225. 20 San Jose, CA. Doll Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 27 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

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Sherman’s Antiques & Doll Hospital

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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

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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. 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 ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list #71. 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 Antique Doll Repair and Restoration full service repair of dolls including bisque, composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls. We specialize in antique and vintage doll clothing and related accessories. Call Rhoda’s Doll Emporium 618-387-1255. Email rhodawade99@gmail.com

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'Sublime Beauty' aptly describes the ethereal presence of this serene Bebe from the Emile Jumeau period. Dressed in her original, albeit strengthened, ensemble of lace over spring-tone floral silk with matching lavish bonnet and original and correct signed Jumeau shoes; Mademoiselle is incised Depose E10J and stands 21" tall. Her French HH wig is superb and she has lovely, unblemished applied ears with pink pearl ear drops and her bisque head is pristine. Her original straight wrist body is stamped with the blue Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris. This is a luscious example of the grace and beauty Emile Jumeau was famed for. Magnifique! $10,500

Ahhhhhhh, Schmitt! What elements were garnered to create you? Spirals of icicle blue in your lovely enamel eyes, hues borrowed from warm, ripened apricots for your rounded cheeks, roses at the height of bloom to grace your lips, and gentle shadings of dusk to shadow your lids. Such a marvel is this 18" beauty, garbed in a period styled antique satin and lace frock with matching bonnet. Twice marked with the shield on head and body, she is truly poetry from days long ago. Her lovely pale bisque has been well guarded and she awaits her next custodian patiently. $17,400.00

Oh, Ma Petite Cherie! What a precious little cherub by the Gaultier firm. Early incised F.2.G. at back crown rim, she stands a mere 11 inches. This tiny princess has the most bewitching blue pw eyes. Her deftly painted face emulates the somber face of a child. Gorgeous antique dress, luscious mohair wig and tiny antique leather shoes make her a charming and delightful package! $5950

The magic of the Emile Jumeau period glimmers in the brilliant lapis blue glow of this petite 15" mademoiselle's gaze. Mystically beautiful with radiant, perfect bisque, original wavy gold mohair wig still attached to her original cork pate; she is incised Depose E6J and residing on her original straight wrist, blue Jumeau stamped body. This bebe has a look that simmers in your memory long after she has left your gaze. She is adorable in her ecru over blue point d'espirit net lace dress and matching bonnet. Simply spellbinding! $8400

When the Hilda Toddler came on the scene, she simply wowed her adoring public. Such an innocent face with such expressive modeling! This priceless morsel has more than most... her original wig, gorgeous original period light blue and ecru wool cap and frock, all in superior condition! This little lass is just a tiny-mite at 13.5 inches, however, she has outstanding presence! $3100

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In A Perfect World CATALOGUED AUCTION

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Hands-on/Workshop Seminar An important one-day hands-on/workshop seminar featuring study of the Jumeau doll as well as antique doll costumes will be conducted on Friday, October 22 by Florence Theriault, along with guest speaker François Theimer who will travel from France exclusively for the weekend. For information about registering for this seminar call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com. The seminar is limited to 40 people, and the cost is $199.

VERY FINE ANTIQUE DOLLS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 AT THE GAYLORD NATIONAL HOTEL NEAR WASHINGTON, D.C. He was born in France on the feast day of St. Perfectus. Which may explain why Emile-Louis Jumeau spent his life in the pursuit of perfection. Ordinariness was never an option, even excellence came short of the mark. And that is why 165 years after the founding of the Jumeau firm, its name still rings worldwide as a symbol of perfection in dolls. When the landmark work, The Jumeau Book, by François Theimer and Florence Theriault was published in 1995, the importance of the Jumeau firm was confirmed once and for all. It is now the 15th anniversary of that book’s publication, and in celebration Theriault’s presents a world-class auction highlighted by a bevy of beautiful Jumeau dolls, ranging from early poupées including a pair believed to be from the original Jumeau family home to bébés in every size. While Jumeau dolls give focus to the day, the auction highlights important dolls by other French makers, too. Notable is the presentation of an outstanding doll by Albert Marque, #65 from the series of 100 dolls that were created in 1916. The doll was acquired by a private North Carolina collector in 1943 from the noted Charlotte antique dealer, Mr. Tipton, and remained in her loving care for more than 65 years. The doll retains her original undergarments and shoes, and her exquisite antique silk costume is of the region of Caux in Normandy, as indicated by the original pencil inscription, Cauchoise, on her foot. “We’re honored to present this important and impeccable doll that has been so carefully tended, likely owned by no

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more than two people in her lifetime”, says Stuart Holbrook, President of Theriaults. Other important French dolls in the auction are from Leon Casimir Bru including the rare Bébé Modele, Jules Steiner, Schmitt et Fils, and Alexander Thuillier. The dolls have fine antique costumes, several having extensive trunks and trousseaux. Automata are featured in the auction, too, highlighted by a fabulous Vichy carriage with driver and riders. Variety is the spice of a Theriault auction weekend, and other selections in the Saturday auction include a collection of rare Lenci dolls highlighted by Josephine Baker in her banana costume, a fine large Gottschalk dollhouse and a great selection of dollhouse furnishings, Bliss toys, Kathe Kruse and Schoenhut, a collection of very rare mid-19th century children’s mugs, scrapbooks of rare Rewards of Merit, German characters including sculpted hair Karl by K*R and Simon and Halbig’s 1308 model with moustache. Over 325 lots are featured in the Saturday catalog auction. Preview 9AM. Auction 11AM. The catalog is available for $49 including post auction prices and priority mailing.

Above: Important German wooden three-story elevator dollhouse by Gottschalk, fabulous Vichy automaton, collection of rare Lenci dolls including Josephine Baker in legendary banana costume, and pair of French bisque poupées by Jumeau in original presentation, cited from the original family succession of Emile Jumeau.

FITTING AND PROPER, AN AUCTION OF 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY DOLL COSTUMES. Over 300 dresses, bonnets, shoes and accessories ranging from early costumes to French fashions for poupées to stunning silk and velvet bébé costumes, and charming costumes for child and character dolls. Full color catalog with details and dates of each costume is available for $49 including post-auction prices and priority mailing. Preview 9AM. Auction 11AM.

DISCOVERY DAY AUCTION. Theriault’s trademark auction where you discover doll delights and treasures, and the bidding is only available to those who attend. Preview 10AM. Auction 12PM.

For more details about the auctions call 800-638-0422, visit theriaults.com, or email info@theriaults.com. Absentee, telephone and online bidding are available if you cannot attend. The auctions will be available online after October 8, 2010.

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In A Perfect World CATALOGUED AUCTION

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Hands-on/Workshop Seminar An important one-day hands-on/workshop seminar featuring study of the Jumeau doll as well as antique doll costumes will be conducted on Friday, October 22 by Florence Theriault, along with guest speaker François Theimer who will travel from France exclusively for the weekend. For information about registering for this seminar call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com. The seminar is limited to 40 people, and the cost is $199.

VERY FINE ANTIQUE DOLLS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 AT THE GAYLORD NATIONAL HOTEL NEAR WASHINGTON, D.C. He was born in France on the feast day of St. Perfectus. Which may explain why Emile-Louis Jumeau spent his life in the pursuit of perfection. Ordinariness was never an option, even excellence came short of the mark. And that is why 165 years after the founding of the Jumeau firm, its name still rings worldwide as a symbol of perfection in dolls. When the landmark work, The Jumeau Book, by François Theimer and Florence Theriault was published in 1995, the importance of the Jumeau firm was confirmed once and for all. It is now the 15th anniversary of that book’s publication, and in celebration Theriault’s presents a world-class auction highlighted by a bevy of beautiful Jumeau dolls, ranging from early poupées including a pair believed to be from the original Jumeau family home to bébés in every size. While Jumeau dolls give focus to the day, the auction highlights important dolls by other French makers, too. Notable is the presentation of an outstanding doll by Albert Marque, #65 from the series of 100 dolls that were created in 1916. The doll was acquired by a private North Carolina collector in 1943 from the noted Charlotte antique dealer, Mr. Tipton, and remained in her loving care for more than 65 years. The doll retains her original undergarments and shoes, and her exquisite antique silk costume is of the region of Caux in Normandy, as indicated by the original pencil inscription, Cauchoise, on her foot. “We’re honored to present this important and impeccable doll that has been so carefully tended, likely owned by no

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more than two people in her lifetime”, says Stuart Holbrook, President of Theriaults. Other important French dolls in the auction are from Leon Casimir Bru including the rare Bébé Modele, Jules Steiner, Schmitt et Fils, and Alexander Thuillier. The dolls have fine antique costumes, several having extensive trunks and trousseaux. Automata are featured in the auction, too, highlighted by a fabulous Vichy carriage with driver and riders. Variety is the spice of a Theriault auction weekend, and other selections in the Saturday auction include a collection of rare Lenci dolls highlighted by Josephine Baker in her banana costume, a fine large Gottschalk dollhouse and a great selection of dollhouse furnishings, Bliss toys, Kathe Kruse and Schoenhut, a collection of very rare mid-19th century children’s mugs, scrapbooks of rare Rewards of Merit, German characters including sculpted hair Karl by K*R and Simon and Halbig’s 1308 model with moustache. Over 325 lots are featured in the Saturday catalog auction. Preview 9AM. Auction 11AM. The catalog is available for $49 including post auction prices and priority mailing.

Above: Important German wooden three-story elevator dollhouse by Gottschalk, fabulous Vichy automaton, collection of rare Lenci dolls including Josephine Baker in legendary banana costume, and pair of French bisque poupées by Jumeau in original presentation, cited from the original family succession of Emile Jumeau.

FITTING AND PROPER, AN AUCTION OF 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY DOLL COSTUMES. Over 300 dresses, bonnets, shoes and accessories ranging from early costumes to French fashions for poupées to stunning silk and velvet bébé costumes, and charming costumes for child and character dolls. Full color catalog with details and dates of each costume is available for $49 including post-auction prices and priority mailing. Preview 9AM. Auction 11AM.

DISCOVERY DAY AUCTION. Theriault’s trademark auction where you discover doll delights and treasures, and the bidding is only available to those who attend. Preview 10AM. Auction 12PM.

For more details about the auctions call 800-638-0422, visit theriaults.com, or email info@theriaults.com. Absentee, telephone and online bidding are available if you cannot attend. The auctions will be available online after October 8, 2010.

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Joyce and Vincent Lanza

We buy dolls and sell on consignment. 2137 Tomlinson Avenue Bronx, NY 10461 • 718-863-0373 email: joycedolls@aol.com

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1. - 2. 9" E. 1 J. Jumeau Bebe, light blue p/w eyes, immaculate pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & cork pate, wears orig. silk Fr. dress, ant. Fr. hat, ant. undies, orig. crocheted socks & ant. Fr. shoes, possibly original. On orig. "signed" st. wrist Jumeau body. Size #1 EJ's are becoming harder and harder to acquire & she is AMAZING w/the best of the EJ faces. A little jewel. $22,000. 3. 17" Kley & Hahn #325 Character Boy, o/cl/mo., great pale bisque, br. sl. eyes, flyaway brows, cl. dome, incredible modeling, first out of the mold! Fully marked head & wears darling vintage wool boys costume, matching cap & handmade leather shoes. On his orig. K & H body. Fabulous & rare character & very special. Adorable!!! You will love him! $3350. 4. 21" Kestner Pouty, blue sl. eyes, flat brows, dewy bisque, ant. mohair wig, orig. Kestner plaster pate, wears stunning ant. ornate eyelet dress, magnificent ant. Fr. hat, old undies, ant. shoes appear to be French! Orig. Kestner body. An absolutely beautiful early pouty!!! Only… $3300. 5. 26" S & H #949 Cl/Mo, gorgeous early pale bisque, early cl. dome, huge br. p/w eyes, full very pouty mouth & magnificent brun. tailed wig, wearing a fabulous ant. pink satin/silk Fr. style dress, stunning ant. Fr. hat, ant. socks, ant. undies & Fr. shoes. On her orig. S & H chunky heavy 8 ball jointed early st. wrist body. Made for the French trade. She is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! $4550. 6. 19 1/2" Early French DEP Jumeau Cl/Mo, perfect pale bisque, deep blue threaded bulging p/w eyes, gorgeous curly ant. mohair wig & orig. pate. Wears gorgeous delicate orig. batiste & lace dress, full set of orig. ant. matching undies, ant. Fr. shoes & magnificent ant. hat. On 4 orig. early st. wrist body. Fabulous modeling. OUTSTANDING!!! $3500. 7. 5" All Bisque Baby, mint bisque overall, blue sl. eyes, o/mo. w/upper teeth, orig. HH wig & pate. Wearing complete orig. crocheted costume incl. hat, mittens, booties, etc. Great for a doll to hold, in a cabinet size doll carriage or just by herself!! Absolutely adorable in such fabulous orig. clothes. The most darling tiny all bisque!! Very Special & perfect!!! $1350. 8. 12" Kestner Pouty, br. sl. eyes, early cl/mo., magnificent early pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & orig. Kestner plaster pate, wearing a fabulous Fr. style silk & lace dress from ant. fabrics, matching hat, ant. undies, orig. shoes. On her orig. early st. wrist Kestner body w/cupped hands. Extremely pouty face. She will melt your heart. Darling cabinet size!! $3800. 9. - 10. 16 1/2" K * R 117 Mein Liebling, closed mouth, brown sleep eyes with painted upper and lower lashes, lovely pale bisque, fabulous newer mohair wig and her original pate. She wears a magnificent antique French dress, vintage straw hat, antique undies and handmade leather shoes. She is on her original K * R body with the original finish. She is absolutely adorable, a desirable cabinet size and a great pouty mouth. $5400. 11. - 12. 21" Earliest Mark Portrait Jumeau #3 Bebe, amber p/w eyes, gorgeous early pale bisque, orig. mohair wig, pate & head coil. Wears beautiful orig. ornate Fr. ant. dress, added ant. Fr. hat, "signed" Jumeau shoes, ant. socks & orig. undies. On earliest of Portrait Jumeau bodies w/oversized hands, 8 ball jointed st. wrist body. The earliest of the Portrait Jumeau "First Series". Sweetest expression!! Just my kind of girl!!! A charming Bebe & hard to find 9-10 large size at a great price!! $27,500.

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NOEL BARRETT PRESENTS THE OLD SALEM TOY MUSEUM AND THOMAS A. GRAY ANTIQUE TOY, DOLL’S HOUSE AND MINIATURE COLLECTION IN A NOVEMBER 19-20 AUCTION Reported by Catherine Saunders-Watson

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by Ursula R. Mertz A collection of early, American made composition dolls with molded hairstyles.

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Toy and doll collectors have a rare opportunity to take part in the sale of the contents of the Old Salem Toy Museum, November 19-20. Our cover features a few of the items to be offered: a Zinner & Sohne Mechanical Carousel, Marklin Doll Carriage, Lambert automaton, “Girl with Broken Doll,” and Lady at Spinning Wheel Pull Toy. Other fabulous dolls and toys to be sold are seen in our article beginning on page 19.

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NATIONAL DOLL FESTIVAL

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UFDC ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT 2010 BLUE RIBBON WINNERS Part II Photographed at the United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention by Keith Kaonis

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by Samy Odin Although he never set out to acquire a collection of Kestners, the author showcases the considerable variety and quality of this prolific German maker.

by Jan Peterson photos Elywn Peterson An antique book binder in Brittany fashions tiny “antique” books… the perfect size for 19th century dolls!

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1. 9-1/2” Lenci Mascotte Shepherd Boy featuring a very nicely painted face including deep brown eyes and beautifully blushed cheeks. He wears a detailed felt costume that includes a mohair-fur edged vest and sandals upon his feet. Of special note, he retains his original wooden crooked staff. Complete with the original cloth and paper tags. $595. 2. 22” Kestner Bru 14. Details include a perfect socket head with the loveliest bisque quality, brown glass sleep eyes, an antique human hair wig, great modeling and painting – especially to her open/closed mouth and teeth. On her original composition body with straight wrists and the original paint finish, she wears an original chocolate brown wool coat dress with hand executed cutwork decoration – extraordinary! $6500. 3. 8-1/2” Coquette, a German all bisque in a rare large size. Details include lovely modeling with a painted hair band, golden brown painted intaglio eyes, tiny painted teeth and a sweet silk dress. $1595. 4. 35” late 19th century Italian Commedia dell’arte Marionette, who is beyond spectacular in life. A true marionette, metal screw eyes remain in his hands, legs et cetera, and he does sit, as he has joints at the knees. The carving is amazing, to be sure, and his glass eyes are fabulous. A work of art. $2500. 5. 12-1/2” one of a kind primitive cloth boy with unforgettable ears! Details include stitched features with black bead eyes, and brown yarn hair. He wears a wonderful costume of cottons, complete with suspenders and sewn-on oilcloth shoes. $595. 6. “Leapin’ Lizards!” It’s Little Orphan Annie (10”) and her devoted, yellow-haired

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companion, Sandy the “Arf!” Dog, both brought to you by Famous Artists Syndicates. Condition is very good with just normal wear to the paint finish on both, and a bit of soil on the collar of Annie’s dress. A slice of life from sweeter days. $650. 18-1/2” Bebe Steiner Figure A 11. Details include a perfect bisque head, blue leveroperated paperweight eyes, pierced ears, an open mouth with upper teeth, and a sweet curly mohair wig. On a jointed composition body with a paint finish showing normal wear, this example was given the deluxe feature of bisque hands with modeled nails (flakes to a few fingers.) She wears a classic ensemble of chocolate brown brocade, and antique Alart lace-up boots. In a word – adorable! $7500. 11” Lenci doll from the 1950s, “Piana dei Greci Sicilia” featuring a pressed felt head with nicely painted features, including brown eyes. Her brightly colored felt costume includes a cross pendant and hoop earrings. In lovely condition, with a Lenci tag. $695. 13-1/2” Cuno & Otto Dressel A3 - a rare little girl, indeed, with a perfect bisque head that features a glazed interior, a closed pouty mouth, pale blue painted eyes, rare pierced ears, and the original blonde mohair wig styled in coiled braids. On a jointed composition body with the original paint finish, she wears a marvelous seafoam green silk dress with lace applique. A rarely found German character in a very attractive size! $2400. 21” E.9.D for Emile Douillet, a founding partner in Jumeau et Cie. Created after 1890, features include a perfect bisque head, blue paperweight eyes with luxurious lashes and brows, pierced ears, and an antique mohair wig complete with crimped

bangs. On a Jumeau, fully-jointed composition body, there is possible scattered re-touching, but if so, the work is top-notch. She wears cream silk with rich deep forest green accents, plus antique cream leather bebe shoes. $6200. 11. 17-1/2” child from Maison Huret, a beautiful first generation china model with classic features that include the palest blue eyes, and soft coloring in general – a lovely complement to her honey blonde wig. On a fully jointed wooden body, this young lady wears a desirable Huret dress of pique that is extensively trimmed in cream soutache – truly, a masterpiece. In addition, she wears a felt chapeau, along with fabulous, lace-up, heeled, tan leather boots. A marvelous picture of Huret quality. $27,000. 12. 21” Closed-mouth Kestner marked Made in Germany 13, with most amazing moist bisque! Her head is lovely, but not perfect (faint hairline on her upper forehead,)and she has brown sleep-eyes, beautiful painting, and a skin wig with long blonde curls. On a composition body with normal wear to the original finish, there is a re-glue to one finger. Cocoa silk faille is the magic ingredient of her lovely dress. $1450. 13. 21” Bebe Jumeau, 8 over EJ with perfect bisque, soft coloring, chocolate brown paperweight eyes, heavy mauve shadow, pierced ears and the original long brown human hair wig. On an eight-ball jointed body with the original finish showing normal wear, this EJ sports a lovely ensemble in cream silk with a tiered skirt that is composed of printed silk and lace. A matching hat and antique shoes complete the package. $10,500.

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DAY 2 WILL BE FILLED WITH ALL THE QUALITY DOLLS, Miniatures and Accessories that are saved for one of the best auctions of the season: Cloth – Topsy-Turvy, Deans Rag, Volland Raggedy Ann & Andy, Phila. Baby, Black cloth, FolkArt, hand-made, etc, Papier Mache, Wax, German: Kestners, Heubach Whistler, K * R “Peter”, Googlies, Bawo & Dotter, Wax Bye-lo, Orientals; Chinas & Parians, Steiff, French: Jumeau, SFBJ, Ravcas, Lg. Kewpie Bisque head w/ compo body, China - trunk & wardrobe, All Bisque, Schoenhut Characters, Automaton “Girl Jumping Rope”, & so much more!! MAGIC CLOSET - We have been summoned! “Come get the Pink French Doll House!!

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additional dolls and more 2” KEWPIE WITH SHAMROCK - Kewpie is sitting next to a “blarney stone”, detailed descriptions. holding a green shamrock. Very slight rub on edge of shamrock. A scarce action Kewpie, this little darling has personality plus! $275 13” BRU POUPEE BOIS - Original human hair wig, fully jointed wooden fashion body with ball joint at waist. Dressed in fabulous riding outfit made with antique fabrics, original socks and high button boots. Includes trunk with white dotted Swiss dress with green ribbon trim, red two piece walking suit (worn and carefully patched), and many pieces of underclothing, blouses, etc. Minute flake off inside lower rim right eye. Trunk is very worn, with paper flaking off outside, inside has original paper and compartments. A lovely example of Bru’s best poupee, with extra clothing, all antique except her outstanding riding outfit, which was all hand made with antique fabrics. $5950 SUPER UV BLACK LIGHTS - An extraordinary black light that can be used in regular lighting!! No more crawling under tables or trying to find a dark area to black light a doll when at a show or an auction!! Fits in the palm of your hand or in your purse; uses three triple A batteries. To be used on the outside of a doll head to show cracks and hairlines; shows repaint on cloth and composition. PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. $49.95

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Auction Gallery Preview: The Cristol/ Glickman Collection A Featured Highlight of Dan Morphy’s October 15-16 Auction

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very collection begins in its own way, but it’s not often that one hears of a major collection that originated via mail order. Yet that is exactly how the late Martha Cristol began her half-century odyssey as a doll collector, says Martha’s daughter, Merle Cristol Glickman, who witnessed from an early age her mother’s astute and pennywise buying methods. “We were not a wealthy family. My father was a mailman in Chicago, and my mother worked part time in a doctor’s office,” Merle recalled. “She would put away a little money each payday to buy dolls, which were not the enormously popular collectible then that they are now. We would receive mailers from doll retailers like Kimport, who sold foreign dolls all over America, including antique dolls for as much as $250 – a high price back then. Kimport was famous for selling imported dolls to people who were not travelers.” Merle said that, from the beginning, it was never her mother’s intention to be a specialist. She favored diversity, preferring to collect dolls of all types from all parts of the world, “since that was the best way to tell the story of how dolls were made at different times in history,” Merle said. Local church sales, house sales and auctions – those were also among her mother’s preferred sources for doll purchases, Merle said. Martha Cristol passed away on December 23, 2008, one week before her 93rd birthday. Her family packed up much of the collection and placed it “in quiet storage” at Merle’s home until it was recently consigned to Morphy Auctions. Fresh and never before offered for sale, the collection includes antique French dolls, German character dolls, Schoenhuts, coveted cloth dolls, WPA dolls, boudoir dolls, French Raynal, Lenci composition, hard plastic including early Barbies and artists’ dolls. For more information visit www.morphyauctions.com

Simon and Halbig Fashion Lady, 14”, c. 1910, jointed composition slender lady body with feet t fit high heels. The doll comes with an extensive wardrobe of 24 plus dressmaker outfits all in a paper-covered trunk.

L-R: 15” Lenci Ballerina, c. 1920s, in rare small size. 27” Lenci long limbed lady doll, c. 1920’s. 16” Bebe Jumeau, c. 1880’s, original Jumeau jointed composition and wood body with Jumeau label, totally all original costume.

L-R: 5-1/2 Kestner Oriental all bisque baby, c. 1900. 8” all bisque Mignonnette, probably Simon & Halbig for the French trade, original dress. 15-1/2” Bru Jne 4 Bebe, c. 1880s, original Chevrot kid body, original socks and Bru shoes.

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Noel Barrett Presents The Old Salem Toy Museum and Thomas A. Gray Antique Toy, Doll’s House and Miniature Collection in a November 19-20 Auction Reported by Catherine Saunders-Watson Schoenhut Bandwagon– The museum had one of the most complete Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus and Teddy Roosevelt Safari groupings on public view. The Safari set has its original box and the circus has everything including the four show wagons. Pictured here is the ornate band wagon.

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French Fashion Doll with Wardrobe & Accessories - 17 inches, circa 1870, unmarked pale pressed bisque socket head on bisque shoulder plate, cobalt blue glass eyes, pierced ears, original blonde mohair wig, original French gusseted kid body. She is offered with extensive wardrobe and accessories together with a painted wood trunk with metal strapping and lithographed paper lined interior.

19th Century Butcher’s Shop comprised of a pair of two-story Georgian buildings with richly detailed architectural features joined by a single-story arcade with numerous decorative ornaments. Stocked with almost 200 individual carved and painted cuts of meat and poultry, plus three stout butchers with honing tools, butcher blocks and assorted tools. Original glassed-front hardwood case. This shop was one of the highlights of the Mary Merritt Doll Museum. 47” w. x 26.5” t. x 10.5” d.

Erzgebirge Ship With Turkish Soldiers - an outstanding example of the wonderful toys exported to the United States from the Erzgebirge region of Germany as early as the first half of the 19th century; manned by 10 sailors in red with red and blue decorated turbans (2 additional sailors are climbing the rigging); complete with written provenance from 1846. 7.75” l., 9.75” t.

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century North Carolina Moravian community that is part of a National Historic Landmark district and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem. The museum has also announced plans to renovate the space where the Toy Museum was exhibited to build a stateof-the-art facility for its library and decorative arts research center. Between 800 and 900 lots will be offered in the Friday evening/Saturday auction sessions, with the main categories including early European and American toys, dolls’ houses and beautifully outfitted shops, doll house dolls and miniatures, Erzgebirge carvedwood figures and sets, and many wonderful Christmas and other holiday antiques. In all, there will be over 175 lots of doll house dolls and miniatures by the premier European makers. “One of the great strengths of the collection are the incredible miniatures,” said Noel Barrett. “There’s a huge variety by such pioneer makers as Rock & Graner and Evans & Cartwright. There are also many pieces of what have been generically called ‘ormolu’ and often attributed to Marklin, but that we now know were by Erhard & Sohne and marketed by Marklin.” Among the delightful miniatures by Rock & Graner are a

Nuremberg Kitchen circa 1850, painted wood room box with hooded stove, built in shelves, hanging plate rack open cupboard, equipped with numerous accessories. 19.75” l .x 13.75” t. x 14.75” d.

Althof Bergmann Tin Two-Seat Surrey – c. 1880’s, painted and stencilled tin with cast iron wheels and robust clockwork mechanism, painted tin driver with a young girl passenger with bisque head with hat, painted cast metal legs, and tin arms; the 2 horses with articulated galloping action. 20” l. x 8.5” t. William & Mary Doll in Shadow Box, circa 1680-1700, carved wooden head and torso with fabric wrapped wood arms and carved “fork” hands, displayed in a trapezoidal painted wood box with paper lined interior. Doll approx. 11” tall.

Ballroom Scene Theatrical Mechanical Music Box – the scene is brought to life when the crank is turned, peopled by 13 colorfully painted wood figures; the quality of the paint and carving indicate that these are examples of some of the finest work of Erzgebirge area craftsmen; the interior sides are composed of 4 mirrors trimmed in gold Dresden embossed paper as is the crown molding surrounding the stage. 9.25” w., 11.25” t., 7” d.

jardinière with lithophane and serpentine front legs, and a squirrel cage. At least 10 sets of German painted-wood figures in bentwood boxes reside in the collection, with Barrett’s favorite being a 19th-century Erzgebirge hunting set comprised of a hunter on his horse, a dog, eight trees with tightly curled wood shavings to replicate leafy branches, four deer and a wild boar. Described as being similar to sets depicted in an 1850 book, it is expected to make $8,000-$10,000 at auction. Also noteworthy in the section devoted to wood toys are: one of the most complete Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circuses ever to be displayed publicly, at least four different German-made menageries containing a wide array of miniature animals (mostly painted wood), and two rare handcolored sample catalogs issued by German manufacturers. Two lovely Spanish doll’s houses will be offered. One of them is a duplex house with five sliding panels on the front; while the other is an Empire house with mansard roof. The collection contains the only known cigar shop/tobacconist room box. Previously, it was thought to have been the work of Rock & Graner, but thanks to the recent publication of a scrupulously researched book on Christian Hacker, it is now almost a certainty that the tobacco shop was a Hacker design. “It has all the earmarkings of Hacker’s style, which is very distinctive,” Barrett said. Its interior fittings are “simply magnificent,” Barrett continued, describing its fastidiously detailed appointments. “It has a zinc humidor with marbleized top built into the wall, a Rock & Graner display table full of cigars, and all sorts of tobacco products arranged on the shelves. It’s exactly how a late19th-century tobacconist’s emporium would have looked. It has marbleized support columns, faux-wood fixtures and cabinetry with numerous opening doors, embossed gold trim, glazed doors, a velvet valance – no detail was overlooked. It even has a Schweitzer chandelier.” (Readers may refer to our September issue and Susan Grimshaw’s article on dolls’ houses and room boxes from the museum.) Other room boxes to be auctioned include a millinery shop, multiple Nuremburg kitchens, and a butcher shop previously in the collection of the Mary Merritt Doll & Toy Museum. “When Mr. Gray bought the butcher shop at the Merritt Museum auction, it had a white-painted case. He managed to remove the paint so the case could be returned to its original finish.” One of the grandest of Rock & Graner’s many superlative designs is the 21

Marklin Veranda is outfitted with a table and 2 grain painted chairs, 4 painted wood flower pots with fabric flowers. Marklin Doll Carriage - embossed painted tin with silk bedding and pillows. Marklin Terrarium - enameled tin with fern decorated glass and pierced tin detailing.

Doll House Doll Group - Ten of the more than three dozen dolls’ house dolls that will be in the sale, many by Simon & Halbig.

Edwardian Milliner’s Shop - fully outfitted with two dozen finely made straw hats, peopled with a pair of period Simon & Halbig bisque head doll house dolls; other furnishings include a pair of soft metal gilded single arm wall sconces with original globes, an ormolu mirror on stand, and two gilded soft metal hand mirrors on brass wall bracket. 31.75” w. x 18.75” t. x 15.25” d.

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museum collection’s circa-1890 oversize tin landau coach measuring 30 inches in length. It features such deluxe realistic details as a folding oilcloth roof, opening doors, plated lamps and spoke wheels. German toys of tin and other metals are highlighted by an incredible 33-inch-long Marklin child-size firepumper wagon large enough for two small children to pump simultaneously, the only known example. Additional key lots include a lovely clockwork airplane roundabout with Wright Brothersstyle bi-planes and a lithographed American flag and an oversize Fischer Bleriot-style airplane. Among the Marklin boats to be auctioned is a large-size Battleship New York. Universally appealing German-made holiday antiques will be in plentiful supply, including Santa figures, and colorful Halloween and Easter rarities. “It’s very difficult to pick a favorite from this collection,” said Barrett, “but the top ten would certainly include the 23-inch-tall hollow Santa with faux-ermine trim and one of the greatest painted faces I’ve ever seen. It’s a very unusual size and simply beautiful.” Nominated by Barrett as “possibly the best of the Easter lots” is a standing rabbit with three baby rabbits that was formerly in the Mary Merritt Museum collection. “It’s surely one of the most charming Easter toys ever made,” Barrett said. Those who appreciate the incomparable quality of late-19th and early 20th-century German lithography are sure to be tempted by the two exquisite pop-up books with a circus theme. One of them, made by Meggendorfer, is titled Grand Circus; while the other is a rare Nister book featuring early European-style circus characters. Noel Barrett said the Old Salem Toy Museum and Thomas A. Gray collection will attract the buyer who goes for quality and European artistry. “Toys of this type just don’t come to the auction market,” Barrett remarked. “It will be interesting to see how they are received by collectors.” Noel Barrett’s auction of the Old Salem Toy

Erzgebirge Hunting Set in Bentwood Box - 14 piece painted wood hunting set in original lidded wood box; similar sets are pictured in an extremely scarce original 1850 hand colored German toy sample book from the Nuremberg firm of Rau & Co. which will also be in the sale. Box 9.75” x 5”, trees 4.5” t. Louis XVI Style French Roombox - opulently furnished with many glass, ormolu and wood miniatures, including, among others, an 8 piece early blond Biedermeier parlor set, painted tin fireplace with Grecian figural columns, Schweitzer chandelier, floor candelabra, filigree piano, fish bowl on gilt stand, Biedermeier sewing table, marble pedestal table, corner cabinet, a large oil painting on the rear wall and various accessories. Also included are 3 bisque Simon & Halbig dolls. 38.25” w. x 20” t. x 24” d.

Clockwork Rabbit Nodder with 3 Baby Nodders, the ultimate item for a rabbit collector depicts a cloth dressed father rabbit with 3 baby rabbits emerging from the waist of his colorful striped pants; an internal clockwork causes all four heads to nod while the papa’s mouth opens and closes. Paper mache, wood, and wire. 21” t. Rabbit and Duck in Touring Car - cloth dressed painted paper mache figures in an open touring car made of painted loofah with wood wheels, the rabbit is outfitted in appropriate chauffeur attire, Miss Duck wears an abbreviated duster and matching dress and hat. 12.5 l.

Museum and Thomas A. Gray collection will be held on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20, 2010 at the Eagle Fire Co. Hall, 46 N. Sugan Road, New Hope, PA 18938. The Friday session will commence at 5:00 p.m., with an all-day preview starting at 11 a.m. The Saturday session will start at 10 a.m., with additional previewing time available from 8-10 a.m. A fully illustrated color auction catalog will be available approximately 3 to 4 weeks before the sale. Price is $35 postpaid ($40 to Canada, $45 overseas). Noel Barrett Auctions postal address for catalogs purchased by mail is: P.O. Box 300, Carversville, PA 18913 USA. The catalogs can also be order at their website www.noelbarrett.com All forms of bidding will be available for this sale, including absentee, phone, fax or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.com. The electronic catalog may be viewed online at www.liveauctioneers.com approximately two weeks before the sale. For additional information or assistance, call 215-297-5109 or e-mail toys@noelbarrett.com. View Noel Barrett Auctions’ Web site at www.noelbarrett.com.

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Learning About American-Made Dolls

Attractive Hair Styles

And Memorable Faces by Ursula R. Mertz

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hen I first began collecting, the dolls with china and so called parian heads caught my attention. Most of these nineteenth century playthings were produced with molded hairstyles. There seemed to be an endless variety of them. One day I even discovered some who featured molded hats in addition to their molded hair! I kept admiring those dolls but did not buy any because I was collecting American composition dolls and had really become quite involved with them. Eventually, I started noticing some small composition dolls with attractive, molded hairstyles. They were really quite inconspicuous, particularly when one found them without clothes. Bodies and limbs were made of cloth with composition lower arms. Some of these bodies were quite crude, stuffed with excelsior and jointed with metal pins and disks. Most of them were only 14-16� tall. As I discovered, these little dolls were produced during the decade from 1910-1920. They were sold by large as well as small companies.

Photos Otto Mertz

His name is Grumpy, and he was copied from a German bisque doll head. Grumpy scores on both counts. While kind of sparse, the curls he does have are quite distinctive. With wrinkled brow and down turned corners of mouth his expression seems modeled from life.

This may not look like Grumpy, but basically it is. The sculptor has removed the frown and created a smiling mouth. The distinctive hairstyle is identical.

As happens when one focuses on something specific, before long I was the owner of an impressive group of American made composition dolls with distinctively molded hair, all quite different in their styling. I also discovered some dolls whose molded hair was not that memorable but I loved their faces for one reason or another. With this picture essay, I would like to share these little dolls with collectors and hope that this gallery of hairstyles and faces will surprise, delight and entertain.

Grumpy must have been quite popular because I discovered additional dolls with serious expressions such as this little girl. Her hairdo is fuller and nicely waived. She was called a “Pouty Pet.�

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This sad looking little boy was not copied from a German doll.

“Really not much of a hairdo,” I reasoned while attending a doll show and passed this doll by. Then, I walked back. I could not forget that face!

A face that only a mother could love.

This little girl was also copied from a German bisque doll and is known to collectors as the Coquette. Her lovely, curly hair was further enhanced by a molded blue hair bow. She looks to one side with a contagious smile. She and the following two dolls are special. Made of all composition, they are fully jointed.

This little girl was copied from a German doll as well. Her hair was arranged quite differently including the blue hair bow, and she seems to be singing.

This child was copied from a German celluloid doll. The very short, waived hair suits this chubby face.

This little girl’s face was copied from Kammer & Reinhardt’s #114. While the original was outfitted with a real wig, a sculptor created a molded hairdo for this little doll.

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Manufacturers developed their own molded hairstyles as well. At the time, hair bows were very popular. Some dolls featured molded loops that could accommodate a real hair bow. This little girl is special because of her two molded loops.

This pensive looking little girl with short curly hair and middle part was also copied from a German doll.

These two girls have only one hair loop. Their waived hair was carefully striated to simulate strands of hair. Note the hole in the one little girl’s wave for placement of a bow.

Lovely striated hair was kept very short.

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Considered a fashionable style at the time, this young man’s hair features a middle part and was combed to the sides.

Manufacturers invented various methods of attaching hair bows. With this attractively upswept hairdo, the bow is held in place by a stickpin that fits into a tiny hole in the head.

This might be called a Buster Brown haircut with the beginning of a middle part. His strong, smiling features are memorable.

I love this little girl’s pensive expression. She features bangs and corkscrew curls all around her head.

Again, not much of a hairdo! But who could resist that smile?

This doll seems to represent a younger child with wispy, curly hair.

Eventually my collection featured two girls with molded hats. I was delighted. One wonders what little girls thought of dolls that insisted on wearing their hats to bed?

Here is another little girl with a real hair bow. A bunch of her corkscrew curls has been “lifted up” to accommodate a bow. Her friendly smile is appealing.

This youngster looks at us with a lively expression. He seems about to speak. His curly hair is attractively arranged.

Another little boy whose hair is not that memorable, but who would not be charmed by this innocent, sweet face.

This one, on the other hand, displays a rather serious expression. The illustration does not do justice to his elaborately molded hair. He has to be seen! He is an unusual twenty-two inches tall.

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NATIONAL DOLL FESTIVAL show that keeps on getting bigger and better each year, Rowbear Lowman’s National Doll Festival held its twenty-third annual event at the Sheraton Chicago. With esteemed doll dealers from around the world, it has rapidly become one of the nation’s most important shows, offering the many doll collectors in town for UFDC another great buying opportunity.

Scott’s Antiques, email: holliedaz@wi.rr.com

Norma Von Essen, The Enchanted Doll, korney@cox.net Swiss jointed Bucherer dolls. Nancy McGlammery and Ed Pelton, email: mcpelton@aol.com

Jackie Everett Miniatures, email: JackieMom4@aol.com

Paris Bebe, $5800 and SFBJ 301, $775. Judy Lofall, email: lofallsdolls@comcast.net

Joan Majeune, Toys in the Attic, email: toysintheatticjoan@yahoo.com

A lovely Huret (left) and a Huret type fashion. All bisque in presentation box, $4900. Valerie Fogel, email: Valerie@beautifulbebes.com Tory-Beth Radwick, email: Tradwick@aol.com

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Collectible Doll Company, email: bdecker1@peoplepc.com Bahr and Proschild #546, 20 inches, $5800.Barbara de Feo, email: janara@pacbell.net

Early F.G. with wooden articulated body, $10,950. Val Star, email: valstarantiques@earthlink.net

A doll size settee, 36 inches wide is circa 1840, $1950; the Dep Jumeau, $1795.The Country Squire, email: info@thecountrysquireinc.com

Lambert automaton, c. 1895, with broken Polinichelle, $7500. Philip May, email: dollmanofog@aol.com

Jumeau, $2300 and SFBJ lad, $2205. Pat Vaillancourt, email: vaillsdolls@aol.com

Gottschalk Butcher Shop, $6500. Marion Maus, email: mmausantiques@gmail.com

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Cat’s Paw Doll Accessories, email: melembo@snet.net

Holly’s Dollys, email: hhepworth@aol.com

KPM and Schlagenwald chinas. Ingrid Richen, email: Ingrid-richen@t-online.de

Quacky Doodle family, $995. Roberta’s Doll House, email: Robertasdollhous@aol.com Sheryl Shirran, sherrylks@aol.com

Volland Raggedy Ann, $1425 and Schuco Bear, $450. Janet Day, email: janetday@ mohairwigs.com

Portrait Jumeau. Doll House Museum, Marysville, KS.

AM #590, $1695 and a 36 inch Handwerck dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, $2595. Fritzi’s AntiqueDolls, email: fritzisantiquedolls@comcas.net

Long face Jumeau, size 13, $22,000. Gigi’s Dolls and Sherry’s Teddy Bears, email: gigisdolls@aol.com

Early French china driving cart, $3800. Glen Rollins, email: glencrollins@yahoo.com

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Princess Margaret Rose is flanked by Civil War Glamour Girl and on right, Style Show Breath of Spring. All Dolled Up, email: glemn@verizon.net English wooden, 20 inches, c. 1720 holding an 8 inch wooden c. 1790. Ann Pruett-Phillips, email: ann@annpruett-phillips.com Left to Right: Two Beth’s Antique Dolls, email: bethkarp@gmail.com Mickey Mouse, c. 1930. Mt. Healthy Toys, email: gdot@bright.net Heubach 7407 boy, $3495 and Gebruder Heubach 8204, $2895. Dolls of Yesterday, email: norma01@gmail.com

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1. Well let us introduce you to little “Miss Shir-lee - looks just like Shirley Temple but she’s a very sweet cocoa brown color with exceptional compo - great hand painted facial features w/ hazel brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - happy laughing mouth - cloth center body w/ compo arms & legs - factory original clothes & shoes 18” tall - $895. 2. Exceptionally large kindly featured elderly English couple by Nora Wellings - mint condition w/ beautiful original molded and hand painted faces - felt jointed bodies - pristine original clothes w/ tagged label on wrist - 26” tall $2,495. 3. Exceptionally beautiful all bisque French Mignonette children: both have five piece slender French bodies w/ elongated arms - he has a very unusual character face w/ chestnut brown glass bulbous eyes - single strap shoes – 5-1/2” tall - $2,495. She has extremely rare bare feet w/ colbalt blue glass bulbous eyes - 5” tall $2,995. 4. Extremely rare 1840’s - China lady w/ that always desirable pink luster tint - to add to her wonderment she has that hair swept back into a bun hairstyle that is just breathtaking - beautiful round face w/ blue Icelandic eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - lovely old body - 22” tall $4,995. 5. Rare & wonderful & just as cute as he can be is this utterly adorable “Doodle Dog” by Kestner - beautiful condition - adorable turned head w/ side glancing eyes - sweet tiny size w/ his little blue wings – 1- 1/2” tall - $995. 6. Another extremely rare wonder - this is a never to be found German portrait lady made for the French trade - mold #411 - she is a slightly turned slender neck with the most beautiful & pronounced face - lovely slender features w/ a totally captivating face - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding wondrous chestnut brown glass eyes - closed pert mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fashion body w/ exquisite bisque hands & arms - listed in the blue book as being extremely rare - 15” tall - $3,995. 7. Just as rare and wonderful as they can be is this very special pair of Compo Twins by Kammer & Reinhardt notice how they look just like the early mold # 192 - amazing factory original dolls w/ brown flapper bobbed hair - one has beautiful sky blue eyes - the other lovely chestnut brown - both have sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open smiling mouths w/ soft amber shading - factory original coordinating chemises - hair ribbons - socks & shoes - what an amazing pair - one still has her original “Edel-Kind” (nobel child) tag - 16” tall - $1,495. for the pair 8. Wonderful Lenci “Schoolboy” - great condition w/ excellent hand painted facial features - Icelandic blue side glancing eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - factory original clothes & shoes - 15” tall - $995. 9. Did you ever see anything as exciting & as amazing as this handsome young court gentleman by Jumeau - wax over papier-mache w/ such superior quality - he’s just breathtaking - this rare mold can be found in the French Encyclopedia - slightly turned shoulder head w/ exquisite hand painted molded features - wondrous chestnut brown glass eyes - original mohair wig - wax over arms - compo booted legs - 25” tall $2,495. 10. A truly lovely wax fashion diva by Lafitte - Desirat - hand poured wax head of a slender adult woman - hand painted facial features w/ very heavy eyeliner & lashes - side painted sky blue eyes - molded & stuffed original cloth body that sits atop her original velvet stand - she is very fashion correct in her velvet ensemble w/ silk & lace trim - fur muff & hat (it wasn‘t bad then)- feathered bonnet - outstanding - 13” tall - $1,995. 11. Utterly adorable compo “Pinocchio” by Knickerbocker - rare large size w/ factory original clothes - wonderful hand painted facial features w/ big blue surprise eyes & that amazing watermelon smile - all compo jointed at shoulders & hips - great condition - 17” tall - $895. 12. Wonderful early scowling American Indian by Armand Marseille (AM) - excellent bisque w/ greatly detailed molding - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ dark brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth & soft amber shaded lips - - original compo body - 18” tall - $995. 13. Absolutely adorable brown bisque child of superior quality - wonderful large size Armand Marseille (AM) - mold # 390 - lovely cocoa shaded brown bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eye - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - 19” tall - $1,495. 14. Utterly adorable toddler character boy by Revelo (heads made by Heubach) - exceptionally high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ amber shading - to make him even more delightful - he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 15” tall - $1,295. 15. Cute as he can be and always desirable is this “Uneeda Biscuit Kid” - excellent compo - blue painted eyes w/ high pink color - closed pouty mouth - all original tagged clothes - 15” tall - $795. 16. Great big beautiful “Dainty Dorothy” by Gebruder Heubach -mold #10633 - exceptional high quality flawless bisque with lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open mouth with soft amber shading - original body with paper label - 24” tall - $1,495. 17. Well - another true bundle of cuteness - this one is one of Wendy’s distant cousins - a Bruno Schmidt character child w/ such an adorable face - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue glass eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful - he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 15” tall $1,495. 18. Exceptionally beautiful and ever so rare is this all original “Karen Ballerina” by Madame Alexander - wonderful compo w/ exceptional original paint - lovely hazel sleep eyes - original tagged clothes - 18” tall - $1,495. 19. Wonderful & always my favorite Gebruder Heubach child - utterly adorable & nor often found glass eyed pouty character - mold # 8428 exceptional high quality pink bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft somewhat demure sleep heather blue eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make her all the more delightful she’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 11” tall - $2,995. 20. What a handsome young lad - just breathtaking in everyway - this early closed mouth pouty wonder was made by Kestner and is so cute you want to pinch his cheeks - marked only with the size #9 - soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding heather blue sleep eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth/ soft amber shading - original early straight wrist Kestner body factory original clothes - 15” tall - $3,495. 21. Rare & ever so desirable is this amazing “Alabama Baby” by Ella Smith - another extremely rare cloth child - this is the early version with circular seam and applied ears - wonderful hand painted facial features - with Icelandic blue eyes - and truly is in wonderful condition w/ no repaint - body is stamped in two places - nice large size - 22” tall - $2,495. 22. Is that an adorable face or what - all original - excellent condition Lenci “Merry Widow Allegra” - breathtaking surprise look with molded high arched blonde brows - big baby blue glass googlie eyes that flirt - open/close o shaped mouth w/ soft amber shading - exceptional all original condition w/ both cloth and hanging silver label 20” tall - $4,500. 23. Wonderful all original Schoenhut young lad - model #312 - excellent condition w/ beautiful dark blue eyes - and that always desirable closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original mohair wig - 14” tall $1,695. 24. Extremely rare & ever so wonderful early French automaton by Leopold Lambert “The Band Leader” - wonderful early black papier mache - in all original condition w/ exaggerated black features - dark glass eyes - big beautiful smiling mouth w/ teeth - perfect working condition - he holds a cane in one hand and music in the other - as the music plays he turns and looks at his music and then proceeds to lead the orchestra with his cane - lots of wonderful movement - there was a whole series of these (a banjo player, etc.) - this is the “the leader of the band” 29” tall - $12,000. 25. Extremely rare “King Henry the VIII” portrait by Nora Wellings - well modeled compo features w lovely hand painted features - furrowed brow w/ side glancing eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft cherry shading - original caracul wig, eyebrows, and beard - extremely well detailed costume w/real fur and lots of amazing features - just

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take a look at his bling - according to all of our research he is one of the rarest pieces Nora Wellings ever made -13” tall. - $2,495. 26. Well we have done it again - just as rare & wonderful as they come is this amazing hand painted Columbian cloth - by Emma Adams - wondrous original hand painted features w/ soft arched brows over gentle amber eyes - sweet rose shaded lips - 19” tall - $9,500. 27. Sweet small size all original Kathe Kruse boy - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ wisps of hair around face - soft blue eyes - closed pouty mouth - this is the 1948 synthetic head - marked US zone on foot - 14” tall - $1,295. 28. Well how cute is she - just precious “Just Me” by Armand Marseille (AM) - in a wonderful large size - in the painted bisque version - exceptional perfect condition w/ no paint loss - adorable hand painted facial features with exaggerated comical features - arched fawn shaded brows over enormous baby blue google sleep eyes -closed puckered mouth w/ soft rose shading - original five piece body w/ painted Mary Jane shoes - beyond adorable - 11” tall - $1,995. 29. Look at this adorable “Little Lord Fauntleroy ” by Gebruder Heubach - ever so rare to find & always desirable is this glass eyed pouty young lad - mold #6970 - pristine pink bisque w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft fawn shaded brows over wistful lashes surrounding heather blue sleep eyes - close pouty exaggerated mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed compo body - 15” tall. $2,995. 30. Super size big boy of exceptional quality - this handsome German young lad was made by Heinrich Handwerck - wondrous high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth - smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed marked original body - he’s a great big 32” tall - $1,795.

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31. Wonderful early Hand Carved Wood gentleman from the turn of the century - exceptional condition w/ wondrous hand carved & hand painted face & body - fully jointed wood body with mortise & tenon joints & swivel waist this young man is such a work of art, he even has jointed wrist & ankles - 13” tall $2,495. 32. Extremely rare - all original black Peterkins girl by Horsman - (1914) - this is the Campbell Kid look alike rarely found and in such great condition - sleep brown eyes sweet watermelon smile - compo & cloth body - 13” tall - $995. 33. Wonderful and ever so rare Sonneberg Taufling better known as the world famous “Motschmann Baby - circa 1850 - wonderful papier mache head w/ lovely hand painted facial features - dark bulbous eyes - original cloth & compo body w/ jointed wrist & ankles - rare large size - 18” tall - $1,995. 34. Wonderful German laughing clown w/ glorious hand painted facial features - pristine pale white bisque - cobalt blue eyes - rare open/closed laughing mouth w/ teeth - wondrous red clown features - to make him all the more wondrous - he’s mechanical - when you press his tummy - he plays his cymbals and blinks his eyes - original clothes w/ such an amazing hat - 21” tall - $1,995. 35. Grand & glorious as she can be is this super large size “Alice in Wonderland” by Madame Alexander - all original w/ tagged clothes and truly in exceptional condition - wonderful compo - gorgeous clear eyes - original Alexander arm tag - rare 21” size - $1,495. 36. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this amazing flirty eyed “Mein Liebling” - by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #117n - soft as butter bisque w/ first out if the mold quality - superior hand painted facial features w/soft arched feathered brows over enormous flirty

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41. Wow - look at this handsome young lad all dressed up in his little tux - Kammer & Reinhardt #101 - the world famous “Peter “ - soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - soft heather blue hand painted intaglio eyes - with that always desirable exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shaded - wonderful vintage tux - perfect size 15” tall - $3995. 42. Just as cute and different as they could possible be are these two wonderful compo character Flexy dolls by Ideal - both are in excellent condition with great color and both have original clothes: a) “Mortimer Snerd” b) Fanny Brice as “Baby Snooks” $395. each 43. Absolutely wonderful very early “Baby land Rag” excellent hand painted facial features w/ lovely brown upturned eyes & that hint of eye shadow - sweet rose shaded puckered lips - never to be found all original condition - 14” tall - $995. 44. Well do we know cute - look at that adorable face - this lovely Edwardian young lad is a Judda character child by Cuno & Otto Dressel - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth - to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 28” tall - $1,495. Oh No-o-o! We found a hairline so-o-o he is only $800. 45. We have so many rare & wonderful dolls this month & here’s another - wonderful early Belton made for the French trade by Bahr & Proschild - mold # 204 - this exquisite little character is just breathtaking beautiful - with that total French exotic look - those big chestnut brown paperweight eyes - & that lovely super exaggerated pouty mouth original straight wrist early body - 13” tall - $1,995.

KESTNER, THE PROLIFIC Part II

by Samy Odin id you ever realize, in your dolling experience, that some collections, all of a sudden, “appear” without really trying? It is exactly what happened to my father and me with dolls by Kestner. In spite of our early affection for German dolls, we never had any buying strategy about this doll maker. The dolls simply came to us over the years, through those very impenetrable ways dolls have of coming to one collector instead of to another. Many of them didn’t stay long, but others settled, up to this day. Quality always “spoke” to us, so with Kestner we couldn’t go wrong. Yet, for some reason, if you would ask to my father which German doll maker he likes the most, he would respond: “Simon & Halbig”. And if I answered the same question, I would respond: “Kling”, of whom I never owned a single doll… So, Kestner never seemed to be part of our rational collecting picture. Yet, we found Kestner dolls as early as our first year of collecting. And the last purchase we did recently, actually the very day this article was planned, is a trio of Kestner all-bisque dolls. So, now you know it took almost three decades for the Odins to do their coming out as Kestner addicts. What are the concrete proofs of this happy end love story? If I had to recall all of the Kestner dolls that crossed our way during our early years, I remember they were mostly characters in the 200 series and early 20th century “dolly face” classics. Only a few of this kind are still featured in our present collection. The lovely #167 in size “D½-8 (photo 1), for example, epitomizes the simplicity of a classic quality doll, wearing home made clothes and lovingly cared, generation after generation, until it found its way to our museum. The lady who brought it to us will be delighted to see her family doll featured in this article. An extreme sized #211 baby also has a private provenance (photo 2). We bought it because it had it all: excellent bisque quality, a pleasing expression, biggest “Q-20” size, perfect condition and charming baby clothing, including a straw “bourrelet”. Shortly after this character baby entered the collection, a smaller version of it showed up (photo 3). It has the same mold number, in the size “G-11”, yet a very different makeup, a different mouth shape (open in the big one, open/ closed in the small) and a slightly different body shape. Those were too many differences not to keep it as well.

1. Kestner’s mold 167 is a classic example of the company’s dolly face dolls. Photo by Samy Odin 2. This 211 baby measures an impressive 20 inches. We love her straw bourrelet. Photo by Samy Odin

3. Another mold 211, but quite different in appearance. We had to keep them both!

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Another circumstance brought this 13¾” #247 into our collection (photo 4). We were attending a public auction when, all of a sudden, this doll appeared on the screen. We had completely missed looking at it during the preview but its appeal was so strong that we bid on it, battled and got it. The good surprise was when we finished cleaning the poor thing up. It turned out being one of the nicest characters made out of this mold we had ever seen. 19th century bébés by Kestner appeal to us for mainly two reasons: we love chubby proportions in a doll and we can’t resist pale bisque. Both of these characteristics can be appreciated in the two dolls shown here. The blue-eyed boy (photo 5) bears the “X” marking in the neck and stands almost 16”. It came wearing its original blonde mohair wig over its plaster pate, plump original ball jointed body with straight wrists and no clothing. My father enjoyed redressing him using quality antique black velvet together with a lace trimmed batiste collar. The older girl (photo 6) stands 27-1/2” and has the sweetest expression a collector can dream of. This brown-eyed beauty spent several years, well taken care of, in a dear US friend’s collection and now it sparkles in one of our museum’s showcases. Both of these dolls demonstrate the quality of Kestner production during the 1880s. The proportion of their dolls is gracious, the chromatic harmony between the face and the body complexion is extremely accurate and the details in the painting are refined and delicate. Indeed, during that decade, Kestner reached a peak in the quality of its doll production. The same excellence can also be noticed in its contemporary all-bisque doll production. We enjoyed very much hunting for fine examples of these all-bisque Kestners. Like with the Bru bébés, one cannot possibly own too many of them. They seem to belong to a particular caste of upscale dolls radiating luxury, noticeable at the first glimpse. That is probably the reason why these mignonettes are often attributed to a French origin. These so-called “German made for the French market” were, actually, exported by Kestner all over the world and, in fact, appear in several countries, which proves that they were not distributed solely in French territories.

6. Another Kestner shows off her pale bisque complexion and sweet expression.She stands 27-1/2 inches tall.

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7. Factory original, this 5-1/2” Kestner is ready for the colder weather.

8. Why dress perfection? A rare little kneeling Kestner and her companion, in a factory original outfit. She measures 7” and bears the size number 2½.

9. Is it possible to have too many all bisques? We don’t think so! Each little doll measures about 6”. Photo by Samy Odin

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The cutest of our all-bisque Kestners comes from the famous Claire Hennig’s collection (photo 7). She stands 5½” and wears its factory original knit dress and matching muff. Both hands are in the fist shape, whether the molded boots are painted with five black straps. This charming doll with an intense interrogative expression has blue glass sleeping eyes and wears its original ash blonde mohair wig. Another tiny unusual Kestner all-bisque can be posed in the kneeling position, for a height of 4” (photo 8). We had been looking for this kind of doll for quite a long time when we found it into a private collection in Belgium. No need to dress her up, we simply surrounded her with a fine French made set of miniature furniture for her public display in the museum. What an eye catcher! Even more spectacular and coming from the same provenance, this other lavish beauty bears the size number 2½ for a height of 7” (photo 8). The quality and condition of her factory original garment is quite spectacular, it cleverly matches silks, lace, ribbons and feathers for an opulent result equivalent in fanciness to the best luxury French mignonnettes of the last quarter of the 19th century. Note the gracious open hands, the desirable four straps boots and the shy expression, brought by a slight divergent squint. These three beauties (photo 9) are our most recent purchase. They stand 6” and wear their original clothes, except for the blonde one standing on the left. No matter how many you can find of this kind, they all look different… and gorgeous! Either in the bare feet version or sporting boots, these dolls have an undeniable charisma.

A definitely stronger temper shows on the face of this other Kestner doll in a desirable 9½” size. It bears the #102 mold number in size 1 (photo 10) Very popular in the collecting world, this model is seen here with a very desirable complexion, amber tinted eyelids, wide blue sleeping glass eyes, open mouth over two rows of teeth and abundant original brunette mohair wig over plaster pate. The body has the asymmetrically bent arms and very plump legs ending in the nicest pair of yellow boots with black decorations and vivid orange soles. A lavish lace dress trimmed with an orange silk ribbon and a fancy lacy chapeau complete the ensemble. Following the order from the smaller to the bigger, this spectacular 10” girl (photo 11) is already familiar to the readers of Antique DOLL Collector (see article The Biggest of the All-Bisques in the December 2008 issue, p.27 to 32). It is impressive by its perfect condition, exceptional size and terrific factory original clothing. Long kept in its original box, when it was sold to us it had already lost it but kept all of its attractiveness to the point of being one of our favorites in our entire doll collection. The biggest of our Kestner allbisques stands 12” (photo 12). It is the simpler #150 model in the extreme size 7. We bought it at auction, among others out of the revered collection of Madame Huguette Couppié. This visionary French collector had built one of the most impressive all-bisque doll collections ever, selecting with great wisdom, deep knowledge and excellent taste the best specimens she could find on the market for over 30 years. This big sized doll is not rare but its size and condition make it special and its provenance adds poignancy to the memory of this dear friend of ours.

10. Showing off her delightful boots is mold 102 in size 1. Her companion in the carriage is a Simon Halbig #886 in size 5.

11. This little all bisque girl has it all – in perfect condition, with factory original clothing and measuring 10”!

12. This 150 model is our largest all bisque at 12”. It came from the renowned collection of Madame Huguette Couppié. Photo by Samy Odin.

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13. Kestner was the leading dollmaker for Rose O’Neill’s delightful Kewpies. 14. Kewpie look-a-likes were too cute to resist.

Keeping in the all-bisques realm, Kewpies play a special role in our collection for their optimistic and energizing force. Of course, Kestner had a leading position in producing the best Kewpies out of Rose O’ Neill’s designs, as well as out of those of other unidentified sculptors, who probably were part of the regular staff of this doll maker. Classic O’Neill’s Kewpies gathered in our collection in various sizes, with or without their heart shaped marking on the belly (photo 13). A few action Kewpies as well entered the collection, such as the pair wearing a helmet and holding a fancy accessory (photo 13). An entire family of non-O’Neill kewpies also caught our attention, either fully dressed or in the nude, including some rarer variations with molded and painted shoes and socks, some of which still wear their original ribbon bow tied on top of their head, through the two holes distinctive of this particular model (photo 14). 15. The influence of Grace Drayton is clearly evident in these molded hair googlies. 44

16. The popular googly mold 189 has been collected in sizes ranging from the tiny 4” to 7”, the latter of which is shown with an all bisque #131 K * R.

Finally, come the Googlies, my father’s all time favorites. The allbisques vary from the classic models with molded hair and painted features, directly inspired by the artwork of Grace Drayton (photo 15), to the inevitable #189, shown in various sizes from the tiny 4” 6/0 (in basket) to the intermediate 5¼” 4½/0 and 6” 2/0 (photo 16), wearing hand knitted outfits, to the larger example at 7” sporting her silk dress and fancy chapeau, (photo 16) here shown with an all-bisque #131 by K&R. Fully articulated googlies made out of ever so popular #221 are also featured in the collection and look forward to widen their family. The three shown here bear the size numbers “B-6½” and “B-6” and “F-10” (photo 17). I end this stroll in the exemplary Kestner doll production with a wink from the ever so popular googlies, wishing for each of you to enjoy doll collecting as much as I have during the last three decades.”

17. The popular Kestner mold 221 is fully articulated. Here are three sizes and who knows - others may join them someday!

Photos by Jean Dalmard unless noted. Many of these dolls can be seen in the author’s book “Fascinating Dolls from the Musée de le Poupée-Paris “ Reverie, 2008.

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24” GB George Borgfeldt, blue sleep eyes, o/m, HH wig, bj body $325.00 Now $295.00 21 1/2” Gebruder Kuhnlenz #165/28, original bj body, brown sleep eyes, lovely facial coloring $300.00 25” 1890’s “Jeanette” papiermâché head, dolls were handled by Auguste Waltilliaux, HH wig, newer brown stationary eyes, o/m with painted teeth, left forehead crack mark $295.00 Now $250.00

Rare C/M 12” S & H #1304 clown with original hat, Jumeau body with pull strings with beads to open & close eyes, slight hairline on left upper forehead, brown eyes, $4200.00 Now $3995.00

22” K * R #403 on original walker body, head moves with legs movement back and forth, brown sleep eyes, mohair wig, pierced ears $650.00 Now $525.00 11” Celluloid Kewpie with molded wings, arms need stringing $125.00 23” “Lori” by Swain & Co., blue sleep eyes, dome head, o/m with teeth, original baby body, cotton dress and chailly slip, knit booties $1150.00

26” C/M Kestner K14, blue sleep eyes, bj compo body, antique cotton dress, slip & pantalettes, heavy eyebrows, beautiful coloring $2650.00 10” Mohair Bear possible Jopi or Halvic circa 1915, squeaker does not work, jointed, glass eyes $295.00

28” Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig, blue sleep eyes, pierced ears, HH wig, repainted body, dressed in pretty blue dress $550.00 9 1/2” 1929 Joseph Kallus Margie all original, wood and compo jointed, painted blue eyes, cute expression with dimples, Margie sticker on chest $165.00

19” Lenci all original tagged #100/136 series 300 in white organdy and lace dress with felt flower accents, organdy slip, hoop skirt and pantalettes Lenci paper tag, mohair wig, fabulous painting on face, blue grey eyes to right side, rosy cheeks and cute mouth, lace gloves, holding a woven black purse with fringe and brass clasp closure, black felt shoes, dress is soiled$1695.00

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HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE FOLLOWING SHOW: October 24, 2010 • Antique - Collectible Toy & Doll Show Kane County Fairgrounds - St. Charles, IL 8am - 3pm

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have a dear friend who lives in the little town (beloved of Picasso) of Céret, near the Spanish border in France. During his retirement, Yves-André has learned to restore antique books. It is a fascinating craft and I have loved watching him transform a book that is nearly in tatters to its original splendor. Still of that generation who learned to read and love books that smell of leather and old paper, reading has been a passion since I first discovered the Oz books as a little girl. Watching YvesAndré give these old treasures a second life has been a favorite memory. So, it was no surprise that while in Brittany, France, I was thrilled to discover the shop of an antique book binder just a few blocks from our hotel. Stepping into the shop brought a flood of memories, as scents always do. The smell of leather and old paper was like perfume to me. The owner cordially greeted my husband and me, and we started a conversation about passions for things of the past. I told him my personal passion is antique dolls. That was what turned the conversation into a FIND! Stéphane Gangloff and his wife, Emma Coll, have been restoring antique books for many years. Stéphane loves his work, and once a book is completed, he can’t bear to just throw away the scraps of leather and marbled end papers that are left over. So, when between commissions, he fashions tiny “antique” books the perfect size for 19th century dolls! He showed me some examples and my heart started pounding! The books are made with blank pages or he photocopies whole novels in miniature and binds them just as the original peoplesized books would appear! He was putting the finishing touches on an Emile Zola masterpiece when we happened into his shop. He had made these treasures to pass the time and to sell as the odd curiosity. It had never occurred to him there could be a market among antique doll collectors for his little re-creations. I bought a set of books with blank pages for my illiterate Mlle Claire to display on the shelves of the bibliothèque in her salon. Always one to rely on her good looks, my French fashion has never bothered to learn how to read. But she likes to appear cultured, so she has collected tiny books for years. As I was telling Stéphane about my spoiled doll, he suggested keeping a diary might inspire literacy in my empty-headed, fashion-

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Do You Have a Mystery Doll ?

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 address or email above.

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purchased these four dolls at auction about twelve years ago. I have looked them over several times since buying them hoping to find some maker’s mark but there is none. All four dolls have cloth bodies with features and fingers needle-sculpted on stockinet. They don’t seem to have been constructed on an armature; the bodies are simply stuffed tightly with some kind of filler. The detail in their faces and in their outfits is amazing with bits of yarn forming eyebrows and beards and loads of tiny seed pearls and other embellishments sewn on to decorate the clothing and represent jewelry. I’m hoping someone may own other dolls created by this person and will have the maker’s name for me. The dolls range in size from 14” to 17” tall. Queen Elizabeth and Henry VIII are a pair. Mary

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Early Painted Tin Sleigh Attributed to Rock & Graner. Length 19-5/8 in. (50 cm.)

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Roullet et Decamps Smoking Soldier Automaton, c. 1890, with rare Jumeau portrait head. Height 22 1/2 in. (57 cm.)

Bebe Cage Automaton by Lambert, c. 1895, with Jumeau bisque head and original costume. Height 21 in. (50 cm.)

Renou Automaton of a Bebe with Polichinelle, c. 1890, with unmarked Jumeau head, preserved in near-mint condition in her original box. Height 17 in. (43 cm.)

Fine All-Original Polichinelle Automaton by Lambert, c. 1895, with bisque Jumeau head, in original box. Height 17 in. (44 cm.)

agicians and musicians, cyclists, contortionists and conjurers, soldiers and beautiful ladies will be among the attendees at a very special toy sale at Auction Team Breker in Cologne, Germany, on November, 20 2010. The auction showcases several remarkable collections of tin toys and automata, the result of many years of careful collecting and thoughtful appreciation. Classic models by all five makers of the French ‘golden age’ of automata are represented. One of the most unusual portrays a dashing soldier poised, trumpet in hand, on a papier-mâché fort which conceals a Lioret cylinder phonograph. The same motor controls the animation and the sound, producing the illusion of an actual bugle call when the soldier brings the instrument to his lips. Recorded sound was an innovative feature in a small number of automata produced by Henry Vichy. Though he advertised that any of the firm’s models could be customised with a Lioret phonograph, the design proved too expensive and unreliable to make these Vichy-Lioret automata a commercial success, and only a few surviving examples are known. Also by Vichy is a charming pair of black musicians, a boy playing a banjo while his female companion plays an accordion. There is a smoking soldier by Roullet et Decamps with a rare Jumeau portrait head, whose leather bellow ‘lungs’ enable him to inhale and exhale when a lighted cigarette is placed in his hand and a charming circus équilibriste by Jean Phalibois who juggles a hoop in one hand while keeping a barrel spinning on the tip of his toe. The work of Leopold Lambert is especially well represented by a selection of mechanical bébés with bisque heads by Jumeau and the luxurious original costumes for which the firm became famous; one, a Polichinelle with cymbals, is still preserved in near-mint condition in its original box. A newly-fashionable pursuit is celebrated by a scarce automaton titled “Coquette Cycliste” in the Roullet et Decamps catalogue; the bisque-headed lady in modish cycling costume lets her gaze wonder from the road which is rolling along automatically as she pedals. Another lady cyclist, attributed to Vichy, likes to bike accompanied by her pet dog, not in a basket, but riding alongside on a miniature version of her own machine. Further highlights of this exciting sale can be viewed at www.breker.com.

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Frasher’s November 20 & 21 Auction Features The Doll Collection Of Artist, Kathy Riddick & A Private Collection Of Choice Paper Dolls. A 17” SFBJ 235 character boy in his original costume is looking for a new home; accompanied by the rare 17” Simon & Halbig 1498 toddler; these well-dressed fellows should be very popular.

Some of the uniquely interesting characters by Gebruder Heubach in sizes 10” to 18”.

The 19” Lenci series 149 doll “Rosalina” adapted from their 110 Series appeared in 1926. She remains in exceptional state of preservation. The varied faces of the desirable closedmouth Sonneberg and Belton bebes are superbly represented in the collection of Kathy Riddick; numerous additional models grace the catalog pages.

A sample of the excellent paper dolls offered on November 21st.

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n November 20 Frasher’s will offer the doll collection of artist Kathy Riddick of Fayetteville, Arkansas in a cataloged auction titled “Kathy’s Kollection” at the Expo Center at Kansas City International Airport. The 300-lot auction will offer Kathy’s collection of antique dolls which include numerous cabinet-size French and German bisque dolls. Dolls of the Sonneberg and Belton types, mostly with French and Bru-look faces, will grace the auction catalog. Several models of the French characters by SFBJ are featured along with the sought-after SFBJ Bleuettes. German bisque dolls include the ever popular Kammer and Reinhardt characters, as well as varying sizes of the early Kestner pouty models. Several of the uniquely-modelled characters by Gebruder Heubach also figure in the mix, as well as a few select items from other collections. Lenci dolls from the 1920’s and 1930’s were another dimension of Kathy’s doll collecting and include models ranging in size from the tiniest examples to 19 inch dolls. Kathy had a keen interest in everything Shirley Temple and the auction offers numerous composition Shirley Temples in such outfits as the rare “Little Colonel” and “Captain

13” Sonneberg bisque bebe for the French Small is the order of the day as petite SFBJ This petite Belton doll with trade, circa 1885. A particular favorite of Bleuette is joined by a tiny Bahr & Proschild French-type face comes in Kathy’s – even inspiring the artist to capture Belton bebe. completely original costume. her beauty on canvas. An original oil painting of the bebe will be featured in the auction. Jumeau’s early portrait bebe has spectacular, almond-shaped eyes and January” - over 30 examples are in the retains her original shop catalog along with her collection of label “Au Papa Entrennes”.

Shirley memorabilia. Rounding out the auction is another small, private collection of French and German dolls which include the “C Series” lever-eyed Steiner, two early Portrait Jumeau Bebes, and other French bebes. On Sunday, November 21 Frasher’s will offer a private collection of vintage, mostly uncut, paper dolls. There is no catalog for the paper doll auction; however, a listing will be available and the items can be also be viewed online at liveauctioneers.com Catalogs for “Kathy’s Kollection” are available for $43.00 and include priority shipping plus prices realized list after the sale. The catalog will also be available on liveauctions.com. Internet, absentee and telephone bidding is available for both the catalogued doll auction and the paper doll auction. For more information about this auction, or to consign for our 2011 Scottsdale, Arizona auction contact: Barbara Frasher, Frasher’s Doll Auctions, Inc. at 816-625-3786.

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A selection of Steiff soft toys from a Private collection to be auctioned at Christie’s South Kensington in October. CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2010

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rowne Auction Specialists of Tulsa Oklahoma has been asked to sell 100+ Vintage & Antique Dolls at auction to the top bidder. Some of the makers include Armand Marseille, Bahr & Proschild, Borgfeldt, Cuno & Otto, Dressel, Heinrich Handwerck, Hertel Schwab & Co., J.D. Kestner, Jumeau, Heubach, Kuhnlenz, Simon & Halbig, S.F.B.J, Unis, China Dolls and others. Viewing Date Friday, October 22 from 12 noon-5pm. Auction begins Saturday, October 23rd at 1:00 PM. Location-American Legion Hall, 7 Highway, Blue Springs Missouri. Visit www.browneauctions.com for pictures and descriptions.

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xceptional collections of antique toys and holiday antiques have come to Bertoia’s for the company’s November 12-14 auction. Among the doll related lots is a very rare 1920s Dollyville set – a small village of paper litho on cardboard buildings – formerly in the collection of the Washington Doll’s House & Toy Museum. The set forms a compatible neighborhood with other affinity lots such as paper-on-wood Bliss homes, and a small fleet of Bliss and Reed ships. Colorful Schoenhuts will cross the auction block, with Humpty Dumpty circus figures in abundance. Among the group’s rarities is an 8-figure band comprised of musicians holding their instruments, which was created to accompany Schoenhut’s extremely rare and expensive bandwagon. During the Sunday session, Bertoia’s holiday treasure chest will open to reveal more than 500 lots, including 75 glass ornaments, 50+ rare Dresden ornaments and several exceptionally large German Santa displays. A wonderful mix of Halloween antiques will add to the session’s festive atmosphere, with glass candle lanterns, jack-o-lanterns, advertising pieces and other novelties on the auction agenda.

Auction Details: Bertoia’s Toys for the Mantel auction will start at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 12, 2010 and 10 a.m. on both Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. The gallery is located at 2141 DeMarco Dr., Vineland, NJ 08360. For additional information or to order catalogs, call 856-692-1881 or e-mail Toys@BertoiaAuctions.com. Visit Bertoia’s online at www.BertoiaAuctions. com. All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet as the sale is taking place, through LiveAuctioneers.com. More Auction Gallery on page 59

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eginning October 9 and continuing through March 13, 2011 the Musée de la Poupée Paris presents the “Baby Boom” exhibit. Nearly 60 French doll makers are presented in this exhibit with their best creations in mint condition. They are all here: the chubby babies, the sweet little girls, the unbreakable bathing babies, the flexible dolls, the funny characters and even the glamorous fashion dolls. All the doll makers are represented: from Raynal to Nobel, from Bella to Gégé, from Petitcollin to Clodrey... Just after the war, dolls with traditional bisque heads and articulated bodies competed with modern dolls made of celluloïd, plastic, latex foam. The new generation of dolls also stood out with clothing styles directly inspired by fashion. Christian Dior’s “New Look,” among others, was immediately adopted by dolls. The nipped-in waist and the large skirts fitted them so well and made them so modern in comparison with their sister dolls produced before the war! And the babies suddenly seemed much more free in their colored outfits made in brand new fabrics such as tergal and artificial rayon. Samy Odin’s latest book catalogs the exhibit, Baby Boom, Poupées Francaises, 1946-1959. It is available at the museum’s shop and by mail as soon as October 8, 2010. Bonus Exhibits: Also beginning October 9 and running through January 9, 2011 is a seasonal exhibit presenting the re-creation of 19th century Father Christmas figures by Two Sisters Studios, from Toronto, Canada. Their work is exhibited for the first time in Paris. The characters presented have been made from a collection of original and rare German molds of St. Nicholas dating from 1870-1920. The Father Christmas figures and candy containers are made using the traditional methods of 100 years ago. The heads, hands and feet are papier maché hand-finished and painted with water based paint. The coats in felt and flannel are dyed with natural pigments. These fter reading Jan decorative objects are enriched with Peterson’s article details that connect them to the “A Wish Come True” world of dolls and toys. December 2009, I Another exhibit beginning was in love with Les January 15 and continuing through Poupees Retrouvees, March 13, 2011 presents the dolls the beautiful Paris produced by Le Minor, a French doll shop described company that specialized in and pictured in regional costume dolls. This type her article. This of doll became very successful in summer, my husband 1936 when paid holidays were arranged for me established in France. Vacationers to visit the shop, used to bring back a doll from the a three hour ride region where they were staying. from our cruise Left, Adrienne, center, Arielle holding the Bleuette, Today, these dolls are becoming ship. The shop was right Arielle’s daughter. collectible items. all that was described Anne Libouban, a researcher, and more. I was able to meet with Arielle, the shop owner, and her lovely presents the interesting history of daughter. I happily returned to the cruise ship with a beautiful Bleuette, a that company in a book that will be 40th anniversary gift from my husband. My dream came true. Thank you for published in spring 2011. featuring this article in your magazine Antique Doll Collector. For more information visit: Adrienne Omansky www.museedelapoupeeparis.com

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A Wish Come True

ESTATE AUCTION ANTIQUE DOLLS • OCTOBER 23, 2010

LOCATION: AMERICAN LEGION HALL - 499 SW 7 HIGHWAY, BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI

A very nice collection of French & German antique collector dolls circa late 1800’s and early 1900’s being offered for sale at auction. All of these dolls were collected pre-1990, no replicas. Various makers include Armand Marseille, Borgfeldt, Heinrich Handwerck, Hertel Schwab & Co, J.D. Kestner, Kewpie, Heubach, Simon & Halbig, S.F.B.J., Cuno & Otto Dressel, Kuhnlenz, Bahr & Proschild, Unis and others. Over 100+ lots are being offered for sale to the highest bidder. Viewing from 12-5 on Friday Oct 22nd. Auction begins Saturday @ 1 pm, Oct 23rd. Lunch will be served. Please consider attending this great auction. Auction Presented By Browne Auction Specialists Ron Browne NAA-CES - Tulsa, OKLAHOMA Discount for Check Or Cash With Proper ID

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Preview: Velma “Dolly” Driscoll Collection, October 21, 2010

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ithington Auction has seen some remarkable things over the 60 years doing estate appraisals. On a recent appraisal of estate antiques, they were surprised and amazed at the magnitude of the Doll Collection hidden within the tall chests and blanket boxes. There are treasures yet to be to be discovered! A quiet, unpretentious woman, Velma “Dolly” Driscoll, managed to amass a collection of exceptional dolls over her 60 years of collecting. The wife of a fireman, their lifestyle was modest yet comfortable. Bill, Dolly’s only son, recalled, “Dad did landscaping when not on duty and other odd jobs to support the family. Mom and Dad shared a passion for all antiques and were frequent attendees at the local auction houses. But Mother especially loved to make the trip north to New Hampshire - to Withington’s Doll Auctions. At times, how well we ate was directly related to the cost of the most recent doll acquisitions… for the grocery money would oftentimes help fund her doll collection!” Together with her old friend Maureen Popp, she spent many hours exchanging ideas and sharing their discoveries, which surely gave the edge to both of their collections. In the tall chest in the kitchen, wrapped in dish towels, we discovered many Bru’s, Jumeaux, Fashions, Chinas, Parians, dozens of Milliner’s models & Tuck Combs, three Izannah Walkers & more… stacked like cord wood in the drawers. The same scenario followed us throughout the house…

the glass domes which displayed the few French Fashions, Steiner’s and French Papier Mache, only gave a glimpse of what was hidden away. These dolls had been protected and preserved by Dolly and most are in original and unrestored condition. The Velma Driscoll Collection, after six decades in storage, will be presented to the public by Withington Auction, on Thursday, October 21, at the Holiday Inn, Nashua, NH. The collection, in its entirety, will make for a exciting and very full day of discovery. Consisting of over 300 dolls - For example: Triste, Simonne, Bru, Smiler in the original box, Steiner, Characters, Choice Wooden, Rare Chinas & Parians, Fashions, Early Paper Dolls, antique doll clothing, shoes, furniture, hats, doll houses; R. John Wright, Dewees Cochran, Martha Thompson. Oh, by the way… Has anyone ever seen a Izannah Walker - with a human hair wig?! For Information please call 603-478-3232 Withington Auction, 17 Atwood Rd, - Hillsborough, NH WEB: www.withingtonauction.com

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Plato Auctions – August 14, 2010

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he charming venue was an open tent sited on historic Bertie Hall’s grassy lawn overlooking the Niagara River on a sunny but pleasantly breezy August morning. The occasion was the sale of the contents of the Mildred Mahoney Dollhouse Museum in Fort Erie, Ontario and the enthusiastic auctioneer was Don Plato Auctions of St. Catharines, Ontario. This was an unusual sale in that the Trustees of the Museum decided to sell everything on astonishingly short notice, so there was no time to prepare a detailed, illustrated catalogue and just barely enough time to publicize the event. Plato placed ads in some antiques trade newspapers and rushed to get everything photographed and up on his website in July, but he targeted a more specific audience when he picked up a copy of Antique Doll Collector Magazine at a Buffalo Barnes & Noble and saw that the top doll and toy auctioneers advertised there. His colorful two-page ad that made it into the magazine just before the August publication deadline brought in serious bidders from all over the eastern seaboard and the parking lot was overflowing with cars bearing plates from New England and the mid-Atlantic states along with many vehicles from Canada. The spacious tent held 100 chairs and Saturday morning saw all the seats filled and more bidders standing along the back and sides of the tent. Several well-known American collectors and dealers were present alongside many locals who had learned of the sale from generous coverage in the local media. Some of the locals had never attended an auction before but had fond memories of the 25+ years the museum had operated and hoped to bring home at least one memento, and it seemed that no one went home empty-handed. After Friday’s heavily attended afternoon and evening preview, the sale opened Saturday morning with approximately fifty modestly valued lots with many cast iron stoves achieving retail prices or more. Several times during the first hour, Plato’s steady patter was drowned out by the sound of speedboats zipping by on the river, but everyone responded with laughter and the sale continued with little interruption thereafter. The pace was just right and the more serious collector did not have to wait long before the fully furnished dollhouses and roomboxes took center stage and the staff picked up the telephones. Although virtually every antique house in the collection had been subjected to aggressive redecorating and the rather harsh intrusion of electrical lighting, the contents were impressive enough to bring strong prices on a number of well-furnished houses. The circa 1800 Sturges Regency house brought $4000 from a couple under the tent, while the large Kensington - Kerr house, an English commercial box-back example filled with larger scale antique furniture, went to an American phone bidder at $10,000, achieving the highest hammer price of the sale. The even larger Marygate House sold for a competitive

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$6500, and the Dutch Sea Captain’s House that was amply furnished with a variety of rare metal furniture by Evans & Cartwright and Rock & Graner went to a well-known dealer for a bargain $2500. There had been much speculation about prices and logistics among collectors prior to the sale given the short notice and the somewhat unusual venue for the sale. Uncertainty about getting big dollhouses through US Customs and the sighting of lengthy lines of cars backed up over the Peace Bridge in the early afternoon caused some concern among successful American bidders as they rushed to pack up their houses and get on the road again. Those who took their time and ended up leaving later in the afternoon encountered no difficulties at all. It was noteworthy that several strong buyers under the tent were new collectors. The strikingly architectural 1876 Philadelphia Centennial House (which was probably early 20th century but still charming) was the first dollhouse for its new owner who gave the assembled crowd a victorious wave when she purchased it for $1500, bringing smiles and laughter to those sitting around her. At the end of the day, the auctioneer was both visibly and vocally happy with the results, successful bidders got real value for their money even after tacking on the reasonable 10% buyer’s premium and somewhat aggressive 13% local and provincial taxes, and Mildred Mahoney’s designated charity, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, was the beneficiary. The auction was Don Plato’s first foray into selling antique and vintage dollhouses and miniatures… and perhaps not his last – stay tuned! (Prices do not include buyer’s premium)

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GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Child marked J.D.K., Kestner or known number/ alphabet series for this maker, open mouth. Donelle Denery

UFDC Antique Competitive Exhibit 2010 Blue Ribbon Winners Part II Photographed at the United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention by Keith Kaonis

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Child marked Simon Halbig, S.H. or known number or letters for this maker, without other maker’s mark, closed mouth. Donelle Denery

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Child marked K*R, Kammer and Reinhardt or known number or letters for this maker, with or without other maker’s mark, closed or open mouth. Dolores Bigness

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t’s hard to believe that the long awaited UFDC convention has come and gone in a blink of an eye. We all have our favorite memories, and for us the competitive exhibits are a highpoint of the week-long convention. Thank you to all those who so generously shared their dolls and congratulations to the lucky blue ribbon winners. GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Child marked Simon Halbig, S.H. or known number or letters for this maker, without other maker’s mark, open mouth. Judy Heckert

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD Kammer and Reinhardt character child from #100 through #128 number series. Left, Mold 114, Luann Guleserian Right, Mold 109, Vicki Willman

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GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Child marked J.D.K., Kestner or known number/alphabet series for this maker, closed mouth. Donelle Denery

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GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD Child marked with Gebruder Heubach trademark or other markings associated with this maker. Above, Jean Grout Right, Nancy Harmon

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD Armand Marseille’s 1894 mold. Above, Antoinette Winder Left, Gae Ward

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GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Child marked A.M. or Armand Marseille, closed mouth. Left: Merle Glickman Right: Mary Lou Pendergrass

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Marked Bahr and Proschild, Kley and Hahn/ Bruno Schmidt/ Franz Schmidt, or Revalo. Kley and Hahn, Lillian Barlow

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Belton-type, socket head, solid flat crown with one, two or three holes, closed mouth. Lois Bodach

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD Socket or shoulder head on composition, cloth or leather body, with wig or molded hair, closed mouth. L-R: Marciann Madey, Carol Erl, Julie Blewis GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Socket or shoulder head on composition, cloth or leather body, with wig or molded hair, glass or painted eyes, may have dome head, open mouth. Marciann Madey

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - lady or gentleman doll, must have appropriate body or appropriate facial molding to represent an adult. S & H 1305, Julie Blewis GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - baby on cloth baby body, excludes googlies. Connie Reynolds GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - lady or gentleman doll, must have appropriate body or appropriate facial molding to represent an adult. S & H 1469, Judy Heckert

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - baby with composition, bent-limb baby body with non-supporting legs. Excludes Simon and Halbig, Kammer and Reinhardt, Gebruder Heubach and googlies. Julie Blewis

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GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - baby from the firms of Simon and Halbig and Kammer and Reinhardt. Composition, bent-limb baby body with non-supporting legs. Merle Glickman

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - baby from the Gebruder Heubach firm. Composition, bent-limb baby body with nonsupporting legs. Mary Wolande

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Googly with true exaggerated round or side-glancing painted eyes, body of other material, excludes all-bisque. Kathleen Zimmerman

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Googly with true exaggerated round or side-glancing glass eyes, body of other material, excludes all-bisque. Althia Garcia

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Dolls’ house doll in original clothes with bisque shoulder head on cloth body, 7” and under. Left, Kathy Embry Right, Helen Ramey

GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD Miniature in original ethnic clothing, up to and including 8”, excludes all-bisque. Left to Right: Catherine Peterson Carol Corson Kristel Tomlinson

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GERMAN DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD - Shoulder head with molded bonnet often resembling flowers, attributed to Hertwig. Cloth or leather body with limbs of other material. Beverly Jenkines

ART DOLL 19081930 - Raleigh doll designed by Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh, Chicago, 1916-20. Right, Lynn Kublank Below, Margo Delaughter

CLOTH Pre-1925 Non-commercial doll with some needlesculpting to face, painted, drawn or embroidered features. Beverly Mershon

ART DOLL 1908-1930 Includes Munich Art Doll or contemporary from any country, of equal quality, such as Dora Petzoldt and Burgarella. Above, Munich Art doll, Julie Blewis Right, Burgarella, Kathleen Gordon Smith CLOTH Pre-1925 Non-commercial doll with flat face, painted, drawn, embroidered, or no features. Kathy Turner

CLOTH Pre-1925 American commercial doll with flat face, painted, drawn or printed features. Carol Cameron

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CLOTH Pre-1925 American commercial doll with molded face, painted, drawn or printed features. Michael Albanese

GOOGLY WITH HEAD OTHER THAN BISQUE Below, Marilyn Parsons Right, Jeanette Price

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CLOTH Pre-1925 - European commercial doll with painted molded face, firmly-stuffed, supporting body. Holly Scott

DOLL WITH BISQUE HEAD NOT MADE IN GERMANY OR FRANCE - Excludes all-bisque. Left, Karen Kurtz Right, Kathy Turner

METAL HEAD Jackie Mackie

ALL-BISQUE - Jointed at shoulders and hips, swivel neck, glass eyes, wigged, up to and including 5”. Left, Donna Wirth Right, Kathleen Zimmermann

ALL-BISQUE - Jointed at shoulders and hips, swivel neck, glass eyes, wigged, over 5” and up to but not including 8”. Carol Cameron

ALL-BISQUE Painted eyes, wigged, must have some jointing, over 5” and up to but not including 8”. Kathy Turner ALL-BISQUE - Painted eyes, wigged, must have some jointing, up to and including 5”. Mary Wolande

ALL-BISQUE - Rigid neck, jointed at shoulders, glass eyes, wigged, may have joints at hips, up to and including 5”. L-R: Karla Moreland, Norma Ridgeway, Mary Wolande

ALL-BISQUE Rigid neck, jointed at shoulders, glass eyes, wigged, over 5” and up to but not including 8”. Judy Henry

ALL-BISQUE Molded hair, must have some jointing, up to and including 5”. Connie Lynch

ALL-BISQUE Molded hair, must have some jointing, over 5” and up to but not including 8”. Kathleen Zimmermann

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ALL-BISQUE Molded clothing, facial hair or hair decoration, up to but not including 8�, must have some jointing. Lois Bodach

ALL-BISQUE - Googly, must have true exaggerated round or side-glancing glass eyes and some jointing. L-R: Rose Morrill, Judith Schafer

ALL-BISQUE All-bisque baby, bent-limbs, excludes babies of Japanese origin. Rosemary Kontos

ALL-BISQUE - Googly, must have true exaggerated round or side-glancing painted eyes and some jointing. L-R: Ann Reddick, Marina Tagger

ALL-BISQUE 8� and over with some jointing, excludes baby and googly. Kathleen Zimmermann

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ALL-BISQUE - All-bisque with no jointing, may have molded hair and/or molded clothing, hat, or shoes. L-R: Barbara Close, Lisa Madsen

SNOW BABY Single or multiple figures on one base. Barbara Close

ALL-BISQUE Doll of color. Donna Wirth ALL-BISQUE Doll of color. Conni Lynch

HALF-DOLL, BISQUE OR CHINA Bust only, both arms and hands away. Cynthia Orgeron

HALF-DOLL, BISQUE OR CHINA Bust only, both arms molded to body or returning to body. Eleanor Macbride

HALF-DOLL, MATERIAL OTHER THAN BISQUE OR CHINA Bust or complete assemblage in material such as composition, chalk-ware or wax, nude or molded bodice. Sonia Ladisch

HALF-DOLL, BISQUE OR CHINA - Bust only with mold modifications or special features. Donna Wirth

HALF-DOLL, BISQUE OR CHINA Complete, original factory assemblage. Catherine Peterson

BATHING BEAUTY Nude Jane Buchanan

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BATHING BEAUTY Molded costume or factory original fabric costume. Mary Wolande

MALE IN ORIGINAL UNIFORM, Pre-1925 L-R: Robyn Katz, Kari Glaski, Margaret Dowling DOLL WITH MULTIPLE FACES OR HEADS, GERMAN OR FRENCH. L-R: Dolores Smith, Marilyn Parsons

AUTOMATON/ MECHANICAL Key wound motion. Diane Vourderis

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AUTOMATON/MECHANICAL Motion, not key wound, such as hand-operated or pull-string. Nancy Jo Splitstoser

COSTUMED BY EXHIBITOR Based on convention theme, My Favorite Things. One girl or lady doll dressed from any period pre-1925. Denise Buese

COSTUMED BY EXHIBITOR Based on convention theme, My Favorite Things. Dressed doll with his or her favorite thing (or things). Jeanette Price

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A special, unexpected treat was this Bebe Gourmande, courtesy of Mary Wolande and Karla Moreland. She was a gift to a little girl in 1889. Every item in the doll’s amazing layette was custom made and embroidered with the doll’s name, “Dolly.”

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www.babesfromthewoods.com Exquisite antique Huret 17 1/2 inch bisque doll with a swivel head, painted eyes, and blown kid body. The doll has a marked Huret collarette, cork pate, mohair wig, signed Huret shoes and a lovely antique gown, undergarments and hat. The bisque is lovely with no repairs or flaws. $35,000. Layaway available. www.vininghill.com email: vininghill@vininghill.com Phone: 250 595 7582

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Early Rare Schoenhut Figures: Teddy Roosevelt, $2850 Painted eye Giraffe, $375 Painted eye Ostrich, $250

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Volume 8, Number 6 July 2005 Bavarian Beauties • Early Chinas • In Memory of Mary Harris Francis • A Jumeau 203 and Her Wardrobe • Schoenhut Dolls • The Marilu Doll Volume 8, Number 7 August 2005 Tour England and France With Bleuette • A Dress Pattern For Your Mignonnette • Mary Merritt Doll Museum • Dollhouse Jewels • American-Made Dolls • Dewees Cochran Dolls Volume 8, Number 8 September 2005 The Fashionable Poupée • UFDC Salesroom • Dollhouses at the Merritt Museum • French Automata • American-Made Dolls Volume 8, Number 10 November 2005 Dolls and Dollhouses at Auction • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Antique Wedding Dolls and Memorabilia • The First Articulated Bebe • Tiny Treasures • KPM • Skookum Volume 8, Number 11 December 2005 Lucy Morgan Collection at Auction • Mignonnettes Bake a Kings Cake! • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Images of the Virgin • American-Made Dolls • Shoe Whimsies Volume 8, Number 12 January 2006 Creating A Wardrobe for Empress Eugenie • Character Dolls • Jumeau Triste • Doll Fashions Around the World • Dancing Dolls • Small Boudoir Dolls • Comic Character Dolls Volume 9, Number 1 February 2006 Dolls and Valentines • Ethel Newcome Her History and Wardrobe • Exciting Auction Reports! • UFDC Special Exhibit: The Philadelphia Story • Little Known Museums of Europe Volume 9, Number 2 Mar. 06 The Story of “Miss Mary” • Bleuette • Early Horsman Dolls • Chad Valley “Royals” • Different Dolls of the Same Kind • Celluloid Dolls Volume 9, Number 3 April 2006 The Legacy of Lily • Early SFBJ Character Babies • Ormolu Miniatures • In Search of Early Doll Collections • Door of Hope • American-Made Dolls • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 9, Number 4 May 2006 Theriault’s To Sell Lego Foundation Museum • English Dollhouses • The Encyclopedia of French Dolls • American-Made Dolls • French and German Bisque Dolls • Rollinson Dolls • An Early Wax Doll Volume 9, Number 5 June 2006 Kestner’s 208 Character • Bru Dolls• A Tale of Two Dolls • Raleigh Composition Dolls • Ackley Cloth Dolls • Miniature Silver Volume 9, Number 6 July 2006 A Queen Anne Wooden • Simon & Halbig Parian Dolls • Mignonnettes Celebrate Bastille Day • Dolls in America • Lucy’s Doll House Volume 9, Number 7 August 2006 Pocket Dolls • SFBJ Character Babies • Bisque Bathing Beauties • Effanbee’s Skippy • Grecon Miniature Dolls • Heinrich Handwerck Volume 9, Number 8 September 2006 Mary Merritt Museum Auction • The Collection of Gail Cook • UFDC Salesroom • Lenci Miniatures • Advertising Dolls • Porcelain Treasures Volume 9, Number 9 October 2006 Kintzbach Hands • Dolls with Molded Hats • UFDC Winners • A Tudor Dollhouse • Averill’s Wonder Dolls • National Doll Festival • Auction Previews! Volume 9, Number 10 November 2006 “Maggie Bessie” Dolls • Jumeau • American-Made Dolls • Faux Bamboo Miniatures • Blue Ribbon Winners! Volume 9, Number 11 December 2006 Vienna Doll Museum at Auction • Dollies’ Holiday • The Christmas Doll • UFDC Ribbon Winners • Tynietoy • Madonna and Child Volume 10, Number 1 February 2007 La Venus Cloth Dolls • Dolls in Ethnic Dress • Chinas • Costuming • UFDC Exhibits • American-Made Dolls Volume 10, Number 2 March 2007 Mary Merritt Doll Museum Preview • Lancaster Rag Dolls • Patsykins • Le Musée de la Poupeé • Alabama Babies • Au Nain Bleu • Metal Heads • Miniature China Volume 10, Number 3 April 2007 An Early French Papier Mache • Pet Animals by Hertwig • Doll Accessories • SFBJ Cloth Dolls • La Nicette • Flossie Flirt Volume 10, Number 4 May 2007 Door of Hope • Royal Court Dolls • Theriault’s: Madame Petyt Collection • Merritt Museum Auction • Topsy Turvy Dolls • Cissy Volume 10, Number 5 June 2007 Kathe Kruse • French and German Bisque Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Black Lenci Dolls • Effanbee’s Little Lady Volume 10, Number 6 July 2007 Maison Simonne • A Pattern for the Well-Dressed Poupée • French Cloth Dolls • Wax Dolls • A New Museum Opens in Belgium • Auction News Volume 10, Number 7 August 2007 Japanese Dolls of Beautiful Women • Lenci Miniatures • Bleuette • Doll Accessories • Early American Composition Dolls • NADDA in Chicago Volume 10, Number 8 September 2007 A Rare Rohmer Fashion Doll • UFDC National Salesroom • A Queen’s Fairytale Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Metal Head Dolls Volume 10, Number 9 October 2007 Musée de la Poupée Special Exhibit: The Trousseau of Violette D’Epigny • Pattern for Violette’s “Tunique” • Blue Ribbon Winning Dolls • Louis Amberg & Son • Schoenhut Safari Volume 10, Number 10 November 2007 German Character Dolls • Sewing in the Dolls’ House • Milwaukee WPA Dolls • Male Fashions • National Doll Festival Volume 10, Number 11 December 2007 Theriault’s Auction Weekend • Premiere Bleuette • Candy Containers • UFDC Winners • Boudoir Dolls • Mint & Boxed

Volume 10, Number 12 Jan. 2008 French Fashions • Museum Romantic • French Cloth Dolls • Blue Ribbon Winners • French Penny Toy Furniture • The Good Fairy Volume 11, Number 1 February 2008 Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum • Footwear on Parade • The Patchwork Girl of OZ • Grace Storey Putnam • Advertising Dolls • Palmer Cox Brownies • Trousseaux for Dolls Volume 11, Number 2 March 2008 Paper Dolls in La Poupée Modèle • Wenham Museum • Unsigned Poupées and Bébés • A Spring Doll Tour • Miniature Furniture Volume 11, Number 3 April 2008 Morphy’s Dolls and Miniatures Auction • A Collector’s Profile • Tynietoy • Horsman • Shopping in France • A Present from the Past Volume 11, Number 4 May 2008 Armand Marseille’s Overlooked Rare Characters • Lenci-Anili • Kamkins • Violette’s Chemisette • Henri Delcroix • Ottenberg Dolls Volume 11, Number 5 June 2008 From the Doll Cabinet – A Rare China Fashion • Ningyô Dolls • Continental Crib Figures • Paper Dolls • Borgfeldt’s Composition Dolls • NADDA Volume 11, Number 6 July 2008 Schmitt et Fils • Pre-Door of Hope • German Character Dolls • Billiken • French Cloth Dolls • Splashme Volume 11, Number 7 August 2008 French Fashions • French Lilliputians & German Miniature Dolls • German Characters • China Dolls from Scandinavia • Where is Rosabelle? Volume 11, Number 8 September 2008 Selfridge Collection to be auctioned by Theriault’s • UFDC Salesroom • Dolly and Her Dressmaker • A Gift from Russia’s Czar Volume 11, Number 9 October 2008 Morphy’s Doll Auction • UFDC Antique Blue Ribbon Winners • Heubach • American-Made Dolls • Kentucky Poppets • National Doll Festival Volume 11, Number 10 November 2008 White House Doll & Toy Museum at Auction • Soft Metal Dollhouse Furniture • Blue Ribbon Winners • Hats For Your Poupée – a Special Pattern • Miniature China Dolls Volume 11, Number 11 December 2008 Theriault’s Three-Day Auction • AllBisques • Faith-Based Dolls • Peterkin • Christmas Dolls • More UFDC Winners! Volume 11, Number 12 January 2009 Ella – A Royal Gift • Dollhouse Miniatures • Heubach Molded Hairstyles • Gaithersburg • UFDC Modern Exhibit • Etta Boudoir Dolls • Affordable Chinas Volume 12, Number 1 February 2009 Early French Papier-Mâché Dolls • Discovering a Pit Brow Lass • Spain’s Cloth Doll Boom • Queen Rosabelle • UFDC Winners • A Special Pre-Greiner • Half Dolls Volume 12, Number 2 March 2009 Schoenhut Dolls • Tracing a Steiner’s Past • Doll Finds Under $500! • Gaultier • PA Dutch Dolls • Responsible Restoration • UFDC Volume 12, Number 3 April 2009 Gaultier • Lancaster Rags • Pinocchio & Friends • Miniature Parian Dolls • Lenci Volume 12, Number 4 May 2009 Simon and Halbig’s 1300 Series • Identifying French Dolls • Kley & Hahn Dolls • Collector Close-up • South American Super Hero • Early Steiff Animals Volume 12, Number 5 June 2009 Trousseau Doll at De Kleine Wereld Museum • Bébés Marked “DEP” • Black Dolls • Heubach Bisque Nudes • Character Dolls • NADDA’s April Show Volume 12, Number 6 July 2009 Bru Bébé Modèle • Collector Close-up • Sailor Dolls • Tynietoy • Sonneberg-Type Papier-Mâché Dolls Volume 12, Number 7 August 2009 Character Dolls of Catterfelder Puppenfabrik • George Borgfeldt • Paper Dolls • Chinas and Parians • An English Baby House • Effanbee’s Honey Volume 12, Number 8 September 2009 Richard Wright’s Personal Collection at Auction • Theriault’s Sets New Doll Record! • Tynietoy • UFDC Salesroom • Chinas and Parians • Remembering Dorothy Coleman Volume 12, Number 9 October 2009 Irresistible Googlies! • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Japanese Dolls • Unmarked Composition Dolls • Becassine • The National Doll Festival Volume 12, Number 10 November 2009 An A.T. and Her Wardrobe • French Dolls from World War I • Door of Hope • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Skinner Sells Wright Collection Volume 12, Number 11 December 2009 Theriault’s Grand Auction Weekend • American Composition Dolls • K*R Cloth Caricature Dolls • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Shopping in Paris • Christmas Toyland • Poured Wax Dolls • A Suitcase Full of Treasures • Crèche Figures Volume 12, Number 12 January 2010 A Jumeau Fashion • Ludwig Greiner • The Gibson Girl • Christian Hacker Shops • Urika Dolls • Gaithersburg Doll Show • Rose Percy • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners Volume 13, Number 1 February 2010 Portrait of an Antique Doll Collector • Abigail, The Log Cabin Doll • A Doll Marriage Made in Heaven • Shopping in France • Trion Toy Company • Galluba and Hoffman • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 13, Number 2 March 2010 Lilas: A Special Rohmer Doll • A 1910 Gottschalk Dollhouse • Owners and Their Dolls • Gebruder Bing • Auction Previews • NADDA in Seattle Volume 13, Number 3 April 2010 French Boudoir Dolls • Frozen Charlottes • Japanese Friendship Dolls • Kaiser Babies • Verdier & Gutmacher • An 18th Century Wooden • American Doll Discoveries Volume 13, Number 4 May 2010 A Rare Male Fashion • Doll’s Through the Artist’s Eye • Raggedy Ann • Native American Dolls • Early Hingham Craftsmen Volume 13, Number 5 June 2010 Rare Characters • La Veilleuse • Italian Cloth Smokers • American Made Walking Dolls • Early Hingham Craftsmen • NADDA • A Doll Survivor Volume 13, Number 6 July 2010 Mélisande – A Child Fashion • German All Bisques • Elsa Schiaparelli • French Doll Bodies • The Story of Deruchette • Celebrity Dolls • Pantin: A Paper Printed Toy Volume 13, Number 7 August 2010 Kestner, King of Dollmakers • Shell Dolls • Early Hingham Craftsmen • Little Cherub • Doll Treasures in Pioneer Nevada Volume 13, Number 8 September 2010 Special Chase Dolls • All Bisques • Meet the Bumsteads • Dolls’ Houses from the Old Salem Toy Museum • UFDC Salesroom • Antique Blue Ribbon Winners at UFDC • A Parian Peddler and Her Wares

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New Exhibit Opens at the Puppenhausmusem Basel

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unique special exhibition beginning October 16 and continuing through April 3, 2011 is devoted to children’s kimonos, featuring items from the remarkable Nakano Kazuko collection from Yamagata in northern Japan. This is the first time that these objects have been on public display, and this is the first exhibition in Europe to be exclusively devoted to the subject of children’s kimonos. All of the more than 90 children’s kimonos originate from the Edo period (1603–1867) up to the Shôwa period (1926–1989). In today’s cultural consciousness of Japan and other countries, the kimono is still regarded as a symbol of Japanese tradition. The Japanese view the kimono as a work of art, to be presented like a painting. This is what makes kimonos such valuable and coveted collectors’ items which are admired at exhibitions all over the world. Today, wearing a kimono documents the close bonds with nine centuries of Japanese culture and tradition. Very few children’s kimonos have been handed down, and most of them are worn-out and dirty. This is not the case with the samples on display: not only beautiful and colorful but also exceptionally well preserved, they are a wonderful testament to the great love of parents for their children.

Girl’s Hitotsumi Hirosode Kimono, age 0 - 3, in silk crepe, Taishô Period (1912-1926), Nakano Kazuko Collection.

Photo of Mrs. Nakano as a child. Nakano Kazuko Collection

“Ichimats Ningyô” Japanese dolls. Meiji Period (1868-1912) toShôwa Period (1926-1989), Nakano Kazuko Collection

Calendar of Events

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

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.

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2 Albany, NY. Doll Show & Sale. St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Shaker Doll Club. 518-439-6576. 2 Austin, TX. Doll Show & Sale. Travis County Expo Center. Austin Doll Collectors’ Society. Sharon Weintraub. 512-323-9639. 2 Caldwell, ID. Hello Dollie Doll Club Show. Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. 209-880-2484. 2 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection. Southwind Doll Club. 760-728-6830. 2 Morganton, NC. Doll Show. Collett Street Recreation Center. Sandi Walker. 828-893-0640. 3 Brooklyn Center, MN. Dolls & Toys & Bears Show. Earle Brown Heritage Center. Shows by Bernadette. 612-821-0606. 3 Edmonton AB, Canada. Antique & Collectible Dolls & Teddy Bears & Toys Sale. Alberta Aviation Museum. Vicki Hackl. 780-485-3025. 3 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. DeWitt Banquet & Conference Center. Sandy. 269-599-1511. 8-9 Ladenburg, Germany. Big Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion. Gotz Seidel. 0049(0)6203-13014. www.spielzeugauktion.de. 9 Anaheim, CA. Doll Show & Sale. 226 North Helena Street. Anaheim Doll Club. 714-828-5909. 9 Fredericksburg, VA. Doll & Toy Show. Fredericksburg Elks Lodge. Judy Kamerer. 804-448-5060. 9 Memphis, TN. Doll Show & Sale. Agricenter International. Southern Belles Doll Club. 901-377-9353. 9-10 Oaks, PA. Antiques & Collectibles Show. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Norm Schaut’s Fun Fair of Fine Collectibles. 800-822-4119. Funfair Collectibles.com.

9-3/13 Paris, France. Baby-boom Special Exhibit. Musee de la Poupee Paris. 10 Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Jewelry Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 10 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. Bornstein Show. 978-535-4811. 10 Flint, MI. Doll Show & Sale. Dom Polski Hall. The Flint Barbie Club. 810-659-2351. 10 Hershey, PA. Doll Show & Sale. Granada Street Gym. Central Penn Doll Club. 717-761-3609. 10 New Hope, PA. Doll Show. Eagle Fire Hall. Mark Lehmann. 215-657-2477. 13 London, England. Teddy Bears & Toys Auction. Christie’s South Kensington. 16-4/3 Basel, Switzerland. Japanese Children’s Kimono Exhibition. Puppenhausmuseum. Blaise Raboud. 0041 61 923 05 15. 16 Denver, PA. Cristol/Glickman Collection Auction. Morphy Auctions. 717-335-3435. 16 Hendersonville, NC. Doll Show & Sale. National Guard Armory. Land O’Sky Doll Club. UFDC Region 8. 828-891-8362. 16 Mt. Joy, PA. Antique & Collectible Doll Auction. 47 Detwiler Ave. Shendy. 717-799-0648. 16 Palmetto, GA. Peachtree Doll Collectors Annual Doll Show. Campus of Georgia Baptist Children’s Home. 770-579-9404. 16 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Elks Lodge. Forever Young. Sandy Kline. 818-368-4648. 16 Phoenix, AZ. Daydreamers Doll Club Show & Sale. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. 480-857-2405. 16-17 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Western Washington Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

16 Topeka, KS. Doll & Toy & Miniature Sale. Woman’s Club of Topeka. 5221 SW W. Drive. 785-478-9665. 17 Wausau, WI. Doll & Antiques Show. St. Matthew Church Hall. Altrusa International of Wausau. 21-22 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction, Doll Show & Sale. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. 22-24 Washington, DC. Theriault’s Marquis Auction Weekend. Gaylord Hotel & Resort. 800-638-0422. 23 Blue Springs, MO. Estate Auction Antique Dolls. Browne Auctions. American Legion Hall. 918-629-3739. 23 Denver, PA. Doll Auction. Morphy Auctions. 717-335-3435. 23 Sparks, NV. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda Natzel. 775-342-7629. 23-24 Columbus, MS. Schmidt Estate Doll Auction. Columbus Fairgrounds. Cook Auctions. 662-329-2247. 24 Columbus, OH. 39th Annual Doll & Bear Sale. Aladdin Shrine Center. Olentangy Valley Doll Club of Ohio. 614-562-9752. 24 St. Charles, IL. Antique & Collectible Toy & Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows. 773-736-5140. 30-31 Holyoke, MA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Holyoke Holiday Inn. Maven Company. 413-534-3311. 30 Seattle, WA. Seattle Doll & Toy Collectors Club. Antique & Collectible Doll Market. Lake City Community Center. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723. 30 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. Calendar continued on page 79

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3-4 Hatfield, PA. Doll Auction. Alderfer Auction & Appraisal. 215-393-3023. 5-6 Vallejo, CA. Doll Sale. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales. 925-229-4190. 7 St. Charles, MO. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Columns Banquet Center. Spirit of St. Louis Doll Club. Diana. 314-780-7981. 7 Southbury, CT. Doll & Bear & Toy Show & Sale. Crowne Plaza. Jenny Lind Doll Club. 203-598-7600. 7 York, PA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. York Expo Center. Ron & Sue Funk. 717-442-4279. 12-14 Vineland, NJ. Toys For The Mantle Sale. Bertoia Auctions. 856-692-1881. 13 Des Moines, IA. 7th Annual Fall Des Moines Doll & Bear & Toy Sale. Iowa State Fairgrounds. www.desmoinesdollshow.com 13 Garden Grove, CA. Annual Holiday Show & Sale. Garden Grove Community Center. California Doll Collectors. 562-596-6790. 13-14 Atlanta, GA. International Black Doll & Gift Show. Holiday Inn Atlanta Capitol Conference Center Hotel. Black Doll Shows. 212-594-2455. 13 Holland, MI. Doll Show. Holland Civic Center. Sandy. 616-846-5788. 13 Nazareth, PA. Doll Auction. Dotta Auction Co. 610-759-7389. 13 Red Bluff, CA. Holiday Faire Antiques to Arts Show & Sale. Fairgrounds. Red Bluff Events. 831-438-5349. 14 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show. McM Elegante’ Hotel. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. 14 Bellevue, WA. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Teresa Lehmbeck/Leone McMullen. 425-413-9516. 14 Davenport, IA. Doll & Collectibles. Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139. 14 Hackensack, NJ. Doll Show. Rothman Center. JMK Shows. 352-527-6666. 14 Santa Rosa, CA. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Veterans Memorial Bldg. Redwood Empire Doll & Study Club. 707-838-9672. 16 London, England. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears & Juvenalia. Bonhams. +44 (0) 20 7393 3900. 19-20 New Hope, PA. Toys Auction. Eagle Fire Hall. Noel Barrett Auctions. 215-297-5109. 20 Dublin, PA. Doll Show. Dublin Firehall. BuxMont Doll Lovers. 215-297-5237. 20-21 Kansas City, MO. Kathy Riddick Collection Doll Auction. KCI Expo Center. Holiday Inn Hotel. Frasher’s Doll Auctions, Inc. 816-625-3786. 20 Koeln, Germany. Fine Toys & Automata Auction. Auction Team Breker. +49 / 2236/38 43 40. 20-21 New York, NY. Doll Auction. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 20 San Jose, CA. Doll Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. 28 Paris, France. Teddy Bear & Related Auction. Hotel Ambassador. Theimer Auctions. (33) 3 86 74 31 76. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

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3-5 Pittsburgh, PA. Toy Show. Monroeville Convention Center. Steel City Con. Orangestone Promotions. 412-213-0224. 4 Chartres, France. Doll Auction. Galerie De Chartres. +33(0)2.37.88.28.28. chartres@galeriedechartres.com 4-5 Gaithersburg, MD. 152nd Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 443-617-3590. 4 Maplewood, MN. Dolls & Toys & Bears Show. Maplewood Community Center. Shows by Bernadette. 612-821-0606. 4 Millbrae, CA. Dolls & Bears & Jewelry Show & Sale. Clarion SFO Hotel. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. 5 Chartres, France. Automata Auction. Galerie De Chartres. +33(0)2.37.88.28.28. chartres@galeriedechartres.com 5 Houston, TX. Doll Day Christmas Party. Hinton Center. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston Doll Club. Linda Sieck. 713-283-5900. 5 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Serb Hall. Orphans In The Attic. Marge Hansen. 920-563-0046.

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11" JDK 221 - This Tiny-Mite has heaps of presence! At only eleven inches, Little Miss is a show stealer! Huge blue side glance eyes, cheeky smile and completely original wig, never removed plaster pate under ash toned wig, originally finished body and charmingly costumed in a frothy feathered bonnet and party frock with pale pink satin shoes; this tiny Googly will steal the spotlight in your cabinet and challenge competitors for your heart. Excellent condition! $4895

Precious little 12" Bebe with lovely bisque head, shoulder plate and hands on kid edged gusseted body. This little charmer has brilliant blue paper weight eyes, carefully applied blush, full lips with open/closed mouth, long wavy French mohair wig, delightfully dressed in antique styled blue and aqua silk ensemble with coordinated silk bonnet and little black leather shoes. Ruffled and pleated antique unders. A sassy little lassie that will truly charm you! $2200

The hypnotic gaze of this stunning 15" mademoiselle is hard to turn away from. She is blessed with enormous, dazzling spiral threaded blue eyes set in lovely pale bisque and delicate adornment of blush and coral tones to beautifully shaped, outlined lips. Attributed to the Jumeau Firm, she also boasts a lovely swivel neck, bisque shoulder plate, graceful bisque hands, and feet on a Gesland body with armaturing and very poseable. Please call for many other delightful details on this wondrous doll. $4995

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A peaches 'n cream child! This 28" Tete Jumeau is endowed with a meltingly lovely face; graced with with lusterous blue eyes, sweeping lashes and an o/m of full rosy lips over 4 pearl toned teeth. Her softly waved French human hair wig is gloriously full and long in a warm golden-copper shade. She is wearing a cream and blue Bebe Jumeau frock and copper suede antique styled shoes. Fully marked head with original cork pate and on original body. Truly a Princess of a Bebe! $2995

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Darling 14" Bebe Phoenix Steiner by Alexandre. This delightful little French Bebe is in a most appealing and hard to locate small cabinet size. She has a beautiful little face with lovely bisque, blue PW eyes, beautiful coloring and expert painting. She has a lovely closed mouth with almost smiling lips. Her original French fully jointed body has it's original finish. She retains her original mohair wig and pate. Her lovely outfit compliments her beauty. $3495 She has her faithful companion along her side. He is a large 9" antique Borzoi with lush fur and in excellent condition. He is very special because he is a RARE candy container! $795. What a great pair these two make!

Elusive 14" Simon Halbig 1469 Fashion Lady. This beauty is one of the finest examples of the earlier lady made by Simon Halbig around 1910. She has a dreamy face with soft fine bisque and delicately painted with an expert hand. She has lovely cornflower blue sleep eyes, closed mouth and fine modeling. She retains her original mohair wig in it's original set. This incredible doll is on her slender and shapely composition jointed lady body with delicate hands and the original finish. She is wearing amazing antique clothing and carries a parasol. She also has her original antique shoes, stockings and underwear. An elegant treasure! $2995 Stunning is the word for this beautiful 23" 192 Girl! One look at this lovely lass and you will have to agree that she has the most beautiful and appealing face of any 192 you have ever seen. It is thought that some of the 192's were made by Kestner for K star R and the exceptional quality of this beauty might suggest just that. She has huge brown glass sleep eyes, the finest quality bisque with expert painting. Her mouth is open and her ears are pierced. She is on her original straight wristed jointed body with it's original finish. Her antique style clothes made of antique fabrics are a true work of art by an expert seamstress and compliment her to perfection! She is such a pretty pretty girl! $1495

An Incredible Closed Mouth Kestner Pouty! This beautiful 23" early Kestner Pouty is in a class all by herself with amazing blue glass eyes, an extreme pouty closed mouth and quality bisque and painting. She could compete with any French doll and win! She has a long blond replacement mohair wig with tails and a beautiful antique silk and lace dress with a matching hat. Her early chunky straight wristed body is excellent and retains it's original finish. $3895

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BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 17 YEARS 1 and 4. 11" Bru Brevete, orig. chest label, bl. p.w. eyes, exc. cond. except for one earring hole chipped through, unusual orig. wig of rolled cotton, antique outfit including factory dress of silk faille, strong presence in such a small size. $18,500. 2 and 5. 9" Early Simon Halbig all bisque with 905 face, o.m. w/ sq. cut teeth, orig. mohair wig, swivel neck and jointed at shoulders and hips with molded peach stockings. Antique French frock of silk and lace. (Hip chip repairs). $3950. 3 and 6. 17 1/2" Steiner Gigoteur in her fall colors that complement her warm shading on pale bisque. Early model w/ lt. bl. spiral eyes, unpierced ears, auburn skin wig, working "Mama, Papa" crier and movement, and wearing an antique, possibly factory, paisley cotton dress. An unusual example for your collection. $3450.

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 12” Tete Jumeau Bebe #3, blue p/w eyes, luscious lashes, gorgeous pale bisque, orig. mohair wig, orig. pate, wears complete couture silk & lace dress, orig. matching silk & velvet hat, orig. Jumeau shoes w/huge rosettes, orig. undies & socks. FACTORY couture from head to toe, incl. orig. Jumeau earrings. Fully "signed" head & "signed" Jumeau body w/head coil still intact. I can’t express how special this Bebe is. A real attic find!! OUTSTANDING!!! $13,800. 3. 7” K * R Rare All Bisque #131 Googlie Toddler, big brown side glancing sleep eyes, perfect bisque overall, darling watermelon mouth, orig. mohair wig, wears darling orig. dress & undies. On orig. “All Bisque” toddler body w/ desirable starfish hands. Sure to make you smile. Absolutely ADORABLE in this darling cabinet size!!! $8200. 4. - 5. 16” Early Portrait Jumeau #7, flawless pale bisque, br. p/w eyes w/early mauve blush under brows, orig. mohair wig, orig. head coil, wears fabulous factory orig. silk dress & GREAT orig. Portrait Jumeau shoes w/rosettes & fabulous ant. Fr. hat. On orig. early 8 ball jointed st. wrist "signed" body. STUNNING!!! Priced way below value at only… $8900. 6. 29” K * R 117N Flirty Mein Liebling, br. side glancing flirty sl. eyes w/ painted upper & lower lashes, plus orig. hair lashes, magnificent bisque, 4 upper teeth, orig. long HH wig, she is ALL factory orig. from head to toe. On her orig. desirable “teenage” body which is in practically unplayed with condition. Life size girl with the cutest mischievous expression. OUTSTANDING!!! Great price at only… $2400. 7. - 8. 19” E.D. Jumeau #8 Bebe, light bl. p/w eyes, magnificent bisque, ant. mohair wig, wearing Fr. ant. pique dress & orig. ant. Fr. shoes. On orig. “signed” Jumeau body. She is the desirable ED, made by Jumeau, orig. head coil still intact & pull strings The most fabulous ED I have ever had with a very soft expression & is EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL!!! $5975. 9. 10” A.M. #240 Googlie Toddler, adorable painted peaked hair, br. side glancing sl. eyes, darling watermelon mouth, wears ant. pink batiste & lace dress & orig. shoes. On a 5 pc. toddler body w/old refinish. This little darling is out of my own collection & is absolutely precious beyond words. You will love her as I have. $4375. 10. 9” Kestner #169 Pouty, mint pale bisque, br. sl. eyes & orig. mohair wig. Wears ant. batiste dress, undies, shoes, socks & beautiful ant. hat. On orig. Kestner body. Adorable & great tiny cabinet size, rare with this mold number. A real find!! First out of the mold modeling!!! $2750. 11. - 12. 20” Tete Jumeau Bebe #9, gorgeous bulging bl. p/w eyes, perfect pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & head coil still in tact. Wears a magnificent ant. Fr. ornate dress loaded with embroidered flowers, ant. undies & orig. “signed” Jumeau shoes. On her orig. Jumeau body (possibly some minor old touch up at knees). Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Only $5675. 13. - 14. 20” French P.D. (Petit & Dumontier) Bebe, HUGE blue threaded bulging p/w eyes, early blush under brows, early pale perfect bisque, early pale perfect bisque, orig. lambs wool wig. Wears her ant. Fr. lace dress, undies, & beautiful bl. velvet bonnet, ant. stole & muff, orig. shoes w/rosettes & on her orig. PD body w/metal hands. Darling chubby cheeks w/double chin! She is a very early PD, earlier 11-12 than any other that I have had & is an absolute KNOCK OUT!! $20,000.

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COLLECTING SHIRLEY

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1. 16-1/2” Bru Bebe Teteur from the SFBJ era. Details include a pretty bisque head, (faint hairline on the forehead) paperweight eyes, pleasant coloring, fine painting, an open mouth, and her original strawberry blonde wig. On a jointed wood and composition body showing normal wear, she is exquisitely costumed as a child. A great value. $3400. 2. 21” Bru Jne. R. 10 with a perfect head, deep brown paperweight eyes, a closed mouth that features a definite smile, pierced ears and an auburn human hair wig in a classic style. On a composition body with some repair and in-painting, she wears a fabulous original dress in ruched silk (tenderness in areas) and abundant lace. $6900. 3. 16-1/2” Bru Brevete 1, featuring a bisque head and shoulderplate (old restoration to back of head), exquisite coloring, caramel paperweight eyes with mauve shadow, pierced ears and a mohair wig. On a clean leather body with perfect bisque arms, the Bru-style ensemble is a sweet dream in aqua silk. Perfect for the sympathetic collector. $6900. 4. 27” Paris Bebe with classic features, superb bisque (very faint hairline from the crown rim into the upper forehead that is covered by the wig), stunning blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears, and an antique mohair wig. On a jointed composition body with the proper markings, she wears a charming dress of rich mint green silk faille with cream

brocade accents. A impressive bebe in a large size, at a fraction of the “perfect” price. $5500. 5. 11” Andre Thuillier bebe marked A 2 T, with a perfect bisque head that includes a molded tongue tip, beautiful blue paperweight eyes with spiral threading, pierced ears, and a lamb skin wig worn over her original cork pate. On a jointed wood and composition body with an original paint finish, she is costumed in a classic Renoir-style bebe ensemble. One of the loveliest petite bebes we have offered. $59,000. 6. 14-1/2” Bebe Jumeau marked DEPOSE E6J with blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears with the original earrings, and a darling blonde mohair wig. On a jointed composition body with straight wrists that we expect is in near perfect condition (we have not undressed this doll) she wears an original Ernestine Jumeau costume in rich pink satin, complete with a red armband that is lettered BEBE JUMEAU. A world class doll. $14,500. 7. 23” Bebe Jumeau DEPOSE 10 with gorgeous bisque, (very short hairline on forehead hidden under the wig) mauve shadow over her blue paperweight eyes, applied pierced ears, and an extended-length blonde mohair wig. On a straight wrist, marked body with the original paint finish showing normal wear, this child is beautifully dressed in gold brocade and cream silk, plus brown leather Jumeau shoes. $5700.

8. 19” Andre Thuillier bebe in size 9 with a perfect bisque head, two-tone blue paperweight eyes in even eye cuts that are highlighted by abundant mauve shadow, pierced ears and a very full mohair wig that is a perfect complement to her coloring. On a jointed composition body with a beautiful original paint finish, she wears a stylish ensemble in midnight blue velvet and silk. A blue chip doll, that is most definitely destined for a blue chip collection. $62,500. 9. 20” Bebe Halopeau, or “H” marked 2 H. Details include gorgeous bisque, (inherent mold line from the right back crown) brilliant blue paperweight eyes with mauve shadow, pierced ears and a beautiful brunette wig. On the original jointed body with the finish showing normal wear, she wears a fabulous ensemble in soft pink silk. If your collection is lacking a rarity such as a Bebe Halopeau, this could be your lucky day! $59,000. 10. 19-1/2” Bebe Steiner – Paris Fre A • 10 with a pretty bisque head, (restored hairline) blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears, and a human hair wig styled in soft curls. On a composition body with the original finish, this charmer wears a marvelous bebe costume in ecru silk faille and lace, highlighted by ice blue silk. A Steiner in a very appealing size, not to mention the very appealing price! $2995.

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1. 20” Rare Composition Glass Eye Kaiser Baby – an important and unique version of K*R 100 made in Germany, c. 1910, with exaggerated modeling, jewel blue pw eyes, open/closed mouth plus original K * R body and romper!! $895 2. 27” Rare Life size Vanta Baby – breathtaking realism in the starry eyed gaze of this tender youth with flawless, delicate bisque and dreamy dazzling pools of blue glass eyes, very chubby body and vintage original romper and shoes. $1250 3.19” Choice JDK 211 with Skin Wig – how unique the expression on this particular Kestner with his gently softened contours, creamy smooth bisque, big trusting shoe button eyes and the mint skin wig to top it all! $695 4. 20” Elegant Brown Bisque Toddler – gorgeous fired in complexion on this superior “Dream Baby” with her sweet cheeks and stout 5-part toddler body beneath four crisp layers of attic original clothes and shoes! Choice! $695 5. 21” Elusive Kestner Character Baby Jean – so artful with the brush stroke hair and maturing brows, original lashes on gentle blue eyes, separate tongue, mint Kestner body and matching baby blue dress – a prize! $895 6. 17” All Original Hilda with Skin Wig – doe eyed beauty with big bedroom eyes, gentle mellow bisque, sensuous, profound modeling and beautiful mint skin wig, original body and classic estate quality antique bonnet, gowns and booties! $2500 7. 19” Rare and Important Glass Eye Kaiser – stunning K * R 100 in the largest size made with original K * R glass sleep eyes and mint factory wig with label! Superior quality bisque in jolly, playful modeling plus terrific period sailor suit with cap. Museum class! $1995 8. 18” All Original JDK Solid Crown – with one of a kind perfection she has it all – flawless snow pure bisque, exquisite sculpting, pleading brown eyes, molded tongue and pristine layers of original linen clothes and ivory leather booties – all mint! $595 9. 21” Stunning Lifelike Baby Gloria – joyful character brimming with multiple dimples, smile and twinkling eye lines, happy open mouth with tongue, dancing blue eyes and very long layers of extravagant gowns, the perfect complement to your Byelo! $750 10. 16” Classic K * R Kaiser Baby – an exceptionally pretty example of the premier model of 1909 in her original, dainty pink gown with matching bonnet and booties – so easy to love! $475 11. 11” Rare and Choice Glass Eye Kaiser – as petite as it is important, this cabinet gem, in the smallest size made, is richly delicious in both facial detail and his extravagant silk clothes! $1650 12. 17” All Original Kestner 211 Toddler – from the bobbed side part wig to fancy factory boots, this animated fully jointed toddler boasts her factory chemise, fully under dressed and complete with bonnet! $695 13. 18” Exquisite Kestner Pouty Baby – with her pouting frown, furrowed brows and closed down turned lips, she needs either a burp or a hug! Crystal clear bisque, dazzling blue eyes and jointed body complete the emotional picture! $595 14. 13” Adorable K * R 122 – with her dewy bisque, little tongue sticking out and big innocent blue eyes peeking through tousled bangs, she is so puppy dog cute in her fussy original clothes! $550 15. 16” Exceptional Sleep Eye Scootles – large, rare and outstanding with great color, condition and factory romper! Museum class compo rarity! $895 16. 16” Scarce K * R 128 – on elusive mold this inquisitive example has jewel like blue grey eyes, original wig and dainty heirloom clothes, bonnet to booties! $595

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“The yellow taffeta for his bodice is cut 2 inches longer than his measurement and drawn around with tiny folds, the seam being hidden by his inch-wide jadegreen and Persian-red ribbon panel in front. He has dark brown sateen arms and has bloomers made of taffeta and his sleeves are over crinoline. His turban boasts a yellow Persian-pink and Persian blue ostrich tip. The green wooden beds around his neck and the feather fan tied firmly to his right wrist match the green of his ribbon panel”. 1923 LHJ.

Sarah Bernhardt. She wears white satin, her ruffle skirt is adorned with white camellias. Courtesy Sue Uhlher and Frau Wulf. 18

“Her purple sleeves and the four fringes panel over her flowered taffeta skirt are butterflies of lavender fringes taffeta. Her hair is of white silk embroidery floss sewed on crinoline, loops forming puffs. The pink muslin body is almost a triangular shape. White lace mittens, flesh colored silk stockings and purple taffeta slippers with pasted-on soles of white kid”. 1923 LHJ

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o write an article on Rosalinde dolls is a real challenge as they were, up to now, a mystery. Said to be French by international collectors, French doll experts had never heard of those dolls, nor seen any of them in the French doll market. However, when looking very closely at the 1925 Bottin-Didot (the French Almanach du Commerce) one reads, “Poupées Rosalinde” (les) in the doll making chapter (registered in 1924). No maker’s name is mentioned, only the location: 11 rue Rougemont Paris 9e. We find les Poupées Rosalinde in the Bottin-Didot until 1932, then, the name totally disappears. The advertising is so unusually discrete that it seems that the maker did not need to be known by French distributors. The French magazines from the 20’s never mention Rosalinde dolls either, so one may conclude that those luxurious dolls were only made to be sold on the American market. The Ladies Home Journal gives us an argument for this theory, as we have the pleasure to see photos of a few Rosalinde dolls as early as 1923, then, a December 1924 article in the same magazine shows 6 different Rosalinde dolls, each one having a particular name, although the label Les Poupées Rosalinde is not mentioned; we are only told that the dolls come from Paris. With no maker name and no registration number, one has to turn to Archives de Paris, to try to found who was living at the given address during the 20’s. After extensive research on this unknown production, we had the pleasure to learn a little more about those precious and mysterious dolls. Aristide Mulin was a Parisian born man who married a Parisian born young lady named Augustine. The couple started the making and trading of “fine laces and fine hand embroideries” in January 1907. That same year the couple had a daughter named Raymonde. In 1921, Aristide Mulin registered his company in the Registre du Commerce.

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It seems that they began production of dolls some time between 1921 and 1922, as the 1923 photo in the Ladies Home Journal shows a few already wellachieved Rosalinde dolls. The choice of the name “Rosalinde” as the trademark is typical of sophisticated Parisians who were well aware of entertainment on the Paris stages (the Mulin’s were living only few minutes from Paris’ grands boulevards). There is an indisputable link between William Shakespeare’s story, “As You Like It” and the choice of first name Rosalinde. In this story, the Duke who is exiled in France has a daughter named Rosalinde. The name Rosalinde became highly fashionable in Paris in 1921 after an English movie inspired from “As You Like It” came to the Paris screens.

Vintage photo of a Parisian dressed as a Venetian for evening Bal de l’Opera. “Femina,” 1924. Private collection France.

Oriental Rosalinde. 39 inches. Courtesy Bonnie Groves. Sole of shoes marked Rosalinde. 19

A theme Oriental night at the Scheherazade Russian Restaurant near the Mulin’s. Vintage Velasquez Rosalinde shown in the December 1924 “Ladies Home Journal.” “Her rose taffeta gown has circularcut panniers, divided at center front and each side, and linen with crinoline and blue taffeta. Changeable blue and red silk braid trims skirt and black velvet bodice, and a bertha of cream lace, matching the full cuffs, falls below an organdie band and row of pearl beds. On her hair, a blue, a rose and a tan feather are arranged, with two crystal drops at each side”. Courtesy Patricia Brill.

Portrait of the Velasquez doll. Courtesy Linda Goddar.

It’s interesting to see that Aristide and Augustine Mulin did not only name their dolls from a movie inspired by a Shakespeare story, but also created dolls after some other movies inspired from his novels too, such as Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry the Eighth. Two silent movies about Henry were made, an English one in 1911 and an American one in 1912, both probably seen on the French screens right after WWI. Other Rosalinde dolls were inspired by ballets and plays during the 20’s, such as Casanova and Don Giovanni de Manara, which made Italian period costumes very fashionable for Paris evening parties; even Jean Gabriel Domergue chose an 18th century Venetian theme to create and make the decorations for “Le Bal des mille beautés” at the Opera de Paris. The 20

Vintage photo of Princess Amédée de Broglie dressed as Velasquez, “Femina,” 1924. Private collection France.

Venetian Rosalinde is dressed in similar fashion as some Parisian ladies shown in the 1924 Femina magazine. The success of Maria del Carmen starring actress Arlette Marchal brought Spanish period costumes up to date also. In Femina, one may see photos of Princesses Soutzo and Amédée de Broglie dressed like the women in Velasquez’ well known paintings; Aristide Mulin made a Rosalinde doll in the style of Velasquez as well. The renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt sadly died on the 26th March 1923. The same year, Aristide Mulin made a doll in her likeness, with camellias attached to her white satin dress, a beautiful remembrance of her, playing “La Dame aux Camelias” from Alexandre Dumas. Russian costumes were also very much in vogue since the Ballet Russes appeared on the Opera de Paris stage.

Venetian Rosalinde. The original dress used to be a hot pink. The lace armlets, silk velvet headdress, with the attached pearls, underskirts, stockings, as well as a chamois sole of her silk shoes are original. Note : this Rosalinde mold shows a strong resemblance with Kiki de Montparnasse. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Close up of Venetian Rosalinde.

There is no doubt that the Russian Rosalinde was inspired by the well known ballets, and the Oriental Rosalinde by the symphonic ballet Scheherazade from composer Rimsky Korsakov. For those dolls lovers who have never seen a Rosalinde doll, the 1924 Ladies Home journal article tells us how the dolls were made, and what was under their upper dresses. It tells us that the dolls were made of cotton stuffed pink muslin, with attached doll heads. They measure from shoulder to shoulder 5-½ inches, from shoulder to end of body 11-½ inches, thickness of body 2-½ inches, across front of waist line 3 inches, around the waistline 8 inches, legs 18 inches long and arms 16-½ inches. The legs are covered to the knees with silk stockings, the feet have taffeta slippers with white kid soles. They all have two white crinoline underskirts

Venetian of the 18th century Rosalinde shown on the December 1924 “Ladies Home Journal,” “ready for the carnival, smiles enticingly beneath her black silk mask and wears a black taffeta frock, ruche and tricorne, bound with gold braid. The front panel is of gold lace over white satin, and on her tight sleeves, generous wing of taffeta are goldedged”. Courtesy Patricia Brill. 21

Romantic Rosalinde. All original lavender silk and metallic lace costume and silk hair. Courtesy Frau Wulf. Details of the hand painted silk from the dress. This hand painted silk is also found on the dress of a chamois doll head shown in a previous article on French boudoir dolls.

Anne Boleyn, wife of King Henry the Eighth. During her years in France, Anne acquired the elegance of the French court, and a taste for beautiful clothes. The Rosalinde doll shown here is wearing a “gown of old blue velvet with a panel of silver brocade face with silver tissue and lined with old blue taffetas. The undersleeves, neck binding and coif beneath the velvet headdress are of silver tissue, and roses of brilliants further emphasize her majesty.” 1924 LHJ. Courtesy Patricia Brill. “She needs no wizard’s cap of sliver cloth to prove her an enchantress - the lovely lady of the moyen age period, whose original is in the Hampton Court Museum. Her blue and rose changeable taffeta robe has silver braid edging the bottom of skirt and the silver front panel, which tapers from neck to hem. The basque jacket, flaring from the waist in back, is of bright blue velvet, linen with rose and gold changeable taffeta, and edged with fur. A mauve chiffon veil is attached to end of cap and one wrist, and the silver lace ruffle on cap is studded with sapphires and rubies.” 1924 LHJ. Courtesy Patricia Brill. 22

gathered about the waist, the one closest to the body made of a piece 24 inches long, doubled to 12 inches in length, and varying in width from Anne Boleyn’s 42inch crinoline to Velasquez‘s 72-inch one. The second crinoline is 25 inches long, with a 6-inch hem, and about 75 inches wide. The Velasquez example has plaits laid in a lower edge to make the skirt stand out in a hoop effect. Skirts of all the costumes fall about 1 inch below the crinoline and are cut about 3 inches wider. What the 1924 LHJ article does not tell us is about the hands and the chest. The study of Rosalinde dolls shows two type of chests: flat and applied. Most of the time the dolls with the Rosalinde flat chest have cloth hands while the applied chest examples have plaster hands, but there are exceptions such as the Velasquez Rosalinde, which has a flat chest and plaster hands. There is a rare third type of hands, made of a material which darkens over the years, however we have not been able to identify this material yet. Beside the ten beautiful Rosalinde dolls shown in the Ladies Home Journal, there have been many others with different clothing, the rarest one being a male dressed as a Spanish dancer. The analysis of these special dolls shows how important it was for Aristide Mulin to dress his dolls with the best quality of fabric and fine lace. This particularity makes the Rosalinde dolls very special along other French boudoir dolls from the 20’s. They were also very

Empress Eugénie. “She wears a changeable peach and beige taffeta, ruffles as to skirt and sleeves, each ruffle being edged with apple green ribbon to match the five bows on bodice and the belt. A tiny collar and bell sleeves of organdie and a bonnet of taffeta, with mauve flowers add to her winsomeness.” 1924 LHJ. Courtesy Patricia Brill This “marquise of the court of Louis XVI wears an apple green taffeta skirt trimmed with small ribbons rosebuds. Each pannier is made of a piece of rose taffeta of 1 yard long and 23 inches wide, gathered on three sides and drawn up to a four-inch width and fastened from center back to center front of the black velvet bodice. Lace bertha and cuffs and lace mittens; powdered hair, in which a rose is placed, and the inevitable pearls are other charming details.” 1924 LHJ. Courtesy Patricia Brill.

Marquises. Replaced costumes. Silk being very fragile, many Rosalinde dolls have some parts of their costumes replaced. Courtesy Pat Brill. Marquise, close up. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

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Two interesting Rosalinde dolls. Left, a doll with a Mistinguett (a French actress and singer) look, has had her clothing partially redone. Courtesy Robin Krieger.

This beautiful Rosalinde is all original, a must for Rosalinde collectors. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Note the unusual long eyelashes, very specific of some Rosalinde dolls. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

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Mistinguett type showing her original underwear. Courtesy Robin Krieger.

probably one-of-a-kind, but there is no definite proof of it at the moment. It is very clear however that they must have been very expensive, and this might explain why Aristide and Augustine Mulin had chosen the States to sell their precious artistic creations. At the end of the 20’s, the recession in the States had very probably greatly affected the sales of the luxurious and expensive Rosalinde dolls, and we may imagine that Aristide Mulin, like other makers of luxurious dolls such as Lenci, had to reduce the sale price of his dolls, however it could not stop the downturn of his sales and finally his business did not survive the loss of income. Aristide Mulin sold his company on the 16 January 1931, and left his home of 11 rue Rougemont with his family. Jeanne Cordonnier took his place to produce and sell “novelties” which could have included dolls, however, Les Poupées Rosalinde disappeared from the Bottin Didot by 1933. SPECIAL THANKS TO : Frau Wulf for her generous help through all this study (frauwulf.blogspot.com) Archives de Paris Bibliothèque Forney Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs. All the generous collectors who have agreed to share with us photos of their rare Rosalinde dolls.

This very artistic Rosalinde has a different type face than the other Rosalindes. Her turban, blouse, lace armlets, stockings and shoes are original. Knickers, standup collar and pearl necklace have been added. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

This rather melancholic Rosalinde makes us think of a moyen âge lady. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Russian Rosalinde. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

Portrait of a rare Rosalinde with a face made of plaster type material. Wig and eyelashes are not original, but this mysterious Rosalinde is still very attractive. Courtesy Frau Wulf.

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