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Antique DOLL Collector January 2015 Vol. 17, No. 12

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The Legendary Theriault’s January Auctions Continue January 9, 10 and 11, 2015

at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach, California

Every Theriault auction brims with new discoveries for your collection. So why not join in on the bidding fun? It’s easy and fun. Choose your favorite way to bid. Bid in the Auction Room, Bid Live on the Internet, Bid on the Telephone, or Bid Absentee.

Questions? Just call Theriault’s at

Featured this year is the famous estate collection of Susan Whittaker of Beverly Hills highlighted by an extraordinary array of the rarest of French bébés (H, AT, Bru, Jumeau, Schmitt and a fabulous Marque) and more than 200 exceptional early mignonettes, delightfully counterpointed by more than 50 googlies in the rarest models and sizes known to exist. A gorgeous 220 page hardbound catalog of the Whittaker Collection, with special features not available to online viewers, is available for $75 including after-auction prices realized and priority postage.

Schedule of Events

Friday evening, January 9 7 PM - 8 PM. Meet and greet old friends at a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception and take a sneak peek at the weekend’s offerings.

Saturday, January 10 The Antique Doll Collection of Susan Whittaker of Beverly Hills 8:30 AM. Early preview and walk-through tour with Florence Theriault. 9 AM - 11 AM. Preview of the collection. 11 AM. Session I of the Susan Whittaker Collection begins.

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Sunday, January 11

and we’ll review all the details and help you

9 AM - 11 AM. Preview of the day’s auction.

choose the option that’s best for you.

11 AM. Session II of the Susan Whittaker Collection begins. 2 PM. Discovery Day of 200 dolls.

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Above: Examples from the extraordinary collection of mignonettes and doll furnishing accessories in the auction.

Above left to right: Classic Bru Jne from the collection of more than 15 Bru bébés in the Whittaker Collection, two exquisitely costumed French Poupées with rare bodies, the Albert Marque doll identified as inspired by Queen Consort Louise of Lorraine.

Left: rare German bisque character.

Luxury accessories are included in the auction such as the marble and bronze vignette and the singing bird by Karl Griesbaum.

The Albert Marque doll identified as inspired by Queen Consort Louise of Lorraine.

Clockwise: three examples of the most elusive Oscar Hitt googly, Rags, the all-bisque dog designed by Georgene Averill, Heubach’s model 318 googly, Kewpie with composition body in rare size 12 and with blue wings that are extremely rare on the socket head, from a collection of more than six large Kewpie models.

Clockwise: Doodledog along with one of many all-bisque miniature googlies, pair of K*R 131 googlies, large allbisque models from Simon and Halbig, rare ormolu revolving display by Erhard & Sohne.

Clockwise: one of five A.T. bébés in the collection, Max and Moritz characters celebrate, sublime model of “H” bébé by Halopeau; Kestner allbisque miniature dolls including rare bent knee models.

Top selections from the magnificient collection of Bru bébés in the Whittaker collection. Top to bottom: one of the five A.T. bébés in the Whittaker Collection, allbisque mignonettes and a lovely poupée from the vast offerings, rare square-tooth large Kestner all-bisque doll with one of the six Maerklin carriages in the collection. Left: pristine Jumeau Triste in original couturier costume with signed Jumeau shoes. Across the page: Hertel and Schwab’s Jubilee Googly in seven different sizes, topped by the extremely rare size 13, 25”.

Above: collection of Kestner’s beloved 221 model googly in six different sizes, the large size 12, 16”.

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GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES

by Lynn Murray Cotton piqué, originally invented for use with formal white tie, was a boon for doll costumers of the 1850’s.

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OPENING THE DOORS TO AN 1845 ENGLISH BABY HOUSE by Elizabeth Bentley Hamilton Several delightful peg woodens enjoy the many comforts to be found in this impressive dolls’ house.

Gracing our cover is a lovely poupée designed by Edourard Briens who registered a patent for a poupée with slanted hip joints, jointed knees and arms articulated at the shoulder and elbow with lower arms of bisque. Fabulous fashions dressed in white, oftentimes piqué with white soutache trim, exemplify singular elegance. Photo by Lynn Murray

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A FANCIFUL APRON FROM CHIFFONNETTE’S TROUSSEAU

by Sylvia Mac Neil Needing an accessory to break up the expanse of the day skirt, pretty ornamental aprons gained favor as early as the 1830’s. 6

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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING OF KLING PARIAN SHOULDER HEADS PART ONE by Mary Krombholz

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THE MANY FACES OF GERMAN DOLLS This special UFDC exhibit illustrated the tremendous variety of dolls made during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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1) 3.5” Steiff Mouse - fuzzy, cute and mint with whiskers, ears and tail too! $150 2) Sneak Preview! - Fantastic Jumeau ‘211’ Screamer especially made for Lambert in 1895. Her sumptuous Factory Original luxury includes Au Nain Bleu label and the Wooden Box in which she came! Complete from Bonnet to Base w. it’s labelled Music and the original Block Letter F.G. Polichinelle this is a one owner doll direct from the family of the original owner you’re next! $9,995 4) More elusive than Hilda, this important 18” Simon Halbig 1488, the rarest of babies has dreamy blue eyes, pristine bisque and a closed mouth rarely seen on babies. Unequalled for the luxury and elegance of its irresistible appeal! $3595

3&6) We’ve never seen a 20” Simon Halbig 1279 this pretty! Immaculate satin bisque, tender blush, bright young eyes and picture perfect layers of clothes. The angel on top of the tree... or under it! $1695

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5) Very rare Simon Halbig ‘989’- Too rare for any book except ‘Cieslik’s’ Encyclopedia who illustrated it in color! The missing link in the ‘900’ series. No collection of rare bisques can be complete without it. This 20” hyper rare unexpected beauty, on her early 8-ball stiff wrist body, has splendid bisque and closed mouth. When will there be another? $4995

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7) Your New Year’s wish should include this ever so Elegant and Early 15” Poupée of the Bru Factory Era. Her 1870’s ivory bisque, richly contoured lips and discreet blush captures the essence of this intelligent beauty as seen in her desirable cobalt blue eyes. All stylishly presented in her vintage tailored bronze couture with bustle back gown and wealth of mohair tresses! $2495

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8) Pre-1900 ‘Brother/ Sister’ Twins w. Elaborate Wardrobe - each 12” tall pristine 1880’s Closed Mouth Child w. paperweight eyes wears 6-layers of hand-sewn finery - one accented in pink, the other in blue. Each sibling also has 8-additional pieces each of matching wardrobe with exquisite detail and in mint condition. Unique survivors contained with bedding and basket. All Originals! $1595 9) 8” Adorable Early Teddy - cute as can be w/ orig shoe button eyes, long limbs and pointy snout. $350

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L’Ecole des Poupees focuses on Mignonnettes | June 2-4, 2015 French and German all-bisque dolls from the Golden Age (1877-1917)

Samy Odin and Margaret Kincaid welcome you to attend L’Ecole des Poupées focusing on Mignonnettes

Hands-on intensive learning programs & workshops with all meals included. $650 In conjunction with the June Gaithersburg Show. Margaret Gray Kincaid, 17 Elmwood Rd, Baltimore MD 21210 • 646-709-4340 • margaret.kincaid@gmail.com

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Stunning 25” Bru Jeune Circle Dot with rare beauty. Large blue spiral threaded eyes , excellent overall. $22,950~

18” Spectacular stamped Terrene on superb articulated body w/ extensive trousseau (not shown). Please Call or email.

18” Huret on blown leather body. Mezmerizing face, original white pique & soutache frock. $23,950~

Darling 17” Incised Depose Jumeau in lovely Bebe ensemble. $6750~

Gorgeous size 15 EJ in excellent condition with lovely expressive face and blue p.w. eyes. $13,950~

Fabulous marked 3 Petit & Dumoutier 19” Bebe all original clothing and wig. Superb. $18,950~

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Darling 15” E6J Bebe with adorable face and large blue eyes. Excellent. $7900~

RARE 20” Fashion attributed to Levard. Kid body with straight bisque arms. Stunning. $17,950~

Quite Beautiful 22” Incised Jumeau in original ensemble, antq. wig. Dog & smaller doll not included. $7950~

Auction Gallery

Theriault’s November 22 & 23 in NYC

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heriault’s auctions are always a classy event and the November 22nd and 23rd sale held at the New York City’s Waldorf Astoria was no exception. There’s something about a rarified atmosphere that seems to encourage spending! From the private collection of the late Violet Mackemull of Bethesda, Maryland, the top selling lot at $250,000 was the 24-inch Jumeau marked 201 from the company’s Series Fantastique. Only two examples of this extremely rare doll are known to exist today. The size 3 Bebe Bru wearing her original costume and signed Bru shoes, c. 1884, was a favorite for her diminutive 14 size and excellent condition, selling for $23,000.

Extremely rare Jumeau 201, 24 inches, $250,000. Designed by the Belgian artist Jeanne Van Rozen in the early 20th century, this distinguished portrait gentleman, 15 inches, brought $15,000. Size 000 Schmitt et Fils, 11 inches tall, $14,000. In a rare 22-inch size, this debonair K*R 107, in his outstanding antique costume, brought $37,500.

Perfect in every way this size 3 Bru Jne, 14 inches tall, in original costume and shoes, $23,000.

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An early period Jules Steiner Bebe, 14 inches, $6,750.

This amazing Chinese Door of Hope doll in her elaborate costume realized $19,000.

The impressive 22-inch size of Kammer and Reinhardt’s doll, mold 107, marketed under the name “Karl”, brought $37,500. Few examples of this larger size were ever made. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the day was the 12-inch Door of Hope bride with a rare dark complexion and an outstanding elaborate costume with headdress. It soared past the pre-estimate selling at $19,000. The following day the private collection of well-known doll maker Robert Tonner offered a superlative selection of 1950’s dolls. Selling for $5,750 was a Mme Alexander hard plastic doll, one of six from the rare Mystery Doll” series of 1951, believed to have been created on special commission or for exhibition. The #1 Barbie in original swimsuit with accessories, stand and box, brought $4,200. For more prices visit Theriault’s.com and click on Proxibid. Priced do not include the buyer’s premium.

#1 Blonde Ponytail Barbie, all original, $4,200.

From the Tonner collection, “Judy”, 20-inch hard plastic, from Madame Alexander’s mystery series, $5,750.

More Auction Gallery on page 46

Holiday Sale Prices! 8” Bahr & Proschild #167 Boy, cl/mo, mint bisque, bl p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig, FACTORY ORIGINAL costume, shoes & hat. Fully jointed orig. early st. wrist body. Pouty mouth & DARLING! $2475.

Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 9” Kestner Pouty, mint pale bisque, br. p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig, orig. silk dress, leather shoes, socks & undies, added ant. Fr. hat, on great early orig. Kestner body w/large upper balls, DARLING pouty face. Great cabinet size. $3200.

3.5” All Bisque in Basket w/Trouseau. Mint pale bisque overall, blue glass eyes, orig. mohair wig, orig. clothes & xtra orig. dress, bonnet & undie set, w/ orig. silk lined wicker basket adorned w/silk ribbons. Darling display in any collection!! $750. 
 15” K*R 115A Toddler, bl. sl. eyes, perfect bisque, orig. mohair wig, orig. dress under jumper, plus darling ant. lace & batiste bonnet & orig. shoes, on orig. fully jointed K*R toddler body. Sweetest pouty expression. $2900. 11” S &I H #949 Character, mint pale bisque, bl. sl. eyes, early square cut teeth, orig. mohair wig, orig. batiste & eyelet dress, ant. leather shoes, orig. S & H body. OUTSTANDING beautiful face!! $1800.

13” JDK Hilda Toddler #237, bl. sl. eyes, mintest pale bisque, orig. mohair wig, orig. batiste & lace dress, undies, ant. socks on orig. fully jointed Kestner toddler body. Crisp beautiful modeling!! $3250.

Exclusive doll made by Vogue Doll Company modeled after an ant. Just Me doll, made for the United Federation of Doll Clubs, 63rd Annual Convention. held July 2012 in New Orleans. Comes w/”signed” certificate & orig. box that opens into a stove. Netting still over face & hair. Orig. sleeve included. She is MINT IN BOX & never been displayed or out of box, from non smoking environment. Stands at 8” tall, is absolutely spotless. An ADORABLE & valuable keepsake. $350.

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13” CM Kestner ‘8’, blonde mohair wig, brown sleep eyes, antique clothing, swivel head on kid body $1495.

15” All Original Glassed Eyed K * R 114 boy w/ HH wig, blue sleep eyes, great coloring and great pouty expression $5250 $5250. Now $4995.

15 1/2” German Two Face Doll w/ crying and smiling faces, working crier in body, blue glass eyes, antique clothing, arm cloth recovered $1125.

9” CM ‘2’ three hole Belton on French bj body, all original costume, blue pw eyes, pierced ears - chips on lobes, great size $1795 $1795. Now $1525.

13” Heubach #6894 all original in snowsuit, wonderful blue intaglio eyes, great molding $695.

English Sasha Dolls w/ wrist tags, no boxes 16 1/2” Sasha w/ variegated Blonde hair in gingham dress $250. 17” Sasha - Marina the Sailor $155. 17” Sasha red head 1979 #108 $215.

18” K star R 126 on jointed toddler body, blue flirty eyes, small nose rub $595. 16” K star R 126 w/ blue flirty eyes, mohair wig, sweet expression, repainted baby body $280. 6” Steiff 1960’s Bear $150.

27” CM Kestner 128, brown sleep eyes, original HH wig & plaster pate, antique clothing & leather shoes $2495 $2495. Now $2250.

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12 1/2” Early CM Kestner on stiff wrist body, brown sleep eyes, Antique leather shoes & socks, antique style costume (silk as is) $1495.

10 1/2” SH 1078 on stiff wrist bj body, brown sleep eyes, original clothing and mohair wig, sweet size $595. 12” Kestner 143, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, vintage clothing $625.

10-1/2” Rare All Original Kestner doll in boxed set with 3 character heads, #185 (on body) brown painted eyes and brown mohair wig, #178 brown painted eyes, blonde mohair wig, #184 blue painted eyes, blonde mohair wig, has professional repair on right cheek and neck, #174 w/ blue sleep eyes and HH wig, great graphics on cover (missing on side), Fabulous piece $11,500 $11,500. Now $6500.

22” CM Turned Head Kestner ‘11’, antique clothing, brown sleep eyes, kid body w/ bisque arms $495.

27” Fabulous FG on Gesland jointed body with bisque hands and lower legs, originally styled mohair wig, blue PW eyes, pierced ears, antique silk dress, right leg has repair, left leg small hairline $5995 $5995. Now $5195.

17” English Sasha Dolls w/ wrist tags - no boxes Gregor in navy blue corduroy jumpsuit $140. Blonde Sasha 1976 in #105 long green dress $145. Gregor in soccer outfit $140. Honey Blonde Sasha in white silk dress #101 $155.

29” Glazed Pink Luster China with Rohmer look, beautiful coloring, cobalt blue glass eyes, leather gusseted body, HH wig, antique bonnet, undergarments and boots, dress (as is) $4750 $4750. Now $3995.

21” FG Fashion marked G on head, FG on left shoulder, brown pw eyes, original HH wig, antique clothing, hat, necklace and earrings, small ear chips $2395.

Jump Jump Elves of Holiday House 1940’s Radio Show characters designed by Beatrice with compo heads and metal feet. These were hand made by the newly incorporated Mattel Toy Company. 4” Elf “Santa” w/ Candy cane $99. 4” Puss In Boots $109. 3-3/4” Foot ball player $79.

9” Victorian Ladies white kid leather wedding slippers w/ satin bows, missing 1 buckle $69.95. 13” Victorian Black Feather Fan on French Ivory, needs to be restrung in places $39. 10” Victorian Black Feather Fan on amber celluloid $45.

39” C/M Wire Eyed A Series Steiner, blue eyes marked Steiner on back, HH wig, great body, antique burgundy sailor outfit - top and skirt, black velvet hat, black leather shoes, fabulous piece $14,950 $14,950. Now $10,500.

4 1/2” & 4 1/4” Kewpie Bride & Groom, O’Neill on brides foot, great expressions $195. pair

16” Adorable K star R 728 Celluloid Toddler in original romper, blue sl eyes, mohair wig, 5 piece toddler body, beautiful celluloid $295. Steiff Winnie the Pooh Set of 6, Pooh, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Owl & Piglet all of mohair, great character features, all limited with tag 1999 - 2002 $695. set

10” All Original Wax over Papier mache Walking Doll, Patented July 15th, 1862, works, wax as is on cheeks, black pupiless eyes $795.

8 1/2” CM Simon Halbig dome head all original in wonderful costume, brown stat eyes, mohair wig $525 $525. Now $485.

17” Tete Jumeau SFBJ 301 Paris, blue sleep eyes, antique dress & mohair wig $625. 15 1/2” Small Beth by Lynne & Michael Roche 1991, #147, all bisque bj body, blue pw eyes, HH wig $450.

10” Simon Halbig 1160 on older body w/ new limbs $225. 7” Simon Halbig 1160 on original body w/ original mohair wig $295.

1950’s 7” Spanish Flamingo Dancer in red , Roldan? $29.95 8 1/2” Roldan? Lady in ethnic costume - black felt, red, yellow & floral trim, great character $79.95 7 1/2” Ronnaun Pettersen - Norwegian in tagged black felt dress w/ green and red trim $95. 7 1/2” Norwegian Ronnaun Pettersen in tagged black felt dress w/ embroidered flowers $95. 8” Really detailed Croatian lady with nylon embroidered face, felt hands, red & white dress $39.95 9” Spanish Lady of stockinet w/ embroidered face, bead eyes, mantilla as is $32.50

21-1/2” Heinrich Handwerck 420 Baby w/ brown flirty eyes, original pink coat, pants & hat, 2 fingers as is $475 $475. Now $425.

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Girls in White

My love affair with white piqué began when a dear friend gave me a large antique print that embodies the perfect summer day.

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iqué is a style of weaving cotton yarn into fabric that may have a fine ribbing, waffle, honeycomb or birdseye pattern. It was invented for use with white tie, the most formal evening wear in Western fashion. The method of weaving allows the fabric to hold more starch for crisp shirtfronts and waistcoats. To this day piqué (pronounced pee-kay) remains the standard for this purpose. Because of its hardy nature piqué became popular for infant and children’s clothing in the 19th Century. The fabric was soft enough to gather onto small waistbands and tiny cuffs. It could be washed, bleached in the sun, starched and ironed repeatedly, always turning out like new. In the middle of the 19th Century, this durable textile was already popular for dolls’ clothing. Piqué weaving may also be used with silk yarn, which is then referred to as corded silk, twill or grosgrain. For doll costumers of the 1850s cotton piqué was a boon. The method invented in Lancashire, England, created a fabric that was so much more durable and forgiving than 18

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silk. Cotton was less expensive than silk, it did not fray or easily crease. It was easier on the hands, it could be reworked and flaws or spots could easily be removed. When first we see a poupée in a white piqué dress embellished with soutache, we immediately think of Huret, for it was Mme Huret who enlisted the couturiers, Mlle Bereux and Mme Farge, to create stylish costumes for her poupées. Huret dolls were the most expensive dolls on the market. Less than 1200 dolls were made each year. The inventive Huret sisters held children’s tea parties in their shop and their name was soon synonymous with high quality. They formed an agreement with Madame Farge to make clothing exclusively for Huret dolls. When the preparations began for the exposition of 1855, Madame Farge was not able to produce enough doll costumes so the Huret sisters looked to additional sources. On the Rue du Hanovre, in the couturiers neighborhood, they found the Bereux Perfumerie, where Mlle Louise Jennie Bereux worked

Dresses by Lynn Murray

Huret poupĂŠe with gutta percha body wearing a white piquĂŠ dress trimmed with red soutache braid, designed and created by Maria-Lusse. Examples of this dress have been found with the stamped mark: Maria Lusse//Passage Choiseul 63 (Paris). This stamp indicates that the dress was created prior to 1865, when Maria-Lusse moved her business to Rue Rameau 4, Paris.

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19-inch poupée by Rohmer made with china head, hands and lower legs. She wears a dress of white cotton piqué with soutache trim and cap sleeves. This style was designed to be worn with a chemisette for daytime or without for evening. This dress was created by Mlle Bereux.

in the family business. Mlle Bereux was a talented seamstress and designer who entered a non-exclusive agreement with the Huret firm. Together they created new fashions for dolls. Dresses by Mme Farge were most often made from silk and satin. It was Mlle Bereux who introduced piqué and soutache to the Huret sisters. Mlle Bereux’s designs were far more adventurous. She designed costumes from foreign countries, costumes for masquerade balls, winter outfits, muslin summer dresses and plenty of plaids and velvet trims. When she exhibited her doll costumes at the Universal Exposition in London in 1862, the judges were impressed with the quality, but skeptical of the high prices. In the middle of the 19th Century, the garment area of Paris was the location for dozens of workshops making dolls’ clothing. One of the most popular and perhaps prolific was Maria-Lusse. In the Annuaire et almanach du commerce, de l’industrie, de la magistrature et de l’administration 1862, she was listed as a designer. Her company produced dolls’ clothes that were sold to doll manufacturers and fine boutiques. Unlike Mme Huret, who was not at all a seamstress, Mme Rohmer began her doll making business with a focus on doll’s trousseaux. Her mother worked with her. In the 1856 Annuaire et almanach du commerce, de l’industrie, de la magistrature et de l’administration, their business 20

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address is listed as 82 Rue du Faubourg-St. Denis. Mme Rohmer intended her poupées to be more affordable than those of Huret and more appealing than those of Jumeau. She constantly modified the body designs to give added articulation. Though her business continued until 1882, the Rohmer name never gained the caché of her contemporaries. Barely a five-minute walk from Maria-Lusse’s shop was a larger a better known boutique where one could purchase almost anything desired for the welldressed poupée: Au Calife de Bagdad. A seemingly unlikely name for a doll shop, this boutique offered everything from shoes to parasols, miniature sewing kits to papeteries. The owners, Monsieur and Madame Herbillon, had a thriving business from 1852 until 1866. M. Herbillon was determined to improve on the articulation of the doll bodies offered in Paris. It seems he spent much of his time on “research and development,” though few dolls were actually produced in a timely manner. Meanwhile his wife used her considerable organizational skills to source a plethora of clothing and accessories for dolls. In fact, Mme Herbillon sold dolls made by Mme Rohmer among others. Herbillon would eventually produce an articulated 45cm doll for Madame Lavalee-Peronne, which was marketed as “Lily” at the shop A La Poupée de Nuremberg.

The full back skirt has an elaborate soutache pattern. Soutache trim was attached after the gown was constructed. The braid always ran over the seams and matched perfectly at the waist, center back and center front. On the market today, one can find dresses that have the soutache braid caught in the seam, a telltale sign that the dress has been reconstructed from a larger garment. 14-inch poupée with leather over wood articulated body designed by M. Herbillon, owner of Au Caliph de Bagdad. Eventually, an 18-inch version of this doll was produced for Madame Lavalee-Peronne, who sold her as “Lily.”

18-inch poupée with wooden articulated body designed by Albert Frédéric and Marie Victoire Anqueulle. This all-wooden body doll was sold at À La Poupée de Nuremberg as “Lily.” A variation with bisque lower arms and lower legs was sold at Maison Simonne. 18-inch Anqueulle poupée dressed in a two-piece costume of windowpane piqué. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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18-inch poupée designed by Benoit Martin, wearing a morning gown of white pique with elaborate white soutache trim. The gown has a front button closure, fitted front and a full back skirt displaying the soutache design. The 18-inch Benoit Martin doll has a unique articulated body design that was found to be displeasing to the judges when it was exhibited in 1867. The Benoit Martin poupée has a small brass plaque inset into the front of the torso: Bte S.G.D.G.//LA POUPEE PHENIX//MARQUE DEPOSE

By 1860, Mme Huret had set the bar for poupées. Designers and manufacturers were challenged to come up with more beautiful faces, improved body articulations and the ever present challenge of producing dolls that could be offered for less than the ultimate Huret poupée. Benoit Louis Martin was another doll maker who took up the challenge. Originally a mechanic by trade, Martin developed a painted wooden body with a completely unique design of jointing. He registered the patent in 1863. The lower torso was split in the middle, allowing the entre hip area to be rotated so the doll could sit in a “natural” position. The arms were articulated at shoulder and elbow, originally with rubber hands. The rubber hands disintegrated rapidly however, and the design was refined to use lower arms of wood or bisque. When this new design was exhibited at the 1867 Exposition, the judges found the body and face severe and unpleasant in appearance. Despite his efforts to market his doll, Martin’s enterprise was not successful, and by 1869 there is no further mention of him in the Commerce Directory for Paris. Just a half-mile away from Huret’s famous shop, a shop selling trousseaux for dolls, shoes, bonnets, umbrellas 22

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18-inch poupée designed by Edouard Briens. The head was made by Eugène Barrois. The Briens boutique and workshop supplied doll trousseaux and accessories. Here the Briens doll wears a white cotton windowpane weave two-piece ensemble, which appears to have been made at home, from scraps of shirting. The 18-inch Briens poupée had slanted hip joints, allowing her to stand or sit in a natural pose.

and lingerie was run by the Briens family. In 1862 Edouard Briens registered a patent for a poupée with slanted hip joints, jointed knees, arms articulated at the shoulder and elbow with lower arms of bisque. The heads were normally made by Eugène Barrois. The Briens shop, located on Rue Montmartre, was a family affair. M. Briens’ wife and mother both worked in the shop and in the manufacture of the dolls. His mother took on the task of covering the doll bodies with leather. The dolls never became the main source of income, however. Trousseaux and doll accessories were the mainstay of the shop. Though the clothing was not marked with a maker’s mark, doubtless the Briens family also used piqué and soutache. Also in 1862, Monsieur Marie Emmanuel Cruchet registered a patent for a uniquely articulated doll body design. The torso of the doll was made of carton with wood and metal joining the articulated knees, hips and shoulders. The arms were made of metal with either bisque hands or bisque forearms. A leather covering was then made for the arms. For 15-inch poupée with leather covered articulated body designed by Marie Emmanuel Cruchet and referred to as either “baggy pants” or Terrene fashion, for the name of the boutique where she was sold. She wears a white cotton ensemble in the style of the 1870s, likely constructed of scraps from piqué shirting. Note the trim on the skirt of the Cruchet poupée. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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18-inch poupée stamped with the mark Maison Simonne. She wears a white piqué two-piece ensemble of the 1870s, with white cotton trim. Note that the piqué is cut so the cords run around the width of the skirt, as opposed to the length. The same is true for the bodice. Though she is stamped Maison Simonne, this doll’s body was certainly designed by Anqueulle and her head made by Barrois.

the lower torso and upper legs a pair of leather drawers was constructed to cover the unsightly joints, leading to the doll being referred to as “baggy pants” by collectors. The heads were supplied by the prolific Eugène Barrois. Cruchet’s dolls were marketed by the boutique La Maison Terrene. Because the dolls were stamped with the store label, they have long been referred to as “Terrene” fashions. Similarly, dolls marked Maison Simonne were made by many different doll manufacturers, but they are often simply referred to as “Simonne” fashions. François Simonne and his wife, Caroline Ambroisine de Saint Denis, had a very large space in Passage Delorme, one of the unique covered shopping areas of Paris. They sold a vast array of dolls, trousseaux, games, rocking horses, carriages and furniture for the Parisienne poupée. In their showroom they offered dolls and automaton made by 24

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Trim on the skirt of the Simonne piqué dress.

various companies. In their workshops they produced doll trousseaux and assembled dolls. Despite his great success in the toy industry, it seems M. Simonne still retained a certain naiveté when it came to his children. Much to the dismay of his aristocratic wife, he gave much of his fortune to his children as they continuously ran into debt. Finally, the situation became unbearable and after 29 years of marriage, the couple was divorced. The charming M. Simonne continued to manage the family enterprise, though he was relieved of ownership. The fashion for piqué and soutache begun by Mlle Bereux and Maria-Lusse 160 years ago remains popular with doll couturiers. Recently a new CD was released by Susan Sirkis with patterns and instructions for 12-inch and 18-inch poupées. Among the patterns is the replica of the Maria-Lusse white piqué dress with red soutache. (La Mode Enfantine; http://www.susansirkis.com/Videos.htm)

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1. A. Breathtaking and petite, a Sonneberg child with beautiful bisque, electric blue eyes with feathered brows, orig. body and finish, cork pate, great costume, perfect in every way, 10” - $ 2450. B. Her sister, another beautiful Sonneberg child, is 10” with blue eyes, feathered brows, orig. body and body finish, solid dome, perfect and marked 137 - $ 2100 2. A. A choice example of this Schoenhut child doll with luxury orig. wig and blue intaglio eyes, orig. finish, her dress and undergarments appear to be orig. 16” - $ 2250. B. What a face! This 15” Schoenhut lad has a great face and deeply carved hair, orig. shoes, outfit also appears to be orig. A rare example! $ 2750 3. Japanese paper mache man is 20”, all orig. in his elaborate costume, excellent condition, dates from the 1800’s - $ 750 4. A. Striking white Steiff mohair teddy bear with underscored “F” button in ear, c. 1925. He has a brown embroidered nose and mouth - $ 1800. B. Beautiful “Panda” bear with glass eyes by Merry Thought of England. A big guy at 25”, he has stitching on paw pads, great condition, a real find! $ 850. C. Helvetic Bear with squeeze type music box in stomach, luxurious long 17 mohair and velvet pads, glass eyes, swiss made, c. 1925 and adorable. $ 1950 5. A. Seldom seen 17” Lenci boy model wearing a rowing outfit, from the 300 series. He is especially hard to find with his paddle, all orig.! $ 1950. B. Wonderful Lenci boy dressed in an elaborate Scottish outfit, from the 300 series, 17” and all orig. $ 2750. C. Spanish Lenci boy “Pluci”, in very detailed

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golfer outfit complete with orig. golf club, 300 series, 17” - $ 3250 6. A. 22” American blue-eyed Alabama Baby by Ella Smith, c. 1905, a wonderfully preserved example – rarer thigh-high blue stockings with black detailing, one of the best offerings of this maker. This and her sister are the best I have seen. $ 3250 B. sold. C. A sister to the previous Alabama Baby with large expressive brown eyes and the same thigh-high blue stockings, in equally as fine condition, 22”. $ 3250 7. An especially beautiful German bisque “Mein Liebling” by K * R with bl. glass sl. eyes, orig. wig, glorious antique costume and bonnet, perfect, 16” $ 4250 8. A. 15” K*R 114 “Hans”, blue eyes, fabulous bisque (no wig pulls), in a great outfit with his orig. jump rope, exc. condition. $ 2450. B. Rare 17” character by Gbr. Heubach #7744, perfect bisque with choice sculpting including chubby wrinkles at back of head and chin, impressed eye crinkles and mouth corners, in a wonderful blue woolen uniform and cap. $ 5750. C. German bisque pouty character by Dip by Swaine. Bl. sl. eyes, orig. toddler body and finish. Chubby tummy and side hip joints, 17”. $2750 9. A. Very pretty cl. mo. child by Kestner, fine bisque, orig. wig, blue sleep eyes, orig. 8 ball jtd. body with orig. finish, lovely outfit, 19”. $ 2750. B. The quintessential AT Kestner, one of the rarest and most beautiful of the early Kestner child dolls. Brn. sl. eyes, orig. HH wig, gorgeous antique outfit, 8 ball jtd. body with orig. finish, marked 12, perfect modeling. She has “The Look!” $9750. C. Outstanding early cl. mo. Kestner, dreamy bisque, blue eyes, orig. wig and pate, orig. body and finish, in a gorgeous outfit, 18”, $ 2750 10. Rare and adorable Kestner Toddler #239, orig. body and finish, wig and plaster pate, bl. sl. eyes, seldom seen in this large size! $ 4750 11. A. Rarely found black Sonneberg Bru, ebony black bisque head, shoulder plate and hands on kid body, orig. wig and outfit. So perfect in a 12” size. $ 2750. B. 18” S & H 1358 with orig. wig, outfit, body and finish, brn. sl. eyes, fired lips and flawless complexion, a truly outstanding example! $ 6750. C. Cute little “A” series Steiner, only 10”. Ebony black complexion and body, op.

mo., orig. wig, body and finish, brn. eyes. You won’t find a better one! $ 5750 12. A. One of the finest quality musical Gollywogs to be found, made by Merry Thought of England, vibrant colors, exc. cond., 14”. $450. B. Unusual large size Gollywog, 19” $650. C. “Merry Thought” Gollywog, 12”, just as wonderful but without music, exc. $250 13. A. American School Boy – seldom found in brown bisque and in a large 20” size! Orig. brn. kid body with brn. bisque hands, perfect, orig. outfit. $ 2250. B. Real “Dandy” of a lad by Gbr. Heubach model #7911, beautiful bisque, well sculpted hair, expressive eyes, dimples and well formed mouth, lips and tongue. In an outstanding period outfit, sure to flirt with all your girls, 19”. $ 1950 14. A. Door of Hope young man in orig. elaborate outfit, carved ears and orig. queue, 12” in exc. cond. $850. B. Door of Hope young man in orig. outfit with orig. queue, 12”, exc. $750 15. Wonderful character doll by K*R 116A, orig. body and finish, 13”, great outfit, perfect, $1450 16. Exquisite cabinet size cl. mo. Kestner, c. 1885 with rare painted 18 teeth, bl. eyes, resembles the “Circle Dot” by Bru, orig. wig, pate, body and finish, even the outfit is orig! $3950 17. Perfect and wonderful 5” all bisque Kestner, ptd. Eyes and swivel neck, great antique wicker presentation box with silk flowers and 3 outfits! $750 18. Super rare ebony black K*R 116A baby, all orig. inc. tagged outfit “Mein Kleiner Liebling.” $ 2750

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n the latter part of 2005 Joan Majeune, a knowledgeable dealer of antique dollhouses, called with news of an 1845 baby house from Hampshire county soon to be offered at auction! It had been seen by Constance King, an author and one of England’s foremost authorities on dollhouses, who considered the house to be a remarkable find, despite the need of some restoration. Shipped by plane from England in a huge crate, the baby house safely arrived in New Jersey, where Joan lived before she retired. She contacted restoration expert James Reus of Maryland, and once the work was completed and the house gently electrified, Joan planned to drive it to my home in Virginia. However, between busy schedules and the weather, it was not until the Spring of 2006 that “Hampshire House”, as we named it, became mine! With its many perfectly executed architectural details Hampshire House, an English baby house from 1845, is believed to have been built by an estate carpenter, a master at his craft. When the front panels are closed, the house measures 3’ 5” in height, 1’ 11” in depth, and is 3’ 3” wide. With its front panels open, the expanse is 6’ 5”.

We placed the house on the dining room table, where it remained until a sturdy desk top could be cleared. Heavy, made of pine, 3’5” high, 1’7” deep, 3’3” wide with front panels closed, but 6’5” wide with panels open, Hampshire House was impressive! Typical of houses of the period, the exterior has been painted to represent red brick with the trim painted “deal”, the early English name for the color of yellow pine. The black painted shallow pitched roof has scalloped molding along the front pediment and across its peak. Two large chimneys with double pots are set on either side. There are many wonderful architectural features from the diamond-shaped plaster patera embellishment, to the impressed wood stringcourse separating the upper and lower floors, to the built-in garden boxes with scalloped edging on either side of the front steps.

Below: The open doors reveal four rooms and two hallways with a staircase leading from the first floor to the one above. Taken on the day it arrived, this shows its sparse contents in 2006. Note the original beautiful window dressings.

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In the first bedroom under the watchful eye of the housekeeper, little Fannie Bea, the youngest of the three visiting Fairchilde sisters, will play her piece on the miniature ivory piano for Grandmother. Almost all of the furniture is Rock and Graner, including the bonheur-du-jour and its chair, the dresser, mirror-fronted armoire and rare crown-encircled canopy daybed with its original rose-colored drapings.

Grandmother, wearing her original melting silk dress, is a delicate peg-wooden from 1810. Next to her on the rare Evans and Cartwright blue settee is a present for Fannie Bea. 28

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The two large panels which open to reveal the interior vertically divide the front door, its pedimented surround and the front steps, in half. The right section of the door has a knocker above the carved knob. A hanging metal latch on the left section keeps the right side in place when closed. A decorative finial on the pediment above the door turns to the side as an additional latching mechanism. The remains of a locking device on the inside of the left panel show a rod which would have gone into a hole in the entranceway floor. Halfway down the inside of each panel, holes left by a finger-lock and holding-bar have been puttied over decades ago, but are faintly visible. The ground floor has two large six-light glazed windows with the slight ripples found in early glass, and mullions with rounded, instead of flat, edges. The second floor has four windows of equal height and narrower width, all set in decorative surrounds. The windows are dressed in appropriately elegant treatments, with those on the ground floor having a valance of royal blue silk fronted with thin gold braided threads, from which depend two

A tiny all-cloth doll with a hand-painted face makes a perfect gift! Under her perky dress she has a petticoat and pantelettes. Under a French enamel triptych wall mirror, a pegwooden baby rests in a very rare white Rock and Graner swinging cradle with original drapings, next to a gilt filigree soft metal washstand, complete with attached mirror and original accoutrements.

Nanny, her tuck-comb visible beneath her cap, prepares to place Baby in the hard-to-find Rock and Graner carriage with its original coverlets.

Nanny asks if there is anything Grandmother might need, before taking Baby for an outing. The bed and cradle, both beautiful pieces, were purchased from Susan Singer the former proprietor of Lucy’s Doll House in Camden, ME.

layers of the same silk with tassel pulls and lace curtains. The upper floor windows have gilt filigree metal pelmets surrounding flowerpatterned curtains under silk draperies. The interior of the house has two great rooms downstairs and two spacious rooms upstairs, with those on the lower level having higher ceilings than those above. There is a staircase in the center hall below, leading to the one on the second floor. Sturdy four-paneled doors with carved wood knobs connect the upstairs rooms to the hall, hinged with melting fabric. A small swinging metal latch is attached to the

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Top: There she is! Edwina has entered the second bedroom and has opened the cage door! She and a startled Viennese bronze cat are waiting for the wax bird to fly out! As seen in this room, the carpeting and wallpapers throughout the house are original. The armoire against the back wall came with folded sheets on the top shelf and fitted jackets for a gentleman hanging on hooks- a nice surprise! An ornate gold colored soft metal peerglass stands along the far wall next to a dresser having both a crystal and a French china perfume bottle on its top, along with other items from the time-period. Above the sweet-grass sewing basket and under an early painting on silk, is a Rock and Graner sewing table fitted with threads, scissors, a packet of needles and a tiny vegetable-ivory thimble with perfect pouncing. Left: In the drawing room below, the hands on the big wall clock are at twenty to four! The housekeeper reminds Mother’s niece Posey that she has only a short time left to practice. Posey, with her unusual bright green shoes is seated on a Biedermeier piano stool with a round swivel top. Delicate 18th century crystal candelabrum are on the mantle of the large fireplace with its Evans and Cartwright insert. Although the flooring retains its original painted designs, it is almost covered by two antique beaded rugs. Above: A Biedermeier bed with its original coverings, gold tracing and gold Dresden papers, has fine netting tightly drawn across the side next to the wall. Securely set in, it is original to the bed. 30

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inside wall by the door frame in the two bedrooms to secure their contents if moved, or to insure privacy for pegwooden dolls at rest with splitting headaches! Original wall, floor and ceiling papers are found throughout. The upper and lower rooms on the right have original velvet carpeting with similar attractive patterns appropriate to the period. As the remaining pieces of furniture were sold in a separate lot, Joan brought a selection of early furnishings and, to my great delight, two early pegwooden dolls! I have loved the little Grodner Tal dolls with their quaint faces and peg-jointed articulated limbs, since childhood, when I was given a 1906 edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s book, Racketty-Packetty House, with endearing illustrations by Harrison Cady. Years later, I was fortunate to purchase a scarce first edition of Queen Victoria’s Dolls, by Frances H. Low, with delicately painted illustrations by Alan Wright, published in 1894. The beloved peg-woodens of the young Princess Victoria, played with and elegantly costumed by her until the age of fourteen, are now in the Museum of London. With the help of dealers Sondra Krueger of Forest Ranch, CA., and

As the recital is ending, the maid has entered to announce it is time for sweets and Cambric tea. On the back wall behind her, a very early heavy wood frame encases a cameo secured on melting blue silk fabric, diagonally across from one made of ivory piano keys. A rare Rock and Graner frame surrounds a portrait of the Virgin Mary on the wall in back of the couch. An elusive Rock and Graner rocking chair, this one covered in red enamel, contains books printed in England in the mid-1800s. On top of the piano stands a tartan-covered music book of early songs. A large leatherbound album of faint tintypes sits on the coffee table. The chandelier above has a globe with chimney in a surround of candles and glass beads.

Among the first to arrive with her mother, young Tilly Tweddle is shown into the drawing room where the children will later be served their refreshments. An early tuck-comb, she has been redressed in a becoming pale pink dress.

Sitting next to her is Mary Hall, named after the little girl to whom she was given in 1826. This precious doll came with a worn, hand-written strip of paper giving her provenance.

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A close-up of the books in the rocking chair.

An early landscape painted on ivory hangs on the back wall above Father’s desk. Evans and Cartwright made the desk chair.

A well-used dictionary, a globe of the world as it was in the mid-1800s, and an ormolu desk set, are all in place. An ormolu fan and French figural clock stand on top of an English bookcase made of beautiful woods, which came from the Vivien Greene Collection.

Father, wearing his stovepipe hat and brown velvet suit with jet buttons, hopes to leave for the afternoon. A short husband with a huge boutonniere in his lapel follows behind him. The entranceway has hooks for clothing on the right wall, and a door under the staircase‌ perhaps leading to the kitchen.

Father has opened the front door just in time to greet Lady Arabella Graham, hurriedly walking up the carriage ramp so that she will not be late. Dressed in her original elegant attire and attractive jewelry, she was formerly in the collection of the late Richard Wright. 32

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Mother’s tea began on time, as the pendulum clock on the mantle shows ten past four, and Mother is pouring! Extra cups are on the carved ivory table near her. Although her silver tea service is complete, another tea set of striped Bristol glass, also from the collection of the late Vivien Greene, is on a serpentine table behind her. A long sought-after Rock and Graner sideboard with its filigree surround holds an amazing dessert. Both the sideboard and the tall secretary against the back wall were purchased from Sondra Kreuger of Forest Ranch, CA.

Between the sideboard and the Rock and Graner corner cabinet stands an Evans and Cartwright “foxy-red” table showing some of the many pieces of early Bristol glass found in the dining room. An ormolu tray with knives, forks and spoons is also displayed.

Mother, a lovely egg-shaped head peg-wooden from 1805, has painted features with delicate tendrils framing her face. As her original silk dress had turned into threads, a previous owner redressed her in white lace with a trim of black velvet ribbon. She was purchased from Ann Pruett-Phillips of Glendale, CA.

While Mother enjoys the company of her many friends, certain ones, such as Pollie Quigly, with a personality as delightful as she appears, are always on the guest list.

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Very early peg-woodens with small round heads and long necks, Lady Amelie Worsnap and her sister Mavis Medcalf frequently travel with their husbands to Paris. Their tales of elegant soirees and the latest fashions are so entertaining!

Preferring to be the last one served, Mother’s sister stands behind the others near an Evans and Cartwright sofa. She has been redressed in antique silk, beautifully hand-sewn for her by Karen Redsicker of the Little Doll House in Reinholds, PA. A delicate early crystal chandelier hangs high above the tea party, adding its own sparkle to the festivities below.

Cousin Effie Howard, beloved by all for her cheerful ways, wears her frayed clothes and twisted up blue bead necklace with a happy smile. Mother’s favorite relative, she is reminiscent of the care-free peg-woodens illustrated by Harrison Cady in the 1906 edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s charming book, Racketty-Packetty House. 34

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Susan Singer of Lucy’s Doll House in Camden, ME., Hampshire House is now completely furnished with Rock and Graner, Evans and Cartwright, and a few choice pieces of Biedermeier. Leather-bound books of the time period and other antique miniatures add a warm, lived-in ambiance. Additional early Grodner-Tals, so difficult to locate in the size needed, have found their way into the baby house through the continued help of Susan Singer, and Ann Pruett-Phillips of Glendale, CA. Suited to their very individual personalities, each doll has been given a first and last name at use in England in the mid-1800s, which was such fun to do! Through the accompanying photographs and their captions, it is my pleasure to share this happy home of my dear peg-woodens, with you. It is four o’clock, tea time at Hampshire House!

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Bernard Ravca’s 11” 11” Bernard Ravca’s Edgar Eleanor Roosevelt. G. Robinson. Paris label $ 250. Paris label signed by Bernard. $ 300. signed by Bernard. These four dolls are from the private collection of the late Bernard Ravca. He handmade each of these dolls. Bernard Ravca was in his mid eighty’s when he became close friends with our family. We corresponded with him and spoke with him on the phone. He adopted as his own our three beautiful children. He would send them Christmas Silver Dollars. He is still missed by our family and we have tons of his private collection. We also were friends with his wife Francis.

13” Bernard Ravca President Truman. His Paris label is signed by him. $ 375. Lucia faced Lenci. Mint and all original. Lenci like purse included. Blonde mohair braids wrapped with ribbon around her head. Has her orig. first place ribbon from UFDC Nationals in 1988. A TRUE TREASURE. $ 2,750. Have owned her for thirty years. 13” Sonnenberg that looks like a Portrait Jumeau. Fabulous bisque. CM. Blonde mohair wig. Wonderful body finish. Wears white eyelet dress embroidered with organdy and lace. Antique pin on dress. Antique chemise. White socks with old white leather shoes. Mint straw hat with aqua bows on to and old lace. A REALLY BEAUTIFUL DOLL !!! $ 2,850.

22” 1590’s Nobleman. D’artacnan “Three Musketeer” $ 355. 8 1/2 “ Kestner Pouty. Creamy white bisque with very soft blushing. Brown SE. CM. Fabulous modeling. Wonderful body finish. Striped blue and green silk dress with lace. Blue straw hat with blue silk ribbon on it. Sm. and orig. socks and tiny shoes. $ 2,650. 12” Kestner AT. Dark brown eyes. Straight wrists. French blonde H.H. wig. Gorgeous modeling. The AT you always wanted at an affordable price. Blue silk dress with lace overlay. Flowers on lace pink silk ribbon cummerbund. Old tan leather shoes. Flowered hat with leaves. Early white socks. $ 6,850.

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by Sylvia Mac Neil

et us venture into the sleeping chamber of one of the belles of society, late one morning about the year 1860, just at the hour when she wakes from her slumbers. A cloud of delicate perfume rises from a basket of flowers, set on a gilded tripod, and the torch of a tiny Cupid, glowing with enamel, and set with precious stones, sheds its tender light over the room. The soft ray, reflected from the mirror, shimmers on draperies of azurlline silk, and reveals a scene of dainty disorder, strewn with the paraphernalia of a life of pleasure; cashmere shawls are cast carelessly aside, ribbons in a multitude of shades, books, feathers, flowers, extracts from favorite authors, an embroidery frame, with the needle left in the work, an album full of half-completed sketches and portraits. A clock, adorned with emblematic figures, strikes the hour of eleven, and rouses the lovely sleeper, whose fair features and graceful form stamp her a queen of fashion, in all the glory of her youth and beauty. Slowly the belle awakes, her eyes still heavy with slumber. At last she summons her maids to assist in her morning toilet. She dons a robe de chambre of white jaconet, with a narrow embroidery running round the hem, a cambric chemisette, with turned-down collar trimmed with Valenciennes, and cuffs to match. To this she adds a small silk apron, of an ash-gray shade, trimmed with a wreath of embroidered work in brilliant colors. On her feet are tiny tent-stitch slippers, edged with a narrow plaited and goffered ribbon, like those worn by Mme de Pompadour. Thus attired, our fashionable fair enters the dining room, where her breakfast is served – a light, tempting meal, with a tiny glass of Rancio to wash it down. While we chronicle the doings of the gay world and their raiments worn for the amusement of our far-off readers, we must protest, as we have often done before, against the necessity of following the extreme trends of fashion, disinterred from the

Chiffonnette dons her delightfully fashionable apron, the pattern taken from the pages of La Poupée Modèle, featured in the November, 1865, issue. Aprons were made up in every imaginable style and, almost invariably, the trim contrasted to the apron itself. Here, cream silk taffeta and dainty frills of gathered Valenciennes lace are embellished with pale, mauve ribbon, dotted over with tiny crystal beads. A short cross piece, or traverse, joins the curved bretelles, which become narrow and rounded atop the shoulders. The rounded bretelles continue in the back, where there is placed another traverse.

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This jaunty affair is the same apron, made up in black taffeta and trimmed with rows of narrow black velvet, studded with jet. Black aprons were quite indispensable to a recherché home toilet.

pages of fashion journals, which are in place only among the pleasure-seekers of the world. Most ladies of society are of the class which accept the realistic dictates laid down by the well-known, fickle goddess, Fashion. If, as can happen, one particular trifle is considerably in advance of the season, we have discovered it is better policy to lift the veil too soon than to keep our pretty things shut up till they have lost their novelty. Every lady needs some sort of froufroutage, however slight, on the promenade, or in paying visits, or for her morning callers on her designated at-home day. In the mid-nineteenth century, and before, as early as the 1830s, there arose a great rage for aprons, those pretty little accessories to the toilet, very often over-looked or nearly forgotten altogether in the fashion journals. New devices were constantly introduced to break up the vast surface of the day skirt, thus the introduction of ornamental aprons for home wear, in the morning as well as in the afternoon. They were worn at breakfast, or on a pretty morning dress of printed cotton or muslin, or over a simple silk dress for early drawing-room calls. The aprons were principally made up in taffeta, glacé, foulard, or moiré, in combination with trimmings of lace, net, narrow gimps, and ribbons in different widths, embroideries and silk fringes, steel buttons and beads of jet, and pretty little tassels. Many aprons sported fanciful pockets, pointed waistbands, and all manner of bretelles. In color, black was the standard, pale lavender or lilac, green, fawn, tan, and brown were the favorite fancy shades, as well as fine plaids and checks. There were, of course, other varieties of color and garniture, but we incline to the opinion that none surpass the “Tout Ensemble” of these elegant favorites. Lace being at the time so generally worn, this beautiful and elegant material had been produced in vast profusion and variety. Much of the new lace was remarkable for the richness of its patterns. There were seen some magnificent flouncing of Alençcon, Brussels, This engraving was feature in Godey’s Magazine and Lady’s Book in 1850. “COLORED FASHION PLATE FOR AUGUST. Home Costumes. --- After an infinite series of ball and promenade dresses, which the taste of the gay seasons demand, we present to our readers some home costumes, in which style and real utility have been alike consulted. Fig. 1st. ---Homedress for a young lady. A dove-colored Mantua silk, with a plain, full skirt, and a corsage imitated from those worn by European peasants, but modified for the style and material. It is ornamented by puffings of silk, à la chemisette, between two rows extending lengthwise from the shoulder to the point of the bodice. The sleeves are very short, headed by a puffing to correspond with the waist. The apron of green silk is full and long, the pockets and hem ornamented in the same style. A full chemisette of plain lace, and a narrow band of velvet about the throat, complete the dress. Fig. 2d. --- A robe of white cambric, the sleeves and hem richly trimmed, and a wrapper of garnetcolored silk, or cashmere. The trimming consists of narrow bands of dark velvet, dispersed at a little distance from each other. A plain, quilled ruff about the throat. We commend the breakfast cap as being one of the prettiest of the season.” 38

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A “Fancy apron of black silk, ornamented with a puffing of silk and rows of velvet,” from the January, 1862, issue of Godey’s.

Included in the August, 1852, issue of Godey’s was this charming black and white engraving depicting two ladies reading, simply, without an explanation or description, “The Love Letter.” The figure on the right is wearing an apron over a simple day dress.

and Honiton lace. The new black lace included some of superior quality adapted for trimming cloaks, jackets, and other articles of costume, including aprons. Some aprons were embroidered in borders of silk soutache or a chain stitch of silken thread, some simple in design, some detailed, often studded with jet or pearl. Others were beautifully embroidered in colored silks, sometimes intermingled with strands of gold or silver. The traceries could be light and less showy, while others were intricate and fancifully depicted. Some were edged in fringe with a mixture of chenille and the same silks to correspond with the silk in the embroidery. Jaunty tassels of matching hues were suspended from twisted cords, wherever deemed necessary. One very novel style of a black, silk apron was trimmed with black velvet and rose-colored satin ribbon. The front was formed by rows of lace insertion descending from the waist, between which, disposed alternately with them, were rows of the narrowest black velvet ribbon. All was edged with frills of Chantilly lace. A bow of satin ribbon, intermingled with narrow black velvet, was set at the waist, with similar, smaller bows, disposed here and there. Another black delight was formed of puffed black tulle, with runnings of cerisecolored ribbon passed under them.

This fanciful apron was also featured in the January, 1862, number of Godey’s. “MISSES’ APRON. The bretelles being caught together by three silk bands. The apron is bordered by a pinked ruffle, and has a row of silk rosettes, with buttons in the centre, placed just above the ruffle. The pockets are covered by large bows.” Apparently, the designer of this number was of the belief that nothing succeeded like excess.

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Another apron, this one from the November, 1862 issue. “Miss’s Apron. This is pretty made in silk or in gingham for the country. It has a rounded skirt, with two little pockets, which is set in a belt, and a waist, which terminates in bretelles at the back. A narrow quilling of silk, or frill of gingham, makes a suitable trimming; two and one-half yards of gingham will make it for a miss of six or seven.”

Among the decorative aprons was one of grace and elegance, made of a subtle, lavender silk velvet with a very deep, rounded skirt. It was trimmed round with broad Cluny lace, laid on flat, and graduated in width from the waist and widening as it descended towards the round bottom of the apron. Two pockets were entirely covered in lace having a prettily shaped design. Wide velvet ribbon of a matching shade formed the waistband and ties, while narrower ribbon formed a fancy bow with floating ends, set at one side on the waist. Those of our readers who, from figure or by circumstance or simply taste, who would have look overdressed by a profusion of velvets, passementeries, and lace, had only to select a portion of these elaborations when directing their mantua-maker. There were always plain styles for those who fancied them, and it was far better to err as to plainness than to incur the risk of a “tawdry” or “fixed-up” appearance, which a copy of a rich accessory in unsuitable materials would be sure to give.

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Among others followed the fashion trends, there was a resolve to cast aside costly luxuries and to dress elegantly without any large outlay. The best means of effecting this was to abstain from spending heavily on frippery and tinsel, which is dear enough to buy, but worth nothing when bought. For the leaders in fashion who seemed to be in love with simplicity, there were numerous sensible novelties to choose from. One such example was an apron of exquisite fineness and simple in design. It was made up in green taffeta, but black, or the mode colors, could also have been used to great advantage. The rounded contour was enriched by a ruffle laid in box plaits, which constituted a pleasing feature. A narrow, beautiful passementerie and matching Tom Thumb fringe completed the trimmings of this apron. Plaid fabrics obtained much favor for stylish and novel aprons, following the rage for plaids. One example was a silk taffeta apron made of a small scale plaid in a combination of red and green, with bands of blue, on a white ground. The apron had a square shape, with two narrow flounces, cut on the bias, decorating the hemline. Two pockets near the top, set at a slant, were garnished with similar ruffles. The skirt was gathered tightly and sewn to a long, silk cord at the waist, tying in a bow at the back. The two, long ends were finished with jaunty, coordinating tassels. Nothing could be more charming than a simple apron in Eugénie blue silk taffeta decorated with white satin rouleaux at the edges. The skirt was box pleated onto the waistband with the satin trim at the top and bottom. Bands of satin simulated slanted pockets, and white silk cords with tassels were set at the ends. Readers who follow the chronicles of doll fashions are well acquainted with the fact that young girls always

The second apron was named, “The Medori Apron. --This apron has a small girdle bound with black velvet, with a white edge. Two rows of black and white velvet are laid round the apron and the sash is heavily fringed.”

In the October, 1863, issue of Godey’s was this engraving of an apron trimmed with unusual lace. “FANCY APRON WITH POINTED GIRDLE. Made of cuir-colored silk, richly trimmed with different widths of fluted black velvet and black woolen lace.”

Another ladies’ fashion periodical, The Lady’s Friend, 1866, featured this beauty, embellished with embroidery. “NOVELTIES FOR MAY. Black silk apron, braided or embroidered in chain stitch with saddler’s silk. The dots are for beads.”

dressed as their adult counterparts, and, of course, dolls were always miniature versions of their little mamas. Known to doll collectors today, the famous French nineteenth century children’s magazine, La Poupée Modèle, featured a pattern to make a jaunty little apron in the November, 1865, issue. “Drawing of an apron for a doll which is made in black silk and is garnished with a ruche the height of two and a half centimeters. This ruche will be put all around the apron, the bretelles, and will ornament the cross pieces of the bretelles (front and back), as well as the top of the pockets. You can also garnish it with black lace headed by a narrow black velvet ribbon, size zero, sewn with jet beads, pearls, or gold beads. … The waistband is made from a folded ribbon the length of the waist of the doll. … then attach the bretelles, which are held in place in the front and the back, by a little cross piece. This cross piece is sewn at the two sides in the front, but it is sewn at only one side in the back and is attached to the bretelle by a little hook.” The pretty, fashionable delight featured here constitutes one of the multitude of accessory items of Chiffonnette’s extensive wardrobe and is featured in her book, The Enchanting Trousseau of Chiffonnette. Though the design is quite simple, the richness of the embellishments render it a charming accessory for any doll’s trousseau. Here, the apron is made up in a pale, cream silk taffeta and garnished along the edges with gathered, cream-colored Valenciennes lace. Made up in black, as suggested in the magazine’s description, it will be an elegant affair which can be worn to accent an ensemble of nearly all the fashionable colors of the moment. Or, it can be made up in a color to accent a particular outfit. Made of white cambric or dotted Swiss, it will be perfect to accessorize a printed, summer cotton dress when at a mountain resort or any of the popular watering places of the season.

The skirt is made first. The outside edge is folded narrowly to the front, as indicated on the pattern, eased along the rounded contour and finger pressed. It is then sewn with a running stitch, larger stitches on the front, with small stitches between, presenting a neater appearance with the smaller stitches showing on the back of the finished apron. Valenciennes lace is gathered by pulling the thread at the top edge, not excessively full

Here is another apron with bretelles, from Peterson’s Magazine, in the October, 1866, issue, under the heading, “Varieties For The Month.” The description was very brief. “Apron for a little girl in black silk.”

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These drawings show the lace, laid on flat rather than being gathered, and rows of ribbon decorated with beads which are set along the top edge of the pocket and on the skirt of the apron.

This is the original drawing which illustrates the pattern for the apron in the November, 1865, issue of La Poupée Modèle. It depicts the ruched trim rather the lace and ribbon garnitures on the apron made for Chiffonnette.

but just enough to gather it nicely and to negotiate the roundness without having the lace appear too scantily gathered there. It is sewn to the very edge with small running stitches. A row of light mauve, silk satin ribbon is set so as to cover the edge of the lace, and is sewn to the apron with a running stitch along both the top and bottom edges, with tiny stitches placed less than ¼” apart. The ribbon is eased along the rounded contour of the apron. A second row of ribbon is sewn near the first, slightly more than 1/8” apart, in the same manner. As a further garnish, the two rows of ribbon are studded at regular intervals, with small, crystal beads, placed about 3/8” apart, sewn on using a back stitch. The placement of the beads can be estimated as they are sewn on, or they can be marked with a dot of disappearing ink. Many aprons are trimmed with pockets. In this case, two rounded pockets are placed near the waist, and are headed by coordinating trim. They are easily made by placing two taffeta pockets with right sides together, then sewing along the rounded edge with a small running stitch, as shown on the pattern; the pocket is then turned right side out and pressed. The top edge is folded underneath, pressed, and basted in place. Valenciennnes lace and one row of ribbon are sewn along the top edge, as previously, trimmed with beads. The two pockets are sewn to the apron, the placement indicated on the pattern, with small stitches along the edge. The top edge of the skirt is gathered with two rows of small running stitches; the first one is placed 1/8” near the top, the second one 1/8” or closer, with the stitches not lined up, one under the other. Gather to measure 3-1/2” and mark the center. Measure the waistband pattern to fit your doll, allowing 3/4” longer on each end in order to overlap. The center of the waistband is sewn to the center of skirt, like the waistband for a petticoat. Place the right side of the waistband to the right side of the skirt and stitch with a running stitch; fold to the wrong side. Fold the edge under 1/8” the entire length of the waistband. Sew to the 42

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gathered skirt, and sew the remainder of the waistband, to the right and left hand side of the skirt, together with a slip stitch, including the ends. Sew a hook on the right hand side of the waistband with a corresponding thread loop on the left side. Next, the fanciful bretelles are made. Check the length of the bretelle pattern on your doll, before cutting it out, to be sure it will pass over the shoulders from front to back, slanting nicely outwards from the waist onto the shoulders, rather than passing straight up and over the shoulders. Place two taffeta bretelles with right sides together and sew with a running stitch, along the curved edge of the bretelle, as indicated on the pattern. Turn to the right side and press. The straight side of the bretelle is folded to the front and pressed, then basted as before. Lace is gathered to the curved edge, then a row of ribbon is sewn on, matching that on the pockets; one row of ribbon is sewn along the straight edge, both ribbons trimmed with beads. Attach the bretelles as indicated on the pattern, with a few stitches to hold them in place. Now, make the two cross pieces. They are simply a piece of ribbon with Valenciennes lace sewn on flat along the top edge; trim with beads. Position the front cross piece according to the pattern and sew each end to the bretelle. Then, position the back cross piece and sew it to the bretelle on the left side only, looking at the apron on the inside, though it doesn’t really matter which side is sewn, as long as the second side is attached to the other bretelle with a small hook and thread loop. Though this apron is constructed with simple pattern pieces, it may take a bit longer than initially anticipated due to the time required to create the delicate effect of the flaunting of lace frills and the glistening of the myriad of crystal beads. The style is due to the exquisite taste of the celebrated modiste of La Poupée Modèle. Such was the fashion of the day. Since the stylish belles found out what an exceedingly useful accessory garment the apron could be, in a truly decorative sense, they clung to the fashion pertinaciously.

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Identification and Dating of Kling Parian Shoulder Heads - Part One by Mary Krombholz

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The C.F. Kling & Co. porcelain factory was located in Ohrdruf, pictured above. Photo: Mary Krombholz

he C.F. Kling & Co. porcelain factory was located in the Thuringian town of Ohrdruf from its founding in 1834 by Christian Friedrich Kling until the factory closed in the 1940s. Ohrdruf, with a 2012 population of 5,466, covers 15.35 square miles. An original portrait of Christian Friedrich Kling is dated 1857. The August 4, 1937 issue of a newspaper titled Thueringen Waldbote (Thuringian Messenger) accurately dated the initial Kling production of porcelain doll heads with the words: “The following can be reported about the old company, well known all over Germany and in many foreign countries. The founder of the company was Christian Friedrich Kling. In 1834, he had his first exhibit at the Leipzig Fall Show. Back then, they mainly made figurines, reliefs and vases. At the end of the 1850s, they started the production of household dishes. Soon, this was abandoned and the company started to make porcelain dolls, dollhouse dolls and children figures only. It was those items that gave the company its worldwide reputation. The export of doll products was very important.” For many years, antique German doll researchers and collectors have listed 1870 as the date the Kling porcelain factory first made porcelain doll heads because of a dated entry in the Ciesliks’ German Doll Encyclopedia. The October 21, 1858 document pictured here conclusively proves that the Dressel Doll Factory ordered 38 dozen porcelain doll heads from the

An 1858 document shows an order from Dressel for 38 dozen doll heads. Kirsten Johansen Archival Paper Collection.

Christian Friedrich Kling. Courtesy Ohrdruf Town Museum. Photo: Christiane Graefnitz

Kling porcelain factory in the 1850s. The translation of the German words on this invoice fragment, from the top of the document down, read as follows: “No. 489. Sonnenberg, 21. 10. 1858… //Order. For Herrn Kling & Co.//From Ernst & Carl Dressel//As soon as possible, at the latest by …*(date not filled in) to deliver together with this order slip//From Gotha by freight train to …Z.A. Boecher in Cologne one box no. 56 with the following content: 38 dozen doll heads of porcelain, bald heads with painted crowns.” The size numbers and amount of heads in each size are listed on the last line of the invoice. The size of the Kling order confirms the large number of porcelain dolls heads being made by this Thuringian porcelain factory in the 1850s. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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When studying a bald, glazed-porcelain shoulder head produced by the Kling porcelain factory from the late 1850s on (photo 1), we are immediately aware of the outstanding facial modeling and painting apparent on early Kling parian and china heads. The 23-inch doll has an original mohair wig, finely painted and shaded multi-stroke eyebrows, upper and lower eyelashes painted with closely-spaced brushstrokes, red eyelid crease lines, glass stationary eyes, a long, narrow nose, generous cheek blushing and a slightly-smiling, closed mouth. By comparing the facial modeling and painting of the Kling china shoulder head made in the late 1850s with a Kling parian shoulder head made in the mid-1860s (photo 2), we are able to identify the unmarked shoulder heads made by this prolific porcelain factory during the 1850s, 1860s and 1870s. The modeling and painting similarities on the early Kling chinas and the Kling parians are very important because an identical Kling unmarked parian shoulder head, with a removable cluster of curls, was identified as a product of the Kling porcelain factory on pages 32 and 33 of Rosalie Whyel’s 1996 book titled The Rose Unfolds, Rarities of the Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. Rosalie’s parian shoulder head was made from an identical master mold as my shoulder head, pictured here (photo 2, 3, 4 and 5). This Kling parian shoulder head is unique because it has a removable cluster of curls on the back of the head.

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Rosalie Whyel described her Kling parian shoulder-head doll which is identical to my example pictured above, with the following words: “A lovely untinted bisque doll with several distinctive features. First, she has inset blue glass eyes instead of the more commonly-seen painted ones. Her head is not a fixed shoulder head style but turns sweetly on a kid-lined shoulder plate. Last and most unusual, is her molded light-brown hair which is pulled to the back, with an applied cascade of curls.” A second paragraph on page 33 of Rosalie’s book provides very important information on the Thuringian porcelain factory responsible for making this unique head. Rosalie states: “Her head is one of a group imported in the late 19th century by the U.S.-based company of George Borgfeldt. It is illustrated in Colemans’ Encyclopedia of Dolls (vol. I, p. 87) as part of a group donated to the Museum of the City of New York by Fred Kolb, once president of the Borgfeldt Company. The Colemans have studied Fred Kolb’s encoded documentation that came with these doll heads and feel that this fine example was made by the German firm, Kling.” My identical 5-inch parian shoulder head has a swivel neck and dome-shaped shoulder plate often found on the un-tinted bisque Mary Krombholz Paper Collection

Mary Krombholz Collection. Photo: Lee Krombholz

Mary Krombholz Collection. Photo: Lee Krombholz

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shoulder heads made by the Kling porcelain factory. The café-au-lait upswept mid-1860s hairstyle features waves on each side of a center part and a removable cluster of curls on the back of the head. Head features include realistically molded ears with flared, pierced earlobes, finely painted multi-stroke, shaded eyebrows, stationary glass eyes, generous cheek blushing and a slightly smiling mouth. A postcard below shows the four-winged Schloss Ehrenstein castle in Ohrdruf, which was built between 1550 and 1570. Early on, this Renaissance castle was the residence of nobles. The castle has housed the town museum since 1933. At the present time, the Doll and Toy Museum, the Heritage Museum, the Municipal Archives and the Ohrdruf Library are all located in the castle.

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The Schloss Ehrenstein Museum was badly damaged in a December 1, 2013 fire caused by a heating tool used by one of the workers who was completing the five-year restoration of the building. In February, longtime Ohrdruf Museum Director Peter Cramer sent the following letter to me describing the fire: “Dear Mrs. Krombholz: It wasn’t possible to answer you immediately after the fire catastrophe. My complete technology didn’t function. I wanted to let you know that we were able to save almost all of the dolls and doll heads. They only need to be cleaned. So we could safeguard the heads from the Kling firm. We will rebuild the castle and museum. We are estimating three years. I want to thank you again for your last book with the dedication and presentation about me. It is again, as with all your books, a very interesting and successful work. I wish you all the best and send greetings from Ohrdruf, (signed) Peter Cramer.” To find further conclusive proof that the Kling porcelain factory made parian shoulder heads, please turn to the Kling chapters in my books titled Identifying German Parian Dolls, A Pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas and 500 Years of German Doll Making. They all picture an identical black-and-white photograph attached to a poster displayed on a wall in the Schloss Ehrenstein Doll and Toy Museum. The glass showcase once held examples of 100 years of Kling factory porcelain production. The showcase was featured at the 1934 Leipzig Fall Fair to commemorate the 100th Anniversary visit Kling made to this well-known trade fair. A large oval sign attached to the front of the Anniversary showcase translates to “1834-1934//100 Year Fair Visit//of the C.F. Kling & Co.// Ohrdruf/Thur.//Room 335 Staircase D.” The German letters “Aufg” are the abbreviation of the word “Aufgang,” which means “staircase.” I am very grateful to Peter Cramer for making this photostat of the important Kling photograph so that I could include it in my books and magazine articles on antique German dolls. The bottom shelf of the Kling 100th Anniversary showcase photograph is enlarged to clearly show twenty china, parian and bisque doll heads made by the Kling porcelain factory. Courtesy Ohrdruf Town Museum. Photostat of Original Photograph by Peter Cramer. 50

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An enlarged view of the bottom shelf in the Kling 100th Anniversary showcase photograph shows six circled parian shoulder heads. Parian shoulder heads made from identical master molds are pictured left to right on pages 71, 60, 59, 57, 53 and 65 in the Kling chapter of my 2006 book titled Identifying German Parian Dolls. Four of the circled shoulder heads will be pictured in Part Two of this Antique Doll Collector article on the Kling porcelain factory. The value of Kling parians with elaborately decorated shoulder plates is confirmed in the “Auction Report” on page 14 of the June 26, 2006 issue of the weekly newspaper Antique Week. The newspaper pictures a Kling shoulder head with a very ornate shoulder plate, which sold for $48,160. Two Kling shoulder heads with identical hairstyles and applied shoulder plate decorations are pictured on page 58 of my parian book, illustrations 20 and 22. Upon first seeing the showcase photo at the Schloss Ehrenstein Museum in 1999, it puzzled me because it pictured a side view of a shoulder head (above left) with two molded faces and the hairstyle was difficult to identify. As soon as I saw a side view of the identical shoulder head in a glass display case in the Schloss Ehrenstein Museum, I realized that it was made from an identical master mold as the two-faced shoulder head circled on the far right of the bottom shelf of the showcase photograph. I was delighted when Peter Cramer, Director of the Schloss Ehrenstein Museum, kindly took the shoulder head out of the museum’s showcase and placed it on a small wooden table so that my friend, Christiane Graefnitz, could take a photograph of it. The early 1860s, 4½-inch shoulder head has two faces, a kid-lined swivel neck, a separate dome-shaped shoulder plate, a simple, center-parted hairstyle with flared hair above the molded ears, stationary glass eyes and a slightlysmiling, closed mouth. (Photos 6 and 7.) One of the shoulder heads in the Schloss Ehrenstein

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Courtesy Ohrdruf Town Museum. Photostat of Original Photograph by Peter Cramer.

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Museum’s collection of Kling parians is marked with the following incised mold marks: 4W6. The mid-1870s shoulder head contains a center-parted hairstyle with welldefined comb marks, a coronet-type molded braid which encircles the back hairstyle, finely-painted multi-stroke eyebrows, upper and lower painted eyelashes, stationary glass eyes and a closed mouth (photo 8). The late John Darcy Noble, well-known antique doll author and longtime Curator of the Museum of the City of New York, pictured twelve parian shoulder heads with

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similar incised markings on Plate 17, page 155 of his 1971 book titled A Treasury of Beautiful Dolls. Noble described these shoulder heads (which can now be attributed to the Kling porcelain factory) on page 99, with the following words: “The enviable group of a dozen rare fancy-bisque heads in Plate 17 is the property of the Museum of the City of New York, which is fortunate to own no less than twenty-eight of these beautiful heads. A family resemblance is noticeable among these ladies, and several of them are marked with similar sequences of figures and letters – presumably a code system to identify the molds. Most of the ladies have a startling look of awareness, whether their eyes are painted or inset glass. Their faces have a wash of palepink skin color, their blond hair is arranged elaborately and the jewels, ribbons and flowers which decorate their hair is often glazed and heightened with gilding. Some have pierced ears, although many of the earrings are now missing.” A rare 6-inch parian shoulder head, on display in the Schloss Ehrenstein Museum, is marked with the Kling mold number 111-9 (photo 9). The gray molded hat is decorated with a black molded hatband, a gold and white circular medallion and a pink, glazed feather. Head features include lobepierced ears, finely-painted multi-stroke eyebrows, upper and lower painted eyelashes, stationary glass eyes and a closed mouth. The back view of the shoulder head shows the unusual braids which divide on the back of the head and encircle the neck to form a molded necklace on the front shoulder plate. The incised 111-9 marking is visible on the lower edge of the shoulder plate. Another 5-inch rare parian shoulder head, marked with the Kling

mold number 118-6, is also owned by Ohrdruf Town Museum (photo 10). The elaborate hairstyle includes large vertical braids on the back of the head and a very colorful bird molded on the top of the head. Head features include pierced ears, finely-painted multi-stroke eyebrows, upper and lower painted eyelashes, stationary glass eyes and a closed mouth. The back view shows the large braids which cover the center of the back of the head. The incised Kling marking 118-6 is visible on the lower edge of the shoulder plate.

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The Many Faces of German Dolls Photos taken by Keith Kaonis at the 2014 UFDC National Convention

Above, Miss Unity, a lovely papier mache with a dramatic Apollo knot hairstyle welcomed visitors to the German doll exhibit. Left: German chinas and all bisques

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ne of our favorite UFDC special exhibits, “The Many Faces of German Dolls” illustrated the tremendous variety and abundance of dolls made in Germany during the 19th and 20th centuries. Papier mache, china, parian type, bisque and cloth… the diversity seems endless. Sponsored by the Houston Doll Collectors and organized by Sandy Kralovetz, it was outstanding. The excellent signage was appreciated by all!

Princess Julianna, Gbr. Heubach 54

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Gbr. Heubach

Smiling Heubach

OIC 255 Screaming Baby

Heubach 7958

Einco googly by Heubach

S & H 1303

S & H 1428

Gbr. Heubach

S & H 1388

S & H 1358

Gbr. Heubach 6979 and seated, Franz Schmidt 11439

S & H 150

S & H 1368

Heubach

S & H 152

Kestner 241, S & H Bergman 612

Gbr. Heubach Grumpy 8548

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Armand Marseille, A 6 M

A M 253, Hertel Schwab & Co.

Hertel Schwab 165, A M 410

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A M 590

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A 12 M “Duchess”, Century doll by J D K

Papier mache “Oma and Opa”

“Polichinelle”, Simon and Halbig 1305

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“Virginia, Ginny for short” googly designed by American illustrator Oscar Hitt.

Left to right: K * R 115A, K * R 121, Kestner 183, K * R 114 “Gretchen”

Kestner 1070, K * R 128

K * R 117 “Mein Liebling”

K * R 112X

K * R 114 “Gretchen”

K * R 192, Kestner Hilda with skin wig, Kestner 190

K * R 101X

K * R 112, glass eyes

K * R 109 “Elise”

K * R 101, Kestner “Wrestler”

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G & K 34-29

C. P. (Catterfelder Puppenfabrik) 214

Kley & Hahn 520

Kestner 211

Beltons

Bruno Schmidt “Wendy”

Kestner 143

Kestner

Kestner Kewpie, Doodledog on chair

Kestner 208

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Kestner 185 Kestner 220 size variations

Unmarked all bisque, F. P. Swaine & Co.

Georgene Averill “Allie Dog”, Grace Rockwell

BP Swaine & Co.

Georgene Averill “Allie Cat” and doll designed by Grace Corry Rockwell

Kathe Kruse #1

Kathe Kruse

Mask-face googlies

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Do You Have a Mystery Doll? C

hristine Jeffrey replied to our mystery doll in the November issue. “Dean’s Rag Book Co. produced this doll in 1925 in their “Tru-to-Life” Cherub Series. They were made in sizes 10½ and 12 inch sizes and stuffed with down. See “Dean’s of Yesterday” by Neil Miller for reference. Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above. 60

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Calendar of Events Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

9/23 1/24/15. France. Minuscules Exposition. 9/23-1/24/15. Musee de la Poupee-Paris. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com. www.dollshopsunited.com.

10/18/14-4/6/15. Switzerland. 3000 Years of Shoes Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.toy-worlds-museum-basle.ch. NOV-3/7/15. Riverhead, NY. Antique Dolls Exhibit. Suffolk County Historical Society. 631-727-2881. Suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org. 11/29/14-2/2015. Switzerland. Russia’s Icons – Cult Images & Depictions of Saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.toy-worlds-museum-basle.ch.

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4 Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Bears Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. DollFestival@aol.com. 831-438-5349. 8-9 Newark, OH. Premier Antique to Modern Doll Auction. McMasters Harris Doll Auctions. 800-842-3526. mark@mcmastersharris.com. www.mcmastersharris.com. 9-11 Newport Beach, CA. Theriault Auction. The Fairmont Hotel. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. (F) 410-224-2515. www.theriaults.com. 10 Waco, TX. Doll Show. Lion’s Den. Productions Unlimited. Kyle. 405-810-1010. 11 Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Marriott Hotel. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net. www.napervilledollshow.com. 16-17 Naples, FL. Doll Show. New Hope Event Center. Mydolls_2@yahoo.com. Myrna Elby. 574-780-0951. Wendy Mitchell. 239-530-0010. 17-18 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 24 Chandler, AZ. Doll & Bears Show. American Legion, Post #35. Dolls & Friends Doll Club. Cheryl Fox. 480-966-3061. Vicki Lafferty. 480-464-2899. 25 Hauppauge, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. UPSKY Hotel of Long Island. Patchogue Doll Fanciers Club. Mary. 631-981-9332. Maryv24@verizon.net. 31 Glendale, CA. Doll & Toy Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium. The Verdugo Hills Doll Club. Janet Hollingsworth. 626-441-3330. jhollwth@pacbell.net. 31 Palm Springs, FL. Doll & Bear Show. St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Gold Coast Doll Study Club & Sunshine Doll Club. Karen Monahan. 561-741-1059. 31 Panama City, FL. Doll Show. Holiday Inn Select. Rose Marie’s Dolls. 850-532-9797.

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6-8 Des Moines, IA. Antique Spectacular. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Kimberly Schilling. Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular. com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. 7 Fullerton, CA. Best Little Doll Club of Orange County Luncheon. Crown Plaza Hotel. Michele Wise. 949-351-0512. Robin. 626-644-5236. 7 Leesburg, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Leesburg Community Center. Orange Blossom & Hills & Lakes Doll Collectors. Janelle Sundeen. 352-728-1832. 7 Pensacola, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. First United Methodist Church. Pensacola Doll Study Club. Paula B. Meyerriecks. 850-292-6074. 7 Pt. Angeles, WA. Doll Show. Vern Burton Center. Just Dolls of Washington. Dori Beachler. 360-683-1006. 7 San Diego, CA. Miniature Show. Al Bahr Shrine Center. San Diego Miniature Crafters. minidebi@gmail.com. 7 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com. 8 Miami, FL. Doll & Toy Collectibles Show. Ramada Inn. 305-446-4488. Steve Fuller. lsdfullr@gmail.com. 14 Ft. Myers, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Araba Temple. Fort Myers Doll Club & Cape Coral Doll Guild. magicofdolls@gmail.com. 239-540-3628. 14 New Braunfels, TX. Doll Show. New Braunfels Civic Ctr. Hill Country Doll Show. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. 14 Phoenix, AZ. Doll & Bear Show. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Sunbonnet Doll Club. Judy. 602-896-1771. Leonore. 602-841-0438. www.SunbonnetDollClub.com. 14 Pompano Beach, FL. Doll Show. Pompano Beach Civic Center. Pompano Beach Doll Club. Mary Ann Payung. 954-783-2158. 14 Portland, OR. Doll & Bear Show. National Guard Armory. Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. 14 W. Melbourne, FL. Doll Show. Veterans Memorial Complex. Florida Space Coast Doll Club. Cindy Harris. 321-431-3133. 15 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Ctr. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612-669-1613. 15 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. L. Fassinger. 440-477-7174. ceilfass@sbcglobal.net. Calendar cont. on page 62

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Calendar cont. from page 61 21 Jacksonville, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Ramada Mandarin Conference Ctr. Knight SE Doll Shows. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. 21 Largo/St. Petersburg, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Minnreg Building. St. Petersburg Doll Club. Ilene Delk. 727-347-7556. Jo Valente. 727-384-1708. 21 Montgomery, AL. Luncheon. Arrowhead Country Club. Montgomery Area Doll & Toy Club. Elizabeth Murray. 334-279-8018. Linda.s.tamplin@att.net 22 Bellevue, WA. Doll & Toy Show. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723. Pepins4@msn.com. 22 Countryside, IL. Doll Show. William Tell Banquets @ The Countryside Holiday Inn. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. www.illinoisdollshows.com. ildollshows@aol.com. 22 Galesburg, IL. Doll & Toy Show. Sandburg Mall. W. Central Illinois Doll Club. Jane Easterly. 309-299-0486. Jane_easterly@hotmail.com. 22 Tampa, FL. Teddy Bear Show. Crowne Plaza Westshore. Teddy Bear Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. 28 Baton Rouge, LA. Doll Show. Milton J. Womack Center. Bayou Bebes Doll Club of Baton Rouge. George Orgeron. 985-386-4291. Orgeron2466@bellsouth.net. 28 GERMANY. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion The Depouz Collection Vol. II Auction. Gotz Seidel. mail@spielzeugauktiont.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de. 0049(0)6203-13014 (F) 0049(0)6203-17193. 28 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Elks Lodge. Forever Young. Sandy Kline. 818-368-4648. 28 Punta Gorda/Pt. Charlotte, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Ctr. Pt. Charlotte Doll Club. Merle Romer. 941-286-1446. 28 Richmond, VA. Doll Show. Richmond Raceway Complex. Capital Doll Club. Jackie Price. 804-275-0091.

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6-8 Rock Island, IL. Antique Spectacular. QCCA Expo Ctr. Kimberly Schilling. Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. 7 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection Parish Ctr. Cameo Doll Club. Gwen Pogue. 619-460-4678. 7 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. Western N. C. Agricultural Ctr. Boone Center. Asheville Doll Shows. Jackie Stone. 828-505-1577. 7 Myrtle Beach, SC. Doll & Bear Show. Lakewood Conference Ctr. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. 7 Santa Barbara, CA. Doll Show. 100 Year Anniversary of Raggedy Ann. Earl Warren Show Ground. Santa Barbara Doll Club. 805-733-1261. 8 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310-386-4211. 8 DeWitt, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Ctr. Lansing Doll Show. Sandy Johnson Barts. 269-599-1511. 8 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Ctr. Of DeWitt. 269-599-1511. SJBbetsys@comcast.net 8 Maquoketa, IA. Doll & Toy Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Eastern Iowa Doll Shows. Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534. 14 El Paso, TX. Doll Show. El Paso Holiday Inn Airport. Sun Country Folks of El Paso Doll Club. Janna Daniels. 915-637-3438. 14 Lakeland, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Lake Mirror Ctr. Tropical Doll Study Club. www.tropicaldollstudyclub.com. Suzanne Watkins. 863-676-8886. Diane Milla. 863-644-1144. 14 Nashville, TN. Doll & Bear Show. Marriott Opryland/Airport. Knight S.E. Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. 14-15 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Bear Show. Puyallup Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. 15 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander’s Firemen’s Recreation Hall. Linda Vilsack. 585-482-0835. Lin Callahan. 15 Anaheim, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Rowbear & Friends. 831-438-5349. 15 Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Shows. Jesse Kohler. 352-527-6666. www.JMKShows.com. 15 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Doubletree Houston Hobby Airport Hotel. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston Doll Club. Linda Sieck. 713-283-5900. 19-21 Houston, TX. Doll Convention, Spring into Summer 2015 “Les Diamants et les Poupees/Diamonds & Dolls. Marriott Hotel. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Competition: International Doll Makers Society. Registration Required. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077. 20-22 Cedar Falls, IA. Antiques & Collectibles Show. UNI-Dome. Kimberly Schilling, Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@ antiquespectacular.com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. 20-21 Golden, CO. Doll Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Table Mountain Treasures Doll Club. 20 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Marriott Hotel. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077. www.bayareadollclub.com. 21 Madison, WI. Doll Show. Alliant Energy Ctr. Madison Area Doll Club. Dawn. 608-235-3169. 21 Nashville, TN. Doll & Bear Show. Marriott Airport Hotel. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com. 21 Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. 21 Venice, FL. Doll Show. Woodmere Park. Venice Doll Club. Mary Falcone. 941-312-4568. 27 New Harmony, IN. Doll Show. New Harmony Inn & Convention. Rhoda’s Doll Emporium. Rhoda. 618-384-8735. 618-387-1255. 28 Glendale, CA. Doll Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club. Dene Alcott. 818-248-4862. 29 Cincinnati, OH. Doll Show. Sharonville Holiday Inn. Queen City Barbie Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513-207-8409. askmargie@aol.com.

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10am-4pm

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Antique, Modern and Miniature Dolls

Hours: 11-4, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or by appointment.

Donations: Friday $8 Saturday $5 Children under 12 $3 Doll Appraisals $5 each

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poupee by Adelaide Huret on an articulated wood body by Jumeau, wearing an antique dress by Bereux, 17 inches, brought approximately $17,500 at Francois Theimer’s November 22nd auction in Paris.

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t the recent Galerie de Chartres auction, an outstanding Depose Tete Jumeau with marked body, all original, measuring 18.5 inches, sold for over $28,000.

NEW LOCATION NEW HOPE EVENT CENTER 7675 Davis Blvd. Naples, Florida 34104 See website: DollShowUSA.com

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Saturday January 31, 2015 10 am to 3pm Admission $5 Glendale Civic Auditorium 1401 N. Verdugo Road Glendale, CA

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We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Noel Barrett Auctions www.noelbarrett.com Auction Team Breker www.breker.com Galerie de Chartres www.ivoire-france.com Francois Theimer’s www.theimer.fr

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1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

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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Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608 Website: AshleysDolls.com • E-mail: AshleysDolls@gmail.com Visit us on www.dollshopsunited.com/stores/ashleysdolls • Generous Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA

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Would You Like to Keep These Dolls Forever? Order your commemorative 220 page hardbound catalog immediately to be sure it is not sold out. Every doll is shown in art quality photographs with full historical and informational details. A wonderful book to enjoy over and over again, a great reference tool, and price guide with realized prices sent after the auction. $75 includes priority postage.

For more info or to order a catalog call 800-638-0422 or go online to Theriaults.com.

Would You Like to See All of the Beautiful Dolls in The Susan Whittaker Estate Auction “Cotillion”? Visit theriaults.com and look for ISSUU. Click on that and you will be able to virtually turn the pages to view the exquisite auction catalog.

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She Built Her Collection with Gold Horse Dolls When Theriault’s brought its first doll auction to Los Angeles in 1980, Susan Whittaker of Beverly Hills was sitting front and center in the audience, and when dolls designated as “Gold Horse” came to the podium, she was front and center in the bidding. Yes, she built her collection around the authority of the Gold Horse designation. Because Theriault’s knew that bidding on a doll is scary. So 45 years ago they introduced a program in which the value of rare dolls would be assured to the winning bidder.

So 45 years ago Theriault’s introduced a program in which the value of rare dolls would be assured to the winning bidder.

Theriault’s classic “Gold Horse” tag appears on the wrist of every doll designated with the guarantee.

This program, unique in the auction industry and unique in the doll world, guarantees the hammer price of any doll that carries the award. So collectors, such as Susan Whittaker, could bid and buy with confidence. Still other collectors see the program as a great way to evolve their existing collection, trading in one or two Gold Horse dolls they already own toward the purchase of another Gold Horse doll they now wish to bid and buy.

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“Where do you find all those wonderful dolls?” From collectors such as yourself. Whether the collection is small or grand, famous or private, a grand museum or a personal preserve, chances are that most of the dolls that we offer come from the home of a collector just as yourself.

Collectors know that Theriault’s is the go-to answer when it’s time to part with their collection.

After all, after 45 years of specializing exclusively in the auction of antique dolls, collectors know that Theriault’s is the go-to answer when it’s time to part with their collection.

Stein am Rhein Puppenmuseum of Switzerland.

Our white-glove concierge manner makes the parting easier, and our understanding of every collector’s concerns - whether buying or selling - ensures the best end results for you.

That’s why important museums such as the Stein am Rhein Puppenmuseum of Switzerland, and private collections such as those of Estelle Johnston, Hanne Büktas, Evelyn Heidepriem, the Blackler Sisters, and Susan Whittaker, have been handled by Theriault’s in the past few years.

That’s why you should contact Theriault’s when you’re considering parting with your dolls whether one doll or the entire collection.

“In the Company of the Gentleman Bespoken,” the private collection of Estelle Johnston of Atlanta.

For more information, to schedule an appointment to consign your dolls, or general auction information call 800-638-0422.

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17” Barrois fashion in Winter splendor, walking Borzoi hounds. Stationary neck, leather body, dreamy ensemble and accessories. $3450. Borzoi hounds range in price from $750 to $1250. 17 1/2” Stunning early fashion in the manner of the glasseye Huret, bisque arms (finger repair left hand), leather body w/ wood joints, flange neck, wearing period, couturier silk costume, adorned with black jet bead trim. Extraordinary doll. $8500.

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For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

Sensational Portrait Jumeau - This is the most beautiful Jumeau we have seen. Dewey bisque, huge luminous spiral threaded blue eyes, full lips, original wig and cork pate, antq silk crème dress and French ribbon bonnet, antq boots on 8 ball jtd. body 22” tall. $7995~

Fabulous 14” Wood Body Bru Fashion - Early and lovely, articulated wood body Bru Fashion w/very sought rare spiral threaded enamel TriColored eyes. Gorgeous auburn mohair wig, antique 3 PC. Ensemble, antique boots. EXC. $7995~

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SEE US Feb 8th at the Antique Doll and Toy Show at the Red Lion Hotel, Bellevue, WA 11:00AM -4:00PM AND Feb 14th at the Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Show in Portland at the Armory 8:30AM -4 PM Tiniest JDK 221 GOOGLY UH OH! She has a mission to steal as many hearts as she can! This little “dolling” is fabulous in every way… antique crème dress, fantastic antq. wig with long curls, pristine bisque and original toddler body. 11” of joy! $6300~

Beautiful damask chaise; hand tufted with chaise beaded wood trim work. C. 1880+ Perfect for a petite fashion or a large mignonette. 11.5” x 5.5” tall x 4.5” deep. $695~ Wire and Enamel basket c. 1840 with young woman holding a marrotte. $395~

Precious 15” Fashion Poupee Elegant Jumeau in deep blue winter wool ensemble w/ matching hat, sweet rabbit muff & antique boots. Sturdy kid body, beautiful blue spiral threaded eyes. $3195~

The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

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AN ALL AMERICAN GIRL… FROM LOUIS AMBERG

by Ginger Strain A look at the company’s Victory Doll, born during World War I.

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by Dominique Pennegues The author shares important tips on how to identify dolls made by Raynal.

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by Alf Ertsland Making your dolls as original as possible is a fun and important endeavor.

There has long been confusion when it comes to identifying dolls made by Raynal, Lenci and Nicette. In her article Dominique Pennegues provides us with important tips on how to identify Lenci-type dolls made by Raynal. The cover, a dapper Raynal officer, is a wonderful example of the company’s production. Cover courtesy Theriaults.

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1) 17” Rare Bru Era Poupée - immaculate ‘pressed bisque’ complexion, old firing line, mint wig, and pate, firm body, discolored, no leaks, partially costumed and worth finishing up! $1895. 2) 14” Wood Body Fashion w/ Bisque Arms exquisite chiseled features, delicate color, mesmerizing blue PW eyes, clean body w/ lovely flexible bisque arms, a dressmakers delight! $4800. 3) 13” Dreamy ‘SH 949’ Type - closed mouth w/ radiant, spiraled, blue PW eyes, lovely 3/4 shapely arms and very fine old clothes… a sweet parfait! $495. 4) 9” Gbr.Kuhnlenz ‘34’ - lovely color, sleep eyes, orig. wig & jtd.body, just a sweetheart! $650. 8” ‘Kestner’ - soulful big eyes, orig. wig & pate, jtd.body and period clothes! $750. See #17. 5) All Original Minis… 6.5” Rare English Nanny w/ Tin Buggy and silk hood, bedding & bisque baby - $650. 6.5” Ethnic Black Mache Domestic - $195. 4” Little Lady - glass eyes, wonderful tiny print layers. $215. 4” A/O Boy & Girl Pair w/ hats $350. 6) Choice Mother / Daughter Hatted Parians 4.5” & 7” tall w/ glazed plumes, rare hairdos w/hats,, exquisite quality, intricate detail, w/hats vintage costumes and orig. bodies w/ parian flat sole shoes & limbs! A luxurious pair!! $1595.

7) The Lady’s Man - flirtatious charm in the eyes of this naughty turn of the century rogue - All Original in his best suit & dapper hat! This French Trade Automaton Nodder tilts his head from side to side to flirt his roguish eyes! 20” tall overall… just $1795. 8) This 15” Belton Bru Bebe - has ‘the look’ she should sensuous modeling , blue PW eyes, early Bru-style Closed Mouth w/ parted lips, mohair wig and stiff wrist body, plus the period clothes! so perfect! $2750. 9) 19” Earliest Closed Mouth Kestner What antiquity! ivory bisque w/ razor fine A.T. sculpting, turned head, ice blue eyes, antique wig, plus the original heirloom clothes and shoes! $1095. 10) 31” Outstanding Pre-1900 Kestner How rare for so early a doll to be this size! Early square cut teeth, flat brows, valuable rare French Wig, chunky loose ball body and luxurious old clothes - all excellent! $1795. See #36. 11) 9” Kestner All Bisque - a stunner w/ closed mouth, sleep eyes, chunky body, an impressive size yet so gentle seeming in all her pretty vintage layers! $695.

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18) 18” Early 20’s Composition a true period piece w/ exceptional expression and wonderful clothes including a hat not shown. We love these important iconic American made dolls, each so unique $250. 19) Steiff ‘Cocky’ - a 12” tall with 16” cir. head! orig. eyes, clean velvet muzzle, a specimen! all excellent! $325. Steiff Tiny ‘Cocky’ palm size version, mint w/ button & name tag! $125. 20) 18” Early Rare ‘Mama Doll’ - in original 1920’s condition with smart period factory clothes, even the crier works! $250. 21) 13” Completely Pink Frozen Charlie - lovely matte finish, ear to ear brush marks including brows, unusual shaded lids, and tan eyes w/ accent lines, the best! $495. 22) 20” Rare ‘Melitta’ toddler established collectors know how rare she is - flawless oily sheen bisque, ‘shoe button’ sparkling, round sleep eyes, fully jointed toddler body, and must see period clothes! just $895. 23) Ask about the exciting history of this Unusual 1920’s Infant flawless bisque, sleep eyes, a wonderful body, and great old clothes - It’s special! $495. 24) 21” Scarce J.D.K.226 Baby One of Kestner’s more exaggerated characters w/ his ‘Loving Cup’ ears and wide set eyes, chunky Kestner body beneath beautiful gowns - minor hidden hl and only $450.

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25) 24” Heirloom Pink Tint China - 1860 pressed porcelain, robin egg blue eyes, orig. body w/ leather tasseled boots, all in elegant layers! Mint. $495. 26) The Elusive Door of Hope ‘Amah & Baby’ early quality, clean and unplayed. $1595. 27) 21” Lithographed Enigma Baby - a collectors prize! Super rare, with center seam, stitched ears, square head, chunky jtd. pink fabric “patented” stamped baby body, and charming period clothes near mint! $895. 28) 34” Kestner ‘Soldier Boy’ - a gorgeous quality, mint 17” cir. head and broad shoulders on his chunky jtd. body beneath ‘heroes’ cut down uniform $950. 29) 10” Kestner Gibson Girl - mint nude doll w/ orig. body & bisque limbs awaiting your cabinet creation $895. 30) ‘Mummie’s Dollies’ 7” K*R 192 Clo/Mo - plus an S&C Bebe in Bunting both all original treasures mint w/ tissue from London in the original English ‘Woolland Bros. Box’ dated Feb 8th 1928… heirloom love! $1195.

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31) 5” ‘Spanking Dolly’ this signed, mint Victorian figurine features a naughty dolly for a change, all in great quality detail! $450. 32) Rare Alexander ‘Cynthia’ - complete with orig. stand, booklet, purse, label on dress, and the box! Gorgeous color and mint condition! $1195. 33) 18” Mint Lady China flesh tint, brush marks & comb, sgnd. Brouse, orig. body / porc. limbs, $250. 11” Rare China Male flesh tint, brush marks, actual side burns, plus orig. body w/ glazed limbs. Rare cabinet size too! $495. 34) 18” Attic Original SH 1260 - mint wig to good shoes, original dress under the added one, small flaw upper rear crown under wig. Provenance too! just $395. 35) 24” 1840’s China Youth Polite young lady w/ her pink pinafore over the Original Clothes and very fine Leather Slippers… Classic Americana! $695. 36) 31” ‘Square Tooth 1880’s Kestner’ - please see #10 $1795. 37) 19” K*R 122 Baby creamy bisque, big sleep eyes, and separate “quiver tongue”, original K*R body - sweet clothes too, a love! $495.

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21” Fran Schmidt 1294 Character Baby $650

11” Dewees Cochran Angela Appleseed $1350

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25” Rare “Lori” Toddler Character Boy $1800

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L’Ecole des Poupees focuses on Mignonnettes | June 2-4, 2015 French and German all-bisque dolls from the Golden Age (1877-1917)

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he surprise hit of Morphy’s December 14, 2014 doll auction wasn’t a fancy French bébé or captivating German character doll – it was an American Bye-Lo Baby that stunned the audience that sold for a grand total of $4,500! This, of course, wasn’t just any ordinary Bye-Lo. It was a very special and rare all-cloth doll with a shaped and painted face. It was sparkly clean, still retaining its lovely soft baby color, completely crisp and factory original, still with original cloth Bye-Lo Baby label touting it as “soft, sweet, and cuddly.” Only a few examples of this elusive model are known to exist, and none in this unbelievable condition, as though it had been wrapped and kept in a chest or box for the past 90 years. This Bye-Lo will now have an honored place in a Midwestern collection famed for its emphasis on baby and toddler dolls. Lady dolls captivated buyers, led by a spectacular 1959 #1 Barbie with blonde ponytail selling for $6,600 and presented in her original box with swimsuit, earrings, stand, and booklet, but missing sunglasses and shoes. An impressive 17-inch French fashion poupée bois with jointed wood body and lovely early face, sold for $4,800. A 21-inch Bru fashion with extensive facial damage, but totally original wardrobe, accessories, trunk, bed and chest of drawers with provenance and handed down through the generations by a Philadelphia area family sold for $3600, even with general play wear. A lovely mechanical doll with R.D. key and German bisque head nodded her head up and down and moved her hands back and forth to rock her baby in the cradle as the music box played. She was beautifully dressed in blue satin and lace with a mohair wig and sold over #1 Barbie $6,600 estimate for $4,800. Another German lovely was a petite 11-inch Bruno Schmidt 537 “Wendy” with wistful expression brought a high bid of $4800. All prices include 20% buyer’s premium. Morphy’s is now accepting items for a Spring 2015 premiere cataloged doll auction. Sales are held at Morphy’s state-of-the-art gallery in Denver, PA. All items are on display at least 30 days before the auction and available for examination. Gallery, Internet, phone and absentee bidding are available. Contact Jan Foulke or Dan Morphy at 717-335-3435 or dan.morpy@morphyauctions.com or janfoulke@aol.com.

Lynette Gross Selling a diverse array of unique and antique dolls Telephone (317) 844-6459 Email LynetteDolls@yahoo.com Visit my online shops open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Mechanical rocking baby $4,800

French fashion poupée with wood body $4,800

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21” Kestner 167 10 ½, brown sleep eyes, beautiful molding & painting, blonde HH wig, original store stock dress & shoes, varnish on arms and hands has darkened $595. Now $475.

26” S & H 1009, marked S13H 1009 DEP St, blue sleep eyes, brunette mohair wig, beautiful ball jointed body $795. Now $625.

22” SH 1039 10 1/2 w/ red Wimperon stamp on RD key wind walking body (works great), blue flirty eyes, HH wig, antique shoes & socks $1695. Now $1095. $1695

16” Melitta 4 ½ on bj toddler body, sweet face, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, some professional repaint on body, paint scuffs on cheeks & nose $595. 12” Steiff Ossili Hase 1962-64, mohair w/ jointed head, wire armature $155. 11” Zoppy Steiff Rabbit in dralon 1966-67, in felt shorts, jointed head $59.50

15 1/2” Fabulous Black bisque with wonderfully molded features, brown painted eyes, bisque arms and china boots on cloth body, antique clothing, holds a 5” celluloid baby w/ bottle $850.

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27” “Little Gretchen of 1871” Flat Top China w/ center part, blue eyes w/ red above eyes, all original w/ tags denoting Gretchen’s Wrapper 1871, original owner Mrs. C.B. Moellering $595 $595. Now $450.

12 ½” Emily by Alice Lester Leverett #5/50 w/ trunk & clothes, all bisque fully jointed body, brown pw eyes, beautiful set w/ jumper set, sweater, nightgown, shoes & hat $995.

#3 Barbie with beautiful coloring, blond hair in original wrap, hoop earrings, brown eyeliner $695. #1830 Fashion Accents, Mint on card, never opened $155. #975 Winter Holiday Set NRFB $225. #1400 Country Clubbin’ NRFB $150. #0775 Drum Major NRFB $200.

36” Shirley Temple in vintage dark blue Swiss dot dress, original hair style w/ bow, some staining on arms $525 Now $450. 36” Shirley Temple in light blue vintage dress, high cheek color, right cheek rub, pin as is $595. Now $525. 14” Alexander Beth in tagged costume, new shoes, cheek rub $145. 12” Lissy face all original Jo 1956-58, jointed elbows & knees $195 $195. Now $145. 12” Lissy face all original Beth 1956-58, jointed elbows & knees $195 $195. Now $145. 11 Uncle Wiggily Paper Back Books 1936 & 1937, 11” x 8 ½”, all with high color & in great condition, titles: Helps Jimmie, Paperboat, The Milkman, Red Monkey, The Starfish, Troublesome Boys, Goes Berrying, Starts Off, Black Cricket, The Cowbird, Granddaddy Longlegs $149.50 for all

5” Marzipan by Joanne Callander, all porcelain jointed doll seated on her oversized upholstered chair, limited edition of 20 retail $1495 $1495. Now $875.

10 Pat Boldt miniatures on retired Bespaq display cabinet, 2 ¾” glass eyed doll, 1 ½” all bisque, 2 Kewpies, Raggedy Ann, Baby, doll w/ bear, rabbit $595. 22” S & H 550, brown sleep eyes, nice bj body $375. 25” ABG 1362 on walking body, brown sleep eyes, 2 repaired fingers $350 Now $310. Steiff Wooly Rabbit w/ button & tag $25.

Embellished Paper Doll Pictures: 19 ½ x 15 ½” Boy w/ puppy, Girl w/ doll, both w/ HH & satin clothing $89.95; 23 ½” x 15 ½” Boy w/ ball, Girl w/ pink dress, both w/ HH & dressed $89.95; 19 ½” x 15 ½” Boy w/ ball, Girl w/ kitten, both dressed $89.95

21” Kestner 167 10 ¥¥¥, brown sleep eyes, beautiful molding & painting, blonde HH wig, original store stock dress & shoes, varnish on arms and hands has darkened $595. Now $475. $595

25” Kestner 171, blue sleep eyes, professionally repainted body $325. 18” K & W Baby Sold

18” Handwerch #109, original mohair wig, shoes & socks $395. 17 ½” All Original Wax Over Composition doll, brown sleep eyes, beautiful mohair wig, some repair on forehead, red boots paint as is, red silk top & skirt melting, squeaker in body $395. Now $295.

10” All original wax over papier mache walking doll (works), Pat. July 15, 1862, black pupiless eyes, wax as is on cheek $795. Now $595.

21 ½” SFBJ 301 in original costume with fabulous leather gloves, mohair wig, blue sleep eyes (missing lashes left side), leather shoes w/ heels $750 $750. Now $595.

14 ½” Kathy Redmond’s Estrella from Dicken’s Great Expectations, fabulously molded, detailed & painted character face, bonnet & bodice top, blue painted eyes, smiling open mouth w/ teeth showing, great piece, all original $495.

20” 1950’s ‘Garden Party’ Cissy all original w/ hat, shoes & ring, beautiful facial coloring $595.

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Gebruder Heubach #5636 Character, sl. eyes, mint bisque, slightly o/mo., molded tongue, 2 lower molded teeth, ant. mohair wig, gorgeous batiste dress w/ embroidered flowers & ant. hat. Fully jointed body, deep dimples & ADORABLE in a darling teeny cabinet size!! $1850.

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20” Fr. P.D. (Petit & Dumontier) Bebe, HUGE threaded p/w eyes, mauve blush under brows, perfect pale bisque, ant. mohair wig , Fr. ant. 2 pc. silk costume, full undie set, ant. Fr. boots, ant. lace bonnet w/silk ribbons, orig. PD body w/”metal hands”. One of the most beautiful PD’s EVER!!!! ONLY… $17,500.

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13” Early Steiner Series C Bebe, amber p/w eyes, perfect pale bisque, ant. mohair wig, ant. Fr. dress, ant. velvet hat, ant. Fr. shoes, orig. full 1 pc. undies, on orig. early str. wrist Steiner body. OUTSTANDING cabinet size Bebe!! Only… $8200.

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RAYNAL LENCI-TYPE DOLLS by Dominique Pennegues

aynal cloth dolls are known internationally for their However, these Raynal caricature dolls, sold in France artistic qualities, however, it’s easy to see that their and abroad, as evidenced by the advertising shown in 1927 production was inspired from its beginning by Elena Playthings, appear to have been used mainly in France as König Scavini’s own Lenci dolls. door prizes and giveways to clients at popular cabarets. The first advertisement for Raynal dolls, an ethnic The common thread that unites these caricature dolls is the caricature doll representing a chubby figure from quality of the clothing, often featuring fine organza and silk. Normandy with large hands and widely spread fingers, Like Margarete Steiff, Edouard Raynal and Marthe appeared in the July 1927 Playthings magazine alongside Gold, Raynal chose for their first comic ethnic doll a classic dolls. There is additional evidence that Raynal dolls cartoon character in the person of a young Breton called were influenced by Bécassine by its creator Margarete Steiff and Jacqueline River in Elena König Scavini. 1905 for the magazine We know that La Semaine de Suzette. the earliest dolls The well known manufactured by Parisian-Polish artist’s Margarete Steiff in 1905 cloth doll maker were dolls representing Stefania Lazarska was ethnic comic characters already producing that were often seen this particular cloth in the comics. Mama doll since WWI. Katzenjammer, Missus One may say that and Der Captain are the particularity of probably the most Raynal’s production famous caricature dolls during all its life was produced by Margarete always been to copy Steiff after the famous other’s successful comic strip “The creations with no “état Katzenjammer Kids” d’âme” at all. published by Rudolph The 1925 Paris Art Dirks in 1897. Deco Exhibit had 1927 ad in Playthings for “French felt dolls” imported by Louis Eisen. Doll Elena König, most been a great success on the left and the right are Raynal dolls, the doll in the center is a Gerb’s. A likely inspired by the mistake has been done in identifying the Raynal caricature who is dressed as a for Lenci artistic all felt creations of her Normandy Peasant, not as Gascon as written. Raynal’s low prices gave them a felt dolls so it is to financial advantage. talented predecessor, be expected that by began in 1919 to 1927, Raynal was introduce cartoonish dolls, sometimes close advertising a Lenci-type doll in Playthings, to grotesque, such as the rare black doll, and the following year in the French with the pumpkin-shaped face and round magazine Le Jouet Français, their advertising eyes, the Dutch farmer and the Oriental showed a few more felt dolls totally belly dancer. inspired by Lenci dolls. Their lower prices Raynal’s first production of classic dolls allowed them to profitably compete with were of very poor quality, with no artistic Lenci during the 20’s. value at all, being made with a sateen From that point on until the end of the molded mask and lower limbs attached 30’s, Raynal never stopped producing all to the body with metal buttons. But a felt dolls inspired by Lenci along with their short time later, another production made more classical cloth dolls. This production of molded and stuffed felt dolls with a even though very pleasant to see, had a very “caricature look”, allowed Raynal dolls to negative impact on Lenci’s dolls business get better known on the U.S. market, where, and an even more devastating one on at the time, only the luxurious Nicette dolls First Raynal label, only found on Nicette’s. However, our objective here is were exported with success as “Lenci-type” the rare ethnic comic characters not to put the blame on Raynal, but to help from 1925 and 1926. French dolls. collectors to know how to identify their dolls. 18

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Here are a few samples of Raynal’s ethnic comic characters. First is a Becassine doll, probably the first cartoon-type doll produced under Raynal label. Stefania Lazarska first produced Becassine cloth dolls during WWI and after. Her Bécassine dolls met with a lot of success and were sold by the best Parisian stores, which explains Raynal’s choice of this ethnic comic character. The features of Stefania Lazarska’s Bécassine dolls are relatively faithful to the character drawn by Emile Joseph Pinchon for La Semaine de Suzette depicting a young Breton usually depicted wearing a green dress with white cotton coiffe and wooden clogs. The Raynal couple respected in their interpretation of the young Bécassine the psychological traits of the young Breton Jacqueline Rivière gave her in the text, but differed somewhat from the representation in Emile Pinchon’s drawings. Thus, the naivety and innocence of Becassine is expressed in Raynal’s caricature by surprised large blue eyes, while Emile Pinchon’s Becassine eyes are just black dots. For copyright reasons, we can safely assume that the reversed colors of the Raynal Becassine costume were designed to avoid prosecution by the authors of the French comic strip. The second caricature doll is dressed as a Gascon peasant. She has the later Raynal label marked “Made in France” which indicates that Raynal had started exporting his creations at that time, as seen in the 1927 issue of Playthings. The third doll is a Normandy peasant and the fourth is a Spanish Matador inspired by opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet. Note the large felt hands with spread fingers similar to those of comic ethnic dolls created by Margarete Steiff and later Elena Scavini. Here, the fingers have metallic wire inside the stuffed felt to make them flexible. 60 cm. Private collection. France. Raynal label sewn on Gascon doll. This one says “Made in France” unlike that attached to the Becassine doll which did not mention the country of origin. Third Raynal label used in 1927, and probably before. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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First Raynal ad published in 1928 in Le Jouet Franรงais. The dolls shown here are all felt with mitten hands. It was usual at the time to advertise dolls that had been produced earlier; we know for exemple that the Lenci-type seen in Playthings were already produced in 1927.

All felt doll as shown in the 1928 ad on the right and also in the 1927 Playthings ad on the right. The wooden umbrella is in silk and can be opened. Note the stuffed cloth felt body with its prominent bottom as this helps to date those early Lenci type Raynal dolls. 58 cm. Private collection. France. 20

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All felt doll as shown in the 1928 ad. (center doll). Private collection. U.S.A. Note the red dot at the corner of the eyes.

Mitten hand type.

Raynal all felt doll from same period. Here the painted face is totally like the Nicette dolls, without red dots in the corner of the eyes, so the only possibility to know it’s a Raynal is by looking at the nude body with the prominent bottom as shown on previous photo. 60 cm. Private collection. France.

Detail of the painted eyes: Raynal tried during the first years of its production to have its all felt dolls looking like the well-known French Nicette dolls. As shown here, the painted eyes are totally like the Nicette ones, with a white eyelight upper dot into the iris and a small curved line down the opposite side of the iris painted in diagonal. This curved line is lighter than the color of the iris. The difference between Raynal and Nicette is in the red dots in the corner of the eyes‌Raynal dolls often have them and Nicette usually do not.

Ad from 1928 Le Jouet Français. Dolls have an even more Lenci look like than earlier Raynal dolls.

Wearing an art deco dress is this all felt Raynal with her wooden jumping rope (another idea stolen from Lenci). Note the new hands with separate fingers like the Lenci dolls of the same period. 60 cm. 1928. Private collection. France.

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Detail of the painted eyes: like some Nicette dolls from same period, there is a large lighter colored dot painted into the curved diagonal line and no red dots in the corner of the eyes. To distinguish this doll from a Nicette, one has to look at the hand with separate fingers, knowing Nicette dolls always had mitten type hands.

Detail of the new hands with separate fingers. Portrait. Note the hair style totally inspired from Lenci dolls, and the rare blue eyes. This new line has a pearl necklace. 42 cm. Private collection. France.

This hairstyle will be used by Raynal till the middle of the 30’s. Courtesy Musée de la Poupée Paris.

Detail of the new stuffed felt body, similar to Lenci dolls. The bottom is no longer prominent. Hands have separate fingers.

Detail of the painted eyes with red dots.

Another exemple of the same line. This sweet doll had a vintage paper in her underwear dating her to 1928. 42 cm. Private collection. U.S.A.

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The features of this interesting African shepherd are typical of Parisian caricatures from the 20’s and 30’s. This doll has a new Lenci-like molded felt body. We believe this interesting doll was produced in 1931 to be on the market at the time of the Paris International Colonial Exhibition of 1931. The same doll was also produced with a blue and red Zouave costume, holding a drum. Courtesy Musée de la Poupée Paris. Beautiful “Nini” look-alike. One may see Raynal had no qualms about copying Lenci’s successful creations. Courtesy Musée de la Poupée. Paris.

By the early 30’s Raynal had achieved enough popularity that they felt comfortable making their own innovations such as the painting of the eyes whereby the curved line is now horizontal. It will remain this way till the end of the Raynal cloth doll production. They also adopted the new Lenci-like molded felt body while Nicette kept the stuffed body.

Large Lenci type with unusual knitted wool winter suit and original tag. Private collection. France Right: The new line was shown with new leather shoes and different white jersey socks. 42 cm. Private collection. France.

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A little boy in pajamas, once again a copy of Lenci’s 1926 beautiful 300 series Renato, with a smoking jacket, white shirt, pants and slippers. This Raynal does not have a wooden pipe but he may have when sold. The original black tie was missing and has been replaced by a black bow. 60 cm. Private collection. France.

New bodies from the early 30’s: these two bodies will be used until the end of production. On the left, the body is coated and oil painted, the arms and legs are white/grey felt. The doll on the right has a grey/white molded felt body, with light pink felt arms and legs. Raynal always used two colors of felt for this line but we can’t find the reason for it.

Little golfer inspired by Lenci’s. This mold is probably one of the most attractive Raynal Lenci-type ones. He has leather brown shoes, like those used by Lenci. Courtesy Galerie de Chartres. France. 24

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School boy, knitted sweater, felt short pants, brown leather shoes. 52 cm. Private collection. France.

School boy inspired from Lenci’s 1927, 300/10 series, with hand knitted jumper, white felt shirt, felt short pants and knitted socks with brown leather shoes. 52 cm. Private collection. France.

Tennis boy. Hand knitted jumper, white felt shirt and long pants, leather shoes. 60 cm. Private collection. France.

Bridemaid and groomsman couple. L’Illustration, December 1934.

All felt doll. This mold was also used for classic Raynal dolls with molded felt heads on stuffed cloth bodies. 48 cm. Courtesy Theriaults. U.S.A.

Rare all felt boy dressed in Naval Officer costume made of dark blue wool with brass buttons, shirt, tie, socks and black leather shoes, cap with brim decorated with brass anchor and braid. Courtesy Theriaults. U.S.A.

Two dolls dressed in a nice “princess style”. The same dolls, but with more elaborate long dresses made by Jeanne Lanvin were offered by Raynal to the future Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in honor of King Georges jubilee in 1935. Those two dolls were exhibited at Buckingham Palace’s Royal Childhood from July to September 2014. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The Garde Républicain used to decorate Raynal’s stand at the 1937 Paris International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technologie in Modern Life. In honor of the coronation of King Georges VI, Marthe Gold Raynal decorated the stand with a background showing a French castle. On the front, on each side of a majestic staircase, were dolls dressed as Garde Republicains, to honor a “prince and a princess” as well as other dolls dressed in ethnic costumes to show the rich French patrimony. 48 cm. Courtesy Musée de la Poupée Paris. France.

Beautiful all felt princess type with rhodoid hands. The long dress with silk velvet jacket was also made in pink. Private collection. U.S.A.

Large 1m 15cm all felt doll, Princess type, probably produced to compete with SFBJ’s Marianne and France which were offered to the English Princesses in 1938. This very unusual doll has light green hands, probably to suggest green gloves. All the fingers are separated. We only know of one other doll like this one, with blond hair and skin color felt hands. Private collection. U.S.A.

Rare Princess type doll with a molded open/ close mouth showing white teeth. This mold was inspired by the one used for new dolls produced by Raynal in Rhodoid (non flammable celluloid type material). This is the second largest doll Raynal ever made and measures 72 cm high. Hands are rhodoid Private collection. France. Note the two tone lips. Golden medal represent the little “Princess of America” Shirley Temple. 26

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Rörstrand of Sweden… a Closer Look

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by Kate Reed

hina dolls made by the Rörstrand Porcelain The nine different molds of Rörstrand doll heads I’ve Company of Sweden remain elusive for doll identified are listed below. collectors. Antique dealers rarely see these heads Style A (below) has curly bangs with several curls in the and often don’t recognize them when they are found. As I center of the forehead, slight curls in front of the ears and continue to research the old factory records, more helpful on the nape of neck, and hair drawn back into a twisted information has been discovered. bun just above the ears. The larger sizes of this mold have A recent trip to Sweden allowed me to visit many a twisted bun which sits slightly lower at the back of the archives and libraries to delve through company catalogs head, more directly behind the ears, blonde or black hair. and photographs. Since Rörstrand moved their production Style B has hair combed up in a ponytail without bangs. locations several times over the years, the information for No known example found. which I searched is scattered. With a history from 1726, Style C has curly bangs with the most prominent curl Rörstrand is known as one of the oldest porcelain factories coming down the forehead closer to the left eye, the hair in Europe. Household goods, tile stoves and decorative Style A objects comprised the bulk of their sales. The production of doll heads seems to have started in the mid 1800s. Catalogs offer very limited illustrations but do list the heads in many sizes. Later, arms and legs were also produced in a variety of styles and sizes. I am most pleased to be able to identify nine different head molds at this time. Further digging revealed factory notes describing the detailed hair treatments of some of these dolls. The heads were generally incised with a capital letter to designate the mold style and then a number denoting the size beside it on the front of the shoulder plate. While most of the heads have two sew holes in front and back, some of the smaller dolls have only one hole in front and in back. The incised marks are between the front holes or on the left side of the front shoulder plate. 28

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above the ears is pulled back into a short ponytail drawn up high in back and hanging loose down the head, black hair. Style D has wavy hair without bangs with a prominent single curl above each eye, no bun, and the hair is painted low on the back of the neck, black hair. Style E has hair hanging loose. No known example found. Style H has wavy hair without bangs, a prominent center curl on the forehead, hair painted in front of the ears and low on the neck, and a high bun drawn above the top of the ears, black hair. The Rรถrstrand Museum in Sweden had an example of this style head, along with china arms and legs in their collection which I photographed in 2005 (below). I learned in 2013 that the head was stolen.

Style C

Nancy M. Civitts collection

Style D

Style H photographed at the Rรถrstrand Museum in Sweden

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Style I (right) has a side part over the right eye, wavy hair with a prominent curl over the left eye, hair painted in front of the ears, and a very high bun, black hair. Two additional doll heads in my collection are not marked with letters for identification. Unknown style 1 (center) has curly bangs, hair painted in front of the ears, and a high bun, one sew hole in front and one in back, black hair. Unknown style 2 (below) has wavy bangs with a prominent long center curl, hair painted in front of the ears, curls at the nape of the neck, and a high chignon rolled from the right side starting at the top of the head running vertically down the back, black hair. Factory catalogs are consistent in sizing. The heads range from 38mm to 130mm in height over the years. The numbers identifying the size are also consistent through the years and include 00, 0, 1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3, and 4. While every Rörstrand head found today may not be fully marked, they have similar looks. Clues can also be found inside the shoulder heads. Rörstrand used a variety of factory signatures over the years for their fine products and the changes are well documented. Therefore, it’s disappointing the doll heads I have encountered never bear any of these marks.

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Unknown style 1

Unknown style 2

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Factory photograph I found published in the 1903 book, Lervarorna och deras tillverkning by R. Almström.

The first doll heads were listed in the Rörstrand catalog of 1862 and continued to be offered through the years until 1911. The 19th century catalog illustration was a drawing or engraving of a shoulder head shown in profile. There appear to be three sew holes in front. The ears are exposed and the hair is drawn away from the face toward the back of the head. In the 20th century company catalogs, a photograph of an unpainted head was sometimes featured. This head is similar to the Rörstrand Style H head shown on page 86, in A Book of Dolls and Doll Houses by Flora Gill Jacobs and Estrid Faurholt. The later catalogs mention arms available in sizes from 33 to 122 mm long and painted or unpainted, glazed or unglazed. China legs were also offered. The bare legs were 95 to 102 mm in length and legs with molded shoes and stockings were 37 to 105 mm long. Again available painted or unpainted, glazed or unglazed as were the heads through the years. Several markings I have found to be often inside the Rörstrand china heads include: One or two impressed capital letters. These may be production codes or maker’s marks. These are randomly marked anywhere inside the head. Two capital letters impressed together like a monogram. Records exist which list the factory painters through the years and occasionally there is a match with the initials. I believe these heads were painted by the least experienced artists since they were inexpensive toys for children, so I do not necessarily attribute the stamps to known Rörstrand painters. A painted small red line with a red dot similar to “1.” This mark has been found in many Rörstrand heads. Occasionally a small red painted “R” is seen. Rörstrand catalogs of 1911 are the last to contain doll heads. The old factory photograph I found years ago I discovered was first published in the book, Lervarorna och deras tillverkning by R. Almström in 1903. See the

photo above. Upon close examination of this photo there are heads with and without buns and with and without the prominent center forehead curl. Identifying the earliest Rörstrand doll heads is a more difficult process. The factory catalog illustrations indicate there are three sew holes on the front of the shoulder plate. While examining one china head with the widow’s peak hairstyle, I found the painted red line and dot markings inside. Janet Johl’s book, More About Dolls, page 147 and The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls Vol. 2, by the Colemans, page 1010, have photographs of these dolls. They have brown or black hair with a large braided, coiled bun, and glazed or unglazed heads. Unfortunately the older doll books seem to be the best place to find the widow’s peak hair style. I can count on one hand the examples of this doll I’ve found to study in person. Heads of a similar style have only two front sew holes. Researching Swedish antique dolls is a fascinating endeavor. As more information comes to light, I hope the Rörstrand hair styles still unidentified will be found. Gustavsberg is another porcelain factory which produced doll heads around the same time as Rörstrand. In the twentieth century, Swedish cloth doll makers such as Magda Boalt and Charlotte Weibull made charming dolls which are occasionally offered for sale. Many people have helped me in my journey to identify the dolls manufactured by Rörstrand. I would especially like to thank Karin Dern who has spent countless hours assisting me both long distance and in person. In my experience, the Swedes are very patient and courteous while listening to a determined American woman ask endless questions, acknowledging that they have very little expertise or research on the subject. New details can be revealed in the most unexpected places. Unless noted all photos are by Don Reed. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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3 1/2”, size 10. French shoes. Red silk shoes with red tufts and buttons that work. $ 525.

10” Wire eye Steiner. Wonderfully working mechanism. Dark brown eyes. Steiner marks in red around head and incised marks at back of neck. White creamy bisque. Soft blushing. Lots of white cotton undergarments. Beautiful white dress with embroidery and puffed sleeves. Antique socks and leather shoes as well. $ 6,550.

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Bébés in Distress

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by Alf Ertsland

n the evening, just before bedtime, I often take a look into the doll room. A few months ago we moved our dolls, teddy bears and toys into one room. I am not yet quite familiar with the new arrangement and I sit down to have a look around. There are cabinets with glass doors where the dolls are placed according to types and sizes. I am there to say good night, of course, and to calm down. The doll room is well suited for this. I pause to reflect on some of our dolls that have been redressed with antique clothes or accessories. There are always some dolls in need of something extra. Dolls coming into our collection are seldom completely ready to be put on display. Of course it is nice to get a completely original doll, but most of the dolls are missing something, or need improvements in different ways. The short-term solution is often to borrow something from other dolls, just to make the newcomer look presentable at once. Wigs, shoes and dresses are tried on, only to get an idea of how great the doll can be. Doll and toy collecting has taught us that patience is a virtue. For some of our dolls it has taken many years to get specific accessories. Early French bébés represent the ultimate beauty and elegance in the doll world and it’s always a pleasure when we finally can add those little things to make a doll even more complete. Svein and I started collecting in the early 80’s when information was not as available as today, and we often had to rely on our own judgment when it came to determining who had produced the doll and to assessing its originality. This changed dramatically through the 80’s and 90’s. All kinds of information became accessible, and collecting became more fun. Suddenly we knew where and when dolls were produced and how they were dressed. During the years of collecting, we have spent a lot of time and energy We call this 12-inch first in search of specific doll accessories. period Jumeau “Our Portrait”. She is wearing This has been just as fun as searching a replacement dress for dolls. The dream is, of course, from the same period. to find genuine Ernestine Jumeau costumes, elaborate Bru costumes, dresses from Au Nain Bleu, with attached label, etc. And it is absolutely possible for a collector to find French clothing and accessories in today’s market. There are live auctions, Internet auctions, markets, and dealers out there for us. Endurance is the right keyword. Sometimes dolls do come in all original condition. Antique, family dolls with provenance may find their way into collections. Many museums have closed their doors, allowing their dolls to find new homes, and private collections are offered for sale. This can sometimes make it easier to assess the originality of a doll and lead to awaken one’s interest in the historical aspects of clothing in general. And there are books, of course. As collectors, we strive to make our dolls as attractive as possible and the final result will always be a matter of individual knowledge and taste. 34

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Veronica with her glorious head of hair is a 17-inch Bru Jne from the Chervot period. With her slender body, this lovely dress fit her perfectly. It may be a factory Bru dress from the 1880’s.

In this article I am referring to a few of our French Bébés, but the same issues arise regardless of the genre we’re talking about. Most dolls may never retain their originality, but sometimes the right accessories can bring a doll closer to the time it was produced. Collecting doll clothes, wigs, shoes, etc. is an important part of doll collecting and can be a great help to get closer to this goal. The photo session has been fun and inspiring with dolls photographed at different angles. Some of the images tell additional stories. I have chosen to call them: scenes from a dressing room. The first doll under discussion is a little 12-inch first period 12-inch Jumeau we simply call “Our Portrait,” with a French accent, of course, even though she is not really a portrait. She is marked with a size 1, and “Jumeau, medaille d’or” on the body. Her face is similar to those with an incised JUMEAU in block letters, and also reminds me of some early fashion dolls with her oversized almond shaped eyes and very pale bisque. She was acquired at an auction in Stockholm years ago. Her dress was quite worn, but seemed to be original. She was missing her wig and the cork pate, and a homemade mohair wig was glued to the head. A few years later, after a constant search for the right wig, we accidently found a broken Jumeau head on eBay. It was the same mold and same size, and even though most of the head was missing, the cork pate and the lamb wool wig were still attached. We bought it at a nice price, and the pate and sheep wig fit perfectly. A new made wig in the same style would certainly

After much searching we were able to find this pair of size 5 Bru shoes for Veronica. Originally worn by a Gebruder Kuhnlenz doll, this bonnet suited Veronica perfectly.

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Mimi, an E4J, 12.5 inches inherited this outfit by Ernestine Jumeau.

Mimi and Little Jumeau enjoy playing with their ball.

have made the doll look similar, but the “feeling” wouldn’t have been as good. We were utterly pleased to find this crimson red replacement dress. It is from the correct period, fits her perfectly and is very flattering. Some clever seamstress might have been able to save the fragile, original dress she came with, but for the Our Little Jumeau, a 12-inch time being it is stored away. Tete came absolutely naked “Our Portrait” seems quite content but look at her now! today, and so does Veronica, a Bru. Veronica came into our lives at a time when we, quite hesitantly, began to discuss the possibility of buying such a special doll sometime in the future. We knew it would be expensive, and we were quite reluctant when we were offered to purchase Veronica. After serious consideration, and even before we had seen the doll in reality, we called the seller one last time to tell her that we most likely were not able to buy the doll. We almost could hear her smiling on the phone when she replied: “When you see her you will want her”. How right she was! Veronica, who was already named by her original owner, is a Bru Jne, size 5, from the Chevrot era, measuring 17 inches tall. The body shows very little wear, except for damages on three fingers, which have been nicely rebuilt, but not painted. Her most amazing feature is the intense, blue eyes that reflex the light so beautifully. The color of her bisque is very natural and rich, with blushing above the eyes. She is typical of the dolls from the 80’s when the “natural” 36

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look appeared. The full and long, auburn colored wig complements her skin tones beautifully, and is a challenge for an unskilled hairdresser. When she arrived, she had two major problems. She had no dress and no shoes. For many years we tried to find the right pair of shoes, size 5. It seemed almost impossible. Eventually three pairs were offered at an auction in London. One of them was a pair of Bru Jne shoes for which we placed a rather high bid, and, to our disappointment, did not win the auction. Shortly after we realized that the shoes would not have fit our doll after all. They turned out to be made for the earlier Bru Jne version with kid legs. Our doll with the Chevrot body has long, slender wooden feet, and not very high wrists. Of course we were relieved not to have won the auction. A couple of years after, we finally found a nice pair, size 5, and they fit perfectly. (Of course, we would never dream of buying such expensive shoes for ourselves, but Veronica was desperate.) She is wearing a beautiful pair of antique French socks.

Margit is virtually uncontrollable. She loves the unusual Marklin carriage.

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Arielle is a size 1 Circle Dot Bru and came to us in her original condition.

In the beginning we dressed her in a lovely French deep blue silk and satin frock. It was very nice, but may have looked even better on a chunky Jumeau body. It was only a few years ago that we randomly purchased a deep greenish blue wool and silk dress on eBay. We never had Veronica in mind when we won the auction. In our opinion the dress seemed to fit a slender German kid body with bisque arms. When it didn’t we tried it on several dolls, including Veronica, and we were amazed when it fit her so perfectly. The Chevrot body is so slender and special that no other French dresses fit so well. The dress may be an original Bru dress. Of course we can’t be one hundred percent sure, and to pinpoint it to a particular year is almost impossible. We still like to think that it may be a factory made Bru dress from the mid 1880’s or made for a Bru by a professional seamstress. The slender arms would not fit a chunky composition body, and it would have been too short for a fashion doll. It is quite narrow across the shoulders and the waist, indicating a Bru body. It is made in a simple, but very professional way. Even though it may seem difficult to find the perfect dress or shoes for a specific doll, a bit of patience and luck can sometimes result in an almost original doll, or as plausible as possible. Veronica is still not all original, but we have equipped her with the accessories that we found to be right for her. Yes, the bonnet is wonderful, and NOT original to the doll. It came in a suitcase filled with some early German dolls and clothes, and belonged to a Gebr. Kühnlenz fashion-doll. Veronica immediately tried it on, and has kept it ever since. 38

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Mimi, with her intense blue eyes, is marked, E4J and measures 12.5 inches. She came to us from an elderly friend and collector colleague, wearing a new made dress and luckily her original, marked shoes. Like many of our dolls she has gone through different periods, trying out different dresses. She ended up wearing a burgundy-colored, original Ernestine Jumeau outfit. The costume, including the red, Jumeau armlet with “Jumeau” in golden script, originates from another EJ, together with a chemise. It was offered for sale because the owner found it to be in a bad condition. Our Mimi found it to be absolutely perfect, despite some fading in front. Like Veronica she was made in the eighties with more natural facial colors. Some dolls are more significant than others, due to their looks, their clothing or perhaps because of a special story connected to the doll. “Little Jumeau”, a tète Jumeau at 12 inches, was our first closed mouth Jumeau, bought in

Scenes from a Dressing Room

Paris at Toymania in 1988. She was totally naked, except for what was left of her miserable, middle part wig, and therefore was sold at an affordable price. Today, she can boast of her original, size 3, Jumeau shoes with a bee, and original Jumeau socks. She is wearing a Jumeau chemise, borrowed from Mimi, who did not need it under her dress. The wig is not a product of Jumeau, but still very suitable. It’s easy to overlook the next little doll in her carriage. Our smiling “Margit” is a tiny, early Jumeau, size 1, at almost 9 inches, marked with an “N”. The painted upturned mouth corners give her a happy, smiling appearance. Margit is smaller than the other dolls and a bit uncontrollable. The others are quite busy keeping track of her. She is not part of the “before and after” gang, but has not yet lost her hopes. She is nicely dressed, but still wouldn’t mind an “original” outfit. To find an early Jumeau dress from the correct period in her size seems almost impossible. Margit came from the same collection as Veronica, and once in our house, got sight of this unusual, but worn, Märklin carriage, which she has clung to ever since. Upgrading dolls is a nice and never ending part of collecting. To buy a completely original doll is another part. It is fascinating and can also be a bit scary to handle such a doll and to examine it in all respects. Fragile doll clothes have to be handled with care.

“Arielle” is a size 1, brown-eyed Circle and Dot Bru, at 11.5 inches. She seems to have been locked up in a drawer ever since she was made. The body is a bit warped. Her outfit is deep blue and burgundy, and the frock has geometric pattern. Her shoes are marked accordingly to her neck marking. It is nice finding a doll in completely original condition, and so well preserved. Compared to the size she is the most expensive doll we have bought. Her originality inspires us to continue the pursuit of accessories for other dolls in need. All we have added to Arielle is a folder for her sheet music. She came directly from Paris, and seems to have been raised on cultural values. It is a pleasure looking as my eyes move from one doll to another. I remember where and when we acquired them and how they looked when they first came. And I remember all the events connected to each of them through the years. They are all very nice memories from thirty years of doll collecting. And it is nice sharing some of them with you. Before I switched off the light and left the room, I whispered a gentle “goodnight then”. With my head filled with dolls and memories, it took a while to fall asleep that night. Dolls from the collection of Alf Ertsland and Svein Hellberg Email: alfertsl@online.no

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An All American Girl… from Louis Amberg by Ginger Strain

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ouis Amberg began his company in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1878 as the Hahn and Amberg Company. In 1893 the company moved their operations to New York City. The doll company initially purchased their bisque dolls from France and Germany, but later they produced their own composition dolls. Mr. Amberg began in the import business, but was innovative enough to see the need for American made dolls as well.

In the year 1909, Louis Amberg was granted a copyright for production of the first American doll head with a teddy bear body. He is listed as the designer for that doll. He also developed a bisque-like composition that was advertised as “lickable”! Their copy stated, “the Amberg bisque finish is washable, unpeelable and “lickable” which means that a child can perform the customary gnawing stunts with and no ill consequences can possibly result.”

My first Victory Doll: 22 inches tall with a pale complexion. She is a dolly-face doll molded after the German bisque heads. Full markings body and head. Note, the 3 undrilled circles are most likely from making these heads from bisque doll molds where strings held the eyes open for shipping. 40

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The ball joint is an integral part of the leg. Arm joints have a separate ball joint. Arms and legs are made of wood.

In 1920 Louis Amberg was one of 50 members in the Doll & Stuffed Toy Manufacturers Association. There were over 600 doll style numbers advertised that year alone. Some of his well-known character dolls are: Mibs, Baby Peggy, Vanta Baby, Charlie Chaplin, Sunny Orange Maid and Body Twists dolls. Amberg’s various partners or business names were: 1881-1890 Fecheimer & Amberg 1890-1894 Louis Amberg & Co 1894-1907 Louis Amberg, Brill & Co 1907-1910 Hahn & Amberg 1911-1930 Louis Amberg & Son In 1930 the company was sold to E I Horseman. I first came upon an Amberg Victory Doll when I was just a beginner doll collector. I was doing restringing for fellow doll lovers as a way to finance my obsession. There she was amid a bunch of beautiful bisque dolls in their fancy lace and satin dresses and plumed hats. She sat there looking rather plain and demure with a long braided wig and an ill-fitting plaid cotton dress. I was smitten by her. I don’t know why! I restrung her first and she sat next to me and watched politely as I took care of her breakable sisters. She had that All-American look to me: pleasant, sweet, and unassuming. She spoke to me! (Doll lovers, you know what I mean.) Years later I was hurrying through a local doll show scanning the tables for possible treasures, when I recognized that face at once. There she was: Amberg’s Victory Doll! I grabbed her from the table, asked the price and hugged her while I paid the dealer. I was deliriously happy! Many years have passed but she still holds a place of honor in my collection! Victory dolls are usually well marked both on the neck (LA&S) and on the body with “Amberg Victory Doll.” The American manufactured ball jointed bodies resemble the German ones, but are much sturdier. All of the examples of marked Victory doll bodies that I have examined have the ball joint as an integral part of the lower leg. Inexpensive German bodies used for dolly-faced dolls were often made with paper mache upper and lower legs, upper arms and some even have cardboard torsos. The body parts may be stapled, gessoed and then painted.

14-inch all original with tag. She is dressed in a sheer gauzy cotton dress with lace trim. I have other Amberg dolls with similar big round tags that are attached through the dress fabric. This one has a gold toned fleur de lis metal brad. Usual identifying markings on head and back of Amberg Victory Dolls.

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The Amberg BJB limbs are of turned wood. Most likely the cheaper cardboard parts on German bodies countered the weight of the heavier head for shipping dolls overseas. The name Victory is intriguing… why Victory? Maybe because she was born during WWI, when German imports dried up, leaving little girls without a dolly playmate. The word “Victory” spelled hope for many Americans as the Great War raged in Europe. It began on July 28, 1914 and British ships effectively blockaded German merchant ships until after the war ended on November 11, 1918. America tried to remain neutral but on April 6, 1917, the United States officially declared war on Germany and that accelerated the fledgling American doll industry! Since that day I have acquired a lot of her siblings. The sizes I have found range from 14 to 30 inches. All of the dolls on marked bodies have open mouths with a row of five to seven small inserted teeth, but they are sometimes pushed backward and not readily visible in photographs. Some dolls also have inserted tongues. There are some examples of dolls in the 19-inch size that have molded hair under the wig. I assume that at some point the molded hair was actually painted and used on a painted eye doll, but so far I have not found any examples of this. I also have two that appear to be

Typical Teeth and tongue on Amberg’s Victory Doll. Many times they are pushed back, most likely from child’s attempt to offer food or drink to her dolly. Right: A 14-inch doll being held by a 30-inch doll. Both are fully marked on the head (LA&S) and body (Amberg Victory Doll).

Pictured are both head types with their wigs removed for comparison. Left has molded hair, right head is smooth. Both 19 inches tall.

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23 inch Painted eye Louis Amberg doll on BJB, marked LA&S and size number on head. Body is NOT marked, wood arms and legs. She is possibly an early WWI doll produced before the use of the term Victory Doll. Right: 20-inch Amberg Victory Doll with Fulper bisque head.

Victory Doll types, marked LA&S on the neck, but with painted eyes and closed mouths. I have also come across marked Amberg bodies with German bisque heads attached. This “marriage” is most likely due to the German bodies’ deterioration. I suspect that many of the original compo heads were unfortunately just tossed out in favor of the lovely German bisque ones. Amberg also made a Victory Doll with a bisque head, and those heads are marked Fulper along with Amberg. The Fulper bisque heads have only 2 teeth. Fulper was a pottery factory in New Jersey that started making doll heads during WWI. So all Amberg Victory dolls, whether with composition heads or bisque heads, are truly ALL American. This makes the word VICTORY an integral part of this American doll story. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The Germanisches National Museum in NĂźrnberg by Donna Kaonis

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person could easily spend a week in this enormous museum and not see everything so our TLC group concentrated on the building housing the collection of rare dolls and toys. The early papier maches and chinas were simply exquisite. I was unable to take photos of the four large Nuremberg dolls’ houses from the 17th century, acquired by the museum in the 1870s and 1880s, but they were so amazing I doubt I could ever forget them. Large houses built for the wealthy bourgeoisie, they were intended to instruct and prepare young girls for their future roles in family life. For those of you interested in the subject matter, the book Good Housekeeping A Domestic Ideal In Miniature: The Nuremberg Doll Houses of the 17th Century in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum is available at Amazon and other online book sellers.

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Luce Dollhouse Furniture by Judith Armitstead

Fig. 1. Luce yellow Windsor chairs and table.

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n 2008-2009, I researched and wrote a 3-part series of articles for Antique Doll Collector (published in 2010) chronicling the work of the Hingham craftsmen who made wooden doll and dollhouse furniture and toys during the 1800’s through the first part of the 1900’s. Part 3 introduced the doll furniture made by William B. Luce of Hingham, Massachusetts, immediately after the turn of the century. Historically, there has been much speculation and guesswork as to the origins of the dollhouse furniture produced by William B. Luce and his son, Stuart, from c. 1920 to c. 1935. Commonly, collectors and researchers mistakenly categorize this dollhouse furniture as being made by manufacturers other than Luce. William designed and created several styles of dollhouses and many types of doll and dollhouse furniture over the course of his career1. His dollhouses and furniture, sold under the name The Luce Specialty Shop2, were widely available in major department stores throughout the country. This article will discuss the dollhouse furniture the Luces produced from c. 1920 to c. 1935 and clear up confusion collectors may have as to the correct attribution of their work. 1. Derin T. Bray, Bucket Town (Hingham: Hingham Historical Commission, 2014) 140-141. 2. Bray, Bucket Town, 141.

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William Blake Luce was born in Boston in 1860. His son, Stuart Blake Luce, was born to William and his wife, Grace, in 1888 in Cambridge, Mass. By 1896, the family was living in Hingham, Mass. Some time in the late 1910’s or 1920, William began concentrating on the particular type of dollhouse furniture which is the subject of this article. Stuart joined him a year or so after 1920 as a partner and together they ran The Luce Specialty Shop located at their residence at Off-221 Main Street in Hingham. When William B. Luce passed away on September 28, 1924, at age 64, Stuart continued to run the dollhouse furniture manufacturing business until around 19353. By that time, flagrant copying of Luce dollhouse furniture by German manufacturers had spread to the U.S. market. Most likely, the Depression, competition from other manufacturers, and the passing of his father who was the chief designer as well as the innovative and driving force of the partnership proved to be too much for Stuart to stay in business. The Luce authentic dollhouse furniture is well designed with good proportions in one-inch scale. The furniture was duplicated from the

Fig. 2. Luce flower decoration on Windsor chair.

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3. The historical facts on the Luces were compiled from several sources including census records, patent records, draft card and street listings.

popular Colonial style of the post-World War I era. High grade wood was used with virtually no knots. Some significant construction features include dado jointing at drawer separators, rabbeted jointing on drawers, and peg jointing of legs and spindles which greatly reduced the use of nails, coupled with a smooth finish indicating much sanding during the production process. All of these techniques resulted in a high quality product. These fine construction methods are clearly visible on stained pieces whereas they are harder to detect on enameled versions. To this date, no examples of this finely-made, 1” scale dollhouse furniture have been found with any kind of marking. Luce dollhouse furniture is in natural finish, stained wood tone or enameled in bright, attractive colors with semi-gloss paint which has a soft sheen. The enamel colors known to this date are deep yellow (resembling mustard yellow), deep pink (similar to a deep rose or mauve), light green, aqua blue and bright blue. The majority of the enameled dollhouse pieces have a contrasting color flower decoration hand painted in prominent areas. The ladderback chairs, cheval mirror (and possibly other enameled furniture, not identified as to this date) and the known Luce natural and wood stained dollhouse furniture are not decorated with the flower design. Figure 1 illustrates a grouping of yellow Luce dollhouse furniture; included are a Windsor arm chair (4 ¼” h.), a Windsor chair (4 ¼” h), a Windsor rocking chair (4 1/8”h.) and a small round table (2 ¾” h), all with applied flower decoration. The Windsor chairs are finely made with curvatures and tapering spindles and legs; they are peg jointed and there are no nails used in the construction. A close up of the hand painted flower decoration on the Windsor chair is shown in Figure 2; the majority of the yellow pieces were decorated with 4 red petals surrounded by six green leaves, three leaves painted towards each side. The small round table has a center pedestal ending with three short, finely-wrought feet. The flower configuration is somewhat different

Fig. 4. Luce yellow bedroom furniture.

Fig. 3. Luce flower decoration on tables.

on the tables; close-up examples of a small yellow table next to a slightly larger pink table to the right in Figure 3 shows four flower petals completely surrounded by eight alternating positioned green leaves. The color of the flower petals is red on the yellow table whereas the pink table has light blue petals. The green leaves on all enameled pieces all seem to be the same bright green color which stand out even on pieces enameled the Luce light green and aqua blue. Another yellow Luce grouping is pictured in Figure 4 including a two-drawer dresser (3 7/8” h. x 3 ¾” w.) with flower decoration on the top drawer, a four-poster rope bed (5 7/8” h. x 5 ½” l.) with deep turnings and precisely cut headboard with flower decoration, and a ladderback chair and rocking chair, both of which have woven seats and no flower decoration. A unique characteristic of the dresser is an unusual, elongated curvature cut from the side pieces to form the front and back legs, which is illustrated in Figure 5. The server, pictured later, also has this same type of treatment of the sides.

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Fig. 6. Luce pink cradle.

A lovely and very rare Luce cradle (4 ½” l. x 3 ½” w.) enameled in deep pink is shown in Figure 6. The typical four flower petals in light blue surrounded by six green leaves is hand painted on the face of the hood. Another Luce grouping in deep pink is shown in Figure 7, which includes a dresser and a Windsor chair, both with the typical blue/green flower decoration, and a small round table whose flower decoration is pictured in Figure 3. Figure 8 illustrates the light green enamel used on Luce dollhouse furniture with the Windsor chair on the left side and on the right side are a small round table and Windsor chair in the aqua blue paint. The finishes on the Luce natural and wood stained pieces are smooth to the touch with no roughness or raised grain. None of the Luce natural or wood stained pieces known have had the addition of the flower decoration.

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Fig. 7. Luce pink dresser, small table and Windsor chair.

Fig. 8. Luce light green Windsor chair at left; Luce aqua table and Windsor chair at right.

Fig. 10. Luce stained server.

Figure 9 on the left hand side illustrates a Luce ladderback chair (4 ½” h.) in a natural finish with no stain or varnish. The hard-to-find Luce child’s high chair (4” h.) is pictured in Figure 9 on the right. The high chair is stained dark with a high gloss varnish over the stain. The wood stained dining room server (4 ½” h. x 4 3/8” w.) pictured in Figure 10 seems simple at first glance but, upon close examination, good, solid construction methods are observed. The drawer separators are dadoed and the drawers are rabbeted which almost completely eliminate visible nails. The only nails evident on this piece from the exterior are those used to hold the two opening doors and two nails on the back for the backsplash. The ends of each door, which swing, are rounded, not corner cut. The sides have the atypical curvature to form the legs as do both dressers illustrated above. Another hard-to-find piece is the Luce Fig. 11. Luce stained cheval mirror. Fig. 12. Luce stained tilt-top table cheval mirror (5 ¾” h.) in wood stain shown in folded position. in Figure 11. The mirror swivels and the back is lined with glossy brown paper. A prominent feature There are other individual pieces from this period is the turnings on the side posts which are very similar to made by the Luces besides those pictured here. the center pedestal of the small table and tilt top table. Known existing examples are a four-legged round The rare tilt top table (4 ¼” h. in folded position) in dining table with flower decoration in the center; Figure 12 has a square top and a center pedestal with 3 a wash stand with two protruding towel holders legs just like the small round table above; it is pictured in on each side; a fire screen with construction similar the folded position. Figure 13 shows a Luce wood stained to the cheval mirror pictured above but smaller four-poster rope bed (like the yellow bed shown above) in stature; a blanket chest, a grandfather’s clock, together with a Luce wood stained Windsor rocking arm and, most likely, other examples exist which have chair and a ladderback rocker with woven seat. currently not yet been fully documented. Fig. 13. Luce stained bed, Windsor rocking arm chair and ladderback rocking chair.

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The Luce dollhouse furniture was sold by fine retailers throughout the United States including F. A. O. Schwarz in New York City and John Wannamaker in Philadelphia, a label of which can be seen in Figure 16. Figure 14 pictures an ad from a December, 1929, House Beautiful portraying a Luce bedroom set sold by Mayfair Playthings Store in New York City at $8.75 for five pieces—an extravagant sum for the time. Over the years, Luce dollhouse furniture has been erroneously identified; some collectors and researchers have called it as “made by Tynietoy,” others have said that it’s Fig. 14. Ad from House Beautiful Dec., 1929, picturing Luce bedroom.

“IF you have a small daughter who loves, as all small girls do, to play with those little four or five-inch dolls, you may be glad to know about the miniature bedroom furniture in Figure 27 which is just the right size for one of them. There is a four-poster bed, a bureau, a table, and two chairs, each made with such care that it bears examination. The shape of every piece is so well proportioned, and the details are as they would be in large pieces.Whether or not there is a doll house in the nursery, this would be a nice Christmas surprise.The set comes in an enamel finish, pink, blue or yellow. It costs, including postage $8.75 — MAYFAIR PLAYTHINGS STORE, 9 East 57th Street. NYC.”

“German made,” and still others have called it “German made but sold by Tynietoy.” No documented evidence connects Luce dollhouse furniture, made in Hingham, Mass., to the makers of Tynietoy from Providence, R.I. There is, however, evidence that Luce dollhouse furniture was copied in Germany by at least one German manufacturer and possibly other German firms. The majority of the large German firms had representatives and distributors in the U.S., many of which were in New York City. These reps must have been cognizant as to what was selling well in the U.S. market. It is not unreasonable to assume that these same reps gathered examples of popular American-made dollhouse furniture and shipped them to Germany for examination and duplication; other German-copied American-made dollhouse furniture were produced including those of Tynietoy, Schoenhut and other American companies. This would be the only logical explanation as to existence of German pieces which look so much like the American Luce dollhouse furniture. In fact, some German examples are so close that one can easily imagine a Luce piece disassembled and replicated, albeit in a quicker, costefficient and less sophisticated version. After World War I, Germany’s economy suffered tremendously and they were, in some cases, desperate to recover their lost toy markets. The German manufacturers’ foothold in the toy markets was regained in the mid- to late 1920’s but, once again, Germany was hit hard during the Depression of the 1930’s. When comparing the Luce dollhouse furniture to similar pieces made in Germany, the Luce furniture exhibits more delicacy and finer detailing making it a better quality product. To see the differences takes a trained eye and much scrutiny. Some construction differences are slight while others are much more evident. For this reason, this researcher is of the opinion that the Luce pieces were made first and that the Germans copied the Luce designs. If the reverse was true, than why would the German pieces be less detailed? In most cases, copies are inferior, if sometimes only slightly, to originals.

Fig. 15. Comparing Luce aqua Windsor chair at left to German blue Windsor chair at right. Fig. 16. Undersides of Luce Windsor at left with Wanamaker label; Windsor chair marked Made in Germany at right.

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Fig. 17. German dining room.

There are other vital clues to look for when identifying Luce dollhouse furniture compared to the German copies. The foremost would be some of the German copies are marked Germany or Made in Germany directly on the piece; although not all have these markings. Another important clue is that no German copy of Luce dollhouse furniture has been seen with the typical Luce hand-painted flower decoration. Luce dollhouse furniture was made from high finish-grade wood with a smooth finish, whereas German copies were made with lesser grade wood which had knots and rough finish. Also, Luce dollhouse furniture was never varnished over the enamel paint, but numerous German copies were varnished over the paint. The only Luce dollhouse pieces with varnish are those which have been wood stained. Other differences are so subtle that one needs to compare the two nearly alike examples side by side. A comparison of a Luce aqua blue Windsor chair to a German copy in blue enamel is shown in Figure 15 illustrating some of the differences. On the left, the aqua blue Luce Windsor chair has delicately painted four pink flower petals with six deep green leaves on the top back rest. The back spindles of the original Luce are tapered whereas on the German version they are straight. Additionally, the side tops of the back rest are curved on the Luce chair, but the angle cut is sharply cornered on the German copy. The seat and legs on the German chair are thicker than those on the Luce chair. Figure 16 pictures the undersides of both chairs; the Luce chair on the left has the original Wanamaker’s label, while the one on the right is stamped Made in Germany. Both chairs are 4 ¼ inches high. The paint on some German copies has a tendency to severely peel, which is the case in point with this particular German Windsor chair. A substantial seven-piece German dining room set, a copy of the Luce dining room, is pictured in Figure 17 with the differentiation of a red star-like decoration

Fig. 18. German server demonstrating blue under paint with yellowed varnish turning overall color to green.

painted on the doors of the buffet and server and on the top of the table. The server and buffet exhibit the same unusual curvature cut at the sides just as the original Luce server. One must admit that this replicated dining room is a good facsimile. But under close examination, one can see the German copy does not have the more complicated dado construction but the simpler butt construction, one flat piece against another joined by nails and/or glue. The most difficult German pieces to identify in this set are the ladderback chairs when they are not marked, as they closely resemble the original Luce chairs. A curious feature of this German dining room set is that it was originally enameled in blue with varnish over the blue paint. As the varnish aged through the years, it yellowed turning the overall color from blue to green. Figure 18 shows a close-up of the interior of the German server with the blue under paint and the yellowed varnish on top which has turned the color of the server to a mellow light green. All pieces in this ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Fig. 19. Luce ladderback rocking chair at left; German ladderback rocking chair at right.

Fig. 20. Luce ladderback chair at left; German small ladderback chair at right.

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German set have a rough feel when touched, termed wrinkling; it is caused either by high humidity levels during the painting process or by not allowing the under paint to completely dry before applying the varnish. Numerous examples of this same German dining room set are known and all of them have exhibited this trait, blue originally, turned green by the over varnish. These same known examples have pieces marked Germany. The close-up of the German server also shows no dado construction of the drawer separator, instead the butt method was utilized and the side ends of the doors, which swing, are corner cut as opposed to the original Luce server, which are rounded. Although the German ladderback chairs are very difficult to distinguish from the Luce ladderback chairs, the ladderback rockers are quite easy to discern. Pictured on the left in Figure 19 is the Luce wood stained rocker with the German green copy on the right showing the side view of the rockers. One can easily note the differences in the attachment of the legs to the rockers. The legs of the Luce piece come right down and surround the high rockers and the placement of the above stretcher is very close. The German rocker’s legs come directly onto the surface of the rocker with the stretcher placed high. An additional aide would be if the German rocker came with the same color ladderback chair (as with the German dining room set discussed above), then one knows for sure that ladderback chair is German made. A comparison of a Luce yellow ladderback chair (4 ½” h.) and a smaller German copy (3 ½” h.) is made in Figure 20 with the original paper label marked Made in Germany underneath in Figure 21. This small German ladderback is enameled with brown paint, whereas original Luce pieces were not painted brown, but left natural, stained or enameled in bright colors. When comparing beds, at first glance the off-white German bed on the left seems to be the same as the yellow Luce bed on the right in Figure 22. However, upon close examination, there are subtle differences as demonstrated in the close details in the photograph. The German bed does not have as deep, angled cuts and turnings as the Luce especially on the posts. On each side of the headboard on the Luce bed, the curved cut is deeper inward and slightly upward making the bottom curved edge rounder than on the German copy. Additionally, there is no flower decoration on the German bed’s headboard on the left. A Luce pink dresser on the left in Figure 23 is compared with a German yellow dresser on the right. Upon very close inspection, one can detect that the German version was made from thicker wood, which looked slightly out of scale. The thicker wood simplified and cheapened the construction process by allowing the use of more nails instead of the time-consuming, delicate dado and rabbet joinery of the Luce construction. The Luce dresser was produced from thinner wood which is more to scale. The illustration of the two drawers in Figure 24 clearly demonstrates that the Luce drawer on the left is made with high-grade wood throughout with

superior construction methods including rabbeted jointing at drawer fronts, while the inferior assembly of the German drawer on the right is butt jointed and low quality, knotted wood is utilized. Also, the attachment of the backing of the Luce dresser is rabbeted whereas the German version is butted. This German dresser had been initially painted a slightly lighter yellow with over varnish which had darkened over the years turning the overall color to a slightly deeper yellow. The yellow dresser was originally part of a complete German bedroom set imitating several Luce pieces. The German set known had the illustrated dresser, a Windsor chair, a ladderback rocking chair (all three resembling Luce pieces), a bed (much like the Luce bed but a differentiation of low posts), and a hanging mirror and side table with door (both of which do not resemble known Luce dollhouse furniture). In good condition, the German copies, on their own merit, have proven to be highly desirable and collectible. Although difficult to find, the 15 or so years of production of the attractive and high quality Luce dollhouse furniture has resulted in a significant selection for today’s collectors. Because of the lovely color schemes and the stateliness of the stained and natural versions, even a small collection of Luce dollhouse furniture makes a splendid room display either on its own or in a dollhouse. They also blend very nicely with other good-quality dollhouse furniture of the era. Collectors now will have a better understanding and greater appreciation of the American-made Luce dollhouse furniture from Hingham, Massachusetts. All items pictured are from the Armitstead Collection. We would be grateful to hear from any reader who has examples of Luce dollhouse furniture or has further information about William B. Luce and Stuart B. Luce. The research about these artisans is ongoing. We may be contacted through our web site: www.TheDollWorks.net

Fig. 22. Details of German bed at left and Luce bed at right.

Fig. 23. Luce dresser at left; German dresser at right.

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Theriault’s sets a new American doll record… $310,000 for an A. Marque Details in our March issue.

Becassine at the Musée de la Poupée Paris, February 3 - September 26

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n the occasion of Becassine’s 110th anniversary, the Musée de la Poupée-Paris highlights Loulotte’s treasures. She is a character of Becassine’s adventures inspired by the daughter of Maurice Languereau, publisher of the children’s magazine La Semaine de Suzette. Rare and antique dolls, trousseau, original prints from Becassine books, La Semaine de Suzette issues, unusual collectibles, documents and pictures... more than a thousand items will be exhibited including the personal collection of Claude Languereau, alias Loulotte. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com

La Mode Enfantine a CD by Susan Sirkis

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he author was already an accomplished seamstress when she attended the 2013 UFDC national convention where two standout special exhibits captured her attention: Sylvia Mac Neil’s display of Chiffonnette’s trousseau, an unforgettable experience showcasing the prodigious talents of Sylvia and a wardrobe of such richness and complexity it boggled the mind and Lynn Murray’s exhibit La Mode

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Enfantine, a serious study of fashion dolls during the Second Empire, replete with wardrobes, furnishings and accessories. With the generous loan of an extensive wardrobe belonging to Lynn’s Huret, and a suitable doll model, Sylvia has fashioned patterns for 12 and 16 inch dolls that can be accomplished by anyone with basic sewing skills. The clothing is simple and rewarding to create. Setting the stage with a look back at the grandeur of the second empire and the clothing styles of the era, Sylvia revisits Lynn’s UFDC exhibit...showing photographs of the dolls undressed, their patent papers, the history of the maker and the exquisite dressed poupées. Easy to follow directions begin with a pattern sheet to record the measurements of the doll you are dressing and tips on how to make your sewing experience simple and pleasurable. Patterns for undergarments, dresses, head coverings, outerwear, mantles and more are carefully detailed along with step by step color photographs. Additional reading and sources for costumers and a complete reference to Susan’s well-loved “Wish Booklets,” each a compendium of fashions and patterns for the period they represent, many now available in CD format, and supplies for the doll costumer are all listed. ORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE WISH BOOKLETS 124 John Browning, Williamsburg, VA 23185-8928 Email: msirkis757@aol.com Telephone: (757) 229-1896 $19.95 plus $2 postage for the first CD and $1 for each additional CD. Visa, Mastercard, and Paypal welcome Web site: www.SusanSirkis.com

École des Poupées December 2-4, 2014

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cole des Poupées, the second in-depth seminar to be held at Margaret Kincaid’s lovely 100 year old family home in the Roland Park area of Baltimore was another unqualified success. And how could it not be with guest experts Samy Odin from the Musée de la Poupée and Elizabeth Ann Coleman sharing their many years of knowledge! Their respective talents were a perfect complement… Samy’s extensive background and research in antique and vintage dolls as a collector and co-founder, along with his father Guido, of the museum, now going into its 21st year and Ann’s distinguished career as curator of textiles at major museums, as well as being part of the formidable mother daughters team that brought us the legendary Colemans’ Encyclopedias. Guests ranged from collectors who knew little about Jumeaux and wished to learn from the best to experienced collectors and dealers. Everyone expressed excitement that they had learned so much! The école des poupées opened Tuesday evening with drinks and dinner followed by Samy’s overview of the Jumeau company. The following day Samy gave a power point presentation illustrating the rich history of the Jumeau company, their design and construction innovations, explaining why some dolls were more expensive than others. Ann followed up with the icing on the cake – the costuming of these remarkable dolls including the materials and colors that were used during Jumeau’s production and Madame Jumeau’s involvement and influence on costume choices.

A precious little size 00 Bru wears an elaborate matador costume. Ann Coleman thought that the metallic gold embroidery might be ecclesiastical in nature.

They didn’t make them any bigger than this size 16 Jumeau Triste held by Samy Odin.

Helping to decorate one of several feather trees.

Margaret Kincaid explains the fine points of this lovely little Jumeau bebe.

Ann Coleman discussing the use of fabrics for Jumeaux.

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Following a delicious lunch, guests formed two groups for hands-on experience: Jumeau wardrobes from the 1870s and textiles and trims for Jumeau bebes, each group switching when the lessons were completed. That evening attendees shared some of their French bebes, not necessarily Jumeaux for a broader look at the doll making of this era. The final day Margaret and Samy led the day’s activities: Jumeau wardrobes from the 1880s and 1890s, a power point presentation featuring Jumeau and its many awards at International Exhibitions and how to use a pattern to dress a Jumeau Bebe. Talk about total immersion in Jumeau dolls! All this learning creates a healthy appetite and guests were treated to outstanding and French-inspired meals and fine wines. As anyone who has dined at Margaret’s house knows, she is the supreme hostess. Following our final gala dinner, everyone sat around, by now fast friends and shared some of their dolls. We sat in the living room where the fire was blazing, the Christmas tree lights twinkling and beautiful flower arrangements scented the air. One of the attendees brought a precious little size 00 Bru dressed in a matador costume. After examination Ann Coleman found the elaborate metallic embroidery to be ecclesiastical, not something the typical doll costumer would undertake. Samy brought out a recent purchase, a size 16 Jumeau Triste, the largest size known. I’m sure he had to buy an additional seat on the plane to take it home! Margaret, whose gorgeous Christmas tree was laden with antique ornaments, pointed out a blown glass head of Krampus as well as a large candy container. For those of you who collect Christmas, you know that Krampus was the antithesis to Santa, although in spite of his scary appearance some say he aided Father Christmas. Whichever, he is a fun part of our holiday celebrations. Attendees left happy, smarter and more prepared than ever to make smart buying decisions at that weekend’s Gaithersburg doll show. Margaret and Samy will work their magic again with an in-depth seminar on mignonettes, to be held prior to the June Gaithersburg show. For more information email: Margaret.kincaid@gmail.com Photos taken by Maureen Herrod, Billye Harris and Keith Kaonis 56

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A few of the attendees during social hour.

Hands-on means just that. Guests were allowed to play with these dolls!

Gaithersburg Doll Show and Sale December 6 and 7

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he December Gaithersburg show with its festive decorations, tantalizing treats offered by dealers and most importantly, wonderful antique and vintage dolls for sale, is a delightful harbinger of the holidays to come. Now that the Eastern National Doll Show is held twice a year instead of four times, enthusiasm and anticipation have perked up this long time important doll show. This was the168th event which may make it the oldest continually running show in the country. Free extras sponsored by the UFDC were here for attendees as well: doll stringing and repairs, door prizes, guest speakers and displays of doll dressmaking sets and putz style villages. What a great way to start the holiday season!

An abundance of riches offered by Gigi’s Dolls and Sherry’s Teddy Bears, Chicago, IL, email: gigisdolls@aol.com

Precious bebes from Grandma’s Attic, Bronx, NY, email: joycedolls@aol.com

Jonathan Green, a major supporter of the Learning Room, gave one of the weekend’s presentations. Email: orders@jonathangreenco.com

The crème of the French bebe crop in Valerie Fogel’s booth. Email: beautifulbebes@outlook.com

Pretty sisters, a K*R/Simon French fashions and bebes tempted in Deborah Halbig and a Handwork 109. Fratino’s booth. Email: debfratino@aol.com Billye Harris, Whitsett, NC, email: ashleysdolls@gmail.com

A size 0 Premiere Jumeau , Block Letter FG and Punch and a Pig were among the many delights in Margaret Kindaid’s booth, Baltimore, MD, email: Margaret.kincaid@gmail.com

Dolls from Sonneberg with their French-like appearance. Phil May, Ocean Grove, NJ, email: dollmanofog

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A Teddy Bear Christmas, Laura Turner, Frizellburg Antiques, email: frizellburgantiques@yahoo.com

Fine French and German bisque were found in Jay and Connie’s booth, Lancaster, PA, email: Big.birds@comcast.com

Beautiful dolls for every taste, Rick Saxman, Valley Forge, PA, email: ricksax@earthlink.net

A size 14 Tete admires the Doll Shops United sign. Alicia Carver, email: acarver2@cfl.rr.com

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A breathtaking Fre A Steiner, all original and a first place winner, $7250. Debbie Varner, email: queenbeev1@comcast.net

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Doll Dressmaking sets 1880-1960 was one of the Learning Room presentations.

Elegant poupees from Mary Ann Spinelli, Burbank, CA, email: nellingdolls@gmail.com

Samy Odin from the Musée de la Poupee in Paris brought several exquisite French bees including, in the rear, the earliest EJ, all original, a Jumeau and on the right a P.D. Email: samy.odin@noos.fr

Galya Lowe shows off her latest creation “Frump” which made the cover of Dolls magazine!

Early dolls and doll house furnishings were offered by Marion Maus, Ellicott City, MD, email: mmausantiques@gmail.com

Saving the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum by Jennifer Craft-Hurst 2013 should have been an exciting year for the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. The museum celebrated its 25th Anniversary in the historic Heritage Square, a quaint enclave of cottages in Downtown Phoenix, dwarfed by their Grand Victorian Cousin, the Rosson House. In 1988, a group of doll collectors, led by Inez McCrary, opened what would become a beloved mainstay of Heritage Square, the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. Instead of celebrating, however, the curators of the museum were forced to search for a new location. The City of Phoenix made some zoning changes in the area, and due to unforeseen circumstances, the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum could no longer stay in the same capacity. Unfortunately, the museum had to find a new home. A search was on to find a new location, but unfortunately, high-traffic area buildings with low rent, a necessary requirement due to the museum’s non-profit status, were hard to come across. Curator Kathy Lanford realized that the museum might have to close. The task of contacting donors and planning an auction became a very real possibility. In the eleventh hour, however, an Angel came to the rescue in the form of Sandy Kralovitz. Sandy had been a longtime resident of Arizona, and an original donor to the museum. Most readers know her as the owner of Sandy’s Dream Dolls. Though now living in Texas, Sandy kept many friends and connections in Arizona. Sandy still owned a building in Glendale in the Historic Caitlin Court area. This building, also historic in nature, was within walking distance of the popular antique district of Old Town Glendale. With only a love of dolls as her motivation, Sandy donated the use of her building for the museum. To the relief of every doll club in Arizona and its many followers, the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum was saved. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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With only a short closure needed to move the collection, which was made possible through the help of many local volunteers, the museum reopened in September 2014. Back to greet their devoted fans are the Size 11 Portrait Jumeau in stunning original bridal couture, the Alexander Dionne Quints with Dr. Dafoe, the 24” Hilda in her pram, being watched over by the lifesize Bru Mannequin, and, of course, the most popular exhibit in the collection, the turnof-the-century class room full of German Dolly Face Dolls, with their oversized China Head teacher, keeping a strict eye over their shenanigans. Along with the regular collection, this new facility allows for the addition of more traditional “boys’ toys,” including GI Joe, Star Wars, model plane, and train collections. The size of the building has also allowed for an expanded gift shop and library/research/meeting space. The possibilities for the museum are now endless. Ideas for the future may include Doll Club meeting space, lectures, and even Birthday Tea Parties. A visit to the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum should be on every collector’s list when they visit The Valley of the Sun. Glendale should be a rather popular tourist destination in 2015, as it is also the home of the Super Bowl! The Arizona Doll and Toy Museum is truly a labor of love and devotion, and a museum that will hopefully be around for many years to come. Arizona Doll and Toy Museum: 5847 West Myrtle Ave, Glendale, AZ Phone: 623-939-6186 60

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GAITHERSBURG Antiques Doll Show

Calendar of Events

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

10/18 10/18/14-4/6/15. Switzerland. 3000 Years of Shoes Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.toy-worlds-museum-basle.ch. NOV-3/7/15. Riverhead, NY. Antique Dolls Exhibit. Suffolk County Historical Society. 631-727-2881. Suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org. 11/29/14-2/2015. Switzerland. Russia’s Icons – Cult Images & Depictions of Saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.toy-worlds-museum-basle.ch. 2/3/15-9/26/15. France. Musee de la Poupee-Paris Special Exhibit featuring Collection of Claude Canlorbe, daughter of publisher of La Semaine de Suzette. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com. www.dollshopunited.com/stores/museedelapoupeeparis

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Des Moines, IA. Antique Spectacular. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Kimberly Schilling. Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular. com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. Fullerton, CA. Best Little Doll Club of Orange County Luncheon. Crown Plaza Hotel. Michele Wise. 949-351-0512. Robin. 626-644-5236. Leesburg, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Leesburg Community Center. Orange Blossom & Hills & Lakes Doll Collectors. Janelle Sundeen. 352-728-1832. Pensacola, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. First United Methodist Church. Pensacola Doll Study Club. Paula B. Meyerriecks. 850-292-6074. Pt. Angeles, WA. Doll Show. Vern Burton Center. Just Dolls of Washington. Dori Beachler. 360-683-1006. San Diego, CA. Miniature Show. Al Bahr Shrine Center. San Diego Miniature Crafters. minidebi@gmail.com. Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com. Miami, FL. Doll & Toy Collectibles Show. Ramada Inn. 305-446-4488. Steve Fuller. lsdfullr@gmail.com. miamiantiquetoyshow@aol.com. Annapolis, MD. Theriault’s Rendezvous Auction. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224.2515. www.theriaults.com. Ft. Myers, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Araba Temple. Fort Myers Doll Club & Cape Coral Doll Guild. magicofdolls@gmail.com. 239-540-3628. New Braunfels, TX. Doll Show. New Braunfels Civic Ctr. Hill Country Doll Show. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. Phoenix, AZ. Doll & Bear Show. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Sunbonnet Doll Club. Judy. 602-896-1771. Leonore. 602-841-0438. www.SunbonnetDollClub.com. Pompano Beach, FL. Doll Show. Pompano Beach Civic Center. Pompano Beach Doll Club. Mary Ann Payung. 954-783-2158. Portland, OR. Doll & Bear Show. National Guard Armory. Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. W. Melbourne, FL. Doll Show. Veterans Memorial Complex. Florida Space Coast Doll Club. Cindy Harris. 321-431-3133. Anaheim, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Rowbear & Friends. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com. DollFestival@aol.com. Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Ctr. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612-669-1613. Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. L. Fassinger. 440-477-7174. ceilfass@sbcglobal.net. Jacksonville, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Ramada Mandarin Conference Ctr. Knight SE Doll Shows. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. Largo/St. Petersburg, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Minnreg Building. St. Petersburg Doll Club. Ilene Delk. 727-347-7556. Jo Valente. 727-384-1708. Montgomery, AL. Luncheon. Arrowhead Country Club. Montgomery Area Doll & Toy Club. Elizabeth Murray. 334-279-8018. Linda.s.tamplin@att.net Bellevue, WA. Doll & Toy Show. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723. Pepins4@msn.com.

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Countryside, IL. IL. Doll Show. William Tell Banquets @ The Countryside Holiday Inn. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. www.illinoisdollshows.com. ildollshows@aol.com. Galesburg, IL. Doll & Toy Show. Sandburg Mall. W. Central Illinois Doll Club. Jane Easterly. 309-299-0486. Jane_easterly@hotmail.com. Tampa, FL. Teddy Bear Show. Crowne Plaza Westshore. Teddy Bear Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. Annapolis, MD. Theriault’s Rendezvous Auction. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224.2515. www.theriaults.com. Baton Rouge, LA. Doll Show. Milton J. Womack Center. Bayou Bebes Doll Club of Baton Rouge. George Orgeron. 985-386-4291. Orgeron2466@bellsouth.net. GERMANY. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion The Depuoz Collection Vol. II Auction. Gotz Seidel. mail@spielzeugauktiont.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de. 0049(0)6203-13014 (F) 0049(0)6203-17193. Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Elks Lodge. Forever Young. Sandy Kline. 818-368-4648. Punta Gorda/Pt. Charlotte, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Ctr. Pt. Charlotte Doll Club. Merle Romer. 941-286-1446. Richmond, VA. Doll Show. Richmond Raceway Complex. Capital Doll Club. Jackie Price. 804-275-0091.

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Kansas City, MO. Frasher’s Auction featuring the Marquerite Hoffman Estate Collection. KCI Expo Center. & Holiday Inn. 816-625-3786. (F) 816-625-6079. frasher@aol.com. Rock Island, IL. Antique Spectacular. QCCA Expo Ctr. Kimberly Schilling. Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection Parish Ctr. Cameo Doll Club. Gwen Pogue. 619-460-4678. Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. Western N. C. Agricultural Ctr. Boone Center. Asheville Doll Shows. Jackie Stone. 828-505-1577. Myrtle Beach, SC. Doll & Bear Show. Lakewood Conference Ctr. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. Santa Barbara, CA. Doll Show. 100 Year Anniversary of Raggedy Ann. Earl Warren Show Ground. Santa Barbara Doll Club. 805-733-1261. Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310-386-4211. Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Ctr. of DeWitt. 269-599-1511. SJBbetsys@comcast.net Maquoketa, IA. Doll & Toy Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Eastern Iowa Doll Shows. Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534. Annapolis, MD. Theriault’s Rendezvous Auction. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224.2515. www.theriaults.com. El Paso, TX. Doll Show. El Paso Holiday Inn Airport. Sun Country Folks of El Paso Doll Club. Janna Daniels. 915-637-3438. Lakeland, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Lake Mirror Ctr. Tropical Doll Study Club. www.tropicaldollstudyclub. com. Suzanne Watkins. 863-676-8886. Diane Milla. 863-644-1144. Puyallup, WA. Doll & Bear Show. Puyallup Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander’s Firemen’s Recreation Hall. Linda Vilsack. 585-482-0835. Lin Callahan. Anaheim, CA. Doll & Toy Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Rowbear & Friends. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com. NatlDoll@aol.com. Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Shows. 201-213-2810. www.jmkshows.com. Houston, TX. Doll Show. Doubletree Houston Hobby Airport Hotel. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston Doll Club. Linda Sieck. 713-283-5900. Calendar cont. on page 63

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Phoenix, AZ. Teddy Bear Artist Show. Double Tree Guest Suites. Bright Star Promotions. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. Annapolis, MD. Theriault’s Rendezvous Auction. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224.2515. www.theriaults.com. Houston, TX. Doll Convention, Spring into Summer 2015 “Les Diamants et les Poupees/Diamonds & Dolls. Marriott Hotel. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Competition: International Doll Makers Society. Registration Required. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077. Cedar Falls, IA. Antiques & Collectibles Show. UNI-Dome. Kimberly Schilling, Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular. com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. Golden, CO. Doll Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Table Mountain Treasures Doll Club. Houston, TX. Doll Show. Marriott Hotel. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077. www.bayareadollclub.com. Madison, WI. Doll Show. Alliant Energy Ctr. Madison Area Doll Club. Dawn. 608-235-3169. Nashville, TN. Doll & Bear Show. Marriott Airport Hotel. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com. Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. Venice, FL. Doll Show. Woodmere Park. Venice Doll Club. Mary Falcone. 941-312-4568. Omaha, NE. Dolls, Toys & Bear Show. 6005 Grover St. Elaine Klein. 712-889-2154. porcdoll@wiatel.net. New Harmony, IN. Doll Show. New Harmony Inn & Convention. Rhoda’s Doll Emporium. Rhoda. 618-384-8735. 618-387-1255. Fort Worth, TX. Doll & Toy Show. Riley Center-Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. Productions Unlimited. Kyle. 405-810-1010. Glendale, CA. Doll Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club. Dene Alcott. 818-248-4862. Debra Harrington. 661-298-7860. Jan Drugan. 818-957-2732. Robin Gomez. 626-710-8960. Las Vegas, NV. Theriault’s Important One-Owner Private Collection Auction. Bellagio. 800-638-0422. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224-2515. www.theriaults.com. Tucson, AZ. Doll, Teddy Bear & Miniature Show. Sabbar Shrine Center. Dollie Central.com. Karen Kosies. 520-321-0003. Cincinnati, OH. Doll Show. Sharonville Holiday Inn. Queen City Barbie Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513-207-8409. askmargie@aol.com. Dedham, MA. Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show. Holiday Inn. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699. www.CollinsGifts.com.

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The Antique Doll & Toy Market Sunday, FEBRUARY 22, 2015 11am-4pm $7

Seattle’s Best Show for 36 Years!

• 50 Select Exhibitors • Antique & Collectable Dolls • Toys • Teddy Bears • Miniatures • Accessories • Doll Stringing • Free Parking • Restaurant & Much More! Red Lion Bellevue Inn, 11211 Main St., Bellevue WA 98004 I-405 Exit 12 SE 8th St, West on SE 8th, Rt at 112th Inquires: Lisa Pepin 206-362-8723 pepins4@msn.com 2202 NE 171st ST, Shoreline, WA. 98155

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Let’s celebrate beating the Winter Blues! There are so many new arrivals – lots of DOLLS, BEARS, MINIATURES and CLOTHING PLUS spring crafts and decorations! So if you are missing Gaithersburg come to Frizellburg to get your “DOLL FIX” and catch ‘SPRING FEVER”! st Join us! Saturday March 21

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Please visit my DSU shop at www.dollshopsunited.com/victorianretreat Lynne Shoblom 928-445-5908 or 928-713-1909 email: victorianretreat@msn.com Please check out my shop on Ruby Lane: www.victorianretreat.rubylane.com Website: www.victorianretreat.com

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1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

Kathy’s and Terry’s Dolls Quality shop of vintage dolls, clothes & accessories

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

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

Schoenhut Dollhouse with Rare Schoenhut Bushes.

www.TheDollWorks.net ONE OF FLORIDA’S LARGEST DOLL SHOPS... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM 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

Terri Lee “Connie Lynn” Baby $425. 10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Ph. 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com Exclusively at www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

Rare Nursery Set $125. Visit our shop at www.rubylane.com/shops/kathysandterrysdolls

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ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com

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How to Spend a Wintry Monday Night It’s Theriault’s Rendezvous, Monday Night at the Auctions Just a little mini-auction. A fun way to cozy up on a chilly winter evening right in the comfort of your own home. From 7-8:30pm EST, we offer 60-80 great lots of antique dolls and childhood treasures. Luke Theriault, Stuart Holbrook and Florence Theriault engage in fun repartee and doll factoids, while these wonderful dolls are up for your live internet bidding. Here’s all you need to do. Go to www.theriaults.com and click on the “bid online” (Proxibid) button. Get registered. At 7pm click on the live video feed button. Bid if you choose, or just enjoy the doll fun.

Theriault’s Next Marquis Gala Weekend Event in Las Vegas See next month’s Antique Doll Collector for full details of Theriault’s important one-owner private collection to be auctioned at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, on March 28 and 29, 2015.

Upcoming Rendezvous Auctions Monday, January 26 Featuring more 1950s American fashion dolls from the Robert Tonner private collection

Monday, February 9 Great antique dolls and lots of accessories and doll furniture

Monday February 23 Rare dolls by R. John Wright from private collections

Monday, March 9 Vive la France! French dolls, accessories, costumes, furnishings

Monday, March 16 Vintage 1950s dolls by Madame Alexander

Ten2Go at the Sheraton in Annapolis, MD A bargain hunter’s dream come true! A fast-paced old-style auction where everything starts at $10.00. There is no absentee or Internet bidding. February 13 and March 13, 2015.

For more details about Theriault’s upcoming auctions call 800-638-0422, email info@theriaults.com or visit theriaults.com. PO Box 151 • Annapolis, Mar yland 21404

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Schedule of Events

Saturday, March 28, 2015 Walk-through Preview of the entire collection with Florence Theriault from 8:30 to 9 AM. General Preview 9-11 AM. Catalog Auction “Only Child, Part I” begins at 11 AM.

Sunday, March 29, 2015 General Preview 9-11 AM. Catalog Auction “Only Child, Part II” begins at 11 AM. Discovery Day auction begins immediately following Part II of Only Child (about 2 PM).

All events are conducted at the elegant Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, located at 3600 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109. A special Theriault room rate is available (call the hotel at 888-987-6667 or Theriault’s at 800-638-0422 for details).

Ordering Collector’s Books

For more information or to order catalogs call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com. Visit www.theriaults.com for further auction details. After March 1 the entire catalog auction will be available for viewing online (www.theriaults.com, click on “bid online”).

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The 224-page hardbound book, 10” x 10” with hundreds and hundreds of full-color photographs and important well-researched descriptions is available for $75 including after-auction prices realized and priority postage. (International orders add $15 for postage). Or great savings can be had (up to 60%) when you subscribe to a 5 or 10 issue subscription. Call 800-638-0422 or go online to www.theriaults.com to order.

How to Bid at the “Only Child” Auction

Come in person to view these exceptional dolls and join in the fun of bidding in person! If you cannot attend, you can leave absentee bids in advance, make a reservation to bid live by telephone at the actual time of the auction, or plan to bid live online (go to www.theriaults.com and click on “bid online” — and don’t forget to pre-register). Just give us a call at 800-638-0422 for more details about any of these bidding choices.

Want to See More?

Visit www.theriaults.com and click on Florence’s Dollmastery Vignette Series. Videos featuring dolls from the Berta Leon Hackney “Only Child” Collection will be posted by March 1st. And then plan to watch the actual auction live on our audio/video feed right from the Bellagio Hotel. For more details contact Theriault’s at 800-638-0422.

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For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

Stunning Bru Jeune 4 Bebe from early Casimir Bru period. This is a magnifique darling with such a childlike face. Full lips and pronounced tongue, exquisite blue spiral threaded eyes, elegant couture presentation, antq. wig, turquoise pin. (parasol display only) ivory leather shoes. Overall excellent condition. Please Call~ Radiantly beautiful… this 27” Rare Adult Face Portrait Jumeau is by far the most spectacular Jumeau Fashion Doll we have encountered… Exquisite bisque, gorgeous blue threaded eyes, delicately painted with deft modeling of features. Kid body, antique boots, please call for details… 28” Sie A 6 by Mssr. Jules Steiner ~ If you have dreamed of having this doll in this rare amazing size your dream has come true. This Bebe looks like a precious child with the most innocent wide eyed expression and her sweetly pursed lips as if she is just about to tell you a very important secret! Spectacular condition, original signed body w/ orig. patina, antq. dress, darling mohair tailed wig. Fantastique! $13,950

26” Trieste Jumeau ~ This is a most beautiful and delicately painted Bebe; tenderly tinted mauves and rose tones washed over her beautiful features. Her p.w. eyes are mesmerizing in a very pale tint of blue with flecks of gray. An exceptional beauty in the harder to find size 12. Original straight wrist signed Jumeau body, lovely ensemble, tailed mohair wig over cork pate. $20,500~ Gorgeous Schmitt Bebe ~ This 17” Bebe has a stunning face; flawless pale bisque, huge brown spiral threaded eyes, parted lips with open closed mouth. Marked 2 with incised shield on head and impressed on flat bottom. All antique from head to toe. Exc. $14,950~

SEE US AT New Harmony Inn in Indiana March 27th Rhoda’s Doll Emporium Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Show March 14-15 at the WA State Fairgrounds in Puyallup NADDA SHOW Embassy Suites, Burlingame, CA (near San Francisco) April 18-19th

Spectacular 27” marked 12 Incised Depose Jumeau with gorgeous face, applied ears, antq. wig, antique bonnet, polished cotton pale blue coat dress in Bebe style with lavish lace trim décor. Huge paperweight blue eyes and beautiful bisque. Superb condition. $9800~

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13” Bru Jne 4 w/ exotic ebony bisque, orig. costume, wig, and chest label. $12,900.

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French mechanical elephant, glass eyes, slow walking motion as ears flap gently (10”H x 14”L). $1875.

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29” Jumeau Polichinelle, very detailed bisque hands, original costume, great condition. $5950.

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15” Jumeau 200 character series multi-face doll, antique clothing. $10,900.

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10-1/2” French mechanical poodle that jumps up and down as he beats his drum! $995.

Exhibiting: February 28 - Forever Young Doll Show, Pasadena CA, Pasadena Elks Lodge March 7 - Santa Barbara Doll Club Show, Santa Barbara CA, Earl Warren Showgrounds

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THERIAULT’S TO PRESENT THE WORLD-CLASS DOLL COLLECTION OF BERTA HACKNEY AT AUCTION ON MARCH 28 AND 29 The grand Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas will host this important event.

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THE DOLLS EVERYONE WANTED TO FORGET

by Lois Cohorst Today considered pieces of American folk art, WPA dolls document an important period in our history.

HORSMAN, HEBEE/SHEBEE AND THE ELUSIVE CHARLES TWELVETREES by Susan Foreman Lewis A look at the artist who created these delightful dolls with their oversized bald heads.

Early German parian-types with fancy decorations, a rare “H” model, sought after Thuillier A.T.’s, paper maches, chinas, Brus, German characters and so much more will be featured in the upcoming Theriault auction to be held in Las Vegas. The collection of Berta Hackney, she has decided the time has come to part with her dolls. Berta’s tradition of “a doll a week” guarantees that this will be a memorable sale. Photo courtesy Theriault’s.

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1) Very Rare Signed ‘Cremer’ ca.1872 - From his famed Regent St. emporium still in the original dress w/ rooted hair, chunky poured wax limbs and owners history comes this luxurious, historic, 18” treasure… $1495 2) Rare Special Commission Rohmer delicate & pristine describes this 17” important Fashion w/ a special order kid lined flange neck design plus jointed wooden upper and mint curved bisque lower arms! Impeccable grace in seemingly original period fitted garments and boots… $4500 3) 22” Stately Parian w/ Provenance - from a private collection this documented doll in vintage original silk gown w/ matching trimmed slippers, lovely arms w/ bracelet and feathered fan, all mint w/ porcelain flowers in her cascading ringlets… $995 4) Luxurious Lined Wax - an 18” museum class beauty reflecting the richness of Victorian drama in her sensuous face, crisp fancy factory shift, jewelry and high button bootines!… $795 5) Factory Original Minis - (left to right) 6” French Provincial w sl.eyes… $250 / Crochet Sisters: 5.5” K*R w/ clo/mo and Black Stockings… $295 / 5.5” Rare Simon Halbig w/ Bisque Arms & Black Stockings… $495 5” Sweet German National… $195 6) Rare 23” Signed Pierotti - important doll signed at the neckline, initialed on the underwear, and on the torso: Pierotti/ 5 Grove St./ Hammersmith - in original pretty clothing and fine leather shoes. Significant… $1500

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7) 33” Jumeau Portrait of Princess Elizabeth - made to commemorate her visit to France in 1938. Very few in this original presentation size exist outside of Windsor Castle. She’s flawless quality, vibrant blue flirty eyes, closed smiling mouth and the important body incised ‘Jumeau/Paris/ Princess’! Rare $4500 (see #34) 8) 30” Aristocratic Wigged China - unusual solid crown, gentle expression, orig body w/ glazed arms, important French style vintage garments befitting such an elegant young lady… $1100 9) 26” Indulgent ‘Bebe Paris’ - What a kitten with her big, round, blue paperweight eyes w/ shaded lids, full ‘bee stung’ lips, long french curls, luxurious, swagged & ruffled silk couture w/ matching bonnet!… $3250 (see #13) 10) 24” Winsome Square Tooth Kestner unusual size for such an early one, 6 carved teeth, pouty cheeks, A.T. Brows, and remarkably fine heirloom clothes… $750 11) 4.5” Choice D&K Half Doll - Egyptian inspired Art Deco rarity, professional repair one hand, important signed piece, only… $695 12) 4.5” Elegant D&K Exotic - mint specimen and rare model with mock Turkish style, exquisite expression and coloring!… $750 13) see #9… $3250

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14) 10” Fancy Cabinet Baby precious perfection in the All Original & Mint König Wernicke w/ sleep eyes, happy face in adorable miniature ensemble, bonnet to booties! $450 15) Extremely Rare Leather Child museum class 15” sweetheart, molded hair, tender expression, quaint period clothes, child body w/ jtd.arms & legs. When have you ever seen one?! $1500 16) Little Red Riding Hood - an 8”x10” postcard album - unused! Rich and dramatic color filled cover! ‘Riding Hood’ collectors! $225 17) Bonnet Baby Googly - mint 9” mischief maker w/ molded Bisque Bonnet, quality body & clothes; plus… Baby Brother Googly Boy w/ molded side part hair! - both for $650 18) Mary Jane ‘Walker’ - 1955 by G.H. & E. Freydherg - So 50’s in her labelled side zippered dress, w/ hat, panties, shoes and vinyl signed purse and belt! $275 Steiff Boxer - w/ button, excel cond. $110 19) 41” Simon Halbig Fellow well fed and handsome this kingsize addition to your family has a mint 18” cir. head and beautiful, chunky jointed body beneath his antique belted suit! (see #33) $1850

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20) The real McCoy - a 16” Jerri lee in Original Box - with descriptive label, lid and 1955 booklet - the caracul wig too! $650 21) Gene Carr’s ‘Snowball’ - the scarce 13” tall 1916 Bernard Lipfert comic character by Horsman, has orig. clothes - plus the visored cap! $295 22) 27” Stunning ‘Anne Shirley’ by Effanbee. What a size, period dress, orig. wig, clear eyes, some typical wear - Wow! just $395 23) 11” Heubach ‘44’ Toddler fired in color, orig wig, open mouth w/ teeth, sl. eyes, period cothes. A beauty! $495 24) 9” Artist Made ‘Bru Jne’ a desirable DeNunez 1970 version true to Bru in every way including the terrific body! $350 25) 17” Mme. Alexander ‘Winnie’ The iconic Alexander fashion plate, w/label, so pretty and blue w/ tailored dress coat & hat! $250 26) 5” Exceptional Gbr. Kuhnlenz Black - such a sweet orphan, wonderful body and fired in color and original wig! $495 27) So Rare! 14” Mary Hoyer Farmer - the caracul wig, factory jeans & shirt w/label, plus the classic Hoyer felt hat - a rare one! $495

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32 28) Miniature 10” Belton Bru cabinet gem with the prettiest paperweight eyes, real Bru face modeling, sensuous coloration, open/closed mouth w/ articulated Bru lips, great jtd. body beneath the silk couture ensemble… A prize! (see #30) $2250 29) 17” Early Simon Halbig 949 with her long cheeks, PW eyes, early square teeth, pretty bisque, mint antique mohair wig, chunky stiff wrist body - The works! $1100 30) See #28... $2250 31) BLack French Export Gbr. Kuhnlenz - This 18” french face GK w/ electrifying personality and fired in beautiful color tones is a stunning mademoiselle with her Factory Wig & Clothes in the splendid size that makes such beauty possible… A prize $3250 32) Splendid 38” Simon Halbig ‘Santa’! - mold 1248 in the largest size possible! Glorious mint bisque, huge sleep eyes, red ‘V’ mark on lip, beautifully shaped body - all in beautiful antique layers. A must have $1995 33) Impressive 41” Simon Halbig Fellow!! - see #19… $1850 Antique Platform Horse - $250 34) Jumeau Portrait - this Princess Elizabeth ‘commemorative doll’, head incised “Jumeau” was produced at only 18” tall for the retail market. Only in very limited numbers was this rare 32” size produced and designated for only the most exclusive venues… which includes your home! (see #7) $4250

35) 7” All Bisque Googly Baby we believe this fine quality ‘scamp’ with jtd. limbs, glass sleep eyes, orig. wig and watermelon smile was produced for Kammer & Reinhardt. (clothing not shown) $795 36) Important French Export Dollhouse - once referred to as ‘Deauville’ this ethereal house w/ Original Furnishings was likely made by Gottschalk for sale in France, with its exciting French Toy Shop Label! 11” by 7” by 22” w/ original paper in & out (steps not shown). Unique! $1500 37) Scarce All Original AM 200 Googly- with its cheeky attitude, cunning red hair, pink ruffles and shiny shoes she will steal your heart... and candy too $1200 and the German Terrier - tag and collar $75 38) JDK 260 Toddler - Sweet as pie is this 10” Kestner dear-heart with innocent round eyes, bobbed hair & her big bow & tummy! $550 39) Would you believe a 32” Spectacular Grb. Heubach Pouty w/ a 16” cir. head?! Mint mohair, factory wig, conceals old repair behind neck, making the $5000 model in classic clothes a steal at just. $1895. 8” Baby Sandy - in factory clothes & mint cond! $195 40) 16.5” Kestner 171 “Daisy” (B1/2 - 61/2): plaster pate, mint Kestner body (signed 1), beneath her picture perfect original clothes All Mint! $750 41) Lively K*R 122 Baby Boy - 17” of mint deep dimpled joy, sleep eyes, pristine bisque orig. body and quality 2-piece short suit w/ hat! $450

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n her fifth birthday, Berta Leon Hackney was given a doll by her father. And a promise. Every week thereafter she could choose another doll to add to her collection. Thus, in the midst of the depression years, she, an only child, was blessed with this happy start to collecting that laid down the very foundation of her doll-filled home today. Growing up surrounded by dolls would be just the start. As Berta began her grown-up life, marrying Jay Leon, whose aristocratic family had fled from Madrid to New York and Texas during the Spanish Civil War, she began to spend more time in Mexico City where her husband’s oil business had brought the young couple. But that didn’t stop Berta from dolls! It was from there, in fact, that many of her prized pieces were discovered. In the 1950s, Mexico City was a well-kept secret source of fabulous antiques from the estates of European émigrés. Amidst those, of course, were dolls. Every week Berta would find a new doll from these estates: French bebes, German characters, early porcelains and parians, and so forth, thereby continuing on her “doll a week” tradition. Her collection grew and grew. During that time she still kept her house in Hubbard. The dolls would be shipped there over the years and it was the place where her collection developed and was displayed until now. This house in Hubbard is like no other, a stunning original Victorian home from the 19th century. Large highceiled rooms, winding staircases, rooms opening into other rooms so the surprises never end. And just to be sure she would have enough room for her collection, when a companion Victorian home right next door came on the market, Berta bought and restored that, too. By the 1980s Berta was well becoming established around the world as a major collector of dolls. Being back in Texas now on a full-time basis and having more time to interact with other doll lovers, she quickly became known and respected at auctions, clubs and 18

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Left: Gracing the cover of the “Only Child” catalog is a superb example of the rare “H” doll by French maker, Aristide Halopeau. Featured in the auction are other very fine models of the soughtafter Thuillier A.T. bébés, and exceptional examples of bebes by Bru, in rare sizes and models. Below left: The large paper mache lady has a remarkably elaborate beehive coiffure and is wonderfully preserved, an example of early paper mache dolls from the Hackney collection. Below: As he appeared in original SFBJ catalogs of the era, the French bisque character boy is wearing a wonderfully detailed original military costume and hat.

of Berta Hackney at Auction on March 28 and 29 Left to right: So fine is the sculpting of this lady that virtually every fold of the shawl appears as though a delicately draped actual piece of fabric. The model is only one of dozens of rare early German bisque ladies with sculpted hair or bodice ornaments. Berta Hackney related to Stuart Holbrook, “I lost out on this doll the first time it came to auction, and then years later it came back, and, by golly, I was determined to get it the second time�. And she did. The model is extremely rare, with sculpted and fantastically decorated Scottish tam, and even matching bisque shoes.

Left: Acquired by Berta Hackney from the famed Dina Vierney collection, the peddler lady is notable not only for her exquisite wares and accessories, but also for her rare exotic complexion. She is preserved in original costume and wig, under original glass dome. Above: The very rare early bell-ringer pull toy is enhanced by the handsome features of the young seated bisque lad. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Top left: Perched on the seat of the superb gilded cherub throne chair is a petite 10” bébé by Jumeau, in impeccable original condition including costume, undergarments, wig and hair comb, and shoes.

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Just count the rarity factors on this superb bebe by Leon Casimir Bru! Her petite size 0 (just 10 1/2”), her luminous cafe-au-lait complexion that is flawless, her original and very sturdy body, and her all-original costume and wig.

Above: An intricate and extremely rare automaton is Bebe Photographer, attributed to French maker, Renou. Posed on a stand in front of a bisque girl photographer with camera is a miniature bisque doll. When wound, music plays, and the photographer pulls the shutter which reveals, first, a black metal plate, and then, the actual sepia photograph of the dolls. Few other examples of this rare piece are known to exist.

conventions. And on her collecting went, never slowing in her pursuit of new treasures to add to the cases that now filled virtually every niche in her 18-room mansion. It seemed that the quest would never end. Then, as Stuart Holbrook, President of Theriault’s relates, the unexpected happened. “As I sat with Berta this past summer in her living room, drinking sweet tea and chatting in the same spot we had so many times over the years, I heard her say the words I never imagined I’d hear: ‘It’s time to sell my dolls and I want to see them go. I want to be part of their journey.’” And what dolls they are! Hundred and hundreds that range from exquisite French bébés and automata, to one of the most extensive collections of early porcelain and sculpted hair bisque ladies, from fully furnished dollhouses including an outstanding French chateau, to German bisque characters, a fine collection of French and German black dolls, a remarkable group of German handwind vignettes by Zinner and Sohne, fine mignonettes, and everything else you can imagine from rare peddler dolls to clowns with rare bisque character heads, to fine early dolls in their original costumes and boxes. A sampling of the types of dolls are shown here, with further examples on Theriault’s four-page ad on the inside cover, and the dolls shown on the cover. More than 500 catalog lots will be offered in the two-day auction followed by several hundred more Discovery Day lots immediately following the Sunday catalog session. The auction will take place in Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29 at the grand Bellagio Hotel. At this historic auction, fittingly entitled, “Only Child, the Lifelong Antique Doll Collection of Berta Leon Hackney”, her superb collection of dolls will begin the next step of their journey into new homes. For more information about the auction or to order your legends catalog of the collection (hardbound, full color, 220 pages) call 800-638-0422, email info@theriaults.com or visit www.theriaults.com.

Berta Hackney found the simple pleasures of German handwind toys by such firms as Zinner and Sohne to be especially charming, and her collection includes a number of these amusing pieces, this example featuring a clown with rare character face, along with his recalcitrant bell-ringing donkey.

Of particular interest to Berta Hackney have been bisque dolls with sculpted hair, especially those with sculpted bonnets, and, especially also, those by the Kling firm of Germany such as this gentle-featured bonneted boy.

Another example of the charming hand-wind mechanical toys attributed to Zinner and Sohne. This example incorporates three favorite collecting themes by the astute collector: black dolls, clowns, and mechanical toys.

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25” Tete Jumeau red mark, stamped body, original pate & mohair wig, beautiful sailor dress & hat, mama poppa strings in body $4650 $4650.. Now $3995.

13” Cameo Scootles w/ fabulous face, painted blue eyes, very faint over all crazing, left hand finger glued $225. 8” Cameo Scootles w/ great expression, painted blue eyes, over all crazing $210.

23” SFBJ on Jumeau body replaced French hands, blue eyes, antique HH wig, antique sailor dress $995 $995. Now $795. 4” Schoenhut Felix the Cat, replaced left arm, restrung $125.

18” Shirley Temple wearing The Littlest Rebel 1935 all original, very slight crazing, hair restyled $395.

Sasha’s 1980 catalog: #107 Blonde variegated hair Sasha in blue & white gingham dress, 1980 catalog $295. Red Pinafore #217 outfit, mint in package $69.95 #301 Gregor Dark Jeans w/ box & catalog $195. #502 Baby in Box, original bonnet, her white dress is in the box $100. #806 Track Suit outfit $69.95

1900 - 1920 Doll House Furniture 8 pieces 6” x 5 Chest, 8.5” x 3.25 Hall Tree (mirror as is ), 5.75” x 4 Table, 5.5” x 3 Chairs ( 2 side and 2 arm ) Set $250.

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22” Tete Jumeau, beautiful original mohair wig and blue PW eyes, antique style dress & bonnet $4895 $4895. Now $4050.

15” K & H Kley & Hahn baby w/ crier in head, original mohair wig, blue sleep eyes $295.

13 ½” A Marque by Linda & Alan Marx 69/250, 1989, bisque head & arms, compo body, blue PW eyes $225.

13” x 9” Alkire Arts Fabric Pictures 1926 from Maywood, IL, 2 w/ labels on back in original green & gold frames - Mary Quite Contrary, Tommy Tucker & possibly Frog Prince (reframed), hand painted & fabric dressed paper doll creations, very detailed $109.50. set of 3

14” Arranbee Nancy Lee in Original Trunk with Clothing – Skating outfit, skates, hat & gloves, pink dress, blue & white check dress, pants, top, slip, straw hat $295. 12 3/4” 1940’s Louis Sorensen Wax Lady dressed in crepe paper skirt & blouse, great detailing, outfit as is $225 $225. Now $175.

26” Long Face Jumeau – Triste Bebe ‘12’, 8 ball body w/ straight wrists, applied pierced ears, blue Jumeau stamp on body, HH wig $23,950.

30” Wired Eye Steiner w/ Bisque Hands, Figure A No. 6, J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris, small chips at pierced ears, a little roughness on inside top of right ear, 3 fingers on left hand repaired $7250.

15” S & H 1249 DEP Germany 4 1/2, brown sleep eyes, mama crier pull string in cloth covered cardboard body, compo shoulder plate, compo jointed arms & lower legs $695.

7” AM 320 Googlie in Tuxedo, great molding, blue intaglio eyes $485.

8” Vogue Ginny - Mistress Mary #54 doll is in mint condition with watering can and box $375.

9” FP Swain & Co, closed mouth S & Co baby, light blue sleep eyes, caracal wig, repainted body, antique clothing $495.

20” Kestner 167 9 1/2, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, plaster pate, antique shoes, nice body $575 $575. Now $485.

29” La Parisien A19 Steiner, blue pw eyes, original body, replacement right hand, pierced ears, HH hand made wig $5250.

28” JDK 260, brown stationary eyes, HH wig, $650 $650. Now $595.

16” Terri Lee Brunette in original tagged Scottish outfit, wonderfully painted brown eyes $245.

20 1/2” Handwerch 119 10 1/2 2 1/4, brown sleep eyes, pierced ears, HH wig, nice body $425 $425. Now $385. 11” S & H 1079, brown sleep eyes, French bj body, pierced ears, left hand 2 fingers prof. repaired $495 $495. Now $445.

19” Golden Mohair bear from 1910, fabulous condition $150. 13” Steiff Eskimo w/ button in ear, made 1908-1919, missing hood, felt on hands and back of left foot as is $1495 $1495. Now $995.

12” 2003 R J Wright UFDC Convention Musette (Ltd to 1600) and Montague (Ltd to 500) Candy Containers, made of felt with great detailing $1095. Now $975.

17” K star R 121 Toddler, blue sleep eyes, original mohair wig, adorable face $850 $850. Now $725. 13” JDK Jr. Hilda 245 1914 F 10, original wig and plaster pate, blue sleep eyes $1495 $1495. Now $1050.

14” RARE CM Pouty AM 700 3/0 w/ brown sleep eyes, stiff wrist bj body, cute doll w/ mohair wig, hairline back of head $2150. Now $1495.

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t was a retired naval officer who came up with a nationwide job plan in about 1932 to alleviate some of the distress caused by the Great Depression. It was called the “WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION” (WPA), but it had one major drawback. Backed by the federal government, Congress saw it as a socialistic move leading to governmental dependency and would not accept it. Newly elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to include it in his “NEW DEAL” and finally, in 1935, he made it an executive order, knowing it would never pass Congress if left to a vote. The WPA plan was successful, existing eight years and employing eight million people. Other entities, such as the (CCC) Civilian Conservation Corp, and the (NYA) National Youth Administration, provided for young men past 8th grade and not attending high school. These boys joined the CCC and lived in barracks An Ohio worker, no mark

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Marked “Russia and WPA Museum Project, Wichita, Kansas”. This was part of the Nations Doll set.

on a military structured base. Girls, also, joined the NYA and lived in dormitories where they basically learned how to be efficient housewives, totally sexist by today’s standards. The WPA divided into blue and white collar workers. Blue collar workers catered to men with families who built roads, shelter houses, and sanitary toilets. They also built chapels, limestone rock walls for stadiums and bath houses for recreational areas. White collar workers filled the flip side of the work programs by presenting arts, dramatics, music, posters, and documentaries. The Federal Theatre gave Joseph Cotton, Orson Wells, Burt Lancaster, and Arlene Francis their start in the movies while providing dramatic tours. The Federal Theatre made marionettes, puppet shows, and presented programs in hospitals and libraries. They employed over 15,000 workers at twenty dollars a week and forty dollars a week for supervisors.

Hand caved Musketeer, no markings Marked Missouri on a metal tag

Marked Wichita, Kansas. She is made of plaster.

By 1937, the WPA arts program began. It fell into full swing and so did the doll business. The dolls were often called “government dolls” because they came from government paid labor. Although the dolls were only a means to an end, workers were happy to get the jobs, but unhappy that they had to receive government pay for this made-up work. They felt others looked down on them doing the so-called government work, which caused even more embarrassment. Still, they could not walk away, because they needed the money so badly. The truth is that these untrained workers did a terrific job on the WPA dolls, providing important historical artifacts from a time when America was in turmoil until it worked its way back to economic security. WPA dolls were assigned to libraries, schools, and museums. As soon as the war was over, many were destroyed with the feeling it was good riddance to the Depression. Fifty years later, remaining examples of these folksy dolls began coming out of the attics and closets, schools and libraries. The dolls began speaking to collectors and historians, which brought a new appreciation of their folk art and history. However, the examples were slim to none until collectors realized what they were, and these dolls are still hard to find because so many were destroyed. HOW THE WPA WORKED The projects fell under the National WPA program and were open to all of America, although only fifteen known states participated: Alabama, Kansas, California, Colorado,

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most popular, none were alike. The Japanese doll was not included, because the U.S. and Japan were not on good terms at that time. The Alabama dolls were gorgeous with cloth painted faces and quality made clothing. They came in singles or pairs, and were stuffed so they could either stand or sit. California was one state that produced dolls of the Nations. These dolls probably varied in size, but it is certain that they made six-inch dolls encased in a WPA hand-made box with a cellophane window for viewing. California was, also, known to have made puppets. According to research, Colorado made historic portrait dolls that were dressed in fine attire. Most were known to be marked as “WPA Project, Colorado.” Dolls from Georgia have been hard to find, probably because they were “play with me dolls.” They were dressed in calico with aprons, full petticoats, and fine underwear. Shoes were made from black typewriter covers. According to research, Illinois used antique photos of children to model their dolls. They had yarn hair and plain faces. They were associated with the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and were marked “Decatur Toys.” Kansas had seven work stations: Kansas City, Emporia, Columbus, and Topeka, (the headquarters for the state), Mayetta, (the Indian Reservation), Wichita, and Lawrence. Most Kansas dolls found today are from Wichita. Pairs and singles are 12 to 14 inches tall. Twenty-four variations of the Nation dolls were made.

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Alabama is known for its beautifully made WPA cloth dolls.

A large wooden doll, jointed limbs, no marks

The Michigan Toy Project, also, started in about 1937, marking their dolls with their state name. One group was Goldilocks and the three bears: Mama is 9”, Papa Bear is 11” and wee little baby bear is about 7”. Heads and bodies were one piece with brown cloth covering their bodies except their faces and hands. According to the Missouri Historical Society, the WPA set up craft shops in their state to build doll furniture and perhaps doll houses, as well as other wooden toys. Quality single portrait dolls of Missouri have also been found. New Hampshire’s WPA projects list book mending, dolls, puppetry, as well as the performance of puppet shows for good will. New Jersey has been noted for making historic explorers. Columbus, Magellan, and Isabella are made of molded composition or a type of papier mache and are dressed in their finest. Figures represent famous individuals for the 1480-1521 museum exhibit called “The Golden Age of Explorers. New York took part in the arts through puppetry and theatre. Stories such as “Eli Whitney and His Cotton Gin” and “The Life of Stephen Foster” were popular. The Federal Theatre ended in 1939, also taking its toll on WPA puppetry. Still, other states continued the projects a few years longer. Pennsylvania made hand puppets, the likes of which appear quite often, and they are marked. The heads of these puppets/marionettes were papier mache and bodies were cloth with a sleeve for the puppeteer. These labeled puppets include “The Three Little Pigs,” their mama and the wolf, “Flopsy and Mopsy Cottontail,” “Little Red Riding Hood, and the Woodsman,” plus many others. A group of single dolls came from Ohio, unmarked except for labeling of each doll by the farm work they are doing or the culture of the character. From Pennsylvania, Flopsy and Mopsy 28

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No markings, possibly from Colorado

This doll is probably from Ohio where they made dolls dressed in ethnic costume as well as farm workers.

A pair of beautiful Spanish dolls and another of gypsies are attributed to Connecticut. However, after making several calls, no one seemed to know anything about the WPA. So, the jury is still out on the origins of several of the dolls and their states. Research says that Wisconsin’s WPA dolls began their manufacture in 1935 and were probably one of the first to start the projects sponsored by Milwaukee State Teachers College. These dolls were 22-inch children with molded faces made of fabric. Others were 10-inch dolls with silk-screened, flat faces. The Milwaukee Handicraft Project began with 200 people and quickly grew to 800. Exact dates vary, but in 1942 the government ran out of money. Imagine that! The United States was still on the gold standard, meaning they could not print more money. The WPA had no funds, World War II ended in 1945, and the men came home from war. A new president was elected, Congress limited presidential terms, and the WPA was gone and forgotten. Many of the existing dolls are now in museums or in the hands of private collections, fortunately protected from extinction. Although they were called “government dolls,” the workers should never have been ashamed to have been part of the WPA art programs. Talented individuals, mostly without training, beautifully crafted these dolls. They are wonderful pieces of American folk art, preserving an important era in our history.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the first to produce WPA dolls.

A fashionable pair wearing circa late 1930’s clothing, no marks. References: Booklet of “Benefit Dolls” by Doll Collectors of America Flack, Thelma C. “WPA Dolls,” Antique Trader, Feb 25, 1975, pp. 40-41 Kansas Historical Society,” Cool Things, WPA Figures”, 11-9-07 http://www.kshs.org/cool3/wpadolls.htm Zimmerman, Monte Lee, ”Born Of Need: The WPA Dolls of Monte Lee Zimmerman,” Doll News, Fall 2007, p. 60 ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Horsman, HEbee/SHEbee and the Elusive Charles Twelvetrees by Susan Foreman Lewis

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n 1865 Edward Imeson Horsman, while still in his early 20s, founded the company that would bear his name. His initial business was that of “making & selling games and home amusements” and was located at 105 Maiden Lane in New York. Eventually sporting goods formed an important part of his business, and he managed to catch each new craze as it came along. His earliest success, in the late 1860s, came with croquet sets. Archery became popular in the late 1870s, and he employed a hundred workers to make bows and arrows. When lawn tennis gained popularity in the 1880s, Horsmanmade tennis racquets sold in large numbers. In the 1870s, Mr. Horsman began traveling to Europe to import “toys, fancy goods and novelties”. He became a regular visitor to the doll factories of Thuringia. In the mid-1870s, Horsman’s company was selling bisque-head imported dolls from Germany. By 1885 Horsman’s wholesale business expanded and he listed a wide variety of imported dolls, both German and French. Horsman was primarily a wholesaler and distributor. He did not begin to mark his dolls with the Horsman name until 1897. Horsman’s first true doll success was with a series of cloth dolls introduced in 1893 called Babyland Rags. They continued to sell Babyland Rag dolls until the 1920s. About 1909 they began selling the “Can’t Break Em” dolls made of 32

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8” all bisque SHEbee (Sunbonnet Sal) in tagged dress. 10-1/2” composition SHEbee in Horsman tagged jacket. 8” all bisque HEbee. 4” all bisque SHEbee. 6” all bisque HEbee with original label on bottom of shoe.

composition by the Aetna Toy Animal Co. The first “Can’t Break Em” was Billikin. Thus began the introduction of many other character type dolls of composition, dolls such as the Campbell Kids based on the drawings of Grace Drayton. Horsman hired sculptress Helen Trowbridge in 1909, and it was she who helped propel the American doll industry to the forefront. The years between 1911 and 1920 are considered the “golden age” of Horsman dolls. The famous sculptor and perhaps the most prolific sculptor of American dolls, Bernard Lipfert, succeeded Helen Trowbridge. In addition to the drawings of Grace Drayton, other artist and illustrators provided inspiration for a variety of Horsman dolls. Such artists as Gene Carr (creator of the popular New York World newspaper comic strip Lady Bountiful), Charlie Plum and Bill Conselman (creators of the Ella Cinders comic strip), and Charles H. Twelvetrees (creator of Twelvetrees Kids including HEbee and SHEbee). Over the years the Horsman Company has gone through many mergers and changes in ownership, but continues to distribute dolls today under the name Horsman Ltd.

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ere are some additional details on Charles H. Twelvetress (1872-1948), the inspiration behind the 1925 HEbee and SHEbee dolls. Charles Twelvetrees has always remained somewhat of a shadowy figure about which we know little. While certainly not one of the more famous illustrators of his day, he was good enough to earn his livelihood from his pen. Some internet data has mistakenly stated that there were two Charles Twelvetrees (father and son). This information, however, is incorrect. In actuality there was only one Charles Twelvetrees. Thanks to the late Don Jensen, researcher and author of the definitive book on Horsman Dolls, we now have many more facts about this somewhat elusive character. Charles H. Twelvetrees was born to Henry and Eliza Twelvetrees in 1872. In 1894 Charles married Anna. Sadly, Anna would meet a tragic end in 1902. After an argument with her husband, allegedly in connection with an “affair”, she drank darkroom chemicals and died the day after Christmas 1902. Charles was a photographer at the time, hence the darkroom chemicals in the home. C.H.T. then married Rose B. Clark in October 1903 (was she the other woman in the “affair”?). From 1909 to 1911 C.H.T. drew a newspaper comic strip called “Johnny Quack and the Van Cluck Twins.” He is probably best known today for the numerous postcards and valentines he created, some signed C. Twelvetrees, some C.T. and many unsigned. Children were Twelvetrees’ forte (and most of these children look very much like HEbee and SHEbe). Practically everything he ever drew contained children. Charles H. did much work for the Pictorial Review magazine from about 1918 to the late 1920s, both covers and a cartoon series under the title of “The Twelvetrees Kiddies” and the byline “C.H. Twelvetrees”. In later years, especially during the early 1930s Twelvetrees did all the monthly covers for F.W. Woolworth’s The Home Magazine and these same kids kept popping up. Charles and Rose had one son, Clark. Clark, an actor, married Helen Jurgens, who became better known as the actress Helen Twelvetrees. Clark was clearly a very troubled guy. This no doubt being one of the reasons he

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Twelvetrees Kiddies. Pictorial Review, October 1919

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A selection of postcards by Charles Twelvetrees.

This card really looks like “Sunbonnet Sal SheBee”

This one is postmarked 1916

and Helen divorced. Apparently he fell (or jumped) from a building window in 1927 (probably trying to commit suicide). Although seriously injured he did survive, only to repeat the act in August 1938. This second time he succeeded in killing himself. Charles and Rose were divorced at the time of their son’s death. C.H.T. was living at Le Marquis, a Manhattan hotel. It was in this hotel room

a decade later that he died of natural causes on April 7, 1948 while taking a bath. Charles Twelvetrees gave Horsman permission in 1925 to produce two of his “Twelvetrees Kids” as both allcomposition and all-bisque dolls. His illustrations in the Pictorial Review (as well as other publications) depicting these “kids” were very popular with children and thus

Here are two items I purchased without even knowing they were inspired by Charles Twelvetrees. The T- Shirt was purchased about 8 years ago…lo and behold it’s the Charles Twelvetrees Fortune Teller.

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Right: This little all bisque “medic” was made in Japan during WWI and probably originally had a “Nippon” ink stamp on the bottom of its feet which has since faded away. A photo of the medic appears on pages 32 and 157 in the book Nippon Dolls & Playthings by VanPatten/Lau. He is nearly identical to the Twelvetrees postcard.

All bisque HEbee and SHEbees, circa 1925 (the large SHEbee is called “Sunbonnet Sal SHEbee”)

4” all bisque SHEbee

HEbee and SHEbee became popular additions to toy store shelves. The dolls appeared in various sizes, from 4” to 10-1/2” with the 10-1/2” composition model being the most frequently found. The all bisque models were made in Germany. But all the dolls, whether composition or bisque, had the same characteristics…bald heads, chubby-highly blushed cheeks and molded white undershirts. The molded slippers were either pink (SHEbee) or blue (HEbee). Some came costumed, such as the 8” all bisque Sunbonnet Sal SHEbee shown below. It continues to amaze me that discovering one item (in this case my first SHEbee doll), followed by the discovery of another item in a totally different category (i.e. a postcard), can lead to a greater understanding of how they are related and the person responsible for their very existence. Research, and the resulting knowledge gained, adds that extra excitement to collecting.

6” all bisque HEbee with label on shoe

Label “Copyright by Chas. Twelvetrees// HEbee-SHEbee// Trademark”

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Steiff’s Beloved Children Felt Dolls by Rebekah Kaufman

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ost people today would agree that the German company Margarete Steiff GmbH (Steiff) is best known for its high quality and often nostalgically inspired Teddy bears and menagerie animals. However, through the very early 1950’s, Steiff also had a solid reputation for designing and producing a full range of delightful and attractive felt dolls that remain collector’s favorites today. Perhaps the most recognizable, and beloved, felt Steiff dolls are the company’s realistically proportioned and finely dressed “children” dolls that debuted in the 1908-1909 time frame. These dolls were produced at a very exciting time in the history of the company - a period of explosive growth, dynamic design innovation, and international recognition. Let’s take a look at these beloved “kinder” and see what makes them so interesting from the product development, historical, and design perspectives. In terms of product development, Steiff’s children dolls could be considered the third major phase in the company’s doll evolution timeline. Margarete Steiff herself loved dolls and was personally involved in creating the earliest and first Steiff dolls. She started experimenting with dolls and designing samples around 1890; a few appeared in the company’s debut catalog of 1892. These first dolls had hard bisque heads and soft felt bodies and clothes, and all were 26 cm tall. It is believed that these heads were purchased from other German doll manufacturers. These first examples appeared in the catalog through 1902. The second phase in Steiff’s doll development timeline centered on the company’s “caricature” dolls. These were dramatically different than the company’s original bisque headed dolls. They were made entirely from felt and/or velvet and were five ways jointed. They had a prominent vertical seam down the middle of their faces and black button eyes. They

An early to mid-19-teens Steiff girl child doll; Nancy Smith collection.

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Steiff’s 35 cm “Paul” boy child doll from 1912-1927; photo courtesy of Teddy Dorado, www.TeddyDorado.de.

An early to mid19-teens Steiff girl child doll; Nancy Smith collection.

An early to mid19-teens Steiff boy child doll; Nancy Smith collection.

An early to mid-19-teens Steiff girl child doll; note her exceptional long hair. Nancy Smith collection.

had comical, exaggerated features – such as extremely lean or rotund bodies, huge feet, or cartoon-like faces. Most of these caricature dolls were male; models representing sportsmen, postmen, firemen, policemen, and members of the military were all produced in the “caricature” style. These “caricature” dolls appeared regularly in the line through 1914, while making a few brief appearances through the late 1920’s. In general, although constructed for youngster’s fun and hands play, these somewhat “serious” dolls were more showpieces and collectibles for adults. The third phase was finally targeted towards creating appealing toys for kids. The design for what is now considered the debut Steiff children doll was patented in 1908, and was produced through 1921. She was called “Baby Doll Mausi” from 1908 through 1909 and “Dolly” from 1910 onward. Unlike the company’s more typical five ways jointed doll, this one was shaped like a bottle or vase and was arm jointed only. Like the character dolls, she had a center-seamed face, and depending on her year of production, black shoe button or glass pupil eyes. Her face was youthful and innocent, with a touch of color on her cheeks. Her dress was integral to her body and had short sleeves and decorative stitching. She wore a ruffled bonnet and had little flat black shoes on her base. She was produced in 30 cm only, and over time, was made in white felt, red felt, red velvet, white mohair, and red mohair. The fully jointed Steiff children dolls debuted in late 1908 and early 1909, right after the very successful launch of Baby Doll Mausi, and were in many ways the slightly more grown up version of this very precious design. One very interesting side detail about Baby Doll Mausi worth highlighting is the embroidery on her chest. Standard Steiff reference books show this to read “Baby.” However, I have a Baby Doll Mausi in my collection whose embroidery reads “Bebe.” It is likely that she was created for the French market. I have also seen this model with the words “Lusitania Baby” embroidered across her chest. It is possible that she was produced as a very

A circa 1909-1912 Steiff boy child doll; Nancy Smith collection.

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An early to mid-19-teens Steiff girl child doll, doll from author’s collection, mysteifflife.blogspot.com.

An early to mid-19-teens Steiff boy child doll; photo courtesy of Richard Saxman, www.richardsaxmanantiques.com.

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early customer special for Cunard, who owned and operated this British ocean liner. Perhaps she was given away to passengers with children, or sold in an onboard store. There is precedence for such early international partnerships; for example, Steiff created a Boy Scout doll in the exact likeness and uniform of the British Boy Scout for Harrods starting in 1909. Steiff’s children dolls are best known for their realistic proportions, charming personalities, and angelic, rosy faces. Both little boys and little girls were produced, in sizes ranging from 22 to 75 cm over time. All were five ways jointed and had felt heads and bodies - except right around WWI when felt was scarce and the bodies were sometimes made from rough cotton. Regardless of size, they simply radiated youth, happiness, and innocence. Unlike previous Steiff dolls, which may have had painted hair, the children were all detailed with dimensional hair wigs. Some dolls had short hair made from mohair fabric; others had longer hair that could be combed or braided. Models with the longer hair were noted by an “H” in their product identification code. All of these children dolls were dressed head to toe in handmade outfits that ranged from school clothes to sporting attire to “Sunday best”; for the most part, girl models also came with matching hats. From 1922 through 1927, Steiff produced a series of felt boy and girl doll sets; the twins wore coordinated outfits made from matching calicos and other fabrics.

Steiff’s 28 cm “Harry” boy child doll from circa 1908-1912; doll from author’s collection, mysteifflife. blogspot.com. Steiff’s 28 cm “Alida” girl child doll from the early to mid-19teens; doll from author’s collection, mysteifflife. blogspot.com.

Steiff’s children dolls were as attractive in print as they were in real life, and the company used this to their great advantage in terms of advertising, marketing, and promotions. These dolls were used in many classic photo shoots including circuses, skiing vignettes, “small town” local settings, toy rooms, Christmas celebrations, and other playful and imaginative settings. The book Advertising Art of Steiff Teddy Bears & Playthings by Dottie Ayers and Donna Harrison features many of these beloved images. Steiff’s children dolls were also frequently photographed in school settings. Due in part to the popularity of those images, Steiff created a few varieties of wooden “Village School” play and display sets. According to the Cieslik’s book, Button in Ear The History of the Teddy Bear and his Friends, “...the most famous is the village school, in two designs: a smaller one with nine dolls as pupils and their teacher, and a larger one with 13 pupils and a teacher. All school furniture and accessories could be ordered from Steiff. In 1910 Steiff sold 45 complete school displays.” One of these sets sold for $50,000 at a Theriault’s auction in 2012. Because Steiff’s children dolls were produced for two decades, it is sometimes challenging to date them with any precision. The clothing on some of the models evolved a bit over time, and different fabrics were substituted on an as needed or as available basis. Perhaps the best way to figure out where any given doll lies on the production timeline is by looking at their hands and their eyes. Older models tend to have rather basic fist-like hands, with stubby digits defined by stitches. Newer models have pronounced fingers and a thumb. Older models have black shoe button eyes, while those dolls produced from around 1912 or so generally have glass pupil eyes. I have several of Steiff’s children in my personal collection. Perhaps my favorite is a pair that I purchased from an older woman who had the dolls since childhood.

Steiff’s 4mm “long trailing f” style button seen on Steiff’s children dolls; doll from author’s collection, mysteifflife.blogspot.com.

Both are 28 cm. The girl’s name is Alida and she has glass pupil eyes. Her pattern was made from 1909 through 1919 in 28, 35, 43, and 50 cm. She is described in Gunther Pfeiffer’s 1892-1943 Steiff Sortiment as “felt, jointed, Dutchwoman, original costume, Sunday best.” The boy is Harry, and he has black shoe button eyes. His pattern was made from 1908 through 1925 in 28, 35, 43, 50, and 60 cm. Pfeiffer describes him as ““felt, jointed, Dutch fisherman, original costume.” By “original costume” Steiff means that the dolls are dressed in apparel that is traditional to a country - in this case, the Netherlands. Both dolls have tiny felt clogs that are clearly reflective of their Dutch heritage. And by “Sunday best”, that suggests “fancier” clothing for going to Church on Sunday, which makes sense in the case of Alida given her elaborately embroidered dress bodice and red cuffs. Although Steiff’s center seamed dolls were popular and sold well, the company had been experimenting with alternative ways of manufacturing felt heads since the 1920’s. This was most likely because the company wanted to reduce the time and expenses associated with the doll’s complicated construction, as well as for aesthetic reasons. The ultimate goal was to eliminate the center seam and substitute the face with one made from pressed felt. This proved quite challenging to do, and Steiff’s designers and engineers unsuccessfully tried many ways to accomplish this. However, after years of trying, Steiff finally came up with a commercially viable process that involved reinforcing the molded felt material with a plastic backing, almost like a “reverse mask.” For better or worse, this success would mark the end of the line for the company’s beloved center seamed children dolls. These pressed felt faced dolls appeared in the line from 1937 through 1943, and then again in 1949 and 1950. Enthusiasts generally consider these pressed felt face examples as the last in the line of Steiff’s legacy doll production. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The Tender Years 20” Steiner Phenix Star. Deep BL. PW. eyes. Fabulous modeling of lips and face. BLK. eyeliner. Pierced ears with gold earrings. Br. satin dress with old bebe pin. Steiner body. White French shoes. Antique straw hat. THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PHENIX STAR I HAVE EVER SEEN. $ 3,500. 26” Revolutionary British General in red. $ 475 26” Revolutionary French General in blue. $ 450.

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See me on RubyLane.com King Henry the VIII and his six wives, Catherine of Aragon, Ann Boleyn, Jane Seymor, Ann of Cleves. Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr. $ 575/set

As was said in our last ad, our family remained good friends with Bernard Ravca. He and his wife Francis had no children together. Bernard wrote to me and asked me if he could adopt our three beautiful children as his grandchildren. We were delighted. He would send Lauren, Cameron and Megan a silver dollar every Christmas after that. I had many laughs when I came home or opened the front door to find boxes filled with dolls he had made. Since he priced his dolls so high we could not take them all, but we did take the best. He was such a character and I have many laughs thinking back on those fun times. I read our correspondence frequently. We still miss him dearly. Ravca’s are from his private collection.

16-1/2” Incised Jumeau. Creamy white bisque with soft blushing. Bulging BL. PW. eyes. Orig wig. Gorgeous lips. All orig. blue silk and lace dress with pleats. Bonnet matches dress in style and color. THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL DOLL IN THE WORLD. $ 8,125

21” Joseph Stalin. He ruled the Soviet Union for more then two decades. $ 475 25” Revolutionary American General George Washington. Tagged by Bernard. $ 450.

22” Marquise Courtesan of Louis VI. Signed by Bernard Ravca. Damage to mans clothes but fabulous expression. $ 375/ Pair.

14” Weaving peasant lady. Tag signed in French/ English. Sits on top of round pan. $ 350.

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18” George Washington as President of the United States 1732-1799. $ 450

Identification and Dating of Kling Parian Shoulder Heads - Part Two by Mary Krombholz

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he Kling porcelain factory was in very poor condition when I visited Ohrdruf in 2002. Narrow gauge railroad tracks once connected the large brick building with the storage buildings next to the factory. The tracks were used to transport the materials needed to make porcelain products into the factory and completed products to the shipping department. Christian Kling’s grandson, Paul, directed the Kling porcelain factory production in this building from 1878 until his death in 1889. Paul Kling was responsible for having a steam-driven Masse mill built in the factory’s courtyard and central heating installed in all of the fabrication rooms. The German word “Masse” is used to refer to the porcelain mixture which was poured into the plaster molds in order to make porcelain doll heads. It is important to study the six circled Kling parian shoulder heads in the 100th Anniversary showcase photograph, seen above in photo 1, all of which are pictured in my parian book; and three of these examples are pictured in this Kling article. One of the most identifiable Kling shoulder heads on the bottom shelf of the Kling 100th Anniversary showcase photograph is highlighted in the fourth circle from the left. The V-shaped, ruffled porcelain yoke decorating the shoulder plate is very visible in the photograph of Kling anniversary showcase. This beautiful mid-1860s shoulder head has a comb-marked hairstyle featuring rolls of hair encircling the head and two raised hair puffs in the center of the head (photo 2).

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This 4-inch Kling shoulder head has a wide molded collar trimmed with a ribbon and bow painted in the two shades of pink often used by Kling artists (photo 3). The mid1870s hairstyle is decorated with a black gold-trimmed headband woven through the blond hair. A three-strand gold necklace with an attached pendant is molded inside the stand-up collar. Kling parian shoulder heads with similar decorated shoulder plates were described by Fred Kolb, former president of the Geo. Borgfeldt Company, on page 118 of the 1946 book by Janet Pagter Johl titled More about Dolls. Kolb stated: “In reference to the china and bisque heads manufactured in Germany with jewel necklaces, and also with earrings and fancy headdresses, a Private Collection. Photo: Visual Arts Etc. *Provenance: 2005 Courtesy Ohrdruf Town Museum. (Photo: Christiane Graefnitz) firm by the name of C.F. Kling & Owner: Margaret Hartshorn Co., Thuringia, produced the finest painted light and dark blond, brown and black. assortment of these heads I ever saw. In fact they were The next two Kling parian shoulder heads have similar ‘tops,’ and some years ago, when I called at the factory, shoulder plate modeling and different collars, molded they had quite an assortment of these heads in their ties and center-parted hairstyles (photo 6). The facial sample room, which, however were not for sale, and were features include single-stroke eyebrows, molded upper being kept as souvenirs.” eyelids, large painted irises with white highlights and The Kling porcelain factory made many parian shoulder closed, smiling mouths. Strangely enough, a seafaring heads with shoulder plate modeling identical to the tragedy helps us date with certainty the shoulder head on modeling on the bald-head example pictured in photo the left. An issue of the Ciesliks’ Puppenmagazin recounts 4. The porcelain modeling simulates the gathering of the story that on February 8, 1868, a container of Kling fabric on a lady’s blouse. This bald-head parian shoulder shoulder heads was on its way from Germany to New head, displayed in a Ohrdruf Town Museum showcase, York on the steamship “Louisiana,” when it sank in a has multi-stroke eyebrows, upper and lower painted storm off the Danish coast. One hundred twenty years eyelashes, stationary glass eyes and a closed mouth. later the shipwreck was discovered and the circa 1868 An often seen example of a Kling shoulder head is Kling shoulder heads became part of the Danish Legoland circled on the far left side of the showcase photograph Museum collection. Many of these Kling parian heads (photo 5). The long, center-parted hairstyle was originally have 1860s hairstyles which feature small clustered curls molded on their foreheads. The shoulder head pictured in the first circle on the left in the Kling showcase photograph has an identical hairstyle as the shoulder head in photo 7. The long, wavy hair is flared on each side of a center part. This particular hairstyle was decorated in many different ways by Kling artists and sculptors. Examples of Kling shoulder heads with this hairstyle are pictured on pages 68 through 71 in my parian book, and molded flowers and tiaras enhance some of the identical hairstyles. The back of the head shows the comb-marked hair and latticed snood. A family resemblance is evident when several Kling parian shoulder heads are placed next to each other. The single or multi-stroke eyebrows are thin and well arched, without thickening in the center. The painted irises are often large, with fully round, glazed pupils. The upper lip can be described as heart-shaped, and the full lower lip is half round. A thin accent line the same color as the mouth extends on either side of the lips forming a very slight Courtesy Ohrdruf Town Museum. upward curve (photo 8).

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A very unusual Kling parian shoulder head can be seen inside the circle which is second from the left in the Kling showcase photograph. (It is located above the “V” formed by the black material which is placed in front of some of the shoulder heads resting on the bottom shelf of the showcase photograph.) The rare 3½inch shoulder head pictured in photo 9 was made from an identical master mold as the shoulder head in the Kling showcase. The shoulder head is wearing a distinctive Scottish Tam which has a pink-and-black checked hatband. The top of the Tam is painted in a plaid pattern and this doll is wearing matching plaid-laced boots. A molded collar with gold trim and a

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polka-dot tie are molded on the shoulder plate. The head features include pierced earrings, finely-painted, multistroke eyebrows, upper and lower painted eyelashes, stationary glass eyes and a full, closed mouth. The long blonde hair is molded on the front and back of the shoulder plate. A Kling parian shoulder-head doll is pictured on page 122 of Mary Hillier’s 1968 book titled Dolls and Dollmakers. The doll’s late-1860s hairstyle, featuring a cluster of small curls molded on the forehead, is often seen on Kling parians (photo 10). The unique Kling molded curls are unlike the curls found on any chinas or parians made by any other Thuringian porcelain factory. The end of each curl is molded inward to form a slight hole. The shoulder head on the doll pictured in Hillier’s book is mounted on an original Autoperipatetikos walking body invented by Enoch Rice Morrison of New York City. The unique body was patented in 1862, thereby offering additional proof that the Kling porcelain factory made parians during the early 1860s.

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A 5-inch, circa 1860s, parian shoulder head made by the Kling porcelain factory has pale pink tinting on the face and neck as compared to the stark-white shoulder plate (photo 11). The head features include lobe-pierced ears, a hairstyle which includes a cluster of curls on each side of a center part, a molded bow trimmed in gold and pink luster, flared, comb-marked hair on the sides of the head and two vertical curls in the center of the back of the head. Comb-marked hair frames the face, with the typical Kling molded holes on the end of each curl. Facial features include finely-painted multi-stroke eyebrows, upper and lower painted eyelashes, stationary glass eyes, a long, thin nose, and a slightly smiling mouth with a darker-red lip accent line. The ornate shoulder plate is decorated with an applied porcelain ruffle bordered by large gold beads. The following description of parian “fancies” is on page 27 in John Noble’s 1999 book titled Selected Writings of John Darcy Noble: “The late 1860s saw the development of the decorated or fancy bisque heads, with their elaborate 46

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Mary Krombholz Collection. (Photo: Tony Arrasmith)

coiffures and ornaments. Combs, flowers and leaves, ribbons and bows, tiaras, even birds and butterflies were molded or applied to ornament the hairstyles of these dolls, while their shoulders were often adorned with pleated blouses, ruffles, collars and necklaces.” This back-of-the-head view shows the blue-painted and outlined pattern on the shoulder plate. Pink dots accent the molded porcelain ruffle which encircles the shoulder plate. The molded streamers, attached to the bow applied to the top of the head, are visible in this photograph. Hair puffs encircling the top of the head and a cluster of curls cascading down the back of the head define the elaborate mid-1870s hairstyle on the Kling parian shoulder head in photo 12. Head features include lobe-pierced ears with earrings, gray/brown single-stroke eyebrows, irises which are partially outlined in black, white iris highlights and a closed, slightly smiling mouth. The molded details on the shoulder plate include diagonal pink bands decorated with gold circles, as well as a large molded bow. The back

hairstyle contains a cluster of vertical curls molded on the back of the head. The molded curls resemble the curls on the removable cluster of curls on my parian shoulder head pictured in Part One of my Kling article. A close look at the head shows the lobe-pierced ears and details on the facial painting. The tiny, raised dots on the collar are also visible in this photograph (photo 13). For the last 20 years, beautiful parian shoulder heads like the example in photo 14 have been credited to the Dornheim, Koch & Fischer porcelain factory, located in Graefenroda, Thuringia. The DKF factory is described in detail in several issues of a newspaper titled Town Chronicle of Graefenroda. The factory was initially Private Collection. Photo: Visual Arts Etc. *Provenance: 2005 Owner, Mary Krombholz Collection. (Photo: Lee Krombholz) Margaret Hartshorn. an earthenware manufacturer. The Chronicle describes the founding of the porcelain factory as follows: “Mr. Koch, Mr. Fischer, Senior and Junior from Plaue, and the earthenware manufacturer Heinrich Dornheim came together to form a porcelain factory. In the spring of 1880, they built a kiln and the necessary rooms next to the Dornheim earthenware factory and started their work.” The beautiful china and parian shoulder heads pictured in this article were made in the 1850s, 1860s and 1870s by the Kling porcelain factory, well before the Dornheim, Koch & Fischer porcelain factory made porcelain products of any kind. The C.F. Kling porcelain factory made many types of marked shoulder heads, including the circa 1890 glazedporcelain shoulder head pictured here (photo 15). This 31-inch glazedCourtesy Ohrdruf Town Museum. (Photo: Christiane Graefnitz) Courtesy Ohrdruf Town Museum. porcelain shoulder-head boy with a (Photo: Christiane Graefnitz) cloth body is marked: Germany 220// painted eyes, closed mouth, molded mustache.” The head Kling Bell//14. The head features include a hairstyle with features on the 3½-inch shoulder head include molded a center part and comb marks on the top and back of hair, wavy, single-stroke, brown-painted irises with small, the head, as well as curls framing the face and partially centered pupils, a brown-painted, molded mustache with covering the molded ears. Facial features include singleis slightly curled on each end, a realistic molded goatee, a stroke eyebrows, red and black eyelid definition lines, large molded nose and a small, closed mouth. The cap is blue-painted irises partially outlined in black, tiny white shaped like a cap worn by the soldiers who served in the highlights on the left side of each iris and a down-turned, Confederate Army during the Civil War. pouty mouth with a darker line between the lips. A 3½-inch, circa 1897, bisque shoulder head marked The Kling porcelain factory also made many bisque with the incised marks 305 2/0, was also made by the Kling shoulder heads, including this example (photo 16). porcelain factory (photo 17). The head contains a slightly The #303 2/0 mold and size number are incised on the different molded cap when compared to the Kling with a back shoulder plate of the Kling bisque shoulder head. 303 mold number. The head features include molded hair, According to the Ciesliks’ Mold Mark and Identification single-stroke eyebrows, brown-painted irises with centered Book, the #303 mold number was “registered in 1897 by Book pupils, a realistic molded nose, a brown-painted molded C.F. Kling.” The Ciesliks describe the shoulder head with mustache and goatee and a closed mouth. the following words: “Soldier head with molded cap,

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13” Tete Jumeau Bebe, gorgeous bisque, huge bulging p/w eyes, luscious lashes, orig. head coil intact, ant. Fr. mohair wig, stunning ant. Fr. cotton lace eyelet dress, orig. undies, ant. Fr. shoes, ant. Fr. Presentation hat. On orig. early “signed” str. wrist Jumeau body & fully “marked” head. Very special & the most ADORABLE Tete face EVER!!! $5475.

16” Gebruder Heubach #5636 Character, sparkling sleep eyes, painted & hair lashes, mint bisque, fabulous orig. mohair wig, wears magnificent ant. silk dress & orig. leather shoes. Has first out of the mold deep modeling & very deep dimples. Loaded with presence & is the happiest doll I have ever seen!!! Molded tongue 2 molded teeth. On orig. Heubach body. Absolutely ADORABLE!! $2675. 7.5” K * R #114 Pouty “Gretchen”, intaglio eyes, mint bisque, orig. long mohair wig, wears what I believe to be her orig. Mariner dress, ant. undie set, orig. leather shoes & an ant. straw hat. On orig. “FULLY” jointed K * R body. Smallest size made & ADORABLE pouty expression. Was in my collection for many years. $2400.

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9.5” JDK #165 Googlie Toddler, fabulous bisque, side glancing sl. eyes, orig. curly mohair wig, wears orig. 2 pc. long cotton shirt knickers, vintage shoes, & ant. buret’. On orig. 5 pc. chunky Kestner toddler body. Sure to make you smile. He is so CUTE!!! $2475.

7.5” K * R #101 Pouty “Peter”, intaglio eyes, perfect bisque, orig. mohair wig,wears orig. woolen 2 pc. sailor suit, ant. buret’ & orig. leather shoes. On orig. “FULLY” jointed body. Smallest size made & out of my own collection. Great pouty expression. DARLING & “ALL ORIGINAL”!!! $2200.

5” Orsini All Bisque “Vivi”, br. glass eyes, mint bisque overall & orig. mohair wig, wears orig. lacy dress (ribbon replaced). On orig. Orsini all bisque body. A darling member of the Orsini family :-) with a big smile on her face!! A little JEWEL!! $2200.

11.5” RD Bebe, immaculate pale bisque, big p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig, magnificent silk dress w/colorful embroidered flowers & fringe, orig. full undies, “signed” Jumeau shoes. fabulous Fr. ant. silk hat. On orig. RD body. Absolutely GORGEOUS in a desirable cabinet size!! $4500.

12” S & H #1358 Mulatto Child, perfect mulatto bisque w/even coloring, sl. eyes, 4 upper teeth, full lips, orig. mohair wig, wears great ornate ant. lawn dress, ant.velvet bonnet, orig. shoes w/pom pom, orig. undie set. On orig. brown tone fully jointed body. Great modeling, definitely the cutest one I have ever seen. Absolutely PRESCIOUS!!!! $7995.

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heriault’s sold the magnificent collection of the late Susan Whittaker at their January sale in Newport Beach, CA. Breathtakingly beautiful, her taste in dolls was the best of the best, ranging from elegant bebes, to captivating googly dolls and all-bisque mignonettes. Collecting primarily in the seventies and eighties, she amassed no less than six early A.T.’s, three rare Oscar

Wearing the original embellished Renaissance-themed costume and cap and leather shoes impressed with the figure of a doll, this 22” doll by Albert Marque set a new American record at $310,000 (including 12% buyer’s premium).

One of six bebes by Andre Thuiller, this 18” example with bisque hands and dramatic eyes brought $58,000.

A 20” A.T. with bisque hands, brought $54,000.

The wigged Oscar Hitt googly “Virginia,” Ginny for short, 15”, brought $24,000. The painted hair Hitt googly, $13,000. Not pictured, a third wigged example sold for $21,000. 50

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Right: A very rare “H” by Aristide Halopeau, c. 1880, one of only a few examples created, in the original costume, realized $50,000.

The devilish pair of imps known as Max and Moritz by Kammer and Reinhardt, 16” with their uniquely designed bodies, brought $45,000.

Hitt googlies, the piece de la resistance for googlie collectors, and a sublime Albert Marque in its original costume, the latter which set a new American doll record at $310,000 as well as a world record for a French doll. The sale which was attended by the entire Whittaker family, brought a $2.5 million total. Unless noted, prices do not include the buyer’s premium. For details visit theriaults.com A rare bisque character, 14”, A vey rare character by Adolf marked Simon and Halbig S & H 1, Wislizensus, 18”, sold for in the original costume, $36,000. $28,000.

18” Early Jumeau Portrait Bebe with wrap-around eyes and boutique label, $16,000.

Bringing $28,000 was this beautiful Bru bebe, 22”, c. 1884, with original body, perfect bisque hands and signed Bru shoes.

Size 1 smiling poupee by Leon Casimir Bru with bisque arms, $11,500.

21” French secretaire in the 18th century style with Chinoiserie decorations, $4,200. The Marquis with Lorgnette by Lambert, portrait bisque head by Jumeau, 18”, $26,000.

Below: A rare 19th century miniature steamer trunk by Louis Vuitton sold for $3,200.

A delightful expression, jointed knees and lavender boots on the 5-1/2” Kestner, $2,800.

A so-called “living eye” googly by Herm Steiner, c. 1926, with a unique sculpted striped cap, $6,100.

Measuring 15” x 11”, the wooden vitrine in the late 18th century manner with accessories, sold for $2,900. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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26” SIMON & HALBIG 949 CLOSED MOUTH SWEETHEART-A BEAUTY $4400. 21” RARE CHINA LADY w/Bare China Feet, China Hands, all Orig-INCREDIBLE $5200. 29” K*R 117n “MEIN LIEBLING”FLIRTY CHAR. CHILD ANTIQ DRESS & SHOES-WOW! $2200. 22” ALICE” CHINA DOLL ALL ORIGINAL w/GOLDEN SNOOD --SO FABULOUS! (now) $1100. 21” PINTEL & GODCHAUX FRENCH Closed Mouth BEBE circa 1885 $3200.

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Time to clean house! Antique German Rose O’Neill 3” Doodle Dog $1100, 3.5” Traveler with Doodle Dog $1000, and a 3.5” Kewpie Sweeper $275 others available. Always looking to purchase vintage KEWPIES, cloth Kuddle Kewpies and Scootles.

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Heubach 7875 Baby Stuart - 10”, glass eyes, molded bonnet with pink roses, perfect bisque, especially nice composition baby body. Old clothes, no shoes. $1300. Call 215-794-8164 or email alloyd@nni.com. Member of NADDA and UFDC. Other photos and dolls may be seen at RubyLane.com/shops/anntiquedolls, or on DSU.

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Friendship Through Dolls… the Letitia Penn Christmas Luncheon

Alan Scott Pate presented an informative and entertaining program on Japanese Friendship dolls.

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he Letitia Penn Doll Club (named for William Penn’s daughter) meets monthly at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia. Their annual Christmas luncheon attracts members not only from their group but from many other clubs in the area. It is a celebratory gathering with excellent food, helpers and door prizes galore and a salesroom offering antique and vintage dolls. This year’s guest speaker, the very entertaining Alan Pate, the world’s leading authority on Japanese dolls, gave a fascinating slide program on the Japanese Friendship Doll Exchange. Even the husbands in attendance, some of whom may have been there under protest, were engaged and clearly enjoying themselves. Robert Tonner, also present, created this year’s souvenir, an 8-inch Betsy McCall doll dressed in kimono. Plans are well underway for next year’s Christmas luncheon featuring Samy Odin from the Musée de la Poupée in Paris.

Beverly Walker is the current President of the Letitia Penn Doll Club. Right: Gail Hyatt offered this lovely German doll in her original costume.

Joy Harrington offered several early dolls as well as clothing for sale.

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UFDC Special Exhibits July 2014 Photos taken at the 2014 UFDC National Convention

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ast year’s special exhibits reflected our many passions for collecting with a diverse range of presentations. In addition to the “Many Faces of German Dolls” seen in our January issue, here’s a look back at the other exhibits we enjoyed. Right: Dianna Effner was the artist responsible for last year’s souvenir doll. Her exhibit showcased a variety of her dolls.

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he similarities and recurring themes within the doll world during the past 150 years were reflected in the exhibit by Kathy Monier and Margaret Vitale with generous contributions from UFDC officers.

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A Stroll Through the Woods

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avid and Lynn Kublank and Jill and Jerry Hanson brought us the little known wood artists of the mid-20th century. Right: Helen Bullard began carving in her spare time and soon organized other women in the area, teaching them how to carve.

Avis Lee was a self taught wood carver who often made historical figures or characters from literature.

Virgina Little created dolls with wooden heads, hands, feet and cloth bodies. L-R: Once the largest toy company in the U.S. the Schoenhut Company began making dolls in 1911. Joel Ellis and Mason and Taylor established doll factories in Springfield, Vermont in the late 1870’s. A widely known doll artist today, Robin Thompson creates in the style of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Wild West fun and nostalgic exhibit devoted to the spirit of the Southwest was organized by Candace Wubbena and Andrea Jones.

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Toledo Doll Show… coming up April 12 Photos by Rick Martinez

October 12, 2014 Toledo Doll & Bear Show in Review: The long drenching rains in the mid-west stopped long enough to make way for another great Show at the Stranahan Great Hall in Toledo. Pictured are just a few of the many quality dolls & dealers at the April Show to include Fritzi’s Antique Dolls (IL), Billye Harris – Ashley’s Dolls (NC), Ron & Robyn Martin (GA), Sue Brightwell (PA), Bob Severns (IN), Chuck & Barbara Buysse (MI), Angela Simko (IN), Donna Kirsch Smith (IN), Floyd Jones (IL), Linda Cantwell (IN), Gail Lemmon (OH), Scott Tagliapietra (WI), Ed Pelton/Nancy McGlamery (PA), Peter Hafford (MI), Joyce Kintner (PA), Suzie’s Dolls (OH), Rhoda Wade (IL), and many many more. Come join us for another great show 04-12-15. For hotels and directions please check the web at www.toledodollshow.com

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Standing at the Gates of History Miss Rose Percy travels to the Birthplace of the Confederacy, Historic Charleston, South Carolina February 26-27, 2016 Visit with Rose in the heart of the Charleston Historic District at the classic Francis Marion Hotel 387 King Street Charleston, SC 29403 Mention the Rose Percy Event For a special limited room rate Call toll free (877) 756-2121 Or visit www.francismarioncharleston.com For more information call Deborah Jenkines at (706) 459-4856 or email djenkines@aol.com Join the charm of Charleston Doll Club for an elegant weekend of southern hospitality with Rose at the historic Francis Marion Hotel for the premier charitable fundraising event of the season. A limited number of guests will be treated to a full weekend of festivities that include a Friday evening reception with a specially created program, Saturday luncheon, with a program about the incomparable Rose Percy, great shopping opportunities, exquisite helpers, table favors and a fabulous Lowcountry style luncheon. For those attendees who choose to stay on through Sunday, a special guided tour of historic Charleston, including a tour of the fabulous antique doll collection of Cheryl Lane, will be additionally available. Of course, each attendee will receive a gorgeous book about Rose, her life, and her extraordinary possessions, a book that is available only to those attending a Rose Percy event.

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Calendar of Events

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

10/18/14-4/6/15. Switzerland. 3000 Years of Shoes Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.toy-worlds-museum-basle.ch. NOV-3/7/15. Riverhead, NY. Antique Dolls Exhibit. Suffolk County Historical Society. 631-727-2881. Suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org 2/3/15-9/26/15. France. Musee de la Poupee-Paris Special Exhibit featuring Collection of Claude Canlorbe, daughter of publisher of La Semaine de Suzette. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com www.dollshopunited.com/stores/museedelapoupeeparis

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1 Kansas City, MO. Frasher’s Auction featuring the Marquerite Hoffman Estate Collection. KCI Expo Center. & Holiday Inn. 816-625-3786. (F) 816-625-6079. frasher@aol.com. 6-8 Rock Island, IL. Antique Spectacular. QCCA Expo Ctr. Kimberly Schilling. Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. 7 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection Parish Ctr. Cameo Doll Club. Gwen Pogue. 619-460-4678. 7 Fletcher, NC. Asheville Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Ctr. Jackie Stone. 828-778-4646. www.AshevilleDollShow.com.

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7 Myrtle Beach, SC. Doll Show. Lakewood Conference Ctr. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. 7 Santa Barbara, CA. Doll Show. 100 Year Anniversary of Raggedy Ann. Earl Warren Show Ground. Santa Barbara Doll Club. 805-733-1261. 8 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310-386-4211. 8 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Ctr. Of DeWitt. 269-599-1511. SJBbetsys@comcast.net 8 Maquoketa, IA. Doll & Toy Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Eastern Iowa Doll Shows. Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534. 9 Annapolis, MD. Theriault’s Rendezvous Auction. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224.2515. www.theriaults.com. 14 El Paso, TX. Doll Show. El Paso Holiday Inn Airport. Sun Country Folks of El Paso Doll Club. Janna Daniels. 915-637-3438. 14 Fairhope, AL. Doll & Toy Show. Fairhope Civic Center Auditorium. Eastern Shore Doll Study Club of Alabama. Elizabeth Moore. 205-789-0342. Eastern.shore.dsc@gmail.com 14 Lakeland, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Lake Mirror Ctr. Tropical Doll Study Club. www.tropicaldollstudyclub.com. Suzanne Watkins. 863-676-8886. Diane Milla. 863-644-1144. 14-15 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Bear Show. Puyallup Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com.

15 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander’s Firemen’s Recreation Hall. Linda Vilsack. 585-482-0835. Lin Callahan. 15 Anaheim, CA. Doll & Toy Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Rowbear & Friends. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com. NatlDoll@aol.com. 15 Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Shows. 201-213-2810. www.jmkshows.com. 15 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Doubletree Houston Hobby Airport Hotel. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston Doll Club. Linda Sieck. 713-283-5900. 15 Phoenix, AZ. Teddy Bear Artist Show. Double Tree Guest Suites. Bright Star Promotions. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. 16 Annapolis, MD. Theriault’s Rendezvous Auction. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224.2515. www.theriaults.com. 19-21 Houston, TX. Doll Convention, Spring into Summer 2015 “Les Diamants et les Poupees/ Diamonds & Dolls. Marriott Hotel. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Competition: International Doll Makers Society. Registration Required. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077. 20-22 Cedar Falls, IA. Antiques & Collectibles Show. UNI-Dome. Kimberly Schilling, Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular. com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. 20-21 Golden, CO. Doll Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Table Mountain Treasures Doll Club. Mary Ann. 303-985-2770. 20 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Marriott Hotel. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077. www.bayareadollclub.com. 21 FRANCE. Galerie De Chartres Dolls & Accessories Auction. 33(0) 27 88 28 28. (F) 33(0)2 37 88 28 20. chartres@galeriedechartres.com. 21 Madison, WI. Doll Show. Alliant Energy Ctr. Madison Area Doll Club. Dawn. 608-235-3169.

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21 Nashville, TN. Doll Show. Marriott Airport Hotel. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com. 21 Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. 21 Venice, FL. Doll Show. Woodmere Park. Venice Doll Club. Mary Falcone. 941-312-4568. 22 Omaha, NE. Dolls, Toys & Bear Show. 6005 Grover St. Elaine Klein. 712-889-2154. porcdoll@wiatel.net. 27-29 New Harmony, IN. Doll Show. New Harmony Inn Conv. Ctr. Rhoda or Jim Wade. 618-387-1255. www.newharmonytristatedollshow.com. 28 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. The Clarion Inn. Land O’Sky Doll Club. Suzi Smith. 828-667-3690. dollwizz@charter.net. 28 Fort Worth, TX. Doll & Toy Show. Riley Center-Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. Productions Unlimited. Kyle. 405-810-1010. 28 Glendale, CA. Doll Show. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club. Dene Alcott. 818-248-4862. JewelCityDollClub@gmail.com. 28-29 Las Vegas, NV. Theriault’s Important One-Owner Private Collection Auction. Bellagio. 800-638-0422. 410-224-3655. www.theriaults.com. 28 Rickreall, OR. Doll Show. Polk County Fairgrounds. Arleta. 503-581-1206. 28 Virginia Beach, VA. Doll Show. Scott Memorial Methodist Church. Precious Memoris Doll Club. Jean Schimmel. 757-340-1852. Eleanor Holland. 757-425-4377. 29 CANADA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. London Ukrainian Centre. April Norton. 519-433-8888. 29 Cincinnati, OH. Doll Show. Sharonville Holiday Inn. Queen City Barbie Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513-207-8409. askmargie@aol.com. 29 Dedham, MA. Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show. Holiday Inn. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699. www.CollinsGifts.com.

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1 Hatfield, PA. Alderfer Doll Auction. Preview 3/31. www.AlderferAuction.com. 215-393-3036. 4 San Jose, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Crossroads. 775-348-7718. info@crossroadshows.com. 9-10 Newark, OH. Doll Auction. McMasters Harris Apple Tree Doll Auctions. 800-842-3526. lmark@mcmastersharris.com. 11 Des Moines, IA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Colleen Holden. Dolls50265@aol.com. 515-986-1975. www.desmoinesdollshow.com. 11 East Syracuse, NY. Doll Show. Dewitt Community Room, Fire Dept. St.#2. Mid York Doll Club. Janet Hill. 315-698-4501. Oldolls1@hotmail.com. 11 Holland, MI. Doll & Toy Show. Holland Civic Center. Jill. 231-780-4544. jancidolls@gmail.cpm 11 Kingsport, TN. Doll & Toy Show. Kingsport Civic Auditorium. Ellen. 423-753-0022. Mary. 423-247-1639. 11 Newport, AR. Dolls at Public Auction. 20th Century Doll Museum. www.gradyauctions.com. Kenneth Grady. Grady Auctions. 870-523-5229. 11 Riverside, CA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Janet Goeske Senior Center. The Inland Empire Doll Club. Judy Day. 951-371-4267. 12 Livonia, MI. Mini Convention & Doll Show. Livonia Marriott. Grant-a-Wish Fund. Sherry Bonner. 248-408-1402. 12 Toledo, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Sandy Bullock. Sandy4085@hotmail.com www.toledodollshow.com 734-282-0152 18-19 Burlingame, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Embassy Suites Hotel. National Antique Doll Dealers Association/NADDA. 650-342-4600.

SPRING has arrived at the

Frizellburg Antique Store So think warm thoughts!

We’re having a DOLL’S PICNIC!

Let’s celebrate beating the Winter Blues! There are so many new arrivals – lots of DOLLS, BEARS, MINIATURES and CLOTHING PLUS spring crafts and decorations! So if you are missing Gaithersburg come to Frizellburg to get your “DOLL FIX” and catch ‘SPRING FEVER”! st Join us! Saturday March 21

Sunday March 22nd

JEWEL CITY DOLL CLUB 37th Annual

Doll Show & Sale

March 28, 2015

Glendale Civic Auditorium

1401 Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA 91208 SHOP from 10 am to 3 pm – Street Level Admission $5.00 – Under 12 Free

Antique, New & Collectible Dolls and Accessories Paper Dolls • Old Toys • Bears Miniatures • Related Books Doll Repair Experts on Premises

11 to 4 at the Frizellburg Antique Store 1909 Old Taneytown Rd.,Westminster MD 21158 410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850 *Heads UP! The FAS YARD SALE will be Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th 8 to ?? The very BEST EVENT!

FREE PHOTO taken with your favorite doll or with ours…

18 Knoxville, TN. Doll Show. Holiday Inn West. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 802-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. 19 Cedar Rapids, IA. Doll, Toy, Bear & Trains Show. 5000 J St. SW. Elaine’s Dolls. 712-889-2154. porcdoll@wiatel.net. 19 Laughlintown, PA. Doll Show. Ligonier Country Inn. Laurel Highlands Doll Club. Cindy Hawk. 724-515-5008. 19 Sturbridge, MA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. The Sturbridge Host Hotel. Treasured Memories Antiques. Kimberly Kittredge. 860-559-5040. 19 Toms River, NJ. Doll Show. American Legion. Jersey Shore Doll Club. Rachel Martirano. 732-506-0719. 22-24 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction & Show. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. (F) 478-3233. withington@conknet.com. 23 Columbus, OH. Doll Show. Double Tree Columbus. Artistic Figure in Cloth & Clay. Cyndy Sieving. 614-397-4147.

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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

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MY LITTLE DOLL CO. Buy • Sell • Doll Repair • Consign 443-223-4956

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29” Handwerck #109 $795.

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Kathy’s and Terry’s Dolls Quality shop of vintage dolls, clothes & accessories

717-979-9001

106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859-289-3344 Open by appointment in January and February. Visit us at www.kydollandtoymuseum.com Like us on Facebook at ky doll and toy museum

Sherman’s Antiques

MA Jacqueline MIB $525 Rare NASB Japanese Baby Mint $395 Visit our shop at www.rubylane.com/shops/kathysandterrysdolls

SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS

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1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

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ONE OF FLORIDA’S LARGEST DOLL SHOPS... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com 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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1. Size 0 FG Fashion, 12 1/2 IN, Silk Gown, Kid Body $2200 2. FG Fashion w RARE Body, Kid over Wood with Bisque lower arms and Wooden lower legs, Silk Gown, 18 IN $9800 3. 18 IN Tete Jumeau Bebe, Open Mouth, Labeled Body $1800 4. Size 9 Closed Mouth Tete Jumeau Bebe, Antique Costume $4200 5. 15 IN Painted Eye FG French Fashion, Kid Body $2100

6. 24 IN China Head with Molded Snood & Hairband $850 7 Hard to find! Effanbee Dewees Cochran “Barbara Joan”, American Children’s Series, 14 1/2 IN with Tags! $1450 8. Bru Brevete Size 3, Skin Wig, Gorgeous Brown Eyes! $18,000 9. Large Bye Lo Baby in Grand Antique Costume, 15 IN Head Circumference $850

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Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608 Website: AshleysDolls.com • E-mail: AshleysDolls@gmail.com Visit us on www.dollshopsunited.com/stores/ashleysdolls • Generous Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA

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Educational videos ab out antique dolls— a v a i l a b l e f o r v i e w i n g o n Yo u Tu b e . Florence Theriault, co-founder of Theriault’s, will be your guide in her many virtual walkthroughs that explore details, highlights, and rarities of the many exciting antique dolls that are offered at Theriault’s famous doll auctions.

Simply visit theriaults.com After March 1st, watch for a new video featuring rare dolls from the “Only Child” auction to be sold March 28–29, 2015 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada. For information about the auction or to order your collector’s book call 800-638-0422, 410-224-3655 or email info@theriaults.com or visit theriaults.com.

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Theriault’s Upcoming Marquis

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Love, Shirley Temple

EVENT DATE: Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 2015

EVENT DATE: Tuesday, July 14, 2015

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Movie Costumes, Dolls, and Childhood Memorabilia from Her Personal Archives

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The Billie and Paige Welker Collection

An Extraordinary Private Collection of Rare French Bébés, German Characters, and American Folk Dolls EVENT DATE: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 LOCATION: The Little Theatre 301 West 13th Street Kansas City MO 64105 816-513-5000

Bid on the Telephone Choose your dolls, and then call our office to make a reservation for telephone bidding. We call you when your dolls of choice come up for bidding, and you bid just as though you were there. Bid Absentee Place your bids right up to the time of auction by mail, fax, email or phone. Advise us of the lots and your top bid. We will bid for you fairly and competitively.

Questions? Just call Theriault’s at 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com and we’ll review all the details and help you choose the option that’s best for you. PO Box 151 • Annapolis, Mar yland 21404 Toll-free: 800-638-0422 • Int’ l: 410-224-3655

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Hertwig family of 6, rare half-bisque dolls w/ Papa, Mama, Grandpa, Grandma, all 6 1/2” tall and Little Sister 5 3/4” and Brother (cloth legs reinforced) 5” tall. The whole group $1550.

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17” Kathe Kruse, no paint touch up, fingers reinforced with extra stitching, antique clothing. $3975. 9-1/2” Beidermeier China, awesome hair with long double braids, antique clothing, $995. 18” Very early Polly Heldewecker (Moravian), pre-standardization period of clothing, face darkened from age. $1950. April 18-19 - NADDA National Antique Doll Dealers Association Show, San Francisco CA, Embassy Suites S.F. Airport Waterfront

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For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

Spectacular 30” Rarest Portrait Poupee ~ Come along with me and take a peek into the year 1867 Paris, France. Pierre Francoise Jumeau had a dream... a dream to exhibit 20 statuesque Fashion Poupees depicting different ensembles for different aspects of a woman’s toilette... He was determined to create a doll with such impressive beauty and regal bearing that she would captivate and enthrall the attendees. This beauty has the look of aristocracy, having finely modeled lids, superbly sculpted features including an aquiline nose and pronounced attention to her shapely lips. Her long neck gives her grace. Clad in an antique silk made dress of plum with leaf green accents and matching chapeau with ostrich plumes, one cannot discern the amazing and exceedingly rare body beneath. Covered in a tightly knit twill-type fabric over articulated wood, she has incredibly articulated fingers and feet. Each finger and thumb is jointed just like a human hand and her toes also bend as well. She can hold the stem of a flower, her gloves or a book just as you or I would. Our lady comes with a bit of provenance having been the proud jewel of a single collector for upwards of 50 years. If you have longed for a doll that is like none other; this rare beauty may be for you... Please call for pricing and additional details.

See Beautiful Bebes: March 29th - New Harmony, Indiana, New Harmony Convention Center April 18-19th - Embassy Suites, Burlingame, CA (near San Francisco) May 9th - Shoreline Community Center, WA - Seattle Doll & Toy Club Show and Sale Stellar 28” Early Bru Fashion on Wood Body c. 1867 ~ Fabulous doesn’t begin to describe this serene beauty. Her presence is truly stunning. This gorgeous Poupee has huge blue threaded eyes set in pristine creamy bisque. Everything about this beauty is bewitching, from her contemplative expression to her exquisite articulated wood body with articulated waist, wrists and ankles. Mademoiselle comes ‘sans apparel’ and awaits your discerning eye to find just the right gown to match her gentle demeanor. It is quite possible this lovely was created for the Paris Exposition, so regal is her stature. Marked L (Undergarments included; not shown.) ~$12,500

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WHAT HENRY DID NEXT HENRY VICHY (1866 – 1950)

by Christian Bailly The leading expert on automata sheds light on the personal life of this talented artist and innovator.

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EARLY BÉCASSINE DOLLS AND COLLECTIBLES FROM THE PRE-WWII ERA

by Samy Odin 110 years after her first appearance, Bécassine remains a perennial favorite.

Christian Bailly, the author of the foremost book on automata, “Automata, the Golden Age,” shares knowledge gleaned from archival research and family history to learn of Henry Vichy’s life. The maker of many of the most celebrated automata of the belle époque, Vichy’s lasting legacy can be seen in the humor and grace of his inventions. Photo Courtesy Auction Team Breker

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A SPECIAL ENGLISH TOWN HOUSE

by Elizabeth Bentley Hamilton An 1880’s town house boasts charming Kate Greenaway-style wall coverings.

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UNDERAPPRECIATED CLOTH DOLLS

by Margo Delaughter Rarity and affordability makes these dolls well worth the hunt.

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MON PLAISIR… ON THE TLC GRAND EUROPEAN TOUR

by Donna C. Kaonis 82 delightful miniature rooms created in the early eighteenth century are a cameo of social history at the time.

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1) 19” Heubach ‘Dainty Dorothy’ – sgnd. doll for Sear’s Roebuck in the original box & lid with gold label, plus the address label & stamps to the original owner! $ 495

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4 & 6) Animal lovers! Pretty Kitty and Dandy Doggie – 10” Paper Dolls in their original 15” envelopes filled w/ complete costumes, hats and playthings, brilliant colors and lots of charm! Rare! $595 the pair.

5) Factory Original K*R 131 Googly – Perhaps the hardest of all goggles to find, it is the only one produced by K*R and in very few numbers! This even more unusual & rare 12” size is all original from its perfectly amazing ringlet wig to leather shoes and boasting the High Knee Fully Jtd. Toddler Body– all in mint condition! Can there be another like it? $8250

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9) 24” Mint K*R Celluloid – with factory wig & composition K*R body. This bouncing big blue glass eyed 128 dreamboat is a beautiful prize in the lovely original clothes! So perfect & so rare in this size! $695

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10) 17” Unusual ‘Side Part’ Chase – You have to love this Patsy like period piece so engaging with her lovely coloring, shoe button eyes and original period clothes & shoes. $650 11) 11” All Pink Frozen Charlie – Here’s one you rarely see – What a different face, great matte finish body and in a convenient friendly size too! $495 12) 23” 1850’s Darrow ‘Rawhide’ Doll – American made pressed & painted shoulder head beauty with the original homemade fabric body and button front clothes and boots! Important Americana – you know who you are! $1100

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14) 22” Brown Hair Damenkoph China – 1840s pressed china w. rich pink tint matte finish, winged panels and coiled bun high in back in a deep brown color, lovely long glazed arms, elegant vintage silk gowns, a masterwork! $2500

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16) Stunning 15” Gbr. Heubach Figurines – What a pair! Perfectly pastoral. The innocence of youth and the hopefulness of Spring in a profound coupling of artistic sculpture and Victorian sentiment… so lucky to still be together. Magnificent! $1200

17) Early Bobbed Hair Chase – quite the ‘Little Miss’ with her richly stippled golden hair, storybook blue eyes with radiant lashes, original paint, bright color, clearly signed sateen covered body w. excellent condition. A love! $895

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19) 19” 1850’s Brown Eye China – a hallmark china model with her painted lower lashes only, translucent glaze, knowing expression, original clothes with glazed arms and early flat sole boots, so serene in her antique soft green dress A treasure. $950

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20) ‘Marissa’ – 19” Halbig Type Mariner – Big Victorian PW eyes, lovely full closed mouth, unusual facial contours, perfect bisque fingers, french human hair wig, lovely antique under layers, and ‘owner’s note’ in hem too! $750 25) 15” Elusive Bebe Schmitt – sensuous modeling set the stage for her glimmering hazel paperweight eyes w/ shaded eyelids, soft brows and uniquely luxurious expression and luscious closed mouth, all framed by her abundant mint antique wig, wearing a magnificent ensemble with the original gauntlet wrist loose ball body signed w/ the coveted black ink Schmitt mark on its flat underside. An important acquisition! $12,000

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22) 12” Unusual Closed Mouth Kestner – What a face! Original plaster pate and mohair wig, PW eyes, early brows, early kid body, a jewel of a doll! $450 23) Choice 1880’s ‘B.P.’ Belton – the precious 13” 200 Series gem w/ snow pure bisque, blue PW eyes, closed mouth, the 8-ball stiff wrist body, mohair wig and exquisite welted couture ensemble w/ leather shoes. A cabinet treasure. $1495

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27) All Original 7.5” AM 200 Googly – people just love this hard to find model and its no wonder why! Plus, this one has the factory wig, belted ‘all-in-one’ romper and leather shoes! $1200

28) Elusive Glass Eye 17” ‘Gretchen’ – The K*R 114 is an important doll, but this one is actually very rare with glass eyes and the special K*R body that goes with it ! Her full closed mouth pout, square dimpled jaw and the tiny lashes unique to these characters. She is so crisp in her soft wool nautical ensemble and original leather shoes! A winning doll! $4500

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19” J.D.K. 241 character child. A desirable character on her original pink marked Kestner body dressed in antique clothing with her original tosca colored mohair wig. $2100

14” F.G. child on her original kid body with bisque arms. Marked on the rear of the head F. 2/0 G. her bisque is soft and even without any flaws! The kid body is clean and strong and still in the standing upright position. Clothing is antique and possibly original to the doll? $5500 29” Wooden Milk Wagon manufactured by the American Toy Company, circa 1920`s. This company, at times, also produced various toy items for the Schoenhut Company. All original paint and overall in very fine condition, the horses have some shelf dust/wear to their cloth covered bodies but not objectionable. $950

24” Black Smoking Dude by Lambert. The bisque head is unmarked yet quite the character styled face possibly by Jumeau. In all original condition with some deterioration to the clothing. The mechanism has been professionally attended to and is in operational condition. $5500 21” School Boy with Dunce Hat by Vichy. A great automaton with wonderful action! When activated the boy kicks his one foot, his head turns, arms raise and lower and his “donkey ears” flutter about. $4750

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21” E. 9 J. Jumeau Bebe, blue p/w eyes w/early mauve blush under brows, immaculate pale bisque, beautifully modeled applied ears, orig. head coil intact, ant. mohair wig & orig. cork pate, wears a well preserved Fr. ant. ornate pink silk & lace dress, gorgeous Fr. ant. hat, orig. undies, orig. “signed” EJ shoes & Jumeau socks, on orig. chunky fully “signed” early 8 ball str. wrist Jumeau body. The EJ of your dreams!! GORGEOUS!!! Tremendous presence!! Only....$11,500.

10” Kestner “Hilda” Baby #237, perfect bisque, sleep eyes, orig. mohair wig & pate. Factory orig. romper & lace & ribbon bonnet. Fully marked & incised “Hilda”, on orig. JDK baby body. Smallest size & the most ADORABLE EVER!!! $2800. 13” Steiner Figure C Bebe, gorgeous p/w eyes w/early mauve blush under brows, mint pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate, wears FACTORY orig. silk & lace dress, orig. undies, socks, orig. silk & lace hat & ant. Fr. shoes. On orig. early str. wrist Steiner body w/earliest Cadeus mark. ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!!!! $6775. 6.5” All Bisque Grace Putnam Bye Lo Baby, sl. eyes, perfect eye wax, perfect pale bisque, “swivel neck”, wears orig. organdy & lace dress w/orig. full matching undies, I have added a darling ant. bonnet (not shown), on orig. “signed” perfect all bisque bent limb baby body, fully “marked” on back, great large size. Too cute for words!! $1175.

7-1/2” S & H “All Bisque”, gorgeous pale bisque, sl. eyes, “swivel neck”, orig. long mohair wig & orig. pate, darling ant. batiste dress, orig. pantaloons & fabulous ant. Fr. silk & lace hat. On orig. early peg strung all bisque body w/rare peach stockings & multi strap bootines. OUTSTANDING!!! $2975.

8 1/2” Kestner #102 “Wrester” All Bisque, mint bisque overall, “swivel neck”, p/w eyes w/early mauve blush under brows, orig. mohair wig & pate. Wears orig. dotted Swiss batiste dress, orig. bonnet & orig. undies. Has desirable gold multi strap boots, 3 sq. cut teeth, on orig. perfect Kestner early peg strung all bisque body. STUNNING!!! $4350. 4” Kestner All Bisque Pouty, mint pale bisque overall, “swivel neck”, glass eyes, orig. long mohair wig, orig. lacy dress w/silk ribbons, orig. undies & darling little hat. Has multi-strap bootines, a pouty mouth & early peg strung. BEAUTIFUL early teeny all bisque & the first in this teeny size I have seen w/multi strap bootines. Too ADORABLE!! $1975.

RARE Genuine Antique Marklin Porta Crib, measures 5.5” in length, 3” width, 4.5 high at head & 4” high at end, both sides go up & down, baby & ant. quilt included & org. mattress. In great condition! Off white & gold leaf decoration. Fabulous accessory. $2100.

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13” RARE Tete Jumeau Bebe with Keywind Sleep Eyes, mint pale bisque, glass sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig w/wraparound braid & orig. pate, wears fabulous ant. Fr. silk & lace dress & Fr. ant. silk hat, orig. undies “signed” orig. Jumeau shoes & orig. “signed” Jumeau body. Tremendous presence w/ very rare eye mechanism with key in back of her fully “signed” head. AMAZING rare Bebe and GORGEOUS!!! Only....$5700.

Black Dolls at the Mingei International Museum

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rom the collection of Deborah Neff, San Diego’s Mingei presents presents an exhibition of over 100 unique handmade African-American dolls made between 1850 and 1940. Faithful yet stylized representations of young and old African Americans, the dolls portray playful boys and girls, finely dressed gentlemen and elegant young ladies, distinguished older men and stately, determined women of mature years. The dolls are believed to have been created by African Americans for children that they knew – members of their own families and communities as well as white children in their charge. BLACK DOLLS also includes rare nineteenth- and twentieth-century photographs of dolls, clutched by their young owners, or posed alone; these provide a fascinating yet somewhat mysterious context for these handmade and cherished companions.

What Henry Did Next… Henry Vichy (1866 – 1950) by Christian Bailly

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ince the publication of Automata, the Golden Age in 1987, I have been asked by many collectors about the life of Henry Vichy in America. Henry Désiré Vichy, sculptor, artist, musician, romantic, was the heir apparent of a prestigious family firm at the forefront of the automata industry in Paris when he decided to embark on his mysterious voyage to New York in 1896. Little has been known of Vichy’s life in America or of his activities after returning to Europe. Archival research and the family history recounted by Vichy’s great-grandson, Daniel Donada, now throws more light on the narrative. Henry Désiré Vichy was born on December 20, 1866. Family photographs portray him as a vivacious personality, always at the centre of the group, playing cards or posing with his wife and three children. Henry Vichy’s marriage to Jeanne Marie Eugénie Brechet took place on February 23, 1890, during the period when father and son were working together in the family business. The year 1893 was a proud one for the firm; Gustave Vichy became President of the Chambre Syndicale des Fabricants de Jouets et Jeux while Henry, now sharing directorial responsibilities, exhibited with his father as Messieurs Vichy, G. & H. at the Chicago Exhibition. Company documentation from this period show the family firm at its peak, the recipient of four gold medals, producing automata with multiple figures, smokers of all sizes and advertising automata that could be adapted to suit any industry. The firm founded in 1864 had found its successor in Henry Vichy. Automata produced with Henry’s collaboration are characterised by their graceful modeling and sense of the fantastic (Figure 1 and 2). He was not only an artist, but also an innovator. On January 29, 1895 Henry Vichy and the engineers Charles Assi and L. Genès of 6 rue du Hâvre, Paris, submitted a Brevet d’Invention for a new “système de commande des mouvements des automates” with a principal and an auxiliary motor that ran at different speeds to create both continuous and intermittent motions.

Figure 1: “Pearl Fisher”, Gustave & Henry Vichy, c. 1895. Courtesy Auction Team Breker. Figure 2: “Equilibriste No. 1”, Vichy / Triboulet, c. 1900. Courtesy the House of Automata.

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Figure 4: “Soldat au Clarion” with Lioret phonograph mechanism, Gustave & Henry Vichy, c. 1895. Courtesy Auction Team Breker.

Figure 3: Catalogue of Gustav Uhlig, c. 1890. Uhlig of Halle, Sachsen, advertised as a supplier and manufacturer of mechanical novelties, amongst them several automata recognizably by Vichy.

Figure 5: Interior mechanism of “Soldat au Clarion”.

One of Henry’s Vichy’s most widely advertised innovations was the phonograph automaton that incorporated a Lioret system patented for use in Jumeau’s Bébé Lioretgraphe dolls in 1893, and in production as “Le Merveuillex” in its own right by 1895. Vichy produced several different models simulating the playing of instruments, singing and speaking monologues “in every language”, including a soldier with a clarion, a bag-piper 20

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Figure 6: Tune-card for automaton with Lioret phonograph, c. 1895. Courtesy Auction Team Breker.

and pierrot serenading the moon from a well, based on the French nursery rhyme “le Puits qui Parle” (Figure 3). The wax cylinder, activated by the same clockwork mechanism as the figure, was synchronised to play during appropriate parts of the sequence (Figures 4 and 5). Phonograph automata that played songs were originally supplied with the accompanying words inscribed on a tune-card that also bore Henry Vichy’s trademark and initials (Figure 6).

Figure 8: “Dahoméen Clown”, c. 1895. Courtesy Galerie de Chartres.

Figure 7: Vichy interior paper label. Courtesy the House of Automata.

Henry Vichy’s trademark on the firm’s keys and letterheads was the face of the full moon from the “Fin de Siecle” smoking automaton (Figure 7). A sculptor by trade, it is likely that this piece, among others, was modelled by Henry himself. Henry’s inspiration drew richly from the world of the cabaret, opera and circus. Indeed, the characteristic humour and grace of several of the most celebrated automata of the belle époque, including the “Dahoméen Clown” (Figure 8) and “Sonnette de l’Entracte”, may be attributed to Henry Vichy by the presence of his paper label inside the body or base. The latter piece is described at some length in Les Jouets, Histoire-Fabrication by Léo Claretie, 1893. “This famous clown attracted great crowds. Children were on their best behavior when they were promised a visit to see him, and indeed he was well worth the trouble, for he had a most pleasing appearance. Auguste is seated on a white stool, his left leg folded under his right knee, and he plays the guitar. His wrist moves feverishly, his head inclines with emotion, con amore; he rolls his languorous eyes, and gives all the signs of an artistic soul captivated by the melodious chords of his music. After a pause, there begins an adagio, majestic and slow … the sound becomes fainter, languishes; the head of the artist droops, the eyes blink sleepily...the arm again falls inert, the music stops, the clown sleeps. Suddenly a bell resounds and rouses him, his fingers begin again to strum the strings furiously in shame over his drowsiness; his face begins to smile again with the delight of the enraptured amateur, the piece recommences with a new ardor, until the next spell of sleepiness from which the next sounding of the bell will waken him.” (Figure 9) At the most promising point in his career, Henry Vichy left France and embarked on a sea voyage for America. What could have been the reason? The most likely is that Vichy, inspired by his success at the Chicago Exhibition,

Figure 9: “Sonnette de l’Entracte”, Gustave & Henry Vichy, c. 1890.

wanted to expand the family firm’s activities in America. We know that he left le Hâvre on la Gascogne in January 1896 and arrived in New York on February 10, 1896. He returned to France in May 1896. The prospect of doing business in America must have appeared favorable, for he made a second trip to New York on August 31, 1896 on board la Bourgogne. Jeanne Bréchet-Vichy and the couple’s three children joined Henry in September 1898. Henry initially busied himself with the attempts to establish an American branch of the firm. However, his efforts were unsuccessful and, as Donada recounts, Henry was living in New Jersey and earning his money as a violinist accompanying early silent motion-picture films, an experience which was to provide an important counterpoint in a later stage of his career. Located in West Orange, New Jersey, during the same period was the first commercial motion-picture studio in America. Thomas Alva Edison established the Kinetographic Theatre in 1893 to produce short films for his ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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newly invented Kinetoscope. Described as a building with a “weird and semi-nautical appearance”, a contemporary visitor to the Kinetographic Theatre (known to its employees as the “Black Maria” thanks to its construction of tar-paper) recalled seeing wrestlers, pantomimists, dancers, musicians and jugglers, “dramatis personae...recruited from every characteristic section of social, artistic and industrial life”. 1 Among the performers captured on film were Annabelle Whitford’s butterfly dance, “Caicedo, King of Rope Dancers” and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. William (Buffalo Bill) Cody himself had been depicted in mechanical form by the Vichy firm some years earlier (Figure 10). Production at the Black Maria ceased when Edison re-located his studio to more permanent quarters in New York City in 1901. A Vichy family photograph taken in New Jersey in around 1898 shows Henry, dressed in painter’s overalls, Jeanne and two of their children in the doorway of a clapboard house (Figure 11). The everyday photograph, possibly commemorating the family’s move into a new home, is

Figure 11: Henry and Jean Vichy, New Jersey, c. 1898.

Figure 10: “Buffalo Bill” smoking automaton, Gustave Vichy, c. 1895. Courtesy Auction Team Breker. 22

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revealing: Henry at the forefront, his pose characteristically flamboyant, the son in a miniature version of his father’s overalls, Jeanne somber, appearing to look past the photographer. Perhaps the strain of living in an unfamiliar land was taking its toll, as at some point a serious quarrel must have taken place between Henry and Jeanne-Brechet Vichy, leading Gustave Vichy to travel to America in 1900 in order to escort his daughter-in-law and grandchildren back to France. Henry followed alone several months later. It is to be assumed that Henry and Jeanne Brechet-Vichy had effectively separated by this point, and that their separate returns from America represented a definitive breakdown of the marriage. Coupled with the failure of the American enterprise, his son’s nonchalant attitude to married life must have sorely tried the already strained relations between father and son. Vichy senior, who took his daughter-in-law’s side in the separation, continued to support her and his grandchildren after their return to France. The names of the witnesses to the divorce proceedings between Henry and Jeanne Brechet-Vichy on July 6, 1904 are significant in all being employees at the Vichy factory: Auguste Triboulet (born 1865), mécanicien, of 15 St. Mandé Avenue, Quinout, employed since 1890; Lucie Gosse (born 1876), married, couturier, of 71 Avenue Gambetta, employed since 1888; David Louis Ulysse Hubert (born 1877), décorateur, of 41 Boulevard de la Villette, employed since 1889. Auguste Triboulet’s ascendancy as the new heir apparent may have begun as early as Henry’s first journey to New York in 1896. An interesting feature of certain Vichy automata produced during this period is the use of Henry Vichy’s cards to shape the inner sleeves of the figures. The most probable reason for this is that the couturier simply used the nearest waste paper to hand, however another possible interpretation is that the firm was using up old “The Life and Inventions of Thomas A. Edison”, W.K.L. and Antonia Dickson, pubd. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. (1894), pp. 313, 316. 1

Figure 12: Gustave Vichy’s death certificate, 1904.

advertising material which still bore the initials of father and son on the letterhead. What is more certain is that Henry’s collaboration effectively ended with his departure, and by the time of the prodigal son’s return in 1900, his participation had ceased completely. It had been Gustave Vichy’s intention to pass on the family firm to his son, however as a consequence of the changed situation, he did not retire but continued running the firm until his death, at the age of 65, less than a month after his son’s divorce, on August 5, 1904. His death certificate, witnessed by Henry Vichy and Auguste Triboulet, records the time and place of death at 3:00 p.m. at 36 Rue de Montmorency (Figure 12). The following year, Gustave’s widow sold the firm to Auguste Triboulet for 20,000 francs. By the early years of the 20th century, Henry Vichy was working as a sculptor and had settled in the Courbevoies district in the West of Paris. There he met Jeanne Henriette

Figure 13: Henry Vichy & Jean Prouzergues, Paris, 1921.

Georgette Prouzergues, sans profession, who had been born in the 5th Arrondisement of Paris on June 14, 1877, to Jean Baptiste Prouzergues and Francoise Meda. The couple were living at 61 Rue Victor Hugo in Courbevoies when their first daughter, Linda Vichy, was born on October 20, 1906 (Figure 13). Two more daughters, Betty and Germaine (the youngest), followed. A photograph from 1917 shows Jeanne and her daughters posed outside a porte de cour, presumably in the Rue Victor Hugo (Figure 14). Later the family moved to Nice, where Henry was employed as a sculptor and decorator at the Victorine studios. Established in 1919, the Victorine was the largest film studio in the South of France, a sometime rival to Hollywood and host to luminaries such as Jeanne Moreau, Grace Kelly, Lauren Bacall and the director David Lean. With an atmosphere of glamour and intrigue, it is easy to see why the work would have appealed to Henry’s sense of the dramatic. It is interesting to note how frequently the

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Figure 15: Georges Méliès, “A Voyage dans la Lune”, 1902.

spheres of automata and early cinema touched. In 1902, the director Georges Méliès produced “A Voyage dans la Lune” which features as its centrepiece a personified full-moon reminiscent of several Vichy automata (Figure 15), most notably Henry’s trademark, the “Lune Fin de Siècle” (Figure 16). Also employed at the Victorine was the Italian sculptor Torquato Louis Donada, born in Rivolta in 1899. Donada was introduced to the family and, on September 22, 1928, married twenty-two year-old Linda Vichy. The marriage certificate shows Linda still as resident with her parents at 119 Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Georges Michot, horloger, and Albert lbert Selirrer, sculptor, were witnesses at the wedding, at which Henry Vichy and Jeanne Prouzergues were also present. Photographs of Henry in late middle-age show the same liveliness and energy present in his youth. Here he is pictured in front of his atelier in June 1931 (Figure 17). What prompted Henry Vichy and Jeanne Prouzergue’s decision not to marry, an unconventional choice at the time? The couple finally married on November 5, 1940 and their wedding certificate, bearing Henry Vichy’s characteristically bold signature, lists Henry as a sculpteur and Jeanne as couturier. At the time of his second marriage, Henry Vichy was 73 and Jeanne was 63. They were living at 11 Avenue Fremont in Nice and Gilda Vichy, coiffeuse, was a witness at the ceremony. After the outbreak of war, the Vichy family history becomes less clear. During the Occupation, Henry, the second Jeanne Vichy and their two younger daughters resided in the Rue de Paris in Tunisia, where Henry’s talents as a sculptor led to employment as a modeller and restorer at the Musée National de Bardo. After the Liberation and the family’s return to Europe in 1945, Henry and his wife resided with their daughter and son-in-law at the rue d’Auteuil. Henry Desiré Vichy remained active well into old-age, presumably working alongside his son-in-law, including set-building and decoration at the Studios de Bolougne, which had been founded by the producer Léo Joannon in 1941. One of the last surviving photographs of Henry Vichy, dated from March 1950, shows him at the kitchen window of 36 rue d’Auteuil in Paris (Figure 18). He died of prostate cancer in 1950 at the Hospital Cremlin Biset on the outskirts of Paris.

Figure 16: “Lune Fin de Siècle”, Gustave & Henry Vichy, circa 1895. Private collection.

Photographs courtesy of the Donada family, Galerie de Chartres, Michael and Maria Start at the House of Automata and Auction Team Breker of Cologne, Germany.

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Figure 18: Henry Vichy, Paris, 1950.

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22 ½” 150 13 Hertel Schwab Baby w/ o/c mouth, brown sleep eyes, mohair wig, body w/ jointed wrists $295. 11” All original tagged Georgene Baby, white organdy dress w/ pink taffeta coat & bonnet (1 small hole in coat), vivid coloring $95.

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21 ½” K * R 101 “Peter” with professional repair on head, it appears left side by ear, right side of ear, forehead & front of neck, facial features are all original, fur wig $1395.

Painted eye Ginny in My Kinder Crowd 1954 #126 $277.50 Brunette st leg walker Ginny in tagged dress $110. Blonde st leg walker Ginny in Kinder Crowd #6022 1956 $110.

Ginny chest of drawers, wardrobe & bed w/ bedding $95. Red headed Ginny st leg walker in 1955 And Away We Go #56 $115. Ginny blond braids strung in #39 Tiny Miss Series 1952 w/ purse $145. Brunette strung Ginny in 1953 Glad #42 of Tiny Miss Series $165. Early Blond strung Ginny in 1952-53 Dimity dress $145. Ginny Chest of Drawers 1957, Wardrobe & 1957 Bed w/ bedding, PJ’s and 1955 #186 Robe $95. Ginny 1957–59 Round table & 2 chairs $39.95. Ginny Blonde st leg walker in 1955 And Away We Go #55 $125. Ginny Brunnette Braids st leg walker in 1954 The Whiz Kids group #70 $125. Ginnette in 1957 #7621 all original $69.95. Ginny Blonde St Leg Walker in 1954 The Candy Dandy Series #55 $125. Red Head Ginny St Leg Walker in tagged nylon dress w/ straw hat $125.

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Early Bécassine Dolls and Collectibles from the Pre-WWII Era by Samy Odin

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écassine, what a strange character she is! Yet, how strong it is to still capture our imagination 110 years after her initial appearance in the pages of the first issue of La Semaine de Suzette, on February 2nd 1905. Strong it needed to be to last, since Bécassine had not been planned! It simply “happened” to fill a missing page of this new magazine that was launched by Parisian publisher Henri Gautier the same year France voted to separate Church and State. Henri Gautier was the successor of the Blériot Publishing Company, traditionally involved in the publication of

Bécassine makes her first appearance in 1905.

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newspapers of catholic obedience such as L’Ouvrier or Les Veillées des Chaumières. In order to educate children in the values of Catholicism, La Semaine de Suzette developed a strategy that was to be extremely successful: it combined edifying novels with distracting pages, games, domestic advises AND doll related activities all focused on the “Queen of the party”: Bleuette. Young readers of the weekly journal were intrigued by this provincial housemaid named Bécassine. The name says it all: in French the bird named “bécasse” (woodcock) is known to be easily frightened and it tends to act silly when chased, making it easy prey. This explains why the term “bécasse” is also a synonym for “silly”, as in English you would say that someone is silly as a goose. Bécassine appears in 1905 as the proper incarnation of a girl who comes from a provincial village to serve into a middle or upper class household, a common occurrence at that time. Bécassine serves Madame de Grand Air in what looks like a typical old aristocracy “Hotel particulier” on the left bank of the Seine. Now, looking at this first story, one can notice that no mention of Brittany is in the text, or in the drawings. The very first scene represents Bécassine walking away from her familiar landscape. Does that look like Brittany? It doesn’t. Joseph Porphyre Pinchon, who sketched this first Bécassine story, was born and raised in Amiens. He then naturally drew the landscape behind his character getting inspiration from his native region, called Picardie. Notice the windmill in the far back and the horizon line, much closer to the northern coast than to the Atlantic one. The readers needed to wait until 1913 to discover that the new writer of Bécassine’s adventures, Maurice Languereau, alias Caumery, re-imagined the past of this endearing character by locating Clocher-les-Bécasses, Bécassine’s original village, not in Picardie but in Brittany. In spite of this slight controversy about Bécassine’s origin, what is important is the contrast of a cosmopolitan city like Paris to a character that comes from a provincial culture. Most of the comic dimension of the Bécassine’s stories is based on the difference between urban and country cultures. The language nuances differ, the behavior as well and the philosophy in life, especially, creates hysterical situations where Bécassine develops into a true novel hero.

The Gallais company made this early version of Bécassine, based on the sketches by Raymond de la Nézière and not on Pinchon’s version. (collection of Hélène & Daniel Bugat-Pujol) This are the sketches of Bécassine by Raymond de la Nézière, published in the other summer publication by Henri Gautier: Les Vacances de Suzette.

Bécassine didn’t go unnoticed on that first issue of La Semaine de Suzette, yet the readers had to wait a few months, until July 6th, to see this hilarious maid come back in a little story called “Le livre d’or de Bécassine”, where she keeps getting in trouble for misunderstanding what her mistress tells her. This is basically what kept Bécassine going for as long as Jacqueline Rivière, the famous Tante Jacqueline, who was then directing the magazine, wrote her stories, illustrated mainly by Pinchon. In fact, another illustrator also sketched Bécassine for a summer publication that Henri Gautier suggested to the readers of La Semaine de Suzette. His name was Raymond de la Nézière. He illustrated Les Vacances de Suzette between 1909 and 1914. In its pages, Bécassine plays a constant role, not so much as a leading character for stories but as a leitmotif, appearing here and there, in a garland, in a charade and sometimes as a short stories character. The way Raymond de la Nézière drew Bécassine was different from Pinchon’s. Bécassine looked slimmer and much more caricature-like, which explains why she is often designed with a tiny mouth, which Pinchon, in his genial treatment of the character, only did occasionally. The oldest doll representing Bécassine, presently on display at Musée de la Poupée-Paris, was made by the Gallais company using a type of poured composition, based on casein, called “pryalythe” or “pryalytine”. Gallais

Bécassine breaks the plates from an ad of the period.

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Left: First unbreakable Bécassine from WWI era (Odin collection-Musée de la Poupée-Paris) Below: Plaster figurines from WWI era (Hélène and Daniel Bugat-Pujol’s collection)

was known at the beginning of the 20th century for making dolls based on famous illustrator’s designs, such as Hansi’s Alsatian characters Yerry & Gretel, Willette’s Pierrot, Colombine and Pierrette and Raymond de la Nézière’s version of Bécassine, that sports… a smiling mouth! In 1914, the genial French mechanical toy maker Fernand Martin presented at the Concours Lépine an irresistible tin toy called “Bécassine casseuse d’assiettes” (“Bécassine, the Plate-Breaker”), re-issued in 1928 by Martin’s successor, Victor Bonnet, with a variation in the color scheme and sold under a new brand name “Madelon”.

Left to right: Cloth Bécassine by Ateliers Artistiques Polonais (Hélène & Daniel Bugat-Pujol’s collection) Swinging paper-maché Bécassine from the WWI era (Odin collection-Musée de la Poupée-Paris) Wooden Bécassine made by the soldiers injured during WWI. (Hélène & Daniel Bugat-Pujol’s collection)

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Bécassine by SFBJ (Odin collection-Musée de la Poupée-Paris) Bécassine by SFBJ, earlier version (Hélène & Daniel Bugat-Pujol’s collection)

WWI was rich in representations of Bécassine as a plaything. Of course, the four stories that brought Bécassine into the action of the war years were extremely successful, which explains her rising popularity among the young readers of La Semaine de Suzette. Most of the toys and figures made during that period are made of composition, plaster or wood. This articulated doll shown above, from the author’s collection, has not been identified yet. It is precisely dated from the war years, from its private provenance, but no name of a specific maker can be deduced at this point. Painted with very expressive features, this endearing doll also has a mouth but looks more closely to Pinchon’s drawings than to de la Nézière’s. All of the plaster figures shown here not only look like Bécassine in the facial features but also in the body attributes. Note that all but one bears a tiny mouth. The most hysterical representation of Bécassine during the first world war conflict came from the Ateliers Artistiques Polonais. Stefania Lazarska certainly was masterful in capturing the expression of a character and this is no exception. Swaying dangerously on a metal spring that extends from her feet to her head, this paper-maché Bécassine from the late teens put too much enthusiasm in bobbing

around and ended up bumping her nose. Wounded soldiers who came home during the conflict often had the possibility of developing new skills compatible with their handicaps by joining the “Ecoles de mutilés de Guerre,” schools that arose all over the country as early as 1916. This wooden Bécassine bank comes from one of these workshops. Among the most coveted Bécassine “collectibles” are the dolls made by the SFBJ. They were made with a compo head with painted features and a fully articulated body similar to the classic one used for other play dolls of the same company. The first ones appeared in the Printemps Étrennes catalogues during the early 1920s. The head has fantastic modeling that perfectly reflects Bécassine’s personality. It was sold by this department store with explicit mention of La Semaine de Suzette, what leads the author to think this product was made with the benediction of Gautier-Languereau. Yet, no ad for these dolls ever was published in La Semaine de Suzette, probably because it was a luxury toy which sold for a much higher price than Bleuette herself. The older specimen by the SFBJ had a paler complexion and a thinner oval face while those from the end of the decade had a rounder face, rosier complexion and thicker eyebrows. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Bécassine by SFBJ (Hélène & Daniel Bugat-Pujol’s collection)

In the same Étrennes catalogues another Bécassine doll was mentioned, made entirely of cloth, that is extremely scarce today. It is the very first all cloth Bécassine ever made and it also dates from the early 1920s. Alas, the author was not able to determine which French company made it, but the fact that this doll was mentioned in the very same ads pertaining to the SFBJ articulated doll, makes it plausible that it also came from the SFBJ factory. 32

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Bécassine by SFBJ (later version) (Odin collection-Musée de la Poupée-Paris)

First cloth Bécassine doll sold by la Samaritaine between the two world wars (Odin collectionMusée de la Poupée-Paris)

Metal articulated Bécassine by Bucherer.

In Switzerland, the Bucherer company made a version of a fully articulated metal Bécassine with compo head and limbs, which was exported to the US by the Kimport company during the second half of the 1920s. An exceptional Bécassine from the thirties reminds us of the Picardie origins of this character. The Cabotans are street marionettes moved with strings and very popular in the city of Amiens. In a recent discussion with French historian Bernard Lehembre I discovered that even in the cathedral of this beautiful city certain Cabotans are featured as decorative sculptures, including a feminine Picardie peasant that wears a costume very similar to Bécassine’s! Between the two world wars Bécassine had become such a popular character that a myriad of objects was inspired by her personality. It is the case of this A street marionette known as a Cabotan. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Bécassine with a pinecone skirt. (Hélène & Daniel Bugat-Pujol’s collection)

2.5” Wooden homemade Bécassine from the WWI era. (Hélène & Daniel Bugat-Pujol’s collection)

Porcelain jam jar (Bugat-Pujol’s collection)

improbable jam jar where Bécassine is sporting green hair! Or, this figurine whose skirt is made out of a pinecone with the rest of the figure made of painted plaster. Also, this tiny home-made wooden figure arms akimbo and glued-on fabric coiffe. Or, this even funnier “tricotin”, a knitting tool made with paper maché and painted in Bécassine’s traditional color scheme, also with her indispensable accessory, a red umbrella. Before Bécassine was turned into the very official stuffed cloth doll that we all know, made by Reine Dégrais as early as 1949, this irresistible character had already had an early life as a plaything, explaining the dedication of present day collectors who actively hunt for unusual representations of this endearing French figure.

Tricotin made of paper maché from the Bugat-Pujol collection

Acknowledgments: The author wishes to express his gratitude to Hélène and Daniel Bugat-Pujol for sharing their treasures, among many, many others, for the special exhibition “Bécassine dévoile les Trésors de Loulotte” held at Musée de la Poupée-Paris until September 26, 2015. Watch for the bilingual catalogue of the exhibition, available soon at https://boutique. museedelapoupeeparis.com 34

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Featured items include: Lenci dolls, antique Presbyterian cloth doll, Moravian 6” cloth doll “Benigna” circa 1940s, Schoenhuts, (2) Door of Hope, modern toys (Japan) 13” walking doll w/ orig. box, china head dolls, (4) A.M. #323 bisque head googly dolls, A.M. “Just Me,” A.M. Asian boy #353 5/0, contemporary artist doll by Peter Wolf, collection of Mary Hoyer dolls feat. 14” compo (excellent), very hard to find 17” hard plastic – all orig., 14” boy w/ caracul wig, plus others. Also, M. Hoyer luncheon and Ltd. Ed. Dolls, compo dolls incldg Patsy, Wee Patsy, Skippy, Scootles, Nurse in white swan uniform, Anne Shirley, 18” WAAC soldier (all orig.), Jane Withers, 22” Shirley Temple (all orig.), M. Alex. 7 ½” Dionne Quints plus others, Bing Art child (all orig.), 35” Betsy McCall, Etienne Denamuru 9” French bisque head girl, Zwergnase Mimosa & Capucine sister dolls, (2) German roly polys, selection of bisque head dolls, cabinet size up to 35” and much more! Absentee bids accepted – no reserves!

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1. Two wonderful Marklin carriages, the stroller marked on bottom. You don’t see these carriages very often in this condition The string is typically seen on carriages that have not been played with. The carriage is 9 inches and the stroller is 6 inches. The carriage priced at $2100 the stroller is $1900. 2. 23 inch Rare Carnival Game “ En Avant La Musique.” Excellent condition, 19th century with colorful musicians, great color, very unusual (one piece needs to have screws added to clamp, clamp is there). $1200. 3. Wonderful Christmas 9-inch Kewpie marked O’Neill on foot, vibrant eyes, great bisque, a mold flaw from the factory on back of back of one foot. Has original red ribbon tied around waist and wreath on head. $550.00 for additional pictures go to Doll Shops United 4. The wonderful smiling Heubach 14 inch 7684. Wonderful character face with deep dimples. Original wig is great, a fabulous hard to find doll. $1500 5. 11-1/8” Bleuette with her regional costume, amazing hat, even original embroidred socks. Unis 301, marked 2 on back and 1 on foot, blue eyes. This doll was made for the children’s periodical, La Semaine de Suzette. (For more pictures go to Doll Shops United). $1800 6. 25 inch Alice in Wonderland made by Deans in a wonderful outfit. The outfit is so Alice and her face so exquisite…Just look at her hair and the exquisite detail. $950 7. I have never seen a doll like this! Hard celluloid with braids down the back as well as on the top and Bakelite necklaces around the neck. The entire doll might be Bakelite as it is unusually hard (one very faint spot in one eye). Could be a take on Josephine Baker! Go to DSU for additional pictures of back $550 8. Wonderful German dollhouse, 15 by 20 inches, named Villa Edelweiss after the favorite flower of Germany. It has window boxes, beautifully decorated with bushes, curtains, two floors inside. All original … for more pictures go to DSU. SOLD

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by Donna C. Kaonis

t would be difficult to pick one favorite stop on the TLC Grand European Tour but if pressed, I would select “Mon Plaisir,” located in Arnstadt, the oldest documented town in Germany. Mon Plaisir is a unique miniature world created by Princess Auguste Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt (1666–1751) in her summer residence in Augustenburg and later moved to the Schlossmuseum in Arnstadt.

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Courtesy Schlossmuseum in Arnstadt, Germany

Eighty-two rooms, more than four hundred dolls and countless miniature accessories were created primarily in the 1720’s and 30’s, although as early as 1697 an invoice “for doll’s things” indicates the Princess’s intensions. Until her death in 1751 pieces continued to be added. Princess Dorothea’s goal was to create scenes that one might find in a small Thuringian town, a cameo of social history at the time. The interior room decoration is in Regency style, with miniature baroque-style furniture. Many small ceramic items in “Mon Plaisir” were made in the Dorotheenthal Fayence works, founded in 1715 in Augustenburg. 38

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Courtesy Schlossmuseum in Arnstadt, Germany

What I found so astounding about the small wax figures was their distinct portrait-like quality and the magnificent clothing which appeared as perfect as the day it was made thanks to natural dyes which did not cause deterioration. It is not known who crafted the figurines although it is possible that members of the royal household assisted and that her ladies in waiting played a part in the making of the dolls’ wardrobe. The Princess Dorothea converted to Catholicism in 1715 and recent research suggests that the figurines that relate to the Ursulines came from Ursuline Convent in Erfurt. The princess also collected East Asian and early Meissen porcelain, in fact, it is known that her enthusiasm for collecting caused numerous debt problems. For those who wish to see more and much better photographs, there is an excellent YouTube video available. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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A Special English Town House by Elizabeth Bentley Hamilton

This painted red brick town house ca. 1880, had special meaning to the late Flora Gill Jacobs, and came from Noel Barrett’s auction of her private collection in April of 2014.

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n a trip to D.C. a number of years ago, I visited The Washington Dolls’ House and Toy Museum where it was my pleasure to meet its owner, the late Flora Gill Jacobs. As a new collector of antique dolls’ houses I had much to learn and welcomed the opportunity to be taken on a “teaching tour” of the museum by its founder, who so kindly became my mentor in those early days, generously sharing her knowledge and expertise. It is therefore not surprising that when Noel Barrett’s auction of Flora Gill Jacobs’ private collection was scheduled in April of 2014, I studied the catalog finding the one house

With the exception of the curtains and built-in fireplaces the house had remained empty. Now, when the front panel is unlatched you see a parlor, bedroom and nursery presented with carefully chosen furnishings suited to the period and original wallpapers.

I really wanted and was fortunate to acquire a ca. 1880 English town house with Kate Greenaway-style illustrated wallpapers, in very good condition. In her write-up of this house on page 188 of her last book, The Small World of Antique Dolls’ Houses, Flora described with delight its charming wall coverings, and told how touched she was to receive it as a special gift from a friend who hand-carried it on the plane from London as a present for her. With its deep bay entranceway, central chimney and gabled roof, this painted red brick town house measuring ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Pale yellow wallpapers with imaginative drawings done in the delightful style of Kate Greenaway illustrations decorate the top and middle floors. These lovely fanciful figures, birds and flowers, make this a charmingly unique house. These two little girls love their story book bedroom! The delicate canopied bed with its pink ribbon bows came from the same auction as the house. The filigree soft metal washstand has its original complete set of accoutrements. The mantle displays a collection of colored glass cats, dogs, even a rabbit, and hanging from the ceiling there is a glass canary in a blue glass cage! The sisters and their dolls came from Joan Majeune of Golden, Co.

One of Flora’s cats gazes with interest as Mother walks toward the prie-Dieu with its red velvet kneeler and arm-rest, to say a little prayer before the carved mother-of-pearl crucifix on the wall above. The rosary with tiny glass beads spilling from its cobalt blue lacquer box, the intricately patterned rug of glass beads and the Biedermeier bed with pronounced gold tracing, were purchased from Susan Singer, the former proprietor of Lucy’s Doll House.

29” high and 15” wide, is otherwise comparable to the Silber and Fleming 3-storey box-backs so popular in their day, all with front-opening facades and central fireplaces. The main floor wallpaper shows an attractive fleur-de-lis pattern, while the walls of the bedroom above and the topfloor nursery are covered in soft yellow papers featuring the most delightful, imaginative story-book type figures dressed in the period and style of “Kate Greenaway”, frolicking in a fairytale garden…all, completely charming. As the house was unfurnished the full enjoyment of these drawings was possible, but with much thought, ever keeping the character of the enchanting wallpapers in mind, I carefully chose a family of dolls and their furnishings to add the dimensions of life and warmth, turning the playground of the dancing figures into a cherished home. To do so was indeed a challenge as the size and placement of furniture was critical, and outside of the carved mother-of-pearl crucifix in the main bedroom, no wall adornments could be hung in the upper rooms. The highly decorative Gerhard Schlke gilt-metal dressing table covered in lace and net, displays perfume bottles and an ormolu hand mirror with brush and comb. Very elegant for its day, both the dressing table with its attached mirror still intact, and the nicely carved prie-Dieu with strips of Dresden gold papers outlining its two areas of padded red velvet are rare pieces from the Private Collection auction. They are pictured on different pages in The Small World of Antique Dolls’ Houses.

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The only two large pieces used also came from the auction, and are pictured on different pages of The Small World of Antique Dolls’ Houses. Fortunately, both are light and airy in their structure, one being the lace and net covered canopy bed in the nursery, and the other the Gerhard Schlke lace-covered gilt-metal dressing table in the middle-floor bedroom. At first, early peg-woodens were the dolls of choice, but as they distracted from the fanciful images on the walls, certain bisque dolls were chosen instead. The little girl wearing her original crocheted dress and cap seated by her tea set came from the auction of The Washington Dolls’ House and Toy Museum in June of 2004. She had lived for many years on Mrs. Jacobs’ famed “Bliss Street”. Her older sister has a molded ribbon keeping her hairstyle in place. Wearing her original pale pink dress, she is pictured on page 45 of the lovely little book In A Miniature Garden, by Magdalena Byfield, which tells the story of two families of dolls living in a fantasy garden of various artificial flowers and plants, loofah trees, birds and animals, all under a large protective glass case. Considering their individual charm and history, these were certainly the children who would immediately be “at home” in this nursery! Mother, with her wig of mohair piled high atop her head, wearing a necklace of delicate glass beads over her original lace-trimmed dress, and Father, with his dashing mustache and somewhat flamboyant attire, completed the family, along with a cat, a dog, and two canaries. Once the main challenges were met, with time, patience, and the continued help of dealers who have become friends, the rest was easily brought into place. This special town house has now become a home created to recall the wonder of childhood imagination.

The black filigree Simon and Rivollet “penny” table from Paris is just large enough for a vase of flowers and the cup of tea Father is enjoying. A wax canary is content in its ormolu cage near the Biedermeier bookcase. The attractive paisley print recamier sofa with handsome matching chairs and the Kestner sideboard came from Sondra Krueger of Forest Ranch, CA. Because of its perfect size and fit, an American tobacco rug decorates the entranceway to this English residence with the full approval of the family dog.

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The Tender Years Deborah Varner 303-850-7800

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17-1/2” Fire C Steiner. Very early Steiner with pale bisque and light blushing. Threaded blue eyes. Eye cuts give this doll a stunning look. Lots of lashes and flyaway brows. Stamped on body Petit Parisian Bebe Steiner. Pierced ears with amethyst drop earrings. Lush blonde curls. A TRULY BEAUTIFUL STEINER. $ 8,175.

18” E 8 J Jumeaux. All orig. Excellent body finish.. Beautiful threaded blue eyes. Deep ruby lips. Blush under brow. CM. orig. cork pate. Head coil intact. Orig long honey blonde French mohair wig. Pierced ears. Straight wrists. Marked Jumeau Medal D›hor on it›s bottom. Wears gorgeous red silk dress. and Jumeaux shoes. Fabulous French presentation hat. Wonderful early French doll. $ 7,900.

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See me on .com RubyLane Bernard Ravca’s The Breadcrumb couple, 4” by 6 1/2 “ Before using putty for the face and hands. Bernard used bread in his mouth and sculptured the face and hands and covered them with putty. The modeling is superb. There are very few known to exist in the U.S. The chairs in the back have fabric that says Made in France. Very fragile and very rare. $ 1,200.

11-1/2” 1488 rare character by Simon and Halbig. Fabulous modeling with tongue between lips. Eight ball jointed body. Nice body finish. Long brunette mohair curls. Mkd. 1488 and Simon and Halbig at back of neck. Wears pink silk dress with silk bow at waist. Lace and flowers down dress. Pink hat that ties under chin with purple flowers and pheasant feathers. A SWEET CHILD. $ 2,650.

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The orig. American Character Tiny Tears with Rock A Bye eyes mint in box. One of the earliest ones. Cries tears and wets. Glass bottle. Clothes pins. sponge, diaper, pacifier, blow pipe, ivory soap, Kleenex, American Character pamphlet. Wears her mint romper that is embroidered Tiny Tears. She also has a mint dress, panties and bonnet and socks. Flannel night robe. She has high color, no fading. Her hair and clothes are spotless. She has no cracks or damage. Wonderful collectable doll. Comes from a non-smoking home. $ 750.

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Underappreciated Cloth Dolls

1. 18” Jane Gray Co. doll in original outfit. The doll’s brunette wig is full and caught in a braid behind her back.

by Margo Delaughter

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here is something about cloth dolls that appeals to both the young child and the adult collector. The child finds a soft easy to handle toy that will not break when dropped or dragged about during play and the adult collector admires the beauty and diversity that can be achieved through the use of various textures and fabrics when designing a doll. Cloth was a commodity that was available to everyone since the time the human race began to wear clothes. Years ago, though, cloth was not abundant enough or inexpensive enough to be wasted on producing toys. I feel sure, however, that even the poorest of mothers could find enough left-over scraps to make a simple doll or toy for her child. The beauty of the doll or toy itself depended on the sewing skills of the mother. No matter how crude the result might be, I feel quite sure that the toy was loved by the child regardless of the mother’s sewing skills and the toy’s appearance. Since most women in the past had some sewing skills, it stands to reason that those who were more gifted would use that talent to make a living for their family. This was acceptable in the male oriented business world both here and abroad. Thus we saw women like Izannah Walker, Martha Chase, Ella Smith, Kathe Kruse and many others who began to produce cloth dolls. Following their success we find other lesser known women entering the field to capitalize on the popularity of cloth dolls. Many formed their own companies or had their dolls and toys made by large companies who were well established. Some companies lasted for only a short period of time while others prospered for many years. This article is written to take a look at several types of cloth dolls that were produced by companies whose names you may or may not recognize. Many of these dolls have simply disappeared while in other cases just a few examples have survived. The simplicity of some of them have relegated them to the status of “common” or “cheap” or “unremarkable” and they have been given low values by collectors. If one studies them more carefully, however, their intrinsic value is in the pleasure they gave to a small child. They take us back to a time when childhood was a warm and safe place and dolly was there to share that warmth or give comfort when things did not go well. A rather charming 18 inch lithographed face girl is shown in photo 1. Her brown mohair wig curls softly around her face and then is drawn back to form a long single braid that hangs down her back. She is wearing her original two piece pink cotton dress that is trimmed with white lace around the collar and sleeves. The outfit is sewn onto the doll and was never made to be removed during play. Her original shoes and underwear were removable and unfortunately lost so they have been replaced. There is a tag on her body that reads: ORIGINAL “KUDDLES” TOYS” Reg. U.S. Pat, Off. By JANE GRAY CO. Inc. N.Y. City. The hands are mitten shaped with stitching to suggest fingers. The feet are pointy with no indication of toes. The arms and legs are loosely stitched to the body to allow for movement. She came to me with a tag around her right wrist which reads: To Judy from Florence Yordy Christmas 1927. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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2. Advertisement for the “Georgia Kuddles” that appeared in the July 1917 magazine PLAYTHINGS.

3. 16”American Art Doll issued by Strobel & Wilkins

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The Jane Gray Co. manufactured dolls in New York City from 1915 through 1929. Jane Stokes applied for and received a patent for an improved rag doll on November 28, 1916. The term Kuddles was used as the company claimed that the dolls are “Stuffed with Kuddles filler (covered by patent) softer and more fluffy than cotton – AND GUARANTEED NEVER TO LUMP OR HARDEN”. According to Linda Edward’s book, CLOTH DOLLS from Ancient to Modern, these dolls had the Jane Gray Co. name stenciled onto them. Since my doll has a body tag instead, it is my opinion that she might have been one of the Sarah Jane Veal of Georgia Georgia Kuddles which were produced by the Jane Gray Co. An advertisement for the Georgia Kuddles appeared in the July 1917 issue of Playthings magazine (Photo 2). The cloth dolls of Kathe Kruse of Germany are well known by doll collectors, but did you know that the United States had its own version of the Kruse dolls? The 16-inch pudgy faced boy shown in photo 3 is one of those dolls. He was made by the American Art Doll Co. which was actually controlled by the Strobel and Wilken Company who were wholesale distributors of a variety of American and German product lines. In 1913, they were the sole distributors of the Kathe Kruse doll, but by 1916 they no longer had this privilege as Kathe Kruse was using Butler Brothers for the sale of her dolls. Why Strobel and Wilken lost the contract with Kathe Kruse is unclear. The company, however, recognized the popularity of the Kruse dolls despite their high price and advertised the American Art Dolls as “replicas of the European article which sells for three or four times the price”. Surely they were referring to the Kathe Kruse dolls in this statement. The dolls vaguely look like the Kruse dolls and their price certainly was much lower, but these dolls were not of the same quality and are rather crude in construction. All the dolls were 16 inches tall and included both girls and boys. The American Art Doll pictured has a cloth covered cardboard two piece head that has one seam that goes across the top of the head from one side of the neck to the other. His ears are molded onto the front construction piece of his head. His painted features have a matte finish. The doll’s hairline is similar to the Kruse “quiff” with the bangs slightly curved onto the forehead. His eyes are blue and lack both eyelashes and eyebrows. His rosebud mouth is colored red as well as the two nose dots. His cloth body is disc-jointed at the shoulders and hips. The hands are mitten shaped with stitched fingers. The feet show no indication of toes and are not hard soled. He is wearing his original pink and white two piece short set with matching hat. The shoes and socks are replacements. I have only seen two of these dolls – this one and another boy identical to him. The dolls were advertised as being “washable” so perhaps that is why we see only a very few. Two seldom seen cloth boys are shown in Photo 4. These dolls were designed by Ida Gutsell and manufactured by the Cocheco Manufacturing Company of Boston, Massachusetts. The Gutsell dolls are not commonly known by many collectors and rarely appear for sale. Ida Gutsell was born in Kirkville, New York in 1855. She began designing her dolls in 1888 when she and her husband moved to Ithaca, New York. Her design included a doll and its clothing stamped on a piece of fabric with directions for making the dolls at home. The dolls had a seam down the center of the face and feet that were turned toward the front for a more realistic look. A close-up of the faces show where both the center seam and the different facial painting of each boy are evident. The white boy is 15 ½ inches tall. His facial features appear to be hand drawn. His hair and eyes are brown and he has 2 sets of eyebrows. His nose is flat rather than molded and his mouth is small. The clothes on this boy are removable. The one pictured wears his original red pants with brown trim, dark reddish brown ribbed cotton socks and red and brown leather shoes with brown ties. He originally would have worn a white shirt with red trim and a red jacket with a printed white lace collar and cuffs and gold trim on the side openings of the jacket. His mitten hands show no indication of fingers. The little dark skinned boy is 14 inches tall. Unlike the white boy, his clothes are printed onto his body. His features are much more defined and he has a

4. Ida Gutsell’s boy dolls produced by the Cocheco Manufacturing Co. of Boston, MA. Courtesy of Marilyn Parsons This close-up of the boys shows the facial features of each doll. The darker boy has more defined features than his counterpart.

5. Three Art Fabric Mills dolls of various sizes. Courtesy Marilyn Parsons. This undressed doll (right) shows the common printed undergarments of the Art Fabric Mills dolls.

pointed chin and nose and a nicely formed mouth. A top his brown hair is a light colored beanie type hat. He wears a red and beige shirt with a beige bow-tie, dark brown knee length pants with red stripes and buttons on the side and brown high top button shoes. His hands have delineated fingers with nails. Although both dolls came printed on material for the home seamstress, the dark little Gutsell boy was produced later by the Cocheco Manufacturing Co. of Boston, Massachusetts as stated earlier. It is my belief that the white boy too was produced by Cocheco. The company was established in 1827, but did not produce dolls until 1889. New Haven, Connecticut and New York was the home of the Art Fabric Mills company. The company produced lithographed cloth dolls in sizes ranging from 30 inches down to 6 inches. The dolls, designed by the company’s president Edgar G. Newell, were produced beginning in 1900. The company also made advertising dolls and comic strip characters. One could purchase the dolls directly from the factory, from the distributor Selchow & Righter who took over the company in 1911, through toy stores and also piece goods shops. Most of the dolls are marked either on the bottom of the foot or on the back of the doll’s body. Three sizes of the Art Fabric Mills dolls are shown in photo 5. The dolls’ bodies are printed basically the same. Each doll has a lithographed face with blue eyes and a red bow in their blonde hair. The underwear is white with blue trim and a ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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6. Maude Tousey Fangel print of baby that resembles “Sweets” by the Averill Doll Co.

8. 10” Twinzy Twin girl. Note the markings on the back of the doll. Only the front of the doll is printed.

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7. 10” baby “Sweets” by Averill Doll Co. Courtesy Marilyn Parsons.

blue bow at the neckline. Each doll has red socks and black high button shoes. The undressed doll displays the printed underwear found on all three dolls. The largest of the three is 26 inches tall and has been dressed in white drawers, a red and beige print dress and a white apron. Her hands are nubs with printed fingers. The arms and legs of the dolls are loosely stitched to allow movement. She has no markings, but her underwear is the type used for the Art Mills dolls. The next doll in size is 18 inches tall. Beneath her dress we find the identical printed underwear, shoes and stockings. She wears a white lace trimmed short sleeve dress. Her hands too are nubs, but lack any markings to indicate fingers. The bottom of her right foot is marked “Art Fabric Mills New York”. The third doll is only 7 inches tall and is a size that would easily fit in a small child’s hand. She is wearing a pink and white checked drop belt dress with matching bonnet. Her nub hands do have markings indicating fingers. The Art Fabric Mills dolls were not the most beautiful of dolls, but they most likely were highly loved by their little mothers. These are the dolls that kept a child company during the day and pillowed a little body at night. What more could one ask of a doll! Have you ever looked at a painting of a small child or baby and thought the image would make a darling doll? I know I have and the image shown in photo 6 painted by Maude Tousey Fangel could well be the doll “Sweets” produced by the Averill Manufacturing Company following this artist’s design. Georgene Averill and her husband worked together as a team from 1913 to 1923. Even after they left the company in 1923 their doll production continued. The line of rag dolls produced by the company from 1923 through 1925 included designs by noted artists like Grace Drayton and later Maude Tausey Fangel. The Drayton dolls were made in sizes of 11 and 16 inches while the Fangel dolls were 12, 14, 17 and 22 inches. The Drayton dolls were marked with a stamp on the body and a paper label. The Fangel dolls produced in 1938 were marked on the side of the face, but the mark often was hidden in the seam. There were two versions of the doll we collectors know as “Sweets”. This doll comes from the designs of Maude Tausey Fangel. The version shown in photo 7 is the baby. “Sweets” is 12 inches tall and has a lithograph face with blonde curls around her face, brown eyes with lashes and eyebrows and a cute bow mouth. If the bonnet

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is removed, one would see that there is no painting of hair on the back of the head. She has a bent limb baby body with mitten hands. She is wearing her original pink dress and bonnet with white lace trim. Her feet are covered with white socks. There are no markings on the doll. She is soft and cuddly and makes a perfect companion for a small child. The last little cloth doll is not one that I would normally buy for my collection. She is rather crude in appearance (photo 8) and her worn condition shows that she was loved by some child. She is clearly marked on her back, “TWINZY TWIN (a drawing of twin girl stick figures) A TWINZY TOY WASHABLE”. It is the story behind the doll that I found so intriguing that I had to include her in this article as well as in my collection. The doll itself is 10 inches tall. Her lithographed features and clothing are still evident although they show wear. Her hair is blonde and wispy. Her black eyes gaze to her left and almost look like upside down commas. A straight little black line forms her nose and the black mouth is pursed. She has no arms and never did. Her legs are thin and straight. The printed outfit consists of a blue polka dot romper with a blue collar and two darling twin orange kittens with blue ribbons around their necks. There is a non-working squeaker inside the doll’s body. Blue and white stripe socks and white shoes complete her outfit. Oddly enough, she is actually one-sided as the back of the doll has just the company markings. This aptly named company was begun by twin sisters, Bernice and Blanche Squire (Photo 9). The twins’ father, Charles Squire, built a home for his new wife on Fremont Street in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1895. Behind the house he built a factory building in which he operated the American Manufacturing Company 9. Twins Bernice and Blanche Squire who which produced shipping and started the TWINZY TOY CO. merchandising tags on a machine he invented. Thus the girls had the perfect place to produce their line of toys. Bernice and Blanche made a wager with their father in 1918 that they could raise the money they needed to attend college. The girls began making the dolls to pay for their first year, but had so many orders that they decided to forego college and began to make their line of toys full time. They formed the Twinzy Toy Company and went into business in their father’s factory. The toys were extremely popular and by 1939 the girls opened a New York sales office. The line of toys included both dolls and stuffed animals. The company continued to produce toys well into the early 1950’s. Bernice and Blanche lived in their Fremont Street home until their deaths. Thanks to the Heritage Battle Creek organization in Battle Creek, Michigan, the story of the company has been preserved. Many of the original drawings are in the Community Archives of Battle Creek thus forming a lasting tribute to two enterprising young women. Collecting cloth dolls and learning of their history can be quite intriguing. There appears to be a growing interest in cloth dolls now as never before. The rarity of some of these dolls and their affordability make them highly desirable when they are found. Perhaps you would enjoy adding a few to your collection and searching for the stories they tell. BIBLIOGRAPHY Anderton, Johana Gast; The Collectors Encyclopedia of Cloth Dolls; Wallace-Homestead; 1984 Edward, Linda; Cloth Dolls from Ancient to Modern; Schiffer Publishing Co.; 1997 Judd, Polly; Cloth Dolls 1920s and 1930s; Hobby House Press; 1990 www.heritagebattlecreek.org

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From Elegant Edwardian to Fascinating Flapper; Mold 1469 by Simon and Halbig by Sharon Hope Weintruab

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n an article entitled “Brave, Gay, and Beautiful; German Flapper Ladies by Simon and Halbig and Armand Marseille,” which appeared in this magazine in August 2012, I wrote about the series of German bisque-head ladies often referred to as flappers because of their slender, womanly bodies, and long lithe legs with narrow feet molded to wear high heels. The beautiful bride shown here appeared in that article. Marked “1469 C&O Dressel Germany 2” and 14 inches tall, she is mold number 1469, produced by Simon and Halbig for Cuno and Otto Dressel (COD). Her antique hand-sewn antique silk wedding gown is trimmed with tiny white beads and a lace overskirt and the net veil is edged with the same silk rosettes that form her headband. I suggested in my article that although COD was marketing this doll in the 1920s, the mold itself may date from the 1910s, as this same mold is sometimes found carrying the name of Simon and Halbig rather than COD. These Halbig heads are found on the same type of slender female body, but often appear to have a gentler, wistful face, with multi-stroke brows and more softly full painted lips. Although I did not have an example to include in the article, I explained that I had seen several of these scarce Halbig versions in their original clothing, which more closely follow the fashions of the 1910s rather than the 1920s. I also noted that some of the Halbig 1469 ladies have pierced ears, which had fallen out of fashion by the 1920s with the advent of hats and hair styles that covered the ears and the introduction of clip and screw-back earrings. I speculated that Halbig may have introduced the 1469 mold under its own name during the 1910s, continuing to produce the same model for COD throughout the 1920s. I was finally able to add one of the elusive and exquisite Halbig 1469 ladies to my collection. She came from a family whose grandparents had operated a high-end candy store in Boston during the early years of the last century, and like many candy stores of the time, it also offered doll and toys. The contents of the shop were stored away for many years, and among them were boxes of doll shoes and clothing, all-bisque dolls, and this lovely lady, along with her two sisters, also from the same mold. Although she is incised on the back of her head only “Simon and Halbig 2,” she is clearly Mold 1469. A dainty 13 inches tall, this lovely little lass came with her original clothing, including her diminutive heeled pumps, and her abundant mohair wig. Unfortunately, the skirt of the silk dress was so shattered, I carefully packed the dress away in acid-

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free tissue paper, replacing it with an antique blouse and skirt in a similar style. Although at first glance her original dress looks like the shirtwaist and long skirt that would garb a Gibson girl of the 1900s, the blouse is fitted to the body, without the full “pigeon breast” front typical of the Gibson girl era, and the skirt is cut straight and close to the body, unlike the bell-shaped skirt of a pre-1910 belle. The 1910s saw the end of the era of the curvaceous Gibson girl, with her puffed out bosom, tiny waist, and rounded back-thrust hips, introducing an elongated slender silhouette with little emphasis on the bust or waist. The straight lithe lines of this dress suggests that it is from the Edwardian era. The family history was that this doll may have been dressed by the grandmother, although

Original dress for Simon and Halbig 1469 doll.

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Simon and Halbig 1469 doll in original undergarments and slip.

Simon and Halbig 1469 doll’s original shoes.

there were also some commercially-made doll outfits in the store inventory. The dress is machine sewn and meticulously tailored and finished. Either the grandmother was a superb seamstress or the dress is in fact commercially-made. Our demure damsel poses shyly in her underwear, consisting of a single straight slip and a combination undergarment. The simplicity of this underwear, with no corset or full petticoat, also reflects the Edwardian period. There is no doubt in my mind that these undergarments are factory made. Her beautifully cobbled shoes are made of thin kid, sadly they have begun to show their age. A close up of her fascinating face reveals its delicate features. She has multi-stroke eyebrows and full pale coral lips. Her blue glass sleep eyes are a tad off-center, a flaw that seems fairly common among the 1469 ladies. Perhaps it was hard to set those narrow eyes, but I think this little eccentricity adds an individual charm to her otherwise preternaturally perfect features. Her lush wig is pulled back and tied with a silken ribbon (the ribbon has been replaced, as the original blue ribbon had deteriorated to the point it was just a few threads), and the sides are rolled up, held in place with a multitude of little hairpins and straight pins. Her ears are pierced, and I added the antique earrings. She has fine mohair eyelashes. Side by side the faces of the COD and Halbig show the heads are more or less the same size, although the Halbig version has a slightly more oval face, pointed chin, and longer neck. Her ears appear to be slightly more prominent as well, perhaps to accommodate earrings, while the COD version does not have pierced ears. The most noticeable difference is the painting, with the COD version having thin single stroke brows, heavier eyelashes, and darker, thinner lips. Her facial coloring is a tad higher too. Perhaps these changes reflect the fact that by the 1920s, cosmetics were more acceptable to society. In the next photo the ladies look at each other eye to eye. The one inch difference in the ladies’ heights is due mainly to the fact that although their bodies are nearly identical in style, the Halbig head is on a slightly more petite frame.

Close up of face of Simon and Halbig 1469 doll.

The fine mohair eyelashes on the Simon and Halbig 1469 doll.

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Profiles of Cuno and Otto Dressel and Simon and Halbig 1469 dolls.

After my article appeared in 2012, a helpful fellow doll collector directed me to the 1912 catalogue of the Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets (generally referred to by doll collectors as S.F.B.J.). Formed in 1899 in response to increasing competition by the German doll companies, S.F.B.J. was a collective of the remaining French doll makers. Ironically, for a company formed to save the French doll industry from its German competitors, the S.F.B.J. catalogue includes dolls made by Simon and Halbig, including these elegant 1469 ladies dressed in exquisite Edwardian fashions. Yet the catalogue makes no mention of their German origin, instead labeling them “Silhouettes Parsiennes” and describing them as finely sculpted dolls with a woman’s articulated body, porcelain head, fine mohair wig, and sleeping eyes with eyelashes. The catalogue declares that the dolls come with detailed and tailored costumes, ranging from

A page from 1912 “Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets” catalogue.

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evening gowns to city dresses, and are accessorized with bags, umbrellas, parasols, fans, and heeled pumps. This doll, the catalogue gushes, has lines specially created for dressing ladies and is ready for the creation of an chic toilet of every kind or genre. The second doll on the left appears to be dressed more like young lady than a fashionable matron, and her hair style is similar to the one on my doll, with the ample tresses rolled up on the sides and tied in the back with a ribbon. All the dolls wear low-heeled pumps, with ribbon bows on the front, also resembling the shoes worn by my doll. This catalogue helps resolve the mystery regarding why some Mold 1469 ladies are found without the Simon and Halbig name or mold number. It would not bode well for S.F.B.J. if a customer ordering from its catalogue discovered that his or her highly-touted and costly “Silhouette Parsienne” was in fact a fräulein from Germany.

A friend discovered an article in the 1913 edition of the French women’s magazine, Femina, which catered to modern, fashionable, and wealthy women. Entitled “Articles de Paris,” it pictures a number of dolls, all of which appear to be mold 1469, elaborately outfitted in the latest fashions of the day. The article describes a charity event in which these “delicious dolls” were dressed by the greatest courtier designers of Paris, including Paul Poiret and Lavin, and sold in a high-society charity event to raise funds for the L’Orphelinat des Arts, an orphanage and education center founded for children of artists, actors, and writers. These “half toy, half trinkets,” the article reports, were dressed in all genres from evening dresses to town frocks, made of sumptuous silks and fabrics in the most modern colors. The article ends by noting that these “unnecessary” objects are in fact necessary to add grace and good taste to a residence, “without which the most magnificent mansion remains cold and lacking intimacy.” So it therefore appears that the beauteous belle of mold 1469 graced two decades with her presence, first as Simon and Halbig’s exquisite Edwardian, and then as COD’s fascinating flapper. Bibliography Cieslik, Jurgen and Maryanne. German Doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939. Cumberland, Maryland: Hobby House Press, 1985. Cieslik, Jurgen and Maryanne. German Doll Studies. Annapolis, Maryland: Gold Horse Publishing, 1999. Foulke, Jan. Simon and Halbig Dolls; the Artful Aspect. Cumberland, Maryland: Hobby House Press, 1984 Theriault, Florence. S.F.B.J. Paris 1912; Catalog Reprint Series. Annapolis, Maryland: Gold Horse Publishing, 1997.

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he Protean Figure with Metamorphic Costumes, 1811, in good condition, extremely rare being one of the earliest and most extensive dress-up dolls, with slipcase, cover, foldable set, figures and 12 cases with title signs for 12 costumes sold for approximately $3550 at the recent Ladenburger auction. The Margarete Steiff navy lieutenant, button in ear with “STEIFF” logo, 1912, 480 mm, missing his sword, brought approximately $2,000.

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11 Riverside, CA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Janet Goeske Senior Center. The Inland Empire Doll Club. Judy Day. 951-371-4267. 11 Saline, MI. Doll Show. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Ann Arbor Doll Collectors. Lorrie Niekirk. 734-242-8816. 12 Livonia, MI. Mini Convention & Doll Show. Livonia Marriott. Grant-a-Wish Fund. Sherry Bonner. 248-408-1402. 12 Toledo, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Sandy Bullock. 734-282-0152. Sandy4085@hotmail.com. www.toledodollshow.com. 17-18 Germany. Big Dutsch MuseumsCollection Speelgoedmuseum & Doll Collection Anneliese Stephan. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion Auktionshaus. Gotz C. Seidel. 0049(0)6203-13014. (F) 0049(0)620317193. mail@spielzeugauktion.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de. 18-19 Burlingame, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Embassy Suites Hotel. National Antique Doll Dealers Association/ NADDA. 650-342-4600. 18 Fresno, CA. Outstanding Kewpie Doll Auction. Dan Cobb Auctions. 559-577-3787. Cobb.store@gmail.com. 18 Knoxville, TN. Doll Show. Holiday Inn West. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 802-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. 19 Cedar Rapids, IA. Doll, Toy, Bear & Trains Show. 5000 J St. SW. Elaine’s Dolls. 712-889-2154. porcdoll@wiatel.net. 19 Laughlintown, PA. Doll Show. Ligonier Country Inn. Laurel Highlands Doll Club. Cindy Hawk. 724-515-5008. 19 Schaumburg, IL. Teddy Bear Artist Show. Best Western. Bright Star Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. 19 Sturbridge, MA. Doll, Toy, Bear & Holiday Show. The Sturbridge Host Hotel. Kimberly S. Kittredge. 860-559-5040. KSKittredge@yahoo.com. www.treasuredmemoriesantiques.com. 19 Toms River, NJ. Doll Show. American Legion. Jersey Shore Doll Club. Rachel Martirano. 732-506-0719. 22-24 Nashua, NH. Antique Doll Houses, Miniatures & Dolls from Lucy’s Doll House. Auction & Show. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. withington@conknet.com.

23 Columbus, OH. Doll Show. Double Tree Columbus. Artistic Figure in Cloth & Clay. Cyndy Sieving. 614-397-4147. 25 Grapevine, TX. Metroplex Doll Club. Grapevine Convention Center. Linda Crowsey. 903-564-9121. 25 Henrietta, NY. Doll Show. St. Marianne Cope Church of the Good Sheppard. Henrietta Doll Lovers Club. Dotti Dailey. 585-889-2015. Odailey622@aol.com. 25 Ringgold, GA. Doll Show. The Colonnade. Chattanooga Doll Club. Jane Heavener. 706-965-6031. mjheavener@catt.com. 25 Westampton, NJ. Doll & Dollhouse Auctions. Sweetbriar Auctions. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com. 26 Canada. The Greater Toronto Doll Show. Holiday Inn Oakville, Ontario. Mary Lou. 416-221-3093. greatertorontodollshow@gto.net. 26 Columbus, OH. Doll Show. Mid Ohio Historical Doll & Toy Museum. Henrietta Pfeifer. 614-837-5573. 26 E. Meadow, NY. Doll Show. Temple Emanu-el. Doll Study Club of Long Island. Bonnie Olson. 516-747-1425. 26 Grapevine, TX. Doll Show. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. 903-564-9121. Lindacc45@hotmail.com. 26 St. Charles, IL. Doll, Bear, Toy & Collectible Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows. Herb Regan. 847-800-3009. 30-5/3 Albany, NY. Doll Conference. Marriott. Priscilla McCaughin. 518-686-7928. Sally Griffin. 518-258-7155. 30-5/2 Essington, PA. Doll & Bear Convention. Clarion Hotel. Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum. Terry Quinlan. 805-687-8901.

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2 Albany, NY. Doll Show. Albany Marriott Hotel. Shaker Doll Club. Priscilla McCaughin. 518-686-7928. 2 Austin, TX. Doll Show. Norris Center/ Northcross Mall. Joni Holland. 817-929-1691. 2 Canada. New Ottawa Doll Show. Ernst & Young Centre. Anne Taller. 613-592-2720. Annetaller@storm.ca. 2 Columbia, SC. Doll Show. S. C. State Fairgrounds. Knight S.E. Doll Shows. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com.

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2 Fullerton, CA. Mini Conference. Doll Council Serving Los Angeles, Orange & Riverside County. Crowne Plaza Fullerton. Frances Shelby. 714-847-2361. 2 Greenwood, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Greenwood United Methodist Church. Greenwood United Methodist Women. Jo Ann Gates. 317-882-5787. 2 Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. Barbara Keehbauch. 407-678-5678. bkeehbauch@cfl.rr.com. 2-3 Morristown, NJ. Fine Antique Dolls Auction. Westin Governor Morris Hotel. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com. 2 Nazareth, PA. Doll & Basket Auction. Dotta Auction Co., Inc. 610-759-7389. www.dottaauction.com. 2 Oklahoma City, OK. Doll Show. Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Expo Hall #1. Kyle Productions Unlimited. Kyle. 405-810-1010. 2 Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Spokane Community College. Bldg.#6. The Lilac City Doll Club. Marylu Robinson. 509-328-5319. Mary Sherwood. 509-838-8487. 3 Easton, PA. Doll, Teddy Bear & Toy Show. Forks Township Community Center. Twin County Doll Club. Earl Bethel. 610-322-7702. 3 Leaf River, IL. Doll & Toy Show. River Valley Complex. JoAnn’s Doll Shop. 815-234-8332. 6 Elk Grove Village, IL. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Pullip & Dal Doll Lovers Event. Jane Easterly. 309-299-0486. 9 Arcadia, CA. Doll, Teddy Bear, Miniature & Toy Show. The Oak Tree Room-Coco’s. Michael Kouri. 626-791-1129. 8-9 Bremerton, WA. Doll Show. Kitsap Conference Center. Pacific North West Ball- Jointed Doll Expo. Marie Adair. 360-779-9806. 9 Batavia, NY. Doll & Bear Show. The Clarion Hotel. Saturday’s Child. Martha Smith. 585-506-7948. 9 Dover, NH. Doll Show. Dover Elks Hall. San-D-Over Dollars. 603-436-2910. 9 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll & Bear Show. Utah Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. 9 Shoreline, WA. Doll & Toy Show. Shoreline Conference Center. Seattle Doll & Toy Collectors Club. Joy Hill. 425-712-1575.

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14 Orlando, FL. Doll Convention Show. International Palms Resort. Fire-Flies Golden Age of Dolls. Margaret Wulff. 636-825-7584. Fire-FliesDollConvention.com www.DollClubs.com/Florida. 16 Columbus, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Bartholomew Co. 4H Fairgrounds. Doll’s Night Out Club of Columbus. Pam King. 812-342-6106. 16 Neenah, WI. Doll Show. Holiday Inn River Walk Hotel. Sharon Roxanne Wallis. 920-739-0461. 16 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Pasadena Elks Lodge. Forever Young Antique & Collectible Dolls. Sandy Kline. 818-368-4648. 16 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 17 Madison Hts, MI. Doll Show. UFCW Madison Place Hall. Doll Show Productions. Sharon Napier. 586-731-3072. 17 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612-669-1613. Calendar cont. on page 63

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Calendar cont. from page 61 17 New Hope, PA. Doll Show. Eagle Firehouse. Mark Lehmann. 215-657-2477. 22-24 Canada. Doll Convention. Crown Plaza Toronto Airport. Doll North at Anime North. Sabrina Conley. www.animenorth.com. 23 Mt. Pleasant, IA. Bussey Doll Benefit Day Doll Show Luncheon. Glenna Voyles. 319-367-2614. Gvoyles19@gmail.com. admin@oldthreshers.org. 23 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Doll Collectors of North Park. Denise Perkins. 619-602-9043. Suzanne McHenry. 619-444-3529. 28 Dallas, TX. Tonner Doll Convention. Dallas Hilton Lincoln Center. Tonner Doll Company. 845-339-9537. 30 Germany. Automata & Fine Toys Auction. Auction Team Breker. +49/2236/38 43 40 (F) +49/2236/38 43 430. Auction@Breker.com. www.breker.com. 31 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310-386-4211.

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5-7 Dallas, TX. Asian Ball Joint Doll Convention. Hilton Anatole. DollAKon. Kelly Herrington. 6-7 Gaithersburg, MD. Antique to Modern Doll & Toy Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 410-357-8451. 443-617-3590. InfoDOLLS@comcast.net. 7 Belleville, IL. Doll & Toy Show. St. Clair County Fairgrounds. Kay Weber’s Shows. 618-233-0940. 7 Concord, CA. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza Hotel. Stephanie Blythe. 415-455-8415. 7 Portsmouth, NH. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Frank Jones Center. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699. 13 Rutherford, NJ. Doll’s Tea Party. Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel. The North Jersey Doll Club. Jean. 201-704-2836. www.renhotels.com. 13 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094. 14 Naperville, IL. Doll Show. Marriott Hotel. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125.

16 England. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears Auction. Bonhams. +44(0)20 8963 2838. Rachel.gotch@bonhams.com. Bonhams.com/toys. 24-26 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. withington@conknet.com. 26-27 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com.

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14-18 Kansas City, MO. National Doll Festival Doll Show. Holiday Inn SE Water Resort. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com. 14 Kansas City, MO. Love, Shirley Temple Auction. Personal Collection of Shirley Temple. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com.

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1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

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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 ONE OF FLORIDA’S LARGEST DOLL SHOPS... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com

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1. Jumeau Fashion, size 6, 22 inches, kid body, antique silk gown, original cork pate and wig, $4200. 2 Rohmer French Poupee, 13-1/2 inches, kid body with kid over wood upper arms, bisque lower arms and legs, original wig and cork pate, Maison Rohmer dress, kid body has wear and sitting strings are missing. Dreamy bisque face! $3800. 3. FG 9 French Bisque Bebe, 22 in. block letter FG, amazing blue bulgy paperweight eyes!, Swivel head, antique wig and cork pate, antique blue silk dress, extra special! $4200. 4. Antique Needle Point Slippers, 3 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide, cotton lined, exquisite! $225. 5. Wonderful and unusual find! 6 1/2 in. Kestner doll rattle, original frail silk dress, darling accessory for a larger doll, $950.

6. Mon Cherie Paris Fashion, bisque shoulder plate, kid body, vintage cotton day dress, pierced ears, 19 inches, antique wig, sweet French mademoiselle!! $950 7. Madame Alexander Snow White licensed by Disney, 13 inches, all original with hangtag, UFDC convention first place ribbon winner, ca. 1939, $750. 8. Perfect cabinet sized darling with the most precious face! 12 inches, HW for Handwerck, factory finished ball jointed composition body, sleep eyes, pierced ears We could eat her up. She is cute!! $495. 9. Emma Clear, George and Martha Washington pair, circa 1944, bisque shoulder heads, cloth body with bisque lower arms, beautifully made vintage costumes, some provenance included, $950.

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Shirley Temple’s costume from “Curly Top,” along with her matching doll. Both are displayed in the “Love, Shirley Temple” exhibition.

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July 13, 2015 The Little Theatre Kansas City, Missouri

Now, several hundred of the memorabilia from the private family archives will be traveling to museums around the United States through the months of May and June 2015, under the sponsorship of Theriault’s. You are invited to attend.

The Auction – July 14, 2015 The entire personal collection of Shirley Temple, comprising nearly 500 costumes, dolls, playthings and memorabilia from 1928-1940, will be presented at auction at The Little Theatre in Kansas City. For more details or to order the commemorative hardbound book, visit theriaults.com or call 800-638-0422.

hile the dimpled-faced childhood sweetheart danced and sang and smiled her way into hearts throughout the Great Depression years of the 1930s, her mother was busy preserving the memorabilia that attended Shirley Temple’s more than 25 films of the decade. Film costumes, props, celebrity gifts, dolls, toys, playthings, all were cherished and saved in a private climatecontrolled, case-lined room for nearly 80 years...until today.

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Museums & Dates April 30 – May 3, 2015 The Strong Rochester, New York museumofplay.org May 7 – 10, 2015 Wenham Museum Wenham, Massachusetts wenhammuseum.org May 21 – 24, 2015 Morris Museum Morristown, New Jersey morrismuseum.org June 4 – 10, 2015 Santa Monica History Museum Santa Monica, California santamonicahistory.org

Shirley Temple’s costume from “Curly Top,” along with her matching doll. Both are displayed in the “Love, Shirley Temple” exhibition.

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hile Shirley Temple, the famously dimpled child star danced, sang and smiled her way into hearts throughout the Great Depression years of the 1930s, her mother, Gertrude Temple, was busy preserving the memorabilia that attended her daughter’s more than 40 films of the decade. Film costumes, props, celebrity gifts, dolls, toys, playthings, all were cherished and carefully saved by Shirley and her family for some 80 years...until today. Now, a number of pieces from the private family archives will be traveling to museums around the United States through the months of May, June and July 2015, under the sponsorship of Theriault’s. You are invited to attend. More dates and locations of the Love, Shirley Temple exhibition to be announced soon. Visit theriaults.com for up-to-the-minute details. x PO Box 151 • Annapolis, MD 21404 Tel: 800-638-0422 • Int’l: 410-224-3655 Fax: 410-224-2515 • theriaults.com

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June 12 – 14, 2015 Stanford Theatre, Film Festival & Exhibit Palo Alto, California stanfordtheatre.org June 20 – 27, 2015 Fort Worth Community Arts Center Forth Worth, Texas fwcac.com Early July, 2015 Upper Midwest Location To Be Announced July 13, 2015 The Little Theatre Kansas City, Missouri

The Auction – July 14, 2015 The personal childhood collection of Shirley Temple, comprising nearly 500 costumes, dolls, playthings and memorabilia from 1928-1940, will be presented at auction at The Little Theatre in Kansas City. For more details or to order the commemorative hardbound book, visit theriaults.com or call 800-638-0422.

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Tiny Size 1 Bru Bebe - This petite sweet is ready to go home and take her place as the darling of the cabinet! Perfectly made and in pristine condition, this eleven inch Bebe will sweep your heart away. Gorgeous face, splendid hat and lace covered silk dress, tiny signed Bru shoes and chestnut tinted mohair wig. $17,500~

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Petite E6J - This little darling is 15” of Presence! She has superb, darkly lined, spiral threaded blue eyes set in a pale and tenderly painted bisque head. She is crowned with a glorious long blonde mohair antique wig with the original silk ribbons from long ago that match her hat and the ribbon in her delicate lacey cotton dress. Her original bonnet is a confection of ruching and ostrich plumes and has maintained beautifully after all these decades. Original 8 ball jointed body with blue Jumeau stamp, antique shoes. Simply precious. $6900~

Rare to find, this precious 12”musical spinner marrotte is crowned w/ a sweet head appearing to be work of Kestner firm or Simon Halbig. Silk covered buttons over lace collar & red & ivory silk w/ metallic trim, harlequin styled costume; matching jester hat. Ruby pendant earrings, huge expressive blue eyes on socket head pivots & nods making this a rare marrotte find! $850

Devine Bebe Bru - A tender face graced with stunning, brilliant blue eyes set in perfect, delicately tinted bisque... This is a Bebe that is everything we look for from Maison Bru; classic beauty and exquisite workmanship. 25” Circle Dot Bru with kid body, flawless bisque from head to fingers, beautiful costume, pristine antique wig and signed Bru shoes. $18,500

What an adorable child! This 18” 1358 mold from Simon Halbig is such a lovely example of this sought after doll. Softly tinted bisque, expressive deep brown eyes, original wig and pate, lovely original ball jointed body, and factory clothing. Please call for additional details. $3600~

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Our cover, a magnificent large china, is a product of Denmark’s Royal Copenhagen porcelain factory. In her article Laurie Christman discusses the history of the company which began making dolls around 1840. Around 1977 the company decided to reissue some of the dolls using the antique molds. You will learn how to distinguish between the antique and the reissue in this well-researched article. Collection and Photo Kirsten Johansen.

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BORN WITH A NEEDLE IN HER HAND – SEVEN FASHION GOWNS BY CARRIE HALL

by Laurie Baker A 28” F.G. gets an amazing wardrobe made by Carrie Hall, a notable high fashion designer.

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by Dominique Pennegues Rare catalogue photos from the first French Lenci-type doll maker, Denis Giotti, the maker of Magali dolls.

MORE SENSE THAN SENSIBILITY – LADIES’ FASHIONS IN THE EMPIRE & REGENCY PERIOD (1790-1820) by Alicia Carver

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13.5” Early Bru with Wooden Arms - but really graceful, shapely and beautifully made arms with thin wrists and long and perfect fingers. Scintillating 1860s expression with blue/grey pw eyes with flawless tender bisque that compliments her feminine vintage floral day dress and the original boots! Unusual gentle size! $4200

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n May 30, 2015 Auction Team Breker of Cologne, Germany, will be featuring fine toys and automata. Figure 2 Here we present the highlights in their historical context alongside today’s auction estimates. “It is common knowledge that toys do not not amuse in proportion to their price”. So begins Chapter VII of Léo Claretie’s book Les Jouets, Histoire-Fabrication published in around 1894 by Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies in Paris. The chapter provides an unusual insight into the way automata, arguably the most luxurious of all toys, struck a 19th century observer. The cost of musical toys varied from 5 to 10 Francs for a simple figure with a hand-turned mechanism such as the German-made Organ Grinder (Figure 2, estimate: $2,000 – 3,000) to the Girl with Theatre by Gustave Vichy (Figure 1) advertised in the catalogue of Parisian department store Au Louvre. This automaton embodies many of Vichy’s hallmarks, from the girl’s couturier costume to her magical props which seem to take on a life of their own when the mechanism is wound with a key stamped “G.V.” Who would have been the intended recipient of such an extravagant toy? A visitor to the 1867 Exposition reported: “Such a toy is not intended directly for the child, but is given as a pretext by someone who really wishes to give an expensive present to the mother”. The London department store Silber & Fleming acted as agent for a number of Parisian automata-makers, advertising their deluxe mechanical toys alongside musical novelties and all manner of household goods. A glance through the 1884 catalogue reveals automata by Vichy, Phalibois and Jean Roullet. Top of the line was a near life-size mechanical flautist for £55 but many of the pieces were more moderately priced. In the second category came mechanical scenes in picture frames and under glass domes, such as the Tightrope Dancer by Jean Marie Phalibois (Figure 3, estimate: $6,000-8,000) priced at £12, 12 shillings. Though cheaper than the larger and more complex figures by Vichy, this was still a sizable purchase. A senior bank clerk at the time might expect to earn £100 a year. In 1881 a house in Walthamstow (a working class district of London) rented for between 10-40 shillings a week while a house in prosperous Holland Park went for between 7-10 Guineas a week. (1 Guinea = £1, 1 shilling). Although the customers for luxury mechanical toys were from the upper and middle classes, automata depicting trades, albeit in fantastic form, were popular. Here an elegantly-dressed Monkey Baker rings a bell to announce the arrival of his wares (Figure 4, estimate: $7,500-10,000). Sometimes an entire world is represented in miniature, complete with animated landscape, animals and birds. With over twenty moving parts, this remarkable picture is a larger version of one offered by Silber & Fleming for £6, 15 shillings. The personified moon was a favorite motif in advertising as well as

popular culture at the end of the 19th century, found in illustrations for businesses as diverse as Brooke’s Soap and Maggi. The moon was also a popular figure for automata-makers, including Roullet et Decamps who created the surreal “Clown sur Pleine Lune”, (Figure 6, estimate: $17,000-22,000). The automaton, from the Decamps family collection, dates from circa 1900-1910 and draws on the same delight in magic, illusion and the unexpected as George Melies’s 1902 silent film “Voyage dans la Lune” or this handpainted magic lantern slide of

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Figure 5. Musical Clock Picture of a Blacksmith’s Shop by Xavier Tharin, Paris. Estimate: $ 8,000-12,000.

an astronomer and the moon (Figure 7, estimate: $150-250). Roullet et Decamps produced some of the most imaginative automata of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From its foundation in 1865, the firm was particularly known for innovations such as Jean Roullet’s method of building lead weights into the feet of his larger automata to enable them to stand unsupported, thus increasing the illusion of life. Not only was Roullet et Decamps one of the first to use electric motors in their advertising automata, from the early 20th century onwards, the firm also incorporated a battery compartment into some of their traditional spring-driven musical automata with effects that still startle and delight spectators today!

The automata featured here are part of Auction Team Breker’s sale of Science & Technology, Mechanical Music and Fine Toys on May 30, 2015. For additional highlights, please see the advertisement on page 3 of this issue. Online catalogues, absentee and live bidding available at: www.liveauctioneers.com and www.invaluable.com Bibliography: Léo Claretie, Les Jouets, Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies. Mary Hillier, Automata & Mechanical Toys, Jupiter Books Ltd., 1976.

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Figure 8. “Négre” Musician by Jean Roullet, circa 1875, estimate: $8,500-13,000 Figure 9. Decamps Rabbit in Cabbage automaton with illuminated eyes, circa 1920, estimate: $1,500-2,000. More Auction Gallery on page 54 ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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An Antique or Reissue Royal Copenhagen Doll

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“that is the question!” by Laurie Christman

enmark has been voted the happiest place on earth for several years in a row. We always thought Disneyland had a death grip on that appellation but Denmark seems to have successfully wrested away the title in recent years. This is understandable considering that Denmark is the home of Hans Christian Andersen, Tivoli Gardens, Legoland, and Danish pastry. We must concede that Hamlet was one miserable Dane, and that rampaging Vikings practically invented looting and pillaging, but The Little Mermaid was created there along with Danish butter cookies. Come on, what could be better than that? You guessed it: a Royal Copenhagen doll! Although we collectors naturally gravitate toward the photos in an article, it is equally important to understand the makers of the dolls we love. While collecting china dolls, I was never able to unearth much information about the Royal Copenhagen company. So, I feared there wouldn’t be much background or history available about this factory which produced so many interesting and beautiful dolls. Luckily, my friend Christiane Gräfnitz rode to the rescue, putting me in contact with Kirsten Johansen who generously offered me her photos and background knowledge. Kirsten spent innumerable hours providing me with historical information as well as donating many of the photos in this article. Without her help, this article would not have been possible. Kirsten’s collection of Royal Copenhagen dolls is seen in Photo 1. Denmark, which has the world’s oldest uninterrupted monarchy, has produced some of the most intriguing and attractive china dolls to be found. Although porcelain manufacturing began in China, Europe produced a very high quality porcelain beginning in Meissen around 1710. Then, in Denmark, somewhere between 1772 and 1774, a certain Frantz Heinrich Müller, a chemist or pharmacist, used his mixing skills and a small porcelain kiln to come up with a concoction of quartz, kaolin, and feldspar, yielding a porcelain competitive with what was being imported. Through 1774, he attempted to convince wealthy Danes to invest in his new, Danish porcelain company.

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Müller was able to attract some private investors, but still needed the support of the royal family. Crown Prince Frederik helped with some of the practical arrangements, but ultimately Müller received the most beneficial support from Queen Juliane Marie. Miraculously, she joined with Müller to establish Denmark’s royally chartered porcelain factory in 1775. The queen may have had many reasons for wanting to start a porcelain factory. It appears that she felt it would be excellent for the national economy and was in accordance with her natural desire to support the development and production of useful and decorative arts. In addition, some think that she was a bit competitive with her brother who started a successful porcelain company at Schloss Furstenberg on the River Weser. A Danish porcelain factory could definitely do as well or better than the company started by her brother in Bavaria. So Juliane Marie supported this endeavor and did have a true personal interest and involvement with the company. Yet, there were many hurdles and difficulties. Some of the difficulties were financial and others were based on production issues. The debts were incurred while the company struggled to produce enough stock so that it could actually begin selling. As the bugs were being worked out regarding refining the porcelain process and producing sufficient stock, some investors became anxious about their investment and the idea sprang up to invite King Christian VII to take over. On April 21, 1779, King Christian accepted and assumed financial control. Shortly thereafter, the company’s name became The Royal Danish Porcelain Manufactory (Den Kongelige Danske Porcelains Fabrik). The royal family continued its involvement in the company until 1868 when royal companies were privatized. It was later bought out and merged with the faience company, Aluminia, and was moved from Copenhagen to Frederiksberg. In recent years and for a period of time, the company absorbed Georg Jensen Silversmiths, Holmegaard Glassworks and Bing and Grondahl. This conglomerate became known as Royal Copenhagen.

Photo 1 Kirsten Johansen has assembled the most exquisite collection of antique Royal Copenhagen Dolls. Each doll is a prime example of its particular size. What a beautiful doll family! Kirsten Johansen collection.

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The three wavy blue lines, coiled bun. She has curled hair which have always been wisps behind her ears. The boy the trademark of Royal doll sports caramel-colored Copenhagen, stand for the hair. All three of these three straits of Denmark: the reissues were taken directly Great Belt, the Little Belt, and from the antique molds, the Oresund. The symbol which means they are not was chosen by Queen reproductions but actually Juliane. When Arnold Krog the old made anew. became artistic director in All of the RC dolls have 1885, he developed a new blue eyes, but there are method of painting under subtle differences between the glaze, which became antique and reissued dolls, customary. This allowed both in appearance and for the painted scenes and in the way the dolls were landscapes on porcelain marked. Antique heads are which we all associate marked on the interior of the with the beautiful porcelain plate with the three blue lines, dishes and other items made which are hand-painted and by Royal Copenhagen. Under not stamped. Occasionally, there Krog’s direction, the company is a blue dot adjacent to the lines. used its new techniques to This dot indicates that the doll was become world famous. made before 1850. There are some I had some trouble finding pre-1850 dolls that do not have the dot, written reference to when the Royal but the dot is a sure sign that the doll Copenhagen Company began is pre-1850. The antique heads were Photo 2 Large antique lady doll whose production of doll heads. However, pressed and not poured into the molds. mold may have been used for the larger I was told by a Danish contact with reissue head. Kirsten Johansen collection. They all had brown hair, which could access to some early sources, that be dark brown, but was not black. production began in 1842. This rings true, as the dolls’ Reissue heads were stamped either on the inside or hairstyles reflect the time period between the 1830’s and outside of the plate. We believe the earliest reissues were 1860’s. In The Book of Dolls and Dollhouses, Jacobs and marked on the inside. The reissue dolls also contain the Faurholt state that the firm produced heads between 1844 three wavy lines, which appear to be stamped rather than and 1884. They also state that the company originally hand-painted; the word “DENMARK” is also stamped produced 12 different molds, mostly females, although in green. Some reissues have a slash under the D and there was at least one male. Around 1977, the Royal others have it under the K. This was supposedly a way Copenhagen Porcelain Factory decided to reissue some of of dating the pieces. The company was not able to verify these heads using the official antique molds. Production the exact years designated by these slashes, but Danish extended into the 1980’s. Among the reissues was a large collectors seem to believe that if the slash is under the D, female head with bun hairdo. This head has a center then the piece was made before 1980. If the slash is under part with hair pulled back over the ears into a beautiful the K, then possibly the porcelain was produced after twisted bun, deep pink tint and appealing Mona Lisa 1980. This is just a theory! I was told that production of smile. Her hair is brown, but different examples vary the reissues stopped sometime before Bing and Grondahl from light to dark. merged with the RC company in 1987. Most of the heads Experienced Danish collectors have informed me had the painter’s signature or initials and sometimes a that, although the head is known as the “Amalie”, this numerical stamp identifying the mold. The large lady is nickname did not come from the company, as the mold number 5248, the smaller lady is 5249 and the boy company never named any of their dolls. Collectors is 5250. All of my reissue heads have an incised “A” on themselves put this name into colloquial usage, the inside of their plates. The large head is 5 ½ inches probably in honor of Queen Caroline Amalie, the tall. The smaller lady and boy are 3 ½ inches tall. wife of King Christian VIII who ascended the throne Photos 2 and 3 show an exquisite example of an in 1839, and who would have been monarch at the antique large lady doll. She is extraordinary. One can time of the dolls’ introduction. clearly see the artistic style and decoration of this The other modern reissues were two smaller heads, lady. Eyebrows are heavy. She has red upper eyelines one a lady and the other a boy. The smaller lady is a demarcating the upper eyelid edge. Her irises delicate thing with brown hair pulled back into a are blue, without accents and only partially

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Photo 3 Kirsten Johansen collection.

Photo 5 Large Reissue lady with heavy brows. Author’s collection.

Photo 6 Mark on inside of plate of reissue large doll. Author’s collection.

Photo 4 Mark on side of plate shows 3 lines and adjacent dot. Kirsten Johansen collection.

outlined with black paint on the right edges of the irises. Her face is serene with a light pink tint and lovely bowed lips. Photo 4 shows her mark with the three lines and adjacent dot which seems to date the doll to pre-1850. By comparison, Photo 5 shows a reissue of this large lady head. Note that this doll has a heavier pink tint than her antique sister but she has similar eye painting with the red outlined upper eye and blue irises with no accent. There is a partial black outline at the edge of the irises. Eyebrows are also heavy on this example and similar to that on the antique heads as well. There are other reissues where the eyebrows are more delicately painted. The mouth is full on this reissue and the lips are less bowed than those of the antique example. Photos 6 and 7 illustrate how this particular reissue was marked.

Photo 7 Mark on the outside of the plate of reissue large doll. Author’s collection.

Another example of a reissue is pictured in Photo 8. Her painting style is different from the previous example shown in Photo 5. Eyebrows are more delicate and the mouth is quite full. She is a pretty example. The profiles of the antique example and the reissues of this model are nearly identical. The back views show that the antique example is more highly glazed. The hair of the reissues has very little shine to it.

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Photo 8 Large Reissue lady with more delicate eyebrows. Author’s collection.

Photo 9 Sideview of large antique head. Kirsten Johansen collection.

Photo 11 Back of large reissue lady. Author’s collection.

Photo 12 Back of antique large lady. Kirsten Johansen collection.

Photo 13 Small reissue head. Author’s collection.

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Photo 10 Sideview of large reissue lady. Author’s collection.

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Photo 14 Sideview of small reissue head. Author’s collection.

Photo 15 Example of an antique Royal Copenhagen lady whose mold is shared by the smaller reissue lady. Photo courtesy of Theriault’s.

Photo 18 Marks on inside of the plate of the smaller reissue lady. Author’s collection.

Photo 16 Sideview of antique head. Kirsten Johansen collection.

Photo 20 Reissue boy with caramel colored hair. Author’s collection.

Photo 17 Back of smaller reissue head. Note hair wisps at the base of the head. Author’s collection.

Photo 19 Mark on inside of plate of a small antique example. Kirsten Johansen collection.

Photo 21 Back view of reissue boy. Author’s collection.

Photo 9 shows the side view of the large antique head and Photo 10 demonstrates the very similar profile of the reissue head. Photo 11 shows the back of a reissue large head. Compare that to Photo 12 which shows the back of the similar antique head. Both dolls have the hair wisps below the bun. The smaller reissue lady head is just precious. She has very delicate features and is quite beautifully painted. Photo 13 and 14 are photos of this head from the front and side. Notice the wispy hair curls behind her ears. She has a nice, even pink tint and her features are painted similarly to the larger doll. I had to look far and wide to find an antique doll which was made from the same mold as the smaller reissue lady. There are very few of these in the world. Stuart Holbrook of Theriault’s generously provided Photo 15, a most lovely example of this doll.

Photo 22 Side view of reissue boy. Author’s collection.

Photo 16 shows a side view of another antique RC doll whose measurements don’t exactly match that of our smaller reissue girl. Nonetheless, the side views of the antique and reissue dolls are very similar. The back of this smaller reissue head is shown in Photo 17. This smaller reissue lady has all of her markings on the inside of her plate, although some examples have markings on both the inside and outside of their plates. See Photo 18 for her markings. Photo 19 shows the markings of the antique doll that has a similar mold as to the reissue. Finally, there is a male reissue head. He is very appealing with his tawny hair. Personally, I have always thought that this boy greatly resembles one of the most brilliant male ballet dancers, the late Erik Bruhn. Not surprisingly, Mr. Bruhn was a great Dane! Please see the photos of this handsome reissue boy in Photo 20, 21 and 22. This little reissue boy has

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markings only on the inside of his plate, see Photo 23. The incised “A” is visible in this photo. I tried to find an antique example of this lovely boy doll, but was unable to locate one. Donna Kaonis has kindly donated a picture of her exquisite, antique RC girl with beautiful china feet, Photo 24. Donna’s doll has a similar look but is a bit smaller than my reissue boy. Her doll’s height is 3 inches from bottom of plate to top of head. Total height of the reissue is 3.5 inches from bottom of the plate to top of the head. These do not match yet they offer an interesting comparison. A full length view of this lovely doll standing beside her beautiful antique friend can be seen in photo 25, courtesy of Theriaults. Many of us would love to own a Royal Copenhagen doll from the 1840’s. It is always thrilling for a collector to be able to own something so precious and rare. But not all of us are so fortunate as to be able to own one of

Photo 23 Marks on inside plate of boy doll. Author’s collection.

these treasures either due to rarity or simple financial constraints. From my perspective, it is also thrilling to be able to own a doll that was reissued recently but reissued from the original molds. The reissue dolls look similar, feel similar and are very aesthetically pleasing. Denmark has done it again and has provided those of us who love chinas with another reason to be happy. Denmark really is the happiest place on earth! Special thanks to: Kirsten Johansen for the time she spent educating me about Royal Copenhagen dolls, for her photos, emails, advice and dedication to helping me get this done. Christiane Gräfnitz for introducing me to Kirsten Johansen and paving the way for our correspondence. Donna Kaonis for her constant support, advice, photographs and general kindness. Sherry Smith for sharing her wonderful books with me and for many fun ponderings about these incredible dolls. Stuart Holbrook from Theriault’s for providing me with photos of some of the most beautiful dolls in the world. Travis Hammond from Theriault’s for helping me with the photos that Theriault’s so generously provided. References: “Company History: History Timeline.” Royal Copenhagen. Web. 4 October, 2014. Grandjean, Bredo L. “The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory: The Period Between 1775-1790.” The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory 1775-1975, trans. David Honen. Copenhagen: The Manufactory, 1975. Jacobs, Flora, Faurhold, Estrid. A Book of Dolls and Doll Houses. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle, Inc., 1967. Luckey, Pauline. Dolls in Denmark. Loveland: Oralu Corporation, 1992.

Photo 24 Lovely antique Royal Copenhagen doll with beautiful original china arms and feet. Donna Kaonis collection.

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Photo 25 Full view of two of the lovliest antique Royal Copenhagen girls. Photo courtesy of Theriault’s.

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Born With A Needle In Her Hand Seven Fashion Gowns by Carrie Hall by Laurie Baker

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ou know those days. Days when all the stars align, when your vision for your collection takes a leap of faith into another realm. For me, it all began with a trip to the Carmel Doll Shop in Pacific Grove, where Michael and David invited my husband and me to tour their newlyrenovated shop. Their shop is a well-curated doll museum – the only difference? Price tags! Too good to be true! Almost immediately, a well-dressed 28” F.G. fashion doll called out to me. But alas, I did not listen. I returned home with another fashion doll, and left the F.G. behind. A year passed. I heard her calling, all the way from Pacific Grove! This time, I listened, and she was delivered to me shortly after. There was great joy in the doll room! I sent pictures to friends to celebrate her arrival. Imagine my surprise when Joy Kelleher, owner of Special Joys Dolls in Coventry, Connecticut, wrote back. She told me she had six gowns created by Carrie Hall, to fit a mannequin F.G. doll the same size as my new doll! Even in her large, lovely Victorian Bed and Breakfast, with an adjoining doll shop, there was not room to properly display all six. She would box them up and send them out to me, on approval. While I waited for my box to arrive, Joy sent me a copy of an excellent article in the December 2012 issue of Antique Doll Collector. Dale Resling, a noted doll costume designer and doll educator, wrote the definitive article about Carrie and her remarkable career. I would refer you to Dale’s comprehensive history of Carrie Hall, the details of her life and accomplishments, and for viewing the gowns she featured in her article – they are wonderful creations! For the purpose of this article, I will abbreviate Carrie’s story: Carrie Hall (1886-1955) had been sewing since a very young girl, honing her skills through the years until she became a high-fashion dressmaker to wealthy women in Leavenworth, Kansas, from about 1900-1920. When ready-to-wear gowns became available in local stores, she transferred her skills from high-fashion couture to American heritage quilts, and later, to sewing for dolls and her doll shop. Her close friend, Emma Clear, made an F.G. fashion doll for Carrie to use as a mannequin. Carrie set to work creating gowns to fit the F.G. doll, illustrating fashion designs of the past. I did not know at the time that when Joy bought the six gowns at auction, she also bought the doll Emma Clear had made for Carrie! The plain, brown box from Special Joys arrived at my house. Under layers of tissue paper were six miniature gowns sewn with the same expertise, sewing techniques, and vision, using luscious fabrics and trims that Carrie would have used for her adult patrons. Dale Resling described two gowns that “got away” at her auction. There they were, in my box, along with another four! I decided that very day to find a way to share them with other doll enthusiasts. Antique Doll Collector was the perfect venue!

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Gown #1 fashioned from lightweight floral China silk, illustrates the silhouette fashionable in the 1860’s, with a three-flounced, very full skirt, at the natural waistline. Carrie added stiffening to the underskirt, negating the need for a hoopskirt or crinolines. Reflecting a popular Oriental motif of the time, the basque jacket features Pagoda-sleeves, and a crenelated hem with fancy trim. The front closure has silk extensions and a tassel on each. The interior construction tells the tale of Carrie’s talent with linings and handwork. Each eye of the closures is a crocheted loop, placed with precision to close the jacket properly.

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Gown #2, made of heavy silk faille and heavy silk velvet, was a real surprise to me. When I used to sew for my dolls, I never would have thought to use heavy trim in this scale. But lo! It works! Gathered, heavy silk velvet trims the overskirt, and forms binding for the skirt and underskirt’s scalloped edges, sleeves, and jacket. Black embroidered X’s trim the jacket edging, and fancy black lacy trim is sewn over a peach silk center panel. The gown itself is a coffee brown. Using peach with it is a stroke of genius. The side view shows an overskirt with a modest bustle, trimmed with the same heavy gathered velvet. The bright blue matching hat, in person, is muted iridescent peacock feathers! The bustle is understated and fits close on the hip. This was a winter ensemble, certainly, being heavy and substantial. I imagine Carrie used leftover fabrics and trims from gowns she had made for adult women, including antique laces and trims from her own collection. Save your snippets! Gown #3 (below) was a total show-stopper! Silk satin and matching silk brocade follow a similar style to the previous gown, but features an asymmetrical overskirt. The 1870’-1880’s fashionable, straight-front skirt, would have prohibited women from climbing or descending stairs! Triple reverse pleats allowed more freedom of movement. Carrie added beading to the jacket front and to the overskirt. Darker silk velvet trims the fitted bodice and cuffs.

Pleated silk satin forms an understated bustle, and a simple train. The underskirt is stiffened and edged all around with box pleating that is intended to show as the wearer moved about. The pleats are hidden from view when on the doll. I think this gown is a copy of one of her couture-gown styles for adult women, having features you would not see on a doll, but would be clearly visible when a woman walked. Tissue paper, by this time was flying around the room in sheets as I removed each gown. Couture gowns in miniature…layer after layer! ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Gown #4 was next out of the box. At first glance, I thought Carrie had gone off the deep end on this one! On closer inspection, I found that the use of wide antique lace, a zigzag overskirt with sequined trim, and velvet panniers over THAT, was a reaction to some of the more flamboyant fashion trends of the 1870-1880’s. Carrie used ice-blue brocade China silk brocade, heavy midnight-blue silk velvet, and wide lace to form the skirt, with a grand, gathered bustle, slightly longer in back. The underskirt has velvet pleats all around the hemline, ruched velvet in tiers down the back, with a silk satin bustle at the waistline. Carrie Hall’s genius of needlework is evident on the back of this gown. I daresay I could not even begin to understand it unless I took it all apart, and then I would never be able to get is reassembled! A modern doll dressmaker would RUN from the large scale and trims of this gown, but Carrie followed her Muse. The matching velvet hat with metallic soutache, metallic tassel, and coral ribbon – well, not just ANYONE could pull that off!

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Gown #5 was simpler in design, an airy confection in one single fabric: the palest pink, China-silk brocade. Carrie trimmed the layers of this gown with countless yards of fringed silk ribbon, box-pleated with finesse. More in tune with styles in the 18901900 era, the bustle is gone. This ball gown focuses on a more loosely-fitted bodice, looser sleeves, and a skirt that skims over the hips. Long sleeves and a Bertha neckline are trimmed with box pleats of fringed ribbon. The excesses of the previous gown are in total opposition to this monochromatic gown. Yet, not to be accused of creating a “simple” dress, Carrie applied curlicues of darker-pink soutache to the two skirts, yards of box-pleated fringed ribbon, silk bows, and fancy, embroidered appliques that resemble fans. The overskirt swags to the back, with bows down to the fancy hem, finishing in a long train. The underskirt is finished in a flounced hem. A simple straw hat with cream tulle completes the ensemble. The hat weighs more than the gown!

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Gown #6 was the last one in the box. A perfect example of 1990-1910 style, made from the most delicate cream silk, it illustrates the fashion trend of focusing on the shoulders, a more natural waist, a high collar, Bertha neckline, and slight leg-o-mutton sleeves. The bodice is loosely fitted, caught at the waist with a pleated, rose silk sash. The skirt drapes over the hips and falls gracefully to the floor in a long train, with a bow in the back to match the sash. Carrie added silk binding to the hemline, again matching the sash. Antique lace appliques trim the skirt at intervals. The gown is so sheer, she also made a delicate petticoat for underneath, to give it definition and to respect the modesty of the wearer. I can picture this gown on an adult woman of the times, on board the Titanic, her skirt billowing out with the sea breeze, turning the heads of gentlemen and inciting the envy of the women nearby. Carrie made hats to complete four of her gowns. There is a prize for those of you who can match the hats to the appropriate gowns! (Just kidding – too easy for experts such as yourselves.) The box from Special Joys was empty, at last. My heart rate returned to normal. The gowns were put upon dress forms and displayed in cabinets. They stand next to the antique F.G. fashion doll, the clothes horse of the doll room. I visit them frequently. Years passed. And then, serendipity! Joy sent me a picture of the doll Emma Clear had made for Carrie, and the doll was wearing…GOWN #7!! She knew I already had the antique F.G. fashion doll, but…might I be interested in just the gown? Another banner day! I think this last gown is Carrie’s tour de force. The tightly-fitted jacket is heavy silk brocade, deep burgundy and silver. She uses a solid silk fabric for the train and panniers. Because the fabrics coordinate so well, Continued on page 57

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MAGALI LENCI-TYPE DOLLS by Dominique Pennegues enis Giotti started making cloth dolls in 1919 when he was only 22 years old in his city of birth, Nice, located in southeastern France, close to the Italian border. Catalogue photos in this article are from the only known Magali catalogue which was left to the widow of a seller for the company. This is the first time these photos have been reproduced. He registered his company in 1926. One may consider Denis Giotti as the first French Lenci-type doll maker. The company trademark shows a triangle marked ‘Magali” inside and “Marque deposée” under it. In the Almanach du Commerce the company was listed as “Fabrique de poupées artistique en feutre” (Maker of artistic felt dolls) 3 rue Cais de Piertas Nice. Représentative at Paris 49 rue d’Orset . Denis Giotti not only made dolls, he also made stuffed animals, one of which is pictured in the Magali catalogue.

Magali doll from the late 20’s. This mold was used for girls and boys. Note the special painting of the brown, almondshaped eyes, with one white dot on the upper iris and a little brown line on the lower part. The particular design of the lips is very similar to that of Messina Vat dolls. Brown golden mohair wig. Note the elegant red felt coat inspired by Lenci, with matching hat, dress and shoes. 55 cm. Private collection U.S.A.

Above: Patented Magali label. Left to right: Charming little doll dressed in a French marine outfit made of blue felt. Dark brown mohair wig and brown painted eyes. Original box. 42 cm. Circa 1925. Courtesy Galerie de Chartres. France. Tennis player boy, with a white felt outfit and a wooden tennis racquet. Brown mohair wig. 48 cm. Circa 1925. Courtesy François Theimer. France. “Parisian girl”. Blue and red felt vest, skirt, hat and shoes. 48 cm. Circa 1925. Courtesy François Theimer. France. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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1. Series 25 from a vintage catalogue of the 20’s. Produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 2. Series 30 from same catalogue. This doll has a rather toddler appearance. Produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 3. Series 35 produced in 45cm and 58cm. 4. Series 36 produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 5. Series 39 produced in only 38cm. 6. Series 83 and 23 produced in 38cm and 45cm. 7. Series 101 produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 8. Series 103 produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 9. Series 104 produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 10. Series 108 produced in 45cm and 58cm. 11. Series 3 (teenager) produced in 60 and 70cm. 12. Series 2 (teenager) produced in 60 and 70cm 13. Series 1 (teenager) produced in 60 and 70cm 14. Series 4 (teenager). Produced in 60 and 70 cm. 15. Doll on the left : Series 38 – Produced in 38, 45 and 58 cm. Doll on the right: series 5 (teenager) produced in 60 and 70 cm, with stuffed velvet dog. 16. Series 80 produced in 38, 45 and 58cm 17. Series 82 produced in 45 and 58cm 18. Series 28 produced in 45 and 58cm 19. Series 31 produced in 45 and 58cm 20. Series 86 Zouave. 45cm only 21. Series 84 produced in 45cm and 58cm 22. Series 87 produced in 45cm and 58cm 23. Series 81 produced in 58cm only 24. Series 24 produced in 38cm and 45cm 25. Series 22 produced in 45cm and 58cm. 26. Series 27 produced in 38cm only. 27. Series 32 produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 28. Series 29 produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 29. Series 26 produced in 45cm and 58cm. 30. Series 33 produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 31. Series 21 produced in 38cm, 45cm and 58cm. 38

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Teenager. Although the series number is unknown we do know it would be between 6 and 19. This very rare Magali doll is all original and richly dressed in a matching red felt coat and beret, a white and blue felt dress and white cotton fine jersey long socks (different from the usual short “net ones” seen on the other series). She also has a mother of pearl necklace that other smaller Magali dolls do not have. Black Mary Jane shoes are not in felt like usual but in black faux leather. The upper body is made of stuffed felt to under the arms, and the lower part is made of pink/orange stuffed cotton. Magali dolls from the middle of the 20’s have specific red sharp lips which are not really appealing but are a plus to enable us to recognize them. There are no red dots in the corner of the eyes unlike most of Raynal dolls. 70 cm. Private collection. France. Detail of the blue and white felt dress with a very 20’s fashion look. Detail of the long white jersey socks and the black faux leather Mary Jane shoes attached with a mother pearl button.

Nice and rare all original Magali girl and boy. Note the art deco look of the dress which is made of felt and silk organdy. 58 cm. Private collection. U.S.A. Note the difference in colors of the two molded faces. Most of Magali dolls use pale pink molded felt like that of the boy; the yellow/light orange color of the girl could have been especially chosen for an Asian girl, suggested by its rather Asian eyes, only the red hair tells us she is an European girl. We have not found yet any Asian Magali dolls but we do believe the firm made a few. Detail of the white cotton socks knitted with a net pattern. Those net pattern socks are seen on all Magali dolls from the early 20’s until the end of the 30’s except for the teenage line. Note the shoes close on the front, later Magali dolls will all have Mary Jane felt shoes with a button on the side. 40

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Nude Magali doll from 1927 showing the construction of the all felt Magali doll bodies. There is no separation between the leg and the feet (no seam at the ankles). On the back is hand written in violet ink “Maman à sa petite fille chérie Noel 1927” (Mummy to her darling little girl Christmas 1927). Private collection. U.S.A.

The Magali all felt dolls have rich clothing which differs from other French cloth dolls makers of the time. One may note thirty-three different series in the Magali catalogue, including a very rare 45 cm black “Zouave” (French Colonial Army). Magali dolls are often confused by collectors with Messina Vat dolls which were made later, this confusion coming mostly from the similarity in the design of the mouth. Magali’s white cotton socks with a net pattern is an easy way to distinguish the two makers. Also the hands are always of the mitten-type until the end of the production. The dolls presented here, including those in the catalogue, should also help collectors to identify their Magali dolls from other Lenci-types.

Magali doll from the early 30’s. This is one of the last Magali dolls with almondshaped eyes, later dolls will be more open, like the eyes of Venus and Raynal dolls. 58 cm. Private collection. France. Note the elaborate hair style also seen on some Lenci dolls. Detail of the painted eyes, which differ from other French Lenci-type dolls. Socks are white cotton knitted net pattern and shoes have one stripe closing with a white china button.

Magali toddler from the early 30’s. The black faux leather shoes are not original (they should be made of the same red felt as the dress). 45 cm. Private collection. U.S.A. The painted features are softer, the mouth is more of the pouty type and the eyes are larger. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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This late Magali from the second part of the 30’s does not have the typical look of the Magali dolls from the 20’s and its features are closer to the French Lenci- type dolls of La Nicette, Venus and Raynal. The eyes are blue, while all the previous Magali dolls had brown eyes. The difference between Nicette, Venus and Raynal all felt dolls from the same period is in Magali’s luxurious clothing. Dressed in a costume from Nice that mirrors what someone might have worn, even the cotton underwear (long white cotton petticoats and long pants) is ornamented with red hand embroidery as is a black silk shawl. 52 cm. This doll still retained its original marked box. Private collection. France.

After the second part of the 30’s, the competition with Raynal, Nicette and Venus dolls became more intense and Denis Giotti started to give his all felt Lenci-type dolls a more ordinary appearance, making his production difficult to be differentiate from those of his competitors. However, till the end of the company’s cloth doll production in 1939, the high quality of the clothing made the Magali dolls still more luxurious than the other French dolls of the time. After WWII, Magali dolls became internationally known for their very attractive celluloid dolls dressed in rich ethnic costumes, but sadly, they never returned to their artistic cloth doll making.

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More Sense than Sensibility Ladies’ Fashions in the Empire & Regency Period (1790-1820)

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n the aftermath of the French Revolution, a different kind of revolution took place in womens’ fashion. As a rebellion to the excesses and extravagance of the French aristocracy, the tightly laced corsets, cumbersome underskirts and highly adorned and elaborately brocaded, wide-skirted dresses of Marie Antoinette’s French court were abandoned for a more natural and slimmer silhouette. 1803 French Painting by Louis-Leopold Boilly shows attire of the Regency period.

Circa 1810 Regency dress with puff sleeves and strong vertical embroidery.

Circa 1820 Papier Mache Lady wears simple white cotton period-style Empire dress. Author’s collection. Grecian style hairdos were the rage during the Regency period. This papier mache lady, circa 1820, has an empire style assymetrical braided updo with soft curls framing her face.

Fanciful periwigs, lace and powder were traded for the simpler designs of the neo-classical Greek period. This trend extended to architecture as well where it reached its zenith in central London during 1806 in a period now referred to as the Greek Revival. Simple, light and airy was the choice du jour for fabrics that draped loosely over the body from a high empire waist. Such were the fashionable dresses donned by the Regency gentle women of Jane Eyre’s world. Day dresses were often made of delicate white, sheer cotton fabrics such as muslin, gauze or percale and were gossamer thin. Embroidery often transformed these simple dresses into works of art. In an ironic twist to the accustomed personal modesty of the day, visible bosoms were sometimes part of this classical look. And while only daring fashionistas may have exposed their bosoms, exposed cleavage was not nearly as scandalous as exposed knees or legs. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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This 1810 stay creates a straight posture and pulls the bust line up quite high.

Stockings made of silk

Beneath the scanty outer dress, many layers of undergarments were worn to create the proper silhouette and for other practical reasons. The first layer closest to the body was the chemise (also called a shift) which was a thin garment made of white cotton, thin muslin or linen with short sleeves and a low neckline gathered by a draw string. The shift, meant to protect the outer clothes from perspiration, was washed more frequently than any other garment and was therefore made of easily laundered fabric that stood up over time. Although tiny waists tightly cinched by a laced corset were no longer needed, a type of corset called a “stay” was worn that provided bust support. A stay is the precursor to the modern brassiere. Stays came in varying lengths from short to medium to longer ones finishing just above the hips. Regency stays were made of sturdy cotton such as twill or canvas with cords and quilting for stiffening. The busk, a thin wooden strip about 1”-2” in width, was inserted in a vertical pocket between the breasts to help the ladies maintain an erect posture and a smooth line. Stays were tightened over a chemise. The final layer was the petticoat, a sleeveless garment with a scooped neckline, fitted in the back with hook and eye closures, buttons or tape. The lower edge of the petticoat was intended to be visible as the petticoat was considered part of the outer clothing and not underwear, and thus, the lower edges were often decorated at the hem with embroidery, rows, lace or ruffles. Petticoats also served the function of giving shape to the hem of a dress, keeping it away from the feet and body; and without it, the gossamer thin fabrics would hug the body and reveal every natural (or unnatural) contour. When crossing a muddied path, for example, women would often lift their outer dresses to reveal the petticoat to protect the more expensive and delicate material of the outer dress. Underpants or “drawers” were not commonly worn yet by women of this period as the convenience of the modern toilet was still a way off. Those that came into existence in the later part of this era were saggy, two-legged, open at the crotch, tied at the waist and buttoned at the knees.

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Stockings made of silk were worn up to the thigh and tied with garters just above the knee or sometimes just below and were often white or flesh colored with embroidery or stripes. A lady’s handbag called a reticule was a fashionable accessory of the day since “pockets” (a separate undergarment worn inside a dress) were no longer practical to place beneath the slimmer dresses. Made of silk, velvets and handmade lace or knitted fabrics, they were often beaded or tasseled and held by wrist straps. In keeping with the minimalism of the Grecian style, high-heeled shoes of earlier periods were replaced by flat ballet slippers made of thin fabrics such as silk, canvas, velvet or kid leather. Sometimes metal pattens were strapped on shoes to protect them from rain or mud, but often, the sole was made of soft leather or fabric.

Early wax-over, peg-wooden fashion lady wearing empire waist regency dress, bonnet and reticule. Her period underdrawers feature two tubes of cloth tied to her thighs. Her silk reticule reveals her status.

Grodner Tal peg-wooden fashion lady wearing late empire regency dress, stockings and slippers.

Regency Dancing Shoes Kid leather and canvas, silk ties (note, shoes are identical, no left or right)

silk stockings tied with silk ribbon.

Photos coutesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY and MFA, Boston

Rare canvas needlepoint slippers, c. 1800

Strappy Greek-style sandals, probably worn by a young girl.

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Short Spencer jackets worn by the ladies of the 1995 mini-series, “Pride and Prejudice.”

Regency Pelisses and Redingoats

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For modesty and warmth, shawls, cloaks and tunics were often worn over the lightweight dresses. The favored wrap of the day was the Indian shawl, imported from Kashmir India (a British colony then) and made of cashmere wool, cotton or silk. These colorful shawls often featured a border print of Paisley. Other protective outdoor wear were jackets. A short, high-waisted jacket called the Spencer jacket, and, later in the period, full -length Pelisses and Redingotes (developed from the riding jacket into a general purpose coat) were also worn over dresses and fabrics tended to vary depending on the season. Early dolls from the Empire and Regency era that retain some of their originality offer us a glimpse into this sensuous era of fashion history where long silk stockings, sheer dresses, and exposed cleavage gave women a taste of a type of female liberation movement just before it took a long detour during the Victorian era. But it was the perfect breeding ground for female writers such as Jane Austen to create strong and independent heroines who challenged the female status quo of the early 19th century.

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15” Antique Incised Depose Jumeau 5. Large brown paperweight eyes. Creamy white bisque. Bee stung lips. Pierced ears with red crystal earrings. Blonde mohair wig. Orig. Blue wool coat dress with ecru designs on it. Black leather French shoes. Lace Hat with silk ribbon and fabric. BEAUTIFUL AND SPECIAL DOLL. $ 6,450.

10” Fire A Steiner. Dark brown mohair wig. Dark brown PW eyes. Dark brows. Pierced earrings with blue drop earrings. Lots of dark lashes. Rosy cheeks. Straight wrists. Fingernails painted white indicating this doll was made for the famous Paris toy store Au Nain Bleu. Stamp on body reads La Parisian. Made in Paris. Red dress with blue bow at neckline. $ 3,250.

15” Fire A Steiner bebe. Factory orig. Deep blue PW eyes. Dark lashes. Feathered brows. Kiss me lips. Long curled blonde mohair wig. Pierced ears with Orig. earrings. Wears purple silk and lace with matching hat. Black leather French shoes. Has her orig. first place ribbon from Nationals in 1976. $ 7,150

19 1/2” Polish Jew and Jewes by Bernard Ravca. Hand sewn and painted by him. Possible Hasidic couple. Tag written by Ravca. Man has side locks, Prince Albert frock, sash, and knee britches and many other Jewish pieces. Woman wears modest dress such as her long dress which also goes to her neckline. She also wears a headscarf. Comes from the original collection of Bernard Ravca. $ 895/ pair.

15” German Bathing doll. White chunky body in mint condition. Has rare painted pink face with wonderful modeling and detail galore. Beautiful lace collar used as a coverall. $ 495.

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ast September, I was invited to give two presentations about Tynietoy at the venerable Handicraft Club in Providence, RI – the true birthplace of Tynietoy. The converted stables attached to the historic Truman Beckwith house is where Marion Perkins and Amey Vernon first opened the Toy Furniture Shop in 1920, and upstairs, Miss Perkins first undertook the bulk manufacture of Tynietoy furnishings. Although the offices and workshops eventually moved to more spacious quarters, the Toy Furniture Shop continued to operate in this humble and quaint venue for several

The wing chair copied from one in George Washington’s bedroom differs from the chair familiar to most collectors, and this one was purchased from the family of the original owner. In this rare example, all four legs feature threedimensional cabriole legs rather than the typical flat legs, and are attached with stretchers. The arm detail is quite different as well. I’ve seen only two other examples of this Mt. Vernon chair in person. It cost $4.50 in 1935 when the usual example was priced at $2.75. Perhaps the rarest of Tynietoy furnishings, this replica of Washington’s bed at Mt. Vernon features a hand-embroidered candlewick bedspread and a canopy with individually knotted fringe. In 1935, this example was purchased from Tynietoy for $20, the equivalent of $345 today, and it was a true extravagance during the Depression. It was the single most expensive piece of furniture listed in a catalogue and I’ve never seen another example. This old postcard photo of Washington’s bedroom at Mt. Vernon shows the chair and bed that Tynietoy replicated with such care. 48

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more years in the historic College Hill neighborhood near Brown University. The Handicraft Club purchased one of my Tynietoy Colonial Mansions in 2013 and made arrangements with the neighboring Rhode Island School of Design to provide archival storage for a growing collection of historical artifacts related to Tynietoy, including original blueprints of the Mansion, catalogues, drawings, correspondence and even old metal dies used for production of the furniture. I also donated materials related to Tynietoy employee George LeClerc that were

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This side chair from a Mt. Vernon parlor is not quite as rare as the wing chair but is still quite difficult to find. The seats may be painted a solid color or in imitation of brocade. George LeClerc also made ribbonback chairs but his backs are usually very flat where the original Tynietoy design curves backward realistically.

featured in my previous ADC article such as his personal portfolio of drawings and photographs and numerous newspaper articles. Now the delicate artifacts will be preserved and made available to serious researchers in the future. And the Mansion is on public display in the very place where Tynietoy was born! Many of the Tynietoy furnishings encountered by collectors are easily identified by the corporate trademark stamped on the undersides of furniture, from the catalogue illustrations so often reprinted in books and magazines, and from old magazine advertisements. Once the more commonly found furnishings have been attained, truly avid collectors may spend years seeking the more elusive examples of furniture and accessories, some of which never appeared in catalogues or were advertised for only a brief time. My morning lecture at the Handicraft Club examined some of these rare and unusual examples of Tynietoy furnishings. Some of the more desirable furnishings are those inspired by iconic examples in George Washington’s Mt. Vernon. Production of these rare items was very likely begun around 1932 when America celebrated the bicentennial of Washington’s birth, and Tynietoy did its part by producing just a few pieces replicating his bedroom furniture and furnishings found in the the more public rooms at Mt. Vernon, including the pleasant room where his step-grand-daughter, Nellie

Tynietoy copied their impressive harpsichord from the one that Nellie Custis played at Mt. Vernon. It was an expensive piece at $10.00 and it seems they continued to make them into the 1940’s when the purplish-red stain was used. There was no stool or bench made just for the harpsichord. It is a somewhat large piece that can be challenging to place in the dollhouse, but its rarity makes it desirable.

This very rare and handsome chest of drawers features wonderful brass batwing drawer pulls and escutcheons. It was not pictured in catalogues but appeared in a flyer featuring “special” furniture with other Mt. Vernon pieces and was advertised as a “scale reproduction”.

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Sidney Burleigh designed all the Spanish furniture in the late 1920’s when this type of revival furniture was becoming popular in the American southwest. The homes of Hollywood stars who decorated in the style were shown in home decorating magazines around this same time. It was never very popular on the East coast so there wasn’t that much demand. Interestingly, Tynietoy introduced their New Model house around 1930. The Spanish furniture would display better in this more contemporary house, but very few of those houses were made. The armchairs featured heat-stamped impressed designs to imitate embossed leather and were painted brown or deep red.

One of Sidney Burleigh’s drawings for the Spanish cabinet. Burleigh’s drawings sometimes included notes addressed to George LeClerc, who was the shop foreman in charge of manufacturing in the late 1920’s.

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One of the prettiest painted pieces you will ever encounter is the Spanish bed. Very similar to the Victorian spool bed Tynietoy made, the headboard is what really distinguishes this piece with its detailed floral and scroll decoration – each one is like an original painting and it blends a little more easily with the more traditional Early American furniture we associate with Tynietoy.

Custis, played her harpsichord. The grouping appeared in only one catalogue and on a smaller flyer that Tynietoy mailed out to its established customers. These pieces were more detailed than the usual items available in the catalogue and were priced accordingly, so they are very rare today. Tynietoy’s first decade was marked by a close association with a man then considered the “Dean” of Rhode Island’s artists, Sidney Burleigh (1853-1931). One of the founders and Trustees of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Burleigh was friendly with both Miss Perkins and Miss Vernon and when they officially incorporated as Tynietoy in 1920, he signed the incorporation papers with them. Although he had little to do with the business side of the venture, his imprint on the design side is significant. In 1929, he designed the Spanish Colonial furniture that appeared for the first time in the 1930 catalogue. Meant to appeal to their affluent collectors in California and the American Southwest, the Spanish furniture featured more detail than many of the more popular Early American designs. Judging by their rarity today, they were not produced in great volume and they did not appear in the last catalogues. Another group of unusual furnishings are those finished in a highly decorative Chinese lacquer style. Fine full-sized examples of this furniture were particularly popular in 18th century Boston and Tynietoy produced a limited number of furnishings in this style. The Queen Anne looking glass is widely found, but authentic examples of the larger furniture pieces are rare and, sadly, they have been subject to imitation in recent years. Some examples of this “special” furniture were shown on the back pages of later catalogues and the stock numbers were Roman numerals. Other rare replicas of historically significant items include a desk and chair from Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, where George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention. The original chair was made in 1779 by Philadelphia furnituremaker John Folwell, to replace the one John Hancock used when he presided over the Continental Congress. Its name comes from a comment made by Benjamin Franklin in 1787 when

The Strong Museum in Rochester NY has a collection of Chinese lacquered furniture by Tynietoy and these pieces were photographed at the museum years ago by a collector. One can imagine how much fun the artists had decorating these items. Original pieces painted by Tynietoy are rare. More recently decorated pieces are more common so collectors should be wary. Also from the Strong Museum, these handpainted chairs have woven seats very similar to Tynietoy’s ladderback chairs, but the Queen Anne yoke-backs make this a very rare and unusual form. Photos taken by Ann Meehan ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The Rising Sun chair that George Washington sat on during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was replicated by Tynietoy in a scale slightly larger than the usual 1/12 size, as befitting the sitter. It is has a real leather seat and arm padding attached with tiny brass brads and the sun motif on the crest-rail is hand-painted. Rest assured the original motif on the full-sized chair does not have a whimsical smile like this! This particular chair was formerly in the collection of the Mildred Mahoney Museum in Ontario and rarely appears at auction.

A chair that originally belonged to the founder of Smith College, Sophia Smith, was replicated by Tynietoy in the late 1920’s and was never shown in catalogues but photos and drawings of the original chair survived among Tynietoy archival materials that have come to auction over the years. This chair is the same scale as the Rising Sun chair and because it is rare, it has taken me many years to assemble a set of four. The turned components are similar but not identical among the four I own and the Spanish brush feet differ as well. It is an especially charming memento of early New England.

Sidney Burleigh’s scale drawing of Sophia Smith’s chair gives the dimensions and shows the details that make the chair so unique.

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he compared the sun on the chair to the rising of the new republic. The Tynietoy desk was initially rendered a little crudely but the Rising Sun chair more successfully replicates the imposing stature of the original chair. Both these items were made to a scale slightly larger than the customary 1/12 of Tynietoy’s regular catalogue and approach something closer to 1/10 scale. Similarly, the very charming Sophia Smith chair with its intricately turned components and handwoven rush seat was also made to a 1/10 scale. It’s likely that these chairs were made larger so that more detail could be incorporated in them and they were probably never intended as dollhouse furnishings but as true miniatures to be displayed and appreciated on their own. The earliest years of production at Tynietoy saw some familiar pieces constructed and decorated a little differently than those from later years. The earliest canopy bed is dressed with ruffled bedspread glued to a cushioned cardboard base and there is no separate mattress. Also, ¼” plywood was used to make chairs, tables, settees and case goods. The wood was stained a dull walnut color and left unvarnished. When compared to later production, these pieces strike some collectors as a little

This early example of the Tynietoy canopy bed is made from plywood with a dark stained finish but no varnish. The flat mattress and bedspread were made as one single piece and the roll pillow is attached to the mattress in a manner similar to the bedding on the painted provincial bed. The canopy does not have the back drop behind the headboard as later examples do. Made from ¼” plywood, this early chair features a form that was discontinued sometime in the mid -1920’s. Another way to identify early furniture is the use of paper or ink-stamp labels to mark furniture. The familiar impressed logo was not used until 1930, and the paper label continued to appear on some accessories such as pictures, mirrors and folding screens throughout the years of production.

Below: The parlor from the Philadelphia Electric Co. house features extremely realistic furniture and accessories made by Tynietoy. The light fixtures are especially impressive and so stylishly evocative of the period. Many drawings for the furnishings of this house survive with the measurements clearly showing the pieces were made in 2” scale. Photo © PECO Energy Company. Used by Permission.

naïve or crude and they usually sell for less than the later furniture. Yet there are some collectors who seek the earlier pieces because they are early and were made for a relatively short amount of time. The rarest furnishings are those custom pieces commissioned by individuals or companies in both 1” and 2” scale. There is photographic evidence of several custom-designed houses from the early 1920’s (I’ve seen three of them in person) and original drawings survive for custom furniture for those houses and other projects. One particularly impressive example was a 2” inch scale model house made for the Philadelphia Electric Company in the 1930’s. The house was made by a local craftsman, but all the light fixtures and furnishings were made in exacting detail by Tynietoy. Its current whereabouts is a great mystery, but an illustrated brochure was printed when it was exhibited in downtown Philadelphia and the photographs are amazingly realistic! Tynietoy also made accessories that are now considered rare and unusual, and they will be discussed in a subsequent article.

Because it was not photographed in the usual catalogues, we’re not quite sure which bed this may be. One catalogue mentions a “field bed” for $5.50 but describes it with a canopy top so that probably refers to the rope-strung bed shown in my previous ADC article about Dorothy Dixon’s dollhouse, which had many rare and unusual furnishings. This bed seems to have been made only in a twin size and never had a canopy. It also seems to have been made in the later years of production only.

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Theriault’s Sells Berta Hackney Collection

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heriault’s presented the collection of Berta Hackney March 28 and 29 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Spending time in Mexico City where her husband’s business was located, Berta discovered many fine dolls being sold from the estates of European émigrés. Her collection continued to grow over the years and she recently decided it was time to sell at auction. Shown here are highlights of this diverse and important sale. For more information visit theriaults.com Prices do not include the buyer’s premium.

Bisque portrait bebe by Emile Jumeau, 24 inches, c. 1878, $20,000.

22-inch Schmitt et Fils in antique rose silk costume, $18,000.

This grand size bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with rare painted teeth, 29 inches, brought $14,000. She is holding an all original Bru Teteur, near mint condition, 14 inches, $18,000. 54

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The elusive “H” by Aristide Halopeau, 21 inches, c. 1880, wearing an elaborate antique costume and bonnet with milliner’s label, $44,000.

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Early Jumeau portrait bebe, c. 1877, 20 inches in original costume, $13,000.

Bebe by Andre Thuillier, 18 inches, marked A 9 T, c. 1885, $29,000. The rare pair of papier mache candy box containers, each 14 inches, originally from a luxury Parisian bon-bon shop, realized $17,000.

This rare French automaton “Bebe Photographe” attributed to Louis Marie Renou, c. 1895, $27,000.

19-inch solid domed taufling by Jules Steiner with bisque limbs, 19 inches, $5,750.

The size 0, 10-inch Bru Jne in original costume and signed Bru shoes, brought $12,500. The 14-inch, size 0 Bru Brevete realized $16,000. More Auction Gallery on p 56

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25”Simon Halbig mold 1279. This beauty literally takes our breath away….this spectacular girl has it all. Very crisp modeling, gorgeous bisque and coloring, with dimpled cheek and chin. Original blonde mohair wig with cascading curls. Her original clothes of old rose colored silk with three rows of lace on the pin tucked bodice, and a wide lace band at the waist are just perfection. Original undies and tiny wooden heels on her original shoes. Her antique chapeau with shirred lace frames her exquisite face. $2700.

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21” SIMON & HALBIG 540 ALL ORIGINAL DOLL IN GREAT CONDITION $850. 32” 1907 JUMEAU CHUNKY FRENCH BEBE DOLL ALL ANTIQUE – STUNNING... SELLING ON EBAY MAY 11, STARTING AT JUST $1—SEARCH kathylibraty ON eBay! ANTIQUE CAPE WORN BY JUMEAU WITH SOUTACHE SCROLLING — LOVELY $175. 28” CLOSED MOUTH TETE JUMEAU – HIDDEN HAIRLINE OPPORTUNITY $3200. 21” SFBJ 60 FRENCH BEBE ON JUMEAU BODY — ALL ANTIQUE $850.

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n 18 ½” DEPOSE E8J $5,175 with stamped body, wearing an antique costume sold for $5,175 at Alderfer’s April auction.

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Carrie Hall continued from page 34 I suspect they were left over from a couture gown back in her day as dressmaker to the wealthy. The jacket bottom is finished in a double row of silver silk. Covered buttons close the jacket. Slightly asymmetrical, the jacket fits tightly to the hips. The addition of a matching passementerie trim piece in front is “very Carrie.” The underskirt has lightweight, palesilver silk ruching along the bottom, just peeking out from underneath. How she got the fabric to behave is beyond me! Over all layers, she added a very long train in burgundy silk edged in tiny silver pleats. Side panels attached to the train fit tightly over the hips on either side. A cotton petticoat lies beneath. A matching hat with millinery flowers, lace and jet beading complete this extraordinary example of Carrie’s art. If I only had one gown to illustrate Carrie’s expertise, this would be the one I would choose. I am tempted to display it inside out, for the benefit of modern-day seamstresses who visit the doll room! I feel as if I know Carrie Hall. I celebrate her artistry, meticulous needlework, and keen eye for style. Her seven gowns have weathered the passing decades with scarcely a sign of age. They serve as reminders of days past, when elegance and finery were part of a wealthy woman’s daily life. Perhaps she did make them to illustrate fashion trends, as a display for her doll shop in her later years. But I prefer to think she made them because she could, in bursts of creative joy, recalling the days when a Carrie Hall gown in one’s closet was a sign of privilege, wealth, and taste. It has been a pleasure to share these with you. I hope you have enjoyed them. Now, if I should ever have another one of those days, when the stars align, and should I come across Gown #8….well… stay tuned. Author’s Note: If you would like to know more about Carrie Hall, she has two books I recommend: From Hoopskirts to Nudity—A Review of the Follies, Foibles of Fashion from 1866-1936, and The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt. A special thank you to Special Joys and the Carmel Doll Shop, and to Dale Resling for her 2012 ADC article.

“If a woman’s mind dignifies her dress, and her dress has dignified her manners, then she becomes an inspiration, and (the) dress has done its perfect work.” Carrie Hall, From Hoopskirts to Nudity (1938)

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Museum der Deutschen Spielzeugindustrie T

he Museum der Deutschen Spielzeugindustrie in Neustadt tells the story of the German toy and doll industry in the ThĂźringen area. A fascinating workshop displayed tools, molds and various implements of manufacture. Along with exceptional artist dolls we viewed scenes from fairy tales and historical toys and my favorite, an outstanding collection of over 800 international costume dolls, created in 1930 exclusively for the museum. These dolls appeared to be made out of plaster, their clothing, everyday as well as ceremonial dress, were facsimiles of that worn in various German states.

Photos taken during the 2014 TLC grand tour

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Calendar of Events

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

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2/3-9/26. France. Musee de la PoupeeParis Special Exhibit featuring Collection of Claude Canlorbe, daughter of publisher of La Semaine de Suzette. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com. www.dollshopunited.com/stores/ museedelapoupeeparis/.

3/30-9/7 Oyster Bay, NY. Doll & Toy Exhibition. Manor House at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. 516-922-8678. plantingfields.org. 4/18-10/11. Switzerland. The Rhine in the Course of Time from the Sources to the Estuary. Landscape paintings of Johann Ludwig Blueler & current photographs. Special Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.swmb.museum.

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2 Albany, NY. Doll Show. Albany Marriott Hotel. Shaker Doll Club. Priscilla McCaughin. 518-686-7928. 2 Austin, TX. Doll Show. Norris Center/Northcross Mall. Joni Holland. 817-929-1691.

2 Canada. New Ottawa Doll Show. Ernst & Young Centre. Anne Taller. 613-592-2720. Annetaller@storm.ca.

2 Columbia, SC. Doll Show. S. C. State Fairgrounds. Knight S.E. Doll Shows. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com.

2 Fullerton, CA. Mini Conference. Doll Council Serving Los Angeles, Orange & Riverside County. Crowne Plaza Fullerton. Frances Shelby. 714-847-2361.

2 Greenwood, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Greenwood United Methodist Church. Greenwood United Methodist Women. Jo Ann Gates. 317-882-5787.

2 Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. Barbara Keehbauch. 407-678-5678. bkeehbauch@cfl.rr.com.

2-3 Morristown, NJ. Fine Antique Dolls Auction. Westin Governor Morris Hotel. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com. 2 Nazareth, PA. Doll & Basket Auction. Dotta Auction Co., Inc. 610-759-7389. www.dottaauction.com. 2 Oklahoma City, OK. Doll Show. Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Expo Hall #1. Kyle Productions Unlimited. Kyle. 405-810-1010.

2 Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Spokane Community College. Bldg.#6. Lilac City Doll Club. Marylu Robinson. 509-328-5319. Mary Sherwood. 509-838-8487.

3 Easton, PA. Doll, Teddy Bear & Toy Show. Forks Township Community Center. Twin County Doll Club. Earl Bethel. 610-322-7702.

3 Leaf River, IL. Doll & Toy Show. River Valley Complex. JoAnn’s Doll Shop. 815-234-8332. 3 York, PA. Doll Show. The York Expo Center. Ron Funk. 717-687-8101. pastnpresent@comcast.net.

6 Elk Grove Village, IL. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Pullip & Dal Doll Lovers Event. Jane Easterly. 309-299-0486.

9 Arcadia, CA. Doll, Toy & Miniature Show. Oak Tree Room. Serendipity. Michael Kouri. Dollchatternews4u2@ hotmail.com.

8-9 Bremerton, WA. Doll Show. Kitsap Conference Center. Pacific North West Ball-Jointed Doll Expo. Marie Adair. 360-779-9806. 9 Batavia, NY. Doll & Bear Show. The Clarion Hotel. Saturday’s Child. Martha Smith. 585-506-7948. 9 Dover, NH. Doll Show. Dover Elks Hall. San-D-Over Dollers. 603-436-2910.

9 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll & Bear Show. Utah Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. 9 Shoreline, WA. Doll & Toy Show. Shoreline Conference Center. Seattle Doll & Toy Collectors Club. Joy Hill. 425-712-1575.

14-15 Dublin, CA. Doll Convention. Holiday Inn. Nancy Ann West Coast Gathering. Lynn Leatherman Zimmershead. 408-792-7438.

14 Orlando, FL. Doll Convention. International Palms Resort. Fire-Flies Golden Age of Dolls. Margaret Wulff. 636-825-7584. Fire-FliesDollConvention.com. 16 Charlemont, MA. Doll Luncheon. Berkshire East Ski Resort. New England Bone Frog Challenge Spring 2015. Brian Carney. 413-712-0306.

16 Columbus, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Bartholomew Co. 4H Fairgrounds. Doll’s Night Out Club of Columbus. Pam King. 812-342-6106.

16-17 France. Dolls, Accessories, Automata & Mechanical Music Auctions. Galerie De Chartres Auction House. +33 (0)2 37 88 28 28. (F)+33 (0)2 37 88 28 20. chartres@galeriedechartres.com. 16 Neenah, WI. Doll Show. Holiday Inn River Walk Hotel. Sharon Roxanne Wallis. 920-739-0461.

16 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Pasadena Elks Lodge. Forever Young Antique & Collectible Dolls. Sandy Kline. 818-368-4648. 16 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-3487713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 17 Madison Hts, MI. Doll Show. UFCW Madison Place Hall. Doll Show Productions. Sharon Napier. 586-731-3072.

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17 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612-669-1613.

17 New Hope, PA. Doll Show. Eagle Firehouse. Mark Lehmann. 215-657-2477. markleh@comcast.net.

22-24 Canada. Doll Convention. Crown Plaza Toronto Airport. Doll North at Anime North. Sabrina Conley. www.animenorth.com.

23 France. Games, Dolls, Toys, Curiosities & Automatons Auction. Ambassador Hotel Paris. Francois Theimer. (0033) 03 86 74 31 76 (F) (0033) 03 86 74 32 13. Francois. theimer@wanadoo.fr. www.theimer.fr. 23 Mt. Pleasant, IA. Bussey Doll Benefit Day Doll Show Luncheon. Glenna Voyles. Gvoyles19@gmail.com. 319367-2614. admin@oldthreshers.org. 23 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Doll Collectors of North Park. Denise Perkins. 619-602-9043. Suzanne McHenry. 619-444-3529.

23 Stockton, CA. Miniature Show. Stockton Scottish Rite Hall. Miniatures on the Waterfront. Leslie. 209-405-1206. Calendar continued on page 62

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MAY Calendar continued from page 61 28 Dallas, TX. Tonner Doll Convention. Dallas Hilton Lincoln Center. Tonner Doll Company. 845-339-9537.

30-31 Denver, PA. Toy & Doll Auction. Morphy Auctions. 877-968-8880. info@morphyauctions.com. Morphyauctions.com.

30 Germany. Automata & Fine Toys Auction. Auction Team Breker. +49/2236/38 43 40 (F) +49/2236/38 43 430. Auction@Breker.com. www.breker.com.

30 Hershey, PA. “A Dolly’s Tea Party” Luncheon. Holiday Inn HarrisburgHershey. Central Penn Doll Collectors Club. Nancy. 717-802-1600.

Mark Your Calendar! FRIZELLBURG ANTIQUE STORE’S ANNUAL YARD SALE! FRI. MAY 8th 8 to ?? SAT. MAY 9th 8 to ?? The best event – great prices on antiques and collectibles! Many vendors with a great variety of items, especially dolls and toys! So Please Join Us at the FRIZELLBURG ANTIQUE STORE 1909 Old Taneytown Road Westminster, MD 21158 410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850 Set up is $10 daily, and you should call to reserve a space! OPEN EVERY THURS. – SUN. 11 to 5!

31 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310-386-4211.

31 Mayfield Heights, OH. Greater Cleveland Doll & Bear Show. SherwinGilmore Party Center. Eileen Green. 440-729-9690.

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5-7 Dallas, TX. Asian Ball Joint Doll Convention. Hilton Anatole. DollAKon. Kelly Herrington. dollakoninfo@gmail.com. 6 Elk Grove Village, IL. Doll Conference. Holiday Inn. Jane Easterly. 309-299-0486. www. puddlestyle.com.

6-7 Gaithersburg, MD. Antique to Modern Doll & Toy Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 410-357-8451. 443-617-3590. InfoDOLLS@comcast.net.

7 Belleville, IL. Doll, Bear, Toy & Collectible Show. St. Clair County Fairgrounds. Kay Weber’s Shows. 618-233-0940. www. kweberdollbeartoyshow.com.

106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859-289-3344 Hours: 11-4, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or by appointment. Visit us at www.kydollandtoymuseum.com Like us on Facebook at ky doll and toy museum 62

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7 Concord, CA. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza Hotel. Stephanie Blythe. 415-455-8415.

7 Portsmouth, NH. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Frank Jones Center. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699. 9 England. Fine Dolls & Bear Auction. Bonhams. +44 (0) 208963 2838. Bonhams.com/toys. Rachel.gotch@ bonhams.com. +44 (0) 1666 502200. subscription@bonhams.com.

13 Rutherford, NJ. Doll’s Tea Party. Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel. The North Jersey Doll Club. Jean. 201-704-2836. www.renhotels.com. 13 Santa Ana, CA. Dolls, Bears, Toys, Miniatures & More Show. Elks Lodge. 831-438-5349. VintageApparel@aol.com. 13 Tucson, AZ. Luncheon & Program. Green Valley East Social Center. Marti Nelson. 520-393-0502. 13 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar. Dorothy Hunt. SweetbriarAuctions.com. 410-275-2094. 14 Naperville, IL. Doll Show. Marriott Hotel. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. www.NapervilleDollShow.com. 16 England. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears Auction. Bonhams. +44(0)20 8963 2838. Rachel.gotch@bonhams.com. Bonhams.com/toys. 17 Chattanooga, TN. National Paper Doll Convention. The Original Paper Doll Artists Guild. Embassy Suites Chattanooga. Jenny Taliadoros. 207-265-2500. Registration required. www.opdag.com/convention.html. 19 Fairfield, ME. Doll, Toy & Advertising Auction. James D. Julia, Inc. 207-453-7125. (F) 207-453-2502. www.jamesdjulia.com. atd@jamesdjulia.com. 24-26 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. withington@conknet.com. 26-28 Lakeland, FL. Dollhouse & Miniature Show. Hilton Garden Inn. Pat Gazie. 407-733-7988. disniedoll@aol.com. Carol Kira. 863-646-1354. kirafl@msn.com. 26-27 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com.

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9-12 Portland, OR. Doll Artist Convention. National Institute of American Doll Artists. Crowne Plaza Downtown Portland. Stephanie Blythe. 415-455-8415. 14-18 Denver, CO. Doll Show. Crown Plaza DIA Convention Center. R.O.S.E. International Doll & Bear Expo. Sarah Mellman. 720-227-5351. Calendar continued on page 64

Sherman’s Antiques

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Quality shop of vintage dolls, clothes & accessories 717-979-9001

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1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

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

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

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10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Ph. 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com Exclusively at www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

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 ONE OF FLORIDA’S LARGEST DOLL SHOPS... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com

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Miss Nancy Ann $175. Rare Miss Nancy Ann Stewardess $295. See you at the June Gaithersburg Doll Show!

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JULY Calendar continued from page 62 14-18 Kansas City, MO. National Antique Doll Festival. Rowbear Lowman. Adam’s Mark Hotel. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com. www.nationaldollfestival.com. 14 Kansas City, MO. Love, Shirley Temple Auction. Personal Collection of Shirley Temple. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com. 15 Kansas City, MO. Marquis Catalogued Auction of Exceptional Antique Dolls from the Billie and Paige Welker Collection. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com. 16-19 Ft. Worth, TX. Sasha Doll Convention. Embassy Suites Downtown Ft. Worth. Brenda Myers. bjmyeye@aol.com. 16-19 Kansas City, MO. UFDC National Convention. Kansas City Marriott Downtown. 816-891-7040. 19 Columbus, OH. Teddy Bear Artist Show. Holiday Inn Worthington Hotel. Bright Star Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. 29-8/1 Arlington, VA. Barbie Doll Convention. Hyatt Crystal City. Deb Gallo. debgallo@yahoo.com. 30-8/1 Austin, TX. Doll Convention. Ball Joint Doll Collectors Convention. Omni Southpark. Sherri Rhein. 512-414-3793. srhein@bjdctexas.com.

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Ashley’s Dolls & Antiquities

Rare North Carolina Moravian Maggie Bessie Dolls Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608 Website: AshleysDolls.com • E-mail: AshleysDolls@gmail.com Visit us on www.dollshopsunited.com/stores/ashleysdolls • Generous Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA

Hammer Prices Realized at Theriault’s January 10-11, 2015 Auctions

French Bisque Bébé by Leon Casimir Bru

French Bisque Art-Character Doll by Albert Marque

German Bisque Googly Toddler by Oscar Hitt

French Bisque Bébé “H” by Aristide Halopeau

German “Max” and “Moritz” by Kammer and Reinhardt

Googly, Model 165, Size 13, by Hertel and Schwab

French Bisque Portrait Bébé by Emile Jumeau

French Bisque Bébé A.T. by Andre Thuillier

German Character, Model 125, by Adolf Wislizensus

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Antique DOLL Collector June 2015 Vol. 18, No. 5

Love, Shirley Temple

Film Costumes, Dolls, Memorabilia, 1928-1940, from the Personal Family Archives of Shirley Temple at Auction Tuesday, July 14, 2015 • Auction 11AM The Little Theatre • Kansas City, MO

The auction will be preceded by a full-day preview on Monday, July 13, and on Tuesday, July 14 from 9AM-11AM. A long-lost collection revealed - hidden in plain sight! For 80 years, the one-of-a-kind objects belonging to the childhood of beloved Shirley Temple have been carefully preserved in special vaults of her own home. "I'm saving history" must have been the thought of Shirley's

mother, Gertrude, and then, later, Shirley herself. Now you will have an opportunity to see, remember, bid and win - so you can hold history in your own hand. It was Shirley's wish. More than 500 lots are presented in this extraordinary 300+ page full-color hardbound book. $75.

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The Estate Antique Doll Collection of Billie and Paige Welker at Auction Wednesday, July 15, 2015

• Auction 11AM

The Little Theatre • Kansas City, MO There will be a two-hour preview on Wednesday from 9AM-11AM. The rarest German bisque art characters, gorgeous French bébés and their costumes, French poupées and trousseaux, American cloth and paper mache folk dolls of the highest order, many bearing blue ribbon presentation awards, were among the treasures sought and perfectly preserved by the prescient North Carolina couple. Coupling good taste with a passion

for the curious and unique, the Welkers assembled a perfectly blended selection of antique childhood treasures. In addition, the auction offers the wellknown private collection of Door of Hope dolls from research author, Mary Sicard. More than 400 lots are presented in the 200+ page full-color hardbound book. $75.

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Adorable E5J ~ Precious package! Signed body, incised E5J, adorable silk and lace ensemble on ecru and baby blue, antique leather shoes, antique wig, lovely condition. $6900

Spectacular Bru Jeune Bebe ~ If you have been waiting for the most exquisite example of the classic Bru Jeune Bebe from the Chevrot period to come onto the horizon, your ship has arrived. It is with great pleasure that we present this astonishing beauty. Marked 10, this precious Bebe has the face of a cherubic angel... Her luminous amber eyes glow with light. Her pristine bisque is creamy and delicately tinted with hints of peaches and rosebuds. She has full lips, parted to reveal her tongue as though about to speak. Warm plum accents her wide eyes lending depth to her liquid gaze. She possesses perfect hands and bisque arms with carefully sculpted fingers and dimples in just the right spots. Her chestnut curls cascade from her antique long tailed wig. She is dressed in a claret chambray wool Bebe dress with matching antique chapeau; possibly an original couture ensemble. Her perfectly carved wooden feet are encased in antique leather shoes. This is doll for the seasons... a heritage piece. As perfect as one could possibly find... Please Call or Email to inquire.

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Stellar Huret on Wood Body ~ Fantastic Mademoiselle, gorgeous face, rare wood and metal body, superb Huret stamp on chest pristine condition. Please call.

See us at the Crossroads Doll and Teddy Bear Show at the Washinton State Fairgrounds Friday, June 26 & Saturday, June 27th! And be sure to look for us in Kansas City at the Annual Convention of United Federation of Doll Clubs in the Sales Room Thursday, July 16th – Sunday, July 19th, 2015

Depose Jumeau 16� ~ Darling petite Bebe with blue paper weight spiral threaded eyes. Marked Jumeau body and incised head Depose Jumeau 6 w/ artist check marks. Antique wig, antique ensemble of complex lace overlay & beadwork. $6600-

Tel: 425.765.4010 Beautifulbebes@outlook.com For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

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Seaside fun with a school of “starfish hand” K*R 126 and JDK 260 toddlers, 6”- 10”. $600-$950.

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8-1/8” All orig. Kestner 260 toddler w/ those starfish hands, in worn orig. box. $775.

Subscriptions: Send to Antique Doll Collector, P. O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768. Phone: 1-888-800-2588 or 1-631-261-4100 Subscription Rates: One Year (Twelve Issues) $42.95; Two Years (Twenty-four Issues) $75.95. First class delivery in U.S. add $29 per year. Outside the U.S. add $30 per year. Foreign subscriptions must be paid in U.S. funds. Do not send cash. Credit cards accepted. Advertising and Editorial: Call 717-517-9217 or email antiquedoll@gmail.com Editorial Office (Send all catalogs and editorial to this address): Antique Doll Collector, P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520

8-3/4” Heubach all bisque w/ 3 molded ribbons. $1295.

4-1/2” German character all bisque w/ the facial and shoe molding of the rare, K*R “Max and Moritz” rascals. $795.

3” Tiniest bisque bathing beauty. $225.

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4” Pair of all orig, ptd. eye German all bisque children holding their own paper mache balloons. $475. pr.

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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

June 2015 Volume 18, Number 5

About The Cover

Alf Ertsland and his partner Svein Hellberg share a collection of round-face Steiner bebes that captured their hearts. Discovering each doll in turn as they traveled to fairs, shows and auctions over the years, we see the subtle distinctions in each clearly evidenced in these exquisite photographs. Photo by Alf Ertsland

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by François Theimer Expert and Historian on French doll and toys.

An haute couture antique gown has many of the accoutrements contemporary French brides would have enjoyed.

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A BARROIS BRIDE: A FASHION DOLL’S TROUSSEAU “TOUT MON COEUR POUR TOUT MA VIE.” by Laurie Baker

AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE-OF-A-KIND HISTORICAL DOLL IN THE IMAGE OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS

SEASONS: A VINTAGE WORK OF ART IN FELT by Nancy Lazenby A 21-foot banner, depicting children playing various games as the seasons progress, was undoubtedly influenced by the Lenci dolls of the 1920’s and 1930’s.

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by Melanie Luther Pictorial broadsheets, also known as epinal prints, narrated a colorful story for French children of the 1800’s.

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5) 12.5 Henri Delcroix Lady - a rare, vibrant French Lady w. PW eyes, Closed Mouth in a smile, and brilliant artwork on her original, slender stiff wrist French body in elegant Edwardian style vintage attire ready to have lunch with your Gibson! $1495 7

6) 9” Miniature Kestner 169 - a dulcet creature in every way, big dreamy blue eyes, pouty blush, Closed Mouth, choice quality, original wig, precious body and clothes! In a scarce size too! What a delectable piece of cake. $1500

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7) All Original SFBJ Bebe - a scarce delight in her Factory Silk Couture, over fully jointed body, with lovely long platinum curls and quality bisque - rarely so important she is a cabinet plus! $1200

8) Precious 14” Cabinet ‘Mein Liebling’ - How did they contain all the perfection of the legendary K*R 117 A to such a diminutive size! From her luscious mint factory ringlet wig to her original shoes she’s a jewel maker’s delight with chiseled features and radiant blue eyes! $2500 8

9) 20” Important Dewees Cochran ‘Peggy Lou’ - rare painted eye American Child, closed mouth, no craze, all original clothes include book bag, extra dress and shoes, coat w/matching hat , and purse plus roller skates! Half price at only $1100 10) 13” Black ‘Baby Grumpy‘ beautiful color w/high shine finish and no craze, plus the original period clothes. $250 11) 14” Grace Corry Rockwell - “ LITTLE BROTHER” by Averill ca: 1927. ‘MIBS’ type fellow, wonderful color, no craze, clever old clothes! $375. NO PHOTO: “ LITTLE SISTER “ - as found, still pretty, only $125 12) 15” Rare ‘Green Eye’ Patricia’ with Trunk/Clothes! - 5 outfits, (2 coats w. hats) and more, all contained in her doll size cedar chest! A must have! $595 13) 24” All Original Toddler - Mint! One owner doll, early paper over tin eyes, 17” head, great color! blush on knees, fabulous clothes incl. lambswool coat & hat w/ bunny fur trim! $395 14) 13” All Original and Mint ‘Wendy Ann’ - molded hair, swivel waist , perfect coloring, factory clothes include shoes and partial label! Mint $425 15) Rare 29” tall Norah Wellings who knew?! An important life-size doll with label in original plaid school outfit, shoes and side part hair! just $395 16) 16” Rare Wigged ‘Patsy Joan’ super wig, original shoes and socks and classic leopard skin coat! Good condition with clear green eyes, and lashes! $395 NO PHOTO: ‘Patsy Ann’ with original dress and shoes. $295 ‘Patsy Lou’- great color, original dress and shoes. $295 17) 15” Composition Kaiser Child“Can’t Break’ Em“ era with big round eyes, no craze, wonderful cloth/comp body and fine period clothes. Lovable! $295 18) Early Lenci Child - 1920’s ‘flat nose‘, button brows, terrific full head of mohair curls, original or period organdy clothes, with original felt trims and shoes. Just $450 19) 19” One Owner ‘Fashion Doll’ first time to market since 1950! Clean eyes, wonderful stylish gown, shoes and period silk velvet Opera Cape. To the nines! $295 20) 17” All Original Hard Plastic Child - wonderful little unplayed girl in mint factory clothes, shoes & necklace, uncut wig and clear eyes! $250 21) 23” Transitional Mama Doll- we love this one owner sweetheart, well tended in all the original clothes w/ perfect hair,flowers,shoes,beads and crier! $325 22) 14” Elusive Red Head ‘Toni’ factory original w. label, vibrant color, clean eyes w. lashes and great outfit too! Mint $250 23) 25” Striking Lenci Type - what a knock out! Lovely rich mohair wig, lively important Deco geometric patterned felt dress w. matching shoes. So special! $450

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25) Miniature 9.5” K*R 192- early and rare size 1890’s Kammer & Reinhardt with mint factory wig, darling blue eyes, marvelous little stiff wrist body and original clothes & shoes. A prize! $795

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matrixbymail@gmail.com 30) All Bisque Googlies Rare pair of Hertal Schwab ‘163’ - 5.5” Girl with jtd limbs, blond hair, mint $575 7” Boy with Socket Head, jtd limbs, red hair, near mint $1200

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35) 32” Kley & Hahn ‘Sailor Boy’ - you’ll whistle at him he’s so tall and handsome with dewey bisque,sparkling eyes, great modeling, dimples, 4 teeth & tongue lively mouth, original wig and nifty blended wool uniform. Ahoy! $950

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32) 16” Important and Beautiful French Mâche - not just All Original and Mint, but she’s a pretty one too w/hip length wig, bejeweled cap,slippers silk garment and trims, luxurious brocade jewelry and appointments museum class exotique from a romantic French colony. $2750 36) 30” Heirloom Simon Halbig Sophisticate - a french trade young lady with Jumeau brows, enormous blue eyes, satin finish bisque, silken hair, ivory leather slippers w/mint signed body beneath her blue floral miniature print dress to match her innocent eyes. $750

Located in Stoudtburg Village Open by appointment – We welcome your visit 8 N. Village Circle / P.O. Box 705, Adamstown, PA 19501

717-484-1200 Mobile: 610-662-5473 ourant@me.com This Month we are featuring three fine French Bebe’s Left: 22” Bebe Louvre $4250. Center: 16” E.7J. Jumeau Bebe $5400. Right: 22” Black Le Parisiene Steiner Bebe $ 5600 Visit our Ruby Lane Shop for more information.

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very elaborate museum class doll’s cupboard with stove, measuring 61 inches tall with working stove and numerous copper pieces, brought approximately $4,800 at the April 17-18 Ladenburger auction in Germany. This rare example of the Kestner character mold 208, 19 inches tall, brought $10,200.

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lise, Model 109 by Kammer and Reinhardt, 24 inches, realized $10,000 at Theriault’s May 2nd auction. This French bisque portrait bebe by Emile Jumeau, 25 inches with marked body, original wig and Jumeau shoes, sold for $9,500.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion, www. spielzeugauktion.de/ McMastersHarris.com Theriaults.com Sweetbriarauctions.com Withingtonauction.com

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Kestner Mold 143, Amazing Blue Sleep Eyes, 18 Inches, Original plaster pate, Stamped ball jointed composition body, Original family’s blue cotton print dress, $895 RARE Heubach Jumeau 1907, 13 inches, Incised 1907 4 and 17 stamp, Ball jointed body, $1600 20 Inches, Kestner Mold 143, Brown sleep eyes, Antique Dress, Stamped body with original factory finish, Human hair wig, $950 6 1/2 Inches, Door of Hope doll, Carved pear wood head, Original costume, Adorable child $850 Size 9 Tete Jumeau Bebe, Large brown paperweight eyes, Stamped Jumeau body, 20 inches $4500 Kestner Mold 164, 18 Inches, Stamped Ball Jointed body, Exquisite Costume, Brown sleep eyes $950 Henri Alexandre 8 1/2 Inches, Incised HA, Closed mouth, 5 piece body, Rare doll in precious petite size! $3100 DEP 15 inches, For the French Market, Ball jointed body, Blue sleep eyes, Antique Dress, What a charmer! $800 Kestner Mold 152, 23 Inches, Stamped Ball Jointed body, Brown sleep eyes, Human hair wig, Plaster pate, Divine antique dress, $895.

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POISSY, 13-3/4” Bisque hip doll. 1870’s. She has a very soft, endearing look and reminds us of the “original” Poissy we once saw. She even has the same kind of curled, auburn colored wig. Her eyes are quite narrow with heavy mauve shading above. Her little mouth is symmetric, and does not reveal much of her teeth. She does not have a bald head like Liisa with the closed mouth, but has a small opening at the back of her head covered by a cork. Her head swivels on a shoulder plate. Like all bisque hip Steiner dolls she has beautiful detailed hands and feet. The eyebrows are finely painted and under washed. Eyes are outlined in black. 18

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ur curiosity and interest in Steiner dolls started a long time ago. Compared to the classical French bébés, they looked a bit different, not so ambitious or extravagant, but a little bit primitive and rather stereotypical. They were created in a time full of changes and creativity and were more related to toys in an amusing way. It was this primitive aspect we were attracted to. Our interest began with the mechanical dolls and developed into the early, round-faced, unmarked dolls from the late 1860’s through the 1870’s and the first marked dolls in the early 80’s. They all seem like happy dolls, some with a hint of a smile on their faces. In this article I have focused on the round face dolls, to show their beauty and expressions, the individual and special look of each doll and compared with each other. In 1988 we enjoyed a lengthy stay in France and really got acquainted with Paris. We visited the flea markets, the brocantes, the auction houses, the museums and galleries in and around Paris. This was also the start of our annual trips to Paris and Chartres to attend doll auctions. Doll auctions at Chartres, a town located 50 miles southwest of Paris and known for its Gothic Cathedral, is an experience LIISA , 12,5” Bisque hip of a lifetime. Auctions take doll. Early 1870’s. She has a different place in an old church with mouth painting than a special atmosphere. You Poissy, and also has a walk among dolls and vague, slanted mouth. She is not clearly doll’s accessories, music smiling, but has a more automata and more, while stereotypical look like some of the fashion dolls the sunbeams are trickling from the period. Her in through the tall, narrow most prominent feature gothic windows. Suddenly is her very almondshaped, bright, cobalt an automaton starts to blue eyes, a feature of play, filling the room with an early date. Eyes are deafening sounds. You feel outlined in black, and her ears are more vaguely like you have stepped back indicated than later dolls. in time, the centuries-old Head and shoulder is in one piece. Even though antiquity of the church the bisque parts of Liisa adding to the ambience. and Poissy are the same The auctioneer is very size, Poissy has a longer mid section, making Liisa kind, welcoming you to more child-like.

NANA, 10”, incised 3/0, on an early composition Steiner body, late 1870’s. She is on an early articulated six ball body. Her dress and hat, with a label, is a product of Au Nain Bleu, Paris. The tiny mouth is painted almost more detailed than she can bear. The bisque is very white with soft roses on her cheeks. She also has a very modest blushing above her eyes. Her eyes are intensive blue, and she is indeed a pert little girl. Perhaps not “yet” smiling, but not far from it. Her tiny ears are pierced, like the Sie A dolls.

CANUTTA , 18-1/2”, incised “3”, on an early composition Steiner body. Late 1870’s. She has an almost ecstatic look with her intense, staring, blue eyes. Her very detailed open mouth, and the pronounced teeth, gives her a happy, exalted look. Body is the typical body used for unmarked dolls around 1880, and similar to the body of Tilla. She seems to have her original sheep skin wig.

the auction. You can walk around looking at each object over and over, saying hello to other collectors and dealers, while listening to the different languages being spoken. When the auction starts, it is warm and vibrant event. It is indeed a French live performance, with numerous assistants running around bringing items for the auction. It is a performance not to be missed, even if you end up buying nothing. Looking back at this period, it is almost impossible to distinguish different events from each other, but some events stand out more clearly than others. As we all know, the experiences from auctions and doll shows may vary from time to time. We did not always get what we wanted in the first place, but the memories from these trips still give us much joy. During our travels from time to time we noticed a few early Steiner dolls, but our first real meeting was actually in the “Musee du Jouet”, located in Ville de Poissy, a small town outside Paris. Here we found a very charming Motschmann, or bisque hip, Steiner doll. This was an open mouth version with a swivel neck and a typical curly, early, auburn Steiner wig. She was displayed with other French and German dolls, and we immediately felt a strong attraction to this type of doll. In between we went to London, another El Dorado for doll lovers at that time. It was actually at a fair in London that we bought our first Steiner. It was a large gigoteur, and is still one of the more beautiful kicking crying dolls we have ever seen. Our new doll was named Kiki, and very soon we realized that we were on the right track. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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TILLA, 15-1/2”, on an early composition, Steiner body. Late 1870’s. Tilla has a hint of a Mona Lisa smile. I have noticed most of the dolls with similar moulds as Tilla have a crooked or slanted mouth, that sometimes makes the doll smile, and sometimes makes it look a bit silly. Like Poissy, she has blushing above her eyes, but more refined. Her eyebrows are very delicate painted and under washed. Her upper eyelids are outlined in black.

At a London fair, one year after buying Kiki, we noticed another wonderful Steiner, however it was too expensive for our budget. We stayed at the show for hours, and were constantly bumping into the doll. At one moment, when Svein was going up the stairs and I was going down, we both stopped and said, almost simultaneously, “We can’t leave her in London.” A nice person at the fair accompanied us to a bank where we could raise some extra money. And that was that. “Rebecca” was the next member of our little, but slowly growing Steiner family. 20

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REBECCA, 20-1/4” on an early composition body. 1880’s. This is indeed a happy little girl, looking very healthy. Her stronger colors also makes her more realistic looking. The intensity of the colours, the facial painting and decoration place her in the mid 80’s. Her intense clear blue paperweight eyes also place her after the invention of the “human eye” developed and distributed by Jumeau for other doll makers. She has only one row of teeth placed in her lower mouth, and she has a pronounced double chin, also seen on some closed mouth dolls with swivel heads on kid bodies. Under what is left of her formerly beautiful, curly wig, she has the original cardboard Steiner pate. She is also wearing a presentation chemise under her green silk dress. The dress is newer but fits her well. A similar doll, made as a candy container, is pictured on colour plate 62/63 in McGonagle’s book.

KIKI, 21-1/2”, Gigoteur, 1880’s. The doll has a vey soft look, unlike most Kicking Crying dolls. She has one of the sweetest faces we’ve seen on these dolls. Her eyes are a bit lighter blue than those of Rebecca, but have the same intensity. The cutting of the mouth still has a hint of the old cutting, following the shape of the lips with a dip in the middle. Yet she has a later look with the overall, even flesh coloring. No doubt she is smiling and not crying.

MADELEINE, 15, ¾” incised Sie C-1. Composition Steiner body with short chubby fingers, 1880’s. She has a sophisticated look. Madeleine, named after the church Madeleine in Paris, has almost white bisque with a hint of cheek and eye blushing. Her set eyes are very deep amber, and her eyebrows are quite thin, painted in the old style, and under washed. She is not a typical Sie C with her pale look and soft painting, although her wig is. She is wearing a bourrelet.

HENRIETTE, 24-1/2”, incised Sie A - 5, and red script. Composition Steiner body with short chubby fingers. 1880’s. She is our biggest girl and she is definitely smiling. Her blue eyes are almost electrical, and looked at from certain angles she looks almost cross-eyed. She is perfect in every way, from the almost glowing, refined coloring, delicate eye shadow, perfectly painted eyelashes, eyebrows and above all, her mouth painted in soft shades of red. Original wig and cardboard pate. Her dress appears to be original and is matching her soft facial colors and golden hair.

Our collection of early Steiner dolls is not very large, and yet it took twenty-five years to find them all. Of course they had to compete with other French and German dolls to get our attention, but they are definitely our favorite dolls. On our trip to Paris in 1992, we were determined to find new additions to our Steiner collection, however the strong memory of the doll from Poissy reminded us that we needed to be patient. Not far from Musee du Louvre was a very nice doll shop. The proprietor was kind as always and opened all the drawers and cabinets. We looked at a wonderful Chevrot Bru, and Svein got the ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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NINI, 12-1/4”, incised Sie C-2/0, composition Steiner body with banana fingers. She is made later in the 80’s, and has a darker skin tone, a feature also found on dolls from Jumeau and Bru among others, representing a healthy, more realistic looking child. Wearing a blue velvet frock, matching her intense blue eyes.

SOPHIE, 13- 3/4”, incised Sie C-0, and red stamp. Steiner body with banana fingers. 1880’s. This little girl seems to be completely original except for her replacement wig. She is named after a shop in rue du Bac, where we purchased her green sewing basket. Her skin tone is deeper and she has the normal blushing. In addition she has the porcelain lever-operated eyes, and articulated hands. Despite her upturned corners of her mouth, she is not really smiling, but has a quite alert, funny look.

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opportunity to hold one for the first time. The owner did what he could to please us, showing us all his wonderful dolls. Svein was looking around, trying to be discrete. The sight of a Steiner arm, sticking out from a pile of bubble wrap, caught our eye. In the next moment we were drooling over a large bébé Steiner, Sie A. We were totally lost. Svein almost dropped the beautiful bébé Bru he was holding on the floor! Sadly, the cost of Steiner was too expensive for our budget. Situations like this can be excruciating. After some nice comments from the owner, in French, we dragged ourselves back to the hotel, totally exhausted and realized that only a miracle could solve our dilemma. After a good breakfast the following day, we went through all our alternatives. Like Rebecca back in London, we came to the conclusion that under no circumstances could we leave Henriette in Paris. She was already a part of our little Steiner Family. During that day we had long talks with people in Oslo, and with a little bit of luck, we persuaded some friends, who were going to Paris in a few days, to bring the money we needed. They were terrified of having to bring so much cash, in danger of being caught for smuggling, but they were quite aware of our doll madness and went bravely to the task. It all went smoothly, of course, and it was not that large amount of money… for a doll. A few days later we returned to the doll shop to close the deal. During our conversation then, and still in French, the shop owner talked about the doll. It was hard to understand all the details. We heard him mention Dorothy McGonagle among other names. This was not so strange however, since the awareness of these dolls had grown after her wonderful book on Steiner dolls was published. Our business over, we were looking forward to going back home with our new acquisition. We were in very good mood on the way to the airport. Henriette was safely placed in my briefcase, and the key was in my wallet. The situation changed dramatically when, in the next moment, my wallet was stolen. We had to report the theft at the airport, of course, and a bit

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MICHEL, 28”, incised Sie C- 6, and script. Composition Steiner body. 1880’s. He is another smiling happy boy with open mouth and lots of teeth. His eyes are huge, and lever operated. He has a very fine detailed early mouth painting and the lip shape has a dip in the middle, like in the early open mouth, unmarked dolls. His regional outfit is wonderful but made only a few years ago by a lady who used to make Norwegian costumes from the Hardanger district. (I have a similar costume). He is also seen in an off white, muslin sailor outfit and straw hat, holding a Dean’s Ragbook Micky Mouse in his hands.

delayed we arrived to check in for the flight. We felt really uncomfortable when the man behind the counter insisted on checking the content of the briefcase. We tried our best with our limited French to explain that there was an antique doll inside, but we had no key and no way to open it. With an impatient queue behind us, we were finally allowed to continue. Back in Oslo, the same evening, it was a pleasure to sit down with the new treasure and compare her with the other dolls. Svein was out in the garden when he suddenly saw me running towards him, waving the Steiner book to show him what I had found. I opened the book on color plate 19 and showed him a large portrait of “Henriette” our new Steiner doll. This was exactly what the shop owner was trying to tell us in French. The doll was pictured in McGonagle’s book. I realized that I had been looking at this photo over and over again, ever since we got the book, wondering if we would ever find such a wonderful doll. Svein was naturally as thrilled as I was. This was an extra surprise and bonus after all our efforts. Perhaps our subconscious had played a trick on us? When we first saw the doll in Paris, we both felt a kind of recognition. It was unthinkable, however, that Henriette should turn out to be that particular doll from this book. Henriette is still the star of our Steiner family. After several years, she has now been joined by our “Poissy”, and other adorable Steiner dolls. We’d like to send our greetings to Dorothy McGonagle. We love her book, and in spite of all the years gone by, we continue to find new inspiration. Our first edition is quite worn over the years, but we do of course have a Sunday edition. Dolls are from the collection of Alf Ertsland and Svein Hellberg. Contact them at alfertsl@online.no

he early dolls of Jules Steiner have their own magic, different from other French dolls at the time. He produced the first baby dolls, and developed his dolls unlike other producers. They have a strong expression but very vague facial features with a rather stereotypical, but yet appealing look. There seems to be some variation of facial modelling, but similar faces may also look different due to cutting of the eyes and mouth and individual painting. As far as we know, Steiner did not produce doll heads at this time, but bought them from other factories either in France or Germany. More subtle changes are to be noted in the early 1880’s, with the new range of dolls, made in his own factory. These dolls are marked, but still bear obvious resemblence to the earlier dolls. One of the first things I noticed was the diverse variety of enamel eyes used for the early heads. There are variations from cobalt blue to graygreen, and shades of brown and then later the “human” eye developed by Gepratte for Jumeau. Due to all the registered patents of Jules N Steiner, we can clearly see his fascination for new inventions. As a previous clockmaker, he shows his enthusiasm for intricate mechanical solutions. And some of them like the one that make the “Kicking Crying” Steiner kick and cry, have turned out to be almost ever lasting. Today we may not appreciate the mechanical aspects of these dolls in the same way we appreciate the faces. Some collectors may not find these dolls attractive at all, and especially the open mouth versions with the so-called “shark teeth”. Still it is fascinating to register and admire the experimental processes used to create the first baby dolls through the 1870’s, which gradually evolved into the most beautiful French Bébé’s admired today. Jules Nicolas Steiner contributed in his own unique way, and gave us a legacy for future generations to admire and enjoy. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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A Barrois Bride:

A Fashion Doll’s Trousseau

“Tout mon coeur pour tout ma vie.” by Laurie Baker

ALL MY HEART FOR ALL MY LIFE.” The French bride of 1870 was well versed in the customs of the heart, as well as the customs surrounding marriage in her time. She would have chosen the silks and laces for her bridal gown well ahead of the marriage date, allowing the couturiers time to create her masterpiece. French department stores, such as Au Bon Marche, had fabric samples tacked onto trifold cards for the bride’s consideration, with prices per yard on the reverse: silks and brocades of wondrous beauty. Much before the Barrois Bride’s era, a woman simply wore a gown she already owned for her wedding ensemble. It would be embellished a bit, perhaps with simple laces, and gold or silver embroidery. Any color was permissible. Some brides wore black gowns, especially if they were marrying a widower! The custom of wearing a white wedding gown began with Ann of Brittany, daughter of Francis II. She wore white for her third marriage in 1499, to Louis XII of France. Even so, the white wedding gown did not come into vogue until much later, in the 1800’s. When French journals and newspapers (gazettes) began to illustrate highsociety weddings, bridal gowns were always white. White did not symbolize purity or innocence, but was chosen as a fashion statement. Empress Eugenie wore white when she married Napoleon III in 1853. It began the trend of an elaboratelystyled gown for the occasion, which continues to this day. What little girl does not dream of having a “bride doll?” I remember fondly my Revlon Doll, dressed in a bride gown and veil sewn by a favorite aunt! For the Barrois, I sent out scores of emails to special doll friends and dealers around the globe, searching for a gown. I did not specify a bridal theme, just an antique gown that would fit. “

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Sara Halmos (of Precious Toys on Ruby Lane) responded with photographs and measurements. Imagine my surprise – she was offering a lovely bride gown!! Sara was very accommodating, having searched her inventory in response to my email. Three weeks later, after a long trip from Germany, the gown arrived. Thank you, Sara! The Barrois bride has many of the accoutrements contemporary French brides would have had. Her antique silk gown is haute couture, sewn by a seamstress of great skill. It features a close-fitting basque jacket, closed with a row of covered buttons. Off the shoulder, and trimmed with wax orange blossoms, the bodice has short sleeves and generous lace trim at the neckline and cuffs. A double row of flat lace finishes the jacket at the hem. In back, a slight fullness and train dates this gown to the early 1870’s, with a simple skirt trimmed with ruched silk around the hemline. It is fully lined. The piece de resistance is a fancy panel that drapes diagonally across the front from hip to hemline, trimmed in wax orange blossoms and lace. Orange blossoms traditionally symbolize prosperity and fertility – two benefits the bride hopes to secure with her marriage. In earlier years, the bride and groom were married under a lace canopy called a carre which was held over their heads at the end of the ceremony, as the priest blessed their union. The same lace piece was used in 26

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subsequent religious ceremonies in the family. Later, the carre was replaced with a lace head veil, which is still in use today. Our Barrois bride wears an antiquelace piece veil, held by wax flowers at the crown, and carries an antique bridal bouquet of fabric flowers, wax flowers, and lace. She carries her tiny rosary, and wears a rhinestone fleur de lis pin at the neckline. The Bride was now ready to embark on married life. With her accessories in place for her wedding day and her trousseau ready for her trip to her new home, Mademoiselle becomes Madame. It was the custom for brides of her day and after, to have a trousseau armoire. The French equivalent of a hope chest, carved with symbols of prosperity, it was most

often a gift from her father when she was still a young girl. She would have filled it with embroidered linens, lingerie and clothes she would use in married life. The custom of the garter, la jarretie`re, began in the 14th century, where it was the duty of the best man to wrest it from the bride! He would then cut it into pieces and sell it to the wedding guests. To prevent an unfortunate scene at her wedding party, the bride got smart, and would remove the garter herself and fling it out to the guests. This more seemly option is still in practice today, often with the groom removing the garter and tossing it out. It is a good thing the bride had a cadre of maids to help her assemble and pack her things for her wedding trip to the new home! The amount and variety of things were limited only by the wealth and imagination of the bride and her family – ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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hat boxes and hats, her sac de voyage, luggage, all her white wear, corsets and underpinings, shoes, dresses and blouses, her favorite toiletry items, fans, parasols, a sewing kit or two for the seamstresses, hair ornaments and jewelry – the list is endless. A carriage clock, a small, portable clock in a case, would have been handy, set up at each night’s stop on the wedding journey, to prevent being “fashionably late.” Long, white kidleather gloves, a fancywork hanky, a gold tussy-mussy with keepsake wax flowers, and delicate powder box go into her trousseau as well. 28

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Surely, she would have changed from her wedding gown, worn only once, and her ornate silk wedding slippers, into a simpler ensemble for her journey. Her own wedding slippers might have resembled these adult-sized antique versions, silk with lace and pearls. Note the “French heels.” Keepsakes from the wedding would be cherished through the generations, perhaps displayed in a globe de mariée (bride’s globe) in a place of prominence. A small ormolu jewelry vitrine serves that purpose here. The Barrois bride is now ready to begin her new life as a married woman, having brought her personal treasures with her. It is expected for her to do so. Surely, her fortunate husband also appreciates his bride’s beauty and elegance. She is a reflection of his prudent and perfect choice for his bride and mistress of their home. He will treasure her always, as his belle mariée. “Tout mon coeur pour tout ma vie.” ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Gigi’s Dolls & Sherry’s Teddy Bears Inc. 12” Pink Luster Frozen Charlie, great molding & painting,beautiful brown eyes $495. 15 ½” Frozen Charlie w/ Pink Luster face, brown eyes, great molding $495.

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19” Baby Hendren w/ interesting push button to sleep tin eyes, body stamped twice “ Head tested by Pat #1,605,471”, really sweet face, some faint crazing & paint wear on head $119.95 15” Super clean Georgene Raggedy Ann & Andy, wonderful expressions $195. pair

15 1/2” German Two Face Doll w/ crying and smiling faces, working crier in body, blue glass eyes, antique clothing, arm cloth recovered $1125 $1125. Now $1025.

17” Baby Dear in tagged Vogue Dolls on body, E. Wilkens 1960 on leg $155. 8” Ginny 1951 Bo Peep from Frolicking Fable Series $295.

21” Compo Alexander 1946 Bridesmaid tagged dress, small paint flake by lip, nice compo $195. 17 ½” All Original Arranbee Nancy Lee 1938, red velvet dress & bonnet, beautiful compo $225.

15 ½” Shirley Temple with Trunk in Stand Up & Cheer 1935 dress & sunsuit, pin & tagged pink party dress, trunk in nice condition, missing handle $350.

10 ½” 1929 Margie J. L . Kallus – cute face, professionally repainted body & hair ribbon $85. 12 ½” Schoenhut Collegiate Series Pinn Doll girl in original outfit $85. 9 ½” Pinkie by J.L. Kallus, nice compo head, original label on body, few flakes $125. 9 ½” Effanbee Patsyette totally all original w/ hang tag & wrist tag, tagged dress, few paint flakes, minty mint clothing $165. Baps – German - Edith Von Arps Big Bad Wolf (some stains), & 3 Pigs $190. Little Miss Muffet $69.95

Fabulous 51 pieces of Green Depression Glass – Mayfair Pattern (except punch bowl set) - 4 lemonade glasses, 1 pitcher, 1 ice container, 1 footed cake plate, 4 saucers, 4 cups, 4 luncheon plates, 1 footed sectioned dish, 4 sherbet glasses, 4 berry dishes, 1 covered hen dish, 1 round top covered dish, 4 dinner plates, 4 salad plates, 1 candy dish, creamer & sugar $295.

Baps – German - Edith Von Arps Mrs. Bunny, Flopsy, Mopsy, Peter & Cottontail $245. Mama Cat w/ 2 Kittens with mittens $190.

23” Alexander Annette Dionne Baby All Original in tagged organdy dress w/ Annette bib & shoes, few splits on dress $265. 9” Steiff Teddy Baby hand puppet, no tags, wonderful mohair $69.95

19” Kestner 166 on kid body w/ compo jointed arms, brown sleep eyes, original mohair wig & leather shoes $210.

BAPS Hungarian Lady & boy $120. BAPS Hans Brinker & Mother, 1 felt hand on each as is $85. 4 ½” German pair w/ cloth faces, thread wrapped wire arms & legs, sweet, few stains $89.95 4” Tagged SKOD girl, lead hands & feet, cloth face $47.50

8” Ginny Queen Elizabeth II all original Cornation outfit w/ crown, strung, blue eyes $695.

3 ¼” 3 tagged Tomac Toys Bearsden Glasgow, lead feet, thread wrapped limbs $145. 10” K star R 26, blue sleep eyes, original mohair wig & clothing $395. 4 ¼” All Original Bye-lo all original w label on chest $175.

NASB – Minty Fresh – Stone Bisque: Rain Rain – jointed arms, box & tag $39.95; Saturday’s Child – pudgy tummy, box & tag $79.95; Wednesday’s Child – jointed legs , tag, no box $49.95; Queen of Hearts – jointed legs , tag & box $49.95; Bridesmaid – jointed legs , tag & box $69.95; Bride – jointed legs , tag & box $69.95; Silks & Satins – jointed arms, box & tag $39.95; Baby #210 Long Dress, box $69.95

8 ½” Lenci Pan all original w/ wooden flute, great character $595.

21” K star R Simon & Halbig on walker body, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, sweet doll $395. 5 ½” Pudgy Tummy NASB Daffy Down Dilly Had Come To Town #122 $95.

13” Shirley Temple w/ 3 original outfits in trunk, green party dress, pink party dress, jumpsuit $325.

18” Shirley Temple in Rare Our Little Girl 1935-36 dress, clear eyes, beautiful compo $395. 18” Shirley in 1936 FAO Schwartz catalog “dainty flowered organdy dress”, great coloring, some cracks by eyes $495.

1950’s Handmade Artist Dolls, hand painted faces, very well detailed clothing: 10” Swiss Man – Schweizer Hermatwerk tag $45. 8 ½” German? Lady, cloth face, crepe wrapped legs and feet $45. 6 ½” Lady tagged Franziska Luxusware Ges. Gesch., cloth & leather $35. 4 ½” Wooden artist made Hansel & Gretel? German?, his feet are as is $49.95 pair

23” Kestner “K”, brown sleep eyes, orignal mohair wig & pate, nice kid body w/ bisque arms, antique clothing, missing teeth $275. 22” CM Kestner “11” on kid body w/ bisque arms, brown sleep eyes, mohair wig $495.

13” Shirley Temple cute has had some professional repaint $115. 13 ½” Betty Jane or Mary Jane 1941 by Ideal original dress & bonnet $105. 12 ½” Kewpie by Cameo all original in sunsuit w/ hang tag, great compo $175.

11” Klumpe Can Can Dancer in red w/ green feather, great character $149.95 11” Klumpe Can Can Dancer in white w/ blue feather, great character $149.95

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An Extraordinary One-of-a-Kind Historical by François Theimer

Expert and Historian on French doll and toys.

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ometimes an “artifact” from an earlier period can remind us of our rich cultural history. France has witnessed many events…wars, invasions and sometimes internal struggles such as that seen during the 16th century with strife between Catholics (the Catholic religion was at this time the state religion) and the new Reformist religion, coming from Germany, which contested the Catholic religion. France was divided at this time into two parts: the south including what is now part of Spain and known as Navarre, ruled by the Reformists and the North, being primarily Catholic. The famous Regency Queen of France, Catherine de Medici and her son Henri III, wanted peace between 32

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the Catholics and Reformists, but found it very difficult to accomplish as another conflict existed between the monarchy and the nobility, the latter who wanted to share power. These frictions caused insecurity in the entire kingdom. In 1672 Queen Catherine de Medici, desiring peace in the French kingdom, proposed the marriage of the young “reformist” King of Navarre (who later became Henry IV) with her Catholic daughter Marguerite de Valois. On this occasion the young King became Catholic (a few years later he would change his mind and only became a real Catholic only after the death of King Henry III). As king of France and Navarre he became one of our most beloved kings of France and the first of the Bourbon line.

Doll in the Image of Marguerite de Valois

Marguerite was a renowned beauty admired in all the French and foreign courts and also one of the most educated women of the time, speaking several languages. She had a large sense of diplomacy and was involved in many political aspects with her mother and brothers. She became the promoter of the new French language and one of the first of the “Precieuse”, a group of French aristocratic women who transformed the French language into one which was admired all over the world. Later, as she could not provide a successor to her husband, the couple had to divorce so that Henry could marry another who might produce children. And so her husband married her cousin, Marie de Medici. This union produced children and so the new royal Bourbon

line of French Kings was saved (Henry was succeeded by Louis XIII, the famous Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Louis XIX). During the “war” between the monarchy and nobility, Marguerite de Valois was exiled to Auvergne for twenty years. When she returned to Paris one of her more important projects was to protect the Bourbon line and the son of Henry IV (the new young King Louis XIII) from attacks by the nobility who tried to assume more and more power. This is a very short synopsis of this incredible Queen of France, respected by the people. In 1844 French writer Alexandre Dumas authored the romance “La Reine Margot” (the Queen Margot) using her family nickname. Unfortunately the book gave a false and hurtful image ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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A depiction of the 1672 wedding of Henry of Navarre and Marguerite de Valois. A male doll head in the museum of Galea exhibits the same style as the doll depicting Marguerite de Valois.

Jumeau doll seen at the 1895 exhibition in Amsterdam.

of the queen, implicating her in many murders and scandalous affairs. This version of history was used at the end of the 20th century in the famous movie “La Reine Margot” with Isabelle Adjani and continued to give a wrong image of the Queen. In the last decades of the 19th century some historians attempted to undo these damaging statements but it was only at the end of the 20th century that historians set the record straight, particularly Eliane Viennot, an historian who wrote a significant and truthful book on the Queen’s life. During his reign, Henry IV became the protector of the dollmakers with a 1608 law allowing the “poupetiers” (dollmakers) to produce complete dolls or figurines (formerly laws existed separating all aspects of various industries, so that each worked alone in a field without contact with another area of production). This protection changed doll-making and to acknowledge and honor Henry IV, the sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse modeled his Bebe Jumeau (the so-called “long face”) in 1878 in the likeness of King Henry IV when he was aged 4. 34

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he remarkable parisienne poupée shown in this article was discovered in April 2015 and bears the inscription on the neck “Marguerite de Valois,” making it one-of-a-kind and obviously produced for an individual of great importance by the biggest toy and novelty store in Paris, Maison Giroux. Three other examples of this mold without the rare inscription were sold in the USA by Theriault auctions (1997, 2006 and 2011). Each was different, but only one had original leather shoes signed with the rare signature of the Maison Giroux, which makes it evident that the dolls came from that company. About thirty years ago I photographed the first example in the Galea Collection in Monaco at the Museum of Grace Kelly. It had a wooden articulated parisienne poupée body by Jumeau (see the picture in our book “The Panorama of Parisienne Poupées” by Danielle and François Theimer. Three other models remain in a Swiss collection. Maison Giroux sold her as an “exclusive” presenting a special face wonderfully sculpted from an engraving of

Engravings of the Queen, Marguerite de Valois

the Queen and made by the foremost doll company, the Jumeau factory. When Emile Jumeau took over the family company he changed and enlarged the factory, buying a large property in Montreuil (a suburb east of Paris) and building the largest factory in France for the making of a doll from the beginning to the packaging. He instructed the finest sculptors to give the mold a particular elegance, using a straight neck slightly turned. The rotation of doll heads does not follow a systematic chronology. Indeed the round base system, allowing complete rotation from right to left and top to bottom was already in practice. This unique doll’s head allows rotation side to side but not upwards.The use of the latter system was applied to specific models, characters “in majesty” for example, or to keep the example of propriety, following polite society of the eighteenth century, still in effect in the 19th century, which dictated a lady never lower her head completely but continue to look directly at the person in front of her. Glass eyes would completely change the expression, so it was decided to sculpt and paint them like the elegant dolls by the Maison Huret. The Alexis Herbillon patent for a particular wooden-shaped body was used except for the hands, as it was decided to use the elegant hands of the Huret bebes and poupées from that time (Mrs. Lonchambon). This can be proved by looking at the inventory of the Huret company which also affirms that this doll could not have been made before 1880! When I was in Monaco in 1977 to photograph the entire collection of the museum of Galea, I took a photograph of a masculine doll head created in the same manner as our unique poupée, making me think that perhaps the dolls

were originally ordered and presented as a couple (Henry of Navarre and Marguerite de Valois). Of course, I am not sure about that, but a similarity of style is certainly evident. To costume this special doll in the most perfect historical gown, the best doll couturiere was used, Mrs Bereux, as we can recognize her elegant socks, the same as those used for the Huret poupées (see the book “The Huret Book” by Danielle and François Theimer). As the Giroux company ended production in 1884 we can be sure that this doll was made between 1880 and 1884. The reason why only this singular doll exhibits this particular engraving in the neck and not the other examples is easily explained. When you create a bisque doll in a minimum quantity of thirty to fifty it was a simple matter to cover the signature from the neck directly in the mold at the production time. And so only one or more present the signature and not the others. The Jumeau company used the same system when commercial defection forced them to sell “unsigned” dolls to bring in money during the difficult period between 1893 to 1899. This hypothesis is based on my personal deductions, experience and feeling. But I am also open to all suggestions with other explanations. This doll is an historical artifact that involves us in European history and is a silent witness to our long French monarchy. More than a simple doll, it is a real symbol of beauty, elegance, grace and culture, the epitome of Marguerite de Valois. To contact the author email Francois.Theimer@wanadoo.fr ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Unbreakable and Unmistakable: The Incassable Little Children of France

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by Ginger Strain

character known as rench dolls have Twirp and the 301 long been the Jumeau dolly face. pièce de résistance These unbreakable for collectors! They are heads were given the epitome of beauty the same eyes, wigs, expressed in doll form. and face-painting as The enigmatic smile of the bisque dolls and the Fashion lady, the put on typical French sweet innocence of the composition or cloth Bébé or the mischievous bodies. characters of Jumeau, It is probable that they entice us and speak many of these dolls to us! never made it to France became a the United States. leader in doll making Originally they were around 1860. At their considerably more peak the French doll expensive to purchase making industry had Depiction of the shipping room at the factory of Jumeau. than the bisque head over 100 factories. An dolls of the era! Note that the incassable Bru Bébé Marchant article written in 1900 by Laura S. Farlow stated that: in this advertisement is an additional 75 francs added to the “In one factory a quarter of a million sections will be turned original price of 5 francs for the bisque head. out every day providing material for at least fifty thousand dolls. In 1899, Bru, Jumeau and several other companies merged Practically every trade is represented. You will find painters and to become the “Société Francaise de Fabrication de Bébés et mechanics, clock-makers, armorers, coachbuilders, carpenters, Jouets” (SFBJ), a trade organization. Their dolls were often jewelers, gem setters, molders, smelters, tailors, dressmakers, labeled with the traditional company names in addition to milliners, shoe-makers, hairdressers, and a hundred others. the new imprints of Unis or SFBJ. This trade organization In one half yearly season Paris will send to New York alone over continued to produce the French incassable dolls until they a quarter of a million dollars’ worth of dolls.” closed in the early 1940’s. The factories of Casmir Bru, Jumeau and Steiner turned In this article I will concentrate on the relatively smaller out dolls that today are still the most sought after collectors’ size French composite head children. As a collector of dolls in the world. composition dolls I fell in love with the French incassables In 1877 the Jumeau factory offered a new material for use and hope you will appreciate them as I have. Although the in their heads and bodies and called these dolls “incassable”, heavy composition material did not create the crispness of meaning unbreakable. Jumeau was granted a patent in 1886 features as seen on the bisque bébé heads, they are instantly for a complete doll of this new material. recognizable and certainly less seen today. Incassable French dolls are made partially or wholly out You will note that I never “scrub” my composition dolls. of a mixture composed of sawdust, glue, and other materials Unlike bisque which such as cornstarch, resin has fired in coloring, or wax and wood flour. composition is painted on The material is similar to the surface and I do not papier-mâché but denser want to risk washing away in consistency and is paint when attempting to called French composition scrub clean a compo head. by collectors. The actual My dolls have their individual recipe was closely “as found” scrapes and guarded by each company. scratches and assorted The dolls in this article other things that kids are made with “incassable” get into! That is just my heads rather than bisque. preference, I know others Many of these dolls are who want their dollies from the same molds that clean as a whistle. produced the sought after There are still many bisque heads, like the 247 ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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French Bebe’s Bru

pretty composition French dolls available on the antique market at reasonable prices. Above is the “royalty” of composite French Bebe’s, the Bru. What more can I say? She is all composition, 18 inches tall. She shows off her ball jointed French style chunky body, with jointed wrists. She has set dark brown glass eyes and is redressed in creamy white wool. Her pate is original and marked with a “B”, and her neck is marked “Bru” over the number “1”. This little child is called “Twirp” by collectors and is SFBJ mold number 247. She is all original with her tag. Twirp stands just 12 inches tall and is on a great chubby French toddler body with jointed knees and painted socks and shoes. She has set eyes, and a pouty little closed mouth. She came to me directly from France. Shown also is an Incassable mold 247 advertisement from 1928 with same outfit and tag. By 1928 the incassables are just slightly less expensive than the biscuit! Notice in the example: biscuit 0-73 = 115 francs and the Incassable 0-73 = 114 francs. She is marked on her head with the usual Twirp model markings: SFBJ 247 PARIS. Her Tag reads: “See See my head is unbreakable and can be washed.”

SFBJ mold number 247 “Twirp”

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The popular little miss, Bleuette, came with a bisque or a composition head. Marked with Unis and 301 on her head this little girl has all the usual Bluette markings on her head and body and happily poses with her bisque headed sister. The all compo Bluette is dressed in pink. This wonderful baby (below) is in his original labeled box with his original tag. The box is mostly in French but there is the English translation to “Poupee a la mode”- Doll of the season. The original tag on his wrist states that the baby is unbreakable and washable. Inside his box there is a cotton sack that protected him during shipping along with the original packing straw. He proudly wears his 2nd place ribbon won at the UFDC convention. This doll has a 5-piece jointed French baby body, original chemise, glass set paperweight eyes, and painted hair and teeth. Measuring 14 inches tall, he is marked in red on his neck with the number sequence: 185 2. Another “Twirp” has a flocked compo/paper mache head on cloth body and measures 16 inches tall with painted side glancing eyes. This doll is marked SFBJ 247 on neck but it is barely discernible. She has an all cloth body of felt type material with well-formed legs and her original marcelled mohair wig. She is the same doll as shown in the advertisement dated 1936, as an unbreakable “poupee”. The flocking makes her almost appear to be all cloth.

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This pair of SFBJ WWI all composition dolls (left) measures 10 inches tall. The boy is wearing his original American Army uniform, complete with tiny American flag on his hat, leather belt and wrapped leather leggings. His companion doll has her original hair bow and wonderful original clothing, with a La Victoire sash across her skirt complete with flag banners. Both have set glass eyes, open mouth with tiny teeth and are on crude 5 piece jointed composition bodies. They even retain their original shoes. Both are marked 5/0 on the neck. A sweet and serene all original WWI nurse (below left), measures 18 inches tall with set glass eyes. She has her original clothing, complete with an apron, silk stockings, and human hair wig, but she is missing her shoes! Why do they so often lose their shoes? She is on a French ball jointed toddler leg body, jointed at the knees and wrists. Her head is marked only with “Paris 6”. An unusual and appealing 15-inch child (below) has a composition shoulder head on a crude straw stuffed cloth body with outside pin joints at her shoulders. Her composition legs have molded high heeled shoes. (One is repaired). She has nicely painted side glancing eyes, with shadow above, and opened closed mouth with painted teeth. Wig and clothing are replacements. She is most certainly a later doll, and is marked CELLOSE 3 FRANCE on her neck. She has a unique face but at this time her manufacturer is unknown to me.

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SFBJ /Jumeau 301 dolly face

This baby boy (above) with closed mouth, molded hair, and set jewel-like glass eyes is on five-piece bent leg baby body. He has no markings, and has been redressed. He is approximately 14 inches tall: just a happy chubby baby! The well-known SFBJ /Jumeau 301 dolly face was also available in unbreakable composition. This example is 19 inches tall and is on a ball jointed French body with jointed wrists. She is with her bisque head all original sister who won a ribbon at UFDC. This shows the crispness of the mold when translated to bisque compared to the softness of features on the incassable doll.

This 8-inch Harem girl (above) is an example of the cheaper-type of French composition dolls sold in ethnic costumes. These were produce in France in the mid-20th century. This example has the usual 5 piece crude body with molded boots, and is marked SFBJ Paris on her neck. She is unusual because she has a stuffed cloth bust in the bodice of her original dress! Her hips and lower torso are also “stuffed” to fill out her more ample figure. To the left is the typical toddler jointed French body found on many of the French composition dolls. They are usually jointed at shoulders, wrists, elbows, hips and knees, although some have straight legs with no knee joint. This type of French body may sometimes have a walking mechanism. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The faces are delicately painted, and usually have set glass eyes and open mouths. Here are 2 examples of French composition girls from my collection, both on similar French toddler bodies. They are both 18 inches tall and marked on their heads with only numbers or letters. In a future article I will share examples of the large Incassable children from France.

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SEASONS A Vintage Work of Art in Felt

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very now and then something very special drops into your life and you are so taken by the craftsmanship that it leaves you in complete awe of what you are seeing. When I first saw this colorful banner, the researcher in me immediately saw the tie in to the Lenci dolls of the 1920s and 1930s. I wanted to know everything I could about this wonderful felt banner. Back in 2013 an e-mail arrived in my in-box from Julie Palladino, an antiques dealer from the Danish Village of Solvang, California. I didn’t know Julie, but I had been in their incredible antique shop many times over the years. Julie and her husband Ron specialize in antique clocks, watches, music boxes, and all kinds of mechanical devices including an occasional automaton. A visit to their shop was always a magical experience. Although the banner isn’t something they would normally buy for the shop, they could see that this was something very special. Julie sent me photos of the banner and asked if I knew anything about it. Other collectors had noticed the Lenci influence as well. The banner itself is made of wool felt, with appliqued and embroidered children, plants, flowers, trees, and animals depicted across a grey background. It measures 30 inches tall by 21 feet long. The children on the banner each measure 16 to 18 inches tall. It is signed in the lower right hand corner with the embroidered signature C. Reghini, Firenze (Florence). Beginning at the left the scenes go from springtime, to summer, then to fall, and winter. The

children likewise are babies and toddlers on the far left side of the banner, and slowly they grow up as you progress across the face of this wonderful piece. A lot of thought and planning went into the layout of the piece, along with the time and effort it took to actually cut and sew all the pieces that make up this incredible work of art. The artist was extremely skilled. Julie wanted any information I could give her on the piece. I had never seen anything like this before, but I could recognize the Lenci influence in the clothing on the children, and immediately began doing some research. The name C. Reghini did not turn out to be a known Italian artist. I thought perhaps she/he may have worked for Lenci to create the banner. My next instinct was that this piece was made for a store window, or for a Lenci showroom. At twenty-one feet long, it’s hard to think of it being displayed in someone’s home, but of course the thought crossed my mind that I would love to buy the piece and put it up in my house. I checked with my Italian friends in the doll world, and many of them agreed that it was probably made as a contest entry, or perhaps the artist just enjoyed working on projects like this and she made it for her own enjoyment. I checked with Bibija Garella, owner of the Lenci Company in the 1990s and with Poma Caso (Granddaughter of Madame Lenci). Poma contacted her mother Anili for me. None of them could ever remember seeing anything like this in the Lenci archives, or pictures of a Lenci shop where something like this was

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on display. Although Lenci did make some felt applique pictures, the look of those pictures was not like this incredible banner at all. All of the researchers I shared this with agreed that it was not made by the Lenci Company. As for the time period, most of the dolls/children that could be identified in the appliqued banner seemed to come from 1920s and 1930s Lenci catalogues. In looking through the Lenci materials, we can all remember seeing the vignettes that Lenci used in the catalogues and on post cards, depicting their dolls at play. The piece is not dated, but it does appear to use materials that were available during that time period. Florence, Italy had long been the felt capital of Italy, and much of the region’s manufacturing depended on felt made by local companies such as Bussoli. It is my opinion that this was made in the 1930s and someone went to great effort to protect it during the war when Italy was heavily bombed. I see the Lenci influence in many of the children depicted

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on the banner. I’d like to show you the link between this work of art and the Lenci dolls. The children in the far left segment of the banner are babies and toddlers. The season is spring, with flowers blooming, and a baby picking flowers in the grass. Slightly older children are playing Ring-Around-the-Rosie. The little girl with the watering can wears a dress with flowers appliqued at the hem. She wears a large bow in her hair similar to the Lenci 149-30 from the 1930 Lenci catalogue. Pictured in the pink organdy dress with three dimensional flowers at the hem is a 16 ½ inch Series 149/23 doll from the 1929 catalogue. Lenci used this type of trim on their dresses often. Lenci babies are somewhat rare, and are often found wearing organdy dresses with a felt or sweater knit jacket. This little boy is 16 inches wearing a blue and white felt romper with matching booties. His jacket is made of organdy with applied felt dots. He holds a ball that is sewn

Listed as Bambino 4 in a catalogue believed to be from 1931.

Lenci series 300/32, 1929 catalogue

Series 300 boy, c. late 1920s-30s.

Series 599/5 boy, 1930 catalogue, is similar to the boy wearing the red vest.

to his right hand. This baby is listed as “Bambino 4” in an undated catalogue estimated to be from 1931. The baby on the banner, dressed in pink, and picking flowers from the grass, is dressed in very non-descript clothing. Several children on the banner are playing Ring-aroundthe-Rosie. The little girl in the blue coat and hat holding hands with the other children is almost an exact replica of Lenci’s Series 300/32 girl from the 1929 catalouge. In fact this outfit is light blue when viewed in color. Pictured in royal blue on the banner, this Series 300 boy dressed in black and white is very unusual with his dark hair, as most Lenci dolls have varying shades of blonde hair. His outfit is original, except for the shoes and socks. Although he could not be found in any of the

Lenci catalogues available to me, is appears to be very consistant with the dolls and outfits made in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The series 500/5 boy dressed in white shorts with a vest measures 21 ½ inches tall, and is pictured in the 1930 catalogue. His outfit is very much like the boy with the red vest playing with the 3 other children. Series 500 Lenci dolls are very popular with the collectors, but unfortunately they are difficult to find. There are far more Series 109 dolls available than the 500s. Our next group of children is playing ball, and are dressed in sports clothing. Although all of the Lenci Sport’s series used the Model 300 dolls, they had their own Series number. All were identified as Series 1000, with a slash and then a number to identify their clothing. Pictured here are the boxer, the soccer player, and the baseball player. The sports series was introduced in the 1929 catalogues. This complete Lenci Boxer, wears a felt shirt, shorts and hat. His gloves and his boots are made of Leather. Almost all the accessories and footwear on the series 1000 dolls were of leather. If you examine the boots, they appear to have been made by a cobbler as they are so perfectly made. The next group of children are enjoying summer fun on the swing. Again we have some very identifiable Lenci outfits displayed in this group as well. The little guy in the swing wears a pretty generic outfit, but here we have, pictured on the left, a 1930, Series 300/87 boy with his hobby horse, dressed in a similar blue and white outfit. Lenci boxer from the 1000 Series

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Dressed much like the boy on the swing is this 1930 Series 300/87 boy.

The girl pushing him on the swing, wears a play outfit with a wide brimmed hat. The 1927 Lenci catalogue shows a 23 inch Series 109/45 doll in a similar hat, with a short coat-like dress. Last we have a little boy sitting on the ground playing his trumpet. This was an extremely popular and rare Lenci model which was sold from 1926 through 1930. He wore a tri-cornered hat, and was dressed in a typical boy’s play outfit. The hobby horse came with him as an accessory. He is a series 500/B Lenci that measures 21 ½ inches. He has the name “Tom” embroidered on his apron. Moving on to fall, we have a group of children picking grapes, and we see the chickens and a rooster looking for seeds on the ground. The boy in the aqua play outfit is an artist rendering of

This wide-brimmed hat and costume is similar to this 1927 Lenci catalogue picture of a series 109/45.

Ramon, from the 1926 catalogue. He is a 23 inch Series 109/65, with his outfit resembling the boy carrying grapes on his head on the banner. Next to Ramon is a little Series 111/28 boy from 1929… this diminutive doll measures 13 inches, and is a size very popular with the collectors. Notice the trim at the neck that is again reminiscent of the boy with grapes on his head. Not only did Lenci make dolls, but they also made some very fanciful animals. Pictured here is Marietta, from the 1926 catalogue. She is Series 178/M doll who measures 17 ½” inches tall. This doll was always considered one of the earlier Lenci models, and it is rarely seen in the catalogues after 1926. The rooster that came with Marietta is probably a bit leaner than the one depicted on the banner. Perhaps the rooster pictured alone

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The boy playing the trumpet is reminiscent of this 500/B model.

Series 111/28 boy from 1929

was the model for the banner instead. He is unmarked but believed to be made by Lenci. It’s fall and the children are off to school carrying their book bags, and lunchbox. Maria Pia is the name of the doll in pink (below left). She is a Series 110/68 doll, measuring 19 inches from 1926. Interestingly, the 1926 catalogue gave each of the dolls a name, besides their identifying Series or Model number. This was the only Lenci catalogue to do this for every doll made that year. Maria Pia’s outfit is very much like our little girl that is off to school with her lunchbox. The boy on the banner is series 300/66, dressed in a matching red suit. The 300 series children are 17 ½ inches tall and our boy in red dates from 1929. Notice his center part hair style, quite unusual on a Lenci boy. The boy on the banner wears a grey suit for his first day of school rather similar to the boy below. Lenci had their own very popular version of the school children pictured here on a 1930s post card. The boy is among the most common (and thus one of the most popular) Series 300 dolls to be found. He is Series 300/10, and comes in a variety of clothing colors. She can be found in the 1931 catalogue as Series 300/61. Winter has arrived and our children are now grown up. Some are playing in the snow, while others are dressed for Carnival. Lenci often used colored, artist renderings in their early catalogues, before color photography was prevalent. This showed the doll’s costumes in all their brilliant color, which cannot be seen in the black and

Maria Pia, a Series 110/68, is dressed much like the little girl with the lunchbox.

Series 300/66, 1929

Marietta, 1926 catalogue, Series 178/M

This rooster resembles the one pictured on the banner.

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white photos of the dolls. The Lenci winter scene, below, shows both Series 109 and 300 children at play in the snow. Notice the gaiters on the doll at the right. The children on the banner are also wearing these traditional winter leg warmers. Lenci made several different dolls wearing their winter clothing. Pictured below on the right is a 19-inch Series 110 doll, from an unknown year, who is ready to go sledding. A 21-inch Lenci Series 500/3 girl is ready for a rainy day with her working umbrella. She was pictured in both the 1929 and 1930 catalogues. The children on the banner are off to Carnival in their traditional Commedia dell’Arte costumes depicting Pierrot, Harlequin and Pierrette (the female version of Pierrot), or maybe she is Columbine, who breaks the heart of Pierrot, and runs off with Harlequin. One of the earliest Lenci dolls was Harlequin, pictured in the first Lenci advertisement for Playthings magazine in October 1920 and was then identified as model 118.

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An artist rendering of Harlequin from the 1924 catalogue updates his model number to 175 and shows him as a very tall 30 inch doll. Pierrette, dressed in white, appeared in the 1930 Lenci catalogue as Model 576. This was not a doll from a known Lenci series, but a stand-alone doll with an exclusive model number. The catalogue lists her as being 24 inches, but the doll in the photograph measured 27 ½”. It was not unusual for the catalogue to list an incorrect height, since they were trying to translate from the familiar centimeters to American inches. She carries a guitar instead of the traditional mandolin. Pierrot, in black with his mandolin, is another very early Lenci doll, which appeared in the early Playthings ad as model 116. He stands 21 inches, not including the feather in his hat. The doll pictured is a later version of Pierrot but his exact year could not be determined. The banner itself is an incredible work of art. I could immediately see the connection to the Lenci dolls, but more

Series 110

Pierrette, model 576, 1930 catalogue

Series 500/3

Artist rendering of Harlequin, 1924 catalogue.

so I could see the piece as a treasure in its own right. At 21 foot long it is something that belongs in the public eye. I could see this being used in a toy store, a museum, or even as a booth display for the Nuremberg Toy Faire during the 1930s, as few homes could accommodate such a big piece of art. Whatever it was for, it is obvious it was made with a lot of love and talent.

Pierrot, model 116

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10” Wire eye Series C Steiner. Working sleep eye mechanism. Dk. Br. paperweight eyes. CM. Pierced ears with earrings. Classic “banana fingers” Lots of eyelashes. Thick brows. Soft white bisque. Soft blushing. Luscious blonde mohair wig. Orig. blue dress with lace slip and pantalettes. Antique leather shoes. Matching blue hat. ADORABLE DOLL WILL CAPTURE YOUR HEART. $ 6,400.

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16 “ Hard to find Kestner XI. Dark brown eyes. Soft white bisque with rosy cheeks. Desirable straight wrists. Long blond hair. Elaborate modeling. Pretty in blue. Blue dress with lace. Elaborate French hat blue with lots of ribbons and lace. Lt. blue antique shoes. $ 4,250.

10” WD French Bebe. Blue eyes. CM. Long lashes. Flyaway brows. SW. Pierced ears with pearl earrings. Creamy bisque with rosy cheeks. Long blonde hair with bow. White batiste dress with lace and hand work. Antique black leather slippers with buckles. $ 2,550.

16” K*R Mein Leibling with working flirty eye mechanism. Blue eyes. OM with upper teeth. Rosy cheeks. Dark lip stain. Human Hair bobbed wig. White with blue stitching on her mariners dress. Nice white German shoes with buckles. Slip and pantalettes. $ 2,750.

15” Adorable little Dutch girl with regional clothes. Painted canvas face. Bl. eyes. Desirable brush strokes on hair. Tag inside flannel and cotton skirt reads Merkellbach’s. National Costumes. Damrak 89 Amsterdam. I LOVE THIS DOLL. $ 425.

NOT PICTURED: 15 x 15” Pillow Cover picturing Jumeau dolls. Canvas type material. Slide pillow in back. Lovely piece for French doll lovers. $ 45

13” Bernard Ravca’s Queen Victoria. Sewn face, clothes and hands. This doll shows his sewing talent. Black silk dress. Minor repair done on melting on the back of skirt. Intricate work on head scarf. and cuffs. Lots of jewelry and decoration. $ 145.

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ubscriber Sally Love called us regarding the mystery doll in our May issue. The doll is pictured in Ursula Mertz’s book, Composition Dolls, Volume II. It is Susie-Q, made for Royal Blue Stores, and dates to 1948. Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above.

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ontemporary little girls entertain themselves by nimbly directing moving characters on the miniature screens of interactive video games. 50 years ago, children watched animated cartoons on television and paged through picture books showing their favorite characters. Petite mademoiselles in the 19th century were no different from today’s young girls in their pursuit of entertainment. Little French girls in the 1800’s collected and played with l’epinal imagerie. These printed sheets, or epinal prints, were pictorial broadsheets often narrating a story. Originally produced in the village of Epinal, France as inexpensive woodcut prints, they were designed to be cut out and then glued to a heavier paper or cardstock. Epinal is part of the department of Vosges in the region of Lorraine, France. The Vosges is a predominantly forested area in France laden with stunning natural waterfalls, mountain lakes and huge fir tree forests . Epinal was built on both sides of the Moselle River, approximately 37 miles south of Nancy. It was founded in the 10th century. The original village name was “Spinal”, a term that has

survived to this day, as current inhabitants are known as “Spinaliens”. Epinal was a center of printmaking in the 1800’s and noteworthy as the home of the renowned publisher and world famous printmaker Jean Charles Pellerin. The Pellerin firm was run by its founder until 1822. His son, Nicolas and his son-in-law, Vadet brought the business into the latter 19th century. In the mid 1800’s, the depictions of Epinal were weighted toward moral issues in an attempt to teach children good behavior and manners. This attempt was brought to life by alternating “naughty” and “nice” behaviors in print. The primary colors on the woodcut sheets were very bright and the stories were written to evoke an emotion or teach a lesson. Each paper sheet was extremely colorful with vibrant hues in red, blue, yellow and green. They were illustrated not only with a delightful group of characters to entertain a young girl, but, also with a lesson in behavior or instruction to be learned. The tales printed were simple stories with easy to ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Here is the story of a wonderful doll (and) we will have fun (with it).

For the first day of the New Year, Jeanne’s Mama gave her a gift of a big and beautiful doll.

The doll has been placed at the head of the table. She is very wise.

Lucie invites her friends to come and admire the beautiful little lady.

Lucie loved her doll so much, she slept with her and called (the doll) her daughter.

The doll does not dine with Mama for having poorly studied her lesson.

follow plot lines. Each sheet usually displayed 16-20 blocks. The block sized varied but averaged 2 ¼ inches x 2 ¾ inches and was usually outlined in black. The paper sheets themselves were fragile and lightweight. The size of the sheet was approximately 12 inches wide and 16 inches long and blank on the reverse side. They were always printed as single sheets, usually numbered and were never published in a newspaper. These colorful printed stories pointed to moments of everyday life in France. Chronological in narration, the vivid pictures captured the minds and hearts of the French people who were developing a thirst for strong visual imagery in the mid 19th century. French men and women in the mid to late 1800’s were focusing on their own lives in lieu of admiring the dramatic moments of historical art. 54

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A perfect example of Pellerin’s Imagerie l’epinal is entitled, “Education de la Poupee” which bears witness to the adventures and misadventures of our own beloved dolls and their little mothers. The initial storyline in “Education de la Poupee” reveals that a young girl receives her doll from her mother as a reward for good behavior. Later story blocks show that “la poupee” says her prayers and performs many of the same daily routines as her little girl maman. These include but are not limited to awakening in bed, dressing and eating a meal. The doll strolls in the park gardens and learns about performing charitable acts. When she does not demonstrate satisfactory work in her lessons, however, she is deprived of her maman’s attention. Herein the moral lessons are learned and later good behavior is rewarded when it is demonstrated.

We teach the doll to be charitable.

We give the doll a sewing project.

The doll is saying her prayers.

We scold the doll for making her apron dirty.

Everyday the little doll plays games with the Grand Papa of her mistress. She always lets him win out of courtesy.

Lucie’s Papa tells her: every time you sin, your doll will suffer.

Other identified titles in the doll series of Epinal prints include : Les Malheurs D’Une Poupee La Petite Maman ou L’education de la Poupee La Poupee De Nini La Poupee Merveilleuse La Poupee de Jeanne. In these adventures and misadventures, our delightful dolls-in-print visit their Grand’Maman and learn polite behavior towards their elders. Dolls also become ill and suffer ailments and prepare to go shopping when their condition improves. They dance and learn their prayers. We can easily envision the gaiety that surrounds their miniature world. Our precious poupees study their lessons and memorize their ABC’s and are even punished for their

naughty behaviors. Still, they promenade in the garden, play musical instruments and bake gateaux (cakes)! How carefully their lives paralleled those of their little mademoiselles. The widespread distribution and sale of these popular story sheets was primarily through bookshops and peddlers. These traveling salesmen were well known throughout the countryside as colporteurs. Peddlers traveled from village to village with a hotte, a small cupboard-style box with small doors. The colporteurs often carried them on their back and used a donkey to haul additional merchandise. The peddlers also sold French almanacs and catechisms to the locals. While the tales presented were simple in nature, they created the platform that elevated Epinal to become a famous printmaking center in Europe, and established ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Ah! Little liar, go quickly to make things right.

Grand Mama, this is Miss Rosette who has come to say hello.

Pellerin as a world famous publisher because of them. In fact, “Epinal” became a common expression in French language. The word referred to a traditional but naïve display of something that was such a popular image that it became a generic term. The Pellerin printing company,

We teach the lesson to the doll.

still in operation today, stands beside a heritage museum. There visitors can view an exhibit of the history of prints and traditional printing techniques. One can easily imagine seeing a delightful poupee bringing to life the colorful images of her story from Epinal, France!

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Calendar continued from page 60 24-26 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. withington@conknet.com. 26-28 Lakeland, FL. Dollhouse & Miniature Show. Hilton Garden Inn. Pat Gazie. 407-733-7988. disniedoll@aol. com. Carol Kira. 863-646-1354. kirafl@msn.com. 26-27 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. info@crossroadsshows.com.

July 9-12 Portland, OR. Doll Artist Convention. National Institute of American Doll Artists. Crowne Plaza Downtown Portland. Stephanie Blythe. 415-455-8415. 14-18 Denver, CO. Doll Show. Crown Plaza DIA Convention Center. R.O.S.E. International Doll & Bear Expo. Sarah Mellman. 720-227-5351. 14-18 Kansas City, MO. National Antique Doll Festival. Rowbear Lowman. Adam’s Mark Hotel. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com. www.nationaldollfestival.com. 14 Kansas City, MO. Love, Shirley Temple Auction. Personal Collection of Shirley Temple. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com.

15 Kansas City, MO. Marquis Catalogued Auction of Exceptional Antique Dolls from the Billie and Paige Welker Collection. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com. 15 Kansas City, MO. Catalogued Auction. Crowne Plaza Hotel. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786. (F) 816-625-6079. frasher@aol.com. 16-19 Ft. Worth, TX. Sasha Doll Convention. Embassy Suites Downtown Ft. Worth. Brenda Myers. bjmyeye@aol.com. 16-19 Kansas City, MO. UFDC National Convention. Kansas City Marriott Downtown. 816-891-7040. 19 Columbus, OH. Teddy Bear Artist Show. Holiday Inn Worthington Hotel. Bright Star Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. 29-8/1 Arlington, VA. Barbie Doll Convention. Hyatt Crystal City. Deb Gallo. debgallo@yahoo.com. 30-8/1 Austin, TX. Doll Convention. Ball Joint Doll Collectors Convention. Omni Southpark. Sherri Rhein. 512-414-3793. srhein@bjdctexas.com. 30 Newark, OH. Doll Auction. Mark Harris. McMasters Harris Apple Tree Doll Auctions. 800-842-3526. mark@mcmastersharris.com.

August 8 Huntsville, AL. Doll Show. The Jaycees Building. Twickenham Doll Club. Sonya Heim. 256-479-3251. Twickenhamdollshow.com. 8 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Al Bahr Shriners Center. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 15 Binghamton, NY. Teddy Bear Convention. Double Tree Hotel. Teddy Bear Artist Invitational. Cindy Malchoff. 518-562-4076. 16 Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Doll Show. 201-213-2810. www.jmkshows.com. 22 San Antonio, TX. Doll Show. Schertz Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. 23 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310-386-4211. 23 Strongville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Strongville Holiday Inn. Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. Ceil Fassinger. 440-477-7174. 28-29 Billings, MT. Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Billings Hotel & Convention Center. Rediscoveries Promotions. Brian. 406-723-2176. 29-30 Fullerton, CA. Miniature Show. Howard Johnson Hotel. Florence. 858-454-4959. 30 Bellevue, WA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Red Lion Hotel. The Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723. 30 Maquoketa, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534. 30 N. Mankato, MN. Doll Show. Best Western. Lady Slipper Doll Club. Carolyn. 952-873-4489.

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Edison Talking Dolls WANTED Any Condition Doug Burnett

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

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

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SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS ON THE WEB AT:

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ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com 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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1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

ONE OF FLORIDA’S LARGEST DOLL SHOPS... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM

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Gaithersburg Here We Come With A Great Fresh Collection Of Dolls Sat June 6th 10-5 & Sun June 7th 10-3. Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD.

COME SEE US AT THE FOLLOWING SHOWS: Naperville Doll & Bear Show. Sun June 14th 9-3. Marriott Hotel, Naperville, IL.

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UFDC Convention July 16th - 19th Marriott Hotel Downtown. In Sales Room Everyday, Public Day Sat 12-6.

Movie Costumes, Dolls, and Childhood Memorabilia from Her Personal Archives

Museums & Dates June 4 – 10, 2015

Santa Monica History Museum Santa Monica, California santamonicahistory.org

June 12 – 14, 2015

Stanford Theatre, Film Festival & Exhibit Palo Alto, California stanfordtheatre.org

June 20 – 27, 2015

Fort Worth Community Arts Center Forth Worth, Texas fwcac.com

July 3 – 8, 2015 Shirley Temple’s costume from “Curly Top,” along with her matching doll. Both are displayed in the “Love, Shirley Temple” exhibition.

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hile Shirley Temple, the famously dimpled child star danced, sang and smiled her way into hearts throughout the Great Depression years of the 1930s, her mother, Gertrude Temple, was busy preserving the memorabilia that attended her daughter’s more than 40 films of the decade. Film costumes, props, celebrity gifts, dolls, toys, playthings, all were cherished and carefully saved by Shirley and her family for some 80 years...until today. Now, a number of pieces from the private family archives will be traveling to museums around the United States through the months of May, June and July 2015, under the sponsorship of Theriault’s. You are invited to attend. x

Frazier History Museum Louisville, Kentucky fraziermuseum.org

July 13, 2015

The Little Theatre Kansas City, Missouri

The Auction – July 14, 2015 The personal childhood collection of Shirley Temple, comprising nearly 500 costumes, dolls, playthings and memorabilia from 1928-1940, will be presented at auction at The Little Theatre in Kansas City. For more details or to order the commemorative hardbound book, visit theriaults.com or call 800-638-0422.

PO Box 151 • Annapolis, Maryland 21404 Toll-free: 800-638-0422 • Int’l: 410-224-3655

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The Estate Antique Doll Collection of Billie and Paige Welker at Auction Wednesday, July 15, 2015

• Auction 11AM

There will be a two-hour preview on Wednesday from 9AM-11AM The rarest German bisque art characters, gorgeous French bébés and their costumes, French poupées and trousseaux, American cloth and paper mache folk dolls of the highest order, many bearing blue ribbon presentation awards, were among the treasures sought and perfectly preserved by the prescient North Carolina

couple. Coupling good taste with a passion for the curious and unique, the Welkers assembled a perfectly blended selection of antique childhood treasures. In addition, the auction offers the wellknown private collection of Door of Hope dolls from research author, Mary Sicard. More than 400 lots are presented in the 200+ page full-color hardbound book. $75.

See inside the left panel for additional “Love, Shirley Temple” dolls & more!

Love, Shirley Temple Film Costumes, Dolls, Memorabilia, 1928-1940, from the Personal Family Archives of Shirley Temple at Auction

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Special Auction Time 10AM

The auction will be preceded by a full-day preview on Monday, July 13 from 12PM-8PM and on Tuesday, July 14 from 8AM-10AM (reservation only)

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15” Early French fashion w/ wood jointed arms and legs, flange neck, and Paris boutique stamp on chest, in couturier silk antique costume. $6800.

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5-5/8” Early Kestner barefoot all bisque w/ a face like a little Bru fashion! Swivel neck, wonderful antique clothing, right fingers repaired. $2775.

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SEE US ON THE WEB AT: http://www.antiquedollcollector.com 9” Kuhnlenz relation in all bisque, hearty girl w/ cl. mo. and shaded chunky body, swivel neck. $2850

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1. Simon & Halbig “Erika” Toddler, Mold No. 1489, 21 Inches of pure joy! Sleep eyes, perfect bisque socket head, Hard to find character, antique clothing. $4000 2. Gebruder Heubach character girl, Molded and painted bobbed hairdo, Kestner stamped kid body, Unmarked rare mold number 8547, 17 inches. Extra fine! $2500 3. Simon & Halbig Mold No. 1269, 16 inches, All original costume and shoes, Sleep Eyes, Ball-jointed composition body, Outstanding doll for the finer collector! $1300 4. SFBJ 252 Toddler Character, On very few occasions, we have a super special doll like this cutie come into our shop! Sweet pouty face with extra full pouty lips, 12 inches, gorgeous French clothing, Ball-jointed composition and wood body. Adorable! $4500 5. Kammer & Reinhardt #101 “Marie”, 13 1/2 inches, Antique Clothing, Ball jointed composition body, Antique mohair wig, Dewy bisque! $2400

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6. Adolph Wislizenus Mold No. 110 Toddler, 12 inches, Slant hip body, Blue intaglio eyes, Open/closed mouth with teeth, Cutie! $950 7. Gebruder Heubach with large molded ears, Large toothy grin, Unmarked super rare character, five piece composition baby body, Antique romper, Originally from the Catherine White Collection and fondly nicknamed “Ears.” So, so hard to find and so cute!!! $3200 8. Kammer & Reinhardt Mold No. 131 Googly Character Toddler, Slant hips, Sleep Eyes, Antique Clothing, 15 inches, Huge and precious side-glancing eyes!! Love her! $11,000 with Layaway available! 9. Sally Cutts Artist Lady Doll, 7 inches, Costumed by Robert Archer, Turned head, Ca. 1992, Beautiful Floral hair decoration. Very desirable artist doll! $795 10. Hertel, Schwab & Co. Googly #164, 15 inches, Human hair wig, Great expression with “watermelon” smile. Toddler composition body! We will have more wonderful googlies from this great collection at the UFDC convention! $6500

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AMONG FRIENDS...THERIAULT’S PRESENTS THE WELKER COLLECTION JULY 15 IN KANSAS CITY, MO

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BLEUETTE DURING WWI by Samy Odin Bleuette becomes an all French-made doll.

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About The Cover Our cover doll is definitely not lacking in character! This amazing bisque doll, part of the Billie and Paige Welker Collection, will be sold by Theriault’s in Kansas City, MO on Wednesday, July 15. German and French bisque dolls, as well as rare cloth dolls, promise a well-rounded and fascinating selection for collectors. The prior day is the amazing sale of Shirley Temple memorabilia, items lovingly preserved by this iconic child star during her lifetime.

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1. ‘Adelina’ with her Sunday Doll - unusually sweet 27” all original 1850’s Papier Mache young lady, no craze or repaint! Orig. cloth body and mint feminine clothes, all so elegant with her jewelry and laced up slippers! Plus the Milliners Model she is holding! $1495

4. 21” Glass Eyed Wigged China Fashion - Like Rohmer or Huret, this rare poupée style china is all about fashion with her lady like high cheek bones, and slender face, earliest cobalt eyes with tiny dotted lashes all around, long mint tresses, original body & silk gown, plus her UFDC Blue Ribbon! That special! $4000

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3. 27” Closed Mouth Bebe Jumeau - high style grandeur abounds in the gorgeous 1880’s model with finest quality bisque, glowing paperweight eyes, truly invisible hidden flaw, mint french human hair corkscrew curls, orig. body & coil, stunning chapeau to crown her glory. Magnificent! If you only want one this is it! All just $3500

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5. Factory Perfect Mint 16” Jules Steiner - has it all! Closed Mouth with huge blue paperweight eyes, shaded lids, rose petal perfect bisque with dewey sheen, mint & signed stiff wrist body with Factory Chemise, wig, earrings & shoes beneath her high style couture. What an elegant confection for only $4200

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8. All original 9.5” Kestner Gibson with Wardrobe Unpacked after 25 years in storage, this all original trousseau doll with plaster pate & wig has 4 extra outfits, fancy cream organza, pale blue linen seaside, black satin formal, 2-tone day dress & chenille jacket,plus 3 hats all in original trunk! True Edwardiania at its best! $2500

Located in Stoudtburg Village Open by appointment – We welcome your visit 8 N. Village Circle / P.O. Box 705, Adamstown, PA 19501

717-484-1200 Mobile: 610-662-5473 ourant@me.com This month we are featuring three great German character dolls. Left: 15” Kammer & Reinhardt 115 “Phillip” $3500 Center: 13” Heubach 7602 pouty boy with flocked hair $475 Right: 20” Kley & Hahn 520 pouty child with unusual brown eyes $2950 Please visit our Ruby Lane Shop or call for more details.

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For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning! Always Buying. Trades, Consignments, Sales and Estate.

25” Bru Jeune Circle Dot ~ Fabulous face on this amazing Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with beautiful hypnotic blue paper weight eyes. Exquisite condition head to toe. Antique original wig. Original marked shoes. Lovely antique silk ensemble in pale blue with antique lace embellishments. Marked head and shoulder plate. $22,800~

Bru Jeune 10 ~ Exquisite doesn’t capture the complete essence of this superior 25” Bebe. Simply divine with the most childlike presence and look of innocence. Perfect from head to toe, she is from the early Chevrot period and has magnificent carved feet. Marked 10, remnant of the original label, superb chambray ensemble in deep claret wine hue. Long tailed wig in warm nutmeg color perfectly frames her liquid topaz eyes. Please call 425-765-4010. Generous layaway option available or incentives.

Come visit Beautiful Bebes studio! Call for an appointment today! (425)765-4010 Special arrangements can be made to accommodate groups up to sixteen persons with advance notice. Meet us at the UFDC Sales Room in Kansas City at the annual convention July 16-19th! If you can’t attend the convention we are open to the public on Saturday July 18th!

Stunning Bebe by Maison Jumeau c. 1883 approximately 31 inches tall with huge blue paper weight eyes, exquisite panting of lovely features. Original wig, lovely antique lace drop-waist dress, beautiful mohair chapeau with lush white plumage. Comes with antique parasol and charming drawstring bag. Marked ball jointed body, incised E15J. Simply a stellar Bebe. $12,800~ Chair available separately

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Rare 33” Wax Doll ~ Wondrous rare to find wax over paper-mache doll from the late 1800’s possibly from England or France. Mohair wavy wig, minor crazing with magnificent realistic face and lovely tint of pale pink to wax. Large blue glass inset eyes. Eyelashes redone. Hands and bootines completely intact. Charming presence. $1800~

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ark your calendars for this year’s UFDC salesroom public day, Saturday, July 18. This year’s convention will be held at the Marriott Kansas City Downtown, located at 200 West 12th Street. The premier event of the year for doll collectors, it features antique, vintage and modern dolls as well as artist creations, teddy bears, doll clothing and more. Hours are from noon to 6 pm and the cost is $20. Young people aged 8 to 17 will be admitted for $5 if accompanied by an adult. Beginning at 3:30 to 6:30 pm visitors can also meet with their favorite doll authors and editors, including Antique DOLL Collector! Of course Kansas City Madeleine de Baine is also home to the UFDC headquarters and museum where you will see some wonderful dolls including those shown here. Jumeau Automaton

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25” Tete Jumeau red mark, stamped body, original pate & mohair wig, beautiful sailor dress & hat, mama poppa strings in body $4650 $4650. Now $3795.

13 ½” Schmidt w/ parted lips, shading above brown pw eyes, marked w/ Shield head & body, hands as is, head as is $4850.

16 ½” 1930’s All Original Black Low Fired Bisque Toddler by Artycal of Argentina, sweet doll complete with duster $850.

5” French glass eyed Mignonnette, blond mohair wig, 2 strap black slippers $695. 4” French glass eyed Mignonnette, blond mohair wig, black strap shoes $325.

13” Jumeau Fashion “3”, brown pw eyes, beautiful stamped Jumeau kid body w/ mitt hands, antique leather boots $1995. 15” All Original Glass Eyed K*R 115 boy w/ HH wig, blue sleep eyes, great coloring and great pouty expression $5250. Now $4995. $5250 4” Schoenhut Felix the Cat with nice label $165.

20” Insised Depose Jumeau 9 on working mama pull string body, blue pw eyes, applied ears $5995.

14” Hilda JDK jr. 1914 with molded hair, brown sleep eyes, baby body - crazed, hands repainted, great molding $1100. 3” Schuco Mohair Bear $95. 14” CM Tete Jumeau 5, blue pw eyes, antique shoes & HH wig $3700. Now $3395. $3700 25” S & H 1009 w/ early high forehead on early body (some repaint on arms & hands), brown sleep eyes, antique clothing, wig, bonnet & leather shoes $875 $875. Now $775. 11 ½” Kestner 155 on 5 piece body, brown sleep eyes, original mohair wig $665 $665. Now $575.

14” K Star R 100 glass eyed, marked 36, hairline left side of face, blue stat eyes, great antique mohair wig $850 $850. Now $545.

14” Lenci? All Original in gold brocade gown, fabulous mohair hair style, brown painted eyes $295.

9” CM ‘2’ 3 hole Belton on French bj body, all original costume, blue pw eyes, pierced ears $1395.

14” Alexander Caroline all original in blue organdy & taffeta dress, high coloring, fabulous hair $195. 19” 1960 Pattite Ideal – high coloring, beautiful doll, redressed $195.

11 ½” Schoenhut Toddler w/ 1913 label on head, few paint chips $350. 11” CM FG Marotte on ivory whistle handle, 2 ½” shoulder head w/ blue pw eyes, pierced ears, does not work $1250 $1250. Now $1095.

16” 1949 Painted Patent Pending Terri Lee w/ ash blond transitional wig, beautiful facial painting, original white & red striped dress & raincoat w/ hat $445. 16” Terri Lee all original with Daisy in tagged outfit $225. 16” Patti Jo – Terri Lee in tagged clothing, rewigged $595.

14” CM Pouty AM 700, brown sleep eyes, stiff wrist bj body, hairline back of head $2150 $2150. Now $1495. 11” S & H 1079 on French bj body, brown sleep eyes, pierced ears $385. 10 ½” S & H 1078 on stiff wrist body, brown sleep eyes, antique clothing $595 $595. Now $465.

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10” All Bisque Kestner Wrestler, gl. eyes, early blush under brows, “swivel neck”, immaculate pale bisque, orig. mohair wig, wears ant. batiste & lace dress & great ant. Fr. hat, on orig. all bisque very chubby body w/typical bent left arm, jointed shoulders & thighs, body blush in all the right places, early peg strung, multi strap boots. The “largest” size Wrestler EVER made. Rare & MAGNIFICENT!!! $4875. 4.5” JDK All Bisque Boy, sl. eyes, perfect pale bisque overall, “swivel neck”, orig. curly mohair wig & all ORIGINAL costume, multi strap bootines & on orig. perfect bisque body w/RARE clenched fists. FABULOUS, out of my collection & only....$2550

Rare Large 7” JDK All Bisque Googly With Jointed Elbows & Knees, Watermelon mouth, orig. mohair wig, side glancing sl. eyes, ant. Fr. organdy dress w/pink silk ribbon trim. Very RARE large size & ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! $3800.

18” S & H #739 DEP, p/w eyes, perfect bisque, ant. mohair wig & orig. pate, beautiful ant. batiste & lace heart print dress, orig. ant. slip, undies & ant. shoes. On orig. S & H body. Rare early character from S & H 700 series. BREATHTAKING!! $1975.

6” All Bisque Gebruder Heubach Coquette, perfect pale bisque, painted eyes, painted molded & deeply modeled hair w/hairband, jointed shoulders & thighs, wonderful complete “FACTORY” orig. costume, incl. orig. scarf & apron. On orig. chunky body, in a great size. A little JEWEL!!! Priced at only....$650.

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11.5” S & H #949 Character, mint pale bisque, sl. eyes, early sq. cut teeth, newer mohair wig w/tied side to top braids &orig. pate, wears vintage silk dress, ant. shoes & socks, on orig. S & H body. OUTSTANDING innocent expression. A little jewel!!! $1875.

10” UFDC Convention Doll, especially made for United Federation of Doll Collectors Inc., Doll Show, 64th Annual Convention, in Washington D.C., in 2013, MINT IN BOX, magnificent white long satin gown w/train, w/gold embroidery, pearl necklace, white satin high heel shoes & long gloves, plus negligee. Piercing eyes. Out of non smoking home. The most beautiful doll made for Convention. Certificate of Authenticity. Ltd. Edit. $425.

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t is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Krombholz, a tireless researcher devoted to our understanding of the German doll industry. Mary was a prolific writer for this magazine, an author of seven groundbreaking books on German dolls and a judge for UFDC. When I last spoke with her, she was planning several articles resulting from a recent trip to Germany. Her boundless enthusiasm was infectious and thoroughly delightful. Since 1993 Mary traveled every year to Germany to research dolls. Her efforts have enabled collectors to identify previously unknown china and parian-type dolls. Mary’s activities were not confined to dolls; she was a member of several Cincinnati philanthropic organizations and a trained landscape gardener. She leaves behind her husband Herb, two children, and two grandchildren. I will miss her and I know that many of you who knew Mary personally or benefitted from her important books feel the same.

Auction Preview: Frasher’s July 15

Of the Jumeau models known as “Triste” this 28” bebe is an outstanding example with long-face modeling, flawless pale bisque and endearing expression; shown also, a French wax Easter baby in paper mache egg.

Rare and lovely, an exquisite 20” wax portrait doll in original bridal costume, a First Place winner at the U.F.D.C. 43rd Annual Exhibit in 1992.

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rasher’s catalogued auction, “We must be pretty for Kansas City,” will take place Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri preceding the U.F.D.C. Annual Convention. The dolls offered include many First Place winners from long ago conventions. There are numerous French bisque bebes and poupees by Bru, Jumeau, Steiner, and other makers, including a precious and rare character model by Van Rozen. Dolls known as Sonneberg and Belton types will also grace the catalog pages. German bisque dolls include the ever-popular Kammer and Reinhardt character toddlers, children and babies, many in large size, as well as charming examples of Gebruder Heubach characters,.plus closed-mouth models by Kestner and Simon Halbig. Early poured wax dolls rival their bisque cousins for title of “most beautiful”. There is also a small number of Schoenhut character dolls, a Dewees Cochran portrait girl, R. John Wright

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collector dolls, and more. Sprinkled through the catalog pages, is a vast assortment of doll clothing, bonnets, shoes, jewelry and accessories. The auction offers a wonderful opportunity to see fine examples of a variety of dolls in all price ranges. The auction will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which is just a short walk from the Marriott Hotel, site of the U.F.D.C. Convention. The auction preview begins on Wednesday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. and the auction gets underway at 2:30 p.m. Although attendance is the best option for acquiring a doll from the auction, collectors may also place bids by written or telephoned absentee bids, faxed bids, or by making a reservation for live telephone bidding. Live internet bidding available@ liveauctioneers.com. For further information or to order a catalog phone Frasher’s at 816-625-3786; or view the full auction at liveauctioneers.com website.

Above: Impressive in every way is the pale-complexioned Steiner bebe in grand 33” size with lever-operated eyes.

Right: Exuberant and captivating, a most unique character child by famous Belgian sculptor Jeanne Van Rozen sports her blue ribbons from U.F.D.C. annual exhibits in 1990 and 1993.

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A rare French bisque “Stauette Poupee” by Jumeau with unique Radiquet and Cordonnier body is most desirable.

Right: Irresistible and alloriginal, a youthful looking poupee with patented Alexander Dehours neck articulation. JULY 2015

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Among Friends...Theriault’s presents the

A dainty 12” bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with two faces is offered, as is the rare two-faced Bru poupee and other rare two-faced character models.

The Father of Our Country was perfectly captured by Martha Chase in this distinguished 25” portrait doll, with original costume.

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The multi-facets of character are captured in the 21” multi-head character doll from Leon Casimir Bru, a very rare model.

Welker Collection July 15 in Kansas City, MO

5. The enigmatic beauty of Jumeau’s portrait bebes is ever entrancing, especially in a 21” size.

No other examples are known to exist of this hollow-leather-bodied bebe by Clement of France.

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mong Friends…an auction title aptly chosen for Theriault’s annual July auction. And apt, too, for the presentation of The Billie and Paige Welker Collection of Rare Antique Dolls for it was at annual UFDC conventions that many of their dolls won the coveted blue ribbon awards they still bear today. And apt, also, for a notice of these dolls to appear in this magazine, where, in past years some have appeared as cover girls and feature dolls. The gracious Southern couple, Billie and Paige Welker, collected dolls for many years, with a particular love for American folk dolls from their own Southern roots such as the cloth dolls made by Maggie and Bessie Pfohl in the Moravian community of Salem, North Carolina, the distinctive black sculpted paper mache dolls of Leo Moss, of which their collection owns wonderful rare examples, and Ella Smith’s Alabama Baby. The interest in regional folk art led them further afoot, too, as their collection includes a superb ringlet-curled Izannah

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“Hey, I’ll see ‘ya in KC”, is the winking message from the 19” soldier googly.

Featured on the cover of Theriault’s “Among Friends” catalog is this extremely rare 23” doll whose sculpted character features may be unrivalled in doll history.

The unusually expressive features of the A.T. are surely the hand of a master, and its 21” size allows this artistry to best benefit.

The ebony blackcomplexioned bebe by Leon Casimir Bru is prized for its rarity, but when that rarity is combined with flawless complexion and realistic expression as this 17” model, it is invaluable.

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Walker doll, rare models of Martha Chase including the black Mammy and George Washington, as well as the Columbian doll of Emma Adams. As always in doll collecting, one interest then leads to another. The Welker’s fascination with the characterization found in cloth dolls led then toward German and French bisque dolls of character. A remarkable group of art character dolls from the late 19th/early 20th century European doll makers is a major focal point of the collection, ranging back and forth from googlies whose rarity of model is enhanced by large size to a daunting portrait of an older woman who graces the catalog cover to petulant or laughing or whimsical children. As art character dolls are sought in larger size for the enhancement it lends to expression, so French bebes are highly sought in petite sizes, all the better as one collector phrases it, “to hold in the palm of your hand”. The Welker Collection offers a stunning size 1 A.T. bebe, as well as wonderful

Simply 14” of beauty is the blue-eyed Bebe Bru who has “the look” so sought by collectors in the know.

Izannah Walker, some say a worthy rival to the best of American folk art portrait painters. And when you can find a model such as this with the desirable ringlet curls, there is simply nothing better.

“So, do you like my sculpted painted cap, or is it my winking eye that gets your attention? I’m 14” tall, pretty large for my model, and I bet you won’t find another!”

Known as the “singing” Heubach girl for her expression, the 17” model is as rare as she is realistic.

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1. Beautiful and perfect china lady with rare hair style braided down side and braided bun with comb. Blue eyes, orig. dress, 15”, $1,350. 2. a. The cutest little doll you’ll ever own. This 10” EJ Jumeau has it all. Perfect bisque and body and beautifully dressed. Brown paperweight eyes, a charmer! $7,750. b. Beautiful brown eyed EJ Jumeau in antique blue velvet costume, size 5 (14”), orig. body and body finish, perfect. $7,450. c. Cute as a button - 10” Sonneberg child #137 - perfect bisque head, orig. body and body finish, orig. blond wig, beautiful outfit. $1,950. 3. a. Soldier googly with helmet by Max Handwork, perfect, wonderful costume, 11”, $2,950. b. This large “Just Me” will steal your heart, orig. outfit, great bisque and a perfect body, 12”, $2,950. c. JDK 221 google, totally orig., 10” and in mint condition. Makes you smile! $5,250. d. Extremely rare Heubach snow soldier, 9” of perfection, $1,150. 4. Original family dolls in exc. orig. condition. Twin dolls are hard to find, these beautiful sisters are by Kley & Hahn, 23”, orig. outfits, $1,295. 5. a. Cute as can be Schoenhut Walker with orig. shoes and outfit, great cond., 11”, $675. b. Luxury Schoenhut in all orig. cond., blue intaglio eyes and top of the line wig, no touch ups, 16”, $1950. c. Great Schoenhut boy in his orig. outfit, excellent condition and orig. finish, 11”, $775 6. a. All original gorgeous French bisque EJ Bébé by Emile Jumeau. Perfect head and body, luminous blue glass PW eyes, origi. couturier dress designed by Ernestine Jumeau - a knockout! 18”, $12,750. b. Outstanding Portrait Bébé by Jumeau, perfect cond., original blond wig and a great outfit. A prize doll for any collection. $9,450. 7. Handsome gentleman with carved wooden head, circa 1880, all

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perfect, movable arms, 5”, $345. 11. Door of Hope bride and groom in wonderful cond, vibrant colors, groom missing hat, bride has sculpted chignon and carved hands, 11”, $2,150. 12. Door of Hope man beautifully carved and wearing rare hat, all orig., 12”, $1,150. 13. Splendid Bru Breveté, 15”, hands, head and pate in perfect cond., orig. wig, nice body, brilliant blue eyes, in gorgeous costume of antique fabric, $17,500. 14. a. Outstanding K*R 114 “Gretchen” wearing her orig. outfit, 16”, $3,250. b. Very pretty “Mein Libeling” K * R 117, wonderful bisque, bl. sleep eyes with orig. lashes, 17”, $4,250. c. Great example of K*R’s 115A on orig. toddler body, antique clothing, lovely cabinet size, 15”, $3,250. d. J. Chein sand pail, USA, with bears playing in water, good color, c. 1940, 4-1/2”, $225. 15. a. Lenci Golfer “Pluci” 300 sports series, exc. cond., with orig. golf club, 17”, $3,250. b. Lenci Scottish Boy in wonderful cond. 300 series, $2,750. c. Lenci boy from 300 series, rarely found in rowing costume, with orig. paddle, 17”, $1,595. 16. a. Open mouth Bébé Jumeau, brown bisque, orig. mariner costume, marked French boutique shoes, 17”, $3,450. b. American schoolboy, hard to find in brown bisque, 21”, $1,950. c. Beautiful example of the sought after S & H 1358, orig. wig and antique outfit, $6,250. d. Sonneberg black bisque child doll, c. 1880, rare, made to compete with French market, perfect and orig., 12”, $1,950. 17. black doll is sold. 18. Antique sand pail “Seaside,” with sailboat and bi-plane, c, 1915, 5-1/2”, good color, $445.

Nénette & Rintintin: Poulbot’s Children and Lazarska’s Fetishes by Dominique Pennegues

Front cover French magazine “La Baionnette” July 1918. Illustration by Francisque Poulbot showing three children playing with their Rintintin, Nénette and Petit Lardon (baby) as woolen puppets. The title says “Nénette et Rintintin ou les fetiches” (Nénette and Rintintin or the fetishes).

Nénette and Rintintin bisque dolls produced by SFBJ for Christmas 1913. “Rintintin et Nénette Nouveauté artistique. Bébés humoristiques modelés par Poulbot.” 36 cm. Note: the dolls could be bought separately or sold together as a couple in a box.

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Back cover “La Baïonnette.” Illustration by Georges Delaw showing Nénette and Rintintin as yarn dolls, dancing together and singing “Flocons de laine!… Pirouette!… Pichnette!… Fétiches de Paris, pour narguer le Gotha, Vous qui faîtes la nique à la Super Bertha, Nénette et Rintinti!... Rintintin et Nénette!... Fils d’un bon humoriste et d’une midinette, Vous êtes notre esprit un courage léger… Notre âme qui se cambre à l’heure du danger… Le rire qui fleurit à notre Baïonnette!“ (summary: Nénette and Rintintin as rag dolls, dancing and singing a song to their glory as good luck fetishes.) 28

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énette and Rintintin are the names that the French illustrator Francisque Poulbot gave to two “artist dolls” produced by SFBJ in 1913 under the mold number 239, in one size of 36 cm (approximately 14 inches). Those humorous bisque dolls were first introduced for Christmas 1913 but do not seem to have met with much success – their prices were high and their flat faces with tiny eyes did not attract young children. Production was soon stopped after WWI started in August 1914. The girl’s name was “Nénette” and the boy’s “Rintintin”, even though Francisque Poulbot in his 1918 booklet “Encore des gosses” (More Kids) presents the girl as Rintintin and the boy as Nénette, the nicknames used by him and his wife. In 1918, during the night of the 30/31st January, for the first time since WWI began, new German bombers “Gotha” dropped many shells on Paris, so that in a half an hour 259 civilians were killed. Furthermore, on the 23rd of March, a large German cannon, nicknamed “Grosse Bertha” (big Bertha), installed 120 km from Paris, fired at 42 meters above sea level, killing Parisian civilians, women and children. The bombing of the city continued until the 16th of September. The bombing demoralized the Parisian population, as it was no longer only soldiers who were in danger, but entire families, with fathers on the front and the rest of the family suffering German bombing. During those terrible months, Parisians took refuge in basements and prayed for survival. It was during this period that Parisian women began to make Nénette and Rintintin as good luck woolen dolls (fetishes), to pass

time during the long alerts. They were offered to their loved ones as protection from being injured or killed. The oldest documentation I have found about those good luck yarn dolls is a small article dated from May 22, 1918 from an unknown author. From this article, we know that Nénette and Rintintin Fetishes already existed in May, and had become the rage at the time. It also mentioned that the good luck charms were made of wool by Parisian midinettes (seamstresses), but could also be found in silver or even gold, ornamented with precious stones. However, the author was warning his female readers: Madame, do not buy the metal charms because only those handmade woolen Nénette and Rintintin dolls can ward off bad luck. The author also told an interesting story about the little woolen couple and the baby, explaining that the names they were given were in fact those of some little children who came from the devastated north of France at the beginning of the war. But he does not say from whom he had received this explanation, and we remain perplexed about the real origin of those yarn dolls and their nicknames.

Postal card from 1918 showing Nénette, Rintintin and baby Dadou (also named Petit Lardon). “Fetiche Porte Bonheur. Avec eux plus de danger, Vous voilà en sûreté, Vous ne craindrez plus rien, Avec Nénette et Rintintin. “ Les anti Bertha Gothiques.” Nota : coucher avec eux 9 jours et les envoyer à la personne à protéger. (summary: you no longer fear anything with Nénette and Rintintin. Sleep with them nine days and send them to the person to be protected).

Postal card representing Nénette, Rintintin and baby Radadou, sent on the 10th of September, 1918 to a French aviator by his young niece. She is asking her uncle to take the good luck card with him when he gets into his plane to fly.

Photo of soldier with his good luck yarn couple, from “Popular Mechanics Magazine”, Volume 30 from 1918. Above, vintage photo of Nénette and Rintintin published in a 1918 Belgium newspaper. Photos published by foreign press show the international renown of the woolen fetishes during WWI.

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Alsacian couple made as Nénette and Rintintin and named “Yerri and Suzel”. Catalogue Le Pintemps 1918.

It’s only in July 1918 that newspapers mention their existence but do not say the reason why the lucky charms were named after Francisque Poulbot’s bisque dolls. An explanation could be that it was very unusual at the time to see dolls as a couple, and the dolls created by Francisque Poulbot prior to WWI may have spoken to the public’s imagination… couples who were suffering from being separated and were in need of romance. Husbands and wives were separated but Nénette and Rintintin would never be, becoming a model for hope that one day loved ones would be reunited.

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Stefania Lazarska’s AAP Nénette and Rintintin wool yarn fetishes representing Yerri and Suzel, the regional child symbols of Alsace, standing hand in hand in traditional folk costume, 1918. 4 cm. Private collection. France. The dream of any collector… to find first a rare vintage postal card representing two woolen fetishes made by Stefania Lazarska’s AAP sometime in 1918, and then, a short time later, to find the real fetishes themselves! Note the printed cotton aprons with the same drawing of red flower and black little diamonds. As shown on photo, the real fetishes are smaller than those on the postal card, also, being one hundred years old, the 4 cm tiny woolen dolls have darkened. Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP Marquess mother and daughter. The mother’s green hat is made of fine wool felt, wigs are silk, dresses are made of silk and wool, with color silk embroidery. 4 cm and 3 cm. Private collection. France. Lazarska’s AAP Young girl in her First Communion white dress, holding a long candle. 4 cm. Private collection France.

Lazarska’s AAP yarn doll post WWI, made of wool and silk over a fine metal wire, and dressed in Alsatian costume. She was once holding her baby which is sadly missing here. Note the sweet expression of the tiny face. 4cm. Private collection. France.

There are also some unverified tales that during WWI, Francisque Poulbot (Nénette) and his wife (Rintintin) started to offer woolen yarn dolls to the children of Montmartre to comfort them, and the children gave them the Poulbot’s couple own nicknames of Nénette and Rintintin. There is certainly some truth in this tale, as there is no reason why those two nicknames were from then on widely used in France for the woolen Fetishes. Francisque Poulbot had been demobilized for medical reasons only few months after WWI started, so he was not separated from his wife for long. During the entire WWI period, he had been making illustrations for different satirical newspapers including Le Petit Journal, Le Rire, Fantasio and La Baïonnette, and there was no mention of the woolen fetiches. He only started to illustrate Nénette and Rintintin as good luck yarn dolls for the very first time in July 1918. The cover of La Baïonnette shows a Poulbot illustration titled ”Nénette et Rintintin ou les fétiches” (Nénette and Rintintin or the fetishes) and the back cover shows an illustration by Georges Delaw with, once again, Nénette and Rintintin couple yarn fetishes. In July 1918, the French Army magazine L’Horizon published the ballad “La Ballade de Nénette et Rintintin” written by G. Dugué. Songs and poems were also published during the same month as were postcards representing Nénette and ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Lazarska’s AAP yarn doll in Dutch costume, with a white hat made of wool, silk hair, silk top and yellow wool long skirt embroidered with red silk and fine green wool. White very fine linen apron. This tiny doll has a round stand attached to her left foot. 4 cm. Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP Russian dancers with very sophisticated costumes. The female has a pink silk decoration on her front head, with her silk hair tied in a bun on the back. The male dancer is wearing a green light felt coat. 4 cm. Private collection France.

Lazarska’s AAP Tyrolean dancers. The skirt of the female dancer is made of fine white tulle, her red boots are wool. 4cm. Private collection France.

Lazarska’s AAP Basque folk dancers. The female dancer has a printed white and blue fine cotton scarf covering part of her hair. 4 cm. Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP German female dancer. 4cm. Collection privée France.

Lazarska’s AAP Scottish dancer with a black and white silk tartan and hat. 4 cm. Private collection France.

Lazarska’s AAP Cheerleader. 4 cm. Private collection. France.

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Lazarska’s AAP German musician holding an accordion. 4cm. Private collection France.

Rintintin and a prayer dedicated to the little yarn dolls: “Prière du matin for Nénette et Rintintin” (Morning prayer for Nénette and Rintintin). A short time later, Francisque Poulbot published a booklet “Encore des Gosses et des bonhommes” (More Kids and Little Men) where he gave his story of Nénette (the boy), Rintintin (the girl) and Petit Lardon (the baby) as yarn dolls: “the German’s will to discourage the Parisian population with their “Grosse Bertha” has not succeeded as from their bombing was born two fresh deities Nénette and Rintintin. Two ingenuous wool puppets that are everywhere, in caleshes (small carriages) as well as around the neck of Parisian ladies, on the chains of watches, bracelets, at the bottom of one’s pocket or on the windscreen.” At the end of the booklet Francisque Poulbot reproduced an ad from a 1913 Louvre catalogue with his two bisque dolls for sale, as if

Lazarska’s AAP Parisian lady with short, curled blond silk hair. She is dressed in an elegant two piece black wool costume, with a black hand bag and small black hat. Light green silk scarf. This tiny doll has a round stand attached to her left foot. 4 cm. Private collection. France. Lazarska’s AAP very rare Parisian Apache couple dancers of the smallest size we have ever found as they are a little more than 2 cm hight. Note all the details of the costumes… the man has his traditional beige cap, red scarf and black vest. The girl has a tiny red beret on the side of her head, and a blond silk wig. Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP Mexican dancer in ethnic costume. Note the unusual dark skin. Sleeves of his shirt are made of fine white cotton with green and red embroidery, his red vest is made of fine felt. 4 cm. Private collection. France.

The tiny Apache couple together with the Parisian lady show the difference in size.

Lazarska’s AAP Lazarska’s AAP Marquis and Marquise dancing the minuet. Black vest and tricorne of the Marquis are made of fine black felt. 4 cm. Private collection England. Lazarska’s AAP Marquis and Marquise dancing the minuet. Vest and tricorne hat of the marquis are made of fine yellow felt. 4 cm. Private collection England.

he wanted to prove that he was the real owner of the Nénette and Rintintin nicknames (but not the woolen fetishes he thought ugly). Furthermore, he had also patented those names, together with additional children’s names in June 1918, showing he had the will to produce his own Poulbot dolls. Ugly or not, the little mascottes had such success that even military planes and ships were named after them that same year. The name of Rintintin became known in the US when Lee Duncan, an American aviator, came back from France with two puppies found on the war field and that he had named Nénette and Rintintin. Nénette, the female, died from pneumonia a short time after, but Rintintin (Rin Tin Tin) became a well known Hollywood star. After he died, his body was brought back to France where he reposes in the Asnieres Dogs Cemetery near Paris. Fresh flowers ornaments keep his grave up to date, giving due to the 1918 romance that “Rintintin deite” will live forever in people’s hearts. Proof is that during WWII, the woolen fetishes reappeared and good luck postal cards with their images were sent to soldiers and loved ones. An American designer, Alfred Philippe, also patented in June of 1943 a luxurious brooch representing the fetish couple, produced by Trifari and made of vermeil, embellished with a rhinestone sash and finished with either a ruby red glass cabochon stone head or a green emerald, pin measuring 1-3/4 inches high. Going back to WWI, Stefania Lazarska and her Polish Artist Studio was of course also involved with the making of those little woolen fetishes, commercializing them together with the classical cloth doll line she had started to produce at the beginning of WWI. However, even though she was calling her woolen yarn fetishes “Rintintin” they were in fact true artistic creations, different from the ordinary fetishes we see on postal cards of the time. These artistic good luck charms ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Lazarska’s AAP Mascotte. 8 inches. Circa 1920 to 1930. Collection Nancy Lazenby. U.S.A.

Lazarska’s AAP Mascotte made in the image of the cartoon character Bécassine. 27 cm. Collection Andrew Tabbat. U.S.A. Detail of Bécassine’s pendant marked “Déposé Mascotte Made in France” on one side and “Lazarski Paris” on the other.

Right: Vintage photo of Stefania Lazarska (in the middle of the group) showing her artistic creations at the Warsaw exhibit in Poland in 1932. On the wall are 4 flat glass cabinets with some of the AAP woolen fetishes made during and after WWI. Some mascottes including Becassine are shown as well as large boudoir dolls and babies. Courtesy N.A.C. Poland Archives.

were so popular that Gaumont Pathe Films distributed the same year a short black and white short film titled “Stefania Lazarska’s Nénette and Rintintin, mascottes for Aviators, War Godmothers and their Godsons, also the mascotte of the Sussex survivors.” After WWI ended, Stefania Lazarska carried on the making of her particularly tiny woolen fetishes, measuring less than 4 cm high (one inch and a half), making then more artistic and luxurious, using very fine wool and multi-colored silk, mostly producing them as couples being faithful to the legend of Nénette and Rintintin, the couple who never get separated. They were sold most of the time as tiny cabinet dolls but where also presented as hat pins (attached to a fine metal pin) or pin brooches. Fine metal wire surrounded by silk thread was used, the wig being also made of silk most of the time, many of them having articulated arms. It is interesting to note that Stefania Lazarska showed 34

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her tiny creations at the 1932 Artistic Exhibit in Warsaw, together with her classical artist doll production. Unhappily, these minuscules dolls are mostly difficult to find today, as due to their very small size and great fragility, few have survived. To date we only know of 40, the smallest ones being the Parisian Apache couple 3cm high (1-3/16 inches). Shortly after WWI ended in 1921 Stefania Lazarska patented her “Mascotte,” a trademark used for small cloth dolls which were larger than her woolen fetishes, but were still presented as good luck charms until end of the 30’s.

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W W W . T H E T E N D E RY E A R S . N E T 15” Depose Jumeau. Beautiful brown paperweight eyes. Creamy white bisque. Lovely dark brows. Bee stung lips. Wears orig. blue wool coat dress with ecru stitching. Br. crocheted socks. Old leather shoes. Pierced ears with old red crystal earrings. $ 6,850

16” First Series F.G. Absolutely Stunning! Has light bl. eyes with dark blue circle around the outside. Rare wood body. Tongue between lips. Red dot painted on inside of lashes. Pierced ears with pink earrings. Long blonde curled wig. Wears antique pink velvet and silk dress with matching hat. French shoes with rosettes. $ 7,900

13” Sonneburg Doll. Huge blue eyes with black liner. Creamy bisque with a touch of rose. Pierced ears with pink drop earrings. Peach lips. Excellent body finish. Wears pink eyelet dress with white undergarments. Blonde hair. Antique pink hat. Lace socks. French leather shoes with ribbons on top. Looks exactly like a Portrait Jumeau! $ 3,250

10 “ Gebruder Heubach. This doll has narrow eye cuts giving this sweetheart an unique and lovely look. Blushed cheeks. Dark blue eyes. Extremely pouty lips. Dark brunette H.H. braids. Wears child-like dress with blue design. Blue enamel pin. Vintage leather shoes with metal decoration. Straw hat with silk around and on top. $ 2,950

15 “ K*R 115 A. character doll. Blue glass eyes. Closed mouth. First out of the mold bisque. Long curly blonde mohair wig. Double chin with dimple in it. Straight wrists. Blue ribbon around white blouse and skirt with BEBE pin from old store stock. Hard to find character is such pristine condition. $ 3,500.

24” Bernard Ravca couple. As written by him on the back of the official Ravca tag; Beggar Couple Parisians from the 1920’s. Fabulous construction of faces, stitching and painting. They both wear beggar’s clothes. A true artist from the turn of the century. $ 675/pair

20” D’Artagnan, Alexandre Dumas from the three Mouskateers as written on one of the tags of this Bernard Ravca doll. Stockinette face and hands. Painted face. Dark eyes. Black hair mustache. Wears a copper colored outfit with a velvet cape. Lace collar and cuffs. Gray socks and black boots. Directly from the private collection of the late Bernard Ravca. A STEAL AT $ 135.

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17” Gebruder Heubach 7246. character. Beautiful peaches and cream bisque. Bl. sleep eyes. Long lashes. Dark blonde wig with orig. pate. Wears beautiful teal dress with handwork at bodice. Antique black velvet bonnet with wax flowers and blue silk. Excellent body finish. $ 3050.

11” Bahr and Proschild 220 Oriental girl doll. Completely original. Creamy blushed bisque with dark BR. eyes. Oriental brows and perfect lips. Wears orig. Oriental coat with tons of beautiful embroidery. Green Pants. Jointed body with Oriental shoes. A KNOCK OUT DOLL. $ 2,600.

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10” Wire eye Series C Steiner. Working sleep eye mechanism. Dk. Br. paperweight eyes. CM. Pierced ears with earrings. Classic “banana fingers” Lots of eyelashes. Thick brows. Soft white bisque. Soft blushing. Luscious blonde mohair wig. Orig. blue dress with lace slip and pantalettes. Antique leather shoes. Matching blue hat. ADORABLE DOLL WILL CAPTURE YOUR HEART. $ 6,400.

Small Felix the cat by Schoenhut. Mint condition. Great to put in the arms of your Schoenhut dolls. Made of wood. $ 385

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hen a couple share their passion for collecting it is a sure fire recipe for a happy and fulfilling life together. Cynthia and George Orgeron, high school sweethearts, married nearly fifty years ago, are a testament to this philosophy. Residents of Ponchatoula, Louisiana they have spent their entire lives in this wondrous state, home of the Mardi Gras, Cajuns and in this writer’s opinion, the best food in the country. Cynthia was a young mother when she used her sewing skills to dress hard plastic dolls as a fundraiser for her Catholic Church. At the suggestion of a friend, she brought nineteen of her dressed dolls to the French Quarter and quickly sold seventeen. Already collecting inexpensive dolls intended for her daughter, as her interest grew and after joining a doll club, she soon became hooked, her focus shifting from her daughter to her own personal tastes. Learning of an antique doll being offered for sale in an exclusive gated area of the garden district, she and George visited the owner, only to discover that she was taking bids for the doll and had received an offer for $100. Raising three young children there was little money for such luxuries and they left broken-hearted. “Knowing how much I wanted the doll, a Simon Halbig

A Visit with Cynthia and George Orgeron by Donna Kaonis

shoulder head, George said he could cash a $50 savings bond. I called the seller and told her how badly I wanted the doll and that we could raise $50. A kind woman, she was delighted, saying if I wanted it that badly it was ours.” Thirty-four years ago, they moved from New Orleans to Ponchatoula and bought a rambling 1904 Victorian-style house with a large wrap around porch, an idyllic setting for relaxing on a summer’s Above: A magnificent portrait wooden, 16th century, with carton moulé clothing overlaid with paper and silk. Her skirt is hinged and opens. Left: 18th century Creche figure dressed as a 19th century young woman on the day she received her orders. She holds a glass-eyed wax infant Jesus doll. The ivory scepter may have been an actual souvenir of a young woman’s right of passage as the holy picture decoration is signed on the back: Sister Mary Joseph, born 1810 to Don Miguel Hernandez & Anna Ditciaro. Received her orders; united with Jesus 1830 36

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Vargas Wax dolls. Vargas was an itinerate artist that migrated from Mexico into the United States. He settled in New Orleans for a while then traveled to New York where he gained acclaim for his wax figures. At that time his artistry resembled Neapolitan Creche figures. He later returned to New Orleans where he and his family began making souvenir type dolls such as these. Some of his family settled in New Mexico, where they made similar Mexican figures.

Queen Ann, all original. An ornament at her waist opens to reveal a tiny bird or chicken carved of ivory or bone.

evening. After renovating, they opened a bed and breakfast which caters to doll collectors! In the front, a shop is open by appointment, but for those who come to stay at “La Maison Verte” they get the full treatment… the couple’s amazing collection can be enjoyed at leisure. Cynthia tailors three-day or longer stays for doll collectors with visits to the Cajun country including one of the most extensive and finest presepio collections on exhibit at St. John’s Cathedral in Lafayette, the Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, which houses what must surely be the world’s largest collection of Vargas figures, the Beauregard-Keyes house in New Orleans, once home to Confederate General Pierre Beauregard and later the popular writer Frances Parkinson Keyes. Restored to its Victorian grandeur, tours include the garden and an important antique doll collection. Coming to their central LA location, many visitors naturally have special requests, some want to see the damage that Katrina left behind which still visible on the south side of Lake Pontchartrain where many people left their homes uninhabitable and moved away; others want to visit the many wonderful antique shops in the area, or

Hilda by Kestner, sitting in a place of pride in the couple’s bedroom.

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Springfield wooden with composition-type head and a Joel Ellis with repaint but wonderful old clothes. A wonderful portrait wax “Pierrot” clown, approximately mid 19th century measures at least 22 inches tall.

see the famous above ground cemeteries or tour plantation houses. One evening Cynthia holds a doll discussion, and takes out unique and interesting dolls from the collection for the group to discuss. It is an incredible not to mention an affordable experience… imagine your own local guides including transportation, breakfast, even evening snacks, all for $85 a day. Cynthia and George will even pick you up at the airport! Cynthia told me the story of one visiting collector who told her near the end of her stay, “Miss Cynthia, there is

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only one thing that would have made this trip absolutely perfect.” Curious, she asked her what that might be. “If I could only see an alligator,” she replied. On their way to a famous spot for lunch they passed through a swampy area. Cynthia drove slowly, being rewarded with the sight of a five-foot alligator who had crawled up on a boat dock. Cries of glee as the ladies bounded out of the car to photograph the alligator, keeping a safe distance. They

Madame Recamier by Dorothy Heizer.

The clown on the left is marked Germany, with a cloth body, bisque head and hands. The clown on the right was sold as French, but his papier mache body is made from American newspapers.

Two dolls costumed by Cynthia, an S & H 949 and a Bru Brevete.

immediately sent the photos to their families who were equally excited and wanted to know if they had met any swamp people. “Miss Cynthia, you did that just for me,” said the grateful visitor. During her many years of collecting and in the course of building a museum in her home, the couple have assembled a wide-ranging array of dolls. “Our maxim is we collect what we love whether it is for our personal collection or for resale. We strive for originality which is not always possible, and if a doll’s costume is not original, condition is paramount. In that case, I will costume it appropriately using antique and vintage fabrics so that it is as close as possible to the original doll,” said Cynthia. Several years ago, they had a once-in a-lifetime opportunity to purchase some exceedingly rare dolls offered by some longtime friends, one of whom had recently passed away. Cynthia and George knew that they would always regret not buying the dolls and decided to sell part of their 401K to make the deal possible. I saw one of these amazing dolls at the competitive exhibit in New Orleans and to say it stood out from the crowd is an understatement. An unusual portrait wooden from 1723, the clothing is made of carton moulé and overlaid with paper and silk. The doll is jointed at the arms and the skirt is hinged for opening. A paper snood protects the bald head. Wanting to share the doll with UFDC attendees but extremely anxious that she not damage such a valuable doll, she brought it to the convention but actually suffered chest pains from the stress.

This early 18th century wax lady with her children on leading strings takes your breath away. Height 13 inches.

Group of papier mache dolls: the largest is a patent washable type with a skirt of loose paper. The milliner’s model to her left wears her original costume, a molded hat child in a military uniform, probably a Kestner, and the smallest doll has painted hair with applied human hair over it.

The couple look for unusual variations of international costume dolls like this East Indian with his hairy chest.

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Bruckner and Baby Land Rag dolls.

K * R 201, on a cloth body with leather hands (probably not original). The two smaller dolls, K*R 101 Marie and 114 Hans, are George’s. He claims that 65% of the collection is his.

The French bull dog is one of George’s favorite things.

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Cynthia and George freely give their time to UFDC and other volunteer organizations. She is two-time UFDC regional director, the recipient of two awards of excellence – protection and preservation of dolls and another for philanthropic endeavors. They participate in at least fifteen doll shows a year, where Cynthia appraises dolls for the sole benefit of the sponsoring doll club. UFDC members can visit her booth in the salesroom this year. At the time of this writing she had just returned from the show in New Harmony, Indiana where she gave a hat workshop. She is actively involved in doll restoration, selling, and teaches classes in porcelain doll making, mainly reproductions of antiques and dolls made from modern molds. Dianna Effner is one of her student’s favorites. George also volunteers his time, being a part of the UFDC “banana crew” for several years, a group of hardworking men who do all the behind the scenes work that make the UFDC conventions work so smoothly. He is currently in charge of logistics. “It’s a lot of fun and you bond with the other guys.” In spite of the very rare dolls in

A grouping of of K*R 101’s, nicknamed Kasier Baby.

their collection, Cynthia’s favorite is a surprise…a Hilda. “George sent me to a doll show while he was cutting down a huge tree that was struck by lightening. When I got home the tree had fallen and hit the house taking off fourteen feet of the front porch and crashing into our bedroom window. Amazingly nothing in the house was damaged. My son ran up to me and said,”Don’t worry ma, Hilda is safe. I moved her to the dining room.” There was a silver lining to this story, the tree hitting the house revealed that they had termites which were quickly taken care of. George is justifiably proud of their collection and claims that 65% of their collection is his! “He loves everything. I keep telling him quality over quantity,” says Cynthia. His favorites include pin cushion dolls, snow babies, bathing beauties, fashions, dolls in international costume and his most recent pick, a large early Kestner made for the French trade.“When we travel to shows and I caution him not to buy anything, nine times out of ten, he finds a doll,” she exclaims. “I know many husbands who are not interested in dolls, making their wives become closet collectors as they hide their purchases in order to keep peace. I am so blessed that we can share the experience and the thrill of collecting together.”

All bisque Royal Crown Kestner with original sticker on her chest.

Portrait Jumeau fashion

These are both Bebe Tout En Bois, all in wood.

French leather baby.

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by Samy Odin

oll collecting is quite an amazing experience for those interested in history. Bleuette, for example, can tell us more about France during the first world conflict than one would expect. The first thing that comes to mind is the common belief that dolls produced during a war are, inevitably, of poor quality for the evident reason that the conflict brings labor and basic material shortage. In the case of the publishing company of Henri Gautier, this was not the case. Not only did the publisher not seem to suffer from the lack of fabrics for Bleuette’s wardrobe, the dolls themselves were actually produced in larger quantities by the Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets, who was no longer importing doll heads from Germany. This is the time when Bleuette first became an all Frenchmade doll. Certainly, war made things more difficult than usual, but when one considers French doll production of that entire period it is thrilling to remark that most of the legendary French artist dolls of the first half of the 20th century were created during those very years: Albert Marque’s doll for Margaine-Lacroix’s atelier, Jean Ray’s “Marraines de Guerre”, Albert Guillaume’s soldiers for Emile Lang’s company, Hansi’s Alsatian children, Willette’s Pierrot and Colombine for Gallais’s Company, Poulbot’s characters for SFBJ, Berthe Noufflard’s charming OOAK children, Gabrielle Vérité’s cloth dolls, Stefania Lazarska’s Polish Relief fund dolls, La Francia philanthropic all cloth children and many more. Shortly after the war broke out, Bleuette wore a nurse outfit and for the first time a photo of the doll, and not simply a sketch, was published in the pages of the popular children’s magazine La Semaine de Suzette. The doll seen on this ad was still made with a bisque head imported from Germany and was marked with the 6/0 size number. Note the fact that the pate, made in Montreuil (in the suburbs near Paris) bears the corresponding French size number 2. This ad was published in the issue no. 45 of December 10, 1914, only four months after war had been declared. Reading through the pages of the magazine, it seems evident that the declaration of war, at first, brought some serious issues to the organization of Henri Gautier’s business. As most of the male workers were being called under the Army, the publisher struggled for a few months getting a reduced size magazine to its readers. Issues 31 to 42 were, in fact, combined in two single issues with a limited number of pages, the famous “tirage spécial du début de la guerre” (special issue from the beginning of the war”). Issues 43 to 46 had only 8 pages each instead of 16 but as soon as issue 47, published on December 24, 1914, La Semaine de Suzette was back to its normal format, following a regular weekly publication schedule. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Not surprisingly, this difficult period brought new strategies to the business. Not only had Bécassine become a major character under the leadership of the publisher’s new associate, his nephew Maurice Languereau, who was writing Bécassine’s adventures under the pseudonym of Caumery, Bleuette, also, was becoming a more important part of the business, since the department devoted to the sale of its wardrobe was getting organized to the extent where it would become the first income source for the publisher. The first ads that included sketches of single items of 44

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Bleuette’s wardrobe offered for sale date to the beginning of 1915 (up to that point only lists of available items were printed in the magazine under the column “Le Trousseau de Bleuette”). Croix-Rouge was then offered among other mythical models, such as Tipperary, Le Joffre, Parc-Monceau, Frou-Frou, Parisienne and Primevère. In tradition of haute couture, Henri Gautier chose to give a name to Bleuette’s fashions, bringing great success to the line that added high-end garments to the wardrobe that young readers could sew themselves following the patterns published in the magazine.

Those were the years when the feminine workforce, especially in Paris, needed jobs and most companies active during this period did the best they could to create employment for everyone. Henri Gautier was no exception. The result was an outstanding offer of first quality items realized by skillful seamstresses that often were raised in the respect of haute couture standards. The oldest models that the family of the publisher of La Semaine de Suzette kept as a record of their history date from this period and feature two dozens garments, presently on display at Musée de la Poupée-Paris. Le Joffre represents a military inspired coat with matching headwear as a tribute to the French marshal who won the famous “Bataille de la Marne” on September 5, 1914. Cut from a wool fabric matching the “bleu horizon”

color that the French Army was then sporting, it is trimmed with red and golden decorations. It came with a police bonnet, as shown. Military gaiters that, unfortunately, were not kept by the Languereau/Canlorbe family, could also be ordered separately. Parisienne is the most expensive item from the early ready-made wardrobe for Bleuette. It consists of three elements: a deep blue velvet dress with silk chiffon sleeves, a matching coat and a hat trimmed with a couple of silk roses. It is one of the finest early Bleuette garments, only featured in a very few private collections. The Languereau/ Canlorbe family, alas, lost their chapeau, but another example of this luxury headwear is documented on page 39 of Bleuette, son trousseau d’origine Gautier-Languereau 1905-1960 by Monique Couturier/Samy Odin, 2005. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Deauville, a highly coveted ensemble for Bleuette appeared in the first flyer sent to the readers of La Semaine de Suzette during the summer of 1916. This document is called the “Pre-Catalogue” consisting in a single sheet, printed front and back and folded in the middle, featuring the season items for Bleuette’s wardrobe. It features, among others, Deauville, a charming dress cut from fine toile de Jouy trimmed with lace sleeves and almond green silk ruche and matching chapeau. From the same collection Madame Languereau also kept the extremely rare Pamela blue straw hat decorated with silk ribbon and fuchsia flowers.

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From the first catalogue dated winter 1916/1917, five ensembles were kept by Claude Canlorbe, the daughter of the publisher. Tsarine is a fabulous coat offered with a matching toque and muff, trimmed with faux-fur and lined with beige silk. Interestingly, the same garment was later called Frileuse (Shivery) so as not to relate to Russia which was going through its revolution. Also showing a Russian reference, this other faux-fur coat was named

Moscovite. Unfortunately, the matching hat and muff went missing, but they can be seen on page 47 of the author’s book cited above. This model was still offered during the summer of 1918 and then discontinued. Bécassine was kept by the Languereau family in its second “prêt-à-porter” version, recognizable for its square bib, as opposed to the earliest version which had a triangular bib. It was preserved with its matching green woolen cloth slippers but the original coiffe went missing. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The version of Daisy in the Canlorbe collection also dates from this first catalogue even though the model had already appeared during the summer of 1916, worn with a different hat. Here, it can be seen with the matching Mes Courses hat, made of trendy blue velvet trimmed with a colorful silk ribbon in the style of Louis XVI. The coat is cut from deep blue silk taffeta with buttons covered with the same fabric. Finally, the Costume de baptême, first featured in Bleuette’s wardrobe during the winter of 1915/1916, is shown here in the version of the following year, as seen on the first catalog, including a long lace dress trimmed with silk beige ribbon, a lace bonnet and a pique cape, finely decorated with hand embroidery. Featured in the catalog dated of the summer of 1917, Pervenche (Periwinkle) is one of the most coveted early ensembles of Bleuette’s G-L wardrobe. The dress is cut from mauve and white striped crepe with a white skirt trimmed

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with mauve bias. It includes a mauve crepe jacket, edged with the same color ruffle, and a hat trimmed with a triple row of mauve and white crepe, edged in mauve with matching flower. This ensemble was certainly popular at the time, since it was kept in the G-L catalogue until the summer of 1918. The collection of the winter 1917/1918 featured on the cover of the G-L catalog a terrific ensemble called France. It is cut from white cotton fleece and enhanced by an intense blue embroidery, a high collar and a matching belt. It came with a wide brimmed hat, alas lost in the Canlorbe collection, but presented on page 54 of the author’s book cited above. Following the chronological order, another item featured in the publisher’s documentary collection dates to the summer of 1918. It is called Fauvette and has been preserved with the two variations of hats offered that year and during the following summer. The dress is made of silver gray jersey with big pockets edged with a tangerine crepe matching the cuffs, the collar and the buttons sewn onto the bodice. The same tangerine crepe was used to edge the first cloche straw hat while the more recent bonnet is cut from the same fabric with simple tangerine embroidery on the sides.

The last G-L catalogue published during WWI presents the collection for the summer of 1919. Naturally the cover model was called Victoire (this garment, absent in the Canlorbe collection, is presented on page 59 of the author’s book cited above). The daughter of the publisher conserved a few models from the collection of that summer: Pastorale, Yvette, Pastel and the classic Marin offered in a white cotton version with a hat decorated with a ribbon which bears the patriotic inscription “Foch”, that honors the memory of another French marshal that played an instrumental role during the conflict. The war had started when the last Bleuette dolls with a German head made out of the Fleischmann mold were sold; the conflict ended when Bleuette was already a 100% French product, such as this doll that bears the “SFBJ 60 PARIS 8/0” inscription. It first came with stationary glass eyes, blue or black. It is only during the winter of 1919/1920 that Bleuette was produced with sleeping eyes. The doll chosen to finish this article wears the very patriotic Alsatian costume that La Semaine de Suzette suggested under the format of a pattern as soon as 1915, almost as an optimistic way to state the French aim to win back this emblematic region. The author wishes to express his gratitude to the heirs of Claude Canlorbe-Languereau, whose early Bleuette fashions and catalogs are featured in this article, as well as to Helène and Daniel Bugat-Pujol for the loan of their two Bleuette dolls wearing patriotic garments from the WWI era. The author can be reached by email at samy.odin@noos.fr

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Love, Shirley Temple

Theriault’s July 14 in Kansas City, MO The Griesbaum firm of Germany made these whistling wooden dolls under special commission from Bill “BoJangles” Robinson as his gift to Shirley Temple. Dancing around the Maypole are thirteen miniature Grodnertal dolls; the vignette is all original.

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long-lost collection revealed hidden in plain sight! For 75 years, the one-of-a-kind objects belonging to the childhood of beloved Shirley Temple have been carefully preserved in special archives in her own home. “I’m saving history” must have been the thought of Shirley’s mother, Gertrude, and then, later, Shirley herself. This may well be the only collection of its kind in cinema history. Not re-assembled after the fact. But kept intact from day one. These costumes, dolls, accessories, letters, autographs, documents, even bits of trivia allow us to color in the details of a remarkable life, and a pivotal time in cinematic history. The doll collection, in particular, was a unique statement of the public’s love for Shirley Temple. What

“Grumpy” appeared in the 1934 film “Now and Forever” with Shirley Temple, as the hiding place for the stolen necklace. She was gifted the bear at the Standing 5’9” tall, the conclusion of the stunningly beautiful Ikifilm and kept it her Ningyo was gifted to Shirley entire life. Temple in 1935. Her head Ideal’s 27” Shirley is of carved wood with Temple in the exquisite detail of sculpting, luxurious “Little and the inset human Colonel” costume hair is ornamented with is considered one extraordinary hair jewelry. of their rarest examples. An extraordinary group of eight mystery dolls by Madame Alexander, circa 1934, with unique costumes of couturier quality created especially for these dolls and gifted to her, possibly by the Alexander firm.

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The Merry Widow by Lenci with her glass googly eyes is one from the large collection of Lenci dolls owned by her and presented in the auction.

Shirley Temple named the doll “Susie Blockhead” and she carried her whenever she traveled, declaring there was no hair to worry about.

little girl, the public felt, does not love dolls? So in their admiration for her, dolls were sent to her by the thousands. Some handmade, some by doll-making firms, some as luxury gifts from studio executives, many as birthday gifts. In her 1988 autobiography, Child Star, Shirley Temple wrote, that in 1934, Fox executives “publicly announced that I was starting a doll collection…From all over the-office world a thousand dolls of every type and nationality flooded in.” Of these dolls, young Shirley kept her favorites while the others were donated to orphanages and hospitals in her name. As time went on, an entire room in her home was dedicated to these favored dolls, with special cabinets and shelving, and throughout her life, the dolls remained under her care. The dolls seen here are from her collection, and are among the 550 objects from her personal archives to be auctioned on Tuesday, July 14. The dolls will be on exhibit all day Monday, July 13. To see other dolls from this collection view the fold-out auction ad on the inside front cover.

The Moravian community of North Carolina was the homeplace of this doll known as “Maggie-Bessie”; how it came to the childhood collection of Shirley Temple is a mystery.

A short time before he died, Johnny Gruelle sent this set of nine Raggedy Ann books to Shirley Temple, with an autographed message to her inside each one. “May you never have wrinkled knees” reads the inscription on The Camel with the Wrinkled Knees”. Shirley’s own early Raggedy Ann by Volland is the #1 lot of the auction. 52

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In 1924, the French firm of Raynal issued a set of eight dolls in folk costumes of regions of France. Shirley Temple’s collection includes six of this set.

The earliest period of Monica dolls, having very distinctive original cloth body, is wearing a unique costume, possibly an exclusive presentation doll for Shirley Temple.

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Frivolities & Whimsicalities From Chiffonnette’s Trousseau by Sylvia Mac Neil

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illinery establishments displayed their most novel styles and their most attractive finery for the opening of each season. Shopkeepers and modistes sent out polite missives to those who were supposed to have money and the disposition to spend it, informing them that the new fashions for the season had arrived and invited all for inspection. The opportunity was irresistible, and if desire only prompted some, curiosity prompted all to accept the invitation. There was hardly a lady who would not venture forth on such an occasion, making a round of visits to certain well-known shops and milliners. There was no want of opportunity to secure the desired object. After repeated trials and nice adjustments before the mirror, by the aid of a hand-glass, and the most emphatic assertion that she had the hat that suited her exactly, and which, of course, was the only one of its kind in Paris, the purchase was made. What it actually was could not be described, and if it could, it probably would not be understood. Every season witnessed the introduction of some new shape for hats, prettier and more enchanting than the preceding, executed in the most exquisite and artistic manner. Many lightweight hats destined for the spring and summer seasons were made on a foundation of Paris net, which is a large heavily-sized open mesh, resembling tulle, or made up in buckram with wired edges to preserve the shape. The lighter forms of Paris net, and open-weave lighter buckram, were covered in lightweight materials, like lace, gauze, tulle, crepe and net. Fanciful, open straws and crinoline, crimped or not, and combinations of straw and crinoline were also made on the lightweight forms and were not usually lined. Fantasie raged freely when headgear was called into duty for numerous social gatherings and out-of-doors fêtes, which were gaining ground rapidly. A bit of 54

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This featured hat is garnished with aqua ribbons and flowers, bespangled with crystal drops and seed beads, creating a very stylish accompaniment to the dress. Stylish additions to the toilette, fanciful cotton stockings and a tulle snood with dots and lace.

A variation which makes a favorable impression in soft peach. Splendid embellishments, flowers twinkling with crystal dewdrops and glinting drops of crystal.

ribbon, a froth of tulle, and a bunch of flowers furnished most creations. Flowers, remarkable for their beauty and faithfulness to nature, blossomed prettily on bonnets, garnished dainty hats, and decorated straw bergéres. Some blossoms were massed in front, the branches passing down the middle of the crown; others trimmed the inside of a brim. Tufts of flowers twined gracefully round, with loops and floating streamers of ribbon. Wreaths of flowers placed on the edge of a bonnet flattered the pretty face beneath it. Some hats were ornamented on one side with a bunch of roses and some foliage, or dainty lilies-of-the-valley. The devotees of Fashion had a fancy for glitter on their bonnets. Forever dictated by the ruling whims of the particular moment, Parisian modistes introduced artistic sparkles which were among the prettiest follies of the day. Meadow grass seemed dipped with dew, foliage was spangled with crystal raindrops, flowers were starred with brilliants, stamens and twisting tendrils were touched with gilt, and dew drops were lavishly distributed on leaves and petals, like dainty, little gew-gaws. Tips of feather leaves were accented with an amusing medley of tiny tubes of clear glass with rounded drops or novelty florets on the end. Flowers with long stamens were often embellished with the same quivering, little pendent balls. Clusters of beautifully frosted leaves, others covered with

snow, glittered with prismatic colors at every movement of the head. Ears of wheat made of silvered mesh glistened, and feather grasses, tipped with crystal dew, sprang from clusters of curled, iridescent strands of metal. Delicate veils and torsades of tulle were heavily bedizened with beads. There was a novelty for black tulle, in which the net was fine and close, and thickly studded over with tiny, silvered dots. Spears of grass formed of some sparkling metal, changed color continually as the light played on it. Nestled among elegant grasses were a myriad of little spikelets formed of mother-of-pearl, so tiny and delicate, that the least breath would set them in motion. Yellow gas lights flared overhead, lighting up a luxurious display of crystal ornaments and other little fancies, causing them to twinkle like precious jewels. Another sparkling ornament that Fashion produced was spun glass. Made up of silkenlike threads of glass, the fine filaments were so delicate that the wind or the slightest touch could break them, and if a minute particle lodged in the eye, great suffering would have ensued. It was not recommended that the arrangement of these shining and radiant garnitures be used as an inside trimming to a bonnet, nor should they droop over the brim. But, they were arranged on the outside with good effect and, supposedly, without danger. To suit the prevailing style of glitter, coiffures were ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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capriciously dusted with pearl, gold and silver. Gold powder had a very poor effect, but when gold leaf was taken and cut exceedingly fine, and the hair sprinkled with it, the effect was brilliant. The caprice was thought to be too rich for ordinary purposes, but would be exceedingly appropriate for evening toilettes. Long tulle or lace, or blonde lappets were fastened under the chin, either by a brooch, or an ornament of some kind or other. Some bonnets had narrow, crepe or ribbon ties, bordered with a ruche of silk or ribbon. The ties formed a bow on the chest, accented with a sprig of flowers in the center. Veils worn in points over the face, were all the rage, but a great many of the veils were merely squares of tulle thrown carelessly over the hat, apparently not fastened at all. Nets of any kind were in vogue, some highly trimmed with flowers, lace, or ribbon. A great deal of art and a sense of good design was necessary to mix tulle and ornaments with pleasing effects. In the season of flowers, a pretty novelty appeared in the elegant, floral couronnes for soirées and wedding celebrations. Frivolous creations they were, possessing the charm of simplicity as well as richness. These wreaths were not arbitrary arrangements, but were studied and designed to suit the social occasion and the style of the wearer. Various white, wax flowers and buds with softly tinted, green leaves were intertwined on wire covered in white silk thread, and were made up into bridal wreaths and small clusters of matching flowers to trim the gown. Other white flowers were Here the hat is accented in dipped in wax, and had lavender on black spotted tinted, yellow stamens tulle, with drops of jet and and rich, green leaves. For Chantilly lace. ball coiffures and dansantes, fancy had no bounds. Floral wreaths on silk-covered wires were made very full in front, gradually diminishing in size toward the back, held in place with a tiny bow tied behind. Fanciful bandelettes were mounted on bands of rich velvet or satin, garnished with flowers and bows of ribbon. Elegant crowns were covered with bouquets of flowers and tufts of feathers, dainty blonde and loops of ribbon mingling delightfully. One evening crown was plain in front, mounted with ribbons and buds, extending into a garland of flowers at the back, with a spray of miniature ivy trailing gracefully on the hair. A wreath of flowers true to nature mixed with moss and sprays of foliage were brilliant with crystal

A frivolité of crimped crinoline, with glass grapes and notched feather leaves, and a chaine Benoîton of crystal.

drops of dew. Another dainty affair consisted of a little bow of satin fastened to a bunch of moss roses, small buds falling behind. White lilies of the valley and sweet violet twined gracefully round, with loops and floating streamers of silk ribbon. All were much admired for their creative whimsicality. At this point, the perusal of the fantasy land of Headgear cannot be quitted until the topic of hairstyles has been addressed. It had become fashionable for reputable ladies to paint their faces, tint their eyelids and lips, dye their hair, and to wear false hair. To the casual observer, all was loveliness and curls, but upon closer inspection, it appeared that those veritable scaffolds of hair were not perfect models of elegance and grace. What was not bestowed by Dame Nature was gifted by the Goddess of Fashion. All that hair beneath those fanciful confections known as hats, particularly that at the back, was puffed or braided over a frizette, and gave the head an unnaturally large, dropsical look. Untidy locks were straying wildly about, mingled with false hair of every kind ... burnt with acids, frizzled with hot tongs, dried up with ammonia, those dead-looking tresses that drooped in curls with

All manner of twisted and crimped crinoline and pretty trumperies…

crinkled, split ends, were the most untempting sight a man ever gazed upon. No other epoch offered more decadent specimens of the wig-maker’s art. The more wild and mad and utterly improbable a lady’s coiffure became, the more reasonably she might expect herself proclaimed the reigning queen of Fashion. Fortunately, the devotees were not consulted in regards to the latest style for dressing the hair on dolls’ wigs. Rather than the hair arranged in a multitude of unartistic ways, wigs were exceedingly pretty and simply dressed, infinitely becoming and well within the parameters of the prevailing mode of fashion for dolls. The inspiration for the first two perfectly charming little affairs featured here is one which was included in the large and magnificent trousseau of the china Huret doll, Blondinette Davranche. Her original hat was made up with red accents, where the colors here are aqua and soft peach. A hat similar to these is seen in the July issue, 1866, of La Poupée Modèle and is referred to as, “a Chapeau Lamballe for dolls. It is the hat which looks the best on little girls and which is seen the most. It is made from an oval of crinoline or straw for the foundation, for example, the center of an old straw hat. Sew a wire all around the edge ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Perfect enchantment keeping pace with the dictates of fashion… A complicated elegance of fantasie crimped straw and a chaine Benoîton of tiny beads of crystal. Loops of glittering crystal beads and the most novel beads of woven straw assume a fairy-like bit of splendor.

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of the foundation. It can be covered with muslin or crepe, bordered with ribbon or velvet (ribbon). Then set on top of the velvet a little ornament of fantasy straw or a little bouquet of flowers.” Another novelty for hats was referred to as, “chaines Benoîton, made of jet beads…or beads of crystal. When the hat is tied, these rows of beads fall in tiers upon the chest.” Another garniture, very similar, was a band of Val lace edged with crystals, and was referred to as a chaine Benoîton, or a continuous barbe of lace. Ambitious couturiers and modistes endlessly searched for designs to suit the feminine extravagance and frivolity of the age. They attended first nights of all plays, studied every painting and were present for every vernissage, read all the dramatic and melodramatic literature, and even drew inspiration from the military. Many of the most successful and entrancing fashions were skillfully designed after some well known figure or event, all founded on reliable information. A veste Figero or a Garibaldi costume was known and admired, as well as the Marie Antoinette fichu; Metternich green derived its name from the German Princess Metternich, and the Chapeau Lamballe was named after a confidante of Marie Antoinette. The embellishments known as chaines Benoîton, were developed from a popular play by Victorien Sardou, La Famille Benoîton. It premiered in Paris at the Theater of Vaudeville, on November 4, 1865. At one point, an actress possessing both wit and humor, decided to wear her string of pearls falling from her hat, rather than around her neck. Couturiers were inspired, and the fashion of wearing strings of beads depending from the edge of a hat was an immediate success. Illustrations of hats garnished with the many renditions of a “Benoîton” graced the pages of fashion periodicals for several years, without ever citing, for those who might have been unaware at the time, and for those inclined today to research the origin of this most novel and whimsical ornamentation.

Such was the fashion of the day. Millinery constituted the chief tax on Parisian designers. Inspiring modistes, endowed with matchless taste, created the most ravissant little affairs. Coquettish hats, resplendent in fanciful devices, incrustations, and artificial flowers, bloomed and brightened the promenades, from the rich and costly confections of the grandes élégantes to the modest afternoon straws of the plainest little maiden. The particular style of hat featured here can be made from a variety of fabrics and garnished with little fancies and baubles, as seen in these photos which represent just one style of headgear pictured in the book, The Enchanting Trousseau of Chiffonnette. Gauze, tulle or fine lace can cover the frame, for a light and airy effect. Ribbons of velvet or taffeta could be set across the top of the hat, and made into falling streamers tied coquettishly under the chin. Flowers, small and simple, made up in silk or velvet, or larger and more dashing blossoms, accented with velvet or feather leaves and curling tendrils, were always in favor. The chaines Benoîton were amid the luxurious surroundings in the Paris of Fashion. Other hats can be bordered with scrolled, silken loops, which were among the garnitures admired by those who followed the dictates of fashion. Simple straw hats can be successfully bound in silk or velvet ribbon. Fashion, like the universe, has infinite possibilities. Let fancy be your guide, and create your own novelty of the season. Check before the final decision is made for sizes and proportions and lengths, as well as materials and trims to determine which will best flatter your doll.

Following the order of the day, beaded chaines Benoîton and every little fancy of the moment, ruched gauze, glass berries and coils of wired red silk, accented with tiny beads of crystal. Two chaines of seed beads, clear crystal alternating with double rows of translucent white.

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The same luxurious caprice, this one prettified in yellow and sparkling crystal.

Materials and trims for hat for a 17 ¾ inch doll A Two size 10 embroidery or crewel needles

A 4 inch square piece of lightweight buckram or heavily sized tulle A 11 – 12 inches of hat wire

A 6 x 4 inch piece of tulle (or larger, depending on the how thin your fabric is) A 5/8 inch wide ribbon, 30 inches long (1/2 inch to ¾ inch wide, 5 inches long, velvet ribbon for top trim, if desired)

A 1/4 – ½ inch wide Val lace, 10 inches long A 5 crystal beads, 6 mm

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Number 2. Fold the end of the ribbon under Âź inch. Beginning at the center back, fold the ribbon in half lengthwise and sew it around the foundation, covering the wire. Use a stab stitch, placing the stitches along the edges of the ribbon, catching the ribbon edge on the top and underneath the foundation. Fold the end of the ribbon under Âź inch and stitch together, with the folds just butted together, not overlapped, and sew with a slip stitch.

Number 3. Gather both 6-inch sides of the tulle and place the foundation in the center; fold the edges over the foundation.

Number 6. For the band of ribbon on the top, the same ribbon can be used, or a different one, perhaps wider, or of velvet, as in this hat. Fold and twist and shape the ribbon, pinning it to your ironing board and steaming in place, so the ribbon will retain the shape. Set the ribbon on the top of the hat, with the ends underneath. Stitch in place.

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Number 1. Cut the foundation of lightweight buckram, or heavily sized tulle, which is best for a sheer, delicate look. Shape the wire in an approximate oval shape, perfecting it as it is sewn. Attach the wire to the foundation with needle and thread, and make a double knot to the foundation, knotting it tightly. The wire is then sewn along the edge, beginning and ending at the back of the oval; use a stitch similar to a blanket stitch, but one which holds the thread more securely to the foundation. Overlap the wire ends at the back, with stitches closer together.

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Number 4. Underneath, baste the tulle to the foundation with a stab stitch.

Number 5. Cut the excess tulle close to the edge of the ribbon. Overcast the tulle to the ribbon, which will hold it securely and give a more finished edge. Sew carefully so the stitches do not show through on the top.

Number 7. To make the pendent drops, begin with the drop in the center, as shown on the pattern. Fasten the thread onto the ribbon slightly underneath, and thread five seed beads onto the needle, then one larger bead, and one more seed bead—either the same bead or a different one as on this hat, which is translucent white. Then bring the needle through the large bead and the five seed beads and knot the thread in the same place on the ribbon. The drop should be a bit loosely sewn so it will depend coquettishly. Each drop is made separately; make two drops, evenly spaced, on each side of the center, also indicated on the pattern.

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Number 8. Decide how long the lace barbe should fall on your doll; this one measures 8 inches after it is gathered. Using small stitches, gather the lace on both sides of the center, about two inches when gathered, so the lace will lay flat when finished. Sew seed beads along the straight edge of the lace, about 3/8 inch apart. Make a small tuck on both ends of the lace, then sew it onto the edge of the hat underneath, as on the pattern.

Number 9. Each ribbon tie measures 8 ½ inches. Fold the edge under ¼ inch, then make a small tuck; sew the ribbon on the same place as the lace. Repeat for the second ribbon. Sew a small tuft of flowers and leaves on the top; glue several seed beads on the petals and leaves. When the hat is finished, bend the hat slightly, from side to side, allowing it to sit on the head nicely. Tie a bow under the chin of the doll.

Number 10. If you wish, two beaded chaines can be substituted for the lace barbe. The first chaine is 7 inches long, and the second one is 7 ½ inches long. As you are making them, put the hat on the doll to determine the lengths for your doll. To make the first chaine, attach the thread on the side, next to the ribbon ties, towards the front. Attach another thread in the same location…both needles are used to make the chaine. Thread one needle through 5 seed beads; take the second needle and thread it through the same 5 beads. Then separate the two threads, and put 6 beads on one needle and 6 beads on the second needle. Now repeat and thread 5 beads through one needle, then thread the second needle through the same 5 beads. Begin and end the chaines with single strand of beads…much easier to attach, and looks better, also. This creates two pretty chaines of open loops and single strands of beads. Take a look at the drawing, which shows the steps clearly…you can see how easy it is to make. These chaines Benoîton are quite unique, and create a special detail on your hat.

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Fritzi’s Dolls presented a wonderful selection of rare antique German character dolls.

Nancy Meeker offers a fabulous collection of vintage collectable dolls.

Sandra Bullock presented this impeccably dressed pair.

The Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show Reported by Gail Lemmon Brenda Yenke was on hand offering appraisals of antique bears and toys. Brenda writes a weekly newspaper column, “Yenke Peddler”, offering information on vintage collectables of all types. She also presented a fine collection of antique bears and other plush toys.

Shari McMasters offered her expertise giving appraisals and restringing dolls.

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Joy Hausmann is always on hand with a wonderful selection of antique and vintage dolls. Betty Stepnowski offers an assortment of beautiful French and German antique dolls.

Mary Jo & Art Koets are always on hand with a large assortment of clothing, fabrics and trims.

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he Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show was held on February 15th, 2015, at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville Ohio. Despite a terrible snow storm the day before die hard doll enthusiasts pressed on for the love of the doll. For over 30 years the show has been held twice a year offering a fine array of antique and vintage collectable dolls as well as modern and artists dolls for your enjoyment and consideration. The next show is scheduled for August 23, 2015. Our patrons can expect some of the finest dealers in the country with a wonderful assortment of dolls, door prizes, doll stringing and professional appraisals. Hope to see you there!

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an anyone identify this unusual wooden doll head? It is 2.75 inches high and carved of a very hard red-brown wood. It was purchased at a flea market in the cathedral square in Barcelona, Spain in 2012. The head is clearly a copy of the parian doll head with the snood, adorned with a hanging plume on the left side of the head and a draped swag on the other. The shoulder plate is hollowed out, so that the head could be fitted to a cloth or kid body. Other than some faint coloring on the lips, which I suspect was added later, the head does not look like it was ever painted. I have shown this head to other collectors who specialize in antique wooden dolls, but no one so far has seen a head like this. Please respond to antiquedoll@gmail.com or call 717-517-9217 Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above.

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n extremely rare historical parisienne poupée bearing the inscription on the neck “Marguerite de Valois,” Queen of France and first wife of King Henry IV, believed to be one-ofa-kind, sold for approximately $36,500 at François Theimer’s May 23 auction. www.theimer.fr

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lovely premiere portrait Jumeau, size 1, 11.5 inches, brought approximately $6,500 at the Galerie de Chartres auction in France on May 16. www.ivoire.france.fr

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his 17 inch cloth “Maggie-Bessie” doll made by the Phohl sisters of Old Salem, NC, sold for $7800 at Morphy’s auction May 30-31. morphyauctions.com

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rom the former Mary Merritt Doll Museum, this Vichy automaton, 1895, with bisque head impressed “Eden Bebe, Paris, 12. Depose,” 29 inches tall, sold for approximately $47,200 at the recent Auction Team Breker auction. The complicated action involves the doll throwing kisses as the basket lid opens, revealing a kitten waving its paw. The theatre curtain also raises to display an acrobat on a trapeze. www.breker.com

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Gebruder Heubach’s portrait model of Princess Juliana is a prized and rare art character doll in the “Among Friends” auction.

Four examples of the Moravian cloth doll known as “Maggie-Bessie” are featured in Theriault’s July 15 auction including this superbly-preserved example.

petite models by Steiner (including series B), Jumeau and Bru. Larger French bebes include beautiful models by Thuillier, Bru (including a rare ebony black Bru Jne), and a gorgeous 17” bebe “H” by Halopeau. Another highlight is a rare leather-bodied bebe by Clement, the only example known to exist. Among the fine selections of poupees is a petite poupee by Rohmer with complete trousseau, and a rare larger size smiling poupee by Bru. A hard-cover full-color catalog “Among Friends”, features over 350 rare dolls. The auction will be conducted at The Little Theatre in Kansas City, a 2 minute walk from the Marriott Hotel. For more auction information or to order your catalog visit www.theriaults. com or telephone 800-638-0422.

The petite size 1 bebe A.T. by Thuillier is most precious, a mere 9” of perfection.

Connoisseur collectors treasure the very rare characters produced by the Martha Chase firm, for the artistry of their modeling, as seen here in the dignified portrayal of a black woman.

The Mary Sicard Collection of Door of Hope Dolls For more than four decades, Mary Sicard has focused her collecting attention on the remarkable dolls issued by the Door of Hope Mission in china. Her first published research on the dolls appeared in a 1982 Doll Collector’s Manual, which many doll scholars feel is still the go-to source about these remarkable dolls. Theriault’s July 15th Marquis cataloged doll auction “Among Friends” will offer these and 25 more outstanding models from her collection.

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COBURGER Puppenmuseum the 2015 TLC Grand Tour

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oburg, birthplace of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, is a charming Bavarian town, formerly part of West Germany. Overlooking Coburg from its hilltop location is the majestic Veste Coburg citadel, one of Germany’s largest castles. It is also home to the Coburger Puppenmuseum which in spite of a devastating fire in 2012, was open for our TLC Grand Tour visit last May. The museum contained a wide array of dolls including an exceptional collection of half dolls and artist dolls. Of course Germany is also about fabulous sausages including Coburg’s local delicacy, their famous bratwurst, which is roasted over pine cones. It was delicious!

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THE SUNDAY DOLL by Lois Cohorst

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nce upon a time in the days of long ago, a little girl grown and the same age as I am. Hazel Taylor wished for a special doll often called a “SUNDAY Hazel didn’t mind a bit if she couldn’t play with this doll. DOLL.” You know the kind talked about, seen in She was just excited that it might happen. Both children catalogs, really beautiful, but only loved from afar and never could hardly wait until Christmas. They had each picked touched except maybe on Sundays. Hazel and her “Sunday out a doll head, fully planning on getting their wish, so they Doll” story began when she was four years old. could choose a pattern for the body. Their mamas could sew Hazel Taylor was born in 1909, and she was an only and stuff the body making it ready for the wardrobe. That is child. She and her cousin, Willis Graham, who was also the way it was done in 1913. Hazel’s age, were the very best of friends. Their mothers Christmas came and Hazel received her doll. It had a were sisters and these two children grew up together like beautiful face and eyes that would open and close. She wore a brother and sister. When Hazel and her family lived near golden curls that complemented the doll’s bisque head, not the telephone office in Home, Kansas, she often ran across as smooth and shiny as the china heads on most of the dolls, a vacant lot and upstairs to the “Central Girl,” who but the bisque was more lifelike. She thought it was would call Hazel’s cousin, Willis, so she could talk even prettier. Hazel’s and Willis’ dolls were alike, to him. They were just like siblings. except his doll had black hair. Hazel’s family moved to what is now the After Christmas, Hazel’s mama made the “Ghost Town” of Carden, Kansas, where they body and added a nice undershirt, panties, lived in the general store operated by her and a petticoat trimmed with lace. She father and mother. Hazel saw the doll heads added the dress, which was accented with that were sold from the store and learned little blue and white booties. about the “Sunday Doll.” Her mother Her mama tied a two-inch ribbon explained the rules, which did not allow around each arm of the doll at the playing with the doll except possibly for a shoulders leaving a loop of ribbon behind few minutes on Sunday. This doll would the doll’s head for a hanger. She hung require care, and she learned that she the doll on a nail in a high corner of the would have to be old enough to take that parlor which was too high for Hazel to responsibility. Hazel felt that being five reach. To keep temptation down, the doll years old, she was almost grown up, quite was too high to reach, so it became part the young lady. After all, she had made of the parlor décor all the years Hazel was her first recitation at the community center growing up. and received considerable praise. She still One day, something spectacular remembered the words: happened. It was called spring and fall house “When I go out for a walk, cleaning. All the furniture was taken out of the I look so nice and gay room, the walls were brushed down, and the floor I have to take the dogs along took on a good cleaning. Hazel was allowed Hazel and Willis with To keep the boys away!” to sit and rock her “Sunday Doll” in her little their Sunday dolls. Surely her mama would agree that she was rocking chair until the work was done. Then, her ready for a “Sunday Doll.” And, with Christmas mother would hang the doll back on the nail in coming, Hazel knew that she and Willis would get the same the corner. But, it was always a happy time for Hazel when gift from Santa, because they did every year, except that house cleaning came. one year when Willis got a baby sister and Hazel did not. Through the years, Willis lost his doll. He may have She was really disappointed about that. But if she could grown to think he no longer needed it. But, Hazel’s doll is convince Willis that he needed a “Sunday Doll” too, then it over 100 years old and is housed in the same cedar chest might really happen. where she began her retirement so many years ago, except Mama and Hazel wrote a letter to Santa. now she is in the care of Hazel’s daughter, Sharon. The doll Dear Santa, still opens and closes her eyes, wears her original dress and My name is Hazel Taylor, and I live in Carden, bootees, and has all the original underwear that Hazel’s Kansas. I am almost five years old, and I know that mama made so many years ago. She still has her curls, but I could take care of a “SUNDAY DOLL.” Being much of her hair is worn. She always held a special place that I am nearly full grown, I would accept such a gift in Hazel’s heart as long as she lived. Hazel passed away in for Christmas. You can let my mama know if I can get January of 2003. this doll, so we can begin to make her wardrobe. 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Calendar of Events

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

Ongoing

2/3-9/26. France. Musee de la Poupee-Paris Special Exhibit featuring Collection of Claude Canlorbe, daughter of publisher of La Semaine de Suzette. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com www.dollshopunited.com/stores/ museedelapoupeeparis/. 3/30-9/7. Oyster Bay, NY. Doll & Toy Exhibition. Manor House at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historical Park. 516-922-8678. Plantingfields.org.

4/18-10/11. Switzerland. The Rhine in the Course of Time from the Sources to the Estuary. Landscape paintings of Johann Ludwig Blueler & current photographs. Special Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.swmb.museum. 6/7-7/31. St Louis, MO. Doll Exhibit. Eugene Field House & St. Louis Toy Museum. Lindsey Lotz. 314-421-4689. EugeneFieldHouse.org.

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9-12 Portland, OR. Doll Artist Convention. National Institute of American Doll Artists. Crowne Plaza Downtown Portland. Stephanie Blythe. 415-455-8415. 14-18 Denver, CO. Doll Show. Crown Plaza DIA Convention Center. R.O.S.E. International Doll & Bear Expo. Sarah Mellman. 720-227-5351. 14-18 Kansas City, MO. National Antique Doll Festival. Rowbear Lowman. Adam’s Mark Hotel. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com. www.nationaldollfestival.com. 14 Kansas City, MO. Love, Shirley Temple Auction. Personal Collection of Shirley Temple. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com. 15 Kansas City, MO. Marquis Catalogued Auction of Exceptional Antique Dolls from the Billie and Paige Welker Collection. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com. 15 Kansas City, MO. Doll Auction. Crowne Plaza Hotel. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786. (F) 816-625-6079. frasher@aol.com. 16-19 Ft. Worth, TX. Sasha Doll Convention. Embassy Suites Downtown Ft. Worth. Brenda Myers. bjmyeye@aol.com. 16-19 Kansas City, MO. UFDC National Convention. Kansas City Marriott Downtown. 816-891-7040. 19 Columbus, OH. Teddy Bear Artist Show. Holiday Inn Worthington Hotel. Bright Star Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827.

29-8/1 Arlington, VA. Barbie Doll Convention. Hyatt Crystal City. Deb Gallo. debgallo@yahoo.com. 30-8/1 Austin, TX. Doll Convention. Ball Joint Doll Collectors Convention. Omni Southpark. Sherri Rhein. 512-414-3793. srhein@bjdctexas.com. 30-31 Newark, OH. Doll Auction. Mark Harris. McMasters Harris Apple Tree Doll Auctions. 800-842-3526. mark@mcmastersharris.com.

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1 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. 700 Highland Drive. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com 8 Huntsville, AL. Doll Show. The Jaycees Building. Twickenham Doll Club. Sonya Heim. 256-479-3251. Twickenhamdollshow.com. 8 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Al Bahr Shriners Center. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www. crossroadsshows.com. 15 Binghamton, NY. Teddy Bear Convention. Double Tree Hotel. Teddy Bear Artist Invitational. Cindy Malchoff. 518-562-4076. 16 Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Doll Show. 201-213-2810. www.jmkshows.com. 20-21 Nashua, NH. Doll Auctions. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. www.withingtonauction.com 22 San Antonio, TX. Doll Show. Schertz Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. 23 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310-386-4211. 23 Strongville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Strongville Holiday Inn. Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show. Gail Lemmon. 440-3965386. Ceil Fassinger. 440-477-7174. 28-29 Billings, MT. Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Billings Hotel & Convention Center. Rediscoveries Promotions. Brian. 406-723-2176. 28 Kulpsville, PA. Doll Convention. Holiday Inn Lansdale. JemCon.org. 29-30 Fullerton, CA. Miniature Show. Howard Johnson Hotel. Florence. 858-454-4959. 30 Bellevue, WA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Red Lion Hotel. The Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723.

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WANTED Effanbee Lawrence Welk Champagne Lady, vinyl, 19” in original cocktail dress, prefer with orig. tag.

Nancy Ann Story Book Doll from Around the World Series, with box marked #33, an Asian bisque doll in all original condition, prefer with orig. tag.

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5 Los Angeles, CA. Doll Show. Los Angeles Airport Marriott. VOLKS USA, Inc. 310-782-8324. Volksusa.com. 5 Portland, OR. Doll & Bear Show. Red Lion Hotel. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 5 Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweebriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com. 7 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous: Doll Auction. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com 9-13 Greenwood Village, CO. Doll Show. Doubletree Hotel by Hilton Hotel. Denver Museum of Minatures, Dolls & Toys. Dona Mandell. 303-321-1078. 12 Las Cruces, NM. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Scottish Rite Temple. Dona Ana Doll Club. Gloria Sanders. 575-523-1413. 12 La Plata, MD. Doll Show. Archbishop Neale School. Southern Maryland Doll Club, Black-Eyed Susan Doll Club. Pat Magruder. 301-843-0541. Lynn Buonviri. 301-475-3466. 12 Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 12 Salisbury, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Salisbury Civic Center. Knight SE Doll Shows. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com

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12 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Al Bahr Temple. Delightful Dolls of Southern California. Linda Payne Smith. 619-265-0443. lpaynesmith@cox.net 12 Waco, TX. Doll Show. Lion’s Den. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405-810-1010. 13 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Double Tree Hotel. First Houston Doll Club. Carolyn Johnson. 409-945-2796. 13 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Ctr. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612-669-1613. CPromotionsPlus.com 13 Valparaiso, IN. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Porter County Expo Ctr. Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club. Sandy Ilgen. 219-364-8830. ilgendolls@msn.com 19 Florence, SC. Doll & Toy Show. SiMT Conference Ctr. Pee Dee Doll Club. Angie Hayek. 843-472-1311. Debbie Howell. 843-472-6158. 19 Lewiston, ID. Doll & Bear Show. Lewis Clark State College, Williams Ctr. LewisClark Doll Club. Carmen Moxley. 509-758-5487. smglawson@gmail.com 20 CANADA. Dolls, Teddy Bears & Toy Show. Italian Cultural Ctr. 780-485-3025. Dollclub. shawwebspace.ca 20 Covington, KY. Doll Show. Radisson Hotel. Triple Crown Doll Club. Becky DeBruler. 859-866-0020. 3Crown.DollShow@gmail.com. 20 Nashua, NH. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza Nashua Hotel. Granite State & Nellie Perkins Doll Clubs. Brenda Thomas. 601-472-3523. Karen Vincent. 603-547-3492. 20 Omaha, NE. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Fireman’s Union Hall. Elaine’s Dolls. Elaine. 712-889-2154. 712-253-6555. 25 Golden CO. Doll Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Tri-State Doll Sale. Lorella Farmer. 303-988-8591. 26 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Rec. Hall. Linda Vilsack. 585-482-0835. 26 Farmington, CT. Artist Teddy Bear Show. Homewood Suites. Bears near Bristol. Donna Nielsen. 585-229-4453. 26 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Ctr. Land O’Sky Doll Club. Lu. 828-883-4899. 26 Joplin, MO. Doll & Toy Show. Joplin Senior Citizen Ctr. The Heartland Doll Club. Betty Wirick. 417-781-7956. 26 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Doubletree Hotel. Regional Doll Conference 2 South. Gwen Pogue. 619-460-4678. 27 Countryside, IL. Doll & Bear Show. William Tell Banquets. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. www.illinoisdollshows.com 29-10/2 Countryside, IL. Doll Making Convention. Holiday Inn & William Tell Chicago SW Conf. Ctr. Windy City Doll Workshops – Figuaratively Speaking Doll Club. -Nancy Gawron. 630-739-3876.

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BOY CRAZY

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THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE VOGUE GINNY DOLLS by Peggy Millhouse

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THE “MARGOT” MYSTERY by Elizabeth Ann Coleman, Nancy Lazenby and Samy Odin Exploring the connection between Lenci and Mario Franco’s Margot.

About The Cover It all begin when Ann Coleman purchased a

catalogue featuring felt dolls from an unfamiliar company located in Turin, Italy. They looked remarkably similar to Lencis. Soon Lenci expert Nancy Lazenby and Samy Odin became involved and examples of these “Margot” dolls began to be acquired. They share their new discoveries with our readers. Photo courtesy Samy Odin, Musée de la Poupée-Paris.

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1) 17” Early Wax ‘Motschmann Baby’ - unusually clear and less than typically aged. This Rare 1850’s Taufling, with jointed hands/feet and floating joints, is still in layers of her fine Original Gowns! $750 2) 21” English Poured Wax - with a flawless head! Perfectly rooted hair! Original body w/ poured wax limbs and lovely original under layers too...plus a UFDC Blue! $895 3) 27” 1830’s English ‘Slit Head’ - round face in V.G.C.!, smile and original body (shoulder jt. frail) and multi layers of historic original clothes, as found, a haunting beauty easy to love. $675

7) 8” Unusual Large All Bisque Toddlers - mint and all original in their crocheted Black Forest Costumes w/ factory wigs & caps, her’s in long braids, both w/ glass eyes, and delicate quality in a striking 8” tall. Just $950 for both!

5) 14” Scarce Small Alabama Baby- a pint sized toddler w/ original facial paint and signed body well preserved in the original classic romper w/ matching brick colored boots - so quaint! $1200

8) 20” Important Kinderkopf Pink Tint Male ca 1850 - what quality! Brown eyes and brush marks, smile, original body incl. mint porc. pink tint arms and his historic classic original plaid ensemble, w/ signed factory leather shoes! Museum Class $2500

9) Lilly and Harry ‘No.1’ - What colors in these early & rare McLaughlin paper dolls, embossed, dressed and contained in the 6” mint original Box w/ its lid. A treasure! $495

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6) “Granley House” ca 1890 England - Imagine the possibilities for you and your dolls with this 35”x22”x12” magnificent Silber and Fleming Doll House. So unusual with its 6 spacious rooms each one w/ original fireplaces, glass windows and high ceilings suited to a variety of doll types & sizes. Historic Granley House, with original facade papers and chimneys, delivered to your door! No dust included! just $2500 12) 20” Important American Leather Face Lady - with the early, blue glass eyes, applied nose, ‘quizzical expression’; one original earring & clothes. The original white leather shoulderhead and matching white arms with great hands w/jewelry is mounted on the original fabric body. What style she has! $3250

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18) 32” JDK ‘214’ Mariner - Big innocent doe eyed Kestner character child, plaster pate, long tresses, original body, and so spiffy in her vintage Sailor dress and her ankle high original leather shoes! $995 19) 31” JDK ‘260’ Mariner - with a 17” cir. head! A wide eyed character with huge stationary eyes, 4-teeth, great bisque, original signed Kestner body in nautical onesie with the broad collar and 2 tone leather antique shoes. A fine playmate for #18 - the ‘girl next door’! $950 21) 14” Kammer Reinhardt ‘127‘ Toddler - scarce tyke, w/ his chunky fully jointed body, detailed and deeply molded hair, ‘shoe button‘ sleep eyes, wonderful period clothes too! A gentle boy - $1100

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17&20) The Complete Set of R.I. Sherman Paper Dolls printed in Boston, each 8” tall and contained in its own paper envelope of promotional printing for the Diamond Finish Starch Co. All mint! $375

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22) 9.5” Edwardian Mariner in the Box quality lad with PW eyes, fine costume still w. hat, and brass buttons! Still tied in his original box w. label. Never played with so why not you? $395

23) Lifelike 24” ‘Hanna’ Toddler What energy this Supersize Character radiates with her larger than life zest captured in such an incredible oily sheen bisque with such vibrant facial modeling! Original silk clothes too! $925

24) 32” Kley and Hahn ‘Sailor Boy’ - so tall and handsome with dewey bisque, sparkling eyes, great features, lively mouth - 4 teeth and quite a tongue, plus his nifty wool uniform. Ahoy! $950

25) 32” French Export Handwerck ‘109’ - what almond eyes and Jumeau brows on petal pink bisque! So exquisite she is, in pink vintage bustle back couture and 5 layers of antique undies plus her orig. black leather shoes! $750

28) More than unusual 20” Closed Mouth Bebe by William Goebel! - A compelling rarity with her paperweight eyes, closed mouth, swivel neck, fashionable body w/ bisque arms and original period clothes and shoes! From where did she come?! $1600

26) Exquisite 18” Lady Fashion - such Neapolitan grace in the high cheek bone beauty of this rarified bisque with turned head, paperweight eyes, pierced ears and closed mouth with a tiny painted row of teeth between her lips ! Bisque arms and period clothes. A rare portrait! $1800 26

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27 & 30) Rare Louis Dorléac Poupée in Original Clothes call now if you love All Original Fashions and are looking for one with a special face too! Few poupée are more distinctive than the chiseled excellence of Dorléac portraiture in immaculate bisque. Complete with factory wig, with snood, and cork pate, plus her exaggerated silk bodice with modified peplum, classic french blue ‘jupe de marche‘ and leather boots. Museum Quality! $4700

29) 9” Wrestler ‘102‘ All Bisque what a sizable ‘petite fleur’ in her original Mignonette style wig and linen underset beneath the French green silk dress with lace edging and matched hat! Shaded lids, square teeth - the works! $4000

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31) Supersized 11” Kestner All Bisque - baby blue sleep eyes,pale bisque, individual porc. teeth, adorable antique wig and antique cream wool fancy dress. Big and beautiful! $950

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38) Pre-1900 Square Tooth Kestner sublime’ A.T.’ expression on this early pale beauty with blue sleep eyes, orig. pate, barely parted lips and original vintage clothing. $650

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11.5” GH #550 Character, painted eyes, mint bisque, mohair wig, batiste ant. dress, undies, shoes & socks, on orig. str. wrist body. Rare model w/first out of mold modeling & an ADORABLE Face!!! $1750.

Rare 9” All Bisque Character #369/23, immaculate pale bisque, sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig & pate, orig. dress & a fabulous xtra French ant. dress, desirable barefeet, on orig. body, perfect bisque overall, op/cl/mo w/2 molded teeth. She is sure to make you smile. DARLING happy little girl!!! $1550.

Very Rare 10” Kestner All Bisque with Swivel Waist. Mint bisque overall, sl. eyes, fabulous orig. long mohair wig, plus center braid, orig. JDK plaster pate, magnificent silk dress, plus an xtra, “SWIVEL WAIST”, “swivel neck”, scalloped boots w/tassel. UFDC Red Ribbon Winner. Not only rare, but is ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!!! CALL FOR PRICE

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9 1/2” Tete Jumeau #1 Bebe, immaculate pale bisque, threaded p/w eyes, orig. full mohair wig & pate, gorgeous Jumeau Mariner costume, plus factory dress, ant. Fr. hat, orig. undies & Jumeau shoes. Orig. fully “signed” head & body. GORGEOUS in DARLING size #1. $8850.

17” S & H #1009 DEP, gorgeous bisque, sl. eyes, ant. HH wig, orig. pate, wears gorgeous fancy ant. batiste & lace party dress, ant. slips, ant. pink leather shoes, ant. bonnet, on orig. S & H body, beautiful character made for French trade. OUTSTANDING!! $1750.

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BOOK REVIEW by Donna Kaonis

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could hardly put down “Love Shirley Temple,” the hard cover volume containing the lifetime memorabilia of Shirley Temple. The movie costumes, props, dolls, toys and celebrity memorabilia belonging to the iconic child star were a journey through the Golden Age of Hollywood, whose reigning star during the 1930s was this incredibly multi-talented little girl. An enormous hard cover book produced by Theriault’s, it is over 350 pages and will surprise and delight you, especially if like me, you enjoy watching old movies. It just might become your favorite coffee table book! Growing up in the fifties I had missed seeing Shirley Temple on the big screen but with the advent of television, there she was, and like millions of other baby boomers, she captivated us. For four years during the 1930’s she was the world’s box number one office champion. Famous co-stars, movie producers, directors, political figures and various admirers showered her with dolls, the majority contemporary at the time, but a few much earlier. Some might have assumed that Shirley’s doll collection would consist solely of S.T. dolls, but the vast majority of dolls were popular dolls and toys from the 1930’s, this includes Madame Alexander (including eight mystery dolls), Cameo, Lenci, Georgene Novelties, Effanbee, Arranbee, Ideal, Disney, Nancy Ann Storybook, Swiss wooden dolls, Knickerbocker, Schuco, German bisque, Schoenhut, Farnell, Freundlich, teddy bears, Asian dolls, dolls from artists Mary McAboy and Mary Frances Woods and many more. Of course the Shirley Temple dolls are the best of the best, all in original clothing, and many in one-ofBill “Bojangles” Robinson a-kind costumes made in the wardrobe gifted Shirley this child-sized department using the same fabrics and racing car. trims as Shirley’s costumes. Vintage photographs show the young star with many of these dolls which remain in remarkable condition. Shirley’s mother, Gertrude Temple kept everything! The amazing costumes worn by Shirley in forty films, dolls, toys, scripts, photos, celebrity photos autographed to Shirley, letters and notes, costume sketches, movie posters, props and more. Expensive gifts…a child-size racing car given to her by Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, a diamond-studded police chief badge, the Steinway baby grand piano gifted to her by the Steinway family, a personal autograph album with hand-colored illustrations by Disney artists, a Charlie McCarthy doll presented to Shirley by Edgar Bergen, a gorgeous beaded suede dress and moccasins from the Blackfoot Indians, the hand-tooled leather saddle from the CEO of 20th Century Fox….the list goes on and on. Even political memorabilia…. letters from J. Edgar Hoover, governors, the secretary of treasury and president Franklin Roosevelt. Beginning in late April the collection was on view at museums across the country - in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, Texas, Kentucky and lastly in Kansas City, Missouri where the collection attracted not only doll collectors, but collectors of Hollywood memorabilia and a worldwide fan base. Along with her movies, this commemorative volume, an amazing compilation by Florence Theriault, celebrates the extraordinary life of this legendary child-star.

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7” Sweet Kestner 143, brown sleep eyes, compo body w/ jointed legs, straight arms (repainted), HH wig & plaster pate $625. 4 ½” x 3 ½” x 2 ¾” German Marklin? Dry Sink, Pail, Shelf & 3 Bowls – Sand, Seife (soap) & Soda, paint is in really nice shape few chips on shelf $355. Kathy Redmond 14” Queen Victoria with 5” Prince of Wales Edward VIII, this is beautifully detailed with gold crown & jewelry, snood, whole baby is finely molded, great painting, antique chair as is $950.

9” Lenci Mascotte Mint in Box, fully tagged ‘Cervinia Piemonte’, brown painted eyes, silk apron breaking, great detailing $595.

6 ½” Kestner 111 All Bisque Googlie, jointed shoulders & hips, brown sleep eyes, original mohair wig, trunk with lots of clothes made by original owner, comes w/ dolly, metal pail & Dolly’s milk bottle, this is just as she came to us $1525.

13 ½” BP 204 on early stiff wrist French type body, 2 square cut teeth, brown stat eyes, pierced ears, sweet size $595. 4” Flat Top China, sweet face, antique china arms & legs, newer body $110.

28” Rare Working Simon & Halbig 1294 Baby with Clockwork Eyes, blue eyes, original mohair wig, she works perfectly, sweet face $1895.

Barbara Buysse – Johanna Art Dolls, OOAK’s fabulous detailing, hand painted features. 15” Mammy & Baby – early piece with sweet baby in basket $895. 16” Smiling Girl w/ beanie hat & looped braids $625. 11 ½” Small girl w/ smile & pigtails $575.

14” Joanne Miglore w/ hand carved wooden head, beautiful hand painted eyes & features, $595. 4” All bisque German WWI Medic, Kewpie type look $145.

Alexander Colonial Girl #389 1962-64 mint, tags w/ box, BK walker $195. Painted eye Ginny 1948 – 49 Alice, minty fresh condition, blond mohair wig $295. 1952 Strung Ginny Steve #35 all original from Brother Sister Series, minty $195. 17 1/2” Alexander Cinderella & Prince all original complete w/ “glass” slippers $850.

64” Martha Chase Stockinet Hospital Lady, great face, fun piece, some wear $645.

18” Harmus #313 on toddler body, sweet character face, blue sleep eyes $595. KPM Childs China 8 pieces – 2 wash tubs (5 ½” & 4 ½” dia. Marked KPM), 5” pitcher, Zucker container, Poudre top, candle holder, handled scoop $155.

26” S & H 1079, brown sleep eyes, pierced ears $465. 3 ½” Steiff Teddy Baby w/ 1950’s chest tag $325.

7” All original Krauhs Vienna – General Major in box, fabulous detailing on this felt man wearing leather pants & boots $165. 7 ½” Ronnaug Pettersen Norwegian Lass all original tagged $95. 7 ½” Ronnaug Pettersen Norwegian Lass in black, red & green felt dress, all original tagged $95.

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The “Margot” Mystery by Elizabeth Ann Coleman, Nancy Lazenby and Samy Odin Background: Immediately following a memorial service in 2000 for my late mother, the doll researcher, Dorothy S. Coleman, I went to the renowned December Gaithersburg Doll show where I happened upon an intriguing mid 1920s catalogue featuring felt dolls. The offerings appeared to be from an accomplished doll company operating in Torino (Turin), Italy which we Colemans had failed to document in our Encyclopedias. As the dolls pictured therein looked astonishingly similar to Lencis and as my late mother had compiled the first book on Lenci dolls in 1977, I bought the catalogue as a tribute. I was soon to find that we Colemans were not the only ones who did not readily recognize Margot dolls or know much about the company. In 2005 as I was sharing my Lenci materials with Nancy Lazenby, during her research for her landmark Lenci book, I broached the Margot issue anticipating that in the thirty plus years since my mother had worked on Lenci Margot would be a known, if not widely discussed, manufacturer. But no, Lenci’s new researcher was new to the name and products of Margot too. In the intervening years Nancy and I had tried but had been basically unsuccessful in coming up with much more information on the firm. Enter Samy Odin who we approached following his informative article on yet another Lenci competitor, Alma. Samy remarkably had briefly seen not one but two other identical catalogues, but he too was unfamiliar with the dolls themselves. Armed with illustrations he has now in a very short period of time turned up more Margot dolls in Europe and working together we have added characteristically constructed examples to our slim but growing selection of Margot dolls. At this point we feel we have enough basic technical information to share this old, but new to collectors, name in twentieth century Italian doll making. Oh yes, as you will soon see there is a Lenci connection.

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n September 10, 1919, Enrico Scavini, owner of the Lenci firm in Torino, Italy, applied for a patent in the United States for the manufacture of felt doll and puppet heads. The patent was granted on September 6, 1921. The patent called for a molded mask which was sewn to the back of the head by a seam that completely encircled the face. All the early Lenci dolls were constructed using this patent method. Shortly thereafter on January 29, 1921, Mario Franco, owner of the Margot doll company, also of Torino, applied for a similar United States patent. The Franco method called for the face to be molded into a large piece of felt. Once the face was imprinted in the felt, the rest of the fabric was cut to form the back of the doll’s head, thus eliminating the seam around the face and giving the doll’s head a smooth

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Mario Franco US patent application 1921, granted 1922. His patent involved stretching a flat felt pattern piece for the head onto the mould and affixing it. A steam process made the material soft, after which the two halves of the mould were pressed together. When the material was dry and hardened it was removed from the mould. The seams at the back of the head were whip-stitched. Unlike the Lenci dolls this process eliminated the seam around the face. The head was stuffed through an opening at the top of the head and closed using an overcast stitch. The mohair wig covered the closing. It seems likely that Lenci used his process. From Lenci Dolls by Dorothy S. Coleman

transition from front to back. Mario Franco’s patent was approved on February 21, 1921, less than 6 months after the Lenci patent was approved. By the end of 1922 Lenci abruptly abandoned their own approved patent method and began using Mario Franco’s method of construction. All Lenci dolls made after 1922 have been made utilizing the Franco patent. Adding to the mystery is a peripheral fact which would indicate some turmoil in the Italian doll making businesses. In July 1924 the American trade publication Toys and Novelties tabulated that Italy was the sixth largest exporter of dolls to the US. While Lenci would have been the primary source, it would not have been alone. And interestingly it ceased to advertise in the premier trade magazine, Playthings for several years beginning in 1924. Margot is an unusual word in Italian and perhaps in tandem with some of his competitors, Lenci and Alma for example, Mario Franco chose to look for a feminine sounding business name and a name that would identify his firm with a single word in the style of other Italian doll making firms of the period. Perhaps it evolved, like “Lenci”, from someone close to Franco, perhaps with the name Margherita which could be abbreviated to Margot, implying a French connection, that could be perceived, at the time, as elegant yet exotic. Research on the Margot Doll Company at present practically begins and ends with undated catalogues, copies residing on each side of the Atlantic. The American owned version, measuring 20x28 centimeters (8x 11.2 inches) has a cover printed on rough surface straw colored paper in brown ink and is bound with staples. The sepia and black photographic images are presented in a faux tipped in manner. Aside from the model numbers and doll heights, the catalogue offers little information beyond the name of the company. The cover

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and title page includes images of two dolls, one of which appears in the publication, the name of the company, its address: the city of Torino first followed by the street, Via Arsenale, 12; the fact, in five European languages, that the dolls are artistic felt dolls and they were made under patent 249697. The authors assume this number is an Italian patent number and have tried unsuccessfully to confirm this as confirmation might open other avenues of research. But getting back to the catalogue illustrated here, its approximate date, 1924-26, can be established by comparison with related Lenci catalogues and other Margot references. There are seven catalogue pages illustrating a total of sixty three dolls and one “Mascotte”-like head. By comparing fashionable apparel on Lenci and Margot dolls as depicted in their respective catalogues we have come to the conclusion that Margot offerings as depicted in the catalogues date between about 1924 and 1926. Even with the visual aids of the one catalogue inspected, very few Margot dolls have been identified and those that have been are frequently not marked with a company identifying mark. Queries on both sides of the Atlantic have yielded no further information and the international assumption is that the firm ceased production in the late 1920s. For the cloth doll collector there are a lot of questions concerning the relationship between Lenci and Margot. Both concerns were located in the same city, and because of the patent exchange they were certainly aware of each 24

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other. Herein lays the mystery of Margot. Because Lenci abandoned their own patent method in 1922 in favor of Mario Franco’s method it begs the question: “What happened to Margot?” Did Lenci pay Mario Franco for the use of his patent method? Did Lenci eventually buy out Mario Franco’s Margot company in order to eliminate competition and gain undisputed the use of the patent? Was Mario Franco employed by Lenci and left to pursue a company of his own? How could the Margot firm continue to use the Franco patent after Lenci had assumed ownership of the patent? Or perhaps Lenci used the method without permission and Margot, being the smaller company, could not afford to fight to protect their patent. Whatever the reason, the Margot company was gone by the late 1920s. No mention is made about Margot or Mario Franco in Elena Scavini’s (Lenci’s) memoirs which was a fairly thorough account of her personal and business life. Like so many biographies Elena Scavini concentrates on her firm’s accomplishments in a positive light. To date very few Margot dolls have been found, but most so far identified can be verified because they appear in the Margot catalogue. No doubt more have been wrongly attributed to Lenci or other Lenci competitors. As with all dolls there are certain distinctive structural and decorative characteristics and for Margot dolls these include eye and lip treatments, head and limb seaming and shape and apparel trim.

The following chart, based on the above catalogue pages, supplies us with interesting comparative information. Face models have been designated alphabetically by the authors. The most favored Margot height is slightly taller than the most popular Lenci size. Seven facial molds can be recognized, including one in three sizes – example D. Interestingly when it comes to head construction details, both Lenci and Franco of the Margot firm both followed the Franco patent but with their own distinctive structural components: variations in seaming techniques. For Margot dolls the seam at the back of the head has the felt edges abutted and whip stitched by hand. Most Lenci’s have the ladder-stitched seam up the back of the neck, used by some as Lenci identification. There is one felt pattern piece for the head, resembling when flat, a flat “face” with two side wings. It boasts a back central seam rising to the crown with partial seams extending to just above the ear. Additional contouring is given by darting just above the ear line. The head of the Margot doll is stuffed through the opening in the top of the head, which extends from ear to ear and is closed by hand using an overcast stitch. The mohair wefting is then sewn to the scalp of the doll, covering the head closure. Dolls’ heads generally feature an inscribed facial outline indicating where the hair should be stitched and behind which, beginning at the ear-line, is a hand whipped seam from side to side which accommodates the stuffing along with the central back seam mentioned previously. Ears, if any, are only delineated in a very vague way by the seam stitching. Facial features are hand painted and seem to vary from doll to doll even within the same head model. Eyes have been found glancing to both the right and left. Some boast a highlight line across the white of the eye, others have a highlight dot in the pupil area, and some include an outline of the pupil. Noses are slightly up turned with two nostril dots. Mouths vary with some having a wider, paler over painted lower lip while others have a heart shaped appearance. Some mouths have a dot on each upper lip peak. Others have a dot on the lower lip.

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Abutted and whip stitched center back head seam. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris

Details of Margot doll head construction featuring pencil inscribed hairline, overcast stitched stuffing seam over crown, crudely delineated “ears” (bunched felt). Coleman Collection

Variations in the painting of model #065. Left. Coleman Collection. Right Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée Paris.

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The Early History of the

Vogue Ginny Dolls

by Peggy Millhouse

“THE VOGUE DOLL SHOPPE” began as a one woman

Blue Dotted Swiss Tagged dress with white ruffled collar and cuffs and white buttons, there are no panties. Box labeled Vogue Doll Outfit Style: #2361 Size: 11. The dress fits the 10” “Just Me” .

MIB pajamas for “Just Me.” Peach top and bottoms with a white collar and cuffs. The outfit fits the 10” Just Me. The box indicates two pair of pajamas one size 13 in blue and one size 11 in rose. Collection Kathy Evans

sewing room business established by Jenny Fuller Graves of Summerville, MA in 1922. The young Mrs. Graves was an experienced seamstress having been trained as a teen to make lingerie. She was quite proficient in sewing delicate garments. This smart and savvy widowed mother of three made the decision to dress dolls. As happenstance would have it, her eventual success in the doll world started with a charitable donation of doll clothes to a church bazaar. Less then two weeks later a friend requested more doll dresses. Some time later Jenny Graves found dolls for sale, in a prominent Boston department store dressed in the very same clothes she sold her friend. This was a pivotal moment and it changed the course of her life forever. The focus of this article is on two dolls which are considered to be the Ginny doll’s ancestry, the bisque head “Just Me” and the first composition Vogue “Toddles” dolls. Early in the 1900s the disposable income for families had increased over the first two decades. By the 20s, average Americans could afford more consumer products which included toys for their children. In the late 1920s a moderately priced doll, imported from Germany, named “Just Me” was added to the George Borgfeldt and Company inventory. The doll was manufactured by Armand Marseille with a German composition body. When the doll reached the U.S. retail market it quickly captured the attention of consumers. This was also reflected in the wholesale figures which led Borgfeldt to pursue the “Just Me” trademark. As a general practice the Borgfeldt Company would apply for trademarks whenever a doll was a good seller. The application process took time and a doll was most likely sold for a year or more prior to an official U.S. trademark application. The “Just Me” trademark is recorded on January 25, 1929 by George Borgfeldt and Company, New York, NY. The diminutive scale of this 8 to 11 inch doll was part of the charm that caught Jenny Graves attention and would continue to hold appeal for her. Early in 1929 Mrs. Graves was given permission to sell the “Just Me” doll. This permission enabled her to sell the doll boxed with her “Vogue Doll Shoppe” label as well as boxed outfits made specifically for the doll. While the “Just Me” trademark was not on the label it was on wholesale price lists. Unfortunately, early

“Just Me” Vogue Tag. Courtesy Kathy Evans Marks: Just Me /Registered// Germany// A. 310/11/0 M. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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A presentation set “Just Me”: measures 9” Marked: Just Me//Registered//Germany//A. 310/7/0 M. Fired bisque head, blonde curly (matted) mohair wig, blue side glancing sleep eyes, body is composition with 5 points of articulation. Outfit includes a print on dimity dress and bonnet with white organdy collar, panties are a generic light weight cotton with lace at leg openings. The shoes are white leatherette with white pompoms and the socks are cotton stockinette. While the outfit untagged with all the hallmarks of a Vogue outfit. Collection Lorna Erb

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records from the George Borgfeldt and Company are limited and it appears that most documentation of doll imports has been lost over the years. The detailed mold marks for a basic “Just Me” doll show specific sizes. Dolls came fully assembled with a German composition articulated body. Wigs were made of mohair in a limited variety of colors and styles. Side glancing “googlie” sleep eyes came in either blue or brown. Dolls were shipped to the U.S. in a simple organdy type fabric dress and bonnet over a one piece coordinating teddy or onsie. The shoes were leatherette tie shoes with pompoms and cotton stockinette socks. The early dolls were fired bisque. The painted bisque dolls were more abundant in the 1930s largely because they were cheaper and easier to produce. Mrs. Graves did not have exclusive rights to the “Just Me” dolls. Any retailer could purchase the dolls and even make special orders for store exclusives. Virginia Graves Carlson, Jenny Graves oldest daughter, fondly remembers her mother “dressed to the nine’s” sporting her famously stylish hats for her trips to New York City. She also recalled that through the years the trips continued on a regular basis so her mother could meet with the men in the big city. Mrs. Carlson also said her mother came home from one of these trips excited about a doll she especially liked. It was the sweet faced “Just Me” doll and from all accounts it was to be the doll that really put the Vogue Doll Shoppe “on the map”. Mrs. Graves purchased specific sizes of the “Just Me” dolls, two of which she identified by a girl’s name in her wholesale price lists. She redressed the dolls in her own original outfits and sold both. Eventually she created a fabric label to be sewn into a seam. The white fabric label of embroidered golden yellow script came with one word,“Vogue”. Note: the measurements of the dolls can be confusing. For example, the Peggy Jean doll was listed on the price list as 8”; today’s collectors find their measurement to be 7.5”. Foreign imports came in centimeters and it was a fairly common practice to round off the size in inches. As body styles changed the sizes will also vary. Mrs. Graves belief that a doll should be a companion, include a wardrobe, and inspire a child’s imagination guided the evolving vision she had for her small business. At the ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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“Peggy Jean”: measures 7.5” Marked Just Me//Registered// Germany//A. 310/11/0 M. Painted bisque head, blonde looped curly mohair wig, blue side glancing sleep eyes, body is composition with 5 points of articulation. Outfit includes white pique coat with collar and cuffs matching the yellow organdy dress with white organdy front ruffle trim and matching panties. The shoes are white leatherette with white pompoms and the socks are cotton stockinette. While the outfit is untagged it has all the hallmarks of a Vogue outfit by Jenny Graves. Sylvia Whatley Collection

Marked Just Me// Registered//Germany//A. 310/7/0 M. 10”, fired bisque head, brown mohair wig, blue side glancing sleep eyes, body is composition with 5 points of articulation. Outfit includes a yellow dimity dress with coordinating hat and panties, dress smocking and accent stitching of celery green, hat brim of white pique with accent stitching in celery green. Black leatherette shoes with white pompoms and the socks are white cotton stockinette. Evidence of the tag remains. Sylvia Whatley collection.

10” Marked: Just Me// Registered//Germany//A. 310/5/0 M. on head. Vogue Doll Shoppe//No. 287A Color Blue on label on box. Painted bisque socket head, blue sleep eyes, “rosebud” mouth, original mohair wig, five piece composition body with bent arm. Original blue sailor dress, panties and hat, original socks and shoes with pompons; in original marked Vogue Doll Shoppe box. Courtesy McMasters Harris

close of the 1920s she sold “Just Me” with a wardrobe beautifully styled to reflect children’s attire of the times. In the 1930s the wardrobe expanded with accessorized outfits and “presentation” sets, such as the Easter Egg. Most of the outfits came with coordinating hats, dresses, fancy clothes, play clothes, coats, jackets, and sleep apparel. Hollywood’s moving pictures were the popular diversion for American families. Seeing child stars with dolls on the “silver screen”certainly helped doll purchases. Over the years of making trips to New York City to purchase dolls and showcase her doll clothes Mrs. Graves began to form associations as she met other individuals in the burgeoning American doll industry. Early on she formed an association that would eventually help her to create her own doll. They were young William Rothstein, his brother Morris, and Joseph Ardbaum. It is believed that Mr. Rothstein and his first partner, a Mr. Bremen,were the original founders of “R and B” later named Arranbee. By the 1930s the transition to composition as a material for doll making was gradual and became the material of choice. Prior to WWII Mrs. Graves recognized the shift in the doll industry. The country was coming out of the depression. With her sales sagging, she decided to make a significant mid course direction for her company. According to Virginia Graves Carlson, her mother had long desired to produce her own doll. Jenny Graves knew this would not happen overnight. While she continued to use dolls she purchased from George Borgfeldt and Company and various American doll manufacturers, she set a new course to reach her ultimate goal, a doll of her own. In 1937 Mrs. Graves decided to focus on a small 8-inch

9” Marked Just Me// Registered//Germany//A. 310/5/0 M. Painted bisque head, blonde curly looped mohair wig, blue side glancing sleep eyes, body is composition with 5 points of articulation. Outfit includes a print on dimity dress and bonnet with white organdy collar, panties are a generic lightweight cotton with lace at leg openings. The shoes are white leatherette with white pompoms and the socks are white cotton stockinette. While the outfit is untagged, it has all the hallmarks of a Vogue outfit sewn by Jenny Graves. Collection Kathy Evans

10” Marked Just Me// Registered//Germany//A. 310/7/0 M. Fired bisque head, a mohair wig, sleep eyes, and a composition 5 point articulation body. Hat and dress tagged “Vogue”, yellow gold script letters sewn in dress. This came as a MIB outfit #2338 Size 11 outfit (no panties). The dress and hat are white linen with navy blue ric rac and darling navy elephant buttons. The Hat has wool felt fringe. The shoes are black shiny leatherette with white pompoms and the socks are white cotton stockinette. Collection Kathy Evans

composition doll that she purchased from the Arranbee Doll Company. She named this little doll “Toddles” and began to focus more on these dolls. She designed a more expansive and stylized wardrobe and gave names to the dressed dolls. She knew she was on track to obtaining a doll sculpted to her specifications. The initial reaction from vendors and retailers about the composition 8” doll was not favorable. She relied on her first impressions of the “Peggy Jean” doll and its popularity and the ensuing sales. Trusting her instincts she would not be swayed! Her daughter said once her mother made up her mind it was just easier to go along with it! It soon became evident that she was absolutely correct and the 8” Toddles doll became very popular. The first Vogue Toddles are often referred to by collectors as “Vogue’s R and B Toddles”. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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10” Marked Just Me// Registered//Germany//A. 310/5/0 M. Painted bisque head, blonde curly mohair wig, blue side glancing sleep eyes, body is composition with 5 points of articulation. Outfit includes a print on dimity dress and bonnet with white organdy collar, panties are a generic lightweight cotton with lace at leg openings. The shoes are white leatherette with white pompoms and the socks are white cotton stockinette. The outfit is untagged but with all the hallmarks of a Vogue outfit. Collection Lorna Erb

Center: “Sunshine Baby,” body marked on back “R.&B.//Doll Co.” was the first of the R&B doll bodies used. Collection Lee Beaumont. Dolls on either side show how the R&B was later sanded off before painting. Author’s Collection.

Clothing back closure for many of the first Toddles and evidence of a residue glue mark on clothing.

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The very first composition “Toddles” are marked with two lines of text on the back of the torso “R and B// Doll Co” and have fuller bodies than the later dolls. Their faces are rounder with “pudgier” cheeks often seen in the prolific art of several artists including Grace Drayton, Lucie Mabel Atwell, and Charles H. Twelvetree’s. In time, Arranbee sanded the “R&B” text off the doll before the torso was painted. In many cases you can clearly see the remnants of the “R&B” letters and/or the uneven sanding marks. Other doll companies such as “Molly-e’s Dolls” by Mollye Goldman bought these dolls from Arranbee as well. Mrs. Goldman sold the dolls using her trademark for clothes. These dolls have often been confused with Vogue’s “Toddles”. Eventually a round metallic gold paper sticker with “Vogue” in black script, and a later silver version with blue script was glued to the doll garment as a form of identification. Unfortunately the sticker is often missing. With close examination of a garment, residual glue can often be been seen as it turns brown with age. The costuming during the first “Toddles” period reflected the styles of the time. They were appealing and expertly styled with Jenny Graves flair for detail and making them practical for play. Since only one tag is used for an ensemble it can appear as if the tag is missing from garments that are part of the ensemble. However, when tags appear to be missing, outfits can still be identified as Vogue by studying Mrs. Graves attention to detail which is distinct and her very specific construction techniques. These are often the best means to identify Vogue doll clothes. Examples of her creations show her consistent use of fabrics with the weight, drape, and print to scale for a small doll. The hems were .5 to 1.5 inches deep. Head adornments were used and usually hats, bonnets, or bows. The closure used for early composition doll garments was a fine cotton string at the back neck opening. There are also descriptions in price lists and references that help. Even undressed dolls marked “R and B//Doll Co” or just “Doll Co” can be easily be identified as Vogue by the quality of wigs. A full wig cap was used on the early Toddles. Mrs. Graves achieved her goal to stir imagination and play with a variety of themes: nursery rhymes, fables, international costumes, play, characters, education, patriotic/military, etc. By the late 1920s the Arranbee Doll Company and the Vogue Doll Shoppe had formed a business relationship that endured through the years. Key records for the “Arranbee Doll Company” are no longer available. Linda and Dave Smith President and CEO of Vogue Dolls reports when they purchased Vogue there were no records. The Smith’s believe the records have most likely been lost over the years as the company transitioned through a series of owners. There is enough oral history from past employees to provide some of R and B’s early history. Due to the variety of the 8” Toddles composition dolls produced, this article concludes at the beginning of the Toddles years. The first of these dolls has become known to collectors as “Vogue’s R and B Toddles”. Clarification of some conflicting information and wading through myth made the research challenging. The information from a variety of individuals and resources has

All photography & photo editing are by the author except where noted.

VOGUE - Gold Sticker Tag

R and B Marked 8” composition doll as the first Toddles used by Jenny Fuller Graves. This is the Dutch Girl and Boy. Author’s collection

been most helpful. It also provided a new appreciation for this remarkable woman. She overcame a stifling economic environment and found her voice in a male dominated industry. By the 1930s Jenny Fuller Graves had established herself as “a fashion leader in doll society” a phrase that later became her trademark!

This is the Dutch Girl and Boy dolls dressed by sold by “Mollye” Goldman under the “Molly-e’s Dolls” label. Note the details of the garments. Yarn was sewn to the hats to give the illusion of wigs. Author’s Collection

With appreciation and gratitude I want to thank Linda & David Smith President & CEO of the The Vogue Doll Company, Kathy Evans, Sylvia Whatley, Lorna Erb, Lee Beaumont, Ursula Mertz, Ann Coleman, Becky and Andy Ourant, Jenny Lou Schoelwer and Carl Millhouse. REFERENCES: Vogue Encyclopedia Second Edition pages 23-29 2005, Judith Izen and Carol Stover. Arranbee Dolls pages 7 - 9 , Suzanne L. DeMillar and Dennis F. Brevik All other primary resources are available upon request.

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hen I was a teenager, my friends deservingly called me “boy crazy.” Little did I know at the time that the epithet would come to characterize my doll collecting interests 40 years later. I’m sure I’m not the only collector who, many years into pursuing my hobby, notices an unseen pattern at work. For me, it was a program on male dolls at a meeting of my local doll club that finally brought to my attention my unexpectedly large “collection within a collection” of men and boys. I wasn’t exactly surprised by my attraction to these dolls (“boy crazy,” remember). But, since we all know that male dolls are generally scarcer than female dolls, I was struck by the number and variety of male dolls that I had managed to acquire. As I looked more closely at the entire group, I began to observe certain similarities among the dolls that lead me to speculate about the circumstances under which male dolls were more likely to be created.

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The first thing I noticed was how many of the men in my collection were dollhouse-sized, ranging in height from 3 to 8 inches. It made sense to me that small male dolls would be produced in relatively large numbers to inhabit dollhouses and possibly other types of dioramas. Dolls 1-3 have papier mache heads with molded hats. They are rare “alien head” dolls with pegjointed wooden bodies and were probably made by the Kestner firm, c. 1840. Doll 1 is 5” tall and Dolls 2 and 3 are 7” tall. Don’t you think these “guys” would make very handsome husbands and fathers of tiny doll families? Doll 4 is 7 ½” tall. He has a china head on a cloth body with china limbs. Although his face is painted with child-like features, he is clearly dressed to represent a grown man in his original wool and silk formal suit. He was posed as the groom in a multi-figure wedding party diorama, from which all of the dolls were auctioned separately. I managed to acquire one of the parian bridesmaids, but unfortunately the groom was “divorced” from his parian bride. He now resides in my mid 19th century English dollhouse, with wife #2 (a rare wigged alien head doll) and their two daughters (a wood-bodied china and an early unjointed bisque doll).

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Several of my male dolls are dressed in military uniforms of various nations and eras. Again, this is not surprising. I would imagine that many different types of soldiers were produced as playthings for boys, including dolls. The two smaller dolls in this group (Dolls 5 and 6) could also have been used in a dollhouse or room box scene. Doll 5 is a 4” all-bisque soldier with a painted mustache and molded hat. I have seen a number of similar dolls dressed in both military and occupational uniforms, but I have never seen another with this particular molded hat. Doll 6 is a tiny 3” tall. He has a papier mache head on a jointed wooden body, but is of later vintage than the previous alien heads (Dolls 1-3), probably c. 1890-1920, when handlebar mustaches like his were popular. The khaki coloring of his original clothes and molded helmet clearly indicate a uniform, which could be military or occupational. Doll 7 is 13” tall, with a molded papier mache head and limbs on a muslin body. He was produced in Germany c. 1870-80 and is costumed as a Hussar. Hussars were originally members of the light cavalry of a 15th century Hungarian king, but the term has come to be used for similarly outfitted light cavalry units throughout the world, some active even to the present day. I think this cavalryman, with his fierce mustache, long curls and ermine-lined cloak, is especially dashing! Doll 8 came with his hide-covered horse. The doll’s head is of papier mache, and his body is molded to sit on horseback. The horse has a real leather saddle

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and bridle, trimmed with rosettes, and tiny wheels under his hooves allow him to roll across the oor. To me, horse and rider look more ready to join a parade than to head off to war. Doll 9 clearly has had a long, eventful military career that included a number of serious mishaps. He is 6� tall, made of cloth with some underlying wire armature, and is costumed as a Napoleonic soldier. The antiques dealer from whom I received him claimed that he was manufactured during that era, c. 1805-20. He has needle-sculpted features, with fur hair and eyebrows. His eyes are missing and his legs have been rewrapped, but he is still an amazing little survivor.

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Another circumstance that obviously calls for a male doll is an arranged match with a female doll. I have a number of dolls who came to me as part of a male-female pair (and a few that got together on their own, later, in the doll case, but we needn’t go into that here…) Figure 10 are a pair of mid-19th century souvenirs from the seacoast of France or Portugal. They are 6” tall, including their molded stands, with papier mache heads and wooden bodies jointed at the elbows. Their costumes are made of tiny seashells. Although they are extremely delicate, they have survived for so long because they were never meant or used as children’s playthings. Instead, they must have sat peacefully on someone’s mantel as reminders of a happy vacation stay at the beach. Figure 11 are 18” papier mache shoulderheads on milliners model type bodies, with kid torsos and wooden limbs. They have very similar, but not identical, molding and painting of their facial features and hair, so I believe they were designed by their maker to be a male-female pair. Figure 12 are 6” papier mache figures. As they are fixed to their bases and have no jointing, they are technically figurines rather than dolls, but that didn’t discourage me from adding them to my collection. Most likely they were made for use with a toy theater. Don’t you love their fanciful costumes and extravagant molded hats? Figure 13 are a pair of 8” A/M 323 googlies in original Alsatian costumes. The two dolls are identical except for their wigs and outfits, as seems to be the case with googly pairs in general. Similarly, figure 14, two 5” all-bisque souvenir dolls in German regional outfits, use the same doll mold but different costuming to represent the male and the female of the pair.

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Although it is not always easy to tell a real baby’s gender, some baby dolls seem clearly intended to represent boys, despite the fact that in the 19th century babies and toddlers of both sexes were often clothed alike in little dresses. Just look at the faces of figure 15, a 9 ½” china taufling and a 10” wooden taufling. Now tell me that they don’t look like they are made of snips and snails and puppy dogs’ tails…

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In the second quarter of the nineteenth century, the doll market was dominated by papier mache dolls from Germany. Catalog pages from both papier mache doll makers and doll merchants of the time show that one of the many product lines was a series of male dolls with molded hats. Some of these dolls had hats that were made in the fashion of the day, some had hats that would be worn with German folk costumes, and some had exotic headwear from foreign lands. Most of the illustrations in the catalogs show only the shoulderheads that were available, but there are also a few pictures of complete dolls, including some dolls that are obviously small in size with peg-jointed wooden bodies, the so-called “alien heads.” All of these male dolls with molded hats must not have been produced in large numbers, as they are rarely found today. Figure 16 shows a set of six 5” alien head men with molded hats representing various races and ethnicities that were produced around 1840. I purchased the dolls from the auction of the contents of the Angela Prader Museum in Davos, Switzerland. In addition to their rarity as alien head dolls with molded hats, they are in near mint condition. In figure 17 the 5” turbaned man from the preceding set is shown with two similar dolls -- an unclothed 3” version and a 7” version in an original costume. Among these rare alien head men with molded hats, dolls with molded turbans appear to be the most prevalent. According to Ann Coleman, the demand for these dolls was likely fueled by Europe’s

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growing interest in Orientalism during the 19th century, a favorite focal point of which was Turkish and other Near Eastern Arab cultures. In the mid to late 18th century there was a major ladies’ fashion for Turkish “inspired” apparel. The trend later caught on with men, perhaps due to the influence of the poet, Lord Byron, who took to wearing a turban during his sojourns in Greece. Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt in the early 19th century and later the Zouaves (a French military unit stationed in North Africa beginning in the 1830s who wore a stylized “Turkish” uniform, consisting of a tightly fitted jacket, harem style pants and a distinctive peaked red cap with a blue tassel) at midcentury might also have contributed to the fashion for turbans and all things Turkish. Constantinople (renamed Istanbul in 1923) was a popular tourist destination in the 19th century. Perhaps these little turbaned men traveled all the way from Germany to Turkey just to be sold to European tourists and brought home again, since the mostly Muslim local inhabitants would have had a religious proscription against purchasing images representing human beings. Two of the male dolls in my collection are specifically costumed as Zouaves. The little man with brown stockings

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from the set of six alien heads, has a molded Zouave cap. Doll 18 is 4” tall with a jointed wooden body and composition head. He was made approximately fifty years later than the doll in figure 16, at around the turn of the century, and he wears a complete Zouave uniform. The fingers on both hands of this doll are curled to create a grooved passage, which leads me to believe that he may once have been suspended on a rod as part of a mechanical toy. Doll 19 is a papier mache gentleman with a molded flocked hat, wearing an original provincial costume of Germany. He was produced c. 1850, probably by Kestner, and was previously owned by Dorothy Dixon and Richard Wright. John Darcy Noble included him in a series of articles he wrote for “Doll Magazine” in 1992 about the male dolls in Dorothy Dixon’s collection, entitled “The Men in Her Life.” Doll 1 also made an appearance in one of those articles. Doll 20 is an unusual and early papier mache man, produced c. 1820. He is 17” tall, with a cloth body and papier mache limbs, dressed in an original provincial costume. The German auction house from which I purchased him suggested in their catalog that he might once have been a shopkeeper in a large, early toy grocery. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Some male dolls are just female dolls with male clothing, or perhaps a slightly modified hairstyle. But in other cases, the doll maker produced distinctly different versions of their dolls to represent males. I have examples of both types of male dolls in my collection. Doll 21 is a 16” “Kinderkopf” (loosely translated as “child head”) china. This particular doll is wearing a dress, as a small child of either gender would have in the mid-19th century period of the doll’s production. I have seen “Kinderkopf” dolls dressed in adult male and adult female attire as well. I guess the doll’s androgynous appearance would support any of these fashion choices, but to me this model has always looked more like a boy than a girl. Doll 22 is a 22” papier mache shoulder head on a milliner’s model type body with a kid torso and turned wooden limbs. He probably dates from 1830-40. He has short

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molded curls with wisps of hair painted at his temples and he is wearing his original wool suit and very stylish cap. His chubby face and soft features give him the appearance of a young boy rather than a grown man. But I have also seen very similar dolls costumed as girls, which could be appropriate since short, wind-blown curls were in fashion for young girls for a time in the early part of the 19th century. Doll 23 is a 17” papier mache boy with an 1858 patent label, made by Ludwig Greiner of Philadelphia. We know he is a boy by his side-parted short hairstyle as well as his outfit. This doll had spent years in a well-known collection in the company of a similarly sized Greiner girl, also with an 1858 patent label. When the dolls were offered separately at auction more than 10 years ago, I was able to buy the girl, but lost out on the boy. These two must have been destined to be together, however, because last year I got a second chance to nab the boy for my collection and to reunite this star-crossed pair. Doll 24 is a 23” papier mache boy, with rare “flirty” eyes. His hairstyle, and even his features, clearly identify him as male. The mechanism that allows eyes to “flirt,” i.e., move from side to side, was invented in 1831 by E. Pfanger, and appeared in a small number of papier mache dolls in the 1840s, long before being used more commonly in German

bisque dolls at the end of the nineteenth century. Flirtyeyed papier mache dolls can be either male or female, and come in a variety of sizes and hairstyles. I am lucky enough to also have an 18” girl who can flirt back with this big, handsome, flirty fellow.

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We have all seen dolls that are designed to be portraits of living people, usually historical figures. Sometimes these dolls are very accurate likenesses and sometimes they only suggest their subjects with costuming or hairstyles. Quite a number of these dolls are male, often members of royalty, statesmen or military leaders. Doll 25 may be one such example. He has a papier mache shoulder head on a kid body. I bought him in Germany, and the dealer told me he is meant to portray Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, as a young man. There is some evidence to support this claim. First, the doll does bear quite a resemblance to portraits of a young Albert (above) with his pompadour and mustache. Also, the doll came from a collection in Saxe-Coburg, which is the ancestral home of Albert’s family. I like to think it’s true, anyway, and that my lifelong wait for a Prince Charming had something to do with bringing him into my possession. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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A Visit to an Izannah Home by Joy Harrington

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t all started when I purchased my first Izannah Walker doll at the Skinner auction of the collection of Maurine Popp in April 2003. Or perhaps it really started when I was a child growing up in the ’50’s and 60’s. I loved playing with my dolls and spent countless hours dressing and arranging them with their furniture and accessories. So as an adult, I left the plastic dolls of my youth behind. I became interested in dolls of the mid 1800’s and began collecting china, papier mache, cloth, parian, wood and wax dolls. I had long been drawn to Izannah Walker dolls, first seeing them pictured in books and eventually having the opportunity to admire them at shows and auctions. Their individuality and folk art quality have always spoken to me. However, during the earlier years of my collecting I did not have the funds to purchase one. When the Popp auction came up, I went to the auction determined to acquire an Izannah Walker doll for my collection. There were five Izannah’s in Maurine’s collection. Above: On the side of the house, the girls get a peek inside through the window of their new home.

Johne Shedd loves her dolls. She is seated on the floor of the bedroom surrounded by some of her favorites. She is well worn and has been much loved. Her hairstyle is a simple cap style with wispy curls on each side of her face. She is 16.5” tall. Her arms and ankles show earlier attempts at repairs, which I have left untouched. Although she is pictured wearing shoes and stockings, she has black painted shoes underneath.

Left: 18” Amelia is the proficient needleworker of the family. She is taking a break from her sewing to take a look at a family album. Amelia has a painted cap of hair and bare feet. She has her original multigeneration wardrobe and once resided in the Atlanta Toy Museum. The period blue wool blend dress, not part of her original wardrobe, is a more recent acquisition and fits like it was made for her. Amelia is sitting on a miniature Empire period sofa with its original horsehair upholstery.

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Lucy is the smallest of my dolls at 16”. She has an unusual hairstyle of well defined waves framing her face and wonderful wisps of hair at the nape of her neck. She is wearing shoes and stockings over her black boots accented with red painted buttons. She loves to read and enjoys reading aloud to her favorite dolls.

Ella Blue is 19” tall. She has two wonderful long curls on each side of her face and her black shoes are laced with delicately painted laces. Ella Blue was a family doll who had been long forgotten by her West Boylston, Massachusetts family. She had been kept tucked away in a closet for decades until being rediscovered and joining our family. She is pictured at her desk, her favorite spot in the house, because here she can watch over the family’s library as well as watch over her collection of peg-woodens. She is particularly proud of her little bone desk for her woodens.

19.5” Holly is the collector of Staffordshire china for the family. Here she is pictured with her two favorite patterns. The blue and white covered vegetable dish on the table dates to 1820 - 1830 and is commonly known as Kite Flyer. The green and white transfer soft paste dinner set known as the Dimity pattern on the mantle is believed to be of the same period. Holly has another version of a simple hair style with two curls on each side of her head. She has painted black shoes underneath her stockings and dainty leather shoes. 44

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18” Annie, a one of a kind circa 1875 black cloth doll, joined the family years ago. She is pictured standing in the parlor and admiring the miniature 1843 English sampler hanging above the one drawer stand purchased for Johne years ago. The one drawer stand is signed and dated on the inside of the drawer “Christmas Present to Gail E. Manchs from Auntie Wilson 1868.”

The first floor is the keeping room and hub of activity for the family. Ella Blue, Lucy and Johne have returned from a walk into town just in time to enjoy afternoon tea with the others. Right, a view of the keeping room by the side window highlights the mid 1800’s painted jelly cupboard and the miniature portrait on ivory hanging above it.

I was drawn to the smallest doll sitting quietly in the case in her pink calico dress. This doll was well documented in books and articles and had been in Maurine’s possession for some time having acquired this doll directly from the Walker family. My persistence paid off and I became the next owner of “Johne Shedd” as marked in ink in early script on her chest and dated “1851” on her back. Before I even made it back home to Pennsylvania from Massachusetts that memorable weekend, Johne had

acquired a chair, a one drawer stand and a miniature candle box, all dating from the mid to late 19th century and found on a stop at Joy Kelleher’s wonderful shop, Special Joy’s in Coventry, Connecticut. I had been visiting Joy’s shop and museum for years prior to the big purchase. Actually, it was seeing Joy’s creative museum displays and the items available for purchase in her shop that inspired me to begin acquiring early clothing, furniture and accessories to go with my 19th century dolls.

The older girls meet in the parlor to discuss the finer points of patchwork quilting. Each holds an example. Holly and Annie show their doll quilts while Amelia and Ella Blue have pot holders. To the left, Holly is seated on one of two Joel Ellis rocking chairs in the house while Ella Blue is sitting on an upholstered Joel Ellis chair.

On another day, Amelia and Lucy show off miniature 19th century samplers. A miniature beaded mat, also 19th century, sits on the table between them. The picture above is hand drawn and colored and shows a young girl sewing with a cat sleeping to her left and a doll on the floor in the right hand corner. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Lucy gazes at a little school girl drawing circa 1850 of a girl holding her doll. The expression on her face says it all, “this is my doll and you can’t have her!” When the older girls are downstairs working on needlework or engaged in other favorite activities, one can count on finding the little girls upstairs in the bedroom playing. Here they are playing with their Sunday toy, a Noah’s Ark.

This view of the bedroom with its circa 1875 doll quilt on the bed, one of several that the girls change with the seasons. The bed warmer is put to good use on cold winter nights.

The house gets decorated for Christmas and here is Ella Blue admiring the finishing touches she has put on the big feather tree which graces the parlor for the holidays.

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Over the years, my Izannah collection has grown to include five Izannah Walker dolls ranging in size from 16” to 19.5”. All of the dolls are pre-patent dolls, meaning they were made before Izannah Walker secured her patent on November 4, 1873. I also acquired wardrobes for each girl as well as furniture and accessories for them. A circa 1875 one of a kind black cloth doll also joined the family.

This view is of the opposite side of the room by the side window. The girls have left their favorite dolls to sit and have a chat amongst themselves. Another 19th century sampler hangs near the Pennsylvania paint decorated chair which is signed and dated “E.A. Kochler 1875 PA” on the seat bottom. The painted miniature blanket box under the window is circa 1810 - 20 and was found in upstate New York. It is topped with a few of the many early paper boxes that are found throughout the house. Right, a full view of the Izannahs’ home. It is a work in progress as the collector in me will never tire of searching for additional furnishings and special accessories to add to the collection.

The collection eventually outgrew cupboard tops and I began wishing for an Izannah cupboard to house the girls and all of their many things. I shared my ideas with my carpenter and after several years of waiting for him to work the project into his busy schedule, my dream was finally realized.

The Izannahs’ home is a free standing cupboard which stands floor to ceiling in a corner of the living room. It is divided into three floors, replicating the early trinity home in which it is housed. The first floor is the keeping room, the second floor is the living room or parlor and the bedroom is on the third floor. There is a side window

Lest you think the girls spend all of their time indoors, here they are enjoying a summer picnic. The little girls are playing with their dolls while Annie and Amelia play a competitive game of croquet and Holly and Ella Blue prepare the picnic feast.

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on each floor allowing for a quick peek at what they are up to when passing by. The furnishings and accessories are mostly 19th century items made during the period of the Izannah Walker dolls. Special furniture favorites include the Empire sofa on the second floor, the painted jelly cupboard on the first floor, the Joel Ellis chair and rockers and the country primitive desk. The cupboard also showcases miniature samplers, hand drawn and painted pictures, including a miniature portrait on ivory, early mirrors, miniature books and photo albums, a collection of early wallpaper and candy container boxes and dollhouse sized peg-woodens, china, papier mache and parian dolls. After an afternoon of play, it is now time to see what Holly and Ella Blue have packed for the picnic. Thank you for visiting with us!

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Margot continued from page 25

Front and back views of Margot doll torsos featuring bust/back shoulder-line darts, center back three quarter length dart, side seams, arm disc, hip aperture. Coleman collection

Foot construction. Coleman Collection

Faggot edged undergarments. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris

Typical Margot footwear. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris

Van Dyked edged undergarment. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris Hat and coat belonging to model 052. Coleman Collection

Saw tooth edge trim on undergarments. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris 50

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The torsos are of molded cardboard covered with two pieces of felt and are structured so that they are wider front to back than side to side. Depending on a doll’s size, the torso felt has darts at both the high bust and shoulder line. They additionally have a dart at the center back that runs nearly full length from neck to just above the tail of the torso. The side seams are hand stitched. The two-piece machine stitched arms, with mitten hands, have a stuffing opening at the shoulder where a felt covered disc is to be found. Unlike the legs there are two machine stitched and turned seams. The legs are straight, with just a single machine stitched back seam with a hand sewn stuffing aperture at the hipline. The feet are constructed with a triangular instep-toe piece giving the foot on appearance of its wearing a mule. Apparel has been observed in three distinctive weights of felt, a feature which may indicate period of production. The white cotton socks of Margot dolls are consistent as are the back seam “Mary Jane” style felt shoes with a highlight outline of felt.

All of the identified dolls have mitten type hands, with no individual fingers, just a thumb. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris

Outerwear garments are constructed of felt and organdy and trims of these same materials may either be stitched or glued on. Button closures rule with the buttons having three holes and usually being color coordinated to the felt. Under garments are of white cotton with applied bands of machine made edgings. The first Margot doll to be authenticated by the catalogue is found on page one, model number 065. She is now known to be a popular model having been found dressed in several colors including a pale green-blue, salmon and red. She stands 20 inches tall but measures out at 50 centimeters in the catalogue. Her dress is a combination of organdy and felts. Her undergarments are composed of a heavily sized cotton petticoat sewn to a matching combination with applied machine fagotting.

Another popular Margot model appearing in the catalogue is #072, a colorful character, with her piece work dress of many hues of felt. It boasts the characteristic circular black stamp of the firm. Collection Samy Odin, Musée de la Poupée, Paris

Margot dolls #065. (Coleman and Odin Collections). Another very colorful original box from the Ciolfi Collection. The circular black stamp, “Made in Italy,” is seen on the upper thigh of Margot dolls.

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Margot model number 010. Ex collection Fidelia Lence

Model #030 has an unusually stern expression and a very severe dress; only her bonnet with a floral spray softens her appearance. Mavi Tuci collection

Several years ago another Margot doll was sold that had belonged to well-known doll collector, Fidelia Lence. This doll, model 010 in the catalogue, is listed as being 38 cm, or 15 inches tall. The most recently located Margot, model 047, poses a few questions. Aside from the fact that her undergarments have a yet another type of trim, she has a unique cloth rather than felt-covered torso. In all other respects her construction details both for the doll itself and her apparel follow standard Margot characteristics.

Another Margot doll, offered by the Morphy Auction House, Denver, PA is also authenticated through the catalogue as Model #036, which is 42 cm tall or 16 ½ inches in height. With her bobbed hair this doll is dressed in the height of fashion in her smoking lounge wear pajamas. Photograph courtesy of Morphy Auctions 52

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Margot Model #047. She has a unique cloth rather than a felt-covered torso. In all other respects her construction details, both for the doll itself and her apparel, follow standard Margot characteristics. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris

This model does not appear in the catalogue, but was identified by her facial features, height, and the identification factors mentioned above. She may well be representative of concluding production as her felt is of inferior quality, and her small appliqués are glued rather than stitched on. She stands 31 cm tall or roughly 12-1/4 inches without her hat. Unknown Margot model number. Coleman Collection

Another Margot doll that does not appear in the catalogue wears a red felt dress with white scalloped edge at the hemline. Over this she wears a black felt vest with pink felt edging and floral sprays at the front waist. The collar and cuffs of her dress are organdy. Her shoes are two tone red and white felt ankle strap shoes, secured with a 3-hole button, of the same type used by Lenci. Her socks are white, and have a straight upper edge, unlike the sawtooth edge of Lenci socks. Her hat is a clochetype with three dimensional flowers at the side. Unknown Margot model number. Collection of Nancy Lazenby ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The final doll, not in the catalogue, but evidencing all the Margot construction traits, is a saucy little girl in a Peter Pan collared chemise dress of felt featuring three hemline flounces of organdy. She stands at a majestic 25-1/4 inches or 64 centimeters and is the tallest Margot found to date. Once identified as a Lenci ensemble, thanks to the Margot catalog this all felt hat and coat’s real authorship can be made. It was worn by model #052 which stands at 19 ¾ inches or 50 centimeters. With appealing characterful faces, fun fashionable attire and sturdy construction Margot dolls would have been strong competition for Lenci, yet they seem almost to have disappeared from the secondary market and everyone’s radar. If you have one of these dolls, know anything about the dolls or the Margot company, the authors either individually or as a group would be most appreciative to hear from you. Mysteries need to be solved and proper credit given. Please contact: Nancy Lazenby, doll-lady@juno.com Samy Odin, samy.odin@noos.fr Elizabeth Ann Coleman, colemanconn@msn.com

Unknown Margot model number in the rare original box. Juding by the doll’s apparel style, especially the hat and short jacket, this doll is a later model. Samy Odin dates this doll to 1924-25. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris

The authors wish to express their gratitude to the following Italian collectors who contributed to this research: Emanuela Casadei, Simona Ciolfi, Elisa Faravelli, Maura Mancini and Mavi Tuci.

25-1/4” Unknown Margot model number. Odin Collection, Musée de la Poupée, Paris

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Toledo Doll and Bear Show

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any traveled great distances to attend another wonderful Show at the Stranahan Great Hall in south-east Toledo (Maumee) Ohio. Pictured are just a few of the many quality dolls & dealers at the April Show to include Fritzi’s Antique Dolls (IL), Ron & Robyn Martin (GA), Sue Brightwell (PA), Bob Severns (IN), Chuck & Barbara Buysse (MI), Angela Simko (IN), Donna Kirsch Smith (IN), Floyd Jones (IL), Linda Cantwell (IN), Gail Lemmon (OH), Ed Pelton/Nancy McGlamery (PA), Joyce Kintner (PA), Mary Wolande (IL), By Nanna (NY), Ray Hoban (NY) , Mary Jo Koets (MI), Betty Stepnowski (OH), Linda Cantwell (IN), Brigid McHughs Jones (VA), and many many more. Come join us for another great show 10-11-15. For hotels and directions please check the web at www.toledodollshow.com

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Gaithersburg Doll Show June 6 and 7

Nancy McGlammery, mcpelton@aol.com

Jay and Connie Lowe, big.birds@comcast.net

An Alabama Baby sold early in the show. Fritzi’s Antique Dolls, fritzisaantiquedolls@comcast.net

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hanging the Gaithersburg doll show, from four annual events to twice yearly in June and December, definitely gave a shot in the arm to this leading East Coast show. The crowds were decidedly larger, even on Sunday. Just a reminder – the price of admission includes doll lectures: on Saturday Loretta Nadone on Lenci dolls and Val Star on antique ladies, and on Sunday, Jonathan Green spoke on new Mary Hoyer dolls. Here’s look at some of the quality dolls offered. Dorian’s Doll Room, doriansbebes@aol.com

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Jonathan Green, Little Falls, NJ.

Kathy and Terry’s Dolls, kathyandterrysdolls@ comcast.net

Jan and Howard Foulke representing Morphy’s Auctions.

Alicia Carver, Signature Dolls, email: signadolls@cfl.rr.com

Becky and Andy Ourant, Village Doll Shop, ourant@ptd.net

Margaret Kincaid, Blackberry Studio, margaret.kincaid@gmail.com

Virginia Aris, Valentine’s, virginiaaris@aol.com

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Rick Saman, ricksax@earthlink.net

Samy Odin, Musée de la Poupée, Paris, samy.odin@noos.fr

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t Bonham’s final doll sale, held June 10, this extremely rare and early Grodnertal school set with an array of teaching aids aids, early 19th century, brought approximately $34,500. Measuring 14-1/2 inches wide, 12 inches deep and 5 inches tall, it contained seventeen carved wooden Grodnertal school children in various sizes, all with finely painted features, and a standing teacher, all wearing original clothing. Leigh Gotch will be continuing with doll and related auctions and has announced that he is joining C & T Auctions, with the first sale scheduled for November at the prestigious Spa Hotel Royal Tunbridge Wells, and can be contacted on +44 (0) 7736 668702, enquiries@candtauctions.co.uk or r.gotch@ntlworld.com They hope to announce some exciting news relating to the doll sales later in the year.

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or over 30 years, Julia’s has been a major force in the antique advertising, toy and doll world but their June 19th sale was the last such auction to be conducted by the firm which has sold the toy, doll and advertising division to Dan Morphy of Dan Morphy Auctions, LLC of Denver, Pennsylvania. Among the exquisite French dolls in this final sale were lovely 26” EJA Jumeau. The doll’s sublime expression highlighted by piercing blue eyes and realistic facial features and coloring helped her to achieve $10,327. www.jamesdjulia.com

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his lovely 17” Jumeau French Fashion named “Rheany” with provenance, pierced ears, swivel neck, and cloth body, (replaced arms), with trunk and clothes, sold for $4850 at Withington’s late June auction. www.withingtonauction.com

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Come and Let’s Sew! French Fashion Guild Workshop

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e are pleased to invite collectors and costumers of French Fashion dolls to participate in the first of many 4-day retreats to be held in Historic New Harmony, Indiana.

One needs only to bring your preferred sewing tools and we will provide everything for you to finish e.g. FF Pattern, fabrics/trim/embellishments and of course our secrets to completing the Polinaise ensemble ca. 1870 and other FF items. The first sewing circle activity will take place from March 29 - April 1, 2016 and be held at the Antique Doll Shoppe of New Harmony.

Meals will be included along with several site seeing excursions to delight you. Cost of Workshop is $450.

Lodging is available at the New Harmony Inn & Conference Center by calling 812-682-4431 and asking for the “Retreat” rate. (www.newharmonyinn.com) Space is limited to 22 so please register early.

Questions contact: Patricia Gosh, 812-319-5300 patgosh@aol.com or Rhoda Wade, 618-387-1255 rhodawade99@gmail.com

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Calendar of Events

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

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2/3-9/26. France. Musee de la Poupee-Paris Special Exhibit featuring Collection of Claude Canlorbe, daughter of publisher of La Semaine de Suzette. www.museedelapoupeeparis. com. www.dollshopunited.com/stores/ museedelapoupeeparis/.

3/30-9/7. Oyster Bay, NY. Doll & Toy Exhibition. Manor House at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historical Park. 516-922-8678. Plantingfields.org.

4/18-10/11. Switzerland. The Rhine in the Course of Time from the Sources to the Estuary. Landscape paintings of Johann Ludwig Blueler & current photographs. Special Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.swmb.museum.

AUGUST

1 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. 700 Highland Drive. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com 8 Huntsville, AL. Doll Show. The Jaycees Building. Twickenham Doll Club. Sonya Heim. 256-479-3251. Twickenhamdollshow.com.

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8 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Al Bahr Shriners Center. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 15 Binghamton, NY. Teddy Bear Convention. Double Tree Hotel. Teddy Bear Artist Invitational. Cindy Malchoff. 518-562-4076. 15 Peoria, IL. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Barrack’s Cater Inn. Illinois Doll, Bear & Toy Shows. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. 16 Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Doll Show. 201-213-2810. www.jmkshows.com. 19-21 Nashua, NH. Doll Auctions. Withington Auction, Inc. Holiday Inn. 603-478-3232. www.withingtonauction.com 22 Marion, OH. Doll Show. The Historic Women’s Club Home. Marion County Federation of Women’s Club. Nan Weir. 740-389-4881. 22 San Antonio, TX. Doll Show. Schertz Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. 23 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310-386-4211.

23 Strongville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Strongville Holiday Inn. Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. Ceil Fassinger. 440-477-7174. 28-29 Billings, MT. Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Billings Hotel & Convention Center. Rediscoveries Promotions. Brian. 406-723-2176. 28 Kulpsville, PA. Doll Convention. Holiday Inn Lansdale. JemCon.org. 29-30 Fullerton, CA. Miniature Show. Howard Johnson Hotel. Florence. 858-454-4959. 30 Bellevue, WA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. The Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723. Pepins4@msn.com. 30 Maquoketa, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534. 30 N. Mankato, MN. Doll Show. Best Western. Lady Slipper Doll Club. Carolyn. 952-873-4489.

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5 Germany. Doll Auction. Puppen & Spielzeug Museum. 0049(0)6203-13014 (F) 0049(0)6203-17193. mail@apielzeugauktion.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de. 5 Los Angeles, CA. Doll Show. Los Angeles Airport Marriott. VOLKS USA, Inc. 310-782-8324. Volksusa.com. CALENDAR cont. on page 63

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16 Chestnut St. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Building 6 / 4 Exhibit Halls / Air Conditioned and Heated

12 Miles North West of Washington DC (I-270) Exit 10 to red light, turn left, follow fairgrounds signs. Hotels: HOLIDAY INN 301.948.8900 HILTON 301.977.8900 Ask for special rates for Bellman Doll Show. Book hotel 30 days before each show

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Morphy Auctions Acquires James D. Julia’s Antique Advertising, Toy & Doll division

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an Morphy has announced the acquisition of Julia’s Toy, Doll and Antique Advertising departments, which will be absorbed into their own existing departments. Morphy Auctions are headquartered in a state-of-the-art, 45,000-square-foot venue in Denver (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania. James D. Julia commented that the sale of his company’s Antique Advertising, Toy & Doll division to Morphy’s “made tremendous sense” in light of his own expansion plans. Jay Lowe, formerly Julia’s consultant for toys, dolls and coin-op machines, will head the division at Morphy’s. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The Antique Doll & Toy Market Sunday, AUGUST 30, 2015 11am-4pm $7

Seattle’s Best Show for 36 Years!

• 50 Select Exhibitors • Antique & Collectable Dolls • Toys • Teddy Bears • Miniatures • Accessories • Doll Stringing • Free Parking • Restaurant & Much More! Red Lion Bellevue Inn, 11211 Main St., Bellevue WA 98004 I-405 Exit 12 SE 8th St, West on SE 8th, Rt at 112th Inquires: Lisa Pepin 206-362-8723 pepins4@msn.com 2202 NE 171st ST, Shoreline, WA. 98155 Our next show will be November 15

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5 Portland, OR. Doll & Bear Show. Red Lion Hotel. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 5 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. 700 Highland Dr. Sweebriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com. 9-13 Greenwood Village, CO. Doll Show. Doubletree Hotel by Hilton Hotel. Denver Museum of Minatures, Dolls & Toys. Dona Mandell. 303-321-1078. 10-12 Denver, PA. Toy & Doll Auction featuring Katie & Paul Hedburn Collection. Morphy Auctions. 877-968-8880. Morphyauctions.com. 12 Las Cruces, NM. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Scottish Rite Temple. Dona Ana Doll Club. Gloria Sanders. 575-523-1413. 12 La Plata, MD. Doll Show. Archbishop Neale School. Southern Maryland Doll Club, Black-Eyed Susan Doll Club. Pat Magruder. 301-843-0541. Lynn Buonviri. 301-475-3466. 12 Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 12 Salisbury, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Salisbury Civic Center. Knight SE Doll Shows. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com 12 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Al Bahr Temple. Delightful Dolls of Southern California. Linda Payne Smith. 619-265-0443. lpaynesmith@cox.net 12 Waco, TX. Doll Show. Lion’s Den. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405-810-1010. 13 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Double Tree Hotel. First Houston Doll Club. Carolyn Johnson. 409-945-2796. 13 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Ctr. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612-669-1613. CPromotionsPlus.com CALENDAR cont. on page 64

Annual Southeastern Doll Show

Saturday Oct. 3rd, 2015 10 AM - 3PM

Collett St Rec. Ctr. 300 Collett St. Morganton NC Antique dolls, collectible dolls, wigs, eyes, shoes, costumes, dollar tables Doll appraisals • Doll Hospital Door Prizes • 25% of door admission donated to charity $5 adults, children under 12 free with adult

Vendor tables available @ $35 Contact Sandi Walker 828-893-0640 122 Main St W Valdese NC 28690 sandicw@msn.com Bring this ad for a $2 discount

SOUTHERN BELLES DOLL CLUB 32nd ANNUAL DOLL, TOY & MINIATURE SALE PRESENTS:

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October 3, 2015 NEW LOCATION! Southaven Arena, 7360 Highway 51 N Southhaven, MS 38671 9 am - 3:30 pm

Adults $5 • Children 6-12 $1 Children under 6, Free Door Prizes, Raffles (Drawing at 3:30) To Benefit The House of Grace

There will be Reborn, Barbies, Modern, Antique Dolls, Toys, Miniatures and more. For more information call Donna Brown, 901-377-5796. Email: cricket1937@live.com

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6th Annual Fall Doll Show & Sale New Location & All Sellers in One Room! Medina Entertainment Center 500 HWY 55, Medina, MN 55340

Sunday October 4, 2015

Show time 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Looking for Sellers/Vendors of any Doll, Toy and Bear related items. 29th Annual Doll Jamboree on Saturday October 3, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel only 5 miles away. Call 239-282-9499 or visit our Website for more information and Contract:

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Edison Talking Dolls WANTED Any Condition Doug Burnett Music Museum

816-210-3684 Edisondoll@yahoo.com

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SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS

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

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

10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Ph. 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com Exclusively at www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

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Sherman’s Antiques

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1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

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Dollhouse Gerlach Sewing Stand & Ormolu Cane & Umbrella Stand.

www.TheDollWorks.net ONE OF FLORIDA’S LARGEST DOLL SHOPS... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com 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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CALENDAR cont. from page 63 13 Valparaiso, IN. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Porter County Expo Ctr. Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club. Sandy Ilgen. 219-364-8830. ilgendolls@msn.com 19 Florence, SC. Doll & Toy Show. SiMT Conference Ctr. Pee Dee Doll Club. Angie Hayek. 843-472-1311. Debbie Howell. 843-472-6158. 19 Lewiston, ID. Doll & Bear Show. Lewis Clark State College, Williams Ctr. Lewis-Clark Doll Club. Carmen Moxley. 509-758-5487. smglawson@gmail.com 20 CANADA. Dolls, Teddy Bears & Toy Show. Italian Cultural Ctr. 780-485-3025. Dollclub.shawwebspace.ca 20 Covington, KY. Doll Show. Radisson Hotel. Triple Crown Doll Club. Becky DeBruler. 859-866-0020. 3Crown. DollShow@gmail.com. 20 Nashua, NH. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza Nashua Hotel. Granite State & Nellie Perkins Doll Clubs. Brenda Thomas. 601-472-3523. Karen Vincent. 603-547-3492. 20 Omaha, NE. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Fireman’s Union Hall. Elaine’s Dolls. Elaine. 712-889-2154. 712-253-6555. 21 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800-638-0422. info@theriaults. com. Theriaults.com. 25 Golden CO. Doll Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Tri-State Doll Sale. Lorella Farmer. 303-988-8591. 26 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Rec. Hall. Linda Vilsack. 585-482-0835. 26 Farmington, CT. Artist Teddy Bear Show. Homewood Suites. Bears near Bristol. Donna Nielsen. 585-229-4453. 26 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Ctr. Land O’Sky Doll Club. Lu. 828-883-4899. 26 Joplin, MO. Doll & Toy Show. Joplin Senior Citizen Ctr. The Heartland Doll Club. Betty Wirick. 417-781-7956. 26 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Doubletree Hotel. Regional Doll Conference 2South. Gwen Pogue. 619-460-4678. 26 Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Royal Park Retirement Center. Penny Zarneski. 509-327-7622. 27 Countryside, IL. Doll & Bear Show. William Tell Banquets. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. www.illinoisdollshows.com 29-10/2 Countryside, IL. Doll Making Convention. Holiday Inn & William Tell Chicago SW Conf. Ctr. Windy City Doll Workshops – Figuaratively Speaking Doll Club. Nancy Gawron. 630-739-3876.

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Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608 Website: AshleysDolls.com • E-mail: AshleysDolls@gmail.com Visit us on www.dollshopsunited.com/stores/ashleysdolls • Generous Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA

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Beautiful Bébés Fine Dolls and Precious Playthings of the Past www.dollshopsunited.com/stores/Bebes Tel: 425.765.4010 Beautifulbebes@outlook.com For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

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Always Buying. Trades, Consignments, Sales and Estate. Petite Block Letter FG ~ A precious 16” Block Letter Bebe from the Gaultier in wonderful condition with adorable antique clothing, skin wig, bisque arms and imploring spiral threaded brown eyes. Perfect cabinet size with fantastic early look. $7200~

Hauntingly Beautiful Chevrot Bru Jne ~ If you have always dreamt of having a startling beautiful Bru Jeune Bebe, your search has ended. This doll has an incomparable look with her huge blue eyes, creamy bisque and tenderly accented apricot lips. Her parted lips reveal her tongue tip looking as though about to speak. 30” Marked Bru Jne 12 on a Chevrot body with the slender torso and wooden carved feet. This is a doll to make room for. Certainly she will be one of the shining highlights. Overall excellent condition with pristine bisque head and shoulder plate. Exquisite point d’espirit net lace dress and fabulous antique bonnet. Additional details available; please email or call!

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Call for an appointment today! (425)765-4010 Special arrangements can be made to accommodate groups up to sixteen persons with advance notice.

Darling Petite E6J ~ This little darling is 15” of Presence! She has superb, darkly lined, spiral threaded blue eyes set in a pale and tenderly painted bisque head. She is crowned with a glorious long blonde mohair antique wig with the original silk ribbons from long ago that match her hat and the ribbon in her delicate lacey cotton dress. Her original bonnet is a confection of ruching and ostrich plumes and has maintained beautifully after all these decades. Original 8 ball jointed body with blue Jumeau stamp, antique shoes. Simply precious. $6750~

27” Depose Jumeau ~ So precious... Adorable lavender and lace Bebe ensemble, gorgeous-blue eyes, antique mohair wig and all around charming presentation. Overall excellent condition. $7900~

Devine Bebe Bru ~ A tender face graced with stunning, brilliant blue eyes set in perfect, delicately tinted bisque... This is a Bebe that is everything we look for from Maison Bru; classic beauty and exquisite workmanship. 25” Circle Dot Bru with kid body, flawless bisque from head to fingers, beautiful costume, pristine antique wig and signed Bru shoes. $18,000

Darling Marrotte ~ Rare to find, this precious 12”musical spinner marrotte is crowned w/ a sweet head appearing to be work of Kestner firm or Simon Halbig. Silk covered buttons over lace collar & red & ivory silk w/ metallic trim, harlequin styled costume; matching jester hat. Ruby pendant earrings, huge expressive blue eyes on socket head pivots & nods making this a rare marrotte find! $675

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11” Francois Gaultier fashion in orig. factory chemise, wig and coral adornments. $2750.

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5 1/4” Simon Halbig mignonette w/ molded beige boots and flowing full skirted costume. $2475.

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From Rags to Riches

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Displaying Your Frozen Charlottes or What to do on a Cold Winter’s Day! by Penny Hadfield

About The Cover Sadly, doll museums around the world are closing, but fortunately we are the beneficiaries. Ladenburger will sell the contents of an Austrian museum, the Puppen and Spielzeug Museum, on September 5. A broad and varied collection, it offers rare dolls and toys for all types of collectors. Cover Courtesy Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion.

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Rare and Unusual Tynietoy Accessories by Susan Milmore The author discusses rare accessories made exclusively by and for Tynietoy.

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1. Cremer’s 1870’s Simon Halbig 15” Walking Doll - What a rare luxury for Halbig collectors to find this choice poupée on the original cylindrical walking body that works! With one replaced arm ca 1880, she is labelled W.H. Cremer of Regent St., London celebrated then and now for his luxurious indulgences and exclusive rarities such as this! $1800

2. 5.5” Mignonette in Factory Ensemble - Four layers of sumptuous taffeta, lace and net with matching bonnet and the early ankle high bootines…plus wonderful wig & detailed art work. $1800

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5. One Owner Doll in Lavish Original Clothes - Though easily mistaken for Kestner, this 20” Rare Heber and Co. Child is actually more unique with her stiff wrist Schmitt type body, oily sheen, 4-original silk layers, plus heeled boots & wig! $895

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6. 16” Rare & Delightful ‘Singing Heubach‘ - so called for her circular open/closed mouth w. raised molded tongue & tiny teeth. She boasts dense curls, with a glazed bow, and dainty period clothes with factory shoes! $1495

3. 9” Really Mechanical Heubach! All original quality garment, as seen in the Foulke Heubach Book, and is still working! He turns quite side to side while vigorously lifting & lowering his lamb for all to see! $695 7

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4. This important, and actually historic 12”x 11”x 8” Zinner & Sohn Parlour Toy celebrates the telephone when it was new! The two Laughing Heubachs in the original room settings, paper and all, are dialing one another excitedly on tin telephones to the gleeful tune it plays, just $950 7. 24” Pre-1900 ‘Long Face’ Kestner - A very early stunning face w. 6-square teeth, waist length French tresses, early chunky body w. original clothes & side button heeled leather boots. A beauty. $750

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9. Pristine describes this very rare 11” Door of Hope Farmer complete with the hat; and pencilled ‘China’ on one foot! $1500

8. 11.5“ Parian Gentleman w. Cigarette - No novelty toy, this seriously made ultra fine 1880’s rarity has a molded hat as well as a molded collar plus gold trimmed shirt & tie - original body w.parian limbs wearing expert silk. How bold! $1200

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10. 12.5” ‘Early Period’ Poupée wrapped and draped in vintage bustle back elegance, this early confection with her unusual face has the factory coiffure in original set with cork pate. Such delicate beauty! $1600 11. Bru Era Poupée Head 4.5 by 4” tall immaculate pressed bisque with old making line from rim, with refined expression with early blue eyes. $1500

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29th “DOLL WEEKEND in Paris” September 19-20, 2015 A François THEIMER EVENT

Saturday September 19, 2015

International Doll & Toy Auction at 1:30 pm

Hotel AMBASSADOR 16 Bld Haussmann 75009 Paris Public View from 11 am to 1 pm

Sunday September 20, 2015 from 10 am to 5 pm

A Private DOLL FAIR for DOLL Collectors Dolls & Accessories

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Auction Gallery

Theriault Sells the Welker Collection

23-inch Polichinelle by Simon and Halbig, $31,000.

You must agree this doll has character! By an unknown maker, it sold for $42,500.

With its rare blue sateen body cover, an Izannah Walker doll brought $29,000.

The size 1 A.T., only 9-1/2 inches, brought $40,000.

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heriault’s sold the collection of Billie and Paige Welker of North Carolina at their annual mid-summer sale, held this year in Kansas City, MO. The couple had long collected rare dolls, winning many blue ribbons at the national UFDC convention. Also sold was the Mary Sicard Door of Hope doll collection. The cover of the catalog featured an extremely strong-featured woman character by an unknown maker. It begged the question, was it made for a child? This rare doll brought $42,500.

The 24-inch doll attributed to Leo Moss, $17,000.

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Door of Hope dolls from the collection of researcher Mary Sicard included this rare Buddhist girl nun at $7,000. september 2015

14-inch Rohmer with trunk and trousseau, $22,000.

Hertel Schwab winking googly, a variation of its Jubilee model, 19 inches, $30,000.

K * R 102 in Tyrolean costume, 12 inches and all original, $24,000.

Cloth dolls included four Maggie Bessie dolls, as well as its precursor Miss Chitty, an Izannah Walker with ringlet curls and a rare blue cloth body, $29,000, a black “Mammy” Chase, $12,500, and a one-of-kind cloth doll by Dewees Cochran, $12,000. French bisque dolls were also in abundance. The petite 14-inch Rohmer with trousseau sold for $22,000 and the 9-1/2 inch A.T. brought $40,000. An unusual Bebe Clement, the only example known of this model with the hollow leather body, brought $24,000. Among the German bisque Simon and Halbig’s Polichinelle from the 1300 series realized $31,000 and Kammer and Reinhardt’s 102 character, only 12 inches and dressed in an elaborate Tyrolean costume, sold for $24,000. For more results visit Proxibid or to order a catalog, go to www.theriaults.com. Prices do not include the buyer’s premium. Elise, K*R’s model 109, 21 inches, $20,000.

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ansas City, Missouri was a hotbed of doll activity during the UFDC national convention week. At Frasher’s July 15 sale a rare French bisque art character child by Van Rozen, c. 1915, 17 inches, with marked shoes, formerly in the collection of Dorothy Dixon and Winnie Langley, brought $11,200. The Circle and Dot Bru Jne 8, 24 inches, c. 1880 with pristine original body, brought $15,600. See liveauctioneers.com for more results or email frasher@aol.com See more Auction Gallery on pages 57-58

Before her American Children, Dewees Cochran made a limited number of black cloth dolls including this one-of-a-kind example for $12,000.

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t the McMasters Harris two day auction, July 29-30, this beautiful 12-inch Schmitt with marked bisque socket head, pierced ears and straight wrist composition/ wood body realized $14,750. www.mcmastersharris.com Antique DOLL Collector

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The Tender Years

Deborah Varner 303-850-7800

queenbeev1@comcast.net • Member UFDC Layaways welcomed and consignments taken.

17” Gebruder Heubach character. Pink bisque used on his dolls. Lt. BL. eyes with navy circle. Feathered brows, soft lashes and peach lips. BL. bow on back of head. Wears Victorian white lawn/lace dress. $ 2,750.

8” Kestner in box with Orig. clothes and hat. Beautiful huge BR. PW. eyes. Wears Victorian full slip of cotton batiste and wool. Orig. blonde mohair wig. Creamy bisque with delicate blush. Has two dresses, hat and full slip. $ 1,950.

See me on RubyLane.com 9” All Bisque Simon and Halbig 939. Rare doll in this sm. size. Lovely BL. glass eyes. OM. with square cut teeth. Lace dress with blue ribbon. Matches her over the knee BL. stockings. Double black Mary Jane’s with little rare bows. Has lots of action on Ruby Lane. $ 2,650.

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12” French Series Two Portrait Jumeau. Creamy white bisque. Strong blue PW. eyes. Fabulous modeling. Orig. long blonde mohair wig. Head coil intact. Orig. pate. Orig. dress of light BL. with lace overlay. French presentation hat with feather and velvet ribbon and sparkles. White French leather shoes with rosettes. $ 7,450.

15” K * R 115 A character doll, a little girl. Blue PW eyes. CM. First out of the mold bisque. Long curly blonde mohair. Dimple in chin. Well modeled. Dressed in early Victorian organdy. Pink/white. Lovely body finish. $ 3,400. 17” E 8 J Jumeau. Bulging blue paperweight eyes. Early applied ears. Early chunky French body with SW. Lg. lips with tongue. Orig. cork pate. Head coil intact. Wonderful white batiste and lace dress with pink silk ribbon and elaborate French presentation hat. $ 8,100 or best offer.

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Gigi’s Dolls & Sherry’s Teddy Bears Inc.

Rare 17” S & H 111 character made for French trade on Jumeau body, fabulous blue eyes, antique clothing & wig, 2 hairlines – forehead & back of head $6500. Now $4500.

Heloise French poured resin dolls w/ hand painted eyes & features, mohair wigs, fabulous detailed costumes 23 ½” Morgane #9, 2010 dressed in antique silk crepe flapper dress w/ antique beadwork $1325. 23” Estelle #43, light blue silk walking suit $995. 19 ½” Virginie #23/35, blue silk & beautiful lace, beading through mohair wig $995.

11” Rare Our Fairy #222 Hertel, Schwab & Co, all bisque, set original blue glass eyes, HH wig, great expression $1895.

13 ½” Lynne & Michael Roche Early American Children, bisque head & jointed bodies, dressed in antique fabrics Emma in red striped dress 3/10, 1991 $695. James in brown, 13/25, 1991 $695. Emma in brown print, 2/15, 1992 w/ box $695.

5” All Bisque Our Fairy #222 14 Hertel, Schwab & Co, original wig, blue googlie eyes $475.

Heloise French poured resin dolls w/ hand painted eyes & features, mohair wigs, fabulous detailed costumes 19” Valentine #10/60, strawberry blonde, brown eyes, lavender organdy dress $975. 16” Paule (seated) #35, brunette, blue eyes, dress of white batiste & antique laces $1395. 18” La Petite Chloe #65/100, auburn HH wig, brown eyes, plaid silk dress w/ blue coat & hat $695. 16” ‘Trixie’ by Reginia Sandreuter, all porcelain uniquely fully jointed body, hand painted features, 67/100 $1650.

25 ½” COD – K * R 117 N look, brown sleep eyes, great flapper body, head marked Cuno, Otto & Dressel, wonderful mohair wig, antique clothing $785. 8” Steiff Foxy 1950 – 60’s fully tagged, great coloring $95.

16 ½” Patti Jo beautifully painted eyes & doll, tagged Terri Lee outfit, mannequin wig $750. 16 ½” Benjie on Pat Pending Terri Lee painted body, great facial painting, caracal wig $750.

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20” Mint All Original Compo Alexander in MA tagged white w/ white net overlay dress, beautiful compo, lt brown mohair wig, brown eyes, Princess Elizabeth marked head $395.

15 ½” All original Elise Ballerina 1963 in aqua tutu, blonde hair $175. 15 ½” Elise Ballerina 1964 all original in aqua tutu, brunette hair $175. 20” 1949 – 51 Nina Ballerina all original in tagged tutu (few holes in netting), beautiful hard plastic doll $375.

14 ½” Wonderful Cynthia all original 1952 Alexander, fabulous doll $795.

Lynne & Michael Roche 18 ½” Hannah #194, 1990, blonde HH wig, brown eyes, wood body w/ porcelain hands $995. 15 ½” Claudine #21, 1989, lt aub HH wig, blue eyes, porcelain jointed body w/ wood balls $525. 8” Tilly 1992, painted eyes & features $99.95 5” Amy #143, jointed all bisque, auburn wig, brown eyes $149.95 5” Tom #113, jointed all bisque, blond wig, blue eyes $149.95

Lynne & Michael Roche 21” Hannah #248, 1993, auburn HH wig, blue green eyes, wood body w/ porcelain hands $1095. 19” Emily #55/200, 1993, blonde HH wig, blue eyes, wood body w/ porcelain hands, w/ mohair bear $1095. 18” Mary #98/200, 1993, brunette HH wig, blue eyes, wood body w/ porcelain hands, w/ mohair bear $1095. 12” New Baby #115, 1989, porcelain head, hands & feet, cloth body, knit outfit, blue eyes $175. 6” Minet Cherie #504, 1991, auburn mohair wig, bl glass eyes $110.

23” SFBJ on Jumeau body – replaced French hands, blue eyes, antique sailor dress and HH wig $775.

8” Hard to find Set of Alexanders – 1967 Cowboy, Cowgirl & 1966 Indian Boy (missing tip of bow), BK dolls, all original outfits $325.

10” Alex Cissette 1959 Queen w/ West German wardrobe, pink cotton dress, undergarments, hat, peignoir & nightgown, all in fabulous condition $295. 10” Godey Portrette Cissette all original w/ wrist tag, beautiful coloring, 1 small hole under back ruffle $155.

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17.5” Circle Dot Bru, perfect pale bisque, bulging p/w eyes, early mauve blush under brows, head mark, fabulous ant. tailed mohair wig, pate & metal head attachment, ant. silk & lace dress, Fr. hat, orig. slip, undies & ant. shoes, orig. Circle Dot Bru kid body, perfect bisque shoulder plate & bisque lower arms. STUNNING!!! $17,500.

22” K * R Mein Liebling 117A, immaculate bisque, sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig, gorgeous orig. ant. silk & lace dress, undies & ant. shoes, on GREAT orig. K * R body, desirable 117A mark. ABSOLUTE KNOCK-OUT!!! $4975.

Rare 7” All Bisque F.G., barefeet, mint bisque “overall”, “swivel neck”, p/w eyes, mohair wig, FACTORY ORIGINAL silk & lace dress, & hat, undies, Fr. edged in gold leaf,w/3 xtra full outfits, slip, leather shoes, & other goodies. Owned her for years. Orig. Fr. AB early “peg strung” body. Absolutely BREATHTAKING!!! $12,500.

10” RARE Gebruder Heubach Toddler W/Molded Pink Bonnet, immaculate bisque, intaglio side glancing eyes, molded lids, deep dimples, deeply molded raised painted hair, very molded pink bonnet w/ incised & raised design, magnficent orig. pink net & pink silk ribbon dress & undies. On orig. GH fully jointed toddler body. Rare OUTSTANDING toddler!!!! Exciting addition to any collection!!! $4350.

5.5” All Bisque ByeLo Baby, sl. eyes w/perfect eye wax, “swivel neck”, orig. organdy & lace dress, slip & bonnet. On orig. perfect “fully signed” baby body. Absolutely DARLING!! $795.

9.5” All Bisque JDK “Sammy” Toddler, immaculate pale bisque overall, set eyes, o/cl/mo, molded tongue, orig. mohair wig, & orig. frilly batiste dress, ant. straw hat, orig. all bisque JDK chubby toddler body, w/bent in left arm. ADORABLE happy toddler & will make you happy too!! $1550. Steiff “Tige” Dog, shoe button eyes, tight short pile, stunning strongly visible air brush markings, completely jointed, moves freely, mohair on chest & paws. AMAZING condition for age, orig. stitching (1 missing stitch, back paw), no holes, orig. Steiff collar, leash & silk neck ribbon. Known as “Buster Brown”. 9” X 6.5”. MAGNIFICENT!!! $785.

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Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion Sells Doll and Toy Museum

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adenburger Speilzeugauktion will sell the collection of the Puppen and Spielzeug Museum, until recently located in Gmunden, Austria in the Palais-Austria (the former Austria Grand Hotel am See). Founded by Mrs. Heissl, she discovered her love for dolls in the 1980s when she found three antique dolls at a shop in Salzburg. Her husband was totally supportive of his wife’s devotion to collecting which grew to such an extent that fifteen years ago, they opened their museum. The auction to be conducted on September 5 includes French and German bisque, room boxes, toys, miniatures, teddy bears, Schoenhuts, automata, and more, truly something for all types of collectors. For addition information visit their website at www. spielzeugauktion.de or call 0049(0) 6203-13014. Email: mail@spielzeugauktion.de

Bébé Schmitt & Fils, Paris, with head and body signature, pressed biscuit porcelain socket head, with fixed blue paperweight eyes, mohair wig on cork cover, body with ball-and-socket joints with fixed wrists and the big hip joint balls, original clothes, brown signed leather shoes with rosette, 62 cm, around 1880.

Baehr & Proeschild for Bruno Schmidt/ Waltershausen, so-called “Wendy”, marked 2033, BSW (in a heart), 537 (small size number), with original blond plaits, 23 cm, circa 1912. Being sold along with a very nice Trousseau.

Wax baby Teteur, in a glass case, by an unknown French manufacturer, lying in a papier mâché Easter egg, 20 cm long, surrounded by colored flowers made of paper and silk. The head is removable and under it is a hidden candy container with voice box. Beside it is another small wax baby with egg, ebony base, France, around 1885.

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Vichy, circa 1880, “Der DrehOrgelspieler” with 2 melodies, only a few original copies known world-wide, height with hat: 63 cm. According to experts the bisque portrait head was especially made by Bru for this Vichy machine. The player is standing behind a custommade barrel organ of precious wood with pillars that are decorated with gold leaves and a red/golden silk lining. He is wearing his original silk clothes. The clockwork mechanism plays 2 melodies. After the manual winding with the key and after pulling the stop knob the doll is turning the crank with the right metal hand, looking to the right and to the left and nodding, the dancing couple is turning in the meantime. See Christian Bailly, “Automata, The Golden Age”, page 85

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Cunno & Otto Dressel, Sonneberg, Admiral Dewey in original uniform, made for the American market, around 1898.

Kammer and Reinhardt Googly, marked: K & R Simon & Halbig, K & R toddler body with 10 joints, 38 cm, around 1913.

Bride and groom, with identical features, height: 63 cm. The bride wearing pearl earrings and the original silk and lace wedding dress, bead necklace and ermine stole, bridal veil, miniature-silver bag, original mirror, lavish underwear. The groom is also totally original, an impressive rarity, around 1875.

Bisque soldier dollhouse-doll, 18.5 cm, beautifully modeled with wrinkles and moustache, bisque arms and legs, splendid original-clothes with hat and coat, and tin curved sword.

Renou/Paris, machine “Der Clown mit dem Ball”, with original key, ball is turning on the nose of the clown, he is moving his hands and the conjurer’s wand with the bird, 56 cm, around 1890

A splendid Erzgebirge roundabout, two-storied, wood and cardboard, covered with fabric, embroidered with beads, parapet is made of embossed paper, original condition, a museum piece, c. 1880, height: 80 cm, with a diameter of 58 cm.

Small casket with sewing utensils, ivory, scissors, gilded sheet brass, 5 cm, for a stately dollhouse, fashion shop, or as accessories for a small fashion doll. Jumeau long face bebe boy, pressed bisque, marked 15, exceptional top quality example, circa 1885, blue body stamp at the torso “Jumeau Medaille D’Or Paris”, original silk suit, signed leather shoes with double rosettes, height: 83 cm. Antique DOLL Collector

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From Rags to Riches I

by Lois Cohorst

t is not easy to turn rags into riches unless, maybe, you are Cinderella’s fairy godmother. And, even she had to work at it. Most doll artists probably did not plan riches, but most of the old surviving cloth dolls have become quite valuable. Many of these American folk dolls were made from scraps and dedicated to a quest for art or for the pure love of a child. Kathe Kruse made her first dolls for her children. Philadelphia babies were made as manikins to help sell baby clothing. No one would have thought that 150 years later, collectors would be so taken with these dolls that they would stay up late nights trying to capture the stories. But each doll does have a story: how it was made, who made it, when and where, as well as why it was made. In medieval times, Bible scholars took the book of Deuteronomy seriously, and did not believe in pagan or graven images of any kind, nor did they condone creating them. By putting dolls in that category, there were none. In time, a difference between worshiping images and playing with dolls became clear, along with appreciation for the art of the dolls. Many cloth and rag folk dolls were made during the 1800s, and they were not French, German, or even factory mass productions. Most were American folk one-of-a-kind cloth dolls.

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WITHERSPOON NEW ORLEANS RAG

The New Orleans Rag was designed by Maude M. Witherspoon and made by cottage workers who did their sewing magic. Maude designed the dolls, and although the art on the faces differs, they are undeniably hers. Witherspoon was born in 1875 in Iowa and married Edward Samis in 1894. The mystery, and one that is still unanswered, is why did she make these dolls? Was it the black history that intrigued her? It was not her heritage, and Maude was not from the South. Regardless, she made beautiful black folk dolls along with the help of cottage industries. Maude was the designer, but housewives needing extra money provided sewing and crafting in their homes as did most cottage workers. These dolls are not very plentiful, and are definitely “Rags to Riches Dolls.” Unfortunately, it has taken 100 plus years for their prices to skyrocket. Dapper Dan, 26 inches tall

DAPPER DAN – It was somewhat unusual to

create a cloth male doll in the days of long ago, but it happened. This attractive young cloth fellow has an embroidered face and probably came along sometime between 1880 and 1900. Maybe he was made in the likeness of a loved one, or it might have been an artist’s idea of a Ken doll before its time. This doll has an embroidered flat face with an attached nose that makes him look very dapper. He appears to be all original except his red sweater that is vintage. He is a 26 inches doll, and his original body is made of cotton. He came from a New England collection and is in wonderful condition. Antique DOLL Collector

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REBECCA – This is a 24-inch

sweetheart of perfection from about 1880. She is oil-painted with a dart on her forehead to help make her face fuller, which adds a charming expression to her character. Nearly all handmade folk dolls are rare one-of-a-kind projects made by different people. This doll has oil painted hair that covers the back of her entire head with curls over her forehead. She has large dark eyes and a sweet smile that exposes three teeth that some artist was brave enough to include. Her 145 year old body survived very well with the exception of her legs. They have suffered the test of time, although they are both in sturdy condition. Rebecca’s clothing is vintage with a red pinafore that is accented with Asian print figures. With added stockings to her vintage shoes, and she is ready to love.

Rebecca is oil painted with a dart in her forehead.

TYPICAL FLAT FACED RAG Flat-faced doll with personality plus

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These flat faced dolls have a charm of their own. This 18-inch doll is outstandingly painted with oil and is a great example of a quality folk doll. Cloth dolls of the 1800s were often flat faced and covered with canvas to make them sturdy. Then, they added the painted muslin faces. Some of the faces are painted directly on canvas. This doll is not only cute, but it is in excellent condition. She has big brown eyes to die for and curly, oil painted, brown hair. She appears to be original with her black leather boots, original silk stockings and her cotton dress. Her muslin body is stitched at the shoulders, knees, and throat, and she has mitten hands with separate thumbs. She holds her 150 years well, considering that most rag dolls saw more play time than other doll mediums.

AMY

– This cloth folk doll has a round head which is somewhat unusual for a rag doll. Her head and face are oil painted, but the back of the head is needing a hat or some type of covering. A white vintage bonnet was added to fill the order. She is a great example of a rag doll, standing a full 26 inches of pure pulchritude and has withstood about 150 years of play. Her oil painted face is on canvas and is attached to her head. She wears her vintage leather boots, original silk stockings, and a portrait pin. She has mitten hands with separate thumbs. Her clothing and body appear to be original.

Amy, 26 inches tall, is believed to be all original.

MARY SHARON – Mary Sharon is a very rare

cloth doll with a center seam, a feature we see on Steiff dolls. She is 25 inches tall with an oil painted folk doll face dating between 1870 and 1880. She came from a New England collection, and it is a joy just to look at her. Her eyes are a light cocoa color, and she has very neatly applied ears. What a cutie! Mary Sharon is made of cotton, and her body appears to be in its original good condition. Her under clothes are stitched on, probably because her maker did not know that her folk art would endure 145 years of hard play.

Circa 1870-80, Mary Sharon is distinguished by her center seam. Antique DOLL Collector

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STRAW HAT SALLY – Sally is an

1880 doll that stands 30 inches tall. Like the flat faced painted dolls, she too, has an oil painted face, but she has an unusual stitched and applied nose. Her three dimensional nose is just great and not an easy task for a primitive cloth doll maker. She surprised me when I tried to do something with her hair and found that she has painted on ears. How unusual is that! This doll has vintage clothing, probably original. Her dress is fragile and has been stitched on and not to be removed. This 135 year old doll still looks great. Her antique stockings and shoes, also, do not appear to have been removed. What makes her so cool is her vintage straw hat and that nose. Straw Hat Sally is a grand 30 inches tall with a remarkable applied nose.

MARGARET – Margaret is a fine

folk art doll with a hand painted flat face. This rare and unusual rag doll had an artist talented enough to paint her hair in a long style down the back of the doll’s neck. Margaret has a twill body that is sturdy, and she appears to be completely original with stockings, shoes, and clothes. She has mitten hands with separate thumbs. Her original wool dress matches her socks and shoes. She is an 1880s model, standing 23 inches tall, and she is in excellent condition. She was a blue ribbon winner at the recent UFDC convention.

Margaret is all original, c. 1880, 23 inches tall.

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Definitely a Rags to Riches story are the dolls made by Izannah Walker.

IZANNAH WALKER

– Izannah Walker was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1817. She lost her parents when she was seven years old and lived with relatives until she was grown. Her biggest disappointment in life was that she was not born as a boy. She wanted to be a carpenter. Regardless, by 1865, she was listed as a doll maker who was dealing with cloth instead of carpenter’s wood. She had been making dolls from early 1840, but she did not get a patent on her dolls until 1873. If these early dolls can be found, they are shown with a wind-swept hair style and no side curls or hair part. In making these doll heads, they were covered with paste to fill the mold, then recovered with cotton batting and repressed into the mold. The head was stuffed, and the face was oil painted. The ears were also molded and applied. The Izannah designed dolls were crafted by cottage workers who were thought to have only made approximately 1000 dolls. The dolls were bringing $100 in 1970 and $3000 to $18,000 in later years. They are “Rags to Riches” dolls, but it took 100 plus years for it to happen.

Janet has won a ribbon in competition. Her early date and shapely nose make her a winner!

JANET, THE RIBBON WINNER

Janet is a ribbon winner for these cloth dolls. She is extremely rare, definitely, a one-of-a-kind American rag doll with a sculpted nose that is hard to believe. Janet is 25 inches tall and dates from the middle 1800s to 1880. She has a strong twill body with a stitched shoulder head. The face is hand-painted with oil, her wig is human hair, and she has been a constant ribbon winner wherever she goes. Many rare one-of-a-kind cloth dolls such as Janet, have either been kept in private collections or packed away in storage.

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THE COLUMBIAN DOLL

Columbian doll by Emma Adams measures 30 inches.

– We cannot leave out the doll designed by Emma Adams in 1891 and entered into the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1893 World’s Fair. The doll was an instant success and received a Diploma of Merit as “Miss Columbia.” She toured the world throughout the 1890s on behalf of various children’s charities. Emma and her sister, Marietta, continued to make and sell the Columbian Rag dolls that came in sizes of 15 to 30 inches. The rarest of the dolls is the 30”. After Emma died, Marietta continued making and selling the dolls until 1910. These dolls were made with muslin oil-painted faces designed by Emma. The eyes were blue or brown, and the bodies were stuffed with cotton. The designed inner core of the head had some sawdust filling and some was also in the torso. Marietta originally designed the clothing for the dolls, but the dolls were signed by Emma Adams. Emma died in 1899. After 1900 the dolls may have been signed in her name by a worker, and a worker, obviously, painted the faces in later years. After 1906, the doll maker’s signature changed to the new mark of Marietta Adams Ruttan, Oswego, N.Y. These commercial dolls became one of the “Rags to Riches” success stories. Oh…if Emma only could have lived a 100 plus years longer to see her dolls bring thousands of dollars. She won a blue ribbon at the 2015 UFDC national convention.

SHEPPARD BABIES

Philadelphia Babies were made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, around the turn of the last century, and they were sold in the infant’s sales department of the J.B. Sheppard & Co. store. Clothing for the dolls was made in the store’s workshop and was used to dress the babies. However, the babies could be purchased, dressed or undressed, and the clothing could be bought separately as well as with the doll. The most common original outfit was thought to have been a long baby gown and bonnet. The dolls are 18 and 22 inches long with heads of stockinette that have been well modeled and painted. The cloth arms and legs are oil painted, and they have sewn joints at the shoulders, hips, and knees.

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Shepard Baby, also known as a Philadelphia Baby.

BABYLAND RAG – Babyland Rags with hand painted faces were

distributed by E.I. Horsman Co. as early as 1893. By 1904 , Macy’s Department Store was selling Babyland Rags in three sizes for 24 cents to $4.50 each. By 1908, the dolls came in even more sizes, but the faces were still hand painted. No two were exactly alike until 1912 when they became commercial. They were even sold by FAO Schwarz. The dolls seemed to wear well, which was good, because they saw a great deal of play time.

Babyland Rags were distributed as early as 1893 by Horsman.

MORAVIAN RAGS – Beginning in about 1872, the Ladies’ Sewing

Society of the Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania made cloth dolls they called Polly Heckewelder dolls. Polly was the daughter of missionaries, and she might possibly have been the first white child born in Ohio territory. The dolls were for benefit and sold for charity. Moravian folk dolls are 16 inches to 19 inches tall and dressed in Moravian women’s wear. They have hand-painted oil faces and wigs. The bodies are cotton and jointed at the hips, knees, and shoulders. The fingers are mitten shaped with long thumbs. It is interesting to know that the dresses are colored for identification purposes. A white dress indicates widows, pink for a married sister, blue for a single girl, and cherry for children. The fabric is gingham, and the bonnets and shoes were crocheted. An example is that a young unmarried Moravian girl would wear a blue gingham dress. The Moravian Ladies’ Sewing Society continues to make dolls today, meeting weekly to sew on the dolls. Moravian Rag made by the Ladies’ Sewing Society in Bethlehem, PA.

There are many other century-old cloth dolls. This article covers a group of older, hand painted, hard to find dolls, but there are many others such as the Julia Beecher’s dolls. She was the sisterin-law of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the abolitionist author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Beecher dolls were made in a church sewing circle with the funds donated to missionary efforts. These dolls date 1893 to 1910. Others are the Martha Chase dolls, Ella Smith’s Alabama Babies, the Kathe Kruse cloth dolls, and many more. Folk dolls are made by American folks, many of who have surprising talents. Many of the dolls are one-of-kind. The cost of making such a doll is interesting especially when comparing its price to 100 years later. If only these doll makers could have lived 100 years, or more, to see their dolls turn from Rags to Riches. References: Glenn Rollins, Provo, Utah The internet for Maude Witherspoon Edwards, Linda, CLOTH DOLLS, a Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 77 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310 1997 Lavitt, Wendy, AMERICAN FOLK DOLLS, Knopf, Alfred A. 1982 Theriault’s Book of Dolls catalog, 2014

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Displaying Your Frozen Charlottes or What to do on a Cold Winter’s Day!

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ast winter was miserably cold and snowy, all the dolly events were cancelled... the driving was hazardous and every weekend produced another blizzard! We were all getting cabin fever...the need to get out and have some fun was strong! So, one SUNNY Thursday, my good friend Cheryl Williams came to play with me and my dolls...to be specific, my Frozen Charlottes. Isn’t that appropriate? We had all been frozen lately! I’ve been collecting Frozen Charlottes and Charlies for many years and have gathered quite a few...along with appropriate accessories like tin bath tubs, and lots of pets for them...so we thought it would be fun to set up some cute displays to show them off, and it certainly was fun. Most of my smaller Charlottes and Charlies are displayed under a couple of large flattish glass domes. These are very old and very hard to find, so I treasure them and they do keep the little ones clean and dust free...but they aren’t fun...they are utilitarian. On a separate table top I have been displaying the larger Charlottes and the accessories. In the photo captions I will refer to dolls as “high brows”, “covered wagons”, “Greiner”, and “flat tops”...these are names we have given to china head dolls over the years. The Charlottes have the same hairstyles which date them to the periods when those hairstyles were the fashion! The Greiner I have is from around 1850, the covered wagons date from 18501860, and the high brows and flat tops from 1860-1870. The fancier hair arrangements with bands and bows mostly fall into the 1870s and 80s. Later dolls (1880s and 90s) are mostly the so-called “low brows” with curls low on the foreheads.

On the left is a 7-1/4” Charlotte by Alt Beck & Gottschalck. She has a lot of body detail showing breast and rib cage. On the right is a delicately painted 6-3/4” Charlotte by Conta & Bohme. Sitting on the basin rim, atop a cute 8-1/4” tin wash stand with beveled mirror, is a rare 2” seated Charlie.

The 7” tall tin tub with shower head and net curtain still works. It has a water reservoir in the back and a little pump to push. It must have been a delightful toy for a child! Playing mother is a 5-1/2” tall very light and delicate hollow-cast Parian Charlotte with a pale blond covered wagon hair style...I believe her to be by Kister. Her child is a 3-7/8” hollow-cast Charlotte that is a perfume bottle. It is marked on the bottom of one foot with a hand painted ‘8’...the molding is very detailed. The back of her head has a 3/8” round opening that was plugged with a cork. A little 3” bisque dog knows to keep it’s distance from the tub!

A 7” long pink tin tub sits off the ground on little gilt feet. It holds a bevy of little blond Charlottes... from the left...a very unusual 2-7/8” covered wagon hairstyle in cafe au lait, a 3-1/4” bisque with long braids of flax, a 3-1/4” bisque with a darling round face surrounded by bright blond molded curls, and a 3-3/4” china with a mohair bun. The blue-eyed chenille cat creeps by with a skeptical look towards the rather docile brown and white German dog. Antique DOLL Collector

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A beautifully dressed 5” covered wagon style Charlotte tends a truly exquisite 2 -1/4” covered wagon Charlotte dressed in aqua silk with a darling bonnet tied under her chin and a black trimmed aqua cape. The 5” doll has layers of finely sewn undies and tiny leather shoes on her feet. The tiny Charlotte came in this 2-3/4” x 2” tin trunk wrapped in a padded quilt.

This pink water pump also works and the little tin pail can be filled from the pump. It stands 7 -1/2” high and serves to support the 8-1/2” tall Charlotte with rare curly hair variation on the Alice black hair bands. She was made by Kestner and has several repairs, but is very rare. The flat-top blond on the left is 7”. The 2 little ones are another Alice, this one 3-1/2” and with pink luster boots, and the 3-3/4” wigged one with a mohair bun. The pink luster boots are thought to be a Simon and Halbig product and she is certainly of their quality!

Several decades ago someone was throwing out big wall paper sample books and I nabbed them...they have been waiting all these years for just this occasion. We went through them picking out smaller patterns that looked like they’d be good for “floor tiles” or the walls...blues, pinks, soft yellow, and red... there was a really nice variety. Using a razor knife we cut out the sheets that looked most promising.

Surrounded by their furry four-legged friends are four Charlottes that are dressed. On the left is a 4” wigged doll with gold boots with tassels. She is dressed in a tiered dress with pantalets and flowers in her hair. Next to her is a 6” black Charlotte molded with ethnic features and hair...her painted brown eyes were added after she was fired. Her clothes are frail but factory original! The sweet faced covered wagon child is by Kister and her dress is typical of her 1860s period. The 4” Alice style Parian is by Kestner...her dress is simple and child made. She is a finely detailed little doll.

This 7 -1/2” long pretty tin tub is on a stand making it 6-1/2” high and nice for display. Overseeing bath time is a large 7” covered wagon Charlotte by Kister. Standing in the tub is an unusual 5-3/4” Charlotte with finely molded hair with delicate curls coming down onto her forehead. Peeking over the end of the tub is another pink-tinted covered wagon that is 6-1/4”. The blue of the wallpaper is picked up in the old doll towels with swans woven in the borders, and also the family of German porcelain cats that are just the right size.

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Here are seven little Charlottes all with molded dresses. They range in size from 1-1/8” up to 5”. The tallest one is a “flat top” with a gathered dress with wide collar and magenta trim. The others all appear to be “high brows” with dresses trimmed in blue, red, magenta and deep yellow. I find it fun to see how many different ones were made.

All except for one of these dolls has some form of molded clothes. In the back on the left is a very unusual 4-3/8” doll with molded stockings that come up halfway across her kneecap, the bow garters are molded also, and she has black boots. The entire doll is nicely modeled with dimples and hair fashioned with two rows of curls on the back. Next is a rare 4-1/4” bonneted Charlotte. She is quite pink and very sweet with her ruffled cap and magenta bow tied under her chin. Next is a much later low brow, also 4-1/4”, but she has a fat pink bow molded in her hair. I have never seen anything like the 4” girl with long blond braids as well as a molded dress...her quality is not the best, but she certainly is unusual! In the foreground, a 2-1/4” tiny covered wagon Charlotte rests in a very small and shallow tub. This doll is early and very detailed, showing a wide center part in her hair and ribs. The little black child is also 2-1/4”. She has ethnic features and hair and wears a sweet molded pink dress. The praying child is 3-1/8” and is well dressed with boots as well. She was made in other sizes.

I have always displayed these tiny dolls together...the little high brow nun is only 2” but her dress is lined to hold her a bit higher at 2-1/4”. She is complete with the tiniest rosary! She carefully guards a 1-1/4” bonnet head Charlotte tightly bundled in a 2” soft metal bed.

These are all rare examples... the large girl is 6-3/4” and has a Greiner style hairdo with a wide part. She has a detailed body with breasts and ribs. I believe her to be made by the Kloster Veilsdorf firm. She has tiny highlight dots in the iris of her eyes. The 3-1/2” doll with a pink hair band has a broken neck...this could easily be disguised by a pretty old snippet of silk ribbon...several times I have bought old Charlottes with ribbons around their necks, only to find that it is there for a reason! Seated in his cute pea green cast iron Kilgore high chair is a 2” seated Frozen Charlie. I had to include one boy...he is just too cute to leave out!

Single doll or baby shoes make the ideal display prop... Charlottes can be tucked into the top or hung from the rim or the laces...variations on the old woman in a shoe tale. You can combine your fairy tales as we have here... Little Red Riding Hood is 3”, and the other tiny dressed Charlottes are 2”, 1-1/2” and 1”.

Then we had to decide how to group them...the larger accessories obviously needed larger Charlottes. Some of the Charlottes have molded clothes and they wanted to be grouped together to show off their molded outfits. Some were show-offs and wanted to get into every picture but we tried to prevent that! They range in size from 1” to almost 9”...Charlottes aren’t as large as a lot of the Charlies. I’ll try to point out their best features in the photo captions.

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This is a large tin tub...8-1/2” x 3” high...and it has wonderful graphics. Victorian boys and girls play at the seashore while mama sits in a wicker hooded chair reading while the baby crawls nearby. The interior is rather rusty and could be cleaned up and varnished to protect it. Sticky wax and poster putty can be used to hold your kids upright in their tubs. The pale blond is a 5-1/2” Charlotte by Kister. The 5” child with golden curls beside her is very finely detailed and quite pink. She is impressed “6” on her back. Very few Charlottes have any type of marking. The 3-7/8” Charlotte perfume is shown turned sideways to show the hole molded into the back of her head.

This is another single shoe...a very early red leather one that was probably made for a china head or papier mache doll. It measures 3-1/2” long and about 1” wide. I cut a piece of cardboard to put inside and covered it with sticky wax. Now it contains an Old Woman (1-5/8”) and a whole passel of her kids including a tiny “Alice” that is 1-1/4”...the smallest one is 7/8”! The wax keeps them all snug and upright.

A 3-1/2” German papier mache peanut shell box houses a sweet 3” covered wagon Charlotte with a broken neck...this time concealed by an old silk ribbon. Her friendly pet dog watches nervously lest someone put the lid on and close her in the dark!

Of course the scale is often way off... dolls too big or too small...but it’s just the idea of having these stiff un-jointed figures trying to do something active. All we wanted to do was give you all an idea of how much fun you can have with your little Charlottes (and Charlies too of course)...we did keep to just Charlottes for this, but there’s no reason why you need to! Playing with your little dolls is the BEST way to fight off cabin fever and the winter blues! Try it! My big thanks again to Cheryl Williams for her help with this project... it is always fun to work with her! All of the dolls are from my collection.

These three dolls, all with bows in their hair and matching boots, have borrowed the little tin trunk to give them support. The one trimmed in blue is 4” and she wears a sweet dress of lace over red silk. The two smaller ones are nude... green is 2-3/8” and red is 2-1/8”. They are cute and colorful and I’d like to see what others were made, and if they kept the same colors for each size!

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Rare and Unusual Tynietoy Accessories by Susan Milmore This article is derived from a presentation I gave at the Handicraft Club of Providence, RI in September 2014.

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s most collectors already know, many of the commonly found cast metal accessories that were sold by Tynietoy’s Toy Furniture Shop were imported from Germany and manufactured by the F.W. Gerlach Company and Babette Schweizer, both of which also supplied many other retail outlets throughout the United States. A few came from England. Tynietoy purchased these items in bulk and then repackaged them in their distinctive little green boxes, so they are often identified as Tynietoy accessories by dealers and some collectors. It is likely that the vast majority of this merchandise was purchased from retailers other than Tynietoy, so unless you come across one still in the green box, or can otherwise establish a direct connection to the Toy Furniture Shop through receipts or correspondence, it is more appropriate to describe them as simply manufactured in Germany. Since they are so plentiful, this article addresses the accessories made exclusively by and for Tynietoy.

Some items are rare because they were fragile from the beginning. Lamp shades are an example of this malady. Most were individually hand-painted or hand-drawn with India ink and many have been lost to damage over the years, so it is not uncommon to find lamp bases without original shades and sometimes with replacements. Other accessories are considered rare today because they were prohibitively expensive when first offered for sale, such as the hand-painted framed portraits and still life paintings. These charming miniature works of art were individually distinctive and thus could not be shown in detail in the catalogues. When someone ordered them, they did so blindly, unless they purchased them directly at the Toy Furniture Shop in Providence - that may also explain their rarity. I’ve found that when collections are discovered intact, the original owners who had paintings loved them enough to order more of them, so I’ve seen several single-owner collections with half a dozen paintings or more in a single house. They were priced at $4 to 5 each over the years when framed printed silhouettes cost as little as 45 cents.

For some time, I was not interested in collecting lamps for my Tynietoy houses as I felt they looked a little out of place in room settings furnished with “antique” furniture but I gradually came to appreciate them as part of the whole Colonial Revival aesthetic. The bases of the table-top lamps are very simple turned wooden vase-shaped forms normally painted a solid color with somewhat mottled finish in red, green, blue, yellow and black, the blue being a sort of teal color that is very attractive. The hand-painted lamp shades were made in a vast variety of designs on parchment that was then varnished or waxed and over time achieved a pleasant patina. Smaller table lamps were also made from wood and feature a more refined classical profile. This example is painted to resemble alabaster and features a hand-painted cartouche on the base as well as a charming hand inked and painted parchment shade. This lamp is perfect for a desk or bedside table and is far more rare than the larger table lamp. Antique DOLL Collector

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One of the oft-repeated anecdotes about Tynietoy involves the artists who worked for Tynietoy. Specifically, it’s often said that all the hand-painted details that make Tynietoy so distinctive were done by RISD students. In the 1970’s, several former Tynietoy employees were interviewed by members of the Tynietoy Preservation Society and those employees remembered that some things were painted by students but also remembered two ladies who worked directly for Tynietoy and painted things right in the workshop. Another stated that older ladies from an artists’ colony did much of the painting. The “artists’ colony” may very well refer to the Handicraft Club where Tynietoy was first introduced and whose members are still engaged in all forms of decorative arts. But it should be noted that RISD is geographically located right across the street from the Handicraft Club and Tynietoy’s first home. During Tynietoy’s earliest, busiest years, the catalogues included pages and pages of accessories, including many of the German imports, but the catalogue photos showed only a few of them in enough detail to be recognized by today’s collectors. Sometimes they can be authenticated by accompanying documentation such as correspondence from Tynietoy, or a catalogue where the buyer circled the items they ordered – that’s how I was able to identify The quality of the brass bed warmer and trivet compare favorably with the work of today’s best artisans and because they are not familiar to many collectors, can be mistaken for more recent work.

Many collectors are familiar with the pewter tea services imported from Germany that were sold by Tynietoy as well as many other retailers, but Tynietoy also sold a sterling tea service that is quite rare. This set was authenticated by a perfect provenance that included a detailed catalogue marked by the original owners and copies of correspondence. 34

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While Tynietoy’s brass candlesticks are quite common, the silver-plated versions are rare and were produced with the familiar square base as well as the round base shown here.

several of the rare items that came with the Mansion I bought from the family of an original owner – she kept all the paperwork! The greatest variety of accessories was available during Tynietoy’s most prosperous years: the 1920’s. By the time the Depression and the Second World War came around, the catalogues had become noticeably thinner and featured far fewer accessories, for obvious reasons. But Tynietoy always carried an assortment of accessories that were exclusive to them. Some items came from the actual workshop while others were sourced from New England craftsmen adhering to Tynietoy’s own, distinctive designs. The most recognizable of the exclusive metal items were the brass andirons, fireplace fenders and candlesticks. Since Tynietoy also wholesaled to Chestnut Hill and Esther Maxson in the 1940’s, one sometimes stumbles across these items in those early mail order catalogues. The brass candlesticks and andirons were lathe-turned rather than cast and thus exhibit a crispness and finer detail than similar items available commercially at the time. Tynietoy andirons and candlesticks are displayed within the famous Thorne Rooms in Chicago and those items are also found occasionally with a lighter weight copper finish, perhaps resulting from wartime shortages. The candlesticks could also be purchased with a silver-plated finish that is seldom found. Most of the exclusive brass accessories sold by Tynietoy were made off-site by an artisan named Bruno Wasserman who also did the very fine wood turnings for the butterfly tables. Harder to find are the bed-warmers, trivets and silver tea service. Many German “pewter” tea services have been used with Tynietoy settings and one can see them in the catalogue photos, but the sterling tea service is very rare, as are the silver plates. The examples that illustrate this article were authenticated with the help of original correspondence between the buyer and The Toy Furniture Shop.

Some metal items that received customized decorative treatment by Tynietoy artists include stamped metal trays. They were oval, round and rectangular and often feature a black, dark green or red background with a spray of flowers handpainted in the center in imitation of antique toleware. Particularly nice examples have surfaced with small birds as well. The day I visited the Handicraft Club in Providence, there was a class going on where students were learning to decorate full-size trays! Wooden accessory items exclusive to Tynietoy include the very decorative handpainted fire screens and small footstools. The fire screens were made in a variety of shapes

It is likely that the metal trays that were hand-painted by Tynietoy originally came from Germany, but were painted to imitate antique toleware by the same local artists who decorated Tynietoy furniture and other accessories. Typical background colors were green, red, black and yellow but one may occasionally find one with cream or teal backgrounds. Flowers are the most common decoration, one may also find small birds and a variety of painted border effects. Tray shapes were round, rectangular or oval.

In addition to trays, Tynietoy offered pitchers and bowls for wash stands and made the distinction between those with painted floral decorations like these that cost 50 cents, and plain ones for the maid’s room for only 15 cents. A wonderful variety of designs may be found on wooden footstools. The most common are the blue and pink ones (below) painted to match the French bedroom suites, but individual footstools like the one shown to the left are very interesting. This example is skillfully painted.

The standard shapes for fire screens are square, round, oval and shield-shaped, with square screens being the most common. The painted designs were meant to imitate needlework, so sometimes they have painted hatch marks but more often a piece of mesh was held against the background color and gently daubed with a lighter or darker color to leave the mesh effect visible. Other screens were meant to look like painted landscapes or floral arrangements.

This oval fire screen shows the texturing effect used to imitate needlework. Some examples are more subtle than this one.

including round, square, oval and shield-shaped, and since each was painted individually, there are numerous variations. Sometimes they have landscapes painted on them, but more often are found with floral decoration imitating needlepoint. Sometimes the little footstools are painted to match a pink or blue bedroom suite, but many variations exist including some with stained legs and only the tops are painted. Antique DOLL Collector

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Folding screens and fire screens are far more common than framed artwork but their decoration can be equally diverse. Because their construction was so simple, many folding screens survive but the artwork is so varied that something “new” and interesting always seems to come along. The umbrella stands with individually carved closed umbrellas are highly sought accessories exclusive to Tynietoy and were marketed as a set for $1.50. The set comprised a simple turned wooden vase-shaped stand usually painted a solid color on the outside and black within and included a colorful ladies umbrella, a plain black one for the gentleman and a cane with flat handle. It is remarkable that so many sets have survived intact when one can imagine how easily a single umbrella might be lost. Turned wooden knife urns were also an exclusive Tynietoy accessory available in a mahogany or maple finish. Featuring a delicately turned finial, the tops were removable to display four holes drilled into the solid bottom piece and then fitted with cutlery. They were offered as a pair for $1.50 in the catalogue. Similarly, Tynietoy made simple candlesticks from turned wood and they are quite common whereas the knife boxes are

The ladies’ and men’s umbrellas were quite realistically carved from wood. Then the men’s were painted a somber black while the ladies’ are more colorful with yellow, red or green backgrounds and striped borders. A walking stick with a faux ivory handle completed the usual assortment. They were sold as a group in the earliest catalogs, and later could be purchased individually with the stand costing 20 cents and the ladies’ umbrella priced at 60 cents.

The imposing knife urns were hand-turned and stained either maple or mahogany. While I have also seen examples with a Chinese lacquer or faux marble finish, I don’t believe those to be factory finishes but decorated later by someone else. These pieces were comparatively expensive back in the day, selling for $1 a pair and they came with imported soft metal knives and forks.

The shades have been removed from these floor lamps to show the difference between the common floor lamp and the rare electrified lamp. The base of the electrified is heavier to accommodate a channel for the electrical wiring. It was made in two parts so the interior could be drilled out. Base finishes were either stained or painted – usually back but other colors may be found as well. 36

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elusive. They are also subject to damage on the bases where the wood splits easily as it ages. Lamp bases were made from turned wood and as the lampshades were so easily lost or damaged over the years; the bases were likely discarded, making them rare today. Rarest of the lamp bases is the electrified floor lamp that was made in two pieces. Anyone who ordered one knew they needed to do some work to connect it to a power source so it’s easy to imagine that they were not as popular as the non-electrified version. Like the framed paintings, the lampshades were individually inked or painted in many designs. Some featured simple black silhouetted figures while others were decorated with floral designs or scenic vistas. Shades

The floral oil paintings were illustrated with the Victorian furniture in the Tynietoy catalogue. The smaller oval paintings are more common than the larger rectangular example. The white cream background of the painting on the right is very unusual, but the composition of the flower arrangements is noticeably similar. Both are stamped with the Tynietoy logo on the back.

Most oil portraits were rendered against a black background and typically rectangular in shape with gilt wooden frames. The oval portraits are most unusual in shape and for the hand-carved details of the frames. Photo by Andy Ourant.

typically came in two sizes: one for table lamps and a larger version for floor lamps. And while the table lamps usually had conical shades, the floor lamps were available with octagonal, paneled shades as well. My favorite remains a sesquicentennial commemorative shade celebrating Betsey Ross’ house in Philadelphia in 1926. Perhaps the most highly sought after accessories are the paintings. The whimsical watercolors of early 20th century illustrator Grace Drayton are perhaps the most rare and are well suited to nurseries. The only ones I have seen in person are those in my own collection that formerly belonged to Dorothy Dixon. I also have a set of unsigned equestrian and coaching scenes done in watercolor and they also are extremely rare. One may sometimes encounter framed prints that have been enhanced with some hand-painted details, but the most widely admired and sought-after paintings are the oil portraits, florals, marine and landscapes. The floral paintings are quite similar to the decorative painting found on furniture, with colorful bouquets against black or cream backgrounds in small gilt oval frames or vases of lowers in larger rectangular frames. Paintings of sailing ships are most eagerly sought for the Nantucket Cottage. A range of formal portraits

While I have never seen the same adult painting twice, there are clear similarities between the children’s portraits on each side of this picture and I have seen others like them in other collections. The young girl holding her doll in the center is a personal favorite. Photo by Andy Ourant.

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Tynietoy’s woven carpets are available in abundance and one can often procure rugs that match because once the loom is warped it is easy to create multiples in the same scale and color. Braided rugs are far less common and are most likely to be unique. The larger rug in this photo is about 6” in diameter and the smaller rug is suitable for bedside or bath – both these examples came with houses furnished by original owners. Larger braided rugs, when found, were more likely made as full-size pads for table top lamps but many can be re-purposed for dollhouses is they are fine enough.

Tynietoy devised their own system for hanging curtains in their dollhouses and these pieces of hardware are very hard to find if they don’t come with a house. Instead of a rod, they used a tightly coiled brass spring suspended between these hooks that were mounted horizontally, facing away from the window.

Although not as elaborate as the fringed bedspread that came with the Mt. Vernon canopy bed, the bedspread still shows the work of a skilled needle worker and is so evocative of the sort of bedding found in many homes of the period. The original cost was $1.50; about the same as many chairs. 38

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include Copley-esque paintings of dour New England ancestors but also charming paintings of young children in modern dress holding hats, dolls or animals. Collecting Tynietoy framed artwork can be a field of very satisfying collecting of its own and I could probably write an entire article on this topic alone. Because they were never signed or marked with the Tynietoy logo, textiles made exclusively for Tynietoy can be difficult to authenticate. Most collectors are familiar with the woven, fringed rugs that came in many colors. Since the Handicraft Club has always had weaving classes (and still has two classrooms filled with looms!), it seems very likely that many of those recognizable rugs were crafted right there, but the braided and hooked rugs are rare and hard to attribute to Tynietoy with certainty. Tynietoy also offered bed linens and curtains and these were made quite skillfully with very narrow hems and fine binding. One must rely on good provenance when authenticating Tynietoy textiles. At a time when so many Tynietoy collectors are refining or downsizing their collections, searching for accessories that are out of the ordinary is a justifiable excuse for keeping one’s collection alive and changing without wondering “Do I have room for this?” Of course you do!

All the Tynietoy blankets I have encountered have been pink wool with satin binding. The linens are made from very fine lawn with truly tiny handkerchief hemming. They were sold as a set of two pillow cases and two sheets for $1.50 while the blanket was 45 cents.

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9.5” ABG All Bisque $795

4” All Bisque Bye-Lo Baby $225

25” Horsman Mama Doll w/ Bow $150

26” Mama Doll Tin Eyes All Original $150

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Unbreakable and Unmistakable by Ginger Strain

Incassable dolls were pictured in the December 1918 Printemps catalog.

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ow is a doll determined to be “French”? One well known glossary states that: “the term ‘French doll’ is applied only to dolls made entirely in France”. So according to this definition any doll with an unmarked or unrecognizable sculpt cannot be called French! But, of course, we know that a body may be marked or not, and a head may be marked or not. Sometimes it is not even clear whether the use of the word “French” when speaking about a particular doll, refers to the country of origin or to the quality of the doll. There are certainly some bodies and heads that have certain characteristics that collectors can readily identify as being “French”. Around 1886 the French doll company of SFBJ patented a doll that was marketed as completely “unbreakable”, which translates to “incassable” in French. The heads were made of a composite material that was a closely held secret. Manufactured from the same molds used to make bisque heads, the incassables were originally more expensive than their breakable counterparts. During the period of 1900-1914 when SFBJ was controlled by Salomon Fleischmann of Germany, one cannot be certain that even dolls with recognizable French marks were made entirely in France. There is documentation that French doll companies’ imported bodies, heads, eyes, and other components from Germany. According to Leslies Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, of December 1912: “At Vincennes France there is a large factory where the very best type of French doll is made. Parts of all dolls are imported from Germany, for that country has a monopoly on the heads, and the factories all over depend on the German factories for their supply of this part of the dolls.” In 1918 in ARTS FRANCAIS, it was noted that “dolls 40

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were dressed in France but the bodies were almost entirely German. Also SFBJ was composed in part of capital from German stockholders. “The literature of the time notes that Germany could deliver to Paris “their heads for only 2 cents, all charges paid”, while the “same head made in France costs 8 cents.” (From: Gazette Des Beaux Arts by Jeanne Doin) It is believed, however, that by 1924 the French were making most of their heads in French factories. The incassable dolls in this article meet my own interpretation of French composition. For this article I have chosen dolls that represent a cross section of both known and unknown origin, manufactured over many decades, and have that certain “regard français”. The December 1918 catalogue from Printemps, a doll store in Paris, (1878-1930,) had five incassable dolls illustrated, including a Jumeau and a soldier. These dolls were depicted prominently alongside the bisque dolls. Some of the incassable dolls in my collection show the wear and tear of child’s play and prove that they were, in many circumstances, unbreakable even after rough treatment. A few still have excellent composition heads. The French type of composition, for the most part, was very thick and the paint adhered well, so they tend to not have the crazing and peeling issues that are inherent in some other types of composition, notably 1930-1940’s compos. Many have the big chunky French style bodies that are immediately recognizable, and also the beautifully sculpted toes, fine painting, and the quality glass eyes that French dolls are known for. This toddler (above) illustrates what the term “big chunky French body” means! I found her at an auction and

Le Grande Incassables - Part II was thrilled to acquire her! She was my first French compo. Standing 30 inches tall, Twirp is marked SFBJ on her slant-hip toddler body, which is jointed at the knees and wrists and elbows. She is all composition, with sleep eyes and original wig and pate. Her head is marked SFBJ 247 and her legs are marked SFBJ 11. She definitely has a commanding presence, due to both her size and her adorable and recognizable SFBJ 247 child-like face. Twirp proudly wears her UFDC blue ribbon. Right is a marked 301 SFBJ dolly face composition head on her original chubby French jointed toddler body. She stands 24 inches tall, and has glass sleep eyes and inserted teeth and tongue. She is in excellent condition with just a few body rubs at her joints. Her wig and clothing are newer replacements. These SFBJ toddler bodies are very easily poseable and childlike. On the right, a fabulous girl, this doll is a full 30 inches tall on a big ball jointed French body. There is paint wear to the hands of her ball jointed composition body. However her face, which is a heavy type of composition, retains its beautiful original finish. She has dark brown glass almondshaped and threaded inset eyes, feathered brows, and open closed mouth with molded painted teeth. This serene beauty is unmarked, and she definitely has a French look. The following description is from a tag on a 1906 Bebe Samaritaine kiss throwing doll: “to make her walk press her hand against her mouth in position to throw a kiss. Then take the bebe by the back at the waist and strongly push it forward so it advances with one foot and then the other and carries itself forward on its heels …(from “Coleman’s The Collectors Encyclopedia of Dolls, volume 1)

301 SFBJ, 24 inches

30-inch doll on jointed French body.

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This kiss throwing SFBJ 301 is on a French walker body and is still in beautiful condition, with no restorations. She stands 20 inches tall and was most likely produced in France in the 30’s or 40’s. Her head turns as she blows kisses using the string at her left side to move the right hand. She has flirty sleep eyes with painted straight lower lashes. What fun she would have been to play with on Christmas morning! Below is a wonderful composition baby head on a big stuffed original peachy cloth body with composition hands! She is marked on her head SFBJ 263, and is a very rare mold. Cute molded curls frame her baby face complete with a cheek dimple. She has sleep eyes and an open closed mouth and is 20 inches long. There is a similar doll in the Musée de la Poupée in Paris, pictured on their web site.

Kiss throwing SFBJ 301

SFBJ 263

On the left is an adorable compo child! Bearing an unmistakable resemblance to the rare SFBJ 237 mold, this character boy can be called an unmarked 237. His turned, closed head is a claylike composite, he has blue enamel eyes, an openclosed mouth showing teeth and a content smile, molded side-parted hair, and healthy, realistic coloring and decoration. The body, rivet-jointed at the shoulders and hips, is a horse hair stuffed twill cotton. He is dressed in his original, twopiece cotton suit with detachable sailor collar and he sports his original caramel leather shoes and a fine leather mariner’s hat to match! He’s got soul and his expression is captivating. (Photos courtesy of Mary Ann Spinelli)

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French character dolls are so enchanting. This is a great likeness of the famous aviator, Charles Lindberg, who landed in France following his trip across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21 1927. Other men had crossed the Atlantic but Lindbergh was the first person to do it alone, nonstop. This gained him international fame and the press called him “Lucky Lindy” and the “Lone Eagle”. The world idolized the shy slim young man and showered him with honors. Like the man himself, this Lindberg doll is long and lanky, measuring 28 inches tall. He has a composition head with a shirt and tie molded into the extended neck which is very unusual. Lindy’s body is cloth, and the uniform is non-removable and all original, including leather boots. A tag on the back states “Made in France”. Marked with the number 8 this pretty mademoiselle (right) has a heavy clay like composition head on a straight leg toddler body with a walker mechanism. Her toes are nicely molded and defined. Her sweet serene expression and inset glass pupiless dark eyes add to her charm. Her face is artfully painted with feathered brows, an open closed mouth and crisply molded ears and she stands an impressive 27 inches tall.

Charles Lindberg

27-inch doll marked 8

29-inch 301

This big girl on the left is a 29-inch tall 301 on great SFBJ ball jointed body. Straight from the French countryside to the USA, she arrived dressed in a 1930’s style French child’s dress with a matching chapeau which fits her beautifully. Her glass sleep eyes are dark brown, and her brows have molded-in feathering. They are unpainted, as the artist chose to just make a single stroke brow, giving her a very interesting look! She retains her original wig which is curly mohair and even still has her SFBJ shoes! That is unusual since I find that to be the first thing that gets lost! Her toes are beautifully sculpted in the French style. Antique DOLL Collector

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Unmarked doll, similar to the 235 SFBJ

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This handsome lad left has the look of an SFBJ character similar to the 235 sculpt. He is unmarked but recognizable as a French child. An all composition fellow, his body is a toddler-type but the legs are at a slightly different placement than the usual slant hip style. He measures 18 inches with set jewel eyes and an open closed mouth with two molded and painted teeth. He has a really large domed head. His hair is lightly brush stroked and his second place UFDC ribbon is on his wrist. How about a fabulous unbreakable French Fashion! She has threaded glass paperweight set eyes with delicate painted lashes and feathered brows. Her human hair wig and pate are original. This 17-inch rarity has a composite swivel head on an unmarked shoulder plate, with a gusseted kid body and composition lower arms. At this time her manufacturer is unknown but she is most certainly a French lady! Mademoiselle is making her appearance courtesy of Carol Flynn, from the Ruby Lane’s Golden Pond Antiques. Another beauty from France, this wonderful 26-inch incassable doll below has finely feathered brows and inset threaded glass eyes that are just mesmerizing. Her mouth is open and shows 4 inserted teeth and a tongue. She looks like she has a question that needs to be answered! She was found stuffed in the back of an antique stall completely nude. She is stamped on her neck with a red “9” and on the side of her head with the incised number “9” and is on a French ball jointed composition body. Long, long ago, somebody wrote a message in pencil on the back of her torso, and the few, faint words that can still be read are in French! It may be she was a gift to a little girl from a loving relative, who penciled the message as a greeting. This angelic beauty is from the collection of Angela Cash.

Last is a Paris Baby, from the 1940’s, in her original dress on a typical French straight leg toddler body. She is definitely not as appealing as the older French dolls but I do love her lacy onesie lingerie, which is very French. She is marked Paris on her neck. She also has her original box. I hope you have enjoyed seeing these less often found unbreakable compo kids from France. French can be interpreted as a look as well as a place of manufacture and also a quality that speaks to one and says: “I am from France”. Less available today, the French incassables are a lot less expensive to collect than the traditional bisque heads. Although they lack the crisp modeling and the dazzling milky complexions that can only be obtained from a fired clay media, they can still be very appealing to some collectors. The softened features of the composition are still recognizable as “French”. Indeed the beautiful painting, glass eyes, and attention to detail are all just as French.

Paris Baby

The Enchanting Trousseau of Chiffonnette

is a compilation of 300 pages of ensembles created especially for Chiffonnette, an antique 45 cm Huret doll. The trousseau includes 53 dresses, with coordinating wraps, hats and accessories, totaling more than 170 items, designed after carefully researching original doll clothing, and created with the finest fabrics and embellishments of the Napoleon III period. This beautifully illustrated book is designed for inspiration and enjoyment for both the collector and the couturier. Personally autographed by the author. $85 shipping included Discount available for multiple orders and doll clubs Sylvia Mac Neil, 2325 Main Street, W. Barnstable, MA 02668 jimsyl@aol.com

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Käthe Kruse Museum

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Photos taken during the 2014 Grand Tour led by TLC Doll Tours n 1988, the town of Donauwörth was bequeathed with the private collection of Hanne Adler-Kruse and Heinz Adler, with the obligation to build a museum to show the Käthe Kruse collection to the public. Today, the Käthe-Kruse-Doll-Museum in Donauwörth, Germany is housed in the former Capuchin monastery. On display are the renowned Käthe Kruse dolls of the last 100 years, including her rare dollhouse dolls.

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UFDC NATIONAL ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT Blue Ribbon Winners - Part I

WOODEN - Late 1600’s to mid 1800’s, English and European 29-inch George II wooden, 1735. Carol Cameron

WOODEN - Grodner Tal peg wooden, prior to 1920. L-R: Robyn Katz, Karen Delfino

WOODEN Springfield, Ellis or Mason-Taylor type. Mary Elizabeth Groupé

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Photographed by Keith Kaonis at the 2015 UFDC National Convention in Kansas City, MO

t’s a mistake, even for experienced doll collectors, to think they have seen it all. The UFDC national competitive exhibit always brings out the rarest of the rare, a wonderful learning experience, and certainly a stellar highlight of the annual convention. This year’s Blue Ribbon Winners are presented below.

WOODEN - Hand carved, body and limbs may be other material. L-R: Kathy Turner, Deborah Troy, Christine Jeffery

WOODEN Schoenhut with decal eyes. L-R: Jan Morris, Barbara Stone

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WOODEN Previous National Blue Ribbon Winner Schoenhut with intaglio eyes Julie Blewis

WOODEN Door of Hope. L-R: Janet Orr, Suzanne Booker

PAPIER-MACHE/ COMPOSITION European, excludes milliner’s model type. L-R: Marina Tagger, Robyn Katz

PAPIER-MACHE/ COMPOSITION American, excludes milliner’s model type. Robyn Katz

PAPIER-MACHE/COMPOSITION - Milliner’s model type. L-R: Judy Hecker, Joselyn Adelaar 48

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PAPIER-MACHE/COMPOSITION - Molded bonnet or hatted. L-R: Robyn Katz, Marina Tagger

WAX COATED OR REINFORCED. L-R: Kestner Christmas fairy, Susan Sturm Karla Moreland POURED WAX. L-R: Norah Stoner, Pierotti Christmas fairy, Karla Moreland

CHINA - KPM, Meissen, etc. L-R: Michael Albanese. Royal Copenhagen, Carol Hansen

CHINA Representing a man or boy. L-R: Alicia Carver, Michael Albanese

CHINA Decorations not painted in contrast to surroundings. Lynn Jenkines

CHINA Decorations in contrast to surroundings. Georgia Alarcon

CHINA - Bald head. L-R: Rebecca Hawkins, Lynn Jenkines

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EARLY GERMAN BISQUE Decorations optional, but must not be painted in contrast to surroundings. Kling, Gail Cook

CHINA - Frozen Charlie/Charlotte. Carole Correll

EARLY GERMAN BISQUE - 8� and under, excludes all bisque. Alicia Carver

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EARLY GERMAN BISQUE - Decorations in contrast to surroundings. Simon and Halbig. Connie Reynolds

FRENCH DOLL with Glazed Porcelain Head. L-R: Sherri Dooley, Karla Moreland

FRENCH BISQUE Fashion type on stuffed cloth or leather body with other than cloth or leather limbs. Portrait face by Jumeau, Gail Cook

FRENCH BISQUE Fashion type, not on stuffed cloth or leather body. Rochard, Gail Cook

FRENCH BISQUE Bru Bebe. Mary Wolande

FRENCH BISQUE - Jumeau Bebe. L-R: Triste model, Robin Hochteil. Size 0, Flore Hirsch. 1st series portrait, Julie Blewis.

FRENCH BISQUE Other French Bebes. L-R: Unmarked, Schmitt-type flat bottom, Vicki Kutz, A 11 T, Gail Cook

FRENCH BISQUE Jules Steiner Bebe. Sie B 2, Julie Blewis

FRENCH BISQUE Character from 200 mold series. SFBJ 237, Gail Cook

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 Ave., Kansas City, MO 64153 Phone 816-891-7040 Fax 816-891-8360 Visit www.ufdc.org

FRENCH BISQUE Previous National Blue Ribbon winner, fashion on stuffed cloth or leather body, cloth or leather limbs. Creole exhibition model, Gail Cook

The Antique Competitive Exhibit will continue in our next issue

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Emporium Babes from the Woods

Paula Claydon and Evelyn Phillips, 914-939-8982 Email: eyelash27@aol.com www.evelynphillipsdolls.com

Faithful reproductions of hand carved Queen Annes Kathy Patterson 705-489-1046

21” Spectacular French Raynal Child. Hard to find in this size and in such pristine original condition. Beautifully molded head, painted in the Lenci style, Circa 1930’s. Striking blue Brittany Regional costume, some tiny holes in the blue felt, absolutely charming. One family owner who has treasured her all her life since receiving her as a special gift from her aunt in France. As you can see she is truly glorious especially in this condition, a rarity! $1500.

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for our 20th Anniversary Celebration, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3rd and 4th, 11 to 5. Visit us for the Best Halloween Crafts and Decorations Sept. thru Oct.! Open every Thurs. - Sunday, 11 to 5. 1909 Old Taneytown Rd, Westminster, MD 410-848-0664 or 410-875-875-2850

Just received a collection of R J Wright dolls, Edward and Hanna are MIB $995 each

Kathy Libraty’s ANTIQUE DOLLS

28” Rare Kling China Boy in Blue Velvet—Handsome & Charming $950 30” Bru Jne 12 in Couture Silks on Chevrot body (prof restoration)-Dream Doll $13,500 21” All Orig China Lady w/snood c/1868 w/orig dress (cape sold separately) $1650 17” Beidermeier on Orig Body-Great costume (cape sold separately) Outstanding! $1600 30” Simon & Halbig 1250 ”Santa” She’s so sweet $1100

Phone: 718-859-0901 email: Libradolls@aol.com MEMBER: UFDC OR—Buy My Dolls on eBay where I begin most of my antique dolls for just $1—Search seller name kathylibraty.

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Rare Schoenhut Snickelfritz with orig. Schoenhut shoes and button. In great condition and dressed in vintage clothes, $3200. Norma Von Essen, The Enchanted Doll, phone 760-634-3518 or email normaken1954@ gmail.com

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A Dream Come True UFDC National Salesroom

Huret with wardrobe, Carmel Doll Shop, email: mnd@redshift.com

All photos taken at the 2015 UFDC National Convention in Kansas City, MO.

A lovely bun china, Sheila Needle, email: dollwitch@cox.net

Becky and Andy Ourant, email: ourant@ptd.net

Jumeau Princess Elizabeth, SFBJ 252 and in the original presentation box, a black AT Kestner. Rick Saxman, email: ricksax@eathlink.net

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his year’s annual national UFDC convention was held in Kansas City, Missouri. If you have never been there, you would be pleasantly surprised by its sophistication…the museums, parks, historical buildings, restaurants and shopping are very worthy of a visit. Our stay was at the former 100-year old Hotel Muehlebach, now totally renovated and part of the two tower downtown Marriott. History buffs enjoyed the original main lobby located on the lower level, an opulent oasis of rich mahogany, marble and ornate brass appointments. At 8:15 p.m. on July 16 one thousand eager doll collectors were lined up at the entrance of the UFDC salesroom. We were all excited and hopeful in expectation of finding a doll or dolls we could not live without. When the doors opened the oohs and aahs were audible. Where to go first? Some study the salesroom layout and make a beeline for their favorite dealers, they are quick and decisive while others will peruse the entire salesroom before making a decision. Literally hundreds of dolls were sold in the first two hours on opening night. The array of antique, vintage, collectible, modern, doll artist and reproduction dolls was overwhelming and the quality outstanding. The national UFDC salesroom offers doll collectors their best possible chance for finding the doll of their dreams. Take a look at the dolls we photographed…some might still be available.

Googly lovers found plenty of choices in the booth of Billye Harris, Email: ashleysdolls@gmail.com

A stunning Bru Jne. Valerie Fogel and Deanne Dodson, email: beautifulbebes@ outlook.com

A rare all original automaton, Jay and Connie Lowe, email jay.lowe@comcast.net

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Ginny dolls offered by Kathy’s and Terry’s Dolls, email: kathysandterrysdolls@comcast.net

Sue Kallen, email: suelkallen@yahoo.com

The little known dollmaker Saroff made these cloth doll during the 1930s-40s. Yvonne Baird, email: baird2@comcast.net

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Fritzi’s Antique Dolls, email: fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net

Moravian dolls, also known as Polly Heckwelder dolls, spanning several years of production. Mary Ann Spinelli, email: nellingdolls@gmail.com

Lynn Murray and Marshall Martin, email: twosistersstudio@gmail.com or marshallmartin@earthlink.net

Sandy’s Dream Dolls, email: skay43@aol.com

33-inch paper mache, email: joanlynettedolls@ sbcglobal.net

Ann Pruett-Phillips, email: ann@annpruett-phillips.com

S&H Heinrich Handwerk groom and Jumeau bride. Pamela Farr, email: pamfarr666@hotmail.com

K * R Elise. Rosalie Whyel, email: dollart@dollart.com

Jackie Allington, email: nickandjackie@email.com

Marion Maus, email: mmausantiques@gmail.com

Sharon and Ed Kolibaba, email honeyandshars@yahoo.com

My Little Doll Co., email jennhaj2@yahoo.com

Kay Jensen, email: klj@goldrush.com

1892 Gottschalk dolls’ house, Sondra Krueger, email: sondkr@sbcglobal.net

Reed Gutter dolls’ house. Dorothy Drake, email: dorothy@dolls4all.com

A trio of Steiners offered by Dorothy McGonagle, email: dorothymcgonagle@comcast.net

One-of-kind dolls by Dewees Cochran, Diane Costa, email: toydepot@comcast.net Antique DOLL Collector

Bru, size 3, offered by Peggy Tombro, email: ptombro@gmail.com september 2015

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Nancy Jo’s Christmas Sale

December 6, 2015 10 am to 3 pm at the

Crowne Plaza Hotel,

45 John Glenn Drive, Concord, CA Nancy Jo Shreeder, 305 Robinson St., Martinez, CA 94553

925-229-4190 email: vallejodoll@gmail.com

www.nancyjodollsales.com

Joyce Kekatos, email: joycedolls@aol.com

Debbie Varner, email: queenbeev1@comcast.net

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Pam Seifert, email: pjs91108@yahoo.com

Turn of the Century Antiques, email: toc@rare-dolls.com

Auction Gallery

The iconic red polka dot dress worn by the star in “Stand Up and Cheer,” $75,000.

“Love, Shirley Temple” Auction

The dance costume from “Baby Take a Bow,” $52,000.

S.T. composition doll from “Little Miss Broadway,” $19,000. The doll’s costume was made from remnants of Shirley’s performance costume. Pinkie, a 37-inch Lenci bed doll, featured in “Bright Eyes” with Shirley and Jane Withers, $14,000.

69-inch Iki-Ningyo (living doll) with portrait face, $13,000.

Eight composition dolls by Madame Alexander, 13 inches each with “Betty” faces, all in original custom-made costumes, $13,500.

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t Theriault’s July 14 auction “Love, Shirley Temple” featuring nearly 600 costumes, memorabilia and dolls from her personal archives, things “sparkled” for the 13 hours the auction lasted. “Sparkle” was the word that Shirley Temple’s mother, Gertrude, used to encourage the youngster whenever she was about to be filmed, and the word seemed especially appropriate at the auction, too, as it was Gertrude who had the foresight to begin the preservation of these objects back when Shirley was a mere 5 years old. For years, the family explored the idea of a Shirley Temple Museum and later the possibility of an institution that would display the collection as a whole.When these options did not work out, Theriault’s was chosen as the venue in which to sell the artifacts to museums, collectors and fans. They did a a masterful job, touring the country for two months prior to the auction, newspapers across the United States reporting on the upcoming auction. Thousands of persons worldwide came to the auction, bid absentee or bid live on the internet via Proxibid, who provided a live streaming view of the entire auction. The family of Shirley Temple Black watched from the gallery throughout the entire day, noting that this celebration of her positive attitude and optimism is exactly what Shirley would have wanted. The iconic red and white polka dot dress, worn in her 1934 breakout role “Stand Up and Cheer”, danced its way to $75,000 ($20,000+ estimate) and will now make its home in the Santa Monica History Museum, hometown of the young star, as will the red plaid “Good Ship Lollipop” dress from “Bright Eyes” (estimate $3000+, selling at $21,000). A costume worn by Shirley Temple in the 1936 film “Stowaway” was won by a private donor for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Other costumes will be exhibited by film memorabilia sponsors in Australia and Norway. The Smithsonian has been gifted Shirley Temple’s student typewriter, won at the auction by Steve Soboroff, noted Los Angeles collector of celebrityused typewriters, who made the generous bequest (estimate $300,

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S.T. composition doll by Ideal modeled after the star’s costume design in “Our Little Girl,” $16,000. 16-inch Raggedy Ann by Volland sold with two photos of Shirley playing with the doll, $11,500.

Grumpy” from the 1934 film, “Now and Forever,” 20-inches, $5,500. Steiff’s 9-inch standing mohair rabbit brought $4,750.

hammer price $4500). And the UFDC Museum in Kansas City will own the 13” doll of Shirley Temple in her Texas Centennial costume, (estimate $1000, hammer price $4500) gifted by Julie Blewis, doll collector and benefactor. The 27” Shirley Temple doll in Texas Centennial costume (estimate $1000, hammer price $8500), sold to a private Texas collector, and will make its eventual home at the Dallas Historical Society. The auction began with a record price, $11,500 (pre-sale estimate $1000) for Shirley Temple’s Raggedy Ann play doll, and continued that way for thirteen hours, Her iconic tap shoes, worn during tap dances with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, topped at $25,000 (pre-sale estimate $1500) and will make their home in an important South Dakota film collection alongside the famous Lenci doll known as “Pinkie,” the doll used in the rivalry scene between young Shirley Temple and Jane Withers in the 1934 film “Bright Eyes” (pre-sale estimate $2000, hammer price $14,000). Shirley Temple’s baby grand Steinway piano, gifted to her and inscribed by the Steinway family, sold at $45,000 (pre-sale estimate $30,000), to a private Illinois collector and a Shirley Temple doll in unique Fox Studio-made costume that replicated the actual costume she wore in the film realized $19,000. The auction, conducted on July 14, was followed by an auction of antique dolls on July 15, both events conducted at The Little Theatre in Kansas City. The two days of auctions totaled over $4.2 million, a new record for the Annapolis, Maryland-based firm. Complete auctions and results can be viewed at www.theriaults.com. The 356-page book, “Love, Shirley Temple” can be ordered online or by calling 800-638-0422. Prices do not include the buyer’s premium This 25-inch mask face doll by Georgene Novelties, Shirley’s traveling companion, brought $3,400.

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L’Ecole des Poupées moves to... PARIS! Samy Odin and Margaret Kincaid Host Focus on Gaultier and Friends

March 14 to 17, 2016

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id you realize Gaultier’s porcelain factory provided doll heads to the best doll companies in Paris, during the second half of 19th century? Thuillier, Pannier, Halopeau, Rabery & Delphieu, Falck & Roussel, Gesland, Henri Delcroix, Pintel, Fleischmann & Bloedel... all were clients of Gaultier’s. Learn how to identify the playthings made by this exemplary company, how to date them and how to recognize the appropriate bodies they need to be assembled on. Programs and hands-on sessions will be given by Samy Odin and Margaret Kincaid in the morning at Musée de la Poupée. Other activities in Paris are organized during the afternoons, French lunches and dinners are included.

World famous Paris Flea Markets Museums Shopping île St Louis Musée de la Poupée Chartres Doll Auction Banquet Cruise on the Seine and Much More!

Visit www.museedelapoupeeparis.com for our complete itinerary including exciting pre and post activities, hotel recommendations, etc. You may also contact Margaret Kincaid at margaret.kincaid@gmail.com, phone 646-709-4340 Register at www.museedelapoupeeparis.com (Visa, MasterCard and bank transfers accepted)

Calendar of Events

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

Ongoing

2 /3‑9/26. France. Musee de la Poupee‑Paris Special Exhibit featuring Collection of Claude Canlorbe, daughter of publisher of La Semaine de Suzette. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com. www.dollshopunited.com/stores/ museedelapoupeeparis/. 3/30‑9/7. Oyster Bay, NY. Doll & Toy Exhibition. Manor House at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historical Park. 516‑922‑8678. Plantingfields.org. 4/18‑10/11. Switzerland. The Rhine in the Course of Time from the Sources to the Estuary. Landscape paintings of Johann Ludwig Blueler & current photographs. Special Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.swmb.museum.

September

5 Los Angeles, CA. Doll Show. Los Angeles Airport Marriott. VOLKS USA, Inc. 310‑782‑8324. Volksusa.com. 5 Portland, OR. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Red Lion Hotel. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 5 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. 700 Highland Drive. Sweebriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com. 9‑13 Greenwood Village, CO. Doll Show. Doubletree Hotel by Hilton Hotel. Denver Museum of Minatures, Dolls & Toys. Dona Mandell. 303‑321‑1078. 10‑12 Denver, PA. Toy & Doll Auction featuring Katie & Paul Hedburn Collection. Morphy Auctions. 877‑968‑8880. Morphyauctions.com. 12 Las Cruces, NM. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Scottish Rite Temple. Dona Ana Doll Club. Gloria Sanders. 575‑523‑1413. 12 La Plata, MD. Doll Show. Archbishop Neale School. Southern Maryland Doll Club, Black‑Eyed Susan Doll Club. Pat Magruder. 301‑843‑0541. Lynn Buonviri. 301‑475‑3466.

5 Germany. Doll Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion . 0049(0)6203‑13014 mail@spielzeugauktion.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de.

12 Roseville, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 12 Salisbury, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Salisbury Civic Center. Knight SE Doll Shows. Howard Knight. 803‑783‑8049. www.KnightShows.com 12 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Al Bahr Temple. Delightful Dolls of Southern California. Linda Payne Smith. 619‑265‑0443. lpaynesmith@cox.net 12 Waco, TX. Doll Show. Lion’s Den. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405‑810‑1010. 13 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Double Tree Hotel. First Houston Doll Club. Carolyn Johnson. 409‑945‑2796. 13 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Ctr. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612‑669‑1613. CPromotionsPlus.com 13 Valparaiso, IN. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Porter County Expo Ctr. Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club. Sandy Ilgen. 219‑364‑8830. ilgendolls@msn.com 14 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑628‑0422. www.theriaults.com. 19 Florence, SC. Doll & Toy Show. SiMT Conference Ctr. Pee Dee Doll Club. Angie Hayek. 843‑472‑1311. Debbie Howell. 843‑472‑6158. 19‑20 France. Doll & Toy Auction Event. Hotel Ambassador. Francois Theimer. francois. Theimer@wanadoo.fr

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his unusual doll has a wood body. She has 13 metal ball joints (wooden balls covered with metal), including her neck. Her head is metal and eyes are glass. The original wig (I believe) is attached to a metal plate with a “king of hearts” cartoon character (maybe German) on the underside. Can anyone identify it? Thanks Kirsten. Please email or responses to antiquedoll@gmail.com or call 717-517-9217

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19 Lewiston, ID. Doll & Bear Show. Lewis Clark State College. Williams Ctr. Lewis‑Clark Doll Club. Carmen Moxley. 509‑758‑5487. smglawson@gmail.com 20 CANADA. Dolls, Teddy Bears & Toy Show. Italian Cultural Ctr. 780‑485‑3025. Dollclub.shawwebspace.ca 20 Covington, KY. Doll Show. Radisson Hotel. Triple Crown Doll Club. Becky DeBruler. 859‑866‑0020. 3Crown.DollShow@gmail.com. 20 Nashua, NH. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza Nashua Hotel. Granite State & Nellie Perkins Doll Clubs. Brenda Thomas. 601‑472‑3523. Karen Vincent. 603‑547‑3492. 20 Omaha, NE. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Fireman’s Union Hall. Elaine’s Dolls. Elaine. 712‑889‑2154. 712‑253‑6555. 21 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults.com. Theriaults.com. 21‑23 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603‑478‑3232. Withingtonauction.com. withington@conknet.com. 25 Golden CO. Doll Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Tri‑State Doll Sale. Lorella Farmer. 303‑988‑8591. 26 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Rec. Hall. Linda Vilsack. 585‑482‑0835. 26 Farmington, CT. Artist Teddy Bear Show. Homewood Suites. Bears near Bristol. Donna Nielsen. 585‑229‑4453. 26 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Ctr. Land O’Sky Doll Club. Lu. 828‑883‑4899. 26 France. Fine French Dolls & Accessories Auction. Chartres Galerie De Chartres. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28 (F) 33(0)2 37 88 28 20. chartres@galeriedechartres.com. 26 Joplin, MO. Doll & Toy Show. Joplin Senior Citizen Ctr. The Heartland Doll Club. Betty Wirick. 417‑781‑7956. 26 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Doubletree Hotel. Regional Doll Conference 2South. Gwen Pogue. 619‑460‑4678. 26 Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Royal Park Retirement Center. Penny Zarneski. 509‑327‑7622. 27 Countryside, IL. Doll & Bear Show. William Tell Banquets. Julie Bronski. 312‑919‑7135. www.illinoisdollshows.com 27 Mayfield Hts., OH. Doll Show. Sherwin‑Gilmore Party Ctr. Eileen Green. 440‑729‑9690. 29‑10/2 Countryside, IL. Doll Making Convention. Holiday Inn & William Tell Chicago SW Conf. Ctr. Windy City Doll Workshops – Figuaratively Speaking Doll Club. Nancy Gawron. 630‑739‑3876.

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3 Albany, NY. Doll Show. St. Sophia Church. Shaker Doll Club. Diane Elander. 518‑842‑4549. 3 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection Parish Ctr. Southwind Doll Club. Frances Johnson. 760‑420‑7781.

3 Memphis, TN. Doll Show. Southaven Arena. Southern Belles Doll Club of TN. Donna Brown. 901‑377‑5796. 3 Morganton, NC. Doll Show. Collett St. Rec. Ctr. Sandi Walker. 828‑893‑0640. sandicw@msn.com. 3 Phoenix, AZ. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Valley of the Sun Doll Club. Harlene Soucy. 480‑831‑9081. 3 San Jose, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Santa Clara Fairgrounds. www.crossroadsshows.com. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. 3 Southaven, MS. Doll, Toy & Miniature Show. Southaven Arena. Southern Belles Doll Club. Donna Brown. 901‑377‑5796. Cricket1937@live.com. 4 Cincinnati, OH. Doll Show. Holiday Inn Clarion Hotel. Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513‑207‑8409. 4 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conf. Ctr. of DeWitt. Sandy Johnson Barts. 269‑599‑1511. SJBbetsys@comcast.net. 4 Medina, MN. Dolls, Toys & Bears OH MY! Show. Medina Entertainment Center. 239‑282‑9499. www.DollsToysBearsOhMy.com. 4 Sturbridge, MA. Doll & Bear Show. The Sturbridge Host Hotel. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. 5 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults.com. Theriaults.com. 9‑10 Germany. Big Toy Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion. 0049(0)6203‑13014. (F) 0049(0)6203‑17193. mail@spielzeugauktion.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de 10 Arcadia, CA. Doll, Teddy Bear & Miniature Show. The Oak Tree Room. Michael Kouri. 626‑791‑1129. 11 Cedar Rapids, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Teamster’s Union Hall. Elaine Klein. Elaine’s Dolls. 712‑253‑6555. 11 Dedham, MA. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn‑Boston Dedham Hotel. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. 11 Flint, MI. Doll Show. Dom Polski Hall. Sue Ferrier. 810‑639‑2353. Ferrier@centurytel.net. 10 Fredericksburg, VA. Doll & Toy Show. Fredericksburg Elks Lodge. Judy Kamerer. 804‑448‑5060. dollsbyjudi@yahoo.com. 11 Hershey, PA. Doll Show. Granada Street Gym. Central Penn Doll Collectors Club. Dotti. 717‑761‑3609. 11 Toledo, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Sandy Bullock. 734‑282‑0152. Sandy4085@hotmail.com. 17 Carson City, NV. Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Plaza Event Center. Carson Doll Club. www.crossroadsshows.com. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. 17 Palmetto, GA. Doll Show. Georgia Baptist Children’s Home. Peachtree Doll Collectors. Brenda Welker. 770‑579‑9404. 17 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Pasadena Elks Lodge. Forever Young Antique & Collectible Dolls. Sandy Kline. 818‑368‑4648. Calendar cont. on page 63

Gaithersburg Antiques Doll Show

Hundreds of Selling Tables…

December 5-6

The 170th Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll & *Toy Show 2015 Established 1972

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Admission $10 Good 2 Days

Save $2 on one ticket with a copy of this ad. Email us for Coupons and Maps

The Fairgrounds

16 Chestnut St. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Building 6 / 4 Exhibit Halls / Air Conditioned and Heated

12 Miles North West of Washington DC (I-270) Exit 10 to red light, turn left, follow fairgrounds signs. Hotels: HOLIDAY INN 301.948.8900 HILTON 301.977.8900 Ask for special rates for Bellman Doll Show. Book hotel 30 days before each show

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17 Warwick, NY. Doll Luncheon. Warwick Valley Country Club. Hudson Valley Doll Club. Reservations required. jdeiseroth@gmail.com 19 Cedar Rapids, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Teamster’s Union Hall. Elaine’s Dolls. 712‑889‑2154. 712‑253‑6555. 24 Austin, TX. Doll Show. Norris Conference Ctr. The Austin Doll Collectors Society. Sharon Weintraub. 512‑323‑9639. Sharon@weintraub.name. Elaine Jackson. 512‑832‑5663. Elaine@gaj.com. 24 Bangor, ME. Doll Show. Bangor Elks Lodge. Maine‑ly Dolls Clubs. Inez Toothaker. 207‑234‑4101. 24 Canada. Doll Show. Ernst & Young Centre. Valerie Hennigar. vhennigar@sympatico.ca. 613‑314‑4240. 24 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Double Tree Hotel by Hilton. First Houston Doll Club. Carolyn Johnson. 409‑945‑2796. 24 Kingsport, TN. Doll Show. Kingsport Civic Auditorium. Jones Doll House. Ellen. 423‑753‑0022. Ellen@JonesDollHouse.com. 24‑25 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Puyallup Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com 25 Anaheim, CA. Miniatures, Dollhouses, Accessories & More Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. National Doll Festival. Rowbear. 831‑438‑5349. 25 Southbury, CT. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. The Crowne Plaza. Jenny Lind Doll Club. Joan Falvey. 860‑628‑8896. 29 Hatfield, PA. Doll Auction. Alderfer Auctions. info@AlderferAuction.com. www.AlderferAuction.com. 215‑393‑3000. 31 Washington, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Tar Heel Variety Theater. A to Z Doll Club. Martha Robbins. 252‑943‑2969. Martythesmarty16@yahoo.com.

November

1 Lancaster, PA. Doll Show. Lancaster Farm & Home Ctr. Ron Funk. 717‑687‑8101. 1 Madison Hts., MI. Doll Show. UFCW Madison Place Hall. Sharon Napier. 586‑731‑3072. 1 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Ctr. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612‑669‑1613. 2 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults.com. Theriaults.com. 6‑8 Rock Island, IL. Antique Show. QCCA Expo Center. Melting Pot Productions. Kimberly Schilling. 712‑326‑9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. 7 Albuquerque, NM. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. St. Paul’s UMC‑Chapman Hall. Dolls 4U. Anita Husby. 505‑508‑0351. 7 Batavia, NY. Doll & Bear Show. The Clarion Hotel. Saturday’s Child. Martha Smith. 585‑506‑7948. 7 Largo, FL. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Royal Palms of Largo Senior Living Facility. Bowdre McAllister. 828‑777‑2133. bowdremc@yahoo.com Calendar cont. on page 64

106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859-289-3344 Hours: 11-4, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or by appointment. Visit us at www.kydollandtoymuseum.com Like us on Facebook at ky doll and toy museum

The Doll Works

Annual Southeastern Doll Show

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

Collett St Rec. Ctr. 300 Collett St. Morganton NC

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

Saturday Oct. 3rd, 2015 10 AM - 3PM

Antique dolls, collectible dolls, wigs, eyes, shoes, costumes, dollar tables Doll appraisals • Doll Hospital Door Prizes • 25% of door admission donated to charity $5 adults, children under 12 free with adult

Vendor tables available @ $35

Dollhouse Sewing Table with Thimble & Scissors

www.TheDollWorks.net

Contact Sandi Walker 828-893-0640 122 Main St W Valdese NC 28690 sandicw@msn.com Bring this ad for a $2 discount

Celebrate our 20th Anniversary

Saturday October 3 and Sunday October 4 from 11 to 5

It’s Halloween Time at the

Frizellburg Antique Store! OPEN EVERY Thursday thru Sunday 11 to 5

Dolls & Toys & Bears OH MY!

6th Annual Fall Doll Show & Sale New Location & All Sellers in One Room! Medina Entertainment Center 500 HWY 55, Medina, MN 55340

Sunday October 4, 2015

Join us September through October for the BEST in Halloween crafts and decorations! 1909 Old Taneytown Rd. Westminster, MD 410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850

Show time 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Looking for Sellers/Vendors of any Doll, Toy and Bear related items. 29th Annual Doll Jamboree on Saturday October 3, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel only 5 miles away. Call 239-282-9499 or visit our Website for more information and Contract:

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Frieda’s Dolls...

On the web at:

Lifetime Collection of Dolls

www.HoneyandShars.com

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rieda’s collection of fine French and German dolls has been lovingly cared for by her family for decades. This unique assortment includes some of the most beautiful and collectible dolls in the world. The family is seeking a home for the entire collection. Their hope is for this assembled group of rare dolls to be cherished and enjoyed for many years to come.

New dolls added weekly

Member of UFDC & NADDA

Sharon & Ed KoLiBaBa

Please Visit our Website and Peruse the Collection!

Phone 623/266-2926 or cell 206/295-8585

Email: honeyandshars@yahoo.com

Sherman’s Antiques

1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

Sara Bernstein’s Dolls

ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com One of Florida’s Largest Doll Shops... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM

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a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise Copy Ads: 35 cents per word, no limit; $12 minimum

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FOR SALE Mother’s Doll Collection: Jumeau, Bru, Others, 40 total. All Antique. Sell separately or as a collection. LSASE for clear photos. Best offer. ajafullmn@aol.com AJA McTyre 4671 Ben Hill Road, Douglasville, GA 30134

10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Ph. 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com Exclusively at www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

www.friedasdolls.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

& Doll Hospital

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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7 Richmond, VA. Doll & Bear Show. Richmond Raceway Complex. Judy Seay. 434‑295‑2628. Ruth. 434‑295‑1435. 7 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2094. 8 Ann Arbor, MI. Teddy Bear Artist Show. Weber’s Inn. Bright Star Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers. 502‑423‑7827. 8 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310‑386‑4211. 8 Davenport, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Eastern Iowa Doll Shows. Sherryl Newton. 319‑610‑3534. 8 Hunt Valley, MD. Teddy Bear Show. Embassy Suites Hotel. Donna Nielsen. 585‑229‑4453. 8 Portsmouth, NH. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Frank Jones Ctr. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. 8 Santa Rosa, CA. Doll Show. Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Bldg. Redwood Empire Doll & Study Club. Kitti Perry. 707‑326‑0322. 8 Tucson, AZ. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. La Quinta Reid Park Hotel. Karen. 520‑321‑0003. 9 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults.com. Theriaults.com. 14 Des Moines, IA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Colleen Holden. 515‑986‑1975. www.desmoinesdollshow.com. 14 Detroit, MI. Doll Show. Dr. Charles H Wright Museum. Sandy’s Land. Sandy Epps. 313‑492‑6953. 14 Holland, MI. Doll & Toy Show. Holland Civic Ctr. West Michigan Snowbabies, Muskegon Sand Doller Doll Clubs. Jill Sanders. 231‑780‑4544. jancidolls@gmail.com 14 Nazareth, PA. Doll & Basket Auction. Dotta Auction Co. 610‑759‑7389. www. dottaauction.com. 14 Overland, MO. Doll Convention BJD. St. Louis BJD Convention. Registration Required. 14 Oxnard, CA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Courtyard by Marriott. Margo Ingram. 805‑445‑9443. 14 Tulsa, OK. Doll Show. Bixby Community Ctr. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405‑810‑1010. 15 Bellevue, WA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Red Lion Hotel. The Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206‑362‑8723. 15 Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Shows. Jesse Kohler. 201‑213‑2810. Jmkshows.com. 20‑22 Des Moines, IA. Antique Show. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Melting Pot Productions. Kimberly Schilling. 712‑326‑9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. 21 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. 30 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults.com. Theriaults.com.

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9 In. Gebruder Heubach “Elisabeth”, Googly, Rare Impish Character, $3500 16.5 In, Kammer & Reinhardt #127 Toddler, Solid Dome with Finely Painted Hair, $1100 21 In., Simon & Halbig #1250, Exquisite Face!, Antique Costume, Kid Body, $895 16 In., Gebruder Heubach “Coquette” #7768, Compo & Wood Body, Antique Costume, $1500 17 In., Kathe Kruse Cloth Doll, Series 1, Wide Hip, Antique Clothing, $4200

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14.5 Inches Kestner #220 Toddler, Hard-to-find Character, Plaster Pate, $3800 19 In. Madame Hendren Cloth and Composition, Antique Costume, Some crazing, $395 20 Inches, Horsman “Baby Dimples” Ca. 1927, Fabulous Organza Ensemble! $450 15 In. JDK “Hilda” Character Baby, Bent Limb Body, Antique Costume, Wig & Plaster Pate, $2100

Visit us at Doll Shops United, a new all-inclusive specialty internet site dedicated exclusively to Dolls www.dollshopsunited.com

Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608 Website: AshleysDolls.com • E-mail: AshleysDolls@gmail.com Visit us on www.dollshopsunited.com/stores/ashleysdolls • Generous Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA

Antique DOLL Collector October 2015 Vol. 18, No. 9

Valerie Fogel’s

Beautiful Bébés Fine Dolls and Precious Playthings of the Past www.dollshopsunited.com/stores/Bebes Tel: 425.765.4010 Beautifulbebes@outlook.com For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

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Always Buying. Trades, Consignments, Sales and Estate.

Priceless 23” Thullier Bebe ~ This is such a precious Bebe with a sensitive, sweet expressiveness. Her lips seem about to shyly smile. She has the face of a child; tender and disarming. This is a doll from the mid years of the A. Thullier firm. Beautiful dark blue paper weight eyes, curly dark blonde wig, superb antique bonnet in deep green gathered velvet and richly fashioned classic bebe dress. Please call or email for additional details on this captivating child. Overall excellent condition. A Stunning EJA ~ The measure of a Bebe is her power to mesmerize... This is such a doll. She is powerfully beautiful. She has extremely expressive blue paper weight eyes; darkly lined and shaded with plum and lilac tones. The artistry of her features is exceptional from her deftly painted coral lips to her shaded nostrils with fine detailing. Her bisque is creamy and translucent. She is adorned with a lovely antique honey-tone blonde mohair wig with gentle waves and curls. Her antique ensemble includes a lace and silk bonnet with sweet rosette adornments, and a pale pink silk dress with classic lines. Original chunky signed Jumeau body. So rare to find especially graced with such beauty in excellent condition. 26” ~ $25,800~

See us at the Crossroads Doll and Teddy Bear Show at the Puyallup Fairgrounds, October 24th and 25th Come visit Beautiful Bebes studio!

Call for an appointment today! (425)765-4010

Precious 15” French Poupee ~ Adorable early fashion with endearing face. Sapphire blue threaded eyes richly lined with sweeping lashes and carefully stroked brows. Finely detailed painting of lips and softly shaded cheeks. Voluminous pink silk gown, bone ivory spyglass, sturdy kid body, swivel neck and pierced ears. Overall excellent condition. $4200~

Fine 17” Jumeau Fashion ~ Beautiful Poupee with light blue threaded paper weight eyes, lovely open features and simply engaging in her antique emerald silk 2 pc. gown, beaded velvet snood and mink muff. Sturdy kid body, swivel neck and beautiful antique auburn wig. $3800~

Member UFDC & NADDA

10” Apollo Knot Milliner’s Model ~ Wonderful petite version of this popular early doll. Wonderful condition with lovely painted features. Intact wooden spatula hands, early empire waist cotton dress with tiny scale geometric blue print on white ground. Some crazing to chest. Generally excellent condition. $1350~

Mary Ann Spinelli Nelling, Inc.

F ine antique dolls and a c c essories BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 22 YEARS

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12 3/4” Hertel Schwab w/ two faces and outfits. One is the rare mold 168 googly w/ red molded hair, the other a joyful character child w/ light brushstroked hair. Fully jtd. toddler body, glass eyes all around, and lots of versatility! $5900.

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8” Long paper mache bear cub? Very furry creature covered w/ black sheep skin, glass eyes, detailed mouth and looking for a caretaker 9“ Hertel Schwab character 127, the BISQUE version of the Effanbee Patsy face! 5-pc body, orig. outfit, really special little thing. $1250.

15 1/2” Kestner Hilda mold 245, w/ an ultrasweet face. Bl. sl. eyes, orig. plaster pate, great body and very loveable. Antique presentation, darling bib and bone teething ring. $1650.

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All Bisque Dolls of the 19th Century by Becky Ourant

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A visit with the Herrings

by Donna C. Kaonis A collection of Ningyō shows its intimate connection to Japanese culture and traditions.

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Colette, A Classic Good Girl By Petitcollin by Samy Odin Beginning in 1930, Petitcollin, maker of celluloid dolls, began producing the model known as Colette.

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A Dream Come True - The UFDC’s Research and Archival Library and Museum

UFDC NATIONAL ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT Blue Ribbon Winners - Part II

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Tales Told In The Dark! Nineteenth Century French Toy Shadow Puppet Theaters by Jan Peterson

“La Poupée Modèle” published scripts, puppets, scenery and performance tickets for children to produce their own shadow puppet theaters.

Miniature versions of the French Fashion and Bebe dolls of the Golden era, smaller all bisque dolls have unique appeal as well as being charming space savers. In Becky Ourant’s article she shares rare all bisque dolls made in France and Germany before 1900. On our cover, a 10-1/2 inch Simon and Halbig all bisque mother tends to her young daughter, a 7-inch version. Both dolls are all original. Photo Andy Ourant

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by Frau Käthe Kruse In her 1912 article for the “Delineator,” Käthe Kruse shows the fun possibilities to be had with her lifelike dolls.

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1) 20” Important Scottish ‘Kinderkoph’ - museum class 1840’s Pink Tint child, this one a male, with brown eyes multiple waves and brush marks and the original body w. pink glazed arms! In classic heirloom clothes featuring a pleated tartan skirt, matching stockings, boy’s jacket and signed leather shoes. He is a once in a while acquisition of historic value. $2500 2) 23” Original Signed Pierotti - Important doll signed in three places; at the neckline, initialed on the underwear by the seamstress, and fully signed on the torso (see inset). Plus rooted hair, excellent wax, her lovely original clothes including fine leather shoes! A rarified example w. published provenance. $1495 4) 11” Very Rare ‘Young Queen Victoria’ - in wonderful original clothes and a UFDC 1st Place Ribbon. This cabinet size prize with excellent body & original limbs has articulated ears encased by very pronounced braided loops, with coiled bun high in back. No facial touch-ups! The Queen of your cabinet! $2750

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3) 11” All Original Gbr. Heubach ‘8420’ - We love the unusually handsome colors in his romantic tartan ensemble over a fully jtd. quality body. A charming Closed Mouth Pouty in the Highlands! $895 5) 17” ‘Portrait Style Belton’ so Bebe like is this very early closed mouth kid body beauty with ‘Bru Teeth’ paperweight eyes, mint bisque arms, original clothes incl. 4-elaborate under layers and leather shoes! $1200

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6) 15” Handsome Kestner Character - a rare enigmatic model of the ‘181’ with closed mouth, molded teeth, plaster pate, mint signed Kestner body & Shoes wearing exceptional Highland attire! $1500

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7) 17” Civil War Portrait Wax - Ask about the historic details of this 85 year old handsome rendering, w. great artwork and original clothes. A Fundraising Doll for the “ The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War “ as stated on his miniature pin! $350 8) 17” Impeccable ‘A. Marque’ - artfully rendered Mildred Seeley model form the early 1980’s with the jointed Marque style composition body with lovely bisque forearms and proper original clothes too! $495 9) 15” Lafitte-Desirat Fashion Lady - richly appointed in high style original couturier silk layers and luxurious golden ringlets! $350 10) 18” Early K*R ‘192’ - a complete and lavish 1890’s antiquity from her sweeping hat to factory leather shoes. This all original Premier Model K*R boasts quality layers of clothes and orig. stiff wrist body! $750

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11) The Perfect Multi-Face Doll! - no cheek rubs, easily turned by the original knob is this 3-Face Head, happy-crying-sleeping! The original body with working pull cord crier in a convenient original short gown... all in a tidy 12” size! $1250 12) 4” Rare All Bisque Boy - with socket head and jtd. limbs, glazed brown hair w. molded brush marks and spiffy original clothes! $325 Early 3.5” Kestner Type square face, pouty mouth, perfect factory hip length braided wig & clothes, w. fancy 2-tone bootines! $190 13) 14” Roullet et Decamps Mechanical with glass eyes, pixy grin and clever factory clothes as seen in original advertising. The comic character “ TATA “, an ‘R.D.’ French key wind, rocks the Original Baby side to side while cocking her head! A sophisticated whimsy! $1595

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14) EFFanBEE ‘Babyette’ in Original Basket - in a lavish hooded layette asleep in her pink satin covered basket with adorable Swing Tag in which she sleeps. Truly deluxe! $375 16

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16) 37” Lifelike Simon Halbig - so gentle for such a grand doll; her 17.5” cir. head with smooth peaches & cream bisque,huge tender eyes, soft french export brows, waist length french human hair wig and mint chunky body in raspberry pink tailored couture! All excellent! $1250 20

19) 13” Pint Size ‘Hanna’ Toddler - adorable fully signed Name Doll so unusual in this size w. sparkling round eyes, wispy brows, pert mouth & tenderly blushed complexion in her gaily printed pinafore dress over her chubby toddler body. A cupcake! $495

17) Miniature 10” K*R 116a - the smallest size made..and with superior modeling in beautiful satin bisque w. open/ closed mouth , sweet sleep eyes, deep dimples, and the original K*R body in it’s well fitted detailed vintage gown. What sweet mischief! $1200

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18) Who let the dogs out ?! - Steiff Velvet Boxer w. button - Large Steiff Character w. googly eyes & swivel neck - A rare Chad Valley Daschund w. the label no less!

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20) 11” Factory Original K*R 122 - has it all! Dreamy blue ‘puppy dog eyes’, fine oily bisque, orig. wig & K*R body, and a most colorful play dress w. it’s matching attached knickers! Mint. $495 21) 13” ‘Jutta’ Cabinet Character - intriguing expression with sensitive blue grey eyes with lashes, separate tongue, long mint mohair wig, jtd. quality body, all original clothes, w. heeled leather shoes! $595

22) 11” Smallest Size Kaiser - early K*R Body, delightful bisque,boutique orig. clothes incl. quilted button up diaper & booties! $395 Gebr. Heubach ‘Winker’- a 6” fun filled tyke w. the googly watermelon smile plus his legendary winking eye! $ 595

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23) Important & Sublime Simon Halbig ‘905’ - more rare than the ‘908’ this early french trade fashionable little lady in a choice 13” size has a Huret patent swivel neck, powder fine bisque, dewey sheen, closed mouth, and romantic antique silk & lace ensemble w. rosebuds & bonnet. $2500 23

25) Rare 11” Size ‘Hilda’ - a fully signed little gem in the smallest size Kestner made! She has ivory pure bisque, molded tongue, original plaster pate & wig, and the dazzling miniature antique gown with all the trims! $1895

24,28,31,32) ‘Performing Poodle’ Pull Toy - Mint and operative, this thoroughly frivolous ,automaton quality cabinet charmer for the French Market features The Polichinelle ringmaster gaily dressed in fine silks while coaxing a whirling twirling French lambswool poodle to jump through the hoop! All so clean & unplayed and ready to amuse your Bebes. (11” x 14” overall) $3250

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26&30) 14” All Original Closed Mouth Kestner One rarely sees these early swivel neck Child Fashions especially so complete in her fussy fancy layers of clothes and wonderful 2-tone leather boots. Sumptuous quality sheen, sexy blue eyes, luscious mouth and antique platinum blond shoulder lengths waves. A treasure! $1350

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27) 22” Gentle Face ‘E.J.’ Jumeau Bebe - an early lavish model having the soft brows, shaded lids, and glimmering golden brown paperweight eyes, hip length French human hair tresses, original signed Jumeau 8-ball stiff wrist body,wearing luxurious silk antique clothing & under layers! Breath taking! $4800 29) Authentic 18” Kestner ‘Daisy’ - Although many are called Daisy, only one size with all the proper head and body markings like this one is the real thing! She also has plaster pate, side part antique wig & eye lashes, classic period clothes & shoes, and of course the iconic blue eyes! $1600 35

33) All Originals!....8” K*R Child - what a doll! mint factory wig, fantastic quality clothes in 4-intricate layers and fancy leather shoes! $450 8.5” ‘Globe Baby’ Boy - a perfect gentleman ca:1898, factory original in his quality clothes - a must! $450 34) 32” All Original Boudoir Lady - romantic, elegant & unusual ‘suede’ face lady with platinum curls, orig jewelry, and dressy French green ensemble w. matching heeled shoes & pantalettes. Tasteful lady. $295 35) see previous page #16...$1250 36) 20” Simon Halbig Mechanical Toddler- How delightful is a ‘1294’, especially this one who turns her head side to side as she ‘walks’! Factory Original with lively blue eyes, perfect cork screw curls, adorable ruffled clothes w. matching bonnet! A special Sweetie! $1200

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Gigi’s Dolls & Sherry’s Teddy Bears Inc. 16 ½” 1294 Simon & Halbig on 5 piece toddler body, brown sleep eyes, blonde mohair wig, sweet doll $695. 9 ½” CM Tete Jumeau 1 – red mark, blue eyes, HH wig, pierced ears, antique silk dress and leather shoes $5995.

32” Kestner N 17, blue sleep eyes, antique clothing, original shoes & stockings, HH wig, plaster pate $875. 17” x 23” 1920’s Steiff Mohair Bear on wooden wheels, underscored F Steiff button in ear, great face, wonderful condition, few small sparse spots, growler does not work, pads in great shape $1195.

11 ½” 1930-40’s Lenci Dolls: Girl w/ walking stick, shawl & head scarf, blue painted eyes, blonde mohair wig, felt flowers adorn cotton dress & apron $295. “Gressoney Piemonte” Girl in black & red felt costume, beautifully decorated w/ gold braid on bonnet & bodice, black apron lace as is on bottom, brown eyes, blonde mohair wig $295.

18” Martha Thompson Amy 1959, marked M.D.T., beautiful molding, 2 roses in hair, 2 leaves as is, blue glass eyes, left thumb glued, pierced ears, pink molded boots $275.

15” Peter Pan 1953 Alexander All Original Maggie face hard plastic doll, some felt damage on back collar & hat $295.

12.5” All original Jumeau French Fashion “0”, incredible original blue moray taffeta & velvet gown, hat, undergarments, boots, blue pw eyes, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, kid body (hands as is) $3450.

23 ½” S & H C.M.B. 9, blue sleep eyes, antique undergarments, pierced ears, HH wig, repair by neck & left toes $385. 5” Pudgy Tummy NASB Goldilocks molded socks, no bear or box $120. 22” Bruno Schmidt - BSW in Heart, blue flirty eyes, beautiful BJ body, antique clothing & shoes, HH wig $385. 17” Hannah by Maggie Iacono – Maggie Made #36 – 70, 2004 w/ box, felt ball jointed body $625. 8 ½” Penelope by Maggie Iacono – Maggie Made #48/ 1000, w/ tri-fold screen and box $595. 11 ½” The Christmas Tree Fairy by RJ Wright #24/250, 2009 w/ box $655.

Rose O’Neill Kewpies: 4 ¾” Kewpie $109.50 2 ½” Turned Head Kewpie Shoulder head, #9268/1 $185. 6 ½” Kewpie w/ sticker - front & back, O’Neill on feet $195. 4” Kewpie Huggers $125. 6” Kewpie w/ sticker - front & back, O’Neill on feet $165. 3 ½” Japanese Kewpie w/ Cat, chip on cats back foot $105.

Sandra Sue by Richwood Toys 1952–54: Bed & Armoire (1953 – 54) Bed all original bedding - top brace repaired, Armoire split on one foot board, chip at top right corner $85. Auburn doll in ballet dress $39.95, Blonde doll in floral print dress $39.95, Blonde doll in PJ’s $39.95

16 ½” 1930’s Black Toddler All Original by Artycal of Argentina $850. Now $775. 1890–1900 German 29 Piece Canister Set – Rice, Sugar, Flour, Tea, Oatmeal, Coffee, Vinegar, Oil, Salt, All Spice, Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Clover, 1 small top and vinegar have a hairline, oils cover missing $295.

23” SFBJ 230, brown PW eyes (scratch on left eye), HH wig, paint rub on nose $775.

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21” Shari Lewis 1959, original #2430 outfit w/ necklace, earrings & green ring $550. 21” Cissy in 1955 #2084 no jacket, wears Cissy style hat & undergarments $195.

20” Toni 1959 #204 all original by American Character, new bouquet $115. 21” Ideal Toni P-93, all original in tagged dress, beautiful wig, small scuff on nose $185. 20” Annabelle by Alexander, 1952 all original in tagged outfit $185.

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group of six astronomers decide to travel to the moon. They build a bullet-shaped rocket and launch it from a huge canon with the help of female marines in bathing suits. The rocket approaches the moon and hits it in the eye. This is George Méliès’ 1902 film “Voyage dans la Lune” which may have been inspired by an automaton. Gustave Vichy’s automaton The “Lune Fin de Siècle, one of the most iconic French toys of the 19th century, draws on the popularity of the moon as a motif in French literature and visual culture. It depicts a young man with a large full moon face leaning against a column as he smokes and twirls his cane. The cigarette is connected via rubber tubes to bellows in the pillar, which enable the automaton to inhale smoke and blow it out realistically through his nose! This rare automaton, one of only nine examples known, is expected to bring €34,000-45,000 in Cologne this November. Gustave Vichy and his son Henry both used the face of the “Lune Fin de Siècle” as a registered trademark on the company’s letterheads, labels and advertising as shown by another rare automaton in Breker’s auction, estimated at €7,000-9,000. The automaton depicts an equilibrist balancing a wand and a metal plate on a pole as he stands with one leg upon a blue-painted ball which in turn balances on a plank. It is is preserved in unrestored original condition down to the key monogrammed “H.V.” and label bearing the trademark moon face and company address of 36 Rue Montmorency, Paris. The auction also includes a wonderful selection of smaller automata and mechanical toys such as an elegant lady harpist with Jumeau bisque head and her original costume (estimate € 4,000-6,500), a juggler with a series of three interchangeable objects to balance on his nose (estimate €2,000-3,000) and a Roullet et Decamps “Spanish Dancer” given by Tsar Nicholas of Russia to Princesses Olga and Elizabeth of Greece during the first years of the 20th century (estimate €4,000-6,000). For auction details, please see the ad on page 3. The online catalogue is available at www.liveauctioneers.com. Videos are available at www.youtube.com/ auctionteambreker. www.breker.com

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lovely 10.5” china with jointed wood body, a past UFDC blue ribbon winner, brought $4,000 at Withington’s August 20 sale. The 14” Heubach character boy with a bent limb combo body, brought $4,600. (Buyer’s premium not included). www.withingtonauction.com

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11” JDK #221 Googlie, gorgeous bisque, HUGE side glancing eyes, watermelon mouth, orig. mohair wig & JDK pate in tact, ant. batiste & lace dress w/visible blue lining, ant. hat & slip, orig. chunky JDK jointed body, the BEST. Only....$6475.

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14” Rare Schmitt Bebe, gorgeous p/w eyes, mauve blush under brows, immaculate pale bisque, orig. mohair wig, silk & lace ant. Fr, dress & orig. dress, undies, socks & shoes, orig. str. wrist Schmitt body, fully marked head & body w/Schmitt shield, rare face. BREATHTAKING!!!! $17,500. 5.5” All Bisque Kestner Pouty Barefoot, mint pale bisque overall, “swivel neck”, glass eyes, orig. mohair wig, orig. silk & lace dress, ant. hat & panties, desirable “barefoot” & 2 clenched fists, orig. early “peg strung” JDK body. DARLING pouty girl!! $3250.

13” Sonnenberg Belton, huge p/w eyes, perfect bisque, early cl/dome, orig. mohair wig, ant. batiste & lace dress, straw hat, orig. leather shoes, socks & undies, on orig. Belton type fully jointed body w/str. wrists. STUNNING!! Made for French Market. $2695. 14” Kley & Hahn Baby, sl. eyes, mint bisque, orig. wig, pate, orig. fine cotton blouse, jumper & undies, orig. K&H bent limb baby body. DARLING!! $850.

6.5” All Bisque Cl/Mo Pouty Kestner, perfect pale bisque “overall”, “swivel neck”, sl. eyes, orig. long mohair wig, darling dress, multistrap bootines, orig. JDK all bisque early peg strung body w/ clenched left fist. ADORABLE!!! $3100.

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All Bisque Dolls of the 19th Century by Becky Ourant photos Andy Ourant

On the left is a 9” French all bisque made by Francois Gaultier. All bisque dolls that were made in France are rare, most of the fine quality all bisques were made in Germany and marketed in France like her companion, a 6.5” Simon & Halbig Mignonette.

Two very unusual parian quality Simon & Halbig all bisque dolls with molded hair, the one on the left is a grand 11” size and the other 8” has an unusual molded green headband.

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his article will concentrate on all bisque dolls made in France and Germany before 1900. These little dolls are miniature versions of the French Fashion and Bebe dolls of this Golden era and are often referred to as mignonettes or pocket dolls; the former loosely translates to dainty darling or little darling, a fitting name for these charming dolls. Collecting all bisque dolls is as wide and varied as collecting their bigger sisters. The tiny faces have all the beauty and variety of expressions of the larger dolls and their bisque bodies come in all shapes and sizes. There is an endless array of footwear including shoes, boots, bootines, various colored stockings and of course bare feet. Most have socket heads with glass eyes and closed mouths that swivel on an all bisque torso with peg jointing at shoulders and hips. Some have painted eyes, molded hair and hats and one of my personal favorites has a molded doll in her hand. There are also the hard to find dolls with jointed elbows and the very rare ones with jointed elbows and knees. The vast variety of what’s available in all bisque dolls is enough to make your head spin. Some of the earliest all bisque dolls were made in France in the mid 1870’s by Gaultier. Their heads are almost interchangeable with the F. G. fashion doll heads and the all bisque body was a tour de force of design, its proportions exquisite with long, shapely arms and large hands, graceful fingers and separate thumbs. Their well-modeled legs have beautifully sculpted feet. They also came in several sizes, the smaller dolls have less detail and the thumb is not separate.

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This 7.5” Simon & Halbig all bisque with peach bootines is accompanied by her little 4” Simon & Halbig sister and a 2.5” Lilliputian. These adorable 8” Simon & Halbig twins are marked 881 S & H and have sleeping eyes and peach colored bootines.

At about the same time Simon & Halbig was manufacturing dolls in Germany in the same style, many were dressed and sold in France. Most collectors today still refer to them as French all bisques. The quality of these dolls is very fine, the larger examples are as finely decorated and well proportioned as their French counterparts. They came in a wide variety of sizes, I’ve found examples ranging from 3 to 11 inches. Their quality is superb and the facial decoration is well executed. The early examples have stationary glass eyes, some dolls from the late 1880’s have sleeping glass eyes and the small dolls under 4 inches frequently have painted eyes. Some very early dolls have molded hair, these

have pale, lightly tinted high quality bisque. Along with beautifully sculpted bare-feet there is a wide variety of footwear including heeled and flat slip-on shoes, boots and multi-strapped bootines. These shoes are typically various shades of brown and blue, black, pink or peach. An interesting thing to note about Simon & Halbig dolls from this period is the familial resemblance they all have, their eyes are almond shaped, the cheeks are full and well blushed, their noses are flat and broad and their closed mouths are full lipped and tightly closed and the jaw line is strong with a short compact chin. Mignonettes were also made with jointed elbows. The dolls made in France by Sustrac have wooden balls at their elbows and frequently are incised Bte on the back of the torso. Simon & Halbig also made a version of this doll, theirs had a gauntlet style arm where the lower arm fits into the upper arm with no separate ball. The most elusive all bisque from this period has jointed elbows and knees. Very similar in construction to the jointed elbow dolls, again the French doll has separate balls in the elbows and knees while the Simon & Halbig has the gauntlet style. In the 1880’s the Bebe doll came into vogue and many more German companies started making all bisque child dolls. Two well known companies, J. D. Kestner and Gebruder Kuhnlenz produced some of the finest and most This 5.5” French all bisque with jointed elbows has a wonderful trunk full of original dresses and hats. Her little friend is a 2.5” Lilliputian all bisque.

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Both of these all bisques have jointed elbows and knees. The smaller one was made by Simon & Halbig, the one sitting in the tete-a-tete is French. She has separate ball joints in her elbows and knees.

Undressed view of the 5.5” French all bisque with separate ball joints and well detailed hands and feet with painted fingers and toenails. Undressed view of the 4” Simon Halbig all bisque with gauntletstyle jointed elbows and knees.

recognizable dolls from this period. Most early all bisque dolls are unmarked so it can be difficult to attribute them. The Kestner company made some of the most beautiful and innovative dolls. My personal favorite series of dolls features a closed mouth socket head with glass eyes on a variety of body styles including a chubby body with bare feet or bootines, a very rare body with a swivel waist, a body with jointed knees, a child proportioned kid body that resembles a Bru with a bisque shoulder plate

This 8” French all bisque is a very unusual size, she has separate wooden ball joints in her elbows; the smaller doll is a 5.5” Simon & Halbig with gauntlet-style jointed elbows. Both dolls are all original and have bare feet.

and a praying doll with an anatomically correct torso and legs molded into a kneeling position. These dolls also have well detailed arms, some have two clenched fists, others have two cupped hands and some have one of each. Gebruder Kuhnlenz produced many beautiful all bisque dolls. They are distinctive with their round faces, elongated slim torsos, long arms with cupped hands and

The 12” all bisque Kestner stands with her 8” Kestner sister. They both have right clenched fists and bare feet.

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These two unusual dolls illustrate some of the variety Kestner offered. The standing doll is a 10” half bisque with a kid lower body, the sitting doll is 10” with jointed knees and lavender bootines.

“Tuffy,” a 10” all bisque with one clenched fist and bare feet, is pushing her little brother, a very rare all bisque “Siegfried” in a Marklin carriage.

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shapely legs with a variety of footwear. Their shoes are typically black two-strap heeled shoes with a variety of colorful stockings, including ones with blue horizontal and vertical stripes. Next to mignonettes the most widely known all bisque dolls known to collectors is the Wrestler. Named by early collectors because of their shapely muscular bodies with curved arms that have an integral molded ball socket that fits into the torso and is able to swivel and hold many positions, looking like they are ready for a fight. The typical Wrestler is marked 102 and has an open mouth and two upper teeth and one lower. The general consensus is that these dolls were made by Kestner. I personally do not believe this based on the number series and facial characteristics. I believe Bahr and Proschild made these wonderful little dolls. The Wrestler head has pierced ears which is not typical of Kestner and the body construction is completely different than the other Kestners from this period. In the Wrestler series there are two closed mouth versions that resemble a Bru Jne and a circle dot Bru, these are rare variations as is the black version.

The 9” all bisque Kestner with a rare swivel waist stands next to her little 5” Kestner sister. Both have bare feet and right arms with closed fists.

On the left is an 8.25” Gebruder Kuhnlenz all bisque standing next to a 7.5” all bisque Simon Halbig. They are very similar in proportion and quality. The Kuhnlnez does have more graceful arms and legs with more detailed painting.

Education and common sense is very important when buying all bisques. These dolls are fragile by nature and many have lost parts over the years. Many dolls have replaced parts, so it’s wise to study what parts are typical to which dolls. The dolls in this article were made by companies with high standards and their parts all fit perfectly, their heads fit into kid lined sockets, their arms and legs are

This 9” all bisque pair were made by Gebruder Kuhnlenz and are wearing their original clothes.

sized to fit the molded flat sockets on their torso, many with kid linings. Although these were originally playthings, standards in doll production at this time were very high and the bisque limbs fit comfortably against the torso, the limbs should move easily. When purchasing an all bisque doll it is best to undress it and study whether the parts seem well proportioned and that the color of the parts is consistent.

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This stunning all bisque Wrestler strongly resembles a circle dot Bru.

These 8 and 9 inch sister dolls have Wrestler-style bodies with bare feet. They both resemble little Bru Jne’s. Their heads are incised 132.

Something to consider when buying an all bisque doll is condition. A perfect doll is a wonderful find and worth a premium price, but when collecting these dolls one has to realize that little hands played with them and forgive small chips. These small dolls were made to be played with and sewn for, so they were dressed and undressed repeatedly. Also many of these doll have been restrung incorrectly over the years and have chips and flakes around the stringing holes.

Another typical place for flaking is the neck socket, as many of these dolls originally had a kid neck ring that is frequently missing, causing chips and flaking around the neck. These minor issues are very acceptable and do not significantly devalue the doll. Some collectors want perfect dolls and that is fine, but my philosophy is having a very rare all bisque with a minor flake or chip is better than not having it all.

A close-up of the doll she is holding, it measures 1.25” tall and has wonderful detail. Rabbits were always a popular theme for German playthings and this 6” all bisque in a rabbit costume is a fine example. He is accompanied by his sister and their all bisque rabbit friend. 24

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This brother and sister were both made in Germany in the 1880’s. Their quality is very fine, the 7” boy has a molded sailor hat and the 5.5” girl has a molded doll in her left hand. The kneeling bisque baby with them is holding his cat.

Takeda Ningyō in typical Kabuki pose

A visit with the

Herrings by Donna C. Kaonis, photos by Keith Kaonis

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nd now for something different! Last spring, I received a phone call from Roxanne LeMay Morrison. She and several members of the Leticia Penn Doll Club had visited Dr. Marvin Herring and his wife Flo, collectors of Japanese Ningyō, the word for human figurines or Japanese traditional dolls. Besides what Roxanne described as an amazing collection, she was equally enamored of the couple’s miniature dachshunds, Bonnie and Clyde. She convinced us we had to pay a visit to the Herrings. Japan’s doll culture is distinctly different from that of Europe or the United States, where dolls were primarily intended for children’s playtime. Ningyō are intimately connected to Japanese culture and long held traditions. Thanks to Alan Pate, author of two excellent Ningyō source books, and a close friend of the Herrings, I had a smattering knowledge of Japanese dolls, but I was about to learn much more.

Musha Ningyō in traditional battle “armor” and accessories.

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Discovered at an antique show, this Japanese Friendship doll has been identified as Miss Hiroshima.

This Ningyō Tableau tells the story of Jo and Uba, spirits of the pine tree. They are always shown with their rake and broom for sweeping up pine needles.

Isho Ningyō depicting a “Ronin” Samurai.

Six of Japan’s lucky gods reside in this wicker boat purchased at Alderfer’s. They’re hoping to find Hachiman, “God of Warriors.”

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Long time flea marketers, the Herrings had long been drawn to Japanese ceramics, but it was about twenty-three years ago at the original ‘Atlantique City’ show, held in the old convention center, that they encountered their first Japanese dolls. Marvin says they instantly felt a spiritual link. “We now have about 230 Ningyō, each displaying kokoro, the word for heart and soul.” Marvin described the various genre: the Gosho Ningyō, the “chubby child” dolls, almost caricature like in appearance, given as a gift, to and by the court nobility, or as a special gift for a newborn. Their faces, like the majority of the figurines, are made of wood and covered with gofun, powdered oyster shell mixed with animal or rice glue. An ivory, porcelainlike white color, it is applied, carved, then polished, resulting in an exquisite smooth finish. The Hina Bina are the regal figurines representing the Emperor and

Tachenuchi No Sukuni, Empress Jingu’s “prime minister,” traditionally depicted holding Jingu’s baby son, Emperor Ojin.

Rare Edo period Kyoho-Bina Emperor and Empress, seated above five Meiji period Hina Matsuri musicians.

Empress, the most important members of the Hina Matsuri Girls’ Day Festival. Girls would be given a doll each year, eventually accumulating a collection of the royal court. Marvin noted that Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines throughout Japan today are steeped in Ningyō Culture.

Doll sizes can vary, based on the societal position of the family. During the Edo period (1603-1867) the competitive trade in doll making was eventually regulated by government, so that that doll makers could be arrested or banished just for breaking laws on materials and height. Boys’ Day samurai on horseback, one of two figurines depicting a Heiki Monogotari fable.

An Edo period figurine, one of the Zuijin shrine guardians, evolving into the HIna Matsuri court ministers.

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A marvelous Gosho Ningyō dominates the dining room table.

Marvin and Flo enjoy the beautiful dance-like pose of a more modern Geisha figurine.

A Ningyō Tableau depicting the fable of Ota Dokan and the straw raincoat adventure.

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The Musha Ningyō are the dolls known for the Boy’s Day Festival, warriors featuring famous characters in Japanese mythology. Takeda Ningyō represent the Kabuki actor figurines with their dramatic stylization, and the Tableau Ningyō are those depicting a beloved Japanese folk tale. A favorite fable is for instance, The Straw Raincoat Adventure. Ota Dokan, a young 15th century brigade commander and revered general, was hunting when he was caught in a sudden shower. He rushed into a shabby dwelling, and demanded the loan of a straw raincoat. A young girl appeared, and without a saying a word, gave him a sprig of flowering yamabuki. Angered, Dokan returned home in the rain. He was ashamed when he learned that her gesture was based on a famous 9th century poem, “There are many beautiful double-flowered yamabuki blossoms in my garden. But, I am sorry, I am poor and don’t have any raincoat (mino), which, just like yamabuki bear no fruit.” Another popular tale involves Jo and Uba, a loving elderly couple, who tend to the pine trees (in reality their spirits) with their rake and broom, sweeping and collecting pine needles. Memorialized in the Noh Theater play, Takasago, they are a popular subject of the Tableau Ningyō. Japanese mythology, reflected in Doll

Left-right: A seated Kokin Bina Empress, at one time used as a display piece for Bloomingdales (a “No. 11 Japan” Bloomingdale’s label is affixed to the base). A Taisho-era Musha Ningyō depicting Emperor Jimmu Tenno’s attendant. His “sacred treasures mirror and jewels” were created by Flo to give him a touch of royalty.

culture, includes literally thousands of “gods” (the Kami), based on both Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan, and Buddhism (notably Zen). The Isho Ningyō encompass a broad array of “everyday” figurines, created solely for beautiful display, unlike those used in festivals or presented as a special gift. There are also the large puppets of the Bunraku Theater, which flourished during the Edo period (1603-1868). Marvin noted that operating a puppet requires three people, the master puppeteer for the face, right arm and hand, one for the left

arm, and one for the feet. The Ichimatsu Ningyō are the most lifelike dolls, and represent boys and girls. They often have movable parts (Mitsuore Ningyō) to amuse the children. The Friendship Dolls (Toreii Ningyō) fall into this category. Flo tells the story of how they acquired a rare Friendship doll, which, according to Alan Pate, is Miss Hiroshima. “We were pretty knowledgable by the time we discovered her at an antique show. After purchasing a large Ota Dokan tableau from an Asian Art dealer, we left the booth, but I had a nagging feeling that we were leaving something

Left-right: Meet Shojo, the Sake-loving water sprite, often depicted in popular Noh and Kabuki theatre roles. The dragoncrested helmet of this Edo period Musha Ningyō suggests a portrayal of the Minamoto hero, Yoshitsune.

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A popular Boys’ Day hero, Kato Kiyomasa, whose Korean exploits included killing a tiger with this trident spear.

This seated empress sports a headdress, commonly worn by Machi-Me Empress dolls.

behind. We went back, and I saw, atop a large box in the corner, the crown of a doll’s head that turned out to be what is now our Friendship doll, one of the 58 magnificent Toreii Ningyō that Japan sent to America, following our gift to Japanese schoolchildren in 1927 of over 12,000 blue eyed dolls.” Alan Pate is currently working on a book that will correct many of the misconceptions about the identities of the Friendship dolls. Textiles used for these figurines are extraordinary, most often silk. Other than some fading, centuries-old costumes appear almost new. (Until the introduction of aniline dyes,

mineral and vegetable dyes that fade on prolonged light exposure, were used.) Other than the Ischimatsu dolls, Ningyō were not played with, they were only brought out for special occasions, like festivals, contributing to their ephemeral beauty. Exquisite embroideries, often using gold and silver threads, create elaborate scenes. Even the Fukusa (sumptuous gift covers, what we think of as wrapping paper) are large squares of cloth, illustrating fables, with detailed embroideries that must have taken months to complete. The Herring collection dates from the late 17th century to modern times, and is a testament to Flo’s decorating Left-right: An Edo period Karakuri (mechanical) Gosho-Ningyō, whose lion toy is lifted up by turning a knob on his back. Marvin demonstrates how the toy horse’s head of a Karakuri Gosho-Ningyō can can be raised and lowered.

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skills that it is so beautifully displayed throughout their home. As part of three house renovations over the years, rooms where Marvin formerly practiced medicine have been turned into intimate conversation areas where one can sit, gaze, contemplate and enjoy these extraordinary figurines. What is particularly compelling is the fact that Ningyō have managed to survive hundreds of years in spite of their fragile composition. In describing their collection, Marvin and Flo often speak of the “form equals function” word, Mingei, a Japanese Folk Art term meaning “art of the people,” adding “If you’re going to wear it or use it, make it pleasing to the eye and soul.” They are clearly passionate about Ningyō, and consider themselves caretakers of these soulful figurines, which to them are priceless. Michael Ayervais, one of the pioneer Ningyō collectors, has had a tremendous impact on their journey. “He is a dear and special friend and continues to be a source of both knowledge and Ningyyo acquisition,” says Marvin. The author wishes to thank the Herrings for their considerable help with Ningyō identification. Antique DOLL Collector

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by Jan Peterson photos Elwyn Peterson urprisingly, puppets were among the first forms of dolls.They have been found in cultures as old as the Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. Puppet theaters were used to teach lessons in morality, to glorify cultural heros, or simply to entertain. Some of the earliest puppets were shadow silhouettes projected onto blank walls by candle light. When I saw the Harry Potter film – The Deathly Hallows Part I, I was thrilled and delighted to see the fable of “The Tale of the Three Brothers” told in classic French shadow puppet theater fashion! I have been fascinated by this wonderful form of precinema entertainment since discovering the scenery, the puppets and the scripts for the plays in several 19th century copies of La Poupée Modèle, the iconic French magazine for little girls and their dolls published in Paris. I vaguely remember silhouette fairy stories on television when I was a very little girl. The lacy images of

princesses and castles were beautiful, and somehow, a little frightening. The silhouette images in The Tale of the Three Brothers were equally beautiful and very scary! I applaud the creators of the film for using such an ancient and perfect medium to bring J.K. Rowling’s story to life. The history of shadow puppets is as old as time! I can imagine our cave-dwelling ancestors entertaining their family groups with tales told in shadows cast by their hands on cave walls while gathered around a brightly burning fire. The written history of shadow puppet theaters traces them back to Asia and India, where they are still venerated as a highly developed art form. There are even some scholars who speculate stories told by shadow silhouettes originated in ancient Egypt. In any case, the art form found its way to France in the mid-18th century and became wildly popular. Legend has it that French missionaries, newly returned from China, brought shadow puppet

The graphics on the lids of these wonderful Shadow Theaters hint at the thrills to come!

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Instruction booklet and story scripts booklet included with the Shadow Theater boxed set. A diagram illustrates how to back light the screen with a candle.

Shadow theater productions were even shown in public theaters as shown in this antique poster from Paris (left). Above, a little trade card lithograph is an example of just how popular these entertainments were. Polichinelle looks especially scary on this card!

Although there are shadow theater stories with happy themes, the majority I have found are pretty scary!

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theaters with them in 1767. The first presentations were made in Marseilles and Paris, and in 1776, François Dominique Séraphim performed them for the royal court at Versailles in 1778. By the nineteenth century, shadow puppet theaters were a main attraction in the cabarets of Paris, especially in Montmartre. They became so popular that plays in silhouette were presented in theaters for the whole family, much to the delight of children, with accompanying music played by small orchestras. Henri Rivière’s productions during the 1880s at Le Chat Noir, a famous Parisian cabaret, employed as many as twenty puppeteers at a time! La Poupée Modèle published the scripts, puppets, scenery and theaters regularly during the nineteenth century for its little readers and their dolls. The plays were such grand productions, it took at least two issues and often three to collect all the parts of one play. Children had plenty to keep them busy until the next part of the play came out! The puppets were incredibly detailed, and often the princesses, pirates and genies had articulated arms and legs. It took very skilled cutting and it is hard to imagine today’s children having such patience! The puppets, scenery and stages were printed on the same tissue paper that was used for the pages roses for the patterns of doll clothes and doll accessories the magazine is famous for. The puppets then needed to be glued onto light weight cardboard, sticks glued onto them, and instructions were given for turning a cardboard box into the stage. Sheets of tickets for each play were printed on heavy weight paper, and there was a place for the time and date of the play to be filled in by the child. I am always amused at the “bribe” of a promised treat to be shared with the play goers being included on the ticket. It is hoped neither Maman nor Cook minded baking for the neighborhood kids! It wasn’t long before toy companies started producing boxed sets of shadow theater productions for family entertainment at home. Although many

The scripts (above) included drawings for posing the cut-out puppets. This French lithograph (top right) illustrates the popularity of shadow theater productions for adults. Instead of puppets, real actors in exaggerated costumes performed the plays behind a back-lighted screen. Elaborate scenery for a shadow theater play printed on the Pages Roses in The December 1874 and January 1875 editions of La Poupée Modèle, Paris.

of the plays were very child-friendly circus and adventure stories, a great deal of them were truly terrifying! The boxed sets of these wonderful toy theaters are very rare, and seldom complete, but the lithography on the lids and on the interior background scenery is stunning. The most expensive sets included a music box whose mechanism also turned a disk just like a record player that held little slots in which to insert the puppets so they paraded around behind the screen. Some of these elaborate sets also had a roller with various scenes to serve as backgrounds for the stories. The puppet silhouettes were moved directly behind the screen that was backlit by a candle (see illustration). The puppets were jet black, pre-cut lithographs attached to either a wire with a ring to fit around the puppeteer’s finger, or a wooden dowel. Antique DOLL Collector

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Right: Tickets found in copies of La Poupée Modèle, could be cut out and distributed to audience members! Below: Cutting the puppets from the Page Rose of La Poupée Modèle and gluing the sticks to finish the shadow theater puppets.

The very first shadow puppet theater production by an American author is so appropriate! Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was enormously popular in Great Britain, and it was staged there as a shadow puppet theater play! Halloween and October are the perfect time of year to stage a spooky play told in the dark with silhouette puppets of bats, dragons, and old ladies with hooked noses and impossibly long pointed chins . . . Sadly, the popularity of shadow puppet theaters waned to near non-existence in the West due to the invention of the camera, and not long after, the Lumière Brothers in France, developed the first motion picture. Ironically, it was scary, too! The image of a train pulled into a railroad station, and the terrified audience leapt out of their chairs and rushed toward the doors! However, shadow puppet theaters have always been revered in Asia, where they are still an extremely popular art form. In the last few decades, some Westerners have rediscovered them, too. There are numerous shadow puppet theater clubs and study organizations in the US and in Europe. In France, especially, modern productions of this ancient art are once again being staged. As Halloween approaches, it is so much fun to peruse my collection of antique French shadow puppets and to imagine the shivers down the spine and the delighted shrieks they invoked in audiences of rapt children nearly 150 years ago! A special thanks to The Antique Toy Shop, New York City and to Monsieur Alain Gomet, A. E., France With Maman there to protect them during the scary parts, the children enjoy a shadow puppet theater party! 38

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Colette,

A Classic Good Girl By Petitcollin by Samy Odin

Colette first appeared in the company catalog in 1930.

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mong the models created by the company Petitcollin, one is particularly interesting to collect today, since it was made over a very long period of time and in a large range of sizes and body shapes. Colette first appeared in the Petitcollin catalogue in 1930, and its latest version appeared in the maker’s catalog in 2006, available on the market until 2010. Now it is totally out of production. At the beginning, Colette was offered in the extreme size measuring 75 cm, almost 30” tall. It was an expensive doll that sold well as a plaything but also as a mannequin. In fact, it could sport children’s clothing, which explains the reason why so many Colette dolls were then used in fashion display windows. The most elaborate version of the biggest Colette doll came with a sculpted hair-do, sleeping and flirting glass eyes and a closed mouth. It bore the Petitcollin logo, representing an eagle head under the name FRANCE and above the size number 75.

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These are the largest models of Colette measuring almost 30 inches tall!

Soon, the biggest of Colette dolls was also made with simple sleeping eyes (with no flirty mechanism) or plain stationary glass eyes. In this extreme size Colette was only made during the thirties and discontinued after WWII. Due to its popular success, Colette had also been made in other smaller sizes. Over time, it came in 9 more different sizes (28½, 32½, 37½, 42½, 47½, 52½, 57½, 65½, 70½ centimeters). Only sizes 65½

and 70½ were discontinued after the war. Of course, Colette dolls from the three biggest sizes are in a high demand among French doll collectors, since they are the oldest and largest models made. An interesting variation of Colette is called “Hélios” (Sun in Greek) as it has a nice suntan and wears mother-of-pearl tinted blonde hair. Also from the thirties, this other version of Colette has very

This is an example of size 65½.

This version from the thirties sports a golden tan.

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well painted chestnut brown hair and classic sleeping glass eyes, in size 57½. A medium sized version of Colette, in size 42½, sports what looks like a factory original organza dress. The smallest version made has been found wearing its factory original communion gown. The later versions, produced during the fifties, could still have glass eyes but they were progressively replaced by plastic eyes, that Petitcollin described as “crystal eyes”. Originally, Colette corresponded to the series n° 214, which only applied to the 30” model. Over time, Colette depending on its various characteristics, bore different series numbers: Series 21 with stationary eyes and straight plump legs, no clothing. Series 23 with stationary eyes and straight thinner legs, no clothing. Series 39 with sleeping eyes and straight plump legs, no clothing. Series 104, 105, 106, 115, 116

From the same period as her platinum blonde sister but with a different hair color and no tan.

Left: This is likely a factory original dress. She is a medium sized version. Right: Size 28½, the smallest model, in her factory original communion gown.

The marking used on most of the doll bodies consisted of France with the eagle head, the letters PCP and the size number.

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Left, articulated elbows and knees distinguish this model by Petitcollin made only during the thirties. Collectors often call this doll Colette although it was never listed as such in the company ads. Right, Colette during the fifties could still have glass eyes, but they were gradually replaced with plastic eyes.

with slender legs and assorted garments. The marking used mostly on the doll bodies consists into an octagonal shape into which is inscribed the following: “France with the eagle head, the letters PCP and the size number”. Sometimes, collectors refer to another doll, also made by Petitcollin during the thirties, as Colette. It corresponds to Series n°34 in the catalogs of the company and only was made for a very short period of time. It is one the rarest

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models by Petitcollin but no mention is ever made in official ads from the company that this model would have called “Colette”. It is very similar to certain German made models, such as “Kleine Erna” or “Kleine Liselotte” by Schildröt. What makes it quite exceptional, as a collectible, is the fact that it has articulated elbows and knees. By the end of the fifties, Petitcollin discontinued Colette that, as far as the author knows, never came in a polyethylene version. One must wait until 2006 to see Colette back in the maker’s catalog in one single size (40 cm = 16”), made entirely of vinyl, with plastic sleeping eyes and brunette painted hair. It disappeared from the catalog in 2010. All the dolls shown in this article come from the author’s collection and are presently on display in the permanent rooms at Musée de la Poupée-Paris. The author can be reached by email at samy.odin@noos.fr

This last version of Colette in 2006 bids adieu.

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15” Incised Jumeau. A stunning doll with pensive blue eyes. Beautiful mouth modeled to perfection. Pierced ears with pearl earrings. Orig. blue pleated silk dress with matching hat and lots of lace throughout. Dress is in excellent condition. Wonderful body finish. This is one of the most beautiful Incised I have ever seen. $7,650

See me at Gaithersburg in December. Lots of new dolls. 4” Factory original “ Little “ Darling all bisque doll which is only number marked. Orig. red silk dress with matching beret. Has orig. ecru lace apron. Sweet blue eyes. Desirable swivel neck and limb jointed. Has double strap black heels. Long blonde mohair wig. A sweet doll to own. $ 1,075.

Lynette Gross Selling a diverse array of unique and antique dolls Telephone (317) 844-6459 Email LynetteDolls@yahoo.com Visit my online shops open 24 hours, 7 days a week.

15” Pink Tint Frozen Charlie $395

Joan & Lynette Antique Dolls joan-lynetteantiquedolls.rubylane.com and also on

8” AM #260 Baby $145

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Antique Doll Treasures All Original Glass-Eyed Clown $495

When Dreams Come True 26” Barrois & Large Barzoi Dog $5250 and $1400

Visit us at www.dollshopsunited.com

Lee Feickert Steampunk Alice & White Rabbit $600

Emmie’s Doll Castle Tantalizing Antique Dolls, Costumes and Accessories

Antique Cloth Cupboard Antique Painted Face Cloth Doll $3200

Louise’s Little Ladies Artful Dodger by Alma $1295

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Aunt Janie’s Doll Trunk 14” Bru Jne Chevrot Body, Trunk, Please Call 714.213.0933

Carol Straus 18” Antique FF Walking Suit $245 Pat Hatch Antiques 24” Black Cloth, 1880’s Cloth, 16” Stockinette $950, $1250, and $525

Joy’s Antique Dolls Regal 28” Early Bun China $4995

Visit us at www.dollshopsunited.com

Faraway Doll Shop 21.5” Mary Todd Lincoln China $875

Ashley’s Dolls Simon & Halbig #612 Toddler $2800

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L’Ecole des Poupées moves to... PARIS! Samy Odin and Margaret Kincaid Host Focus on Gaultier and Friends

March 14 to 17, 2016

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id you realize Gaultier’s porcelain factory provided doll heads to the best doll companies in Paris, during the second half of 19th century? Thuillier, Pannier, Halopeau, Rabery & Delphieu, Falck & Roussel, Gesland, Henri Delcroix, Pintel, Fleischmann & Bloedel... all were clients of Gaultier’s. Learn how to identify the playthings made by this exemplary company, how to date them and how to recognize the appropriate bodies they need to be assembled on. Programs and hands-on sessions will be given by Samy Odin and Margaret Kincaid in the morning at Musée de la Poupée. Other activities in Paris are organized during the afternoons, French lunches and dinners are included.

World famous Paris Flea Markets Museums Shopping île St Louis Musée de la Poupée Chartres Doll Auction Banquet Cruise on the Seine and Much More!

For our complete itinerary including exciting pre and post activities, hotel recommendations, etc. visit... www.museedelapoupeeparis.com You may also contact Margaret Kincaid at margaret.kincaid@gmail.com, phone 646-709-4340

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A Dream Come True

Ideal Flexy Fanny Brice Baby Snooks

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The UFDC’s Research and Archival Library and Museum by Lynn Murray

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hildren who play with dolls all have something in common: they have great imaginations, they are creative and they always have dreams. When these children grow into adults, they are still imaginative, creative and generally not daunted by the challenges of reaching for a dream. The members of the United Federation of Doll Clubs are from many countries, diverse professions and of a wide range in age. Mainly adults, they share many commonalities, chief among them, their affection for fellow doll collectors and their passion for dolls. UFDC founder, Mary Lewis, recognized these attributes when she advertised to find like-minded people and create a doll collectors club in 1937. Within a decade, the National Doll & Toy

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Collector’s Club had been joined by 10 additional doll clubs in cities throughout New York State and along the eastern seaboard. Chiefly made up of women in the traditional roles of stay-at-home mothers, nurses and teachers, the members of the early clubs supported each other through the drastic changes brought about by World War II. By the time the war was over, doll club members had forged a bond unlike any other. It seemed a very natural step for the original eleven doll clubs to join together in an organization that would assist them to maintain the fellowship of doll collectors, while pursuing the common goal of philanthropy and education through dolls. Thus, the United Federation of Doll Clubs, Inc. was founded Antique DOLL Collector

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in 1949 in New York. The short-term objectives were to grow the organization internationally. The long-term goal was to establish a central office and research library. The dream was to have a central headquarters with a research library and a doll museum. Mary Lewis saw it as the responsibility of doll collectors to protect, conserve, record and educate. For the next three decades, UFDC grew rapidly, from 11 clubs to over 700 clubs. Doll News matured from a mimeographed newsletter to a full-color magazine. Clubs were active and involved in their communities, putting on exhibits in libraries and schools, fund-raising for charities, educating through programs and recording history and research through articles and slide programs. Tons of paper correspondence, membership records and financial statements were filed conscientiously into boxes that moved from the home of one officer to another, every two years, after the election of new officers. The dream of a central office seemed to have faded. In the early 1980s, UFDC was fortunate to have a combination

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of a vital, imaginative executive committee and a generous benefactor with a doll museum in Missouri. The owner of that museum was Ralph Griffith, who offered us space in a building he owned on Main Street in Parkville, Missouri. Parkville, Missouri appealed to the Board of Directors and the membership for several reasons: • Missouri was central, equally accessible to all UFDC members; • People would be attracted to Parkville because of Ralph Griffith’s personal museum; • The State of Missouri was a state with favorable laws for non-profit associations; • There would no longer be the massive undertaking of moving all the records around the country every two years; • And most practical: Ralph made the financial terms so modest that UFDC would once again be able to dream of having a future central headquarters with a library and a museum.

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With this generous gift, Ralph Griffith enabled UFDC to take the next step toward our dream. Doll collecting continued to grow rapidly in the 80s, as did the membership numbers of UFDC. Within a decade, UFDC had nearly outgrown the little office in Parkville. Sadly, our UFDC benefactor died at an early age, and like fledglings, we had to take hold of our own destiny and focus on making the dream come true. In the real estate slump of the early 90s, we were able to negotiate a favorable contract and move into a large office at the Air World Center, a modern new building near the Kansas City airport and the intersection of the main north-south route and the main east-west route, still central in the USA. For the first time, UFDC had an office with a meeting room and the tiny start to a museum and library was housed in four showcases, two filing cabinets and two bookshelves. The executive committee was imaginative, led by a visionary President-elect. The Board of Directors met repeatedly to map out a way to establish the headquarters/museum/library facility. Like

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throwing a pebble in a pond, the ripples of enthusiasm spread in ever-greater circles throughout the membership. Donations of dolls and ephemera began to arrive at the office in increasing amounts. In 1996, when the capital campaign was launched, the executive committee wanted the membership to understand this was a dream every member could share. Individual members were asked to give up one cup of coffee a week for one year, save the money and donate it to the building fund called Target 2000. Clubs did a myriad of imaginative fund-raising projects. Before the year 2000 arrived, we had reached our financial goal, proving again that people who play with dolls are among the most imaginative, creative and energetic people. Reaching that financial goal and acquiring a building to house the growing museum and library collections was a significant part of making the dream come true. But UFDC members are not finished yet. Our museum collection is fabulous, yet incomplete. The ephemera and research collection is equally wonderful, yet not all scanned and not yet available on-line. UFDC has come Antique DOLL Collector

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so far so rapidly, that it has been difficult for the committees and management to stay one step ahead on the task at hand. The membership now has the responsibility of maintaining and preserving the collections and sharing the research information with doll researchers and enthusiasts all over the world. When the original capital campaign was launched less than twenty years ago, the fax machine was the most modern method of communication. We were just beginning to hear of something called the World Wide Web or the Internet. How could we have imagined something called Facebook or Pinterest, eBay or Amazon? The future of the UFDC Research Library and Museum will depend wholly on two assets: the World Wide Web and more importantly, the imagination, creativity and energy of the membership. With membership in any not-for-profit organization, comes a certain degree of responsibility that is overlooked by a large percentage of the members. The responsibility is greater than simply paying membership dues. The responsibility includes participating when the membership votes to undertake a large project, generating continuous numbers of new members and 52

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putting forth an effort to keep the organization healthy fiscally. The 1995-2000 UFDC membership raised the money to fund the dream that Mary Lewis had in 1937. There are many ways that individual members and clubs can continue to expand the dream. Volunteers are always needed to travel to Kansas City and work on scanning and inputting research information onto the computer. From time to time volunteer work parties are needed to assist in changing exhibits and doing general conservation and preservation in the library and museum. Within the last year, this author had the pleasure of taking a week to travel to Kansas City with members of her doll club and assist the Museum Acquisitions and Oversight Committee with cleaning and preparing cases and dolls for the opening at the time of the UFDC National Convention. We worked hard for 10 hours every day and the whole time we were learning from each other, sharing our knowledge, sharing individual talents and generally having a wonderful time together! If traveling to do volunteer work is not a possibility, there are other options. UFDC membership fees have not increased for

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more than a decade, so the organization depends on the financial backing of the membership and the fund raising projects of the member clubs to support projects that in turn benefit all members. If an individual were to simply put aside 25 cents per day for one year, they would be surprised how far that donation would go to restore or conserve dolls and ephemera in the library and museum. Many wonderful donations of dolls are made by family members and by active UFDC members. Often they arrive without a wig, sometime naked, many times without shoes. Just as our own collections need to be maintained and conserved, so the collection of UFDC needs preservation and protection. Perhaps when you see the pictures of the UFDC collection, you question why certain dolls are not in the museum. The reason is simple: the missing doll has not been donated yet. During the recent convention in Kansas City, it was my privilege to spend some time with some of the very generous donors who have helped to make the UFDC dream come true. The elegant Anne Mears bequeathed UFDC with many of the spectacular dolls and automatons in the collection today, including her personal

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favorite, the Jumeau automaton referred to as The Shepherdess. Rosalie Whyel generously gave us the famous Madeleine de Baine, with all her accouterments collected by her original owner. Ann Coleman, started off the UFDC collection in the 1990s with a gift from she and her Mother and sister, Jane. For more than two decades Ann has shared her museum expertise, her knowledge of dolls and her collections of dolls and ephemera. Julie Blewis’ gift of the delightful Flora McFlimsey greets all who visit the museum. Carol Spencer, the original BarbieŽ designer for Mattel saw the need for our museum to become ever more relevant to modern and vintage doll collectors, so she donated many of her one-of-akind dolls, original designs that never were put into production, awards and precious paper ephemera to the museum. Many of you reading this article have given gifts of dolls, sewing skills, archival skills and research material. It is impossible to list all the names right here, but I cannot begin to commend enough the people who have supported our museum. Together we have made a dream come true. There are no limits to what we can do next! Antique DOLL Collector

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hese two all composition sleep eyed twins have been in my collection for awhile now. I bought them unclothed and had the crocheted suits made by a friend. Each measures 10 inches tall with a adorable fat belly and I would like to know more about them. I have done some research but have had no luck. Perhaps one of your readers may know. The dolls are unmarked I think they maybe possibly German. I can be reached at psalm234@att.net or phone Antique Doll Collector at 717-517-9217. Thanks, Donald

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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 the address or email above.

GERMAN BISQUE - Miniature 8” and under with original clothing. L-R: Michael Albanese, Kathy Simensen, Barbara Manhart, Carol Hansen. PRESIDENT’S CHOICE (right), Heubach, “The Little Dress Maker,” Lois Bodack.

UFDC NATIONAL ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT Blue Ribbon Winners Part II Photographed by Keith Kaonis at the 2015 UFDC National Convention in Kansas City, MO

GERMAN BISQUE Dolly Face Kestner. L-R: “Hilda’s Older Sister,” Gail Cook; Karla Moreland

GERMAN BISQUE - Dolly face Simon and Halbig. L-R: Mold 1009, Wayne Batten; Mold 1079, Margaret Hein; Robin Hochteil
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GERMAN BISQUE Kammer and Reinhardt character child from #100-128 series. Mold 105, Gail Cook

GERMAN BISQUE - Character doll by Kestner or Simon and Halbig, excludes K*R 100. L-R: Kestner 208, Gail Cook; Chastener 189, Julie Blewis

GERMAN BISQUE Marked Gbr. Heubach. L-R: Janet Orr, Gail Cook

GERMAN BISQUE Marked Armand Marseille. L-R: La Vera Burkett, Carol Sherwin, Gail Cook

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GERMAN BISQUE Open mouth, other maker. Karen Delfino

GERMAN BISQUE Baby on cloth body. Jocelyn Adelaar

GERMAN BISQUE - Belton, Sonneberg-type, closed mouth. L-R: Marked 179, Judy Heckert; Marked 8, Pat Grams

GERMAN BISQUE - Baby on composition bent limbed body, non supporting legs. L-R: Connie Reynolds; Baby Stuart, Margaret Hein

GERMAN BISQUE Googly, painted eyes. Heubach winker, Larry Bramel.

GERMAN BISQUE Googly, glass eyes. JDK 221, Candace Wubbena

CLOTH - Non commercial, flat face. L-R: Lois Cohorst; Doll with provenance, Barbara Manhart GERMAN BISQUE - Googly with other than bisque head. “Hug Me, mask face. Alfred Edward Antique DOLL Collector

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CLOTH - Non commercial, some needle-sculpting or applied sculpting to face. L-R: Rebecca Hawkins; Patchwork Girl of Oz, Julie Blewis; Joyce Taylor

CLOTH - American, commercial, flat face. Lynn Kublank; Emma Adams Columbian, Lois Cohorst

BISQUE HEAD, not made in Germany or France. DeFuisseaux, Betsey Cumming; Georgia Alarcon; DeFuisseaux, Louis Cohorst

CLOTH - German commercial, molded or needle-sculpted face. Steiff, “Bob the Boy Scout,” Rebekah Kaufman; Susan Mathias

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CLOTH - America commercial, molded or needle-sculpted face. Chase, Julie Blewis; “Baby Sister,” made by the Misses Tebbetts, 1926, Susan Booker

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METAL - Head, body or both. Gilebler Falk, Wayne Batten; Bucherer, Carol Cameron; Giebler Falk, Victoria Christopherson; Julie Furman

ALL BISQUE - Jointed at shoulders and hips, swivel neck. S & H 1129, Judy Heckert; Gaultier, Marilyn Dornbush

ALL BISQUE - Jointed at shoulders only. Scootles, Barbara Manhart

ALL BISQUE - Rigid neck, jointed at shoulders and hips. Marilyn Dornbush, Lisa Line-Madsen, Marina Tagger

ALL BISQUE - Baby with painted eyes, bent limbs. Attributed to Gbr. Knoch, Judy Schaefer

ALL BISQUE - Baby with glass eyes, bent limbs. Tynie Baby, Marilyn Dornbush

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ALL BISQUE - Googly, some jointing. Strobe & Wilken, Judy Sherer

ALL BISQUE - Pair with related theme. Marilyn Dornbush; Kestner, Vicki Kutz; Barbara Close

ALL BISQUE No jointing . Marilyn Dornbush

HALF DOLL - Bust only, both arms molded to body or returning to body. Margaret Hein

ALL BISQUE - Comic strip character. Marilyn Dornbush

HALF DOLL - Bust only, arms and hands away. Darlene Yohe

HALF DOLL - Bust only, one arm molded to body or returning to body. Margaret Hein

HALF DOLL - Complete factory assemblage. Kister candy box, Margaret Hein; Verona Glascock

It’s Easy To Join UFDC

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Send us a photo or a digital photo of your doll(s) with a description and your check or credit card information. We do the rest!! Take advantage of this special forum; the cost is only $95 for a 2.4”w x 2.9”h ad space. Antique DOLL Collector, P.O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768. Phone 1-888-800-2588. Email: antiquedoll@gmail.com

The Tender Years

8” Kestner 260 Toddler with straight wrists and starfish hands. Completely Factory original. See her on Ruby Lane for more photos or contact me. $ 975

See all my dolls on my web site at www.thetenderyears.net See more dolls on Ruby Lane Deborah Varner 303-850-7800

Kathy’s and Terry’s Dolls Quality shop of vintage dolls, clothes & accessories 717-979-9001 Vintage Käthe Kruse, $995

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Kathy Libraty’s ANTIQUE DOLLS

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26” All Original Tete Jumeau 12 - Stunning Costume & Orig. Wig $5150 29” HANDWERCK 99 with Interesting Character Face - Faint Hairline Dream Doll $1250 27” SFBJ 301 – French Bebe in Antique dress w/pretty blue eyes $1050

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Paula Claydon and Evelyn Phillips, 914-939-8982 Email: eyelash27@aol.com www.evelynphillipsdolls.com

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17” Incised Depose 7 Jumeau. Made only for a short period of time, hard to come by especially in this superb condition. Her original clothes including her undies have the additional surprise of a corset. The dress has a long waisted beige sateen pleated skirt, the trim has crochet type of lace in wine and ecru that trims the upper part of her dress. She wears her original marked French satin shoes with wine Jumeau mesh socks. Her flower trimmed felt hat atop of her blonde mohair tresses completes the picture of this sublime beauty. $5800.

FG (Gaultier) with the scroll mark. She is 16” tall with closed mouth, brown paperweight eyes, original blonde mohair wig, perfect bisque, and a composition ball jointed body with straight wrists. $2550. Call 215-794-8164 or email alloyddolls@gmail.com. Other dolls and photos may be seen at RubyLane.com/shops/anntiquedolls. Member UFDC and NADDA.

Babes from the Woods

Faithful reproductions of hand carved Queen Annes

Kathy Patterson 705-489-1046 toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

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he two little tots with their baskets are off on a picnic, taking with them some crackers, cakes and candies for luncheon. Their pet lamb (a toy) of course, goes along. They are wearing pretty white muslin dresses and are allowed on this special occasion to carry their best silk parasols. Two of their little friends are very anxious about the big gander (a toy) that has been lost and is now being driven home. Michel, with his pointed cap, feels very big in his suit like Father’s. “Let’s play ball” is suggested by the wee mites.

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hat a busy time they are having at their morning bath in the picture at the bottom of the page, washing in the basin and slipping on their clothes! A toy bureau with an inexpensive china set would enable one to make this seem almost real.

NOTE - These hand-made stuffed dolls are manufactured of waterproofed material which is colored to a remarkable natural fresh tint.The dolls are very lifelike in character, smooth in finish and practical indestructible as toys. Inquired will be gladly answer by the Editors. Frau Käthe Kruse penned this advertorial in the November 1912 Delineator, indicating she knew a thing or two about marketing!

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Auction Gallery

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orphy Auctions sold the doll collection of Katie and Paul Hedburn, lovingly collected over a forty-year period, on September 10. A stellar selection of Brus, Jumeaus, rare character dolls, even a rare A. Marque, it was a fastpaced auction that attracted a large crowd as well as lively internet and phone bidding. Here are some of the prices realized. For additional results visit morphyauctions.com Note, prices do not include the buyer’s premium. Seldom seen, this 20-inch Oriental Bru with tinted bisque, Chevrot style body, sold for $47,000. The model known as Karl, K*R 207, 22 inches tall, brought $19,500.

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adenburger’s September 5 sale of the former Puppen and Spielzeug Museum in Austria included this Bebe Schmitt & Fils, 62 cm, which brought €7800. This rare character doll, marked Simon & Halbig/IV, all original costume, 46 cm, c. 1912, realized €12,500. Prices do not include the buyer’s premium. www.spielzeugauktion.de

The 22-inch A. Marque. c. 1914, marked 31 on the foot, original costume and wig, brought $99,500. Some 35 of the reputed 100 made dolls have been accounted for.

A magnificent 27-inches tall, this Bru Bebe doll marked Bru Jne 10, brought $13,500 in spite of a noted hairline.

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One of several Brus, this circle and dot model, 18 inches, realized $9,000.

National Doll Festival Kansas City, MO

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Barbara DeFeo, Janara Dolls.Email: janara@pacbel.net

A rare 28” wood-bodied Bru was very likely an exhibition model. Holly’s Antique Dolls, email: hhepworth@aol.com

28” Blampoix Fashion, Val Star, valstarantiques@earthlink.net

The Enchanted Doll, Norma Von Essen and Karen Anderson, email: karenjanderson@sbcglobal.net

My, what big eyes you have! Hollies Dollies, email: holliesdollies@gmail.com

1950’s Cissy with wardrobe, Straw Bear Antiques, email: strawbearantiques@gmail.com

La Poupee Doux from Spain exhibited fine French dolls. Email: antiquefrenchdolls@hotmail.com

27” FG, $6050; 26” Long Face Jumeau, $23,950.Gigi’s Dolls and Sherry’sTeddy Bears, email: gigisdolls@aol.com

American composition dolls were offered by Sherryl Shirran, email: sherrylks@aol.com

A character mystery doll offered by Glen Rollins. Email: glencrollins@yahoo.com

For the seamstress, C’est Le Mode offered lovely patterns for your poupee, www.cestlamodepatterns.com

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3 San Jose, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Santa Clara Fairgrounds. www.crossroadsshows.com. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. 3 Southaven, MS. Doll, Toy & Miniature Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, Show. Southaven Arena. Southern Belles P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com. Doll Club. Donna Brown. 901‑377‑5796. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change. Cricket1937@live.com. 4 Cincinnati, OH. Doll Show. Holiday Inn Clarion Hotel. Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513‑207‑8409. askmargie@aol.com. 3 Albany, NY. Doll Show. St. Sophia 4/18‑10/11. Switzerland. The Rhine in the 4 Iselin, NJ. Luncheon. Metro Dolls. Hotel Church. Shaker Doll Club. Diane Elander. Course of Time from the Sources to the Estuary. Woodbridge. Marcia Friend. 732‑583‑5608. 518‑842‑4549. delander@nycap.rr.com. Landscape paintings of Johann Ludwig Blueler & Metrodolls@yahoo.com. 3 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the current photographs. Special Exhibition. Spielzeug 4 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Resurrection Parish Ctr. Southwind Doll Welten Museum Basel. www.swmb.museum. Conf. Ctr. Sandy. 269‑599‑1511. Club. Frances Johnson. 760‑420‑7781. SJBbetsys@comcast.net. 3 Lincoln, NE. Luncheon, Sales & Program. 8/1‑1/3/16. Kansas City, MO. Messengers 4 Medina, MN. Dolls, Toys & Bears OH Hillcrest Country Club. Donna DeKalb. of Goodwill/The 1927 Japanese Friendship MY! Show. Medina Entertainment Center. Jstdezrt@aol.com. Doll Exchange. Toy & Miniature Museum. Bernadette Able. 239‑282‑9499. 3 Memphis, TN. Doll Show. Southaven 816‑235‑8000. Toyandminiaturemuseum.org. www.DollsToysBearsOhMy.com. Arena. Southern Belles Doll Club 4 Sturbridge, MA. Doll & Bear Show. of TN. Donna Brown. 901‑377‑5796. 10/24‑4/16/16. Switzerland. Parsols & The Sturbridge Host Hotel. Collins Gifts. Cricket1937@comcast.net Umbrellas‑from everyday object to work of art. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. Collett St. 3 Morganton, NC. Doll Show. Michel Heurtault’s museum pieces 1750‑1970 & 5 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Rec. Ctr. Sandi Walker. 828‑893‑0640. latest creations. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults. sandicw@msn.com. www.swmb.museum. com. Theriaults.com. 3 Phoenix, AZ. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. 9‑10 Germany. Big Toy Auction. Ladenburger 11/21‑2/14/16. Switzerland. Anton Mosimann’s No. Phoenix Baptist Church. Valley Spielzeugauktion. 0049(0)6203‑13014. Unique Collection of Cookbooks & Menu Cards. of the Sun Doll Club. Harlene Soucy. (F) 0049(0)6203‑17193. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. 480‑831‑9081. mail@spielzeugauktion.de. www.swmb.museum. www.spielzeugauktion.de

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December 6, 2015 10 am to 3 pm at the

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45 John Glenn Drive, Concord, CA Nancy Jo Shreeder, 305 Robinson St., Martinez, CA 94553

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10 Arcadia, CA. Doll, Teddy Bear & Miniature Show. The Oak Tree Room. Michael Kouri. 626‑791‑1129. 10 Fredericksburg, VA. Doll & Toy Show. Fredericksburg Elks Lodge. Judy Kamerer. 804‑448‑5060. dollsbyjudi@yahoo.com. 10 Sherwood, OR. Doll Show. Sherwood Elks Lodge. Fashion Doll Club of Oregon. Julie Oerding. 503‑816‑3966. Jo‑nasa1@wbcable.net. 11 Cedar Rapids, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Teamster’s Union Hall. Elaine Klein. Elaine’s Dolls. 712‑253‑6555. 11 Dedham, MA. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn‑Boston Dedham Hotel. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. 11 Flint, MI. Doll Show. Dom Polski Hall. Sue Ferrier. 810‑639‑2353. Ferrier@centurytel.net. 11 Hershey, PA. Doll Show. Granada Street Gym. Central Penn Doll Collectors Club. Dotti. 717‑761‑3609. 11 New Hope, PA. New Hope Doll Show. 46 N. Sugan Rd. Mark. 215‑657‑2477. 11 Toledo, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Sandy Bullock. 734‑282‑0152. Sandy4085@hotmail.com. 17 Carson City, NV. Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Plaza Event Center. Crossroads. www.crossroadsshows.com. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. 17 Palmetto, GA. Doll Show. Georgia Baptist Children’s Home. Peachtree Doll Collectors. Brenda Welker. 770‑579‑9404. 17 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Pasadena Elks Lodge. Forever Young Antique & Collectible Dolls. Sandy Kline. 818‑368‑4648. 17 Phoenix, AZ. Marquis Auction. Biltmore. Theriault’s. 800‑638‑0422. www.theriaults.com. 17 Rockford, IL. Doll Show. St. Anskar Episcopal Church. Janet Flanagan. 815‑218‑9204. 17 Warwick, NY. Doll Luncheon. Warwick Valley Country Club. Hudson Valley Doll Club. Reservations required. jdeiseroth@gmail.com 18 Amherst (Buffalo), NY. Doll Show. Niagara Frontier Doll Club. Joan Malone. 716‑875‑2641. dolliecentral@hotmail.com. Kirsch.wa@gmail.com. 19 Cedar Rapids, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Teamster’s Union Hall. Elaine’s Dolls. 712‑889‑2154. 712‑253‑6555. 22‑23 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603‑478‑3232. Withingtonauction.com. 24 Austin, TX. Doll Show. Norris Conference Ctr. The Austin Doll Collectors Society. Sharon Weintraub. 512‑323‑9639. Sharon@weintraub.name. Elaine Jackson. 512‑832‑5663. Elaine@gaj.com. www.austindollshow.com. 24 Bangor, ME. Doll Show. Bangor Elks Lodge. Maine‑ly Dolls Clubs. Inez Toothaker. 207‑234‑4101.

24 Canada. Doll Show. Ernst & Young Centre. Valerie Hennigar. vhennigar@sympatico.ca. 613‑314‑4240. 24 Fulton, NY. Luncheon. All Saints Church. Triple O Doll Study Club. Leona Carbonaro. 315‑635‑9902. lcarbona@twcny.rr.com. 24 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Double Tree Hotel by Hilton. First Houston Doll Club. Carolyn Johnson. 409‑945‑2796. 24 Kingsport, TN. Doll Show. Kingsport Civic Auditorium. Ellen. 423‑753‑0022. Ellen@JonesDollHouse.com. Mary. 423‑247‑1639. 24‑25 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Puyallup Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com 24 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Denise Perkins. 619‑602‑9043. Suzanne McHenry. 619‑444‑3529. 25 Anaheim, CA. Antique and Modern Collectible Dolls, Bears & Toys. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Nat’l Doll Festival. Rowbear. 831‑438‑5349. DollFestival@aol.com. 25 Southbury, CT. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. The Crowne Plaza. Jenny Lind Doll Club. Joan Falvey. 860‑628‑8896. Pam Conboy. 203‑266‑4769. 28‑29 Newark, OH. Doll Auction. McMasters Harris Apple Tree Doll Auctions. Mark Harris. 800‑842‑3526. mark@mcmastersharris.com. www.mcmastersharris.com. 29 Hatfield, PA. Doll Auction. Alderfer Auctions. 215‑393‑3000. info@AlderferAuction.com. www.AlderferAuction.com. 31 Washington, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Tar Heel Variety Theater. A to Z Doll Club. Martha Robbins. 252‑943‑2969. Martythesmarty16@yahoo.com.

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1 Lancaster, PA. Doll Show. Lancaster Farm & Home Ctr. Ron Funk. 717‑687‑8101. 1 Madison Hts., MI. Doll Show. UFCW Madison Place Hall. Sharon Napier. 586‑731‑3072. 1 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Ctr. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612‑669‑1613. 1 St. Charles, MO. Doll & Bear Show. Stegton Regency Banquet Ctr. Spirt of St. Louis Doll Club. Tere. 314‑423‑2635. www.stlouisdollclub.com. 2 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults.com. Theriaults.com. 6‑8 Rock Island, IL. Antique Show. QCCA Expo Center. Melting Pot Productions. Kimberly Schilling. 712‑326‑9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. Calendar cont. on page 71

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7 Albuquerque, NM. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. St. Paul’s UMCChapman Hall. Dolls 4U. Anita Husby. 505‑508‑0351. Nitak2@hotmail.com. 7 Anaheim, CA. Doll & Toy Doll Show. Brookhurst Community Center. CA Doll Collectors. Linda Morrow. 562‑596‑6790. Sherryl Shirran. 714‑826‑0345. 7 Batavia, NY. Doll & Bear Show. Clarion Hotel. Saturday’s Child. Martha Smith. 585‑506‑7948. Satschild4@yahoo.com. 7 Germany. Automata & Fine Toys Auction. Auction Team Breker. +49/2236/38 43 40.(F)+49/2236/38/43/430. Auction@Breker.com. www.breker.com. 7 Irving, TX. Doll Show. Park Inn Hotel. JD’s Collectibles. Joni Holland. 817‑929‑1691. rbijo@aol.com. 7 Largo, FL. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Royal Palms of Largo. Bowdre McAllister. 828‑777‑2133. bowdremc@yahoo.com. Judy Smith. 727‑796‑9412. 7 Richmond, VA. Doll Show. Raceway Complex. Ruth. 434‑295‑1435. Judy. 434‑295‑2628. 7 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com. 8 Ann Arbor, MI. Teddy Bear Artist Show. Weber’s Inn. Bright Star Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers. 502‑423‑7827. 8 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310‑386‑4211. 8 Davenport, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Eastern Iowa Doll Shows. Sherryl Newton. 319‑610‑3534. 8 Hunt Valley, MD. Teddy Bear Show. Embassy Suites Hotel. Donna Nielsen. 585‑229‑4453. 8 Portsmouth, NH. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Frank Jones Ctr. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. CollinsGifts14@aol.com. 8 Santa Rosa, CA. Doll Show. Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Bldg. Redwood Empire Doll & Study Club. Kitti Perry. 707‑326‑0322. 8 Tucson, AZ. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. La Quinta Reid Park Hotel. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 9 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults.com. Theriaults.com. 14 Corvallis, OR. Doll, Toy & Bear Show. Benton County Fairgrounds. Valerie Sherwood. Valerie@peak.org. 14 Des Moines, IA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Colleen Holden. 515‑986‑1975. desmoinesdollshow.com. 14 Detroit, MI. Doll Show. Dr. Charles H Wright Museum. Sandy’s Land. Sandy Epps. 313‑492‑6953. 14 Holland, MI. Doll & Toy Show. Holland Civic Ctr. West Michigan Snowbabies, Muskegon Sand Doller Doll Clubs. Jill 231‑780‑4544. jancidolls@gmail.com Calendar cont. on page 72

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

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

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SWITZERLAND IS WAITING FOR YOU As a collector of antique dolls and teddy bears for many years, I know how much fun it can be to travel and visit other countries. As a professional tour guide in Lucerne, Switzerland, I offer both individual and group tours in Switzerland and Europe.

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Sara Bernstein’s Dolls

Edison Talking Dolls Wanted Any Condition Doug Burnett Music Museum

10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Ph. 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com Exclusively at www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

Sherman’s Antiques

& Doll Hospital

1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

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

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816-210-3684 Edisondoll@yahoo.com One of Florida’s Largest Doll Shops... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com 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: alloyddolls@gmail.com RubyLane.com/shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC

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14 Nazareth, PA. Doll & Basket Auction. Dotta Auction Co. 610‑759‑7389. www.dottaauction.com. 14 Overland, MO. Doll Convention BJD. St. Louis BJD Convention. Registration Required. liason@stlbjdcon.com. 14 Oxnard, CA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Courtyard by Marriott. Kathy. 818‑458‑8225. Storybook.kn@gmail.com. 14 Tulsa, OK. Doll Show. Bixby Community Ctr. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405‑810‑1010. toys@ionet.net. 15 Bellevue, WA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Red Lion Hotel. The Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206‑362‑8723. Pepins4@msn.com. 15 Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Shows. Jesse Kohler. 201‑213‑2810. Jmkshows.com. 15 Kansas City, MO. Doll Auction. KCI Expo Center & Holiday Inn Hotel. Frasher’s. 816‑801‑8400. frasher@aol.com. 20‑22 Des Moines, IA. Antique Show. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Melting Pot Productions. Kimberly Schilling. 712‑326‑9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. 21‑22 New York, NY. Antique Doll Marquis Auction Event. Waldorf Astoria. Theriault’s. 800‑638‑0422. 410‑224‑3655. www.theriaults.com. 21 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. info@crossroadsshows.com. 30 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422. info@theriaults.com. Theriaults.com.

December

5‑6 Gaithersburg, MD. National Antique to Modern Doll & Toy Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 410‑357‑8451. 443‑617‑3590. InfoDOLLS@comcast.net. 5 Harlem, NY. Doll Show. Dwyer Cultural Ctr. Morrisania Doll Society. Ellen Ferebee. 917‑655‑8531. www.MorrisaniaDollSociety.com. 6 Concord, CA. Nancy Jo’s Christmas Sale. Crowne Plaza Hotel. 925‑229‑4190. vallejodoll@gmail.com. www.nancyjodollsales.com. 12‑13 Denver, PA. Doll Auction. Morphy Auctions. 877‑968‑8880. Jay.Lowe@MorphyAuctions.com. 12 Philadelphia, PA. Doll Luncheon. Sheraton Society Hill Hotel. Letitia Penn Doll Club. Reservations Joell Taggart. 610‑525‑3316. Joellt1@comcast.net.

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Large Kley & Hahn 520 character child, $6900.

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Antique DOLL Collector November 2015 Vol. 18, No. 10

Valerie Fogel’s

Beautiful Bébés Fine Dolls and Precious Playthings of the Past www.dollshopsunited.com/stores/Bebes Tel: 425.765.4010 Beautifulbebes@outlook.com For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

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Member UFDC & NADDA Mlle. Huret - Serenity; a sense of peaceful tranquility is the expression bourn by this elegant Huret Poupee. Her lovely, dreamy lidded blue eyes are superbly painted with the signature luminous glow making them appear dewy. Her perfect bisque is softly tinted and pale. Her head is crowned with a luxurious kid skin wig and her articulated wood body is clad in a voluminous Mode Enfantine pale blue silk jumper over a sheer, delicately fashioned white classic blouse w/ tiny pleats, & petite lace edged cuffs and collar. She wears a waist belt purse in a soft shade of green & superb dark brown antique heeled boots. Her chest bears the original leather breast band stamped the original green Huret mark. Her articulated body is extremely special due to the numerous firm poses she can hold. This is a singularly beautiful doll with outstanding presence. A sublime doll to sew for or just enjoy in your collection.

Petite Size 0 Poupee Avec Trousseau Darling little Mademoiselle with pristine pale bisque, sapphire blue eyes, and adorable petite dress collection. Although we cannot show the lovely trousseau of dresses and undergarments this wee lass is blessed with, you may visit my sites at Doll Shops United or Ruby Lane to see these in great detail or request pictures. Everything about this darling is fabulous; from her pretty face and superb mohair wig, to her black velvet cape and hat and tiny leather boots. At only 11.5”, she can tuck in snugly anywhere! Her trousseau includes 6 dresses, a cape and matching bonnet, undergarments, antique umbrella and stockings. Swivel neck, pierced ears, pristine kid body. $3300~

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Call for an appointment today! (425)765-4010

This is an unusual, early golden gilded wooden folding chair clad with antique crimson velvet that although worn with the passage of time, has the patina of a piece that has seen many decades. This is the type of chair used on the battlefield in the opulent tented quarters of Napoleon for Generals or visiting Queens and Kings. A perfect accessory for your 16-19” fashion Poupee; it looks especially rich paired with our lovely Huret. C. 1855-65 ~ $1295. ‘Ombrelle pour Poupee’ - Fantastic all original (in box) Parasol in dazzling red silk with lace insert and plush pom-tassels. Circa 1870+/Perfect accompaniment for your 17-19” Mademoiselle. $900~

Come see us at the Antique Doll & Toy Show in Bellevue at the Red Lion Hotel on Sunday Nov. 15th

A Trio of China Beauties, tiny and precious... 9.5” China in great condition, all original. $295 3.5” China also excellent and all original. $195 3” China all org, missing lower right leg. $85 Or all three for $525~

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Fanciful Eccentricities From Chiffonnette’s Trousseau

by Sylvia Mac Neil Extravagant headwear using luxurious materials in a multitude of designs were once the crowning touch to an elegant costume. The author shares many of these creations, modeled by the lovely Chiffonnette, along with a pattern for you to create your own.

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Mysterious Monica

by Gail Lemmon Named for Hollywood legends, the Monica doll with its unique rooted hair was glamorous and expensive. The Monica Doll Studios closed by the late 1950s, by which time rooted synthetic hair had become the norm.

It must have been difficult to decide which hat to purchase, as they were all so exquisitely beautiful, not to mention rather dear. In her article Sylvia MacNeil, whose patterns and sewing talents have greatly influenced the popularity of the poupée, discusses the fairy-like headgear that woman wore at the height of fashion during the second empire. Poupées naturally followed suit and you will see a charming array of sublime creations modeled by Chiffonnette, who appears on our cover, as well as a pattern for you to create your own.

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UFDC NATIONAL modern COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT Blue Ribbon Winners - Part I

Photographed by Keith Kaonis at the 2015 UFDC National Convention in Kansas City, MO A look back at many of the wonderful entries in the UFDC Modern Competitive category. 6

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The Mystery of “Mme Paderewski’s Dolls”

by Dominique Pennegues The author poses the question, why do we see dolls said be Mme Padereswki dolls yet we know for a fact that Stefania Lazarska made them? The reasons are fascinating.

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The National Museum of Toys/Miniatures

by Donna Kaonis A new name and a new look. It’s another reason to visit the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, formerly known as the Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City.

1) The legendary couture of Maison Jumeau is on full display in this extremely rare factory dressed 17” Bebe Jumeau in Original Couture. She glimmers in her doré bronze ensemble crowned with a rare beflowered silk and woven ram’s horn Chapeau and finished by her mint fully signed shoes. Mint wig, cork pate, signed body w. coil, all attest to her undisturbed luxurious lineage! The ultimate opulence of an authentic Jumeau! $6000

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2) 10.5” ‘Au Nain Bleu’ Bebe - This French Trade cabinet ‘Bijou ‘ w.fully jointed Jumeau body is extraordinary in the Factory Original ensemble with the ‘Au Nain Bleu ‘ label in the bonnet and signed ivory leather shoes. Her ornate factory presentation includes jewelry and extravagantly profuse mohair wig! $2250.

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3) Boutique Original Bru Jne. - There is Bru, often recostumed, and then there is Bru - in her original state. Such is the case of this 20” fully signed ‘size 7’ beauty with her original rare brunette wig,cork pate and deluxe ivory leather shoes with gold buttons signed ‘Aux Paradis des Enfants’ etc. The Chevrot body w. mint bisque arms, wooden lower legs and the Bru paper label intact wears authentic layers of boutique original silk bridal clothes with corseted bodice and a separate wired bustle. A richly dramatic beauty of true merit - and not the normally seen blue eyed blonde. So dignified! $25,000

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4) All Original Jumeau Automaton - So beautifully preserved under her glass dome, it is no wonder that she is still factory original in pink silk and in working condition! With closed mouth, blue PW eyes and fully signed head she alternately, with some hesitation, compares herself in the hand held mirror with the fragrant delight of the flowers held in the other hand - all to the gentle melody from the Lambert music box upon which she stands! A delight to all the senses! (20” overall). $6800 5) 22” Stunning Steiner Bebe - immaculate satin bisque and dramatic chiseled features combine with meticulous artwork and enormous blue paperweight eyes to achieve impeccable beauty. A profound Steiner w. her signed body drenched in a wealth of aqua and cream silk, all framed by her cascading mint antique hip length tresses. A compelling beauty! $4250

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6) Lifelike 24” Bobbed Hair Chase beautiful, big and near mint! Lovely bright coloring, great details and her period clothes. All in an incredible size - the label too! $1500

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7) Charles Goodyear’s India ‘Rubber’ Doll Head in the Original Box - As found, complete w. label, lid, instructions, a body pattern and original newspaper packing! Museum Class! $1250

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8) All Original Glass Eye Greiner What a magnificent 34” beauty with no repairs, the good original body (no leaks) wearing a desirable rare pleated taffeta in gorgeous condition! One from the hope chest! $1495

9) 15” Unusual ‘Can’t Break Em’ a ‘Kaiser’ type child ca.1900, big ‘shoe button’ eyes, no craze, original comp/ cloth body and nifty period clothes. A love! $295

10) 20” Louis Amberg Youth wonderful sensitive face ca. 1910 and no craze on these early dolls with terrific 2-pc. period belted outfit too! $225

11) The Elusive Bliss ‘Keyhole’ House vibrant colorful lithography, near perfect! Plus steps and chimney; w. 2 big rooms and unique upstairs open air ‘keyhole’ porch, (only 9”x7”x16”) signed Bliss! $1400

12) 6.5” Rare Brown ‘210’ Googly - Fired in color, black hair, terrific jointed biskaloid body, quality original garments, all excellent - Buster Brown era! Rare! $495 10

13) 8.5” Rare Important Male Milliner’s - 1830’s rarity, modest repair, in original clothes, on his rare & desirable fully jointed wooden body with Rare Molded Hat! $2500. 8” All Original Milliner’s Lady - early hairdo & wonderful quality mint garments over orig firm body w. gartered pantalettes intact! $895

14) A Very Pink Tint 1840’s - amazing color and profound modeling on this 22” stalwart portrait of the ‘Covered Wagon’ era, an ‘as found’ heirloom doll including the original body. A survivor. $495

15) 18.5” 1850’s China “Emma Lena” - a mint Brown Eye China with early painted lower lashes only, translucent glaze, original clothes with glazed arms and flat soled boots w. written owner history! $895 16) Spears “Dolly’s Wardrobe” - Embossed hinged box contains two 10” paper dolls “Dorothy and Daisy” in their cardboard armoire w. door & drawer and 8 outfits w. matching hats & accessories! $395 16

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17) Fascinating 20” Brown American Rag - simple beauty abounds in this unusual and early ‘ ‘flat face’ fabric child with black ethnic hair and quaint original clothes. Romantic Americana from an old, long held New England collection! only $495

18) Brown Eye 19” Pink Tint - rich salmon pink 1840’s china. So feminine a face w. glazed arms and old 2 piece tiered and tailored garment w.piping over invis. plate mend. A storybook doll! $350

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19) 23” Attic Original S.H. 1009 - pre 1900 fashionable beauty w.swivel neck, french face, all original body & clothes in complete layers w.leather shoes! One owner quality doll. $695 20) 34” Life size Kammer & Reinhardt Child with 16.5” head & chunky K*R body, average wear, perfect fingers, factory wig & period clothes, sleep eyes with lashes, hidden no harm hl. A beautiful big girl just $895 21) Spectacular 32” Gebr. Heubach Pouty mint mohair factory wig on a 16” cir. head, closed pouty lips, magnificent rare size presence, lively period clothes, good body, concealed repair in back. $5000 size...just $1495 22) 12” Gebr. Heubach ‘Grinner’ - has it all! Twinkling intaglio eyes, deep dimples, crooked smile w. op/clo mouth and two rows of tiny molded teeth & tongue. The works! $495 23) Rare Large Size 8” Jointed Kestner Googly rarely seen ‘size 6’ Kestner ‘111’ Googly w. jointed elbows & knees. Original bobbed wig, excellent quality bisque, blush, and shaded limbs, plus period dress. A must! $3250 24) Barefoot 6” Kestner Boy - All Bisque, incised ‘1’, sl.eyes, swivel neck, clenched fist, orig. wig, pate and clothes! $2500

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25) Barefoot 7” Kestner - an All Bisque gem, 2-1/2, swivel neck, sl. eyes, cork pate, orig. clothes include tiny leather shoes! $2500 26) Factory Fancy 7” Miss - all original with silk bows & elaborate clothes, sl. eyes, and rich wig! Picture perfect mint! $325 27) 9” Rare Original Cabinet Handwerck ‘89’ What quality! Fine orig. clothes & wig, sl. eyes, pc’d ears, fully jointed early mint body w. stiff wrists & mld. socks. Choice. $650 28) 9.5” Rare Kestner XII - One for the books! Very early 1880’s Kestner pouty, plaster pate, sl.eyes, orig. early Schmitt type jtd. body and delicate silk ensemble w. tiny antique shoes! $2500 29) 9.5” French Trade B.P. 325 - special small size and fully jtd. in her orig. clothes w. factory shoes and french wig. $595 30) 8.5” Miniature Baby Stewart - precious little bonnet boy on his fully jtd. body in pretty, original layered clothes. A dear one! $750.. Doll House Basinette w.baby - $250 31) 11” Closed Mouth Kestner ‘169‘ in Original Clothes - with 5 layers of antique finery, jtd. orig mint body and mohair wig, adorable blue eyes & full cheeks. A Blue Ribbon winning cupcake... Just $1295.

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717-484-1200 Mobile: 610-662-5473 ourant@me.com This month we are featuring two great German character dolls, a 15” Kammer & Reinhardt 115 “Phillip” toddler $2750, and a rare large size 23” Kammer & Reinhardt 115/A toddler $3250. Please visit our Ruby Lane shop to view our ever-changing variety of dolls and doll accessories.

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