January 2023

Antique DOLL Collector January 2023 Vol. 26, No. 1

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Anne Demuth

Buying & Selling Fine Antique Dolls 1025 Bowman Rd., Westfield, NC 27053

Find all of these and more in my eBay store: Anniepoojewels or call 336.755.1400 Email: dollsbearscookies@yahoo.com • Also find us on Facebook: Anne Demuth Find my latest treasures in a charming setting. Visit my private doll shop.

Socially distanced and by appointment only. Please call or text me to make an appointment.

You’ll be greeted by a fresh collection of brand new items, some pictured here!! Plus, my shop is always chock full of doll goodies galore and the option to buy, sell or trade! Choose from my large and well-priced collection of antique and vintage doll dresses, slips, chemise, pantaloons, shoes, wigs, ribbons, fabrics, furniture and accessories. Bring your dolls to dress, trade and repair. Have fun!!

If you are thinking of selling your doll treasures, I buy everything from one doll or doll accessory, to an entire collection.

I pay excellent prices for dolls, shoes, clothes, wigs, miniatures, doll jewelry, doll houses, furniture and accessories.

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Adorable 18” Simon Halbig 949 Such a pretty girl! And in excellent condition with beautiful bisque and body finish. January sale! $1750

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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

January 2023, Volume 26, Number 1

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OBSERVATIONS AT AN AUCTION

IN PRAISE OF DOLLY-FACE DOLLS An Appreciation of German Bisque Dolls

by Elizabeth Ann Coleman

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17TH CENTURY DUTCH DOLLHOUSES A Lady's Domain of Small-Scale Splendor

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MIGNONNETTES Small, But Mighty

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The mignonnettes shown on the cover stand with 15” Auntie Simone and their dog. The little girl is just over 7" tall and the boy is slightly smaller.

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1) All Orig. 9” China Scot - splendid doll, porc. limbs, bare feet, flesh tint; costume w. miniature buckled leather shoes $595. The 8”1870’s Mate - as found, All Orig w. silk bodice. Included free.

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Chubby Pouty w. Factory Wig & the Leather Shoes. A sweetie. $750 5) Closed Mouth 14” Kestner ‘181’ Character (att) - lovely mint head, carved teeth and its Kestner body, antique wig and Factory Shoes. A delight! $1750 6) Jumeau Great Lady- 9” ‘La Reine Angleterre’ from their Historic Series, All Original w. diadem & Jumeau gold foil Hang Tag! Mint. $595 7) Poured Wax English Royalty - 17” Queen Alexandra & 19” King George VII Portrait Dolls, orig. Silks/ Velvets, rooted hair and beard, glass eyes. Elegant Historic Pairing. Only $2800 for both!

8) Artistic 11” 1950 Queen Elizabeth - All Orig. Brocaded Jeweled Gown & Long FurTrimmed Train, in Silk Box with artist sgnd. Certificate (64/150) and the original receipt/owner. Vintage English Dewees type treasure. $425

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Label, clear eyes, mint lashes,hair & bright color! $295 10) Edinburgh ‘Clan Doll’ of Prince St. - 11” mint in wonderful box w Bagpipes and Label! $250 11) Terri Lee in Early Apple Valley Box - Choice ‘Scottish Lassie’ costume complete w. Cap and label $495; Bear 5” w. 2 label $40

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Observations

The Heart of a Child:

The Auction of Carol Corson’s Doll Collection Reported by Elizabeth Ann Coleman

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arol Corson gave her life to children and even in death will influence another generation with her financial gift, through the amazing sale of her inspiringly varied doll collection, to the Quaker school that was her second home and family for decades.

Eager, room-filling, onsite bidders vied with phone A small selection of Kamkin kids delighted attendees at Withington Auction’s “The Carol Corson Doll bidders at the landmark sale Collection,” held on October 20, 2022. for Marcia and Larry Leizure of Withington, Inc. as lot after lot passed expectations.

Schoenhut collectors eagerly chased storied, often one of a kind, examples from the Corson “bible” on the topic. While most of the dolls represented children, there was a varied cluster of babies, a few ladies, and gentlemen, but one could easily see children for children were what captured Carol’s heart as a doll collector.

Cloth dolls from her home turf around Philadelphia—homemade and commercial—were favorites. Kamkins, a specialty of the nearby Atlantic City, with practical yet fashionable wardrobes, engaged Carol in a quest for more heritage information to share.

Not to be ignored were French bébés that with their chubby child torsos reminded Carol of her own school age charges. With these, Steiners held a particular fascination, especially the rarer, smaller sizes.

And, of course, particular crowd pleasers were those mid-19th century Izannah Walker dolls that looked like they had broken away from a two-dimensional American primitive portrait painting

and turned themselves into threedimensional children. After all, her beloved “John Thayer” got up off his sofa and hit an out-of-the-park recordsetting hammer bid of $62,000 plus buyer’s premium.

And, yes, there were junior collectors bidding, buying, and taking home traditional play dolls—Japanese Ichimatsu—from which to learn. While the attending young collectors will never have met Carol Corson, her doll children will continue to stimulate youthful minds and will also give unexpected pleasures for years to come to collectors of all ages.

Above: This 15-inch Schoenhut “Schnickle-Fritz” appeared on page 150, illustration 313, in Carol’s book, Schoenhut Dolls: A Collector’s Encyclopedia (Hobby House Press, 1993).

John Thayer, a rare Izannah Walker boy doll, passed down in the Thayer family, astounded bidders with a hammer price of $62,000.

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Right:Three 1950s girl dolls, dressed in Quaker style, sprung from the pages of local author, Marguerite de Angeli’s children’s books, dressed by her friend Hedwig Rylewicz.

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17” CM “D” Depose Jumeau, bl PW eyes, pierced ears, faint hairline above right eye, HH wig $1795.

26” Kestner K ½ 14 1/2 , brown sl eyes, nice molding and ball jointed body $525.

16” CM Kestner 122 E – 9 w/ br sl eyes, early 22” Simon & Halbig stiff wrist body, hairline Erica 1489 on BJ Toddler on forehead & out right body, blue sleep eyes, eye, Hh wig $995. w/ bear $2450.

24” Kestner 171 J Germany 13, brown sl eyes, nice BJ body $285.

19” All Original K Star R 50/717 Celluloid w/ blue flirty eyes, dressed in Scottish outfit, 1” crack at back rim, beautiful body $295.

27” K star R 122 S & H Toddler, blue flirty eyes, mohair wig, beautiful molding & coloring $695. 7.5” Alexander-kins 1953 strung, sweet high coloring in tagged School outfit $395. 7.5” Strung 1953 Alexander-kins in #309 Pink Ballerina $395.

1955 Alexander-kins Hansel & Gretel All Original $395. Pair. Wendy-kins 1950’s SL Walker in Pink Taffeta dress & bonnet $245.

Strung Ginny in 1952 #36 Eve $165.

22” Tete Jumeau SFBJ 301 Paris 25 Bebe Vrai Modele Fabrication Jumeau label on body, blue stat eyes on rocker, some paint chipping on body, tooth repaired, w/ mohair bear $425.

21” Kestner 164 original mohair wig & pate, original shoes & socks, br sl eyes, beautiful molding & painting $395. 17” Kestner D ½ 168 8 ½, br sl eyes, Scottish outfit $295.

15.5” K * R 115/A Pouty on Toddler body, HH wig, blue sl eyes, touched up hands $1850.

#3 Brunette Ponytail Barbie w/ beautiful face, brown eyeliner, box & stand $3650.

NRFB Barbie Clothing Bubble & Boots #3421 1971 $195.

Picnic Set #967 1959- 61 $575.

Junior Designer #1620 1965-67 $425.

Crisp & Cool #1604 1964-65 $395.

31” Kestner 164 16, br sl eyes, beautiful original HH wig & stamped body – Germany 6 ½, antique clothing $575. 3.5” German #9009 Art Deco Doll w/ Gold Hair in Marcel waved hairstyle, on base w/ legs, 7.5” x 8, thumb missing $149.95

Barbie & Francie Color Magic Fashion Fun #4041 1966 NFRB $675.

18” 1952 Horsman Shadow Wave Doll w/ Miracle Hair, hangtag, shampoo & Shadow Wave solution (Lever Brothers) w/ instructions, curlers & 10 + pieces of clothing, As she came in from original owner $245.

15” FG Fashion 4, 4 on head and shoulder, FG on shoulder, threaded blue eyes, beautiful painting $1095.

Kathe Kruse Dolls w/ boxes in Beautiful condition. 15” Sternschnuppchen 2005/2006 club piece for 100th Ann w/ tag, papers & box, dress faded $195. 14” Hannerle IX H/300 1945 – 51, purchased July 1957 w/ tag & box $450. 14” Anne Marie 2003 replica of VII Doll 102/500 w/ box, tag & papers $325.

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The Quest A Collecting Column by Linda Edward

The Fate of the Common German Bisque Doll

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ecently I was reading through the latest journal from the Doll Collectors of America and I was struck by a piece written by one member who was reminiscing about the first antique doll they ever purchased. The writer talked about how beautiful the doll was and how special it felt to find and acquire it. The thrill of that first, long ago collection foundation was still palpable years later. The doll in question was an AM Alma. This reminisce immediately resonated with me as I began to think about the first antique doll I ever purchased. She was an Armand Marseille 370 and I was thrilled beyond measure over having finally purchased a real antique doll and I thought her beautiful indeed.

This started me thinking about the ups and downs this genre of doll has experienced during my 45 years of involvement with the hobby. Referred to today as "Dolly-faced" dolls these common German-made bisque dolls were a staple of the toy world for sixty of more years in one form or another. Their pretty faces were beloved by children and their neutral expressions allowed for boundless play value.

My first antique doll, an Armand Marseille mold 370, still stands today among my other bisque dolls. Despite my ever-wandering interests within doll collecting she still brings a smile to my face as I am transported to the beginning of my adventures.

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There is a reason that these more commonly found dolls were made in such vast quantities, they are just plain pretty. This is the link that connects us to the world which created them, the children who loved and dreamed over them, and to the collectors who preceded us as well as those who will follow us. Dolls: AM 390, Kämmer & Reinhardt no mold #, Heinrich Handwerck no mold #.

I find it immensely interesting therefore to study the trajectory of these dolls within the hobby of collecting. They have gone through many iterations of interest and price through the past one hundred years. As our hobby was growing and taking shape in the early decades of the 20th century the majority of collectors were pursuing the chinas, parians, woodens, waxes and paper-mache dolls of the previous century.

Bisque-headed dolls were largely considered "too recent" to be of much interest. By the 1960s and '70s this perspective was changing and new collectors found these dolls quaint and desirable.

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Auction News Auction results from Britain, France, and Germany!

C&T Auctions

Galerie De Chartres

Ladenburger:

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www.ivoire-france.com/chartres/fr/ December 3, 2022 Collection of Mme Edith Quinchon

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Extremely rare size 5 bisque head Jumeau character doll mould 203 from the ‘Series Fantastique’, wearing original outfit. In the early 1890s Emile Jumeau created his ‘Series Fantastique’ the dolls from this series were extremely exclusive and produce solely for special commissions or exhibition purposes.

Winning bid: £11,500 Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000

Bébé Bru Circle Dot - pivoting head and bust in pressed biscuit stamped “Bvté SGDG” on the forehead, on the left shoulder “Bru”, “3” on the right shoulder and Circle dot, closed mouth, blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears, bisque arms and hands, skin body, gusseted joints, underwear and old clothes, black leather shoes trimmed with a brown satin rosette, skullcap in cork and blonde mohair wig. 43.5cm. €4,000 / €6,000 Realized €8000

Gaultier - bisque porcelain socket head doll, on bisque porcelain breast plate, fashion doll, broken head, blue fixed inserts. Paperweight eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, curly blonde real hair wig, leather body with stitched down fingers, 40 cm, black silk robe, with glass beads, dress is worn from age.

Result: €390.

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Mystery Doll Dear Antique DOLL Collector, Hello, can you please help me identify my (what I believe is Victorian) doll couple.

I have searched, and cannot find anything about them.

I do believe they were made in Poland, but for the western market, as none of the Polish dolls I can find match these, or their clothing.

They remind me of Charles Dickens character Dolls.

Any help would be great.

Thank you for your time!

Betty Browning bettyboop6528@yahoo.com

Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Email us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com. If you can identify a mystery doll, email us at this same address.

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Auction Calendar Theriault’s Friday-Sunday, Jan 6-8, 2023 Marquis: The Important Legacy Doll Collection of the Late Sandy Kralovetz Friday, Jan 20, 2022 Ten2Go IN PERSON Auction Friday, Jan 20, 2022 50 Forward: Antique and Collectible Dolls, Toys and Playthings Auction 410.224.3655 | info@theriaults.com www.theriaults.com

Frasher’s Doll Auctions

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Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion Saturday, Jan 21, 2023 Steiff Special Auction 2023 0049 (0) 6203 13014 | mail@spielzeugauktion.de www.spielzeugauktion.de

Galerie de Chartres

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Alderfer Auction

Tuesday-Wednesday, April 4-5, 2023 Catalog of Antique and Other Fine Dolls Featuring the Collection of Betty Knauff and the Estate of Henrietta “Henri” Gomez 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 215.393.3000 | www.alderferauction.com

Sweetbriar Auction

Saturday, Feb 4, 2023 Antique & Vintage Doll Auction Preview: 8 am; Auction: 10 am Saturday, Mar 4, 2023 Antique & Vintage Doll Auction Preview: 8 am; Auction: 10 am Saturday, April 8, 2023 Antique & Vintage Doll Auction Preview: 8 am; Auction: 10 am Crescent Shrine, 700 Highland Drive, Westampton, NJ 410.275.2213 | sweetbriar@live.com www.sweetbriarauctions.com catalog available on website

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Withington Auction Feb TBD, 2023 Cabin Fever June and October TBD, 2023 603.478.3232 | withington@conknet.com www.withingtonauction.com

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5.5” French Mignonette, immaculate pale bisque, “swivel neck”, pw eyes, orig. mohair wig, orig. silk & lace dress, undies & slip w/orig. silk ribbons wrapped around her bare feet, perfect orig. all-bisque body. She is GORGEOUS! $3975 5.5” Kestner All Bisque Pouty, sl. eyes, mint bisque overall, “swivel neck,” orig. coiled mohair wig, ALL factory orig. costume & underwear & black multi-strap boots, early peg strung JDK body.

FABULOUS!! $2850. SALE

4.5” All-Bisque Simon & Halbig, perfect pale bisque, orig. braided mohair wig. All-orig. silk dress w/hat, orig. slip & undies, “swivel neck”, & blue stockings, orig. early “peg strung” all-bisque body. ADORABLE!!!

FACTORY ORIGINAL!! $4675 FABULOUS Antique Wooden Crib, 7” L X 4” W X 4” tall, made in Germany, with drop-down sides, hand-painted, in orig. perfect condition! A REAL BEAUTY! $1150. Baby included.

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15" AM 370

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For example, if we follow the average retail price of three models, in good condition, we see excellent, original condition examples continue to command higher than average prices.* These figures are of course, just a snap shot and do not include collector trends for various other sizes but what we see by following this history is that as collector interests have shifted to other types of dolls, the market value on the more commonly found molds of German dolls has reacted in kind.

But market trends notwithstanding, the dolls themselves have not changed. They are every bit as

lovely as they have always been and they are every bit as important to the history of doll making as they ever were. To really preserve and showcase the dolls of the late 19th and early 20th centuries the common German bisque doll deserves a place in the story of dolls and it is we collectors who have the power and the responsibility to conserve these dolls for future generations. The fate of the common German bisque doll is in our hands and I encourage you to take another look at this genre within the world of antique dolls. *See the chart above.

Rare molds are thrilling to find, characters can make us laugh and cry, but any doll display can be enhanced by the inclusion of a variety of dolly-faced molds as well. An Alt, Beck & Gottschalk 1362, Heinrich Handwerck 109, and Max Handwerck doll display very nicely along side the smaller Simon Halbig character mold 600 doll.

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Gaithersburg Doll Show Review The 181st Eastern National Gaithersburg Doll Show & Sale Celebrating 50 Years!

The Eastern National Doll Show celebrated 50 years of excellence when the doors opened on their 181st show December 2nd.

The familiar Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland was, again, host to the two-day celebration, which was created by Hubert and Mary Bellman in 1972. The show is now run by their daughter, Stephanie, who has brought her daughter, Mary, in to help.

Antique DOLL Collector magazine congratulates the Bellman family!

This year’s show was magical with abundant displays of beautiful dolls, teddy bears and accessories. A special display case shared a poignant array of memorabilia from past shows.

As always, there were avid collectors searching for that perfect item. And, many of the country’s top dealers were in attendance, including Valerie Fogel with her Beautiful Bébés and Connie Lowe, who virtually sold out of her fabulous Stellas and friends.

Many collectors, as well as dealers, remarked that this year’s show was the best Gaithersburg in years. So, once again, we are pleased to report the shows are back…especially this one!

A special display case contained 50 years of memorabilia from the Eastern National Gaithersburg Doll Shows.

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Pg. 21; Left to Right; Top Row: A Steiff bear in Nancy McGlamery and Ed Pelton’s booth waits patiently for the Eastern National Doll Show, Gaithersburg, to open.

A small Arnold Print Works pug is surrounded by a trio of dolls and a bear in Straw Bear Antiques booth.

Jonathan Green holds Hertzelieb, a limited edition Käthe Kruse Sewing Doll, along with a reprint of Puppen Schneiderei (Dolls Dressmaking) a 1920s sewing book with patterns for Kruse dolls.

Second Row; Rebecca Cherry’s booth offered this beautiful bisque bébé.

Ernest Pressman. Ernest has been with the show since 1972-50 years!

A pair of papier-mâché dolls decorated Marshall Martin’s booth.

Third Row: Jackie Everett’s miniature store delighted visitors to her booth.

Bradley Justice, Brigid McHugh Jones and Billye Harris are all smiles while at the show.

Fourth Row; Laura Turner tempted shoppers with this beautiful Moritz Gottschalk dollhouse in Frizellburg Antiques’ booth.

Pg. 22; Left to Right; Top Row: Gail Lemmon offered this Amberg Mibs in her booth. A Mibs was the cover girl for the March 2019 issue of Antique DOLL Collector magazine.

Always a favorite, Fritzi BartelmayMartinez’ booth dazzled with this bisque beauty.

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Pg. 22 continued; Top Row; One of Valerie Fogel’s Beautiful Bébés welcomes visitors to browse and dream and take home a treasure.

Second Row: A little Heubach dressed in white takes the lead in Roxanne Morison’s booth.

Deb Fratino presented this lovely bisque arrayed in lace and fur.

A trio of be-hatted beauties, outfitted in finery, look out from Marion Maus’ booth.

Third row: Glen Rollins poses with a Hertel & Schwab uniformed bisque Googly.

A finely carved court doll drew attention in Maree Tarnowska’s booth.

Dolls-in-hats abounded at the show, as can be seen in Sue Brightwell’s booth.

Charles and Barbara Buysse offered this winsome bisque.

Nancy McCray shared this bisque doll dressed for the holidays in a red velvet hat and matching belt.

Fourth row; Teddy Bears came out of hibernation at the show, two of which are shown here with Jackie Allington.

Richard Saxman shared this stately beauty.

This lovely, molded hair, glass-eyed lady waited in Holly’s Dollies booth for just the right buyer.

Jennifer Moyer of My Little Dolls, offered this eyecatching fashion plate.

This pink-clad blue-eyed bisque could be found in Hank Fanning’s booth.

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17th Century Dutch Dollhouses

A Lady’s Domain of Small-Scale

by Dr. Alette Fleischer

Splendor

Petronella Oortman’s dollhouse stands in Room 2.20 in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

(Anonymous, c. 1686-c.1710) Courtesy Rijksmuseum

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n July 1718, the German family Von Uffenbach visited the home of the Brandt family in Amsterdam. Zacharias Conrad had received Miss Hendrina Brandt’s permission to come to her parents’ house and see the famous dollhouse. This dollhouse, created by Hendrina’s mother, Petronella Oortman (1656-1716), was quite a tourist attraction at the time. The daughter showed all aspects of the house, including details such as the clothing of the dolls, since the Uffenbachs were curious about the Dutch women’s style of undergarments. Hendrina conveyed that all 24

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Oortman’s dollhouse has a maid’s room, a bedroom, a salon, a nursery, a fancy kitchen, a cooking kitchen, a study, and a hallway. © Joost Honselaar

clothes could be removed to be washed, a process that took two weeks.

Collecting the homely world in miniature was a pastime for very wealthy female citizens of Dutch society. As women in the 17th and 18th centuries could inherit and keep control over their own money after marriage, they could spend their wealth at will. A very small group of ladies, mostly belonging to mercantile families, had the financial resources to commission a cabinet to be made following their specific requirements. Ladies like Petronella managed the entire building procedure themselves—from dealing with the cabinet maker, sorting out materials, deciding on numbers of rooms, to the upholsterers and furniture makers, instructing seamstresses and linen weavers, painters, metal and woodworkers, and so forth.

Most collectors lived in Amsterdam, as this city was the center of the trading networks of the Dutch East and West India Companies. It was the main port of entrance of exotic luxury materials such as tortoiseshell, ivory, silk, amber, and ebony.

Certain items the women commissioned abroad, such as porcelain from China and Japan, or brought in from afar, like miniature shells and conches. Moreover, Amsterdam was brimming with very skilled artists and craftspeople.

The fancy kitchen has a birdcage, a china cabinet and oriental-style silk screens covering the windows. © Joost Honselaar

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The nursery has wood paneling, a folding screen, and a closet full of carefully folded linens. © Joost Honselaar A detail of the nursery pictures the only doll remaining from Petronella’s dollhouse. © Joost Honselaar

The cooking kitchen holds a fireplace, a broom, chairs, and a counter with a display of miniature food. © Joost Honselaar

The bedroom is in the upper right corner of the dollhouse. The focal point is the bed, but the eye is drawn to the ceiling’s detail. © Joost Honselaar

Overall, the focal point was not so much on the exterior of the house but rather on the interior architecture. Like an actual house, there is a hallway, reception room, kitchens, library, bedrooms, laundry, storage, maids’ chamber, and nursery. A dollhouse, as a small feminine world, encompassed the cycle of life— from (giving) birth to death, and the women’s role as manager of the household. The miniature mansion was not a play toy for girls, although it could have been used on an educational level.

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an Amsterdam mansion. It was, in fact, a tiny cabinet of curiosities filled with small-scale versions of rarities of nature and art. A dollhouse stood amidst other art objects in a special room.

Of the approximately 400 prosperous trading families living in Amsterdam, only 7-to-10 percent of the very wealthy women owned a dollhouse. Uffenbach estimated the worth of Petronella Oortman’s cabinet at 20,00030,000 guilders in 1718. This sum would have bought a large, furnished townhouse. He may have exaggerated the height of this figure, but nonetheless, Petronella spent a huge amount of money, and it was not for all to have or

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The dollhouse cabinet is of oak. The sides boast a veneer of tortoiseshell with pewter inlay, a skill invented by André Charles Boulle, the cabinetmaker to King Louis XIV of France. © Joost Honselaar

The back of the dollhouse shows how the small rooms (e.g. the library, the toilet in the cooking kitchen and the now disappeared garden) could be removed for ease in making changes to the house. Courtesy Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The dollhouse’s salon is located on the left side, middle floor. Pastoral murals are painted on its walls, and chairs line the walls of the room.

In the center of the salon, a game of backgammon is ready for play with two spittoons on the floor beside the two armchairs. © Joost Honselaar

to spend so much on such an outrageous hobby.

Petronella’s house trumps all existing dollhouses. The cabinet itself is made from oak. The veneer on the outside casing is tortoiseshell with pewter inlay, a skill invented by André Charles Boulle, the cabinetmaker to King Louis XIV of France. This intricate technique was brought to Amsterdam by one of his Dutch students, and it took the unnamed craftsman three years to complete.

The splendor continued inside the mansion. Petronella ensured that all miniature objects were made of the same material as their ‘grown-up’ counterparts. She did not exchange a brass bucket for a silver one. Her attention to detail was meticulous—wicker baskets woven from quartered pieces of dried grass, her smallscale library with eighty-five books, and more—spittoons, a board game, paintings, cups and saucers, bed linens, pillows, all perfect examples of reality in miniature.

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A detail of the fancy kitchen shows a wicker basket on the floor beside a footwarmer (or foot stove) with a child’s hexgonal tonneau chair to the left. © Joost Honselaar

cooking kitchen led into the cellar.

Just when the Uffenbachs thought they had seen everything in the house, more secrets were revealed—a door leading up to the library; in the cooking kitchen, a door opens to a toilet; and, water could be pumped in the kitchen. No wonder the Uffenbach family stayed for three full hours.

Hendrina did not only have the dollhouse and the dolls at her disposal. Her mother had commissioned Jacob Appel, a local artist, to create a painting of the mini-mansion. From the painting, we can see what happens in each room—two gentlemen playing a game in the salon; a nurse with a child on a leash; a cook busy in the cooking kitchen; children mourning their diseased sibling in the study; a maid ironing. Indeed, the dollhouse addresses all aspects of the life of a wife and mother.

For historians like myself, Petronella Oortman’s dollhouse is a fantastic source.

Common household objects made from fragile materials, such as wicker baskets, or a sowing bag made from cloth, have long ago perished.

But in the miniature world, we can examine these items and learn more about day-to-day life in the 17th and 18th centuries. The current location of Petronella Oortman’s dollhouse and painting is the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

(References are available upon request.)

The study has a doorway that leads to the library. Porcelain vases and candlestick holders are displayed on the lacquer cabinet. © Joost Honselaar

About the author: Alette Fleischer, native of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has a MA degree in art history, and she holds a Ph.D. on 17th-century Dutch history.

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Above: Jacob Appel’s painting, “Dolls’ House of Petronella Oortman,” circa 1710, shows that the cabinet house was once protected by yellow curtains.

Note the original dolls are pictured, as well. All but the baby has been lost.

Courtesy Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Top left: The hallway is lined with carved seats and small round tables.

Note the two archways. © Joost Honselaar Left: A detail from Jacob Appel’s painting, circa 1710, of the dollhouse shows how Petronella could change her front door into a garden. © Joost Honselaar

Jacob Appel’s painting of Petronella’s dollhouse hangs beside the dollhouse in Room 2.20 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Steps lead up to the dollhouse so visitors can easily view the house’s diminutive details. © Joost Honselaar ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Mignonnette SMALL, BUT MIGHTY PART 1

By Laurie Baker “A doll is among the most pressing needs as well as the most charming instincts of feminine childhood. To care for it, adorn it, dress and undress it, give it lessons, scold it a little, put it to bed and sing it to sleep, pretend that the object is a living person... A little girl without a doll is nearly as deprived and quite as unnatural as a woman without a child.” Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

roadly defined as dolls under 20 cm, or about 8 ½ inches, Mignonnettes make a big impression for their size. There is something so very appealing about their miniature dresses, hats, and accessories, with their thin, bisque limbs and dainty features. Displayed in their original presentation box with their wardrobe, they are precious indeed. Today, the early “French mignonnette” commands high prices, both privately and at auction. Fortunate is the collector to have one—or more.

Armand Jullien first used the term, Mignonnette, in 1876 so the name was already familiar to doll enthusiasts. In 1877, Fernand Sustrac registered a patent for a small, articulated, all-bisque doll. 13-14 cm tall, or about 5 ½ inches, she would be allbisque, with a thin body and limbs, fixed blue eyes, and a long, blond mohair wig. She would have ribbons wound around her bare feet and ankles, in lieu of shoes. She would be fully jointed at the neck, hip, shoulders, elbows, and knees. In 1879, Maurice Schmitt registered a very similar patent, and he began to manufacture the new, smaller dolls. These French mignonnettes would have been pricey, beyond the reach of most little girls at that time.

“French Mignonnette” from the collection of D. Hermann

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Shown with “Auntie Simonne,” 15 inches

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Sustrac French Mignonnettes, courtesy of Theriaults

A year later, Madame Lavallee-Peronne, owner of the doll shop, La Poupée du Nuremberg, attended the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris.

There, she saw an all-bisque, small doll. She also saw potential. Her Paris shop, at 21 rue de Choiseul, specialized in dolls, their clothing and accessories. Her clients were loyal and enthusiastic, with money to spend. As a regular contributor to La Poupée Modèle, a monthly magazine for little girls, she introduced readers 32

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to the 13-14 cm doll, which she called a “pocket doll.” Being an astute businesswoman, she was quick to add that the doll was in stock and ready for purchase—at her shop. The price was a very affordable 1fr 75c. By 1880, she had begun to refer to the doll as Mignonnette, which translates roughly as “little cutie.”

“The pocket doll—we will call it “Mignonnette” if you like, still costs 1fr 75c from Madame Lavallee, rue de Choiseul.”

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Cut-and-fold chair, La Poupée Modèle

Included in La Poupée Modèle were clothing patterns, printed on cloth or pink tissue paper, just Mignonnette’s size. In addition, there was cardstock furniture, which could be cut out, folded, and assembled to position in a cardstock “room,” just the right size for the dolls. What little girl would not wait, breathlessly, for the next issue, to see what new clothes and accessories she could make for her doll? Madame Lavallee-Peronne had the market cornered.

Many of these pink-tissue patterns survive today, though it is hard to imagine that a child would be able to figure them out, let alone sew the outfits. But they did, probably with generous help from Maman.

Ever the businesswoman.

Lavallee wrote: “We remind our readers that the patterns only fit the dolls sold

by Madame Lavallee-Peronne,

Clothing pattern, La Poupée Modèle

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nowhere else are they as pretty or as well made.” La Poupée Modèle 1883 Mignonnette was a grand success.

It seemed that every little girl in France wished to have at least one. La Poupée Modèle continued to publish articles and patterns, trying to keep up with demand. After Madame Lavallee-Peronne retired in 1883, the shop was run by her employee, Mlle. Regnault, who adopted the same business model. She continued the association with La Poupée Modèle and kept up inventory and accessories. Even so, more change was soon to come.

Inevitably, all fads eventually fade. The quality of the dolls began to suffer. In addition, little girls of the day were losing interest in the thin-bodied Mignonnette, modeled to resemble a 12-to-15-year-old.

Instead, they turned their fancy to the new aesthetic: a small, German doll with a chunkier body, sleep eyes, an open mouth with a top row of teeth, with molded, painted shoes and black socks. Little girls could relate to these youthful, more realistically-shaped dolls. As a result, hundreds of thousands were sold, both in France and abroad.

Mignonnette was no longer the doll of choice. Alas, Mlle. Regnault was forced to close shop in 1891.

Room backdrop, La Poupée Modele “Resting a bit” from the collection of D. Hermann

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Museum News Happy news: our well-loved destination, the Spielzeug Welten Museum in Basel, Switzerland, is back!

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caled back during the covid pandemic, the toy museum is currently open with a delightful holiday exhibition that you can enjoy onsite and online.

The exhibition began on November 12th, 2022, and runs through February 19, 2023, more than six hundred animals crawl, fly, swim, and hop through this

year’s Christmas exhibition at the Spielzeug Welten Museum – a testament to the variety of creatures that enlivened Christmas trees as early as 100 years ago.

Filou, the Christmas dog, guides our youngest visitors through the exhibition. Gripped by a longing for adventure, he sets off on a great

journey. Full of curiosity, Filou meets new animals wherever he goes – until homesickness strikes in the desert and he returns home to take his place under the Christmas tree.

Children of all ages are charmed and grownup visitors also get insight into the diverse array of techniques used in the early Christmas tree decorations industry: animals made of Dresden cardboard appear alongside Gablonz and Victorian Christmas decorations, candy containers, and glassblown objects.

Whether sheep, fish, dove, or lion, nearly all the animals are shown in the context of – the medieval book that sought to link characteristics of animals to the Christian doctrine of salvation.

Most of the exhibited ornaments were made in Germany between 1880 and 1930. Objects from the Museum Collection are shown alongside loans from Alfred Dünnenberger, Peter Baumann, and Doris Albrecht Mäder.

For more information, visit their website at www.spielzeug-welten-museum-basel.ch/en/, or contact at:

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Miss

UNEEDA’S FASHIONISTA

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ecently I purchased an extensive collection of 1960s Barbie and Ken dolls. Included was a mintin-box Allan, a mint-in-box Skipper, a flocked hair Ken (with hair completely intact), a massive wardrobe for Ken with accessories, a Bubble Cut Barbie, a Miss Barbie, a Midge, an array of early 1960s Barbie clothing, three Barbie cases, a Ken case, and a Miss Suzette case with doll and wardrobe.

I kept the Barbie items for a couple of weeks before selling the lot to a friend, however, the Miss Suzette doll, trunk, and wardrobe intrigued me.

I began to research this obvious Barbie clone.

The doll was made by Uneeda Doll Company in 1962 as a W.T. Grant exclusive. Uneeda Doll Company was a Brooklyn, New York-based toy company that was in business from 1917—1991. W.T. Grant was a modestly priced variety store in operation from 1906 until 1976.

Miss Suzette was typical of the trendy fashion dolls of the 1960s. Standing 111⁄2 inches tall, she had a mature figure, high-heeled feet, rooted hair, and adultstyled fashions. Miss Suzette sold for less than a dollar which was approximately half the price of Mattel’s Barbie doll.

Her wardrobe was manufactured by an American-based company called Totsy.

The doll was manufactured for only a short period of time.

She had a slighter larger head than Barbie with a thinner waist and larger hips.

Her ponytail hairstyle came in brunette (the most common), blonde, and redhead (rarest). Her rooted wig was made in the same fashion as the early Barbie—rooted around the perimeter of her head with fringe bangs. Her head was on a spring joint, allowing for enhanced tilting and rotation. She had painted black eyes with a white accent, red lips, a serene smile, and blushed cheeks.

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Unidentified coat and cape

Unidentified clothing

Original penoir set, unidentified coat

Unidentified clothing Original coat, unidentified 2 piece outfit

The doll’s body was hard and hollow with softer vinyl limbs. She had an unusual “Y” construction to her hip joints, allowing for increased flexibility in posing. She had straight legs. A bent-knee model was manufactured a couple of years later, eliminating the “Y” leg jointing, replacing it with the more common hip jointing found on other fashion dolls of the time.

This doll is very difficult to find. She is marked “Uneeda Doll Co. Inc.” in a circle on her back with 1962 Right side of body

Left side of body

beneath the circle. Her head is marked “NF.” Her hands have four fingers molded together with a separate thumb.

One of the unusual aspects of this doll is a molded ring on the fourth finger of her left hand. The significance of this molded ring is a mystery. It might have been intended as an engagement ring, a wedding ring, or simply a jewelry accent.

Original evening wear Close up of Miss Suzette’s face

Front view of body

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Miss Suzette, case and clothing Original clothing lot purchased with doll Miss Suzette in travel case

Miss Suzette was sold in a variety of blue toned, white-trimmed bathing suits with white, open-toed heels.

Like Barbie, her wardrobe was extensive and well-made.

The original Totsy clothing boxes declared each fashion was exclusively made for Miss Suzette. However, none of the clothing is tagged. Totsy made clothing for numerous fashion dolls, and images of original boxed Miss Suzette clothing items are difficult to find, primarily due to her brief manufacturing history.

Original Miss Suzette clothing Miss Suzette in original bathing suit

Uneeda marking on back of doll Back view of doll

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Miss Suzette in “Millie” outfit – outfit belonging to another Barbie clone doll

Miss Suzette original coat and skirt

Miss Suzette in “mommy made” gown

Miss Suzette in unidentified coat and cape Miss Suzette in original skirt

Miss Suzette in original nightie and robe Miss Suzette in original evening wear

Miss Suzette in original lavender sheath

Miss Suzette in unidentified Asian-inspired lounge wear

Miss Suzette in original sundress

Collectors look for specific indicators in the construction of Miss Suzette’s clothing. Most of the casual clothing is finished and closed with tiny, two-hole buttons colored to match the outfit. The evening gowns tend to have small metal gripper snaps or larger, round “donut” metal snaps. Some outfits have all three closure methods used on one outfit.

Despite the slight differences in her body modeling, Miss Suzette can wear Barbie’s clothes.

Vinyl wardrobe cases were made for Miss Suzette in blue, pink, black, and white. The case I have is blue. Like Barbie, Miss Suzette had shoe packs, individual wardrobe fashion packs, and accessories. I do not believe there was any furniture made exclusively for Miss Suzette.

Miss Suzette is collected around the world, and there are many websites and Facebook groups dedicated to this enchanting doll.

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Play outfit showing all three of Miss Suzette’s clothing closures – large donut snap, color coordinated buttons, small metal gripper snap Miss Suzette in original play outfit

MIP Miss Suzette outfit MIP Miss Suzette outfit

In researching Miss Suzette, I came across another doll named Suzette manufactured from 1964 to 1966 exclusively for the Simpson-Sears store in Canada. She was also a Barbie clone, but she is not manufactured by Uneeda and is not made from the same mold. She was manufactured by the Canadian company Davtex. The Canadian Suzette doll and the American Uneeda Miss Suzette both had extensive wardrobes that were sold in similar boxes.

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Miss Suzette had a boyfriend, also manufactured by Uneeda as an exclusive for W.T. Grant. His name was Bob, and he is also difficult to find due to his abbreviated manufacturing time.

My original intention when purchasing Miss Suzette was to determine her value and then sell her. I discovered that a mint doll can sell for more than $300. A gently played-with doll can command $150. Her Miss Suzette outfits can sell for $40—up to $200.

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Miss Suzette doll with original box

Uneeda marking on back of doll

Side view of sundress

Back view of body

Front view of body Miss Suzette in original sundress

Photo of molded ring on left hand

To my surprise, I have grown attached to Miss Suzette, and I am now searching for additional items to add to her wardrobe. I was delighted to find two original outfits in my Barbie-clone clothing stash. These have been cleaned, primped, and added to the already large wardrobe of this little-known 1960s fashionista.

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2022 Competitive Exhibit Blue Ribbon Winners UFDC 73rd Annual Convention • St. Louis, Missouri • Part 2 HALF-DOLL Bust only, both arms and hands away, with or without molded clothing or accessories, may have molded hair or wig.

1. Margaret Hein 2. Cynthia Orgeron 3. Terri Beebe

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4. Elizabeth Coleman 5. Rosie Morrill

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6. Margaret Hein

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CELEBRITY Margaret O’Brien, any size, maker, or material.

1. Diane McCarthy 2. Lorene Stone 3. Ellen Kelsh 1

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BISQUE HEAD DOLL – OTHER THAN FRENCH OR GERMAN Child, 1880 - 1935, glass eyes.

Includes makers such as Hancock, Fulper, De Fuisseaux, Morimura, Yamato, etc. Include a 3” x 5” card showing marks and maker name.

1. Belle Anne Curry

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American, marked. 1. Jill Sturgeon French, marked, baby. 2. Rita Zoladz German, marked, child. 3. Kathryn Reilly

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GERMAN BISQUE “Belton/ Sonnenberg-type,” socket head, solid flat crown with one, two or three holes, closed mouth.

1. Cecilia Smith Representing other than Caucasian ethnic group, any maker, 1880 – 1930. All dolls of this type must be in this class.

2. Becky Kopelic 3. Kathleen Crescuillo “Character doll” by the Kestner or Simon & Halbig firm, painted or glass eyes, open or closed mouth.

4. Jeff Smith Bernacki 5. Barbara L Patrick

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6. Sue Sturm 7. Wandy Oviedo Turned shoulder-head doll, open or closed mouth, excludes reproductions.

8. Kathy Turner 9. Judy Heckert Miniature doll on a composition body, 10” and under, 1880-1930.

10. Catherine Peterson 11. Sue Sturm 12. Caroline Larson Hertwig doll with molded headwear, 8”-24” 1885-1920.

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16. Barbara Manhart 17. Mary Ellen Mohr 18. Caroline Larson 19. Roberta Heintz Dollshouse doll, child, molded hair or wigged, 1870-1930.

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Mary Hoyer, outfit from Hoyer pattern or tagged Hoyer outfit 17. Suzanne Swanton 18. Connie White Vogue “Ginny,” molded-lash walker, 1955-1962, straight leg or bent- knee.

19. Kari Gluski 20. Mary Wolande 21. Ann Daum 7.5”-8” Ginny competitors, Rosebud, Nancy Ann Storybook, Virga, etc.

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U.S. Museum Directory Compiled by Monica Bessette Doll, toy, miniature, and dollhouse museums

Museums across the country have experienced many challenges over the past few years; their perseverance and resilience are proof of the importance of their mission.

In an effort to keep them going strong, and to assist readers in their quest for one-on-one time with the things they love, we’ve compiled a directory of doll, toy, miniature, and dollhouse museums; to build awareness of the educational, cultural, and economical value of museums who focus on events and programs families can take part in and enjoy together; and introduce our readers to important values museum excel in fostering, such as intellectual growth, historical awareness, and cultural diversity.

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MICHIGAN

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

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

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

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

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

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

MISSOURI

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

KANSAS Prairie Museum of Art & History at Thomas County Historical Society 1905 S Franklin Avenue Colby, KS 67701

CALIFORNIA Grovian Doll Museum 213 Forest Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950

KENTUCKY Great American Dollhouse Museum 344 Swope Drive Danville, KY 40422

Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library 122 W. Canon Perdido Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Kentucky Doll & Toy Museum 106 W. Main Street Carlisle, KY 40311

COLORADO

KSB Miniatures Collection 215 Sutton Street Maysville, KY 41056

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

LOUISIANA

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

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

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

204 W. First Street DeRidder, LA 70634

MASSACHUSETTS Wenham Museum 132 Main Street Wenham, MA 01984

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

Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis 4746 Gravois Avenue St. Louis, MO 63116 National Museum of Toys & Miniatures 5235 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64112 United Federation of Doll Clubs 10900 N. Pomona Avenue Kansas City, MO 64153 World’s Largest Toy Museum 3609 W. Country Boulevard Branson, MO 65616

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

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

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

PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg Doll Museum 2004 State Street Harrisburg, PA 17103 Historic Strawberry Mansion 2450 Strawberry Mansion Drive Philadelphia, PA 19132

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

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

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

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

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

Is your museum missing from our list? Please notify Antique DOLL Collector, antiquedoll@gmail.com, subject: Museums.

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Calendar of Events Send in your Calendar Listing to: antiquedollcollector.com/enhancedevents.html or email events@antiquedollcollector.com or mail to Antique DOLL Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 349, Herndon, Virginia 20172. 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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6 ~ Scottsdale, AZ. Marquis: The Important Legacy Doll Collection of the Late Sandy Kralovetz. Theriault’s Auction. JW Marriott Camelback. 410.224.3655. info@theriaults.com. www.theriaults.com.

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

21 ~ Ladenburg, Germany. Special Steiff Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH. 0049 (0) 6203 13014. mail@ spielzeugauktion.de. spielzeugauktion.de.

4 ~ Leesburg, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Orange Blossom & Hills and Lakes Doll Club.

Morrison United Methodist Church, 1005 W. Main St. Richard Ziller, 703-627-7763. rjziller@hotmail.com.

28 ~ Glendale, CA. Annual Doll & Toy Show.

Verdugo Hills Doll Club. Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Rd. Janie Olds.

562-818-2501. j.l.olds@ca.rr.com.

28 ~ Naples, FL. Annual Doll Show & Sale.

Naples Doll Club. New Hope Event Center, 7675 Davis Blvd. Karen McLean. kmclean@comcast.net.

239-262-2317.

SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS

16-21 ~ Palm Beach, FL. The Palm Beach Show.

Palm Beach Show Group. Palm Beach Convention Center. 561-822-5440. info@palmbeachshow.com.

PalmBeachShowGroup.com.

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NC Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures Spencer, NC

“Miss Columbia”

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15-19 ~ Los Angeles, CA. LA Art Show. Palm Beach Show Group. Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall. 1201 S Figueroa St. 310-822-9145. info@laartshow.com laartshow.com.

NEW! Special Exhibit on loan from the Wenham Museum of Wenham, MA

29 ~ Naperville, IL. The Naperville Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Marriott Hotel, Grand Ballroom. 1801 North Naper Blvd. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net. www.KaneCountyDollShow.com

YEAR!

11 ~ Schertz, TX. Hill Country Doll Show & Sale.

Schertz Civic Center, 1400 Schertz Pkwy. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. dmeredith@dolldr.com.

September 2022- January 2023

Ph. 732‑536‑4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

The Naples Doll Club 2023 Annual Doll Show and Sale Saturday, January 28, 2023 9am to 3pm

OPEN Thurs - Sat 10 am - 4 pm NCMDTM.com or 704-762-9359

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

Early Bird Admission (8-9am) $10

50 Select Exhibitors!

The Best in Antique & Collectable Dolls Toys • Teddy Bears • Miniatures & More Doll Repair • Free Parking

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2023 11am-4pm $9 EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL 20610 44TH Ave W. Lynnwood WA 98036 Just East of I-5 at exit 181a

Contact Info: Lisa Pepin, 206-669-7818, pepins4@msn.com

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General $6 Children Under 10 FREE New Hope Event Center 7675 Davis Blvd., Naples, FL 34104 FREE PARKING • CAFÉ Silent Auction & Raffle

General Information Contact Karen McLean - 239-571-5082

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FEBRUARY 2023 CONT’D FROM PAGE 47 17-19 ~ West Palm Beach, FL. Palm Beach Fine Craft Show. Palm Beach Show Group. Palm Beach County Convention Center, Ballroom, 650 Okeechobee Blvd. 561.822.5440. info@palmbeachshow.com.

PalmBeachShowGroup.com.

18-19 ~ Dallas, TX. Doll Conference (primarily BJD and modern dolls). DollCon Dallas 2023. MCM Elegante Hotel Dallas. 2330 W Northwest Hwy. Kellyann Herrington. admin@dollcondallas.com.

Text 469-630-2205. dollcondallas.com/.

19 ~ Lynnwood, WA. Doll Show & Sale.

Antique Doll & Toy Market. Embassy Suites Hotel, 20610 44th Ave. Lisa Pepin. Call/text 206-669-7818. pepins4@msn.com.

25 ~ Largo, FL. Doll Show & Sale. St. Petersburg Doll Club. Largo Event Center (Minnreg Building), 6340 126th Ave North. Jo Valente.

727-384-1708. aldopip@tampabay.rr.com.

MARCH 2023

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

4 ~ Escondido, CA. Cameo Doll Club Show and Sale. 10am - 2:30pm. Church of the Resurrection, 1445 Conway Drive. Gordana Little. 760-749-3257. tnverdugo@att.net.

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

11 ~ Lakeland, FL. Doll & Bear Show & Sale.

Tropical Doll Study Club of Lakeland FL.Lake Mirror Center, 121 S Lake Ave. Diane Milla.

863-644-1144. milladiane@gmail.com.

12 ~ DeWitt (Lansing), MI. Lansing Antique & Collectible Doll Show & Sale. Banquet & Conf Ctr of DeWitt, 1120 Commerce Park Dr. 48820 (off I-69). Sandy Johnson Barts. 269-599-1511.

SJBbetsys@comcast.net.

18 ~ Scottsdale, AZ. Doll Show & Sale.

10am-3pm. World Doll Day Shows. Embassy Suites

by Hilton Scottsdale. 5001 N. Scottsdale Rd. Mary Senko. 425-330-1770. mary.senko@comcast.net. worlddolldayshows.com.

25 ~ Jonesborough TN. Doll Show & Sale. The Dollhouse. Jonesborough Visitor Center, 117 Boone St., 37659. Ellen Stafford. 423-753-0022. ellen@jonesdollhouse.com.

APRIL 2023 1 ~ Madison, WI. At the Garden Market – 51st Annual Doll Show and Sale. Exhibition Hall, Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Way. Vicki 608-279-5298. dollcoll@charter.net. facebook.com/Madison-AreaDollClub-191471804222743.

4-5~ Online Auction. Catalog of Antique and Vintage Dolls. Alderfer Auctions. 10:00 AM both days. Featuring the Collection of Betty Knauff and the Estate of Henrietta “Henri” Gomez. alderferauction.com.

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

15 ~ McClennan (Sacramento), CA. Doll Show & Sale. 10am-3pm. World Doll Day Shows. The Officers’ Club, 3410 Westover St, McClellan, CA 95652. Mary Senko. 425-330-1770. mary. senko@comcast.net. worlddolldayshows.com.

15 ~ West Chester (Cincinnati), OH. Fashion Doll Show & Sale. Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. EnterTRAINment Junction Expo Room, 7379 Squire Court, 45069. Margie Schultz. 513207-8409. askmargie@aol.com.

16 ~ St. Charles, IL. Kane County Doll Show.

Karla Moreland Presents. Kane County Fairgrounds. Prairie Events Center West. 525 S. Randall Rd. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net. www.kanecountydollshow.com.

23 ~ Lancaster, PA. Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Lancaster Farm & Home Center. Ron Funk. 717-371-0395.

2 ~ Erlanger, KY. Doll Show & Sale. Triple Crown Doll Club. Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport, 1717 Airport Exchange, 41018. Kathy Woods. Call/ Text 859-663-8298. kathymsn@zoomtown.com.

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