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24” CM Tete Jumeau marked Depose Tete Jumeau 10 Bte SGDG w/ red stamp, factory Bebe Jumeau dress (Jumeau band on dress breaking) & E. Jumeau leather shoes, blue PW eyes, blonde mohair wig, pierced ears w/ earrings, paint chips on lower arms, German? Hands $3495.

31” CM Triste Bebe Jumeau 15, blue paperweight eyes (scratched), applied pierced ears (chipped right earring hole), stiff wrist body, 2.5” hairline on forehead, HH wig, Jumeau stamp on body $7950.

30.5” CM Tete Jumeau marked Depose Tete Jumeau 14 Bte SGDG w/ red stamp, French Depose Paris 14 shoes, blue PW eyes, applied pierced ears, HH wig $4995.

25” Kestner Hilda - marked Q 237 JDK Jr 1914 Hilda 20, brown sleep eyes $2595. Now $1995.

27” Fabulous K star R 116 on toddler body, blue sleep eyes, great molding & coloring, left 24” Kestner 143 w/ hand 3 fingers replaced $3995. beautiful coloring, Now $2750. blue sleep eyes, HH wig, nice body $995.

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35” Handwerck 79 16 ½ 7 ½, brown sleep eyes, HH wig, antique clothing $895. Now $745.

25.5” Bebe Jumeau “Triste” 12, blue paperweight eyes, blushed eyeshadow, applied pierced ears, stiff wrist 8 ball jointed body (repainted) stamped Jumeau Medaille d’or Paris, rub on right eyebrow $17,500. Now $11,750

11.5” Countess Dagmar Parian by C F Kling, blond hair in updo & back braids, molded shoulder plate, cobalt blue eyes looking upward, wonderful antique body $625.

17” CM “D” Depose Tete Jumeau, blue pw eyes, pierced ears, faint hairline above right eye, HH wig, antique shoes $3250. Now $2650.

15” Kestner 220 10 F on toddler body, blue sleep eyes, plaster pate, brunette HH wig, antique clothing, V baking mark or mold lines on bridge of nose $2895. Now $1995.

18.5” CM Steiner A 10 “Le Petit Parisien”, blue PW eyes, HH wig, antique clothing and C.M. marked shoes $3295.

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26.5” S & H 1129 DEP 13 Oriental w/ original HH wig, brown stat eyes (rt eye cracked in lower left corner), pierced ears, remade outfit, antique shoes, small baking crack 1/2” hairline by rim to pouring hole, small paint scuffs on cheeks, hands paint as is, on Jumeau body $1750.

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17.5” RJ Wright Bedtime Christopher Robin & Pooh (7.5”) #166/500 made for 1999 Walt Disney Doll & Bear Convention w/box $895.

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by Avigail Anna Brahms 1989, dressed w/ vintage materials, mohair wig, blue glass eyes, fabulous $1895.

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15.5” K * R 115A on toddler body, blue sleep eyes, mohair wig, wonderful molding $2995. Now $1995.

17.5” CM Depose Tete Jumeau 7 w/ red stamp on red, blue Jumeau stamp on body, blue pw eyes, pierced ears, antique clothing & French antique boots comes w/ Steiff bear $5950. Now $3995.

17” & 10.25” R.J. Wright Set of Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, Princess & 7 Dwarfs are matched #319 set & Rags Snow White is #226/1000 w/ bucket & brush, fabulous find in mint condition, fully tagged, no boxes $3295.00 Now $2695. Set of 9

23.5” Early Turned Head ABG in original clothing and mohair wig $675. Now $550.

17.5” CM Schmitt, blue eyes, pierced ears, shield mark on head, original body – no mark, repair on forehead $9500.

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1) 23” Jumeau Mechanical Bebe - sgnd.head, Factory Wig, cork Pate, blue PWs, dewey bisque, Fine Period Clothes incl.Corset. She walks,’kisses’ and talks! Splendid $1250 2) 16”Rare Size Heubach Suitor - dressed like Daddy for Valentines! Mint and stunning!! $750 (see #20) 3) 14” Fully Signed Tete Jumeau - a Valentine gift in pink silk! (see #19) $3500 4) 16” Beautiful Closed Mouth Lori Baby - all choice quality, dreamy blue sleep eyes, orig. body & clothes. $750 5) 14” Adorable Shelf Size DEP with Blue PWs - pc’d ears, fully jtd. French Body, wears adorable vintage French School Girl clothes! $550 6) 7” Heubach Googly Toddler Boy - rare ‘900’ mold; Watermelon Mouth, mld. side part pompadour, Original Clown Costume, so dear! $495 7) 20” Pink Tint 1860’s Pressed China - Civil War doll, heavily lidded Robin blue eyes, vintage body & clothes $450 8) 10” Rare Heubach with Basket - sensitive, tender and artistic model, signed by artist, unusual coloring. $275 9 & 10) Magnificent 37” K*R 191 - the first K*R in the child series in a very rare large size.!

Mint head, glass set eyes, French hand tied wig, & early chunky body.! Splendid. $1500 11) All Original All Bisque Pair - Glass Eyes; jtd.limbs, no damage, great clothes! $275 12) 22” Pink Tint Rare Brown Eye ‘Kinderkopf’ - ca:1840; rich facial coloring, Brush Stroke Hair, wonderful vintage body & clothes, as found and well preserved, just $850 13) Adorable 10” Kling Toddler - such a precious face, sweet mouth, and dreamy PW eyes, plus molded hair & original body in velvet suit.

14) 13” Heubach Pair ‘Cries of London’ - street vendor couple,dated 1896, both sgnd, brilliant color and 2 for 1 at just $275 the pair!

15) 15” Mint in Box ‘Petite’ no craze, early tin litho eyes, special red hair, no craze,Original Outfit w. Tag & Lidded Box. $325 16) 4.5” Victorian Paper Doll in Precious Paper Trunk - with 12 Fine Stylish Outfits, some Dresden fancy, good form, bright colors, Miniature Humpback Trunk w. Tray plus her ‘Little Boy Blue’ friend.! $395

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19) 14” Tete Jumeau ‘BonBon’ wrapped in Pink Silk - from her matching beflowered antique hat to her antique leather shoes in 5 couture layers of scrumptious silk & lace. Flawless dewey bisque, big blue PWs, sgnd. head & body. A Valentine! (see #3) just $3500

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24) 15” Unusual Pressed Lady China early one, long neck, sloping shoulders, unique Hairdo, folded at nape of neck, jointed leather original Gangelkorpen Body. $1295

22) Rare and Fascinating Brown Carton Milliner’s Bust - lovely ingénue; glass eyes, orig.nailed wig plus Chapeau and pedestal. Unusual, elegant & rare accessory! $895

25) Luxurious All Original Linen Cabinet w. Doll - 15”tall by 10”w armoire opens to reveal 10” doll w/ wardrobe sewn into doors plus 46 colorful and folded French linens each w/ silk ribbon ties. $1595

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27) Important 14” Exhibition Face Fashion - A French Export ‘Poupée’, Imperial expression in ivory pure bisque, early blue cobalt PW eyes, Orig.Wig, French Fashion Body and Fine Clothes in layers with Fancy Leather Boots and French Jewelry. So Rare! $3800

28) 15” Simon Halbig Jointed Wood Body Fashion - flexible joints allow her to both pose or sit; original bisque arms, Invisible thumb repair, early blue PWs, fine artistry, blushed tender complexion & antique wig. $4800

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16” Wire Eyed Steiner “Figure C” Bebe,perfect pale pressed bisque, lever sl. eyes w/ early “mauve” blush under brows & Fr. ant. mohair wig, magnificent ant. very ornate pink silk & lace dress, full slip & undies, ant. crocheted socks, orig. “signed” Steiner leather shoes w/rosettes & Fr. ant. hat adorned w/flowers, on orig. early str. wrist “signed” Steiner body w/orig. clean shiny finish. I can’t express how GORGEOUS this doll is and she has it all. Great cabinet size & BREATHTAKING!!! Only....$6800.

14” Tete Jumeau #5 Bebe, immaculate bisque, huge pw. eyes, orig. “head coil”, orig. long HH wig & orig. cork pate, stunning ant. batiste & lace dress, orig. matching slip & undies, ant. hat, orig. pink crocheted socks & orig. “fully marked” pink silk Jumeau shoes & orig.”signed” Jumeau body. Has the cutest Jumeau face you will ever see & GORGEOUS!! $4700.

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16” Kestner #220 “Herbie” Character Toddler, sparkling blue sl. eyes, mint bisque, a darling double chin & ears that stick out, has 2 upper teeth & slightly molded tongue, orig. mohair wig & JDK plaster pate, silk jacket & knickers, ribbed silk shirt, orig. crocheted socks, orig. leather shoes & ant. hat.

Clothing is either orig. or made from ant. fabrics, I can’t be sure. On orig. chunky fully jointed JDK “toddler body”. He was always known as “Herbie”, but I have not seen one in years. He is absolutely RARE, ADORABLE & a great find!!! $1575.

9” Kestner #260 Toddler, sl. eyes w/ mohair upper lashes plus painted lashes, perfect bisque, 4 upper teeth & orig. mohair wig, orig. organdy dress w/flowered eyelet slip, crocheted socks & orig. leather shoes, fabulous orig. JDK “toddler” body w/clean & shiny orig. finish. Almost looks new. Darling cabinet size & an adorable character. She is PRISTINE!!! $1595.

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In Memory of Debbie J. Varner 1954 ~ 2018

We are saddened by the news of the passing of Deb Varner, a long-time doll lover and a friend of this magazine.

Below, the moving words from another friend, Joyce Kekatos.

Debbie and I only found one another about five years ago, but those five years might as well have been fifty years, because the love I feel for her and the closeness I feel for her is immeasurable. Since the first time we spoke, I knew we were going to be great friends. We even made a pact that she would let me die first because we knew I could not handle ever losing her. But because of some plan of God, he forced her to break that promise. And I am embarrassed to admit, that right now it angers me. I am lost, I am empty and don’t know how I will go on without her. She was so special.

Debbie was the kindest, sweetest, most giving person I was ever lucky enough to meet And I am grateful for the time we did have, but it isn’t enough. It could never be

enough. Anyone that knew her would understand why I am so grief-stricken. This is a loss that is just unbearable to me.

We didn’t do much, we didn’t see each other very often but we spoke every single day, several times a day. And no day was complete without having some conversation with her.

She was kind to everyone and not just to me. She couldn’t help but be giving to anyone she met. There is nothing she wouldn’t do for you. To know her was to love her as the cliché goes.

She lived a beautiful life that came to an end and died as she lived....as everyone’s friend. In our hearts her memory will always be kept of one we loved and will never forget.

Debbie lived as an angel and I guess God needed her. St. Peter had his gates opened to her from the day she came to life. I will love her always and be grateful for the love she has given me, more than I earned.

I thank you Debbie and will keep a place for you in my heart until I can see you again.

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Fancy and Folly in France’s

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The Lenten season festival of Mi-Careme was a costume and masked ball event with special parades. This 1903 cover of Le Petit Journal shows the newly crowned “Reine des Reines” with her bumblebee courtiers in Paris.

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hile neither people nor dolls need much excuse to dress up for a party, Carnival gives us a whole season of them! In the United States, we often recognize just Mardi Gras as the beginning of Lent. But the myriad Carnival feast days which link Christmas and Easter were widely celebrated in Europe for hundreds of years.

Some traditions even have roots in the lateThe Paris Opera House hosted a famous and often outrageous Carnival December Roman feast of Saturnalia, a rite to masquerade each year. Here is the hasten the end of winter. Bringing light to the riotous ball in 1856, at its old location dark, offering a sacrifice, and the promise of on the Rue le Peletier. (Getty Images) renewal are universal themes through history.

The very early church recognized these ideas and translated them into Christian theology, turning local customs into official church holidays.

Christmas marks the beginning of the season, but Carnival proper doesn’t start until “the twelfth day of Christmas,” on January 6. It’s also known in France as Three Kings Day, when the Wise Men gave frankincense, gold, and myrrh to the infant Jesus. Before the celebration, a tiny porcelain figurine is hidden in a filled cake called galette, gateau, or couronne des Rois (King’s Crown).

At the party, the youngest child hides beneath the table and calls out who gets each slice of the cake; the guest who finds the figurine gets to wear a paper crown for the day.

The next holiday also features a classic French dessert: the crepe. The feast of La Chandeleur or Fetes de la Lumiere, held 40 days after Christmas to honor Mary’s temple visit with the infant Jesus, again ties the Roman world to the church. In the church, crepes and candlelight processions celebrated Christ as the Light of the World. But the crepe tradition came first from the Romans, who believed crepes promised a good wheat harvest and fortune in the new year when specially A close-fitting “natural form” Folly costume from the 1880s. The prepared. In old France, this meant cooking the description suggests it be made in first crepe with your right hand while holding shades of light and dark violet. The a coin in your left. It was then rolled around the marotte is referred to as a “bauble.”

(Pinterest image) coin and stored for a year, when the coin was

By the 1860s, the simple black domino cape of the early Venetian carnivals had evolved into a bit of frivolity like this rose-covered example. Some publications even suggested it be made of netting, which would hardly obscure the wearer’s identity! (Pinterest)

A jester painted by Phillippe Mercier in the 18th century shows a young English boy dressed in Folly costume. Most intriguingly, his cap is made from a Queen Anne type doll.

removed and given to a poor person.

To calculate Mardi Gras, we work 47 days backwards from Easter, making it a moveable feast. Literally meaning Fat Tuesday, it became a way to enjoy the “fat” things in life before giving them up for Lent, starting the next day. Lent helped believers remember Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, but Mardi Gras shared some ties with Lupercalia, a Roman spring holiday noted for its excess. As spring approached, ancient people who held rites for the earth’s fertility also needed to use up the remaining winter supplies before they spoiled, so feasting was added to the merrymaking. And all people, across all ages, love a good feast!

In France, Mardi Gras is also marked with parties, parades, floats, and masquerades. The Paris Carnival was especially well-known and centuries old. It lasted several months, beginning on January 1 with the Feast of Fools, which seems to have been a mix-up of ancient, folk, and clerical traditions. It was especially cherished in the Middle Ages, as it was the one day of the year when the wise were made fools and the servants made lords. Even church altar boys might serve as bishops for a day! Costume and masquerade balls throughout the season became a popular way to play with roles and expectations as history marched on, with the most famous taking place at the Paris Opera House.

Though Mardi Gras officially ended the Carnival season, six weeks of suffering must have felt far too long for the French. Right in the middle of Lent, they created Mi-Careme to release the pressure!

Also closely related to the Folly theme is Pierrot or Pierette, a clown character from the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition.

(When Dreams Come True on Ruby Lane, via Pinterest)

This young lady had a carte de visite taken of her intricate Folly costume, with an abundance of points and bells, in the 1850s.

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One of the earliest dressup costumes for Bleuette was this Jester pattern, published in La Semaine de Suzette in 1907, which included the tiny shoes.

(Kathy O’Malley at Bluebird Textiles, via Pinterest)

Medieval in origin, it was a parade and costume event by the 19th century. Masks were essential to the trickery and fun. Even dolls got in the spirit: La Semaine de Suzette ran ads for charming Bleuette deguisements, so she could attend the parties too. In this spirit, we present a “Folly” costume for your Huret doll this month!

Costume balls for every occasion were extremely popular by mid-century, and entire books were written offering ideas for costumes ranging from historical figures and the natural world to modern marvels like Photography. Masquerade balls began in Venice as a Carnival entertainment, with revelers wearing a simple black “domino” cape and mask

This Mademoiselle Polichinelle bebe in soft pastels showcases the great similarities between jester and Polichinelle costumes. Distinctions can include the type of hat and the cut of the bodice, which may have a deep “paunch” to signify the commedia dell’arte character.

(Carmel Doll Shop, via Pinterest)

An elaborately beaded and sequined Jester bebe in brilliant red and yellow. Note the parti-colored socks!

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A sweet bebe shows off her elaborate 1890s style Folly costume in soft pink and green adorned with lace. It bears a close resemblance to the Bleuette costume pattern published just a few years later. (When Dreams Come True on Ruby Lane, via Pinterest)

over regular clothing to hide their identities, but time and money meant more elaborate ensembles every passing year. “Folly” is an idea costume, but its parti-colors, bells, and Phrygian cap are a nod to actual medieval court jesters who also played a part in the Feast of Fools. It was a popular costume for both people and dolls, who can be found in this or similar costumes from the Italian Commedia dell’Arte tradition, such as Polichinelle, Pierrot, Harlequin, and Columbina.

Our young lady model, Violette, wears a costume inspired by a November 1863 Godey’s fashion plate and an 1830s illustration. She’s adorned in gold and aqua silk trimmed with vintage gold lace, seed beads, and tiny bells from India. She has accessorized with a capricious cat-shaped marotte and can vary her look by donning both a short peacock blue domino cape and bejeweled mask to hide her identity, should the occasion call for it. Feel free to imagine your own colors and trims for a richly beautiful costume that will brighten the Carnival season!

Bronze slippers were the height of fashion in the 1860s, but the costume could also be worn with matching jester-style silk slippers.

Dressed as “Folly,” Mlle. Violette is ready to enjoy a delightful Mi-Careme ball with her friends!

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With just the addition of a peacock blue ruched silk domino cape and jeweled mask, Violette is also ready for a masquerade. Without the mask, the coordinating cape provides a fashionable layer to ward off early spring’s evening chill. Lining and trim are the same aqua silk as the main costume.

A Mi-Careme

FOLLY for 15" Huret on the Dollspart body

by Nicki Burley

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½ yd each: two colors of silk taffeta Threads to match fabrics

¾ yard ecru batiste for lining 9” of ¼” cotton twill tape

Handkerchief-sized square of sheer white fabric 1 yd narrow gold lace trim

1 skein coordinating embroidery floss for pompoms 11 gold spacer beads & 22 seed beads for collar trim 57 tiny brass bells

6-1/2” paper wrapped floral wire for hat 4 tiny hooks

Hemostats/Tube Turner to turn points

Frixion eraseable pen or other marking tool Tacky Glue/water mixture to stop fraying

A close-up view of bodice details. Antique gold lace is sewn to the cap, inside the collar, down the front, and around the waist, to which the overskirt and peplum points are attached. Tiny floss pompoms adorn the bodice front, cap and peplum. The beaded collar is made from a sheer vintage handkerchief, and the tiny antiqued brass bells hail from India.

Sewing Notes Pattern pieces include 3/16” seam allowance (narrow ¼”) unless otherwise stated.

Photocopy pieces and skirt template onto cardstock to make them easier to handle and trace.

Huret style clothing is customarily handsewn, but in this case I used the sewing machine in many places so that the points would turn better. Set a tiny stitch length for better scale and stronger seams. On my Janome machine, this is 1.5.

Fit the costume over all undergarments as you work. Test fit the bodice linings before cutting into costly fabrics.

If the silks have an obvious right and wrong side, flip the bodice front and back pattern pieces when cutting to ensure you have a right and left.

Antiquing brass bells: Swish bells in warm soapy water, then rinse thoroughly and spread out to dry on paper towels. For a brown tone, microwave ½ cup white vinegar and ½ cup water for 1-2 minutes, then add bells and allow to sit up to several days or until desired color is achieved. For verdigris, microwave 1 cup water for 1-2 minutes, then thoroughly mix in ¼ cup salt. Add bells and allow to sit for several days. Rinse thoroughly and spread out to dry. Verdigris may continue to develop as bells are exposed to air. Bells can be sealed with matte spray to protect new finish.

Inspiration plate from Lacy’s Dramatic Costumes, published in 1830s London.

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Sewing Notes

BODICE, PEPLUM, AND OVERSKIRT

1 Cut out front, back, and lining pieces, alternating colors around the bodice. Note that the large front bodice piece is cut from lining only. TRACE one sleeve of each color onto back of silks but do NOT cut out yet. Lay the traced sleeves over the lining, and stitch carefully along the lower edge points. Trim away silk close to the points and cut out the rest of each sleeve along the traced line. Dab tip of each point with a tiny dot of glue/water mixture to help prevent fraying when you turn the sleeve right side out.

2 When dry, use hemostats to turn sleeves right side out very slowly and carefully, using blunt tips to push out points. Iron sleeves flat and set aside.

3 Seam fronts together, press seam open. Lay wrong side onto lining, baste together, and treat as one piece.

4 Place silk backs and linings right sides together, then sew up the back edge of each piece. Trim seam, turn, and press. Baste around remaining edges. Check to be sure that colors alternate all around the bodice.

5 Sew front to backs at shoulder and side seams, overcast and press. Turn back edges under ¼", check bodice fit on doll, and hem or catchstitch in place.

6 Sew sleeves together down the center of the last point, making a total of 6 points around. Each sleeve will be set into the bodice according to its opposite on the front, not back of the bodice. Press sleeve seams toward the back and hem down, being sure to catch only the lining as you sew.

7 Run a gathering thread around the top of the sleeve just to help ease it in for a smooth fit. Line up the sleeve seam with the side seam and set into the armscye. Trim, overcast and press.

8 Prep the collar: fold 8" square of the sheer fabric in half and press, using spray starch if needed to give it body. I used a vintage handkerchief. TRACE carefully around the collar pattern, then pin fabric to keep it stable as you sew. Stitch around the points, but do not sew up the back or around the neck line. Cut out collar with a very narrow seam around the points and cut directly on the neck line. Do not cut the fold, which forms the back edges. Slowly turn and press the collar, then baste the neckline closed.

9 Baste the collar onto the neckline (wrong side of collar to right side of bodice), then cut a bias strip 9" x ¾" from the remaining piece of fabric. Fold back one short edge of the bias strip; sew strip onto neckline with ¼" seam, folding back the short end when you read the end. Trim away extra bias strip if needed.

Trim neck seam. Press one long edge of the bias strip down ¼" to guide stitching after you turn it to the back. Press bias to the back, and hem down neatly, being sure to catch only the bodice lining and not the silk.

10 To prep the peplum points, trace four onto back of first silk color (gold in sample) and three onto back of the second color (aqua). Lay over lining fabric, and stitch around; cut out with a narrow seam allowance and turn carefully—I found that the smallest Tube Turner worked better for the peplum and skirt points than hemostats.

11 Set onto the bodice by laying points face down around the waist edge, straight edge at waist and points facing up toward collar.

Begin with center point, then add others. There will be a slight overlap, so work with the arrangement until it looks pleasing and baste into place.

12 Fold down one end of the waistband twill tape about ¼", lay tape over bodice and points and sew through all layers. Turn

Bodice interior, featuring cartridge pleated overskirt set onto the twill tape waistband. Also shows gold lace trim, collar binding, closures, and seam finishes.

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create 10 pompoms in a coordinating shade, such as the darker teal in the sample. Sew 2 to the bodice center front, and one to each peplum. Set aside the last one for the hat.See “Sources” for a short video on the fork technique if it’s new to you.

UNDERSKIRT 1 Cut 10" x 40" underskirt (gold) from silk and lining. Follow step #14 above to cut a “v” shape from the silk. With right sides together, sew ¼" seam along the bottom edge. Press and turn lining up toward the wrong side, leaving ½" of silk as a hem.

Trim fabrics at the top to even the edge, then baste together.

The short edges will be the back seam.

2 Cut a waistband from silk, either 1-1/4" x 8" or up to 8-1/2" if your skirt silk and lining are heavy, as the pleats will create bulk.

Press under ¼” on each short edge.

Our main inspiration plate is from the November 1863 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Book. The little girl in the center wears a blue silk bodice and skirt over a plain gold silk skirt. Her cap and shoes appear to be blue, and she has the typical white collar. She carries a toy rather than a marotte.

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under and trim away excess waistband tape if needed. Turn waistband to the wrong side, so that points are now facing down, then press. Hem down the top edge of the waistband tape, being sure to catch only the bodice lining.

3 Measure down 3" from the top on each short edge and press back ¼" to later form the skirt opening. Beginning from the center and working toward each side, make 1-1/4" double box pleats to fit the waistband (right sides together). They may need some adjusting and overlapping to fit. Sew firmly to waistband through all layers, then press band up. Press under the top ¼" and hem the waistband down to the back of the skirt.

4 Sew and overcast the back seam of the skirt. Hem the back opening, catching just the lining. Press the pleats at the top only. Fit the skirt on the doll and attach a hook and thread loop closure.

13 This is a good time to add some of the bodice trim. I set two pieces of antique gold lace down the center front with straight edges butted together, then ran another length around the waist and a third just under the neckline edge so that just the top shows. Each collar point is beaded with one gold spacer and two teal-lined crystal seed beads; use trim and colors to match your own silks. Other trims and bells will be added later.

14 Cut 8" x 40" overskirt (aqua) from silk and lining fabrics. Fold silk in half, place a mark ½" from the top edge, then fold into quarters and mark those spots at the top edge. Unfold silk so it’s in half again and draw a diagonal line from the center mark to the quarter fold mark. Cut along this line. When you open out the skirt, there will be a slight “v” shape in front so the skirt will sit correctly over the petticoat and hoops.

Beginning from the center, make 1-1/4" double box pleats to fit the underskirt waistband.

15 Draw a line ½" from the bottom edge of the wrong side of silk, then use this as a guide line for the bottom edge of your pointed hem template (photocopy onto cardstock and cut out). TRACE and move template along fabric until entire silk panel is marked, then lay fabric on lining, pin securely, and sew along points. Cut out with a small seam allowance, trim as needed, carefully turn each point and press smooth. Fold skirt in half with right sides together, being sure to align points. Pin and mark 3" down from the top (back opening). To join center back evenly, sew a seam from the back opening down through the centers of the last full points. Trim away any excess fabric, leaving a ¼" seam; press and hem down the seam, catching only the lining. Hem the top 3" of the skirt opening.

16 Press down top 3/8" of skirt, then sew two evenly spaced gathering threads to create cartridge pleats. It’s easiest to gather each half of the skirt from the center outwards so that you are dealing with less fabric as you sew. Attach pleats to the bottom edge of the waistband tape.

17 Lap bodice right over left and sew 3 evenly spaced hooks and thread loops to close the back. Attach 1 bell to each sleeve and peplum point, alternating 2 bells/1 bell around the skirt points.

The weight of the bells helps the points to hang nicely. Use embroidery floss wrapped about 12 times around two fork tines to

Interior of the underskirt, showing lining, back seam, and hem turned up ½" to the inside.

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PATTERN PIECES Pattern pieces include 3/16" seam allowance (narrow Âź") unless otherwise stated.

Photocopy pieces and skirt template onto cardstock to make them easier to handle and trace.

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Front Bodice Lining Cut 1

Front Bodice Cut 1 of each silk color & 2 lining

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Back Bodice Cut 1 of each silk color & 2 lining

Peplum Points Trace 7

Sleeve Trace 1 of each silk color & 2 lining Sewing Line

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Overskirt Template Trace onto silk

Cutting Line

CAP

**Cap has 1/8" seams**

Exterior of cap, showing attached trims and tiny tucks that bring the point forward.

1 TRACE 1 crown onto a doubled piece of first silk color, 2 brims onto a doubled piece of second silk, and 1 crown onto doubled lining (all with right sides together).

2 Sew linings together, 1/8" inside the line.

Cut on line but do not turn right side out.

Dab point of cap with glue mixture and let dry. Set aside.

3 Sew silk crown pieces as with lining but turn right side out.

4 Prep brim pieces: sew 1/8" inside the top line only, then cut pieces out on the lines. Turn and press pieces flat, then open them and seam them together along the front and back short edges.

Turn back to the right side again and press, creating a single hat band.

Interior of cap. Lining has been sewn over the wire edge, and point has been stuffed lightly with tissue.

5 Matching front and back seams, place raw edge of brim to raw edge of crown and sew together with a 1/8" seam.

Press the seam toward the inside.

6 Press lining edge up 1/8" on wrong side, then insert carefully into cap. This is tricky, and it helps to use hemostats to guide the lining into the point.

7 Cut 6-1/2" of hat wire. Working inside the cap on the crown fabric, begin at center back and whip stitch the wire to the stitching line. Securely whip stitch the ends together. Roll the wire to cap interior, then ladder stitch the lining to the gold brim just inside the rolled edge.

Try the cap on the doll, pinching the wire to shape so that it comes down in a point at front and back. Optionally, stitch two tiny pleats in the cap to pull the point forward. Stuff the point with a bit of tissue. Trim with two bells, gold lace, and remaining pompom.

SOURCES Mask: Facets by Marcia, www.facetsboutique.com

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Cap Trace 2 silk & lining

Kitty Marotte: Lee Feickert, on Etsy.com at LeesDollsLittleOnes 4mm Indian brass bells: on Etsy.com at EthnicBeadShop Bronze slippers: Pat Hauser of SassySlippers

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Making pompoms with a fork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0q-QHC_2cw

Brim Trace 4 silk

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Domino Cape: Pattern available from Nicki Burley, email rosewrendolls@gmail.com

Phil May

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Antiques & Collectables

Fort Lauderdale, FL • 732-604-3011 • dollmanofog@aol.com

Roses are red, violets are blue, Valentine’s dolls are meant for you!

1) This little Bru has everything going for it. Petite, beautiful and perfect with brown paperweight eyes. Flawless bisque head, shoulder plate and lower arms.

Great outfit. 12’’ $16,450 2) Doll art at its best! This handsome young man marked K&R 102 is one of the hardest to find of the character dolls. Totally original and perfect. 12’’ $22,500

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6a) Rare and wonderful AM character boy marked A-5-M. Handsome young man with blue intaglio eyes and original wig.

Perfect head and body. 17” $10,750 6b) Lovely girl character doll by AM. Blue intaglio eyes. Marked A-4 M. Original outfit. Perfect head and body. 16” - $6,750

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3) Adorable brown child doll by Jumeau.

12” size 3. Wonderful antique outfit. Perfect hand and body. A great doll for any collection! $8,450 4a) Character boy by Schoenhut- blue intaglio eyes. Antique outfit and hat. Excellent condition. 19” $2,250 4b) Character girl by Schoenhut- blue intaglio eyes. Original luxury wig. Excellent condition. 16” $1,950 5) Featured doll in this group! Spectacular Bru Jun size 6, 19” Excellent condition, Molded tongue and breasts.

Original wig and cork pate. Pierced ears, brown paperweight eyes. Beautifully costumed. Repair to left thumb. $18,750

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9) Splendid example of the Italian soldier by Lenci. Elaborate uniform with plumbed hat. Mint, all original, condition.

Complete with factory label. 17” $8,750 10) Couldn’t ask for a better example of Kestner’s Xl. Perfect bisque and body. Blue sleep eyes, original blonde wig. Pouty face. Stunning outfit. $3,250

Treat Yourself t o a Special Doll!

7a) What a gem! This sweet little boy by Heubach is one of my favorites. Totally original condition.

Blue sleep eyes.

Marked 6969-1-Germany.

Mint. 11 ½”- $3,250 7b) This 10” charmer

by Kestner is perfect in every way! Original Kestner wig and pate.

Great outfit. Brown sleep eyes, $1,950 8a) Love this doll!!

One of the cutest boy dolls ever made.

“Philip” by K*Rmodel 115. Toddler body. Blue sleep eyes.

Excellent condition.

15” $2,450 8b) Beautiful and perfect little toddler girl by K* R Marked 115A. Original outfit.

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11) Prized young lady fashion doll by S$H on twill body Perfect bisque head, shoulder plate, lower arms and hands. Mold 1385. 12” $3,250 12) Breathtaking!!!

That’s all you can say about this totally original and perfect “Marie” (K*R 101).

Wonderfully detailed Folklore Costume. No wig pulls. 16” $3,250.

13) Great example of the highly prized Asian baby by Kestner. Marked JDK 243. Brown sleep eyes.

Original wig. Perfect.

18” $3,450

PEDLAR DOLLS Most of these dolls appear in the “Shops & Commerce” section of the book, “Family & Friends’ Dolls’ Houses of the 17th, 18th & 19th Centuries” by Liza Antrim.

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his was the first pedlar doll I ever bought. She came from a wonderful antique dealer in the Fulham Road in London called Stephen Long. His shop was a treasure house of lovely and eclectic things. I would try and visit every Friday when we lived in London, and there was always something new to tempt. It was so overflowing with stuff that children were banned, but when I had my daughter, he kindly provided a conjuring trick with a disappearing rabbit for her to play with under his table. She would happily spend hours with it, wondering why and how the rabbit kept appearing and disappearing again. I wish I had bought it! However, I did buy many other wonderful things from him.

On one occasion, he had a table in the window with a small group of Viennese bronze flower pots and a label saying first prize. He wouldn’t sell them without the glass and ceramics that were with them, so I declined and the following

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week he said someone had been in and shoplifted them; how we both regretted our decisions. After moving to the country, I had a call from Stephen saying that he had bought a little collection of Beatrice Hindley plants from an Italian lady. Goodness knows why they had ended up in Italy, but I jumped into my car and drove straight up to town, in case they decided to go abroad again. I miss him and his “I’ve got a little something you might like….”

This lady is an early Grödnertal with a poke bonnet, in her original brown dress with a rather discoloured apron. She has a large basket lined with silk displaying various items of haberdashery, including a couple of silk purses (but no sow’s ears), a knitted ball, a needle case, pin cushion and scissors, crocheted purses, a pattern book and an embroidered cushion. That is really all there is to her, but she is still a favourite of mine.

This doll couple are good, quite early, poured wax heads on wooden bodies. He has a finely detailed, biblical looking face, while she is more like a witch, but I believe they have always been together, no matter how ill-suited. The strawhatted gent is holding a basket of basic wares: some little booklets; various brushes; a comb; soap; a pot of ambergris (vomit from a Sperm whale for making scent) along with other ingredients such as violet, Millefleur and Eau de Cologne; the odd string of beads and a few pieces of tin kitchen ware. She has a basket of eggs, a cockerel at her feet, and a hen in a basket balanced precariously on her head‌. presumably still laying, and a pig. They are both usually displayed under domes.

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This lady is perhaps the most wonderful of stall holders, a beautiful carved wooden composition head doll, her face is painted with a wistful expression and her hair up in a bun. She is in superb condition, having spent her life at her sale’s table enclosed under a dome. She wears an unshowy grey cotton dress trimmed in black, with mutton chop sleeves, a cross-over bodice with a pleated white cotton fichu beneath it for modesty, and a white coif. Her carved wooden hands still have their full complement of fingers, but she has no legs. Instead, she is firmly set on a wooden post. Although she looks imposing, she is barely 8-1/4” high.

Instead of the more usual basket, she has a table with a wire guard on which everything is set out, and I believe her wares are all original. They include the tiniest of Grödnertal, several books, little coffers, quilled paper face screens with bone handles, beaded cushions and purses, a bundle of different colour wools, cotton reels, playing cards, slippers and socks, various carved animals, a toy cradle, clothes, ribbons and lace, rings hung on a blue card and numerous other small items. Her little wooden cat is sitting patiently under the table.

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This Grödnertal is a dolls’ house sized person, dressed in her original brown checked dress, apron, and a red cloak with a hood. All her wares are tied to her basket, which is just as well as it is tipping over. There are two tiny Grödnertals, bolts of lace, beads, purses and bags, and other bits and bobs. She is chiefly of interest because of her small size and excellent condition.

Here is a lady with a beautifully molded papier mache head, her face delicately painted with blue eyes, flushed cheeks and the palest pink lips. She has a wooden body with carved hands, legs and feet, her shoes painted a jolly turquoise blue. Her hair is hidden beneath an elaborate black silk bonnet lined with a lace coif. The bodice is of printed brown cotton with little flowers, and her black skirt is protected by the usual red apron. On this is stuck a large clam shell full of cowries (maybe representing a basket of eggs), and she is holding a bunch of ‘flowers’, also made of shells. The baskets by her feet are also full of shells, some stuck on ribbons and the rest just arranged amongst some leaves and seaweed.

She is too big for a dolls’ house, at 10” high, but still a precious addition to these lovely dolls.

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This rather serious looking person probably dates from just after the middle of the 19th century.

Her bisque head, with its long, thin nose and un-outlined blue eyes indicates she may have originated from the factory of Conta & Böhme, though I am by no means certain of this. She has a cloth body and wooden arms and legs, with black shoes. The straight hair wig under her poke bonnet make it impossible to see whether she has molded hair.

She is wearing a heavy olive green silk dress, and her small basket, lined with silk, has very few items for sale. That probably explains why she looks so depressed. She is just 11 1/2” high.

I can’t really say how I came to be a collector, because I think I always was. I remember collecting fossils when I was a child, and later, as a teenager, beachcombing in Caesarea and finding Roman and Byzantine bits of mosaic, beads and coins, and once, even a tiny emerald. I had a dolls’ house as a child and my mother bought me antique pieces for it which I treasured.

She once went into the shop of a well-known London dealer and said she was looking for something special for her daughter. She was sent out with a flea in her ear as “I don’t sell my things for children”, and she never went back!

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to research things and of course want to share ones findings with other people, so I wrote the odd article for the now defunct International Dolls’ House News, and somehow a book evolved from that… and then another.

Most of these Pedlar Dolls are included in the “Shops and Commerce” section of Liza Antrim’s second beautiful book of dolls’ houses, Family & Friends’ Dolls’ Houses of the 17th, 18th & 19th Centuries. Published by Cider House Books. Available at www.ciderhousebooks.com.

Here you can also see and order the first volume, Family Dolls’ Houses of the 18th &19th Centuries.

The Furnishings of Dolly’s Life

by Margaret Kincaid Fig.1 – The dolls’ house at Christmas.

When I was a child, I enjoyed books like Tasha Tudor’s A Doll’s Christmas and Frances Hodgson Burnet’s Rackety Packety House. In these stories the dolls had their own lives when our backs were turned. While I knew this was not really true, I like to set up my dolls as though they were having a tea party or going

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Fig.2 – The kitchen in Pumpkin House.

to bed or having dinner. This childish way of playing has continued now with my doll displays. I like to set up a tea party with my dolls or have them tucked up in bed. It is also very French to have the dolls at the toilet table. These antique toy furnishings make charming scenes, and I have been collecting fun little accessories in scale with the dolls as long as I have been collecting dolls. Finding really great accessories can be harder than finding the dolls themselves.

Since I loved A Doll’s Christmas so much, I have recreated Pumpkin house in two-inches-to-a-foot scale instead of three-inches-to-a-foot scale. The dollhouse was made 36 years ago for my daughter’s birthday. We soon discovered that antique furniture was the only furniture which fit.

Many of the nicest pieces were made for French Fashion dolls. [Fig.1] The living room is always ready for Christmas with a little feather tree and Christmas presents piled up.

Sethany Ann and Nicey Melinda are having tea with Aunt Eleanor and little Molly. The sofa is a second empire French Candy Box. The nineteenth century tea table comes from England. The rocking chairs were made by Gail Wilson.

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Metropolitan Museum‘s gift shop thirty years ago. The chairs against the back wall are nineteenth century French doll chairs in the smallest size. I have not been a purist about keeping to the same period, but trying to keep in the theme of “The Doll’s Christmas.”

The Kitchen is a fun room with a toy cast iron stove and lots of different foods. [Fig.2] The furniture is a set made around 1900 in the colonial style. The sideboard is filled with German blue and white doll’s china. The chairs are all colonial style ladder back chairs. I have never seen another set like this. Many of the little accessories and pieces of doll furniture are unique. If you love something, you should get it because you may never see something just like it again.

One of my favorite pieces of furniture in my collection is a table made in Providence, Rhode Island for Isabel Geraldine Wright. She was born October 7, 1847 and she died March 7, 1852. I feel that this doll’s table memorializes this little girl who died at age four and a half. This small table is a copy of a typical New England drop leaf table of the period. It is the perfect size for medium sized dolls and their Old Paris china. [Figs.3-5]

Fig.3 – Isobel’s table with an Eden Bebe on the left and a Steiner Figure C on the right.

Figs.4-5 – Isobel’s table, and paper attached to the underside of the table telling about Isobel.

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Fig.6 – All-original E9J with American 1840s apprentice-made dresser.

Another American piece is from my Aunt Margaret who was an antique dealer. She taught classes on antiques using small-scaled apprentice pieces.

This dresser is typical of the 1840s in the United States. These beautifully made apprentice pieces are rare and can cost more than the full size piece of furniture. It is shown in this picture with a size nine EJ in original Jumeau clothes. The picture on the wall is a Jumeau trade card from the 1890s. [Fig.6] The English made lovely small pieces of Furniture either for large doll houses or for dolls.

This is a lovely little 7-inch-high chest was made in the mid-19th century. This scene has a French

Fig.7 – Schmidt brother and sister with an English small cupboard.

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Fig.8 – English cupboard, Luigi Loire painting and Old Paris miniature vase.

Fig.9 – Bru with the 19th century English table.

Luigi Loire painting and a French Old Paris Vase. Luigi Loire painted elegant little paintings of children set in various scenes around Paris, these pictures were turned into trade cards which were very fashionable in the 1890’s. [Figs.7-8] Another English made piece is a mahogany table which I use for Tea parties. This 15-inch all original Bru Fashion doll is giving the children a Christmas tea on this table. The girl dressed in red is a Simon and Halbig 1078 doll on an articulated body which is 8 inches tall. The baby sitting in the American chair is an all bisque Bonnie Babe. The screen in the background in a French Art Nouveau piece from the 1890’s. [Figs.9-11] This mahogany wardrobe also may be English. Since very few Fig.10 – English side table.

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Fig.11 – French Art Nouveau doll’s screen.

real closets existed in 19th century apartments and houses, clothes and small accessories were stored in handsome wardrobes. Dolls’ styles followed adult styles, so wardrobes are often part of doll collections.

The wardrobe or a trunk would hold all the clothes and accessories, keeping them tidy and safe. In this scene, the size 8 Jumeau Tete is looking at the linens in the wardrobe to decide if they need cleaning and pressing. [Fig.12] Girls learned to make miniature linens at the convent schools in France. A girl’s trousseau with all its tablecloths, napkins and other linens would be marked with her initials. A lady had to know how to manage these aspects of a proper household. Most linens were made at home, and fabric was bought and cut for sheets and pillow cases. Besides being hemmed, it needed to be marked with initials so it could be identified at the laundry.

These small sample linens made for the convent school make a perfect addition to Dolly’s life. In 1954, when my parents borrowed a Paris apartment from one of my father’s students, I was very surprised to see my mother take yards of cotton to make sheets and pillow cases. I don’t know if Michael Murray ever realized how long it took Mother to make the sheets for his apartment.

Since I had faux bamboo furniture in my room as a child, I have a soft spot for French faux bamboo doll’s furniture. For a period of about 50 years, 1870-1920, faux bamboo doll’s furniture was sold in France.

The style started with the Japanese exhibit in 1867, and these pieces were a very detailed rendition of Bamboo in a light wood. The chairs usually had caned seats, but sometimes the chairs had tufted silk seats. [Fig.13] The furniture most often had a light stain or clear finish, but they could also be painted black with a gold chinoiserie scene. Some chairs could be gilded. I have a French chinoiserie table and a high chair in my collection. High chairs are a very useful way of displaying a baby doll; with a high chair to sit in Baby can Fig.12 – English mahogany wardrobe with linens.

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Fig.13 – French Faux Bamboo chairs.

join the party with the other dolls representing older children. [Figs.14-16] While the French chinoiserie high chair might cost more than the baby doll, the little American made high chair is very reasonable.

The faux bamboo was made over a long period but it is easy to date because the earlier pieces have deep tunings to express the bamboo motif. By the 1920s, the doll’s furniture had been cheapened so much that the chairs were made with dowels marked with black lines and almost no turnings. When you are buying doll furniture, Fig.14 – Two Steiner girls and an all-bisque baby share tea on a chinoiserie table.

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Fig.15 – 19th century French chinoiserie high chair and typical early 20th century American high chair.

Fig.16 – Chinoiserie tea table and high chair.

Fig.17 – Six- and seven-inch Simon and Halbig girls live very well with this small-sized faux bamboo furniture.

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Fig.19 – Small-sized armoire, table and commode.

Fig.18 – Small-sized faux bamboo bed.

check it over to see that it was originally a well made piece. Since these are now 100-150 year old toys some wear and tear is to be expected. [Fig.17] You can find tables, beds, chairs, wardrobes and dressers. Your dolls can live very happily with these fashionable and elegant pieces of furniture. In my own collection, I have a petit set of faux bamboo furniture which looks adorable with small dolls or the larger all-bisque dolls. The set illustrated here is the smallest size made in faux bamboo, but the style of the furniture remains the same in larger sizes. [Figs.18-21] The largest size I have seen in the French faux bamboo furniture is this large chair, which may be for a child. In this scene I have put it with an American faux bamboo child’s desk. Mr. Bear is happy sitting in the chair to do his correspondence at the desk. [Fig.22] Another style of French doll furniture is made of a dark wood, perhaps walnut with caned seats. The wood is also turned, but here the style is that of 19th century, nice quality upper-middle-class walnut furniture. I have had tables, wardrobes, vanity tables, dressers and even an etagerie in this style. This brown walnut or mahogany furniture did not continue to be made into the 20th century. The set I have kept for my own collection is a French presentation box of small doll furniture which I got from the Angel’s Attic Museum in Santa Monica California. [Figs.23-25] I keep this set in its box, but every now and then the dolls get to use it. It is perfect for 8- and 9-inch dolls. The French presentation boxes were very sturdy and helped to save these toys for posterity.

This charming Steiner Figure C is holding her Steiff

Fig.20 – Small-sized silk-covered chairs and sideboard.

Fig.21 – Two wardrobes; the larger one is 18 inches to its peak and the smaller one is 12 inches to its peak.

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Fig.22 – Mr. Bear sits at his desk; the desk is an Americanmade child’s piece. The chair is the largest size of French faux bamboo. It is large enough for a small child.

Fig.23 – French boxed set of walnut furniture for Angel’s Attic Museum.

Fig.24 – Elegant and sturdy box for the small furniture set.

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Fig.25 – 8- and 9-inch dolls enjoying a party with the small French walnut wardrobe.

bunny next to her faux bamboo dresser. The boxed vanity set might be more helpful out of the box, but it is prettier this way. As always, the Steiff cat wants in on the action. The Steiff animals are more modern than the dolls and their furnishings, but dolly has existed for 125 years and is now happy to have the company of pets.

[Fig.26] The French made vanity tables in both faux bamboo and mahogany. Vanity tables are perfect to display with fashion dolls.

You can show off all the pretty little fashion accessories on the table top. Of course you need an Old Paris vanity set to go with the vanity table. Here is the 15-inch French Bru with her German Simon and Halbig niece getting ready for the day.

Au Nain Blue sold a white painted set of furniture with gold ormolu on it. I have a table and a pair of chairs in this set. My little Bebe Francois and Bebe Mascott have sat happily upon this furniture for the last 25 years. It has been a very long tea party!

While this was commercially made toy furniture, I have not come across another set like this one. Don’t pass up a set you like because you think you might find one in better condition. The vignette is completed with a miniature portrait of my Father’s cousin John Tudor done in 1908. A French papiterie with a FAO Swartz label sits on the table along with a Marklin lamp. The French flowered tea set is late Old Paris. The newest edition to the scene is a brass coat Fig.26 – Charming Series C Steiner girl stands by her dresser and vanity set playing with her bunny and cat. Since they are Steiff we do not have to worry that the cat eats the bunny!

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Fig.31 – Two years ago, when my granddaughter was on vacation for her birthday, I sent her this picture of the Teddy Bear’s Birthday Party.

Fig.30 – This is a brown French wicker live seat with replaced cushions. Bears find it comfortable.

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Fig.29 – This bed is part of the same set as the table and chairs from Au Nain Bleu.

Fig.32 – Various rugs I use with the displays. They cover the bands and add warmth to the scene. All of these rugs are antique except for the 35-yearold piece of Ralph Lauren paisley fabric. The two oriental carpets are their original size. The braided rug may have been used as a table cover. The needlepoint piece I bought at Portobello Market in London because I thought it looked like a doll-sized rug. I think it is is over 70 years old.

stand for the grey coat from the Mascotte’s original coat from her wardrobe.

Another piece of French doll’s furniture in my collection is a lovely pink vanity table with a cut out for the pitcher and bowl. This appears, from the quality and the turnings on the legs, to be made by the same company which made the white furniture sold at Au Nain Bleu. The china on this pink table is undecorated Old Paris. These Jumeau girls can be displayed in their chemises as they get ready for the day. The Brunette is a size 7 early Tete Jumeau. The smaller doll is an early portrait.

This French room box is a charming toy with its miniature furniture and folding walls. These are decorated with pretty “wallpapers” and silk curtains. These room boxes are designed for the mignonettes made popular by “La Poupe Modelle.” The furniture for these boxes is very cleverly made by cutting the pieces out on a jig and decorating it with scrap. When the room is set up it gives the impression of a very elegant room in a second empire apartment. When the child is finished playing the room folds up and is stored in its sturdy box. The apartments of the second empire in Paris were seldom large; so these room boxes were much more typical in France than larger dollhouses found in England or the German larger room boxes.

Most of this article has been about antique dolls, but I have always had fun with bears. The hall cupboard is the domain of the bears and their friends. Small granddaughters have fun with these toys. It started with the four small Steiff bears in a box with their tea party.

When my daughter was in grade school I used to do a Teddy Bears Christmas display and it has never stopped.

Bears can have some nice things but their style is more rustic. They have American painted doll’s furniture from 1900 and some rustic Adirondack furniture from the 1930s. [Fig. 30] Last summer I set up a Teddy Bear’s birthday party for my granddaughter. [Fig.31] The bears invited a few dolls also.

To make these scenes you need an assortment of little rugs. I have collected needle point pieces, small Oriental carpets and pieces of Paisley finished as a rug. The rugs help you to hide the doll’s stands and make your setting look more realistic. [Fig.32] Keep an eye out for fabrics or small rugs to use as dolly rugs.

I hope you enjoy playing with your dolls and Teddy Bears to make vignettes, so when your back is turned the dolls can have fun. They make a very cheerful sight as you catch them out of the corner of your eye. The search for these little accessories is exciting, because you never know where you will find just the right thing to add to the furnishings of Dolly’s life.

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THE VIRTUAL DOLL CONVENTION Report by Marcia Leizure of Withingtons

For the past few days I have visited some of the activities presented at the Virtual Doll Convention, hosted by the “darlin’ of the internet” Rachel Hoffman. Rachel has been doing podcasts 45in conjunction with the many Ruby Lane dealers who specialize in dolls, now she has launched a virtual doll show on Facebook.

When I first saw the Facebook posts on the upcoming doll event, I had mixed feelings about the idea. Why would one choose to interact in the virtual world... don’t we spend entirely too much time on our electronic devices? For example, in the Boston area recently, members of the UFDC region 15 clubs had “Dolly Day” where a group of doll friends gather at a member’s house to share good food (pot luck) and of course the dolls (buy-selltrade). The event was hosted by a collector who 35 years ago became infatuated by an old bisque doll as she passed by the window of an antique shop. She fell in love and just had to have her.

The $60.00 price was a fortune to a young girl of limited means but her mind was set. She saved her paper route money and finally had enough to buy that first doll. Fast forward; now her substantial house is filled with dolls and people, in that order! Doll collections are a major part of her life, as they are in the lives of so many collectors.

The Withington Auction company, a dinosaur in many ways, was started in 1949 by the legendary Dick Withington. An article in Time Magazine touted him as the Bob Hope of the auction block. He elevated his position as a country auctioneer to the top of his game, gaining recognition for world record sales of American antiques and antique dolls. In 1959 one of his regular customers brought him an elderly friend with a doll museum in Hancock, NH, who needed to sell her collection. Dick told Dorothy Cram that he didn’t know anything about selling antique dolls, but, he said, having sold chinchillas and sled dogs, how hard could it be? That was sixty years ago, and Withington’s has been conducting auctions of exclusively antique dolls continuously since then.

However, it is winter in the north, and the weather is unpredictable, and we all have cabin fever so this “Virtual Doll Convention” has been a pleasant surprise! I have had the chance to see many of our regular customers, posting pictures of their personal collections (there were some familiar faces from our auctions!) So, I must admit the event has made me quite a fan!

The Elusive London Rag Baby

by Linda Edward

W

ithin every category of doll type collected and studied today are narrow byways or unusual sub-categories. One such is the story of the London Rag Baby.

Its very name engenders a certain amount of confusion in today’s collecting world. The current mode in doll terminology is to classify dolls by the material from which their heads are made. This use provides collectors with a recognizable language to use when discussing and studying dolls with their fellow collectors.

But when using research sources from other eras it is important to remember that terminology has changed. This is especially important when talking about “London Rag Babies,” the name by which these dolls were originally marketed.

The “rag baby” portion of the name refers to their all cloth bodies. The head of the doll is in fact a cloth blank, but the most special part of these elusive dolls is their wax, mask face. This wax mask has an outer coving of fine muslin fabric which gives the dolls a very soft, sweet look.

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An article in the November 1879 issue of St Nicholas refers to the London Rag Baby doll.

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These dolls first appeared in about 1865, by the 1870s they were well known to the buyers of the day. In the 1870s the dolls were mentioned in The Wonderland of Work written by Clara L Mateaux where she describes them as “a thoroughly English invention, …”

These dolls were sold to a world market which included the USA as evidenced by an article included in the November 1879 issue of St. Nicholas published here in the USA stating, “The London doll ‘special’ is the rag-baby, and a very pretty thing it is, just beginning to come to our babies. The head is of wax covered with very thin muslin, which gives it a peculiarly soft and babyish look, and makes it strong enough for baby to play with.” The collector and preservationist in me shudders to think of these elusive and delicate dolls in the hands and mouths of real live babies but they must have enjoyed popularity as they were made for at least 35 years.

The company founded by EI Horsman in 1865 at first sold games and home amusements. In the 1870s they added dolls which they purchased in Europe and expanding into wholesaling. In 1893 they advertised London Rag Babies in 8 styles or sizes ranging in price from 75₵ to $10 a dozen at wholesale. These dolls were dressed as babies or as Red Ridinghood.

An article in The Girls’ Own Annual of 1900 describes the story of a woman in Shoreditch England whose job was to make the wax mask faces for these dolls. “Taking up a ready-made wax face, she pressed it into a heated mold, previously lined with white muslin; which adhered to the warm wax and came away with it. Upon this surface her employer would paint the features and complexion.” This description indicates that the process of pressing the faces was done by specially trained out-workers who then returned the mask faces to the factory for completion and assemblage into finished dolls.

The construction of the London rag baby is quite simple. The body of the doll is made of cotton fabric. The hands have an elongated shape with fingers and thumb indicted by stitching. Feet are shaped with a separate piece to form the toe area and tend to point downward, shoes when present are integral to the legs.

The legs are sewn into the torso which allows the dolls to sit. The cloth head is a blank which has the wax mask applied to it with what appears to be a combination of glue and straight pins. (It should be noted here that the use of straight pins in dolls was a common practice at the time.)

Examples of these dolls have been found with painted blue eyes, sometimes with a black glass-top pins serving as the pupils. The lips and eyebrows are softly painted on top of the muslin outer skin. Bonnets covered the back of the cloth head and framed the wax mask face. The majority of these dolls are found in long or short baby clothes although they can also be found in the aforementioned Red Ridinghood style of costume.

Top left: Though showing the effects of time the features of the mask face still present a soft and appealing visage. The muslin outer layer on these faces is very fine and often exhibits wear on examples found today. Note the black glass-headed pins used as the doll’s pupils.

Right, top and bottom: Front and Back view of a 13.5�

London Rag Baby in the typical baby-style costume.

This example wears what was probably meant to be an undergarment made of heavily sized, loose weave cotton and her crochet lace trimmed bonnet.

Left: The shapely arms and legs of the cloth body of the doll are seen here. Note the characteristic elongated hand with stitched fingers.

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Most examples found today have faces which have tended to darken with time. It is as if every particle of dust or air pollutant that passed the dolls in the past 100 plus years has adhered to the surfaces. But these dolls are difficult enough to find today that we can forgive them this fault, making them an interesting example of one of the lesserknown byways in the story of dolls.

Bibliography Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., Evelyn J. Coleman The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls Vol. I & II. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1968 & 1986 Don Jensen Collector’s Guide to Horsman Dolls.

Paducah: Collector Books, 2002 St Nicholas, Volume 7, Article 1, 1879

Top Left: This example although showing some fading and soil accumulation has so far managed to escape the ravages of time that so many of these dolls have suffered. Her feathered eyebrows, heavily painted blue eyes and two-tone lips are still quite bright.

Bottom Left and Right: Front and Back view of an 18”, all-original example is the “Red Ridinghood” style costume. These dolls were advertised in the 1890s by companies such as Erich and Horsman.

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by Donna W. Brown

Traveling Cindy Horsman with trunk and three outfits, negligee #1106, turquoise dress with jacket #1111 and checkered blouse with black velvet pants #1107. The wedding gown was sometimes included in this set.

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he Traveling Cindy Horsman doll debuted in 1958 and was advertised as, “A lovely little lady with captivating ways! Her trim 10 ½ inch teenage figure is fashioned in soft, smooth vinyl.” Another description noted, “She’s a well-groomed 10 ½ inch beauty, and how she loves clothes!” Soon Traveling Cindy was one of the most popular dolls in the country.

Edward Imeson Horsman opened a toy company in New York City in 1865 and quickly became a leader in the toy industry. In 1930, the company built the Horsman Doll factory complex in Trenton, New Jersey, the largest doll factory in the United States at the time. The one-block complex had more than 800 employees and consists of two three-story brick buildings. At one time, 12,000 dolls were produced per day. Unlike most doll companies, Horsman made the clothing and boxes for their dolls at the same location.

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Cindy’s fancy dresses were usually made of taffeta and velvet. Dresses shown are Party Dress #1117 and Sheath Dress #1115. The pink and black gown is often found on larger Cindy dolls.

Horsman manufactured many types of dolls including ragdolls, composition, stuffed fairy skin, hard plastic and vinyl. In 1953, they introduced the little girl Cindy Strutter doll with soft fairy skin and in 1954 Cindy Strutter had a jointed hard plastic body and wigged head to contend with popular dolls like Ideal’s Toni. By 1956, little girls had become infatuated with more grown-up dolls and Horsman’s Cindy became a teenager with a mature face and body with high heel feet, to compete with Ideal’s Miss Revlon.

Then in 1958 they introduced 10 ½ inch, Traveling Cindy, a contemporary of Little Miss Revlon and Miss Coty. Traveling Cindy came in a trunk with a wardrobe for all occasions selling for $9.98. The black cardboard trunk had a single metal latch, a ribbon to hold her in place and metal rod for hanging clothing.

Her outfits were hung on plain wire hangers. The trunk can be identified by its red plastic handle.

Gowns of taffeta covered in lace were very popular on Traveling Cindy, including Bride #1110 and Gown #1114 in two colors.

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Horsman frequently dressed Traveling Cindy in ensembles made of cotton fabric with patterns of red, white and black. Shown are a beach outfit consisting of bathing suit and skirt #1116, a red coat and a romper with a seahorse print skirt.

Ballerina Cindy usually came in a pink and black tutu #1136, though other colors have been found. Ballet shoes and box are original.

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Traveling Cindy was made of rigid vinyl body with a soft vinyl head and rooted hair. She can be found with three different bodies. Early Traveling Cindy had light brown, blond or red hair in a ponytail, a vinyl body with a swivel waist and jointed limbs. Occasionally her hair was fashioned in a bun. Later she had jointed knees and was given a bubble hair style in red, blond, black or light brown. An uncommon Traveling Cindy can be found with stationary legs and a bubble hair style. Dolls with curly shoulder length hair were available for a short time and are very rare. All have Horsman on the back of their head.

A 1958 catalog page from General, a wholesale company, shows Traveling Cindy (dolls B & C) with black cardboard trunk, accessories and additional outfits.

Photo illustrates three different body types for Traveling Cindy: stuffed soft vinyl, later bent knee and original hard vinyl with swivel waist.

All Traveling Cindy Horsman clothing came with the same size plastic two-hole buttons, never snaps or hooks, which simplifies identification.

C.M. McClung & Company wholesale catalog, 1958, describes 10 ½ inch Cindy Horsman as a teenage doll. It shows prices of dolls and clothing for merchants.

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Very rare polka dot dress with black velvet bodice and organdy skirt and collar.

Horsman regularly offered the same dress or ensemble in various colors and designs. Here we have the same style skirt and blouse set in two different fabrics.

Traveling Cindy had blue eyes, usually red painted finger and toenails, though some are found without painted nails. She had four painted lashes to the side of each eye, pearl earrings and red or peach lips. Her arms are another distinguishing factor. Some dolls had hands with palms that appeared to face down when extended, while others seemed to reach out sideways. Her third and fourth fingers were molded together.

The Traveling Cindy doll originally came with 3 to 5 outfits. Most often she had a two-piece turquoise and black print dress with matching jacket, a lace bridal gown and veil, black velvet pants and red-checkered blouse, and a black negligee with pink lace trim. Accessories included nylon stockings and high heel shoes in red, black and white. Her extensive wardrobe was sturdy and fashionable but lacked the design or details of higher priced fashion dolls.

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additional outfits could be purchased separately. In one 1958 catalog she was called Teenage Cindy. Red, black and white were popular colors for her clothing. One outfit was a red playsuit with cover up skirt and straw hat. The skirt was red and white, decorated with seahorses and starfish. Another outfit in this color scheme was a white skirt with tiny black stars and red blouse with matching cuffs and collar.

She also enjoyed a selection of cocktail dresses and gowns. There was a red strapless gown with red tulle overlay and a black velvet waistband. Another popular gown, one of the few that were named, was Mardi Gras, with a black velvet top and pink lace skirt. Her clothing had no labels but are easy to identify by the two-hole buttons, not snaps or hooks. Sometimes the same buttons were used for adornment.

By the early 1960s, Barbie had gained popularity and soon Traveling Cindy was packed away or passed on to younger siblings. Today many can be found on-line or at yard sales reasonably priced. Though a 10 ½ inch Cindy in played with condition may sell for $20.00, a mint doll in a rare outfit can garner five times that. Assembling a wardrobe for Traveling Cindy will take some time and patience, but an adventure certainly worth its while.

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ONGOING 10/18-4/20/19 ~ Switzerland. Hats Off To Hats Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum. www.swmb.museum.

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11-2018 thru 3-2019 ~ Philadelphia, PA. Exhibition starring four extraordinary miniature dolls and their extravagant wardrobes. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

9 ~ Fort Myers, FL. Doll Show. Araba Temple.

Fort Myers Doll Club & Cape Coral Doll Guild.

Marilia Hall. 239-540-8628. Sharon.

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11/17/18-2/10/19 ~ Switzerland. Christmas Tree Art for the Holidays Art Glass - tree decorations from around 1920. Basle Toy Museum. www.swmb.museum.

9 ~ Schertz, TX. Doll Show. Schertz Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868.

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10 ~ Lynnwood, WA. Doll Show. Embassy Suites. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723. pepins4@msn.com

2 ~ Baton Rouge, LA. Doll Show. Milton J. Womack Center. George or Cynthia Orgeron.

985-386-4291. Orgeron2466@bellsouth.net

15-17 ~ Monterey/Seaside, CA. Dolls by the Seaside Event. Jeff Doung. 510-531-8972. www.bayareadollcluborg.blogspot.com

2 ~ Leesburg, FL. Doll Show. Morrison United Methodist Church. Janelle Sundeenl.

352-728-1832. magicofdolls@gmail.com. Orange Blossom & Hills & Lake Doll Collectors Clubs.

16 ~ Largo, FL. Doll Show. Minnreg Building.

St. Petersburg Doll Club. Ilene Delk.

727-347-7556. rdelk2@tampabay.rr.com.

Jo Valente. 727-384-1708.

2 ~ Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 700 Highland Dr. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2213. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com. sweetbriar@live.com.

23 ~ Naples, FL. CORRECTION!!! This is a Luncheon, Not a show. Registration is Required. $60. charge. Wyndemere Golf & Country Club. Southwest Florida Antique Doll Study Guild. Martha Simmons. marthabs.428@gmail.com. 239-694-4802.

3 ~ Fullerton, CA. Antique and Collectible Dolls, Bears & Accessories. Rowbear Presents.

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23 ~ Roseville, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Event.

Placer County Fairgrounds. dollshowjean@ gmail.com. 916-397-3191. dollshowadeline@gmail.com. 916-949-5894. www.dolls4all.com

24 ~ Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show.

Strongsville Holiday Inn. Eileen Green. 440-2835839. phdofdolls@yahoo.com.

MARCH 2019

1-3 ~ Dubuque, IA. Antique Spectacular Vintage Market. QCCA EXPO CENTER. Kim Schilling, Melting Pot Productions, Inc. 712-326-9964. Kim.spectacular@gmail.com 2 ~ Cocoa, FL. Doll, Bear, Miniature & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. Florida Space Coast Doll Club. Joanne Collazo. 856-266-2518. creativejojo@aol.com 2 ~ Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection. Cameo Doll Club. Patricia Morley.

949-521-6090. pattimorley@cox.net.

2 ~ Fletcher/Asheville, NC. Doll & Bear Show. WNC Agricultural Boone Building.

Southeastern Doll Shows. Jackie Stone.

828-505-2287. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com

10 ~ Maquoketa, IA. Doll Show.

Centerstone Inn & Suites. Sherryl Newton. easterniowadollshows@aol.com. www.facebook.com/easterniowadollshows.

13-14 ~ Denver, PA. Toy & Doll Auction.

Morphy Auctions. 877-968-8880. info@morphyauctions.com. morphyauctions.com.

14-16 ~ Houston, TX. Doll Convention Show & Sale. Marriott Houston Hobby. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077. beccasdolls@gmail.com 16 ~ Naples, FL. Marquis Antique Doll Auction.

Hyatt Regency. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. info@theriaults.com. www.theriaults.com 16-17 ~ Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Washington State Fairgrounds. alisadollshow@gmail.com. 253-961-8131. www.dolls4all.com

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SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS

GAITHERSBURG Antiques Doll Show

HUNDREDS of S E L L I N G TA B L E S …

DEC 7&8 Sat 10-5 • Sun 10-3

The 176th Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll & *Toy Show 2019 Established 1972

9 ~ Fairhope, AL. Doll & Toy Show. Fairhope Civic Center. Eastern Shore Doll Club of Alabama. Sheryl Columber. 251-284-4089. sam.dc.sc.07LEX@gmail.com. Vickie Nicholas.

251-455-7935. mamanicivic@aol.com.

9 ~ Lakeland, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Lake Mirror Center. Tropical Doll Study Club. Vicki MacTavish. 315-481-8116. Diane Milla.

863-644-1144. millandiane@gmail.com. thecondies@aol.com.

9 ~ Port Charlotte, FL. Doll & Bear Show.

Charlotte Harbor Event Center. Pt. Charlotte Doll Club of Florida. Sheila West. 941-255-0340.

401-699-3750. sheilawest11@yahoo.com 10 ~ Dewitt, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Center of Dewitt. Sandy Johnson Barts. 269-599-1511.

10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Ph. 732‑536‑4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

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12 Miles North West of Washington DC (I‑270) Exit 10 to red light, turn left, follow fairgrounds signs.

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30-31 ~ Las Vegas, NV. Antique, Vintage, Modern Dolls, Toys, Miniatures, Accessories & More. Rowbear Lowman. 831-438-5349.

RowbearPresents@charter.net

MARCH 2019 continued from page 62 16 ~ Venice, FL. Doll Show. Woodmere Park.

Venice Doll Club of Florida. Patty Andrews.

941-493-6089. Holly Hamm. hollyhamm70@gmail.com

30 ~ West Chester/Cincinnati, OH. Doll Show.

EnterTRAINment Junction Expo. Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513-2078409. askmargie@aol.com

21-24 ~ Pacific Grove, CA. The Grovian Doll Museum presents Jardin du Luxembourg. A Denise Buese Sewing Workshop. Registration.

Carmel Doll Shop. 831-643-1902. www.carmeldollshop.com 22-24 ~ Dubuque, IA. Antique Spectacular Vintage Market. Grand River Center. Kim Schilling, Melting Pot Productions, Inc. 712-326-9964. Kim.spectacular@gmail.com

31 ~ St. Charles, IL. Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Karla Moreland Presents. Karla.

815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net.

APRIL 2019

23 ~ Madison, WI. Doll Show. Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center. Madison Area Doll Club. Vicki. 608-279-5298. dollcoll@charter.net.

Nancy. 608-271-1546. nancyawolf@gmail.com.

23 ~ Sharonville, OH. Doll Show. Sharonville Convention Ctr. Triple Crown Doll Club. 513675-8382. 3CrownDollShow@gmail.com

Maquoketa Doll Show

3 ~ Hatfield, PA. From the Collection of Regina Steele, part 3 & Estate of Joanne Brucklacher Horstmann Online & Live Auction. Alderfer Auctions. 215-393-3000. info@AlderferAuction.com.

6 ~ Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Rec. Hall. Linda. 585-482-0835.

6 ~ Lynnwood, WA. Doll, Toy & Antique Sale. Embassy Suites. Joy Hill. 425-712-1575.

Trevino746@aol.com 7 ~ Dedham, MA. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn Boston Hotel. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins.

603-969-1699. CollinsGifts14@aol.com

SUNDAY MARCH 10, 2019

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MAQUOKETA, IOWA 9am to 3pm - $5 Early Bird 8am - $10

Centerstone Inn and Suites 1910 Nairn Drive Exit 156 off Highway 61 Free appraisals, on site repairs www.facebook.com/ easterniowadollshows.

Sherryl Newton easterniowadollshows@aol.com

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APRIL 2019 continued from page 63 7 ~ Fullerton, CA. Doll, Teddy, Miniature & Artisan Show. Hotel Fullerton. Rowbear Presents. 831-438-5349.

RowbearPresents@charter.net

18 ~ Williamsfield, OH. Doll Show.

Williamsfield Community Center. Heirloom Doll Society. Lynne Anne Morrow. 440-3447747. circlemranch25@gmail.com

JUNE 2019

7 ~ Maumee/Toledo, OH. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Lucas County Rec. Ctr. Sandy Bullock.

734-282-0152. www.ToledoDollShow.com

2 ~ Belleville, IL. Doll, Bear, Miniature & Dollhouse Collectible Show. Belle-Clair Expo Center. Kay Weber. 618-233-0940. 618-558-2092.

13 ~ Jonesborough, TN. Doll Show.

Jonesborough Visitor Ctr. The Dollhouse. Ellen Stafford. 423-753-0022.

2 ~ Concord, CA. Doll Show. Crown Plaza Hotel. 101 Doll Study Club. Anne Lien.

415-342-8655. stilly5@yahoo.com.

12-14 ~ Rock Island, IL. Antique Spectacular Vintage Market. Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center. Kim Schilling, Melting Pot Productions, Inc. 712-326-9964.

Kim.spectacular@gmail.com

2 ~ Sturbridge, MA. Doll & Bear Show.

Sturbridge Host Hotel. Wendy Collins.

603-969-1699. CollinsGifts14@aol.com

25-27 ~ Seattle, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Double Tree Hotel. staff@pnwbjdexpo.com. www.pnwbjdexpo.com.

8 ~ Missoula, MT. Doll Show. Ruby’s Inn. Bitterroot Blizzard Doll Club. Kary Schrader.

406-360-7214. schrader1501@blackfoot.net

27 ~ Fairport, NY. Doll Show. St. John of Rochester Parish. Henrietta Doll Lovers Club.

Dottie. 585-889-2015. odailey622@aol.com 27 ~ Nashville, TN. Doll & Bear Show. Mt. Juliet Community Center. Jackie Stone.

828-505-2287. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com 27 ~ Ocala, FL. Doll Show. Rolling Greens Village Clubhouse. Harriet Brinker.

954-292-7758. hnatalan@gmail.com 27 ~ Ringgold, GA. Doll Show. The Colonnade.

Chattanooga Doll Club. Carolyn Cronan.

706-965-4619. ccronan@catt.com

MAY 2019

4 ~ Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. Barbara Keehbauch. 407-678-5678. bkeehbauch@msn.com 4 ~ Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Bear Show.

Alameda County Fairgrounds. dollshowjean@ gmail.com. 916-397-3191. dollshowadeline@gmail.com. 916-949-5894. www.dolls4all.com 5 ~ Canada. The Greater Toronto Doll Show.

Holiday Inn. www.greatertorontodollshow. com. greatertorontodollshow@gto.net 8 ~ Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. www.withingtonauction.com. 603-478-3232.

9-10 ~ Nashua, NH. Doll Auctions. Featuring Doll Collection of Dolores Smith. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. www.withingtonauction.com. 603-478-3232.

11 ~ Batavia, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Quality Inn. Saturday’s Child. Martha Smith.

585-506-7948. satschild4@yahoo.com 18 ~ Eastlake, OH. Fashions Through The Decades Luncheon. Cleveland Doll Club. Pat Dutchman. 440-785-4183. pdutchman@roadrunner.com 64

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9 ~ Fullerton, CA. Doll, Teddy, Miniature & Artisan Show. Hotel Fullerton. Rowbear Presents. Rowbear Lowman. 831-438-5349.

22 ~ Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Washington State Fairgrounds & Event Center. alisadollshow@gmail.com. 253-961-8131. www.dolls4all.com

JULY 2019

21-24 ~ Nashville, TN. Sale of Fine Rare Dolls, Toys, Bears, Miniatures and More. The Inn at Opryland.National Doll Festival. Rowbear.

831-438-5349. www.nationaldollfestival.com.

DollFestival@aol.com.

25-27 ~ Nashville, TN. The Art of Dolls & Bears Sale. Comfort Suites. National Doll Festival.

Rowbear. 831-438-5349. www.nationaldollfestival.com DollFestival@aol.com

Valerie Fogel’s

Beautiful Bébés Fine Dolls and Precious Playthings of the Past Tel: 425.765.4010 Beautifulbebes@outlook.com For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

www.bebesatticfinds.rubylane.com

Always Buying. Trades, Consignments, Sales and Estate.

Beautiful early 23-inch French Fashion poupée with stunning face, gorgeous spiral threaded blue eyes, beautifully modeled and painted. Lovely, long blonde, skin cap wig and superb antique ensemble that appears possibly original. Brown antique leather boots and lovely antiqe undergarments including pantaloons, slip and stockings. Perfect swivel head, free of repair or factory flaws. Closed mouth and marked 8. Original bisque edged shoulder plate on sturdy kid body w/ lovely separately wired/ stitched fingers. Antique burgundy velvet ensemble in generally excellent aged condition. $3200 Valentine Special Shipping & Ins: $55

Antique 18th Century European Inlaid Rosewood Secretary Exquisitely crafted with beveled mirror; bombe shaped lower drawer, ornately decorated treasure with elegantly shaped framing of mirror and associated supports. Truly a collector’s dream addition for the special Bébé or Fabulous Fashion in your life. Generally excellent. $2200 (Valued at $3500) Shipping to be determined.

Member UFDC & NADDA

Mona Lisa SmileSublime Bru Jeune Bébé marked 10 from the Chevrot Era Beautiful head in excellent condition with largest spiral threaded blue eyes and bright, inquisitive expression having a Mona Lisa Smile. Fashioned during the Chevrot era, this beauty has the sought after articulated bisque arms and kid body with lower articulated wooden carved legs. Her body is in generally wonderful condition for age. Free of damage to the bisque or kid leather torso. She retains her Bru label. Our Princess is dressed in a fabulous white pique ensemble with lavish soutache and complex embellishments crowned with a matching hat. Her long-tailed mohair wig styled by DSB perfectly frames her pretty face. Her shoes are black leather marked Bru shoes. What a blessed little lady!

Custom Layaway Available–$22,800 Special Valentines Day Pricing!

Shipping: Free at listed price

Petit & Dumoutier Heart wrenchingly beautiful Petit & Dumoutier Bébé 25 inches tall. Excellent with exquisite pale bisque free of damage or restoration. Large expressive paper weight eyes rimmed with sweeping lashes and framed with medium sienna brows.

Excellent shaping of lovely lips with coral tint and deeper outline.

Marked P5D. Spectacular long-tailed antique blonde mohair wig crowns this beauty. Original body with metal hands. Light early refresh. Couture ensemble of pale pink antique lace and silks. $15,800.

Shipping: Free at listed price

SEE US at the Antique Doll & Toy Show at our New Location at the Lynnwood, WA Embassy Suites Hotel on 44th Ave W on February 10 from 11-4!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone!