February 2021

Antique DOLL Collector February 2021 Vol. 24, No. 2

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Anne Demuth

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

Happy Valentine’s Day! Treat yourself to a new doll. Buy on-line or visit my private shop!

Socially distanced and by appointment only.

Please call or text me at 336.755.1400 You’ll be greeted by goodies galore and fabulous opportunities to buy, sell or trade! Choose from my 20 plus year doll collection including hundreds of antique and vintage dolls. Plus, pick through my huge 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.

If you are thinking of selling your doll treasures, I buy everything from one doll, or doll accessory, to an entire collection, including: dolls, shoes, clothes, wigs, miniatures, doll jewelry, doll houses, furniture and accessories.

1. Antique 24” German Amberg Character Baby Doll. $245 2. 17” Vintage Nancy Ann Style Show Hard Plastic Doll In Fabulous Tagged Outfit $795

3. Antique 16” 220 Kestner German Bisque Toddler Doll W/Mohair Wig & Great Outfit $3495

4. 19” Antique C1890 Jumeau Doll Marked Straight-wristed Body And Mohair Wig $1895 5. Antique 19” 114 Kammer Reinhardt German Bisque Doll W/Mohair Wig & Great Outfit $3495

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6. Antique 14” Armand Marseille 231 Fany Perfect German Bisque Toddler Doll $4500

7. Antique 14” SFBJ Perfect French All Orig Bisque Doll With Great Outfit $225

8. Antique 15” 115A Kammer Reinhardt Phillip Perfect German Bisque Toddler Doll $2495 9. 22” Antique German Bisque Simon Halbig 1489 Erika Doll w/Great Outfit $2950

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10. Antique 20” Kammer Reinhardt Simon Halbig 117A Character Doll w/ Great Outfit $2795 11. 18” Antique C1870 E. Barrois French Fashion Doll Poupee Peau With Unique Neck $1895 12. 14” Antique C1870 Wooden Bodied Smiling Bru French Fashion Doll Poupee Peau $9750

13. Rare Antique Meiji 18” Oriental Gofun Doll With Original Outfit $1375

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14. Antique German Bisque 11” Rare Hertel Schwab Skippy Character Baby Doll Damaged but rare $275

15. Antique 19” Kammer Reinhardt Simon Halbig 117A Character Doll w/ Great Outfit $2250

16. Rare Antique 25” x 31” Signed L. Lecka Original Oil of Girl w/Doll Listed Artist $2495

17. 21” Antique German Composition Rare Orsini Doll Dressed In Original Outfit $455

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18. Antique 18” All Original Cloth Early Kathe Kruse XII Hampelchen Doll $2850

19. Antique 20” Armand Marseille Character Mold 400 Doll With Fully Jointed Body $2250 20. Antique German 29” Kammer Reinhardt 117 Mein Leibling Doll With Marked Body $3295

21. Antique German 8” Rare Black Character Doll With Orig Body Cute Outfit. $245

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22. Antique German 8” Rare Black Character Doll With Orig Body Cute Outfit $245 23. 8” Victorian French Poupee Bebe Paper Mache FurCovered Borzoi Dog Doll Accessory Measured tip of nose to end of tail $625 24. Antique 12” French Fashion Doll Poupee Peau With Fantastic Gown & Mohair Wig $1200

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Experience pure doll Joy!

Find all of these and more in my eBay Store Anniepoojewels For more information call: 336.755.1400 or email: dollsbearscookies@yahoo.com Also find us on Facebook: Anne Demuth

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1. 17” China Rohmer fashion having stamped leather body w/wood jointed arms, bisque lower arms, wood jointed knees, bisque lower legs, orig. skin wig, and so smart in her antique outfit featuring a long red wool coat over woven wool skirt and tucked white cotton blouse topped with velveteen beret and antique fur muff. $8,950.

2. 16” French paper mache with painted eyes (scuff on right eye), leather body w/pink tint, in orig. cotton country outfit. $1,550.

3. 4 1/2” Early Simon Halbig mignonette w/rare sleep eyes, wearing orig. silk costume, orig. wig, two hip chips at top back of right leg. $1,800.

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Paradis Des Enfant - Gorgeous unmarked 16” Poupée with snowy-white pristine kid body with shapely gussets at ample hips and perfectly preserved label from the Paradis des Enfant atelier on Rue de Rivoli in Paris. Our beauty is simply costumed in her sturdy travel frock and woolen cape and crowned with a lovely velvet feathered chapeau.

Excellent pressed bisque head with gentle coloring and soft expression on pretty face. Antique leather shoes with toe buckle. Travel case separate. $2995

Two beauties, Marked 10 Bébé Jumeau & 15” Jumeau w/ Bisque Arms - Two beauties in wonderful overall condition with no repairs or damage to beautiful bisque heads or the long graceful arms of the lovely fashion! The 21” Bébé has a lavish silk bonnet and pretty blue and cream ensemble with signed Jumeau shoes.

The beautiful 15” Jumeau fashion has jewel-like blue eyes that are completely mesmerizing! She is dressed in a wonderful creme day dress with ribbons and pleated pocket adornments. Both dolls wear beautiful, mohair wigs. 21” Bébé $3150; 15” Poupée $2850

Blue Leather Etui with Implements~ Perfect for Maemoiselle’s travel needs! $595

Superb Slant-Front Mahogany Inlaid Desk w/ Painted Scenes14”t x 11”w x 8”d- $1895

Borzoi Dog in Excellent Condition 11” long x 8” tall- $1100 14” Premier Bébe Incassable - In the genre of fine French dolls, this petite Bébé is truly a treasure. This 20” Figure A Steiner A13 darling has the - This is such a lovely palest bisque and Bébé with her large rarer to find amber imploring blue eyes. On spiral threaded eyes, original excellent labeled a delectable costume body, this charmer has a of antique fabrics, beautiful, pristine and a charming pressed bisque head with antique flowered superb painting of silk bonnet over a childlike features. Lovely beautiful skin wig. Jumeau blue earrings with a muslin frock with handmatching dress pin, and a delightful brass and painted blue silk adornment and coordinated turquoise handbag along with leather Jumeau flower-bedecked hat with matching blue silk styled shoes complete her ensemble. Please call ribbons. Overall wonderful condition. $3895 for additional details and pictures! $7850

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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

February 2021, Volume 24, Number 2

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FINDING YOUR SWEET SPOT The Charm of Candy Container Dolls

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A MABEL LUCIE ATWELL Chad Valley Doll

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Enormous Wardrobe! - all in trunk!

Rare antique bisque by Hertal Schwab. See #16 $2500 2) Rare 16” A. M. 266 Character unlisted mold! mint Biskaloid, gl. sl. eyes, molded braids, Pretty Factory Clothes. $450 3) Chunky 24” Electra Baby - carved teeth/tongue, jtd. compo body, sweet period clothes. $225 4) 16” Wigged Patsy Joan - rare Sleep Eye version, A/O Clothes & Shoes, plus Leopard Coat. $275 5) 18” Mme. Alex. ‘Prince Charming’ - A/O w. 2-tags, Glass Slipper & Hang Tag. $295; Mint 14” Mme. Alex. ‘Amy’ - Hang Tag, Label, Floss Loop Wig, great color.

Scarce! $295 6) Mint in Box Terri Lee w. Rare Daisy at wrist - Labelled Dress, clean firm beautiful Box. $325 7) Rare 12” A. M. ‘430’ Boy - a unique mold, Closed Mouth, carved Teeth, intaglio eyes, top quality lad in Period Suit. $275 8) 19” FnB Patsy Ann - no facial craze, 4-dresses, plus Factory Hat/ Coat & Shoes, sl. eyes, great color!

All clean! $250 9) Stunning 27” FnB Anne Shirley Face - clear sl. eyes, orig wig, period clothes, some craze, great color, repainted legs-just $110 10) 18” One owner Factory Orig.

‘Nancy’ - no facial craze, sl. tin eyes, om, Labelled Dress & Shoes. Mint $90; 18” Shirley Temple - perfect face, body craze, Period Dress, good Orig. Wig. $150 11) 17” Wendy Face Teen - Factory Orig. Wig to Shoes, clear eyes. $95; All Orig. 21” Mme. Alex. Deanna Durbin - near perfect w. Factory Clothes, Shoes & great color, no craze. $275 12) A/O in Box Patricia ‘Anne Shirley’ - Box, Label, Lid, Tissue, Bracelet, Mint Outfit, plus Extra Coat & Hat, no craze, great color!

Pretty & perfect. $425 13) 15” Sizzy & Puzzy - Factory Orig. Pair. - all excel. no craze or flake, Comic style Characters. $495 14) FnB All Orig. Babyette! Factory Bunting-Basinet-Hang Tag! Rare Presentation Basket w. doll bedding & room for a dozen more of your own dolls if you like! Just $350 (Babies shown also for sale.)

15) Special Terri Lee Pat. Pend. mint Majorette w. Baton, Hat & Cape! rare one w.Label.so 50’s! $350

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16) Rare Bisque Head ‘Patsy 127’ - by Hertal Schwab, 1st Place Winner! Mint w. countless numbers of Original Factory Outfits all contained in her Trunk w. shoes, skates, ETC! Museum Piece! $2500 17) Terri Lee Patent Pending in Trunk - 6 of 8 mint Factory Outfits have Labels, plus Steiff Puppy. Great! $395 18) Very Rare 24” Name Doll ‘Erika’ - This Halbig ‘Hilda’ has flawless quality, toddler body, great period clothes, and Orig.

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19) 11” Cabinet Bisque Head Gladdie - Rarest of the Rare! ‘One of a kind’ in this size, flawless dewy sheen, gl eyes, orig body, silk Mariner’s Outfit.

Irreplaceable! $3500 20) Boutique O’Neill Kewpie Valentine - this original 10” creation for your cabinet or the wall is mint, sgnd. & extravagant. $250

21) A Lovable 16.5“ Mint ‘165’ Googlie - a splendid trophy, perfect quality, satin bisque, lively ‘shoebutton’ blue eyes, the Watermelon Smile! A Fully Jointed Toddler in her Frilly Pink Silk Dropwaist Party Dress. A Valentine! $4200 19

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22) Attic Perfect 12” ABG Flirty Top Quality w. Factory Wig, Body, and gorgeous miniature gown. $350 23) All Original 7” Kestner All Bisque - Oodles of dense Factory Curls w. layers of delicate, frilly layers of Silk Finery plus undies, blue eyes. So lush! $475

24) 8.5” Heubach All Bisque large jtd.Character w. Starfish Hands & the Original Factory Tunic. A flirt! $750; 8” Factory Mint Kestner ‘260’ Toddler - a bonbon from Hat to Shoes, big Bl. eyes, & crisp Fancy Ensemble plus Starfish Hands. $750

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25) 14” Brn Eye Patsy Wardrobe Doll - fits in Trunk w. 5-Commercial Outfits & no facial craze! $275. 11” Patsy Jr. wears Pink Valentine Dress & Red Factory Shoes. $150

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26) Miniature 13” tall Gottschalk - rare Cabinet Size Model only 6” deep incl. stoop, Orig. Papers inside and out, & unusual balcony. $895 27) 12” Steiner Pierrot in Original Clothes - What a romantic image is this as-found, broken hearted fellow…as seen in Coleman’s Vol II. His hairline 26 cracks and wilted silk lend to the pathos of his search for love. $995

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28) Artist made 8” Glass Eye Queen Anne Wooden - a unique jewel in rich couture fabrics in Orig.

Decorated Case, plus the boxed Pendant. $395 29) Heirloom Pair of 7” Waxes ca.1875 w.

Lambswool Curls, pretty Glass eyes, Classic Victorian Clothing contained in a gold foil clear front Presentation Box. $550

30) 7.5” Heubach 11173 ‘Tiss Me’ Valentine - round eyes, pursed lips, heart-shaped face. A dimpled Rare Character w. tender sheen, finest quality, Fancy Vintage Clothes, Factory Wig plus Toddler body. The Best! $2995 31) All Factory Original 17” Poupee in Brilliant Silk Couture includes the matching decorated Chapeau, Signed Shoes, mint braided & beribboned Mohair Wig, Parasol & Muff, hourglass figure with Bustled Train, plus Published Provenance! $5500 31

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32) 12” All Original 1830’s English Pedlar - the historic work of C.H. White of London with Glass Eyes, Lambswool Wig & The Original Tray complete with Wares - no replacements. $1495 33 33) All Original 12” Papier Mache Gentleman - ca.1850, leather body. Dress Uniform w. Belt & Saber, multiple brush marks & no repainting. $1600; Outstanding 1850’s Jenny Lind - rare 11” cabinet china in her l colorful Original Leather Theatre Costume. A historic and rare doll for the connoisseur. $1495 34) Rare A. T. Style Bebe Steiner - the 20” Closed Mouth beauty, sumptuous quality, blue PWs w. Shaded Lids, sgnd body, Vintage Silk Ensemble w. Factory Shoes & Necklace. Only $3500; All Original 20” Phenix Steiner - Sultry blue PWs, w. Shaded Lids, 1st Place 36 UFDC Winner, All Original from Long Wig to Tasseled Leather Boots, plus Coat & Hat ! $3200 36) Chases -16” Unspoiled Chase Twins in Trunk w. Wardrobe - near mint, no touch 35) Steiner Pierrot - see #27 ups, Sgnd. Bodies, & Brn. Eyes, plus good additional sets of clothes & dolls! $1095

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11.5” Kestner #184 Character Child, brown painted eyes, 5 piece body, sweet expression $1050.

3” Steiff Bendy Panda, mohair, jointed head $49.

4 x 4.5” Steiff Mohair Terrier w/ original bell and ribbon $69.95

23” OM Jumeau w/ blue PW eyes, HH wig, pierced ears, brown velvet dress $1495.

8” S & H Little Woman 1160? original mohair wig & bisque arms on newer cloth body $155.

8” S & H Doll House Doll w/ blond molded hair w/ braid, beautiful painting & molding, flat bottom black boots $255.

17.5” Depose Tete Jumeau 7 in red, blue PW eyes, pierced ears, HH wig, antique clothing $2195.

9” Kestner 121 12 All Bisque Mignonette w/ jointed head and brown sl eyes, pierced ears, square cut teeth, few chips by hips stringing holes, brown 1 strap shoes, left glass eye has surface chip, front tip of left middle finger chipped, slight unevenness on front rim of head $1595.

30” French Jullien 11, beautiful blue eyes, body labeled Bebe Marquee J. J. L’ Universal Incassable, hands repainted $2050.

15.34” SFBJ 237 Jewel Eyed Boy, beautiful molding & painting, antique outfit, shoes & stocking, paint wear on hands & lower legs $1095.

10” Steiff Blank Button Teddy Bear, beautiful mohair, great face $1995.

13 ¾” ABG China Bald Head w/ Black Spot 1870-90’s, 4” Head, blue painted eyes on replaced body $245.

11” Kestner Bald Head China 1870-80’s Pink Tint, 3.25” head, blue painted eyes, original limbs on replacement body $295.

15” Conta Boheme 1870-80 Bald Head w/ black spot, 4.5” head, blue eyes, original china arms on older cloth body $325.

TNT Francie with short flip hairstyle in original swimsuit $210.

Barbie Blond Ponytail #3 with beautiful face, brown eyeliner, in box w/stand $1495.

TNT Brunette Barbie with high facial coloring $195.

German BAPS 3.5” – 4.5” All original, sweet pieces Little Bo Peep & Mary Had a Little Lamb (faded) with 2 lambs $160.

Mary Mary Quite Contrary w/ Flowers $105.

Little Miss Muffet w/ Spider $110.

12” DEP S & H on French body, brown sleep eyes, pierced ears, some paint flakes on torso & right arm, fur wig $645

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3” Steiff Teddy Baby 1930-40’s smallest size made, mohair & velvet as is, played with condition $395.

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18.5” CM Steiner Ffe A, 2 early stiff wrist body 1880-1890, HH wig, antique undergarments, shoes & socks, blue PW eyes, lovely body $3095.

17” CM Steiner Paris Fre A 9 w/ thin pressed bisque, beautiful La Parisian stamped body, blue pw eyes, original mohair wig & pate, antique dress $3050.

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Vogue Ginny’s w/ Caracul Pixie Wigs Strung painted lash, brown eyed, in #29 Kindergarden Series 1952 w/ hang tag $195.

Crib Crowd Ginny Baby w/ Caracul wig, dark eyed $295.

Strung blue eyed Ginny in Hope #27 1953 from Kindergarten Series $165.

(Top) Strung Painted Lash, brown eyed, small neck split left side, #41 Tiny Miss Series 1952 $150.

German BAPS 3.5” – 6” All original & bright colors: Mrs. Josephine Rabbit (Peter Rabbit) $95.

Red Riding Hood $85.

Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater Had a Wife and Can’t Feed Her $125. Pair Ride A Cock Horse $85.

Mr. & Mrs. Bear from Goldilocks $170.

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22.5” Unis 301 Double Kissing Walker body, blue flirty eyes, original HH wig, some paint chipping off upper arms & legs $495.

21.5” French 1880’s CM R 2 D, brown PW eyes, stiff wrist body, eye chip left eye $1295.

18.5” Beautiful Kling Blue Double Ruffles w/ Bow Parian w/ black bow, pierced ears, 1 small flake on ruffle $895.

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 $3295.

14.25” 1907 Jumeau on marked Jumeau body, blue PW eyes, HH wig, 2 hairlines – one on forehead and back, pierced ears, paint as is on hands & feet $650.

17” Kestner 245 Hilda on toddler body, brown sleep eyes, right hand rebuilt thumb and pinkie, Marked H Made in Germany 12, 245, JDK Jr., 1914, @, Hilda $1750.

18” Simon & Halbig 1248 w/ brown flirty eyes on stamped Handwerck body, mohair wig, antique shoes and socks $575.

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11” Poured Wax Christ Child Figure, inserted blue glass eyes, fine HH wig, silk dress w/ metal trim (as is silk), wax head, arms and legs, cloth body, small cracks by right eye, as found – not cleaned in any way $195.

9” AW Kister 1870’s blue eyes, blond molded hair, fancy boots, antique dress $135.

10.25” ABG 1870-80 Blond, blue eyes w/ luster boots, small hairline on shoulderplate, finger tips broken right hand $89.95 10” ABG 1064 All Original w/ wonderful molded boots $160.

25” CM German ABG Turned Head Shoulderplate, kid body, blue glass eyes, mohair wig, antique clothing $285.

18” Kestner 245 Hilda Toddler on 5 piece body, brown sleep eyes, HH wig, head marked – J. Made in Germany 13, 245 JDK Jr. 1914, @, Hilda $1550.

4.5” Steiff Jointed Jocko Monkey w/ tag & button $55.

4.5 x 2.5” Steiff Grey mohair dog $39.95

13” Hilda Kestner 237 @1914 Toddler, brown sleep eyes, mohair wig, wonderful cabinet size w/ fabulous expression $1595.

4” Beautiful Steiff mohair US Zone Teddy Bear w/ ruminants of tag (1944 – 55) $210.

5.5 x 5” Steiff Camel 1950 – 60’s w/ chest tag, great face $65.

17” ED Bebe Jumeau E7D on marked Jumeau body, blue pw eyes, pierced ears, repainted hands, HH wig $1025.

10.5” Wonderful All Original Blond China w/ “Alice” band, superb detailing, cloth legs patched $950.

12.5” Steiff Girl w/ pressed felt face & inserted glass eyes 1937 – 43, w/ paper tag w/ paper tag w/ underscored F button $525.

6.5 x 5” Peky Steiff Dog 1960’s w/ tags, jointed head $79.95 7” Steiff Mecki & Micki w/ tags 1960’s $99.95 pair

16” Kestner 220 Toddler body w/ fur wig, blue sleep eyes, plaster pate, rub on cheek, head marked: H Made in Germany 12, JDK, 220, 15 $2395.

17” Simon & Halbig 1159 on lady body, brown sleep eyes, antique style dress, HH wig, wrong lower legs $775.

17” CM “D” Depose Tete Jumeau, blue pw eyes, pierced ears, faint hairline above right eye, HH wig, antique shoes $2525.

9.5” Gebr. Heubach 10/30 0 Heubach in square Googlie, blue eyes, 5 piece toddler body w molded shoes $675.

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The Quest A Collecting Column by Linda Edward

Series-ously Addictive

Most manufacturers of antique bisque dolls used various number or letter series for their product lines. These designations were not intended for the consumer, but rather were used for inventory control and ordering purposes. For the 21st century collector filling in examples of mold numbers or letters from a given maker can provide years of hunting enjoyment. The small dolls shown here were part of a numbered series of character dolls produced by Theodore Recknagel of Alexandrienthal, Coburg, Germany, during the 1910s.

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It starts harmlessly enough; you come across an interesting doll, innocently you purchase it and begin reading about it and studying it closely. Then, you discover that it is part of a series of dolls. Now it becomes fun to keep an eye open for other examples in the series; maybe you find one or two while hunting for dolls, so far, so good.

Eventually, you have a number of the dolls from the grouping, and before you realize what has happened, you are searching high and low for elusive pieces to complete your series.

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Your friends begin to shake their heads and murmur to each other, “what is this strange fixation that has come over her” as you manically sort through box lots and online auction sites looking for the missing links for your collection. In an effort to justify your new obsession, you start referring to these niches in your collection as “study sets.”

You start thinking about the long-term benefits of eating pasta for the next few months so that you can afford to purchase that one remaining example you need to complete your set, even though you have never before paid that much for any of the others.

Eventually, the blessed day arrives, you have acquired the entire series of the dolls you have been pursuing. You

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From the 1920s to the ‘40s, Mollye Goldman’s International Doll Company made various series of cloth mask-faced dolls representing world costumes. Collecting these can engage the collector in many enjoyable hours, not only looking for dolls but studying company ads, catalogs, and hang tags to determine which year any example was available.

But beware, in addition to Mollye’s, Georgene Novelties, Mawaphil, Eden Toys, Junel, Ideal, and a vast array of others also made similar dolls during the period, and you can easily find yourself working on series from several makers!

photograph them in high resolution, arrange them in your doll cabinet, make a program out of them to present at your local doll club meetings, and sigh with satisfaction. The hunt has been successful. Life is good.

Then you run across an advertisement in your favorite doll magazine for a doll you’ve never noticed before and wonder to yourself if it is part of a series…oh well, there are worse things to be obsessed with, and a few more dolls can’t hurt!

Some manufacturers used a single mold as the basis of a series of dolls. The Great Ladies of Fashion series bearing the Jumeau name are all mold 221. Still, they are available in a range of costumes depicting both historic women of the 19th century and fashions of the early 20th century. The round card-stock hang tags name the person or year represented. Part of the fun of collecting these dolls can be in attempting to identify dolls that are missing these hang tags. In the center of this photo are Queen Victoria, Madame de Sevigne, and Marie Antoinette. The names of the dolls on either end are unknown to this author. If you know who they represent, I would love to hear from you.

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DEAR ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR Please can you help me. I purchased six dolls that I believe are made by Bernard Ravca. I am attaching a photos of dolls (see four photos above). I am looking to learn more about Ravca dolls; I believe you have published some articles that I would like to study. What is the best way to get access to these articles? The articles are “Ravca, Bernard and Frances Collection,” ADC July 2004, Vol. 7 No. 6, pages 46-48, AND ADC July 2016, the article on pages 40-49. Also, if I want to sell the dolls, is there a way to list them with you?

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Very rare black-complexioned wooden man has uniquely carved hair with long rolled curl at each side of face and an extended looped-up curl at the back of head, and with carved sideburns and goatee. At 16�, he is jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Genoese, late 1600s, attributed to Anton Maria Maragliano or his workshop, late 1600s.

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By Florence Theriault

t was the late 1600s/early 1700s. In the cultural and wealthy city of Naples, Italy, the terra cotta doll was blossoming, encouraged by King Carlo and his court. In the more northern wooded mountainous regions of Germany and Austria, the classic Tyrolean wooden doll flourished. In between was Genoa, Italy, home itself of a very specific doll that has been largely overlooked by collectors.

Like the Tyrolean doll, the Genoese doll was also made of wood. Although it was born of the same cultural roots as the Neapolitan terra cotta doll, not only was its material different, but also its style. It was less regal, the faces more highly characterized, sometimes handsome but often approaching homely.

This style may have been the result of its wood material, each doll being hand carved. It may also have been the influence of another niche Genoese trade, the carving of wooden figureheads for ships.

Because Genoa was a seaside city, ship building was an important industry as were its corollary trades, and this included the wooden ship figureheads, a study of which shows a remarkable resemblance to the Genoese doll of the era.

Not only was the head of the Genoese doll made of hard carved and painted wood, but also the body.

While the Neapolitan dolls had developed articulation through the use of bendable wire armatures, the Genoese dollmakers resorted to the use of wood, a readily available resource from the nearby mountains.

Too, just as German and Austrian Tyrolean dollmakers, the Genoese achieved articulation from the use of mortise and tenon jointing. The bodies showed variation not only in shape, but also in the degree of refinement. Most of the bodies were crudely carved and jointed, for, as the costumes were permanently affixed to the bodies, noone was likely to judge the finesse of their finish.

Actually the Genoese dolls were, in fact, a curious blend of Neapolitan and Tyrolean dolls. For example, it is known that the Neapolitan presipio dolls were closely

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Left: Aristocratic lady and gentleman of the Genoese court are particularly notable for distinctive portrait-like carving of facial features, he with delicately-painted moustache and frowning expression, she with expression of tolerant patience. The gentleman is attributed to the workshop of Pasquale Navrone, mid-1700s.

Below: Lord and lady of the country estate are depicted in this outstanding pair of 15� and 16� carved wooden dolls attributed to Antonio Poggio, late 1700s. Portrait-like features are achieved by outstanding carving, she with deeply-set eyes, gaunt cheeks and strong aquiline nose, and he with strong jaw line which is accented by painted beard stubble. The wooden articulated bodies allow posing in various manners.

affiliated with the artistic society of Naples, and unlike the mainstream of Tyrolean dolls, arose from the nativity tradition.

Furthermore, just as in Naples, famous sculptors and painters of the Genoa royal court were modelers of the dolls. At a famous exhibition of Genoese dolls presented at the Palazzo Rosso in 1974, figure after figure was attributed to the hands or workshop of celebrated Genoese artists including Gaggini, Poggio. Navone, Pittaluga, and most notably, Anton Maria Maragliano, artists whose other works including important Genoese architecture and grand-sized statuary. Born in 1664, the son of a poor Genoese family, Maragliano studied wood design under the hand of the sculpture, Pietro Andrea Torre, and went on to achieve fame of his own, eventually forming not only his own studio but also a celebrated workshop whose artists, under his direction, created most of the identifiable Genoese models.

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Left: The wooden articulated bodies of the Genoese dolls varied somewhat in style, ranging from the two on the left with classic mortise and tenon jointing (the taller with wrapped cotton padding on the upper legs to lend fullness to the fit of the short pants), to the crippled man fitted with a wooden leg which, ingeniously, is also articulated, to the amply-endowed lady on the right with straight-limbed torso and legs, separately attached head, and jointed shoulders and elbows. The lady bears a strong resemblance to carved wooden ship figureheads which industry also thrived in Genoa at this time. Typically, as seen here, the bodies were crudely finished except for the hands and lower legs, as it was intended that costumes would be permanently affixed. Early 1700s.

Below: The workshops of Anton Maria Maragliano created this 16” exquisite portrait of a young aristocratic lady in her country manor garb. Her round facial modeling and unusually large eyes lend her a unique expression. Early 1700s.

So, why have collectors not known of these dolls?

A review of doll-specific research books as well as verbal queries to collectors and scholars of wooden dolls draws a blank at the phrase “Genoese Dolls.”

Yet the dolls have appeared on today’s market from time to time. In Theriault’s auction catalogs of the past several are shown, but they are simply identified as “Continental” or, wrongly, “Bavarian.” Too, even European auction catalogs available on the internet reveal basically the same vague designations.

Yet, when sought, the dolls have remained visible to the public eye. Even when their era of production mostly ended, in the mid-1700s, museums in the region of Genoa have continued to research and display the dolls until this day. Notable is the Palazzo Rosso of Genoa, but there is also La Madonnetta which features 100 costumed Genoese dolls in vibrant city and farm landscapes. Too, several books have been written specifically about these dolls including Antico Presepe Genoese by G. Biavati (1993) and Il Presepe Genoese by Antonio Bettanini in 1970. And now, with the presentation of The Doll as Theatre, Volume II, from the Hanne Buktas Collection, a fine selection of these dolls, with their notable characterization, will offer a new wealth of information on their models, style, and presentation. For collectors always on the search for a different collecting niche in the wonderful world of antique dolls, here is opportunity.

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Above, L-R: The two aristocratic gentlemen, perhaps depicting father and son, illustrate the variations in portraiture that was achieved in the different artistic workshops; the young lad on the left attributed to Maragliano, and the older gentleman attributed to Navone. Each is all wooden with sublime detail of carving and articulated body, enamel inset eyes, and wearing very fine early silk aristocratic costumes. Note the variation in carving of the hands, as well as the face.

The particularity of this model indicates that it was created as a specific portrait although no research has been uncovered concerning the model. Sharply defined features include jaw line, nose and throat hollow. Her coiffure features thick rolled curls at the back of head forming into a topknot.

Described as “mendicante”, the beggar was prominent in all important scenes of the presipio. This 15” allwooden example, with full articulation, is notable not only the highly-characterized sculpting, but also for extra features such as the carved wooden hat, the gaunt posture and the original ragged costume. The model is attributed to the hands or workshop of Anton Maria Maragliano, early 1700s.

Right: Famed for the carving of wooden animals is Gerolamo Pittaluga, whose works included not only horses but also dogs, sheep and other animals. This extraordinary 13” horse has original harness, green velvet embroidered blanket and leather shaped saddle with padded green seat. Standing aside the horse is a fully-articulated court soldier with carved wooden helmet and boots, and original costume, attributed to Pietro Andrea Torre. Mid/late 1700s.

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A Passion for the Doll as Art

By Monica Bessette

“April” is an André Thuiller (A.T.) French Bébé. She was in the collection of Madalaine Selfridge, who named her “April” and pictured her in two of her books.

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“Wendy” is a Bruno Schmidt “2033.” This doll also belonged to Madalaine Selfridge who named her “Wendy.” Collectors adopted the name for the doll.

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“A Passion for the Doll as Art” is the title for the permanent Doll Gallery at Barry Art Museum in Norfolk, VA. The museum houses the culmination of decades of collecting by Carolyn K. and Richard Barry, III. Their combined major art collections include contemporary glass sculpture, 20th century American Modernist paintings, 19th century maritime paintings, and 125+ select antique and vintage dolls, as well as antique automata, all donated to – or purchased for – the museum by the Barrys.

From its inception in the summer of 2015, to its Grand Opening on the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU) in the autumn of 2018, the dream of the Barry Art Museum became a reality in record time for a project of this magnitude. At the opening, Carolyn Barry is quoted as saying, “I’m just amazed that a group of friends, artists, university officials, and experts could come together and build a museum in under three years.”

The Barrys, both in their 70s, didn’t want their collections to be a future burden on their family, or to be dispersed piecemeal. They wanted everything to stay together, as pieces were intentionally chosen to complement each other. They have a long-standing relationship with ODU. “We ultimately approached Old Dominion University about working together on a new museum. They wanted a museum and we were more than willing to build them one to house our collections and part of the University art collection. It was a win/win situation for everyone.” Carolyn Barry, UFDC 2019 National Convention

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“H” doll. Aristide Hallopeau made a limited number of beautiful French Bébés. Collectors refer to these rare bébés as “H” dolls, while they admire their gorgeous painted faces.

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The museum was fortunate to bring Dr. Jutta Page on board as their first Executive Director. “With her invaluable experience of nearly three decades of work in the major glass and decorative arts institutions, she facilitated the transition of the Barrys extensive private collection to a public museum.” urbanglass.org She came from a position as Curator of Glass and Decorative Arts, but no experience in antique dolls or textiles. When I asked about this, she said she approached the challenge the same as she would with any decorative object. “Everybody looks at art differently. Visitors from all over came into the Barry Art Museum not expecting dolls. They’ve gotten lots of good feedback, but polarity, as well. Reactions varied from liking very much to staring in confusion. The Doll Gallery’s label copy offers visitors pertinent information on designer, manufacturer, materials, date, etc., as well as historical aspects and history of the dolls.” What did she like most about working with the dolls? “Looking at the collection is personal. As a historian, you’re looking for context through history; i.e., the Chicago World’s Fair. Dolls bring history to life – and their place in history.”

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“Tyrolean Boy” by Albert Marque. A. Marque was a renowned French sculptor commissioned to sculpt a limited number of child dolls with more realistic bodies and facial expressions than the earlier French Bébé.

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“Exotic Turkish Tea Drinker”

by Lambert of Paris, 1885.

The Barry Art Museum has 14 automatons. Visitors are surprised to see these moveable dolls in the Doll Gallery. Dave Chance Photography

The museum’s imposing modern architecture building is impossible to miss, with its luminous, two-story serpentine glass wall that wraps around one corner and curves in and out to the next. “Positioned at the Gateway to the University, the Barry Art Museum beckons the campus and the entire community to come inside to see what’s behind its serpentine wall.” barryartmuseum.odu.edu What’s behind a few of the walls is a stunning collection of rare and unusual antique dolls and automata, exhibited chronologically – in their own gallery – to tell the history of doll collecting from 18th century English wooden dolls to mid-20th century hard plastic fashion dolls. Theriault’s President, Stuart Holbrook, stated at the opening, “This is truly a worldclass moment in the history of dolls.”

Like many collectors, the doll chapter of the Barry’s story begins when Carolyn was a child. Her aunt was an antiques dealer with a love for old dolls. She nurtured Carolyn’s interest while teaching her the importance of preserving an item’s history, so it’s story lives on.

Carolyn began collecting German “dolly face” bisques in the late 60s, but ultimately focused on French bisque fashion and poupées – but especially the rare bébés. As a student of art glass, she was drawn to the gorgeous paperweight eyes of French Bébés. They called to her, and she responded with 15 years of devoted collecting.

Her love for Bébés inspired a quest to find the “doll of her dreams,” and brought her to “April,” an André Thuiller (A.T.) French Bébé, c. 1875.

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“Ebony-Complexioned Poupée in Original African Costume” by Leon Casimir Bru. Just a few of these exquisite fashion dolls were made by the Bru Company. Dave Chance Photography

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to acquire April, flying across country on the off chance that Madalaine, a.k.a. “Bunny,” would part with her.

The trip was a success, and April went home to Virginia.

Mark: A.11.T incised on crown of head.

While visiting Madalaine, Carolyn fell in love with a Bruno Schmidt #2033, (so-called) “Wendy.” She was named “Wendy” by Madalaine Selfridge and was featured in her books, Wendy and Friends and Dimples and Sawdust. This was the first German Character doll Carolyn was attracted to, but Bunny refused to sell. Fortunately, she was able to purchased her years later at Theriault’s auction featuring Selfridge’s collection. The name “Wendy” became synonymous with Schmidt’s #2033 amongst collectors. Mark: 2033 incised on top of head; BSW inside a heart on back of head; 537 under the heart.

Next is a rare “H Mold” Bébé, by French manufacturer, Aristide M. Halopeau, c. 1884. Halopeau purchased the Eugène Barrois doll company in 1877, and introduced the “H mold” bébé in 1882. The delicately modeled heads are all pressed porcelain, not poured like other dolls of this period. Halopeau’s business collapsed in 1899, due to competition from other French doll makers. Mark: 4H The all-original “Tyrolean Boy” was designed and sculpted by French artist, Albert Henri Justin Marque (A. Marque), c. 1915. He was commissioned by the revolutionary Parisian couture fashion house of Jeanne Margaine-LaCroix to sculpt the head for a limited series of 100 large dolls, which were then clothed in custommade outfits by the Paris fashion house. Boy dolls were the rarest models of the series. They were made for adults rather than children, and dressed in clothes

Huret “Poupée with Extensive Trousseau.” This doll by Maison Huret is a young lady shown with part of her wardrobe. Dolls like this were commonly used to teach young ladies the proper way to dress as adults.

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Rochard “Fashion Doll: Parisienne.” These rare dolls are among the most unique antique dolls known to collectors today.

This one has a stunning jeweled necklace with 28 Stanhopes.

24 of them contain microphotographs of France, Paris, and French life during the mid19th century.

representing historic royalty or traditional costumes. A. Marque dolls were the same height, had the same body, and the heads for girls and boys were made from the same mold.

Mark: “A. MARQUE 27” on nape of neck.

Carolyn’s collection branched out to include antique French automata, and the “Exotic Turkish Tea Drinker,” by Léopold Lambert, c. 1855, is an exceptional example. His middle eastern costume includes a nargile (hookah) and a diamond-studded turban. When wound up, he turns his head to the nargile, nods, draws the pipe to his lips, takes an inhale (of real tobacco!), closes his eyes as his jaw hinges open and his head tilts back to exhale. Finally, he takes a sip of Turkish tea and nods in satisfaction. Unmarked.

The “Ebony-Complexioned Poupée in African Costume,” was designed by Léon Casimir Bru and manufactured by Bru Jeune et Cie, c. 1875-1880. The Worlds’ Fairs played a significant role in introducing foreign cultures to an international audience. French manufacturers created dolls with black complexions for this expanded market. Bru responded with a series in traditional costumes of African peoples, mostly those under French colonial rule at the time.

This doll’s original hairstyle, jewels, and traditional costume most likely represents the indigenous Wolof peoples of the Senegal region of West Africa. Unmarked This lovely “Poupée with Extensive Trousseau,” with painted blue eyes, was designed by Adélaïde Aimée Calixte Huret, for manufacture by her family’s firm, Maison Huret, c. 1867. This doll, representing a teenager, has an extensive trousseau of summer clothing designed by Calixte Huret.

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more formal wear. Mark: “Poupée Brèveté S.G.D.G on torso.

This famous French fashion doll, “Parisienne” with Micro-Photographs, is the signature doll of Barry Art Museum, standing at the Doll Gallery entrance to draw visitors in. She was designed by Parisian Antoine E. Rochard, who received a patent for his invention in 1868.

She’s wearing a special golden painted necklace that retains 24 of the original 28 framed micro-photographs (so-called Stanhopes) encapsulated in small glass viewing lenses, which magnify the image about 160 times, making them visible when held closely to the eye. Less than a handful of these dolls exist today. Note: This fabulous doll holds Theriault’s record of being the most expensive doll ever sold.

Mark: signed in red ink on paper label inside the dolls head.

This unique group of dolls was created in the early 1920s

by Leo Moss, an African-American handyman and carpenter living near Macon, Georgia. Initially, he was making dolls with white complexion for sale on the side, purchasing the heads, hands, and bodies from a traveling toy salesman. His wife, a household seamstress, clothed the dolls in outfits created from left-over materials. Moss began making black dolls in the 1890s, sculpting with paper mâché over the purchased heads, presumably using his family as models.

These folk-art character dolls may have been intended for children he knew – members of his own family and his African-American community – as well as the white children in their charge. All three are dressed in antique clothing.

“Miss Hiroshima” is a Japanese Friendship Doll, created

by Toyotarō Takizawa (Kōryūsai II) in 1927. She is of the Ichimatsu-type, with head, arms, hands, legs, and feet made of Gofun (a smooth, porcelain like substance made from ground oyster shell).

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Leo Moss Character Dolls. Leo Moss, an African-American handyman and carpenter living near Macon, Georgia, created this unique group of dolls in the early 1920s.

This important doll, discovered by Japanese doll expert, Alan Scott Pate, was a major acquisition for the museum. Carolyn had a Japanese artist from Kyoto come to the US to clean and restore her. According to Carolyn, he was so happy to see the doll, and he held her with “such reverence,” at times with tears in his eyes. He spent an entire day undressing, cleaning, and redressing the doll in an almost-ceremonial fashion. Thankfully, Alan was there to translate.

Miss Hiroshima was part of the historic doll exchange between children in America and Japan in 1927. In the spring of that year, the “Committee on World Friendship Among Children” sent over 12,700 dolls to Japan as a token of friendship and goodwill. Japan reciprocated with 58 large dolls made by specialized craftsmen from Tokyo and Kyoto. The dolls were sent to the United States as “Ambassadors.” Their large 31-inch size and special treatment was to make up for their smaller number than those received from America. Each doll represented a prefecture or major city in Japan, as well as the Imperial family. They each held a personalized steamship ticket and a Goodwill Passport for travel, and were supplied with accoutrements that included lacquer chests filled with clothing, tea services, shoes, and grooming utensils. Miss Hiroshima’s identity is confirmed by the crest on her embroidered silk kimono, displaying the Kaga Umebachi or Kaga plum blossom of Hiroshima Prefecture. Carolyn K. & Richard F. Barry, III Art Purchase Fund The museum holds several special Madame Alexander dolls, including this very rare Deborah Ballerina, “Ballet des Fleurs” Portrait Doll, from the 1951 “Mystery Doll” Series. She is all hard plastic with a socket head, Antique DOLL Collector

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Deborah Ballerina, “Ballet des Fleur” by Madame Alexander, from the rare “Mystery Portrait series” of 1951.

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five-piece body, and hand-painted features. Tag: “Madame Alexander.”

Cissy, by Madame Alexander, is a rare doll presented in the 1955 series, “A Child’s Dream Come True.” She is wearing a topaz and rhinestone necklace and earring set unique to this model 2094.

Tag: narrow Cissy wrist tag.

The “Alice in Wonderland Set,” was designed and made by American cloth doll manufacturer, Martha Jencks Chase, for the M.J. Chase Company, c. 1924. Progressive American doll maker Martha Chase created this set of character dolls intended for gender-neutral play. They are handmade and hand-painted in oils. Their appearance is closely based on original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel for British author Lewis Carroll’s literary classics, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. Few doll sets have survived, but the original metal molds for the dolls’ heads are preserved in the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, NY. “Bébé Boy, in a “Petit Prince” Costume by French designer, Christian Dior. This French bébé, designed by Émile-Louis Jumeau, and manufactured by Jumeau & Cie. c. 1884, came to the museum from

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the collection of American heiress Huguette Clark. In 1959, she persuaded the couturier of the new French fashion house, Christian Dior, to create two costumes for her antique Jumeau doll to be dressed as the “Little Prince” after the children’s book, Le Petit Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The costumes were completed in 1962, and included a coat matching the pink brocade vest and custom boots. Marks: Déposé E12J, (head); Jumeau Médaille d’Or Paris, (body).

As previously mentioned, the Barry’s enjoyed finding pieces of art glass, paintings, and prints to complement their collections.

The following are a few pieces chosen to accompany the dolls and now residing in the Doll Gallery.

“Claude Renoir, La Tête Baisée” (Claude Renoir, Head Lowered), by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1904.

This lithograph portrait on Japan paper is of the artist’s three-year-old son, Claude, and captures the child in a pensive moment. Claude was born when Renoir was 60 years old, and he delighted in sketching his child’s preoccupied moments.

Child’s Dress 10, cast glass by Karen LaMonte, 2003. American sculptor Karen LaMonte, with a Fulbright Fellowship to the Czech Republic, was able to develop and realize her concept of casting life-size garments in glass, as if worn by a person.

“Girl Carrying Doll,” by American artist George Luks, c. 1908-1915. George Luks became a leading mind of the “Ashcan School” of artists. Of special interest to Luks were the “Little Mothers” of Manhattan’s ghettos, very young girls left by their laboring parents to care for their baby siblings.

Cissy, by Madame Alexander, presented in the 1955 Showcase series “A Child’s Dream Come True.”

Alice in Wonderland Set by Martha Chase. Only 4 sets of these 6 characters were made from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Chase modeled her character dolls after Sir John Tenniel’s illustrations from Carroll’s book.

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French Bisque “Bébé E.J.” dressed in a “Petit Prince” costume by Christian Dior.

Claude Renoir, La Tête Baisée (Claude Renoir, Head Lowered), by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Renoir made prints along with Impressionist oil paintings and watercolors.

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“Jean,” by American painter George Wesley Bellows, c. 1917. In this intimate oil-on-panel portrait of his two-year-old toddler, Jean, Bellows seized a fleeting moment of repose while the child sits in a chair. Jean, clutching a doll, is captured with vigorous brushwork and reflects Bellows’ passionate conviction that artists should draw their material from their immediate surroundings. He once told an interviewer: “I paint my life.”

In a conversation with Carolyn Barry this past November, I asked what hopes and goals she still has for the museum’s doll collection. These included: continue to collect rare German dolls, especially characters; discover Miss Hiroshima’s original lacquer chests and accoutrements; have all genre of dolls represented; expand the American doll collection, including Madame Alexander, cloth dolls by Martha Chase, and, of course, a fabulous Izannah Walker with an equally fabulous wardrobe.

She concluded her presentation at UFDC’s 2019 National Convention in Nashville, “It’s been a great journey for me along my path of doll collecting. I’ve enjoyed learning how dolls fit into the last 320 years of world history. When I started almost 60 years ago, I would not have dreamed that my destiny would be an art museum. . .

I’m proud that our museum was the first art museum in the country to establish a permanent gallery devoted to the Art of the Doll.”

Child’s Dress 10, by Karen LaMonte. This piece was made from an actual toddler’s dress that the artist used to make a mold so she could cast a glass sculpture of it. The museum likes to pair art with the dolls so the pieces complement each other. Dave Chance Photography

Girl Carrying Doll, by George Luks. Luks, a famous American artist who painted with the “Ashcan School” or “The Eight,” was a genre painter who painted scenes of everyday people at work and play. This painting depicts a poor child playing with her doll. Dave Chance Photography

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A special thank you to Carolyn Barry, Dr. Jutta Page, Executive Director, Retired, and Charlotte Kasic, Interim Executive Director for their courtesy, consideration, and assistance.

Notes: More detailed descriptions, photos, and historical information on the collections in the Barry Art Museum can be found at https://barryart.emuseum.com. Private Zoom Tours can be arranged for 10 or more by contacting the museum.

Unless noted, all items were gifts to the museum from Carolyn K. and Richard Barry, III. Photos, portions of descriptions, and captions were provided by Carolyn Barry and the Barry Art Museum.

References “A Collector’s Adventure: The Carolyn Barry Story,” Carolyn Barry, UFDC National Convention, Nashville, TN, 7/19 “A Jeweled 19th Century Doll Sets a Record and Heads for a New Museum,” Hannah Foster, www.newyorktimes. com, 2/21/18 “Barry Art Museum Celebrates Grand Opening,” Teresa Annas, www.odu.edu/news, 11/14/18 “Inspiration for a New Generation: A Couple’s Gift Leads to the Creation of an Art Museum,” Joan Tupponce, www.virginiabusiness.com, 5/30/18 “Jutta-Annette Page to Retire from the Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University in October,” Arina Novak, www.urbanglass.org, 8/14/20 “ODU Receives Historic Gift of $35 Million to Build Art Museum,” www.odu.edu/news, 6/8/16 “Rare 19th Century Doll Represents Significant Addition to Barry Art Museum Collection,” Jon Cawley, www.odu.edu/news, 3/8/18

Museum Exterior View. Photo courtesy Barry Art Museum

George Wesley Bellows was a famous American artist known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. He was also associated with “Ashcan School” or “The Eight.” This is a painting of his 2-year-old daughter, Jean. Photo courtesy of Debra Force Fine Art

Museum Entrance with its two-story serpentine glass wall. Photo courtesy Barry Art Museum Antique DOLL Collector

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Out of the Box

A Mabel Lucie Attwell

Chad Valley Doll By Elizabeth Ann Coleman

s a child I loved the drawings of Mable Lucie Attwell (1879-1964), and one of the best childhood birthday presents ever was a handkerchief printed with her impish children. Little did I realize at the time, my family and I were lodging a few doors away from Attwell’s home in Fowey, Cornwall, England. Later when we were writing our first Encyclopedia, we tried to make contact with Attwell on a return to Fowey, but one of her sons kept us from meeting her. As a doll collector, books, postcards, and even a handkerchief were not enough Mable Lucie Attwell.

I needed a doll based on a design of hers.

ABOVE: Artist and doll designer Mabel Lucie Attwell.

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Several years ago, I found one, still in a lidless Chad Valley box, and I was the successful bidder on the lot. The sale’s catalogue had failed to mention the secret of the box’s gilded paper “bottom,” but the box seemed uncharacteristically deep – even luxurious – for the doll. But it was oh so right.

The doll, a typical Chad Valley Bambina line doll with inserted glass eyes, has the cheekily puckish face associated with the illustrations of Attwell. The doll under discussion is size 0 and stands approximately 14 1⁄2 inches. There were two taller sizes for the line, 16 and 18 1⁄2 inches. She is model number 733 and has a

similarly-dressed “brother,” model number 718, who was introduced three years earlier in 1926. She was launched in 1929. The Bambina line of dolls had been started in 1924 and featured a number of Attwelldesigned dolls that perfectly fit the requirements of the line: dolls having glass eyes set glancing to the side; hand-painted features on an unbreakable, hygienic doll of felt and velvet (actually velveteen), and clothing that could be of other materials. The dolls were registered and patented by Chad Valley.

Interestingly, there were nearly as many boys as girls in the line.

LEFT: Mabel Lucie Attwell designed doll for Chad Valley’s Bambina line of dolls, model introduced 1929. Coleman collection BELOW: Close-up of Chad Valley 1929 Bambina line model #733 designed by Mabel Lucie Attwell.

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The Chad Valley Bambina line doll with her special gilded-cardboard Bye-Bye Box bed and the box into which it fits like a glove.

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As doll historian Mary Hillier, who knew the artist, tells us in Dolls and Doll Makers (1968) that Mable Lucie, at the same time Rose O’Neill’s Kewpies (and also Grace Drayton’s pudgy kids) were flourishing, created a delightful tribe of similarly-ageless children. With a passion for creating art since childhood, Attwell sold her first illustrations as a sixteen-year-old, thereafter making enough to finance art school. Even today her artwork remains popular, particularly images that feature her children that first appeared around 1914. Hillier goes on to describe Attwell’s illustrated

children as being like their creator: “unsentimental and full of fun.” The typical model was “sturdy, roguish, innocent with a scrubbed, shining look on his chubby cheeks, very wholesome as though he had been freshly tubbed and had put on clean clothes.” More recent authors have said her Chad Valley dolls, particularly her defining children, were based on likenesses of her daughter, Marjorie Joan, who seems also to have been affectionately called Peggy. Later in the 1950s, Attwell would team up with the British firm of Roddy to produce a composition doll.

Chad Valley Bambina model #733 standing beside her deep box, with unusual end of box interior gold paper covered cardboard “grills”.

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Chad Valley dolls and other soft toys sprang from a textile firm initially founded prior to the middle of the nineteenth century.

In the 1890s the company established facilities on the banks of the Chad River near Birmingham and took the name of their new location. They began to make high quality cloths dolls in the nineteen-teens. Their association with Attwell seemed a likely pairing, advantageous to both parties. In the United Kingdom, Harrods was one of the distributors; while in the United States, Strobel and Wilkins was. The line begins with model number 700 and seems to go to 734, if not a few numbers beyond, and production lasts through at least 1930. (See Coleman, Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls, vol. 2, p. 54 for an identification list.)

In 1927, Chad Valley introduces a novelty packaging concept called a Bye-Bye Box. The box on the exterior is covered with the expected standard Chad Valley paper and plain cream paper on the interior, thus giving no clue to its contents, and the company box end label is equally silent on the matter. But why the gilt paper “bottom,” and what about those funny grills at either end?

Curiosity reveals a concealed, legless bed that features a long, divided drawer in which to store the clothes the doll may not be wearing. It is only when one turns over the carboard bed that one sees the Bye-Bye Box label.

Although Bambina dolls do not have eyes that sleep, Bye-Bye Box dolls can stretch out in gilded surroundings. And why have a trunk for your doll when you can have a bed for it with a built-in drawer for clothes storage? While this doll’s box is splattered with labels telling us much about her – she is going to be dressed in blue – and how much she originally cost – the sizeable sum of twenty-one shillings – the one thing we are most interested in finding is hidden beneath the bed to be seen only when the bed is out of the box.

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Chad Valley “Mabel Lucie Attwell” box label. Coleman collection

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Finding Your Sweet Spot The Charm of Candy Container Dolls Finding Your Sweet Spot The Charm of Candy Container Dolls

By Debbie Bigness

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andy containers were definitely not on my dolly wish-list when I began collecting. My preference was more for French Fashion doll accessories or for antique doll clothing, not candy containers. Yet they have a sneaky way of just showing up amidst my dolls.

One of my first candy containers seemed to just appear, quietly next to a vintage German Easter egg. It was a paper mache rabbit, sitting upright, ears pert, glass eyes observing all. Examining the display, I couldn’t remember where – or when – I had purchased this 6" inquisitive rabbit container. Or the German Easter egg next to it. Now, that 12" African American Jumeau I did remember. I had purchased her at an estate sale two years

ago in Apollo Beach. However, the mysterious rabbit must somehow have quietly hopped into my doll cabinet when I wasn’t looking.

Gradually, grinning jack-o-lanterns, Santa’s with hollow bellies, and glass bells filled with colorful confetti candy began inserting themselves in the cabinets, next to haughty dolls and Steiff rabbits. Purchased at doll shows and estate sales, they arrived as props for their famous doll counterparts. A Bru or a Jumeau you notice when you add it to your doll collection, but these candy containers just seemed to multiply on their own. Settling into the background of my doll displays, they were seemingly happy to be out of the limelight.

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Then came the dachshund. He had been pushed to the back of a display case in a local antique store. Standing a petite 4" tall, this candy container was paper mache covered in beige felt, with soulful glass eyes, and marked Germany. Obviously, he was not my first candy container, but he was the first to make an impression. After that, candy containers were added to my search list.

As with anything I collect, I prefer to educate myself a bit rather than buy blindly. Thank God for the internet. Knowledge comes easily and succinctly on the world wide web. In the case of the candy container, holidays provided the key. St. Valentine’s day was once known as the Roman holiday of Lupercalia and celebrated the coming of spring. Lupercalia was renamed St. Valentine’s Day

by Pope Galacius 1st in the 5th century. St. Valentine was a monk who performed secret weddings for young lovers during the 3rd century. Weddings were banned at the time by Roman Emperor Claudius II, and he beheaded St. Valentine for his efforts. Christmas and Easter – celebrating Jesus Christ’s birth and resurrection – also became international holidays. Each of these three holidays were widely celebrated with an exchange of candy and toys; hence, candy containers.

Victorian feather tree with candy container hidden beneath metal deer, a German Santa with removable head, and German Santa candy sack on sleigh

18″ Limoge Cherie and 23″ Poupee Jumeau admiring a Victorian Feather tree and numerous vintage German and Japanese Christmas candy containers

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“Kiddies Breakfast Bell” figural glass dog filled with candy with working brass bell attached

24″ Simon and Halbig baby playing with vintage and modern Easter candy containers

German coffee cup candy container – never opened German metal basket with painted lid bon-bon box

17″ German doll marked C-2 with German cardboard suitcase, metal bon-bon basket with painted lid, coffee cup (filled with candy and never opened), paper mache trunk candy container

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Candy containers were originally manufactured in the early 1800s, and were made of pressed or blown glass, using (male) artistdesigned molds. They were then hand-painted by women – a laborious process. Some figural glass candy containers are multiseasonal. Sold as Christmas ornaments in December, they could be filled with sugar and sold in the summer as a sweet treat. Besides candy containers made in support of holidays such as Easter, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day, cornucopias were also one of the first, and simplest, candy containers; basically, a sturdy piece of paper rolled into a cone and filled with candy.

ABOVE: 12″ Kestner 169 holding vintage Valentine’s candy containers with scrap decals LEFT: 13″ German shoulder head, 17″ Kestner 260, and 12″ Kestner 169 displaying modern and vintage Valentine’s candy containers

Dresden die cut and embossed candy containers were made in the Dresden-Liepzig area of Germany, and are today a favorite with collectors. Paper mache entered the candy container arena around 1880, and these were made all over the world. The industrial revolution allowed factories with automated machinery to produce thousands of candy containers in a single day. The early 1900s was the high point for not only demand but for the variety of candy containers available. Whereas paper mache Santas and Easter rabbits had been the norm, toys became a secondary focus. The candy container’s form was limited only by imagination. Candy containers could now be found in the form of comic strip characters, animals, birds, cars, boats, dolls, doll furniture, toy guns, historical figures, all with the premise that once the candy was consumed, the child would have a toy to play with.

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During WWII, the scarcity of metal caused changes to the stoppers in the figural candy containers. Waxed cardboard and wooden stoppers replaced the metal stoppers. In the 1940s, manufacturers couldn’t keep up with demand. By the 1960s, plastic replaced metal and glass in the production of candy containers. Demand and variety decreased, with seasonal candy containers once again becoming the primary objects made.

Currently, candy containers are most likely found in the shape of the traditional Easter egg. Other forms are difficult to find.

Collecting candy containers, especially the figural forms, can be exciting, and renders intriguing companions for your antique dolls. Prices continue to rise due to an increase in demand, scarcity, and fragility of many of the older candy containers. The Candy Container Collectors of America was organized in 1984, and has produced educational and visually stunning websites for those interested in the subject.

For me, one dachshund has led to the enthusiastic collection of many more figural candy containers. Dogs, ducks, and pigs, suitcases and coffee cups, baby buggies and straw hats, snowmen and Santas, mini-Valentine hearts and metal picnic baskets have all joined my cast of extras in my doll cabinets.

However, there are certain candy containers that hover in the spotlight rather than the shadows. Those are the candy containers that are actually dolls.

17″ Kley & Hahn Tommy Tucker playing with German pig, duck, and dachshund candy containers

R. John Wright Musette and two needle felted candy containers

ABOVE: Close up of 10″ Simon and Halbig candy container RIGHT: 10″ Simon and Halbig lady in original silk gown candy container with German rabbit fur dog

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ABOVE: Close up of 7″ K*R Asian candy container LEFT: 7″ K*R Asian doll standing on top of candy box

1940s bisque Nancy Ann Storybook in original Easter egg with chenille chick

Doll manufacturing companies joined the candy container market in the 1880s. German, French, Italian, and Americans all conjured up specialty dolls-turnedcandy containers. A German wax-headed child riding a wooden sleigh separates at his bottom to reveal his sweet spot. A Heubach dressed in white felt is ready to play and hides his goodies in his torso. A beautiful Simon and Halbig, dressed to the nines in purple silk, carries her latest purchase, standing proudly on her candy container base. A 6" Asian “K star R” boy treads lightly atop his small, round treasure box. An all-bisque Nancy Ann Storybook doll holds court in her own paper mache Easter egg, accompanied by a fuzzy chick. A 1930s pressed felt Italian bust, her bosom accented with black Valencian lace, looks down secretively at her velvet-trimmed candy container.

There is an occasional modern doll artist that has delved into the doll/candy container world. R. John Wright produced the charming “Musette” for a New Orleans UFDC convention.

7″ Heubach candy container playing with a German cotton snowman, a German skier and German elf with snowball, German wax face doll on sled candy container

Utilizing the art of needle felting, I have created a couple candy containers of my own. All of these have joined my burgeoning collection, but I have to admit that these doll/candy containers are the sweet spot in that collection. What is the sweet spot in yours?

SOURCES: Wikipedia, The Candy Container Collectors of America

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828-505-2287. jackiestone@charter.net. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com 6 ~ Westhampton, NJ. Crescent Shrine.

Sweetbriar Auctions Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2213. sweetbriar@live.com. www.sweetbriarauctions.com

10 ~ Westhampton, NJ. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2213. sweetbriar@live.com. www.sweetbriarauctions.com

7 ~ Houston, TX. Doll Show & Sale. JD’s Collectibles. Thompson’s Antique Center of TX. Joni Holland (817) 929-1691 rbijo@aol.com

10 ~ Mt. Juliet (Nashville) TN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Nashville Doll Show.

Southeastern Doll Shows. Jackie Stone (828) 505-2287 jackiestone@charter.net. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com

14 ~ DeWitt (Lansing), MI. Lansing Antique & Collectible Doll Show & Sale. Banquet & Conf Ctr of DeWitt. Sandy Johnson Barts 269-599-1511.

SJBbetsys@comcast.net. facebook.com/LansingDollShow.

11 ~ Dedham, MA. Spring Dedham MA Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show. Holiday Inn Boston Dedham Hotel. Collins Gifts.Wendy Collins.

603-969-1699. CollinsGifts14@aol.com. www.collinsgifts.com.

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APR. 2021 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 47 CANCELLED! 17 ~ Ringgold, GA. Doll Show & Sale. Chattanooga Doll Club. The Colonnade.

Carolyn Cronan (706) 965-4619 ccronan@catt. com.

POSTPONED TO AUGUST 1! 18 ~ Denver, CO. Toy & Doll Supershow. Denver Mart, I-25 at 58th Ave (Exit east). Dana Cain. 303-347-8252.

Dana@DanaCain.com www.tdsupershow.com 24 ~ Grapevine, TX. Doll & Toy Show & Sale.

Metroplex Doll Club. Grapevine Convention Center. Linda Crowsey. 903-429-0128. lindacc45@hotmail.com. Rodney Waller.

817-988-8019. rwaller@swbell.net.

Barbara Clements Doll Patch Barbara is a doll doctor who has been repairing dolls since 2004. She has been working out of her home but the business has taken over with all of the parts, wigs, and clothing that she keeps in stock. She has recently started a

24 ~ West Chester (Cincinnati), OH. Fashion Doll Show & Sale. Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. EnterTRAINment Junction. Margie Schultz. 513-207-8409. askmargie@aol.com.

8 ~ Richmond, VA. Doll Show and Sale.

Richmond VA Raceway Complex. Ruth Walker.

434-295-1435. whales89@aol.com. Judy Seay.

434-981-3822.

POSTPONED TO JUNE 27, 2021! 25 ~ Lancaster, PA. Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show.

Lancaster Farm & Home Center. Ron Funk.

717-371-0395.

8 ~ Toledo, OH. Doll, Bear & Toy Show & Sale.

Toledo Doll Show. Stranahan Theater & Great Hall. Karen Kosies. 520-270-0179. toledo@dollshows.net.

POSTPONED! 30 - May 2 ~ Charleston, SC. National Antique Doll Dealers Association. 2020 Antique Doll Show & Sale Event. Embassy Suites.

Show Chair. Marion Maus. mmausantiques@ gmail.com. www.Nadda.org.

MAY 2021

1 ~ Maitland, FL. Doll Show and Sale. Venue on the Lake Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. Barbara Keehbauch.

407-678-5678. bkeehbauch@msn.com.

15 ~ Williamsfield, OH. Doll Show and Sale.

Williamsfield Community Center. Heirloom Doll Society. Lynne Morrow. 440-344-7747. circlemranch25@gmail.com.

8 ~ Batavia, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show and Sale. Saturday’s Child Dolls. The Quality Inn. Martha Smith. 585-506-7948. satschild4@yahoo.com.

15 ~ Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill), NC. Doll & Bear Show and Sale. Amran Shriners Temple. Jackie Stone. 828-505-2287. jackiestone@charter.net. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com

Go Fund Me campaign

16 ~ Madison Heights, MI. Doll Show and Sale.

UFCW Hall. Doll Show Productions Presents.

Michael Wolk-Laniewski. 248-252-9635. Or Jan Napier. 586-731-3072. lildolls@excite.com. www.DollShowProductions.com.

to raise funds to purchase a property to expand her doll repair business and to add a doll and toy museum, research library, gift shop and more space to repair dolls and toys.

The campaign is titled

JUNE 2021

“Doll Hospital Needs a Home”

6 ~ Sturbridge, MA. Collins Gifts. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Sturbridge MA Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show. Steiff Trunk Show. Sturbridge Host Hotel. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699.

CollinsGifts14@aol.com. www.collinsgifts.com.

The goal is to raise $250,000.

Visit Facebook.com/BCdollpatch.

She restrings dolls on 3rd Sunday of the month at Frizellburg Antique Store in Westminster, MD

Barbara Clements • 540-256-4046

6 ~ Concord, CA. Doll Show and Sale. 101 Doll and Study Club. Anne Lien. 415-342-8655. stilly5@yahoo.com. www.dollclubs.com.

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15 ~ Tucker, GA. Doll Show and Sale. Atlanta Doll Collectors Club. Vickey Harris.

404-543-8866. vickeydharris@aol.com. Ebony. ebonyjb@hotmail.com. www.atlantadollcollectors.com.

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12 ~ Westhampton, NJ. Crescent Shrine.

Sweetbriar Auctions Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2213. sweetbriar@live.com. www.sweetbriarauctions.com 12 ~ Missoula, MT. Doll Show. Hilton Garden Inn. Bitterroot Blizzard Doll Club. Kay Schrader.

406-360-7214. schrader1501@blackfoot.net

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