March 2011

Antique DOLL Collector March 2011 Vol. 14, No. 2

March 2011 Vol. 14, No. 2 $595 / $695 Canada www.antiquedollcollector.com

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selections from all categories. There are doll costumes, doll furniture and accessories, and other childhood ephemera ranging from a one-lot large collection of early Crackerjack prizes to large lots of vintage sewing ephemera including a collection of thimbles. The auction features 275 lots available for absentee and online bidding if you cannot attend.

A specialty auction of antique dollhouses, doll house rooms,

stores, and kitchens, along with wonderful lots of antique miniature dollhouse furnishings, accessories, and doll house dolls. The auction includes Part II of The Boys’ Collection, as well as wonderful additions from other private collections including that of June Ellen Lane and Janie Varsolona. There are some contemporary artist pieces and a grand collection of miniature Bespaq pieces from the Lane collection to be sold in large lots. The auction includes over 400 lots, mostly available for absentee or live online bidding.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

A wonderful auction of antique dolls

from private collections and estates including beautiful French bisque bebes and fashion ladies, as well as wonderful German bisque characters and child dolls from prominent makers. Too, you will find early folk dolls, cloth studio dolls, composition character and celebrity dolls, wooden and papermache models, all-bisque dolls, and wonderful

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Antique and collectible paper dolls from private

collections including Part II of the Virginia Crossley collection, as well as rare celebrity paper dolls from the Helen Hathaway collection and rarities from the estate holdings of the Janie Varsolona family. The auction includes not only the finest antique and vintage paper dolls, but also sought-after originals from important American paper doll artists. More than 350 lots of paper dolls will be presented available for absentee or live online bidding if you cannot attend, and, in addition, there will be 100s of paper dolls available for attending bidders only.

If You Can Not Attend. A listing of the auction items, each with small color photograph, is available after March 10 for $20 (for each auction) by calling 800-638-0422 or you can order online at www. theriaults.com and click on order catalog.

Want to learn more about these auctions and other upcoming doll events? Go to www.theriaults.com and sign up to receive free emails with up-to-the-minute info. It just takes a second because all we need is your name and email address.

How to bid. It is best to attend the auctions so you can preview, select, and find treasures you didn’t even notice in the brief descriptions and photographs. If you cannot attend, absentee and live online bidding are available for all three auctions. But please note that each auction will have numerous lots that are available for attending bidders only.

After March 10, you can view all of the auctions online. Go to www.theriaults.com and click on the button for Proxibid.

For advance hotel reservations call the Sheraton at 410-2663131. For more information about the auctions call Theriault’s at 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com.

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1. - 2. 13" Bru Jne #2 Bebe, bulging blue threaded p/w eyes, fabulous bisque, GREAT orig. mohair wig, orig. pate, wears magnificent silk & lace Fr. ant. dress, ant. Fr. silk hat, ant. muff & orig. "signed" Bru Jne #2 leather shoes w/buckles & are in great condition!!! On orig. kid body, as clean as the day it was made, w/orig. metal head attachment, mint "signed" head & marked shoulder plate, has orig.

Bru Jne paper chest label. Has great stance & mint bisque lower arms & fingers. Desirable molded Bru tongue tip, unbelievable deep modeling and the BEST Bru Jne face!!!! She is BREATHTAKING!!!

The most beautiful I have EVER had. Call or Email for Price.

3. 20" Halbig/Handwerck, immaculate pale bisque, br. almond shaped sl. eyes, replaced mohair wig & orig. pate, wears fabulous vintage dress, great vintage silk covered hat, full 3 pc. set of her orig. ant. undies & handmade leather shoes w/rosettes. On orig. S & H body.

Absolutely GORGEOUS!! And only....$895.

4. 11" Rare Hecla Bear, has golden eyes, an orig. red stitched nose & mouth, fully jointed. has some wear on the felt on one foot, has at least 90% mohair coverage, nothing detracts from him. Most Hecla bears have NO mohair left whereas he has most of his mohair.

He was a real find & is absolutely ADORABLE & rare, especially in this great condition!!! ONLY....$3475.

5. 24" Early K * R #192 "Closed Mouth" Character, gorgeous bisque, magnificent blue sl. eyes, (some wig pulls at crown, non detracting), fabulous ant. mohair wig, orig. pate, wears a most stunning turquoise Fr. ant. silk & lace dress & ant.

Fr. silk & lace hat, vintage undies, handmade leather shoes w/rosettes. On her fabulous orig. very early heavy 8 ball st. wrist body. She is STUNNING!!!

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6. - 7. 18" Early S & H #719, cl/mo., early cl. dome, bulging light blue p/w eyes, gorgeous pale bisque, chubby cheeks & pouty mouth, fabulous orig. mohair wig w/loads of curls. Wears her gorgeous orig. all lace dress w/ribbons at shoulders & same orig. ribbon in her hair, all orig. undies & orig. blue leather shoes. On her orig. early st. wrist S & H body. Has been a treasure to me for about 25 years. Early 700 Series S & H. Great cabinet size & I have never seen a more beautiful #719 than her!! An AMAZING beauty!!! $7500.

8. 5" All Bisque "Our Fairy", perfect bisque overall, br. glass side glancing sleep eyes, orig. mohair wig & pate, label on chest, "starfish" hands with the sweetest little smile having 2 teeny white molded upper teeth & a closed mouth. Sure to bring you a smile!! Darling!! $995.

9. 10" Gebruder Heubach #5636 Character Child, , mint bisque, bl. sl. eyes, slightly op/mo w/2 lower molded teeth, deep 8 dimples, darling replaced mohair wig, orig. pate, wears orig. cotton & lace dress, orig. undie set & orig. socks & orig. leather shoes. On orig. fully jointed body. This little character is absolutely ADORABLE in a great rare teeny cabinet size!!! $2375.

10. - 11. 18" Steiner Fire A Bebe, beautiful blue threaded p/w eyes w/early mauve blush under brows, immaculate pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate. Wears a magnificent dress made of beautiful antique silks & laces, ant. undies, fabulous orig. Fr. shoes & crocheted socks. On orig. early st. wrist Steiner body with Steiner label at hip & fully marked head.

She definitely has "the LOOK". Very soulful expression. She is OUTSTANDING!! Very SPECIAL!! $9200.

12. 8" F.S. & Co. #1295 Toddler with "Starfish" Hands, mint pale bisque, br. sl. eyes, 2 upper teeth, orig. mohair wig, wears darling orig. dress, shoes, socks & undies w/added bonnet.

On orig. toddler body w/desirable "starfish" hands. An absolute darling little character. $1175.

13. - 14. 20” French P.D. (Petit & Dumontier) Bebe, HUGE blue threaded bulging p/w eyes, early mauve blush under brows, magnificent early very pale bisque, orig. full lambs wool wig & pate. Wears fabulous Fr. ant. pink silk & lace dress, plus incls. her orig. Fr. whites, ant. undies, fabulous ant. Fr. lace & pink silk ribbon bonnet & gorgeous ant. ermin muff, orig. leather shoes w/rosettes & crocheted socks. On orig. PD body w/ metal hands. Darling chubby cheeks & double chin! She is a very early PD & absolutely BREATHTAKING!!! $21,000.

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1. & 4. French rabbit automaton w/ provenance (12" tall), prob.

Roulette and Decamps, and full of surprises. Rabbit fur-covered, w/ red glass eyes rests low in a head of cabbage; wind key and release lever and he plays a long, lively tune, bobs up and down, turns his head, ears up then down, then bows down to take a bite out of his leafy dwelling! Exc. cond., marked "Made in Austria". Incl. w/ this darling toy is photo album from orig. family showing images of its first little owner growing up in San Fran. area. $2695.

2. Rare in this size, 7" SFBJ 247 character, or"Twirp", 5-pc. baby body, all orig. and totally cute! $1650.

3. & 6. Large French sheep push toy, circa 1880, superb quality w/ grn. gl. eyes, covered in plush sheepskin, mounted on metal wheels. Push the head and hear "BAH-AH-AH-AH! (16" tall and 18" long) Stands out from the herd! $3250.

5. Rare Swaine & Co. "D.V." mold baby (11 1/2") , oc. mouth, bl. gl. sl. eyes, translucent bisque. $895.

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4.5" German 1/2 doll with jointed arms in excellent condition. $175

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Carmel Doll Shop

1. 24” Bru Jne. 9 with a perfect bisque head featuring a full pretty mouth with a hint of a tongue, deep blue paperweight eyes with mauve shadow and an extended-length blonde mohair wig. The Chevrot body features a perfect shoulder plate, wooden legs and bisque arms with perfect fingers. (Old hairline to the upper left arm.) She wears a classic Bebe Bru dress in royal blue silk with silk velvet accents. $29,500.

2. 21-1/2” Bebe Jullien, ca. 1890s, impressed JULLIEN 7 with perfect bisque, an open mouth with teeth, sleep-eyes that resemble paperweights and a gorgeous mohair wig. The wood and composition body is in lovely shape with bisque hands.. Attractively costumed in a Kate Greenaway-style dress, and antique French bebe boots. $4200.

3. 22” R.2.D “Renee” - with her original trunk and trousseau, she boasts lovely perfect bisque, expressive brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears, her original blonde mohair wig, and a true R.D. body with straight wrists, all in excellent condition. Renée’s trunk houses her trousseau with 7 changes of clothes, a selection of bebe jewelry, plus extra under things, cotton dresses and even a few chapeaux. $12,500.

4. 21” E.9.D for Emile Douillet (a founding partner in Jumeau et Cie.), with a perfect poured bisque head, blue paperweight eyes with

luxurious lashes and brows, pierced ears, a lush auburn mohair wig, and a Jumeau jointed composition body in excellent condition. (Possible scattered re-touching.) She wears cream silk with rich deep forest green accents, while cream leather bebe shoes are an extra-nice treat. $6200.

5. 17-1/2” Second Series Portrait Jumeau 8 with a perfect bisque head, applied ears, pale blue paperweight eyes w/mauve shadow, and a blonde mohair wig in full soft curls. The 8-ball jointed body retains the original finish and Jumeau stamp, with paint refreshing to the fingers.

Gold brocade makes up the classic pleated skirt and placket, while deep golden silk faille was used for the jacket, plus she wears a matching chapeau and antique brown leather bebe-style shoes. $13,900.

6. 11” Bebe Steiner marked SIE. C 3/0 and Bourgoin in red, she has blue paperweight eyes, lovely coloring, pierced ears, a darling blonde curly lamb wig, a classic jointed composition body with its original finish, and wears an extraordinary blue silk costume trimmed with lace and feather-stitching. Sweet and petite! $11,500.

7. 26” Bru Jne. 12 with a perfect bisque head and shoulderplate, she boasts deep blue paperweight eyes with mauve shadow, pierced ears, and a gorgeous brunette extended-length mohair wig. The Chevrot

body is fitted with wooden legs (paint refreshed) and bisque arms (repair to fingers), and the general condition is good, showing some darkening of the leather. Her outstanding Bru-style costume is of cream silk, with ice blue silk accents, plus a coordinating chapeau. $28,900.

8. 14-1/2” Bebe Jumeau, DEPOSE E6J, with a perfect bisque head, blue paperweight eyes, pierced ears with the original earrings, and a darling blonde mohair wig. On a composition body with straight wrists that we expect is in near perfect condition (we have not undressed her) she wears an original Jumeau couturier costume in pink satin, combined with a coordinating brocade. The costume retains the red armband gilt lettered BEBE JUMEAU, plus original socks and Jumeau shoes. $14,500.

9. 19-1/2” boutique original Second Series Portrait Jumeau 8 with a perfect bisque head, deep brown eyes with mauve shadow, pierced ears, and the original skin wig attached to the original pate. On an 8-ball body with the original finish, “Elizabeth” retains her original couture first communion ensemble, of the softest pink satin (faded to cream).

Accessories include cream leather gloves, an ivory fan, a coordinating hat, plus antique socks and brown leather shoes. $18,500.

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KAMMER & REINHARDT’S GRAMOPHONE DOLL

by Donna Kaonis and Wayne Kosovic Phonograph collectors have known about the discovery of K*R’s Gramophone doll for some time; we’re excited to bring the news to the doll world.

THE MYSTERY OF THE EDWINA FALLIS TOY SHOP

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A JEWEL OF A MUSEUM by Lisa Doering

Billings, Montana is not just for outdoor enthusiasts; it is home to the Legacy Doll Museum, a treasure trove of childhood delights.

About The Cover

A quick glance at our cover, and you might be thinking just a dolly-faced doll, when in fact it is one of only two known Gramophone dolls made by Kammer & Reinhardt, one residing in Germany’s Tenneberg museum, and the cover doll, happily housed in a private collection. This is the fascinating story of the company’s ill fated attempt to produce a doll that appeared to be singing. Photo by Rene Rondeau Kosovic Collection

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CHIFFONNETTE’S CAPELINE

by Sylvia Mac Neil A lovely hood, known as a capeline, is a beautiful accessory for your French fashion. Easy to create, the author demonstrates with lovely drawings and a simple pattern.

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HANSEL AND GRETEL THE KINEMIN DOLLS

by Sara B. Bernstein Horsman dolls made in the exact likeness of the 1954 groundbreaking animated movie, “Hansel and Gretel An Opera Fantasy.”

by Lois Cohorst Forty to fifty character doll models were made at this Denver toy shop beginning around 1913 – where are they today?

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KESTNER’S “BRU TYPE”

by Dee Urquhart-Ross The Bru Bebe Modele inspired this lovely Kestner doll with her jointed ankles giving her such dexterity!

Quality Antique Dolls by Mail

Return Privilege • Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA 15” Factory Original Schoenhut – from mint wig with bow to the special factory shoes and stockings, she’s a quaint picture in her original union suit and dress and of course flawless paint! Unplayed with! $1800

20” Magnificent Original Poured Wax – so lavish in complete original, elaborate multilayered presentation garments that so define the English waxes; with her mint breathy complexion, sky blue glass eyes, rooted hair – all of it pristine!! $1250

16” Rare French Trade Black Child – exotic elegance describes this important Kuhnlenz character with ethnic features and lovely fired-in ebony complexion; early glass pw eyes, original body and high style couture, hidden flaw, not $6500 – only $2750. Rare!

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11” Large All Bisque Kestner – try to imagine the profound impact of her impressive beauty dressed in layers of silk with mohair tresses, sleep eyes and shirred stockings and flawless quality bisque! $1495

10-1/2” Rare Size ‘O’ Jumeau Fashion – perfect and petite in the smallest size made with original factory wig, pate and earrings. Can’t dress her? Ask us about it! $1800

24” Baby Face SH 949 – so endearing with huge sparkling blue PW’s, tender blush, early quality sculpted features, ca, 1888 with square teeth and dimple, a sweetheart in gossamer pink silk and original heeled leather shoes! $18e0 28” All Original Kestner Closed Mouth – all mint and captivating in her grand size from her factory wig and pate right to the leather shoes and signed body with peaches and cream quality bisque and lovely fine original clothes. $2250

24” Rare Bebe Jumeau w/ Signed Shoes – fascinating, early fully signed Tete Jumeau from the E. J. period with E. J. features and signed E. J. shoes and mint early mark stiff wrist body; important and elegant Jumeau with glimmering blue P.W.’s original cork pate, wig and chemise beneath her original, opulent period couture with parasol! $4800

“Arms Away” Half Doll – elegant quality beauty luxurious on the original elaborate mount $295. 10“ Jumeau Fashion Size '0' – perfect quality with delicate hazel pw's, two-tone lips with smile, and incredibly tiny tongue! (see above) Dolls Armoire – cabinet size, marble top with mirrored door and bottom drawer!

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1. 22” Mint Mollye’s Raggedy Ann – early 1930’s, signed, clean, bright unplayed with and just $595 2. & 3. Early Horsman Paper Teddy Bear – 10” tall, complete sets of clothes w/ hats and in the original envelope! Rare! $450 4. 14” All Original Character – choice little toddler from shoes to mohair wig. . . everything pristine and top quality! $695 5. 15” Rare Kruse Type Child – important, early and all original original, jointed fabric toddler in excellent condition! $1250 6. 15” Very Pink Frozen Charlie – mint and beautiful quality w/ brushmark brows/hair. $495 16” Elegant Parian Male – fine quality, decorated plate with collar and tie tie, splendid original clothes! The perfect escort! $650 7. 15” Delightful ‘353’ Asian Baby – pretty olive tint, original, clench fist body and robe. $695 8. 24” Rare French ‘Bebe Charmont’ – 1880 patent. Something unusual with stunning facial detail, vibrant blue PW eyes, original body, all mint. $1950 9. 24” K * R Flirty Child – cunning sweetheart with active eyes in owner made ensemble w/ hat. $550 10. 18” All Original Parian – as found heirloom, pierced ears, woven bun, original body, clothes, provenance. $495 20” Closed Mouth ‘ABG’ – pre 1900 sweetheart, glass eyes, all original clothes and body, mint. $395 11. 15” Mint Kathe Kruse “Evelein” – never out of the box with all tags and ties! $395. 18” 1950’s Adorable Steiff Giraffe – mint with all ID’s for the nursery! $250 13” Unusual Celluloid Heubach - mint coquette, original body, great! $350

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Great! $495 19. 9” Gbr. Heubach Laugher – cabinet character, intaglio eyes, top quality includes special novelty body and period clothes! $450 20. 14” Brown Bisque Googly – artist made JDK 221 with glass eyes, perfect quality and terrific clothes! $150

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1. 11”” Scarce Lenci Character – wistful little imp with mischievous eyes, all original w/tag w/tag, mint. $650 2. 10-1/2”” Gbr. Heubach Character – humorous dimpled tyke with curls and intricate playful modeling, rare one! $850 3. 17” ‘A.T.’ Kestner Open Mouth – scarcely found Kestner, exceptional modeling, quality and the early square cut teeth. $695 4. 15” Suzie Q and Bobby Q – rare large pair in original clothes w/ labels, Madame Alexander, c. 1938. Great condition! $1500 book price for just $795 pair 5. 32” French Trade Halbig – wonderful complexion, almond eyes, chestnut hair, layers of pink ruffles. $895 6. 20” 1850’s Sweetheart – great old girl with sausage curls, apple cheeks, original body and underwear. $395 7. 29” Norah Wellings Child – lifelike school girl with label and original clothes, no holes, clean and expressive, just $495 8. 14” JDK 211 with Closed Mouth – flawless quality, factory pate, wig and body body, wonderful clothes, mint. $495 9. 18” Kley & Hahn in Original Box – factory original doll fully dressed dressed, all mint from wig to good leather shoes with label and lid! $850 10. 24” Unusual Felt Lady Dolls – Lenci’s or Lenci type w/shapely waist, slender jointed limbs, artistic faces and clothes. Rare manageable size! $750 and $595

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11. 17” Choice JDK 226 – scarce model, factory pate, wig and body, elegant short suit, mint $595 12. Early Kathe Kruse Doll I in Original Clothes – exceptional doll with no touch ups, wide hips, signed feet, original mariner outfit, all clean, excellent posture and of course beautiful expressive hand painted artwork. The one you've been waiting for. $4500 13. 11” Rare White Bear – adorable and mint pre-war English bear, important and a sweetheart! $495 14. 27” Simon Halbig 'Jutta' – oily sheen bisque, gorgeous big eyes, signed body, luscious clothes. $650. A cream puff!

15. 16” Mint in Box! All original dolls in their factory box with lids and labels, never played with!

Each $250 16. 22” Schoenhut with Factory Shoes – wonderful large wigged character with intaglio eyes and original charming two-piece period clothes. $895 17. 18” Unusual Bliss Doll House – all original paper in clean bright condition, inside and out, signed plus distinctive three-story roof line. $895 18. 8” Henry VIII and Wives – mint set of 7, ca, 1950 by Peggy Nisbet, portrait faces, elaborate costumes/fabrics with labels and tags, just $450 the set 19. 17” Black Character Girl – mint bisque-like doll with flirty eyes, ethnic features, original clothes and jointed body. Great! $750

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1. 22" Fire A Steiner - She is a beauty with huge blue eyes & marked body. Her clothes are antique & she has marked French shoes. This doll has lovely quality bisque. $5500 2. 21" S.& H. #1249 - This beautiful blue eyed "Santa" is in excellent condition. She is nicely dressed in antique clothes. $950 3. 16" K * R #121 - This cute little character girl has her original fully jointed toddler body. Her original wig & antique clothes & shoes add her her charm. $1450 4. 14" F. S.& Co. #1290 - This is a very special little character with rarely found mold number. She has her original fully jointed toddler body & side glancing eyes. Dolly is dressed in antique clothes. & shoes. $1250 5. 14" Kestner #143 - She is a charming girl with original marked body. This German girl will bring her dog with her to your house. $750 6. 15" J.D.K. - This adorable little Kestner boy has his fully jointed toddler body. He is in excellent condition. $1450 7. 11" All bisque - This extra large Kestner # 150 all bisque is a little cutie. She is rarely found in this large size. $950 The little 3" Steiff with original label she is holding is $160.

8. 21" Bru Brevette - This lovely blue eyed girl is marked Bru Jne 7. She wears her original shoes & also has her original wig. Her bisque is of the very best quality with perfect head & hands. She is the very best!! $25,750 9. 13" Gebruder Heubach #8192 - This is a sweet little dolly in excellent condition. She brings the little horse with her. $575 10. 9" A.M. #390 - This doll is completely original & in great condition. $275 11. 7" German doll - She is a little treasure with unusual face in great condition. $495 12. 3 1/2" Frozen Charlotte - She has exceptional quality bisque for such a tiny doll. $165 13. 7" All original German girl & boy. $325 for the pair

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Buying and selling quality antique dolls.

Specializing in early cloth dolls.

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Early Moravian missing wool bonnet. $3000.

1930's Moravian $2400.

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1- 13" exceptionally beautiful Tete Jumeau # 4, wonderful vintage clothes, just oozes charm. $4900 2 - 16" RD, gorgeous cape coat, fabulous undies etc. $7000 3 - 20" hard to find spectacular Lori Baby original adorable Christening clothes. $1800 4 - 24" early SFBJ,often referred to as Jumeau face. $2200

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5 - Super rare, 5" all bisque Googly with side glancing sleep eyes and articulated arms and legs, a treasure! $3200 6 - 15" Fantastic, Tete Jumeau in her original box, please call.

7 - 14" rare Steiner taufling, wonderful bisque torso, every toenail and fingernail delicately outlined, great doll. $6800 www.evelynphillipsdolls.com Photography by Paula Claydon

Doll Auction

April 2

Kestner, Jumeau, Half Dolls, Madame Alexander, Simon & Halbig, Lenci, Kammer & Reinhard, Bisque and China Dolls, Hertel, Schwab & Co., Steiff, Effanbee, Bru, and more...

Auction Starts @ 10AM

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4-1/2” all bisqe doll $2,000.

Ormolu Birdcage 2-1/2” wide x 3-1/2” tall - $650.

Rock and Graner sideboard 6-1/4” wide x 7-3/4” tall (serpent brackets) - $995.

8” all bisque doll unmarked - $850.

7” all bisque Asian baby $495.

Antique Borzoi dog 5” wide - $95.

7-1/2” dollhouse bride - bent arms all original - $495.

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FINE ESTATES & ANTIQUES AUCTION

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1. 12” TETE JUMEAU - Blue paperweight eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, antique hand-tied mohair wig on original cork pate, composition body with straight wrists. French style dress made with antique fabrics, original lace-trimmed bonnet, original Jumeau underclothing, antique socks and French leather shoes with rosettes. Antique socks don’t match. A darling petite bebe, with deep set “owl” eyes surrounded by long, thick lashes. A real honey! $4495 2. 7” GEBRUDER KUHNLENZ 44 - Blue sleep eyes, open mouth with three upper teeth, original mohair curls, five piece composition body with molded black socks and tan two-strap shoes. Fabulous original French style silk outfit trimmed with silk covered buttons and bows, original faded felt cone hat trimmed with silk covered buttons and ribbon. Color lightened on nose, touch-up on black socks, silk of dress deteriorating in places, color of felt hat faded, mohair curls of wig sparse and show old glue. A darling little doll, especially appealing because of her elaborate original clothing. $335 3. 6” ALL BISQUE WITH YELLOW BOOTS - Unmarked. Bisque head with stiff neck, set dark eyes, replaced mohair wig, jointed at shoulders and hips, molded tan boots and white socks. Wonderful original crocheted clothing, off-white crocheted hat with large brim.

Antique basket with embroidered padded pillow cover, extra green silk dress with smocking, green crocheted hat, organdy panties and half slip, pink cotton child-made dress, pink crocheted hat, small crocheted purse. Very light rub right cheek, small flake right shoulder filled in and not painted. A very appealing ensemble; just the type that would have stolen a little girl’s heart long ago. $385 4. SUPER UV BLACK LIGHTS - An extraordinary black light that can be used in regular lighting!! No more crawling under tables or trying to find a dark area to black light a doll when at a show or an auction!! Fits in the palm of your hand or in your purse; uses three triple A batteries. To be used on the outside of a doll head to show cracks and hairlines; shows repaint on cloth and composition.

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An exceptional collection of Antique Dolls including French Fashion Doll, German China Dolls, Taufling Baby, 18th and 19th Century English and German Wooden Dolls, 19th Century Wooden Mannequin , Izannah Walker type Doll, Martha Chase Dolls, Missionary Rag Baby, Columbian-type Doll, Black Cloth Folk Art Dolls, German Composition Dolls, Bears, Toys, Rocking & Pull Horses and more.

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Kammer & Reinhardt’s Gramophone Doll The K*R talking doll discovered in this country showing the inner Gramophone and the 3-inch record that plays “Sing a Song of Sixpence.”

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ccasionally two seemingly disparate collecting genres will come together – we often say the item in question has crossover appeal.

Talking dolls, appealing to phonograph as well as doll collectors, are such examples. As early as 1878 Edison began obtaining patents for a phonograph doll (the word “phonograph” was Edison’s trade name for his device, which played recorded sounds from round wax cylinders) although it was not until 1890 that he had perfected the doll for distribution. It was not the huge success he had hoped for, disgruntled parents returning the doll which did not hold up under the rigors of playtime. All told, it is believed only about 500 phonograph dolls were sold.

by Donna Kaonis and Wayne Kosovic

Another talking doll, the Jumeau Bebe Phonograph doll with a patented celluloid device by Henri Jules Lioret, a noted clock and automaton maker, was expensive to produce and only made for a few years before Jumeau was absorbed into SFBJ. The rarest of all these early talking dolls was a model produced by Kammer and Reinhardt. Emile Berliner, a German immigrant working in the U.S. patented his system of sound recording in 1888, using flat discs instead of cylinders, and calling it the Gramophone. Kammer and Reinhardt began talks with Berliner the following year and were granted a license to manufacture talking dolls and to establish a Gramophone factory under the Berliner patent.

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The doll found in this country is 25-1/2 inches tall.

The doll’s chest cover removed showing the mechanism. The company cited the small size of the doll’s torso causing problems with the Gramophone.

Gramophone collectors have long been aware of the little “toy” Gramophones made by K * R. There are at least three variations that were sold, mainly in England and Europe, starting in 1890.

They play a 5-inch record and have a paper mache horn which in most cases has been lost over the years.

Apparently Kammer and Reinhardt’s earliest attempts to produce Gramophone dolls met with little success, as the recordings were difficult to understand. The Jumeau Phonograph doll, introduced in 1893, may have affected their decision to return to the project. In any event an advertisement for “Sprechende Puppen” (talking dolls) appeared in March of 1894 in the German toy and novelty trade magazine, “Wegweiser fur die Spielwareindustrie” (Guide for the Toy Industry), announcing “Talking Dolls; Imperial German Patent No. 45048.” (This was Berliner’s Gramophone patent, a later patent, D. R G.M. # 26570, for the doll’s design was dated June 12, 1894 and listed as “Doll with talking apparatus, with a sound path to the head and wide mesh screen beneath the wig.) The advertisement stated that the recordings were done in French, English and German.

Until recently, the only knowledge of K*R’s Gramophone doll was an example donated to the Tenneberg museum in Waltershausen by K * R in 1929. The doll was housed in a storeroom in the museum until 1986 when it was loaned along with other dolls and toys to a German TV production company who were filming a show to promote the museum. Sadly, the doll was dropped and broken into several pieces. In 2001 a young student studying restoration was able to piece it back together.

The doll (a so-called dolly-face mold popular at the time) plays a 3-inch record unlike the 5-inch record used for the company’s toy Gramophones. It is marked 3 in red on the top front of the head and came with a German recording.

In early 2010 another example of K*R’s doll, complete and in perfect working order, surfaced in the U.S. It is marked 2 in red on 18

The complete Gramophone mechanism with tubing and paper cone.

The doll has a flange neck to accommodate the cone.

A number 2 is marked on the top of the doll’s head, indicating it may have been made for the English speaking market. There is no K* R marking on the head or body.

The interior of the head shows a paper cone that directs sound upward, so it would appear as if the doll was singing.

the top of the head. The 3-inch recording in English, possibly sung by Berliner himself, is “Sing a Song of Sixpence.”

There has been a great deal of excitement in the phonograph world about this recent discovery; the news now at last making itself known to doll collectors.

Recently, the co-writer of this article and owner of the doll, Wayne Kosovic, acquired a copy of the 1894 “Wegweiser.”

Not only did it contain the above mentioned advertisement, it included an article which discussed the difficulties K * R were having with the doll’s sound reproduction. It mentioned buying the rights from Berliner four years ago. They were trying to make it easier for the child to change the records, and expressed hope that the doll would be a hit at the upcoming Leipzig fair and that by Christmas fine families would have the doll under their holiday tree.

Where are these dolls now? To date only the two dolls, one in the Tenneberg museum, formerly the property of K * R, and the privately owned example, have come to light. The doll in the Tenneberg museum has a smaller, lighter sound box, from which we may infer that this was a slightly later version, likely intended for the Leipzig fair. Was there a doll made marked #1 with a French recording? Were the dolls ever put into production? It is extremely doubtful.

If the doll was never produced, how do we explain the model found in the United States with an English recording?

One possible explanation is that Kammer and Reinhardt, who had a booth at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, might have shown the Gramophone doll as an exciting new product still undergoing refinement. The fact this doll was marked 2 and has the more cumbersome sound box also gives credence to its earlier production. Perhaps it was given to the leading sales agent – conjecture of course – but phonograph collectors are busy researching the 1893 World’s Fair hoping to find a photo of the K * R booth and the Gramophone doll on display there.

This 25-second recording of “Sing a Song of Sixpence” may be the voice of Emile Berliner.

The 3-inch record is in English.

March 28, 1894 ad from “Wegweiser” announcing Kammer and Reinhardt’s talking doll.

Courtesy of the Kosovic Collection.

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A string drops the needle to the record, after which a crank is turned counter clockwise. Upon completion, pressing the brass button raises the sound box and returns it the locked position.

Not exactly user friendly for a small child!

A lever on the side of the head opens and closes the doll’s eyes.

Residing in the Tenneberg Heimatmuseum in Waltershausen is the only other known example of the Berliner K*R talking doll.

It is marked 3 and the recording is in German.

Photo credit: Christina Siegert

The company’s 1894 advertisement is the only one ever published for the Gramophone doll. To invest so much time and money in an innovative new doll and then not publicize it makes little sense.

Certainly, the doll’s operation would likely cause frustration for a child (or even a co-operative parent): pulling a string emerging from the doll’s torso dropped the hidden needle to the record.

Then a crank located at the base of the doll’s spine had to be turned counter clockwise to play the 25-second recording. Pressing a brass button on the doll’s back would lock the sound box in place until the string was pulled again. If the crank was turned in the wrong direction, or the doll was carried without locking the sound box in place, the disc would have been damaged.

In Kammer and Reinhardt’s commemorative book written for their 25th anniversary they announced their defeat in regard to the Gramophone doll – the mechanism did not function properly in the small space inside the doll’s torso, and even when the sound box was reduced in size there was little demand.

Today manufacturers have become proficient at creating talking dolls, technology making possible interactive talking dolls and voice recognition. Yet it is the early, pioneering examples that capture the attention of antique doll collectors. Although cumbersome and expensive at the time, the talking K*R doll shows the doll maker’s quest to achieve realism, a goal that would soon be realized with their creation of character children.

Note: If one of our readers has or knows of another Berliner/ Kammer and Reinhardt doll, email: waykos@shaw.ca Reference: The Sound Box, “The Kammer and Reinhardt Gramophone Talking Doll” by George F. Paul and Stephan Puille Special thanks to Wayne and Maria Kosovic. Doll courtesy of the Kosovic collection. Also, special thanks to phonograph researcher Allen Koenigsberg and noted doll researcher Jurgen Cieslik.

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A Jewel of a

by Lisa Doering

A beautiful Rohmer has retained her original wardrobe.

Dale was delighted to find out that French fashions like this Rohmer can and did have it all!

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Proclaiming votes for women, this Kestner Gibson Girl evokes the spirit of the time.

hen you think of Montana, the state’s nickname of “Big Sky Country” probably comes to mind. Or perhaps its close proximity to Yellowstone National Park and the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn. Well, tucked in the Yellowstone Valley, is the “Star of Big Sky Country,” the city of Billings, Montana’s largest. Carved out by the Yellowstone River, Billings offers outdoor enthusiasts world class hiking, rock climbing, mountain climbing and fishing.

But for the doll enthusiast, there awaits a jewel box of childhood delights in The Legacy Doll Museum.

Dolls have always been an integral part of life for museum founder, Dale Bochy. As she says, “I was always, always fond of dolls.”

As a young child, Santa left her a new dolly every Christmas. For her fourth Christmas, he left her Sweet Rosemary, a doll made by the Deluxe Reading Co. of New Jersey. To quote Dale, “It was the most magnificent thing I had ever seen.” And for those of us who remember the “grocery store dolls” of the 1950’s and 60’s, it’s easy to understand

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Center: This all bisque Simon Halbig is proud of her 11 inches.

Directly above: Close-up of the Steiner Fre A. Top: Proving that good things come in small packages, here are some special cabinet size beauties: a Steiner Fre A with her original trunk and wardrobe, a bent knee praying all bisque, an 11 inch all bisque Simon Halbig and a German Sonneberg doll.

how thrilling it must have been to find Sweet Rosemary under the tree. At age ten, Dale received her first Barbie and to this day, she still remembers how Barbie smelled right out of the box.

She couldn’t wait to spend $5.00 of her Christmas money on Barbie’s “Evening Enchantment” gown, complete with white faux fur and long gloves. Barbie also triggered another passion that would serve Dale well in the future: accessories.

At age 11, Barbie provided young Dale with a character defining moment. A friend of her grandmother’s had a child suffering from the final stages of leukemia. The little girl longed to play with a Barbie before she died and Dale was asked if she would lend her beloved Barbie with wardrobe to the dying child. Dale understood the child’s longing and shared the joy of the little fashion doll with the grown-up clothes.

Sadly, only three months later, Dale found Barbie and her wardrobe sitting boxed on

Imaginative settings like this beach scene bring these 33 inch, circa 1900 dollies to life.

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Clearly meant for a life of luxury, a Bru Jne and Bru Teteur pose with some of their lovely things.

This very rare Schmitt et Fils Mignonette has a huge handmade wardrobe, c. 1880s.

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It’s obvious that Dale loves original clothing. This Kestner 221 googly is a lucky girl indeed! With her side glancing eyes and pert watermelon mouth, she looks like trouble!

top of the washing machine. Each well-played-with dress had been lovingly re-stitched. Dale found the doll and the clothing in better shape than when it left her.

Fast forward to 1974. Dale, a new bride, shared a tremendous love and appreciation of history with her husband, Bruce. Collecting antiquities was a logical next step with Bruce on the hunt for antique clocks and guns, and Dale searching for various items made in Occupied Japan. In 1980, she spotted a souvenir doll from Spain at an antique show. Ah, she could now rationalize doll collecting as an adult.

Shortly thereafter, she was shopping at her friend’s antique store when a destitute woman came in to sell her friend, Anna Mae, a 25” Armand Marseille from her mother’s estate. The woman insisted that she would take no less than $20.00 for the doll. Anna Mae, understanding the value of AM’s at the time, insisted on paying the woman no less than $200.00. Within minutes, Dale was bitten with the antique doll collecting bug and purchased the doll for $300.00. She never looked back.

Later in the 1980’s, Dale added a Master’s in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling to her Bachelor’s in History. While raising daughter Sara and son Bryan, Dale realized her dream of becoming a Rehabilitation Counselor. Career success enabled her to dabble more seriously in antique doll collecting. Her first major purchase was a Rohmer with a wardrobe.

A woman’s work is never done as exemplified by these vignettes of dolls doing their daily chores.

Then came Dale’s discovery and enchantment with French fashion accessories. Sacs de voyage, chatelaines, papeterie, necessaires, lorgnettes. What did these French girls not have? Dale delighted in finding every miniature accoutrement she could find, but when she tallied her expenses, she was surprised to realize she could have invested in one fine doll per year at the rate she was spending on accessories.

With this, she composed a list of dolls she never dreamed of acquiring until then: Mein Leibling, Tete Jumeau, Simon Halbig 1358 and 1469 COD. And if she could budget for buying one of these big ticket dolls per year, was it possible to buy a Bru? And if it was possible to buy a Bru, did she dare dream of opening a museum to share her treasures? These thoughts caused many a sleepless night until she mustered the courage to begin a feasibility study in 2003.

A Terri Lee from the 1950s is a true clotheshorse with an enviable wardrobe.

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Mlle Adelaide Huret, c. 1860, with an extensive wardrobe of couture dresses and accessories.

This lovely young lady Huret has a dreamy-eyed quality about her.

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In 2005, with mortgage rates at an all time low, Dale’s friends encouraged her to consider investing in a building to house her collection. After a two year search, the site was found and purchased. She began planning the layout and husband Bruce began renovating the building and fabricating the display cabinets.

With her vast collection of accessories and dolls, Dale realized the perfect marriage of the two would be vignettes, an exhibiting style that would set her museum apart.

The Legacy Doll Museum opened its doors on the last Saturday of September 2007. Inside, visitors will find more than 100 vignettes, including the nursery rhyme “Wash on Monday, Iron on Tuesday…” represented by seven displays featuring dolls acting out their daily chores complete with washboard, iron, butter churn, etc. Others include the Schoenhut Circus, including the 1903 tent, a nursery full of antique baby dolls and christening gowns, an original Dawn store display complete with dolls, a half house with children’s furniture, assorted doll corsets, a grocery store and a clock shop. Of the over 600 dolls on display, there are two dozen dolls with extensive wardrobes, running the gamut from Terri Lee (the original owner took her on a Terri Lee cruise!) to Bru Jne. to Huret to Kestner 221 Googly to Steiner Fre. A. to Ginny. There’s even a Blampoix male fashion doll in tails and top hat surrounded by his sac de voyage, riding boots, war medals, pipes and flask, among other masculine gear.

The museum also has temporary displays; the Suffragette case housed dolls dressed from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, original autographs of Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone, and an extremely rare figurine mocking Sojourner Truth. The upcoming

More than one hundred years of baby and christening dresses show how styles evolved over the years. The oval photograph in the center is a picture of Dale’s own father as a baby. He would have been 100 years old this year.

Annual April Tea will commemorate the Era of the Flapper. Following the tea, from May 15 to September 1, will be a temporary display of Flapper dolls, including a COD 1469 with a vast wardrobe that is also a part of the permanent collection.

Since opening, the museum has acquired another 800 items. “I’ve amassed over 4000 items,” Dale says, “and the number is still growing.

And that’s not counting anything our dolls are wearing. There are over 500 pieces of clothing not worn by dolls and approximately 1000 toys.”

Further enhancing the displays are plenty of canine and feline friends to keep the dolls company.

The gift shop holds a plethora of dolls and related items. Reference books, vintage clothing, toys, doll and doll house furniture, fabrics, buttons,

For those who like characters and toddlers, there’s a delightful selection of Kestners and SFBJ’s to name a few.

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A china in mourning attire wears an original 1860’s mourning hat and veil. To the left is a complete doll vestment set including robes, alter pieces, items for worship, etc.

Quite the gentleman, this fashion doll by Blampoix. c. 1870’s is getting ready for a trip abroad.

Photos by Mary Ann Spinelli

ladies’ jewelry and Indian jewelry abound. It is not necessary to pay admission if just visiting the shop.

And there’s an event room that accommodates the annual museumhosted themed-tea in April, an annual doll sale in September and various lectures, such as the lecture on woodens given

by Mary Ann Spinelli this past September. A “Tea and a Tour” can be scheduled by private groups; the museum supplies the room, table and chairs, and the guests supply food, linens and dishes.

Last but not least, all types of dollies, from bisque to vinyl, can now be repaired and restored at the hospital located within the museum.

There are several people Dale credits with helping make her dream a reality. “I truly could not have accomplished this without the love and hard work of Bruce,” Dale says.

She continues, “And I’m so grateful for the infectuous enthusiasm of Joedi Johnson, who started as a docent and has blossomed into so much more. Joedi’s husband, Cal, runs our doll hospital and assists us with special events.

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I’m truly blessed!” She has dedicated the museum to the memory of her beloved father, Roy Onsum, who was instrumental in developing her love of beauty.

Come visit The Legacy Doll Museum, located at 3206 6th Ave in downtown Billings, Montana, open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For directions and seasonal hours, call (406) 252-0041. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors 60 and over, and $3.00 for children 3-12. Children under three are free.

Roaring Twenties April 16, 2011 High Tea At Legacy Doll Museum

The theme will be the 1920s in honor of Dale's new Flapper doll and wardrobe that will be premiered at the tea. Call for availability, 406-252-0041.

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1. Extremely rare and just as wonderful as he can be is this never to be found “Black Magic” - the very rarely found black “Buddy Lee” - excellent condition with factory original clothes - what a charmer - 13” tall $1,295.

2. Breathtakingly beautiful & always desirable Kestner XI - this precious closed mouth pouty has soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over lovely chestnut brown eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - original early straight wrist Kestner body - 16” tall - $4,995.

3. Another rare lovely treasure from the amazing world of Bru - this beautiful Bru Jne R bebé from the 1890’s - is just as sweet as she can be - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous bulbous chestnut brown paperweight eyes in spectacular almond sockets - closed pouty smiling mouth w/ twice shaded lips in a warm rose coloring - original fully jointed & marked Bru body - size 11 - 25” tall - $9,500.

4. Truly amazing is this wondrous 1840’s pink luster young lad by KPM - marked on the inside of shoulder plate - his condition and beauty is just outstanding w/ side parted brown hair with exceptional detail & modeling - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ that lovely pink luster shading - dressed as a court room gentleman he’s on a wonderful old body w/ beautiful early slightly cupped hands and molded boots 16” tall - $5,995.

5. Rare and extremely unique leather over wood all original “ Blue Boy” and “Pinkie” flawless copies of the original painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence - this amazing pair of dolls have hand carved wood heads under hand pressed French leather w/ exceptional high quality hand painted facial features - fantastic detail to each and every feature - hand sewn soft cloth bodies with individual fingers - made for the Hudson Dept. store circa 1920’s - 26” tall $3,500 for the pair.

6. Rare to find early Kestner from the numerical series - she is marked only w/ a “J” - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - soft arched feathered brows over enormous spiral threaded heather blue eyes slightly open mouth w/ a very unusual pouty mouth - outlined w/ soft amber shading - original plaster pate - original Kestner body - 21” tall - $1,995.

7. Ever so rare & always desirable is this never to be found brown bisque “Hilda” by Kestner - mold #245 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out if the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over beautiful chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - rare petite size - 12” tall - $3,495.

8. Beautiful & rare glass eyed Pouty Character Child from the wonderful world of Heubach – mold # 6970 exceptional high quality pink bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding chestnut brown sleep eyes - super exaggerated pouty lips w/ really amazing chubby cheeks - original fully jointed compo body - 17” tall - $3,995.

9. Another brown bisque beauty - this one is a totally adorable French Bebe by Steiner - Figure A - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wondrous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ warm amber shading - original fully jointed Steiner body - wonderful rare to find shelf size - 14” tall - $2,995.

10. Another truly beautiful Lenci character child - all original #36 - “Sweet Fantasy” - wonderful hand painted facial features w/ icelandic blue eyes - excellent condition w/ two original hanging tags attached to dress circa 1935 - 15” tall - $1,495.

11. Unique & different w/ that really great unusual face is the “Kaiser Baby” mold #100 by Kammer Reinhardt - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over Icelandic blue painted eyes - rare open/closed mouth w/ such a happy laughing expression - 15” tall - $795.

12. Two wonderful rare to find Compo kids: A) Jointed compo Kewpie - excellent condition - factory clothes - five piece jointed body - very cute - 12” tall. B) Rare to find “Jo-Jo toddler” by Horsman - great compo clear eyes - factory clothes - 12” tall - $395. each 13. Wonderful brown bisque baby by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #126 - exceptional bisque w/ nice even coco brown color - dark feathered arched eyebrows over chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes open laughing mouth w/ soft amber shading & two upper teeth - original baby body - 16” - $1,295.

14. Big & beautiful as she can be is this super sized S.F.B.J. - mold #251 - “The Little Twirp” - hand poured French bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - molded pouty mouth w/ two upper teeth and soft amber shading - yes she’s sticking out her tongue - look at those adorable dimples- fully joint French toddler body 27” tall - $2,995.

15. Large & lovely as she can be is this utterly beautiful German character child by Gebruder Kuhnlenz exquisite bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading fully jointed compo body - 27” tall - $1,495.

16. Extremely rare - very early brown bisque German character child by Kammer Reinhardt - mold #192 exceptional hand poured bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched black brows never enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed compo body - 23” tall - $2,995.

17. A truly beautiful large size pale Parian of superior quality w/ molded shoulder plate - wondrous blonde hair center parted & pulled away from the face w/ molded snood and under tucked hairstyle - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched brows over enormous Icelandic blue eyes - closed pert pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - lovely old body w/ parian arms & cupped hands - wonderful large size - 22” tall - $1,695.

18. Wonderful super large size S.F.B.J.. - mold #236 toddler - this lovely French toddler has perfect flawless bisque with first out of the mold quality - superior hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - rare open/closed laughing mouth w/molded teeth & tongue to add to her wonderment & delight she’s on a wonderful fully jointed French toddler body - 27” tall $2,295.

19. Two more adorable German Character Babies - just as sweet as they can be: A) Precious Hertel & Schwab - mold #152 - w/ those amazing hazel eyes - 13” tall - $695. B) Wonderful Kestner - mold #211 - chestnut brown sleep eyes - 15” tall - $995.

20. Rare to find & ever so cute is this Skippy “Navel Cadet” - great compo - wonderful rare to find outfit - cloth center body w/ tall molded boots - 14” tall - $1,295.

21. Just as rare & wonderful as he could possibly be is this amazing young lad by A. Wislizenus - mold #110 soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - solid dome head w/molded brushstroke hair - arched feathered brows over deep blue intaglio eyes - rare open/closed mouth w/ molded teeth - fully jointed toddler body - 19” tall - $1,995.

22. Wonderful all original Lenci young lad w/ side glancing big blue eyes and such a wonderful big tall hat excellent condition - very clean head to toe - clothes & face are in excellent condition - two early Lenci tags still intact - 18” tall - $1,695.

23. Just as rare as they come is this ever so desirable and never to be found Wax Bye-lo - you know all the stories you have heard of the rareness of this doll and what few were ever made - this one is by far one of the best I have ever seen - the wax is in beautiful condition and hand painted facial features are still in really great condition - original frog body with hands - 22” long - $2,995.

24. Rare & wonderful as she can be is this closed mouth French Papier - Mache dressed in factory original “French Nun” ensemble - lovely condition w/ aqua blue hand painted eyes & closed slightly smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - original pink kid body w/ mitt hands - clothing is just amazing - 17” tall - $1,995.

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25. Very handsome brown bisque young lad-this one by Schoenau & Hoffmeister- lovely dark cocoa brown bisque with exceptional hand painted facial features-feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding dark chestnut brown eyes - slightly open mouth with soft amber shading-original early fully jointed straight wrist body. - 17” tall - $1,495.

26. Lovely pink English Poured Wax of superior quality - probably Peck because of the wonderful modeling - beautiful inset blonde mohair wig & lashes - finely hand painted feathered grows - chestnut brown inset glass eyes - long finely detailed wax arms & legs - body is stamped with the store name “Hamley’s - Regent Street” - 18” tall - $1,695.

27. Wonderful very early closed mouth Kestner marked with an “X” - from the roman numeral series - exquisite bisque with first out of the mold quality - amazing hand painted facial features with soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding wondrous chestnut brown sleep eyes - closed amber shaded lips with that slightly exaggerated upper pouty lip - early straight wrist body - 15” tall $3,995.

28. Rarely found & so delightful is this amazing Familee doll in its original box base - the only compo doll ever made w/ interchangeable heads - this set has five original heads - all are in great condition (black boy rare Indian - Dutch boy - Dutch girl - “Betty Bumps”) - all have original clothes & hats - also original paper work from box - just grand - 16” tall - $1,495.

29. Utterly adorable Belton Marotte made for the French trade - exceptionally beauty French face Belton head w/ superior quality bisque & wondrous hand painted facial features -with such an amazing French look this all original French marotte when turned plays a delightful tune that I am quite sure brought children so much happiness - excellent condition - 13” tall - $1,495.

30. A truly lovely Wax reinforced lady of superior quality - amazingly beautiful face w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over early outlined spiral threaded heather blue paperweigh5t eyes - closed slightly pouty smiling mouth - original mohair wig inset around face - original body - 19” tall $1,295.

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31. Talk about beautiful - look at her bisque - what a gorgeous doll - breathtaking Simon & Halbig portrait of an Asian lady - mold # 1329 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft dark arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes lovely placed in almond shaped sockets - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - exceptionally beautiful doll - 18” tall - $2,495.

32. Wonderful rare to find China w/ that ever so rare to find waterfall hairstyle - her is pulled away from the face with lovely brushstrokes all around her face - going back into large well molded wings on each side - in the back all of her hair is swept up into a braid - wonderful oval face w/ artist quality hand painted features - lovely old body w/ lower china arms - 16” tall - $1,795.

33. Rare wonderful as she can be is this always desirable three-face little darling made by Carl Bergner - three delightful faces each w/ such grace & personality - laughing face has open/closed mouth w/ chestnut brown inset glass eyes / crying face has open/closed mouth w/ molded tongue & chestnut brown glass inset w/ two molded tears / sleeping face has closed eyes & a closed pouty mouth - very desirable compo jointed body w/ mama/papa pull strings that work - to make her all the more delightful she has factory original clothes - 12” tall - $1,495.

34. Utterly breathtaking all original French beauty by Venus - exquisite hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over soft brown side glancing eyes w/ that always demure eye shadow - closed pouty smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading excellent condition - 17” tall - $1,495.

35. Rare & wonderful compo Fly-Lo by Grace S. Putnam - this never to be found child is in excellent condition w/ lovely baby blue sleep - original clothes included that always missing bonnet & those wondrous wings - frog body w/ cell hands - 12” tall - $1.295.

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36. Two more wonderful Compo Kewpies by Cameo: a) jointed at arms w/ Kewpie heart on chest - 12” - $395. b - Utterly adorable small size compo Kewpie w/ paper label on foot - 9” tall $295.

37. Extremely rare -uniquely different laughing character by Swaine & Company marked BP - lovely high quality bisque with superior hand painted facial features with soft fawn shaded brows over deep intaglio Icelandic blue eyes- rare open/closed laughing mouth with molded teeth and soft amber shaded lips- original fully jointed body 14” tall - $5,500.

38. Another rare beauty from the wonderful world of Jumeau - this lovely open mouth Tete has the biggest eyes in the universe - wow - hand poured French bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 23” tall - $2,995.

39. Well believe it or not we found another one of those very rare & always desirable historical dolls by Effanbee - excellent condition w/ great compo and lovely hand painted hazel eyes - this one is 1720’s (the pioneering American spirit) - lovely all original clothing w/ original bracelet - 14” tall - $1,295.

40. Rare & wonderful blonde Parian lady w/ such a very unusual and different face - well rounded w/ amazing Icelandic blue eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ such a sweet pert little smile - her blonde hair twist up & back into the most amazing enormous cluster curls surrounded by a lovely braid - two long ringlet curls hang down her beautiful long neck - Parian arms & legs - to add to her wonderment & delight her amazing blonde locks have a very unique luster - had to be double fired - truly superior quality bisque w/ a very beautiful face & rare pierced ears - 18” tall - $1,795.

41. Without question the best all original “Bébé Tout en Bois” (doll all of wood) (circa 1900) - hand craved wood child made for the French trade - this little young lad is not

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only in just incredible condition w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous inset baby blue glass eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ amber shading - original mohair wig - fully jointed wood body - to make him all the more delightful he’s dressed in factory original clothes - 12” tall - $995.

Wonderful brown bisque Kammer and Reinhardt # 126 toddler - beautiful light cocoa colored bisque - w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - lovely dark arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding chestnut brown sleep eyes - open laughing mouth with treble tongue - and soft amber shaded lips - extremely rare fully jointed toddler body - 20” tall - $2,995.

Wonderful large size covered wagon China w/ those always desirable chestnut brown eyes - she has a delightful pink luster tint and utterly amazing hand painted facial features - well rounded face w/ such a secret little smile - lovely old hand made body 27” tall - $1,995.

Two more wonderful and never to be found brown Compo Kids: a - extremely dark unmarked child w/ side glancing chestnut brown eyes - smiling dark red lips w/ two molded upper teeth - center cloth body w/ compo arms & legs - great old romper - 15” tall. b - Grumpy brown compo baby by Acme Toy Company - very much of a Bye-lo Baby look but kinda mad at the world - great compo - chestnut brown sleep eyes downward turned amber shaded mouth - cloth body w/ compo arms - 16” tall - $595. each Wonderful early French faced Belton of superior quality - all of these dolls wee made to look like their French counter part - note how this one resembles the round face Schmitt - marked #106 - peaches & cream bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features soft arched feathered brows over early outlined spiral threaded heather blue paperweight eyes - w/ just a hint of eye shadow - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - soft amber shaded lips - original early straight wrist fully jointed body - 15” tall - $2,495.

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14 ½” Effanbee 1933 Dy-Dee Baby, fabulous rubber body, compo head, small paint rub on right cheek $235.00 11 1/2” Steiff Revue Susi fully tagged with jointed head, very expressive $225.00 14 1/2” Effanbee Dy-Dee Baby with rubber ears and rubber body, in wonderful condition, 1 crack by left eye, 2 faint crazes by right eye $110.00

8” C/M #127 Recknagle German, blue sleep eyes, compo body, head & hand as is $200.00 Now $150.00 14” Kestner Century Baby, blue sleep eyes, fabulous expression, celluloid hands, cute baby dress & shoes, molded hair $425.00 Now $395.00 10” A.M. “Kiddie Joy” Germany, cloth body, compo arms (as is), blue sleep eyes $125.00 15” circ. Fabulous Bye – lo Baby, celluloid hands (I finger missing), great coloring $450.00 Now $415.00 12 ½” JD Kestner dome head, brown sleep eyes, compo baby body, small eyeflake left eye $275.00 Now $245.00 8” H x 10” L Leather Cow with rollers on feet and cover on back, horns & utters, original leather collar & bell, moos when head moves, legs as is $265.00

9” Baitz in box “Leni” made in Austria, 1958 $30.00 8” Norah Wellings pair, velvet outfit & bodies Sold 10” Liberty of London Lady w/ muff, painted cloth face, felt jacket & hat $95.00 14” 1925 Lenci 110 Series?, lavender organdy dress, blonde mohair wig $250.00 Now $185.00 18” Cloth doll in felt dress, hair bow & slippers, brown eyes painted to the side, blond mohair wig, small dent on nose $195.00 Now $125.00 9” Skier with rubber molded face, cloth body and metal hands, wood skies & poles, unique piece $60.00

23” Alt Beck & Gottschalk Highland Mary China, #1000 xx 9, 1880’s, cloth body w/ leather arms $295.00 22 1/2” Alt Beck & Gottschalk, #1000 – 1, 1880’s on kid body, bisque arms, blue stationary eyes, 1 as is $220.00

21 ½” B4 German girl with blue sleep eyes, nice ball jointed body, 1 finger reglued $250.00 22 ½” B4 German girl on nice ball jointed body, blue sleep eyes $250.00 10” 1909 Schoenau & Hoffmeister, blue sleep eyes Sold

13” #1800 Schoeneu Hoffmeister on kid body, blue sleep eyes, original dress & undergarments (soiled) $125.00 13” Darling all original dress, undergarments & mohair wig, old hairline on forehead, brown stationary eyes $105.00 9” C/M Possibly French on 5 piece compo body (paint as is), blue stationary eyes $125.00 4” All Bisque w/ blue sleep eyes, pink boots Sold 5” #13 with black glass eyes, all original 5 piece compo body $150.00 4 ½” O/M All Bisque #365 swivel head, blue sleep eyes, mohair wig, chip on torso at neck, shoulder and top of left hip $245.00

8” Alexander’s 1968 Korea, MIB, BK,$120.00 1970 African, MIB, BK $110.00 White India tagged dress & jewelry, BK, no box $85.00 Eskimo 1966 - 69, no fish on pole, BK, no box $85.00

16” Madame Alexander 1939 compo McGuffey Anna in Rare original tagged dress, undergarments, bonnet, HH wig, replaced shoes & socks, very faint crazing $250.00 12” Gund Minnie Mouse with pressed cloth face and felt gloves, velvet type plush body, head & legs, felt ears, original skirt (soiled) $195.00

22” 1880’s Kestner China Flat top on antique body with leather hands, beautiful molding, red line over eyes $295.00 17” Turned Head China by Alt Beck & Gottschalck, nice molding, original cloth body & China limbs $145.00 14” Blond Banged China by Alt Beck & Gottschalck #1000 - 4 on newer body, nice coloring $95.00 14” Kister Flat Top China, shoulder plate reglued, newer body $85.00

8” Alexander 1965 MIB Greek Boy Sold 10” Alexander 1962 Gibson Girl with wrist tag $225.00 Little Miss Revlon in box with booklet, 15” #250 Heubach Koppelsdorf in original stock blond with pearl earrings, all original $145.00 dress & mohair wig, brown 8” Betsy McCall with light brown hair sleep eyes $175.00 15” #142 Hertel Schwab & Co. in original sundress and pants $70.00 Vogue Jill in tagged robe & pj’s, red Character Baby, blue sleep head, brown eyes, heart drop earrings eyes $250.00 $95.00 7 ½” #399 Heubach Kopplesdorf all original baby NASB Hard Plastic Baby in Basket, sleep eyes $85.00 in ‘grass’ skirt (as is), black sleep eyes, gold earrings, nice Little Miss Revlon w/ light brown hair, all original w/ drop pearl earrings molding $295.00 $95.00

17 ½” Simon & Halbig Lady body marked Germany 4, small repair at right shoulder $595.00

22” COD 1912 4, blue stationary eyes, 1 finger as is $250.00 17” Heinrich Handwerck S & H, original mohair wig and felt boys clothing, blue sleep eyes, pierced ears $395.00 18” Morimura Brothers on toddler body, blue sleep eyes, body as is $75.00 10” 44/19 Germany - Sold

18” Shirley Temple, original “Stand Up & Cheer” dress & shoes, lovely facial coloring, repainted arms, new combination $425.00 Now $395.00 18” Shirley Temple in original “Baby Take A Bow” dress, combination & pin, light crazing, slight splits under eyes $425.00 18” Shirley Temple in original party dress, combination & socks, some crazing, few splits under eyes $395.00 Now $325.00 17” 1939 Alexander Sonja Henie, redressed, repainted lips, some crazing $135.00 1930’s Shirley Temple Memorabilia Danish Movie Program – The Littlest Rebel $22.50 Susannah of the Mounties Movie Still $22.50 German Ross – Verlag Picture $12.50 English & German Postcards $10.00 each

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14 ½” Alexander Princess Elizabeth, original combination & boots, blonde wig, redressed, slight crazing and some missing paint under arms, brown sleep eyes $95.00 Now $80.00 12” Alexander McGuffey Anna all original – tag cut, tin blue eyes, crazing $110.00 Now $85.00 19” Effanbee Patsy Ann, molded hair (some touch up on top of head), original 8 ½” R & B Storybook Dutch Boy gold heart bracelet, redressed $195.00 all original, wonderful compo, Now $135.00 late 30’s, molded hair & yarn 23 ½” Alexander Princess Elizabeth, blonde hair inside rim of hat $115.00 HH wig, redressed, some crazing $125.00 17” Effanbee Grumpy 21 ½” Ideal “Pigtail Sally” 1941, original Mennonite Pair all original with HH wig, shoes & socks, redressed, faint wrist tags reading ‘Pennsylvania crazing Now $110.00 Dutch Dolls – Mennonite’, 1936 23” Alexander McGuffey Anna in original – 40 $295.00 pair dress, shoes & wig, crack on inside of both legs, faint crazing Now $125.00 HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE

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The Mystery of the Edwina

by Lois Cohorst

Little Boy Blue Come Blow Your Horn The Sheep in the Meadow, the Cows in the Corn But Little Boy Blue Where Are You?

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knew I could never be an “expert” on anything, especially dolls. There is always more to learn.

About the time I think I’m getting reasonably smart, an unknown doll jumps up and opens the door of mysterious intrigue to put me in my place. Humbled, I know I have more to learn.

In the Fallis catalog, this doll was named “Grandmother in the Chair.”

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Browsing through my local Goodwill store I made an amazing find – an original photo catalog for the Edwina Fallis Toy Shop showing over forty papier mache dolls depicting children in nursery rhyme settings, portrait-type dolls, historic characters and dolls dressed as flowers. There was also a painter’s palette but instead of a variety of paints there were three

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doll heads affixed to the palette. There was more - “Grandmother in the Chair,” a doll portrait of Edwina Fallis’ grandmother sitting in a chair, and a doll’s head without a body.

With research I learned that Edwina (1876-1957), and her sister Belle Fallis were dollmakers under the name of “The Edwina Fallis Toy Shop” which did business during the early 1900’s in Denver, Colorado.

Shortly before Edwina’s birth her family moved from Denver to her father’s hometown in Illinois to take over the family business. Her parents had hoped for a boy, and when she was born shortly after her father’s death due to pneumonia, she was named Edwin after her father. She went by the name of Eddy until she entered school, at which time her teacher said that Eddy was no name for a girl. She became Edwina.

After Edwin’s death, her mother accepted an offer to return to Denver and be reunited with aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Neither Edwina nor Belle ever married.

To my surprise, Edwina, like myself, was an artist and kindergarten teacher. She was a devoted educator, using creative toys and props to bring history to life for her kindergarten students. She was the first teacher in the Denver, Colorado public school system to have a school named after her. Her textbook, The Child and Things, funded her newly launched Fallis Toy shop which she opened with her sister Belle.

Shortly before her death in 1957 she wrote about her youth in the book, When Denver and I Were Young.

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Edwina’s dolls were displayed and advertised during the opening of the children’s book division of Denver’s Daniels and Fisher Department Store in May of 1919.

The opening of the bookshop was uniquely recorded by Edwina herself who penned a clever invitation: MOTHER GOOSE’S TWO HUNDREDTH

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Celebrating the opening of Daniels and Fisher boys and girls Book Shop.

Here’s an invitation hearty To Mother Goose’s birthday party In the new book shop for girls and boys On the third floor, next to the toys.

This occasion will be a treat Just think of the people you will meet.

Old Mother Hubbard will step out of the cupboard And Little Jack Horner comes out of his corner.

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Re-married his wife and now can keep her.

From her garden, we’ve taken Mary Although you know she is quite contrary.

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Will be Little Miss Muffet And out with her sheep Will come Little Bo-Peep.

To the bugle call of Little Boy Blue All others will come too.

Give Mother Goose a place in your heart Come to the party and do your part.

According to her book, When Denver and I Were Young Young, she was producing dolls as early as 1913 with proceeds from the early sales going to the Red Cross for World War I relief.

Dolls were also sold as learning tools along with Edwina’s book.

The Fallis doll heads were made of papier mache but were light and durable so as not to break easily. The papier mache is quite hard, similar to the Munich Art Dolls. Heavy paint covered the doll heads, allowing them a finish that could be washed with soap and water. Bodies were made of cloth. Clothing had attached fastenings easily managed by little fingers, and the dolls were signed on the back of the heads, “FALLIS.” Dolls measure 22 to 24 inches in height and were catalogued as seen here with sizes, numbers, pictures names and verse for the characters modeled after nursery

rhymes. The Mother Goose roster included: Little Miss Muffet, Little Boy Blue, Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Brush the Cobwebs from the Sky, Little Bo-Peep, The Bachelor Who Went to London To Get Himself a Wife, See Saw Margery Daw, Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Little Jack Horner and Old Mother Hubbard. Portrait dolls took childhood names such as Elizabeth or Robert, and other dolls included pilgrims, flowers, Indians and historic characters.

Judging from the catalog photos, dolls were beautifully dressed, no detail or embellishment overlooked.

These were story-telling dolls, meant to teach a time-honored nursery rhyme, instill a sense history or simply delight a child.

Grandmother in the Chair, the portrait doll of Edwina’s grandmother is my doll, and she stills sits in the original chair (although the fabric is different than that pictured in the catalog). I found a body for the brown haired girl to better display her.

With at least 40 or 50 different models made by the Fallis Toy Shop in the early 1900’s, presumably more than one of each style, the question remains, where are the dolls today?

Highly appealing, they reflect the character doll movement

of that era and exhibit an endearing folk art appeal.

When collectors see these photos, it brings to mind the cloth dolls of Martha Chase and Louise Kampes, clearly an influence on Edwina Fallis.

Edwina Fallis died in 1957. In 1989 she was inducted into the Colorado’s Women’s Hall of Fame. The Fallis Elementary School continues to educate and honor its inspiration.

Hopefully others reading this article, may know of an Edwina Fallis dolls. They deserve to be discovered and enjoyed by collectors.

Readers may contact the author at: candcdoll@yahoo.com

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Do You Have a Mystery Doll ?

n response to the mystery gaucho doll, we heard from a subscriber who wrote us that she has a similar doll.

“In researching background information about gauchos I came upon a Website devoted to the work of the Argentinean artist Florencio Molina Campos that showed him with one of these felt dolls perched on his desk!

“I have other dolls inspired

by Molina Campos’s gaucho families, and you can get some idea of his style on www. periodpaper.com and other websites. He is primarily known for illustrations for annual calendars, and Walt Disney was one of his fans.” Gail The doll reminded Gail of the article in Antique DOLL Collector that Elizabeth Coleman did on Patoruzu and Upa, character felt dolls based on the artwork of Dante Guinterno. Perhaps the same company made both…

Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above.

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ubscriber Dee sent us this photo. “This funny little lady is 9” tall; the head is some sort of compo and hand painted, with embroidery floss hair, felt clothes and a ribbon with a bunch of keys around her waist. The “hat” is organdy and she carries a fresh cotton white sheet! Body is thread wrapped wire and she has the wildest slippers on her feet that I ever saw!

“Under the wooden base is a paper, handwritten saying, ‘I purchased this doll at Pierre Balmain’s couture shop boutique 44, Rue Francois 1er (?) Paris 8/1952. Doll represents the concierge (janitor, door keeper, porter) in a provincial (folk or peasant) dress.’ Also on top of the wood base is an original printed card “Creations de Farfadet.” The paper is signed “M. Willoughby.”

The doll was given to S. Pryor for his museum in Connecticut, and later purchased after Mr. Pryor’s death. Has anyone seen a similar doll?

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short drive north of Kansas City and the NADDA Spring Doll Show is St. Joseph, where the delightful Society of Memories Doll Museum displays over 800 dolls. The museum building, just across the street from the home of the Pony Express, was originally built as a church in 1871. Owned by a group of dedicated ladies, the museum has many antique dolls including French and German bisques, chinas and woodens, along with room boxes, miniature furniture, and much more.

To broaden the appeal, composition dolls, Schoenhuts and modern dolls including Barbie are exhibited in cases throughout the rooms. Of special interest is a miniature Missouri farmhouse in a large display and a quantity of charming small dolls made by a local artist, Mrs. Josephine Duncan, who was the second white child born in the area. She was honored by the Doll Collectors of America during her lifetime and had dolls put on permanent display in a Boston museum. The Society of Memories Doll Museum will open special hours from 11:30-4:30 on April 30 and May 1 to welcome antique doll collectors attending the NADDA show in Kansas City. During May and October the museum is open on weekends, and then opens Wednesday-Saturday from June through September. Admission is $2.50. Group tours are welcome year around. Contact the museum for more information.

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an anyone identify this doll? It is 11 inches and marked Germany 1.

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recently came across this doll with some vintage Barbies. She is marked with a copyright stamp and the following MegoCorp, MCMLXX followed

by Hong Kong. Does anyone know when about this company and when it might have been made?

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Chiffonnette’s Capeline

by Sylvia Mac Neil

Chiffonnette, a size 4 doll attributed to Huret, models this coquettish little capeline.

Among the considerations while preparing for a season in the country is the choice of appropriate headgear. There exists in the fashionable world, several hoods of the kind called by French milliners, capelines, intended chiefly for children and young ladies. They are found very convenient in the country, as they project beyond the forehead sufficiently to protect it from the rays of the sun, while a large bavolet, or cape, shades the neck. The capeline is longer at the sides so as to fasten with a ribbon under the chin, the ends being tied in a bow.

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illinery establishments displayed their most novel styles and their most attractive finery for the opening of each season. Shopkeepers and modistes sent out polite missives to those who were supposed to have money and the disposition to spend it, informing them that the new fashions for the season had arrived and invited all for inspection. The opportunity was irresistible, and if desire only prompted some, curiosity prompted all to accept the invitation. There was hardly a lady who would not venture forth on such an occasion, making a round of visits to certain well-known shops and milliners. There was no want of opportunity to secure the desired object. After repeated trials and nice adjustments before the mirror, by the aid of a hand-glass, and the most emphatic assertion that she had the hat that suited her exactly, and which, of course, was the only one of its kind in Paris, the purchase was made. What 44

it actually was, could not be described, and if it could, it probably would not be understood.

Keeping pace with each new season, doll shops were, we can imagine, virtually bursting with extravagant flights of fancy, struggling in wild competition with one another, many located in the same district in Paris. Nothing could be more charming than the dainty splendors of Mlle Béreux, located on Rue de Hanovre. The maison Huret is second to none, creating the most sumptuous dolls and attire ever introduced into the realms of the doll world. Some couturiers from various doll shops submitted patterns to magazines devoted to demoiselles. Familiar to all of us are patterns in the monthly issues of La Poupée Modèle. Another magazine, Gazette de la Poupée, featured patterns from shops such as “La Maison d’Autremont, 6 Rue du Dauphin, who offered a pattern for a duchess dress and matching cape

embroidered in soutache,” and “Nélie du Bengali a pattern for an Amazone,” or riding habit. Other maisons include “La Petite Créole, Boulevard Poissonière, a store where dolls seemed to live very well, had offered as gracefully as Le Paradis des Enfants, Rue du Louvre, as well as La Petite Gabrielle, Rue de Penthièvre.”

The pattern presented here is unique, in that it was not found in one of the French periodicals, but was drafted from an original doll capeline. This hood is one of many articles of clothing in the trousseau of a doll on display at a toy museum, De Kleine Wereld, in the small, historic town of Lierre, Belgium. The enchanting china doll has a body of leather with bisque arms. An original paper label is found on her back. “Au Père Noel, Perruques en Vrais Cheveux Fins, Figurines Artistiques, Mme Prinsart, 49, Rue Saint Sebastien (Father Christmas, Wigs of Real Fine Hair, Artistic Figurines, Mme Prinsart, 49, Rue Saint Sebastien.)” Her original trousseau is superb and extensive and is documented with an itemized list of the period, hand written in French. Among the treasures listed are two hoods, one of which is the capeline which has been duplicated and featured here for all couturiers today.

The capeline is made up in a white, wide ribbed, cotton pique fabric and is garnished with pretty, white, cotton braid. What luck that this antique fabric and trim is exactly the same as the original capeline. Bands of fabric cut in a

pretty, scallop design forms the folded-back brim as well as the box-pleated bavolet at the back. All is bordered with white braid having tiny, picot loops along the edge. Two little bows of silk ribbon are set at each side.

The novel and elegant appearance of the capeline renders it haute couture, though actually it is quite easy to create.

First, the braid is set along the raw edge of the pique, beginning at the end of the first scallop, as shown on the pattern. This piece will form the bavolet. Three box pleats are made on the bavolet bavolet, then three, small tucks on the band. The band is sewn onto the bavolet bavolet, as indicated. Braid is set along the scalloped edge of the brim, beginning at the straight, short end, and continuing along to the opposite end. Rather than putting the right sides together, attach the brim with the right side of the fabric on the brim set on the wrong side of the fabric on the band, starting from the bottom scallop of the bavolet. This allows the brim to be folded back with a neat seam on the inside. Next, a gathering stitch all around the crown draws in the fullness. It is sewn to the capeline, matching the top point at the center and the other points at each side. An overcast stitch neatens all the seams.

Two lengths of ribbon, or cotton tape, as on the original capeline, are sewn onto the inside. And finally, the fanciful bows of ribbon are stitched in place.

At once simple yet charming, this dainty, little affair is sure to please even the most discriminating doll couturier.

Always fresh and tasteful, the capeline is fashioned in white, wide-ribbed, cotton pique. The dainty, scalloped edge is decorated with a fanciful, white, cotton braid with tiny, picot loops. The brim is attached with the right side of the fabric on the brim set on the wrong side of the fabric on the band. When the brim is folded back, just the ribbed pique is apparent.

White braid is sewn along the raw, cut edge of the scallops.

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The inside of the capeline shows the overcast stitching which neatens the seams, as well as the raw edge of the scallops under the braid trim.

These two bows of fine, white, silk ribbon, are simply tied and nicely arranged. The ends are cut on a slight angle. A steam iron held just above, but not touching, the bows keeps all in place. Displaying a touch of fancy, they are set at a jaunty angle on the right and left corners of the crown

In the February, 1866, issue of La Poupée Modèle a pattern for this charming capeline was offered. “A quilted capeline bordered with swans-down. It can be made up equally in taffeta, satin or cashmere. --- The swans-down can be replaced with any fur that you would like. --- Batting rolled up and very white simulates well enough the border of swans-down. You line the bonnet in taffeta of any color.

The model that we used was made of sky blue satin lined in white foulard.” Also included was a pattern to make “…a pèlerine matching the capeline. It is quilted with the same running stitch and is bordered with swans-down. A ruche of ribbon, if absolutely necessary, can replace the fur.”

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This fanciful capeline appeared in the January, 1868 issue of La Poupée Modèle. “A capeline for poupée no. 4. The one that served as a model was made in white satin, ornamented with black lace and jet beads. …It is garnished inside with a little ruche in white taffeta pinked out along the edges.

Black lace, sewn with jet beads, frames the bavolet and is fluted lightly all along the front. --- Finally, to achieve this coquettish ornamentation … attach two floating ends of black lace, tipped with a tassel of jet beads, at the top of the capeline. Ribbon streamers tie under the chin. --- You can make this capeline in all colors and any fabric.”

A pattern for a different style hood was in the May, 1873 issue. “ This, capulet, which replaces the riding hood, for strolling in the garden on cool summer evenings, will be welcomed

by Mlle Lily and her prudent mother, we have no doubt. It is made of white, red or blue flannel and trimmed in black velvet. The capulet is well known almost thought the world and is the popular headdress of women in the Pyrenneese.”

Fruitful fancy has created this exceedingly stylish capeline of rich, deep, red plush velvet. The scallops are finished along the edge with an intricate, coral-colored, silk passementerie.

Adding to the grace and elegance is the bow, made up in a crisp, red silk ribbon with a dainty, looped edge. This classic bow, constructed with two loops and two, short ends cut at a sharp angle, is placed at the center of the bavolet in back.

For those cool, evening breezes, this capeline is calculated to do infinite mischief in the hands of coquettes at summer watering places. Made up in Broderie Anglaise, it is in the most perfect taste. Fancy indulged herself to the extreme by embroidering the delicate designs onto a fine-ribbed cotton rather than the classic and plain cotton usually seen. By altering the pattern slightly, this version can be made. The scallops are eliminated and the pattern is positioned so as to use the embroidered scalloped edge as the edge of the brim and the bavolet. The short ends of the brim are mitered, ensuring nice, neat corners. The band and crown are made of matching, plain ribbed cotton.

This capeline, less pretentious but perhaps more elegant, is made of a dark, cobalt blue, lightweight wool with a tight weave and smooth finish. The edges of the brim and bavolet have been cut straight, dispensing with the scallops. The most striking detail is the full, rich and lustrous, silken chenille bordering, laid on plain along the edges.

A simple bow, made of a creamy, watered silk ribbon with clusters of the tiniest loops, is placed on the center of the box pleats. The ends depend prettily, one cut at an angle and the other end cut in sharp, swallow-tail points.

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PATTERN FOR A CAPELINE For a 17” to 18” doll

FABRIC AND TRIM

Pique fabric 15” X 15” Silk ribbon or tape for ties 18” Silk ribbon for bows 18”, cotton braid 1 yard 6”

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Our next issue will feature a simple pattern for a matching pèlerine.

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The Kinemin Dolls

by Sara B. Bernstein

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nce upon a time at a doll show in Pennsylvania, high up on a shelf, sat two dolls with large heads, big eyes and curious smiles. They weren’t as pretty as Bru’s, or stylish as Barbie, but had great appeal, and held a big secret the shopkeeper wasn’t aware of. During a lull in the show, another shopkeeper named Sara went for a stroll to visit the other vendors. She saw beautiful dolls, character dolls, and tables filled with all kinds of lovely things. She looked high and low, when the two dolls caught her eye. They were so high up she had to stand on her toes to reach them. The shopkeeper said, “Why would you want such odd looking dolls?”

Undaunted, Sara lifted the two dolls down, and looked for their marks, no name, no company, just “Made in the USA“. But these two smiling faces held a secret. They couldn‘t speak or could they? Sara knew there was more to these appealing faces. Suddenly, two names popped into her head. She said the names out loud! Hansel and Gretel!

She looked at the dolls, their smiles seemed bigger and their eyes seemed to twinkle, after all these years with no recognition, their true given names were spoken. Hansel and Gretel!

Our story really begins many, many years earlier. Hansel and Gretel dolls were manufactured by Horsman Inc. in 1963, an American toy manufacturer

Horsman Kinemin Dolls, 1963.

Development of the Kinemin puppets from drawing to reality, 1954.

Animating the descent of the angels from the fairy kingdom.

Movie poster for the 1970’s re-release by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

that had been in existence since 1865, not that many years after the Grimm’s brothers had recorded the story of Hansel and Gretel in 1812.

The tale of Hansel and Gretel had been told over and over again in many languages, and many doll companies made Hansel and Gretel dolls. The two dolls, manufactured by Horsman Inc., were made in the exact likeness of the title characters of the Technicolor animated movie simply titled “Hansel and Gretel - An Opera Fantasy”. It was made in 1954, based on the 1893 Engelbert Humperdinck’s Opera “Hansel and Gretel.”

The Humperdinck Opera is a much more whimsical version of Hansel and Gretel. It had the happy ending such as those we are more familiar with today. It removed much of the violent aspects that most original fairy tales contained, and was more suitable for a children‘s production. Although the movie was based on the Humperdinck opera, the music had to be shortened to make a 72-minute movie. It was produced by Michael Myerberg and distributed by RKO Pictures.

The cast was the Kinemin Puppets, named by Michael Myerberg and advertised as possessing unprecedented technical wizardry that had never been seen before. It was through the artistry of the technicians, animators and puppeteers that the Kinemin puppets were brought to life. There were 35 hand sculpted puppets, lavish sets and painted 51

1954 Comic Book cover.

The 1954 Dell Comic book included stills from the movie.

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backgrounds, that helped create the magical land of Gingerbread, a Witch and Hansel and Gretel. The puppets took over 15 years to develop with a “secret” formula that was used for the heads and bodies, with intricate wired armatures that gave each puppet flexibility, and allowed the facial features to move. This is what gave the puppets an almost life like quality.

Michael Myerberg, the producer, was well known for his Broadway productions. He was a master at publicity and made elaborate claims to publicize the movie, with tales of his own about the mechanics of the Kinemin Puppets. Myerberg publicized the puppets as electronic when actually the film was a stop motion animation, and the only electronics were the electro magnets that held the puppets in place on the stage.

The talented crew of artists included James Summers, who sculpted the puppets and Don Sahlin who would go on to design and build the marionettes on the Howdy Doody Show and became a main designer and puppet builder on the Muppets, creating such memorable characters as Bert and Ernie, Grover and Cookie Monster. Also instrumental were Teddy Shepard who later worked on the Howdy Doody show and was the creator of the character Dilly-Dally, and Kermit Love, the creator of Big Bird and the Grouch on Sesame Street.

On You Tube you can go back in time and view a video on the creation and workings of the Kinemin puppets. It begins in black and white, and explains the process of stop motion and exactly how the puppets were made and manipulated by the puppeteers, and is narrated by Michael Myerberg.

Stop motion animation involves physically moving an object and filming it one frame at a time, making it appear to be moving on its own, similar to the old flip books. The first use of stop motion was an 1898 short film, “The Humpty Dumpty Circus”, a toy circus of acrobats and animals brought to life. Stop motion was a very long and tedious process and had been used mostly in short films, which was why a full-length 72-minute movie, using only stop motion was such an impressive and daunting undertaking.

In 1954, with the theatrical release of the movie, Dell comics issued a tie-in comic book with photographs on the title page on the making of the movie. Ten years later in 1964 Horsman’s Hansel and Gretel dolls, in the exact likeness of the Kinemin puppets, were produced, coinciding with the movie being shown on WPIXTV New York Channel 11 during the Thanksgiving holiday. The movie remained on the Thanksgiving day schedule for three more years. It was again aired on NBC Television New York in 1990 following the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade. In 2001 it was finally put on DVD. Over the years Horsman Inc. had been licensed to create many tie-in character dolls including the Campbell Kids, Poor Pitiful Pearl, and Mary Poppins.

They would have been a natural choice to manufacture the Kinemin Hansel and Gretel dolls.

The Horsman dolls are hard to find, their hang tag reading, “Horsman Michael Myerberg Inc.,

Reproduction of the famous Kinemins in Michael Myerberg’s marvelous Technicolor production of Hansel and Gretel”. The dolls are 15 inches, with oversized soft vinyl heads, hard plastic walker type bodies, inset synthetic hair, and big sleep eyes. The facial features and clothing are remarkable in their duplication of the Kinemin puppets. The influence of the movie can again be seen some years later in the 1970’s version of the Pelham Puppets Hansel and Gretel manufactured in England.

Although their stardom has faded with the passage of time, and with the new technologies used for animation today, Hansel and Gretel was a ground breaking movie in its time. It was the first full-length stop-motion picture made in New York. It was the first time an opera was used as the basis for a movie script, and it was the first American feature length animated film that wasn’t made by Disney since 1941’s “Mister Bug Goes to Town“. The full-length movie is available on the internet and DVD in glorious Technicolor. It is well worth watching even if you are not an opera fan, just turn down the volume and watch with sheer admiration at what an achievement this film was in 1954.

When you are at a show and a doll catches your eye, buy it! Don’t hesitate! You can never tell were the tale will end.

Movie scene singing and dancing to “Right Foot First, Left Foot Then, Round and Round, And Back Again!”

References:

Internet Broadway Data Base

Horsman Dolls 1950-1970 Patikii Gibbs, Collectors Books, KY. 1988 Muppet Wiki Wikipedia

www.MichaelSpornAnimation.com

The entire movie can be seen on YouTube.com, search for “Hansel and Gretel: an Opera Fantasy.”

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Kestner’s “Bru type”

by Dee Urquhart-Ross

And bend and stretch! The flexible legs and the intense concentration on our little ballerina’s face as she attempts to do her very best at ballet class are so appealing. It is such fun to position this lovely doll in a myriad of poses.

A close up of the beautiful Kestner child shows her clear resemblance to the Circle Dot model by Leon Casimir Bru. The delicately painted teeth between her seemingly slightly parted lips are a lovely touch.

The bisque is pale and very high quality. Her deep brown eyes are of the sleeping variety and her lovely fringed brows and lashes are exquisite in their delicacy. Her thick, original mohair wig is accents her pale bisque. The only markings on the head are two slightly sloping incised strokes high up on the rear which may be number 11.

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have always lusted after a Bru with the wonderful Bebe Modele fully articulated wooden body. It has always seemed so magical to have that elusive extra articulation of jointed ankles. Sadly however neither my pocket book nor my luck has granted this collector’s wish so far!

The doll with this extra joint is thus granted such elegance of pose and attitude that one is bound to wonder why no one else had used this jointing technique or why it did not become a widespread body type?

Obviously, one of the best German doll makers, J.D. Kestner of Walterhausen in the Thuringia toy making center of Germany, got to wondering the same thing. He realized that the new bebe-bodied French dolls were superior to the average German product at that time (around 1880) and strove to make his dolls equal in every way to the French with stringent quality control at his factory and a very high standard in the production of bisque heads and meticulously crafted fully jointed wood and composition bodies.

Perhaps inspired by the French bebes, he produced several models that seemed to emulate the products of French doll makers such as Thullier and Bru.

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German doll makers did not lack skill, imagination and quality in their products, but the French were far more adept at advertising and self promotion and also providing the many exciting high fashion accessories, trunks, extra outfits, shoes, miniature furnishings etc., that captivated their little customers and kept them coming back for more in the Boulevards of Paris rather than the streets of Berlin!

The German doll makers were thus forced for quite a number of years to play “catch up” and “copycat” to the French factories and did not hesitate to emulate the most up-to-date or innovative products of the top French firms such as Bru, Jumeau, et al. It was difficult to prevent this sort of plagiarism and law suits were abundant though often unsuccessful as a small variation on the original theme was all that was often required to get round a patent by a rival!

The Bru Bebe Modele inspired a truly lovely Kestner doll now known by collectors as the “Kestner Bru” and is the doll I discuss here. She has a face with wide chubby cheeks, a bulbous neck very reminiscent of the Circle Dot Bru head, very pale bisque and a delightful closed mouth with tiny carefully Front and back modeled and painted teeth views of the doll in the illusory gap between undressed show the the lips. The only variation quality and beautiful proportions of the on the Kestner doll is the delightful articulated use of the sleeping type of Kestner body. She is eyes which were not used 17 inches tall. on French dolls of this date.

These were fitted with the superior and much more expensive paperweight eyes and this therefore is the only refinement of the bebe that the Kestner “Bru” lacks.

Our example has honey brown sleep eyes with nicely fashioned almond shaped eye cuts.

She also sports delicately painted honey brown multi feathered brows placed in a lovely even sweep on her forehead as was common on Kestner’s dolls as well as the French bebes.

The body of this doll is very special. It is of the usual very high Kestner quality with the equally high quality slightly creamy yellow, almost Oriental hue of paint used. The body has loose ball joints to the shoulders, elbows and knees with fixed wrists to the lower arms which have a sort of gauntlet shape reminiscent of the French Schmitt bodies. The fingers are set in a cupped shape giving an elegance to the hand while avoiding the problem of the more easily damaged spread finger type of hand.

Kestner bodies are thus very often found in excellent condition without the scuffs, scrapes and missing digits of so many others of their age.

This little lady has the magical extra of those splendid jointed ankles! I have to confess to not having given much thought before I came across this feature as to the extra dimension that this tiny refinement gives to the doll as a displayable work of art. She is truly entrancing to “play” with and pose.

The wonderful little feet have a thin metal pin through the ankle joint and the foot has a rounded top that rotates in the hollow ankle of the lower leg section. Simple and very effective! With feet like these of course our little lady could be none other than a ballerina and so she was destined to be costumed to reflect her chosen profession in a lovely multilayered stiffened gauze tutu which has a halter neck bodice that fits over her head and sits neatly round her neck. The costume is trimmed with pale pink satin ribbons and underneath she wears a rayon teddy with a strapless, elastic top preserving her modesty!

She dances barefoot to express the freedom and elegance of her poses and is such a truly charming and enigmatic little personality that I had to christen her “Margot” after the famous ballerina of yesteryear, Miss Margot Fonteyn. If only I could find her a little “Rudolf” to join her in the dance!

Little is known sadly as to why this wonderful jointed ankle body type did not become the norm for doll makers to aspire to. The jointed wrist, which did the same for the arms of dolls, was enthusiastically embraced almost universally by both German and French doll makers, thus begging the question as to why the ankle joint so quickly disappeared from the repertoire of those factories which had experimented with it to such superb effect. Like so many questions surrounding dolls and doll makers it will doubtless always remain a conundrum for us to ponder.

It is interesting to contemplate that the “Fashion dolls” of so many makers, only those with jointed wooden bodies of course, very often had movable ankles and sometimes moveable waists too, yet these refinements were conspicuously missing from the bebe and child dolls that came afterwards, and of course, those same child dolls would, within a few years, almost totally supercede the fashion type and the chubby less articulated child body would hold sway.

Cost may well have been the deciding factor as every extra part which was required to construct each individual doll would

presumably have had an impact on the bottom line.

Time too was an important consideration as within a few short years many of the major doll companies were fulfilling world-wide orders for millions of dolls. Many tasks in production were initially un-mechanized and performed by “piece workers” paid by numbers, that is to say the amount of their daily output determined their income. They worked in their homes and delivered the completed doll parts to the factories where the dolls were then put together and packaged. The simplification of the number of pieces required to construct each body would have been crucial to time required and final payment of workers and thus the end price of the doll to the customer. (This theory however is slightly blown out of the water by the enthusiastic later adoption of the articulated wrist which of course required an extra part for each arm.)

By the time of the articulated wrist’s universal usage however, many of the tasks had been brought “in house” to the doll factories and better machinery was being used which would doubtless have improved speed of production.

Dolls were of course made as toys back then, and not thought of as the revered art objects which they have become to us collectors of today and so the extra posability and delight engendered to us by the magical articulated ankle was not remotely a consideration of their makers in their time! We can of course be pleased that the many changes and short lived production runs of such dolls as this give us as collectors elusive things to hunt down and aspire to owning if only they can be found!

Thank you Monsieur Bru for your inspiration and Herr Kestner for the realization of your “Kestner Bru.” May our little “Sleeping Beauty” dance on through the years “en pointe”!

The Kestner Bru in her teddy strikes a pose while also demonstrating her sleep eyes!

With the foot extended it looks so true to life we can only marvel at the consummate skill of Kestner’s artists and designers.

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A Doll Lover’s Weekend

ew Harmony, Indiana, an artist’s haven, offers many architectural gems which range from nineteenth-century log cabins and a Victorian gingerbread-encrusted downtown shopping district, to the stunningly modern Atheneum designed by world-renowned architect Richard Meier.

On the f irst weekend in April of 2011, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 1-3, antique doll lovers will discover several special events that have been planned to accompany the

New Harmony Tri-State Doll Show and Sale.

Friday’s Events include: 6 pm to 9 pm – Trousseau Outerwear, a Sewing Workshop facilitated by Mary Jo Koets of Mary Jo’s Enchanted Cottage. Cost: $55.

Saturday’s Events include: 9 am to 4 pm – Open House at Rhoda’s Doll Emporium, 102 East Main St., Carmi, Illinois.

Rhoda Wade, Hostess www.rhodasdollemporium.com From 10 am – Open House at the New Harmony Doll Shoppe and Tea Room, New Harmony, Indiana. Patricia Gosh, Hostess Ticketed Workshops begin at the New Harmony Inn. 9 AM - 12 Noon – Carpet Bag for 12” FF. Instructor: Sophie Person. Cost: $55.

9 AM - 12 Noon – French Fashion Boots. Instructor: Mary Zoch. Cost: $50.

1 PM - 4 PM – Hat Making Class. Instructor: Cherie’s Petite Boutique. Cost: $40.

1 PM - 4 PM – Rolly-Polly Bear. Hosted by Cindy McGuire of China Cupboard Bears. Cost: $75.

Please visit www.newharmonytristatedollshow.com for further details.

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Saturday Evening: 6 pm “The Romance ~ a Dessert and Coffee Affair” a special ticketed screening of the digitally re-mastered “The Romance, The Life of Lillian Dal Monte” which will be introduced by Michael Canadas and David Robinson of the Carmel Doll Shop. This charitable event is sponsored by The Dollaholics Doll Club of Evansville, Indiana. Seating is limited, so please register early. Cost: $55.

Sunday’s Events include: 9:30 am to 4 pm - New Harmony Tri-State Doll Show and Sale Location: The New Harmony Inn Convention Center 506 North Street, New Harmony, Indiana Dressing a Diva – A Special Exhibit of Gowns from the Collection of Lillian Dal Monte General Information: Patricia Andrew (812) 479-1935 Workshops & Doll Show Info: Rhoda Wade (618) 387-1255, rhodawade99@gmail.com Hotel Reservations & New Harmony Info: Patricia Gosh (812) 319-5300, patgosh@aol.com

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Cats Paw has been in business since 1982 specializing in quality reproductions made from antique originals, and unique old store stock. Our antique reproductions are made by hand using the lost wax technique, and each item is hand finished to achieve an authentic “antique” look. We offer exquisite doll accessories that only look expensive!

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Calendar of Events

If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.co adcsubs@gmail.com m. thru-4/3 Basel, Switzerland. Japanese Children’s Kimono Exhibition. Puppenhausmuseum. Blaise Raboud.

0041 61 923 05 15. thru-3/13 Paris, France. Baby-boom Special Exhibit. Musee de la Poupee Paris. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com thru-5/15 Bellevue, WA. “Jules Steiner: The Great Innovator” presentation. Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. 425-455-1116.

5/14-6/19 Hiroshima, Japan. Doll Exhibition. Setonaikai Kisn, Hoshi. Hatsukaichi Art Gallery. www.hoshibld.co.jp

March 2011

2 Sunnyvale, CA. Fine Estates & Antiques Auction.

D.G.W. Auctioneers & Appraisers. 408-245-1863.

DGWAuctioneers.com 4-6 Monroeville, PA. PA’s Largest Toy Show. Monroeville Convention Center. Steel City Con. www.steelcitycon.com. 412-213-0224.

5-6 Gaithersburg, MD. 153rd Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events.

443-617-3590.

5-6 Gaithersburg, MD. A Great Dolly Weekend.

Gaithersburg Maryland Fairgrounds. Dollology Club of Washington D.C., in cooperation with the National Association of Miniature Enthusiast. Henri.

301-294-0132. henri@greatdollyweekend.com.

5 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Larry Herman. 925-947-1572.

5 Punta Gorda, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Charlotte Harbor Event Center. Pt. Charlotte Doll Club.

Marty. 941-681-2145.

5 Santa Barbara, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Earl Warren Showground. Santa Barbara Doll Club. 805-733-1261.

5 Tupelo, MS. Doll & Toy Sale. The Summit Center.

Southland Doll Club. 662-844-3409.

6 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Center of DeWitt. Sandy. 269-599-1511.

6 Oregon, IL. Doll & Toy Show. Joann’s Doll Shop.

Oregon Coliseum Bld. 815-234-8332.

12 Fairhope, AL. Doll & Toy Show. Fairhope Civic Center Auditorium. Eastern Shore Doll Study Club of AL. 251-980-5958.

12-13 Chartres, France. The Private Museum of Charlette Prejean. Galerie De Chartres. 33(0) 2 37 88 2828.

12 Lakeland, FL. 33rd Annual Doll & Bear Show & Sale.

Lake Mirror Center. www.tropicaldollstudyclub.com.

12 Myrtle Beach, SC. Springmaid Beach Resort Conf. Ctr. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049.

13 Buena Park, CA. Barbara Peterson’s Show & Sale featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn by Knott’s Berry Farm. 714-525-8420.

13 Hackensack, NJ. Doll Show. The Rothman Center.

JMK Shows. 352-527-6666.

13 Houston, TX. 34th Annual Doll Show & Sale. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport Hotel. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston. Linda. 713-283-5900.

13 Maquoketa, IA. 29th Annual Toy & Bear Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139.

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19-20 Atlantic City, NJ. Antiques & Collectors Show.

Atlantic City Convention Center. JMK Shows & Events.

973-927-2794.

19 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Dolls & Bears & Collectibles Show. Amara Shrine Temple. Young-At-Heart Dolls.

Karen Monahan. 561-304-9581.

19 Phoenix, AZ. Doll Show. No. Phoenix Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall. Valley of the Sun Doll Club.

480-831-9081.

19-20 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Puyallup Fair & Event Ctr. Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

19 W. Covina, CA. Toys & Dolls Show. Elks Lodge.

National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

20 Anaheim, CA. Doll Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel.

National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com.

20 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. A Drummer Boys Show. 978-535-4811.

25-27 Annapolis, MD. A Weekend Extravaganza. Sheraton Annapolis. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422.

26 Asheville, NC. A Dolly’s Holiday with Wooden Dolls & Rosalie Whyel/Luncheon. Deerpark Restaurant Biltmore Estate. Barbara Green. 828-693-1102.

26 Glendale, CA. Annual Doll Show & Sale. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club. 818-248-4862.

26 Kansas City, MO. 20th Annual Spring KC Toy & Doll Show. BTC Exhibit Hall. Dirk Soulis Auctions.

816-697-3830.

26 Paris, France. Francois Theimer Doll Auction.

Ambassador Hotel. www.theimer.fr Email: francois. theimer@wanadoo.fr 27 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. The Lantern.

B & L Promotions. 419-228-4657.

30-31 Hatfield, PA. “Oh What Fun!” Doll Auction.

Alderfer Auction & Appraisal. 215-393-3023.

AlderferAuction.com.

April 2011

1-2 Ladenburg, Germany. Big Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion. 0049(0) 6203-13014. spielzeugauktion@t-online.de.

1-3 New Harmony, IN. Tri-State Doll Show & Sale. General Information:Patricia Andrew. 812-479-1935.

2 Alexander, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Alexander Fireman’s Recreation Hall. Sue Spink. 585-591-2841.

2-3 Belgium. International Doll & Teddy Bear Show of Belgium. The Grenslandhalls in Hasselt. Niesje Wolters van Bemmel. 0031 578 628767. info@niesjewolters.nl.

2 Denver, PA. Doll Auction. Morphy Auctions.

717-335-3435.

2-3 Holyoke, MA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show & Sale.

Holiday Inn-Holyoke. The Maven Co. 516-627-8804.

2 San Jose, CA. Doll Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

2 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Sweetrbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094.

7-8 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232.

9 Appleton, WI. 14th Annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters Charity Antique Show. Tri-County Ice Arena. Marilyn Schenian. 920-739-3542.

9-10 Oaks, PA. Norm Schaut’s Fun Fair for Collectors.

Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. 800-225-1007.

9 E. Syracuse, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Fire Station #2. Mid York Doll Club. Janet Hill. 315-698-4501.

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Calendar continued from page 60 9 Ringgold, GA. Doll Show & Sale. Colonnade Catoosa Civic Center. Chattanooga Doll Club. Elsie DeLeon.

423-596-8167.

10 E. Meadow, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow. Doll Study Club of Long Island. 516-481-1745.

10 Greenburg, PA. Doll & Toy Show. Laurel Highlands Doll Club. Four Points by Sheraton. 724-837-8994.

10 Toledo, OH. Annual Doll Show & Sale. Stranahan Great Hall. Toledo Glass City Doll Collectors. 419-599-7162.

10 Whitman, MA. Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Knights of Columbus. Whitman Mothers’ Club. 781447-6079.

11 Greensburg, PA. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Four Points

by Sheraton. Laurel Highlands Doll Club. 724-837-8994.

16 Billings, MT. Roaring Twenties. High Tea at Legacy Doll Museum. Call for availability:406-252-0041.

16 Columbus, OH. Antique & Mid-Century Doll Auction.

Lewis Center. McMasters Harris Auction Co. 800-842-3526. www.mcmastersharris.com 16 Grand Haven, MI. Tri-County Doll Sale. Second Reformed Church. Muskegoon Sand Dollar & Snow Babies of W. Michigan Doll Clubs. 616-403-1091.

16 Reno, NV. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Holiday Inn Sparks. Melinda. 775-342-7629.

16 Santa Cruz, CA. Dolls & Toys Show. University Inn. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

16 Sparks, NV. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629.

16 Spokane, WA. Doll Show & Sale. Washington Army National Guard Readiness Center. 509-466-5332.

23 Holland, MI. Antique & Collectible Doll Show. Holland Civic Center. Sandy. 616-846-5788.

30 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. St. Paul’s UMC Chapman Hall. Anita Husby. 505-508-0351.

30 Grapevine, TX. Doll Show & Sale. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. 972-742-7452.

30-5/1 Kansas City, MO. NADDA Annual Doll Show & Sale.

Embassy Suites Hotel. 816-756-1720. Sondra Krueger, Show Coordinator. sondkr@sondrakrueger.com.

May 2011

1 Easton, PA. 31st Annual Show & Sale. Forks Township Community Center. Delaware Doll Club. 908-454-1853.

1 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Serb Hall. Sue Serio. 262-646-5058.

1 Rochester, NY. 21st Annual Doll Show & Sale. The Eagles Club. Henrietta Doll Lovers Club. Dottie. 585-889-2015.

1 Saginaw, MN. Timbertown Dollology Club 40th Annual Doll Show. Carrollton Middle School. Mary Randall. 989-631-0901.

6-7 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Vallejo Fairgrounds.

Nancy Jo’s. 925-229-4190.

7 Dayton, OH. 60th Anniversary Luncheon of Ohio Valley Doll Collectors. Koehlers. 937-224-9090.

7 Des Moines, IA. 23rd Annual Doll & Bear & Toy Sale.

Iowa State Fairgrounds. Walnut Center Bldg. Colleen Holden. 515-986-1975.

7 Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Centeer.

Barbara Keehbauch. 407-678-5678.

7 San Diego, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Al Bahr Shrine Ctr. Gloria Osborn. 619-298-2447.

14 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll Show. Utah Fairpark. Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

14 Spring City, PA. Miniature & Dollhouse Auction.

Rhoads & Rhoads Auction Center. Ron Rhoads Auctioneer. 610-385-4818.

21 Lodi, CA. Dolls & Toys Show. National Doll Festival.

831-438-5349.

28 Paris, France. Francois Theimer Doll Auction.

Ambassador Hotel. www.theimer.fr Email: francois. theimer@wanadoo.fr

The Doll Study Club of Long Island presents its 31th Annual Doll and Teddy Bear Show & Sale

Sunday, April 10, 2011 10 am to 4 pm

TEMPLE EMANU-EL 123 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554 Antique and collectible dolls and bears, raffles, miniatures, doll and bear artists A portion of the proceeds will benefit Momma's House. Donation $5 Contact Muriel: 516-481-1745 Email: mclaire5@juno.com • Toys • Miniatures • Doll Molds • Supplies •

Nancy Jo’s DOLL SALES

VALLEJO, CA Vallejo Fairgrounds

May 6 and 7 2011

Friday 12 noon to 4 pm Saturday 9 am - 3 pm For information send SASE (2 stamps) to: Nancy Jo Schreeder, 305 Robinson St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone 925-229-4190 Fax 925-229-5369

Website: www.nancyjodollsales.com

Doll Related Items • Furniture • Clothes • Bears

DOLL EXHIBITION Setonaikai Kisen, Hoshi

May 14, 2011 - June 19, 2011

Hatsukaichi Art Gallery Hiroshima, Japan Close to

Miyajima - World Heritage Place

www.hoshibld.co.jp

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A quality group shop specializing in dolls, toys and holidays. Visit our website today!

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Laura Turner, proprietor, 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, MD 21158. Open ThursSun 11-5 We also carry a quality line of antiques, textiles, furniture and jewelry.

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Call us with your wants, we have an ever-changing inventory.

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Buying and Selling antique doll furniture, dollhouses, antique toy china, accessories.

www.sondrakrueger.com Ebay Store: Sondra Krueger Antiques phone 530-893-5135.

Email: sondkr@sondrakrueger.com

Place Your Ad Here a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise Copy Ads: 35 cents per word, no limit; $12 minimum Ads with a border and boldface, add $10 to word total

SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS 10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Phone 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com www.sarabernsteindolls.com www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

155 E. Haines Blvd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850 We specialize in antique and collectable toys and dolls and also deal in all types of antiques. Our doll doctor has over 20 years experience with all doll services performed on site. We make as well as restore teddy bears too. Our doll doctor can make wigs, clothes or any service your doll may need. We are located in central Florida and opened year around seven days a week. Monday thru Saturday 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm. Call 863-956-4333 or 863-221-4035. Email: Jerry@Shermansantiques.net Website: www.shermansantiques.net Member of UFDC

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

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

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Specializing in rare and early glass-eye Schoenhut toys – animals and figures.

Call with your wants. Buying and Selling. Keith Kaonis, 717-519-6868, email: kkaonis@gmail.com

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO ADS we can convert your color ads to black and white 1/12 page ( 2 1/2” h x 2 3/8” w) $40 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $50 FULL COLOR PHOTO ADS 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $125 Please include payment with your ad. Larger ads are considered display ads — call us for information. 1-888-800-2588.

Antique Doll Collector, P.O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768 Classified ads due no later than the first day of the preceding month of publication. Example: May 1 for the June issue.

ANTIQUE DOLLS – French and German Bisque, All Bisque, Chinas, Limited Ed. Doll Plates. SASE. Ann Lloyd, 5632 S. Deer Run Road, Doylestown, PA 18902.

215-794-8164. Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/ shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351.

Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals online at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, www.doll-appraisals.co for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, its history, etc.

I can also do appraisals by mail. Victoria Way, P. O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93582. Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728. Please visit my website at www.doll-apprisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com www.doll-apprisals.co ANTIQUE CLOTHES for 17” French fashion and 16”/18” German toddler, several beautiful outfits available, antique umbrellas & misc. Send LSADSE for color pictures and description. J. Woods, P.O. Box 68942, Schaumburg, IL 60168-0942

Valerie Fogel

North Bend, WA. 98045 Tel: 425.765.4010 Fax: 425.292.0185 (call 1st) Valerie@beautifulbebes.com Member UFDC & NADDA ALL Credit Cards Accepted including PayPal

Beautifulbebes.com Treasures come in small packages and this tiny little 9.5" Size One Tete darling has a spectacular presence. Huge , pensive blue pw eyes, palest bisque, and dressed in original Mariner (possibly Jumeau) dress with covered buttons and little blue shell buttons, original French straw bonnet with matching blue ribbons, original pantaloons, antique leather shoes with floral shaped silver embellishments and lovely long blonde antique mohair wig. Additional details upon request. $6800

Hypnotic and serene, this 14.5" marked E6J Bebe seeks entry to your heart. Her lovely, darkly lined spiral threaded eyes shimmer like the depths of a pool. Her pale bisque is gently shaded with mauves and apricots for lids,cheek and lips. She has the signed Jumeau body, antique chestnut shaded mohair wig and best of all, is radiant in a fabulous factory original crisp white cotton dress and bonnet w/ blue tinted trim, sheer muslin blouson bodice with wide brattelles over full puffed sleeves.

This is a Bebe that will command a place of honor in your cabinet! Please call for additional details! $7900

Dream a little Dream... This little darling has lead quite a fascinating life complete with her original journal with entries from over 100 years ago and a sumptuous four tiered array of items for the toilette, many original dresses, bonnets, lamb and fancy decor box for her treasures set under a fancy mirrored vanity. The wooden box closes up neatly and bears the Au Printemps Paris label and lovely lithograph of a courting couple. The all bisque doll has huge set blue eyes in a pale bisque swivel head that engages you at first glance. She is garbed in a soft peach antique dress and bonnet and her feet are molded with black strap little heels. A true treasure! Approx 17x13x7 Doll Approx 6" Please call for questions. $7500

Drum Roll Please!!! This tiny Le Parisiene is a charmer in his original uniform, complete with hat, jacket and pants. His little leather shoes appear to have traveled the decades with him; all he needs is that tiny drum! This little mulatto lad is so irresistible with his languid black eyes, creamy cafe au lait bisque and black mohair wig over original purple cardboard pate. Until recently, he was part of a fabulous collection, so now he is looking for a new place to call home.

Please call for additional details. $4200

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A taste of Paris Fashion! Your heart will skip a beat when you set your eyes on this incredible a 14" all original Bru Smiler Fashion! She has such a serene and beautiful face with gorgeous blue eyes, swivel neck, exquisite bisque and coloring. Her ears are pierced and she has that beautiful Mona Lisa smile! She is on her lovely original French fashion kid body. She has her original human hair wig. She is wearing her beautiful original fashion dress, shoes and socks. The dress is melting a bit and is faded but still simply stunning on this beauty. $4995

Fantastic 27" Closed Mouth Simon Halbig 949! This beauty is out of a private collection where she has lived with her sister (see the other beautiful 949 in this ad) for many many years!

You will be under her spell with her beautiful blue paperweight eyes, exquisite bisque and beautiful pale coloring. This incredible doll has the sweetest expression! She is on her original fully jointed body with it's original finish. She is wearing a lovely blue silk dress with antique laces, a lovely antique lace hat and a blond mohair wig. This lovely girl and her sister are two of the most special 949's you will ever find! $3995

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The incredible sister to the center doll! When you gaze at the beautiful face on this 27" closed mouth Simon Halbig 949, you will lose yourself in her beautiful blue paperweight eyes, her perfect bisque and her exceptional coloring and expert painting. She is simply amazing! This lovely child is on her original fully jointed body with it's original finish. She is wearing a lovely antique white lawn dress, a darling antique straw hat and she has a beautiful dark blond mohair wig. The two sisters are the best examples of this desirable mold number ever! How can you resist?? $3995

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6” Kestner all bisque, closed mouth with swivel neck, unusual gray boots with tassels, antique satin and lace outfit. $1950

LARGE SELECTION OF ANTIQUE FRENCH, GERMAN, AND RETIRED R JOHN WRIGHT DOLLS

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