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Marquis Doll Auctions at the Hyatt Regency
Saturday, March 11, 2017 | Preview 9 AM Auction 11 AM Featuring the extraordinary collection of French automata from the notable Gail Cook Collection. The collection includes the remarkable 31” “Lady Magician”, “Lady Juggler” and “Lady Shepherdess” with surprise hidden in her market basket by Roullet et Decamps, “Organ Grinder with Dancing Dolls” and “Little Girl with Theatre and Dancing Dog” by Vichy, among other grand size rarities. Significant in the collection is the 27” “Whistler” Order the catalog designed with the Jumeau 205 art character face; for $59 or $99 the automaton, when wound, merrily tilts to and fro special price for both books (US). whistling “Bicycle Built for Two”, the popular tune introduced in 1892, the same year that the automaton was presented. The collection goes on and on, and is extraordinary in every way. Yet the auction includes so many more treasures. There are splendid bisque bébés from illustrious French doll firms including Bru, Jumeau, Schmitt, Gaultier, and Steiner. Rare and beautiful poupées, there are mignonettes, early cloth and folk dolls, collection of googlies. English wooden dolls and early paper mache dolls, superb collection of early miniature paintings of fine ladies, German bisque art character dolls, cloth dolls including Lenci, Gottschalk and Bliss dollhouses and childhood ephemera. The wonderful dolls are presented in a fine full color catalog, titled “Interlude” with well-detailed descriptions of each object. Collectors are urged to attend the auction to view the extraordinary objects in person, although if attendance is not possible, the auction can be viewed live online, and collectors are able to bid absentee via telephone, written or online. Visit www.theriaults.com or call 800-638-0422.
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Sunday, March 12, 2017 | Preview 9 AM Auction 11 AM 19th century dollmakers always understood the value of costume, realizing that while the doll was the painting, the costume was the frame, centering the doll, enhancing its beauty. Serious collectors have cherished finding dolls in original costumes, and, more and more, simply collecting these precious and rare costumes for themselves. More than 300 beautiful antique doll costumes are presented at this full color catalogued auction, ranging from gowns for elegant Order the catalog for $59 or $99 poupées and other lady dolls, to child doll dresses, most special price for in very elegant silks and velvets and others in charming both books (US). character-style cottons. Many of the dresses are offered, along with matching bonnets, some with milliner’s signatures, and parasols. There are costumes for boys, for miniature dolls, for babies, for characters. Collectors will find dozens of doll shoes including signed shoes by Bru and Jumeau. Accessories include parasols, jewelry, bonnets, and even a leather suitcase signed Vuitton and a tiny 14 kt. gold lorgnette. Shown here are only a few examples of these superb antique treasures. Each are presented (many with multiple views) in full color photographs with sizes and descriptions. Collectors are urged to attend the auction to view the extraordinary objects in person, although if attendance is not possible, the auction can be viewed live online, and collectors are able to bid absentee via telephone, written or online. Visit www.theriaults.com or call 800-638-0422.
Discovery Day Auction | Sunday, March 12, 2017 Preview 10AM. Auction 12PM EST. (Sunday auctions conducted simultaneously in adjacent rooms) Hundreds more antique and vintage dolls and playthings. A great opportunity for attending bidders as there is no absentee or online bidding. You must be there to bid!
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11” Early Portrait Jumeau Bebe, spiral threaded pw eyes, mint bisque, orig. skin wig, ant. silk & lace dress, orig. undies, socks & leather shoes, orig. “signed” Jumeau 8 ball jtd. str. wrist body, great cabinet size. BREATHTAKING!!! $16,000.
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15 1/2” Portrait Jumeau marked with a “7”. Great pale bisque on a marked 8 ball straight wristed Jumeau body & still retaining the coil spring in her head. Dressed in an original pale pink Bebe outfit this child has no apologies! $5500 14” Hertel & Schwab “165’ googley. An all around cute gal on a fully jointed composition toddler body w/blue glass sleep eyes & dressed in antique clothing. The bisque has no issues nor does the body, ready to join your other dolls. $4750 12 1/2” early closed mouth Kestner. Marked only with a number she is on a marked fully jointed composition Kestner body. Dressed in vintage clothing with blue glass sleep eyes. $1200 14” Bru Jne “4”. Commonly referred to as a nursing Bru, this
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Evaluating Japanese Ichimatsu Dolls By Alan Scott Pate • Photos by Alan Scott Pate
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apanese dolls can be found residing in almost every doll collector’s home. Some are gifts received from a husband, father, favorite uncle or aunt stationed overseas. Some are delightful finds from antique fairs, flea markets and doll shows. Some are appreciated for their beauty, others more for sentimental reasons. Japanese dolls have long been a go-to gift for Japanese businesses to present to their American counterparts as well, and have therefore matriculated into many collections through more formal avenues. These dolls may be of magnificent geisha set in glass cases. Or perhaps an “emperor and empress” pair from the Hina Matsuri Girl’s Day display. They may be simple play dolls, lovingly worn and abused by the tender affections and ministrations of a distant, previous owner. Others may have merely caught the eye of the collector and were purchased for visual appeal and exotic intrigue as opposed to a fact-based rationale. One common denominator related to nearly all of these dolls, however, is a general inability of their current owners to evaluate them. Are they good dolls? Are they cheap souvenirs? Should they be insured? What is a “good” doll? For many familiar with the wide range of categories within the Western doll world, there is a mental check list that one can go through to help in evaluating a doll already placed within a collection or when contemplating a potential purchase. People who focus more narrowly on a specific category will have an even more finely tuned set of criteria. This comes from years of experience collecting, seeing other examples that are held up or published as “good” examples of a given type of doll, as well as a large base of friends and dealers familiar with these dolls. So, in general, collectors can decide for themselves, or quickly determine, if a doll is “good,” “better” or “best.” Within the realm of Japanese dolls, this experience/exposure system seems to break down. This is largely due to a lack of opportunity for collectors outside of Japan to compare and contrast, to see why one doll is better or worse than another. This brief article is designed to help begin that process for at least one specific category of Japanese doll: Ichimatsu.
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Detail, right hand of Japanese Friendship Doll, Miss Wakayama, by Hirata Gôyô II (1903-1981), Nevada Historical Society
Japanese Friendship Doll, Miss Tokushima, by Takizawa Koryûsai II (1888-1966), Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
In 1950 Albert Sacks published his seminal book on American furniture entitled: Fine Points of Furniture: Early American. He is credited with popularizing the concept of “good, better, best” as a basis for evaluating examples of a like type: Queen Anne Highboys, for example. It is an exceptionally handy tool and has been embraced by many, even in more traditional arenas of commerce. By comparing examples of Japanese ichimatsu we will begin to isolate the important elements to look for and how to combine these together so that a collector looking at a Japanese ichimatsu can decide if it is a good one, a better one, or a fantastic (best) one. The obvious question then follows: why not worst, better, best? I have always felt it better to train the eye by looking at the good stuff. Then the bad stuff will essentially sort itself out. There are five basic criteria points I look at when evaluating a Japanese ichimatsu: condition, face, hands/feet, textiles, and artist. For me, size is not particularly important. I am searching for the base quality of the doll itself. I have seen truly lamentable large-scale ichimatsu, and equally stunning smaller examples. Size is more a question of real estate allocation than necessarily intrinsic value. Condition: This is perhaps the easiest category to understand and evaluate. After all, even for the most virgin collector, dirt is dirt. Frequently, however, dirt and soiling on a Western doll may not be a deal breaker, for bisque heads can be cleaned, some textiles can be readily replaced and the doll redressed. So while the initial condition may not be so attractive, the potential is there to recover the doll. With
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Japanese ichimatsu this is a much more problematic proposition. For example, the “skin” surface of most Japanese dolls is composed of a wood or wood composite sub-strata over which layers of gofun (shell white) have been applied. Gofun is created through the mixing of pulverized oyster shell with animal glue. In its thickest iteration it can be worked, molded and sculpted. As it gets more finely attenuated it serves more as a skin coating that can appear porcelaineous, with a lovely sheen. Unlike porcelain, however, gofun is completely water-soluble. And while a bit of dirt or a fingerprint on a fine china head can likely be readily cleaned, cleaning gofun is not an easy maneuver, and for pigmented gofun, which attempts a more natural skin color, it is essentially impossible. Also, a bit of moisture on a cloth can strip away a hundred-year coating of gofun in seconds. So a soiled face on a Japanese ichimatsu is usually a “no-go” for me. Gofun is also prone to cracking, this is why the Japanese have over the centuries experimented with base materials: woods of different species, wood composite with different bonding elements, clay, etc. But not all cracking on a Japanese doll is equal. Usually I can look past a bit of stress cracking along the seams running along the sides of the head. These are typically obscured by the hair and also indicate that stress related to expansion/contraction of the substrata has already been dealt with by the doll itself in his/her own way. Mid-surface cracks, however, on the cheeks, forehead, etc, usually prevent me from moving forward and compromise the value, if not the very longevity of the doll itself. Another area is the hair. Classical Japanese ichimatsu use human hair or silk wigs. But unlike Western doll wigs, which are largely designed to be easily removed, hair wigs for ichimatsu are firmly glued into place and removing them is a very aggressive procedure. Also, both the human and silk hair is more fragile than many Western doll hair types. Dry, aged hair cracks easily and simply can simply fall off the doll, while sunlight can give the originally black hair a red tint not easily remedied. High-quality Japanese ichimatsu are generally not designed to be undressed and redressed. They usually are attired by the artist or atelier that made them, with careful attention paid to pattern and contrast between kimono and obi tie belt. Some dolls even have their clothes sewn on (kitsuke) which indicates that they are display figures rather than designed for play and changing of clothes. And while it is possible to find replacement kimono, or make replacement kimono (there are many books with doll kimono sewing and cut out patterns available in Japan), for the Western collector this might pose significant obstacles: sourcing fabric at a minimum, and tying an obi can pose challenges even for the Japanese. So a faded, soiled or worn kimono on an ichimatsu is also frequently a “no-go” proposition for me.
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Ichimatsu girl by Okamoto Gyokusui (1898-1972), 16-1/2” High. Showa Era, Circa 1935, Author’s Collection
Ichimatsu girl by Shokensai, 16-1/2” High, Showa Era, Circa 1930, Author’s Collection
In short, as a general rule, for granted. Good dolls will Japanese ichimatsu must be be pleasing, well balanced and evaluated on their condition, as skillfully rendered. Better dolls is, not anticipating some wonder will have certain elements setting surgery or fashionable redressing. them apart, an open mouth for It is a starting point. But it is only example, or more realistic glass the beginning. eyes, or a greater depth to the Face: If our hypothetical carving. The best dolls, have all ichimatsu has passed the basic of this and more. condition requirement, clean gofun, Take for example the three no cracking or damage and a wellfaces presented here. All are preserved kimono, we can start our good. But if we look carefully evaluations in earnest. For nearly we can see why one is good, one all doll collectors the face is perhaps better and one best. the most important element of the On the left is a very “good” doll. Do we love it? Are we drawn ichimatsu girl by Okamato to it? Does it make us smile? Laugh? Gyokusui. Her face is very well Ichimatsu girl by Hirata Yoko (1906-1975), 17” High, done with nicely shaped eyes and Cringe? It is natural therefore to Showa Era, Circa 1930, Hannig Collection begin with the face. Unfortunately, well rendered features. The gofun for those unfamiliar with Japanese dolls and the specific is slightly pigmented intentionally to give her a more fleshly qualities to look for, they tend to “all look alike”--narrowed tone, but it is even and lustrous throughout. Now compare eyes, black hair in an okappa shoulder-length banged cut. her to a “better” ichimatsu by Iwamura Shokensai on the What is a good face? A better face? The best face? right. Again, a very well done face. But if we look we can Every Japanese ichimatsu is one of a kind. Unique. see that the creases around the nose are a little less sharp, This is due to the process through which they are made. the eyebrows are more finely painted with individual lines Although a mold is used for the head, this only creates basic radiating inwardly, and a little more attention paid to the shape and size. All of the individuating features, from the eyelids, including painted details of eyelashes absent from fullness of the cheeks, the shape of the ears, the contour of the previous one. Now, to take it to the “best” level, let’s the lips or eyelids to the depth of the philtrum, are all hand look at the final example from Hirata Yoko (center). Here done, individually, by the artist. No two are the same. Thus we see a much higher level of realism. The folds around the these features need to be looked at carefully and not taken eyes and nose are done very naturalistically, the eyebrows Antique DOLL Collector
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Left hand of ichimatsu girl by Shokensai, 20” High, Showa Era, early 1930’s, Author’s Collection
Right hand by ichimatsu girl from Maruhei of Kyoto, 20-1/2” High, Showa Era, Circa 1935, Leis Collection
show the same inwardly radiating brush strokes, but are much more fine. And here, real hair eyelashes are included rather than the painted ones from the previous example. The mouth, also, has a slightly pursed aspect, very skillfully executed, not formalized or completely balanced and symmetrical. Good. Better. Best. Hands/Feet: In terms of doll artistry and determining the overall quality of a doll, the hands and feet are also an important indicator. Although typically the better doll artists executed both the faces as well as the hands and feet this is not always the case and therefore a good, better or best head does not always have commensurately high quality hands and feet to go with it. In terms of hands, we are looking for delineation of fingers, naturalness of hand shape, and the inclusion of details. The poorest quality dolls typically have club hands, with no attempt to create fingers at all. As you slide up the scale of quality, the hands become more lifelike, with less webbing between the fingers. Let’s take a look at three hands, good, better and best, that help illustrate this. Our “good” hand (left) is from an ichimatsu by Shokensai. Each of her fingers is well delineated, with the addition of painted finger nails. There is a certain sense of plumpness and a slight contour or undulation to the fingers giving them some feeling of life. In the center a second example comes from an ichimatsu girl bearing the kotobuki “high quality” level mark from the Kyoto atelier of Maruhei Ohkiheizo, and shows a higher level of sophistication. These, “better” fingers are even more separated and individualistically rendered, with dimples at the knuckles, etched creases at the joints. And, rather than painted, the
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Right hand of ichimatsu girl by Akimitsu Meiko (Fujimura Kokan, b. 1953), 28” High. Showa Era, 20th Century, Author’s Collection
fingernails are carved and painted in a technique known as tsumekiri. The back of the hand is very well rounded, giving a greater sense of fullness. In addition the fingers are slightly bent, rather than stiffly straight, feeling natural and relaxed. Our “best” hand comes from a more modern example by Akimitsu Meiko. On the right the fingers are nearly completely individualized with deep separation, particularly the index and pinky. We see the tsumekiri fingernails, with sharply defined nail walls and cuticle, and some lighter pigment to simulate the lunula at the base of the nail. The hand also has the knuckle and joint creases on the back as well as the palm side of the hand. Though partially obscured by the kimono, the palm also receives a full level of treatment with radiating creases and folds. Good. Better. Best. Beginning with the Friendship Dolls of 1927, it became almost universally standard practice to place tabi socks on the feet of ichimatsu, both girl and boy dolls. Prior to this they were always depicted bare footed. Though covered by tabi, the good, better and best doll artists always treated the feet with the same level of attention they gave their hands. Below is an example of another girl by Shokensai, with her tabi on her right foot and her left foot bare. We can see the separation of the big toe that allows the tabi to be worn naturally. We can also see the tsumekiri treatment for the toenails, carved and painted. There are also knuckle indications and clearly individuated toes. Now compare this to the right foot found on a boy doll by Takizawa Koryûsai II. In this next example the toe separation for the tabi is less dramatic, more naturalistic. The feet also have a rounder, Continued on page 50
Right foot of ichimatsu boy by Koryûsai II, 28-1/2” High, Showa Era, Circa 1935, Perez Collection
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A Jumeau Poupee and Her Wardrobe By Laurie Baker
umeau. The very word conjures up images of lovely French bebes with creamy bisque and large paperweight eyes, or elegant poupees de mode dressed in elaborate gowns and heeled boutines. A plethora of accessories grace her trousseau. You can expect fine bisque, expert painting, beautiful ensembles, and wonderful faces! The collector who has the opportunity to acquire a Jumeau doll is never quite the same. It is a rite of passage for many collectors, and though their doll rooms may eventually include rarer and more specialized dolls, the Jumeaux will not suffer by comparison. A short history of the Jumeau doll company details a business built on artistry, determination, innovation, strong economic policies, and good working conditions for the workforce.
Francois Theimer and Florence Theriault, in The Jumeau Book, give a comprehensive account of the long and storied history of this company. For brevity’s sake, the following synopsis may whet your appetite for the full story, and I refer you to that venerable book for further details. The Jumeau factory, in Paris, started by Pierre-Francois Jumeau in the 1840’s, had just 1188 square feet of space. The doll in vogue at this time was what we call the French Fashion Doll, or poupee de mode. This type of doll will be the focus of this article. Pierre-Francois pioneered “assemblyline” production, with organized space for each step in the process. There were “studios for porcelain heads, dress makers, stock rooms for finished heads, trousseaux, dressed dolls, articulated dolls, hides, sewn dolls and fabrics.” (The Jumeau Book, Theimer and Theriault, p. 56.) Also 28
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on site were the owner’s apartments, rooms for his two sons, attic storerooms and studios! It surely was a hive of activity in a small building! The factory was forced to move (thank goodness!) when the city of Paris took over the property. Pierre-Francois bought a large property in 1869, in Montreuil, on the outskirts of Paris, where more affordable land was available. The new factory measured a generous 5000 square feet. Finally, room to grow! A large furnace of 23 square feet was put into action in the factory in 1873, and from that time on, all heads were produced on site. Workers were fairly paid and well treated. Pierre-Francois Jumeau was a forward-thinking, astute businessman, bringing in his older son, Georges, to help with the business, and later, his younger son, Emile-Louis, to work with the accounting. Jumeau dolls were already regarded as first-quality dolls, but l’Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) of 1872, in Vienna, was a turning point for the company. Sadly, son Georges died in 1873 before he could accompany his father to the Exposition. So it was that Emile-Louis and some of his associates journeyed to the Fair, wares in hand, leaving their grieving father at home. A reporter there wrote that the Jumeau factory “made the highest quality doll’s heads out of enameled porcelain,” that “surpassed the beauty of products he was formerly forced to buy in Saxony.” (The Jumeau Book, Theimer/ Theriault, p. 67) (A little dig at the expense of the Germans, their main competitor up until this time, was not out of the ordinary for a French journalist!) The Exposition was a grand success, and the company was awarded the Medal of Progress, while the workers who accompanied Jumeau to the Fair earned the Associates Award. They sold every doll they took. Business was brisk. Orders were placed. The future was bright, indeed. On returning home, Emile-Louis took over the business from his father. Shortly after, he married the lovely, 22-yearold Ernestine-Stephanie. She was a talented woman, energetic and creative. For twenty-five years, she designed the clothing and millinery for the dolls in the haute couture fashions of the day. Anyone who has an originally-attired Jumeau fashion doll from this era will attest to her prodigious talents! But alas, the fashion doll waned in popularity and the firm began production of the Jumeau bebe. I refer you to The Jumeau Book for further history.
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When a friend, Irene Randolph, of Fireweed Gallery on Ruby Lane, offered a 14.5 inch Jumeau poupee to me, my first thought was that the doll was too small. But when she arrived, what she lacked in stature, she made up for in detail. I found that the smaller dolls (yes, I am late to that party!) are delicately painted, and their diminutive size is compelling. The tiny eye cuts are uniform, eyelashes consistent, brows deftly arched, with fine-quality bisque. She has threaded eyes without the clear-glass overlay of paperweights, and an unmarked body. Jumeau started stamping their doll bodies in 1878, so my little lady predates that, but not by much. Like some of us who have “5-pounds-more-than-today” clothes in their closet, along with “five pounds less than today,” so does she. Her gowns, nonetheless, are within her size range, and so she has claimed them for herself with little regard for the other dolls who lived here first. She arrived with two antique gowns and appropriate unders and boots. Her first black silk gown is in the 1860-70 style, with a natural waist and no train, an overskirt, and fitted jacket. It is simple in style, and works well for everyday occasions outside the home. Her second gown is also black silk, and suits for occasions requiring a little more style. It has a black silk windowpane-checked skirt, and has a fancy, white cotton blouse with a jaunty black bow at the neck. The Polonnaise-style jacket has a large, cape-like collar, and a belt that attaches in front with a jet bead. The belt cinches in the fullness of the jacket, creating a peplum effect over the skirt. The blouse peeks out underneath. 30
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For more casual days around the maison, the little Jumeau has two dresses: a cotton, one-piece, Princessstyle day dress, and a cotton, two-piece dress. Both are pretty enough should company arrive unexpectedly, yet functional for wearing while busy with household duties.
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The Princess dress has stylish, diagonal buttons starting at the shoulder and continuing to the hem, a clever way to fasten it in front. The top button fastens at the shoulder, allowing a selfcollar to wrap around the neck and close in the front. Pleats in the back ensure maximum movement.
Her cotton dress with the long Polonnaise jacket, and skirt with long train, suits her both in style and color. Deep pleats add fullness. She is well aware how the salmon-pink trim compliments her coloring! continued on page 56
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Rare & Remarkable
W.C. Fields
The Man and the Doll by Gail Lemmon
couple years ago I purchases a rare W.C. Fields doll made by Effanbee. Issued in June of 1938, the 18 inch ventriloquist doll originally retailed for $5.95. He featured a highly characterized composition shoulder head, sculpted, side-parted, slicked-down hair, painted blue eyes, thick bushy brows and a very prominent, bulbous nose. He had a hinged jaw with a draw string, a cloth body and composition hands and shoes. Dressed in a top hat and tails, the doll is an excellent likeness of the iconic comedian. The artistry and detail in the sculpting of the head along with the cloth body designed with an amusing pot belly made this doll very special. Limited production and sales make him rare. Naturally I was thrilled at the prospect of acquiring this wonderful doll. The lady I was purchasing him from then made a disturbing comment: She said, “In a few years there won’t be anyone left who even remembers who W.C. Fields was.” Her statement struck a nerve with me as my parents are part of the generation that grew up with W.C. Fields. Theirs was a generation said to be the greatest in American history. However she was right, most, if not all of the members of that generation will be gone in less than a decade. With that said, I felt compelled to write this article about the rare and remarkable doll, and also make note of the fact that one cannot fully appreciate it without some understanding of the rare and remarkable man it portrays and the generation that was his audience. “The Greatest Generation” is a term created by journalist Tom Brokaw to describe the generation who grew up in the United States during the Great Depression and went on to fight in World War II. Having endured such hardships, you may think it would have left this generation with a cynical, negative attitude, but adversely they had a “can do” attitude and clung to the good things in life. Good things - like laughter, brought to them by a man who himself was quite the cynic. W.C. Fields said “If I can make them laugh and through that laughter make this old world seem just a little brighter, then I am satisfied.” Despite hardships along the way, W.C. Fields lived a satisfying life and died a satisfied man.
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Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.
Charlie McCarthy holding W.C. Fields doll.
W.C. Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield on January 29, 1880 in Darby, Pennsylvania. He began his career as a Vaudeville juggler, then became a featured comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies. He had a steady rise through Broadway, silent films and talkies, eventually landing a contract with Paramount studios. His on-stage persona as a hard-drinking, egotistical cynic began in vaudeville and grew as part of his career. His stage and film roles were often con men, scoundrels, or henpecked everyman characters with a fondness for alcohol. These characters often depicted him as hating children and dogs, mistrusting banks, executives and authority figures of any kind. A 1937 article in Motion Picture Magazine, Fields analyzed the characters he played: “You’ve heard the old legend that it’s the little, put-upon guy who gets the laughs, but I’m the most belligerent guy on the screen. I’m going to kill everybody. But, at the same time, I’m afraid of everybody—just a great big frightened bully…I was the first comic in world history, so they told me, to pick fights with children. I booted Baby LeRoy,…then, in another picture, I kicked a little dog…But I got sympathy both times. People didn’t know what the unmanageable baby might do to get even, and they thought the dog might bite me.” Antique DOLL Collector
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It would seem Fields worked hard at being hated and yet was loved by all. What made his audience love him and set him and his characters apart from the norm was his ability to play the down-trodden man or societal misfit with an air of dignity, always rising above his situation. His raspy drawl and grandiose vocabulary, along with his stage costume of a top hat, cutaway coat, collar and a cane, all added to his seemingly unmerited dignity and sophistication. The idea that there are some things that can’t be taken away from you, no matter what tragedy befalls you or what hand you are dealt in life; that you will survive if you remain true to yourself. W.C. Fields said it didnt make a damn bit of difference whether we controlled our destinies. The thing important to him, artistically, was the dignity and integrity of the individual…..“Our only redemption is knowing oneself, and being that.” His message and his humor came at a time when most Americans had little aside from their dignity and self-respect. They related to his troubles and admired his ability to walk away unscathed. A modern day comparison would be Charlie Sheen. While few would condone the actor’s life style most find humor in the antics of his Two and a Half Men role. Our fondness for this alcoholic, womanizing character comes from his ability to accept who he is, not hiding or making excuses for his short-comings - and in doing so he 38
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becomes the most grounded of the sit-com characters. Like Sheen, W.C.Fields shared many characteristics with his on-stage persona, but surprisingly a propensity for alcohol, which was a prominent component of the Fields’ legend, was not always one of them. He never drank in his early career as a juggler, not wanting to impair his functions while performing. Eventually, to combat the loneliness of constant travel, he would drink socially with fellow performers on the road. Unfortunately, as time went on, he began drinking regularly and famously shot most of his scenes in varying states of inebriation. By the late 1930’s Fields’ heavy drinking had taken a toll on his health and his career and few producers would hire him. Unable to work in films, Fields found himself off the screen for more than a year. During this time he recorded a brief speech for a radio broadcast. His familiar, snide drawl registered so well with listeners that he quickly became a popular guest on network radio shows. He soon joined Edgar Bergen and Bergen’s dummy Charlie McCarthy. The pair had also made their start in vaudeville then moving to radio on “The Chase and Sanborn Hour.” Charlie’s comedy material was wisecracks, or reflections of what the average person might think but be afraid to say. It was a perfect collaboration and W.C. Fields joined the duo for weekly insult-comedy routines.
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W.C. Fields doll facial features.
Fields would twit Charlie about him being made of wood: Fields: “Tell me, Charles, is it true your father was a gate-leg table?” McCarthy: “If it is, your father was under it!” Fields would refer to McCarthy as a “woodpecker’s pin-up boy” or a “termite’s flophouse,” and Charlie would fire back at Fields about his drinking: McCarthy: “Is it true, Mr. Fields, that when you stood on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, 43 cars waited for your nose to change to green?” Bergen: “Why, Bill, I thought you didn’t like children.” Fields: “Oh, not at all, Edgar, I love children. I can remember when, with my own little, unsteady legs, I toddled from room to room.” McCarthy: “When was that, last night?” While W.C. Fields was nearing the end of his career, the popularity of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy was on the rise. It was at this time that the Effanbee doll company created dolls in the image of both Charlie McCarthy and W.C.Fields. The Effanbee Doll Company is one America’s oldest doll producers. Bernard E Fleshier (“F”) and Hugh Baum (“B”) formed the company in 1910. By the late 1920’s they were one of the leading manufacturers of American composition dolls. They enjoyed great success with their “Patsy” family dolls beginning in 1928. By the late 1930’s the industry was taking a turn toward celebrity dolls when the Ideal Novelty & Toy Co. released the Shirley Temple doll and the Madame Alexander Doll Co. was capitalizing on the fame of the Dionne Quintuplets. So, to keep step with the industry, in late 1937 Effanbee announced that the company’s “biggest scoop of 1938” would be “an exact reproduction of the original Charlie McCarthy made famous by Edgar Bergen.” Charlie was be dressed in his top hat and tails, wearing his monocle with a composition head, hands and feet on a cloth body. He featured a hinged jaw with drawstring and was offered in three sizes. The Charlie McCarthy doll was so original it took the industry by storm. The popularity of the character and Effanbee’s new doll led Ideal and other manufacturers to jump on the bandwagon, producing more economical versions of this ventriloquist doll.
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Fields in the costume the doll was created from.
So it seemed a natural progression in 1938 that Effanbee would follow the success of the Charlie McCarthy doll with the release of the W.C. Fields doll. Unfortunately the W.C. Fields doll was not met with the acceptance of the Charlie McCarthy doll and sales were very limited. The lack of sales is often attributed to W.C. Fields unseemly character, not being considered a proper role model for children. What was a relative failure for the Effanbee Co. is a great success for the collector today. In today’s market one could expect to spend $300 and up for a nice example of Charlie McCarthy, a similar W.C. Fields doll will start at $1,000 or more. While this doll with a rather snarly expression, bulbous nose and a pot belly lacks refinement, beauty and popularity, he is rarer than the finest French doll and provides a window into the history of American culture. As curators of our own collections we are all historians of sorts. We work to preserve our dolls but without some insight into the history behind them their purpose and value to future generations will be little more than monetary and aesthetic. As with any work of art, your dolls cannot truly be appreciated without an understanding of their history and the inspiration behind them. Few collectors will have the opportunity to see, let alone own, a W.C. Fields doll, it is my hope that those who do will not forget the man who inspired its creation. A man, who, though flawed, brought humor to and touched the souls of a troubled generation with his understanding of the human will to survive. This Great Generation includes many of our parents and grandparents. Their lives and experience have a greater influence on our lives than we may ever know. Let us not forget our heritage, our history and W.C. Fields! All original W.C. Fields doll with box. 40
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GUEST SPEAKER Stuart Hollbrook of Theriaults Auction Stuart is President of the firm and is one of the world’s most knowledgeable expert on Dolls. His lecture will be on “Thirty Years a Doll Man, Adventures, Travels, & Lessons Learned” and will start at 5:30 PM. Limited registration - $20 per person. An antique French FG Fashion will be given away at this event. Registration is limited. Call Sandy at (734) 282 0152.
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Her Naughty Hula Hips More 1920s Clockwork Carnival Dolls by Sharon Hope Weintraub
Whenever you’re watching a hula girl dance You gotta be careful, you’re tempting romance Don’t keep your eyes on her hips Her naughty hula hips Keep your eyes on the hands
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n the December 2016 issue of this magazine, in an article entitled “A Whistle and a Shimmy; Clockwork Carnival Dolls of the 1920s, ” I discussed the shaking and shimmying composition cuties created by companies such as Zaiden Toy Works and Progressive Toy Company. However, at that time I did not have an example of Zaiden’s iconic hula doll. In a March 8, 1922, advertisement that appeared in The Billboard, a publication directed at carnival and game concessionaires, Zaiden advertised a “Flesh and Colored Hula Doll” as an “article well known to the trade.” (Illustration 1) This hula doll, Zaiden promised, reproduces “the Hula Hula dance, and she can sure do it.” The Hula Doll must have been one of Zaiden’s most popular productions, as she appears in every Zaiden advertisement published in The Billboard in the early 1920s. The February 18, 1922, edition of the Dry Goods Economist credited Zaiden as the originator of “the naughty little ‘hula’ dolls.” Since the article was published, I have acquired a hula dancing doll I Illustration 1. March 8, 1922, advertisement by Zaiden Toy Works. believe was manufactured by Zaiden. (Illustration 2) With a smooth brown complexion, roughish googly eyes with long alluring lashes, and a black mohair wig, this hip-waggling wahine is 13 inches tall. She is of good quality composition with a smooth thick plastic-like coating. In a March 1929 advertisement in Toys and Novelties, Zaiden advertised that its dolls were made of the “famous Zaiden Wood Fiber Compound, with high celluloid enamel finish.” Her complexion and features were painted on top of this coating and the color has begun to flake on her arms. Although her fabric “grass” skirt and tinsel Illustration 2. 13 inch tall composition hula doll Illustration 3. Close up of hula doll hip mechanism. leis are original, the floral attributed to Zaiden Toy Works.
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garland was a later edition. She closely resembles the doll pictured in the Zaiden ad. Her hollow body contains a clockwork mechanism wound by a key protruding from her back. There is a large round opening in each hip, with a hollow metal rod running from hip to hip. (Illustration 3) The ends of the pipe are stuffed with cork and the skirt band is attached by a pin thrust into the cork. Around the roughly-cut opening, the edges of the thick “high celluloid enamel finish” are visible. When wound, the rod vibrates and each end alternately moves up and down, making the skirt shimmy and slightly sway. On May 9, 1921, David Zaiden filed for a patent for “a novel construction of mechanically operated doll adapted to perform movements in simulation of the Hawaiian dance known as the hula….” The patent, which was granted July 18, 1922, describes a tubular arm projecting slightly outward through openings in the doll’s hips, the ends of which are closed by plugs of cork or wood. The sides of the band of the skirt, “preferably made to imitate the straw or grass garment worn by Hawaiian hula dancers,” are attached to the plugs by brads or tacks. “The rocking of the skirt band and the swaying of the skirt produces the illusion of a hip movement…simulating the movements of the Hawaiian hula dance, and thus effecting very life-like, realistic, and amusing rhythmic movement….” In the patent, Zaiden provided for pivots to fasten the front and back of the skirt, but these are lacking in the actual doll. Instead, the front of the skirt is fastened to the longer lei and the back is held in place by short nails. However, in the patent application, Zaiden declared “that some changes may be made in the arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts of my present invention, as well as the details of the construction of the same…” Manufacturing complications and costs may have made the pivots too expensive or otherwise unworkable. In May 22, 1922 advertisement in The Billboard, Progressive Toy Company offered “Hula-Hula,” a big-eyed Kewpie-doll type with a clockwork movement. In my initial article I noted that Zaiden Toy Works in advertisements in The Billboard warned that the wonderful success of its doll had inspired “a number of inferior imitations” and I suggested that the Progressive dolls may have copied Zaiden’s patent. The all-original Hula-Hula doll (Illustration 4) is 15 inches tall and made out of rough composition with crudely painted features. Although the mechanism outwardly appears comparable to the Zaiden patent, instead of a hollow tubular arm protruding from her hips, the Progressive doll has a solid metal arm that attaches to a metal wire threaded through the circumference of her skirt. This wire circlet holds the skirt slightly away from the body, allowing for freer movement and a more exaggerated shimmy and sway. While this might be deemed a slight improvement to the Zaiden design, whether the mechanisms were different enough to defeat a patent challenge could only be decided by a court and I found no evidence that Zaiden Toy Works, despite its published threats of prosecuting patent infringers, ever brought any such actions. Whoever made them, it is amazing that these inexpensive clockwork carnival dolls can still sway and swish their naughty hula hips after eight decades.
Illustration 4. 15 inch tall Hula-Hula doll by Progressive Toy Company.
Illustration 5. Close up of Hula-Hula hip mechanism.
Sources: Dry Goods Economist, Volume 76, Issues 4044-4051, Page 175 (1922). freepatentsonline.com (patent search site). http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html (historical newspaper search site). Mertz, Ursula R., “Shimmy Dancers of the Roaring Twenties.” Antique Doll Collector, February/January 1998. Antique DOLL Collector
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is both unique and world-class. Based in London, it houses Britain’s national childhood collection. Children of all ages and from all over the world go there to visit the V & A’s beloved dolls and dollhouses. But not all of us can be in England, so here we bring you a sneak peek, a look behind closed doors at the Small Stories Exhibition in Norwich Castle where twelve of the Museum’s most treasured dolls’ houses and their tiny inhabitants are on show for a few months, starting March 4th 2017. This special exhibit aims to encourage everyone to explore childhood, past and present: Through stories of the dolls’ houses, which span the past 300 years, visitors take a journey through the history of the home, everyday lives and changing family relationships. The small stories of each house will be brought to life by the characters that live or work there. Day-to-day life will be illuminated through tales of marriages and parties, politics and crime, homes encompass country mansions, a Georgian town house, suburban villas. Amy Miles’ House England, 1890 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Killer Cabinet Dolls’ House England, 1835-1838 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Betty Pinney’s House (set in 1910s) England, 1870 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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The Japanese Doll Festival and Japanese Dolls By Ellen Tsagaris
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Midori by R. John Wright, courtesy The Toy Shoppe
Akira by R. John Wright, courtesy The Toy Shoppe
Makimura Artist’s Proof 2/3 Annette Himstedt, courtesy The Toy Shoppe
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f you have read Rumer Godden’s Miss Happiness and Miss Flower, you know that The Girls’ Festival in Japan, also known as The Doll Festival, takes place on March 3d. Today, the Hina Matsuri celebration is also celebrated in the United States. We receive an ad from a Japanese Grocery Store each week, and the week’s ad for the first of March featured sweets and special foods for the Doll Festival celebrations. These foods include shirozake, fermented rice sake, tiny crackers flavored with sugar or soy sauce, a salty soup with clams, and rice cake. Culturally, this is a holiday apparently alive and well among Japanese Families. For information on the Hina Matsuri and other dolls, I recommend The Yokohama Doll Museum site, and works by Scot Alan Pate and Lea Baten. Pat Smith also wrote a book on Asian Dolls. If you have not read Rumer Godden’s Miss Happiness and Miss Flower and Little Plum about the Festival and the lives of three Japanese dolls, you must. Godden liked dolls and actually had the Japanese doll house built and landscaped to inspire her. Huguette Clark, the famous reclusive heiress and collector, had a master craftsman create special Japanese doll houses for her as well. The festival dates to the Heian period (794-1192). Ornamental dolls are taken out once a year and arranged on steps covered in red cloth. Dolls representing the lord and lady of the palace are arranged on the top shelf. Other dolls representing their attendants and musicians are arranged on the steps along with miniature accessories. According to Japanese-city.com, the origins of The Girls’ Festival date from an ancient custom of floating Hina dolls of straw to the ocean. The belief was that the dolls contained evil spirits and that as they floated away, the carried the spirits with them out to sea. This custom was called Hina nagashi or doll floating. According to Alan Scott Pate in his article Hina Matsuri; Dolls from the Japanese Girls’ Day Festival, dolls have been important to Japanese culture for over 13,000 years. Pate has pointed out that the doll on the top tier of the Hina display are the lord and lady, and are not referred to as emperor and empress dolls in Japan. Other dolls and related items important to Japanese culture are Bunraku puppets, Kokeshi dolls of wood, Hakata dolls made of clay from the city or Hakata, Kabuki actors and actresses, netsuke meant to be tied at the end of sashes, and tiny dolls made of painted rice kernels. Paper dolls are another Japanese tradition as are mechanical figures called Karakuri that are small, realistic robots that serve tea. Samurai and other mythic figures celebrate The Boy’s Festival, held May 5th. Friendship dolls were went to the
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United States during the 1920s, and American dolls were sent to Japan in exchange. Artist R. John Wright has created beautiful Japanese children as featured in The Toy Shoppe, and French automatons were inspired by Japanese Geisha. German makers also created their versions of Asian and Japanese dolls. Some Vintage Italian dolls represent Madame Butterfly and wear the traditional Kimono. Effanbee made a vinyl version of Madame Butterfly in the late 80s. As a recent Theriault’s auction of rare antique Japanese dolls has shown, there is still a brisk interest in these dolls. The Takara Barbie and Japanese robots and Manga dolls are popular, inspired by their vintage cousins. Morimura Brothers made bisque dolls in the style of German bisque babies and children, and Hitomi by Nina Tugarina, stone bisque penny dolls made in Japan were very popular during the 30s and 40s. Celluloid courtesy The Toy Shoppe dolls and toys from Japan are very popular with collectors, as are bisque dolls and figurines marked “Occupied Japan,” made while the United States occupied the country just after World War II. Ball-jointed dolls are currently made in Japan, and there is an active community of doll collectors there, including temples devoted to cremating worn-out dolls. Shirley Temple’s life sized Japanese doll retuned home after the 2014 auction of her collection. Temple had a large number of Japanese dolls in her collection, which were among her favorites. This March 3rd, take out your Japanese dolls, and if you don’t have an actual set of Hina dolls, arrange them around a good picture, serve miniature foods, and honor a tradition that dates to the 9th century.
Japanese Chin Black and White by Designs by Karen, courtesy The Toy Shoppe
Boy in Navy Rabbit Kimono by Akie Yamada, courtesy the Toy Shoppe
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Ichimatsu girl from Maruhei of Kyoto, 19” High, Showa Era, Circa 1935, Author’s Collection
Ichimatsu girl by Saiki Togyoku I (active circa 1900), 24” High, Late Meiji/ Early Taisho Eras, early 20th Century, Author’s Collection.
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fuller sense, and the nails are much more realistically rendered with attention to the nail walls, and inclusion of the lunula. In essence, when examining the feet, all of the qualities described above for the hands stay consistent in determining good, better, or best. Textiles: For many collectors of Japanese dolls it is the textiles that truly set them apart from Western dolls. The exceptional quality of Japanese silk, the bold patterns and color combinations, the supplemental embroidery with the inclusion of gold or silver couched thread, the vibrant brocades of the elaborate obi tie belts with their fantastic bows at the back, the long flowing sleeves with additional under layers peaking out at the cuffs, all speak of luxuriousness, and to the Western eye, an undeniable sense of the exotic. This is not your grandmother’s Effanbee! Girl ichimatsu, particularly those created after the Friendship Doll exchange, are usually depicted in their 50
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most formal attire. This includes a furisode long-sleeved kimono, obi tie belt, along with various accessories: hakkoseko purse, fan, etc. But we cannot become distracted by the attractiveness of this attire in general, we have to look closely at the quality of the textile itself. This takes a bit more practice. All of our good, better, best ichimatsu will be wearing gaily patterned silk. But some of this is printed silk, others are done through a more complex dyeing process known as yuzen, and the best will also include supplemental embroidery and family crests. Some silks are plain weave, others are figured, still others are of a fine silk crepe known as chirimen. Our good textile (left) is revealed on an ichimatsu girl bearing the Maruhei mark, so we know she is of very good quality. The textile uses a bold combination of purples and oranges with large chrysanthemum bursts, all in all a very attractive doll. But closer examination reveals this to be
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Ichimatsu girl by Hirata Gôyô II, 20-1/2” High, Showa Era, late 1930’s, Barr Collection
Detail of yuzen-dyed chirimen silk crepe kimono (left).
Detail of painterly yuzen-dyed chirimen silk crepe kimono on the right.
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a more basic printed silk pattern. Now let’s compare this to a yuzen-dyed kimono also featuring chrysanthemums in a similar color palette (right). This comes from a “better” ichimatsu girl by the artist Togyoku. We can see that the base fabric is a high quality chirimen silk crepe (top, left) and that, rather than printed, all of the patterning is done through the much more sophisticated and labor-intensive yuzen paste resist technique. Now let’s again compare these to the kimono for a “best” category doll. Above, a spectacular ichimatsu by Hirata Gôyô II wears a light green yuzen-dyed chirimen kimono bearing family crests at the shoulders, elbows and the back of the neck, five in all as befitting the kimono of a girl of position. All of the design elements are rendered in a painterly way, and, in addition to our more typical flower motifs, we also find field curtains and noblemen in court regalia enjoying an outing. Silver foil thread helps to form cloud like bands and gold foil is used to pique out the center of the floral blossoms (left). Good. Better. Best. Antique DOLL Collector
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Signature cloth on ichimatsu boy by Shokensai, 32-1/4” High. Showa Era, Circa 1930, National Museum of Toys/ Miniatures
Ichimatsu boy by Takeuchi Masujiro (1860-1941), 29-1/2” High, Meiji Era, Dated 1897, Blewis Collection
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Ichimatsu boy by Hurui Rakuzan (Hirata Gôyô I, 1878-1924), 21” High, Meiji Era, Dated 1911, Blewis Collection
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Catalog from Yoshitoku Doll Company, Showa Era, 1935. Yoshitoku Collection
Artist: The final category that I look towards is that of the artist: who actually made the doll. A unique component of most ichimatsu of good, better, and best quality is the inclusion of a “signature cloth” around the waist underneath all of the clothing. This signature cloth frequently bears the name and seal of the doll artist, and sometimes the shop selling the doll. This is important information for the doll collector to know, for artists (as well as atelier) also help influence value. Early important artists for ichimatsu collectors to know and look for include: Takeuchi Masujiro (c.1860-1941), an influential early maker based in Tokyo who did much to help define the look of 20th century ichimatsu and Saiki Togyoku (see page 50) – active late 19th to early 20th century.
Hirata Tsunejiro (Gôyô I, 1878-1924) was also extremely influential, creating his own unique blending of hyperrealism with a stylized appeal. Catalogs dating from the late 1920’s and 1930’s printed by Yoshitoku Doll Company in Tokyo featured dolls by representative artists without clothing, revealing their signature cloths. Prices were also listed. Artists such as Gyokusui, Shunsui, Okoku, Shogetsu, and Kinsei, among others, established their reputations as fine ichimatsu makers through their associations with Yoshitoku. By contrast, important Kyoto ateliers such as Maruhei Ohkiheizo and Namikawa, shielded the names of their participating artists and their signature cloths frequently only bear their shop logo and quality rankings. Antique DOLL Collector
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Japanese Friendship Doll, Miss Kagawa, by Iwamura Shokensai, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Japanese Friendship Doll, Miss Mie, by Takizawa Koryûsai II, University of Nebraska State Museum
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recognized as artists. He was rewarded for his efforts by becoming the first doll maker to be designated as a ningen kokuho (Living National Treasure) in 1955. Good. Better. Best. A convenient tool for beginning to understand the quality differences between those Japanese ichimatsu dolls that “all look alike.” Sosakuningyô (art doll) by Hirata Yoko, 8” Long, Showa Era, Circa 1935, Blewis Collection
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This “vintage” gown is made of gray and blue-gray silk, with lavish bustle details popular in the late 1870’s. It is entirely hand sewn, lined in brown polished cotton, as were the original, antique doll gowns. What a surprise, when dressing the doll, to discover a cotton tape sewn onto the waistband inside, with the seamstress’ name written in elegant, old-fashioned script—Anna P. Reynolds! Every collector appreciates these little serendipitous discoveries! The back of the dress has oversized bows and details. Anna was not afraid to use her imagination on the otherwise-tailored gown. The use of two colors is well balanced. No color compliments a Jumeau, to me, like “Jumeau blue,” a popular color at the time, used often in gowns, dresses, and jewelry. 56
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The little Jumeau wasted no time, once in the doll room, in appropriating yet another gown for her exclusive use. After all, every woman needs a “little black dress” in her closet for “after 5:00.” A one-piece, black velvet antique gown that fastens in front, this dress is trimmed in pale blue silk bows from neck to waist. It features an elegant, fringed blackand-blue silk ribbon trim in the bustle and at the cuffs. A blue silk bow further draws attention to the long, ruched train. Is it just me, or can you visualize ErnestineStephanie designing this one? Her matching hat in black velvet with blue, fringed silk ribbon trim and jeweled accent, is paired with a luxurious, black feather muff. Iridescent feathers pick up the blue in the trim, and tassels add symmetry. What an entrance she will make in this ensemble! Antique DOLL Collector
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It was a magical day for me, and for her, when I found her white batiste, fancy promenade gown! I threw caution to the wind as I raced to make my purchase before it was gone forever! Finding another gown of this caliber might take a lifetime…I had been searching for such a gown for decades! Of course, it would fit. It HAD to. The jacket is lined only up to the shoulder plate, so the bisque shows through the paper-thin batiste. The jacket features lace-trimmed, pagoda sleeves, popular in 1860 costumes, and a ruffled peplum with “tails” and two covered buttons in back. A flounced, full skirt flows into an overly-generous train. The whole gown is so light and airy, it billows in the cabinet around her. It requires a long-trained, antique cotton petticoat underneath, to provide the shape to the shirt, which is so finely woven, it is transparent. She knows this gown compliments her. As I am sure you are aware, dressing and undressing an antique doll with tiny kid-leather fingers, and a 145-year-old torso and arms, are not for the faint of heart. It is for that reason that I have not shown the doll wearing her latest gown—it is too much of a risk to doll and gown to attempt. 58
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This detailed, antique gown has two parts: bodice and skirt are attached, open in front, and close with 6 tiny self-buttons. It secures with a hook and eye at the waist. Over the dress, an over-the-shoulder piece forms two wings in front and two in back. This is belted at the waist, and secured in back with a rosette. The shoulder stole, reminiscent of a fichu, is totally edged in teensy pleating and tiny piping, all around. It has a full, simple train, and at the hem, features double flounces of pinked-edged silk and an impossibly tiny, double row of piping. Most of the gown is handstitched with tiny stitches, fully lined, and masterfully done. Okay, now I KNOW I can hear ErnestineStephanie planning this one… The dusty, lavender striped silk is in mint condition. I am sure the Jumeau would love to wear it, but I fear this gown may be in the “five pounds light than now”
category in her trousseau, and we don’t want to force either her, or it. We will “assume” it fits. The doll room is quiet again. The Jumeau is back in her salon. You might think she would be content with her wardrobe and her things. Her sisters stand silently nearby, secure in their own salons. Or so they think! Watch her, casting an eye on the celadon-green gown one level below her, or perhaps, that plum ensemble across the room…good thing her head swivels. Wait! What about that lacy nightdress, right over there? Or that wool walking suit? Wonder if they will fit? Surely, the other dolls will not notice if something is…um…missing! What could possibly go wrong??? Next installment: The Jumeau runs for her life….
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Gaithersburg Antiques Doll Show
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JUNE 3&4 The 173rd Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll & *Toy Show 2017 Established 1972
Calendar of Events
Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com.
If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.
ONGOING
9/20/16‑ 4/30/17. Detroit, MI. Charles H. Wright Museum. I See Me: Reflections in Black Dolls Exhibit. Thewright.org. 10/22/16‑ 4/2/17. Switzerland. The girl and the sea. Thousands of years old, mysterious depictions of sea creatures‑Florence Gottet collection. Toy Worlds Museum Basle. www.swmb.museum.
MARCH 2017
3‑5 ~ Rock Island, IL. Antique Spectacular Vintage Market. QCCA Expo Center. Kimberly Schilling. Melting Pot Productions. 712‑326‑9964. Kim.spectacular@gmail.com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. 4 ~ Cocoa, FL. Doll Show. Space Coast Convention Center. Florida Space Coast Doll Club. Joanne. 856‑266‑2518.
4 ~ Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection. Gwen Pogue. 619‑460‑4678. 4 ~ Asheville, NC. Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Center. Jackie Stone. 828‑505‑2287. www.AshevilleDollShow.com. 4 ~ France. Magic & Conjuring from Morax and Akyna Collections. Galerie De Chartres. +33(0) 37 88 28 28. F: +33(0) 2 37 88 28 20. chartres@galeriedechartres.com.
4‑5 ~ Hanover, MA. Doll Show. Hanover Mall Events Center. Northeast Comic Con & New England Resin Doll Society. Mary Dumas. 978‑761‑1577. 4 ~ Punta Gorda, FL. Doll Show. Charlotte Harbor Event & Conf. Ctr. Pt. Charlotte Doll Club. Merle Romer. 941‑286‑1446. Merele.romer@comcast.net.
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18 ~ Madison, WI. Doll Show. Exhibition Hall A at the Alliant Energy Center. Madison Area Doll Club. Vicki. 608‑279‑5298. Carol. 608‑212‑9832. Caroljones6@yahoo.com. 18‑19 ~ Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Washington State Fair Event Center. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 18 ~ Venice, FL. Doll Show. 3951 Woodmere Park Blvd. 10‑3. Venice Doll Club. Holly Hamm. 941‑497‑4633. hollyhamm70@gmail.com. Mary Falcone. 941‑706‑3261.
19 ~ Houston, TX. Doll Show. Linda Sieck. 832‑526‑9595.
25 ~ Pompano Beach, FL. Doll Show. Pompano Beach Civic Center. Pompano Beach Doll Club of Florida. Mary Ann Payung. 954‑783‑2158. Madelyn Weot. 561‑395‑4489. 26 ~ East Meadow, NY. Doll and Teddy Bear Show. Temple Emanu‑El. The Doll Study Club of Long Island. Bonnie Olsen. 516‑747‑1425. Hcbd41@yahoo.com 26 ~ Fort Wayne, IN. Doll Show. Fort Wayne Armory. Doll Show Productions. Sharon Napier. 586‑731‑3072. www.DollsShowProductions.com
26 ~ Omaha, NE. Dolls, Toys & Bear Show. Fireman’s Union Hall. Elaine. 712‑253‑6555. porcdoll@wiatel.net. 31‑4/1 ~ Kansas City, MO. National Antique Doll Dealers Association Show. International Embassy Suites. Rick Martinez. fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net 630‑247‑1219. 630‑553‑7757. www.NADDA.org.
5 ~ Tucson, AZ. Toy & Doll Show. Tucson Expo Center. Tucson Miniature Auto Club. Tom Russell. 520‑323‑1848. Jamestrussell55@msn.com.
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11 ~ Fairhope, AL. Doll Show. Civic Center. The Eastern Shore Doll Club of Alabama. Sheryl Columber. 251‑284‑4089. sam.dc.sc.07lex@gmail.com
1 ~ Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Firemen’s Rec Hall. Rte 98. Linda Vilsack. 585‑482‑0835.
11 ~ El Paso, TX. Doll Show. Best Western Plus Hotel. Sun Country Doll Folks of El Paso. Janna Daniels. 915‑637‑3438.
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11 ~ France. Doll’s Collection Auction. Galerie De Chartres. +33(0) 2 37 88 28 28 (F)+33(0)2 37 88 28 20. chartres@galeriedechartres.com 11 ~ Lakeland, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Lake Mirror Center. Tropical Doll Study Club. Vicki. 315‑481‑8116. Diane. 868‑644‑1144. 11‑12 ~ Naples, FL. Marquis: Antique Doll Auction. Catalogued Auction & Discovery Day Auction. Hyatt Regency Coconut Point. 800‑638‑0422. Theriault’s. 800‑638‑0422. (F) 410‑224‑2515. www.theriaults.com
11 ~ Santa Barbara, CA. Doll, Teddy Bear & Toy Show. Earl Warren Showgrounds. Santa Barbara Doll Club. Susan Quinlan. 805‑687‑4623.
12 ~ Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore. 310‑386‑4211. Sherribean7@aol.com.
12 ~ DeWitt, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conf. Ctr. of DeWitt. Sandy Johnson Barts. 269‑599‑1511. 12 ~ Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Hilton Hasbrouck Hotel. JMK Shows. Jesse Kohler. 352‑527‑6666.
12 ~ Maquoketa, IA. Doll Show. Centerstone Inn & Suites. Sherryl Newton. 319‑610‑3534. 16‑18 ~ Houston, TX. Doll Conference. Becca Hisle. 281‑614‑0077.
1 ~ Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Toy Show. 9500 Constitution Ave. NE. Dolls 4 U. Anita Husby. 505‑508‑0351. www.Dolls‑4U.com.
1 ~ Cicero, NY. Doll Show. Cicero United Methodist Church. Mid York Doll Club. Chris Greene. 315‑655‑2715. 1 ~ Cincinnati, OH. Doll Show. EnterTRAINment Junction Expo Room. Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. Margies Schultz. 513‑207‑8409.
1 ~ Joplin, MO. Doll Show. Joplin Senior Center. Heartland Doll Club. Mary Lou Ellicott. 417‑658‑5045.
1 ~ Kingsport, TN. Doll Show. Kingsport Civic Auditorium. The Dollhouse. Ellen Stafford. 423‑753‑0022. 1 ~ Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 1 ~ West Chester, OH. Doll Show. EnterTRAINment Junction Expo Room. Margies Schultz. 513‑207‑8409.
2 ~ Kansas City, MO. Doll Auction. Four Points Sheraton Hotel. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816‑625‑3786. frasher@aol.com.
2 ~ Sturbridge, MA. Doll, Toy, Bear & Holiday Show. Sturbridge Host Hotel. Kimberly Kittredge. 860‑559‑5040. KSKittredge@yahoo.com. treasuredmemoriesantiques.com.
5‑7 ~ Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Doll Auction Event. 603‑478‑3232. withington@conknet.com.
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The Doll Study Club of Long Island presents its 37th Annual Doll and Teddy Bear Show & Sale
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8 ~ Chocowinity, NC. Doll Show. A to Z Doll Club of Washington, North Carolina. Tar Heel Variety Theater. Martha Robbins. 252‑943‑2969. 8 ~ Des Moines, IA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Colleen Holden. 515‑986‑1975. www.desmoinesdollshow.com. 9 ~ Dedham, MA. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn Boston Dedham. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. 9 ~ Toledo, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Toledo Doll Show. Sandy Bullock. 734‑282‑0152. sandy4085@hotmail.com. 13 ~ Hatfield, PA. Little Sisters Doll Auction. Alderfer Auction. 215‑393‑3000. Alderferauction.com. 14‑15 ~ Denver, PA. Doll & Toy Auction. Morphy Auctions. Jay Lowe. 610‑659‑1981. 15 ~ Holland, MI. Doll & Toy Show. Double Tree Inn. Muskegon Sand Dollars & Snowbabies of W. Michigan Doll Club. Bonnie. 616‑361‑1330. bonnieburkedesign@comcast.net. 22 ~ Fairport, NY. Doll Show. St. John of Rochester Parish Center. Henrietta Doll Lovers Club. Dottie. 585‑889‑2015. 22 ~ Nashville, TN. Doll Show. The Inn at Opryland. Southeastern Doll Shows. Jackie Stone. 828‑505‑2287. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com. 23 ~ St. Charles, IL. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows. Diana Tabin. 847‑772‑6760. 23 ~ Livonia, MI. Doll Show. Marriott Hotel. Sherry Bonner. 248‑408‑1402. 28‑29 ~ Reno, NV. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alan Pate Event. Dorothy Drake. Crossroads. www.crossroadsshows.com. 775‑348‑7713. 29 ~ Grapevine, TX. Doll Show. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. Linda Crowsey. 409‑771‑6913. 29 ~ Greenwood, IN. Doll Show. Greenwood United Methodist Church. Greenwood United Methodist Women. Jo Ann Gates. 317‑882‑5787. 29 ~ Nampa, ID. Doll Show. Dorothy Fochs. 530‑671‑0777. 29 ~ Ringgold, GA. Doll Show. The Colonnade. Chattanooga Doll Club. Jane Heavener. 706‑965‑6031. mjheavener@catt.com 29 ~ Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Spokane Community College. Lilac City Doll Club. Mary Sherwood. 509‑838‑8487. 29 ~ Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Auction Site: 700 Highland Drive. Sweetbriar Auctions. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2094. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com.
MAY 2017
4‑6 ~ Essington, PA. Doll & Teddy Bear Convention. Clarion Hotel & Convention Center. Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum. Terry Quinlan. 805‑687‑8901. 4‑7 ~ Framingham, MA. Doll Study Club of Boston Presents Little Women UFDC Region 15 Conference 2017. Sheraton Framingham Hotel. keepthefaith42@verizon.net. dollcollector@charter.net. 508‑240‑1608. 6 ~ Batavia, NY. Doll Show. The Quality Inn. Saturday’s Child. Martha Smith. 585‑506‑7948. 6 ~ Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. Barbara Keehbauch. 407‑678‑5678. 6 ~ Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds, Building B. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 7 ~ Easton, PA. Doll Show. Forks Township Community Ctr. Twin County Doll Collectors. Earl Bethel. 610‑322‑7702. 18‑20 ~ Suquamish, WA. Ball‑Jointed Doll Expo/ Convention. PNW BJD Expo. Clearwater Casino Resort. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 20 ~ Atlanta, GA. Doll Show. Vickey Harris. 404‑543‑8866. 20 ~ Columbus, IN. Doll Show. Bartholomew County Fairgrounds. Dolls Night Out Club of Columbus, IN. Barb Joy. 812‑376‑9124.
20 ~ Knoxville, TN. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn West Cedar Bluff. Southeastern Doll Shows. Jackie Stone. 828‑505‑2287. www.SouthEasternDollShows.com.
20 ~ Missoula, MT. Doll Show. Ruby’s Inn & Conference Ctr. Bitterroot Blizzard Doll Club. Kay Schrader. 406‑360‑7214. 20 ~ Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Pasadena Elks Lodge. Forever Young. Sandy Kline. 818‑368‑4648.
20 ~ Williamsfield, OH. Doll Show. Williamsfield Community Ctr. Heirloom Doll Society. Lynne Morrow. 440‑344‑77747.
21 ~ Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Sherri Gore. 310‑386‑4211. 21 ~ Madison Heights, MI. Doll Show. Doll Show Productions. UFCW Hall. Sharon Napier. 586‑731‑3072.
21 ~ Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612‑669‑1613. 21 ~ New Hope, PA. Doll Show. 46 N. Sugan Rd. Mark. 215‑657‑2477.
25‑28 ~ Orlando, FL. 15th Annual Fire‑Flies Convention. International Palms Resort. Cyndi Harris. 321‑431‑3133. www.fire‑fliesdollconvention.com
JUNE 2017
3‑4 ~ Gaithersburg, MD. Doll & Toy Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Event. 410‑357‑8451. 443‑617‑3590. infoDOLLS@comcast.net
4 ~ Belleville, IL. Doll, Teddy Bear, Toy, Dollhouse & Miniature Show. St. Clair County Fairgrounds. Kay Weber Shows. 618‑233‑0940.
4 ~ Concord, CA. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza. 101 Doll & Study Club. Stephanie Blythe. 415‑455‑8415. s.blythe@comcast.net.
10 ~ Tucson, AZ. World Doll Day Event. Tucson Doll Guild. Green Valley East Social Center. Marti Nelson. 520‑393‑0502. 10 ~ Salt Lake City, UT. Red Lion Hotel. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com. 11 ~ Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Marriott Hotel. Karla Moreland. 815‑356‑6125.
21‑23 ~ Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Doll Event. 603‑478‑3232. withington@conknet.com. 21‑24 ~ Richmond, VA. Doll Convention. Madame Alexander Doll Club. 877‑691‑6864.
23‑24 ~ Asheville, NC. Doll, Teddy Bear & Miniature Show. Crown Plaza Expo Center. Stacey Haskins. www.InternationalDollShow.com 24 ~ Puyallup, WA. Doll & Bear Show. Puyallup Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713.
24 ~ Raleigh, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Durham Convention Center. Southeastern Doll Shows. www.SouthEasternDollShows.com. Jackie Stone. 828‑505‑2287.
JULY 2017
30‑8/3 ~ Orlando, FL. National Doll Festival Annual Show. Rosen Plaza Hotel. Rowbear. 831‑438‑5349. DollFestival@aol.com. www.nationaldollfestival.com.
AUGUST 2017
2‑5 ~ Orlando, FL. UFDC Doll Convention. The Rosen Center Hotel. 816‑891‑7040. info@ufdc.og.
19 ~ Concord, CA. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza Hotel. Nancy Jo Schreeder. 925‑229‑4190. vallejodoll@gmail.com. www.nancyjodollsales.com.
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Beautiful Bébés Fine Dolls and Precious Playthings of the Past Tel: 425.765.4010 Beautifulbebes@outlook.com For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!
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Always Buying. Trades, Consignments, Sales and Estate.
Come SEE US! Crossroads Doll & Bear Show March 18, 2017 & March 19, 2017 Puyallup Fairgrounds, WA
Petite Size 9 Trieste Bébé ~ The magic of Maison Jumeau combined with the artistry of famed sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse comes alive in this rare to find size 9 (22”) Trieste Bébé. Spectacular blue paper weight eyes are framed in a lovely face that is pensive in expression with tender painting of features. Our young lady is blessed with a stellar antique wig of full lush curls in extended lengths. Her sea foam and ivory dress is crowned by an exquisite antique velvet and satin bonnet decorated with a lavish ostrich plume. She is wearing Jumeau signed shoes. She is in overall wonderful condition with pristine bisque, original coil and original finish on signed Jumeau body. This precious bébé awaits! $19,800~ A Bevy Of Beauties ~ Our lovely heralded Huret stands alone at the top of this wonderful grouping of demoiselles flanked by a charming 1) 16” Bru Poupee on kid body in aubergine gown to the left, 2) a 14” wood armed Bru Poupee in antique hat, blouse, skirt and tasseled boots (middle) and 3) a lovely 15” Barrois on kid body on the right showing her lovely pink satin corset and standing near her sumptuous blue and crème silk ensemble complete with antique leather boots. The petite 11” kid over wood on the lower left is now sold. Please don’t hesitate to call or email any questions and additional details. All in generally excellent condition. 1) $4800. 2) $5700. 3) $3800. Some accessories shown are not included.
Find US at NADDA Show & Sale Kansas City Embassy Suites March 31st & April 1st!
Fantastic Speakers, Amazing Helper Dolls, Gifted & Knowledgeable Dealers Everything from 1800’s through 1960’s DON’T MISS THE FUN!!
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Spectacular Mademoiselle with the face of an angel; all original from her marked Huret boots to her superb ribbed silk three piece ensemble replete with black ‘blonde lace’ and exquisite chapeau. She is blessed to have a wooden articulated body with the leather chest Huret mark. Her pristine shoulder head is unblemished with an ivory luster to the bisque and the gentlest tinting to lips and cheeks. Her deep blue eyes have a dewy glaze and dreamy heavy lidded painting that the Huret poupée is renowned for. She is blessed with two wigs (an antique auburn wig of long curls and braid) as well as the lovely mohair blonde tresses she is shown in. If Angelique is the one you have dreamt of, don’t miss this opportunity to add this sublime doll to your collection. Please call or email for details and pricing~
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At Auction Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Naples, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Featuring the extraordinary collection of French automata from the notable Gail Cook Collection. The collection includes the remarkable 31” “Lady Magician”, “Lady Juggler” and “Lady Shepherdess” with surprise hidden in her market basket by Roullet et Decamps, “Organ Grinder with Dancing Dolls” and “Little Girl with Theatre and Dancing Dog” by Vichy, among other grand size rarities. Significant in the collection is the 27” “Whistler” designed with the Jumeau 205 art character face; the automaton, when wound, merrily tilts to and fro whistling “Bicycle Built for Two”, the popular tune introduced in 1892, the
same year that the automaton was presented. The collection goes on and on, and is extraordinary in every way. Sunday, March 12th will feature a specialty antique doll costume auction titled “What Finespun Threads” featuring costumes from 1840-1915 as well as a Discovery Day auction available to attending bidders only. Two commemorative books are available featuring the auction and antique costume collection available for $59 each or $99 for both (including after-sale prices realized, and priority shipping). To order your catalog or to receive a free color brochure call 800-638-0422 or visit theriaults.com. Every Theriault’s auction brims with new discoveries for your collection. So why not join in on the bidding fun? It’s easy and fun. Choose your favorite way to bid. Bid in the Auction Room, Bid Live on the Internet, Bid on the Telephone, or Bid Absentee. Please call 800-638-0422 for auction assistance.
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