July 2010

Antique DOLL Collector July 2010 Vol. 13, No. 6

July 2010 Vol. 13, No. 6 $595 / $695 Canada www.antiquedollcollector.com

The Great Man’ s Doll An Extraordinary Antique Doll Auction Sunday, July 18, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois At the InterContintental Hotel Highlighted by a superb French bisque Huret poupée gifted by French poet/novelist Victor Hugo to his beloved granddaughter, Jeanne, with letter of provenance, and including its original trousseau of gowns, accessories, and trunk with brass label “Jeanne”.

The doll is featured in The Huret Book by François and Danielle Theimer.

to request a free brochure.

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Call 800-638-0422

French dolls, in fact, figure highly in the auction with an exceptional collection of French poupées with rare body styles and rare portrait-like faces. French bébés are presented, mostly, in original costumes, and include an extremely rare, previously undocumented, bébé by Clement. Rare German characters are in attendance, as is a fine collection of near mint Lenci dolls, Kathe Kruse, mignonettes, early porcelain ladies, Schoenhut dolls and circus, cloth dolls including early Kruse, dollhouses, and unique dolls such as the outstanding wax portrait doll said to be Marie Antoinette.

In addition, the 450 lot auction will include the antique doll collection of American novelist, Anne Rice (Interview with the Vampire) highlighted by her collection of six splendid Bru bébés including the self-described “star of my collection” Bru Jne bébé, featured on the back cover of several of her books.

The catalog will feature 450 lots, each with full description and photograph.

The preview for the auction is 9 AM. The auction begins at 11 AM and will continue into the early evening. For more information about the auction, visit www.theriaults.com, email info@ theriaults.com, or call 800-638-0422.

For information about attending this auction call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com.

To order a catalog for Theriault’s July 18 Auction call 800-638-0422 or order online at www.theriaults.com.

Five-Catalog subscriptions are also available for $179 or Ten-catalog subscriptions for $299 (a 50% savings).

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The Great Man’ s Doll An Extraordinary Antique Doll Auction Sunday, July 18, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois At the InterContintental Hotel Highlighted by a superb French bisque Huret poupée gifted by French poet/novelist Victor Hugo to his beloved granddaughter, Jeanne, with letter of provenance, and including its original trousseau of gowns, accessories, and trunk with brass label “Jeanne”.

The doll is featured in The Huret Book by François and Danielle Theimer.

to request a free brochure.

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Call 800-638-0422

French dolls, in fact, figure highly in the auction with an exceptional collection of French poupées with rare body styles and rare portrait-like faces. French bébés are presented, mostly, in original costumes, and include an extremely rare, previously undocumented, bébé by Clement. Rare German characters are in attendance, as is a fine collection of near mint Lenci dolls, Kathe Kruse, mignonettes, early porcelain ladies, Schoenhut dolls and circus, cloth dolls including early Kruse, dollhouses, and unique dolls such as the outstanding wax portrait doll said to be Marie Antoinette.

In addition, the 450 lot auction will include the antique doll collection of American novelist, Anne Rice (Interview with the Vampire) highlighted by her collection of six splendid Bru bébés including the self-described “star of my collection” Bru Jne bébé, featured on the back cover of several of her books.

The catalog will feature 450 lots, each with full description and photograph.

The preview for the auction is 9 AM. The auction begins at 11 AM and will continue into the early evening. For more information about the auction, visit www.theriaults.com, email info@ theriaults.com, or call 800-638-0422.

For information about attending this auction call 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com.

To order a catalog for Theriault’s July 18 Auction call 800-638-0422 or order online at www.theriaults.com.

Five-Catalog subscriptions are also available for $179 or Ten-catalog subscriptions for $299 (a 50% savings).

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July 2010 • Volume 13, Number 6

About The Cover

Tea for two hosted by Mélisande, a mystery-maker enfantine French fashion. Collection Lori Santamaura.

Photo by Sal Santamaura.

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THE MANY-SPLENDORED MÉLISANDE

Auction Gallery News Books Mystery Doll Emporium Back Issues Calendar Classified

by Lori Santamaura The French Second Empire celebrated mode enfantine, fashions for little girls, seen most engagingly in the person of Mélisande.

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SCHIAPARELLI, THE SHOCKING TOUCH

by Lynn Murray The fascinating story of the innovative clothing designer Elsa Schiaparelli who, at the height of her success, took her signature look to the doll world.

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BODIES BEAUTIFUL

by Janet Gula A brief look at the different types of bodies of French fashions and bebes of the golden era.

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GERMAN ALL BISQUE DOLLS – PART 1

by Penny Hadfield Penny Hadfield shares her amazing collection of German All Bisques. . . with lots more to come!

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THE STORY OF DERUCHETTE, THE GREAT MAN’S DOLL

by Florence Theriault The poupée that served as muse for Victor Hugo’s novel, “Toilers of the Sea,” and later was owned by his granddaughter, Jeanne, will be offered at Theriault’s in July.

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FLEETING FAME: FORGOTTEN CELEBRITY DOLLS

by Don Jensen One-time household names, many of yesteryear’s stars were immortalized as dolls.

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PANTIN: A PAPER PRINTED TOY

by Janet Hollingsworth From the Lori Santamaura collection, a delightful pantin – a dressed dancing paper doll and costume for readers to create.

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 10 1/2” Simon & Halbig, closed mouth Pouty.

15” K * R 122 Fully Jointed Toddler 11” JDK #221 Googlie 22” Steiner Fire A, All Original 18” SFBJ “Twirp” Full Jointed Toddler 12” Kestner #143 12” Kestner “Hilda” Toddler, All Original 51/2” All Bisque, Fully Jointed, Swivel Neck Googlie with Orig. Trunk & Trousseau Early Rare Steiff Tige Dog 18” Rare Early Steiner Figure C, All Original 13” Paris Bebe #4

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Gorgeous Kestner 128 in excellent condition, closed mouth, perfect bisque, blue eyes. $2950.

14” All-original Kestner 8 fabulous Pouty like the X but Better. Maureen Popp collection. $3500.

Absolutey stunning Hilda with bald head, extremely lifelike features, blue sleep eyes, with a personality that makes you so Happy. $2,900 Her playmate not for sale.

15” K*R girl with blue eyes...Sold.

32” Armand Marseille lovely girl. $750 22” Fabulous FG French Bebe with gleaming blue eyes, peachy bisque, Tri-colored pink lips with tongue tip.

Blonde Mohair, Great Doll. $4500

Dreamy 18-19” K*R 101/46 in superb condition, blue painted eyes, blonde mohair wig, nice original finish K*R compo body. $4,800.

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Adorable 11” Kaiser baby with blue painted eyes. $350 with friend 18” Very Pretty Kestner Baby Jean. $2,200

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1 - 3. 22 1/2" Bru Jne size 10. What a beautiful face on this early transitional Girard period girl on a fully jointed wood and composition body, w/ brn. p.w. eyes, creamy bisque, and gentle decoration. Her body is even marked "Bebe Bru 10"! Antique wig, costume and shoes fantastique! $18,750.

4 - 6. French, early fashionsized piano with original label from Paris boutique.

Bone or ivorene keys and inside workings of a real instrument, ebony paint finish and a special elegant touch of mounted candle holders. $2450.

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Lofall’s Dolls JUDY LOFALL Poulsbo, WA 98370 Member UFDC and NADDA Buying Quality Dolls Home: 360.779.4926 (call 1st) Cel: 360.434.0331 Fax: 360.697.4405 E-mail: lofallsdolls@comcast.net Visa • Master Card • Layaway Pretty 12” early (unmarked) Jumeau Bebe wearing her original clothing on her original stamped Jumeau 8 ball jointed body. Her long light brown human hair wig matching her eye brows frames her beautiful pale bisque face, almond shaped eyes and rose bud mouth. Left ear piercing pulled though, not distracting from her beauty. $9800 Impish 9” Premier Bebe incised 2/0 on original unmarked Jumeau body with straight wrists. Pale bisque, large chocolate brown almond shaped eyes and tiny rose bud mouth shows her playfulness.

Lovely original lilac silk dress (fragile) and hat compliments her blond mohair wig. Two tiny kiln smudges on her left cheek enhances her Impish look. $8600

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From top left corner clockwise 5-3/4” Classic German dollhouse Lady with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, blonde hairstyle with bun. On her original body that is fitted with bisque limbs (possible repairs), she wears a stylish ensemble. $450.

7” German dollhouse lady with a nicely painted and molded, upswept, graypainted hairstyle which includes a bun and she wears a lovely silk dress (scattered tenderness) with a stylish chapeau that is crowned with sumptuous feathers. $450.

5-3/4” Portrait of Empress Eugenie with molded, and beautifully painted feather plumes, and a molded and painted snood that cradles her blonde hairstyle. On her original cloth body with perfect bisque limbs. $1950.

6-3/4” Dollhouse Gentleman with the rarer brown eyes and a molded and painted moustache, he is handsomely dressed in a black wool suit, complete with a very sharp top hat. $450.

5-3/4” Extremely rare dollhouse doll due to her molded bonnet that features colorful molded flowers and a lavender luster plume. Her painting is flawless and even includes a painted ribbon “tied” under her chin to secure her bonnet. $1795.

6-1/4” Dollhouse Lady – the picture of fashionable elegance. Details include a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, light brown-painted hairstyle that includes a bun. On her original body, she wears a truly gorgeous pink silk brocade dress with a stylish chapeau. $395.

6-5/8” Maid with a perfect shoulderhead, deeply modeled hairstyle that features a bun, plus nicely painted features. On her original cloth body she is dressed for business in a printed cotton uniform. $365.

6-1/2” Young lady from the Simon & Halbig firm with rarer brown eyes and her original wig on her original cloth body; she is costumed for a summer day. $650.

7” Dollhouse Lady in a very attractive ensemble. Details include a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, blonde hairstyle with a bun on top of her head. $395.

6-3/4” German dollhouse Lady in a very attractive reception dress. Details include a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, blonde hairstyle. $365.

5-7/8” German dollhouse Lady – just a very pretty example with a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, upswept, light brownpainted hairstyle, which includes a bun. $450.

6-1/2” Dollhouse lady with a nicely painted and molded, upswept, gray-painted hairstyle that includes a bun. She wears a smashing silk brocade dress with a stylish chapeau. $450.

3-3/4” Child for your early dollhouses, this one is adorable with sweet blonde hair and a darling smile painted upon her face. $350.

5-3/4” German grandmother with a finely painted face that includes lines to

suggest wrinkles, and a gray painted hairstyle. Her black ensemble, complete with a hat and lace wrap suggests she may be living as a widow. $425.

6-5/8” China lady with rare pierced ears, a perfect shoulderhead with nice painting and coloring, and of course, a captivating hairstyle. On the original body that is fitted with perfect bisque limbs, she wears a fantastic ballgown that her larger sisters just might envy a tiny bit. $695.

6-1/2” German dollhouse Lady, beautifully costumed in the 1890s taste. What is most unusual about this particular doll is the fact that she has black hair – very seldom seen. $495.

6” Lady with a perfect bisque shoulderhead with nicely painted features, and a molded, blonde hairstyle, which includes a bun on the back of her head. She wears a stylish ensemble of horizontal stripe silk with lace accents. $395.

3-5/8” Early shoulderhead that features a fabulous molded hat, a luster plume and a black painted bow in back. On top of all that, she has gorgeous blonde hair and a sweet face. $1495.

5” 1860s Parian with beautifully painted features including a marvelous blonde hairstyle – lovely in her cream silk and lace bridal gown. $695.

5-3/8” 1860s Parian with beautifully painted features and a marvelous blonde hairstyle that includes a gold painted molded tiara, this lovely lady is costumed for evening in pink and green striped silk. $695.

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Auction Gallery

Preview: Antique Doll Collection of Legendary Author Anne Rice to be Offered at Theriault’s.

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heriault’s, the prominent U.S. based auction house specializing in antique dolls, toys, and teddy bears, has been commissioned to offer the private collection of fine antique dolls from legendary American author Anne Rice. The dolls will be featured in a large event to be held in Chicago on July 18, 2010.

Anne Rice, who has collected dolls for over 20 years, has referenced them frequently in her best-selling novels including “Interview With the Vampire”, “Queen of the Damned”, and particularly in the book Taltos in which she used a rare French Bebe from her own collection as inspiration for a doll owned by the main character, Ashlar.

Dolls have always been an important part of her love of unique art forms. Says Rice; “I never purchased a doll simply because it was an antique, or the handiwork of a famous doll artist. I purchased only dolls which I loved and found to be beautiful and interesting…dolls I loved to look at.”

Rice further describes a passion for the subject and the desire to see the dolls go to new stewards so as to preserve their place for future generations; “I must dream that they will go to loving homes, and loving contexts in which they will continue to have vitality and charm for new people. I’m sure that they will be devoted new owners. They’re too beautiful to go wandering alone, without history, in the world. A doll is reborn every

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time a new person sees that doll. Dolls are immortal. They can live forever if they are passed on down the generations with love and care. ” Theriault’s President, Stuart Holbrook, adds that “while society places high regard on the collections of noted figures - we rarely see a collection which has, as well, been an integral part of this person’s work. Anne Rice did not just ‘collect’ the beauty of antique dolls, she shared them in her writings and harvested this passion as part of her talent.”

The dolls will be featured at Theriault’s annual summer event, held this year at the InterContinetal Hotel in Chicago, which has hosted numerous prominent doll collections in the past. At last year’s landmark auction in Atlanta, a French doll sold for a world record price of $263,000.

For more information contact: Theriault’s, PO Box 151, Annapolis, MD 21404 Phone 410-224-3655.

Email: info@theriaults.com Visit www.theriaults.com More Auction Gallery on page 62

Fritzi’s Antique Dolls We Buy Antique Dolls and Collections • Member UFDC and NADDA Yorkville, IL 60560 Phone: 630-553-7757 Fax: 630-882-6436 Email: fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net

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NATIONAL DOLL FESTIVAL July 17-21, Saturday – Wednesday Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Tower

We will be there come rain or shine. See you there!

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The Toy Shoppe is honored to exclusively represent Annette Himstedt’s porcelain Artist’s Proofs, one of the most outstanding doll collections in the world.

Annette Himstedt earned her reputation as the foremost contemporary doll artist in the world by making exquisite dolls and pioneering innovative techniques in dollmaking. Her dolls will stand the test of time.

Annette’s porcelain Artist’s Proofs represent her crowning glory, each created entirely by Annette to be the model for her small, limited editions. She fired every piece in her studio employing time-consuming and complex multiple firings to build a rich depth of color that is both subtle and compelling as only a master porcelain dollmaker could. Annette painted the finishing details herself on the Artist’s Proof making each a true three-dimensional canvas of phenomenal artistry.

This is a unique opportunity for collectors and will not be available online. A catalog will be available for $1995. Call for details.

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KÄTHE KRUSE’S “Margaretchen” all original dolls from the collection of Laraine Freisberg 1912 - 1958 (US Zone)

A group of exceptional Käthe Kruse dolls in original clothing. We are always interested in buying single dolls or collections of similar quality: Käthe Kruse; Marion Kaulitz (Munich Art) and German Character.

Call (859) 885-1833 or email anitaraye@hotmail.com

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FRAMED: 9” DEMALCOL GOOGLY (by D. Malley & Co. England but made in Germany) Beautiful blue eyes glancing to the side, better quality five piece toddler body with starfish hands, cutest watermelon mouth, adorable antique costume. I want to pinch her cheeks!

WHAT FUN!!!!! .........................................................................................$875.

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www.sharimcmastersdolls.com 1. 14” DEPOSE INCISED JUMEAU BEBE Lovely blue PW eyes, Closed mouth, original wig plus extra blond mohair wig, sweet antique-style dress. Signed original straight wrist Jumeau body. Restoration over two hairlines to the back of the head JUST HAUNTINGLY GORGEOUS & Super! .................. $2900.

2. KAMMER & REINHARDT 117n “MEIN LIBLING” ALL ORIGINAL Blue flirty eyes w/ tin sleep lids, lovely original blond human hair wig. She is on a wonderful mint teen-aged body with high knees. Superb antique white dress and antique shoes. A REAL TREAT! .............................................. $1850.

3. 16” RARE FRENCH POUPEE PEAU circa 1872 attributed to DEHORS. Blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original kidskin body, Sweet cotton print three piece day dress, original blond mohair wig.

A hairline to the forehead. LOVELY Little Lady! ......................................................................................... $2600.

4. 20” FRENCH ANTIQUE JUMEAU BEBE circa 1895 Wonderful Blue PW eyes, open mouth, original Jumeau body. Lovely pink silk Antique-style dress. Blond mohair wig. PERFECT! ............ $2600.

5. 21.5” TETE JUMEAU BEBE Beautiful original blue PW eyes, closed mouth, original signed Jumeau body, lovely dress, mohair wig. A restored hairline on the forehead. A REAL TREAT!....... $2800.

6. 27” DEP FRENCH CHILD Gorgeous blue sleep eyes, original, fully jointed composition body, pretty dress, wonderful HH auburn wig. VERY NICE! ............................................................................. $1600.

7. 18” GEORGENE AVERILL “BONNIE BABE”Lovely blue sleep eyes, original body, gorgeous antique dress. Teeny eye chip. Very Bubbly!! ...................................................................................................$700.

8. 14” EXTREMELY RARE 163 POUTING CHARACTER BOY POSSIBLY BY HERTEL & SCHWABB A Museum Quality doll! Blue painted eyes, closed mouth, powdery mint bisque, Compo jointed body, cute boy’s costume. PERFECT! ............................................................................................................. $1400.

9. 23” Kestner 257 Character Child Girl With a Super EXPRESSIVE Face-Ooh Wow! Brown sleep eyes, open mouth,, sweet costume, antique shoes. Signed GERMANY body (some touch up) WHAT A CUTE CHARACTER BEAUTY! ................................................................................................... $1700.

ALSO! JUMEAUX, STEINERS, FGs, SFBJs, FRENCH FASHIONS, BLACK BISQUE, CHARACTERS & DOLLIES, HEUBACHS, PLUS++++ NO COMPUTER? CALL FOR MY ILLUSTRATED DOLL LIST WITH MORE THAN 100 ANTIQUE DOLLS FOR SALE! DOLLS FULLY GUARANTEED IN WRITING — 3 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE! ASK ABOUT OUR GENEROUS 8 MONTH LAYAWAY POLICY! Visit more than 100 more antique dolls on my RUBY LANE SITE! www.rubylane.com/shops/kathylibratysantiques For a real treat, visit my AWARD WINNING WEBSITE to see 100 MORE dolls

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1. 8” A. M. 323 GOOGLY PAIR - Both have blue sleep eyes looking to the side, original mohair wigs, composition bodies with painted socks and black one-strap shoes. Both dolls are all original in Alsatian ethnic clothing. Girl has ¾” firing line or hairline from left side of crown in front of ear; clothing has never been removed. An enchanting little pair of dolls, each looking at the other, with the cutest little grins!! $1650/pr 2. 11” GEBRUDER HEUBACH 7407 - Blue intaglio eyes, original mohair wig in braids over top of head, fully jointed quality composition body.

Antique beige striped dress, white pinafore, antique underclothing, new socks and shoes. Light wear on hands. A darling cabinet size dimpled little girl with a pleasant, almost smiling, look. She is the perfect playmate for one of your small dolls! $2250 3. 9” A. M. 310 JUST ME - Blue sleep eyes, original mohair wig, composition body with bent right arm. All original clothing. Light rub on right cheek, finish of arms and legs looks “washed”. Clothing is lightly aged and faded; one pompom missing from original shoe. A darling little girl with an impish face, in all original condition. $1950 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. PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. $49.95

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Doll Auction July 17 – Chicago FREE SHUTTLE TO FRASHER’S AUCTION FROM THE HYATT Shuttle service begins @ 8:00 a.m. from UFDC Convention @ the Hyatt to Frasher’s Auction at the Rosemont.

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Traveling in Style Santa rides in style in this hand made wicker car measuring an impressive 18 inches long. The back is filled with tiny dolls and toys for good little girls and boys.

Preview 9:00 a.m. – Auction 10:30 a.m.

The Place: The Convention Center & Rosemount Hotel at O’Hare Airport 5555 North River Road Rosemont, Illinois Hotel: 847-678-4488 Featuring: French Bebes German Characters & Googlies German dolls 8” to 40” Fine All Bisque Rare Chinas Parians Emma Clears Papier Mache Dollhouse & Half Dolls Cloth Door of Hope Shirley Temples Dionne Quints Alexanders, Vogue Ginny Barbies # 2 & 3 Other hard plastic & compositions Doll Accessories & MORE!!

Internet bidding at liveauctioneers.com

“Mademoiselles & Mignonettes” Beautiful 80-Page color catalogs for this sale, with after-sale prices realized are available for $46 each; or Order by Mail, phone 816-625-3786 or fax 816-625-6079 Email: frasher@aol.com

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2323 S. Mecklin School Road, Oak Grove, Missouri 64075 Phone 816-625-3786 Fax 816-625-6079 Email: frasher@aol.com

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ne year ago, Two Sisters Studios opened and the year ‘round Christmas celebration began. When sisters, Lynn Murray and Anne Thornton-Trump acquired a twenty year collection of Christmas molds, they turned their house upside down trying to establish storage, production and studio space. At the same time they were learning the process for casting figures in paper maché, custom dying of fabric, working with wool and fur pelts and painting the fine details of an antique German Santa’s face. Ten months later, they are happily working toward an exhibit of their work in Paris.

Each piece is unique because of the nature of the hand finishing process. The Santa figure is first cast in a mold from an original Santa circa 1870-1920. Then the figure is dried and cleaned. Finally, it is cured with heat. Only then can the painting be done. Once the paint is dry, the assembly and addition of clothes and a beard is completed.

The clothing is made exactly as the old Santas from the same fabrics all dyed to the right antique color. In the case of this Santa, a hand made wicker car is added. Two Sisters Studios has their wicker cars woven for them by an accomplished weaver here in the US. She not only makes cars for the sisters, she makes hot air balloons, Zeppelins and airplanes. Each is inspired by an antique piece then recreated with a combination of woven wheat and split cane. Each Santa has either a feather tree or a feather sprig also created in the US of genuine goose feathers.

Finally, the car is filled with goodies that the sisters have found in their travels or created from their molds. There might be wooden blocks and Erzgebirge houses, tin toys, bisque dolls dug on visits to Thüringen, tiny Christmas story books and dolls created by Two Sisters Studios from their collection of antique molds. Then with a quick dusting of snow, Santa is on his way. Lynn and Anne may be contacted at twosisterstudio@gmail.com or see the display ad in this issue.

More NEWS on page 61

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Mélisande takes her name from a young woman in the French lyric drama, Claude Debussy’s opera, “Pelléas et Mélisande.”

Both are breathtaking demoiselles with an air of mystery about them, but then they part ways, as our Mélisande symbolizes the sweet splendor of youth and remains thus, ever after.

The Many-Splendored

Melisande ’

by Lori Santamaura in collaboration with Juliette Peers Photos by Sal Santamaura, except where noted

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ach child who comes into our lives presents an opportunity to see the world anew. Society’s perceptions of early childhood took giant leaps and bounds through the ages. While children were universally reared based on a set of cultural assumptions, the middle of the nineteenth century brought a fresh perspective. Childhood became a sacred, sentimental period, owing largely to the teachings Jean-Jacque Rousseau offered one hundred years prior, that were only heeded in the 1850s. Rousseau proclaimed children to be very different than adults – innocent, vulnerable, slow to mature – and entitled to freedom and happiness (Darling 1994: 6). Mélisande poignantly portrays the essence of those precious years of life. She is our center of attention. Let’s take her hand as we explore petticoats and pinafores and everything nice, mode enfantine accompanied by accoutrements – playthings – to add some spice.

What child is this Mélisande? Her maker is a mystery.

Indeed, heads on French fashions are typically not marked, yet usually have the hallmark of a certain hand or a stamped body that can be attributed to one or another purveyor. Our sixteen and one-half inch Mélisande bears no sole resemblance to those of her time; she is unique, one of a kind. Her piercedthrough ears and pressed bisque denote her as early. She views her surroundings with innocent, hooded blue eyes. Modeling of upper lids in relief resembles techniques employed by the Huret firm, the link only serving as confirmation of her era.

Further focus on the eyes reveals a brow color complimentary to her curly lamb wig. Beautifully modeled lips lend a youthful dimension to her sublimely serene face.

Her marvelous articulated leather-over-wood body, however, is one that has been seen on early Barrois models, with bisque forearms and sweetly modeled bisque bare lower legs. Tenon joints at the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees permit her to complete requisite training and become a poised, self-assured young lady. Nonetheless, she can effortlessly release the energy of her youth, certainly dexterous but also dainty.

Research continues as more collectors and dealers compare notes. Two models similar to Mélisande have been seen, but they manifest an adult persona. One example is a permanent component of the collection of The Museum of the City of New York. Someday a sister may be found bearing a legible stamp or printed label, perhaps of a very obscure company.

Until then, Mélisande continues to tell us much about her sisters and cousins, known and unknown. She also strongly embodies the world of little girls who had the great fortune to play with beautifully crafted dolls of mid- nineteenth century Paris. Collectors of French poupées know that a maker’s mark is not the sole emblem of excellence in a doll.

Although the origins of this dear one may still be undiscovered, it is no secret that Mélisande’s silk plaid dress in shades of cream, charcoal and violet is mode enfantine

Underpinnings for girls of young Mélisande’s age would have included the crinoline.

Crinolines appeared in the late 1840s. Made originally of horsehair, linen, stiffened silk or cotton, the term derived from the French word “crin“meaning “horsehair.”

Serving as a foundation to support the edge of a hem, the crinoline’s first incarnation was heavy and bulky. By 1853, an American, W.S. Thomson, patented a metal cage crinoline, marketed abroad in France and England, which permitted legs to move very freely beneath the cage. Les petites filles and grande fillettes alike had reason to kick up their heels.

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extraordinaire. That there should be such things as children’s fashions – that children should have clothes different from those of their elders, clothes suitable for their growing bodies and active lives – seems to us so obvious that there can be no dispute about it (James Laver). It seems incongruous, in the scheme of things, that the idea is relatively new.

In fact, it nearly escaped thought until the eighteenth century ended.

Evidence is scarce that special attire for children preceded 1800.

Youngsters from prior eras were cut, both literally and figuratively, of the same cloth as their parents. Young girls took the toll with their tender bodies bound in corsets. It has been speculated that these demoiselles were required to sleep in them to achieve slender proportions later in life.

Only in late eighteenth century England, following on from the writings of Rousseau, did the revolutionary idea arise that children should not be imprisoned and stifled in miniature versions of adult clothes made of heavy silk and brocades.

Little girls began to wear pretty white frocks in soft muslin and boys wore simple matching suits with loose collars. Both girls and boys often featured short, loose uncomplicated hairstyles. This relative freedom and simplicity in children’s dress persisted, especially in English-speaking countries, for about fifty years. The romantic fashions of the 1830s increasingly brought a new sense of decoration to girls’ dresses and hairstyling but, during the Second Empire, the fashion “look” of little girls changed from sweet, delicate blossoms to dazzling creatures of much elegance.

Second Empire Paris was the birth of fashion modernity, the city, branding, celebrities in both politics and culture and so much that can still be viewed all around us but, perhaps, with a greater sense of panache and style that we do not see any more. On the cutting edge was the magazine La Mode Illustréé under the direction of founder Emmeline Raymond. Mme. Raymond’s premise was to teach mothers and young people,

Mélisande with her innocent blue eyes, her pale blonde/gold curls, her mauve plaid silk and violet trimmed bonnet, is the essence of Adolphe William Bouguereau’s “Idylle Enfantine.”

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Withstanding the power of play is this sturdy cream cotton dress. The charcoal grid pattern lends a softer look, as does the delightful self-trim. The pristine white pinafore displays decorative details such as a most diminutive row of entre-deux; the pièce de résistance is the sawtooth border. An ebony wood handled corde à sauter – skipping rope – completes the ensemble.

Researchers date rope jumping to ancient China; however, Western versions are attributed to Egypt. What is more precisely known is that rope jumping, in some form or other, spread through Europe to the Netherlands, and eventually to North America.

La Mode, 1830, featured children in late Regency fashions skipping to the tune.

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Exciting escapades wait in this charming two-piece wool ensemble with blue and cream lattice pattern. The darling dress features gathering at the yoke and piping at the neck opening. Ruching on the sleeves is followed by three rows of soutache finishing the edge. Four rows of soutache adorn the hem, with a two- button closure at the back. The matching cape features piping around the neck opening, a button closure in front, and even more rows of soutache! Such an essential and often chosen outfit for a playful fashion doll as evident in the repair upon the cape! Are those roller skates actually responsible?

The first patented roller skate design in France was by Monsieur Petitbled. His early skates were similar to today’s inline skates, but they were not very maneuverable; with them it was very difficult to do anything but move in a straight line and perhaps make wide sweeping turns. Inventors’ efforts during the balance of the nineteenth century were focused on improving skate design. “Le sport à la mode!”

The little girl who has loved her doll and her little household, will grow up to be a devoted mother and a skilled household manager (Excerpt from “La Poupée Modèle”, François Theimer). “LA REINE DES POUPEES” COLOR PLATE, LIZ QUADAY COLLECTION

by means of prints and descriptions of a rigorous exactitude, how to make all the useful objects that they need (Children’s Fashions 1860-1912).

Fashion and styling and presenting a beautiful appearance to the world were a matter of much importance in Paris. The ladies of Paris – and indeed the whole of the world – could learn about fashion from the directions set by that new phenomenon in the late 1850s – the fashion designer. He or she became an all-powerful arbiter of taste.

The many and celebrated fashion magazines produced in Paris, such as La Mode Illustréé, Le Moniteur de la Mode and Le Journal des Dames et Demoiselles, brought pictures, instructions and sometimes patterns into the homes of all women who could afford to buy them.

Fashion plates printed in La Mode Illustréé depicted frocks befitting the scene – children playing with dolls, picking flowers or skipping rope. Dressing a child with the same waistline as those more mature would pose a problem. The magazine recommended loose garments which did not constrain or delineate a waist in the process of formation. Social protocol deemed that girls would become young ladies between fifteen and seventeen. Those in their early teens had less shapely forms, hence the emphasis away from the waist, which was not as tiny as the blossoming jeunes filles. Skirt lengths, too, were dictated

by age, with the grande fillette or bigger girl of thirteen to fifteen sporting skirts to the ankle until, ultimately, a jeune fille, when hemlines took their final drop. Some prosaic English-language magazines and dressmaking manuals often published a graph indicating to what height a girl’s hem length’s might be respectably cut for her age in years.

Illustrations of the 1850s and 1860s show that, among the prosperous classes in France, little girls’ dresses were no longer simply made at home or by servants or visiting dressmakers to be functional, practical and hard wearing, but were now being given as much consideration as adult fashions. We can only look at and dream about the dresses shown in those hand tinted engravings, but surviving dolls from the Second Empire proudly bring these creations to life with all their riot of color, texture and sculptural profile.

This was mode enfantine, the fashions for little girls, the styles that spoke of the privileged and closeted world of those wealthy French demoiselles, who lived with every material comfort that money could buy, including many servants. Yet theirs was not a lazy or easy life; from an early age these little girls had to become mature and composed, always neat and well behaved, and also respectful to others and the rules that society and religion laid down for them. Who knows what secrets and hidden troubles were entrusted to the discrete ears of those beautiful dolls 23

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The quintessentially Huret table is set with charming china – Paris Porcelain – patterned with a band of blue and sweet red berries meandering through. Gathered with their gentle wooden wonders, we see “les grande fillettes” Marguerite – Mlle.

Huret – in her black and beige check play dress trimmed abundantly in bold Napoleon blue fringe, next to demure and graceful Lily – famed “La Poupée Modèle” heroine – in her Provence green and tan ensemble. And, we simply cannot forget les petites filles Mélisande shoulder to shoulder with dainty Marie-Claire – Mlle. Rohmer – in pure white organdy. Tea, anyone? “Les filles,” chants “maman”. The dolls are safely tucked but those eager children have gone off without their skipping rope. “C’est la vie!”

Mélisande and Marguerite gather at the table for a parlour game, a group game played indoors, usually in a parlour, hence the name. The girls revel in a round of dominoes – the set housed in a mahogany box with lid. And what are friends for? Fun-filled hours for sure! In the foreground one can see ivory “Jeu D’Quilles” chosen from “la boîte de jouets.”

This game of skittles, seven pins with ball, are all strung together to prevent them from getting lost.

Mélisande suggests they next try their hand at the turned wood “cup and ball game.” Toys of the cup and ball variety have been favorite childhood amusements for many centuries, originating in France during the 1500s. King Henry III was enthralled with the game, although it was most popular during the reign of Louis XV. The object of a cup and ball game is to swing the wooden ball into the cup, which is not at all as simple as it appears to be, requiring good eye-hand coordination. Marguerite, sporting her straw bonnet, declares the rain has stopped; brilliant sun beckons merriment now out and about. The perfect ending to a perfect day – of play!

by little girls as they grew up? Who knows what inner fantasies and consolations these dolls nurtured?

No wonder that the rebellious Sophie, who featured in the stories written for girls by the Comtesse Sophie de Ségur during the late 1850s, became an anti-heroine for many young French readers. Poor Sophie was careless, haphazard, mischievous, even adventurous, and a bit of a tomboy, who always left disasters in her wake, which meant learning a hard moral lesson. She was quite the opposite of her friends, the good girls, “les petites filles modèles,” the perfect or model little girls, Camille, Marguerite and Madeline. Les petites filles modèles themselves also were the subjects of another set of girls’ stories that was also very popular in nineteenth century France. These three good girls tried hard to ensure that their friend Sophie would improve her ways in order to soon become a perfect little lady. This enclosed, comfortable world of the landed aristocracy and the Parisian elites is the place inhabited by our dolls and their owners. The high level of self regulation and self management expected from these little girls may explain why so many dolls survive in near pristine condition. However, in one of her famous misadventures, Sophie managed, over a number of weeks, to destroy a beautiful wax doll through not taking care of either the doll or her clothes. This mishap did not faze Sophie: she organized a splendid funeral for the ruined doll and her friends pleaded with her to break another doll in order to hold another doll funeral, since everyone had so enjoyed the last one.

The “designer children,” little girls and adolescents, were as extravagantly dressed as their dolls. What a sense of visual elegance the French Second Empire celebrated!

Prominent among those outfitting poupées such as

Mélisande was Mademoiselle Louise Bereux. Young Louise expressed a keen interest in sewing, which was nurtured by her maternal grandmother, and led Louise to make the acquaintance of the renowned Adelaide Huret. Despite Mlle. Huret’s extraordinary talent, she was not skilled with a needle and thread.

Mlle. Bereux spent several years exhibiting her expertise for transforming young girls’ fashions of the day – mode enfantine – producing among the most unique known for Huret dolls. Mlle. Bereux’s confidence gained momentum in the process. She soon ventured off on her own, but never considered offering the same designs, believing those prior were exclusive to Huret. Confirmed by records from the Barrois firm, Mlle. Bereux dressed their dolls for resale in her shop. In her application to exhibit at l’Exposition Universelle of 1878 in Paris, Mlle. Bereux recognized how pivotal the child was to her role when she stated…my particular specialty could be said to be the child as inspiration to little girls of how doll clothing should look. I have developed this concept over many years, and it has earned me admission to the 1855 Fair and won me an Honorable Mention in London in 1862, a bronze medal in 1869 and another bronze medal in 1875.

(Encyclopedia of French Dolls).

Jeanne Lavallée-Peronne was equally revered. Her specialties were dolls, trousseaux, layettes, and children’s clothes. She had a working relationship with two publications, Le Journal des Demoiselles and La Poupée Modèle, the latter for younger girls to whom Mme. LavaléePeronne was most devoted. We find in La Poupée Modèle the same moral leadership that the Journal des Demoiselles has exhibited…The idea behind the magazine is to contribute

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“There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.” (Marcel Proust) The first significant French children’s book was “Histoires ou contes du temps passé avec des moralites”, a collection of traditional fairy tales

by Charles Perrault from 1697. There was no clear distinction between instruction and entertainment in children’s literature until the late eighteenth century. Egalitarian principles spread by the French Revolution would lead to children’s stories eventually becoming less instructive. French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in changing the prevailing school of thought with his novel Emile, recognizing that the mind of a child is not merely that of an adult in miniature. As a romantic wave swept Europe in the nineteenth century, children’s literature followed suit with a revival of interest in Shakespeare and one of the most popular children’s books, “Tales from Shakespeare.” Mélisande recites such a Shakespearian volume here to her cherished companion.

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to the upbringing of girls through the doll, and families will respond very favorably to it…mothers will find…a host of useful information, and children will find attractive and instructive things to read, new games and an introduction to feminine skills every woman needs to have…What we learn as children remains with us all our life long. (Excerpt from La Poupée Modèle, François Theimer). With its connections to important Parisian magazines of the day, La Poupée Modèle could boast excellent fashion credentials.

Offered for sale at Mme. Lavalée-Peronne’s establishment, A La Poupée de Nuremberg, and featured in La Poupée Modèle, was Lily, who set the standard for seventeen inch poupées.

Lily’s signature was a paper label on the dolls’ torsos. Above and beyond the costumes, which ranged from younger years to maturity, there were infinite accessories head to toe –hats, shoes, jewelry, parasols, underpinnings and toiletries galore.

Interestingly, the books of the Comtesse de Ségur were singled out for praise in Le Journal des Demoiselles.

Marie Léontine Rohmer, jointly with her mother, produced dolls beginning in 1855. Rising above an infamous lawsuit by the Huret firm over a particular Rohmer patent for doll bodies fabricated from zinc, Marie Léontine endeavored to offer children a doll with trousseaux that would endure daily play. It was her intention to strike a

balance between those dolls of thin brass wire armature offered by Jumeau and fragile Huret gutta-percha bodies.

The Rohmer firm under Madame Vuillaume, nee Rohmer, was bestowed a Bronze medal at the 1867 l’Exposition Universelle in Paris; her mother, Madame Rohmer, earned an Honorable Mention as “a high performance worker.”

Looking back, we should honor the achievements of gifted and enterprising women like Adelaide Huret, Louise Bereux, Marie Léontine Rohmer and Jeanne Lavallée-Peronne. Could these women have imagined that their handwork, designs and concepts would still be admired and prized a century and a half later and across so many countries?

We do not know who was responsible for Mélisande, but we can appreciate his, her or their skills in making her and her dress, which should not be taken for granted. Around its neckline appears to be handmade silk lace – the much prized “blonde lace.” Although rendered here with Gallic flair, her checked silk taffeta recalls the fact that Queen Victoria had made tartan newly fashionable in the mid-nineteenth century. There is a tale to tell in its color. Purple had been reserved for royalty or the highest servants of the church since ancient time, given it was the most expensive of all dye colors to produce in reliable quantities. Traditionally, it was derived from Mediterranean shellfish, but in 1856 a young

Mélisande sits comfortably on the carpet, as children do, with her “papeterie” retrieved from the lower drawer of this grand blue and white French manor chest, practicing her penmanship, pencil in hand. Oh, for the day her dainty feet will reach the floor so as to be seated properly at a presently imposing secretaire in the study.

British chemistry student named William Perkin (working in a small home-based laboratory) synthesized the world’s first synthetic dye – the rare and prized purple tone. When his process was commercialized, cloth in all shades of purple became fashionable. The pale violet tones in Mélisande’s dress are typical of these early groups of chemical dyes. Note also the mauve flowers on her bonnet; are they patriotic Napoleonic Violets? By the time of the Second Empire, violets were a symbol of patriotism. We can only wonder whether Mélisande’s violets were simply pleasingly pretty or, perchance, a patriotic sign.

While collectors still often call French shoulder head dolls in bisque and porcelain “French fashion dolls” or “Lady dolls,” Mélisande gives us opportunity to remember that a proportion of these dolls represented girls of various ages, from late infancy or toddlers right up to teenagers, each age and aspect of girlhood carefully worked out in the details of fashions and accessories. Sometimes a doll

also had a trousseau that contained both child and adult fashions. Through Mélisande we can explore both the imagined ideal and historical reality of girlhood in the French upper classes, as well as make detailed observations of a particular poupée.

Further, Mélisande reminds us of the complex and contradictory world of mid-nineteenth century girlhood.

The notion of prizing and protecting childhood as a unique and vulnerable time with special needs is surprisingly modern, and was an entirely novel idea when introduced by the philosopher Rousseau. In the French Second Empire, girlhood became celebrated for its own sake, but also became a new arena of elegant display, giving rise to extravagant fashions, especially for children but equally for dolls. This is the world that is idealized in paintings, prints, fashion illustrations and dolls of the period. Magazines and books from La Poupée Modèle to the writings of the Comptesse de Ségur also give us a glimpse of this world. Although we

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Nature walks were a regular part of nineteenth century daily life. Mélisande’s woven straw bag, with its green silk edges, and long shoulder strap of wool, was designed as a receptacle for leaves, blossoms and grasses – perhaps even a live critter – that one might pick up for study or admiration. The metal counterpart of this bag is known as a “vasculum”.

“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.” (Elizabeth Lawrence) “Poppies-ofProvence” by Marion K. Stephenson Printed with Permission.

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may seem surprised at the complexity of social, moral and religious ideas that very little girls were expected to master (or perhaps suffer dire punishment!), not to mention mature skills in sewing and handwork as outlined in La Poupée Modèle, at the same time we can read of idyllic times, a dream of girlhood, under the careful and benevolent supervision of mothers and servants, walking in the country, playing in the garden, picking flowers and of course lovely dolls with massive trousseaux that filled entire chests of drawers.

Thus, we can delight in Mélisande herself, who comes before us, sweet and gentle in her expression, but also calm and dignified in her bearing and graceful modeling.

Behind Mélisande, of course, stands the artistic perfection of dollmaking in the French Second Empire and Third Republic, an art form that matches the arts of painting, sculpture, music, filmmaking, fashion and cuisine for which France is universally admired. Mélisande, in every way, is a many-splendored thing!

With special thanks to Marion K. Stephenson for graciously granting permission to use her art work, “Poppies-of-Provence,” to Liz Quaday of mllebereux. rubylane.com for her consultation and consideration, to François and Danielle Theimer for their monumental research and contributions and to Carmel Doll Shop, whose commitment to excellence in the study of dolls is unrivaled, benefitting us all, far and wide.

BIBLIOGRAPHY Gallati, Barbara Dayer. Children of the Gilded Era: Portraits of Sargent, Renoir, Cassatt and Their Contemporaries. London, England: Merrell, 2004.

La Comtesse de Ségur. Les Petities Filles Modèles. Paris, France: Librairie Hachette (undated).

Landells, E. and Alice. The Girl’s Own Toymaker, and Book of Recreation.

London, England: Griffith and Farran, 1860.

Laver, James. Children’s Fashions in the Nineteenth Century. London, England: B.T. Batsford. LTD, 1951.

Peers, Juliette. The Fashion Doll from Bébé Jumeau to Barbie. Oxford, England: Berg, 2004.

Theimer, François and Danielle. The Encyclopedia of French Dolls, Volume I & II. Annapolis, Maryland: Gold Horse Publishing, 2003 & 2006.

Theimer, Danielle and François. The Panorama of Parisienne Dolls. Paris, France: Polichinelle Publishing, 2009.

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In 1951 Effanbee produced a series of Honey dolls dressed in costumes designed by Mme Elsa Schiaparelli. They were sold exclusively at such stores as Strawbridge & Clothier, Marshall Fields, John Wannamaker and Neiman-Marcus.

The doll costumes were well constructed of quality fabric. The designs, of course, reflected the 1951 Schiaparelli Spring line. This outfit consists of a one-piece romper with over-skirt of yellow linen, matching slippers, an orange cotton neck scarf and a large straw sun hat.

The doll retains her original Strawbridge & Clothiers price sticker for $19.95.

lsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was born in Rome in 1890 into a family of scholars. Her father was a specialist in Arabic and Islamic languages and literature and her cousin, Ernesto, was a famous Egyptologist. Her Uncle Giovanni discovered the canals on Mars. Perhaps it was this intellectual surrounding that led the shy, insecure Elsa to become free-thinking and unable to accept the boundaries of conservative upper-middle-class life in 1930s Rome.

During her childhood years she played in the attics of the family home where there was a trunk of clothing from the previous century. As a tiny child she fell in love with the brilliant shocking pink of the begonias in the neighborhood, which would have a profound effect on her future in fashion design.

In 1913, Elsa was sent to London to help babysit for a family friend. On her journey from Rome, she

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There were fourteen dolls planned for the series. The basic dolls were the same, but they had different eye colors and unique wigs chosen by Mme Schiaparelli. The dolls were all 18� strung hard plastic dolls, not walking dolls.

The purple and yellow outfit is of jersey knit. The dress is complemented by a matching shoulderlength cape, a chic cap and a black patent purse on a belt.

From the back you can see the sophisticated hair-do, the matching hat, and the Schiaparelli tag sewn into the waist. “Mme Schiaparelli Creation by Effanbee”.

stopped briefly in Paris. That brief visit was all it took. She resolved to return one day and live the life of an artist in Paris. But much would happen before her return.

Just a year after her arrival in London, Elsa Schiaparelli met a charming spiritualist by the name of Wilhelm Wendt de Kerlor. Within twentyfour hours the couple had become engaged and married at a London registry office.

This rash behavior was shocking but not surprising to her family.

The couple lived briefly in Europe before setting off to America, where de Kerlor hoped to lecture and spread his philosophy. De Kerlor and Schiaparelli lived together only intermittently as he was a notorious womanizer.

Schiaparelli had to take many odd jobs to make ends meet. All the while she was building a network of friends within the artistic community, among them photographer Edward Steichen, Dadaist painter Francis Picabia and his wife, Gabrielle, and photographer Man Ray. When her husband had a dalliance with dancer Isadora Duncan, their marriage was over but for the fact that Elsa discovered she was expecting a child. Soon after the baby girl arrived, Elsa left her husband for the final time. Baby Maria Luisa Yvonne “Gogo” was sent to a nurse in Connecticut while her mother went off to the artist community of Woodstock, New York. There Elsa spent time with her friend Blanche

From shocking pink to Shocking, the perfume, Mme Schiaparelli was not afraid to risk controversy. Her theory was that shock has its place in marketing. The perfume bottles from her signature perfume are highly collectible, as is the 14” Effanbee Honey modeling her original Schiaparelli outfit. Even her petticoat was trimmed in matching black velvet.

The 18” Effanbee Honey with her sophisticated hairstyle epitomized the woman of 1951. Schiaparelli encouraged Post War women to make themselves pretty again, while subtly sowing the early seeds of the women’s movement.

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This pinwale corduroy/velvet combination featured velvet lined cuffs and pockets with velvet turn-backs, a removable, reversible collar and a matching hat that announces this is a Schiaparelli design!

Perfect for a day in the city or travel by train or plane.

As a child Elsa Schiaparelli fell in love with the pink of the begonias in her family’s garden. Later, she would name it shocking pink and make it an integral part of her design empire.

Hays, who was soon to be divorced from the famous lawyer Arthur Garfield Hays.

In 1922, Blanche Hays persuaded Elsa to return with her to Paris. She became mentor to Schiaparelli, introducing her to haute couture. The two women and their two daughters shared an apartment in Paris. There Schiaparelli began making chic gowns of her own design for herself and for her friends Blanche Hays and Gabrielle Picabia. Couturier Paul Poirier recognized Schiaparelli’s flare the first time they met.

He supplied her with costumes of his own design and mentored her within the world of Paris haute couture.

In 1925 Schiaparelli began working for Maison Lambal, a small couture house owned by an American friend of Blanche Hays, Mrs. Hartley. Although they received good reviews in Women’s Wear Daily, Mrs. Hartley experienced financial difficulties and was forced to close Maison Lambal just one year later.

Schiaparelli launched her first collection in 1927. From the start, her designs were bold and modern. She used black and white artfully, but was equally at home with bold blocks of color. Within a year Schiaparelli was famous for her trompe l’oeil bowknot sweater. Ironically, Isadora Duncan died the same year, when her scarf was caught around the steering wheel of her automobile.

Schiaparelli’s relationship to the American modernist art world remained strong and her creativity was always edgy and perhaps just a little shocking. In the first few years she focused primarily on leisure and sports wear: sweaters, swimsuits, circle skirts, divided skirts and even a dress inspired by a wrap apron. Her rapid ascent in popularity was remarkable. By 1929, the Schiaparelli studio at 4 rue de la Paix, employed four hundred workers producing eight thousand garments from eight workshops. By now, the collection included “Pour le Sport,” “Pour Le Ville” and “Pour le Soir.” For herself, Schiaparelli inevitably chose black costumes, white costumes or a combination of black and white. In 1931 She was seen lunching at the Ritz accompanied by a white Pekingese wearing a black velvet coat of her design.

To be successful in the world of haute couture requires a combination of strong Though the Effanbee dolls got a lot of press and publicity, they were not a huge financial success.

For the most part they were too expensive for families in 1951. Still, dolls were a big thing in America, so the Schiaparelli Dolls Ltd. was created. Schiaparelli’s only daughter was called Go-Go and the first doll from the new company was named for her.

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attributes: talent and diversification, self-motivation, adaptability, a knack for self-promotion, a certain insouciance and a definite eccentricity of personal style.

Elsa Schiaparelli lacked none of these. Schiaparelli never closed a door of opportunity, making her a very shrewd businesswoman. Early in her career she chose to design ready-to-wear for the largest market in the world, the US. When she was asked to design for movies, she jumped at the chance to have her designs worn by actresses in Europe or America and to see her name in the credits. Her designs were seen in more than sixty films between 1931 and 1952.

Despite the market crash, Schiaparelli visited the US in December 1929 and presented a new line of sports clothes, including an aviation suit, her nod to Amelia Earhart. An astute designer, Schiaparelli decided the time was perfect to introduce a line of hosiery, scarves and jewelry for those who wish to update their existing wardrobes without spending money for new gowns and dresses. Within the Paris salon she opened a shop that carried less expensive ready-to-wear dresses, purses, hosiery and accessories.

Every item that came from the shop or the salon was clearly marked and boxed in a Schiaparelli box.

In January 1935 the Schiaparelli salon was moved from rue de la Paix to the prestigious 21 Place Vendôme.

Throughout 1936 Schiaparelli continued to make artistic and political statements through her designs. Europe was in disarray with the Spanish Civil War, the rise of Mussolini in Italy, Hitler in Germany and the abdication of the British throne by Edward VIII. How did Elsa Schiaparelli react?

She took a ship to New York with the express purpose of taking a shopping spree in the five-and-dime stores. Of course, she wanted to see what the masses were buying.

In 1937 Schiaparelli scored a huge fashion coup when Wallis Simpson selected eighteen pieces from the Fall collection for her trousseau. One month later Madam Schiaparelli pink was introduced for satin pillbox hats. 1938

was a year for surreal fashions inspired by the circus, the commedia dell’arte and the zodiac.

In 1939 France and Great Britain declared war on Germany and perhaps in an attempt to make the best of a bad situation Schiaparelli introduced a military theme in her collection for Spring 1940. The colors were Aeroplane grey, Foreign Legion red, Maginot Line blue, Trench brown, Fusée pink and Camouflage print taffetas. In the accessory line she offered cash and carry saddlebag pockets and flared trench belted coats and a Daily Ration scarf. In January of 1940 Schiaparelli’s daughter, Gogo, joined the French ambulance brigade. By June the Germans had marched into Paris. The occupying forces introduced a ration system in Paris and in response, Schiaparelli added a dinner ensemble embroidered with fruits and vegetables to her line.

1941 was a particularly significant year in the life of “Schiap“ as she had long been called n Paris. Her daughter married Robert Berenson in New York and “Schiap” flew on the Dixie Clipper to New York, where she would spend the remainder of the war. In summer of 1945 the designer returned to a very different France. Life was focused on recovery from war. Though Parisian women were still enthralled by fashion, family and food took precedence.

A traveling exhibition, Théâtre de la Mode, was presented in the US in 1946. Parisian designers mounted it as a way to reintroduce haute couture to America. When the first CARE package arrived from America in 1947, Schiaparelli was able to obtain a piece of wool from which she made a suit. The suit was presented by Eleanor Roosevelt to the six-year-old daughter of a hero of the French Resistance.

Naturally, Schiaparelli was pleased with the press coverage! What made her even happier was the arrival of her first granddaughter, Marisa Berenson. Her second granddaughter, Berry Berenson would arrive one year later.

Perhaps it was the arrival of the two baby girls that inspired “Schiap” to think about dolls and doll clothes or perhaps it was simply another avenue for marketing that she discovered while shopping for gifts. The innovative designer had been the first to use plastics in her designs, the first to

If the Effanbee dolls were too expensive to produce, the new company would drop to the other end of the spectrum, hiring Beehler Arts to make their 8” dolls for them. The dolls were marked VIRGA, a mark synonymous with knockoffs. It is hard to imagine that Mme Schiaparelli had anything to do with the design of the doll’s clothes. They were simply made with inexpensive fabric and trim, yet her name was boldly sewn into each tiny garment.

A variety of clothing packs were offered for Go-Go “And any other 8” dolls.” Here we have a ski outfit and a velveteen coat with leopard collar, hat and muff.

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Following the French maxim “Presentation is everything,” the Schiaparelli Dolls Ltd. packaged their dolls to delight little girls. Each box was like a studio with a background of stars.

Further, there were steamer trunks with Go-Go’s name, room for a doll and room for lots of clothing.

One of the most appealing presentations was this Hide Away travel carrier. The top had room for shoes and accessories. The window door opened for the doll to come out and behind her was a hidden compartment with pink hangers for extra clothes.

The outside of the “patent leather” carrying case was decorated with felt silhouettes appropriate for doll fashion play.

Tu-Tu, the tiny ballerina, joined Go-Go in 1956. She was another VIRGA walking doll, this time with feet molded in position to wear tiny pink rubber ballet slippers.

While Go-Go had once experimented with pink hair, Tu-Tu had pink or blue, green or blond hair to match her tutu.

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use zippers and the first to show colored stockings. The shocking pink she introduced in 1937 had by now become a Schiaparelli emblem. Why not employ these innovations in miniature? The seeds for this idea were planted when Elsa Schiaparelli met with then president of Neiman Marcus, Stanley Marcus, who had just moved into the president’s seat when his father, Herbert, passed away. Stanley Marcus had some new and innovative ideas for marketing NeimanMarcus, among them, a Christmas advertising campaign of exclusive items. (This idea would later become the NeimanMarcus Christmas Catalog.)

In 1951, Neiman-Marcus was one of the stores that advertised a series of fourteen dolls dressed in French clothes by couturier Elsa Schiaparelli. The dolls were 18inch Effanbee Honey dolls. Effanbee Doll Company, then owned by NOMA Electric, entered an agreement with Schiaparelli to produce the dolls with a variety of wigs selected by the designer to go with her doll clothes. The dolls were intended to be very exclusive at $20. They were destined not only for Neiman-Marcus, but also for John Wannamaker in Philadelphia, Marshall-Fields in Chicago, an Strawbridge and Clothier.

They were advertised in such magazines as Better Homes and Gardens, Women’s World and House and Gardens in November and December 1951.The Effanbee ad touted the “Schiaparelli Collection…the first French dressed dolls ever for sale in America. Each of the 14 dolls in the collection has an exquisite, pace-setting outfit by the great designer,

Schiaparelli. They’re 18” high, superbly constructed with Paris-inspired hairstyles. Each will capture a little girl’s heart. Priced at $19.95.”

The doll costumes echoed the themes of Schiaparelli’s 1951 Spring collection: cotton fabrics, bright oranges and yellows, “Schiap’s” signature black and white and a focus on the women of the new decade. There were gowns for formal occasions, beachwear, cocktail gowns, coordinated coats and hats and daywear.

The Schiaparelli Honey is very difficult to find today.

Because she was a plastic doll, she was often undressed and played with, her unique hairstyle demolished and her clothing lost. Having said that, the dolls are not difficult to identify when they are found in original clothing, since the clothing was always tagged with a pink Schiaparelli signature ribbon that said Mme Schiaparelli Creation by Effanbee. Additionally, each doll had a pink heart shaped hangtag with an Eiffel Tower and Mme Schiaparelli Creation

by Effanbee printed in white. They were all 18-inch Honeys and contrary to previous publications, they were not walking dolls, but simply strung five piece bodies marked Effanbee. The saran hair was in various shades of blonde and light brown, with a specific hairstyle for each costume.

With the amount of press coverage and seeming success of the Effanbee doll project, the American branch of Schiaparelli Company decided to embark on a doll venture of their own. Thus, in 1956, Schiaparelli Dolls Limited was created. The venture was not very carefully researched or

the principals would have realized that the market was already flooded with very successful 8” fashion children (Ginny, Betsy McCall and others) and 11 ½” teen fashion dolls (Little Miss Revlon, Toni et all.) To further show their lack of toy marketing experience, they chose a company known for knock-off dolls to produce their three models. Beehler Arts Limited made dolls and doll parts under the name VIRGA. Schiaparelli Dolls Limited dolls were marked VIRGA. The hair colors and the presentation boxes were what set the dolls apart from other VIRGA dolls.

The first doll was named Go-Go for Schiaparelli’s daughter. She was a typical VIRGA 8” walking doll with hard plastic body and vinyl head. Her various colored hair was lush and thick, easily washable and easy to style, according to the ads. Go-Go had little molded Mary Jane shoes that were not painted, but she could wear molded rubber shoes over these. She came in a variety of outfits, as illustrated, and there were extra outfits available for her. She might represent a little girl in a bathing suit and pixie cap or a glamour teen in a long formal gown with fur cape and hat. Her clothing was always tagged with a pink and white Schiaparelli ribbon. Go-Go was in direct competition with Ginny who by 1956 had captured the hearts of the majority of little girls in America.

Within a few months, Schiaparelli Dolls Limited released their next offering, Tu-Tu. The second doll was a novelty. An 8” ballerina doll, she was offered with pink, blue, green or blond hair to match her ballerina tutu.

Other than a small pocket in the Chicago area, where Go-Go and Tu-Tu became popular thanks to Marshall Fields, Ginny maintained her hold on the 8” doll market.

Where the Schiaparelli Dolls Limited excelled was in presentation. The dolls came in shocking pink and black wardrobe boxes, trunks or plastic carrying cases with clever compartments to contain hangars and extra clothing. These were obviously little girls on the go.

By 1956-57, several cosmetic companies had affiliations with doll companies. Madame Alexander’s Cissy was a Yardley poster girl. The Toni doll represented the Toni Company and of course Revlon had both Miss Revlon in several sizes and Little Miss Revlon. Since the French Schiaparelli company produced perfumes and other cosmetics, one wonders why there was never an affiliation with the American company, Schiaparelli Dolls Limited.

Nevertheless, the American company did produce a 12” fashion doll at this time, by the name of Chi-Chi. The teen fashion doll was again marked VIRGA and had a vinyl head with hard plastic jointed body. Chi-Chi had a bust line, jointed knees and feet molded to wear highheeled shoes. Her hair was in a variety of natural colors from blond to titian and it might be cut short or left long and swept up into curly pony tail. She wore formal gowns, most often embellished with silver nylon lace.

Every doll had a hang tag that read: “Your Schiaparelli Doll. This doll was created especially for you by Mme. Elsa Schiaparelli, world famous designer.

Nothing has been spared to make her the world’s loveliest doll. Your Schiaparelli Doll has Living Eyes.

In 1957, along with Toni, Revlon and others, Schiaparelli released their 12” teen fashion dolls. They were called Chi-Chi. The dolls were presented in a similar studio box. Their clothing was mainly evening wear, such as these two gowns of rayon taffeta with silver synthetic lace. The Schiaparelli tag was attached to each gown.

Chi-Chi in her studio box, wearing a dress with matching coat and hat.

The Chi-Chi dolls were marked VIRGA. They had a molded bust, jointed knees and feet molded to fit high heel shoes.

They open and close, wink and sparkle. She has soft, smooth, caressable Satin Skin. Her Naturized Hair can be shampooed, combed or restyled. Your doll’s clothes have been styled in Paris with the same skill lavished on expensive society gowns. Only the finest fabrics have been used. Additional clothing outfits are available separately so you can build up your doll’s personal wardrobe. Your Schiaparelli Doll comes to you in the jewel-like setting of her private studio box.

Cherish her and she will share your happiness with you.

SCHIAPARELLI DOLLS, LTD., NEW YORK 10, NEW YORK.” Ah, yes, truth in advertising.

The Schiaparelli dolls of the Fifties may not be iconic as some, but they have a place in history. They are truly representative of the post war decade and significant for their shocking Schiaparelli touch.

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1. Wonderful Heubach brother & sister pair - grand poured pink bisque w/ those delicious hand painted facial features that only the Heubach factory could produce: A) He’s a painted eye pouty - mold #7602 - 16” tall - $1,295. B) She’s a rare glass eyed laughing character - mold #5636 - 14” tall - $2,495.

2. Wow - look at this handsome young lad all dressed up in his little tux - Kammer & Reinhardt #101 - the world famous “Peter “ - soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - soft heather blue hand painted intaglio eyes - with that always desirable exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shaded - wonderful vintage tux - perfect size - 15” tall - $3995.

3. Lovely French beauty - this one is an adorable & ever so sweet closed mouth child by Rabery & Delphieu wondrous hand poured French bisque of superior quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed slightly smiling mouth w/ outlined soft rose shading - original fully jointed French body -19” tall $4,495.

4. Rare early close mouth wonder by Simon & Halbig - mold #950 - early solid dome head with well defined ears - soft as butter bisque & first out of the mold quality - wonderful hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - glorious exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading original early body - 19” tall - $1,495.

5 Wonderful rare pair of the seldom found Belton character Indians by Bahr & Proschild - mold#244 - even though they are the same mold number - please notice the unique difference in the two faces - she has a much rounder face & a truly different face w/ a slight difference in color - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ just a hint of amber shading - both are in all original condition - he’s 15” tall - $1,995.

She’s 13” tall - $1,795. Better price for the pair 6. Always desirable & rarely found “Motschmann Baby” - exceptional fine condition - wonderful face w/ dark glass eyes - original body w/ jointed ankles & wrist - 12” tall - $995.

7. Another rare & wonderful find is this utterly amazing “Philadelphia Baby” by J.B. Sheppard - exceptional condition w/ no repaint - factory - excellent hand painted facial features w/ wonderful deep chestnut brown eyes original clothes - what more could you possibly ask for - 21” tall $2,995.

8. Wonderful petite shelf size “Peter” by Kammer & Reinhardt (mold #101) - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched brows over Icelandic blue eyes - that always desirable closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original mohair wig - original fully jointed Kammer & Reinhardt body – 12” tall - $2,995.

9. Rare & wonderful small shelf size glass eyed Parian lady w/ the most amazing molded shoulder plate - rare molded café au lait hair - gorgeous cobalt blue glass eyes - rare pierced ears - elaborate three fired molded shoulder plate - 14” tall - $1,795.

10. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this amazing flirty eyed “Mein Liebling” - by Kammer & Reinhardt mold #117n - soft as butter bisque w/ first out if the mold quality - superior hand painted facial features w/soft arched feathered brows over enormous flirty heather blue eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original teenage toddler body - original rubber hands made only for this model - 18” tall - $1,995.

11. Oh how cute - all original - all bisque pair of those always desirable Mr. & Mrs. Happifats - excellent bisque perfect condition - 5” tall - $795 for the pair.

12. Wonderful German laughing clown w/ glorious hand painted facial features - pristine pale white bisque - cobalt blue eyes - rare open/closed laughing mouth w/ teeth - wondrous red clown features - to make him all the more wondrous - he’s mechanical - when you press his tummy - he plays his cymbals and blinks his eyes - original clothes w/ such an amazing hat - 21” tall - $1,995.

13. Wonderful early closed mouth #949 character by Simon & Halbig - exceptional bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over exceptional heather blue spiral treaded paperweight eyes surrounded by that early dark outline - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ that look we dearly love - soft rose shaded lips - original fully jointed early straight wrist body breathtaking beautiful - 16” tall - $2,995.

14. Extremely rare French black pottery boudoir dolls representing the world famous “Miss Josephine Baker” - known for her near nude African attire - these extremely rare dolls were made in application of this famous lady - notice the two uniquely different faces - excellent all original condition - finding one of these is unusual - finding two is completely unheard of - we have two - 21” tall - $1,295 each.

15. Extremely rare - all original black Peterkins girl by Horsman - (1914) - this is the Campbell Kid look alike rarely found and in such great condition - sleep brown eyes - sweet watermelon smile - compo & cloth body - 13” tall - $995.

16. Another lovely early closed mouth beauty by Kestner - marked only w/ the number #8 - superior soft to the touch bisque w/ that ever-present first out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early bulbous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty smiling mouth - soft amber shaded lips - original early Kestner body w/ lower bisque arms - 18” tall - $1,495.

17. Super size big boy of exceptional quality - this handsome German young lad was made by Heinrich Handwerck wondrous high quality bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth - smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - fully jointed marked original body - he’s a great big 32” tall - $1,795.

18. Two extremely rare to find & always desirable “Liberty Boys” - each is a china shoulder head marked Made in USA - each one is perfect on original cloth bodies w/ lower bisque arms - boy on left is 15” - boy on right is 17” perfect - $1,295. each 19. Sweet small size all original Kathe Kruse boy - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ wisps of hair around face - soft blue eyes - closed pouty mouth - this is the 1948 synthetic head - marked US zone on foot - 14” tall - $1,295.

20. Extremely rare & ever so wonderful early French automaton by Leopold Lambert “The Band Leader” - wonderful early black papier mache - in all original condition w/ exaggerated black features - dark glass eyes - big beautiful smiling mouth w/ teeth - perfect working condition - he holds a cane in one hand and music in the other - as the music plays he turns and looks at his music and then proceeds to lead the orchestra with his cane - lots of wonderful movement - there was a whole series of these (a banjo player, etc.) - this is the “the leader of the band” 29” tall - $12,000.

21. Is that an adorable face or what - all original - excellent condition Lenci “Merry Widow Allegra” - breathtaking surprise look with molded high arched blonde brows - big baby blue glass googlie eyes that flirt - open/close o shaped mouth w/ soft amber shading - exceptional all original condition w/ both cloth and hanging silver label 20” tall - $4,500.

22. Wonderful & always my favorite Gebruder Heubach child - utterly adorable & nor often found glass eyed pouty character - mold # 8428 exceptional high quality pink bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft somewhat demure sleep heather blue eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make her all the more delightful she’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 11” tall - $2,995.

23. Another truly lovely early Simon & Halbig - this one has the molded “Alice in wonderland “ hairstyle and that ever so rare café au lait hair color - this little 1850’s wonder has a beautiful bisque shoulder head w/ superior hand painted features - wondrous icelandic blue eyes - closed pert pouty mouth - muslin body w/ bisque lower limbs 10” tall - $1,295.

24. Extremely rare & ever so beautiful “Mien Liebling” by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold # 117 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - closed exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body 18” tall - $4,995.

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25. Well - another true bundle of cuteness - this one is one of Wendy’s distant cousins - a Bruno Schmidt character child w/ such an adorable face - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue glass eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful - he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 15” tall $1,495.

26. Two rare & wonderful all bisque children - five piece jointed body w/ swivel neck & glass eyes: A) The little cutie on the left has long black stockings w/ brown Mary Jane shoes - 7” tall - $995. B) Very early Kestner w/ pouty face - very fancy gray boots - 7” tall - $1,995.

27. Amazing & rare is this wondrous 1840”s China w/ such a very unusual hairstyle - center parted black hair w/ flowing molded folds forming under her ears & going back into a three fold criss cross bun - exceptionally beautiful face w/ lovely hand painted facial features - just a hint of eye shadow over her Icelandic blue eyes extremely pert smiling mouth w/ white line -lovely early straight hands & flat feet - 24” tall - $6,500.

28. Great big beautiful “Dainty Dorothy” by Gebruder Heubach -mold #10633 - exceptional high quality flawless bisque with lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open mouth with soft amber shading - original body with paper label - 24” tall - $1,495.

29. Utterly adorable toddler character boy by Revelo (heads made by Heubach) - exceptionally high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ amber shading to make him even more delightful - he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 15” tall - $1,295.

30. Two more rare & wonderful “Door of Hope” mission characters: A) Rare to find “Bridegroom“ - 12“ tall - excellent condition - $1,695.B) Young unmarried woman - early bound feet and cupped wood hands - 12” - $1,495.

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31. Lovely German two room setting - excellent condition - original wall paper & flooring - wonderful vintage furniture & accessories - 20”w x 9”t x 8”d - $1,495.

32. Wonderful early scowling American Indian by Armand Marseille (AM) - excellent bisque w/ greatly detailed molding - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ dark brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ upper teeth & soft amber shaded lips - - original compo body - 18” tall - $995.

33. A truly lovely wax fashion diva by Lafitte - Desirat - hand poured wax head of a slender adult woman - hand painted facial features w/ very heavy eyeliner & lashes - side painted sky blue eyes - molded & stuffed original cloth body that sits atop her original velvet stand - she is very fashion correct in her velvet ensemble w/ silk & lace trim - fur muff & hat (it wasn‘t bad then)- feathered bonnet - outstanding 13” tall - $1,995.

34. Not one but two amazing large size “Frozen Charlie’s w/ extremely desirable pink tint: A. Deeply molded café-au-lait hair w/ lots of those very desirable wisps around that amazing face - icelandic blue eyes - deeply detailed hands & feet -very high glaze - 16” tall - $1,295. B. Very rare all pink tint w/ exceptional modeling very desirable well detailed face - very soft painted features - 16” tall - $1,295.

35. Did you ever see anything as exciting & as amazing as this handsome young court gentleman by Jumeau - wax over papier-mache w/ such superior quality - he’s just breathtaking - this rare mold can be found in the French Encyclopedia - slightly turned shoulder head w/ exquisite hand painted molded features - wondrous chestnut brown glass eyes - original mohair wig - wax over arms - compo booted legs - 25” tall $2,495.

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made for the French trade - mold #411 - she is a slightly turned slender neck with the most beautiful & pronounced face - lovely slender features w/ a totally captivating face - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding wondrous chestnut brown glass eyes - closed pert mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fashion body w/ exquisite bisque hands & arms listed in the blue book as being extremely rare - 15” tall - $3,995.

Well - did you stop breathing - what a beauty - so rare - so wonderful 1879 Long Face Triste Bebe by Jumeau - early pristine hand pressed French bisque w/ crisp first out of the mold freshness - artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - pert petite pouty smiling mouth w/ that always desirable center line - outlined soft amber shaded lips - early applied ears w/ original Jumeau earrings - original early eight ball body - great big 27” tall - $32,500.

Full length of our beautiful Jumeau Triste Bebe Another truly rare & wonderful happy young lad - this is a never ever to be found open mouth #116a toddler by Kammer & Reinhardt - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over gorgeous heather blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth & soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful he‘s on a fully jointed toddler body - 18” tall - $2,495.

Ok - did you ever in your life see anything as cute as this - a truly rare and wonderful “Tommy Tucker” by Bruno Schmidt - mold #2048 - with molded painted side parted hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes - surrounding deep dark blue sleep eyes

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Extremely rare 1840’s - China lady w/ that always desirable pink luster tint - to add to her wonderment she has that hair swept back into a bun hairstyle that is just breathtaking - beautiful round face w/ blue Icelandic eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - lovely old body - 22” tall $4,995.

Extremely rare & ever so wonderful all original Dewees Cochran “Deborah” - with the help of my friend Dawn - we believe that’s who she is - very unique & different face w/ wide eye wonder written all over it - beautiful blue eyes & such a happy smiling face - excellent condition w/ an extra dress & to make her all the more delightful she comes in her original box - 15” tall - $2,495.

Exceptionally large kindly featured elderly English couple by Nora Wellings mint condition w/ beautiful original molded and hand painted faces - felt jointed bodies - pristine original clothes w/ tagged label on wrist - 26” tall - $2,495.

Extremely rare & always desirable is this amazing Jackson-Parsons baby - hand molded biskoline head (they often advertised their dolls as being carved from real life models & these dolls were guaranteed to float in water) great detail w/ wondrous chestnut brown eyes - rare open/closed mouth - original five piece compo baby body - 14” tall - $795.

Two rare & wonderful wood segmented characters - both are in excellent condition - both have original labels on bodies - both are extremely rare to find: A - “Mr. Peanut” - 9” tall - $595. B - “Gabby” - from the first full length cartoon of “Gulliver’s Travels” - 10” tall - $895.

Bodies Beautiful

A Brief Look at the Different Types of Bodies of French Fashions and Bebes of the Golden Era

by Janet Gula

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rom the early beginnings of the French doll industry starting in the 1860’s until its demise around the turn of the century, French doll manufacturers were constantly experimenting with ways to make their products more enticing for little girls. Of course much attention was paid to the beautiful sculpting of the doll faces but not to be overlooked is the fastidious construction of the doll bodies as well. Such factors as pose-ability, weight, and durability were all important factors and much inventiveness went into the design of doll bodies.

In the Beginning – the Bodies of the French Fashion Doll

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From blown kid leather to gutta percha (a rubber product) to the more durable jointed wood body, Madame Huret was a pioneer not only in the concept of doll artistry but also in its production as well.

Madame Huret’s closest competitor, Madame Rohmer, initiated her own innovations in doll body design. Her early dolls had a unique neck attachment with a flat flange arrangement.

Noticing that the doll’s head

An early Huret china head fashion with a gutta percha body. The body is very lightweight but the rubber based composition proved fragile over time.

Rohmer with bisque arms and lower legs and unique neck attachment to shoulder plate.

Note Rohmer stamp on doll’s torso and ribbons that originally would have had hooks at the end to allow doll to sit with stability.

A Jumeau fashion with a typical stuffed leather body. Note padding to suggest bosom and ample padding on rear to accommodate the latest fashion styles.

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Bru fashion doll with jointed wooden body. The jointing of the hands, ankles and waist allow for maximum pose-ability.

A blushing bride by the firm of Radiquet and Cordonnier modestly lifts her skirts to reveal her bisque legs and feet modelled to wear shoes.

A Gaultier Block Letter Bebe with Gesland Body. This type of body is also found on earlier fashion dolls.

Back torso of Gaultier doll shows the Gesland company stamp.

A Huret Bebe strikes a pose with her fully jointed wooden body. Note jointing at wrists and ankles similar to the earlier Huret fashion doll bodies. There is still a lot to be learned about the origin of some of these types of bodies. They can be found on several different dolls from various known and unknown manufacturers. An expensive body to be produced were they sold by the Bru company to other firms or were they made by an independent producer copying the Bru design?

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could rotate an unsettling 360 degrees, this design eventually incorporated an adjustment that corrected this problem.

Some of her dolls are found with a pull ribbon located on the doll’s front midriff that allowed the doll to be placed in a sitting position. Many of her dolls are found with beautiful bisque arms and some also have bisque legs as well.

The most common type of fashion body is a leather body.

Jumeau fashion dolls of the 1870’s are often found with this body. Perhaps cheaper to make than the more elaborate bodies of Madame Huret, they also followed previous body design commonly found on earlier papier mache dolls.

Jumeau’s rival Bru also produced many fashion type dolls with a similar body, however they also produced a much more elaborate and what must have been very time consuming and expensive to produce fully jointed wooden body.

Radiquet and Cordonnier dolls are rare and have a unique body design and stand to allow the doll to stand securely.

Bisque arms (with one arm bent) and bisque legs modelled to wear heeled shoes or flatfooted created a doll that is almost a mannequin and able to show off costuming to its full advantage.

A final look at doll body innovations in regards to French fashions but also used for French bebes involves the firms of Gesland and Gaultier.

The Gesland body is unique in its construction. A jointed metal structure covered in material allows the doll to be placed in different positions.

As the fashion for Fashions gradually was replaced by the new “Bebe” their influence was still felt in the body construction of the child doll that would become the focus of the doll industry for the next twenty-five years.

3rd generation Bru Jeune with bisque arms and composition legs.

An early and rare Schmitt babe with an unglazed bisque head has a socalled “cup and saucer” neck attachment and a typical Schmitt body with “gauntlet” shaped forearms.

2nd generation Circle Dot Bru with stuffed leather body and bisque arms.

The arms are in better proportion to the body then found in the earlier Bru Brevette but otherwise the body remains the same.

Steiner with taufling type body. This early example has a squeaker mechanism that is activated by squeezing the body. Later models had strings that when pulled activated the voice box.

Rear view of Steiner taufling body showing detailing of bisque body parts.

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French Bebes: Head to Toe

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Bebe Gigoteur

by Steiner has y 1875 French doll key wound manufacturers began mechanism focusing on producing dolls that allows the modelled on children. While doll to kick its leg and arms, the sculpting of the face varied turn its head, greatly from the previous and cry when fashions, the body design was released. often carried over.

Nowhere is this more obviously illustrated than in the early bebes of the firm of Huret. Borrowing from the wooden fashion doll bodies, Huret produced a bebe with a similar body. This type of body An E.J. and other unique body designs model by were short lived and it is easy Jumeau to surmise that this may have shows the been based on cost. classic ball jointed The firm of Bru also French experimented with different bebe body. types of bodies as their models changed. Their earliest body had a typical stuffed leather design similar to earlier fashion type dolls but with the addition of beautiful (although out of scale) arms. This body proved to be problematic as it tended to lose its shape so wooden or composition legs were added. They also produced a jointed wooden bodied doll known as the Bru Modele that bears a great similarity to the wooden bodied dolls of Huret. These proved to be too expensive to produce and so were only made for a very short time.

Finally succumbing to market pressure Bru eventually joined the other French doll manufacturers and eventually began producing more economical and durable composition bodies typically found on their dolls marked Steiner was a great innovator and B. Jne R. produced a doll that could open and shut its eyes by using a lever. The eyes The firm of Steiner was one of have the Steiner signature on them. the most innovative when it came to body design. One of their earliest dolls is a so-called Motchsmann or taufling body. Based on a Japanese doll with free floating limbs, this body had a “squeaker� box in its middle. While the body parts were modelled with sensitivity it proved to be a very heavy and fragile doll. Steiner was also noted for designing dolls bodies that contained mechanics that allowed dolls to dance, kick and cry. Their Bebe Steiner produced a lightweight composition Gigoteur proved to be a popular model that was produced over body that is sometimes identifiable by its purplish color. many years.

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Steiner also designed a unique eye mechanism that allowed dolls to open and close their eyes with a lever.

Later Steiner bebes show the typical ball jointed design of French bebes of this period but the unique composition of materials created a doll body that was very light weight.

Many other firms also introduced changes to body construction. Schmitt bebes are noted for their beauty but also for their unique body design.

Their early dolls had what is referred to as a cup and saucer design for head and shoulder. Although the body changed slightly over their many years of production, the shape of the lower arm (sometimes referred to as a “gauntlet” shape) is one of the trademarks of the firm that did not.

They also modelled the doll’s body with a flat bottom so the doll could sit securely and produced a light weight body that made the doll easy for a child to carry.

Other manufacturers also introduced unique body designs. Etienne Denamur introduced design changes to the stringing of doll bodies using a rubber based string that was more durable than previously used. The firm of Petit and Dumontier produced a doll with metal hands, perhaps to avoid the problem of composition fingers that could break off.

As history often repeats itself so also does the doll industry. A last look at the French bebe shows a later Tete Jumeau with a lady body reminiscent of the earliest poupees by the same company. Note the shapely curves and the narrow waist perfect for dressing a young lady doll.

Many other companies produced innovative designs not mentioned here. The search for the perfect doll body, interesting to play with but durable as well, was a constant one in a competitive market. One thing remains certain though, a French doll of the “Belle Epoque” was definitely more than just a pretty face.

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Deruchette, the Huret poupee that had served as muse for Victor Hugo’s novel, Toilers of the Sea, and later was owned by his beloved granddaughter Jeanne.

She always called it ’ “the Great Man s doll”.

The Great Man was Victor Hugo, arguably France’s finest poet and playwright of all time. She was Alice Asseline, daughter of Hugo’s close friend, Alfred Asseline. The doll was a gift from Victor Hugo to young Alice in the early 1860s commemorating Deruchette, the innocent heroine of his novel-in-progress, Travailleurs de la Mer. The doll and the first part of its history were documented in the book, Victor Hugo Intime, written by Alfred Asseline some years later.

“About that time, Victor Hugo gave a doll to my daughter Alice. The doll was a portrait of Deruchette, the romantic heroine from the novel, Travailleurs de la Mer. Deruchette was dressed in the Guernsey fashion of the year 1768. Hugo had wished to have before his eyes an authentic costume of an elegant Guernsey woman of that era in which his novel took place…The costume was authentic in all its details, from the traditional embroidery of the skirt to the stones of Rhine on the shoes…Alice kept Deruchette until she was 11 years old.

Little by little Deruchette fell into disrepair and her Guernsey costume faded into frail threads.

The story continued.

“Alice always called it the ‘Great Man’s Doll’. When she was asked what was the best Hugo work of his exile period she would answer ‘My doll’ ”.

During Deruchette’s return to the Huret ateliers in 1875, she received several new and fashionable gowns of the time including this especially commissioned elegant gown that bears the Huret signature.

The exile years of Victor Hugo were from 1851 to 1870, during the entire era of Napoleon III whom, in a phrase of historic political incorrectness, Hugo had named “Napoleon the Small”. The majority of those exile years were spent on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a seaside refuge that gave sustenance to Hugo’s fervid imagination.

A collector by nature, his home became filled with treasures and curiosities discovered in the little shops of Saint-Port-Pierre. Life was a moveable feast of work and play, writing and walking, family, friends, and fellow exiles (one of whom was the aforementioned Alfred Asseline), and included not only his wife, his long-time mistress and his son Charles, but at the end, his beloved 47

The trousseau of Deruchette includes costumes of both stylish ladies and “modes enfantine”, some of the latter similar to dresses worn by Jeanne Hugo as she appeared in childhood photos.

grandson Georges and, finally, his granddaughter Jeanne, who was born in the final year of his exile.

Toward the end of 1870, Napoleon III was deposed and on September 4 Victor Hugo wrote in his journal, “At 3 o’clock I received a telegram from Paris couched in the following terms: ‘Bring the children with you.’ Which means ‘Come’”. The telegram may have been in code, but Victor Hugo followed its dictates. The grandchildren accompanied Victor Hugo in his triumphal return to Paris just in time for 1870 Prussian siege. Those first months in Paris were remarkable, captured in intimate detail in Victor Hugo’s own journals. Here, alongside political and military observations, are simple details of everyday life ranging from lack of food and coal, to commentary on theatrical performances which seemed to merrily spin along despite the siege.

“Beginning of October. On my way home I bought some toys for my little ones, a Zouave in a sentry box for Georges and for Jeanne a doll that opens and shuts its eyes.

October 8. There has been no sugar in Paris for six days. The rationing of meat began today….

October 16. There is no more butter. There is no more cheese.

Very little milk is left and eggs are nearly all gone. … Little Jeanne has imagined a way of puffing out her cheeks and raising her arms in the air that is adorable. ..We are eating horsemeat in every style. I saw the following in the window of a cook-shop “Saucisson chevaleresque”…

November 9 Little Jeanne is beginning to chatter. . .

November 20. Little Jeanne can now say “Papa” and “Mama” very well. . .

November 21. Little Jeanne begins to crawl on her hands and knees very well indeed...

November 23. For two days Paris has been living on salt meat.

A rat costs 8 sous…

November 27. Pates of rat are being made. They are said to be very good. An onion costs a sou. A potato costs a sou. Emilie Allix brought us a leg of antelope from the Jardin des Plantes. It is excellent…

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December 18. I worked a magic lantern for little Georges and little Jeanne…

December 22. Little Jeanne begins to talk at length and very expressively. But it is impossible to understand a word she says.

She laughs. Leopold has sent me thirteen fresh eggs, which I will reserve for little Georges and little Jeanne…

December 31, 1870. After next week there will be no washing done in Paris, because there is no more coal. ..It is bitterly cold.

For three days I have worn my cloak and hood whenever I have had to go out. A doll for little Jeanne. A basketful of toys for Georges. We have no longer even horse to eat. We are eating the unknown.

January 1, 1871. Stupor and amazement of little Georges and little Jeanne at their basketful of New Year presents. The toys, when unpacked from the basket, cover a large table. The children touch all of them and did not know which to take. Charles remarked “It is the despair of joy”.

January 2. This morning we lunched on wine soup. The elephant at the Jardine des Plantes has been slaughtered. He wept.

He will be eaten.

Times worsened for Paris and personal circumstances plunged the Hugo family into despair. Just a few months later, in March of 1871, Victor’s beloved son Charles, father of Georges and Jeanne, died. In anguish, Victor Hugo along with the young widowed wife of Charles and the two grand-children returned for short visits to the peaceful idyll of Guernsey during the next few years, and it was during one of these trips, likely the one of 1875, that Deruchette, the doll, was returned to his hands to pass along to his new granddaughter, Jeanne, along with much of the fashionable trousseau the doll had acquired over the years, but with scant remains of the original Guernsey folklore costume that had likely appealed more to the romantic writer than to young Alice, the original owner. Now, Deruchette, an exquisite Huret poupee, was to become the beloved doll of Jeanne Hugo.

Deruchette returned to Paris with Victor Hugo and

Jeanne, and was dispatched to the ateliers of Huret from whence she had originally come. Thus it was that the dreamy-eyed doll, her body well-played with and worn, but her beautiful face perfectly preserved, along with some original costumes and uniquely-styled wig, returned to 22 Boulevard Montmartre to be refreshed at the hands of the original makers and to have her trousseau updated with mid-1870s fashionable styles including a superb aqua silk gown with demi-train, bearing the signature of Huret on the inside waist. The gown, along with nine other gowns, a myriad of undergarments, signed Huret shoes, bonnets, parasols, jewelry, porcelain tea set, and other precious little clues of a childhood well-lived (such as a miniature silk cushion with interwoven phrase “L’Exposition 1878”) would all be perfectly preserved for the next 130 years in a wooden doll trunk bearing the brass name plaque of its new owner “Jeanne”.

Until his death, Victor Hugo poured all of his tenderness into the care and love of these two young children; these feelings were poignantly expressed in his 1877 poems, L’Art d’etre Grand-Pere. In one of the series, he writes of the angelic innocence of Jeanne while asleep and adds “Une poupée aux yeux étonnés est près d’elle, et l’enfant par moments la presse sur son coeur” (a wide-eyed doll is near her, and the child, from time to time, clasps the doll to her heart) The years passed, the grand-children were seldom far from the side of “papapa” as he was called by them. An article written in the New York Times two years after Victor Hugo’s death, recalled their relationship.

“Mlle Jeanne Hugo was a picture…She was standing at the head of her grandfather’s dinner table, and beside his chair, with her arm around his neck, ingenuous rosy simplicity itself, and without a trace of care on her young face…When he felt the child’s hand steal round his neck, he turned his head toward her, and looking up, said, with a tenderness of tone that went to the heart ‘Mon ange cheri’.”.

In 1885, Georges and Jeanne were at his bedside when he died. His final words, tenderly gazing at Jeanne, were “Be happy! Think of me. Love me. Adieu, Jeanne, adieu.”

In the meantime, the entire Asseline and Hugo families

had remained very close ever since those exile years in Guernsey. For example, Jeanne’s mother, Alice Hugo Lockroy, was a close friend with Amelie, the daughter of Alice Asseline who was the original child owner of the Huret poupee, Deruchette; Alice Hugo Lockroy became the godmother of Amelie’s daughter, Micheline. After Alice Hugo Lockroy’s death, her own daughter Jeanne Hugo, requested to take over the role of godmother as a memory of the friendship between the two families. Why is this important in the history of the Huret doll? The answer appears in a letter written by Micheline late in life in which she narrates the following passage. “[Jeanne] was a very generous godmother and gave many things to me throughout her life such as furniture and other objects…including her doll with trousseau and the trunk signed with her name”.

The Great Man’s Doll had come full circle. The Huret doll had served as inspiration for what some insist is Victor Hugo’s greatest novel, Travailleurs de la Mer, before it was gifted to Alice Asseline, the daughter of his friend.

Among the accessories owned

by Deruchette are bonnet and fan in original labeled boxes, woven slippers, parasols, woven snoods, laces, miniature sewing accessories, and many other objects.

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Later, coming back into Victor Hugo’s hands, it was passed onto his granddaughter Jeanne who cherished it for many years until she, in turn, gifted it to Micheline, granddaughter of Alice, her original owner. The doll, its trousseau and “Jeanne” trunk, remained in the home of Micheline Cullen until 2003 when it passed into the care of a private collector.

Editor’s Note: Deruchette will be sold at the upcoming Theriault auction, July 18, at the InterContinetal Hotel in Chicago.

Another famous Huret poupee of the same era as Deruchette is the poupee named Blondinette who was also preserved intact with trousseau.

Excepting their Huret origins, the two dolls have no known or likely relationship, but it is poignant to reflect that Blondinette “lived” in Davranche, France for her first century and a half, near the rocky Normandy coast that looked out onto the Isle of Guernsey, the first home of Deruchette. How romantic to imagine the two “sisters” living so close, their origins so similar, but the story of their lives so different.

For further reading on the subject: Toilers of the Sea, a novel written by Victor Hugo, published in 1866.

Especially look for descriptions of the heroine, Deruchette, of which the Huret poupee served as muse, such as this: “She was beautiful, but more pretty than beautiful, more sweet than pretty…There had been concern for many years about her nose, but the little girl – probably determined to be pretty – had held on her course. The process of growth had done her no harm; her nose had become neither too long or too short, and as she grew up she remained charming.”

The trousseau and accessories of Deruchette were preserved by Jeanne Hugo in a doll trunk that bore her name.

Victor Hugo In Time, written by Alfred Asseline, Paris, 1885, (French language only available). For descriptions of the Hugo family in Guernsey and the passage concerning The Great Man’s Doll.

Gilded Youth, Three Lives in France’s Belle Epoque by Kate Cambor, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2009, relating the life of Jeanne Hugo after the death of her grandfather.

The Journals of Victor Hugo, available online. Look especially for Chapter 33 relating the return to Paris.

A photograph of Victor Hugo with his two young grandchildren, Georges and Jeanne, about 1875.

The Art of Being a Grandfather, poems by Victor Hugo, published in 1877.

The Huret Book by Danielle and Francois Theimer, 2008, pp. 192-196, describing and photographing Deruchette and her trousseau.

Blondinette D’ Avranches, Theriault’s Lilas, Musée de la Poupée

Jeanne Hugo as she appeared in an article “Les Femmes de Victor Hugo” in Femina magazine in early 1880s.

Jeanne Hugo as a young child.

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Micheline Cullin in 1921 at age of six months, held

by Alice Hugo Lockroy.

Micheline became the final owner of Deruchette, gifted to her by godmother, Jeanne Hugo “along with her trousseau and the trunk that bore her name”. Jeanne had cherished and preserved the doll for half a century; now Micheline would preserve it for the next seven decades or more. The letter from Micheline attesting to this accompanies the doll today.

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Her hips are un-jointed but her body is very shapely and ends with her wonderful flat-soled blue boots with scalloped sides and 4 buttons. The tops of her stockings are scalloped with a magenta edge. She wears her original dress of fine cotton and her frail wig in fancy braids down her back. Her daughter is something between bisque and china (she has a slight sheen). She is immobile, original curly wig, 2 piece lace outfit, and lavender boots with black tassels.

2 – A Group of Round-Faced Early Kestners, c. 1880s. The 3 larger dolls all have brown glass eyes and swivel necks…the tiny one has a stiff neck and blue painted eyes…all are peg jointed. Left: 3- 1/2”, pouty, both hands in fists…she’s looking for a fight! Her original human hair wig is in its original braid with a faded blue ribbon.

Her glass eyes are fixed. She has blue boots with black tassels and scalloped white stockings with magenta bands. She is marked only with her size ‘0/0’. The middle girl in peach silk is 5-1/2” and barefoot. She has sleep eyes, both hands are also in fists, and she has very shapely legs with nicely delineated toes. She has lightly brushed brows, and under her curly mohair wig is her plaster pate…her head is marked ‘0’. She wears lovely tucked and lace trimmed underwear. Right: 6” tall and marked ‘1’ so you see the sequence of sizes. She has a smiling mouth, brushed brows, plaster pate, high black bootines, and both of her hands are open and slightly cupped. She wears a fabulous ornate costume of amber colored cotton and lace. Sitting at her feet is a 2-3/8” stiff neck with blue boots with black side gussets and toes.

ork on this article began last December when Antique Doll Collector’s Editor-in-Chief, Donna Kaonis, came into my booth at the big Gaithersburg, MD doll show.

Looking around at all of the all bisque dolls crowding my shelves and tables, she said “You should be doing an article on all bisque dolls”. I said I would love to, but that I wasn’t the scholarly type to do research on them… she said “fine, just talk about why you like them”… this I can do! And what I like are the German children. The French all bisques are lovely too, just not my favorites, so I’ll leave them for someone more knowledgeable. Many of the fine early Kestners and Simon and Halbigs were imported by the French… these I have included.

Born in 1939, I grew up in a working class family, in Cincinnati, Ohio during WWII. I had very few toys… the nice German ones weren’t available and we couldn’t have afforded them anyway. I had 2 cloth dolls that I remember, and I still have one of those… a little Edith Flack Ackley doll made for me by a family friend when I was probably 4 or 5. When I was 7 (we were then living in Cambridge, MA) we went to New York City to spend Christmas with my aunt who was working there. She took my brother and me to F.A.O. Schwarz to pick out our own presents… what a heavenly place it was! I chose a little 4” painted all

3 – Two Early Kestners. The smaller lass, holding up her skirt to show off her embroidered petticoat, is 5-1/2” tall. She is all original, with layers of clothes including her dove gray bonnet and cape… note the zigzag cut edges on the two layers of the cape.

Her 6-1/2” older sister wears a fashionable hat over her childstyled (hacked) hair, and a simple sprigged cotton dress. Both dolls are peg jointed, with brown glass eyes, and finely brushed brows. Both have 4 strap high bootines and probably date from the late 1880s. The wig is firmly attached on the smaller doll, but the head on the larger one is marked 1-1/2 on the neck.

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5 – Adele, c. 1880. This striking doll is 7-1/4” tall.

She is early with stiff hips and two-strap bootines… probably either by Kestner or Kling (both companies used similar footwear).

Light blue spiral threaded paperweight eyes and rosy cheeks. She is all-original in her blue embroidered 3 piece outfit.

4 – Three Kestner Dolls. Left: a 6-1/2” early Kestner swivel-neck marked only ‘1’ on her head, torso and legs. She has dark brown sleep eyes, feathered brows, and an open mouth with 4 very tiny teeth. Her legs have black boots with 4 molded buttons, and blue ribbed socks with scalloped tops. Middle: a 7-1/2” swivel-neck marked ‘153’ on her head. Arm and leg joints are leather lined and any marks there are covered. She has blue sleep eyes, feathered brows, and an open mouth with 4 teeth… a dimple in her chin leads me to think she is a Kestner. Right: an unusual 7” doll. She has a face like the 169 Kestner… closed mouth, set glass eyes and feathered brows… very pretty. She has a stiff neck and pegged arms and legs. Her legs have molded brown boots with 5 straps in front and “elastic gussets” on the sides. Her dress is a crocheted copy of an antique.

bisque baby doll in an organdy gown with her own set of light blue painted wood furniture – a trunk, a playpen, and a highchair – it was so cute and beautifully made! I don’t remember what happened to this set; it was probably later given to the child of a friend. A couple of years later, I think the Christmas I turned 10, my mother and brother presented me with a doll house they had made in the cellar… working many nights! It was constructed from a wooden barrel. They cut a big rectangular opening on one side, inserted a masonite shelf midway to make the second floor, added a roof on top, painted windows with flower boxes, in short, made a lovely house out of it. The best thing they did was to duplicate

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7 – Three large all bisques. Left: an 8-1/4” Simon & Halbig with high ribbed blue stockings. Her head is impressed ‘886 S5H’. She has dark blue sleep eyes, feathered brows, and a swivel neck. Her feet have two-strap black shoes with flat molded bows on the toes. In the middle is a 9-1/2” black Gebruder Kuhnlenz, marked ‘61 / n / 23’. She is factory original. Her simple cotton garments are all pristine. She has ethnic features, brown paperweight eyes, a swivel neck and is peg strung. Her original curly mohair wig is topped with a plaid headscarf. Her body shows wonderfully detailed modeling… bare feet and hands have dimples and defined nails. On the right is an early 8” Kestner with stiff hips and lovely blue boots with black tassels. Her ribbed stockings have scalloped tops with magenta bands. She has no marks, pegged arms, and molded blond curls above her fat cheeks.

6 – Two Large Simon & Halbig Girls. Left: A heavy 7-1/2” child with set blue eyes. She has a swivel neck, is peg strung, and is unmarked. She has only painted lower lashes, no upper, but deeply molded upper lid lines, giving her a childlike innocent look. Her very sweet closed mouth has the typical S & H darker middle line.

Her eyebrows are fine, dark blond multi-stroke. She has the early large arms, extending away from her body, with separate thumbs. Her legs are marvelous with glossy dark chocolate brown 5-strap bootines with bows on the vamps. The 7” girl on the right is marked ‘886 / 2’ on her head. She has dark cobalt blue sleep eyes, lashes all around, and dark brushed brows. Her arms are the later variety… smaller, closer to the body, and more bent at the elbows. She has over the knee black stockings and brown one strap slippers with bows on the vamps. Her 2-1/2” baby doll appears to be an early Kestner baby with oddly bent knees and hands in fists. She wears a dropped waist organdy dress and a brown velvet short cape. The closed mouth girl is probably from the late 1880s… the other a bit later.

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all of our furniture using balsa wood and padding the chairs and sofa with fabrics left from slipcovers that Mom had made for our full size pieces. Looking back now, I can’t imagine the hours they must have spent. There were tiny brass candlesticks above the fireplace just like ours. It was peopled by an entire Flagg Doll family, including a father (missing in our home) and a tiny baby. A year later a friend of my mother’s visited while I was spending the weekend at a friend’s house. Her children were allowed to play in my room and managed to destroy half of the furnishings. My mother was sick about this and I was of course furious! It was repaired with lots of Duco Cement (pre-Elmer’s for younger readers), but it was never quite the same.

When we moved to Westport, MA in 1952, I was 12 and already outgrowing it and it was given to young friends who would appreciate and care for it. Those were the only toys and dolls from my youth, and it was to be a long time before I again thought about dolls at all.

My doll collecting started in the mid 1980s. My husband and I were collecting antiques, going to lots of auctions, and starting to do a few general antique shows.

Before long we attended an auction with an assortment of dolls, mostly chinas and bisques, that seemed to be selling quite low… so we bought several, and whoosh… they sold quickly at our next show! Of course I rapidly became hooked and wanted to keep as many as I could, but at this point this was our sole income… we needed to sell… not keep! Eventually I was able to keep more and more… we called them Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving as well as birthday presents. Almost from the very

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8 – Two Simon & Halbig Girls. Left: a 5-1/2” child with flirty cobalt sleep eyes… original set and unusual I think.

She has a cork pate under her long pale blond mohair wig and no marks.

She has only painted lower lashes; a slightly open smiling mouth shows two large square cut teeth with one lower. She has the early large extended arms, and amber socks with almost flat slippers with molded bows on the vamps. Her costume is made of cream colored satin with scrolled embroidery at the hem. Her underwear is pleated and lace trimmed gauze. Her 5” companion on the right has set cobalt eyes with lashes painted all around.

She also has a cork pate and long flowing blond hair. Her mouth shows the same cut teeth upper and lower, but her legs have high light blue ribbed stockings and unusual black slippers with flat molded vamps, no straps and very small heels. She is dressed as a princess in layers of beautifully sewn clothes… topped with maroon velvet bedecked in lace and pearls. Both dolls are from the late 1880s, have swivel necks and are pegged.

9 – Two Simon & Halbig lassies. Left: a 4-1/2” child with a painted open/closed mouth. She has very dark brown glass eyes, fine lashes, one-stroke brows and her original curly mohair wig. She is peg jointed with a swivel neck, and she has over-the-knee black stockings and flat-soled brown one-strap slippers.

She wears a darling embroidered net dress over blue silk. Her pretty friend on the right is 5-1/2”, the head is impressed ‘118’. She has threaded blue paperweight eyes, and an open mouth with two upper and one lower square cut teeth. She has a swivel neck and is peg jointed. She has a French look with those blue two strap shoes, but she is a chunky child and her long arms and large hands look like S & H to me… perhaps made for the French market?

10 – 3 Children with Different Footwear. All 3 children are peg jointed. Left: a 5” child with an exceptionally sweet face with slightly smiling mouth, brown glass eyes, brushed brows and a swivel neck. Her head and upper back are both marked ‘3/0’. She wears glazed yellow/tan low socks and black boots with low heels and tan soles. In the middle is a 3-5/8” boy with painted features and no marks. He has a solid dome head with an uncut pate line. He wears knee high ribbed white stockings and brown shoes with black painted lace ties. I have a 6” glass eyed version of this boy with the same brown laced shoes, but lower molded socks… so there are variations, as we have all come to expect. The charming little 4-1/4” girl on the right in her original ethnic outfit has dark brown set glass eyes, and no mark on her head. She wears low white socks and very pretty pale blue shoes with one strap, heels and pale beige soles.

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11 – Five Simon & Halbig dolls with pink luster boots. Here are 5 variations on a theme… all with the pretty pink luster glazed boots.

On the left is the earliest version I believe… she is 5-1/2” tall and fully jointed with even a leather-lined swivel neck… she is very heavy with a wide hipped blocky body. In front of her is a tiny 2-1/4” “Alice” in a molded dress with pegged arms. In the middle is a pretty 5-1/4” wigged child, more delicate and slimmer than the first with jointed arms and legs. Next is a 6-1/4” immobile bisque “Alice,” very sweet and with delicate features. Lastly there is a 3” wigged child with jointed arms and stiff hips. The two on the right have more delicate feet and the legs have scalloped tops to the stockings.

13 – Tiny Pair “Early Whites” with Molded Hats. Only 3-1/2” tall, this pair is remarkable for the details shown. Their faces have molded upper and lower lids, red lid lines, black lash lines, blue eyes, rosy cheeks and tiny rosebud mouths. Of course, most important is their hats! Hers is yellow with mold lines to simulate straw, a pink band and large flowing plume of pink and white. His hat is smooth and a soft green with a purple band. They have extraordinarily long arms with detailed fingers, and bare feet with nice toes and heels (though his are painted dark brown to simulate shoes). They are jointed with brass wire. Their costumes appear to be original.

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beginning I was attracted to the smaller all bisque dolls…

I do have a few larger dolls in my collection, but the bulk are small, and there are an awful lot of them!

When I got started on this I decided that I had too many for one article and needed to divide them, so they have been done on a very rough time line. Part 1 will include the earlier dolls, pretty and mostly very finely done.

In a later issue Part 2 will conclude with the character dolls, flappers, babies, and darling Hertwig items of the 1920s-40s.

I have spent a lot of time on the descriptions, giving size, markings, makers (if known or guessed at), method

12 – Three “Early Whites”. I love these so-called “early whites” or “old whites”… they are solid, heavy and wonderful!

They are always barefoot and have nicely detailed feet and hands, and have hard brass wire jointing. The outer two were made by Conta & Bohme… the middle one also perhaps. Left is a 5-1/2” bonnet head in her original dress made to match the green band on her yellow bonnet. Her long pantalets fortunately still show her cute feet! The child on the right is just 1/8” taller, has a similar face and fantastic finely molded hair… arms and legs are very much the same. The little child in the middle is a bit smaller at 4-7/8”… and she is quite different overall, although her features look similar. I tend to think she is the earliest… the bisque has been slightly over fired so that it has quite a glazed finish… almost like china.

Note her flared hands with prominent thumbs.

14 – 4 Lovely children in their original crocheted outfits.

On the left is a 5-3/8” Kling boy, pegged, and marked on his back ‘12-13’. He wears a very finely crocheted black and maroon outfit. Next is a 5” swivel neck Kestner ‘620.3+’, in a rather, crude but wonderfully fanciful, dress with lots of loopy fringe. The adorable pair on the right is also Kling I think, but unmarked. The girl is 5- 1/8” and the boy 4-1/4”. They are pegged and early.

of jointing, clothing etc. As far as the makers, this is based upon what I have read and seen… I am not a scholar… remember? I was fortunate to be able to spend time at shows with some knowledgeable collectors such as Roberta Roberts and Maurine Popp. I learned a lot from them and was excited to see many fine examples, a few of those are now in my own collection.

I found the larger doll in picture #1 at the big Brimfield, MA outdoor flea market probably 15 years ago. She is perhaps my earliest all bisque doll. She has a very sweet and delicate face and wears a period print dress. A year ago at a New Hampshire doll auction I found the tiny

15 – Immobile Bisques… essentially unglazed Frozen Charlottes. Left a 5-1/4” very fine example… thin and light and showing exquisite detail… delicate hands, a detailed face molded lid lines and curly hair, gorgeous gray, black and blue boots. Beside her is a 7” boy with the wonderful molded hair, and delicate hands and feet with defined nails… he is very nicely finished and smooth. In the middle is a rare 4-1/2” girl in a molded swimsuit and cap, perhaps marked ‘111’ on the back of the suit. On the right are 2 versions of the same doll… the smaller one is 2-1/4” and the larger one (3-7/8”) has the top of her head open to be used as a perfume bottle… she had a cork stopper. Both have their downward facing hands in molded fists.

17 – Three Nice Little Boys. Left: 6” Kestner in a red velvet suit.

He was designed to sit with knees bent at an odd angle. He has lovely legs with yellow hose and black 2-strap shoes with high heels with rosettes on the vamps and tan soles. Middle: a 3-7/8” version with similar shoes and stockings, but with straight legs. These two are both loop strung. Right is a 4-3/8” stiff hip child with pegged arms. The two on the right wear plaid wool dresses trimmed with black velvet… typical boy’s attire. There are no marks on any of these dolls.

16 – Early Straight Leg Baby. I believe this to be an early Kestner baby. He is unmarked and just over 7” tall with a wonderful body done with many molds… .there is an extra seam across his upper back. His legs are not jointed but well molded with kneecaps and detailed toes. The hands are large and lovely with great modeling on the palms. He has an expressive face with big blue eyes that have those tiny white highlight dots next to the pupils. His mouth is in a slight smile with deep indents at the corners, and plump rosy cheeks. His yellow blond hair is a masterpiece with the finest brush strokes surrounding his face… lovely ears too! He is completely dressed with an embroidered wool belly band, cotton diaper, and lovely embroidered gown and bonnet. Jan Foulke, in her book on Kestner, shows a slightly smaller version of this baby nude in 3 views to show his great body… p.220.

almost-glazed version… the face is the same, pointed little chin and high forehead. I have never seen another of either of these… they must be out there, but I’ve never run into one. That is one of the most interesting aspects of doll collecting, I guess of collecting in general… the thrill of finding something that you didn’t know you were looking for!

While some dolls are next to impossible to find, other little all bisque dolls are quite common and you will see many examples of each and in many different sizes as well, but if you take the time to line them up and compare their faces they are all different! This is because not only did they come out of the molds at different times, and the first ones out are always sharper and more detailed, but also because they were hand painted by many different hands over the years.

Pictures #2 and #3 are all early dolls attributed to Kestner. They are typical of the earlier dolls with slimmer body proportions, more like young ladies than children. Most of the dolls in pictures #4 through #10 are true children, with much plumper bodies. I have found over the years that I really prefer the dolls that most closely resemble children.

The group of dolls in picture #11 are all related and have been attributed by others to the Simon and Halbig firm… all are related by their pink luster boots and most have the scalloped garters as well. The earliest of these is probably the one on the left with a swivel neck… she is solid molded and very heavy.

The “Early Whites” or “Old Whites” (as Genevieve Angione calls

18 – Black Man with Beads. This little man is only 3-3/8” tall but has great presence I think. His features are beautifully modeled with high cheek bones, ethnic features, a strong body with shapely legs and detailed feet… and a strand of gold beads around his neck. His painted brown eyes have pupils and black lash lines. He is wire jointed and has no marks.

19 – Two Children in Night Shirts. These are both lovely little boys… all ready for bed! The 3-1/2” black boy is beautifully molded with fine details.

He has wire jointed arms and his hands are cupped with separate thumbs… great feet too! His nightshirt is lovely with light blue glazed trim. The 3-3/8” blond boy has the typical Kestner look and is marked ‘772.3/0’ on his back.

His arms are loop strung.

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20 – Two 3” Men with Molded Clothes. There are quite a few variataions of these nicely molded tiny dolls.

The little man with a beard has a cute face but no one bothered to paint his boots or stockings. I guess they were such cheap little toys that they economized where they could.

21 – Two 3-1/2” Black Girls. I have dressed these lovely little girls as sisters. On the left is a pegged stiff-neck doll with a chunky body…

I tend to think she is a Gebr. Kuhnlenz. She is very black with pupil-less dark eyes, and painted red lips. Black glaze requires high temperatures and thus the mouth color must be added afterwards on these small dolls… it is often worn off. Her white stockings were left unglazed. Her sister on the right is very slim and has a swivel-neck… she also has pegged arms and legs with bare feet. She also has pupil-less black eyes. She has no markings but is probably a Simon & Halbig.

them) shown in pictures #12 and #13 have always appealed to me. They are innocent barefoot children, and loving hands dressed them beautifully. They are also solid cast and very heavy for their small size, none are marked, but all show excellent detail including fine comb marks in their hair and perfect little toes.

I have often been amazed at the finely crocheted doll clothes on early all bisques… picture #14 shows just a few.

My grandmother taught me to crochet when I was quite

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23 – Three wonderful hatching babies. I have never seen any other examples of these so I don’t know if these were the only models made or not. They are of beautiful quality, the eggs about 2- 1/2” long, and I believe them to have been made by Kestner.

The one on the left has delicate ears, comb marked hair, molded lid lines and has one foot protruding on the back side. The middle egg is heavier, has a vertical mold line, and a drain hole on the bottom (not seen on the other two). The right kneeling baby has darkened diagonal mold lines. They are totally different from the commonly found little eggs with black and white babies… sometimes flowers… much larger and more detailed.

22 – Two Oriental dolls. Left: a 4 1/2” boy with extreme Asian features. He is marked ‘125 / 10’ on his head and legs. Oddly, his head and arms are elastic loop strung while his legs are wired… it seems original. He has molded yellow shoes with turned up toes and black socks. His queue is braided silk thread inserted into 1/4” round opening. I have seen this doll as attributed to Kestner. On the right is a 4-3/8” Simon & Halbig Oriental in a very tattered original silk outfit. The head is marked ‘3/0’ and this doll is peg jointed. His mohair braid is inserted into a very small hole on top. His features are not as extreme and he has a very sweet face. Both dolls have swivel necks, dark brown glass eyes with fine lashes all around, and wildly arching eyebrows.

young but my skills could never match the workmanship in these! Today there are many fine craftspeople making darling outfits for all bisques, both crocheted and sewn fabric, but for many collectors the fun is in doing it for themselves.

Picture #15 shows a group of “immobile bisques, the unglazed equivalent of Frozen Charlottes and Charlies, and like those, they are not jointed at all, hence “immobile”. Being unglazed, the molding details appear to be finer, or at least

24 – 3 Tiny Simon & Halbig Gems. All 3 dolls are peg jointed. On the left is a beautiful and very delicate little 3-1/4” girl with a molded white bow on the back of her head. I have never seen another one like this.

She has a swivel neck and her head is marked low on the neck ‘855 5/0’. Her legs are marked ‘5/0’ and have tan socks with brown bands and black flat soled shoes. Her arms have hands typical of S & H dolls.

Her dress looks to be factory original. On the right, her brother’s body looks like a slightly smaller version with a boy’s molded hairdo. He is 3-1/4” and has no visible marks. His shoes are similar but his socks are blue. He holds his own little boy doll… only 1- 5/8” but with pegged arms and legs. He wears a red silk suit that looks original.

they are more visible. I enjoy looking at their plump little bodies with fat rolls… makes me feel comfortable!

The doll in picture #16 is an early attempt (probably

by Kestner) at portraying a baby. Like bigger dolls of various materials, all bisque babies were just the same long legged doll dressed as a baby… no one had gotten around to designing the now-so-common bent limb baby body. This is a beautiful little doll. I have a very large version I am saving to illustrate Part 2!

The doll on the left in picture #17 shows an early Kestner bent leg doll. He sits fairly well in a chair but it is a rather awkward body, spraddle-legged and quite un-feminine. It must not have been popular as there are not many of these around. The middle doll is a straight legged smaller version.

I find the small jointed figures of men and boys in pictures #18, 19 and 20 quite interesting… especially #18 as he is nicely detailed. Likewise I love the tiny little girls in picture #21. I guess I like too many different types… but I can’t help myself!

I would love to know if anyone else has any of these eggs shown in picture #23! I found these 3 about 5-6 years ago, all separately, but within a 6 month period!

Who made them? Why have I never seen another? I really think they were made by Kestner, just because of the way the faces are painted and molded. The bisque is fine and old and the painting is superb. I hope someone else has others that are different!

It’s amazing that there are so many dolls that you find once and never again… the little girl in picture #24 is another one of those. She is so tiny yet finely detailed. Her face and hands tell me that she was made

by Simon and Halbig, just like her smaller brother and his miniscule “doll” (this wee one came from Richard Wright a few years ago… I told him then I knew who was going to own it).

The last picture, #26, shows 3 rather ordinary Kestner dolls, made special by their fabulous original costumes. what labors of love these display… hours and hours of work done after a child’s bedtime to be a special surprise for that loved one.

Stay tuned for Part 2 in an upcoming issue. I have many more little ones to show you including all of the fabulous character dolls, flappers, babies and Hertwig wonders of the 20s to 40s. If you would like to do so, please contact me through our website aquietplacedolls.com.

Bibliography:

All-Bisque and Half-Bisque Dolls, by Genevieve Angione. This book is old but very good… it was my prime reference for years. It has a good discussion of how bisque is prepared and molded, and extensive photographs of a wonderful assortment of dolls, telling of their construction and markings.

There is also a final chapter on restringing and care.

Simon and Halbig Dolls, The Artful Aspect, by Jan Foulke… pp 124-128 is a short chapter on the known all bisque dolls of S and H.

Kestner, King of Dollmakers, by Jan Foulke. There are several chapters at the end of the book covering different types of all bisque dolls made by the firm.

25 – Tiny fully jointed pair. This pair is only 2-3/8” tall, yet are fully jointed with swivel necks.

They wear their original outfits of cotton, wool and velvet. They have painted features with blue eyes, and painted shoes. Bodies are peg jointed. They are resting on a wonderful miniature chair made by a local carpenter, John Babcock of Westport, MA in the 1930s.

26 – 3 Chubby Kestner Children. I love these little dolls that show clearly the loving attention that went into their clothing … and the children who received them were obviously appreciative and careful for them to survive in this condition! All 3 of these have painted features with blue eyes, and their original mohair wigs. On the left is a 5” doll, probably with the ‘130’ mold number but her original wig is firmly glued down. Her clothing is fabulous with a plaid silk dress over layers of lace trimmed undies. The lucky child also wears a darling straw hat and miniscule clear glass beads. She is loop strung and stiff necked. She has the most commonly found Kestner shirred white stockings and brown and black two-strap shoes. In the middle is a beautiful little 5” boy, marked ‘30 / 4’. He wears a wonderful outfit of white cotton trimmed with pink embroidery and ribbon. He is earlier and has pink shirred stockings and black shoes with heels and tan soles. On the right is a 6” doll with a swivel neck and yellow boots. She is marked ‘208 / 6’. She wears a blue cotton dress with the tiniest rows of tucks, and matching elaborate underwear. Her 2-1/4” “doll” is a stiff-hipped mini version with yellow boots. Her wig is glued down, but I would expect her to be marked ‘208’ also.

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We will see you in Chicago July 19th to 23rd.

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A TRIP TO THE GAITHERSBURG DOLL SHOW

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he Shaker Doll Club is planning a bus trip to the Gaithersburg Doll Show, December 4 and 5. The bus costs $120 per person and leaves from the Albany Crossgates Mall and can also pick people up at the Newburgh, NYS Thruway exit.

The club is hosting a dinner Saturday, December 4 at the Gaithersburg Hilton at which the daughter of Norwegian Cloth Doll Artist Ronnaug Petterssen will be presenting a program as well as an exhibit on these lovely cloth dolls. The cost is $40. Those interested in attending the dinner or taking the bus trip should contact Sandy Smith at sandymif@aol.com for more information. Bus seats and dinner reservations are available on a first come first served basis.

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he email address for Sue Kallen (see our review of the NADDA show in the June issue ) is suelkallen@yahoo.com.

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Book Review Conversations with Mademoiselle ZoZo

by Evelyn De Wolfe

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he charming story of ZoZo, a Grodnertal wooden and her various owners begins in the early 19th century during the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Although basically a children’s book – the author brings ZoZo to life so that she can converse and share in the adventures of her young mistresses – it also holds appeal for collectors as a frame of reference in this period of turbulent social change.

The book is divided into two parts – the major portion of the story ZoZo’s first fifty years when circumstances caused the doll to pass from one owner to another, some nice and others very naughty. Reproduced are images from an 18th century French novelette discovered by the author. The second part is devoted to actual events and fashions of the era, in particular the influences that might have affected ZoZo’s wardrobe as she came under the whims of her successive young mistresses.

The author also includes an empire dress pattern to fit ZoZo’s 14 inches. A delightful bit of whimsy, it is sure to find readers of all ages.

Softcover, $12.95 plus S&H. Order from Amazon.com or from the author: evie2000@dslextreme.com

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Preview: Alderfer August 4 and 5

Simon Halbig Automaton

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Group of Heubachs

27” Tete Jumeau has original chemise

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11” Automaton with tambourine

hen a well known doll estate comes in to be auctioned, it is always a treat. But when two other large estates come in at the same time, unpacking the dolls is like opening up Christmas presents and “Making New Friends”.

Because of the volume of these estates, Alderfer Auction and Appraisal in Hatfield, Pennsylvania will be breaking them into two sales. The first will take place over two days – Wednesday August 4th and Thursday August 5th. The second sale will be held in November.

These collections are from western Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Columbia, South Carolina. They owners had over seventy years of collecting between them. The first lady collected many French dolls, automatons and Gebruder Heubachs. The French grouping includes Tete Jumeaus – 14” to a 27” (which has two outfits including her original factory chemise), a 1907 Jumeau, and a 21” open mouth Jumeau. Additionally, to be offered is a Bru Jne R walker, a group of fashion dolls including an original ethnic fashion, a Jumeau “1” fashion type, a painted eye and a Rohmer type. Also to be offered is a 19” FG, 24” E10D, 18” open mouth Steiner and 23” Steiner PARIS, a 17” open mouth ED1. Several SFBJ dolls – a pair of 20” PARIS 2 and 60 PARIS 3 dolls and a pair of SFBJ 236 PARIS laughing character toddlers will be sold.

The collection also includes Heubachs with a wide range of personalities: a pair of model 8192, a Coquette, 21” model 10633 and a 7 ½” windup baby. Boy Heubachs include molds 8420 and 8470 which will be sold together. A very cute 13” Googly, 13 ½” model 7603, 20” laughing Heubach and a 20” pensive face will be offered.

There are other German characters including two multifaced dolls ( a 2-face and a 3-face), Kammer & Rheinhardt 126 toddler and a 101 Marie. Also, many beautiful German Kestners; a pair of Simon & Halbig 1039 walkers and 1159 lady doll; many all bisques; ethnic

18.5” Tete Jumeau 15.5” Unmarked Rohmer Type SFBJ Laughing Boy 21” Bru Jne R Walking Doll

dolls including Native American, Asian and Hawaiian.

Automatons are always novel to have in one’s collection and this lady loved hers. Presented for sale will be two different ladies with their tambourines, a Simon & Halbig 1300, two clowns with bases, two clowns with instruments, a dog/clown on platform, a Russian lady with her tea set and for the summer, a swimmer. There are also several marottes.

From the other collections will come large groups of vintage Mary Hoyers, Madame Alexanders (including an original tagged set of “The Three Little Pigs”), Annette Himstedt’s, artist dolls and bears. Early milliners models, a glass eye and tagged original Lencis, a bisque head candy container; even a not often found 33” Italian bisque head Furga S. Canneto Oglio 800.

The Wednesday sale will be 14” 1907 featuring dolls made after the Jumeau late 1940’s which will include the discovery lots, Steiff, hard plastics and vinyls just to mention a few.

The Thursday auction will begin with the body parts/supplies and then will be offering the earlier dolls: French and German bisque, a large collection of beautiful early miniatures, papier mache, composition, ethnic, china, etc.

The Artfact portion of the auction will begin at 12:00 noon.

For more information about the auction, to request a free color brochure or to order the catalog package, call 215-393-3036 or visit www.alderferauction.com or email Alderfer@alderferauction.com.

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17” ED7 DePose

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rare English wooden, 13 inches tall, c. 1680, wearing the original habit of the Carmelite mission order of Bethune, sold for approximately $17,600 at Bonhams in Knightsbridge. On an historical note when William and Mary ushered in a period of antiCatholicism, many Catholics, fearing for their children’s safety, smuggled them out of England. It is believed that dolls sometimes accompanied the young families and were later dressed and returned to England to show the families that they were safe.

lovely Bru Jeune from the Chevrot era, with pressed We would like to thank the following auction bisque head incised houses for their participation: Bru Jne 7, with large Bonhams, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, blue paperweight London SW7 1 HH www.bonhams.com eyes and marked Bru Galerie De Chartre, 7 rue Collin D’Harleville 280 Chartres. www.interencheres.com/28001 body, approximately 20-12 inches realized François Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers 89130 Toucy. www.theimer.fr approximately $12,500 at recent sale presented by Galerie de Chartre.

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Annette Himstedt’s Porcelain Artist’s Proofs

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Finest Doll Collection We’ve Offered In 35 Years ❞ Danny and Barrie Shapiro, owners of The Toy Shoppe in Richmond, Virginia, exclusively represent Annette Himstedt’s collection of porcelain Artist’s Proofs from her own private collection. We interviewed them regarding this collection and Annette’s impact on the doll world.

Q. What makes Annette’s collection of porcelain Artist’s Proofs so special?

A. Annette is one of a handful of artists who dramatically influenced how dolls are created and how we perceive them. While she has a reputation for exceptional vinyl dolls, she began as a porcelain doll artist and developed a mastery of this medium. These Artist’s Proofs were done entirely by Annette, matching her creative vision as closely as possible and serving as the model for her small, limited editions.

Q. How did Annette influence doll making?

A. With her first collection, Barefoot Children, Annette estab-

lished a Modern Realism movement that has reverberated around the world. With its origins in the Munich Art Doll Reform Movement of the early twentieth century, Modern Realism continues to embrace realistic and expressive faces. What separates it is an acceleration in realism that also includes the entire body. Gone are the traditional, mannequin-like doll bodies: Annette captures her dolls in motion and at play. Like Käthe Kruse and other doll artists before her, Annette took control of the entire doll making process by establishing her own manufactory. With resources there, she produced a body of work that stands as a testament to her inspired vision, remarkable artistry and steadfast commitment to quality.

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Q. Why would an antique collector be

interested in a contemporary doll artist?

A. There have been few major stylistic changes in European and American dolls over the past 250 years. The key doll artists and doll makers at the forefront of these movements often created the most beautiful and most influential dolls that, over time, have also become the most highly prized.

Antique collectors searching for quality dolls of rare beauty and significant historical value will find that Annette’s dolls will stand that test of time.

Q. How do her porcelain and vinyl dolls differ?

A. With her own manufactory, Annette was able to explore vinyl and porcelain techniques that were unprecedented.

Her work in both mediums is exemplary although different due to the material itself. Color is fired into porcelain giving it a richness and colorfastness that is unmatched. Annette was renowned for her skin tones and experimented with multiple complex and time-consuming firings to build her palette. Annette is a master artist and painted extraordinary detailing on each porcelain Artist’s Proof by hand.

Q. When did you first discover Annette’s dolls?

A. Since 1975, The Toy Shoppe has been intimately

associated with modern doll styles and traveled the world in search of exceptional artists. When we visited the Nuremberg International Toy Fair in 1986, we saw the premiere introduction of Annette’s Barefoot Children. Her dolls were stunningly beautiful and, more importantly, they were truly unique and fresh. We immediately realized that we were witnessing a new direction in doll making!

Q. How will future generations regard Annette?

A. The history of dolls shows that revolutionary ideas in

design are very rare occurrences. Annette will surely be remembered as the most influential doll artist of Modern Realism. When future generations look back, it is the dolls

by Annette Himstedt that will be synonymous with our time, just like Bru and Jumeau are synonymous with the second half of the nineteenth century.

Note: The Toy Shoppe will produce a catalog of Annette Himstedt’s porcelain Artist’s Proofs collection. If you are interested in more information, contact Barrie at The Toy Shoppe, 1 800 447-7995.

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have shown this doll to several dealers in the business for 30 plus years and none have ever seen anything like it. All agree that it is an antique. It appears to be a wigged sitting piano baby with open head for open/close eyes that are set just like any other antique bisque doll’s eyes would be. Arms are also separate from body and are movable. She is about 4-1/2” high in a sitting position. Can anyone help?

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just bought this doll and the dealer said that no one could identify her. She is 15” tall and has a composition body. Her head is made of biscaloid and she has flirty eyes. Her face is painted and I believe she is wearing her original dress as it fits perfectly. She is jointed at the shoulders and hips. There is the number 5 on the back of her neck. The picture does not do her justice and does not show her ethnic features which are quite defined.

Barbara Kresge

by Don Jensen Amberg’s Alkali Ike doll was sold in theaters by the Essanay movie studios to promote its series of Alkali Ike silent film comedies starring Augustus Carney.

Augustus Carney Ideal called this doll with the nonwhistling pursed lips Broncho Bill, to take advantage of the then-fame of silent film actor Broncho Billy Anderson. Originally the doll was dressed in a cowboy outfit.

Broncho Billy Anderson

esterday’s stars become today’s “whozats.” Once everyone knew them. Now they are unknowns, big names from the past but now long forgotten.

Over the years, there have been many once-popular celebrities who had manufacturers clamoring to make doll versions of their famous selves. Most of us don’t remember or never knew their names.

Who, for instance, knows Augustus Carney, Broncho Billy Anderson, Allan Roy Dafoe or Lupino Lane? How many remember Betty Bronson, Jane Quigley, Margaret Montgomery, Carol Ann Berry or Sabu? All once had stardom. All now are just footnotes to our cultural history.

But their dolls live on.

Take Augustus Carney, for example. A diminutive onetime vaudevillian, he became incredibly popular as a silent film comedian. Beginning in 1911, he appeared as Alkali Ike in a series of Essanay Studio’s one-reel movies. With a real star on their hands, the film company had doll maker Louis Amberg and Son create an Alkali Ike doll that was marketed through movie theaters.

The 10-inch composition, cloth bodied doll was dressed in a cowboy outfit and originally was available with his stuffed horse. Alkali Ike dolls, which bear a striking resemblance to the real Carney, are extremely rare today and are coveted by celebrity doll collectors.

As for Carney, himself, success went to his head. His salary demands became so outrageous that Essanay and other film companies refused to hire him. Quickly he went from star to nobody and his early death in 1920 went virtually unnoticed.

Closely related to Carney was Broncho Billy Anderson, his film director and producer. Anderson – born Max Aaronson – was the first real Western film hero, starring in 1903’s The Great Train Robbery. Broncho Billy went on from this to establish the Essanay Movie Studios, directing the Alkali Ike comedies and countless other silent motion pictures.

But doll companies sometimes didn’t bother to buy the rights to a famous name or image. Sometimes a close copy was good enough, and it was a whole lot cheaper to

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ignore the licensing fee if you also could avoid being sued for pirating a popular persona.

That’s just what the young Ideal Novelty and Toy Co. did in 1915 by using a doll from its regular line and giving it a new name, Broncho Bill.

It was dressed in white buckskins, red shirt, khaki hat, with belt, gun and holster. Ideal hoped the implied name association with Broncho Billy Anderson would do the trick. But Ideal’s Morris Michtom, usually a shrewd doll merchandiser, was wrong this time. The 13inch composition head doll with pursed lips had a cloth body and molded compo boots. It attracted little attention and was only a so-so seller. While the rare example still shows up today, usually it goes unrecognized as a celebrity doll.

Allan Roy Dafoe was an unlikely hero who, through good luck, happened to be in the right place at the right time. The place was Callander, Ontario, Canada. The time was May 28, 1934, the birth date of the famous Dionne Quintuplets. Dr. Dafoe was called in to help deliver the five babies. Almost immediately, the public fell in love with the cute infants. Supposedly to protect the Quints from being commercially exploited, the Province of Ontario and Dr. Dafoe stepped into the picture, becoming de facto guardians. Dr. Allan Dafoe, soon the world’s most famous physician, personally profited from magazine columns, books deals, personal appearances, a radio show and even a film about his life.

Madame Alexander quickly sought a license to make Dionne Quints dolls. They were a smash hit, the most popular set of dolls in toy history. Then “Madame” went one step further and turned a doll from her regular line into an all-composition Dr. Dafoe, complete with medical gown and cap. After all, her reasoning went, if children loved her Quints dolls, they’d love to have a doll doctor to take care of them.

But the 14-inch doll had a rather silly looking wig and bore no resemblance to Dafoe or any other human male. Alexander’s Dr. Dafoe doll never sold well and is quite rare today.

Lupino Lane had a long career as a music hall, theatrical and film performer. He came from a family of British entertainers that traced its origins to the 1600s and later included Lane’s better-known niece, actress-director Ida Lupino. For a half century, until his death in 1959, Lane worked steadily in films and on the stage on both sides of the Atlantic, though he always was better known in Great Britain. The agile, rubberlegged Lane was most famous for his song and dance routine, The Lambeth Walk.

In 1939, that prompted British toymaker Dean’s Rag Book Co. Ltd. to create an all-cloth, 11-inch Lupino Lane doll, wearing his Lambeth Walk bowler hat, dapper checked suit and sporting a little “cookieduster” mustache. The doll is not that rare today.

Madame Alexander’s success with the Dionne Quintuplet dolls led to companion dolls, Dr. Dafoe (left), the youngsters’ physician, and a nurse.

Dr. Dafoe

But even though his sewn-on tag identifies him, that doesn’t stop most collectors from wondering just who is Lupino Lane?

Even more obscure is Betty Bronson. Born Elizabeth Ada Bronson in 1906, she got her first bit part in the movies at age 16. J.M. Barrie chose her to play the lead in his 1924 film version of Peter Pan. She continued to star in Hollywood films until 1933, sometimes beating out Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson for roles. In 1926 she starred in another Barrie filmed story, A Kiss for Cinderella. It was an artful flop, but not before the Averill Manufacturing Co., maker of the Madame Hendren line, signed a contract to make Betty Bronson dolls.

Averill brought out a 14-inch Betty Bronson Topsy Turvy Novelty doll dressed as Cinderella. She has two Lupino Lane had a long career on stage and in film but found shortlived fame as an agile dancer doing the Lambeth Walk.

Lupino Lane

Betty Bronson found fame in movie roles as Peter Pan and Cinderella. The later film prompted Averill Manufacturing Co. to create this Topsy Turvy doll.

Betty Bronson

compo heads with gray tin sleep eyes. Turned one way, Another Tinseltown infant star, now forgotten, was you can see poor little Cinderella. Turned upside down, the Juanita Quigley, known as Baby Jane. At 3, she made her crowned head and fancy dress of her make-over as princess first movie in 1934. After 1935, she mostly went by her becomes visible. Unmarked, this doll is rarely found today. given name and had an active film career as a juvenile until Betty Bronson’s films did not end in the ‘30s. She revived the early 1940s. In the ‘50s she left Hollywood and became her acting career in 1961, when she appeared on the TV a nun. Later she left the convent and married. She did show, My Three Sons. She had small roles in films and on appear in bit parts as late as 1983. television until her death in 1971.

At the height of her film fame in 1935, Madame American moviegoers have always loved little kids and Alexander made a 17-inch, all-composition, sleep-eyed, babies. Best known movie moppet, and lookalike doll, was, open-closed mouth Baby Jane, considered one of the of course, Shirley Temple. But there were other film infants, company’s better portrait dolls. Since the head is marked before and after.

Baby Jane//Reg//Mme Alexander, collectors have no One of the earlier stars was Margaret Jean Montgomery, trouble identifying it. born in 1918, who appeared in her first movie as Baby A much less successful child actress was Carol Ann Beery, Peggy when she was just a year and a half old. Between the adopted daughter of Wallace Beery. In 1932, Beery, 1920 and 1923, she made $1.5 million a year acting in nine the gruff bear-of-an-actor, and his wife, Rita, adopted her feature films and 150 one-reel shorts. orphaned 18-month-old niece. From the time the child was By age 8 however, Baby Peggy Montgomery was washed up after her stunt-man father demanded an even higher salary. The studio then set out to find a replacement Baby Peggy. In a contest, young Gladys Cameron was chosen, but, in fact, never appeared as Baby Peggy. In the 1960s, an intrepid reporter tracked down this “second Baby Peggy” and found her, a grandmother living in Brooklyn.

At the height of stardom in 1923, Louis Amberg and Son brought out a number of portrait dolls representing Baby Peggy. There were compo head dolls with molded bobbed hair, a version with a mohair wig, a made-in-Germany bisque head type and small all-bisque dolls. The molded hair composition version is readily found by collectors these days. In England, Dean’s Rag Book Ltd. made and sold cloth Baby Peggy dolls in three sizes.

In real life, though, Baby Peggy Montgomery wasn’t through. In the 1960s and later, under the name Diana Serra Carey, she began a writing career chronicling Baby Peggy, by Louis Amberg and Peggy Montgomery Hollywood’s early years. At this writing, she still lives Son, bore a striking resemblance to child star, Peggy Montgomery. in California at the age of 92.

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Juanita “Baby Jane” Quigley got her start in the films in the 1930s, when Madame Alexander acquired a license to make this composition doll.

Juanita Quigley

Orphaned in 1932, 18-monthold Carol Ann Beery was adopted by her aunt, Rita Gilman Beery and movie star husband, Wallace Beery.

The little girl appeared in her first film at the age of 3.

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Sabu’s stardom came after he appeared in movies set in exotic locations, such as The Thief of Baghdad.

Dollmaker Mollye Goldman was licensed to make a series of five dolls depicting characters from the film, including Sabu in the title role.

3 until she became an adult, her father tried to get her in films.

In 1935, she made her first film, China Seas, with her Dad, Clark Gable and Jean Harlow.

Believing she would be the next hot child star, the American Character Doll Co. that same year contracted to sell a Carol Ann Beery doll.

Using its Petite Sally doll, American Character sold Carol Ann Beery dolls in 13, 16½ and 19½-inch sizes. The firm marketed the doll in special “Two-Some” outfits, a dress and a playsuit that could be worn separately or as an undergarment with the dress. Carol Ann Beery is identifiable from other Petite Sally marked dolls by the crown of mohair braids across the top of her wig.

In real life, Carol Ann struggled for stardom throughout her teens, but in competition with a young Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Powell, she never made it big. She occasionally appeared in minor roles between 1950 and 1980.

Last on our list of dolls whose celebrity namesakes who went off to obscurity is Sabu.

Born in 1924, the movie actor known as Sabu was in 22 feature films from 1937 until 1964, when he died at the early age of 39. Though some biographies give his name as Sabu Dastagir, son of an Indian mahout or elephant trainer, careful researchers say his real name was Selar Shaik Sabu.

His greatest successes were in Britishmade films beginning in 1937. After his defining 1940 movie role as Abu, in The Thief of Baghdad, Mollye Goldman, designerentrepreneur of Mollye’s in Philadelphia, sought a license to produce five dolls, all characters from the motion picture. Among these, and the best known, was Mollye’s Sabu, a 14-inch all-composition doll that bore a striking resemblance to the young Indian actor. He wore a colorful “Arabian Nights” outfit and turban. Sabu dolls sometimes can be found by watchful celebrity doll collectors.

Rarely seen are the other four in Mollye’s The Thief of Baghdad set. They are the allcomposition Princess; her love interest, Ahmad; her father, the Sultan and the evil villain, Jaffar. Those four Mollye’s dolls are rather close likenesses of the real Princess, actress June Duprez and the male actors, John Justin, Miles Malleson and Conrad Veidt, respectively.

But now we’re talking about even more obscure celebrities, perhaps a story for another day.

Credits: Broncho Bill, Dr. Dafoe, Baby Jane, Betty Bronson, Carol Ann Beery and Sabu dolls from Ursula Mertz collection, photos by Otto Mertz. Alkali Ike, Baby Peggy and Lupino Lane dolls, photos by Don Jensen

Pantin: A Paper Printed Toy

FRONT (Make a photo copy for cutting)

What to those wondering eyes did appear? In mid- nineteenth century France, demoiselle’s twinkle was from the delight brought by brilliantly lithographed paper dolls. This timeless toy taught manual dexterity along with enriching history, art and fashion, all the while imparting a flavor of fun for sure. In the broader sense, paper dolls were emissaries of world culture and portrayed the rich and famous of stage, screen, prominent political persuasion and royal stature. All that glittered was gold among high society; the “pantin” or “dancing doll” was in favor and, in fact, noted to have been made to satirize nobility. Set apart from the classic interpretation of a figure replete with several outfits, our young maiden was jointed; her rendering combines puppetry and paper dolls. An enfantine ensemble lends to the overall spirit of fresh, youthful dances in the Romantic era when both clothing and dancing became less elaborate and restrictive as the rigid formalities of the Baroque ballroom eased.

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Pantin

The Dressed Dancing Doll • circa 1870 • Lori Santamaura Collection • Directions for Pantin • by Janet Hollingsworth parchment. Place some books on top to From the Lori Santamura Collection, you make sure the paper doll dries flat. are provided a unique and most lovely 7. The next day, carefully trim edges that dressed dancing paper doll to recreate in don’t match up front and back. your own special way. There are two sets of directions to recreate this antique treasure: 8. The paper doll upper legs are crossstitched to the hips at the bottom of the first, the cutout and assembly of the Patin bodice and the lower legs are crosspaper doll itself and, second, the creation of stitched to the upper legs at the knees. the costume.

(Using a larger needle, create a hole for each point of the cross-stitch before READ THESE DIRECTIONS sewing the actual stitch. Use a heavy THROUGH TO THE END BEFORE weight thread or double thread.)

STARTING. 9. The bow at the top of the paper doll head is created using red ribbon that matches PANTIN PAPER DOLL ASSEMBLY the ribbon at the waist (3/8 wide). It is The assembled doll is 12 inches tall. The attached to the doll by creating a hole next pages will show copies of the paper at the top of the head. Before attaching, doll parts (head & bodice with arms and tie the bow as desired. Then tie the bow legs). There are copies of the front and the through the hole at the top of the head. back of the doll.

The following steps are directions to cut out and assemble the Pantin paper doll: 1. From the magazine or website (antiquedollcollector.com), copy the paper doll front and back parts. Make extra copies. Recommend copying to cover or card stock paper 67lbs or more. Try to use a light cream color if available. (Run a test copy for color and clarity.)

2. Carefully cut out the doll parts both front and back. Make careful cuts with sharp scissors. Use an Exacto knife to clean up tags and cut out tight corners.

3. Neatly glue the front and back doll cutouts copied on cover/card stock paper together. Once glue is applied to one side, press the front and back pieces together.

4. Laying parchment paper over the glued pieces, use a paper bone or roller to press the sides together. Clean up excess glue.

(Suggest having a damp, folded paper towel on hand to clean up glue.) Repeat this process for each doll part to glue the front and back pieces together.

5. DO NOT REUSE THE PARCHMENT PAPER as excess glue can be transferred to the next pieces being glued.

6. Let all glued paper doll parts set overnight to make sure the glue is dry. Place on a flat surface and between 2 pieces of

floral design if desired.

• The dress skirt has thin red trim sewn across the front and up the sides 1-1/2 inch. The skirt is a graceful ballet length with a hem of 7/8 inches up to where the red trim covers it in the front.

• The dress bodice is of the same netting material as the skirt and overlaps from the waist to the hips by 2 inches. It is held in place with the red ribbon at the waist.

• The sleeves are pieces of double sided lace with 1/8 inch pleats. On top of the pleated lace sleeves is a piece of netting, a cap over-sleeve, with a “spider” lace in black that trims the outer edge.

(An alternative is to glue the ribbon versus creating the hole.)

• The red ribbon at the bodice waist matches the ribbon at the top of the doll’s head.

PANTIN PAPER DOLL COSTUME • The black threads in the back were used to The Pantin paper doll costume does not have a pattern. It is constructed with a series pull the legs to dance the doll and are no longer functional. You might try to figure out of measured rectangles for the bodices and how to do this for your Pantin – check the skirts as detailed in the directions for the web site (www.antiquedollcollector.com) slip and dress. The fabric is manipulated for information. (gathered and placed on doll).

Carefully study the pictures provided of the MATERIALS front and back costume. You will see the The following is a list of materials for the following: costume: • A simple under-slip made of off-white sheer cotton (cotton batiste) with a bodice • 1/3 yard dress fabric • 24 inches of 2 sided lace 7/8 inches wide and skirt. The slip is trimmed with lace (1/4 inch) at the top of the bodice and the • 24 inches of 3/8 inch red ribbon • 18 inches of 1/8 inch red trim skirt bottom.

• The dress is made of a fine (small gauge) • 8 inches of 1/2 inch black spider lace • 1/2 yard off-white sheer (batiste) cotton netting in off white. The netting fabric for the slip has a sizing that adds body and a floral appliqué design in brown and white that • 1-1/2 yards of small lace trim (1/4 inch wide) for the slip appears to have an infused furry texture.

• Thread to match.

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The Dressed Dancing Doll continued ALTERNATIVE FABRICS AND TRIMS: The Pantin doll dress is made from a very fine (small gauge) netting fabric with sizing. You might also consider unbleached gauze, also know as cheesecloth. A cotton organza can also be used. The fabric may also be prepared with tea dying and spray starch. Make sure the fabric is completely dry before sewing. Black spider lace can be made by finding a black lace with a delicate edge that is then trimmed and applied to the cap over-sleeve.

Double edged lace can be made by sewing 2 pieces of single edge lace together.

sewn over the hem top fold and up 1-1/2 inches on the side seams. See Dress front picture. Pin and sew trim on dress front, then press.

4. Fold top of skirt over 1/4 inch and sew gather stitches at waist; hold for assembly.

Measure to make sure the skirt covers the slip and is the right length.

Dress Bodice & Sleeves 5. Cut 2 dress bodices 3-1/4 inches wide by 5 inches long.

6. Sew 1/4 inch side seams with 1/2 inch opening in seam to fit under arms. Make 1/4 inch fold over at dress bodice top both front and back – press in place (off doll).

7. Make two 2 inch pleated lace sleeves with Hand sewing is recommended. When 1/8 inch pleats. Pin pleats and press in pressing, remove garment from paper place. May need some spray starch to set doll. DO NOT PRESS ANYTHING ON pleats.

THE PAPER DOLL ITSELF. 8. For the cap over-sleeve, cut 2 on fold that measure 1-1/4 inches in length with DIRECTIONS FOR SLIP: a soft curve that is 7/8 inches wide at the Slip Bodice mid-point. Take a look at the bodice and 1. Cut 2 bodice slip pieces (front & back) the cap over-sleeve shown in the costume 3 inches wide by 1-1/2 inches long. pictures.

2. Sew side seams (1/4 inches) and make sure you can easily slide over hips to bust. 9. Sew the black spider lace to the outer edge of the cap over-sleeve. Tack the 3. Fold over top and press. Then sew lace to over-sleeve to the top of the pleated lace top of bodice. sleeve. Make sure it is centered on each 4. Sew gathering stitch at waist and set aside sleeve. Set aside for assembly. to work on slip skirt.

Slip Skirt FINAL COSTUME ASSEMBLY: 5. Cut 2 slip skirt pieces (rectangles) 7-1/4 The costume is fitted to the paper doll so inches wide by 6-1/4 inches long. the bodice curves hold it in place. It is 6. Sew slip skirt side seams and turn under assembled and fitted to the paper doll as a skirt hem about 1/4 inch then sew lace trim to slip hem. The finished slip length permanent costume. In other words – not to be removed or put on and off the doll. should be at the red dress skirt trim that The costume is NOT glued or stitched to will be attached to the front. Adjustments the Pantin paper doll. to length can be made at the waist.

The ribbon at the waist is the last to be 7. Sew gathering stitch at waist, press and placed and fitted; it is the essential item in set aside for assembly. keeping the costume on the doll. Make sure you have pictures of the Pantin front and DIRECTIONS FOR DRESS: back costume to refer to as you are fitting Dress Skirt 1. Cut 2 skirt rectangles (front & back) 9-1/4 the costume to your Pantin.

The following directions are to fit the inches wide by 7-1/4 inches long.

2. Sew side seams together and press. Turn costume to the doll: 7/8 inch hem with a 1/4 inch fold. Press Position Costume Pieces On Doll: 1. Place slip bodice on doll and gather at and sew hem. waist or pin folds to fit.

3. The red trim on the dress skirt front is 74

2. Place the slip skirt on the doll, gather at waist and carefully pin to bodice waist.

3. Place dress skirt on doll, gather at waist and temporarily pin to slip.

4. Check the positioning of the dress skirt and slip and make all required adjustments.

5. Place dress bodice with sleeves on doll. The dress bodice should hang a good 2 inches below the waist with an evenly cut raw edge.

6. Make necessary adjustments to the dress bodice and skirt.

Final Costume Fit On Doll: 7. Once you have the costume pieces pinned in place, tie the gather stitches at the waist of the slip bodice, slip skirt and dress skirt while these costume pieces are on the doll. Trim and tuck under the gather threads. Remove pins.

8. Tie red ribbon at waist. Stand up doll to make sure the ribbon is holding the costume in place. Additional hidden stitches to the costume may be required to hold it firmly in place.

9. At the center back of the dress bodice, make a clean, straight cut from the bodice bottom to the bottom of the waist ribbon.

Cut a slight curve to each side of the bodice dress fabric, fold each side back and “finger” press to stay flat.

10. Your Pantin paper doll is complete.

SOURCES • Michele Hamilton’s book, SEWING VICTORIAN DOLL CLOTHES, is highly recommended and available at Amazon.com.

• Mini-Magic Doll Sewing Supplies, Williamsport, PA. www.mini-magic.com • Int’l Silks & Woolens, Tel 323-653-6453, Fax 323-653-9276, 8347 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 • UFDC Real Services The Dancing Doll www.ufdc.org/paperdolls.htm • Antique Doll Collector Visit www.antiquedollcollector.com to print the paper doll and the costume on your color printer using card stock. The web site also shows a larger version of the dressed doll.

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Volume 11, Number 8 September 2008 Selfridge Collection to be auctioned by Theriault’s • UFDC Salesroom • Dolly and Her Dressmaker • A Gift from Russia’s Czar Volume 11, Number 9 October 2008 Morphy’s Doll Auction • UFDC Antique Blue Ribbon Winners • Heubach • American-Made Dolls • Kentucky Poppets • National Doll Festival Volume 11, Number 10 November 2008 White House Doll & Toy Museum at Auction • Soft Metal Dollhouse Furniture • Blue Ribbon Winners • Hats For Your Poupée – a Special Pattern • Miniature China Dolls Volume 11, Number 11 December 2008 Theriault’s Three-Day Auction • AllBisques • Faith-Based Dolls • Peterkin • Christmas Dolls • More UFDC Winners!

Volume 11, Number 12 January 2009 Ella – A Royal Gift • Dollhouse Miniatures • Heubach Molded Hairstyles • Gaithersburg • UFDC Modern Exhibit • Etta Boudoir Dolls • Affordable Chinas Volume 12, Number 1 February 2009 Early French Papier-Mâché Dolls • Discovering a Pit Brow Lass • Spain’s Cloth Doll Boom • Queen Rosabelle • UFDC Winners • A Special Pre-Greiner • Half Dolls Volume 12, Number 2 March 2009 Schoenhut Dolls • Tracing a Steiner’s Past • Doll Finds Under $500! • Gaultier • PA Dutch Dolls • Responsible Restoration • UFDC Volume 12, Number 3 April 2009 Gaultier • Lancaster Rags • Pinocchio & Friends • Miniature Parian Dolls • Lenci Volume 12, Number 4 May 2009 Simon and Halbig’s 1300 Series • Identifying French Dolls • Kley & Hahn Dolls • Collector Close-up • South American Super Hero • Early Steiff Animals Volume 12, Number 5 June 2009 Trousseau Doll at De Kleine Wereld Museum • Bébés Marked “DEP” • Black Dolls • Heubach Bisque Nudes • Character Dolls • NADDA’s April Show Volume 12, Number 6 July 2009 Bru Bébé Modèle • Collector Close-up • Sailor Dolls • Tynietoy • Sonneberg-Type Papier-Mâché Dolls Volume 12, Number 7 August 2009 Character Dolls of Catterfelder Puppenfabrik • George Borgfeldt • Paper Dolls • Chinas and Parians • An English Baby House • Effanbee’s Honey Volume 12, Number 8 September 2009 Richard Wright’s Personal Collection at Auction • Theriault’s Sets New Doll Record! • Tynietoy • UFDC Salesroom • Chinas and Parians • Remembering Dorothy Coleman Volume 12, Number 9 October 2009 Irresistible Googlies!

• UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Japanese Dolls • Unmarked Composition Dolls • Becassine • The National Doll Festival Volume 12, Number 10 November 2009 An A.T. and Her Wardrobe • French Dolls from World War I • Door of Hope • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Skinner Sells Wright Collection Volume 12, Number 11 December 2009 Theriault’s Grand Auction Weekend • American Composition Dolls • K*R Cloth Caricature Dolls • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Shopping in Paris • Christmas Toyland • Poured Wax Dolls • A Suitcase Full of Treasures • Crèche Figures Volume 12, Number 12 January 2010 A Jumeau Fashion • Ludwig Greiner • The Gibson Girl • Christian Hacker Shops • Urika Dolls • Gaithersburg Doll Show • Rose Percy • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners Volume 13, Number 1 February 2010 Portrait of an Antique Doll Collector • Abigail, The Log Cabin Doll • A Doll Marriage Made in Heaven • Shopping in France • Trion Toy Company • Galluba and Hoffman • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 13, Number 2 March 2010 Lilas: A Special Rohmer Doll • A 1910 Gottschalk Dollhouse • Owners and Their Dolls • Gebruder Bing • Auction Previews • NADDA in Seattle Volume 13, Number 3 April 2010 French Boudoir Dolls • Frozen Charlottes • Japanese Friendship Dolls • Kaiser Babies • Verdier & Gutmacher • An 18th Century Wooden • American Doll Discoveries Volume 13, Number 4 May 2010 A Rare Male Fashion • Doll’s Through the Artist’s Eye • Raggedy Ann • Native American Dolls • Early Hingham Craftsmen Volume 13, Number 5 June 2010 Rare Characters • La Veilleuse • Italian Cloth Smokers • American Made Walking Dolls • Early Hingham Craftsmen • NADDA • A Doll Survivor

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July 2010

10 New York, NY. N.Y. Black Doll & Art Show.

Riverside Church, So. Hall. www.BlackDollShows.com 11 Ewing, NJ. Christmas in July Doll Show & Sale.

W. Trenton Volunteer Fire Co. No.1. Delaware Valley Doll Club of NJ. 609-259-3428.

17-21 Chicago, IL. Dolls Exhibition & Sale. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. National Doll Festival.

831-438-5349.

17 Rosemont, IL. Doll Auction. Convention Center & Rosemont Hotel @ O’Hare Airport. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786.

18 Chicago, IL. Marquis Catalog Auction.

Intercontinental. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422.

18-23 Chicago, IL. United Federation of Doll Clubs’ 61st Annual Convention. Hyatt Regency Chicago.

888-421-1442.

24 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Christmas in July Dolls & Bears & Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale.

Amara Shrine Temple. Young-At-Heart Dolls. Karen Monahan. 561-304-9581.

August 2010

1 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Al Bahr Shriners. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

4-5 Hatfield, PA. Doll Auction. Roxanne LeMay Morison, Doll Consultant. Alderfer Auction.

800-577-8846 ext. 3023.

6-8 Asheville, NC. Doll & Bear Expo. Crowne Plaza Resort. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows.

803-783-8049.

6-8 Monroeville, PA. Toy Show. Monroeville Convention Center. Orangestone Promotions, Inc. 412-213-0224.

7-8 Archbold, OH. 27th Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Sauder Village. 800-590-9755.

7 Eagle River, WI. Doll Show & Sale. Kalmar Community Ctr. Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods. 715-479-7132.

7 San Antonio, TX. 2nd Annual Hill Country Doll Show & Sale. Live Oak Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-708-8054.

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

Nancy Jo Schreeder. 925-229-4190.

12-14 Brookfield, WI. 10th Midwest Doll Festival.

Mary Zoch. 847-827-0416.

15 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386.

18-20 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232.

21 Angelica, NY. Doll Show & Sale. Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club. Lorraine Hasper.

585-365-2520.

21-22 Belgium. 24e International Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Hallen Belfort. Niesje Wolters van Bemmel. info@niesjewolters.nl 21 Huntsville, AL. 34th Anniversary Show & Sale.

Historic Huntsville Depot Roundhouse.

Twickenham Doll Club. 256-881-4809.

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

29 Mankato, MN. Doll Show & Sale. Best Western Inn. Lady Slipper Doll Club. 507-334-0431.

September 2010

4 Portland, OR. Doll Show. National Guard Armory.

Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

4 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094.

8-12 Denver, CO. Miniatures & Dolls & Toys Show.

Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech. Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys. 303-651-6856.

9-12 Neenah, WI. Oldenburg & Co. 2nd Annual Convention. Holiday Inn. 920-582-4361.

11 Hillsborough, NH. Annual Toy & Doll Extravaganza @ the Dollhouse in Hillsborough.

Withington Auction. www.withingtonauction.com 11 Las Cruces, NM. Dona Ana Doll Club Show & Sale.

Days Inn Conference Center. 575-523-1413.

11 Roseville, CA. Doll Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

11 San Diego, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Al Bahr Temple.

Delightful Dolls. 619-265-0443.

11 Talbott, TN. Doll Show. Morristown Doll Club.

W. Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Dept.

423-586-0744.

11 Waldorf, MD. Doll Show & Sale. Thomas Stone High School. Southern Maryland Doll Club.

301-868-6410.

12 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Fireman’s Recreation Hall. Fairlands Doll. Sue Spink.

585-591-2841.

12 Chantilly, VA. Teddy Bear Show. Dulles Expo & Conference Ctr. Alex Wilson. 717-993-3041.

12 Erlanger, KY. Doll Show. 1379 Donaldson Rd. Triple Crown Doll Club. Monica. 859-635-1649.

12 Maquoketa, IA. Doll & Toy & Bear Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139.

12 Valparaiso, IN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Porter County Exposition Center. Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club. 219-476-7384.

18 Beaverton, OR. Doll Show. Beaverton Elks Lodge.

Sharon. slfratzke@comcast.net 18-19 Gaithersburg, MD. 151st Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events.

443-617-3590.

18 Greenville, SC. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049.

18 Lawrenceville, PA. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show & Sale. Laurel Doll Club of PA. 570-537-2253.

18 Lewiston, ID. Annual Doll Sale. Lewis -Clark State College. Lewis-Clark Doll Club. Carmen Moxley.

509-758-5487.

18 W. Covina, CA. Doll & Bears Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

19 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport. Carolyn Johnson. 409-945-2796.

19 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Bear Show. Serb Hall.

Orphans In The Attic. Marge Hansen. 920-563-0046.

25 Billings, MT. Doll Show. Legacy Doll Museum.

406-252-0041.

25 Bremerton, WA. Doll Show. Sons of Norway Hall.

Sandy O’Donnell. 360-871-7359.

26 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show. The Lantern.

B&L Promotions. 419-228-4657.

26 Ottawa, Canada. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show.

R.A. Centre. C. McIntosh. 613-829-0041.

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Over 200 Years of Playthings / Plus: Doll Artist & *Toys The Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 12 Miles North West of Washington DC (I-270) Exit 10 to red light, turn left, follow fairgrounds signs. Bellman Events 1-443-617-3590 Call For Next Eastern National Doll Show *LIMITED Number of Toys ©

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erfect for gift-giving, this delightful tale about the adventures of a 200-year-old doll will capture your fancy and take you into rural France in the early 19th century and let you explore the fashions of the period.

It sells for $12.95 plus S&H and can be ordered through Amazon.com or by contacting the author at evie2000@dslextreme.com

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From Alligator to Zebra - and a lot in between.

GE alligator $575; Ringmaster $425; Lady Rider $395; GE Pig $650; GE Kangaroo $1200; GE Zebra $625 . . . many more. Call Keith 717-519-6868 or email: kkaonis@gmail.com

Frizellburg Antique Store

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

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August 7 2010 Saturday 9:00 a.m.

For information sendSASE (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

laura turner, proprietor, 1909 old taneytown rd., Westminster, MD 21158. open thurs-Sun 11-5 410-848-0664 410-875-2850 We also carry a quality line of antiques, textiles, furniture and jewelry. 30 years of experience where you can buy or sell with confidence. Call us with your wants — we have an ever-changing inventory

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The Doll Works

SonDrA Krueger AntiqueS

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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Buying and Selling antique doll furniture, dollhouses, antique toy china, accessories. www.sondrakrueger.com ebay Store: Sondra Krueger Antiques phone 530-893-5135.

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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

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

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 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

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Phone 623/266-2926 or cell 206/295-8585

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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 and collectibles. lSADSe for color fully illustrated list #71. 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 Antique Doll repair and restoration full service repair of dolls including bisque, composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls. We specialize in antique and vintage doll clothing and related accessories. Call Rhoda’s Doll Emporium 618-387-1255. Email rhodawade99@gmail.com

New dolls added weekly

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Please include payment with your ad. larger ads are considered display ads — call us for information. 1-888-800-2588.

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Open Tues. thru Sun. 10-5 Located in Historic Evanswood Village on Hwy. 10 Weyauwega, WI 1-920-867-4300 Ask for Dawn.

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 reneW Your SubSCriPtion MAKe A DAnCing PAPer Doll linKS to Your FAVorite ADVertiSerS AnD More At: WWW.AntiqueDollColleCtor.CoM

Valerie Fogel

North Bend, WA. 98045 Tel: 425.765.4010 Fax: 425.292.0185 (call 1st) Valerie@beautifulbebes.com Member UFDC and NADDA

Beautifulbebes.com The simple beauty that resonates from the pure, fresh faces of these superb children leaves an indelible impression on the heart of the Character Child Collector. These charming children have a lovely presence. Radiant bisque, superior modeling, original clothing, and superior condition are the hallmarks of these superb Simon & Halbig 1488 models. He stands tall at 25 inches and she at 28 inches. She is on the desirable toddler body with slant hips and rounded tummy. Although she is shown here in a lovely human hair wig, she also retains her original blonde mohair wig and original pink bonnet. Little brother has a fabulous matching jacket, knickers and cap, original blonde mohair wig and antique leather shoes. They have always been together and would love to continue on their journey united. Pair - $12,800, 25" Boy - $6200, 28" Girl - $6900 When has the Hilda model ever been more desirable? This version with original skin wig, charming antique "swabbie" outfit, antique oxfords and adorable vintage pup just melts you right where you stand! He has that first out of mold look, brilliant blue eyes, original toddler body and happiest face on earth! Fifteen inches of bliss! $2995

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Oh My! The Googly Girls are planning some fun...or maybe a wee bit of mischief! These two darlings are simply fabulous, together or apart! Both are fully marked. The Princess on the left marked JDK 221 stands a whopping 16" on her original chubby toddler body. Her baby blue "orbs" sparkle with fun and more than a hint of impish appeal!

Her best friend is by Hertel Schwab and although slightly more demure, her sassy spirit bubbles outward from her spirited brown side glance. Their joy is infectious and one cannot help but smile and return to the days of childhood.. JDK 221 - $10,900, Hertel Schwab 165 - $9800

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VICTORIAN RETREAT ANTIQUE DOLLS! WWW.VICTORIANRETREAT.RUBYLANE.COM Call Lynne Shoblom 928-445-5908 What a cream puff! Rare 9 1/2" 1907 Jumeau. This adorable little Jumeau is a confection with her big blue paperweight eyes surrounded by lush lashes and peaches and cream bisque.

Her sweet little open mouth shows tiny teeth and her ears are pierced.

Her darling blond wig is antique and she is very proud of her amazing size one pink silk Jumeau shoes! Simply a delectable delight in her fluffy pink net and silk dress - $3495.

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All original scrumptious 5" Barefoot All Bisque French Mignonette from a prestigious European collection. Her precious little face with a closed mouth and cobalt blue eyes, beautiful painting and excellent pale bisque will call to you. She has wonderful detailed bare feet and hands. Her original wig has long full braids going down her back. You will adore her original couture silk dress and matching hat.

An All Bisque that will be the center stage of your collection!! - $2695. Call Lynne Shoblom 928-4455908

Mystically beautiful 20" Bebe Jumeau with huge, luminous amber paperweight eyes surrounded by sweeping lashes and delicate artistry. Her Jumeau body has it's original finish. She has a lovely antique brown mohair wig, cork pate, signed Jumeau shoes and most elegant antique frock! Prettiest Jumeau you will ever find! $4895.

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17” Phenix Bebe, deep blue paperweight eyes, closed mouth, original fully jointed composition body, and wonderful vintage handmade clothing. $3850.

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

Open Sunday 9AM - 4PM or by appointment Visa/Mastercard 8 N.Village Circle P.O. Box 705 Adamstown, PA. 19501 (717) 484-1200 ourant@ptd.net

18.5” Early Sonneberg child incised 11, large blue sleep eyes, pouty mouth, fully jointed Schmitt type body, and period clothing. $3850.