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Antique DOLL Collector July 2015 Vol. 18, No. 6

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The Estate Antique Doll Collection of Billie and Paige Welker at Auction Wednesday, July 15, 2015

• Auction 11AM

There will be a two-hour preview on Wednesday from 9AM-11AM The rarest German bisque art characters, gorgeous French bébés and their costumes, French poupées and trousseaux, American cloth and paper mache folk dolls of the highest order, many bearing blue ribbon presentation awards, were among the treasures sought and perfectly preserved by the prescient North Carolina

couple. Coupling good taste with a passion for the curious and unique, the Welkers assembled a perfectly blended selection of antique childhood treasures. In addition, the auction offers the wellknown private collection of Door of Hope dolls from research author, Mary Sicard. More than 400 lots are presented in the 200+ page full-color hardbound book. $75.

See inside the left panel for additional “Love, Shirley Temple” dolls & more!

Love, Shirley Temple Film Costumes, Dolls, Memorabilia, 1928-1940, from the Personal Family Archives of Shirley Temple at Auction

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Special Auction Time 10AM

The auction will be preceded by a full-day preview on Monday, July 13 from 12PM-8PM and on Tuesday, July 14 from 8AM-10AM (reservation only)

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1. Simon & Halbig “Erika” Toddler, Mold No. 1489, 21 Inches of pure joy! Sleep eyes, perfect bisque socket head, Hard to find character, antique clothing. $4000 2. Gebruder Heubach character girl, Molded and painted bobbed hairdo, Kestner stamped kid body, Unmarked rare mold number 8547, 17 inches. Extra fine! $2500 3. Simon & Halbig Mold No. 1269, 16 inches, All original costume and shoes, Sleep Eyes, Ball-jointed composition body, Outstanding doll for the finer collector! $1300 4. SFBJ 252 Toddler Character, On very few occasions, we have a super special doll like this cutie come into our shop! Sweet pouty face with extra full pouty lips, 12 inches, gorgeous French clothing, Ball-jointed composition and wood body. Adorable! $4500 5. Kammer & Reinhardt #101 “Marie”, 13 1/2 inches, Antique Clothing, Ball jointed composition body, Antique mohair wig, Dewy bisque! $2400

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6. Adolph Wislizenus Mold No. 110 Toddler, 12 inches, Slant hip body, Blue intaglio eyes, Open/closed mouth with teeth, Cutie! $950 7. Gebruder Heubach with large molded ears, Large toothy grin, Unmarked super rare character, five piece composition baby body, Antique romper, Originally from the Catherine White Collection and fondly nicknamed “Ears.” So, so hard to find and so cute!!! $3200 8. Kammer & Reinhardt Mold No. 131 Googly Character Toddler, Slant hips, Sleep Eyes, Antique Clothing, 15 inches, Huge and precious side-glancing eyes!! Love her! $11,000 with Layaway available!

9. Sally Cutts Artist Lady Doll, 7 inches, Costumed by Robert Archer, Turned head, Ca. 1992, Beautiful Floral hair decoration. Very desirable artist doll! $795 10. Hertel, Schwab & Co. Googly #164, 15 inches, Human hair wig, Great expression with “watermelon” smile.

Toddler composition body! We will have more wonderful googlies from this great collection at the UFDC convention! $6500

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AMONG FRIENDS...THERIAULT’S PRESENTS THE WELKER COLLECTION JULY 15 IN KANSAS CITY, MO

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BLEUETTE DURING WWI

by Samy Odin Bleuette becomes an all French-made doll.

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NÉNETTE & RINTINTIN: POULBOT’S CHILDREN AND LAZARSKA’S FETISHES

by Dominique Pennegues Why were these good luck charms named after Poulbot’s dolls?

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A VISIT WITH CYNTHIA AND GEORGE ORGERON

by Donna Kaonis This Louisiana couple run a bed and breakfast geared to doll collectors.

About The Cover Our cover doll is definitely not lacking in character! This amazing bisque doll, part of the Billie and Paige Welker Collection, will be sold by Theriault’s in Kansas City, MO on Wednesday, July 15. German and French bisque dolls, as well as rare cloth dolls, promise a well-rounded and fascinating selection for collectors. The prior day is the amazing sale of Shirley Temple memorabilia, items lovingly preserved by this iconic child star during her lifetime.

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FRIVOLITIES & WHIMSICALITIES FROM CHIFFONNETTE’S TROUSSEAU

THE NORTHERN OHIO DOLL & BEAR SHOW

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1. ‘Adelina’ with her Sunday Doll - unusually sweet 27” all original 1850’s Papier Mache young lady, no craze or repaint! Orig. cloth body and mint feminine clothes, all so elegant with her jewelry and laced up slippers! Plus the Milliners Model she is holding! $1495

4. 21” Glass Eyed Wigged China Fashion - Like Rohmer or Huret, this rare poupée style china is all about fashion with her lady like high cheek bones, and slender face, earliest cobalt eyes with tiny dotted lashes all around, long mint tresses, original body & silk gown, plus her UFDC Blue Ribbon! That special! $4000

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3. 27” Closed Mouth Bebe Jumeau - high style grandeur abounds in the gorgeous 1880’s model with finest quality bisque, glowing paperweight eyes, truly invisible hidden flaw, mint french human hair corkscrew curls, orig. body & coil, stunning chapeau to crown her glory. Magnificent! If you only want one this is it!

All just $3500

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2. Rare Lambert ‘Negre Frappeur’ from the prestigious and award winning line of Leopold Lambert’s ‘Jouet Automatique’ comes this important ‘attention getting’ automaton... still All Original in a spectacular blend of the elegant and the exotic! With his Exuberant Ethnic Modelling, monsieur Le Frappeur sports with incredible panache his brilliant formal attire very possibly designed and executed by Lambert’s own wife Eugenie Maria Bourgeois.

A commanding figure,now he can be the attention getter of all your Bebes! 28” overall and fantastic! $7500

5. Factory Perfect Mint 16” Jules Steiner - has it all! Closed Mouth with huge blue paperweight eyes, shaded lids, rose petal perfect bisque with dewey sheen, mint & signed stiff wrist body with Factory Chemise, wig, earrings & shoes beneath her high style couture. What an elegant confection for only $4200

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6. Rare Kestner All Bisques - both at once!! 5.5” and 7” long, sleep eyes, original wigs & clothes, even signed bodies! The smaller one has a torso reglue under the clothes. Super rare! $1200, larger one $1800.

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7. Extremely Rare ‘Solid Crown ‘J.D.K. Asian Baby - Museum class 16” rarity, all mint with the signed amber tint original Kestner body, probably original clothes too, exquisite modeling features the rare molded hair with articulated comb marks and brush stroke bangs and tender blushed cheeks!

Jewel of the Orient $7500

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8. All original 9.5” Kestner Gibson with Wardrobe Unpacked after 25 years in storage, this all original trousseau doll with plaster pate & wig has 4 extra outfits, fancy cream organza, pale blue linen seaside, black satin formal, 2-tone day dress & chenille jacket,plus 3 hats all in original trunk!

True Edwardiania at its best! $2500

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Left: 15” Kammer & Reinhardt 115 “Phillip” $3500 Center: 13” Heubach 7602 pouty boy with flocked hair $475 Right: 20” Kley & Hahn 520 pouty child with unusual brown eyes $2950 Please visit our Ruby Lane Shop or call for more details.

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For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

Always Buying. Trades, Consignments, Sales and Estate.

25” Bru Jeune Circle Dot ~ Fabulous face on this amazing Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with beautiful hypnotic blue paper weight eyes. Exquisite condition head to toe. Antique original wig. Original marked shoes. Lovely antique silk ensemble in pale blue with antique lace embellishments. Marked head and shoulder plate. $22,800~

Bru Jeune 10 ~ Exquisite doesn’t capture the complete essence of this superior 25” Bebe.

Simply divine with the most childlike presence and look of innocence. Perfect from head to toe, she is from the early Chevrot period and has magnificent carved feet.

Marked 10, remnant of the original label, superb chambray ensemble in deep claret wine hue. Long tailed wig in warm nutmeg color perfectly frames her liquid topaz eyes.

Please call 425-765-4010. Generous layaway option available or incentives.

Come visit Beautiful Bebes studio!

Call for an appointment today!

(425)765-4010 Special arrangements can be made to accommodate groups up to sixteen persons with advance notice.

Meet us at the UFDC Sales Room in Kansas City at the annual convention July 16-19th! If you can’t attend the convention we are open to the public on Saturday July 18th!

Stunning Bebe by Maison Jumeau c. 1883 approximately 31 inches tall with huge blue paper weight eyes, exquisite panting of lovely features.

Original wig, lovely antique lace drop-waist dress, beautiful mohair chapeau with lush white plumage. Comes with antique parasol and charming drawstring bag. Marked ball jointed body, incised E15J. Simply a stellar Bebe. $12,800~ Chair available separately

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Rare 33” Wax Doll ~ Wondrous rare to find wax over paper-mache doll from the late 1800’s possibly from England or France. Mohair wavy wig, minor crazing with magnificent realistic face and lovely tint of pale pink to wax.

Large blue glass inset eyes. Eyelashes redone. Hands and bootines completely intact. Charming presence. $1800~

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UFDC Public Day Saturday, July 18

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ark your calendars for this year’s UFDC salesroom public day, Saturday, July 18.

This year’s convention will be held at the Marriott Kansas City Downtown, located at 200 West 12th Street. The premier event of the year for doll collectors, it features antique, vintage and modern dolls as well as artist creations, teddy bears, doll clothing and more.

Hours are from noon to 6 pm and the cost is $20. Young people aged 8 to 17 will be admitted for $5 if accompanied by an adult. Beginning at 3:30 to 6:30 pm visitors can also meet with their favorite doll authors and editors, including Antique DOLL Collector!

Of course Kansas City Madeleine de Baine is also home to the UFDC headquarters and museum where you will see some wonderful dolls including those shown here.

Jumeau Automaton

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For a Houston adventure please visit our spacious location at

Thompson’s Antique Center of Texas Texas’ largest antique center with over 50 antique dolls and accessories for sale.

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25” Tete Jumeau red mark, stamped body, original pate & mohair wig, beautiful sailor dress & hat, mama poppa strings in body $4650 $4650.

Now $3795.

13 ½” Schmidt w/ parted lips, shading above brown pw eyes, marked w/ Shield head & body, hands as is, head as is $4850.

16 ½” 1930’s All Original Black Low Fired Bisque Toddler by Artycal of Argentina, sweet doll complete with duster $850.

5” French glass eyed Mignonnette, blond mohair wig, 2 strap black slippers $695. 4” French glass eyed Mignonnette, blond mohair wig, black strap shoes $325.

13” Jumeau Fashion “3”, brown pw eyes, beautiful stamped Jumeau kid body w/ mitt hands, antique leather boots $1995.

15” All Original Glass Eyed K*R 115 boy w/ HH wig, blue sleep eyes, great coloring and great pouty expression $5250. Now $4995. $5250 4” Schoenhut Felix the Cat with nice label $165.

20” Insised Depose Jumeau 9 on working mama pull string body, blue pw eyes, applied ears $5995.

14” Hilda JDK jr. 1914 with molded hair, brown sleep eyes, baby body - crazed, hands repainted, great molding $1100.

3” Schuco Mohair Bear $95.

14” CM Tete Jumeau 5, blue pw eyes, antique shoes & HH wig $3700. Now $3395. $3700 25” S & H 1009 w/ early high forehead on early body (some repaint on arms & hands), brown sleep eyes, antique clothing, wig, bonnet & leather shoes $875 $875. Now $775.

11 ½” Kestner 155 on 5 piece body, brown sleep eyes, original mohair wig $665 $665.

Now $575.

14” K Star R 100 glass eyed, marked 36, hairline left side of face, blue stat eyes, great antique mohair wig $850 $850. Now $545.

14” Lenci? All Original in gold brocade gown, fabulous mohair hair style, brown painted eyes $295.

9” CM ‘2’ 3 hole Belton on French bj body, all original costume, blue pw eyes, pierced ears $1395.

14” Alexander Caroline all original in blue organdy & taffeta dress, high coloring, fabulous hair $195.

19” 1960 Pattite Ideal – high coloring, beautiful doll, redressed $195.

11 ½” Schoenhut Toddler w/ 1913 label on head, few paint chips $350.

11” CM FG Marotte on ivory whistle handle, 2 ½” shoulder head w/ blue pw eyes, pierced ears, does not work $1250 $1250. Now $1095.

16” 1949 Painted Patent Pending Terri Lee w/ ash blond transitional wig, beautiful facial painting, original white & red striped dress & raincoat w/ hat $445.

16” Terri Lee all original with Daisy in tagged outfit $225.

16” Patti Jo – Terri Lee in tagged clothing, rewigged $595.

14” CM Pouty AM 700, brown sleep eyes, stiff wrist bj body, hairline back of head $2150 $2150. Now $1495.

11” S & H 1079 on French bj body, brown sleep eyes, pierced ears $385.

10 ½” S & H 1078 on stiff wrist body, brown sleep eyes, antique clothing $595 $595.

Now $465.

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10” Steiner A “Le Parisien” Bebe, p/w eyes, mint pale bisque,orig. mohair wig & pate, “factory” orig. silk & lace dress, orig. fullslip & undies, ant. marked leather shoes & ant. bonnet, on orig. early str. wrist Steiner body. Fully signed head, Incised A-3 & “Le Parisien” in red. Absolute KNOCK-OUT!!! $5375.

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10” All Bisque Kestner Wrestler, gl. eyes, early blush under brows, “swivel neck”, immaculate pale bisque, orig. mohair wig, wears ant. batiste & lace dress & great ant. Fr. hat, on orig. all bisque very chubby body w/typical bent left arm, jointed shoulders & thighs, body blush in all the right places, early peg strung, multi strap boots. The “largest” size Wrestler EVER made. Rare & MAGNIFICENT!!! $4875.

4.5” JDK All Bisque Boy, sl. eyes, perfect pale bisque overall, “swivel neck”, orig. curly mohair wig & all ORIGINAL costume, multi strap bootines & on orig. perfect bisque body w/RARE clenched fists. FABULOUS, out of my collection & only....$2550

Rare Large 7” JDK All Bisque Googly With Jointed Elbows & Knees, Watermelon mouth, orig. mohair wig, side glancing sl. eyes, ant. Fr. organdy dress w/pink silk ribbon trim. Very RARE large size & ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! $3800.

18” S & H #739 DEP, p/w eyes, perfect bisque, ant. mohair wig & orig. pate, beautiful ant. batiste & lace heart print dress, orig. ant. slip, undies & ant. shoes. On orig. S & H body. Rare early character from S & H 700 series. BREATHTAKING!! $1975.

6” All Bisque Gebruder Heubach Coquette, perfect pale bisque, painted eyes, painted molded & deeply modeled hair w/hairband, jointed shoulders & thighs, wonderful complete “FACTORY” orig. costume, incl. orig. scarf & apron. On orig. chunky body, in a great size. A little JEWEL!!! Priced at only....$650.

Look for us in Kansas City at the UFDC Annual Convention July 16-19, 2015

11.5” S & H #949 Character, mint pale bisque, sl. eyes, early sq. cut teeth, newer mohair wig w/tied side to top braids &orig. pate, wears vintage silk dress, ant. shoes & socks, on orig. S & H body.

OUTSTANDING innocent expression. A little jewel!!! $1875.

10” UFDC Convention Doll, especially made for United Federation of Doll Collectors Inc., Doll Show, 64th Annual Convention, in Washington D.C., in 2013, MINT IN BOX, magnificent white long satin gown w/train, w/gold embroidery, pearl necklace, white satin high heel shoes & long gloves, plus negligee. Piercing eyes. Out of non smoking home. The most beautiful doll made for Convention. Certificate of Authenticity. Ltd. Edit. $425.

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t is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Krombholz, a tireless researcher devoted to our understanding of the German doll industry. Mary was a prolific writer for this magazine, an author of seven groundbreaking books on German dolls and a judge for UFDC. When I last spoke with her, she was planning several articles resulting from a recent trip to Germany. Her boundless enthusiasm was infectious and thoroughly delightful.

Since 1993 Mary traveled every year to Germany to research dolls.

Her efforts have enabled collectors to identify previously unknown china and parian-type dolls.

Mary’s activities were not confined to dolls; she was a member of several Cincinnati philanthropic organizations and a trained landscape gardener. She leaves behind her husband Herb, two children, and two grandchildren. I will miss her and I know that many of you who knew Mary personally or benefitted from her important books feel the same.

Auction Preview: Frasher’s July 15

Of the Jumeau models known as “Triste” this 28” bebe is an outstanding example with long-face modeling, flawless pale bisque and endearing expression; shown also, a French wax Easter baby in paper mache egg.

Rare and lovely, an exquisite 20” wax portrait doll in original bridal costume, a First Place winner at the U.F.D.C. 43rd Annual Exhibit in 1992.

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rasher’s catalogued auction, “We must be pretty for Kansas City,” will take place Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri preceding the U.F.D.C. Annual Convention. The dolls offered include many First Place winners from long ago conventions. There are numerous French bisque bebes and poupees by Bru, Jumeau, Steiner, and other makers, including a precious and rare character model by Van Rozen. Dolls known as Sonneberg and Belton types will also grace the catalog pages.

German bisque dolls include the ever-popular Kammer and Reinhardt character toddlers, children and babies, many in large size, as well as charming examples of Gebruder Heubach characters,.plus closed-mouth models by Kestner and Simon Halbig. Early poured wax dolls rival their bisque cousins for title of “most beautiful”. There is also a small number of Schoenhut character dolls, a Dewees Cochran portrait girl, R. John Wright

Above: A superb English wax portrait doll by Mrs. Peck is a delicious creation having leveroperated sleep eyes, and original costume, previously in the Kay Desmond Museum in England.

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collector dolls, and more. Sprinkled through the catalog pages, is a vast assortment of doll clothing, bonnets, shoes, jewelry and accessories. The auction offers a wonderful opportunity to see fine examples of a variety of dolls in all price ranges.

The auction will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which is just a short walk from the Marriott Hotel, site of the U.F.D.C. Convention. The auction preview begins on Wednesday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. and the auction gets underway at 2:30 p.m.

Although attendance is the best option for acquiring a doll from the auction, collectors may also place bids by written or telephoned absentee bids, faxed bids, or by making a reservation for live telephone bidding. Live internet bidding available@ liveauctioneers.com. For further information or to order a catalog phone Frasher’s at 816-625-3786; or view the full auction at liveauctioneers.com website.

Above: Impressive in every way is the pale-complexioned Steiner bebe in grand 33” size with lever-operated eyes.

Right: Exuberant and captivating, a most unique character child by famous Belgian sculptor Jeanne Van Rozen sports her blue ribbons from U.F.D.C. annual exhibits in 1990 and 1993.

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A rare French bisque “Stauette Poupee”

by Jumeau with unique Radiquet and Cordonnier body is most desirable.

Right: Irresistible and alloriginal, a youthful looking poupee with patented Alexander Dehours neck articulation.

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Among Friends...Theriault’s presents the

A dainty 12” bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with two faces is offered, as is the rare two-faced Bru poupee and other rare two-faced character models.

The Father of Our Country was perfectly captured by Martha Chase in this distinguished 25” portrait doll, with original costume.

An entrancing 17” brown-eyed French bebe by Halopeau is among the dolls at the “Among Friends” Theriault auction.

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The multi-facets of character are captured in the 21” multi-head character doll from Leon Casimir Bru, a very rare model.

Welker Collection July 15 in Kansas City, MO

5. The enigmatic beauty of Jumeau’s portrait bebes is ever entrancing, especially in a 21” size.

No other examples are known to exist of this hollow-leather-bodied bebe by Clement of France.

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mong Friends…an auction title aptly chosen for Theriault’s annual July auction. And apt, too, for the presentation of The Billie and Paige Welker Collection of Rare Antique Dolls for it was at annual UFDC conventions that many of their dolls won the coveted blue ribbon awards they still bear today. And apt, also, for a notice of these dolls to appear in this magazine, where, in past years some have appeared as cover girls and feature dolls.

The gracious Southern couple, Billie and Paige Welker, collected dolls for many years, with a particular love for American folk dolls from their own Southern roots such as the cloth dolls made by Maggie and Bessie Pfohl in the Moravian community of Salem, North Carolina, the distinctive black sculpted paper mache dolls of Leo Moss, of which their collection owns wonderful rare examples, and Ella Smith’s Alabama Baby. The interest in regional folk art led them further afoot, too, as their collection includes a superb ringlet-curled Izannah

Leo Moss tearful character with superb sculpting and finish, 24”.

Standing haughtily at 22”, the character expression of the rare doll is perfectly exemplified.

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“Hey, I’ll see ‘ya in KC”, is the winking message from the 19” soldier googly.

Featured on the cover of Theriault’s “Among Friends” catalog is this extremely rare 23” doll whose sculpted character features may be unrivalled in doll history.

The unusually expressive features of the A.T. are surely the hand of a master, and its 21” size allows this artistry to best benefit.

The ebony blackcomplexioned bebe by Leon Casimir Bru is prized for its rarity, but when that rarity is combined with flawless complexion and realistic expression as this 17” model, it is invaluable.

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Walker doll, rare models of Martha Chase including the black Mammy and George Washington, as well as the Columbian doll of Emma Adams.

As always in doll collecting, one interest then leads to another.

The Welker’s fascination with the characterization found in cloth dolls led then toward German and French bisque dolls of character. A remarkable group of art character dolls from the late 19th/early 20th century European doll makers is a major focal point of the collection, ranging back and forth from googlies whose rarity of model is enhanced by large size to a daunting portrait of an older woman who graces the catalog cover to petulant or laughing or whimsical children.

As art character dolls are sought in larger size for the enhancement it lends to expression, so French bebes are highly sought in petite sizes, all the better as one collector phrases it, “to hold in the palm of your hand”. The Welker Collection offers a stunning size 1 A.T. bebe, as well as wonderful

Simply 14” of beauty is the blue-eyed Bebe Bru who has “the look” so sought by collectors in the know.

Izannah Walker, some say a worthy rival to the best of American folk art portrait painters. And when you can find a model such as this with the desirable ringlet curls, there is simply nothing better.

“So, do you like my sculpted painted cap, or is it my winking eye that gets your attention?

I’m 14” tall, pretty large for my model, and I bet you won’t find another!”

Known as the “singing” Heubach girl for her expression, the 17” model is as rare as she is realistic.

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Antiques & Collectables

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1. Beautiful and perfect china lady with rare hair style braided down side and braided bun with comb. Blue eyes, orig. dress, 15”, $1,350.

2. a. The cutest little doll you’ll ever own. This 10” EJ Jumeau has it all.

Perfect bisque and body and beautifully dressed. Brown paperweight eyes, a charmer! $7,750. b. Beautiful brown eyed EJ Jumeau in antique blue velvet costume, size 5 (14”), orig. body and body finish, perfect. $7,450. c. Cute as a button - 10” Sonneberg child #137 - perfect bisque head, orig. body and body finish, orig. blond wig, beautiful outfit. $1,950.

3. a. Soldier googly with helmet by Max Handwork, perfect, wonderful costume, 11”, $2,950. b. This large “Just Me” will steal your heart, orig. outfit, great bisque and a perfect body, 12”, $2,950. c. JDK 221 google, totally orig., 10” and in mint condition. Makes you smile! $5,250. d.

Extremely rare Heubach snow soldier, 9” of perfection, $1,150.

4. Original family dolls in exc. orig. condition. Twin dolls are hard to find, these beautiful sisters are by Kley & Hahn, 23”, orig. outfits, $1,295.

5. a. Cute as can be Schoenhut Walker with orig. shoes and outfit, great cond., 11”, $675. b. Luxury Schoenhut in all orig. cond., blue intaglio eyes and top of the line wig, no touch ups, 16”, $1950. c. Great Schoenhut boy in his orig. outfit, excellent condition and orig. finish, 11”, $775 6. a. All original gorgeous French bisque EJ Bébé by Emile Jumeau.

Perfect head and body, luminous blue glass PW eyes, origi. couturier dress designed by Ernestine Jumeau - a knockout! 18”, $12,750. b.

Outstanding Portrait Bébé by Jumeau, perfect cond., original blond wig and a great outfit. A prize doll for any collection. $9,450.

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8. a. Large and wonderful Gbr. Heubach #7602 with superb bisque. This is a very large 24” model, c. 1912, dressed in antique parade outfit with brass trumpet. $2,950. b. German bisque art character doll “Elise”

by K*R. Body, head and wig are orig. and in exc. cond. Flawless bisque, dark blue eyes, wearing folklore style costume. Breathtaking in this large 24” size! $16,500. c. What a character! Gbr. Heubach boy #7744, 17”, a very rare model in a wonderful outfit, 17”, $5,750.

9. a. This dapper Dan gentleman is by Gbr. Heubach, #7911, perfect cond., in great antique outfit, 19”, $1,950. b. Another handsome young man by Heubach, #6897. Known as the “Laughing Heubach,” perfect head and body, 17-1/2”, $895. c. Character boy by Gbr. Heubach, great intaglio eyes, perfect bisque, 14”, $795.

10. a. The way you want to find them - perfect all bisque in beautiful all orig. outfit, S & H 890, sl. eyes and long black stockings with molded shoes, 6-1/2”, $1,100. b. Mischievous all bisque boy in chocolate pot.

Perfect, 4”, $125.

10. c. Adorable all orig. Kestner girl all bisque, orig. blond wig and outfit,

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11. Door of Hope bride and groom in wonderful cond, vibrant colors, groom missing hat, bride has sculpted chignon and carved hands, 11”, $2,150.

12. Door of Hope man beautifully carved and wearing rare hat, all orig., 12”, $1,150.

13. Splendid Bru Breveté, 15”, hands, head and pate in perfect cond., orig. wig, nice body, brilliant blue eyes, in gorgeous costume of antique fabric, $17,500.

14. a. Outstanding K*R 114 “Gretchen” wearing her orig. outfit, 16”, $3,250. b. Very pretty “Mein Libeling” K * R 117, wonderful bisque, bl. sleep eyes with orig. lashes, 17”, $4,250. c. Great example of K*R’s 115A on orig. toddler body, antique clothing, lovely cabinet size, 15”, $3,250. d. J. Chein sand pail, USA, with bears playing in water, good color, c. 1940, 4-1/2”, $225.

15. a. Lenci Golfer “Pluci” 300 sports series, exc. cond., with orig. golf club, 17”, $3,250. b. Lenci Scottish Boy in wonderful cond. 300 series, $2,750. c. Lenci boy from 300 series, rarely found in rowing costume, with orig. paddle, 17”, $1,595.

16. a. Open mouth Bébé Jumeau, brown bisque, orig. mariner costume, marked French boutique shoes, 17”, $3,450. b. American schoolboy, hard to find in brown bisque, 21”, $1,950. c. Beautiful example of the sought after S & H 1358, orig. wig and antique outfit, $6,250. d.

Sonneberg black bisque child doll, c. 1880, rare, made to compete with French market, perfect and orig., 12”, $1,950.

17. black doll is sold.

18. Antique sand pail “Seaside,” with sailboat and bi-plane, c, 1915, 5-1/2”, good color, $445.

Nénette & Rintintin: Poulbot’s Children and Lazarska’s Fetishes

by Dominique Pennegues

Front cover French magazine “La Baionnette” July 1918. Illustration by Francisque Poulbot showing three children playing with their Rintintin, Nénette and Petit Lardon (baby) as woolen puppets. The title says “Nénette et Rintintin ou les fetiches” (Nénette and Rintintin or the fetishes).

Nénette and Rintintin bisque dolls produced by SFBJ for Christmas 1913. “Rintintin et Nénette Nouveauté artistique. Bébés humoristiques modelés par Poulbot.” 36 cm. Note: the dolls could be bought separately or sold together as a couple in a box.

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Back cover “La Baïonnette.” Illustration by Georges Delaw showing Nénette and Rintintin as yarn dolls, dancing together and singing “Flocons de laine!…

Pirouette!… Pichnette!… Fétiches de Paris, pour narguer le Gotha, Vous qui faîtes la nique à la Super Bertha, Nénette et Rintinti!... Rintintin et Nénette!...

Fils d’un bon humoriste et d’une midinette, Vous êtes notre esprit un courage léger… Notre âme qui se cambre à l’heure du danger… Le rire qui fleurit à notre Baïonnette!“ (summary: Nénette and Rintintin as rag dolls, dancing and singing a song to their glory as good luck fetishes.)

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énette and Rintintin are the names that the French illustrator Francisque Poulbot gave to two “artist dolls” produced by SFBJ in 1913 under the mold number 239, in one size of 36 cm (approximately 14 inches). Those humorous bisque dolls were first introduced for Christmas 1913 but do not seem to have met with much success – their prices were high and their flat faces with tiny eyes did not attract young children. Production was soon stopped after WWI started in August 1914. The girl’s name was “Nénette” and the boy’s “Rintintin”, even though Francisque Poulbot in his 1918 booklet “Encore des gosses” (More Kids) presents the girl as Rintintin and the boy as Nénette, the nicknames used by him and his wife.

In 1918, during the night of the 30/31st January, for the first time since WWI began, new German bombers “Gotha” dropped many shells on Paris, so that in a half an hour 259 civilians were killed. Furthermore, on the 23rd of March, a large German cannon, nicknamed “Grosse Bertha” (big Bertha), installed 120 km from Paris, fired at 42 meters above sea level, killing Parisian civilians, women and children. The bombing of the city continued until the 16th of September.

The bombing demoralized the Parisian population, as it was no longer only soldiers who were in danger, but entire families, with fathers on the front and the rest of the family suffering German bombing. During those terrible months, Parisians took refuge in basements and prayed for survival.

It was during this period that Parisian women began to make Nénette and Rintintin as good luck woolen dolls (fetishes), to pass

time during the long alerts. They were offered to their loved ones as protection from being injured or killed. The oldest documentation I have found about those good luck yarn dolls is a small article dated from May 22, 1918 from an unknown author.

From this article, we know that Nénette and Rintintin Fetishes already existed in May, and had become the rage at the time. It also mentioned that the good luck charms were made of wool by Parisian midinettes (seamstresses), but could also be found in silver or even gold, ornamented with precious stones. However, the author was warning his female readers: Madame, do not buy the metal charms because only those handmade woolen Nénette and Rintintin dolls can ward off bad luck.

The author also told an interesting story about the little woolen couple and the baby, explaining that the names they were given were in fact those of some little children who came from the devastated north of France at the beginning of the war.

But he does not say from whom he had received this explanation, and we remain perplexed about the real origin of those yarn dolls and their nicknames.

Postal card from 1918 showing Nénette, Rintintin and baby Dadou (also named Petit Lardon). “Fetiche Porte Bonheur. Avec eux plus de danger, Vous voilà en sûreté, Vous ne craindrez plus rien, Avec Nénette et Rintintin. “ Les anti Bertha Gothiques.” Nota : coucher avec eux 9 jours et les envoyer à la personne à protéger. (summary: you no longer fear anything with Nénette and Rintintin. Sleep with them nine days and send them to the person to be protected).

Postal card representing Nénette, Rintintin and baby Radadou, sent on the 10th of September, 1918 to a French aviator by his young niece. She is asking her uncle to take the good luck card with him when he gets into his plane to fly.

Photo of soldier with his good luck yarn couple, from “Popular Mechanics Magazine”, Volume 30 from 1918.

Above, vintage photo of Nénette and Rintintin published in a 1918 Belgium newspaper. Photos published by foreign press show the international renown of the woolen fetishes during WWI.

“Waltz Mascotte” to the glory of Nénette and Rintintin

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Alsacian couple made as Nénette and Rintintin and named “Yerri and Suzel”.

Catalogue Le Pintemps 1918.

It’s only in July 1918 that newspapers mention their existence but do not say the reason why the lucky charms were named after Francisque Poulbot’s bisque dolls. An explanation could be that it was very unusual at the time to see dolls as a couple, and the dolls created by Francisque Poulbot prior to WWI may have spoken to the public’s imagination… couples who were suffering from being separated and were in need of romance. Husbands and wives were separated but Nénette and Rintintin would never be, becoming a model for hope that one day loved ones would be reunited.

Vintage photo from “Les Arts Français” Stefania Lazarska’s collection of so-called “Nénette and Rintintin” made of silk, wool or even dry seeds. 1918.

Left: Couple with their young baby.

The soldier wears the French blue military uniform.

The couple is tied together with wool threads in the colors of the French flag.

Right: School kids.

Note the richness of the details seen on those tiny yarn dolls. The little girl holds her school bag under one arm, and her lunch box with her other arm. The little boy is dressed with the black school uniform of the time.

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Stefania Lazarska’s AAP Nénette and Rintintin wool yarn fetishes representing Yerri and Suzel, the regional child symbols of Alsace, standing hand in hand in traditional folk costume, 1918.

4 cm. Private collection. France.

The dream of any collector… to find first a rare vintage postal card representing two woolen fetishes made by Stefania Lazarska’s AAP sometime in 1918, and then, a short time later, to find the real fetishes themselves! Note the printed cotton aprons with the same drawing of red flower and black little diamonds. As shown on photo, the real fetishes are smaller than those on the postal card, also, being one hundred years old, the 4 cm tiny woolen dolls have darkened.

Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP Marquess mother and daughter. The mother’s green hat is made of fine wool felt, wigs are silk, dresses are made of silk and wool, with color silk embroidery. 4 cm and 3 cm. Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP Young girl in her First Communion white dress, holding a long candle. 4 cm. Private collection France.

Lazarska’s AAP yarn doll post WWI, made of wool and silk over a fine metal wire, and dressed in Alsatian costume.

She was once holding her baby which is sadly missing here. Note the sweet expression of the tiny face.

4cm. Private collection. France.

There are also some unverified tales that during WWI, Francisque Poulbot (Nénette) and his wife (Rintintin) started to offer woolen yarn dolls to the children of Montmartre to comfort them, and the children gave them the Poulbot’s couple own nicknames of Nénette and Rintintin. There is certainly some truth in this tale, as there is no reason why those two nicknames were from then on widely used in France for the woolen Fetishes.

Francisque Poulbot had been demobilized for medical reasons only few months after WWI started, so he was not separated from his wife for long. During the entire WWI period, he had been making illustrations for different satirical newspapers including Le Petit Journal, Le Rire, Fantasio and La Baïonnette, and there was no mention of the woolen fetiches. He only started to illustrate Nénette and Rintintin as good luck yarn dolls for the very first time in July 1918. The cover of La Baïonnette shows a Poulbot illustration titled ”Nénette et Rintintin ou les fétiches” (Nénette and Rintintin or the fetishes) and the back cover shows an illustration by Georges Delaw with, once again, Nénette and Rintintin couple yarn fetishes.

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Lazarska’s AAP yarn doll in Dutch costume, with a white hat made of wool, silk hair, silk top and yellow wool long skirt embroidered with red silk and fine green wool. White very fine linen apron. This tiny doll has a round stand attached to her left foot. 4 cm. Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP Russian dancers with very sophisticated costumes. The female has a pink silk decoration on her front head, with her silk hair tied in a bun on the back. The male dancer is wearing a green light felt coat. 4 cm. Private collection France.

Lazarska’s AAP Tyrolean dancers. The skirt of the female dancer is made of fine white tulle, her red boots are wool. 4cm. Private collection France.

Lazarska’s AAP Basque folk dancers. The female dancer has a printed white and blue fine cotton scarf covering part of her hair. 4 cm. Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP German female dancer. 4cm.

Collection privée France.

Lazarska’s AAP Scottish dancer with a black and white silk tartan and hat. 4 cm. Private collection France.

Lazarska’s AAP Cheerleader.

4 cm. Private collection. France.

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Lazarska’s AAP German musician holding an accordion. 4cm. Private collection France.

Rintintin and a prayer dedicated to the little yarn dolls: “Prière du matin for Nénette et Rintintin” (Morning prayer for Nénette and Rintintin).

A short time later, Francisque Poulbot published a booklet “Encore des Gosses et des bonhommes” (More Kids and Little Men) where he gave his story of Nénette (the boy), Rintintin (the girl) and Petit Lardon (the baby) as yarn dolls: “the German’s will to discourage the Parisian population with their “Grosse Bertha” has not succeeded as from their bombing was born two fresh deities Nénette and Rintintin. Two ingenuous wool puppets that are everywhere, in caleshes (small carriages) as well as around the neck of Parisian ladies, on the chains of watches, bracelets, at the bottom of one’s pocket or on the windscreen.” At the end of the booklet Francisque Poulbot reproduced an ad from a 1913 Louvre catalogue with his two bisque dolls for sale, as if

Lazarska’s AAP Parisian lady with short, curled blond silk hair. She is dressed in an elegant two piece black wool costume, with a black hand bag and small black hat. Light green silk scarf. This tiny doll has a round stand attached to her left foot. 4 cm. Private collection.

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Lazarska’s AAP very rare Parisian Apache couple dancers of the smallest size we have ever found as they are a little more than 2 cm hight. Note all the details of the costumes… the man has his traditional beige cap, red scarf and black vest. The girl has a tiny red beret on the side of her head, and a blond silk wig. Private collection. France.

Lazarska’s AAP Mexican dancer in ethnic costume. Note the unusual dark skin. Sleeves of his shirt are made of fine white cotton with green and red embroidery, his red vest is made of fine felt. 4 cm.

Private collection. France.

The tiny Apache couple together with the Parisian lady show the difference in size.

Lazarska’s AAP Lazarska’s AAP Marquis and Marquise dancing the minuet. Black vest and tricorne of the Marquis are made of fine black felt. 4 cm. Private collection England.

Lazarska’s AAP Marquis and Marquise dancing the minuet. Vest and tricorne hat of the marquis are made of fine yellow felt. 4 cm.

Private collection England.

he wanted to prove that he was the real owner of the Nénette and Rintintin nicknames (but not the woolen fetishes he thought ugly). Furthermore, he had also patented those names, together with additional children’s names in June 1918, showing he had the will to produce his own Poulbot dolls.

Ugly or not, the little mascottes had such success that even military planes and ships were named after them that same year. The name of Rintintin became known in the US when Lee Duncan, an American aviator, came back from France with two puppies found on the war field and that he had named Nénette and Rintintin. Nénette, the female, died from pneumonia a short time after, but Rintintin (Rin Tin Tin) became a well known Hollywood star. After he died, his body was brought back to France where he reposes in the Asnieres Dogs Cemetery near Paris. Fresh flowers ornaments keep his grave up to date, giving due to the 1918 romance that “Rintintin deite” will live forever in people’s hearts. Proof is that during WWII, the woolen fetishes reappeared and good luck postal cards with their images were sent to soldiers and loved ones. An American designer, Alfred Philippe, also patented in June of 1943 a luxurious brooch representing the fetish couple, produced by Trifari and made of vermeil, embellished with a rhinestone sash and finished with either a ruby red glass cabochon stone head or a green emerald, pin measuring 1-3/4 inches high.

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Lazarska’s AAP Mascotte.

8 inches. Circa 1920 to 1930.

Collection Nancy Lazenby. U.S.A.

Lazarska’s AAP Mascotte made in the image of the cartoon character Bécassine. 27 cm. Collection Andrew Tabbat. U.S.A. Detail of Bécassine’s pendant marked “Déposé Mascotte Made in France” on one side and “Lazarski Paris” on the other.

Right: Vintage photo of Stefania Lazarska (in the middle of the group) showing her artistic creations at the Warsaw exhibit in Poland in 1932.

On the wall are 4 flat glass cabinets with some of the AAP woolen fetishes made during and after WWI. Some mascottes including Becassine are shown as well as large boudoir dolls and babies.

Courtesy N.A.C. Poland Archives.

were so popular that Gaumont Pathe Films distributed the same year a short black and white short film titled “Stefania Lazarska’s Nénette and Rintintin, mascottes for Aviators, War Godmothers and their Godsons, also the mascotte of the Sussex survivors.”

After WWI ended, Stefania Lazarska carried on the making of her particularly tiny woolen fetishes, measuring less than 4 cm high (one inch and a half), making then more artistic and luxurious, using very fine wool and multi-colored silk, mostly producing them as couples being faithful to the legend of Nénette and Rintintin, the couple who never get separated.

They were sold most of the time as tiny cabinet dolls but where also presented as hat pins (attached to a fine metal pin) or pin brooches. Fine metal wire surrounded by silk thread was used, the wig being also made of silk most of the time, many of them having articulated arms.

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her tiny creations at the 1932 Artistic Exhibit in Warsaw, together with her classical artist doll production.

Unhappily, these minuscules dolls are mostly difficult to find today, as due to their very small size and great fragility, few have survived. To date we only know of 40, the smallest ones being the Parisian Apache couple 3cm high (1-3/16 inches).

Shortly after WWI ended in 1921 Stefania Lazarska patented her “Mascotte,” a trademark used for small cloth dolls which were larger than her woolen fetishes, but were still presented as good luck charms until end of the 30’s.

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W W W . T H E T E N D E RY E A R S . N E T 15” Depose Jumeau. Beautiful brown paperweight eyes. Creamy white bisque. Lovely dark brows. Bee stung lips. Wears orig. blue wool coat dress with ecru stitching. Br. crocheted socks.

Old leather shoes. Pierced ears with old red crystal earrings. $ 6,850

16” First Series F.G. Absolutely Stunning! Has light bl. eyes with dark blue circle around the outside. Rare wood body. Tongue between lips. Red dot painted on inside of lashes. Pierced ears with pink earrings. Long blonde curled wig. Wears antique pink velvet and silk dress with matching hat. French shoes with rosettes. $ 7,900

13” Sonneburg Doll. Huge blue eyes with black liner.

Creamy bisque with a touch of rose. Pierced ears with pink drop earrings. Peach lips. Excellent body finish.

Wears pink eyelet dress with white undergarments.

Blonde hair. Antique pink hat. Lace socks.

French leather shoes with ribbons on top.

Looks exactly like a Portrait Jumeau! $ 3,250

10 “ Gebruder Heubach.

This doll has narrow eye cuts giving this sweetheart an unique and lovely look.

Blushed cheeks. Dark blue eyes. Extremely pouty lips.

Dark brunette H.H. braids. Wears child-like dress with blue design. Blue enamel pin. Vintage leather shoes with metal decoration. Straw hat with silk around and on top. $ 2,950

15 “ K*R 115 A. character doll.

Blue glass eyes. Closed mouth.

First out of the mold bisque.

Long curly blonde mohair wig. Double chin with dimple in it. Straight wrists. Blue ribbon around white blouse and skirt with BEBE pin from old store stock.

Hard to find character is such pristine condition. $ 3,500.

24” Bernard Ravca couple. As written by him on the back of the official Ravca tag; Beggar Couple Parisians from the 1920’s. Fabulous construction of faces, stitching and painting. They both wear beggar’s clothes. A true artist from the turn of the century. $ 675/pair

20” D’Artagnan, Alexandre Dumas from the three Mouskateers as written on one of the tags of this Bernard Ravca doll. Stockinette face and hands. Painted face. Dark eyes. Black hair mustache. Wears a copper colored outfit with a velvet cape. Lace collar and cuffs.

Gray socks and black boots. Directly from the private collection of the late Bernard Ravca. A STEAL AT $ 135.

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17” Gebruder Heubach 7246. character. Beautiful peaches and cream bisque. Bl. sleep eyes. Long lashes. Dark blonde wig with orig. pate. Wears beautiful teal dress with handwork at bodice. Antique black velvet bonnet with wax flowers and blue silk. Excellent body finish. $ 3050.

11” Bahr and Proschild 220 Oriental girl doll. Completely original. Creamy blushed bisque with dark BR. eyes. Oriental brows and perfect lips. Wears orig.

Oriental coat with tons of beautiful embroidery. Green Pants. Jointed body with Oriental shoes. A KNOCK OUT DOLL. $ 2,600.

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10” Wire eye Series C Steiner. Working sleep eye mechanism. Dk. Br. paperweight eyes. CM. Pierced ears with earrings. Classic “banana fingers” Lots of eyelashes. Thick brows. Soft white bisque.

Soft blushing. Luscious blonde mohair wig. Orig. blue dress with lace slip and pantalettes. Antique leather shoes. Matching blue hat. ADORABLE DOLL WILL CAPTURE YOUR HEART. $ 6,400.

Small Felix the cat by Schoenhut. Mint condition. Great to put in the arms of your Schoenhut dolls. Made of wood. $ 385

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hen a couple share their passion for collecting it is a sure fire recipe for a happy and fulfilling life together. Cynthia and George Orgeron, high school sweethearts, married nearly fifty years ago, are a testament to this philosophy. Residents of Ponchatoula, Louisiana they have spent their entire lives in this wondrous state, home of the Mardi Gras, Cajuns and in this writer’s opinion, the best food in the country.

Cynthia was a young mother when she used her sewing skills to dress hard plastic dolls as a fundraiser for her Catholic Church.

At the suggestion of a friend, she brought nineteen of her dressed dolls to the French Quarter and quickly sold seventeen. Already collecting inexpensive dolls intended for her daughter, as her interest grew and after joining a doll club, she soon became hooked, her focus shifting from her daughter to her own personal tastes.

Learning of an antique doll being offered for sale in an exclusive gated area of the garden district, she and George visited the owner, only to discover that she was taking bids for the doll and had received an offer for $100. Raising three young children there was little money for such luxuries and they left broken-hearted. “Knowing how much I wanted the doll, a Simon Halbig

A Visit with Cynthia and George Orgeron

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shoulder head, George said he could cash a $50 savings bond. I called the seller and told her how badly I wanted the doll and that we could raise $50. A kind woman, she was delighted, saying if I wanted it that badly it was ours.”

Thirty-four years ago, they moved from New Orleans to Ponchatoula and bought a rambling 1904 Victorian-style house with a large wrap around porch, an idyllic setting for relaxing on a summer’s Above: A magnificent portrait wooden, 16th century, with carton moulé clothing overlaid with paper and silk. Her skirt is hinged and opens.

Left: 18th century Creche figure dressed as a 19th century young woman on the day she received her orders. She holds a glass-eyed wax infant Jesus doll. The ivory scepter may have been an actual souvenir of a young woman’s right of passage as the holy picture decoration is signed on the back: Sister Mary Joseph, born 1810 to Don Miguel Hernandez & Anna Ditciaro. Received her orders; united with Jesus 1830 36

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Vargas Wax dolls. Vargas was an itinerate artist that migrated from Mexico into the United States. He settled in New Orleans for a while then traveled to New York where he gained acclaim for his wax figures. At that time his artistry resembled Neapolitan Creche figures. He later returned to New Orleans where he and his family began making souvenir type dolls such as these. Some of his family settled in New Mexico, where they made similar Mexican figures.

Queen Ann, all original. An ornament at her waist opens to reveal a tiny bird or chicken carved of ivory or bone.

evening. After renovating, they opened a bed and breakfast which caters to doll collectors! In the front, a shop is open by appointment, but for those who come to stay at “La Maison Verte” they get the full treatment… the couple’s amazing collection can be enjoyed at leisure.

Cynthia tailors three-day or longer stays for doll collectors with visits to the Cajun country including one of the most extensive and finest presepio collections on exhibit at St. John’s Cathedral in Lafayette, the Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, which houses what must surely be the world’s largest collection of Vargas figures, the Beauregard-Keyes house in New Orleans, once home to Confederate General Pierre Beauregard and later the popular writer Frances Parkinson Keyes.

Restored to its Victorian grandeur, tours include the garden and an important antique doll collection. Coming to their central LA location, many visitors naturally have special requests, some want to see the damage that Katrina left behind which still visible on the south side of Lake Pontchartrain where many people left their homes uninhabitable and moved away; others want to visit the many wonderful antique shops in the area, or

Hilda by Kestner, sitting in a place of pride in the couple’s bedroom.

George’s favorite doll, at least for now, is this lovely Kestner made for the French market.

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Springfield wooden with composition-type head and a Joel Ellis with repaint but wonderful old clothes.

A wonderful portrait wax “Pierrot” clown, approximately mid 19th century measures at least 22 inches tall.

see the famous above ground cemeteries or tour plantation houses. One evening Cynthia holds a doll discussion, and takes out unique and interesting dolls from the collection for the group to discuss. It is an incredible not to mention an affordable experience… imagine your own local guides including transportation, breakfast, even evening snacks, all for $85 a day. Cynthia and George will even pick you up at the airport!

Cynthia told me the story of one visiting collector who told her near the end of her stay, “Miss Cynthia, there is

Galluba & Hoffman ladies. The one on the left has set in glass eyes and original wig.

The doll on the right has painted features and her original box.

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only one thing that would have made this trip absolutely perfect.” Curious, she asked her what that might be. “If I could only see an alligator,” she replied. On their way to a famous spot for lunch they passed through a swampy area. Cynthia drove slowly, being rewarded with the sight of a five-foot alligator who had crawled up on a boat dock. Cries of glee as the ladies bounded out of the car to photograph the alligator, keeping a safe distance. They

Madame Recamier by Dorothy Heizer.

The clown on the left is marked Germany, with a cloth body, bisque head and hands.

The clown on the right was sold as French, but his papier mache body is made from American newspapers.

Two dolls costumed by Cynthia, an S & H 949 and a Bru Brevete.

immediately sent the photos to their families who were equally excited and wanted to know if they had met any swamp people. “Miss Cynthia, you did that just for me,” said the grateful visitor.

During her many years of collecting and in the course of building a museum in her home, the couple have assembled a wide-ranging array of dolls. “Our maxim is we collect what we love whether it is for our personal collection or for resale. We strive for originality which is not always possible, and if a doll’s costume is not original, condition is paramount. In that case, I will costume it appropriately using antique and vintage fabrics so that it is as close as possible to the original doll,” said Cynthia.

Several years ago, they had a once-in a-lifetime opportunity to purchase some exceedingly rare dolls offered by some longtime friends, one of whom had recently passed away. Cynthia and George knew that they would always regret not buying the dolls and decided to sell part of their 401K to make the deal possible. I saw one of these amazing dolls at the competitive exhibit in New Orleans and to say it stood out from the crowd is an understatement. An unusual portrait wooden from 1723, the clothing is made of carton moulé and overlaid with paper and silk. The doll is jointed at the arms and the skirt is hinged for opening. A paper snood protects the bald head.

Wanting to share the doll with UFDC attendees but extremely anxious that she not damage such a valuable doll, she brought it to the convention but actually suffered chest pains from the stress.

This early 18th century wax lady with her children on leading strings takes your breath away. Height 13 inches.

Group of papier mache dolls: the largest is a patent washable type with a skirt of loose paper. The milliner’s model to her left wears her original costume, a molded hat child in a military uniform, probably a Kestner, and the smallest doll has painted hair with applied human hair over it.

The couple look for unusual variations of international costume dolls like this East Indian with his hairy chest.

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Bruckner and Baby Land Rag dolls.

K * R 201, on a cloth body with leather hands (probably not original). The two smaller dolls, K*R 101 Marie and 114 Hans, are George’s. He claims that 65% of the collection is his.

The French bull dog is one of George’s favorite things.

A Vargas-type doll made by family members of the original artist.

Portrait Jumeau head measuring 8 inches.

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Cynthia and George freely give their time to UFDC and other volunteer organizations. She is two-time UFDC regional director, the recipient of two awards of excellence – protection and preservation of dolls and another for philanthropic endeavors. They participate in at least fifteen doll shows a year, where Cynthia appraises dolls for the sole benefit of the sponsoring doll club. UFDC members can visit her booth in the salesroom this year. At the time of this writing she had just returned from the show in New Harmony, Indiana where she gave a hat workshop. She is actively involved in doll restoration, selling, and teaches classes in porcelain doll making, mainly reproductions of antiques and dolls made from modern molds. Dianna Effner is one of her student’s favorites.

George also volunteers his time, being a part of the UFDC “banana crew” for several years, a group of hardworking men who do all the behind the scenes work that make the UFDC conventions work so smoothly. He is currently in charge of logistics. “It’s a lot of fun and you bond with the other guys.”

In spite of the very rare dolls in

A grouping of of K*R 101’s, nicknamed Kasier Baby.

their collection, Cynthia’s favorite is a surprise…a Hilda. “George sent me to a doll show while he was cutting down a huge tree that was struck by lightening.

When I got home the tree had fallen and hit the house taking off fourteen feet of the front porch and crashing into our bedroom window. Amazingly nothing in the house was damaged. My son ran up to me and said,”Don’t worry ma, Hilda is safe. I moved her to the dining room.”

There was a silver lining to this story, the tree hitting the house revealed that they had termites which were quickly taken care of.

George is justifiably proud of their collection and claims that 65% of their collection is his! “He loves everything. I keep telling him quality over quantity,” says Cynthia. His favorites include pin cushion dolls, snow babies, bathing beauties, fashions, dolls in international costume and his most recent pick, a large early Kestner made for the French trade.“When we travel to shows and I caution him not to buy anything, nine times out of ten, he finds a doll,” she exclaims.

“I know many husbands who are not interested in dolls, making their wives become closet collectors as they hide their purchases in order to keep peace. I am so blessed that we can share the experience and the thrill of collecting together.”

All bisque Royal Crown Kestner with original sticker on her chest.

Portrait Jumeau fashion

These are both Bebe Tout En Bois, all in wood.

French leather baby.

La Maison Verte, the bed and breakfast owned by Cynthia and George Orgeron.

On the right, George and Cynthia Orgeron.

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by Samy Odin

oll collecting is quite an amazing experience for those interested in history. Bleuette, for example, can tell us more about France during the first world conflict than one would expect.

The first thing that comes to mind is the common belief that dolls produced during a war are, inevitably, of poor quality for the evident reason that the conflict brings labor and basic material shortage. In the case of the publishing company of Henri Gautier, this was not the case. Not only did the publisher not seem to suffer from the lack of fabrics for Bleuette’s wardrobe, the dolls themselves were actually produced in larger quantities by the Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets, who was no longer importing doll heads from Germany.

This is the time when Bleuette first became an all Frenchmade doll.

Certainly, war made things more difficult than usual, but when one considers French doll production of that entire period it is thrilling to remark that most of the legendary French artist dolls of the first half of the 20th century were created during those very years: Albert Marque’s doll for Margaine-Lacroix’s atelier, Jean Ray’s “Marraines de Guerre”, Albert Guillaume’s soldiers for Emile Lang’s company, Hansi’s Alsatian children, Willette’s Pierrot and Colombine for Gallais’s Company, Poulbot’s characters for SFBJ, Berthe Noufflard’s charming OOAK children, Gabrielle Vérité’s cloth dolls, Stefania Lazarska’s Polish Relief fund dolls, La Francia philanthropic all cloth children and many more.

Shortly after the war broke out, Bleuette wore a nurse outfit and for the first time a photo of the doll, and not simply a sketch, was published in the pages of the popular children’s magazine La Semaine de Suzette.

The doll seen on this ad was still made with a bisque head imported from Germany and was marked with the 6/0 size number. Note the fact that the pate, made in Montreuil (in the suburbs near Paris) bears the corresponding French size number 2.

This ad was published in the issue no. 45 of December 10, 1914, only four months after war had been declared.

Reading through the pages of the magazine, it seems evident that the declaration of war, at first, brought some serious issues to the organization of Henri Gautier’s business. As most of the male workers were being called under the Army, the publisher struggled for a few months getting a reduced size magazine to its readers. Issues 31 to 42 were, in fact, combined in two single issues with a limited number of pages, the famous “tirage spécial du début de la guerre” (special issue from the beginning of the war”). Issues 43 to 46 had only 8 pages each instead of 16 but as soon as issue 47, published on December 24, 1914, La Semaine de Suzette was back to its normal format, following a regular weekly publication schedule.

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Not surprisingly, this difficult period brought new strategies to the business. Not only had Bécassine become a major character under the leadership of the publisher’s new associate, his nephew Maurice Languereau, who was writing Bécassine’s adventures under the pseudonym of Caumery, Bleuette, also, was becoming a more important part of the business, since the department devoted to the sale of its wardrobe was getting organized to the extent where it would become the first income source for the publisher.

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Bleuette’s wardrobe offered for sale date to the beginning of 1915 (up to that point only lists of available items were printed in the magazine under the column “Le Trousseau de Bleuette”). Croix-Rouge was then offered among other mythical models, such as Tipperary, Le Joffre, Parc-Monceau, Frou-Frou, Parisienne and Primevère. In tradition of haute couture, Henri Gautier chose to give a name to Bleuette’s fashions, bringing great success to the line that added high-end garments to the wardrobe that young readers could sew themselves following the patterns published in the magazine.

Those were the years when the feminine workforce, especially in Paris, needed jobs and most companies active during this period did the best they could to create employment for everyone. Henri Gautier was no exception.

The result was an outstanding offer of first quality items realized by skillful seamstresses that often were raised in the respect of haute couture standards.

The oldest models that the family of the publisher of La Semaine de Suzette kept as a record of their history date from this period and feature two dozens garments, presently on display at Musée de la Poupée-Paris.

Le Joffre represents a military inspired coat with matching headwear as a tribute to the French marshal who won the famous “Bataille de la Marne” on September 5, 1914. Cut from a wool fabric matching the “bleu horizon”

color that the French Army was then sporting, it is trimmed with red and golden decorations. It came with a police bonnet, as shown. Military gaiters that, unfortunately, were not kept by the Languereau/Canlorbe family, could also be ordered separately.

Parisienne is the most expensive item from the early ready-made wardrobe for Bleuette. It consists of three elements: a deep blue velvet dress with silk chiffon sleeves, a matching coat and a hat trimmed with a couple of silk roses. It is one of the finest early Bleuette garments, only featured in a very few private collections. The Languereau/ Canlorbe family, alas, lost their chapeau, but another example of this luxury headwear is documented on page 39 of Bleuette, son trousseau d’origine Gautier-Languereau 1905-1960 by Monique Couturier/Samy Odin, 2005.

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Deauville, a highly coveted ensemble for Bleuette appeared in the first flyer sent to the readers of La Semaine de Suzette during the summer of 1916. This document is called the “Pre-Catalogue” consisting in a single sheet, printed front and back and folded in the middle, featuring the season items for Bleuette’s wardrobe.

It features, among others, Deauville, a charming dress cut from fine toile de Jouy trimmed with lace sleeves and almond green silk ruche and matching chapeau. From the same collection Madame Languereau also kept the extremely rare Pamela blue straw hat decorated with silk ribbon and fuchsia flowers.

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From the first catalogue dated winter 1916/1917, five ensembles were kept by Claude Canlorbe, the daughter of the publisher.

Tsarine is a fabulous coat offered with a matching toque and muff, trimmed with faux-fur and lined with beige silk. Interestingly, the same garment was later called Frileuse (Shivery) so as not to relate to Russia which was going through its revolution. Also showing a Russian reference, this other faux-fur coat was named

Moscovite. Unfortunately, the matching hat and muff went missing, but they can be seen on page 47 of the author’s book cited above. This model was still offered during the summer of 1918 and then discontinued.

Bécassine was kept by the Languereau family in its second “prêt-à-porter” version, recognizable for its square bib, as opposed to the earliest version which had a triangular bib. It was preserved with its matching green woolen cloth slippers but the original coiffe went missing.

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The version of Daisy in the Canlorbe collection also dates from this first catalogue even though the model had already appeared during the summer of 1916, worn with a different hat. Here, it can be seen with the matching Mes Courses hat, made of trendy blue velvet trimmed with a colorful silk ribbon in the style of Louis XVI. The coat is cut from deep blue silk taffeta with buttons covered with the same fabric.

Finally, the Costume de baptême, first featured in Bleuette’s wardrobe during the winter of 1915/1916, is shown here in the version of the following year, as seen on the first catalog, including a long lace dress trimmed with silk beige ribbon, a lace bonnet and a pique cape, finely decorated with hand embroidery.

Featured in the catalog dated of the summer of 1917, Pervenche (Periwinkle) is one of the most coveted early ensembles of Bleuette’s G-L wardrobe. The dress is cut from mauve and white striped crepe with a white skirt trimmed

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with mauve bias. It includes a mauve crepe jacket, edged with the same color ruffle, and a hat trimmed with a triple row of mauve and white crepe, edged in mauve with matching flower.

This ensemble was certainly popular at the time, since it was kept in the G-L catalogue until the summer of 1918.

The collection of the winter 1917/1918 featured on the cover of the G-L catalog a terrific ensemble called France. It is cut from white cotton fleece and enhanced by an intense blue embroidery, a high collar and a matching belt. It came with a wide brimmed hat, alas lost in the Canlorbe collection, but presented on page 54 of the author’s book cited above.

Following the chronological order, another item featured in the publisher’s documentary collection dates to the summer of 1918. It is called Fauvette and has been preserved with the two variations of hats offered that year and during the following summer. The dress is made of silver gray jersey with big pockets edged with a tangerine crepe matching the cuffs, the collar and the buttons sewn onto the bodice. The same tangerine crepe was used to edge the first cloche straw hat while the more recent bonnet is cut from the same fabric with simple tangerine embroidery on the sides.

The last G-L catalogue published during WWI presents the collection for the summer of 1919. Naturally the cover model was called Victoire (this garment, absent in the Canlorbe collection, is presented on page 59 of the author’s book cited above). The daughter of the publisher conserved a few models from the collection of that summer: Pastorale, Yvette, Pastel and the classic Marin offered in a white cotton version with a hat decorated with a ribbon which bears the patriotic inscription “Foch”, that honors the memory of another French marshal that played an instrumental role during the conflict.

The war had started when the last Bleuette dolls with a German head made out of the Fleischmann mold were sold; the conflict ended when Bleuette was already a 100% French product, such as this doll that bears the “SFBJ 60 PARIS 8/0” inscription. It first came with stationary glass eyes, blue or black.

It is only during the winter of 1919/1920 that Bleuette was produced with sleeping eyes. The doll chosen to finish this article wears the very patriotic Alsatian costume that La Semaine de Suzette suggested under the format of a pattern as soon as 1915, almost as an optimistic way to state the French aim to win back this emblematic region.

The author wishes to express his gratitude to the heirs of Claude Canlorbe-Languereau, whose early Bleuette fashions and catalogs are featured in this article, as well as to Helène and Daniel Bugat-Pujol for the loan of their two Bleuette dolls wearing patriotic garments from the WWI era.

The author can be reached by email at samy.odin@noos.fr

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Love, Shirley Temple

Theriault’s July 14 in Kansas City, MO The Griesbaum firm of Germany made these whistling wooden dolls under special commission from Bill “BoJangles” Robinson as his gift to Shirley Temple.

Dancing around the Maypole are thirteen miniature Grodnertal dolls; the vignette is all original.

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long-lost collection revealed hidden in plain sight! For 75 years, the one-of-a-kind objects belonging to the childhood of beloved Shirley Temple have been carefully preserved in special archives in her own home. “I’m saving history” must have been the thought of Shirley’s mother, Gertrude, and then, later, Shirley herself. This may well be the only collection of its kind in cinema history. Not re-assembled after the fact. But kept intact from day one.

These costumes, dolls, accessories, letters, autographs, documents, even bits of trivia allow us to color in the details of a remarkable life, and a pivotal time in cinematic history.

The doll collection, in particular, was a unique statement of the public’s love for Shirley Temple. What

“Grumpy” appeared in the 1934 film “Now and Forever” with Shirley Temple, as the hiding place for the stolen necklace. She was gifted the bear at the Standing 5’9” tall, the conclusion of the stunningly beautiful Ikifilm and kept it her Ningyo was gifted to Shirley entire life.

Temple in 1935. Her head Ideal’s 27” Shirley is of carved wood with Temple in the exquisite detail of sculpting, luxurious “Little and the inset human Colonel” costume hair is ornamented with is considered one extraordinary hair jewelry. of their rarest examples.

An extraordinary group of eight mystery dolls

by Madame Alexander, circa 1934, with unique costumes of couturier quality created especially for these dolls and gifted to her, possibly by the Alexander firm.

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The Merry Widow by Lenci with her glass googly eyes is one from the large collection of Lenci dolls owned by her and presented in the auction.

Shirley Temple named the doll “Susie Blockhead” and she carried her whenever she traveled, declaring there was no hair to worry about.

little girl, the public felt, does not love dolls? So in their admiration for her, dolls were sent to her by the thousands. Some handmade, some by doll-making firms, some as luxury gifts from studio executives, many as birthday gifts. In her 1988 autobiography, Child Star, Shirley Temple wrote, that in 1934, Fox executives “publicly announced that I was starting a doll collection…From all over the-office world a thousand dolls of every type and nationality flooded in.” Of these dolls, young Shirley kept her favorites while the others were donated to orphanages and hospitals in her name. As time went on, an entire room in her home was dedicated to these favored dolls, with special cabinets and shelving, and throughout her life, the dolls remained under her care.

The dolls seen here are from her collection, and are among the 550 objects from her personal archives to be auctioned on Tuesday, July 14. The dolls will be on exhibit all day Monday, July 13. To see other dolls from this collection view the fold-out auction ad on the inside front cover.

The Moravian community of North Carolina was the homeplace of this doll known as “Maggie-Bessie”; how it came to the childhood collection of Shirley Temple is a mystery.

A short time before he died, Johnny Gruelle sent this set of nine Raggedy Ann books to Shirley Temple, with an autographed message to her inside each one. “May you never have wrinkled knees” reads the inscription on The Camel with the Wrinkled Knees”.

Shirley’s own early Raggedy Ann by Volland is the #1 lot of the auction.

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In 1924, the French firm of Raynal issued a set of eight dolls in folk costumes of regions of France. Shirley Temple’s collection includes six of this set.

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Frivolities & Whimsicalities From Chiffonnette’s Trousseau

by Sylvia Mac Neil

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illinery establishments displayed their most novel styles and their most attractive finery for the opening of each season. Shopkeepers and modistes sent out polite missives to those who were supposed to have money and the disposition to spend it, informing them that the new fashions for the season had arrived and invited all for inspection. The opportunity was irresistible, and if desire only prompted some, curiosity prompted all to accept the invitation. There was hardly a lady who would not venture forth on such an occasion, making a round of visits to certain well-known shops and milliners.

There was no want of opportunity to secure the desired object. After repeated trials and nice adjustments before the mirror, by the aid of a hand-glass, and the most emphatic assertion that she had the hat that suited her exactly, and which, of course, was the only one of its kind in Paris, the purchase was made. What it actually was could not be described, and if it could, it probably would not be understood.

Every season witnessed the introduction of some new shape for hats, prettier and more enchanting than the preceding, executed in the most exquisite and artistic manner.

Many lightweight hats destined for the spring and summer seasons were made on a foundation of Paris net, which is a large heavily-sized open mesh, resembling tulle, or made up in buckram with wired edges to preserve the shape. The lighter forms of Paris net, and open-weave lighter buckram, were covered in lightweight materials, like lace, gauze, tulle, crepe and net. Fanciful, open straws and crinoline, crimped or not, and combinations of straw and crinoline were also made on the lightweight forms and were not usually lined.

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This featured hat is garnished with aqua ribbons and flowers, bespangled with crystal drops and seed beads, creating a very stylish accompaniment to the dress.

Stylish additions to the toilette, fanciful cotton stockings and a tulle snood with dots and lace.

A variation which makes a favorable impression in soft peach.

Splendid embellishments, flowers twinkling with crystal dewdrops and glinting drops of crystal.

ribbon, a froth of tulle, and a bunch of flowers furnished most creations. Flowers, remarkable for their beauty and faithfulness to nature, blossomed prettily on bonnets, garnished dainty hats, and decorated straw bergéres. Some blossoms were massed in front, the branches passing down the middle of the crown; others trimmed the inside of a brim. Tufts of flowers twined gracefully round, with loops and floating streamers of ribbon. Wreaths of flowers placed on the edge of a bonnet flattered the pretty face beneath it.

Some hats were ornamented on one side with a bunch of roses and some foliage, or dainty lilies-of-the-valley.

The devotees of Fashion had a fancy for glitter on their bonnets. Forever dictated by the ruling whims of the particular moment, Parisian modistes introduced artistic sparkles which were among the prettiest follies of the day. Meadow grass seemed dipped with dew, foliage was spangled with crystal raindrops, flowers were starred with brilliants, stamens and twisting tendrils were touched with gilt, and dew drops were lavishly distributed on leaves and petals, like dainty, little gew-gaws. Tips of feather leaves were accented with an amusing medley of tiny tubes of clear glass with rounded drops or novelty florets on the end. Flowers with long stamens were often embellished with the same quivering, little pendent balls.

Clusters of beautifully frosted leaves, others covered with

snow, glittered with prismatic colors at every movement of the head. Ears of wheat made of silvered mesh glistened, and feather grasses, tipped with crystal dew, sprang from clusters of curled, iridescent strands of metal. Delicate veils and torsades of tulle were heavily bedizened with beads. There was a novelty for black tulle, in which the net was fine and close, and thickly studded over with tiny, silvered dots. Spears of grass formed of some sparkling metal, changed color continually as the light played on it. Nestled among elegant grasses were a myriad of little spikelets formed of mother-of-pearl, so tiny and delicate, that the least breath would set them in motion. Yellow gas lights flared overhead, lighting up a luxurious display of crystal ornaments and other little fancies, causing them to twinkle like precious jewels. Another sparkling ornament that Fashion produced was spun glass. Made up of silkenlike threads of glass, the fine filaments were so delicate that the wind or the slightest touch could break them, and if a minute particle lodged in the eye, great suffering would have ensued. It was not recommended that the arrangement of these shining and radiant garnitures be used as an inside trimming to a bonnet, nor should they droop over the brim. But, they were arranged on the outside with good effect and, supposedly, without danger. To suit the prevailing style of glitter, coiffures were ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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capriciously dusted with pearl, gold and silver. Gold powder had a very poor effect, but when gold leaf was taken and cut exceedingly fine, and the hair sprinkled with it, the effect was brilliant. The caprice was thought to be too rich for ordinary purposes, but would be exceedingly appropriate for evening toilettes.

Long tulle or lace, or blonde lappets were fastened under the chin, either by a brooch, or an ornament of some kind or other. Some bonnets had narrow, crepe or ribbon ties, bordered with a ruche of silk or ribbon.

The ties formed a bow on the chest, accented with a sprig of flowers in the center. Veils worn in points over the face, were all the rage, but a great many of the veils were merely squares of tulle thrown carelessly over the hat, apparently not fastened at all. Nets of any kind were in vogue, some highly trimmed with flowers, lace, or ribbon. A great deal of art and a sense of good design was necessary to mix tulle and ornaments with pleasing effects.

In the season of flowers, a pretty novelty appeared in the elegant, floral couronnes for soirées and wedding celebrations. Frivolous creations they were, possessing the charm of simplicity as well as richness. These wreaths were not arbitrary arrangements, but were studied and designed to suit the social occasion and the style of the wearer. Various white, wax flowers and buds with softly tinted, green leaves were intertwined on wire covered in white silk thread, and were made up into bridal wreaths and small clusters of matching flowers to trim the gown.

Other white flowers were Here the hat is accented in dipped in wax, and had lavender on black spotted tinted, yellow stamens tulle, with drops of jet and and rich, green leaves. For Chantilly lace. ball coiffures and dansantes, fancy had no bounds. Floral wreaths on silk-covered wires were made very full in front, gradually diminishing in size toward the back, held in place with a tiny bow tied behind. Fanciful bandelettes were mounted on bands of rich velvet or satin, garnished with flowers and bows of ribbon. Elegant crowns were covered with bouquets of flowers and tufts of feathers, dainty blonde and loops of ribbon mingling delightfully. One evening crown was plain in front, mounted with ribbons and buds, extending into a garland of flowers at the back, with a spray of miniature ivy trailing gracefully on the hair. A wreath of flowers true to nature mixed with moss and sprays of foliage were brilliant with crystal

A frivolité of crimped crinoline, with glass grapes and notched feather leaves, and a chaine Benoîton of crystal.

drops of dew. Another dainty affair consisted of a little bow of satin fastened to a bunch of moss roses, small buds falling behind. White lilies of the valley and sweet violet twined gracefully round, with loops and floating streamers of silk ribbon. All were much admired for their creative whimsicality.

At this point, the perusal of the fantasy land of Headgear cannot be quitted until the topic of hairstyles has been addressed. It had become fashionable for reputable ladies to paint their faces, tint their eyelids and lips, dye their hair, and to wear false hair. To the casual observer, all was loveliness and curls, but upon closer inspection, it appeared that those veritable scaffolds of hair were not perfect models of elegance and grace. What was not bestowed by Dame Nature was gifted by the Goddess of Fashion. All that hair beneath those fanciful confections known as hats, particularly that at the back, was puffed or braided over a frizette, and gave the head an unnaturally large, dropsical look. Untidy locks were straying wildly about, mingled with false hair of every kind ... burnt with acids, frizzled with hot tongs, dried up with ammonia, those dead-looking tresses that drooped in curls with

All manner of twisted and crimped crinoline and pretty trumperies…

crinkled, split ends, were the most untempting sight a man ever gazed upon. No other epoch offered more decadent specimens of the wig-maker’s art. The more wild and mad and utterly improbable a lady’s coiffure became, the more reasonably she might expect herself proclaimed the reigning queen of Fashion. Fortunately, the devotees were not consulted in regards to the latest style for dressing the hair on dolls’ wigs. Rather than the hair arranged in a multitude of unartistic ways, wigs were exceedingly pretty and simply dressed, infinitely becoming and well within the parameters of the prevailing mode of fashion for dolls.

The inspiration for the first two perfectly charming little affairs featured here is one which was included in the large and magnificent trousseau of the china Huret doll, Blondinette Davranche. Her original hat was made up with red accents, where the colors here are aqua and soft peach. A hat similar to these is seen in the July issue, 1866, of La Poupée Modèle and is referred to as, “a Chapeau Lamballe for dolls. It is the hat which looks the best on little girls and which is seen the most. It is made from an oval of crinoline or straw for the foundation, for example, the center of an old straw hat. Sew a wire all around the edge ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Perfect enchantment keeping pace with the dictates of fashion…

A complicated elegance of fantasie crimped straw and a chaine Benoîton of tiny beads of crystal.

Loops of glittering crystal beads and the most novel beads of woven straw assume a fairy-like bit of splendor.

Exceedingly charming in straw, aqua trims and etched drops of crystal, featuring a lace barbe dotted with tiny beads.

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of the foundation. It can be covered with muslin or crepe, bordered with ribbon or velvet (ribbon). Then set on top of the velvet a little ornament of fantasy straw or a little bouquet of flowers.”

Another novelty for hats was referred to as, “chaines Benoîton, made of jet beads…or beads of crystal. When the hat is tied, these rows of beads fall in tiers upon the chest.” Another garniture, very similar, was a band of Val lace edged with crystals, and was referred to as a chaine Benoîton, or a continuous barbe of lace.

Ambitious couturiers and modistes endlessly searched for designs to suit the feminine extravagance and frivolity of the age. They attended first nights of all plays, studied every painting and were present for every vernissage, read all the dramatic and melodramatic literature, and even drew inspiration from the military. Many of the most successful and entrancing fashions were skillfully designed after some well known figure or event, all founded on reliable information. A veste Figero or a Garibaldi costume was known and admired, as well as the Marie Antoinette fichu; Metternich green derived its name from the German Princess Metternich, and the Chapeau Lamballe was named after a confidante of Marie Antoinette. The embellishments known as chaines Benoîton, were developed from a popular play by Victorien Sardou, La Famille Benoîton. It premiered in Paris at the Theater of Vaudeville, on November 4, 1865. At one point, an actress possessing both wit and humor, decided to wear her string of pearls falling from her hat, rather than around her neck. Couturiers were inspired, and the fashion of wearing strings of beads depending from the edge of a hat was an immediate success. Illustrations of hats garnished with the many renditions of a “Benoîton” graced the pages of fashion periodicals for several years, without ever citing, for those who might have been unaware at the time, and for those inclined today to research the origin of this most novel and whimsical ornamentation.

Such was the fashion of the day. Millinery constituted the chief tax on Parisian designers.

Inspiring modistes, endowed with matchless taste, created the most ravissant little affairs. Coquettish hats, resplendent in fanciful devices, incrustations, and artificial flowers, bloomed and brightened the promenades, from the rich and costly confections of the grandes élégantes to the modest afternoon straws of the plainest little maiden.

The particular style of hat featured here can be made from a variety of fabrics and garnished with little fancies and baubles, as seen in these photos which represent just one style of headgear pictured in the book, The Enchanting Trousseau of Chiffonnette. Gauze, tulle or fine lace can cover the frame, for a light and airy effect. Ribbons of velvet or taffeta could be set across the top of the hat, and made into falling streamers tied coquettishly under the chin. Flowers, small and simple, made up in silk or velvet, or larger and more dashing blossoms, accented with velvet or feather leaves and curling tendrils, were always in favor. The chaines Benoîton were amid the luxurious surroundings in the Paris of Fashion.

Other hats can be bordered with scrolled, silken loops, which were among the garnitures admired by those who followed the dictates of fashion.

Simple straw hats can be successfully bound in silk or velvet ribbon.

Fashion, like the universe, has infinite possibilities. Let fancy be your guide, and create your own novelty of the season. Check before the final decision is made for sizes and proportions and lengths, as well as materials and trims to determine which will best flatter your doll.

Following the order of the day, beaded chaines Benoîton and every little fancy of the moment, ruched gauze, glass berries and coils of wired red silk, accented with tiny beads of crystal.

Two chaines of seed beads, clear crystal alternating with double rows of translucent white.

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The same luxurious caprice, this one prettified in yellow and sparkling crystal.

Materials and trims for hat for a 17 ¾ inch doll A Two size 10 embroidery or crewel needles

A 4 inch square piece of lightweight buckram or heavily sized tulle A 11 – 12 inches of hat wire

A 6 x 4 inch piece of tulle (or larger, depending on the how thin your fabric is) A 5/8 inch wide ribbon, 30 inches long (1/2 inch to ¾ inch wide, 5 inches long, velvet ribbon for top trim, if desired)

A 1/4 – ½ inch wide Val lace, 10 inches long A 5 crystal beads, 6 mm

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Number 2. Fold the end of the ribbon under Âź inch. Beginning at the center back, fold the ribbon in half lengthwise and sew it around the foundation, covering the wire. Use a stab stitch, placing the stitches along the edges of the ribbon, catching the ribbon edge on the top and underneath the foundation. Fold the end of the ribbon under Âź inch and stitch together, with the folds just butted together, not overlapped, and sew with a slip stitch.

Number 3. Gather both 6-inch sides of the tulle and place the foundation in the center; fold the edges over the foundation.

Number 6. For the band of ribbon on the top, the same ribbon can be used, or a different one, perhaps wider, or of velvet, as in this hat.

Fold and twist and shape the ribbon, pinning it to your ironing board and steaming in place, so the ribbon will retain the shape. Set the ribbon on the top of the hat, with the ends underneath.

Stitch in place.

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Number 1. Cut the foundation of lightweight buckram, or heavily sized tulle, which is best for a sheer, delicate look. Shape the wire in an approximate oval shape, perfecting it as it is sewn. Attach the wire to the foundation with needle and thread, and make a double knot to the foundation, knotting it tightly. The wire is then sewn along the edge, beginning and ending at the back of the oval; use a stitch similar to a blanket stitch, but one which holds the thread more securely to the foundation. Overlap the wire ends at the back, with stitches closer together.

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Number 4. Underneath, baste the tulle to the foundation with a stab stitch.

Number 5. Cut the excess tulle close to the edge of the ribbon.

Overcast the tulle to the ribbon, which will hold it securely and give a more finished edge. Sew carefully so the stitches do not show through on the top.

Number 7. To make the pendent drops, begin with the drop in the center, as shown on the pattern. Fasten the thread onto the ribbon slightly underneath, and thread five seed beads onto the needle, then one larger bead, and one more seed bead—either the same bead or a different one as on this hat, which is translucent white. Then bring the needle through the large bead and the five seed beads and knot the thread in the same place on the ribbon. The drop should be a bit loosely sewn so it will depend coquettishly. Each drop is made separately; make two drops, evenly spaced, on each side of the center, also indicated on the pattern.

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Number 8. Decide how long the lace barbe should fall on your doll; this one measures 8 inches after it is gathered. Using small stitches, gather the lace on both sides of the center, about two inches when gathered, so the lace will lay flat when finished.

Sew seed beads along the straight edge of the lace, about 3/8 inch apart. Make a small tuck on both ends of the lace, then sew it onto the edge of the hat underneath, as on the pattern.

Number 9. Each ribbon tie measures 8 ½ inches. Fold the edge under ¼ inch, then make a small tuck; sew the ribbon on the same place as the lace. Repeat for the second ribbon. Sew a small tuft of flowers and leaves on the top; glue several seed beads on the petals and leaves. When the hat is finished, bend the hat slightly, from side to side, allowing it to sit on the head nicely. Tie a bow under the chin of the doll.

Number 10. If you wish, two beaded chaines can be substituted for the lace barbe. The first chaine is 7 inches long, and the second one is 7 ½ inches long. As you are making them, put the hat on the doll to determine the lengths for your doll.

To make the first chaine, attach the thread on the side, next to the ribbon ties, towards the front. Attach another thread in the same location…both needles are used to make the chaine.

Thread one needle through 5 seed beads; take the second needle and thread it through the same 5 beads.

Then separate the two threads, and put 6 beads on one needle and 6 beads on the second needle. Now repeat and thread 5 beads through one needle, then thread the second needle through the same 5 beads.

Begin and end the chaines with single strand of beads…much easier to attach, and looks better, also. This creates two pretty chaines of open loops and single strands of beads.

Take a look at the drawing, which shows the steps clearly…you can see how easy it is to make. These chaines Benoîton are quite unique, and create a special detail on your hat.

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Fritzi’s Dolls presented a wonderful selection of rare antique German character dolls.

Nancy Meeker offers a fabulous collection of vintage collectable dolls.

Sandra Bullock presented this impeccably dressed pair.

The Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show Reported by Gail Lemmon Brenda Yenke was on hand offering appraisals of antique bears and toys. Brenda writes a weekly newspaper column, “Yenke Peddler”, offering information on vintage collectables of all types.

She also presented a fine collection of antique bears and other plush toys.

Shari McMasters offered her expertise giving appraisals and restringing dolls.

Vivian Brady, specializing in vintage Madame Alexander and other hard plastic dolls, offered this exceptional Nancy Ann pair.

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Joy Hausmann is always on hand with a wonderful selection of antique and vintage dolls.

Betty Stepnowski offers an assortment of beautiful French and German antique dolls.

Mary Jo & Art Koets are always on hand with a large assortment of clothing, fabrics and trims.

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he Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show was held on February 15th, 2015, at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville Ohio. Despite a terrible snow storm the day before die hard doll enthusiasts pressed on for the love of the doll. For over 30 years the show has been held twice a year offering a fine array of antique and vintage collectable dolls as well as modern and artists dolls for your enjoyment and consideration. The next show is scheduled for August 23, 2015.

Our patrons can expect some of the finest dealers in the country with a wonderful assortment of dolls, door prizes, doll stringing and professional appraisals.

Hope to see you there!

Do You Have a Mystery Doll?

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an anyone identify this unusual wooden doll head? It is 2.75 inches high and carved of a very hard red-brown wood. It was purchased at a flea market in the cathedral square in Barcelona, Spain in 2012. The head is clearly a copy of the parian doll head with the snood, adorned with a hanging plume on the left side of the head and a draped swag on the other. The shoulder plate is hollowed out, so that the head could be fitted to a cloth or kid body. Other than some faint coloring on the lips, which I suspect was added later, the head does not look like it was ever painted. I have shown this head to other collectors who specialize in antique wooden dolls, but no one so far has seen a head like this. Please respond to antiquedoll@gmail.com or call 717-517-9217 Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above.

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n extremely rare historical parisienne poupée bearing the inscription on the neck “Marguerite de Valois,” Queen of France and first wife of King Henry IV, believed to be one-ofa-kind, sold for approximately $36,500 at François Theimer’s May 23 auction. www.theimer.fr

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lovely premiere portrait Jumeau, size 1, 11.5 inches, brought approximately $6,500 at the Galerie de Chartres auction in France on May 16. www.ivoire.france.fr

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his 17 inch cloth “Maggie-Bessie” doll made by the Phohl sisters of Old Salem, NC, sold for $7800 at Morphy’s auction May 30-31. morphyauctions.com

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rom the former Mary Merritt Doll Museum, this Vichy automaton, 1895, with bisque head impressed “Eden Bebe, Paris, 12.

Depose,” 29 inches tall, sold for approximately $47,200 at the recent Auction Team Breker auction. The complicated action involves the doll throwing kisses as the basket lid opens, revealing a kitten waving its paw. The theatre curtain also raises to display an acrobat on a trapeze. www.breker.com

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Gebruder Heubach’s portrait model of Princess Juliana is a prized and rare art character doll in the “Among Friends” auction.

Four examples of the Moravian cloth doll known as “Maggie-Bessie” are featured in Theriault’s July 15 auction including this superbly-preserved example.

petite models by Steiner (including series B), Jumeau and Bru. Larger French bebes include beautiful models by Thuillier, Bru (including a rare ebony black Bru Jne), and a gorgeous 17” bebe “H” by Halopeau. Another highlight is a rare leather-bodied bebe by Clement, the only example known to exist. Among the fine selections of poupees is a petite poupee

by Rohmer with complete trousseau, and a rare larger size smiling poupee by Bru. A hard-cover full-color catalog “Among Friends”, features over 350 rare dolls. The auction will be conducted at The Little Theatre in Kansas City, a 2 minute walk from the Marriott Hotel. For more auction information or to order your catalog visit www.theriaults. com or telephone 800-638-0422.

The petite size 1 bebe A.T. by Thuillier is most precious, a mere 9” of perfection.

Connoisseur collectors treasure the very rare characters produced by the Martha Chase firm, for the artistry of their modeling, as seen here in the dignified portrayal of a black woman.

The Mary Sicard Collection of Door of Hope Dolls For more than four decades, Mary Sicard has focused her collecting attention on the remarkable dolls issued by the Door of Hope Mission in china. Her first published research on the dolls appeared in a 1982 Doll Collector’s Manual, which many doll scholars feel is still the go-to source about these remarkable dolls. Theriault’s July 15th Marquis cataloged doll auction “Among Friends” will offer these and 25 more outstanding models from her collection.

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COBURGER Puppenmuseum the 2015 TLC Grand Tour

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oburg, birthplace of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, is a charming Bavarian town, formerly part of West Germany. Overlooking Coburg from its hilltop location is the majestic Veste Coburg citadel, one of Germany’s largest castles.

It is also home to the Coburger Puppenmuseum which in spite of a devastating fire in 2012, was open for our TLC Grand Tour visit last May. The museum contained a wide array of dolls including an exceptional collection of half dolls and artist dolls.

Of course Germany is also about fabulous sausages including Coburg’s local delicacy, their famous bratwurst, which is roasted over pine cones.

It was delicious!

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THE SUNDAY DOLL

by Lois Cohorst

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nce upon a time in the days of long ago, a little girl grown and the same age as I am. Hazel Taylor wished for a special doll often called a “SUNDAY Hazel didn’t mind a bit if she couldn’t play with this doll.

DOLL.” You know the kind talked about, seen in She was just excited that it might happen. Both children catalogs, really beautiful, but only loved from afar and never could hardly wait until Christmas. They had each picked touched except maybe on Sundays. Hazel and her “Sunday out a doll head, fully planning on getting their wish, so they Doll” story began when she was four years old. could choose a pattern for the body. Their mamas could sew Hazel Taylor was born in 1909, and she was an only and stuff the body making it ready for the wardrobe. That is child. She and her cousin, Willis Graham, who was also the way it was done in 1913.

Hazel’s age, were the very best of friends. Their mothers Christmas came and Hazel received her doll. It had a were sisters and these two children grew up together like beautiful face and eyes that would open and close. She wore a brother and sister. When Hazel and her family lived near golden curls that complemented the doll’s bisque head, not the telephone office in Home, Kansas, she often ran across as smooth and shiny as the china heads on most of the dolls, a vacant lot and upstairs to the “Central Girl,” who but the bisque was more lifelike. She thought it was would call Hazel’s cousin, Willis, so she could talk even prettier. Hazel’s and Willis’ dolls were alike, to him. They were just like siblings. except his doll had black hair.

Hazel’s family moved to what is now the After Christmas, Hazel’s mama made the “Ghost Town” of Carden, Kansas, where they body and added a nice undershirt, panties, lived in the general store operated by her and a petticoat trimmed with lace. She father and mother. Hazel saw the doll heads added the dress, which was accented with that were sold from the store and learned little blue and white booties. about the “Sunday Doll.” Her mother Her mama tied a two-inch ribbon explained the rules, which did not allow around each arm of the doll at the playing with the doll except possibly for a shoulders leaving a loop of ribbon behind few minutes on Sunday. This doll would the doll’s head for a hanger. She hung require care, and she learned that she the doll on a nail in a high corner of the would have to be old enough to take that parlor which was too high for Hazel to responsibility. Hazel felt that being five reach. To keep temptation down, the doll years old, she was almost grown up, quite was too high to reach, so it became part the young lady. After all, she had made of the parlor décor all the years Hazel was her first recitation at the community center growing up. and received considerable praise. She still One day, something spectacular remembered the words: happened. It was called spring and fall house “When I go out for a walk, cleaning. All the furniture was taken out of the I look so nice and gay room, the walls were brushed down, and the floor I have to take the dogs along took on a good cleaning. Hazel was allowed Hazel and Willis with To keep the boys away!” to sit and rock her “Sunday Doll” in her little their Sunday dolls.

Surely her mama would agree that she was rocking chair until the work was done. Then, her ready for a “Sunday Doll.” And, with Christmas mother would hang the doll back on the nail in coming, Hazel knew that she and Willis would get the same the corner. But, it was always a happy time for Hazel when gift from Santa, because they did every year, except that house cleaning came. one year when Willis got a baby sister and Hazel did not.

Through the years, Willis lost his doll. He may have She was really disappointed about that. But if she could grown to think he no longer needed it. But, Hazel’s doll is convince Willis that he needed a “Sunday Doll” too, then it over 100 years old and is housed in the same cedar chest might really happen. where she began her retirement so many years ago, except Mama and Hazel wrote a letter to Santa. now she is in the care of Hazel’s daughter, Sharon. The doll Dear Santa, still opens and closes her eyes, wears her original dress and My name is Hazel Taylor, and I live in Carden, bootees, and has all the original underwear that Hazel’s Kansas. I am almost five years old, and I know that mama made so many years ago. She still has her curls, but I could take care of a “SUNDAY DOLL.” Being much of her hair is worn. She always held a special place that I am nearly full grown, I would accept such a gift in Hazel’s heart as long as she lived. Hazel passed away in for Christmas. You can let my mama know if I can get January of 2003. this doll, so we can begin to make her wardrobe.

So collectors… you know that if you find an original, It would be nice if you would bring my cousin Willis never-played-with doll, with a body and clothing made by Graham a Sunday Doll, too, because he is almost someone’s mama, you may have found a Sunday Doll.

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Calendar of Events

Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com.

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

Ongoing

2/3-9/26. France. Musee de la Poupee-Paris Special Exhibit featuring Collection of Claude Canlorbe, daughter of publisher of La Semaine de Suzette. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com www.dollshopunited.com/stores/ museedelapoupeeparis/.

3/30-9/7. Oyster Bay, NY. Doll & Toy Exhibition.

Manor House at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historical Park. 516-922-8678. Plantingfields.org.

4/18-10/11. Switzerland. The Rhine in the Course of Time from the Sources to the Estuary. Landscape paintings of Johann Ludwig Blueler & current photographs. Special Exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.swmb.museum.

6/7-7/31. St Louis, MO. Doll Exhibit. Eugene Field House & St. Louis Toy Museum. Lindsey Lotz.

314-421-4689. EugeneFieldHouse.org.

July

9-12 Portland, OR. Doll Artist Convention.

National Institute of American Doll Artists.

Crowne Plaza Downtown Portland.

Stephanie Blythe. 415-455-8415.

14-18 Denver, CO. Doll Show. Crown Plaza DIA Convention Center. R.O.S.E. International Doll & Bear Expo. Sarah Mellman.

720-227-5351.

14-18 Kansas City, MO. National Antique Doll Festival. Rowbear Lowman. Adam’s Mark Hotel. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com. www.nationaldollfestival.com.

14 Kansas City, MO. Love, Shirley Temple Auction. Personal Collection of Shirley Temple. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s.

800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com.

15 Kansas City, MO. Marquis Catalogued Auction of Exceptional Antique Dolls from the Billie and Paige Welker Collection. The Little Theatre. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com.

15 Kansas City, MO. Doll Auction. Crowne Plaza Hotel. Frasher’s Doll Auctions.

816-625-3786. (F) 816-625-6079. frasher@aol.com.

16-19 Ft. Worth, TX. Sasha Doll Convention.

Embassy Suites Downtown Ft. Worth.

Brenda Myers. bjmyeye@aol.com.

16-19 Kansas City, MO. UFDC National Convention. Kansas City Marriott Downtown. 816-891-7040.

19 Columbus, OH. Teddy Bear Artist Show.

Holiday Inn Worthington Hotel. Bright Star Promotions, Inc. Valerie Rogers.

502-423-7827.

29-8/1 Arlington, VA. Barbie Doll Convention.

Hyatt Crystal City. Deb Gallo. debgallo@yahoo.com.

30-8/1 Austin, TX. Doll Convention. Ball Joint Doll Collectors Convention. Omni Southpark.

Sherri Rhein. 512-414-3793. srhein@bjdctexas.com.

30-31 Newark, OH. Doll Auction. Mark Harris.

McMasters Harris Apple Tree Doll Auctions. 800-842-3526. mark@mcmastersharris.com.

August

1 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. 700 Highland Drive. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094.

SweetbriarAuctions.com 8 Huntsville, AL. Doll Show. The Jaycees Building. Twickenham Doll Club. Sonya Heim. 256-479-3251.

Twickenhamdollshow.com.

8 San Diego, CA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Al Bahr Shriners Center. Crossroads.

Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www. crossroadsshows.com.

15 Binghamton, NY. Teddy Bear Convention.

Double Tree Hotel. Teddy Bear Artist Invitational. Cindy Malchoff.

518-562-4076.

16 Hasbrouck Hts., NJ. Doll & Bear Show.

Hilton Hotel. JMK Doll Show. 201-213-2810. www.jmkshows.com.

20-21 Nashua, NH. Doll Auctions.

Withington Auction, Inc. 603-478-3232. www.withingtonauction.com 22 San Antonio, TX. Doll Show. Schertz Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868.

23 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn. Sherri Gore.

310-386-4211.

23 Strongville, OH. Doll & Bear Show.

Strongville Holiday Inn. Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show. Gail Lemmon. 440-3965386. Ceil Fassinger. 440-477-7174.

28-29 Billings, MT. Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Billings Hotel & Convention Center.

Rediscoveries Promotions. Brian.

406-723-2176.

28 Kulpsville, PA. Doll Convention. Holiday Inn Lansdale. JemCon.org.

29-30 Fullerton, CA. Miniature Show. Howard Johnson Hotel. Florence. 858-454-4959.

30 Bellevue, WA. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Red Lion Hotel. The Antique Doll & Toy Market.

Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723.

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WANTED Effanbee Lawrence Welk Champagne Lady, vinyl, 19” in original cocktail dress, prefer with orig. tag.

Nancy Ann Story Book Doll from Around the World Series, with box marked #33, an Asian bisque doll in all original condition, prefer with orig. tag.

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Jackson County Fairgrounds. Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534.

30 N. Mankato, MN. Doll Show. Best Western.

Lady Slipper Doll Club. Carolyn.

952-873-4489.

September

5 Los Angeles, CA. Doll Show. Los Angeles Airport Marriott. VOLKS USA, Inc. 310-782-8324. Volksusa.com.

5 Portland, OR. Doll & Bear Show. Red Lion Hotel. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake.

775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com.

5 Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine.

Sweebriar. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094.

SweetbriarAuctions.com.

7 Annapolis, MD. Rendezvous: Doll Auction.

Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com 9-13 Greenwood Village, CO. Doll Show.

Doubletree Hotel by Hilton Hotel. Denver Museum of Minatures, Dolls & Toys.

Dona Mandell. 303-321-1078.

12 Las Cruces, NM. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Scottish Rite Temple. Dona Ana Doll Club. Gloria Sanders. 575-523-1413.

12 La Plata, MD. Doll Show. Archbishop Neale School. Southern Maryland Doll Club, Black-Eyed Susan Doll Club. Pat Magruder.

301-843-0541. Lynn Buonviri. 301-475-3466.

12 Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. www.crossroadsshows.com.

12 Salisbury, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Salisbury Civic Center. Knight SE Doll Shows.

Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com

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12 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Al Bahr Temple.

Delightful Dolls of Southern California.

Linda Payne Smith. 619-265-0443. lpaynesmith@cox.net 12 Waco, TX. Doll Show. Lion’s Den. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405-810-1010.

13 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Double Tree Hotel. First Houston Doll Club.

Carolyn Johnson. 409-945-2796.

13 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show.

Mermaid Event Ctr. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612-669-1613.

CPromotionsPlus.com 13 Valparaiso, IN. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Porter County Expo Ctr. Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club. Sandy Ilgen.

219-364-8830. ilgendolls@msn.com 19 Florence, SC. Doll & Toy Show. SiMT Conference Ctr. Pee Dee Doll Club. Angie Hayek. 843-472-1311. Debbie Howell.

843-472-6158.

19 Lewiston, ID. Doll & Bear Show. Lewis Clark State College, Williams Ctr. LewisClark Doll Club. Carmen Moxley.

509-758-5487. smglawson@gmail.com 20 CANADA. Dolls, Teddy Bears & Toy Show.

Italian Cultural Ctr. 780-485-3025. Dollclub. shawwebspace.ca 20 Covington, KY. Doll Show. Radisson Hotel. Triple Crown Doll Club.

Becky DeBruler. 859-866-0020.

3Crown.DollShow@gmail.com.

20 Nashua, NH. Doll Show. Crowne Plaza Nashua Hotel. Granite State & Nellie Perkins Doll Clubs. Brenda Thomas.

601-472-3523. Karen Vincent. 603-547-3492.

20 Omaha, NE. Doll, Toy & Bear Show.

Fireman’s Union Hall. Elaine’s Dolls.

Elaine. 712-889-2154. 712-253-6555.

25 Golden CO. Doll Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Tri-State Doll Sale. Lorella Farmer. 303-988-8591.

26 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Rec. Hall. Linda Vilsack.

585-482-0835.

26 Farmington, CT. Artist Teddy Bear Show.

Homewood Suites. Bears near Bristol.

Donna Nielsen. 585-229-4453.

26 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Ctr. Land O’Sky Doll Club. Lu. 828-883-4899.

26 Joplin, MO. Doll & Toy Show. Joplin Senior Citizen Ctr. The Heartland Doll Club.

Betty Wirick. 417-781-7956.

26 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Doubletree Hotel. Regional Doll Conference 2 South.

Gwen Pogue. 619-460-4678.

27 Countryside, IL. Doll & Bear Show. William Tell Banquets. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. www.illinoisdollshows.com 29-10/2 Countryside, IL. Doll Making Convention.

Holiday Inn & William Tell Chicago SW Conf. Ctr. Windy City Doll Workshops – Figuaratively Speaking Doll Club. -Nancy Gawron. 630-739-3876.

Sherman’s Antiques

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6th Annual Fall Doll Show & Sale New Location & All Sellers in One Room!

Medina Entertainment Center 500 HWY 55, Medina, MN 55340

Sunday October 4, 2015

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Looking for Sellers/Vendors of any Doll, Toy and Bear related items.

29th Annual Doll Jamboree on Saturday October 3, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel only 5 miles away.

Call 239-282-9499 or visit our Website for more information and Contract:

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106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859-289-3344 Hours: 11-4, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or by appointment.

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The Doll Works 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

1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 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 and Doll Doctors Association of America

ONE OF FLORIDA’S LARGEST DOLL SHOPS... is just a short drive from the interstate. Come find the doll of your dreams in historic downtown DeLand, FL. We have a large selection of dolls over 100 years old, as well as vintage and one of a kind. Dolls of DeLand, 118 N Woodland Blvd (Hwy 17-92), DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 736-0004 Tues-Sat 11:00AM-5:00PM ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351.

Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com

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215-794-8164. Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/ shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC

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Fritzi’s cell# 630-247-1144 Rick’s cell# 630-247-1219 Buying entire collections of antique dolls and dolls of merit.

Very Rare Martha Wellington in Pristine Condition. The epitome of a great cloth doll!

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July 14: “Love, Shirley Temple” A long-lost collection revealed - hidden in plain sight! For 80 years, the one-of-a-kind objects belonging to the childhood of beloved Shirley Temple have been carefully preserved in special vaults of her own home. “I’m saving history” must have been the thought of Shirley’s mother, Gertrude, and then, later, Shirley herself. Now you will have an opportunity to see, remember, bid and win - so you can hold history in your own hand. It was Shirley’s wish.

More than 500 lots are presented in this extraordinary 352 page full-color hardbound book. $75.

July 15: “Among Friends” The rarest German bisque art characters, gorgeous French bébés and their costumes, French poupées and trousseaux, American cloth and paper mache folk dolls of the highest order, many bearing blue ribbon presentation awards, were among the treasures sought and perfectly preserved by the prescient North Carolina couple. Coupling good taste with a passion for the curious and unique, the Welkers assembled a perfectly blended selection of antique childhood treasures. In addition, the auction offers the well-known private collection of Door of Hope dolls from research author, Mary Sicard. More than 400 lots are presented in the 200+ page full-color hardbound book. $75.

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Shirley Temple’s personal childhood dolls featured July 14.

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