Antique DOLL Collector August 2009 Vol. 12, No. 7
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Left - German shop 22” wide x 12” tall $1200. Right - German shop 22” wide x 11” tall $1500.
Rare Tynietoy Chippendale secretary $525. Two rare Tynietoy dolls - $695 each. Christian Hacker shop 26-1/2” long x 12” tall $2800. Darling all bisque doll 4-1/2” tall glass eyes, swivel neck, black stockings $750.
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Seldom Seen Character Dolls of
CATTERFELDER PUPPENFABRIK by Moira Hatton photos by Carol Corson
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11” (28 cm.) Baby showing body which differs from Kestner baby body.
Face of C.P. 201 showing strong character modeling and fine painted hair. Pale blue eye painting with outlining and white highlight dots is typical of this model.
his past year, after thirty years of collecting dolls, I felt lucky to be able to purchase three dolls from the character doll 200 series of Catterfelder Puppenfabrik. In the past, I have sold marked C.P. “dolly face” dolls, and knew they were made by a company called Catterfelder Puppenfabrik, and that this company exported dolls and was a supplier to the Dennis Malley & Co. in London, England. But, the three unusual dolls I purchased are known as “character dolls”, so I immediately asked myself, why haven’t I seen more of these marked C.P. series 200 painted eye character dolls in the past thirty years? All three dolls were marked with the letters C.P., a three-digit mold number beginning with 2, and a size number (in centimeters). None of these three dolls I bought from my friend had a country of origin mark on the back of their porcelain heads.
Mark on the C.P. 201 baby. The bottom number shows the length of the doll in centimeters.
Baby 201 in original commercial piqué diaper and leather booties.
Another C.P./201 head in a larger size (34 cm.). This doll, on a fully jointed child body, is one of several found on a child body. His larger size shows the modeling details and painted hair well. Private Collection 19
A Simon & Halbig marked “S & H 1249/DEP/ GERMANY/ SANTA/ 6 ½.” This was a very popular doll, judging from the number that have survived in the United States.
An all original Kestner incised “189” on the head and a paper label on the body marked “G. & A. Schwartz, Philadelphia”. The Borgfeldt Company supplied just about every major store in the United States.
An all-bisque “September Morn”. Borgfeldt had received the trademark for this doll in 1914. Courtesy of Terry Mahoney
Gebruder Heubach marked on the head “23” with a blue stamp “0” and incised “8 Germany”. Both Ernst Heubach and Gebruder Heubach had supplied Borgfeldt for many years. It is possible that George Borgfeldt knew of them before he came to the United States.
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by Jennylou Hamilton Schoelwer
ost historians agree that the British Naval Blockade of the shipping ports of Germany shortened the duration of World War I. Great Britain was the world’s greatest power at that time, due to the successful expansion program of the late Queen Victoria. With the imperial possessions of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and perhaps the greatest of them all, India, combined with the power of the Royal Navy, Great Britain was a force to be reckoned with. As the war dragged on, the Royal Navy was virtually brought to its knees by the German submarines. At the same time the Germans were indiscriminately sinking American ships. It was the blockade that literally shut off vital supplies to Germany. A huge blow to the Allied countries was the sinking of the Lusitania, the British passenger ship on May 7, 1915. It demonstrated both the power of the German submarines and the desperate measures taken by them in retaliation for the blockade. The outcry of both the British and the Americans extracted an agreement from the Germans not to target passenger liners. The German explanation for the attack was the fear of the ship
carrying ammunition and arms. Early in 1917, Germany reverted to unrestricted submarine warfare because they thought that the United States would enter the war anyway. They were correct. We entered the war on April 6, 1917. One major problem with the blockade was that the net caught one very large fish. A cargo shipment headed for the main office of the George Borgfeldt Company in New York City was being held in the port of Rotterdam by the British, much to the consternation of the company. Before it was all said and done, the dispute reached the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson. The George Borgfeldt Company had made arrangements for a shipment of goods to be sent from Germany to their New York office. Payment for this merchandise had been paid before the war had started. As far as the British Government was concerned, it was a very simple matter. This shipment came from Germany and A Simon & Halbig marked “S 71/2H 1009/ DEP/GERMANY”. Her hat is marked “ Marks Bros./ 8th and Arch. Sts./ Philadelphia”, a major department store that Borgfeldt undoubtedly supplied with goods.
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31. Oh my heavens - look what we have found - just a pristine as she can be is this never to be found & always desirable - Simon Halbig closed mouth #749 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - exceptional hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined enormous bulbous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pert pouty smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - made for the French trade - so of course she’s on a fully jointed French body - 17” tall - #4,995. 32. Absolutely breathtaking beauty made by Kestner - marked only with a “C” - this very early open mouthed treasure has amazing flawless bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over intense heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open mouth with cupid’s bow shape & that dark amber shading - fully jointed compo body - 16” tall - $1,495. 33. Do you love her - I do - amazing early Milliner’s Model - (circa 1820’s) this rare beauty has center parted hair w/ exposed ears & long curls excellent original condition - wondrous original patina - lovely kid body w/ hand carved wood arms & legs - excellent - 12” tall - $1,995. 34. Wonderful & oh so adorable - “Mary & her Lamb” by Schoenhut - hand carved wood characters from that well known nursery rhyme - excellent all original condition - 8” tall - $1,295. 35- Another lovely rare beauty by Madame Alexander - this is the always desirable “Fairy Queen” - excellent compo - great eyes - tagged clothes 18” tall - $1,295.
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36 - Wondrous & just a rare as she can be is this lovely early American wooden child by Mason & Taylor - (circa 1879) - fully jointed wood body w/ a very unique hair style - also note the unusual color - early hand carved wood spoon hands - factory original clothes - 15” tall - $1,495. 37. Well does she take your breath away - she sure does mine - precious as she can be - figure “A” bebé by Jules Steiner - (circa 1887) - exceptional high quality hand pressed French bisque w/ gorgeous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered bows over early outlined hand cut almond eyed sockets - enormous heather blue paperweight eyes that are like luscious pools of delight - closed pouty smiling mouth w/ very soft rose shading - original marked Steiner body - 24” tall - $8,500. 38. Forever “Snow White” - two exceptionally rare to find “Snow White” all in truly pristine condition: A) French bebé w/ cloth face by Clelia - (1930) 15” tall - $995. B) Extremely rare Madame Alexander - 16” tall - $895. 39. A truly lovely & oh so rare to find Simon & Halbig closed mouth character child - mold #939 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality exceptionally beautiful hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over spiral threaded heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ outlined soft amber shading - 17” tall - $2,995. 40. Lovely one room French Milliner’s Shop - this wondrous little shop is filled w/ such an array of antique supplies -hats - vintage bundles of cloth - furniture mirrors - etc. Sign at top reads “Maison Madelaine” 20”w x 8”d x 8”t. 41. Rare & just as wonderful as she can be is this not often found three face
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child by the German firm of Carl Bergner - exceptional high quality bisque - and how adorable she laughs - she cries (with a molded tear) - she sleepsoriginal body w/ compo arms & legs - 14” tall - $1,695. 42. Extremely rare & just a wonderful as she can be is Erika’s sister - mold #1488 by Simon & Halbig - this extremely desirable rare toddler character has soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arced feathered brows over lovely heather blue sleep eyes - rare open/close mouth w/soft amber shading exaggerated pouty smiling mouth - to make her even more delightful - she is on a fully jointed toddler body - 25” tall - $7,500. 43. Great big super size compo girl - In super condition & all original - mint compo - beautiful baby blue sleep eyes - human hair eyelashes intact marked - 1937 - 28” tall - $795. 44. Lovely German two room setting - excellent condition - original wall paper & flooring - wonderful vintage furniture & accessories - 20”w x 9”t x 8”d - $1,495. 45. Breathtakingly beautiful & another one of my favorites - utterly outstanding “Phenix” bebé by Henri Alexandre - superlative high quality hand pressed French bisque w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over long lushes lashes surrounding early outlined hand cut almond shaped sockets - enormous pools of lovingly set heather blue paperweight eyes - slightly open/closed pouty smiling mouth w/ that very unique “Phenix” look - lovely applied ears - original fully jointed French body - 23” tall - $6,500.
Identifying German Chinas and Parians Part One
by Mary Krombholz
The chinas and parians pictured in this article are from the Susan Moore Collection. John Cummings photographed all of the dolls. The doll photographs and picture captions are from my 2009 book titled, “A Pictorial Reference Guide for German Chinas.”
This 7-1⁄2 inch china shoulder head has black hair pulled smoothly down from a center part to wide hair puffs and a large, coiled braided bun in back. The facial painting includes long, thin singlestroke eyebrows; early eye painting
Kestner & Co. Porcelain Factory
which includes blue painted irises with partial outlines and white highlights; and a narrow mouth with an unpainted space between the lips curled slightly at the ends. (Ca. mid-1840s) The close-ups show Kestner’s defining characteristics.
The Kestner porcelain factory made a variety of dollrelated porcelain products from the 1840s until the factory closed in 1938. The earliest chinas were identified many years ago by the curators of the Waltershausen Doll Museum because the Kestner family donated many of founder J.D. Kestner, Jr.’s doll and porcelain factory records to the museum. The most important archival record for the factory’s chinas is hanging on a wall in the museum, in the same room with the Kestner chinas identified by museum curators. It is a framed copy of the original sample sheet that features chinas with molded buns. Two 1840s Kestner
chinas with molded buns are on permanent display in the Waltershausen Doll Museum, and the museum signage identifies both as Kestner shoulder heads. A comparison of the two shoulder heads on display in the museum with the framed sample sheet on the nearby wall leaves no doubt that the 1840s chinas were made by the Kestner porcelain factory. Although the J. D. Kestner doll factory did not buy the Steudinger, Mueller & Co. porcelain factory in Ohrdruf until 1860, it is believed that this porcelain factory made china shoulder heads and lower limbs for the Kestner factory from 1840 on. Several Kestner chinas pictured in the Kestner chapter of my 2009 china book have painted facial features and hairstyles that are identical to the shoulder heads on display in the museum. The early style of eye painting is very distinctive. The irises are small, with partial, thin black outlines. The white highlight is located on the left side of each iris, close to the pupil. The position of the iris highlight is identical to the iris highlights featured on the framed sample sheet hanging in the Waltershausen museum. The single-stroke eyebrows are long and slightly arched. The Kestner mouth painting is also very recognizable. The mouths are small, with a thin, white unpainted space between the upper and lower lips. The upper lip line often turns up, creating a slight smile.
A 23-1⁄2 inch china has a Sophia Smith center-parted hairstyle that includes a smooth crown and thirteen vertical curls that hang straight down and end at chin level; single-stroke eyebrows; brown painted irises with partial outlines and white highlights; and a smiling mouth with a slight unpainted space between the lips. (Ca. early-1850s) 33
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23” C/M R 3 D Rubery & Delphieu 1856 – 1899, stiff wrist body, lovely brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears, leather shoes marked Eden Bebe, antique white cotton over peach silk dress with gathering and ruffles, HH wig, antique hat $5400.00
18” Early C/M Portrait Jumeau, fabulous 8 ball stiff wrist body, great look and painting, outline on lips, almond shape eyes, professional repair above right eye, original cork pate & mohair wig $3500.00
20” K star R 126 Baby, o/m with 2 teeth, molded tongue, original wig, blue sleep eyes $635.00 Now $550.00
12 ½” JD Kestner dome head baby, brown sleep eyes, slight eye flake under left eye $300.00
8” x 8” Vintage Alpaca Dog, squeaker 16 ½” Armand Marseille GB #327, in body (mute), glass eyes, really brown sleep eyes, original baby cute $85.00 body (3 fingertips missing), original 8” Steiff Snobby, button in ear, jointed mohair wig, o/m, 2 lower teeth, dimples, great coloring $325.00 head & legs $79.95 9” Rabbit 12” to top of ears, pink & white plush, pink plastic eyes, 1950’s $55.00
30” Girls Victorian Dress of Burgundy Velvet and Cream Satin, lined with buckram & lace, gathered front of cream satin, while the back has gathered burgundy satin with velvet fake pockets, cream color satin ruching, fabulous for display or to frame $695.00
7” Doll House Man, black felt suit with satin lapels, brown hair and moustache $165.00 Now $130.00 3” All Original Flapper all bisque, jointed arms & legs, brown hair, blue eyes $90.00 3” All Original Flapper all bisque, red dress, hat & shoes, jointed arms & legs, brown hair, blue eyes $90.00 2 ½” Snow Baby, painted eyes $115.00 4 ½’ Quenue San, sticker on body, jointed arms, molded painted braid down back, small chip side of foot $70.00
24” Oily Bisque Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig, brown stationary eyes, pierced ears, molded eyebrows $425.00 6” All Original Rex Harrison as Dr. Doolittle with “Push Me Pull You” lama $55.00
15 ½” Circ. Bye-lo Grace Storey Putnam, brown sleep eyes, great facial painting, original body with compo hands (paint as is) $550.00 Now $475.00 15” Georgene Raggedy Ann and Andy Novelties 1918 - 1947, both dolls tagged, Ann has light stain on face near nose, a great personalities, original outfits & yarn hair $250.00. Now $195.00 pair
16”Sasha Series Blonde with blue gray hand painted eyes, white pattern on pattern linen dress & panties, white shoes & socks, metal Sasha Series wrist tag $795.00 7” Steiff Zotty Bear with open mouth, Zotty paper chest tag, original blue bow, glass eyes, cute face $120.00
6 ¼” Doll House Lady, original shoulder plate, arms & legs, bun on back of head $145.00 Now $125.00
20” Simon & Halbig 1078, ball jointed body, blue sleep eyes, pierced ears, HH wig $595.00 Now $500.00
NASBD #55 Quaker Maid Pudgy 9 1/2” Klumpe Smoking Tummy, jointed legs & arms, Man, gold Klumpe wrist tag, all original $120.00 Barcelona tag & # on Hard Plastic Baby, sleep eyes, all back, fabulous all original $125.00 original $65.00 13” All Original Sluggo in #87 Bridesmaid in Box, jointed cloth, with molded cloth legs & arms, flat tummy $95.00 face $250.00 #34 Irish Pudgy Tummy, molded socks, jointed legs & arms, small 10” Skookums Squaw and Papoose, all original chip on hip, reddish hair, all blankets, wigs & beads original $325.00 Now $295.00 $135.00
All original in box #45 Ginny Ballerina with blonde hair, blue eyes, straight leg walker, (Marshall Fields $4.50 price tag on box) $395.00 Now $295.00 9” x 6” Buggy by Allmetal Prod. Co. Wyandotte, Mich. U.S.A., white rubber tires (as is) $38.00 5 ½” All Bisque Japanese Byelo, jointed head, arms & legs, c/m, painted blue eyes, cute knit outfit $110.00 Red Hair straight leg walker Ginny, original dress, pants & shoes, blue eyes $95.00
Sasha’s Blonde Schoolgirl in gray flannel jumper, blue eyes w/ box $165.00 Blonde Sasha in blue jumper over white flowered blouse, blue eyes, w/ box $175.00 Platinum blonde Sasha in gingham dress, blue eyes, w/ box $165.00 Blonde Sasha with red tam, blue jeans & jean top, blue eyes, no box $185.00 Lt Ed Prince mint in box, blue velvet top, pants & hat, HH wig $250.00 Brunette Sasha in Sailor outfit, brown eyes, no box $145.00
17” Madame Alexander 197273 Maggie, reddish hair, blue sleep eyes, tagged felt jacket & plaid skirt, straw hat, no box $125.00 17” Elise 1970’s with booklet, all original, blond hair, blue eyes, fabulous gown and hat, no box $75.00 15” & 13” Pair of Poodles by Madame Alexander 1933-40, all original with heart shaped noses and purple felt over glass eyes, velvety plush & yarn $395.00 pair
18” Effanbee Lovums 1928, compo head, arms & legs, caracal wig, repair on left upper body, blue sleep eyes, redressed $300.00 Now $220.00 18” Effanbee Lovums 1928, molded hair, compo head, arms & legs, has magnets in palms, 1 craze line by left nostril, redressed $250.00 Now $175.00
More in stock 8” Madame AlexanderKins – no boxes Wendy Carries Her Milk Money #553, 1956, bent leg walker, tagged dress $265.00 Morocco #762, 1968-70, bent knee, tagged all original $225.00 Priscilla 1962-1970, tagged dress $175.00 Little Genius 1956-1962, blond soft furry type hair, no tag on outfit $87.50 1966 – 69 Eskimo all original in red felt tagged jacket, no spear $225.00
12” Norah Wellings all original, eyes painted to the left, velvet doll with mohair wig, really wonderful $168.00 22” Effanbee Bubbles, professionally repainted face and arms, cloth body, blue gray tin eyes, great doll $250.00 Now $200.00 14” Tagged Chad Valley, cloth & velvet, painted brown eyes to the side, 6 ½” 1894 Armand Marseille flapper, brown sleep eyes, original mohair green & white check dress & pants, wig, right ankle professionally velvet coat & hat $100.00 repaired, cute dress $225.00
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4 “ Kewpie Sweeper © O’Neil on foot, really sweet painting, tip of brown handle missing $250.00 6” All Original Effanbee Fairy Princess,compo, painted blue eyes to the side $175.00
Paper Dolls from an Imaginary Childhood
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by Samy Odin
ave you ever had the feeling, handling an antique doll, a toy, or some paper ephemera, that these playthings tickle our imagination to the point of suggesting some truth out of the past of the children who played with them long ago? Once, my father and I bought at auction a wooden box containg a tea-set and a variety of other charming paper trinkets from an estate of some anonymous family. What got us hooked on that particular lot was the contents of the wooden box. This was not the expected china tea-set but a collection of cut-out paper dolls, carefully slipped into yellowish envelopes, diligently hand-written in pencil by a child of the late Victorian age. Once we got home, the real fun begun. Opening every single envelope to unveil its treasures, we immediately sensed we were experiencing the intimacy of the person who had last tidied up these childhood memories in that little box. It was as if these paper dolls had been appropriately organized for the future generations to find them. We had the feeling that no one had taken the time, in the last century, to handle and really “look” at the content of this little box. All of a sudden, we comprehended how strong playthings can be in stimulating the human imagination and how much a toy can speak of its time. Among the other items featured in this lot were a few photographs, including the one shown above of the two children, an older girl with blonde hair standing beside a younger sister, or brother, who is sitting on a table. Were these children related to the paper dolls we found in the little box? It is plausible because of the late 19th century fashions worn by the children that reflect those seen on the paper dolls. How did this lot end up in this public auction? We don’t know. What were the names of the children who played with these paper dolls? We might never know. However, since we certainly enjoy the game “let’s pretend”, as much as “puzzle” playing, let’s see what these insignificant pieces of paper can tell us about the way in which children played and behaved at the end of the 19th century. Let’s concentrate on this photo of the two children. It was taken in the studio of a professional photographer, by the name of Emile Pricam in Geneva, Switzerland. As it was the habit, at that time, people from the middle class went to have their pictures taken in front of artificial settings, such as this painted wall paper and wooden table, laid on top of wooden stands to raise the models to the appropriate level for the background. The clothing of the children brings more authentic information about their social level. The older girl is probably wearing her best Sunday dress. It looks like a woolen outfit, trimmed with the regular three rows 39
Learning About American-Made Dolls
Effanbee’s Honey A Doll In
Transition by Ursula R. Mertz
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Close up of 27” Honey. Note her excellent quality human hair wig. She features plastic sleep eyes (they do not flirt), with synthetic lashes.
orld War II had ended in 1945. The American economy was transitioning from a total war effort to a peacetime economy. The production of consumer goods had taken a back seat during the war. Raw materials had been in short supply. Now, this was changing rapidly. Previously, dolls were made of composition. Now, makers were eyeing the new plastic materials for the manufacture of dolls and toys. Doll companies continued supplying the market with composition dolls while developing the new plastic technology. This also meant that during this transition period a given doll could be made of composition as well as hard plastic. For the Effanbee Company of New York City, that transition doll was Honey. Effanbee had always produced high quality dolls. Their composition was satiny smooth with mold seams invisible. For a beginner collector, it could be difficult to tell composition from hard plastic. And to further complicate identification, a 27” Honey made of composition was at one point called Little Lady. An all-hard plastic Honey with special body construction was identified as Junior Miss. The hard plastic Honey dolls became very popular and were sold for almost ten years (1949 – 1957), whereas the composition version was on the market for four years at most. It is not clear when the composition Honey was first sold. An original box bears the hand written notation: “Christmas 1947.” Available Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogs offered composition Honey dolls in 1948, 1949 and 1950. The 1950 Effanbee catalog listed four sizes for the hard plastic Honey dolls: 14, 16, 18 and 20 inches. A 27- inch tall Honey made of composition was also shown. This very same doll was included in the 1948 catalog and called Little Lady. This has caused a lot of confusion. Most of these 27- inch dolls
20” all composition Honey. Marked Effanbee on head and body. All composition, jointed at neck, shoulders and hips. Flirting sleep eyes, closed mouth, h. h. wig. Advertising proclaimed: “Doll hands that can wear real gloves.”
20” composition Honey, original gown. Marked: Effanbee on head. Illustration from 1948 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogue, offering “Honey, With Flirting Eyes by Effanbee …”
20” Composition Honey, all original including paper hang tag. Marked Effanbee on head and body. Tag: “I Am // Honey // With Flirting Eyes // An // Effanbee Sweet Child. Back of tag: A New // Effanbewe // Playmate // For: ---- // From: --- May you and Honey have many happy times together // Trade Mark Reg. // U.S.A.”
are found dressed in elaborate ball gowns. None of the 27 inch Little Ladies in the 1948 catalogue carried umbrellas with their long, elaborate gowns. The 27-inch Honey dolls in the 1950 Effanbee catalogue do feature umbrellas (no Little Ladies listed in the 1950 catalogue.) It is therefore assumed that when one of these large dolls is found with a matching umbrella, she was called Honey. The aforementioned Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogs offered the composition Honey doll in only one size: 21 inches. A 16-inch composition Honey has also been seen. It is not clear if this doll was sold in any other size. Formerly, Effanbee’s all composition Little Lady dolls had been produced with a body and limb assembly designed by famous doll artist Dewees Cochran. These very same bodies were used for all composition Honey dolls. They distinguish themselves from stock items used during the forties by their artistic design. The bodies represented the pre-teen shape of a young girl with slightly molded breasts. Knees were beautifully modeled. Particularly noticeable are the hands, with fingers molded separately. On ordinary doll hands, the fingers are slightly curled and partially molded together. The hands designed by Dewees Cochran were advertised as “doll hands that can wear real gloves.” The body assemblies created for the
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