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Antique DOLL Collector September 2012 Vol. 15, No. 8

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“Victoria”, Perfectly-Preserved Extensive All-Original Trousseau, Detailed Provenance

German Bisque Lady, Model 107, by C.F. Kling

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All-Original German Paper-Mache Lady

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Italian Felt Character Boy as Hockey Player by Lenci

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Rare German Complete Set of “School” by Steiff

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American Wooden Doll by Schoenhut, with Display Box

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Swiss Comic Character Dolls by Bucherer

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Bisque Character Doll and Mechanical Cow

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German Felt Soldier by Steiff with Original Buttons

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Exquisite French Cloth Taufling Doll with 1785 Date

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 21" Early 10 E. J. Jumeau Bebe, blue threaded p/w eyes, immaculate pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & cork pate, "head coil" intact. Wears orig. silk & batiste costume, matching orig. hat, orig. undie set, orig. crocheted socks & marked #10 ant. "French" shoes. Orig. early "signed" 8 ball jointed Jumeau body, desirable oversized hands, the earliest of the EJ's w/number above EJ marking. I can't say enough about this Bebe. She possesses the most OUTSTANDING beautiful face.

BREATHTAKING!!! $14,500.

3. - 4. 12 1/2" JDK #237 "Hilda" Toddler, mint pale bisque, br. sl.eep eyes, orig. mohair wig & plaster pate, wearing orig. batiste dress, ant. ornate straw 1-2 hat, ant. undies, crocheted socks & orig. leather shoes. On orig. "fully" jointed "SIGNED" Toddler body, 2 upper teeth, outlined lips, fully "signed" head, incised "Hilda" marking. Desirable cabinet size & BEST Hilda face. Absolutely DARLING!!! $3775.

5. - 6. 13 1/2" Hertel & Schwab #165 Googlie Toddler, mint pale bisque, blue side glancing sl. eyes, ant. mohair wig & pate, wears pale blue silk & lace dress of ant. fabrics, ant. undies & slip, orig. ant. leather shoes, ant. Fr. hat, on orig. "fully" jointed toddler body.

Desirable watermelon mouth, darling cabinet size & ADORABLE!!!

Only…$5550.

5-6 7. - 8. 16" Early Portrait Jumeau #7 Bebe, flawless early pale pressed bisque, huge br. p/w eyes w/early mauve blush under brows, orig. mohair wig, orig. cork pate & orig. head coil intact.

Wears fabulous FACTORY orig. silk & lace dress, orig. undies, orig. Jumeau socks, orig. Portrait Jumeau shoes w/ rosettes, plus fabulous ant. Fr. silk & lace hat. On orig. early "signed" 8 ball jointed st. wrist Portrait Jumeau body.

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING & priced great at only $8800.

9. 6 1/2" All Bisque Kestner Pouty W/ Jointed Knees, blue sl. eyes, perfect bisque overall, orig. mohair wig, wearing orig. batiste dress & matching onsies w/pink silk ribbons on both, added fabulous Fr. ant. pink 9 10 silk & lace hat. On orig. all bisque Kestner body w/left clenched fist, painted multi strap lavender boots & "jointed" at the knees. Looks darling sitting in a chair. Very RARE & a wonderful addition to any collection. Wonderful pouty expression & absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Only…$6500 (chair not included).

10. 5" Bye Lo Baby "All Bisque", blue sleep eyes, perfect eye wax, mint bisque overall & "swivel neck". Wears darling orig. batiste baby gown & orig. crocheted sweater & hat. Her back is fully "marked". Has the most darling pudgy cheeks & Absolutely ADORABLE!!! $1000. FIRM 11. - 12. 9" Very Early Steiner Bebe, big light blue p/w eyes, perfect pale pressed bisque, orig. blonde skin wig & Steiner pate. Wears orig. red silk & lace dress, ant. undies, ant. Fr. crocheted socks & orig. Steiner shoes. On orig. Steiner body. The most darling early Steiner, not quite 9". I have never seen one this teeny.

She is absolutely GORGEOUS & extremely RARE to find this early Steiner in this tiny size. Only…$7800.

13. - 14. 15" Kestner #221 Googlie Toddler, huge blue side glancing sl. eyes, gorgeous pale bisque & rosy cheeks, big desirable watermelon mouth, orig. mohair wig, wears what I believe to be her orig. batiste dress w/matching hat, organdy apron, ant. undies, orig. ant. shoes & socks. On orig. Kestner "fully" jointed toddler body. Cutest one I have ever seen. I love her & so will you. Sure to bring you a smile. Absolutely ADORABLE!!! $8800.

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t is hard to believe that the greatest week in the world for doll lovers has come and gone.

We arrived in New Orleans early afternoon on Saturday, July 21st.

After unpacking, I enjoyed a leisurely stroll to the French market founded in 1791, passing the Café du Monde, famous for its café au lait and beignets, and Jackson Square, named for American general Andrew Jackson following his victory at the battle of New Orleans.

Along my walk I passed street musicians, mimes and tap dancers, a joyful testament to the spirit of this vibrant and uniquely different city.

Sunday we spent part of the day at the Theriault auction of the Speilzeugmuseum of Davos, Switzerland, held at the nearby Westin hotel. It was a fascinating sale, museum founder Angela Prader’s mantra being condition, originality and diversity. In the afternoon, early buying began at the twentyfifth annual National Doll Festival, located only a few short blocks from the UFDC convention hotel. Show promoter Rowbear Lowman thoughtfully provided a “party bus” that took shoppers from the Sheraton to the nearby Hilton. Monday, we attended day two of the Theriault auction featuring the museum collection of Judene Hansen along with other noteworthy consignments. Then back to the National Doll Festival in the afternoon for more great shopping and photography.

By now, events were well underway at the convention hotel… luncheons, setting up of special exhibits and the salesroom, dynamic doll dialogues and a welcoming program for newcomers. Tuesday marked the official opening of the 63rd annual UFDC convention, one day shorter than in the past, making for four days of non-stop programs, seminars, workshops, themed meal events, the salesroom, competitive exhibits and special exhibits.

The synergism of the UFDC convention, the auctions and the National Doll Festival attracts doll collectors from around the world. We’re happy to report that the doll market remains strong with dealers reporting outstanding sales and record breaking auction prices (Theriault’s marked their highest grossing two-day event in company history). A magical week of fun, friendship, doll shopping and fabulous food… Laissez les bons temps rouler!

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by Kathy Embry The author researches the possible maker of this ethereal beauty.

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Sometimes a doll is so captivating, the fact that it is not marked takes a back seat to its beauty. This happened to Kathy Embry when she discovered a French bébé at a UFDC salesroom. Having many characteristics of the firm Schmitt et Fils, the author shares this lovely French dream with us. Photo and Collection Kathy Embry.

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America’s Forgotten Doll Designer This talented doll designer and sculptor received little recognition during his lifetime.

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by Laurie Christman China dolls whose painting and artistry elevates them to a higher level.

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BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 19 YEARS 1 - 3. 7 1/2” Completely and impeccably ALL ORIGINAL Gaultier fashion w/ Gesland body. Elaborate, matching underclothes hiding beneath her crisp, silk skirt and long, velvet jacket w/ soutache trim. Bonnet, wig, boots, jewelry, everything…hers from the start and in beautiful condition.

The one to own! $7450.

4 - 5. 15 1/2” Schmitt et Fils bebe, fully marked head/body, orig. antique ensemble, even the antique French newspaper stuffed under her antique, long ext. wig, orig. underclothes and a pristine corset as well! $12,900.

6. French miniature rosary contained in its gutta percha, egg-shaped storage case. $225.

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Nancy A. Smith Member NADDA

Box 462, Natick Mass. 01760-0005 Phone: (508) 545-1424 E-Mail: nasdoll@comcast.net

Two Moravians with face painted by Marion Rau. Earlier doll missing apron. $3000.

1930’s doll $2700.

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Sandy’s Dream Dolls Sandy Kralovetz

Always Buying Dolls of Quality 602.228.1829 281.339.0269 skayk43@aol.com Houston Showrooms Antiques On 8 Thompson Antique Gallery Mailing Address: 9825 Moers Rd, Houston, TX 77075 Member UFDC & NADDA Visa - MC

Victorian Retreat Antique Dolls QUALITY DOLLS AT REASONABLE PRICES

Check out my Ruby Lane site: www.victorianretreat.rubylane.com Lynne Shoblom • P.O. Box 2461 • Prescott, Az 86302 928-445-5908 • cell 928-713-1909 • victorianretreat@msn.com Member UFDC • Visa, Mastercard, Discover, PayPal accepted Generous Layaway Plan Exquisite French Cream Puff! Early solid dome head and 5 1/2” (almost) tall, all bisque French mignonette with that wonderful smiling face! She has beautiful blue glass set eyes, perfect beautiful bisque and coloring, closed mouth, exquisite painting and her original long braided blond mohair wig! This delicate beauty has a swivel neck, peg jointed arms and legs, and she has rarer black boots and white socks.

She is wearing a darling antique dress, hat and is in a beautiful silk lined French basket! Does it get any better? A beautiful early and so desirable all bisque French Mignonette! $2595

Gorgeous Closed Mouth Simon Halbig 939 in her original pink flowered shift! This beautiful 939 is 20” tall with cornflower blue paperweight eyes, expertly painted and perfect bisque with delicate coloring. She has her original early straight wristed wood and composition body and a lovely long blond replacement wig. This beauty was made for the French Market with her high forehead cut. What a beautiful and very special 939! $2650.

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An unusually large wired eyed Steiner marked Fre A “21” on the rear of the head. This desirable French Bebe is 37” tall with deep blue eyes, an open mouth with upper and lower teeth, fine pale bisque and is on a fully jointed composition Steiner body which is in excellent original finish. Dressed in antique clothing & shoes, a blonde mohair wig & with the typical straw hat that is synonymous with Steiner Bebe’s. $6500 A 13” Bru Brevette marked 2/0 on the rear of the head. An exceptional early Brevette with breath taking blue threaded paperweight eyes, mauve eye shadow, pale bisque, her original skin wig, on the proper kid body with bisque lower arms (tip of one forefinger missing). Wearing antique clothing and shoes, she is the perfect cabinet size doll. The kid body has a slight “sitting” position with legs turned to the left but otherwise the overall condition of the kid is very good. $15,000 A 16” Oriental/Mulatto Belton with a Bru Circle Dot appearance. Often times German manufacturers emulated the French manufactures of dolls copying facial features thus producing similar dolls but at much more affordable prices. This particular doll has the typical Circle Dot Bru mouth, she is dressed in antique clothing, possibly original to her, and a black mohair wig of the period. Her overall complexion is more olive toned as well as the original finish on the composition straight wristed body, she could easily pass as either oriental or mulatto heritage. The bisque is flawless with no cheek rubs, eyechips, etc. and her brown paperweight eyes further add to her allure. $1600

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A pair of all original 10-1/2” A. M. dolls purchased by the former owner in 1953 at the New York Armory Show for $5 each! Dressed in their original matching outfits this boy and girl are in untouched as found condition with the original stringing (a bit loose). $475pr

A 23” J. D. Kestner “A.T.”, one of this German firms most highly sort after, by collectors, dolls. Kestner emulated/copied the overall facial expression of the desirable French Bebe manufactured by A. Thullier.

This gal has the facial awe inspiring appearance that not only appeals to collectors but by anyone that appreciates beauty. Too many words would be needed to describe her allure so best just to look at the picture and let your mind appreciate this classic German doll. Flawless pale bisque, blue glass sleep eyes, antique clothing & wig, this doll is on a fully jointed straight wristed composition body. $8500

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French Dream

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She stands 30 inches tall in her antique attire. She now has an antique blond mohair wig to adorn her round full face.

Her long narrow shoes fit her perfectly.

She has bulbous pale blue eyes outlined with a darker blue iris circle. Notice the blue threading inside her iris. Her delicate lips have painted highlights on top and bottom with a darker painted line between. Her long curved eyebrows have feathered strokes over a light brow line.

t happened at an UFDC convention in the sales room on a Tuesday afternoon, after the rush of Monday night madness. My husband and my partner in doll collecting and I always like to go back and take our time the next afternoon when the sales room re-opens. We were browsing up and down aisles when a unique looking French bebe took our breath away as we both simultaneously stared at her in a well known dealer’s sales booth. It was love at first sight. What was she? Where had she come from? How did we miss her the first night and how was she still standing there today? She certainly stood tall at 30 inches. We learned she had been in the famous Mary Merritt Doll Museum and sold at one of the auctions to liquidate the collections when the museum closed its doors in 2006. Later after looking her up in the auction catalog, we could see how she was not recognizable since her wig and clothes were now quite different. Her former attire was not worthy of this gorgeous face. The dealer knew this too and appropriately changed her wig and clothes. After the details were agreed upon my French dream doll was coming home with us!

As we carried her out past other dealers and friends, everyone couldn’t help but notice her so we asked opinions about who they thought may have produced her. Most didn’t know or weren’t sure, but all agreed she was gorgeous! I knew I would want to do some research and try to figure out which French manufacturer most likely produced this lovely early child doll and so I have been studying and this is what I have learned.

She definitely fits into the Schmitt requirements due to her unique distinctive body style. These bodies have a flatcut shaping of the derriere rim (where the Schmitt crossed hammer insignia usually appears on the flat-cut edge). My doll’s body does not have this mark. They have large ball joints in the shoulders, elbows, knees and hips, gauntlet shaped forearms with straight wrists and slightly separated fingers on their cupped hands. The lower legs are muscular with a ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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She has all the criteria of a Schmitt body style, from her unique gauntlet arms, straight wrists, flat cut derriere, muscular legs, and large ball joints down to her narrow feet.

The black stamp ‘1884’ can be seen on her back as well as the ‘14’ on her head.

Her lower legs are muscular and she has long narrow feet with her big toes slightly separated.

The flat-cut shaping of the derriere rim is distinctive and unique to Schmitt bebes.

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Her uniquely shaped arms have large ball joints.

Her hands are like a Schmitt’s with a cupped shape and separated fingers.

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This view shows matching blush on her ears, as well as her cheeks and eyelids, just like a Schmitt Bebe.

slender ankle and long narrow feet with the big toes slightly separated. My doll’s body does have these criteria. A black stamp can be found on my doll’s back with the year ‘1884’… perhaps this was the year she was produced. The early heads were always pressed bisque, not poured. My doll’s bisque pressed head is marked with only a number, ‘14.’ The Schmitt bebe’s were marked with size numbers but usually with the shield mark around the crossed hammers or on the earlier dolls the letters ‘Bte. SGDG’ which does not appear on my doll. She does fit into the early full round face molds that were this maker’s first type of bebe dolls. Her almond shaped blue threaded paper weight eyes are the early type with black outlining the eyes and perfect eyelashes. She has delicate blush color on her cheeks, matching her lids and lightly blushed pierced ears. The Schmitt bebes were blushed on their ears as well as cheeks and eyelids. Her mouth is closed with a darker painted line between her lips with highlighting around the tops and bottom with a lighter lip shading between. Her long curved thin eyebrows are feathered on top of the lighter shading, giving her an unusual look and charm all her own.

The Schmitt dolls did not always have cork pates, but sometimes heavy cardboard, often painted flesh color and they usually wore sheepskin wigs. They have also been found in all original clothes with a plaster pate. My doll has a cork pate now (which may have been added) and a replaced mohair French wig.

So as you can see it is quite confusing to determine for certain which French doll firm may have produced this bebe.

She has a Schmitt type body, not marked, a Schmitt type bisque head, but not marked. Schmitt et Fils produced some of the most beautiful French bebe dolls ever made and I believe my French doll is equal to this firm’s production.

On May 5, 1877 the father, Henri Maurice Schmitt and son, Charles Schmitt jointly filed their trademark of two crossed hammers in an escutcheon, with the initials SCH. They began making their bebes in the late 1870s and in 1877 were granted a patent for improved coloring and tinting of porcelain heads for bebes and dolls. In 1878 they won a

silver medal at the Paris Exposition where they showed their ‘unbreakable improved dolls and bebes’. From 1879 until 1890, the company advertised ‘Bebe Schmitt.’ Since these dolls are not found in large numbers we can assume that their production was small. They continued to patent for new ideas in their quest for a better doll. By the 1890s times were changing for French companies in competition with German manufacturers, who were able to produce more dolls for less money. These familiar challenges can be found in our own time. This company like other French factories could not successfully compete in the new market and sadly the Schmitt et Fils name disappeared.

Life goes on and today we doll collectors are fortunate either to be temporary care givers or be able to at least view these unique gorgeous bebes in collections or museums. I am temporarily a lucky care giver and plan to take my job very seriously for as long as I can. No matter which French doll manufacturer for certain produced my French dream doll, I love her and she will always be a special memory I will not forget.

References: The Encyclopedia of French Dolls Volume II L-Z by Francois & Danielle Theimer Doll Makers & Marks A Guide to Identification by Dawn Herlocher Dolls A Collector’s Guide by Olivia Bristol Fabulous French Bebes by Mildred Seeley

My French Dream doll has an unusual look with a charm all her own. A child doll produced with fine qualities by a French firm, she is not easily found since these early dolls were not produced in large numbers. Her large almond shaped pale blue eyes are very alluring and can spellbind you into taking her home without any hesitation.

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Patricia A. Vaillancourt 561-512-7193

I offer a full array of dolls and accessories

Find me at www.dollsantique.com and www.rubylane.com/shops/dollsantique or e-mail: dollsantique1@gmail.com 1. 11-inch Kammer & Reinhardt 122, totally original from shoes & socks to toddler body that is so mint, I’ve never had one in this good shape! Perfect head with beautiful waxy bisque, original wig, brown sleep eyes. He has the cutest dimples and the sweetest little teeth. $750 2. 21-inch early Shirley Temple with Ideal mark on back, in original Ideal Shirley Temple box. She has excellent coloring and a beautiful wig, eyes are in good shape, very minor crazing. She comes with an extra ice skater outfit made from a pattern, original shoes in great condition. $750 3. Kammer & Reinhardt rare size 117 Mein Liebling (My Darling) in a very unique 14-inch cabinet size. Wonderful face, original wig, beautiful body, wears her French school dress, coat and hat, great 1 2 3 shoes and socks. $3200 4. Kestner 171, 35 inches, she has a beautiful factory dress and the wonderful Daisy face, a marvelous body like all Kestners do, and a gorgeous wig. This is a nice large sized doll perfect for a carriage or chair. $1600 5. 23-inch Jumeau with beautiful blue paperweight eyes, perfect bisque, lovely wig, original body, marked Tete. She wears the most gorgeous dress and nice shoes and socks, just ready to put in your cabinet. $2300.

6. Marked and SIGNED BY MARY HOYER, this mint in box Mary Hoyer is 14 inches tall. This doll has a store sticker on it the doll is marked in a circle with the signature over it. Like the day it was made! Eye shadow, perfect hair, original shoes and underwear. $450 6 7 8 7. 18-inch rare blue eyed Papier Mache nun, this doll is very special as she has her own rosary beads with a skull to remind us that life is not forever. All original, $1200 pictured) including a Hoover pin, raincoat, a cast iron toy gun, a Maine Savings bank pin, 8. 23-inch Walking Bebe Moderne marked with an M and Tete Jumeau closed mouth blue a old ball, a miniature pair of boxing gloves marked Jack Dempsey, miniature camera, a paperweight eyes. This was a trademark registered in France by SFBJ. The picture of the miniature yoyo in an old John Wanamaker box, and a Milton Bradley game, “Checkered mechanism can be seen in Colemans book on page 62, but that doll is a Bru. It is leather covering Game of Life.” I have never seen a Philadelphia Baby with so much history! $2800 the mechanism like used for Steiner and all those companies where together for a short period.

10. John Wright doll Flopsy Bunny #284 from an edition of 350 and the Garden Wheelbarrow She is absolutely beautiful and even has an original Jumeau dress, old shoes and socks. $3500 both in original boxes (not shown). The wheelbarrow is a separate item but they look so 9. 18-Inch Philadelphia Baby. This doll came out of Maine in a trunk filled with toys (trunk not cute together! Flopsy Bunny is from the Beatrix Potter collection. I priced them as one, $1800 22

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Doll 1. My favorite doll is this lovely 23-inch example with a sweet and innocent countenance.

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s collectors, we find ourselves drawn to certain dolls for a myriad of reasons. Rarity, charm, originality, or beauty can be compelling and we can all identify with finding and wanting a doll that affects us in an inexplicable way. As a new collector 35 years ago, I was particularly fond of antique china dolls, especially those with country charm. The ones I loved had a warm and affectionate look that touched me.

For years I scoured shows for these motherly ladies and delightful children from the mid-1800’s.

It wasn’t until much later that I discovered that there were china dolls whose faces were as beautiful as their French bisque rivals. While these dolls were not as plentiful as their plainer china relatives, there were still many marvelous examples to be discovered and admired. Once I began a more refined search, I found many examples that displayed an astounding level of skill and artistry. In fact, I was conflicted as to whether they should have actually been considered pieces of art and not toys, for their beauty seemed to be representative of the ideals of the Romantic Period in

which they were crafted. At that time, poetry, art and music were changing and evolving.

While literary historians label the Romantic Period as beginning in 1798 with the publication of Lyrical Ballads

by Wordsworth and Coleridge and ending in 1832 with the deaths of Sir Walter Scott and Goethe, the Romantic period expressed itself in all of the arts, including music, painting, sculpture and architecture. As the changes in these various media occurred during slightly different time frames, before and after these years, many place the period of Romanticism in the wider time frame of 1770 to around 1870.

The proponents of the Romantic Period felt that the time had come for the heart of man to be free to express passion and love. All that inspired man to that end came to be revered. The goal was to stir the emotions and to help man address the deeper longings of both heart and soul. To this end, beauty was greatly admired, as we can see by the art and music of the period. Liszt and Chopin (often called “the poet of the piano”) wrote music that stirred the soul. Visual art not only expressed ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Doll 2. With her upward glancing eyes, this china almost appears to be praying.

the aesthetic of what was considered the perfect beauty of the time but also seemed to have the purpose of inciting the passion of humanity. In other words, it was more important for art to be aesthetically pleasing and expressive than it was for it to be accurate and reasonable.

The striving to touch the core of humanity is what Romantic art was all about. Therefore, it isn’t hard to understand why beautiful things were held in such high regard. Sometimes I look at the faces of the dolls, both male and female, that seem to show such inspiration and I know that these dolls were painted from the heart of the artist. I see this love of beauty in so many of the china dolls from the time of their manufacture beginning in the 1840’s and onward.

While these dolls were not made to be objects of art as such, each piece, being hand painted and finished, was as close to art as any object could be. Many in the doll world have noted that there are great similarities in painting styles within the individual companies, and this is very true. But even within the parameters set for the different companies there are clearly examples that display a truly talented and skilled hand which sets these dolls apart. When one examines the painting on an exquisitely rendered piece, the features are clear and expressive and without flaw. Even 24

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Doll 3. The artistry of KPM is clearly evident in this doll’s aquiline nose and sensuous mouth.

Doll 4. Only 7 inches tall, this bun china is nevertheless expertly painted.

Doll 5. This china has an aristocratic bearing.

Note her finely detailed brushstrokes.

Doll 6. A 12-inch bun china on a wood body.

so, one must also realize that there is subjectivity in everything artistic and what appeals to one collector may not excite admiration in another. That being said, I have some examples which to my humble taste seem like they were created with great care and skill and rival the beauty of any doll of the time.

My first example (Doll 1) is a profoundly lovely bun china from the 1840’s. Her face is sublime and demonstrates the skill of the artist who created her.

Her beautiful face is pure and innocent with the sweet countenance of a young lady about to start her adult life. She has a soft pink tint to her complexion and her features are rendered exquisitely, showing no indications of an inexperienced creator. The brush strokes creating the eyes and eyebrows are delicate and exact and her lips are full and turned up just slightly at the corners giving her a hint of a smile.

Eyes are painted with partial outlines of the bright blue irises with highlights on the left side as we face the doll. Her nose is straight and patrician, yet soft and not haughty. Her neck is elegant and her little pointed chin, so delicate. Total height is 23 inches and she is on her original cloth body.

My next example (Doll 2) is often referred to as a Lydia-Type. She is 19 inches tall and on a cloth body.

Some would call her a Sophia Smith, but she is an example that falls somewhere between a Lydia and a Sophia.

Her ringlets are long and fall below her chin and her face has almost a religious look with the upward glancing eyes. This doll was made in the 1850’s. She has a beautiful pink tint and a very elegant look.

No one could ignore the beautiful face on this lady (Doll 3). She is a large, 25-inch KPM with stunning features. Sometimes I walk by the doll cabinet and just have to catch my breath. Her eyes are penetrating and have an unmistakable depth to them. The mouth is full and sensuous. Sometimes we are called by the rarity of a doll. The search is a pleasure and we all know how exciting it is to find that doll that eludes us. In the case of this KPM, one can see that rarity is matched by artistry. What a beautiful lady!

There were times in the past when I felt that the larger dolls just were more beautiful. Their faces, at a significant size, stood out with defined modeling and their beauty was easily visible. Then I came across several small chinas that had exquisitely painted features. Some of these little ones had features that were barely visible due to their tiny size, yet when inspected with a loupe proved perfectly done. This little gal (Doll 4) is a small bun china at about 7 inches. Her features speak for themselves.

The next example is a lovely 11-inch china (Doll 5) with fancy hairdo. She has tiny individual brushstrokes at the sides of her head at her temples.

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Doll 7. A lovely example of the fairly common “flat-top” proves plain can be beautiful.

Doll 8. Only a few examples of this mold have been seen. Her features are quite extraordinary. Collection of Svetlana Yanova.

Doll 9. Another common mold known as the covered wagon hairstyle, yet beautifully rendered with eyelashes and carefully delineated eyebrows.

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and her hairstyle is lovely and complex.

Another fine example is this very early bun china on wooden body (Doll 6). She is approximately 12 inches tall and has a very serene expression. While relatively small, she has fine, clear features and a lovely countenance.

Who could ever say that the more common china dolls don’t boast examples that were as finely crafted as the rarer beauties of the china world? This example (Doll 7) is a doll whose mold is rather common. In fact, I see this mold at least once a doll show, but I have never seen an example like this. The eyes on this doll are magnificent. They are huge and piercing, yet soft and sweet. Every feature on this gal is painted deftly and perfectly. She is a large doll, a little over 25 inches tall. Her body is cloth with well-preserved, robust leather arms.

This example is truly a rarity (Doll 8 - Collection of Svetlana Yanova). I have seen only a couple of this mold in my years of collecting. She is approximately 23 inches tall and has unique coloring and dramatic features. This doll looks like she is in the midst of spiritual ecstasy.

I have always loved Covered Wagon dolls. I find them cheerful and friendly looking. They seem to be the epitome of a play doll. This example (Doll 9) has the bonus of rare eyelashes and single stroked eyebrows. The artist must have taken a lot of time painting her to make her so appealing.

Doll 10 (Collection of Svetlana Yanova) has a very high and regal forehead which emphasizes her oval

face. She has huge eyes which seem to gaze back at all who are admiring her. Her features aren’t perfectly symmetrical but work well to create a soft and feminine look. She is about 17 inches tall and on a cloth body with leather arms.

One of my earlier doll purchases was this china on a milliner’s model body. (Doll 11). She has braids on both sides that wrap around into a bun in the back. She is about 19.5 inches tall.

The last doll photographed is this beautifully rendered lady (Doll 12) . Her features are clear and fine. No mistakes are visible as the brushstrokes are even and refined. Her hair wraps around into a figure eight bun in back.

She is large at 24 inches tall. Not only is her face divine, but her hairstyle is flattering and intricate.

Everything came together to make her a very special example.

In conclusion, it is clear that there are many antique china dolls whose exquisite faces and overall artistry equal and sometimes surpass dolls of other more popular genres. Whether we consider them art or toys, one cannot ignore the reality that these faces were painted with great artistic skill and executed to evoke passion and delight. They remain stellar examples of the ideals of loveliness and beauty of the Romantic Period from which some of the most moving and stunning creations of art and music were born.

Whether it be a piece of music, an aesthetically pleasing sculpture, a painting or an exquisite doll, these works of art will continue to inspire us and remind us that we should seek beauty in nature, ourselves, our friends and the world around us.

Doll 10. An unusual face registers her regal bearing. Collection of Svetlana Yanova.

Dolls are from the author’s collection unless otherwise noted.

Doll 11. A lovely china with a milliner style body.

Doll 12. This lovely 24-inch doll has an elaborate figure eight shaped bun.

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The Mystery of Mary McEwen

by Jenny Jones and Lois Cohorst

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t happened in about 1915 that an old Victorian house stood quite alone and forlorn with blinds closed day in and day out with no sign of life. However, someone did live there, and word was that it was a woman called Mary McEwen.

Mary lived there alone, spending her time in an upstairs room of her old Victorian home after her husband had passed away in 1943. But no one knew her or anything about her, nor would anyone have known the woman had they met her on the street, because they never

saw her. Unbeknownst to anyone, she was an artist who made folk dolls.

In 1980 Jenny Jones, who owned several of the dolls, wrote an article about Mary after she saw a McEwen doll mistakenly advertised as a French doll. She researched the cemetery where Mary was buried and received oral history from Mary’s neighbor and probably her only friend, Lucille Stingel. After Mary’s death, her dolls were sold to Seattle doll collectors. Now, more of these dolls have surfaced, and there is more information about them.

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Mary was born April 4th, 1866 in New York. She was the daughter of David and Filinda France and had married David McEwen in 1891. The McEwens owned the McEwen Wax Works Factory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and they made manikins with wax heads for store displays around the turn of the last century.

The art of making the wax manikins developed into a very successful business that employed a great number of people.

The McEwens created beautiful wax heads for their manikins. Each strand of hair separately found its place with the help of a hot needle. The eyebrows and eyelashes were also set by hand, which complemented the dolls’ German glass eyes. The jointed bodies were of papier-mache and wood. But the price of wax manikins could not compete with the cheaper materials of composition. Wax was also labor intensive, all which caused the McEwen’s business to fail. They sold their home and business in about 1910 and moved to Seattle, Washington, where they resided at 2317 East Union between the years of 1913 and 1914.

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The McEwens made beautiful wax heads for manikins, c. 1900. They are in striking contrast to the black wax dolls.

Sixteenth Avenue, now a hospital parking lot. Mr. McEwen worked for the railroad. Mary furnished her house with beautiful antiques, and she loved music and the arts. She could recite Shakespeare from memory and knew all of the operas. But it was in Seattle, in about 1915, that Mary began making a type of black folk dolls with wax.

We have learned that she continued to make these black character dolls probably into the 1950s.

After Mr. McEwen passed away, Mary lived alone in the house, keeping the blinds closed and living as a recluse. She was afraid to leave the house and only let a few friends inside. But she continued to make dolls although very few people knew it. She kept to one upstairs room in the old house where, from her window, she could see

black children playing baseball in the ďŹ eld below, which is probably when she began to create the dolls with black wax heads.

According to her few friends, she intended to make a complete baseball team. No one knows for sure if she did, but a neighbor, Lucile Stingel, had two dolls dressed in original baseball outďŹ ts, which Jenny now owns.

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creating her wax masterpieces.

Mary died in 1958 at the age of 92. After her death, boxes of the black doll parts, along with a few finished dolls were found. The dolls and doll parts were sold along with other possessions at an antique sale in Seattle. Few dolls were finished and most of the heads were without bodies.

Upon further study, it appears that these heads were molded over a papier-mache form and fitted to the bodies.

Mary molded the hot wax dyed with lamp black or soot and colored it to suit her.

Therefore, some dolls are darker than others. She built the wax to a certain thickness by repeatedly dipping the head into the wax and then sculptured it, leaving no two dolls alike. This procedure also explains the crude chisel marks on the dolls’ faces.

Most of the heads are bald although hair sprigs from long ago indicate hair had been added with the hot needle approach. The hair came from the local barber shops.

Heads were screwed to bodies in a fashion that allowed the heads to turn. Other heads covered a dowel that fit down into the body which also allowed the heads to turn.

The body was built with a wooden torso, metal armatures, and cloth strips wrapped to the desired thickness. A sewn cloth body covered the body sculpture. The dolls were dressed and finished by Mary McEwen.

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had cloth or metal feet. The hands on these dolls were large wax sculptures, resembling a sculpted caricature hand. For variety, some dolls have papier-mache or compo hands. None of the dolls are exactly alike, having different expressions and moods. One doll might have a pipe

Original body parts for McEwen black wax dolls.

molded into his mouth, another head is trimmed with a goatee or moustache, and most are bald.

The hair for wigs and eyebrows came from barber shops.

All of these black dolls have exaggerated features, round German glass eyes, and are 12” to 24” tall. Most of them have not been put together and finished. Only about 90 of the dolls were found finished and dressed.

Mary McEwen was obviously fascinated with the artistry of her black dolls, so different from her white wax manikins. She was extremely talented, but the difference between her black and white dolls probably portrayed a personal prejudice that was typical of that era. But history is history and folk art is folk art. The white dolls were beautifully crafted.

The black folk dolls are fantastic caricatures.

Nevertheless, it is hard to believe the same person created both.

The black dolls originally sold for 50 cents, but now that some have been blue ribbon winners in doll and folk art competitions, prices are more in line with other collectible dolls and are highly valued. Mary McEwen was probably the only wax doll artist in the Seattle, Washington area at her time in history and most notably, the most mysterious.

Dolls are from the Collections of Lois Cohorst and Jenny Jones

Mary McEwen, c. 1910

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Room box complete with furnishings, $3,500.

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ernesto peruggi:

America’s Forgotten Doll Designer

by Don Jensen

t Among Ernesto Peruggi’s first doll sculpts was 17-inch Happy, created for the Trion Toy Co. in 1915. He has composition flange head, short arms and molded boots. His cloth upper arms are attached to the torso by outside metal disks.

Also among the composition flange head dolls Peruggi created for Trion Toy in 1915 was 13.5inch Cheery with his molded red hat, cloth body and limbs.

hough he designed hundreds of dolls in a forty-year career, sculptor Ernesto Peruggi remains largely unknown and certainly under appreciated by today’s doll collectors.

From 1915 until the mid-50s, Peruggi labored in the shadow of the wellknown and prolific doll master, Bernard Lipfert. While Lipfert was celebrated, then and today, for a long list of hit dolls, Peruggi received little promotional credit from the toy companies for which he worked.

His name was mentioned prominently in doll advertising for only two of his many doll designs – Regal’s 1928 Our Lindy Lindy, a remarkable likeness of the famed transatlantic aviator, and Horsman’s teenage Sweetheart, a decade later.

But Peruggi’s work deserves a longer look today!

Ernesto Peruggi was born Feb. 5, 1884, according to his family and some records – other official records claim 1886 – in Potenza, in southern Italy. In 1920, Playthings, the toy trade magazine, said he had exhibited artistic talent from childhood, and had attended the Academia di Belle Arti in Bologna in the early 20th century.

In 1911, the 27-year-old artist sailed from Naples aboard the SS San Guglielmo, arriving in the port of New York on November 13. He settled in Greenwich Village, a popular artists’ colony on Manhattan’s lower west side. His first job in America was painting carousel horses on Coney Island’s carnival midway.

In 1915, he married Assunta Spagnuolo, known to family and friends as Susie. They rented an apartment at 63 Perry Street in what today is known as the West Village neighborhood.

Ernesto was, first and foremost, a sculptor, although he was also an excellent oil painter and even an interior decorator and upholsterer. By the time of his marriage, he was sculpting dolls for the Trion Toy Co. Inc., a major doll maker of the day, which advertised it produced 25,000 composition doll heads a day.

In 1915 and 1916, working for Trion, Peruggi designed “Little “ Rascal,” a little girl in a sailor dress, with molded hair parted on the left and sideglancing eyes; Sunshine Sunshine, a girl with a ribbon in her hair; Pettish Polly Polly, with bangs over her forehead; Georgy-Porgy Georgy-Porgy, a young boy character; Chubby, Chubby a child with hair pulled down over the forehead and Smiles, a doll with a laughing young child’s head.

Another doll in his Trion series was Happy Happy, a 17-inch boy with composition flange head, lower legs and short arms. He had a cloth body, upper arms and legs and metal disc outside jointing. The doll had molded blond hair and an open-closed mouth with painted teeth.

And there also was Cheery Cheery, a 13.5-inch compo head boy with open-closed mouth and a painted white line between his lips to represent teeth.

Though creating dolls earned Peruggi the money that put bread and pasta on his table, he never neglected other, perhaps more satisfying artistic expressions. Some of his work, notably oil paintings, he sold, but often he simply gave them as gifts to friends, according to his granddaughter, Carol Heckrotte.

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In the mid-1920s, Peruggi is believed to have modeled this infant head for Effanbee, which used it for its Pat-O-Pat doll. The unique doll had a mechanism that caused the doll’s hands to clap when the child pressed its chest. Photo courtesy Ursula Mertz

In 1923, Effanbee’s Hugo Baum hired Ernesto Peruggi to sculpt this new face for its frowning Baby Grumpy, a doll that had been in the company’s line for more than a decade. The resculpted face gave new sales life to this old doll.

Photo courtesy Ursula Mertz

In 1917, he began a tradition of sculpting busts and large high relief medallions of sitting American presidents. These, according to the family, Peruggi presented to the then current occupant of the White House, his way of showing his thanks to his adopted country.

The first of this presidential series, a bust of Woodrow Wilson, was exhibited for years at the Wilson birthplace museum in Staunton, VA. Later, it seems to have been turned over to a Nashville, TN auction house and was sold in 2011 to a private buyer for a mere $35.

An 18-inch high relief plaque of President Warren G. Harding is known to have existed in 1921, but its present whereabouts is a mystery. That also is the case for other Peruggi presidential sculptures.

He also created a large bronze bust of Italian poetphilosopher Dante Alighieri, which was cast by the Roman Bronze Works on Long Island. In 1921, it was presented by an Italian-American organization to the Newark, NJ Public Library. It is believed to still exist in the collection of the Newark Museum, which split off from the Library in 1929.

But fine art would not pay the bills, so Ernesto focused his artistic attentions on doll sculpting.

His work for Trion Toy caught the eye of other doll firms. In 1918, he sculpted two cherubic-looking dolls for a little known company, Daniel Pollack in New York City.

Little Hero was a pudgy little fellow with molded hair and unusually short arms, jointed at the shoulders. Little Nero was a similar type but a bit slimmer.

Now freelancing, in 1919, he produced Toodles for the American Bisque Doll Co., and Love Me for the Fine Doll Manufacturing Co., both located in New York. The former had side-glancing painted eyes, molded hair and bent arms, jointed at the shoulders. With a molded bathing suit, she was of a type then popularly known as a “summer girl.” Love Me was a sweet faced doll with similar limited jointing. She had a 36

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Peruggi began working for Regal Doll Manufacturing Co. in 1926, creating newborn baby dolls and its Kiddy Pal Dolly line. This 26inch Kiddy Pal dates to 1928, when it was offered in the Butler Brothers wholesale catalog.

Photo courtesy Ursula Mertz

molded dress, socks, bobbed hair and hair ribbon.

For the Manhattan Toy and Doll Manufacturing Co. he modeled, and patented a nude child with bent arms jointed at the shoulder, legs together and with short molded hair and upward glancing eyes. It was patented as Kewpie’s Model, but of course immediately ran into copyright infringement problems. So Peruggi redesigned her for Manhattan Toy and Doll. The new design had legs apart and a new name, Beauty Kist. It still bore a resemblance – but a legally acceptable one – to Rose O’Neill’s Kewpie.

About this time, Ernesto decided to go into business for himself and opened the E. Peruggi Art Studio and Novelties at 54 Grove Street, only a few blocks from his Greenwich Village apartment. He patented, manufactured and sold types similar to those he was designing for other doll companies, but with no jointing, more figurine than doll. A 1920 Playthings trade

This Kiddy Pal Dolly, believed to have been designed

by Peruggi, dates to 1930. She is 19-inches and has a composition head, lower legs and short arms.

In 1920, the sculptor had established his own shortlived doll company, E. Peruggi Art Studio and Novelties.

He patented and sold what he called the “latest luck bringer,” Oh Boy. The unjointed composition figure came in 4.5 and 6 inch sizes.

ad shows his May II, another “summer girl” in her molded swim suit, in several poses; Oh Boy Boy, a bashful boy with molded clothes and cap, billed as a “good luck charm; and Tootsie, a sitting infant with a molded baby bottle.

Tootsie More artist than businessman, however, Peruggi’s brief fling as a manufacturer failed and within two years, he went bankrupt.

With a wife and two small children, 7-year-old Frank and Gemma, 4, to support, this financial setback made a regular wage attractive to Ernesto. In about 1922, he went to work for Bernard Fleischaker and Hugo Baum, the F. and B. of the Effanbee doll company.

Soon, Baum assigned him to create a new face for Effanbee’s aging Baby Grumpy, a staple in the company’s doll line since 1914, but fading in popularity. Peruggi sculpted a softer look that updated the pouting infant. Baby Grumpy and a larger, 22-inch Grumpy were released by Effanbee in 1923, giving a number of years of new life to a vintage doll name. The new Grumpy had a composition shoulder head with molded concave blue eyes and a closed mouth. Its cloth upper legs were attached to the stuffed body with diagonal hip joints.

In 1925, anxious to have a doll to compete with Grace Putnam’s realistic Bye-Lo Baby, Bernard Fleischaker set Ernesto to work sculpting a realistic baby doll face. The result was design copyrighted by Fleischaker as New Born Baby.

The head, with a pudgy broad face, fat cheeks and wide open eyes, coupled with a patented mechanism in the May I, described in ads as a composition figure of a cloth torso that could move summer girl, also was sold by the arms, was marketed as Peruggi’s own doll company Effanbee’s new clap hands in 1920.

Also from 1920, another patented small unjointed figure from Peruggi’s art studio was Tootsie, with her molded baby bottle.

Pat-O-Pat doll. A similar head was used for a later version of Baby Dainty.

With that, Peruggi’s term with Effanbee ended. In 1925, he also created a chubby infant with movable arms, called RockA-By Baby for the Novelty Doll Co. of New York City.

The next year, Peruggi began an association with the Regal Doll Manufacturing Co., then also located in New York. He would remain with the company into the 1940s. Regal was a toymaker on the rise. In 1929 it would move to a huge, modern factory in Trenton, NJ. In 1926, Ernesto designed the first of a several newborn dolls for Regal. As something of a publicity stunt, Peruggi sculpted another doll modeled on a real 12-week-old child, the infant daughter of Sam and Frances Pinkenfield of Brooklyn. Little Mildred Pinkenfield had been in the headlines after having been adjudged by a board of 15 pediatricians as “A Perfect Baby.”

In 1928, after the famed transatlantic solo flight of boyish pioneer aviator, Charles A. Lindbergh, Regal brought out its Our Lindy doll, dubbed, “America’s Pride.” The 27-inch compo head doll was a true-to-life smiling likeness of the heroic young flyer, with a plush-collared twill flying suit, leather mittens and belt. Our Lindy was the first doll to be advertised on its hangtag as the work of the Italian-American sculptor. Ernesto Peruggi was finally getting some respect as a doll designer.

Though he would get no public credit for it, Peruggi is believed to have designed most of Regal’s popular Kiddy Pal series, beginning in 1928. Kiddy Pal dolls, with several different face molds, were sold by Regal into the 1930s.

In the late 1920s, Ernesto moved his family from Greenwich Village to their new home at 1872 West 11th Street in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. There the children, Frank and Gemma grew up. After Frank graduated from Manhattan College, Ernesto proudly referred to him “my son, the engineer!” He would serve for many years as Borough Engineer for Fair Lawn, NJ. When the struggling Horsman doll company was purchased by Regal in 1933, it became an upscale division of ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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the parent organization. By the late 1930s, the firm’s management, realizing that Horsman was its best known brand name, reorganized the parent company under the Horsman name.

In 1938, Peruggi sculpted the last of his “name” dolls, Sweetheart. A teenage doll dressed in the latest fashions, she was promoted as “a true representation of girls between 10 and 16.” Competition from Effanbee’s American Children, designed by Dewees Cochran, was Horsman’s motivation to create Sweetheart Sweetheart, but Peruggi’s design was surely distinctive in its own right. Besides her well-sculpted features, she had finely detailed fingers, hands and arms of unbreakable molded hard rubber.

In his mid-50s, Ernesto left Horsman and returned to freelance doll and toy designing. Working from a small studio in his Brooklyn home, in 1944, he patented a toy horse, which he assigned to the Lionel Corporation, the electric train manufacturer After Charles A. Lindbergh’s heroic 1927 Transatlantic flight, the Regal company who, with wartime metals shortages, added a line assigned Peruggi to sculpt this true-to-life face for its 27-inch compo head Our of wooden pull toys. In that same year, he finally Lindy doll. Advertising credited the sculptor by name for the first time. became a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Carol Heckrotte fondly remembers childhood visits to Grandpa Ernesto and Grandma Susie’s Brooklyn home and enjoying sitting down to a family dinner, featuring her grandfather’s pasta and homemade marinara, a special sauce of his own creation. Other times, Ernesto whipped up his famous Rice Cake, to accompany his wife’s roast and vegetables.

Carol remembers her grandfather as a dapper, well-dressed man who wore a white shirt and tie even when sculpting in his small studio in a spare bedroom. There she would stand at his side, as his nimble fingers modeled a lump of clay into a doll’s head, or, one time, a small sculpt of Disney’s Mickey Mouse. That same studio doubled as a doll hospital, when grandpa “did an operation” on her favorite doll, Ruth Ann, by swapping her damaged head for a spare he had on hand. Carol also remembers a After, 1937, Peruggi’s employer, the Regal Doll Manufacturing Co. decided that all its dolls would carry the brand name of its more successful Horsman division. The next year, the sculptor created Horsman’s Sweetheart, advertised as “a true reproduction of girls between the ages of 10 and 16. The dolls, all composition except for their hard rubber arms with delicately molded fingers, came in 21, 24 and 28-inch sizes.

A typically dapper Ernesto Peruggi.

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basement work counter and shelves for storing plaster casts and art supplies.

She recalls that in the late 1940s and early ’50’s her grandfather was still creating doll heads for the Irwin Corporation, a longtime maker of celluloid toys, that in the post-WWII years switched to plastics. Peruggi would ship his plaster doll models to the Irwin firm in Fitchburg, MA. By 1954, Ernesto was mostly retired, though he still enjoyed oil painting gifts for friends and acquaintances. That year, after years of procrastinating because Susie feared the Atlantic crossing, they went to Italy and Ernesto’s home town of Potenza. They had such a good time, they went again two years later.

But when they returned, Ernesto learned that he had cancer. They moved from Brooklyn to New Jersey and the home of his son, Frank and his family.

There, after four decades of designing wonderful dolls for generations of little girls, Ernesto Peruggi died on June 14, 1957.

This is the tallest house in my collection, measuring over 40” high and encompassing three full floors inside. I have owned smaller, less elaborate English box-back houses but always yearned for a really big one with a staircase for better realism and this one fits that bill admirably. The classical façade retains its original painted brickwork, but the stonework areas had been painted over with a dazzling white glossy paint that was carefully removed with a variety of techniques. The door had been repainted yellow and when stripped, revealed the original Paris green paintwork. I replaced the missing door knocker with one I bought in England. How much warmer and welcoming the house looks with its missing windows replaced and decorated with antique lace curtains!

Jane’s House Gets

by Susan Grimshaw

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first saw this large English box-back house in the catalogue for a Christie’s South Kensington auction in May of 2005 when the estimate was given at $1600 -1900. Perhaps it did not meet a reserve because it reappeared in October with a lower estimate of $1100 - 1500 and at that time, I emailed the sale’s specialist to express an interest in the house. Its imposing facade reminded me of a similar, even larger house I had admired when I catalogued the dollhouses in Carolyn Sunstein’s first auction. Daniel Agnew was kind enough to send me photos of the interior and when I saw them, it was clear that the house had been subjected to some pretty unappealing redecoration within the past 20 years or so. Thick white enamel paint had been carelessly applied over the exterior stonework, the center staircase and ceilings, and one room had lost its fireplace and chimney breast. Wrapping paper had been pasted over the original paper and vinyl adhesive paper was stuck to the floors in the uppermost rooms. And of course, all the window glass was gone, as were all the interior doors save the small closet door under the staircase.

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This close-up of the top right hand-corner of the façade shows where a previous owner scribed her name. The masonry lines are transfer-painted over the brick paint in a Flemish bond pattern. I never even noticed her name until I worked on removing the over-paint in this area.

If not for the dust problem, I’d love to keep the house open like this all the time. With each room measuring a foot or more in height, the overall size of the house can seem somewhat imposing, but I believe that the added moldings help bring a warm and comfortable atmosphere to the interior.

All the wallpapers are original except for the nursery and hallways, and the bright blue paint in the kitchen is also original. The chandeliers hang from ormolu ceiling roses I re-purposed from a large and heavy box of old ormolu furniture hardware I bought at an auction some years ago.

They are actually drawer pull mounts!

a Second Chance Clearly, it required a comprehensive restoration job and there was no guarantee that the original papers remained intact under the modern papers. Given that uncertainty, I felt the estimate was still too high for a house needing so much work, so I decided I would not bid, but the house stayed on my mind and I called Daniel the following week to ask if it had been sold. I was informed that it had not and Christie’s was preparing to return the house to the consignor, but Daniel said they would pass on an offer if I was still interested. I contacted a shipping company in Bristol that had been recommended to me by another collector and procured a firm quote for collecting, packing, shipping and delivering the house to New Jersey. After explaining to Daniel that it was going to cost me almost $1000 to ship such a large house to New Jersey, I faxed a letter with a pitifully low offer of only a few hundred pounds to Christie’s and was pleasantly surprised when it was quickly accepted.

The shipping company specialized in handling antiques and made what could have been a daunting process relatively painless. The house arrived about two months after the auction and was delivered in a sturdy crate with plenty of padding – I was very pleased. And when I tallied up my costs, I was satisfied knowing that I would have been happy to pay the

same amount or more for the house had it been offered for sale on this side of the Atlantic.

When I acquire a dolls’ house in this condition, I usually let it sit for a while as I study it and consider how extensive the appropriate repairs, restorations or improvements should be. It can be a number of years before a project is completed.

Sometimes I have to wait to find appropriate old wallpapers or hardware while I dive right into removing previous “improvements”. It can take a year or more to scrape down the exterior of a house or to carefully peel off later wallpapers. In this case, the newer papers came off very easily to expose faded but original full-sized wallpapers that appear to date to the latter half of the 19th century, but dealing with the over-painted surfaces was a different matter.

The plain white ceilings had been painted over chipped and loose distemper, so I left them as I found them, but the later paint had been carelessly smeared along the top edges of the walls so I was faced with a choice of trying to hand-paint the papers’ designs over the paint, or disguise this sloppiness with cornices. Commercial houses like this one normally did not have a molded cornice, but might have had a border paper.

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The “before” picture of the nursery gives a pretty good idea of the challenges I faced in rehabilitating this house. The fireplace and floorpapers were missing and whoever painted over the ceiling also splashed paint along the top of the original wallpaper in this and every other room. Since the wallpaper on the left side was worn away, I covered the new chimney breast and walls with a subdued antique wallpaper.

the painted approach, and I did paint over some drips and smears on the walls as well as a few dark water stains.

But since this house that had already been so diminished by thoughtless redecorating, I decided to adopt a more relaxed attitude and chose to add painted cornices to help visually lower the ceilings because the rooms were about a foot high. Substantial cornices help make a room feel cozy while adding a touch of formality. I also added substantial baseboard moldings made from antique wood salvaged from my real house.

The floors were challenging. The top floors’ vinyl adhesive paper came off with little trouble to reveal floors that had been painted over with pale blue enamel paint. I chemically stripped off the paint but was unable to salvage any papers remaining on the floor, so I relied on my stock of old velvet curtains purchased in England a decade ago to carpet those rooms. Lower rooms still had some papers but so much of that ubiquitous white paint had been smeared on them that I also covered those with either velvet or textured upholstery fabrics that complemented the wallpapers. The kitchen’s painted tile floor had survived in better shape than the other rooms and so I left it as I found it.

The stairs and hallway floors retained a small patterned oil-cloth covering but much of it had been painted over. I successfully removed the paint on the floors but temporarily covered the stairs with velvet carpeting rather than try to strip paint in an area so difficult to access. The wallpapers in the hallways had also been painted over and after much consideration, I decided to re-paper the walls with a charming small-patterned but full-size wallpaper I had bought at an English car boot sale – there had been two rolls and I still regret I only bought one.

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The nursery is the most transformed room in the dollhouse and is home to three little girls and their assortment of mostly German dolls and toys. I copied the chimney breast and fireplace insert from examples in the other rooms. The wallpaper was purchased from Secondhand Rose in New York and seemed a perfect choice for a girls’ nursery. Some of the toys are things I’ve owned for almost forty years.

In one corner of the nursery, several early jointed wooden dolls and a tiny frozen Charlotte are being observed by an Erzgebirge monkey with a long leather tail.

He is climbing around the birdcage under one of my favorite pictures: a little boy in a sailor suit holding a toy boat.

In the upper hallway outside the nursery, I had to reconstruct the missing newel post and bannister. I was able to find five matching mahogany newel posts hand-crafted about twenty years ago by a local businessman. I had planned to handcarve simpler ones that would be more accurate based on measured drawings of similar houses, but since I had these tucked away for over ten years, I was ready to use them. The small rug is a sample of embroidery on black velveteen.

The bedroom is comfortably furnished with German furniture such as a Kestner chest of drawers and a lady’s writing desk loaded with accessories, including a very tiny early 19th century leatherbound volume titled “Etrenne A L’Innocence a Paris”. The original wallpaper required some touch-up painting over water stains and faded areas.

The parlor contains a handsome suite of German transfer-decorated furniture with sculpted velvet upholstery and a Rock and Graner table where the gentlemen enjoy a game of chess. The seated doll came from Iris Brown Antiques in Manhattan many years ago while the standing gentleman was once a member of Dorothy Dixon’s wedding party. This rather sober interior is brightened by a trio of gilt metal wall sconces and a very fine petitpoint carpet.

The Kestner sewing table is closed to afford space for such decorative elements as a rare lithophane and a small souvenir album featuring the British Royal family ca. 1900.

The homemade beaded pillow on the settee came to me inside another, smaller house I had shipped from England years ago.

One of my favorite rooms in any of my dollhouses in this cozy sitting room inhabited by two Simon & Halbig “Little Women” dolls in period clothing. I bought them at auction undressed and soon afterward was able to buy these sweet dresses from a dealer. The German parlor suite features pristine pink silk upholstery while the desk and piano were purchased at Carolyn Sunstein’s first auction in 2005. All the framed Ehrhard & Sohne pictures feature animals, while the watercolor of a Venetian boat over the fireplace came with the house – it had been glued to the wall in that very spot and I placed it in an old daguerreotype frame before putting it back in its place.

A closer view of the dolls and a pretty treenware tea set that almost got away – I bought the cups at a Bertoia auction and later purchased the matching saucers from a dealer who had found them hidden in the drawer of something she purchased at the same auction! The ormolu picture frame on the desk belonged to my mother who kept it near her bedside for decades, with a photo of her sister in it. The photo is still there under the picture I placed over it. The book on the settee is titled “L’Amour et Les Belles” published in 1818.

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indicate panels. It would be more “correct” to replace them with something similar, but I exercised a little creativity by making paneled doors painted with a faux rosewood effect, and then added casings that covered the way the hinges were applied to the walls, lining up my hinges where the originals had been attached.

The nursery had been papered with the same pattern as the bedroom across the hall, but was missing the chimney breast and grate. When I replaced them, I decided that rather than try to replicate the wallpaper to cover this new construction, I would decorate the entire room with a sweet antique paper I had acquired some years ago that features silver stars on a pale pink background, and I used some fragile old silver Dresden paper to trim the new moldings. When the delicate paper dried, it split in a few places, making it look even more authentically aged.

The kitchen had been stripped of its original built-in dresser, but its outline was still visible on the wall. I referred to a photograph of another large English boxback house in the collection of the late Flora Gill Jacobs to design the profile for the dresser and used old cigar box wood to build the replacement. I also replaced two wall shelves whose shadows remained on other walls, and removed the glaring white paint that coated the large fireplace in that room to expose the much softer original cream color beneath.

The intense blue paint on the walls is typical and required touch-ups in a few spots.

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A few years after I purchased this desk, I discovered a handwritten note tucked inside one of the drawers, addressed to “Miss Anderson”. It reads: “Dear Kate, I am writing to you to express my fond love for you my darling. I really feel as though I cannot live without you my pet. I love you and I adore you my own affect. dear and darling Pet. I must (smudged) your own dear Charley. PS I’ll try and call this afternoon. I want to speak to you privately”. One can’t help but imagine that Miss Kate Anderson saved this note because she received a proposal later that afternoon. One the most pleasant and romantic surprises I’ve ever encountered in a dolls’ house!

Dollhouse kitchens may be the most fun to decorate; I certainly enjoyed furnishing this one.

The blue painted walls and worn floor are original as are the hearth and cooker, but I had to replace the missing dresser, copper and wall shelves. The wall color suggested the selection of most of the tin and treenware featured here.

This angle shows the assortment of blue and white treenware decorating the shelves of the dresser. Many of the pieces came from Dorothy Dixon’s Tynietoy Mansion. A yellow painted Evan & Cartwright chair reminds us this is an English kitchen even if the cook is German – she must have brought the lidded steins with her. A wonderful large blue and white Staffordshire platter can be seen on the mantel behind them.

I was able to salvage the original floorcovering in the second floor hallway, but the stairs were painted over and so I have temporarily carpeted them with old velvet while I search for antique ribbon or needlepoint to use for runners. I made replacement doors for all the rooms from old cigarbox wood and grained them to look like flamed mahogany. The prominent doorway moldings lend elegance where things once looked quite dreary.

painted overl. I spent several years chipping away at it a little at a time, taking extended breaks when my wrists could take no more. When I started scraping the painted stonework on the front, the original paint was missing in some spots and other areas were very flaky so after a few days of scraping I cautiously used a chemical remover and the work went far more quickly. A few small sections of trim missing from the pilasters were replaced and the damaged stairs were repaired and painted before I was finally at the point where I could replace the missing window glass. I used old glass from some damaged antique picture frames I’d purchased at local auctions and had my neighborhood hardware store cut them to size.

When the original windows were removed from the house long ago, the glass came off with the wallpaper that held it in place, leaving only skeletal patches of the original dreary green geometric paper inside the hinged facades.

Some restorers use strips of plain paper to attach replacement glass and I considered making wooden casings to hold them in place. In the end, I chose to use an antique paper to completely recover the inside, leaving what remained of the original paper underneath for a future owner to rediscover if they choose. Antique lace trim dresses the windows and I made pelmets from old wood covered with very decorative embossed metal strips I found in the scrap-booking section of a craft store. They are sturdier than the gilt paper I had considered using.

When I was working on the front of the dollhouse, I discovered that a previous owner had scribbled her name in awkward block letters in the top right-hand corner of the brickwork and that’s how I came to know this was once Jane’s house. I’m sure she never envisioned that one day her dolls’ house would cross the Atlantic Ocean to be rescued and treasured by a grown woman in New Jersey!

I’m always impatient to see how rooms look furnished even while the process of restoring or rehabilitating a dollhouse is ongoing, so this photo shows the new door but plenty of work remaining. The splashes of white paint seen on the rear wall are typical of what I found in all the rooms, and similar messiness can be seen just above the fireplace mantel.

Adding cornice molding and painting over the sloppy paint smears made a tremendous difference in this room. I first tried a muted brown velvet carpet, but decided this old piece of jacquard upholstery fabric brightened the room considerably, especially with such dark furnishings. It is a rather busy, but Victorian interiors were often decorated that way with layers of patterns. The imposing sideboard is by Rock & Graner and I purchased it from the dealer who outbid me for it on ebay.

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DVD Review

The Romance

The Life of Lillian Dal Monte

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1ST ROW 1. Circle Dot Bru - 19” $18,500.

2. Bru Jun R - All Original - 13” $9,750.

3. AT Kestner - 19” $11,500.

4. Paris Bébé - 16” $7,950.

2ND ROW 1. Earliest period EJ Jumeau - Size 9 - 24” $19,500.

2. E-13-J Jumeau - 29” $17,500.

3. Papier Maché Boy with glass flirty eyes - Circa 1850 (from Dorothy Dixon collection) 25” $3,900.

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ow do they do it? Nearly fifteen years ago I watched The Romance… The Life of Lillian Dal Monte.

The VHS production with script written

by Michael Canadas, David Robinson and Janet Hollingsworth was captivating, with fashion dolls becoming fully realized characters in a drama about the rise to stardom of an opera singer, one who achieves worldwide acclaim and then finds her true love.

Fast forward these many years, the VHS format now virtually obsolete. It was time to redo the The Romance as a DVD. Viewing it for the second time I was struck anew by its professionalism – in fact, I nearly forgot that I was watching dolls! The story is told by Delia, younger sister to Lillian. After the tragic death of their young mother, the girls are sent to France to live with Grandmama. There Lillian meets Madame Bruwanska who recognizes her enormous singing talents and becomes her teacher and mentor. When the lead performer in Lucia becomes ill, Lillian is chosen to replace her and a star is born.

Michael Canadas created the exquisite costumes, lavish with embellishments, some taking hundreds of hours to create and the extravagant wigs; the breathtaking sets were made by David Robinson. Rich color, sparkling jewels, beautiful bouquets, sophisticated lighting that simulates the soft glow of gas lights or radiant sunshine… it is a magical presentation. Many of the costumes used in the original production were redone to even greater perfection.

Throughout the forty-two minute program, sublime operatic music tells a story of romance and love.

We follow the career of Lillian in Delia’s own words (the lovely narration of Delia Green) as she wins over audiences in Paris, St. Petersburg, Venice and her transforming performance in Milan. It is here that she meets Jean Phillipe Valentine, a long time admirer who pledges his love and devotion. The perfect happy ending – the couple are married, Lillian radiant in a magnificent gown. Enchanting, you will long remember this tale told through music and fashion.

DVD format, 42 minutes. $29.95 includes domestic shipping (CA residents add 8.25% sales tax).

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Norwegian made - Ronnaug Pettersen Dolls - felt sculptured and hand painted faces 7 1/2” “Oslo” all original in Norske Dukker box, dressed with beaded red vest & cape, white apron hand painted features $175 7 1/2” “Hardanger” all original in Norske Dukker box, blue & red felt costume, hand painted features, eyes to left $175 15” All original in tagged beautifully embroidered costume, vest and head piece, hand painted features, blue eyes $995 7 1/2” “Vest Telemark” all original in Norske Dukker box, dusty blue wool embroidered costume and cape, hand painted features $195 7 1/2” “Ski” all original in Norske Dukker box, knit costume, wood skies and poles, hand painted features $195

27” A & M 390 12, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, really sweet face $385 4 ½” x 5 ½” Steiff Lamb - black & white, green glass eyes $45 13” Jocko Steiff, glass eyes, great condition $155 24” Heinrick Handwerck Simon & Halbig #4, brown sleep eyes, nice ball jointed body $525

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6 ½” Kestner All Bisque 2/0, brown sleep eyes, original wig and pate, molded black boots & tan molded socks, chip on neck back of body $1450 5 ½” CM All Bisque Kestner #2, swivel head, blue sleep eyes, original mohair wig, small chip on left hip, 4 strap black boots $2195

17 ½” Kestner #167, brown sleep eyes, mohair wig, replaced upper right 20” All Original Madame Alexander thigh, antique dress & 1950’s Cissy Garden undergarments, sweet doll $525 Now $485 Party, jointed Steiff Mohair Goat w/ elbows & knees, hat, shoes and ring original ribbon & bell, green glass eyes $65 $795 15” Af Am A & M 390 9” “Sleeping on marked Handwerck Beauty” Walt body, original mohair wig, Disney in original professionally repainted box w/ original gown, cape, crown legs, brown sleep eyes $700 Now $595 (elastic as is), 1972 straight legs $150

7 ½” Schoenhut Felix the Cat 1922 – 24 Sullivan label on foot, face as is $425 11” Madame Alexander Dionne Toddler, original wig & combination, vintage dress, small split by left eye, very little crazing $165 8 x 11” Steiff mohair “Leo” Lion, jointed legs & head, glass eyes $275

11 ½” Effanbee Patricia all original w/ heart bracelet, slight repaint on back of knees $250 14” Effanbee Patsy redressed in vintage sunsuit, some paint flaking on left arm, top of head touched up $165 Now $130 11 ½” Effanbee Patricia, original wig & combination, gold bracelet $175 9” Effanbee Patsyette redressed, professionally repainted $110 9 x 6” Steiff mohair Beagle, glass eyes, red collar $ 79

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18” C/M Three hole Belton on stiff wrist body - paint worn, blue eyes, HH wig $1150. Now $950 8 ½” Early China (repaired shoulder plate & nose), sausage curls, blue eyes, green boots w/ heels, fabulous cupped china hands, antique body $225

11” 4 B Germany original toddler body w/star fish hands, intaglio blue eyes, molded teeth, blond mohair wig, sweet expression $675.00

Early Skookums with great sculpting and facial detailing 15 ½” Squaw & Baby, leather boots, wool blanket, cotton skirt, HH wig, beads, painted eyes $265 18 ¾” Indian, leather boots, wool blanket, HH wig, eyes to right, great expression $325

20” C/M Tete Jumeau, blue paperweight eyes, HH wig, antique style purple taffeta dress, antique undergarments, leather “Paris 8 ” shoes, French body, $4995 Now $4250

Steiff Mohair Animals 11” Jocko Monkey, glass eyes, no tags $79.95 17” Jocko Monkey, great personality, glass eyes $275 30” Jocko Monkey with great face, glass eyes, left hand & toe a little wear $465 13 ½” U.S. Zone Germany tagged Jocko, glass eyes $175 18” Jocko Monkey, glass eyes, hands & feet as is, right ear as is, some soil on face $165 20” Steiff tagged Santa, great face, glasses & left boot as is $185

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18” Cuno Otto & Dressel COD #93, brown sleep eyes, mohair wig, kid body, antique dress & unders $210 14” German Parian marked 5, molded blonde hair, blue painted eyes, bisque hands – left thumb as is, both ankles reglued, 5 strap boots w/ heels $375 Now $295 17 ½” #120-6 Handwerck shoulder head on kid body, bisque arms , pierced ears, blue sleep eyes, HH wig $265

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Theriault’s Auction of the Spielzeugmuseum of Davos, Switzerland

A 14 inch all original Schoenhut doll with original display box, $7,000.

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nusual, seldom seen pieces caused prices to skyrocket at the Theriault sale of the Spielzeugmuseum of Davos, Switzerland. Originality and condition were the guiding forces behind Angela Prader’s passion. She diligently put together a fascinating collection of dolls and toys, each item superbly representative of its genre. Over 600 lots, the eleven-hour auction received widespread interest from other museums, European and American collectors making the July 22nd sale in New Orleans a recordbreaking event. Prices do not include buyer’s premium.

Formerly in the Bodmer collection, this rare and very early group of 5 inch carved wooden dolls with their original costumes sold for $7,000.

An 8 inch German papier mache lady head with elaborate coiffure, c. 1830, sold for $11,500.

Amazing for its completeness and condition, this rare school set by Steiff, c.

1910, brought $50,000. Each doll still retained its button in the ear. Only fortyfive sets were made.

This very early, all original French cloth taufling, with a date of 1785, realized $13,000.

This 18 inch German tin stove by Bing with original copper utensils, all complete, brought $12,000.

The centerpiece of the Davos museum was this poupee, 17 inches, known as Victoria, with a perfectly preserved all original trousseau.

The doll has a rare Clement body. It brought $55,000.

An all metal jointed giraffe by the Swiss company Bucherer, c. 1925, $4,200.

The 14 inch Lenci hockey player.

C. 1936, all original, brought $6,000.

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A German character lad by Schuetzmeister and Quendt tending a 25 inch nodding papier mache cow bedecked with flowers and a crown in honor of a spring time Swiss festival, sold for $5600.

A seldom seen bisque bebe by Huret with gutta percha body and bisque hands, wearing the original costume with signed Huret boots, with an early, possibly original box, brought $42,000.

Commanding top price at $88,000 was this extremely rare set, always together, of Madame Alexander hard plastic dolls known as the “mystery portrait dolls.” Made in 1951, Madame Alexander received the Fashion Academy Gold Medal for her designs.

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he excitement continued on Sunday, July 23 in New Orleans as Theriault’s sold the museum collection of Judene Hansen, along with a private collection of googlies and selections from numerous other fine collections in their sale entitled “Upon Arriving Home.” Surprising many people was the high lot of the auction, a set of six spectacular Madame Alexander portrait dolls made in 1951. Only a very limited number were ever produced, their extraordinarily lavish costumes and hand painting driving the bidding to $88,000.

Another high point was the rare Lenci equestrienne in pristine condition which brought $27,000. For additional prices visit Theriaults. com and click on Proxibid. Prices do not include buyer’s premium.

From the earliest E. J. period, this 22-inch model, c. 1880, realized $9,500.

A table full of googlies! Standing on the drum, a painted eye googly, 8590, by Gebruder Heubach, 16 inches, $9,000. To its left, an extremely rare 208 Kestner with glass eyes, 19 inches, $25,000.

The little fellow in the straw hat, model 318 by Heubach Kopplesdorf for Albin Hess, $5,000.

Gerald Nelson, Theriault’s photographer, holds the rare brown complexioned Jules Steiner, 22 inches, in the original opera costume, $39,000.

In the same condition as the day it was made, this 17-inch, circa 1930 Lenci from the company’s sport series, in the original box, all complete down to her silver spurs, sold for $27,000.

Adorable pair of German composition googlies with mechanical flirty eyes, 23 inches tall, c. 1915, $9,000.

29-inch Jumeau Triste, signed Paris Depose shoes, c. 1880, $17,000.

In a grand size, this 30-inch bebe Bru Jne, wearing signed Bru Jne shoes, realized $34,000.

Simon Halbig’s 1388 lady, 23 inches, wearing the original costume, $19,000.

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1. Lovely 21” milliner’s model with long curls, beautiful brushstroke details, all original condition, $1700.

2. 14” Gorgeous Bru fashion, beautiful painting and pale bisque, $3200.

3. Exceptional oily bisque, mauve painting above eyes, on this 24” magnificent C series Steiner, $8000.

4. Unusual glass eyed parian-type dressed in lovely antique costume, 14“, $3500.

5. A touching expression on this #149 Kley and Hahn, 12”, excellent condition, $3200.

6. A chubby cheeked darling – Kley and Hahn’s 169 model, a big girl at 23” in excellent condition, $3700.

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7. 12” Adorable Kestner 220 Toddler, the only thing marring his perfection is a small cheek rub, $2400.

8. Pretty in pink, charming AM 550, 14”, $1400.

9. Only 8-1/2”, this rare size Belton is marked 137, $1600.

10. Simon and Halbig mold 1279, 8-1/2 “, $850.

11. Breathtaking Steiner, series A, in grand 25” size, perfect condition, $6400.

12. Diminutive Jumeau fashions, from left to right, 12”, wearing great costume and all original $2300, 13-1/2”, $2300 and 12-1/2”, dressed in antique costume, $2300.

UFDC Special Exhibit: The Queen’s Jubilee Photos taken at the national 2012 UFDC Convention by Keith Kaonis

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1938 Liberty of London Coronation of King George VI. A young Elizabeth is depicted on the lower right.

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Dorothy Heizer Elizabeth on her wedding day to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

his year marks Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee honoring her sixty years on the British throne. The event was widely celebrated over five days of festivities in early June. Few British Monarchs have achieved reigns lasting over fifty years, Queen Victoria being the only other monarch in the UK to have celebrated 60 years on the throne.

A special exhibition orchestrated by Shirley Karaba at this year’s national UFDC convention presented dolls that have been make in the likeness of Elizabeth and her younger sister Margaret, as well as a look back at the Jubilee of her great grandmother, Queen Victoria.

The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth was born in 1926. At her birth she was third in line to succession after Edward Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) and her father, the Duke of York (later George VI). When her grandfather, George V, died, Edward Prince of Wales

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became Edward VIII, but in less than a year gave up the throne to marry Wallis Simpson. Upon his abdication her father acceded to the throne as King George VI in 1936 until his death in 1952 at which time Elizabeth became Queen at the age of twenty-five. She has reigned through more than five decades of enormous social change and development and has had thirteen prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to David Cameron.

Top row: Chad Valley Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.

Middle row, left to right: Chad Valley Princess Elizabeth.

Princess Elizabeth by Raynal Dorothy Heizer Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Bottom row, left to right: Deans Rag Doll Company, Princess Elizabeth wearing her Girl’s Guide uniform.

Queen Victoria is the only other British monarch to celebrate more than sixty years on the throne.

It’s Easy To Join UFDC

If you collect dolls, you owe it to yourself to belong to the UFDC! For membership information contact:

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10900 North Pomona Ave., Kansas City, MO 64153 Phone 816-891-7040 Fax 816-891-8360 Visit www.ufdc.org

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A Holiday “Glory & Glamour” Gala Weekend in Michigan will be the perfect setting to “Meet and Greet” the Remarkable...

ROSE PERCY Duty’s most faithful child

SPONSORED BY: Doll Show Production’s “Dollicious” Doll Show and Sale Rochester Doll Collectors Club Dolls & Friends Club of Royal Oak & Greater Lansing Doll Collector’s Club Ann Arbor Doll Collector’s Club Doll Doctor’s Club of Michigan

NOVEMBER 2 - 4, 2012 3 day registration $135 The gala weekend begins Friday November 2nd with early registration at 1 P.M. followed by assorted workshops. An informal “Meet and Greet” with program presenters Michael Canadas and David Robinson will be from 6 to 8 P.M. Saturday November 3rd, dress up, wear your “Holiday Best” and prepare to be amazed by “Rose Percy” and her extensive array of breathtaking clothes, jewels and accessories.

Listen, while her amazing story of service to her country and its veterans is told. Rose truly is “Duty’s Most Faithful Child.”

The elegant Gazebo Banquet Hall in Warren is the perfect location for our Gala. Attendees will be treated to a sumptuous luncheon buffet, a specially created program about Rose Percy, deluxe helpers, a live auction of marvelous doll items, terrific table favors, a souvenir doll and a beautifully illustrated book about Rose, her possessions and her life. (This exclusive book is only available to registered guests.)

The fun isn’t over yet! On Sunday, November 4th, your registration will allow you entry to the “Dollicious” Doll Show and Sale at Madison Place Hall in Madison Heights. Over 200 tables of wonderful dolls, bears, toys and accessories will be on sale.

90+ dealers will attempt to make all your doll collecting dreams come true!

Special Hotel/Motel rate information will be sent with your registration confirmation.

This information is online at www.littledollshoppe.com, www.dollshowproductions.com or www.rosepercy.org.

For more information call Michael at 248-399-4345 or Sharon at 586-731-3072.

Email questions to lildolls@excite.com.

Please complete the registration form below (please print) and send with appropriate fees Send to: The Little Doll Shoppe, 49770 Sandra Drive, Shelby Twp, MI 48315 NAME

PHONE

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EMAIL

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PLEASE CHECK ALL THAT APPLY ■ I would like to be a table hostess ■ I would like to volunteer wherever needed ■ I will donate a tax deductible helper or auction item.

(Tax deduction receipt will be given for each donated item.)

■ I would like to support the “Gala” by sponsoring an exhibit table for $25.

Registration includes, Meet and Greet, Luncheon and Doll Show.

Total cost per person $135. Total amount due $______________________ Payment method (please mark one) ■ Check (payable to The Little Doll Shoppe) ■ Visa/Mastercard CARD # 3 DIGIT SECURITY CODE

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(Credit card charges will appear on your statement as: The Little Doll Shoppe Cancellation Fee is $25. Cancellations will not be accepted, nor refunds made, after October 15, 2012 All monies and gifts are tax deductible. All proceeds will be donated to 501 C3 charities Half of the proceeds will be donated to Veteran charities, half to local charities decided by the sponsoring clubs.

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We begin our coverage of the national UFDC convention with highlights from the salesroom. The hard working dealers are the icing on the cake, talented individuals who bring their finest merchandise to the convention in the hope that you would find a treasure or two to add to your collection. This year’s show, held in the Sheraton’s Grand Ballroom, wins a prize for being one of the most attractive venues we have seen in recent years. With French/Creole street names, it was easy to locate dealers, many of whom went out of their way decorating their booths with enormous bouquets of flowers. C’est ci bon!

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Left to right from the top: Nancy Smith, email: nasdoll@comcast.net RD, 10 inches, marked 6/0; block letter F.G., all original and second series portrait Jumeau. Marion Maus, email: mmausantiques@gmail.com “Sosaku” by Hirato Yoko, a Japanese 1930’s art doll. Alan Pate, email: info@antiquejapanesedolls.com The “Lullaby League.” R. John Wright, email: rjwrightdolls@aol.com Lynn Murray and Marshall Martin, emails: twosistersstudio@gmail.com/ marshallmartin@earthlink.net Terrene poupee, $6,900. Kay Jensen, email: klj@goldrush.com Companion doll for the Kathe Kruse luncheon souvenir doll, one of only ten made. www.kaethe-kruse.de

Left to right from the top: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Marlene Xenis, Toy Shoppe, www.thetoyshoppe.com Kestner 243, $5,200. Sandy Kravolitz, email: skay43@aol.com Sue Kallen, email: suelkallen@yahoo.com Gottschalk dollhouse, $15,000. Sondra Krueger, email: sondkr@sondrakrueger.com Dewees Cochran designed dolls, c. 1950s. Rosalie Whyel, email: dollart@dollart.com

A very rare unmarked AM character sold early in the show. Fritzi’s Antique Dolls, email: fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net Franz Schmidt mold 1362. Connie and Jay Lowe, email: big.birds@comcast.net Bru fashion with early wood body, $12,500. Dorothy Drake, email: dorothy@dolls4all.com Huret from the Provost era. Jackie Allington, email: nickandjackie@gmail.com ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Turn of the Century Antiques, email: toc@rare-dolls.com 5. K*R 101x, $4,950 and French bulldog, $3,900. Deborah Fratino, email: debfratino@aol.com 6. A nearly complete Steiff Schoolhouse, Rick Saxman, ricksax@earthlink.net 7. Friti’s Antique Dolls. Fritzi won the top award for booth decoration.

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8. Sheila Needle, email: dollwitch@cox.net NEXT PAGE: 9. Margaret Kincaid received an award of appreciation for her booth decoration. Email: margaret.kincaid@gmail.com 10. Dionne quints, $2,500 and Dr. Dafoe, $1,395. Chip Barkel, email: chip@chipbarkelantiques.com 11. Scott’s Antiques, email: holliedaz@wi.rr.com 12. Pair S & H Santas, 17 inches, $2,500. Le Cheval de Bois, email: pamfarr666@hotmail.com 13. Phenix Steiner, $5,750. Phil May, email: dollmanofog@aol.com 14. Jumeau automaton, $9,800; S & H $3,995 and china fashion, $2,995.

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18. Valerie Fogel received an award of appreciation for her beautifully decorated booth.

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DOLL AUCTION • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

O ur auctions always feature items for the beginning collector to the more advanced and discerning collector or dealer.

We have conducted Spring and Fall Doll Auctions for over the past twenty years and one of our previous Doll Auctions was featured on the Smithsonian T.V. Channel and continues to be shown to this date.

This auction will include over 400 lots of antique and collectible dolls from local estates and private collections. Our selection features antique bisque French dolls including French Fashions, German, Character dolls, Lencis, Schoenhuts, early papier mache’ and wax dolls, Mattel’s vintage Barbie and friends dolls, composition Shirley Temple dolls and so much more!

Special Preview: Friday, November 9, 2012 from Noon to 7 p.m., Saturday the doors open at 8:00 a.m. For more information including catalog, photos and auction terms, visit our website at www.DottaAuction.com or

AuctionZip.com (Auctioneer #1255)

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n our July issue Florence Theriault wrote about Miss Flora McFlimsey, a special one-ofa-kind doll, the subject of a series of adventure books, created by Marian Foster Curtiss beginning in 1949.

At Theriault’s July auction in New Orleans, Flora McFlimsey was sold along with two additional dolls mentioned in her stories, watercolor paintings, ephemera and a nine outof-print Miss Flora McFlimsey books.

The buyer, motivated by the article in Antique DOLL Collector Collector, has donated the entire collection to the UFDC Doll Museum, now under the direction of Ann Coleman.

Manufacturers of Fine Doll Jewelry, Brass Accessories, Miniature Trunks & Hardware 336 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 Phone 203-775-4717 Email: info@catspawonline.com

Visit our website and shop online: www.catspawonline.com Catalog price is $8.95 post paid

Accessorize Your Dolls!

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

• Jewelry • Trunks • Items for the Boudoir • Buttons and Clasps • Purse Frames • Presentation Boxes • Bleuette Accessories & More

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“HAPPY DOLLING” SHOW & SALE To be held at: GLENDALE CIVIC AUDITORIUM 1401 N. Verdugo Road Glendale, California 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Antique Dolls…Collectible Dolls Miniatures…Bears…Doll Supplies Everything Needed for the Well Appointed Doll Collection

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

4/21-10/7 Basel, Switzerland. Christening & Much More Special Exhibition. Toy Worlds Museum Basle. www.toy-worlds-museum.basle.ch.

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16 Chestnut St. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Building 6 / 4 Exhibit Halls / Air Conditioned and Heated

12 Miles North West of Washington DC (I-270) Exit 10 to red light, turn left, follow fairgrounds signs.

Hotels: HOLIDAY INN 301.948.8900 HILTON 301.977.8900 Ask for special rates for Bellman Doll Show. Book hotel 30 days before each show

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1 Portland, OR. Doll Show. Kliever National Guard Armory. Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

1 Westampton, NJ. Roberta’s Doll House Sales Inventory at Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar Auctions.

410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com.

5-9 Greenwood Village, CO. 32nd Annual Denver Museum of Miniatures & Dolls Show. Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech. www.DMMDT.org/fallshow.htm.

2012fallshow@DMMDT.org. Joy Johnson. 303-805-1840.

5-8 Santa Clara, CA. UFDC Region 2-N Conference.

Hyatt Regency. Anne Lien. Stilly5@yahoo.com. www.2012dollconference2N.com.

6-7 Santa Clara, CA. 15th California Regional Doll Festival.

Techmart Center. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com.

8 Las Cruces, NM. Doll Show. Days Inn Conf. Ctr. Dona Ana Doll Club. Gloria Sanders. 575-523-1413.

8 Perry, GA. Doll Show. Georgia National Fairgrounds.

Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com.

8 San Diego, CA. Annual Delightful Dolls of So. California Show. Al Bahr Temple. charvet@jensenswing.com. 619-265-0443.

8 Talbott, TN. 25th Annual Doll Show. W. Hamblen County Vol. Fire Dept. Morristown Doll & Teddy Bear Club. Gail Twine. 865-475-3323.

9 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Barbara Peterson-Vintage Doll Plaza. 714-525-8420.

9 Maquoketa, IA. Eastern Iowa Doll & Toy Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. www.easterniowadollshows.com.

Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534.

9 Valparaiso, IN. 18th Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Porter County Expo Center. Valparaiso Dolls & Friends Club. Vera Johnson. 219-476-7384.

Rickandjac@frontier.com.

13 Denver, PA. Doll Auction. Morphy Auctions.

717-335-3435. (F) 717-336-7115. Morphyauctions.com.

15 Beaverton, OR. 25th Annual Doll Show. Beaverton Elks.

Fashion Doll Club of Oregon. Sharon. 503-655-7040.

15 Florence, SC. 26th Annual Doll & Toy Show. Ramada Inn. Pee Dee Doll Club. 843-610-9215. Pam Wade.

843-665-1800.

15-16 Gaithersburg, MD. 159th Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll & Toy Show. The Fairgrounds. InfoDolls@ comcast.net. Bellman Events. 410-357-8451.

443-617-3590.

15 Greenville, SC. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Knight Southeastern Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com.

15 Lawrenceville, PA. Doll & Bear & Miniature Show.

Lawrenceville Fire Dept. Laurel Doll Club. 570-537-2253.

15 Lewiston, ID. Doll Show. Williams Conference Ctr. at Lewis-Clark St. College. Lewis-Clark Doll Club. Carmen Moxley. 509-758-5487. smglawson@gmail.com.

16 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Maple Leaf Doll Club Show. Armenian Community Centre. mapleleafdollclub@rogers.com. 905-526-7718.

16 Erlanger, KY. Triple Crown Doll Club Show. Cincinnati Airport Holiday Inn. 859-331-2966. bethrrose@aol.com.

16 Houston, TX. 36th Doll Show & Sale. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport. First Houston Doll Club. Carolyn Johnson. 409-945-2796. carolyndol@aol.com.

16 Milwaukee, WI. Doll Show. Serb Hall. Orphans in the Attic. Sue Serio. 800-796-9649.

19 Frederick, MD. Sale of Artist & Antique Dolls & Bears.

Mosby & Co. Auctions. 240-629-8139 (F) 888-815-7740. keith@mosbyauctions.com 19-22 Las Vegas, NV. Modern Doll Collectors Convention.

Harrah’s Hotel. Karen Schoewe. 763-634-2614.

21 Countryside, IL. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. William Tell Banquets @ Holiday Inn. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135.

21-22 Golden, CO. 3rd Annual TriState Doll Sale. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Lorella. 303-988-8591. Mary Ann. 303-985-2770.

22 Bremerton, WA. Kitsap Doll Club Show & Sale. Sons of Norway Hall. Merrisue Steinman. 360-426-2232. gsteinman@wavecable.com.

22 Paris, France. Exhibit @ The Musee de la Poupee, “Dolls Made in Italy”. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com.

22 Roseville, CA. Doll Show. Placer County Fairgrounds.

Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

23 Countryside, IL. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. William Tell Holiday Inn. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135.

ILDollshows@aol.com.

23 Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show. The Lantern. B&L Promotions. 419-228-4657. rmangold@woh.rr.com.

23 Omaha, NE. Doll & Toy Show. Fireman’s Union Hall.

Elaine’s Dolls. 712-889-2154.

28-29 Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion. Big Toy Auction. spielzeugauktion@t-online.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de.

0049(0)6203-13014 (F) 0049(0)6203-17193.

28-10/3 New Milford, CT. Doll Making Retreat. www.asweetremembrance.com. 860-355-5709.

29 Billings, MT. Deacquisition Sale. Legacy Doll Museum. www.legacydollmuseum.com.

29 Asheville, NC. Land O’Sky Doll Club Annual Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Center. Lue. 828-883-4899.

Nancy. 704-466-3430.

29 Caldwell, ID. 32nd Annual Hello Dollie Club of Idaho Show. Our Lady of The Valley Catholic Church. Bobbie Pearce. 208-466-5639. juniorjammers@aol.com 29 Chartres, France. Fine Dolls & Accessories Auction.

Galerie De Chartres. www.ivoire-chartres.com. www.interencheres.com. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28.

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29 Paris, France. Collectible Dolls, Automatons, Toys & Games International Prestige Auction. Ambassador Hotel. Lombrail-Teucquam Maison De Ventes. 01 43 97 91 29 (F) 01 42 83 68 48. Lt-1@wanadoo.fr. Francois Theimer. (0033) 03 86 74 31 76. (F) (0033) 03 86 74 32 13.

Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr.

29 Seattle, WA. Antique & Collectible Doll Market. 12531 28th Ave. Lisa Pepin. 206-362-8723. Pepins4@msn.com.

29 Waldorf, MD. 30th Annual Doll Show. Clarion Inn. Southern Maryland Doll Club. Lynn Buonviri.

301-475-3466. Dealer Info. 301-475-3466.

30 Alberta, Canada. Doll Show. Alberta Aviation Museum.

Doll Club of Edmonton. 780-485-3025. http://dollclub.shawwebspace.ca.

30 Anaheim, CA. Semi-Annual Dolls & Bears & Jewelry Sale. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. DollFestival@aol.com.

831-438-5349.

30 Willoughby Hills, OH. Doll Show. W. Hills Community Ctr. Eileen Green. 440-729-9690.

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4 Dedham, MA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Drummer Boys Antique Shows. David Bornstein. 978-535-4810.

6 Austin, TX. 37th Annual Doll Show. Travis County Expo Ctr. Sharon@weintraub.name or Elaine@gaj.com.

6 Escondido, CA. Southwind Doll Club Show. Church of the Resurrection. Marion. 760-745-2319. Frances.

Mfoutlaw34@roadrunner.com.

6 Glendale, CA. “Happy Dolling” Show & Sale. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Barbara Kouri. 818-767-4172. happydolling@aol.com.

6 Mesa, AZ. 12th Annual Fall Doll Show. Dobson Ranch Inn. Doll Dreamers Doll Club. Vicki. 480-464-2899. dolldreamersdollclub@cox.net.

6 Morganton, NC. Annual Southeastern Doll Show.

Collett St. Recreation Ctr. Sandi Walker. 828-893-0640.

6 Myrtle Beach, SC. 3rd Annual Can-Am Days Doll Show.

Lakewood Campground. Knight Shows & Event. www.KnightShows.com. 803-783-8049.

6 Sparks, NV. Reno Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629. www.melindasdolls.com.

7 Lansing, MI. Antique & Collectible Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Ctr. Of DeWitt. Sandy Johnson Barts.

SJBbetsys@comcast.net. 269-599-1511.

7 New Hope, PA. Doll Show. Eagle Fire Hall. Mark Lehmann. 215-657-2477.

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Calendar continued 7 Plymouth, MN. Dolls & Toys & Bears OH MY! Crowne Plaza Hotel. 239-282-9499.

Dolls_toys_bears_ohmy@yahoo.com.

13 Albany, NY. 36th Antique Doll Show. St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church. Shaker Doll Club. jpomato@nycap.rr.com.

13 Anaheim, CA. Anaheim Doll Club Annual Doll Show.

Anaheim Ebell Club. Maureen Herrod. 562-481-1496.

13 Fredericksburg, VA. The Now and Then Doll Club of Fredericksburg Doll & Toy Show. Elks Lodge. Judy Kamerer. dollsbyjudi@yahoo.com. 804-448-5060.

13 Memphis, TN. Southern Belles 29th Annual Doll Club Show & Sale. Agricenter International. Donna Brown.

901-377-5796. Cricket1937@comcast.net.

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

13-14 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Fair & Event Ctr. Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

14 Dedham, MA. Doll& Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. A Drummer Boys Show. 978-535-4811. www.bornsteinshows.com 14 Hershey, PA. A Doll for All Seasons Show. Granada Street Gym. Central Penn Doll Collectors Club.

717-567-9553. 717-761-3609.

17-19 Nashua, NH. Withington Auction. Holiday Inn. 603-478-3232. www.withingtonauction.com.

20-4/7 Basle, Switzerland. Folding World Exhibition.

Toy Worlds Museum Basle. www.toy-worlds-museum-basle.ch.

20 Hampden, ME. Doll Show. Harmony Hall/ Kennebec Road. Maine-ly Dolls Club. 207-234-4101.

Countrycottage11@aol.com.

20 Palmetto, GA. Peachtree Doll Collectors Show. Georgia Baptist Children’s Home. bwelker@bellsouth.net.

Brenda Welker. 770-579-9404.

20 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Elks Lodge. 818-368-4648. sandykline@socal.rr.com.

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

20 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Doll Collectors of North Park. 619-449-0835.

21 Buffalo, NY. 26th Annual Antique & Contemporary Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Niagara Frontier Doll Club. Joan.

716-875-2641. Kirsch.wa@gmail.com.

21 Southbury, CT. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. The Crowne Plaza. Jenny Lind Doll Club. Joan Falvey. 860-628-8896.

21 Toledo, OH. 34th Toledo Doll & Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Sandy. 734-282-0152. sbullock4085@wowway.com. www.toledodollshow.com.

27-28 Holyoke, MA. Doll Show. Holyoke Hotel. Maven Co. 516-627-8804.

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

831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com.

28 Columbus, OH. 41st Annual Doll & Bear Sale. Aladdin Shrine Ctr. Olentangy Valley Doll Club of Ohio. olentangyvalleydollClub@hotmail.com.

28 St. Charles, IL. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows. 847-800-3009.

ALSO! MORE FRENCH BEBES, FASHIONS, BLACK BISQUE, GERMAN CHARACTERS & DOLLIES, PLUS++++ DOLLS FULLY GUARANTEED IN WRITING - 3 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE!

ASK ABOUT OUR GENEROUS 8 MONTH LAYAWAY POLICY!

Totally original, very unusual large 20” size Simon Halbig fortune teller with hundreds of French fortunes. Beautiful full doll, $3200.

Le Cheval de Bois, P.O.Box 106, Big Flats, NY 14814. 607-562-3101

DIXIE DOLL SHOP

26” E12J on rare jumeau lady body (stamped) $8500.

12” Empress Eugenie, all original Parian with luster snood. $1250. Call Evelyn Gigante 954-253-6494 E-mail: dixiedollshop@aol.com www.dixiedollshop.com ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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• Toys • Miniatures • Doll Molds • Supplies •

Nancy Jo’s DOLL SALES 2012 VALLEJO, CA Vallejo Fairgrounds

Nov. 2 & 3 Friday 12 pm Saturday 9 am

For information send SASE (2 stamps) to: Nancy Jo Schreeder, 305 Robinson St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone 925-229-4190 Fax 925-229-5369

Website: www.nancyjodollsales.com

Doll Related Items • Furniture • Clothes • Bears

Eastern Iowa Doll/ Toy Shows Fall Schedule Sunday September 9 Maquoketa, IA Jackson County Fairgrounds

Sunday Nov. 11

Davenport, IA Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds 9AM-3PM $4, under 10 Free, Early birds 8AM $10

For more information visit: www.easterniowadollshows.com or contact Sherryl Newton, 212 E. 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 319-610-3534

ESTATE SALE!!

Tax deductible purchase. purchase

Mixed collection. China heads, Kewpie, Japan, Swiss, German, Porcelain, Shirley Temple, Madagascar and more. Dating from 1860 to recent. Professionally appraised at over $6,200. Will sell for $3,000.

Check goes to church missions. c/d and appraisal papers available on request. lindab97462@yahoo.com 541 680-2062 (Oregon)

New Management • Quality Dealers

OCTOBER 21, 2012 10 am – 4 pm

Admission $4 – Children Free

Stranahan Great Hall 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd.

Toledo, OH 43614 $1 OFF with this ad

Doll, Bear and Toy Appraisals Food Area – Door Prizes Dealer Inquires call Sandy at 734-282-0152, email: sbullock4085@wowway.com Our next show will be held April 14, 2013

Visit www.toledodollshow.com

Dolls & Toys & Bears OH MY! THE BIGGEST & BEST

DOLL SHOW & SALE OF THE YEAR!

Sunday October 7, 2012 10 am to 4 pm

Crowne Plaza Hotel 3131 Campus Drive Plymouth, MN 55441

On site Doll Repair & Apprasials Admission: $5 Adults $1 kids 10 & under ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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

ON THE WEB AT:

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

www.HoneyandShars.com New dolls added weekly

Sharon & Ed KoLiBaBa Phone 623/266-2926 or cell 206/295-8585

SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS

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

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

www.frizellburgantiques.com

106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859-289-3344 Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11 am to 4 pmor by Appointment.

Laura Turner, proprietor, 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, MD 21158.

Open Thurs- Sun 11-5.

We also carry a quality line of antiques, textiles, furniture and jewelry.

30 years of experience where you can buy or sell with confidence.

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

410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850

Sponsored by Roberts Antiques, Mt. Sterling, KY

HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WEBSITE LATELY?

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

It’s where you’ll find ads for auctions not in our print edition – where you can sign up for our sneak peek, a preview of what’s coming in the next issue – check out back issues for sale – renew your subscription – view our calendar of events – and so much more!

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

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

Schafer & Vater Sailors with Bathing Beauties

www.TheDollWorks.net Sherman’s Antiques & Doll Hospital

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

CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals online at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, its history, etc.

I can also do appraisals by mail. Victoria Way, P. O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93582. Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728. Please visit my website at www.doll-appraisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com ANTIQUE DOLLS – French and German Bisque, All Bisque, Chinas, Limited Ed. Doll Plates. SASE. Ann Lloyd, 5632 S. Deer Run Road, Doylestown, PA 18902.

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

Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION LINKS TO YOUR FAVORITE ADVERTISERS SEARCH OUR BACK ISSUES LIST PATTERNS AND MORE AT: WWW.ANTIQUEDOLLCOLLECTOR.COM

Ashley's Dolls & Antiquities

30 Inch Wax Doll with Blue Glass Eyes, Human Hair, Antique Clothing, Extra Lovely Girl! - $850; Haute Couture French Fashion Gown Made with Antique Fabrics and Trims, Lace Netting, Floral Silk and Velvet Ribbon for 18 Inch Doll - $550; 29 Inch China with Elaborate Braided Hairdo, Copper Lustre Boots, Brush Marks, Antique Costume with 10K Gold Brooch, Pierced Ears, RARE doll! $5500; 15 Inch Heubach Boy with Intaglio Eyes, Molded Hair, Ball Jointed Composition Body with Factory Finish, Great Costume, Adorable!! $950; 14 Inch Maggie Bessie Moravian Cloth Doll, Handpainted, Ca. 1890's, Original Costume, Very Hard-to-find Doll from Old Salem, North Carolina Estate - $21,500; 12 Inch Armand Marseille Character Mold #640, Original Mohair Wig, Intaglio Eyes, Original Cloth Body w/Oilcloth Factory Arms, Vintage Clothing, $450

Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608 • AshleysDolls.com • AshleysDolls@gmail All major credit cards welcome: Amex, MC, Visa, Discover • Generous Layaways • Member UFDC

LARGE SELECTION OF ANTIQUE FRENCH AND GERMAN DOLLS

24” A.T. Kestner child, blue sleep eyes, excellent composition body with straight wrists, totally original clothing with exceptionally full blonde mohair wig. $8800

BUYING FINE QUALITY DOLLS AND COLLECTIONS

Open Sunday 9AM - 4PM or by appointment Visa/Mastercard 8 N. Village Circle P.O. Box 705 Adamstown, PA. 19501 717-484-1200 cell 610-662-5473 ourant@ptd.net

19” Simon & Halbig 719, wonderful expressive face, early wood and composition body with straight wrists, dressed like Little Red Riding Hood in all antique clothing. $3500