Antique DOLL Collector September 2015 Vol. 18, No. 8
The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls
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Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion Sells Doll and Toy Museum
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From Rags to Riches
by Lois Cohorst From one-of-a-kind dolls to cottage industries, the author takes a look at the cloth dolls that today can command high prices.
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Displaying Your Frozen Charlottes or What to do on a Cold Winter’s Day! by Penny Hadfield
About The Cover Sadly, doll museums around the world are closing, but fortunately we are the beneficiaries. Ladenburger will sell the contents of an Austrian museum, the Puppen and Spielzeug Museum, on September 5. A broad and varied collection, it offers rare dolls and toys for all types of collectors. Cover Courtesy Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion.
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Rare and Unusual Tynietoy Accessories by Susan Milmore The author discusses rare accessories made exclusively by and for Tynietoy.
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Unbreakable and Unmistakable Le Grande Incassables - Part II by Ginger Strain Hard to find, these unbreakable French dolls have that je ne sais quoi.
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UFDC NATIONAL ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT Blue Ribbon Winners - Part I Photographed by Keith Kaonis at the 2015 UFDC National Convention in Kansas City, MO
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Käthe Kruse Museum
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1. Cremer’s 1870’s Simon Halbig 15” Walking Doll - What a rare luxury for Halbig collectors to find this choice poupée on the original cylindrical walking body that works! With one replaced arm ca 1880, she is labelled W.H. Cremer of Regent St., London celebrated then and now for his luxurious indulgences and exclusive rarities such as this! $1800
2. 5.5” Mignonette in Factory Ensemble - Four layers of sumptuous taffeta, lace and net with matching bonnet and the early ankle high bootines…plus wonderful wig & detailed art work. $1800
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5. One Owner Doll in Lavish Original Clothes - Though easily mistaken for Kestner, this 20” Rare Heber and Co. Child is actually more unique with her stiff wrist Schmitt type body, oily sheen, 4-original silk layers, plus heeled boots & wig! $895
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6. 16” Rare & Delightful ‘Singing Heubach‘ - so called for her circular open/closed mouth w. raised molded tongue & tiny teeth. She boasts dense curls, with a glazed bow, and dainty period clothes with factory shoes! $1495
3. 9” Really Mechanical Heubach! All original quality garment, as seen in the Foulke Heubach Book, and is still working! He turns quite side to side while vigorously lifting & lowering his lamb for all to see! $695 7
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4. This important, and actually historic 12”x 11”x 8” Zinner & Sohn Parlour Toy celebrates the telephone when it was new! The two Laughing Heubachs in the original room settings, paper and all, are dialing one another excitedly on tin telephones to the gleeful tune it plays, just $950 7. 24” Pre-1900 ‘Long Face’ Kestner - A very early stunning face w. 6-square teeth, waist length French tresses, early chunky body w. original clothes & side button heeled leather boots. A beauty. $750
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9. Pristine describes this very rare 11” Door of Hope Farmer complete with the hat; and pencilled ‘China’ on one foot! $1500
8. 11.5“ Parian Gentleman w. Cigarette - No novelty toy, this seriously made ultra fine 1880’s rarity has a molded hat as well as a molded collar plus gold trimmed shirt & tie - original body w.parian limbs wearing expert silk. How bold! $1200
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10. 12.5” ‘Early Period’ Poupée wrapped and draped in vintage bustle back elegance, this early confection with her unusual face has the factory coiffure in original set with cork pate. Such delicate beauty! $1600 11. Bru Era Poupée Head 4.5 by 4” tall immaculate pressed bisque with old making line from rim, with refined expression with early blue eyes. $1500
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Käthe Kruse Museum
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Photos taken during the 2014 Grand Tour led by TLC Doll Tours n 1988, the town of Donauwörth was bequeathed with the private collection of Hanne Adler-Kruse and Heinz Adler, with the obligation to build a museum to show the Käthe Kruse collection to the public. Today, the Käthe-Kruse-Doll-Museum in Donauwörth, Germany is housed in the former Capuchin monastery. On display are the renowned Käthe Kruse dolls of the last 100 years, including her rare dollhouse dolls.
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UFDC NATIONAL ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT Blue Ribbon Winners - Part I
WOODEN - Late 1600’s to mid 1800’s, English and European 29-inch George II wooden, 1735. Carol Cameron
WOODEN - Grodner Tal peg wooden, prior to 1920. L-R: Robyn Katz, Karen Delfino
WOODEN Springfield, Ellis or Mason-Taylor type. Mary Elizabeth Groupé
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Photographed by Keith Kaonis at the 2015 UFDC National Convention in Kansas City, MO
t’s a mistake, even for experienced doll collectors, to think they have seen it all. The UFDC national competitive exhibit always brings out the rarest of the rare, a wonderful learning experience, and certainly a stellar highlight of the annual convention. This year’s Blue Ribbon Winners are presented below.
WOODEN - Hand carved, body and limbs may be other material. L-R: Kathy Turner, Deborah Troy, Christine Jeffery
WOODEN Schoenhut with decal eyes. L-R: Jan Morris, Barbara Stone
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