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Antique DOLL Collector September 2016 Vol. 19, No. 8

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Doll sized wooden school desk w/ storage shelf. 9-3/4” T x 10” L x 6-3/4” W. $295. 15” K*R 101 “Marie” w/ brn. ptd. eyes, $2200. 16-1/2” K*R 114 “Gretchen” w/ bl. ptd. eyes, $2800.

Various school and music class portfolios, some w/ pages, approx.

4-1/2” x 3-1/2”, priced $50. to $195.

3rd row: 12” German mechanical toy “teacher”. When key is turned, she drills the class by exposing rotating math problems / answers at each waving hand.

Orig. wear and fading from working and playing, and still able to teach! $995.

Last row: 15” Simon Halbig 1079 “Ondine”, the mechanical swimmer that when wound, briskly strokes her arms and kicks her legs as if to take laps in the pond. Fading and some staining, but all orig. $1875.

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These two darlings are the epitome of precious! Wonderful examples of the revered and sought after P.D. dolls with wood and composition bodies and unique metal hands. I love the signature P.D. expressions with half sad, half inquisitive expressions. Both darlings are in wonderful condition having beautiful pale bisque, antique clothing. wigs and shoes. Smaller doll has had refresh to hands. Approx 23” and 19” respectively. Each doll is priced $13, 995~

Spectacular Bru Jeune 12 certain to be the focal point of any collection. This precious Mademoiselle has everything we search for; huge blue paper weight eyes, exceptional expressive face, open/closed mouth and well defined tongue tip, beautiful bisque head and shoulder plate on Chevrot body with hinged wooden legs and bisque arms.

Antique silk and wool bonnet, couture Bebe frock in ecru and south-sea blue! Please call or email for details & pricing~

From Maison Rabery & Delphieu, we are proud to present this exceptional petite R2D 10” Bebe with an amazing array of frocks and bonnets as well as a blue silk parasol. Gorgeous blue paper weight eyes darkly lined, lovely pale bisque, antique wig over cork pate. An exceptionally beautiful example of this hard to find wee doll. Please email or call for details and pricing~

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Gorgeous 15” mademoiselle w/ huge pale blue eyes and exquisite features dressed in all original royal blue embossed silk ensemble and matching bonnet w/ ermine stole & black parasol with blue lapis handle.

Darling orig leather boots & undies, orig wig over cork pate, kid body. Lovely condition. $3395~

VISIT US: Sept 22-24, 2016! Region 6 Made for the French Market, this is one of the prettiest little Mignonettes we have seen... delicate sweet face with beautiful blue glass eyes, full pastel lips, original wig and two adorable original dresses. Attractive satin box houses her belongings. $2900~

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Charming and CHARMED! Restoring an Antique Dollhouse Cottage from Brittany, France

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by Jan Peterson photos by Elwyn Peterson

Remembering Anna May Case

by Dorothy Hunt Sweetbriar Auctions will conduct a series of auctions featuring the eclectic collection of Anna May Case.

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About The Cover Beginning September 3rd and continuing into 2017, Sweetbriar Auctions will offer dolls from the legendary collection of Anna May Case. A long time collector with wide-ranging interests, doll lovers will find something for every taste and pocket book. Anna May’s great love for dolls will live on in the collections of others who appreciate and find joy in them as much as she did.

LITTLE TREASURES IN WAX

by Carol Cameron Fascinating early wax dolls typically have their sewn-on original clothes.

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Twice as Nice, Galluba & Hofmann Double Bathing Beauties

by Sharon Hope Weintraub Rare examples of these seldom seen beauties.

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Lenci Novelty Items by Judy L. Fisher Elena Scavini’s designs reflected the art nouveau movement in a variety of novelty items.

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1) A Rare Special Commission French Porcelain - attr. Maison Rohmer produced this 15” important poupée incised ‘F’ with her exquisite quality artwork, original leather fashion body, with orig. underlayers, and the heirloom floor length Beaded Net Gown beneath her silk trimmed, tailored dress coat w. Matching Hat. An early and unique acquisition! $3750 2) 13.5” Early ‘Block Letter’ Rabery et Delphieu - Bru like delicacy with petal pink complexion, compelling pinwheel PW eyes, shaded lids, antique mohair wig, orig. R.D. stiff wrist body, a piquant cabinet confection! $4000

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3) A Rare 16” Block Letter F.G. Gesland Bebe - So unusual to find one in this cabinet size! Elegant sumptuous modeling, unique glowing Hazel PW eyes, closed mouth, mint antique ringlet wig and a luxurious french blue dropwaist silk dress. Romantic! $3800 4) The Very Rare and Provocative EJA Bebe - Sister to the Bebe Triste but made for only three years, this 25” Size 10 model of Hellenistic grandeur has an 3 implacable beauty grounded in gentle bisque, and the knowing look of her brown PW eyes, with her beautiful applied ears, french human hair wig/cork pate, expert lightly refinished original 8-ball Stiff Wrist Body richly attired in the layered, ruched and ruffled silk ensemble she so truly deserves with her matching Grand Chapeau! So rarely seen! $19,500

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5) An 11” Steiner Bebe with Trunk & Wardrobe - a blue ribbon winning collection with two generations of 5 outfits plus her classic Original Steiner Red Wool Ensemble w Shoes and her Mint Signed Body with std. arms all contained in a midsize Luxury Trunk w. accessories. A treasure! $4250

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21” Tete Jumeau w/ brown pw eyes, pierced ears, beautiful antique clothing& pink leather boots $3595.

30” CM blue wired eyed Steiner w/ bisque hands, Figure A No 6 J. Steiner Bte SGDS Paris, antique clothing, 3 fingers left hand prof. repaired $6050. Now $5150.

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5 ¾” all original German S & H all bisque pair, blue glass eyes, swivel neck, beautiful painting & molding, box #1521, stringing loose $1950. Now $1795.

14.5” Parian with beautifully molded hair w/ ribbon, blue eyes, earrings, fabulous boots (right leg glued), right thumb as is $575.

21” Effanbee Dewees Cochran American Child – Minty compo in original shoes & style dress, coat & hat, HH wig in original set, clear eyes $1095.

1948 – 50 Painted eye Ginny Bride & 2 Bridesmaids (pink & blue – faded), tagged dresses $595 set. Minty 1952 Strung Ginny Skier, brown eyes, high facial coloring & vibrant outfit $200. 1956 SL Walker Ginny in Funtime #6049 S135.

3 18” Heinrich Handwerck Simon & Halbig 1, Bride, Groom & Priest, wonderfully detailed clothing, mohair wigs, pierced ears $1350 set.

11.5” Kestner 155 on 5 piece body, brown sleep eyes, original wig and pate $445.

28” Kestner 211 on toddler body, brown sleep eyes, HH wig, marked: Q Made in Germany 20 211 $795.

14” L x 10”T Steiff Bear on all 4’s w/ underscored F button, Beautiful brown mohair $1495. Now $995.

All original 15” Glass eyed Pouty K Star R 114 Boy w/ HH wig, blue sleep eyes, leather sandals, great coloring $5250 Now $4695. 11.5” Kestner #184 Character Child, brown painted eyes, 5 piece body, sweet expression $1695.

9” Kestner 203 7 All Bisque toddler, brown sleep eyes, mohair wig, great molding, 2 fingers tips left hand repaired $595. 13” 1930’s Steiff Bear w/ underscored F, linen pads, great face, some wear $455.

4” Kewpie w/ Mandolin, C on bottom Sold. 1 ½” Elaine Cannon in glass dome, well detailed lady w/ muff & flowers $110. 2.5” tall Vase w/ 2” seated Kewpie w/ book, O’Neill on back $285.

28” K star R 128 Baby 72, brown sleep eyes, beautiful coloring $695.

24.5” K star R 122 Baby 62, bl sl eyes, HH wig, tongue repainted, beautiful coloring, fingers touched up $595. 26” Kestner 257, beautiful molding & coloring, brown sleep eyes, repainted arms $595.

18 ¾” Limoges France 3.B.7, blue stat eyes, repainted body, HH wig $275. 17” Revalo #150, blue sleep eyes, bl HH wig, repainted hands $295.

Ideal Shirley Temple Dolls: 13” in tagged Captain January dress w/ pin, clear eyes, replaced shoes $225. 18” in Poor Little Rich Girl w/ pin, replaced shoes $295. 18” All original in Dainty Flowered organdy dress for FAO Schwartz catalog, crazes by eyes & chin $395. 18” in Bright Eyes tagged dress w/ pin, very slight crazing on face $305.

Madame Alexander Hard Plastic Dolls Mint w/ Boxes: 15” 1948 McGuffey Anna #5600, Margaret Face $495. 14.5” 1953 Wendy Bride #1852?, walker, Margaret Face $375. 15” 1954 NBC Television Story Princess, missing wand stick $495. 15” 1954 Binnie Walker #1525 w/ booklet $495.

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12” Gebruder Heubach Pouty Pair, a #6969 Boy & #6970 Girl, both have perfect pale bisque, same color light blue sl. eyes, wear their orig. matching Mariner costumes & Buret. FACTORY orig. except for the socks on boy. Girl has orig. auburn wig w/coiledbraids & boy has orig. short boy wig. Both on orig. Heubach fully jointed bodies. They are FABULOUS!! Only....$5200. for the pair.

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9” Kestner #102 Wrestler, perfect bisque overall, pw eyes w/early mauve blush under brows, 3 sq. cut teeth, ant. mohair wig, gorgeous ant. silk dress & darling ant. straw hat, orig. all bisque early “peg strung” Kestner body, desirable bent left elbow, “swivel neck”, black multi strap boots & very RARE blue socks. Absolutely STUNNING!!! $4650.

5” Early AB Kestner Pouty, mint bisque overall, sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig w/4 long braids & orig. JDK plaster pate, orig. dress, slip & undies & ant. straw hat, orig. Kestner early “peg strung” body, “swivel neck”, clenched fists & black multi strap bootines. ADORABLE!! $3550.

6” AB Simon & Halbig Mignonette, mint bisque overall, bl. glass eyes, “swivel neck” orig. mohair long braided wig, wears a spectacular blue silk costume w/fabulous orig. matching hat.

A MAGNIFICENT beauty & VERY special!!! $3975.

7” Kestner #155, perfect bisque, sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig & JDK plaster pate, FACTORY original, batiste & lace dress w/ velvet jacket & matching hat, crocheted socks & teeny leather shoes, orig. JDK boby w/ jointed knees. A little JEWEL!!! $1450.

14” Kley & Hahn Baby, mint bisque, sl. eyes, painted & orig. hair lashes, o/m w/molded tongue, GREAT ant. mohair wig & orig. pate, an ant. baby gown & undies, orig. K & H body. GORGEOUS cabinet size Baby!!!

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6.5” AB Kestner #111 Googly, side glancing blue eyes, perfect bisque overall, orig. mohair wig, FACTORY orig. matching dress & hat & orig. undies. Sure to make you smile.

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We present the Collections of Beatrice Keller of Landenberg & Switzerland, Joseph Grey distinguished miniatures dealer from the 1940’s, Margaret Feldman of Ohio Artisan Miniatures, et.al. This is one for the Record Books!

Stetkowicz, Walton, Jones, Hoeltge, Zerkel, Hoffman, Prescott, Carlisle, Singer, Chambers, Tag, DOLLS: Several Jumeau Dolls, #9, Eden Bebe #8, Eden Baby #$9, Tete Jumeau #10, French Valentine, Kruger, Ethel Hicks, and many of the magnificent Rugs and Cross Stitch created by Fashion “Smiling Bru”, Two All Original French Fashion, Two Child Fashions, one closed mouth, Margret Feldman they are extraordinary, Massive Collection of Olzewski to be sold as one lot, FG#8 Gaultier, closed mouth, FG #11 closed mouth, Eden Bebe, closed mouth, Belton, Kestner Messer, Roundtree, Krupick, Large collection of Mary Grady O’Brien, Paul Moore, J. Tag, Gans, closed mouth, Kestner F, Belton, Kicking Steiner, Paper Mache , Marrotte Doll, SFBJ #251 By Doll, Kraegar, and many others. Included will be the Joseph Gray Collection, to include hundreds of Pouty China, German Bisque, A & M, Simon Halbig, Baby K*R #126, Many China Head Dolls all pieces of old stock: Grandmother Stover, Lamps, Tools, Food, Glassware, Miniature animals, boxes different hair styles and colors, large and small, composition, Small all Bisque, Molded Babies , and boxes of accessories. TOYS: Steiff collection, Small Schoenhut Circus in original box, Large many in original clothing, Shoulder head dolls with outstanding clothing, Floradora, All Bisque Size Schoenhut Animals, Old dome Trunks, Doll carriages and more.

Child Dolls, Queen Louise, Kuppelsdorf #320, 30” Kestner, CM Bergman, Unis, Frozen Charlotte, DOLLHOUSES: We will present a large selection of Dollhouses: One Several 30” Bisque Dolls, Sasha, R. John Wright, SFBJ #251 Toddler, K * of a Kind English Mansion built in England by Dennis Young, opens R #126 Baby, Schoenhut, Compo Pinocchio , Old Teddy Bears, Incredible front and back, with extremely detailed interior, Inlaid Parquet floors, Rare cloth Slave Doll all original, Superior Large Griner Style Doll, Wax, Winding Staircases, Grand Ballroom, The only description is” GRAND”!

Kewpie, Composition Shirley Temple all original, Beautiful Madam Bliss “Gutter” houses, Seaside Cottage, and Villas, several Gottschalk Alexander Composition Doll with original tag, Black Bisque, Steiner, so Red and Blue Roof Houses, Gottschalk Stable, English Pine House, many more. Carriages and accessories. This is thirty years of collecting!

DOUGLASSVILLE, PA. American Lithograph, Converse Stables, Christian Hacker Cottage, DOLLHOUSE MINIATURES: Incredible Collection of Vintage and General Store, Half Scale Painted Lady, Haunted Cabin, New England Artisan Sterling, European, Aquisto, Cini, and others, Schneegass, 610-385-4818 rrhoads@dejazzd.com House, Tudor Cottage, Three Story Country Store, Maitland Smith Baby Weiss Miniature Art Glass, Porcelains, Enamels, Austrian Bronze WEB: WWW.ECHANT.COM House, Shaker House, Classic Plantation House, Pink Victorian from Figures, Collection of Bone Figures, Satsuma vases, Bronze Figural and Ron Rhoads AU 002045L the Jerry Floor Collection, Brick Federal House, Millennial Castle, Hat Enamel Louis IX Clock, other Fancy clocks, German Furniture, Maerklin, Shoppe, Conservatory, China Shop, Antique roombox, Gold Dolphin Biedermeier, Tynietoy, German Stoves, Rare Vienna Bronze Piano, Vienna Eileen Rhoads AU 003750L roombox, David Krupick Pavilion, Vintage Music Room, German Double Bronze Desk, Seating, Parlor, Instruments, Gottschalk, Incredible book roombox, American Lithograph House, and more. Pre-Sale 8:30 A.M. Collection : Barbara Raheb, Artesian Books, borrowers Press, Rodger Friday: To include, Accessories, doll clothing, Doll Houses, Miniature Huet, Glenifer Press, Armisted Press, Mosaic Press, Black Cat Press, Libris Furniture, Boxes of glassware, miniature animals, roomboxes, Rugs, lots Judaica, Miniature Book society, Victoreen, Frank Matter, Chestnut Hill, of old stock from Joseph Gray, Toys, dolls…so much more.

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Nice 9 EJ Bebe, original dress and coat 21”

English wooden, original costume, 16”

Paper mache, all original in ethnic costume

Early carved wood shoulderhead, original costume, 29”

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hen Anna May was no longer able to attend auctions, I frequently visited her home to deliver absentee bid purchases. Traveling the long winding lane to her eighteenthcentury farmhouse was like moving back in time to a quieter, softer day, welcomed

by Anna May’s beloved garden.

The rambling old farmhouse made an ideal setting for the most diverse and fascinating array of antique dolls one can imagine. The “Christmas” room was home to dazzling French and German bisques; rare cloth dolls lived in the dining room, while the master bedroom housed lovely papier mache and wax ladies. Even closets had theme displays: this one a kitchen, that one a hospital room with doctor, nurses and patient.

The upstairs landing was a convent with dozens of nuns clustered around a wooden church. Anna May loved the Red Riding Hood fantasy, and one bedroom Kestner 102 all Bisque Wrestler, was devoted to the tale, with a life-size original costume mechanical wolf ready to devour Little Red Riding Hood.

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Boxed set of Kestner glass-eyed characters

China portrait of British naval office Lord Nelson, 19”, all original

Milliner model shell Madonna, 12”

Simon and Halbig 1358 character, 18”

Unusual paper mache lady, 19”, original costume with undergarments

Inside we enjoyed a delightful few hours: exclaiming over the new arrivals, wandering through room after room where her amazing collection lived, remembering the history of individual dolls: “This papier mache was the companion of a frail child named Margaret, whose sister wrote the note after her death. This one was brought back from Paris by President Pierce for the daughter of a friend.

That china portrait has an empty sleeve and an eye patch, as did Lord Nelson.”

Jumeau Triste, 24”, original costume and signed shoes

14-1/2” peg wooden lady with painted chair and human hair attachment, original gown

The collection is vast and diverse, encompassing dolls of every age and material; one of my favorites is a sixteenthcentury German “stump doll” carved from a single piece of wood. Anna May had a special affection for the pegwoodens clothed in tiny sea shells. They were her first collecting passion and she amassed a world-class collection of these early, seldom seen dolls. She loved peddlers and collected them in a variety of mediums: wood, wax, china, papier mache, bisque and even paper proffer their wares.

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Martha Wellington Baby, 24”

Hand carved wooden lady in elaborate gown, 18”

EJA Bride, size 12, 27”, original costume and signed shoes

Slit head wax child with lever-operated sleep eyes, 14” Kammer & Reinhardt cloth caricatures, each 13”

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Beecher Baby type, original pinafore, 20”

The dining room was a special treat, occupied by cloth dolls including Martha Wellington, Izannah Walker, Julia Beecher, Kathe Kruse, Ella Smith, Martha Chase, Bernard Ravca and Maud Tousey Fangle. The Izannah Walker doll justly held a place of honor, while Kammer and Reinhardt’s amusing caricature cloth marching band played in the background. The year-around Christmas room, adorned with a large decorated feather tree and kugels suspended from the ceiling, was resplendent with lovely bisque bebes.

Even the bathrooms were home to frozen Charlottes, Raggedy Anns, and possibly a unique doll with a papier mache head and a pressed cloth body.

This year it is my bittersweet honor to bring Anna May’s incredible collection to auction in a series of sales. The auctions will offer something to delight everyone. The extensive group of shell dolls is famous, as is the collection of candy containers and WPA creations.

Many antique dioramas and dollhouses are included, and of course the wolf!

Her great love for dolls, family and friends touched many of our lives and I know that I will always miss bringing the latest purchases to her home and seeing her delight and joy in collecting.

THE SPECTACULAR Good Bears of the World CHARITY AUCTION

SEPTEMBER17, 2016 10:00 A.M. EST

Milestone Auctions proudly announces they have been chosen by GOOD BEARS OF THE WORLD to auction their large collection of STEIFF & R. JOHN WRIGHT CREATIONS Good Bears of the World (GBW) is an International charity dedicated to giving teddy bears to traumatized children, the often forgotten elderly, and disaster victims. This group was the first organization to donate teddies to Police in the early 80’s and has given hundreds of thousands of bears across the United States and around the globe.

We hope collectors everywhere will support this wonderful auction, and add a gorgeous Steiff or R. John Wright to their collection, and make it possible for GBW to continue their caring mission.

In addition to this special event Milestone Auctions will also be offering a collection of Quality Dolls, Steiff and Vintage Toys!!

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Charming and CHARMED!

The cottage completely restored and the doll family once again at home! The thatching on the cottage is all done by hand with straw and twine.

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rittany is haunted…so the people who live there claim. I prefer the

word enchanted. Settled by the Celts, Brittany’s mystical forests and

wild Atlantic coastline inspired their folklore. Fairies and elves haunt the woods and mermaids sun themselves on the rocky coast.

I was so fortunate while in graduate school. I boarded with a family who became dear friends. The wife and mother was Bretonne, and she and her husband had purchased a stone cottage in Brittany where we spent many wonderful weekends. It was from Marie-Hélène that I learned the history of the stone fishermen’s cottages that dotted the landscape, and from her husband, René, that I learned the folklore of Brittany as we hiked the coastline and came upon standing stones hidden in the forests. My love for this magical region of France was born and has never left.

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Restoring an Antique Dollhouse Cottage from Brittany, France

by Jan Peterson photos by Elwyn Peterson

The cottage doll house as found before any restoration.

Fast forward a couple decades to last fall. One of my wonderful partners in my antique French toy shop on the Internet called to say that he had just purchased a one-of-a-kind Breton cottage dollhouse at an antique toy sale.

He sent me photos from his mobile phone, and I was thrilled to recognize a cottage so like the real one where I had spent unforgettable weekends in France. Not only was the cottage totally Breton in style, it was filled with the gorgeous handmade Breton toy furniture we often offer in our shop.

However, this furniture, while identical in every detail in both quality and style, was unique in that it was dollhouse size! This is something we have never seen after years of hunting antique toy furniture all across France. All of the Breton furniture we have found up to now has been in three much larger sizes, designed for play with dolls of fourteen inches and taller. These tiny pieces were exquisitely made by the same person because they are all marked on the bottom. In my imagination, I can picture a long-ago father, uncle or grandfather patiently building the cottage for a beloved little girl, and carving the intricately detailed furniture to make her a dollhouse that looked just like the cottage she lived in.

In Brittany, many of the inhabitants were poor fisherman, and their cottages were very small, often just one large room. The Breton people were fiercely proud and independent. In addition to French, they spoke their own language that sounds like the old English of Chaucer or Beowulf. Their cottages were simple stone affairs, but solidly built against the bitter Atlantic winds, and

Drawings by Marie-Claude Monchaux (published by Editions d’art Yvon, Paris) who is famous for her pastels of the people of Brittany.

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A close-up of the china cupboard interior with nautical images on the porcelain.

The china cupboard is decorated with “show off” pieces on the top shelf, and cooking items on the bottom. The lace is handmade.

The table is set ready for a hearty fish stew and brew.

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were filled with beautifully carved furniture any wealthy merchant would have been proud to display in his mansion. All the furniture was embellished with nautical and folklore motifs, and nearly every piece had at least one ship’s wheel motif. Besides being beautiful, the furniture was also designed to be extremely practical. Nearly every piece served double duty as a place for storage. The closet beds took much less floor space than regular beds, and the step/chest that allowed the family members to crawl into the top bunk also held the family’s linens. The top of the table slid off to provide storage of table linens and dishes and cutlery. The benches and chairs often had seats that lifted up to provide more storage. It is a delight to find the doll furniture has these same features.

A charming aspect of a Breton house are the chimneys on each side of the cottage. Fireplaces were a status symbol, and human nature is the same the world over. If you couldn’t actually afford to have two fireplaces in your cottage, you could always build a second faux chimney on the roof to look from the outside as if you were more affluent.

The two chimneys on this dollhouse make it unquestionably Breton! The other aspect of the cottage that is beyond wonderful is its real thatched roof! When the dollhouse arrived in my home in Minnesota, I was amazed as I examined the roof, to see it had all been thatched by hand with twine and several layers of straw. It was so well done that it is nearly all still intact! That is astonishing when you realize just how fragile one length of dried straw really is.

The best part of having our little internet French toy shop is the friendships we have made with our customers!

So many of them have become dear friends. One such person is Julie Guess who lives in Florida. Julie is an avid doll collector who adores room boxes.

I love chatting with her on the telephone because her boundless enthusiasm for our mutual addiction is infectious! When I told her about Philippe’s find of this amazing cottage, she couldn’t wait to see his photos. She was a bit hesitant at first because the water-stained and torn wallpaper inside the cottage was an eyesore, and the wooden floor was very scratched and needed refinishing. Nevertheless, the idea of having a one-of-a-kind antique Breton cottage was too tempting, and she bought it sight-unseen in person.

The cottage arrived from France, and I was thrilled! Yes, it needed new wallpaper and the floor needed refinishing, but the things that really mattered – the exquisite furniture and the thatching on the roof were in incredible condition! So, my project of restoring the cottage began! I was delighted that Julie wanted me to do it instead of tackling it herself.

She knew she was facing shoulder surgery and the use of her right arm and hand would be limited for a while. I love nothing better than restoring a sad and neglected doll to her original beauty, and my husband relishes tackling restoring antique doll furniture.

The first step was scraping off the original wallpaper from the interior of the cottage and replacing it with wallpaper that reflected the simple interior of Breton homes. My husband provided the baseboards and chair rails, and with the floor refinished, the cottage was ready to decorate. And this is where the MAGIC began!

I told Julie that if she could find a small French fashion doll, I could make it a Breton folklore costume and place it in the cottage. Julie started searching through her wonderful collection of antique dolls…no small project as she will be moving to another city, and everything was packed in boxes! She sent me photos of a PAIR of FG folklore dolls from her collection. The scale of the dolls was PERFECT for the cottage!

I told her I could add some details to their costumes to look like the costumes of Brittany, without making any permanent change to their original clothing, so she sent the dolls to me. I was researching the folk costumes of Brittany,

An antique chromolithograph of a Breton wedding adorns the wall above the table.

A second chromolithograph features Breton children at play.

and nearly fell off my chair when I found antique photos and color drawings of the same costumes Julie’s dolls were already wearing!

Brittany has dozens and dozens of different folklore costumes… every corner of the region has its own distinctive outfit. Julie’s dolls were dressed in the costumes of Le Pays de Léon, on the peninsula of the Finisterre (Land’s End), the part of Brittany that juts out into the wild Atlantic Ocean! The female doll is dressed in the everyday clothing of a fisherman’s wife – clogs, a shawl, an apron over a woolen skirt, and the coiffe on her head, unique to Le Pays de Léon.

She even holds a basket full of real clam shells, no doubt gathered for dinner. Her husband is dressed in his Sunday best --- brass buttons on his vest, a black bow at this throat, and the classic black brimmed hat with a ribbon down the back. His tiny sabots (wooden shoes) are hand carved.

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A few years before I began collecting dolls, my time in Brittany had provided wonderful miniatures that I brought home as souvenirs. I bought items simply because they were charming and small and easy to pack. I never dreamed they would one day provide the PERFECT touches to complete Julie’s cottage! I had miniature folk art and Quimper plates, handmade lace to line the shelves of the china cupboard, a tiny fèves of the Virgin Mary to place on the shelf that runs along the top of the closet bed to watch over the sleeping family at night. For the china cupboard I also had a pair of tiny fèves that represent a Breton fisherman and his wife. Fèves are one-half inch porcelain figures baked into Kings’ Cake to be found by the children of the family in his or her slice of cake. They are treasured and kept, and I was so fortunate to find this pair from a collector in France.

I used antique French embroidered cut work handkerchiefs to make the bedding for the closet bed and bundled others to make the “linens” for the step/chest. I already had two antique baby dolls that perfectly fit the toddler’s and tiny newborn’s cradles. I love to collect antique chromolithographs and was delighted to find two from Brittany in my collection. One is of Breton children playing outdoors, and the other is of a Breton

Above: A closet bed kept the family cozy and also saved space. The interior of the closet bed featured fluffy mattresses and lovely bedding that was stored in the step/linen chest.

Right: The step/linen chest serves two purposes: it provides a step to climb into the closet bed and stores bedding. The brass room heater held hot coals against the cold Atlantic winds.

Below: An 18-month-old brother and his newborn sister sleep soundly in beautiful hand-carved cradles.

wedding. I made frames of old Dresden gold foil papers and added them to the cottage’s décor. The spinning wheel is a gift Philippe sent to Julie for her cottage, and I was amazed to discover it really works when you push the treadle with your finger.

Traditionally, Breton women spun their own wool to make the heavy woolen clothing needed for Brittany’s brutal coastal winters. Julie’s dolls are so authentic, they even have hand knit woolen stockings in two different patterns on their feet! Filling the china cabinet and setting the table with tiny antique items was so much fun! I am an antique toy HOARDER, needless to say, and I was truly astonished by how the little treasures I had gathered years before in Brittany were just what was needed to finish the cottage.

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Since writing this article, we found two little Breton child dolls to complete the family!

The couple’s face shows their delight in ďŹ nding their home again! Papa is dressed in his best including the black brimmed hat, a bow at his throat, and his brass-buttoned vest. Maman is dressed in the everyday clothes she wears while caring for her young family. Living at the very edge of the sea, Maman includes seafood, such as the clams in her basket, to create delicious meals.

A young couple at home in their charming cottage.

A brother and sister pose inside their closet bed.

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The dolls wear hand-knit woolen stockings, and Papa wears real hand-carved wooden shoes.

The grandfather clock has kept time for the family for generations, and the Limoges porcelain wooden shoe pays homage to the sabots the family wears.

Maman’s spinning wheel really works!

The people of Brittany are devoutly Catholic and often place a symbol of their faith on the closet bed shelf along with a candle to see in the dark.

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antique cottage and all its original furniture would still be together after more than a century? What were the chances that Philippe would find a doll cottage from Brittany deep in the interior of central France? What were the chances that I would have collected the tiny items years before to decorate the cottage? And most of all, what were the chances that the cottage’s new owner in Florida would already have in her collection two RARE French folklore dolls in the costumes of the coastal inhabitants of Le Pays de Léon? And, even more, what were the chances that those dolls would be the perfect scale for the cottage?

Yes, Brittany is definitely enchanted, and proof of that magic is found in the “coincidences” that brought this rare doll cottage and its inhabitants back together…home once again.

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Little Treasures In Wax

by Carol Cameron

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y husband says, as time goes by my collection is getting older and older and uglier and uglier. I agree with him on the first part of that statement, not on the second – but then beauty is in the eye of the beholder…

As some of you may know, my first doll love was wax dolls (my email address is waxlady83@aol.com – the wax lady bit is obvious, the 83 comes from the fact that I started collecting dolls in 1983). And over the years, although my affections have strayed to other types of dolls, I’ve become used to being referred to as “the wax lady.”

To start with, I collected examples from the second half of the 19th century – the wonderfully beautiful Pierotti’s, the exquisite Montanari’s.

As time went on, however, I found myself being drawn to smaller, older waxes. They did not come up very often but when they did I always tried to bring them home with me. As a result, I have gradually built up a collection that I would now like to share with you.

All the examples shown here pre-date 1850 – they are all 10” or under – and in my eyes they are all beautiful. Whether you agree with me or not on that last point, I hope you enjoy looking at them!

I have to say up front that not a lot is known about these early wax dolls. In looking through all my reference books, many of them start their write ups on wax dolls in the mid 19th century. But I did manage to find a few references as follows: RARITY: “Wax dolls made before 1850 are very rare today, because very few were made and only a tiny number have survived. They were very expensive to produce and were affordable only for the very rich. The earliest dolls were usually solid wax, with moulded heads and cloth bodies. They were often dressed in very elaborate costumes and any that are still wearing their original clothes today will command a premium”. (“A Collector’s Guide” by Olivia Bristol) SOURCES: “For examples of very early wax dolls one often has to rely on literary records and even then it may not be clear what material the doll was made of. To see some of the earliest surviving wax dolls we have to visit their own homes: the priceless dolls’ houses still inhabited by little dressed wax dolls which cunningly represent the character of the time in which they lived”. (“The History of Wax Dolls” by Mary Hillier).

BETHNAL GREEN MUSEUM (LONDON): “Because of their vulnerability, few very early wax dolls exist, though the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, London does have the 8” 1754 wax doll that belonged to Laetitia Clark. She married Powell and started the family tradition of dressing dolls in the fashion of the day, so that there is a series of 44 of these dolls from 1754 to 1910.” (“World Guide to Dolls” by Valerie Jackson Douet).

I have seen this doll and it is a marvel. If you ever get a chance to visit the Bethnal Green Museum you should do so – even better, ask if you can pre-book to see their reserve collection.

THE NETHERLANDS/GERMANY: “Some very early small wax dolls are still in existence in the old doll’s houses in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, in the Hague’s Gemeentemuseum, in the German National Museum, Nuremberg and in the wonderful series of 18th century doll’s rooms at Arnstadt, Germany, known as “Mon Plaisir”.” (“World Guide to Dolls” by Valerie Jackson Douet).

There are in fact five Dutch Baby Houses in the museums in The Netherlands. Again, if you ever get the chance to see them, grab it – they are wonders to behold. In fact, some of the life size examples of their contents have not survived the ravages of time, so the only reason we know about their existence is because of the miniature versions in these houses.

I have a number of books on the dolls houses/rooms mentioned in this reference, but unfortunately, the focus is very much on the doll’s houses and the contents, not on the dolls. But I did find one specific reference: “Most of the dolls came from the 17th century ..... They were dressed by the Frenchman Jac. Castang, and given wax heads by one “Boodenaar”. This Boodenaar also made the wax loaves of bread, fruit and wafers for the kitchen”. (“Sara’s Dolls’ House” by the Frans Hals Museum).

I tried googling both Jacque Castang and Boodenaar but no luck – the only reference was their involvement in the doll’s house!

So as you can see, there is not a lot of information available on these dolls. If anyone out there knows more, then let me know!

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THE DOLLS What follows is a gallery of photos – the accompanying narrative describes the doll(s) and attempts to give a date and country of origin – but don’t quote me on either! You will see there is a great variety in how these dolls were made – while they all have wax heads, the bodies can be solid wax, hollow wax, cloth or cloth covered wire (or in one case, metal). Whilst the lower arms/hands are typically wax, the legs can be wood, cloth, cloth dipped in coloured wax to make boots, or wax. The hair can be painted, wax, strands of hair or wigs. The eyes can be painted, black beads or glass. What is common is that they are very often in their original clothes. This is due to the fact they were sewn on – these little dolls were not made to be dressed/undressed.

Photo 1: I mentioned that wax was used for the occupants of the wonderful Dutch Baby houses. I was lucky enough to recently acquire a room from such a house and these 3 dolls came with it. They are small scale dolls house dolls – 6”, 5.5” and 4”. Their heads and hands are (solid) poured wax, their bodies are wood, the lady and young girl have no legs, the man has wooden legs. Their wonderful clothes are all original with the lady’s and girl’s skirts being lined with a playing card and paper respectively. (Dutch, c.1700).

Photo 2: I could not find any suitable small scale furniture for the Dutch Baby room so this gentleman became the occupant instead (the photo shows him in the room). He is 7” tall, with an all-wax head (including wax hair), glass eyes, wire framed body wrapped in cloth, wooden lower legs wrapped in silk. His hands are missing. He is wearing knee-length silk trousers, a brocade waistcoat and long jacket, all with metal braiding. (German, 18th century).

Photo 3: I also mentioned that wax was used for “social figures”. The lady I acquired this from was an expert in antique shop fittings and her view was that this fine gentleman would have been placed on a shop counter of a knife/tool sharpener. Not sure about that but I like the idea! He is 8” tall, with wax head and hands, wooden lower legs, in all original clothing. He came in his original dome that has clearly protected him over the years – he is in wonderful condition. (Dutch/ German, 18th century).

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Photos 4 and 5: Wax has been used over the centuries to make a variety of religious figures (eg) baby Jesus, creche figures. These 2 photos show a variety of 6”-7” figures representing different religious orders – pope, cardinal, monks, priests, nuns.They all have wax heads and hands (note the red hands of the pope and the cardinal) and their bodies are hollow cartons with a circular base. At one point I think they were in a museum as they are each marked in ink with what looks like a musuem code. (German, 18th century).

Photo 6: Another religious grouping of a very different sort. These tiny wax dolls vary from 3” to 4” in height.

The four on the right are all wax, with painted eyes, waxed hair, hollow wax bodies and red wax shoes. The nun on the left has a wax head, hands and lower legs with a carton body eanabling her to sit. I believe the four all wax to be English, early 1800’s, the nun to be continental and slightly later.

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Photo 7: This pair is a very recent purchase – and yes, I have to admit, the gentleman is VERY ugly!

As I said to the autioneer, he either has some rather unfortunate illness or she married him for his money!

The catalogue desription was “Extremely rare and early Bees wax shoulder head Lady and Gentleman Dolls, English mid 18th century, the wax Lady with slightly turned head, each doll with inserted blue glass eyes, painted mouth and eyebrows, remains of hair, on cloth bodies with wax lower arms having separately moulded fingers and thumbs and remains of red wax shoes, the Lady wearing her original Mantua paper lined dress in Spitalfields silk with large brightly coloured embroidered flower decoration, and scallop hem, hat and dress with elaborate silver and gold wire and spangles decoration and bag, the Gentleman wearing paper lined green Spitalfields silk long coat with large gold stitched cuffs, jacket and pantaloons, coat and jacket decorated with gold wire and spangle trim and embroidered silk beret, both mounted on wooden bases, gentleman’s face a little sunken in, possibly due to heat, both approx. 8 ¼” (21cm) tall. Interestingly this pair of dolls came with a very early henna handkerchief with written note, ‘Pattern Stamped, ??, Central Provence India’, and an ink drawn and painted Coat of Arms ‘Pro Patria Populoque’ (For the Fatherland and the People).

This being the motto and Coat of Arms for Blundell’s Boarding School, Tiverton, (Devon) founded in 1604.” I showed the note to a friend of mine and she thought it said “Pattern Stamped by a Thug (tho’ washed out)” – when she read this, she was startled and said “This is a Thuggee scarf!” I asked what a Thuggee was and she explained it was a cult in India which robbed and killed travellers on the highways there from the 14th-19th centuries. They used their scarves to strangle their victims. I have since googled maps of Central Province India and identified the area as Narsinghpur. And this lead me to identify Majorgeneral Sir William Henry Sleeman KCB (8 August 1788 – 10 February 1856), a British soldier born in Stratton, Cornwall (next to Devon). In 1809, Sleeman joined the Bengal Army and later served in the Nepal War between 1814–1816. An administrator in British India, he is best known for his work suppressing Thuggee activity. So, is there a connection between the dolls and Sleeman? And yes, I have already contacted the school to see if they have any records in their archives on Sleeman – so more to come on this.

Isn’t it marvellous how dolls can take you in many, unexpected, different directions?

Photo 8: I believe this pair to be portrait dolls of George III (1738-1820) and Queen Charlotte (17441818). If you google them and look at their images, you will see the dolls are very good likenesses. They are 9” and 9.5” respectively, with wax shoulder heads, wax lower arms, cloth bodies, glass eyes and wax hair. Charlotte has red wax boots, George has wax lower legs and shoes. The clothing is orginal (and fragile!). (German or English, c. 1770).

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Photo 9: I love this little doll. Firstly for the doll itself – 8” in height, she has a poured wax head, wax lower arms, a calico cloth body and the remains of red wax boots at the end of her calico legs. Her deep brown glass eyes and open smiling mouth give her a charming expression. Her construction and her clothes place her in the 18th century.

Secondly, she belonged to Margaret Glover, who I met through her wax doll restoration work. Over the years, she became a dear friend. This doll was in a cabinet in her front room – I saw it every time I visited her. Then one day Margaret invited me to choose something from her collection to purchase – I chose this. Every time I look at her it reminds me of those marvellous conversations Margaret and I used to have – amongst other things, dolls give us such fond memories...(not sure of country of origin, 18th century) Photo 10: This is one of the oldest wax baby dolls I have. It came with a cradle, a glass bottle with a crocheted cover and a little card saying “Benedikt um 1800” (Benedict in 1800). 8” in length, he has a wax shoulder head, wax lower arms and a cloth body with finely sewn toes. He has wax hair, glass eyes and wonderful original clothing – the stitching on it is amazing. German, early 1800’s.

Photo 11 (next page): This is a 5.5” solid all wax baby, unjointed, with wax hair, glass eyes and original clothing.

It came in its original box (pictured) with the following family letters in a small, black trimmed envelope (not sure if I’ve decoded them correctly – the writing is difficult to read!): “This old doll with the box and all the things in it, in the event of my death, I wish Whitelock to have it. Should he die before he comes of age, I should wish Alfred Croudion Tunstall to have it, (signed) Maria Tunstall.”

“The doll is very old and I wish it not to go out of the Tunstall family. It was dressed by my own dear Mother when she was a girl at school (the box was also made by her. (signed) FWWT (dated) May 4th 1876” “F.W.W.Tunstall lived to come of age. I gave this doll to Mip Putman. In July 1906, the box and doll were send to him in London and returned by him to Mrs Putman. So the request of Mip Tunstall comes to an end. (signed) Edward A.N. Putman July 12th 1906.”

Oh dear – another family tree to investigate...

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Photo 12: I can never make up my mind whether this is a mother and daughter or two sisters. Whatever they are, they have been in this glass fronted wooden box for a long time. It is not unusual to find wax dolls in boxes – often it was done as a memorial for a young child who had died. But this pair look so happy, and the background paper is so “sunny”” that I like to think this is in memory of a happy time. Either way, the box has ensured that the dolls are in mint condition.

They are 8” and 4” in height – the smaller one is (solid) poured wax with green wax boots and black bead eyes. The larger doll has a poured wax shoulder plate. I cannot be sure but I suspect she has a calico body, wax lower arms and her feet are green wax boots on the end of the calico legs. The clothes are all original.

(English? c. 1810) Photo 13: This lovely little baby is 6” tall, all wax (solid), unjointed, with wax hair, black bead eyes and wonderfully fine original clothing. I would say English, early 19th century. A little treasure, (but then I am biased!).

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Photos 14: These seven (yes there are seven, one only has underwear and is hiding) solid wax dolls came from the Mary Merritt Doll Museum. I saw them at the museum before it closed and it was love at first sight. They came with the following provenance (pictured) “Set of 7 dolls dressed as children of the London Foundling Hospital, with teacher.

Belonged to Mary Trumble, born 1776 and her sister Penelope, born 1778. The 6th doll is circa 1810.” Of (solid) poured wax, the teacher is 5” and the children are 3”. All of them have painted hair, painted eyes and green wax boots.

Their clothes, all original, are to die for.

A real treasure. (English, c. 1800-1810) Photos 15: As you can see, this little tartan treasure claims to be “Queen Victoria’s 1st Doll. Given to Miss Eastment by Miss Mickie of Drayton.

Miss Mickie’s grandmother was one of the Household staff at Balmoral”. Although I have not had time to follow up on this claim, I can tell you she is 6” tall, with a wax shoulder head, wax lower arms and legs, cloth body, wax hair and black bead eyes. The original box is a lovely item in its own right, with tartan trimmings and lovely red/white

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checked lining paper. Note the wax has darkened over time (the result of the damp Scottish weather?) but I will leave as is. English, c.1820’s.

Photo 16 (previous page): This lovely trio are all 6.5”-7” in height. They all have wax shoulder heads, wax lower arms and black bead eyes. The midshipman has black wax boots and painted hair. The tartan girl has painted shoes and strands of hair fixed to her head. The little girl in white has wax lower legs and thin strands of hair. They look as if they came from the same maker but unfortunately we have no idea who that might be. English, early 19th century.

Photo 17: This 8.5” wax shoulder head has wax lower arms, a cloth body with green wax boots, black bead eyes and wax hair. But it is her costume that makes her special. She is an example of a doll made by girls attending a Charity School. These schools were significant in the history of education in England. They were erected and maintained in various parishes by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants for teaching poor children to read, write, and other necessary parts of education. It was usually maintained by religious organisations, which provided clothing and education to students freely or at little charge. On leaving most charity schools, children were put out to trades, services, etc. However, some schools were more ambitious than this and sent a few pupils on to university. To raise funds, some of the schools got the girls to dress dolls in the colour of the school uniform – red or blue were popular. English, early 19th century.

Photo 18: This pair of lovelies are 4.5” tall. They are all wax, unjointed, both with wax hair and black bead eyes, one with red wax boots, the other with yellow, (note that yellow boots are quite rare, red are most common and then green, then yellow). They are not in original clothing but the redressing has been done well. Their little smiles tell me they are having a good time! English, early 19th century.

Photo 19: This fine gent is 8” tall. He has a wax shoulderhead, wax lower arms, a cloth body with black wax boots, black bead eyes and wax hair. Male dolls of this type are rare, so he is in great demand from the ladies! English, early 19th century.

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Photo 20: The 10.5” wax headed pedlar doll on the right has such a wonderful “crone” like expression.

All original, her head is wax, her body and legs are wood, her arms are wrapped cloth over wire and her hands are leather. Her clothes are all original and her basket is full of wonderful tiny wares – a lovely example of this sort of doll.

(English?, c.1850?). The little doll at the front is a chicken bone doll.

Someone creative has used red wax to make the head and feet and dressed it as an old crone – no idea where she came from or how old! But the doll on the left is the biggest mystery.

It is an 8” Grodnertal that has had the front half of its head removed (or maybe it was damaged beyond repair?) and replaced by a wax mask. The doll has been dressed to represent a cholera doctor (remember the scary movies?). If you google “mask cholera doctor 19th century” you will see the pictures with the large noses, aimed at protecting the doctor from catching the disease.

He is carrying various items that a cholera doctor would have had – red seems to have been a common colour in his “cures”. German (or German and English) c. 1830.

Photo 21: I believe this fine gent to be a portrait doll of Prince Albert.

At 8.5”, his construction is quite different to any other doll I have seen.

He has a wax head (not shoulder head), moulded wax head-hair and moustache and black bead eyes.

But it is his body construction that makes him unique – he has a metal skeleton, covered Photo 22 in cloth – making him VERY heavy for such a small doll.

His clothing is original – and, if you google Prince Albert, you will see the doll is a very good representation. English, c 1850.

Photo 22: This tiny tot is only 3.5” tall. She is all wax, unjointed, with wax hair, painted eyes and red waxed boots. Her silk dress is original – her lace overdress may be original or may have been added to protect the dress. English, early 19th century.

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Photo 23: Earlier, I showed you one of my earliest poured wax baby dolls. Well here is my smallest. At only 6”, her construct is exactly the same as her bigger poured wax sisters – wax shoulder head, wax lower arms and legs and a cloth body. She has painted eyes, however, which is very rare in the bigger sizes (I have only seen one example). Her clothing is original, with wonderfully fine stitching. She came with a doll’s bed and a note to say she had come from a family in Cornwall. English, c. 1830.

Photo 24: I’ve chosen to include a selection of one of my very favourite type of wax dolls. These doll house dolls are all similar in construction – poured wax shoulder heads, lower arms and legs with cloth bodies. The variation comes in size (the smallest is 3”, the largest 7”), hair (some have painted wax hair, others have tiny wigs/curls), feet (some are bare foot, others have painted boots/socks) and eyes (some have painted eyes, others have black bead eyes). All – and this is not unusual – have their original sewn on clothing.

They are little treasures. I have always assumed them to be English, miniature examples of their big poured wax sisters! (English, c.1850-1860) Photo 25: And finally, although this doll does not quite fit in with the before 1850 timeline, I would not leave her out. What does this remind you of – yes indeed, a Kestner wrestler. Kestner did made wax dolls – this type of all wax doll and also a wax over with a lovely ball jointed composition body. This doll, in its original box, is 7” tall. She is allwax – head, torso and legs all in one – with jointed arms. She has black wax boots with white wax ribbed socks. Her original underwear and dress are organdy and the ribbons in her long blonde plaited hair match the blue lining in her box. At some stage in her life she has been exposed to heat and her face has become somewhat “sunken”. But I think it has only added to her appeal and I love her nonetheless! (German, c1870) Well that’s it folks. I hope you enjoyed your viewing of the picture gallery. I also hope it has given you a better appreciation (even if you still think most of them are ugly) of the variety of these small wax treasures and how sometimes, they open up a window into the history of their time. If you have any information or examples you would like to share with me, please feel free to contact me at waxlady83@aol.com.

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Twice as Nice, Galluba and Double Bathing

by Sharon Hope Weintraub

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Illustration 1. Two sets of bisque double bathers, each featuring a bathing beauty standing by a companion seated on a low bench. The large set is 5.75 inches tall and incised “354.” The smaller pair is 5 inches tall and incised “355.”

Illustration 2. Two sets of bisque double bathing beauties, featuring a bather draping a leg over her seated companion. The larger set is 5 inches high and incised “350.” The smaller pair is 4.5 inches tall and incised “351.”

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sk a collector of bathing beauties what is better than one lovely lady by Galluba and Hofmann and the answer is likely to be two beauteous belles by this German company - especially when the detectable damsels are joined together as one of Galluba’s rare double figurines. Perhaps the most commonly found, though far from common, is the model shown in Illustration 1 of two voluptuous bathers, one seated on a bench, tentatively stretching out a toe as if to test the water, while her standing companion points down, to some unseen sea. This model came in at least two sizes: The larger pair of ladies is 5.75 inches tall, while their smaller sisters are 5 inches in height. Both doubles are of the finest bisque and modeling, typical of Galluba. The ladies’ lovely faces are decorated in the company’s standard style, with one-stroke brows, intaglio blue eyes with black pupils and white highlights, outlined in black and accented with red lid lines, and softly-smiling, full lips. The taller twosome has lost their original bathing costumes and sport replaced mohair wigs, but the smaller double is all original. The standing bather’s extended right index finger is often missing on this model. In many cases the dainty digit was broken off by accident, but in some cases the stump appears to have been finished in the factory, suggesting that this fragile finger may have been lost when the arm was decanted from the mold. These double delights were expensive and difficult pieces to make, requiring multiple molds and great skill to assemble and fire, so minute factory flaws are to be expected. The larger version is incised under the bench “354,” the other set is incised “355.”

The pulchritudinous pair in Illustration 2 engages in a little horseplay with one bathing belle surprising her seated companion by draping a shapely leg over her shoulder. The larger figure is 5 inches high and incised underneath “350.”

Although time has claimed these luscious ladies’ bathing costumes, they have retained their original mohair wigs. The more petite pair has managed to retain some tattered remains of their original

Illustration 4. Two sets of bisque double bathing beauties. The larger pair is 4.5 inches tall and long and has no visible marks. The smaller double is 3.5 inches tall and long and incised underneath “358.”

Hofmann Beauties

Illustration 3. 5 inch tall and long bisque double bathing beauty, one pulling the other by her legs.

Incised “356.”

outfits, as well as their mohair wigs. Incised underneath, “351,” this curvaceous couple is 4.5 inches tall.

The beautiful bather in Illustration 3 is pulling her friend’s leg, in fact, both legs.

Although these belles are now bare, they still have the tousled remains of their blonde mohair wigs, now tucked under replaced bathing caps of antique lace. Incised “356” underneath the buttocks of the reclining woman, this provocative pair is 5 inches tall and long. Two more of the same pose in two smaller sizes are pictured in Illustration 4.

The diminutive double damsels, now clad only in their original mohair wigs, are 3.5 inches tall and incised underneath “358.” Any marks on the larger pair is hidden under their original net swimsuits, but a logical guess is that they would be incised “357,” as at 4.5 inches tall and long, they fall between the latest and smallest versions.

As the china charmers in Illustration 5 demonstrate, it takes two to tango. During Victorian and Edwardian times, it was acceptable for women to dance together, typically at tea dances when there were not enough male partners.

In the early 1900s, restaurants, night clubs and other places of evening entertainment would hire professional dancers to entertain the patrons, often partnering two pretty women in daring dresses to dance among the tables in the latest, and most shocking dances of the day. In her

1909 story, “The Sémiramis Bar,” the French author Colette described two young women waltzing together, “I see only two graceful bodies united, sculpted beneath thin dresses by the wind of the waltz. . . .They waltz lewdly, sensuously, with that delicious inclination of a tall sail of a yacht. . . . I really find it prettier than any ballet.” Eight inches tall, this dancing duo is incised underneath “9039,” and is by Galluba. The lady in red has a hole in her hat, and her partner has a similar opening in her bandeau, no doubt to hold decorative plumes. I added the brightly colored feathers to complete their Edwardian ensembles.

The postcard pictured in Illustration 6, signed “Usabal,” no doubt was the inspiration for the china figurine. In Galluba’s interpretation, the lithe lasses look a bit more ladylike than lascivious, but otherwise Galluba carefully copied everything from the pose to the outfits, changing only the color of the black gown to brilliant red. Usabal was a prolific painter of seductive Edwardian beauties, and had designed a series of postcards picturing couples, male and female or two women, entwined in the tango. Searching the Internet, I came across footage of Spanish artist Luiz Usabal Y Hernandez (1876-1937) painting portraits of silent screen sirens (in the film, he is referred to as “Louis Usabal, famous artist from old Valencia in Spain”). Looking at examples of Antique DOLL Collector

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Illustration 5. China figurine of two women dancing.

8 inches tall and incised “9039.”

Illustration 6. Vintage postcard signed by artist “Usabal.”

Luiz/Louis Usabal’s art, including his movie star portfolio, he is certainly the artist of this image. His style is the same, the signatures are identical, and the time period is correct.

Illustration 7 features Galluba’s version of Usabal’s beauties in bisque. In this model, the detectible dancers are a bit more demure, leaving a bit of space between their buxom bodies, one woman’s hand now hovering over her partner’s back, rather than pressing the flesh.

Perhaps this was necessary in order to drape these ladies in delicate dresses of real silk, lace, and ribbon, now lost to the ravages of time and moths. All that remains of their original adornment are their somewhat tousled mohair wigs. Incised “314” under the base, this dancing duo is 8 inches high.

Another bisque version of the tangoing twosome, also attributed to Galluba, is pictured in Illustration 8. The ladies have molded hair and headgear similar to that pictured on the postcard, but are otherwise nude, except for their molded pumps and tinted stockings. At 5.25 inches tall, they are the littler sisters of the previous dancing damsels.

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been considerably slimmed down, perhaps reflecting the shift throughout the 1910s to a more slender silhouette with less emphasis on the bust and hips. The base, molded to resemble a parquet floor, is incised “Germany” and “8918.” The lavender tinting representing their stockings only climbs half way up their calves, and the bisque was left white from the tops of the stockings to the waist, so they look best dressed. Yet, dressing is difficult because of the pose and the fact that the supporting pedestal is molded to their hips. Although far from a competent seamstress, I solved the problem by stitching together pieces of green and pink silk and gathering the strip around both their waists to create the illusion of separate skirts. No doubt originally they were dressed with the fine fabrics and detailed tailoring Galluba lavished on its fashion ladies. The unusual variation of double dancers appearing in Illustration 9 appears to feature a man and woman waltzing. Both bisque figures are separate and fit together in an embrace, tiny holes in the soles of their feet fitting over supporting rods. The wooden base is not original and these dancers may have once had a bisque

Illustration 7.

Bisque double of dancing women.

8 inches tall and incised “314.”

Illustration 8.

Bisque double of dancing women.

5.25 inches tall and incised “Germany” and “8918.”

base or decorated a silk-covered candy box or pincushion. The male figure is dressed in a molded black tuxedo, flocked to give the appearance of fabric. The details on the molded costume include the seams on the back of his white gloves to the white stripes on his gray socks. Although “he” has an original short mohair wig, his face is as delicate and feminine as that of his pretty partner. The lady wears her original mohair wig in the typical Galluba chignon and a delicate dress of golden cream silk. Her tinted stockings match her dress and she has molded light blue pumps. This diminutive double is just 4 inches from the soles of the man’s shoes to the tips of the fingers on his raised hand. There are no visible marks.

These delightful doubles by Galluba are difficult to find, but worth the search. As any collector of bathing beauties will agree, a double bathing beauty of Galluba is twice as nice.

Illustration 9.

Bisque figures of a man and woman dancing.

4 inches tall.

No visible marks.

Bibliography Cieslik, Jurgen and Marianne. German Doll Encyclopedia. Cumberland, Maryland: Hobby House Press, Inc. 1985 Colette. The Collected Stories of Colette. Robert Phelps, ed. New York, New York: Farrar Strauss Giroux, 1984.

Critical Past, “Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston and Olive Borden pose as Louis Usabal paints in Hollywood, California.” http://www.criticalpast. com/video/65675067404_Louis-Usabal_Janet-Gaynor_Margaret-Livingston_ Olive-Borden Weintraub, Sharon. “ Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties: German Bathing Beauties and Their Risqué Kin. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Inc. 2005 Antique DOLL Collector

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Lenci

Delivery Man. Courtesy Susan Voake

Novelty Items

by Judy L. Fisher Photographs by Rick Fisher and Susan Voake

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hen most people hear Lenci they often think about the wonderful art dolls made of wool felt in the 1920s and 1930s. However, the Lenci Company, and specifically the instrumental person behind the company, Elena Scavini, was a follower of the Art Nouveau movement which swept through the decorative arts and architecture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries especially in Europe. This movement not only affected her designs of the dolls and their clothing, but all the items the company made during this same period. In fact, most people in the doll world don’t realize just how prolific the Lenci Company was in making all sorts of items other than dolls. As early as the 1924 catalog, we see some of these novelty items, such as an 11-inch character with a mushroom hat.

These items continued to be shown in the late 1926 catalog and were called fetishes.

1924 Catalog Image

Boris from 1926.

Judy Fisher Collection Cupido from 1926.

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Pan from 1930s.

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Tea Cozy from 1925.

Formerly owned by author

1927 Catalog Image

Grasshopper.

Courtesy Susan Voake

Egg covers first appeared in 1927.

1927 Catalog Image

They showed up again in the 1927 catalog with this delightful grasshopper and his top hat, but by 1929 many of them disappeared except Pan who continued to be made into the 1960s.

Next to be seen as novelty items were tea cozies. In the 1925 catalog Elena Scavini, who loved to drink tea herself, introduced five different tea cozies all with doll heads. I was fortunate enough to own the one pictured above on the right. She was quite large as well as heavy.

These continued to be made until 1933.

In 1927, egg covers first appeared in a catalog. They added charm to any breakfast table while serving the purpose of keeping the boiled eggs nice and warm. The underside of the covers were lined with the same wool felt used on the dolls. Over the years, they offered 14 different styles. The two shown here have heads made out of wooden beads, which will be another novelty item discussed below. Other egg covers had molded-felt faces. The Lenci Company also took special orders to have these adorable covers display a company name for advertising purposes.

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Felt Laundry Bag/ Purse with Clown’s Head.

Courtesy Susan Voake

1927 Catalog Images of Purses Organdy Laundry Bag with Doll’s Head.

Formerly owned by author

More often found at doll shows and online are the Lenci purses and laundry bags. The purses varied in size from as large as 23 ½ inches to as small as 5-inches. They had handles made of the same wool felt and often closed with a zipper, but not always.

The purses are usually seen in intricate felt designs with doll heads while the laundry bags are often made of layered organdy as well as wool felt. In the 1927 catalog, five models of purses are shown in very elaborate designs. These novelty items continued into 1933 and still had doll heads; however, they probably weren’t intended as purses as much as children’s laundry bags.

1933 Catalog Image Felt Purse, c. late 30’s.

Courtesy Susan Voake

Felt Purse, c. late 30’s.

Formerly owned by author

Velvet Purse, c. late 30’s.

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1931 Catalog Image of Wooden Bead Dolls.

Perhaps the most delightful Lenci novelty items are the wooden bead dolls mentioned earlier. They were introduced in the 1930 catalog. While there were only two shown that year, in the 1931 catalog Lenci dedicated a whole page to 16 models. These dolls average about 5 inches in height; they have a face painted on a wooden bead that sits on a wire armature that has the arms/hands and feet added to wood or composition. The wool felt covers the wire body. What makes these little items so wonderful is the detailed clothing that is so typical of Lenci craftsmanship. As you can see, the Lenci Company put as much effort into dressing these novelty items as they did their dolls of all sizes. It is possible that these were gifts sold on ships since a few have been found with a felt strip bearing a ship’s name embroidered on it. Usually on the back of these little dolls are felt loops to allow for hanging as a decorative piece. However, over the years many may have been cut off. Also, the popular round silver tags typically found on the miniature dolls are often missing as well. Thus, they aren’t often recognized as being a Lenci item. Pictured are eight wonderful examples of these marvelous wooden bead dolls.

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Wooden Bead Dolls. Susan Voake Collection

In Polly Judd’s book, Cloth Dolls, she shows novelty heads that were used for decorations in automobiles, homes and so forth. Three heads featured were a carbiniere/policeman and a man with a pipe (both pictured below) and the last one was a bellhop.

Also shown is a novelty head that bears a strong resemblance to Jackie Coogan. This head was found in its original Lenci box. In Judd’s book, she also mentioned novelty heads placed inside flowers and placed on small clay pots which sometimes became lost or broken in the passing years. Since this was a cottage industry, the same flower heads can have minor differences. The adorable wooden lady bug is another magical accessory made by the Lenci Company.

Carbiniere/ Policeman Head. Courtesy Susan Voake

Series 110 Lenci Doll holding Wood Bead Clown Doll. Courtesy Lynda Marks

Man with Pipe. Judy Fisher Collection

Flower head with wooden Lady Bug. Judy Fisher Collection

Jackie Coogan Head with original box.

Formerly owned by author

Bright Pink Flower Head.

Courtesy Jennifer Hanson

Flower Head.

Courtesy Susan Voake

Girl’s Head on wooden box.

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Puppet.

Formerly owned by author

1933 Catalog Image Sewing Basket.

Courtesy Susan Voake

Ladybug Pincushion.

Courtesy Susan Voake

Candy Dish.

Courtesy Susan Voake

Bookmark.

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Puppets with dolls heads were another novelty item made by Lenci. Many of them were shown in the 1933 catalog; in fact, there were 15 different ones featured.

They often had the winker face, the same face as seen as early as 1926.

There were other toys and many stuffed animals featured.

The Lenci Company even made pincushions, sewing baskets, candy dishes, bookmarks.

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w w w . t h e t e n d e ry e a r s . n e t 6.5 “ All Bisque Kestner SE. Very pale bisque. Chubby tummy.

BR. eyes. Swivel neck.Orig. organdy shift in ecru, straw hat. Fisted hands.

Very desirable doll. $ 2,900.

Beautiful mint rare 6.5” Mignonette. Orig. dress. Rare factory installed bracelet. Long blonde mohair wig.

All bisque. Swivel neck. Four strap boo-tines. Wears dark brown hat that matches her brown eyes. $ 3,400.

Darling 13” Gebruder Heubach. Mohair braids curled at side of head. Molded tongue and teeth.

Special cotton dress. German shoes. $ 2,300.

14” All original Tete Jumeau. This doll is mint, a true treasure. Longest eyelashes I have ever seen on a Jumeau. Dressed in ecru silk in fabulous condition.

Rare white presentation shoes. Hat is from Au Bon Marche. $ 9,800.

6.5 “ Chubby Kestner. Bisque head and compo body.

Rare Jointed knees. Painted bk. Mary Janes. Darling doll all in red. $ 2,500.

The last category of novelty items is Lenci children’s clothing which was sold at high end department stores. The clothing was often displayed on Lenci mannequins ranging from infant to 12-year old in size. On the left is a beautiful child’s coat and hat in pieced wool for most likely a 10‑year old. They also made felt covered hat stands with a child’s sculpted head, which are rarely found. The most magnificent piece was a pair of children’s shoes that I once owned.

Unfortunately when the Garella family first took over the Lenci Company in the mid-1930s, many of these wonderful novelty items were no longer manufactured. However, by the 1960 and 1970s, they decided to bring back some items.

It is the author’s hope that doll collectors will now appreciate the vast array of accessories and novelty items that the Lenci Company made in the 1920s and 1930s well beyond just their famous felt dolls. And the next time you’re at a doll show or looking online and you see a wooden bead doll, you’ll say “That’s a Lenci.”

Children’s Shoes. Formerly owned by author Rooster.

Courtesy of Susan Voake

Children’s Coat and Hat. Judy Fisher Collection

Horse and Dog from 1960s.

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UFDC Convention Salesroom

Billye Harris, Ashley’s Dolls, email: billyehb@aol.com

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Certainly one of the rarest dolls in the salesroom, this character Jumeau 202 from their “Series Fantastique” sold early at the show. Carmel Doll Shop. email: mnd@carmeldollshop.com

July 27-July 30

o matter how many times we have been to the UFDC annual national convention (in our case 31), the excitement on opening night never diminishes. Without a doubt, it is hands down the largest and most opulent doll show in the world.

This year’s theme, kindred spirits, was an homage to the wonderful children’s books Anne of Green Gables.

As fellow doll collectors we all enjoy a connection through our shared interest in dolls, a bond that lasts a lifetime.

For beginner collectors, as well as those searching for the rarest of the rare, UFDC is the venue where you are most likely to find a treasure. We are delighted to bring you some of the highlights of this year’s convention.

Valerie Fogel, Beautiful Bebes. offered this 30-inch portrait Jumeau, originally shown at the 1867 Paris Expo.

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Jumeau Triste, a grand 33” size, a smaller Triste and a FG. Sandy Kralovetz, email: skay43@aol.com

Fritzi’s Antique Dolls, email: Fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net

Marshall Martin and Lynn Murray, email: marshallmartin@earthlink.net or twosistersstudio@gmail.com

Character Jumeau, 1300 series Simon Halbig and a Bru Jne. Turn of the Century Antiques, email: toc@rare-dolls.com

Margaret Kincaid offered French dolls, miniatures and accessories.

Email: margaret.kincaid@gmail.com

A lovely early poupee, Marion Maus Antiques, email: mmausantiques@gmail.com

Delightful all bisques in the booth of Sue Kallen, email: suelkallen@yahoo.com

Samy Odin from La Musee de la Poupee shows a rare paper mache in ethnic costume, c.

1860, with provenance from the collection of Mary Hurley Mallon.

Email: samy.odin@noos.fr

A luxury vitrine, from Sondra Kruger, email: sondkr@sondrakrueger.com

Phil May, email:dollmanofog@aol.com

Portrait Jumeau, Schmitt and a Steiner A, Nancy Smith, email: nasdoll@comcast.net

Sheila Needle, email: dollwitch@cox.net

A beautiful Madonna offered

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K*R 114 with glass eyes.

Dorothy McGonagle, email: dorothymcgonage@comcast.net

Ann Pruitt-Phillips, email: ann@annpruett-phillips.com

Rosalie Whyel and Shelley Helzer offered some lovely paper matches, email: dollart@dollart.com

Barrois fashion, Kay Jensen, email: klj@goldrush.com

Karen Rockwell, email:K52644@aol.com

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Debbie Varner holding a Heubach in wonderful Scottish costume, email:queenbeev1@comcast.net

An early Steiff offered by Margaret Benike, email: busybantiques@embarqmail.com

La Bebe Phenix by Benoit Louie Martin with a pristine articulated body.

Mary Ann Spinelli, email: nellingdolls@gmail.com

A dapper Gesland soldier and Bru fashion, Betty Stepnowski, email: dyannaprintz@zoominternet.net

Joyce Kekatos, email: joycedolls@aol.com

All original Depose Jumeau, 24 inches. Irene Randolph, email: art@ďŹ reweedgallery.com

Jackie Allington holds a circa 1790 wooden formerly in the collection of Richard Wright.

Email: nickandjackie@gmail.com

Hertel Schwab googly, Honey & Shars, email: honeyandshars@yahoo.com K*R 112x, Nancy McCray, email: nlmccray@q.com

K*R 115 and Kley and Hahn 520. Rick Saxman, email: ricksax@earthlink.net

Joan and Lynette, email: joanlynettedolls@sbcglobal.net

Dorothy Drake, email: info@crossroadsshows.com

Schmitt, Portrait Jumeau and a Steiner found in the booth of Becky Ourant, email: ourant@ptd.net

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Susan Sirkis, a great source for dealmakers and costumers, email: ssirkis757@aol.com

Warrior monk from a scene in a kabuki performance, Alan Pate, email: info@ japanesedolls.com

Toy Shoppe co-owner Barrie with some of their latest artist dolls, phone 800-447-7995

Jackie Everett, jackiemom4@aol.com

Kathy’s and Terry’s Dolls, email: kathysandterrysdolls@comcast.net

All Dolled Up, email: glemn@frontier.com The Queen of Hearts, R. John Wright dolls

John Port.

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AUCTION GALLERY Theriault’s Marquis Auction July 26

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Bringing the top price of the sale, this all original Jumeau model 211 with an amazing character face, from the “Series Fantastique,” 20 inches, one of only 11 made, brought $165,000.

y any measure the Theriault’s July 26 auction in Washington D.C. was nothing short of spectacular.

Showcasing three hundred rare dolls and automata from the legendary collection of Ursula Brecht of Munich, the final and most cherished room boxes from the Hanne Büktas collection, and Lenci dolls from Nancy Lazenby, author of Lenci: The History & the Dolls, it was bound to be a recordbreaking event. Prices shown below do not include buyer’s premium. For more information visit Proxibid.

Another doll from the “Series Fantastique,” model 208, 20 inches, with family provenance, realized $65,000.

Two of the most popular and evocative symbols of French 19th century popular culture, Pierrot and the moon, come together in this marvelous Lambert automaton, 21 inches, $44,000.

The seldom seen musical automaton “Pifferari” by Jean Roullet, 32 inches, sold for $52,000.

Two striking all original examples of mechanical cyclists

by Vichy. The largest, 16 inches, with a portrait face, c. 1870 realized $21,000. The petite model, 12 inches, brought $4750.

A gorgeous A.T. by Thuillier , 23 inches, pictured on the cover of Ursula Brecht’s Book, Precious Dolls, $54,000.

18 inch Huret, c. 1857, with articulated wooden body replacement done at A La Poupee de Nuremberg, original costume and signed shoes, $29,000.

Bebe Bru, c. 1884, 16 inches with signed Bru Shoes, $31,000.

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14-inch Grodnertal wooden, beautifully painted hair and fully articulated body, $21,000.

10-inch Steiner in the original dress, $5250, 12-inch block letter bebe by Gaultier, 12 inches with all bisque mignonette, $7500 and French salon chair, $950.

“Anili”

by Lenci, 16 inches, circa 1923, $5250.

Premiere Bebe Jumeau, size 2, 9-1/2 inches, $11,000.

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cMasters Harris Auctions conducted their antique to modern summer auction at their Newark, Ohio headquarters August 4 and 5. This 19” All original Jumeau Louvre Bebe in box brought $3,120. www.mcmastersharris.com

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gorgeous early French bisque Jumeau Bebe, size 1, 11 inches, with rare cartouche mark and wrap-around eyes, original mohair wig over cork pate, straight wrists, body stamped “Jumeau Medaille d’or Paris”, wearing the original factory costume, brought 14,560 at Frasher’s recent doll auction www.liveauctioneers.com

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Calendar of Events

Gaithersburg Antiques Doll Show

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

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

Ongoing

4/16‑10/9. Switzerland. Advertising Signs Special Exhibit. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. www.swmb.museum.

September 2016

3 Germany. Christel Graser Collection & Steiff Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH. Gotz C. Seidel.

0049(0)6203‑13014. (F)0049(0)6203‑17193. mail@spielzeugauktion.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de.

3 Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2094. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com.

7‑11 Greenwood Village, CO. Miniature Conference. Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys. Doubletree Hilton Denver Tech. Judi Hamilton.

720‑879‑1820.

10 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Fireman’s Rec Hall. Linda Vilsack/Linda Callahan. 585‑482‑0835.

10 Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.dolls4all.com. www.crossroadsshows.com.

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

Delightful Dolls of Southern California.

Linda Payne Smith. 619‑265‑0443.

10 Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Country Homes Christian Church. Spokane Falls Doll Club.

Penny Zarneski. 509‑327‑7622.

10 Toms River, NJ. Doll Tea. 600 Main Bed & Breakfast. Jersey Shore Doll Club. Rachel.

732‑506‑0719.

11 Canada. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Cambridge, Ontario. Maple Leaf Doll Show. 905‑526‑7718.

11 Chagrin Falls, OH. Doll Show. Family Life Center. Eileen Green. 440‑283‑5839.

11 Houston, TX. Doll Show. Double Tree Hotel at Hobby Airport. First Houston Doll Club. Mia Grabowski. 281‑484‑2218.

11 Maquoketa, IA. Doll, Toy & Bear Show.

Cornerstone Inn & Suites. Eastern Iowa Doll Shows. Sherryl Newton. 319‑610‑3534. easterniowadollshows@aol.com. dollshows@aol.com.

11 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show.

Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 612‑669‑1613.

CPromotionsPlus.com.

16‑17 Englewood, CO. Doll Show. Englewood Elks Lodge #2122. Tri‑State Doll Sale.

Lorella Farmer. 303‑988‑8591.

17 East Aurora, NY. Doll Luncheon.

Roycroft Inn. Ginnyladies. Linda Gorog.

585‑457‑9523.

17 Willoughby, OH. Teddy Bear Auction.

Milestone Auctions. 440‑527‑8060. milestoneauctions@yahoo.com. www.milestoneauctions.com.

18 Covington, KY. Doll Show.

Radisson Hotel. Triple Crown Doll Club.

Cheryl Harper. 513‑739‑2867.

3Crown.DollClub@gmail.com.

18 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

American Serb Hall. Orphans in the Attic.

Sue Serio. 414‑871‑8696.

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

603‑472‑3523. Karen Vincent. 603‑547‑3492.

21 Louisville, KY. Doll Convention.

The Brown Hotel. Modern Doll Collectors Convention, Inc. Karen Schoewe.

ModernDollCollectors.com.

22‑24 Billings, MT. Doll Conference. Radisson Hotel Billings. Heritage Doll Guild of the Yellowstone. Birdie Dapples. 406‑698‑3227.

23 Atlanta, GA. Miniature Show. Marriott Permeter Center. Atlanta Miniature Society.

Jacklin Bekkouche. 770‑213‑4353.

23‑24 Denver, PA. Doll & Toy Auction. Morphy Auctions. info@morphyauctions.com. www.MorphyAuctions.com. 877‑968‑8880.

(F) 717‑336‑7115.

23‑24 Spring City, PA. Dolls, Dollhouses & Miniatures Auction. 20 Bonnie Brae Road. www.echant.com. Ron Rhoads.

610‑385‑4818. rrhoads@dejazzd.com.

24 Farmington, CT. Artist Teddy Bear Show.

Homewood Suites by Hilton. Teddy Bear Artist Co‑op Shows. Donna Nielsen.

585‑229‑4453. www.landoskydollclub.com.

24 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. Western NC Agricultural Center. Land O’Sky Doll Club. www.landoskydollclub.com.

Lue. 828‑883‑4899.

24 Florence, SC. Doll & Toy Show. SiMT Conference Center. Pee Dee Doll Club. A. Hayek. 843‑472‑1311. www.Dollclubs.com.

24 France. French House Auction for Toys, Railways , Dolls & Automata. Galerie DeChartres. +33(0)2 37 88 28 28.

(F) +33(0)2 37 88 28 20.

25 Canada. Doll Show. Italian Cultural Centre.

Doll Club of Edmonton. Jana. 780‑475‑7179.

25 Canada. Doll, Bears & Miniatures Show.

The Nepean Sportsplex in Ottawa.

Valerie Hennigar. vhennigar@sympatico.ca.

613‑314‑4240.

25 Flint, MI. Doll Show. Dom Polski Hall.

Flint Barbie Club. Sue Ferrier. 810‑639‑2353.

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hown are some of the wonderful offerings seen at the April 2016 Toledo Doll & Bear Show. The dealer turnover rate is basically nonexistent so at each show, quality dealers from around the country can be counted on to bring a wonderful selection of dolls.

Mark your calendars for the October 9, 2016 show! Please check out the web site at www.toledodollshow for more information on this important doll show promoted by Sandy Bullock.

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1 Albany, NY. Doll Show. St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Shaker Doll Club.

Nancy Kiyonaga. 518‑384‑0189. skionag@nycap.rr.com.

1 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection. Southwind Doll Club.

Sandy Dorsey. 760‑731‑6581.

1 Morganton, NC. Doll Show. Collett Street Recreation Ctr. Sandi Walker. 828‑893‑0640. sandicw@msn.com.

1 Phoenix, AZ. Marquis Antique Doll Auction. Theriaults. 800‑638‑0422.

410‑224‑3655. (F) 410‑224‑2515. www.theriaults.com.

1 Phoenix, AZ. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

North Phoenix Baptist Church. Valley of the Sun Doll Club. Harlene Soucy.

480‑831‑9081.

2 DeWitt, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Ctr. of DeWitt. Sandy Johnson Barts. 269‑599‑1511.

2 Medina, MN. Dolls, Toys & Bears Show. Medina Entertainment Ctr. DollsToysBearsOHMY.com Bernadette Able. 239‑282‑9499.

2 Sturbridge, MA. Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show. The Sturbridge Host Hotel. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. www.CollinsGifts.com.

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• Exclusive New Huret Jointed Body • Huret Table & Chair • Wigs, Stockings & Shoes • Patterns, Fabrics & Trims • Jewelry, Books & Accessories

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eet the new NADDA president, Fritzi Martinez, owner of Fritzi’s Antique Dolls. Fritz promises to bring the same enthusiasm and professionalism to NADDA that she displays in her amazing booth exhibits. For more information visit nadda.org. The next show will take place April 29 and 30 in Kansas City, MO, the same location as the UFDC Headquarters.

www.toledodollshow.com October 9, 2016 | 10am - 4pm Stranahan Great Hall 4655 Heatherdowns Blvd. - Toledo, Ohio 43614

Dolls Bears Accessories Antique Toys & Vintage Holiday

Only 3 minutes off exit 59 of the 80/90 Ohio Turnpike (between I-75 & 475)

Admission $6 per person $1 off with ad – Children under 12 Free

Early Bird Entry 8:30am - $20

Doll appraisals by Nancy McCray (As seen on the Antiques Road Show) ($3 requested donation per item appraised - proceeds to charity) On-site doll stringing by Shari McMasters

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5 Hatfield, PA. Doll Auction.

Alderfer Auctions. 215‑393‑3000. info@AlderferAuction.com. www.AlderferAuction.com.

5‑8 Panama City, FL. Doll Makers’ Convention.

Holiday Inn Resort Panama City Beach.

Beckie Decker. 972‑299‑9680.

6 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherri’s Doll Show. Sherri. 310‑386‑4211.

Sherribean7@aol.com.

8 Bangor, ME. Doll Show. Elks Lodge.

Maine‑ly Dolls Club. Inez Toothaker.

207‑234‑4101.

8 Las Cruces, NM. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Scottish Rite Temple. Dona Ana Doll Club. Gloria Sanders. 575‑523‑1413. www.Dollclubs.com/New Mexico.

8 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Pasadena Elks Lodge. Forever Young Antiques. Sandy Kline. 818‑368‑4648.

8 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Bear Show.

Alameda County Fairgrounds. Crossroads.

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

8 Salisbury, NC. Doll & Bear Show.

Salisbury Civic Ctr. Southeastern Doll Shows. Jackie Stone. 828‑505‑2287. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com.

8 Sherwood, OR. Doll Show. Sherwood Elks Lodge. The Fashion Doll Club of Oregon.

Julie Oerding. 503‑816‑3966.

8 Southaven, MS. Doll, Toy & Miniature Show. Southaven Arena. Southern Belles Doll Club. Donna Brown. 901‑377‑5796.

Cricket1937@comcast.net. Karen Pagington.

901‑377‑9653. Rpaging3@comcast.net.

8 Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2094. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com.

9 Anaheim, CA. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Rowbear’s Events. www.nationaldollfestival.com.

Rowbear. 831‑438‑5349. NatlDoll@aol.com.

9 Lebanon, PA. Doll Show. Lebanon Valley Expo Center. Central Penn Doll Collectors Club. Dotti. 717‑761‑3609.

CentralPennDollCollectorsClub.org.

9 New Hope, PA. Doll Show. Eagle Fire Hall.

Mark Lehmann. 215‑657‑2477.

9 Toledo, OH. Doll, Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Sandy Bullock. 734‑282‑0152.

Sandy4085hotmail.com. www.toledodollshow.com.

13‑15 Chattanooga, TN. Doll Show. Embassy Suites. Doll Artisan Guild International.

Jody Cook. 607‑432‑4977.

13 Marlborough, MA. Dolls, Dollhouses & Toys Auction. Skinner. 508‑970‑3202. discovery@skinnerinc.com. wwwSkinnerinc.com.

14‑15 Germany. Toy Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH. Gotz C. Seidel.

0049(0)6203‑13014. (F)0049(0)6203‑17193. mail@spielzeugauktion.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de.

15 Arcadia, CA. Doll Show. The Oak Tree Room. Michael. 626‑791‑1129.

Annual Southeastern Doll Show

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Saturday Oct. 1st, 2016 10 AM - 3PM

Collett St Rec. Ctr. 300 Collett St. Morganton NC Antique dolls, collectible dolls, wigs, eyes, shoes, costumes, dollar tables Doll appraisals • Doll Hospital Door Prizes

www.dollsanddesigns.webs.com/specialevent.htm

$5 adults, children under 12 free with adult

Vendor tables available @ $35 Contact Sandi Walker 828-893-0640 122 Main St W Valdese NC 28690 sandicw@msn.com Bring this ad for a $2 discount Free tape measure with paid admission

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December 10, 2016 10 am to 3 pm at the

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45 John Glenn Drive, Concord, CA Nancy Jo Shreeder, 305 Robinson St., Martinez, CA 94553

925‑229‑4190 email: vallejodoll@gmail.com

www.nancyjodollsales.com

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Sara Bernstein’s Dolls

Judith Armitstead (781) 334‑5577 P.O. Box 195, Lynnfield, MA 01940 Please visit our website for a fine selection of antique dolls, dollhouse dolls, dollhouse miniatures, teddy bears, all bisque dolls, bathing beauties, kewpies, dresser boxes, snow babies, half dolls, and doll accessories at www.thedollworks.net

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

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HoneyandShars.com and rubylane.com/shop/honeyandshars New dolls added weekly

106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859‑289‑3344 Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11-4 April - December Open by appointment at other times, call 859-707-6123

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215‑794‑8164. Email: alloyddolls@gmail.com RubyLane.com/shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC

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October 2016 Calendar continued from page 63 15 Austin, TX. Doll Show. Norris Conference Center. Austin Doll Collectors Society.

Sharon Weintraub. 512‑323‑9639.

Austindollcollectorssociety.blogspot.com 15 Chocowinity, NC. Doll Show. Tarheel Variety Theater. A to Z Doll Club of Washington NC. Martha Robbins.

252‑943‑2969.

15 Kingsport, TN. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Kingsport Civic Auditorium.

The Doll House. Ellen. 423‑753‑0022.

Mary. 423‑247‑1639. Cindy. 423‑292‑3682.

15 Lincoln, NE. Luncheon & Doll Show.

Hillcrest County Club. Star City Doll Society. Marcella Miller. 402‑486‑3363.

15 Palmetto, GA. Doll Show. Georgia Baptist Children’s Home. Peachtree Doll Collectors. Brenda Welker. 770‑579‑9404. bwelker@bellsoouth.net. Linda Dobbs.

706‑672‑3010. Ldobbs2@bellsouth.net 15 Tucson, AZ. Miniature Show. The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures.

Tucson’s Miniature Community.

520‑881‑0606.

15 Wausau, WI. Doll Show. St. Matthew’s Gymnasium. Altrusa of Wausau.

Lynne Goheen. 715‑573‑1699.

15 Washington, NC. Doll Show. Tar Heel Variety Theater. A to Z Doll Club.

Martha Robbins. 252‑943‑2969.

Martythesmarty16@yahoo.com.

16 Buffalo, NY. Doll Show. U. B. Center for Tomorrow. Niagara Frontier Doll Club.

Joan Malone. 716‑875‑2641.

Kirsch.wa@gmail.com.

16 Dedham, MA. Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show.

Holiday Inn‑Boston Dedham Hotel. Collins Gifts. Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699. www.CollinsGifts.com.

20‑21 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auctions. 603‑478‑3232. www.withingtonauction.com.

22‑23 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Bear Show. Puyallup Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake.

775‑348‑7713. www.dolls4all.com. www.crossroadsshows.com.

22 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Doll Collectors of North Park. Denise Perkins. 619‑602‑9043.

23 Binghamton, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Double Tree by Hilton. Broome County Doll Club & JMK Shows. Tina.

607‑239‑2705. bcdollclub@gmail.com. Jesse.

352‑527‑6666. jmkshows@aol.com.

23 Canada. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

London Ukrainian Centre. Tracy Dew. 519‑332‑1777. www.LondonDollShow.com.

23 St. Charles, IL. Doll, Bear, Toy & Collectible Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows. Diana Tabin. 847‑772‑6760.

30 Farmington, CT. Artist Teddy Bear Show. Homewood Suites Hilton. Teddy Bear Co‑op Shows. Donna Nielsen.

585‑229‑4453.

30 Southbury, CT. Doll, Bear & Toy Show.

The Crowne Plaza. Jenny Lind Doll Club.

Pam Conboy. 203‑266‑4769.

See more event listings on our website www.antiquedollcollector.com

Ashley’s Dolls Clockwise: 16 Inches Simon and Halbig, Antique Costume, Blue Sleep Eyes, Ball Jointed Compo Body $850 • 19 Inches Kammer and Reinhardt Mold #115A, “Phillip”, Pouty Character, Sleep Eyes, Ball Jointed Body $2850 • 18 Inches Kammer and Reinhardt Mold #114, “Gretchen”, Painted Eyes, Compo Ball Jointed Body, Some wig pulls, $2400 • 15 Inches Catterfelder Puppenfabrik with Sleep eyes, Human Hair Wig, Ball Jointed Body $850 • 11 Inches Papier Mache, Original antique costume and shoes, Bisque arms $595

Be sure to visit us at the December Gaithersburg, Maryland Doll Show!!!

Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608

Web: AshleysDolls.com • E-mail: AshleysDolls@gmail.com • Generous Layaways Member UFDC and NADDA