October 2011

Antique DOLL Collector October 2011 Vol. 14, No. 9

October 2011 Vol. 14, No. 9 $595 / $695 Canada www.antiquedollcollector.com

One Extraordinary Auction Weekend. Two Fantastic Auctions.

An Exceptional Auction of Antique Dolls and Automata I m p orta n t C olle cti o n o f C a ndy S pe lling L o s A ngele s , C alif ornia

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

At the Waldorf-Astoria in New York Preview 9am - Auction 11am

At the Waldorf-Astoria in New York Preview 9am - Auction 11am n extraordinary collection of historical, portrait, fashionable, and child dolls from Madame Alexander, highlighted by extremely rare models from the golden era of the 1950s.

The rare collection was assembled by Los Angeles luminary, Candy Spelling, over several decades. She chose dolls not only for their great rarity but also for their pristine and vibrant presentation, and once owned, preserved them meticulously in glass vitrines in her Holmsby Hills mansion named The Manor. Her decision to return these precious dolls to the collecting world is not only a wonderful opportunity for collectors to acquire an exemplary doll, but also to view a museum-quality collection of these signature American dolls in its glorious entirety.

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The splendid Louis XVI rooms at New York’s historic Waldorf Astoria are a fitting venue for a superb collection of 19th century antique French dolls and automata, highlighted by the important automata of Candy Spelling, including works by Vichy, Theroude, Lambert, and Roullet et Decamps, some of which are shown below.

A catalog of these rare works, along with the several hundred of the finest 19th and early 20th century dolls including exemplary examples from Bru, Schmidt et Fils, Steiner, and Jumeau.

The Sunday auction will be preceded by a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception at the Alexander Doll Company Museum and Archives on Saturday evening, including a sneak preview of the dolls and catalog signing by Candy Spelling. A shuttle bus will be available for collectors staying at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. A special Theriault room block is available at the hotel.

For more details about the auctions and weekend events, contact Theriault’s at 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com.

Two books will be available for the auction weekend. A 144 page gorgeous full-color catalog of antique dolls and automata will be available for $49 and a 144 page gorgeous full-color catalog of the Candy Spelling collection titled, “To The Manor Born”, is available for $49 with after-auction prices. Both can be ordered at www.theriaults.com or by calling 800-638-0422.

A full color brochure detailing both auctions is available on request.

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 22" Long Face Jumeau "Triste" #10 Bebe, gorgeous blue p/w eyes, early mauve blush under brows, immaculate pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate, wears fabulous ornate Fr. ant. silk & lace dress, matching hat, orig. "signed" Jumeau shoes & crocheted socks. On orig. early 8 ball st. wrist body. Third Place UFDC Ribbon Winner. Desirable small size. Absolutely BREATHTAKING!!! $27,550.

3. MIB's R. John Wright Hans & Gretel Brinker L.E. Hans 19 1/2", Gretel 18". Never been displayed. Matching Numbers 130 out of 350 ever made & are in perfect condition. Non smoking home. Wonderful bright coloring & are an adorable pair. $3200 4. 8 3/4" All Bisque Kestner Wrestler #102, br. p/w eyes, early mauve blush under brows, mint bisque overall, 2 upper teeth, "swivel neck", orig. mohair wig w/braid in back & orig. plaster pate. Wears factory orig. silk & lace fancy dress, high gold painted multi strap boots. Body blushed in all the right places!!

Second Place UFDC Ribbon Winner. FABULOUS face!!! $5800.

5. 7" Kestner #143, blue sl. eyes, mint bisque, 2 upper teeth, orig. mohair wig & plaster pate, wears an ant. silk dress, darling handmade leather shoes ant. hat. on orig. Kestner body w/jointed knees.

TOO CUTE for words. Darling tiny size!!!

Only‌$1175.

6. - 7. Rare 8" Steiner Series C Bebe, mint bisque, magnificent sky blue p/w eyes, very full outlined lips, ant. mohair wig & orig. pate, beautiful ant. Fr. dress adorned w/lace & silk ribbon, darling ant.

Fr. hat, orig. undies, orig. shoes & socks. Earliest orig. "signed" Steiner body w/"Cadeus" mark, early st. wrists. Adorable RARE tiny size!!!

AMAZING face. Only‌.$11,000.

8. - 9. 11" MIB Original Vintage Tiny Tears, has all her items included (except sponge which dried up) & is in her orig. carrying case with handle. Even has orig. instruction booklet. As clean as she came 4 from factory. Fabulous find!!! In unplayed with condition!! All coloring bright & shiny as new. A collector's dream!! $1075 10. 14" Vintage MIB Tiny Thumbelina by Ideal, orig. factory box, in unplayed with condition.

Clean auburn hair still covered in plastic, clean clothes, everything brightly colored w/ perfect body & vinyl, non smoking home & in perfect "working" condition. You would never guess her age. Even smells new!! The most PERFECT I have ever seen!!! Another collector's dream!! $450.

11. - 12. 24" Steiner Fire A #15 Bebe, immaculate bisque, big blue p/w eyes, early mauve blush under brows, 6 molded teeth, orig. mohair wig & pate. Wears orig. ant. silk & lace dress, ant.

Fr. hat & ant. shoes. On orig. "signed Bebe Steiner" body & fully "signed" head. Very soulful expression. A STUNNING Bebe! $5200.

13. - 14. 10 1/4" Bru Brevette #5/0 Bebe, gorgeous pale bisque, beautiful sky blue p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig, orig. pate & orig. metal head attachment. Wearing her full orig. silk & lace Bru dress w/matching hat, "signed" Bru Brevette shoes & socks (one shoe frail). Perfect bisque shoulder plate w/ bisque lower arms & hands. Darling tiny size.

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! Rare small size!! Call or Write for Price.

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7 ½” tall in extremely fine condition with virtually no fading or distress to their silk costumes. The youth with the magenta jacket retains his original queue. $950 ea.

4) A fine early glass eyed papier mache doll, circa 1840`s in all original provincial clothing.

Approx. 14 ½” tall and affixed to a kid body, this doll is from an old collection and has no repairs and/ or repainting to the papier mache! $2500 5) A wigged, painted eye, swivel neck(cup & saucer) china Rhomer Fashion on a marked fully jointed kid body with china arms & legs.

Exceptional painting to the facial features, this doll comes with a vintage “mother made” wardrobe of several dresses all coming in a period box with the child`s name written on the exterior of the box.

Left china hand has some loss to finger tips. $7500 6) A most vicious dog constructed of felt with glass eyes, swivel neck and his original leather harness. $275

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Grodner Tal wooden, ca. 1820, w/tuck comb, earrings and purse. Very minor touch up. $3250.

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Biedermeier china w/ extreme orig. wig.

Melting to orig. clothing. $995.

6. Superb miniature fireplace screen, ca. 1820, perfect to accent your early doll setting. Repair to two legs, 18 1/2" tall. $650.

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27" K*R / S&H #126 Toddler in excellent condition, wobble tongue, naughty eyes, fully jointed compo and wood body. $975

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Some days we wish we could will our dolls to speak, so they could tell us what they have seen. This magnificent French fashion doll could fill volumes we’re sure, but until that magic moment arrives, we will have to do the talking for her. A lovely example from E. Barrois, she stands seventeen and one-half inches tall and bears a size number 4 on the back of her pretty head. Further details include a perfect bisque shoulder plate and swivel head with lovely coloring, blue paperweight eyes in multi-hues, pierced through ears, a fantastic original blonde mohair wig that is styled in long curls and her classic kid leather body is in sturdy, clean condition. You may have noticed that she is complete with a trousseau? It represents the finest that could be had in Paris of 1875. Included are three couturier gowns, plus beautiful hats, shoes, parasols, and jewelry. Please visit carmeldollshop.com for a complete inventory.

We are sure Mlle. Barrois would want us to include a bit of her family history, as it is a fascinating one. She is one of three dolls with trousseaux that were purchased when the DuPonts of Delaware took their family on the Grand Tour of Europe.

Three DuPont daughters each received a remembrance of the experience. Represented here is one of those precious souvenirs. $25,900.

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A WONDERFUL & MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER DOLL SERIES… THE OTHER 100 SERIES

by Julie Blewis & Becky Ourant The authors provide a convincing argument for who made these special dolls.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAISY – The 1911 “Ladies Home Journal” Premium

by Donelle Denery

UFDC ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT 2011 • ANAHEIM, CA Part I

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by Anna May Case A revealing look at this talented master of cloth.

COMPOSITION CARNIVAL DOLLS

by Ursula R. Mertz Made in the teens and twenties, these large size dolls were treasured playthings.

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THE STORY OF A BRILLIANT DOLLMAKER: BERNARD RAVCA

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by Dee Urquhart-Ross A way to solve the longing for a very expensive doll!

Marked mourning glory chinas provide answers to the question of which factory was responsible for the “English-type” chinas.

Collectors have long prized a series of character dolls without any definite proof of who manufactured them. Co-authors Julie Blewis and Becky Ourant have their own opinions based on hands-on experience, careful study and research. You’ll enjoy seeing these delightful characters and we think you will agree with their conclusion.

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An Opulent Vichy Mechanical in its Presentation Case – imagine a place and a time that could accommodate the precision fantasies of the celebrated automata, doll and mechanical toy creator Gustave Vichy – and you are there! In this particular creation the brilliance of his art and science are magically wed to capture the essence of the ultimate fashion doll.

In her elegantly silk lined carry case “carriage,” so rare in and of itself, the elegant 19” tall lady expertly fitted in a magnificent aqua silk couture gown with lavish train and matching hat has been well protected. She strolls forth imperiously surveying the scene. She turns her head to the left then raises her lorgnette in judgement; then turns to the right as if to cool herself with the hand painted ivory fan. The wheeled casing concealed by the gown also contains 2 musical airs so named in ink script on the base.

Breathtakingly beautiful, graceful and rare! $12,500

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Exceptional Gottlieb Zinner & Sohne Manivelle – what festivity abounds in this outstanding Bavarian musical merry maker by the first and foremost producer in the field!

A richly endowed musical group, the zealous players dressed in wellmade and richly hued silks follow the beat of their leader in jaunty unison. Rarely see are such valuable character heads, probably Simon Halbig, of fine bisque with masculine complexions and well formed moustaches and goatees – each with a different wig and costume too! A most unique parlour toy! $3250

14” Important Rare Sleep Eye China – a delicate luxury she is with such creamy quality blushing glaze and her pretty blue sleep eyes! This child china rarity features an open crown with cork pate and original wig, factory body with shapely glazed limbs, and original fancy garments plus lace overlay. When will you ever see one as dear and as important again? $4200

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14-1/2” Simon Halbig 1468 Lady - not only defined by the rare shapely body with bust and slender jointed limbs and orig. stylish wig, hat and clothes, this intriguing flapper has a breathtaking complexion coupled with gifted facial art work and gorgeous near flawless quality bisque – a perfect portrait of the “modern woman” with scintillating tri-color eyes! $3250

24” Deluxe Factory Mint Handwerck in Box – ever so pretty and never more elaborate than this in her original lace over silk finery with perfect ringlet wig and signed Handwerck silk shoes, this pampered pet is well preserved in the original box with label, lid, tissue and owner’s inscription! $1795

16” Factory Perfect Hilda – this heart tugging heirloom treasure with tender blue eyes, mint skin wig and plaster pate still has the factory chemise (shown) beneath his long gown – all contained in its period trunk with his extra clothes as well! $2495

10” Factory Mint “Starfish” Toddler – choice quality K R w/ jewel blue eyes, in the elusive “large” size, perfect from silky bobbed wig to good leather shoes with buckles and adorable dainty ensemble incl. matching hat! A gum drop! $1200

Exquisite French Fashion in exceptional couture.

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29” Classic Americana Papier Mache – the way you like them with original paint and varnish, the romantic child-like aspect, original authentic clothes, slippers and jewelry incl. finger rings, youthful round eyes and ivory pure complexion. Her original folk art body is chunky with pitchfork hands!

Date written on doll is 1851. A love. $1495

18” Blue Ribbon French Mache – how can something so ornate be so mint after nearly two centuries? A confection of paper lined gauze and silk, this glass eye French Fashion attributed to Jumeau has an extraordinary rare human hair “Bee Hive” milliner’s coiffure in the original set and still with original hair ornamentation. This once in a lifetime acquisition is truly an antique epigraph. $4250

Historic Johnny Gruelle Protytypes – possibly the most important offering in recent times for America cloth collectors is this documented pair of pre-Volland dolls handmade by Johnny Gruelle and family. Said to be one of only 3 pairs made, Ann has the name “Scott” stitched beneath the hair in dedication to Janet Laura Scott, art director and illustrator at Volland Publishing who used them to promote publication of Gruelle’s book. The Andy who resembles what later became Cleety the Clown strongly resembles in caricature Gruelle’s young son Worth. Among the very first of many millions made these two are the ultimate prize for the Smithsonian Institute or your own collection! $7500

The Iconic Parisienne with Bisque Arms – unperturbed by time, this stunning 23” fashion glides gracefully over time in her breathtaking ivory silk original couture replete with momentous swags, vents and crisply delineated aristocratic train with tucked bustle, and matching parasol. Of special import is her set of jewelry “en suite” including a choice enameled watch fob. Her features, possible to achieve only in her stately size, are compelling and sensual. Rare bisque arms complete the image of feminine realism. Perfect hair, perfect posture – perfect everything! $8500

15” All Original Glass Eye China – having rare brown glass eyes completely surrounded by sweet painted lashes, she of understated charm, is sweetly elegant in her original gown of pleated russet silk with matching shoes! $3600

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Auction Gallery

Frasher’s November 5 & 6 Auction Kansas City, MO

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plendidly- attired French bebes and poupees make a fashion statement at Frasher’s November 5 & 6 auction in Kansas City, Missouri, which is appropriately titled “A Shopping Spree – For Bebe & Me”. Although dolls dressed in the finest fashions of their era adorn the catalog pages, more luscious frocks, bonnets, parasols and finery are waiting to be purchased by lucky bidders in this exciting auction. A beautiful 80-page catalog of more than 300 lots is available for $43. The event will be held at the KCI Expo Center at KCI International Airport. Absentee and live telephone bidding is offered on all lots; also online bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com. Preview for the catalogued sale will be Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. with catalogued auction beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, Frasher’s will conduct a fun-filled and lively uncatalogued auction, for attending bidders only, featuring over 275 lots.

The auction centers around a fine private collection focused primarily on choice French dolls and fabulous doll clothing, bonnets, parasols and assorted accessories and miniatures, plus dolls from the Reber estate which all contribute to the high quality items to be offered in the November 5 and 6 doll auction. Truly a “Shopping Spree” for the doll collector.

The luscious Bebe Bru Jne 7 with entrancing blue eyes and fitted French silk costume leads the French parade accompanied by bebes by Petit & Dumontier, Jumeau, Steiner, Delcroix and other French firms.

Jumeau is especially well represented throughout the catalog pages which include the very rare size 1 bebe with cartouche mark, early portrait models, E. J. Bebe with earliest mark, lovely blueeyed bebe with Incised Depose mark, and the delectable size 13 Bebe Triste, as well as other examples by Jumeau.

From Steiner is an impressive array of bebes beginning with the tiny size 1 “Series A” bebe as well as a grand 32”

24” French poupee with Dehors, neck articulation by E. Barrios for Simmone. 24” of grace and beauty in two-piece fitted antique gown and voile bonnet.

An impressive 28” Series C bebe by Jules Steiner wears a becoming antique red frock and hat with soutache trim which complements her creamy bisque complexion.

Exceptional early model of Jumeau Bebe known as “Portrait” with original boutique label and wearing antique pink silk/satin costume.

The “Incised Depose” model of bebe Jumeau in rare size 12 is the seldom-found transitional model, made for only one to three years. An impeccable beauty and a tremendous addition to any Jumeau collection.

A bounty of antique clothing, parasols, bonnets, and all manner of accessory items for bebe and poupee will be offered to bidders – page after page of great items in the 80-page plus catalog.

Early 19th century carved wooden figure with cage skirt stands 25” tall and has original painted finish.

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A breathtaking beauty is this 32” grand size of the Steiner “Figure A” bebe with wire-lever eyes, gorgeous creamy bisque, and antique silk courturier frock OCTOBER 2011

Figure A, and 28” Series C bebe, all with luxurious antique or couturier costuming.

French poupees are notable for quality and costuming, ranging in size from the petite 12” example by Bru to the superb 24” and 28” models attired in their most fashionable gowns.

Rare models of note are the 14 “ poupee with blown leather body, 18” wood-bodied poupee by Barrious as well as 24” Barrois with Celment & Dehors neck articulation.

A fine group of 18th century carved English wooden dolls include Queen Anne examples in sizes 13”, 14” and 20”. From the 19th century are several Neapolitan figures with an especially fine 24” model in jeweled robe grabbing the spotlight.

German dolls are highlighted by an outstanding 38” Handwerck child coming from her original home, Kammer and Reinhardt character models #101 and #114, other cabinet-size dolly faces, plus French-type Belton and Sonneberg dolls, as well as character babies, and all-bisque dolls.

From the Reber estate is a collection of Schoenhut models, many from the earliest period, with the seldom-found model 106 carved-bonnet girl claiming the title of most rare. Other Schoenhuts include #100 girl with carved page-boy hairstyle, several examples of braided-hair girls #102, plus models, 101, 204, 308 and other desirable examples.

Collectors of cloth dolls will appreciate the circa 1930’s Lenci dolls and the more than 30 models of the R. John Wright cloth characters beginning with his earliest works and continuing to the present era. There are dollhouses by Albin Schonherr and Gottschalck featuring colorful lithography, plus dollhouse miniatures, several items of French gilded bronze enamelware, Beidermeier furniture, assortment of French Brittany furnishings, Marklin doll carriage and three carved Swiss wooden dolls.

None can compare with the beauty of Bru as rendered in this alluring 20” model of Bru Jne 7, dressed in a luscious blue silk satin costume.

A splendid 26” bisque bebe by Petit & Dumontier with plump facial modeling and original body with pewter hands fashionably dressed in rich red and tan antique silk frock complemented by a lavishly-shirred French bonnet.

If clothing and accessories are your passion you will marvel at the abundance of fine dresses, bonnets, parasols including Huret, purses, jewelry, vitrines, gloves, fans, muff, miniatures and other luxury items.

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10” SFBJ 301 Au Nain Bleu all original w/ Au Nain Bleu sticker on body & tag in dress, mohair wig & bonnet, slip, teddy, aqua under dress & fine cotton over dress, aqua socks, body has been glued to hold original paint $795.00

13” Glass Eyed Parian, kid body, bisque arms, compo legs, c/m, blue eyes, molded blond hair, repaired back of shoulder plate $325.00 15 ½” Rare Parian “Miss Liberty”, blue painted eyes, blonde molded hair w/ elaborate bun in back with black ribbons, a glazed crown, molded earrings, newer cloth body with leather hands, slight repair back of shoulder plate $350.00

22” Germany “B”, brown eyes, 3 repaired fingers, hairline on forehead $140.00 23” Walkure Kley & Hahn, big brown sleep eyes, nice ball jointed body, leather shoes $350.00

7” All Bisque SheBee, molded pink booties, molded white outfit, right thumb small chip, professional repair on top of head $475.00

22” American Character “Eloise” who lives at The Plaza Hotel in NYC, tagged outfit, great face & coloring, yarn hair, 1955 designed by Betty Gould, replaced older shoes & socks $225.00 9 ½” Liberty of London “Beefeater”, tagged all original, great detailing on costume $95.00 10” “Tiny Tim” from Dickens “Christmas Carol” by Avis Lee a Chicago based early doll artist, 1950’s, wood carved head & crutch $595.00 Many More Artist Dolls in Stock!

5” All Bisque #150 Kestner, brown stationary eyes, black painted slippers, molded white stockings, mohair wig $395.00

21” Alexander 1957 Cissy Queen #2281, all original dress, undergarments, white gloves, crown, bracelets, necklace & earrings, shoes & nylons, original wig set, great facial coloring $895.00 More Cissy Dolls in stock.

22” K Star R #126 Toddler, blue sleep eyes, o/m, tiny eye flake lower left lid, body professionally repainted, adorable doll $495.00 Now $450.00 8” K Star R #126 Toddler with starfish hands, brown sleep eyes, original mohair wig and shoes & socks, hairline on left temple $295.00

RJ Wright Set of Winnie the Pooh all mint w/ boxes $2250.00 set 19 ½” Alpaca Lifesize Winnie the Pooh, #188/2500, jointed head, arms & legs 10” Lifesize Piglet, all wool felt, jointed head, arms & legs #188/1000 7” seated Tiger #740/1000, jointed head, arms & legs, made of wool 6 x 9 ½” Eeyore #905/1000, yarn mane & tip of tail, jointed head, arms & legs More R.J.W. items in stock!

26” SFBJ 236 Laughing Jumeau Toddler, brown sleep eyes, cute expression, some paint chips on hands $1250.00 14” Parian with molded blonde hair, blue painted eyes, bisque hands on kid body, antique dress & unders $295.00 Now $235.00

17” S & H 759, brown paperweight eyes, big dimples, o/m with 4 teeth (2 left teeth chipped), mohair wig, antique dress and undergarments $1450.00

17” JDK #13 211 look, chucky toddler body, blue sleep eyes, molded hair, adorable look, small hairline back of left side by ear $450.00 1960 Steiff Pummy Rabbit, mohair, jointed head, big brown eyes, paper chest tag $79.95 Steiff mohair Bongo, jointed head, blue eyes, Steiff button $45.00

16 1/2” Elise #1638, 1957 Bridesmaid in her box, all original gown, undergarments, floral head piece, jewelry, basket flowers are on box with accessories, comes with nightgown and shoes $450.00

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE FOLLOWING SHOW: Sunday Oct. 23 St. Charles, IL Kane County Fairgrounds Toy & Doll Show 8am - 3pm

10 ½” Adorable All Bisque Kestner, brown painted eyes, open closed mouth, swivel head, jointed arms & legs, professional repair on neck & lower crotch, 2 chipped fingers, great molding on fingers & toes $475.00 10” All Bisque Kestner #830 – 13, open mouth w/ molded teeth, intaglio blue eyes, jointed arms & legs, professionally repaired right foot, adorable face & body, fabulous sculpting $650.00

Terri Lee in Sailor hat & skirt, red & white check blouse, red jacket tagged, Ideal shoes, original brown wig $245.00 Terri Lee Garden Party w/ platinum hair, silver shoes, yellow floral dress & hat with satin trim, really sweet $375.00

21” MOA Welch, brown sleep eyes, original HH wig, nice ball jointed body $350.00 18” C/M Kestner, brown stationary eyes, adorable round face, HH wig, feathered eyebrows, kid body w/ bisque arms, rosy cheeks $595.00 Now $495.00 15” Miss Revlon all original in pink & white striped dress, original hair set, pearl drop earrings, lovely facial coloring $135.00

14” Patsy Effanbee in vintage sunsuit, shoes & socks, slight touch up on the top of head, left arm flaking $165.00 Now $130.00 14” 1929 Effanbee Skippy, painted blonde hair, blue painted eyes, original repro outfit & hat, some crazing and paint flakes on head and right arm, original facial paint, really sweet expression $195.00

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Glass eyed 110 is the only toddler in the series. There is general agreement that it is attributed to Wislizenus.

Painted eye 110. This mold bears a resemblance to Kammer and Reinhardt’s mold 100, known as the Kaiser baby. Courtesy Theriault’s.

A Wonderful & Mysterious Character Doll Series…

The Other 100 Series

by Julie Blewis & Becky Ourant • Photos by Andy Ourant

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ollectors have long prized a series of characters without having definite proof of which factory manufactured the heads or which company is responsible for their assemblage and marketing.

Many researchers and collectors do not even view these mold numbers as being a related “series,” and attribute them to multiple manufacturers. What we all can agree upon is the art of the character doll movement is very evident in these lovely mold numbers and they are well deserving of their importance and desirability. There is a general consensus among collectors and researchers that Simon & Halbig was the This advertisement appeared in a 1911 edition of the “Wegweiser,” a trade magazine.

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The painted eye 111 has a shy, pensive look.

The glass-eyed 111. This mold number has no identifying maker’s mark. We believe that it is the same doll pictured in the lower right of the advertisement for A. Wislizenus.

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manufacturer of the heads (as they also manufactured many of the most highly revered heads marked with other maker’s names, such as the Kammer & Reinhardt character dolls). We go a step further and maintain that Adolf Wislizenus both assembled and marketed these dolls.

The first mold number that we feel is a part of this series is the least expressive and consequently not as sought after by collectors and that is mold #110. This is also the only toddler in the series and it has a striking similarity to Kammer & Reinhardt’s mold #100, known by collectors as the Kaiser baby. The 110 mold is available with both glass eyes and painted eyes. This is the only mold number we are discussing for which there is a general agreement that it was assembled and marketed by the Adolf Wislizenus Company.

The Adolf Wislizenus factory, situated in Waltershausen, Germany was founded in 1851 by Gottlob Schafft, and subsequently Adolf Wislizenus became a partner and by 1878 sole proprietor. The 110 mold pictured here is also photographed in the Cieslik “German Doll Encyclopedia 18001939” on page 338 with a close up of the head as well as a full view.

Cieslik provides a reprint of the head markings showing both the mold number and the letters A.W. for Adolf Wislizenus. Our example is only marked 110 Germany.

Even more importantly, Cieslik reprinted the 1911 Wislizenus advertisement for character and baby dolls, a major clue to the identity of the remaining dolls in the series.

The next number in what we choose to view as a series is the 111 mold depicting a sensitive and pensive child. This doll can also

The glass-eyed 120 is a sweet looking child with a full face and an open/ closed mouth.

This is mold 120 undressed.

The painted eyes of the 120 changes her appearance, adding a more mature and interesting look to an otherwise sweet face.

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Mold 125 with glass eyes. This mold and 129 share a strong family resemblance, but you can see stronger details such as the deep dimples in mold 129. We think this is the doll pictured in the lower left of the A. Wislizenus advertisement.

Mold 129 has only been seen with glass eyes.

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be found in both the glass eye and painted eye variations, both of which are photographed here, but never with a maker’s mark. Our contention is that the doll pictured in the right bottom corner of the A. Wislizenus advertisement is the 111 mold.

We don’t agree with the supposition that Handwerck was the factory responsible for these dolls. While it is true that the recognized Handwerck mold numbers 69, 79, 89, 99, 109, 119, 139 and 189 can incorporate the mold numbers we refer to in this article, they could just as easily fit the known numbers for Kammer & Reinhardt or Wislizenus. It is interesting to note that Handwerck is also missing a 110 in its known numbers, but that mold number has been clearly identified with A. Wislizenus. To further support our belief that Handwerck did not produce these dolls, it is important to note that all known Handwerck mold numbers end with a 9!

Additionally, none of the dolls we show you in this article were found on marked Handwerck bodies or with marked Handwerck shoes.

Our interest was piqued at the Theriault auction entitled, “O’Fancy What a Jubilee!,” November 2011, where they sold a mold 111, 125, 128, and 129. Florence Theriault also reprinted the 1911 Wislizenus advertisement, identifying the 125 as a product of the A. Wislizenus factory. We agree that the smiling character seen on the bottom left of the ad is mold 125 (although we cannot determine if the doll in the advertisement is painted eye or glass eye). The mold 129, although it bears a strong family resemblance to the 125 has more pronounced modeling and details. We now

know the 110 111, 120 and 125 come both with glass eyes and painted eyes but we have yet to see the 128 or 129 mold numbers with painted eyes. However, we hesitate to say they do not exist and could just be waiting to be discovered.

Our cover girl is the exquisite 128, perhaps the rarest in the series and a wonderful doll regardless of which company was fortunate enough to assemble and market the doll. We hope you have enjoyed a look at all these magniďŹ cent faces and are just as intrigued as we are by their history. They will always be sought after and desired character dolls by collectors and made all the more alluring by their aura of mystery.

Perhaps the rarest in this series is this lovely mold 128.

To date it has only been seen with glass eyes.

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Schlaggenwald Chinas Part II

by Susan Moore Special Acknowledgement: I want to thank Mary Krombholz for her many years of friendship, support and help in researching and writing these articles.

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arked examples of Morning Glories have helped to solve the elusive question of the porcelain factory responsible for making an outstanding group of chinas formerly referred to as the “English-type� chinas.

Many modeling and facial painting similarities point to the conclusion that they were made in Schlaggenwald by the Haas and Czjzak porcelain factory.

Schlaggenwald Morning Glories have one modeling feature in common, a long, thin neck. From a distance, it is easy to pick a Schlaggenwald Morning Glory china from a group of other chinas because of the neck modeling, and shape of the shoulder heads that always contain three large sew holes. (Photo 1) Let us go back in time from the morning glory period and see dolls pictured in the Museum in Locket, Czech Republic, Photo 2. The smaller head is identical to the one shown here in Photo 3. As you view the front, back, sides and close up of the face, note the long slender neck modeling, the eye lid is painted over half of the pupil, the shape of the lower lip, two

1. Schlaggenwald Morning Glory, note tendrils and flowers are on the neck.

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2. Dolls in the museum in Loket, Czech Republic. Note the large head has painted hair and no molding.

Both heads have three sew holes.

4. Front view, note that the eyelid covers part of the pupil and note the long slender neck.

3. This head is identical to the small head in photo 2 from Schlaggenwald and found in the museum in Loket.

Collection of Mary Krombholz.

5. Left side of the doll’s head shown in photo 3.

stroke eye brows, and even the smaller museum example has three sew holes. (Photos 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) In Photo 9 he is all dressed up.

While the high collar obscures the long thing neck, you see the sharp nose modeling and especially those rosy cheeks. See his gentleman friends in Photos 10 and 11. These two dolls have long thin neck modeling, patrician noses, hair painting like the museum dolls, two stroke eye brows, but now there is an eye highlight. Their sister (Photo 12 and 13) previously shown in Part I, is shown again here so that you may compare her hair color, two stroke eye brows, the curl of the outer edge of the right eyelid line, rosy cheeks, long slender neck, and the pie shaped eye highlight.

The chinas, formerly referred to as “English-type” can be

7. Back view of the doll’s head shown in photo 3.

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6. Right side of the doll’s head shown in photo 3.

8. Close up of the face of the doll shown in photo. 3. Note the two stroke eyebrows and that the eyelid covers part of the pupil. Compare the shape of the mouth with the museum dolls shown in photo No. 2 and those in the rest of this article.

9. This is the doll shown in photo. 3, now dressed in his finest attire.

12. This doll, shown previously in part I, has the same unmolded brown hair as the boy seen in photo 2. Note the long slender neck and rosy cheeks. Collection of Christine Grafnitz.

10. The hair molding and painting of this doll is like the doll in No. 9. He has two stroke eyebrows.

While the eye painting varies on Schlaggenwald doll heads, now there is an eye highlight.

13. A close up of the face in photo 12. Note her two stroke eyebrows, the curl of the outer edge of the eyelid line, shape of the lips, and pie shaped eye highlight.

This is accomplished by painting the iris and then using a clean brush to wipe a small section of the paint off, a technique used in portrait painting.

11. This doll has another hair style but the same hair color, same long thin neck, same eye highlight as the doll in photo 10.

Collection Beth Karp.

14. Schlaggenwald, Group 1: A lady with an oval face, flat ears, long think nose, rosy cheeks, distinctive shoulder molding, long thin neck, three sew holes and pie shaped eye highlight. Collection of Susan Moore.

divided into two separate groups, ladies and young girls. The first group, ladies, is made up of shoulder heads with oval faces, flat ears and long, thin noses.

(Photos 14 and 15) The second group, young girls, contains shoulder heads with round, full faces and beautifully modeled attached shoulder plates (Photos 16 and 17). The rounded shoulders, bust indication, and downward position of the bent neck and head are identical to the hand drawn factory sample sheet (Photo 18). Group 1, the lady doll, is like #1273 of the same Haas & Czjzak sample sheet.

A comparison with Schlaggenwald Morning Glories, the museum dolls, those previously noted in these articles, leaves no doubt in my mind that the “English type” dolls were all made in the same factory.

Although the first and second groups of newly attributed Schlaggenwald chinas differ, they share important facial painting characteristics. (See Photos 15 and 17.)

One important characteristic is the painting of the line that outlines the lower edge of the eyelids. This line is unique because it forms a definite curl on the outer edge

15. A close up of the lady doll above shows two stroke eye brows, rosy cheeks, distinctive eye highlight and mouth shape and painting.

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16. Schlaggenwald, Group 2: A young girl with a round full face, well molded and shaped shoulder plate, identical to those in Haas & Czjzak sample sheet. Although it is difficult to see the sew holes on the outside of the shoulders, she has six sew holes which are differently placed from the lady in Schlaggenwald Group 1. Collection of Susan Moore.

closest to the ear. One other identification feature on the slim and round faced chinas, formerly referred to as “English-type,” is the study of the white iris highlights. Rather than being round, they are shaped like a triangular piece of pie. This is accomplished by painting the iris and then using a clean brush to wipe a small section of the paint off, a technique used in portrait painting.

Note this highlight technique is also seen in Photos 11 and 13. The eye painting on all other porcelain factories that made glazedporcelain shoulder heads differs from these Schlaggenwald chinas. Another often seen facial painting charactistic is the generous cheek painting which is also apparent in the marked Morning Glory china, with head bent forward, which was pictured in Part I (September, 2011).

I believe that doll Photo 19, the rosy cheek lady and doll Photo 20, the rosy cheek young girl, are the earliest dolls made by Schlaggenwald. These dolls are all original. Note their feet in Photo 21 and their hands in Photo 22. The hands in photo Photo 23 are from the doll pictured in Photo 12. One hand seems to be long and narrow like the lady doll No. 19 and the other from the young girl in Photo 20. Shown also are the short, hands-only type, (Photo 24) from doll Photo 3. My conclusion is that Schlaggenwald, like other porcelain doll factories, used available parts without regard to doll collectors 160 years later.

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17. Compare this close up with the lady doll in photo 15. An important characteristic in both dolls is the painting of the line that outlines the lower edge of the eyelids which have a definite curl on the outer edge closest to the ear. The pie shaped iris highlight and two stroke eyebrows are the same.

18. Sample sheet from Schlaggenwald factory, now known as Haas & Czjzek, originally shown in Margaret Hartshorn’s Article, Nov. 2000 in Antique Doll Collector. Note the placement of sew holes on 1274 and well defined shoulder, position of bun, flowers and tendrils in 1273.

The attribution of these two types of chinas to English porcelain factories has been in doubt because of the excellent research conducted by well-known English author, Mary Hillier. Hillier is the author of the 1968 antique doll reference book titled Dolls and Dollmakers. Mary Hillier wrote an excellent article for Doll Reader, titled “Made in England, The Dolls of the Staffordshire Potteries.” In this article, Hillier stated: “The famous Josian Wedgewood (1730-95) is known universally and no doubt did more than anyone else in establishing the reputation of Staffordshire ware, but there were many other fine potteries by the beginning of the 19th century and hundreds of small, one-man concerns who turned out cheap china and figurines. It has often been rumored that dolls or doll parts were made in [these potteries.] The china dolls from France and Germany were so fine and so varied that the English makers would have had no sense in competing. In fact, most potters would have considered doll making beneath them.” She further states in Dolls and Dollmakers, “ By the 21. Feet of the dolls in photos 18 and 19. The ladies feet were molded to have shoes or boots with a slightly raised heel, as her heel is not flat with the ball of her foot.

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Schlaggenwald Lady is all original.

Collection of Estelle Johnston.

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Schlaggenwald young girl is all original.

Collection of Estelle Johnston.

23. The hands of the doll shown in photo 12.

22. The long slender arms on the left are of the lady doll shown in photo 19. The arms on the right are those of the young girl in photo 20.

25. A figurine from Schlaggenwald circa 1840, note the long thin face, rosy cheeks and patrician nose.

26. Schlaggenwald nodder, 18361844. Note the rosy cheeks, flat ears, and long thin nose. The painting and style of sculpting bears a close family resemblance to Schlaggenwald dolls.

24. The hands of the doll shown in photo 3. My conclusion is that Schlaggenwald, like other porcelain doll factories, used available parts without regard to doll collectors 160 years later.

early nineteenth century numerous small potworks in Staffordshire, England, were also producing what they advertised as ‘toys’ but this never included playthings intended for children…The only actual doll-making in the English potteries seems to have been occasioned…by the 1914-1918 war, when German supplies were cut off.”

A good reason that Schlaggenwald dolls could have been found in England is that during this period, 185070, England was the wealthiest nation in the world. The Industrial Revolution was in full swing and there was sufficient wealth for parents to buy a nice doll for their daughters. The Crystal Palace Exposition took place in 1851, the same year that the British census showed for the first time more people living in the cities than in the countryside. Additionally, Victoria was Queen, daughter of a German, and her husband was Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg. Hillier states in Dolls and Dollmakers that “many of the German porcelain factories were at that time [1857] geared to the English market because of these close royal connections…Some carried on the making of dolls as a sideline in addition to other more valuable types of pottery and this was one reason why it was possible for German dolls to be produced so cheaply.” Remember, the

Schlaggenwald factory in Bohemia, Austria was quite close to Germany. Luella Hart in The Directory of British Dolls, 1964, shows no porcelain doll makers during this period.

It is interesting to see figurines (Photos 25 and 26) made by Schlaggenwald and note that the painting and style of sculpting bears a close family resemblance to Schlaggenwald dolls.

Henceforth, may we call all of these rosy cheek dolls, shown here, made in Schlaggenwald, by their town of origin SCHLAGGENWALD. Bibliography: Antique Doll Collector, Vol. 3, No. 1 and No. 8.

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls, Vol. 2. Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. Coleman, 1986.

Directory of British Dolls, Luella Hart, 1953.

Doll Reader, June/July 1979, Dec 1986/Jan. 1987.

Dolls and Dollmakers, Mary Hillier, 1968.

Slavkovsky Porcelain, 1792-2002, Dagmar Hejdova, Jan Mergl.

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by Dee Urquhart-Ross

An A. Marque, courtesy Theriault’s

The A. Marque look-alike has a delightful outfit any actual Marque doll would envy. It comprises a dress and jacket in very heavy quality ribbed cotton with fabulous soutache trimmings which embellish it all round in looping leaf like tendrils. Heavy matching braid edges the jacket body, cuffs and skirt. The jacket has a beautifully shaped body that flares out over the very full pinafore beneath.

There are hook and eye fastenings to both pieces. She measures 21 inches tall.

I am sure that there are many

collectors out there who, like me, have a mental list of lovely dolls that they would love to own, and over time, with searching and patience, many of that list will happily be ours, but who, also being realistic, know that some others on that list are sadly currently (and perhaps always will be) beyond our pocketbooks. So, must we resign ourselves to never owning these sorts of highly priced and extremely rare treasures?

Perhaps there is another way to at least get the flavor of some of those elusive dolls, which for reasons of rarity and price will probably never come our way.

If one is prepared to be flexible and use a little lateral thinking, there are ways to accomplish this at least to an acceptable, indeed, I would suggest, quite satisfactory degree! One way is to accept a damaged doll, perhaps with a hidden flaw which can be ignored if unseen and high on the head, hidden from view perhaps, or one very sensitively restored. Many collectors try to avoid damage on principle as a damaged doll will never increase in value to the same degree as one in a collection comprised only of perfect

examples. Some dolls however are very rare and very expensive so a damaged or restored one may be the only way to ever obtain one at all, so do not dismiss this path out of hand as you might miss out on the only example you will ever see of a longed for maker’s art!

Another way however, especially with very rare or incredibly expensive dolls is to look for a similar looking antique doll by another maker.

Recently I illustrated this very point with an article on Kestner’s “Bru” which very closely resembles the heavily sculpted and pouty mouthed, delicious, Circle Dot Bru in both features and quality and is also placed, for added attraction, on a very close copy of the wonderful Bebe Modele body with those marvelous articulated ankles.

Bru’s Bebe Modele when found at all, can cost up to $40,000 plus, but the Kestner Bru, and a very lovely example at that, will cost less than quarter of this price! Kuhnlenz, another quality German firm, produced very close cousins of the Jumeau and Bru dolls. If you can’t afford the Circle Dot, an exquisite look-alike Kestner or Kuhnlenz of the appropriate model is a very worthy substitute that will enhance your ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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collection without breaking the bank!

Let me explain further how this concept can work and illustrate the point with a sweet little doll that has come my way recently. It shows very clearly how one can at last assuage these longings with a perfect doll that is beautifully made and carries with it quality, age and aura, some of the biggest attractions of course of the antique doll to those of us who love that long ago age of the Victorian nursery.

If one were to ask most antique doll collectors what is the rarest doll of all, in many cases the answer would be, “Why, it’s the A. Marque.”

The A. Marque, made in tiny numbers from a mould by the renowned French sculptor Albert Marque and believed to be limited to only 100 dolls of which sadly, not all are now known to still be extant, is indeed one of the rarest of the rare and when available for sale regularly achieves in excess of $200,000! So, given these facts, it is indeed the very lucky and very wealthy collector who can add one of these particular treasures to their collection and which unfortunately precludes most of us being in that happy group any time soon.

However, there is another French doll, also rare, but known to pop up from time to time which is known as the “Marque-look-alike” and which is much more gentle on the bank balance of collectors, being available for a tiny fraction of the Marque price.

The A. Marque proper is on a slightly gangly looking jointed composition body depicting that of an older child, perhaps one approaching puberty, and has the most lovely and elegant bisque lower arms which lend it a special and very distinctive look. It is a 20th century doll and so has more of an “Art Character” look to its visage, depicting a more realistic child of its slightly later era rather than the more stylized and idealized face of an earlier Jumeau, Steiner or Bru Bebe.

The Marque doll is attributed to 1915, its appearance during the war years something of a miracle. In François Theimer’s Encyclopedia of French Dolls he quotes early doll historian Leo Claretie, “The Renaissance of the Parisian toy is one of the strangest and most striking episodes of Parisian life during the First World War. Exhibitions of artist dolls took place in 1915 at the Galerie Margaine-Lacroix.”

Certainly it was one of the last of the bisque headed French child dolls of consummate quality.

It has the face of a real child being based on a bust Marque produced around 1905. The mould was complex and four part, rather than the normal two part mould used on most other dolls, so it was expensive to produce. The total run of dolls were sold through the Margaine-Lacroix fashion boutique. She was responsible for the interesting clothing still worn by many Marque dolls which depicted differing areas of French regional costume of the time as well as some dolls dressed in costumes inspired by the Ballet Russe which was all the rage in Paris around this time.

Marque dolls as well as having the incised signature of the artist boldly displayed to the rear of the head, usually have a pencil number, sometimes on the head, and often on the sole of a foot which has led to the belief that there were no more than 100 ever made.

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A close up of the head without the wig showing the pointy chin and large paperweight eyes. The pert mouth painting is very redolent of the A. Marque she resembles.

sold off after the run of dolls required or commissioned by the Margaine-Lacroix boutique were produced. Often this happened when a doll firm no longer needed a specific mould or perhaps when the firm sadly ceased production due to financial difficulties. Often a company’s stock of unsold dolls, equipment and moulds would be sold off, as happened for instance with the wonderful Andre Thuillier AT doll moulds which were re-used by Verdier and Gutmacher for their VG marked Bebes after the demise of the Thuillier firm. Doll companies changed hands sometimes with dizzying rapidity. Old inventories testify to the interlinking and intermingling of skills, production and style. If a doll was particularly successful for one of the major Parisian firms, the others would produce similar examples as quickly as possible to capture a share of this demand.

A finely sculpted head mould such as that produced by Albert Marque for the doll which carries his name would not have been immediately discarded after the ordered run of dolls were made and may well have been left in the hands of the factory which produced the heads. Perhaps after a time it was disposed of to free up valuable storage space or, let us imagine it was sold to another doll firm who were happy to buy it to save them the cost of production of a new mould for their own line of dolls.

As already mentioned, the Marque mould was a complex four part one which achieved a well defined facial type with a charming pixie like appearance typified by a pointed chin and rounded cheeks and forehead. The ears were also well defined and stuck out sweetly from the sides of the head. This was a very different doll, produced in very, very small numbers and dressed with great skill and ingenuity by a master of costume making. It was a guaranteed success in its time and carried with it all the makings of a classic of the future. Small numbers allied to complexity of form and excellent finish all contributed to its becoming one of the leading stars of the antique doll

collecting world as we know it now.

The Marque look-alike is not marked, and so at this time we can only speculate that perhaps a firm acquired the A. Marque master mould and then, after a bit of modification, revised the mould back to a two part one. Marque dolls are all of a uniform 22 inch tall size and the look-alike doll that I own is 21 inches tall, so a size smaller which is a typical size differential, as when a mould is re-used, it drops down a size due to shrinkage of the master.

The look-alike does not have the bisque lower arms but is on a typical chunky, fully articulated French Bebe body of good quality. The mould has been simplified, but the look-alike still has much more than a passing likeness to its expensive big sister!

She has the sweetly pointed chin, bulbous cheeks, well defined features and simpler A full length but still protruding ears. As this doll was view showing produced by a smaller firm, probably more her chunky French body concerned with costs and speed, there can be with its nicely some typical little flaws to the bisque such as proportioned bubbles or speckles but it is possible to find shaping. very fine examples with really rather lovely Modestly she quality or little flaws or specks that are on the has elected to keep her nice back or rim where they are quite acceptable mesh socks and and do not detract from the overall effect French leather of the doll a bit. The price to be paid will of bebe shoes on! course be in part determined by the quality of the bisque and as with every doll, the collector should base their outlay on the doll’s quality.

Nice paperweight blue eyes and a thick hair wig with a cute heavy fringe complete the look of my example. The paintwork of the face, the lips especially, have used the Marque technique to produce a bee-stung, pert, almost pouty

mouth which greatly adds to the resemblance between the two dolls.

The brows are delicately feathered and the lashes profuse. The cheeks are lightly flushed with delicate pink as was the style of the time and with a bit more color than the paler late 19th century Bebes exhibited.

The look-alike was probably produced by one of the many smaller Paris based firms which have passed into the mists of time unrecorded so far. Perhaps she had a paper label or a swing ticket when first sold or the maker’s name was confined to her box and packaging. These ephemeral markings swiftly became detached and lost and so we must just hope that researchers such as M. Theimer who has done so much trawling through the records still extant in the French patent offices and other archives to bring answers to so many questions in the fascinating history of these many Parisian doll makers of the 19th and early 20th centuries may yet find an answer to this question of attribution.

Or perhaps one of these elusive but so much more affordable look-alikes will some day eventually appear out of an attic or a long time collection with just such a label still miraculously attached!

We can but hope, but until then the “A Marque-lookalike” is one way that the collector can satisfy the longing for an actual, elusive, and oh so expensive A. Marque, with a doll that is similarly delightful and joyously redolent of its more famous contemporary!

This semi profile view again shows the astonishing resemblance of the A. Marque (left) and our mystery doll with the bulbous cheeks and pouty mouth set off by that pointed little chin.

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Dolls available for preview one month prior to auction date

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• French dolls: all original Steiner Gigoteur, E.J. , Portrait Jumeau, Fashions including a large china with glass eyes

• All-bisque dolls: Mignonnettes, S & H 886 with black stockings, large babies, lots of small dolls

• Cloth dolls: multiple Kamkins, Chases and a collection of Polly Heckewelders

• Characters: Kley & Hahn pouties, S & H 153, K & R 114 with glass eyes and flocked hair, S & H 1488, Kestner 212, A.M. with intaglio eyes, Just Me, SFBJ 226, SFBJ 247, and others

• Artist Dolls: Martha Thompson, Martha Armstrong Hand, Dewees Cochran and a collection of Hitty dolls • Schoenhut: over 50 dolls, including molded bonnet, carved hair, character dolls, dolly faces, babies and mama doll • Bleuettes • Bisque babies: Tynie Babies, Century Baby, Newborn Baby, Seigfried, Bye-los, 2-faced Kley & Hahn and many others.

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• German dolls including large Gibson Girl, S & H 949s, Kestner 174, 152, 143, dolls with wardrobes • Heubach characters: baby with pink molded bonnet, pouties with glass eyes, other rare characters • All original Sewing Notion Dolls • Collection of Rare early teddy bears

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Antique Competitive Exhibit 2011 • Anaheim, CA Part I Photographed at the United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention by Keith Kaonis

WOODEN – late 1600’s to early 1800’s, English, excluding figures with religious connotation.

Michael Canadas

WOODEN – Late 1600’s to early 1800’s, European, excluding figures with religious connotation.

David Robinson

n our opinion, this year’s antique competition was the largest we have ever seen, often with two, three and sometimes, four blue ribbon winners in one category. Those who didn’t have to fly, particularly California members, were extremely generous in sharing their dolls. We have attempted to take a photo of every blue ribbon winner in the time allowed us, but if we missed your doll and you would like to see it in Antique DOLL Collector, send us a photo or email antiquedoll@gmail.com.

Congratulations to all the blue ribbon winners!

WOODEN –Dolls with religious connotation.

David Robinson WOODEN – Late 1600’s to early 1800’s, European, excluding figures with religious connotation.

Chris Madrid

WOODEN – Grodner Tal peg wooden, may have alien head of plaster or papier mache.

Marilyn Parsons

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WOODEN – Late 1600’s to early 1800’s, European, excluding figures with religious connotation.

Michael Canadas

WOODEN – Grodner Tal peg wooden, may have alien head of plaster or papier mache.

Chris Madrid

WOODEN – Pre 1930, hand carved.

Julie Blewis

WOODEN – Schoenhut baby face. Barbara Manhart

WOODEN – Schoenhut with intaglio eyes.

Sherryl Shirran

WOODEN – Schoenhut Miss Dolly.

Althia Garcia WOODEN – Springfield, Joel Ellis, Mason Taylor, etc.

Sharon Lee WOODEN – Schoenhut human figures less than 10”.

Happy Hooligan, Sherryl Shirran

WOODEN – Door of Hope adult.

Above, Connie Kilene Right, Judith Smart WOODEN – Door of Hope child.

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PAPIER MACHE/ COMPOSITION – European, glass eyes. Denise Buese

PAPIER MACHE/ COMPOSITION – American, glass eyes.

Barbara Kouri

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PAPIER MACHE/COMPOSITION – European, painted eyes.

Left, Sheila Needle. Right, Chris Madrid

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PAPIER MACHE/ COMPOSITION – Milliner’s model type.

1. Chris Madrid 2. Sherryl Shirran 3. Judith Smart 4. Boudre McAllister

POURED WAX – Inserted hair or wigged. Julie Blewis

POURED WAX – Inserted hair or wigged.

Michael Canadas and David Robinson

WAX COATED. Left to right: Maureen Herrod Michael Canadas Chris Madrid

JAPANESE DOLL MEIJI ERA OR EARLIER – Girl’s Day. Barbara Manhart

JAPANESE DOLL MEIJI ERA OR EARLIER – Boy’s Day. Ann Leis ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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CHINA – KPM, Meissen, Schlaggenwald, Jacob Petite, Royal Copenhagen. KPM, Jean Grout

CHINA – Molded hair, late 19th century with printed body.

Left, Nancy Jo Splitstoser. Right, Kathy Zell

CHINA – Special features painted in contrast to surroundings, female.

Left to right: David Robinson Maureen Herrod Sheila Needle

CHINA – Special features not painted in contrast to surroundings, female.

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CHINA – Peg wooden body.

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Left to right: CHINA – Molded hair without decoration, painted eyes, 12” and under. Marilyn Parsons CHINA – Bald head.

Rebecca Hawkins CHINA - Molded hair without decoration, painted eyes, over 12”.

Nancy Jo Shreeder

CHINA – French Fashion doll. Denise Buese

CHINA – Frozen Charlotte or Charlie.

Left, Brian Mogren. Right, Odile Prosper

PARIAN-TYPE – molded hair, special features painted in contrast to surroundings.

Left, Alica Carver Above, Elaine Cotton

CHINA – Late 19th century with unusual characteristics.

Margaret Hein

PARIAN-TYPE – Molded hair, if decorated must not be painted in contrast to surroundings.

Nancy Jo Shreeder

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PARIAN-TYPE – Male, molded hair.

Left to right: Rebecca Hawkins Marina Tagger Michael Canadas

LEATHER, RAWHIDE OR RUBBER HEADS – Commercially made such as Darrow, Goodyear, India Rubber Comb Co. Left, Carol Cameron.

Above, Chris Madrid

PARIAN-TYPE – 10” or less.

Above, Althia Garcia Right, Helen Ramsey

LEATHER, RAWHIDE OR RUBBER HEADS – Native American, pre 1920.

Left, Connie Kilene. Right, Deborah Troy

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1. Always desirable and ever so special are these amazing “Door of Hope” mission dolls - this is a rare early pair with bound feet - provenance found on one of the dolls states that this is a father & son - great condition - all original - 12” tall - $1,695. each - or $2,500. for the pair 2. Extremely rare to find “Puzzy” & “Sissy” (1948) - wonderful early brother & sister comic pair excellent condition - wonderful compo - all original - what more could you ask for - he’s 15” tall - she’s 14” tall - $795. each or $1,250. for the pair 3. Breathtakingly beautiful brown eyed Belton child made for the French trade - these lovely children look exactly like their extremely rare French counterparts - note how this little treasure looks just like the rare second series portrait Jumeau - soft to touch bisque w/ that wondrous fresh out of the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed slightly pouty mouth w/ outlined amber shaded lips original early straight wrist body - 13” tall - $2,995.

4. We truly find some really unique and wonderful dolls - this one is just amazing - French hand poured solid wax shoulder head of a roaring twenties flapper - excellent quality w/ exceptional modeling - lovely hand painted facial features w/ high arched dark brows over downcast heavy lidded eyes - open/closed laughing mouth - I love her - cloth center body w/ wire armature and long bisque arms w/ very delicate hands - she also has bisque legs w/ molded painted flat shoes - 15” tall - $1,495.

5. Rare & wonderful as she can be is this lovely Simon & Halbig lady w/ such elegant features - mold #1159 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous almond shaped chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft rose shading - 18” tall - $2,495.

6. Breathtakingly beautiful & always desirable Kestner XI - this precious closed mouth pouty has soft as butter bisque with first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding lovely chestnut brown sleep eyes - those always desirable exaggerated pouty lips have a wondrous soft rose shading -original plaster pate - original early straight wrist Kestner body - 16” tall - $4,995.

7. Two absolutely adorable rare to find Compo Kids that are guaranteed to make you smile: A - Extremely dark unmarked child w/ side glancing chestnut brown eyes - smiling dark red lips w/ two molded upper teeth center cloth body w/ compo arms & legs - great old romper - 15” tall - $595 B - Rare to find “Soozie Smiles” (1923) - by Ideal - two very unique faces (smiling & crying) - all original - 15” tall - $695.

8. Breathtakingly beautiful - ever so rare and always desirable Second Series “Portrait” Jumeau - this lovely bébé has flawless exquisite hand pressed bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous artist quality hand painted features - soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown paperweight eyes - early dark outlined eyes w/ just a hint of mauve eye shadow - closed slightly pouty mouth. just a hint of a smile - enhanced by the soft rose shading - lovely applied ears -original & correct early straight wrist body original Jumeau shoes - 18” tall - $10,500.

9. Full length of the lovely “Portrait” Jumeau bébé 10. Wonderful & ever so unique is this “Santos” cage lady - wonderful well detailed hand carved face w/ expressive chestnut brown glass eyes - jointed arms and a wonderful full wig she stands atop a cage w/ hand carved cherub embellished rock - great condition - 16” tall - $2,495.

11. Wonderful super large size S.F.B.J. - mold #236 toddler - this lovely French toddler has perfect flawless bisque with first out of the mold quality - superior hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - rare open/closed laughing mouth w/molded teeth & tongue - to add to his wonderment & delight he’s on a wonderful fully jointed French toddler body - 27” tall- $2,295.

12. Extremely rare brown bisque beauty by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #192 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes slightly open smiling mouth w/ ruby red shading - original brown fully jointed body - 13” tall - $1,995.

13. Well just talk a look at the rare & wondrous beauty - this is by far the most desirable of all the ladies ever made - mainly because she’s such a risqué young lady - made by Simon & Halbig - mold - #1469 soft as butter bisque w/ first out the mold quality - soft arched feathered brows w/ soft heather blue sleep eyes - sweet pensive expression w/ pert smiling mouth - original lady body w/ molded breasts - what a beauty - 15” tall - $3,495.

14. Rarely ever found & always so desirable is this amazing Belton “Bru” - very unusual large size has soft to the touch bisque w/ totally amazing hand painted facial features - fawn shaded brows over enormous dark outlined chestnut brown paperweight eyes - just a touch of soft shading above her eyes - outlined rose shaded lips - notice how she was made to look just like the Circle Dot Bru - original straight wrist body - 18” tall - $3,995.

15. Well, isn’t she grand - such a rare & wonderful China (circa 1860‘s) - uniquely different w/ a center part and hair pulled away from her face - her bun in the back is quite different because it is three - yes three braided buns is a triangle - great hand painted features w/ that unique pensive expression - lovely old body w/ china arms - 18” tall - $1,995.

16. Wonderful all original “Kathe Kruse” celluloid child - this is the early much heavier type in amazing well kept condition - lovely hand painted facial features w/ heather blue eyes and pensive pouty lips - still has original hanging tag - 16” tall - $795.

17. Two more wonderful all original compo kids from the “Patsy Family” by Effanbee A - Wonderful rare to find “Patsy Jr.” w/ sleep eyes & braids - excellent condition - all original -w/ bracelet - 11“ tall - $595. B - Another all original wonder - this is “Patsyette” dressed as a little Dutch girl w/ w/ wooden shoes - in her original box w/ bracelet - excellent condition - 9” tall - $695.

18. We have another very unique item for you - this is a German pressed tin kitchen stove - w/ original cream painted finish - embossed brass oven doors & towel bar - original blue enamel cook wear & tin water boiler w/ side spigot - excellent condition - marked Germany - attributed to Maerklin - 12” x 10” x 6” - $995.

19. Extremely rare & handsome “Tommy Tucker” by Bruno Schmidt - mold #2048 - exceptional fine quality bisque w/ fresh out of the mold eminence - solid dome head w/ molded, parted caramel shaded hair wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed German compo body - 25” tall - $1,995.

20. Rare & wonderful as she could possibly be is this wondrous “Figure A” French bébé by Jules Steiner flawless hand pressed French bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding breathtaking chestnut brown paperweight eyes w/. early dark outline - closed pouty mouth with just a hint of a smile & rose petal shading - original paper pate original early Steiner body - truly exceptionally beautiful - 21” tall - $6,500.

21. Exceptionally beautiful Steiner bébé in her lovely antique pink silk frock - $6,500.

22. Extremely rare & ever so desirable is this all original lovely brown bisque fashion bebe by Gaultier hand poured French bisque w/ exceptional quality & presence & a lovely soft coco shading - - glorious hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over soft wistful lashes - early dark outlined enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w soft rose shading &/ just a hint of a smile - original firm upright brown body - wonderful original antique clothing - 14” tall - $4,995.

23. So you can see her lovely frock!

24. Extremely rare very early Kestner character boy from the upper 100 series - mold #186 - exceptional high quality hand poured bisque w/ wondrous hand painted features - soft arched feathered brows over honey brown upturned painted eyes - rare open/closed mouth w/molded teeth - soft amber shading original fully jointed Kestner body - 18” tall - $4,995.

25. Wonderful English wooden doll house made by Triang - two story English tutor house w/ half timbers style in a unique rustic manner - six pane metal framed window w/ original cellophane & interior curtains

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26. Wonderful large size early beauty by Bergman w/ that very distinctive face that only Simon & Halbig could make - wondrous high quality bisque w/ exceptional hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ fur upper lashes - slightly open mouth w/ outlined soft amber shading - original fully jointed German body - lovely antique two piece silk frock -nice big 32” size - $1,2995.

27. Wonderful sweet little brown bisque baby by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #126 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over wondrous chestnut brown sleep eye - slightly open smiling mouth w/ ruby red shading - original five piece baby body -11” tall - 1,495.

28. Another wonderful sweet small size brown bisque character child - this one is made by Simon & Halbig - mold # 1079 - exceptional high quality hand poured German bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over lovely chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft cherry shading - original fully jointed compo body - 10” tall - $1,495.

29. A truly lovely large size fashion of exceptional quality from the house of Francois Gaultier - superior pristine flawless bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over soft wistful lashes - surrounding early almond shaped eyes -lovely cornflower blue paperweight eyes w/ early dark outline - outlined pouty lips w/ soft rose shading & just a hint of a smile - firm upright body - lovely old antique fashion gown - 22” tall - $3,995.

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31. Wonderful & oh so rare to find character child by Gebruder Heubach - mold # 7604 lovely small shelf size edition of the laughing boy w/ two lower teeth - wondrous hand poured pink bisque w/ exceptional hand painted facial features - soft fawn shaded brows over deep intaglio blue eyes - rare open/ closed mouth w/ two molded lower teeth - fully jointed body w/ early straight wrist - 11” tall - $995.

32. Wonderful - rare to find - all original Asian soldier by Schoenau & Hoffmeister exceptional high quality bisque w/very unique facial painting - high arched feathered brows over extreme almond shaped eyes w/ chestnut brown paperweight eyes slightly open pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original early straight wrist body - 9” tall - $1,295.

33. Well - does she take your breath away? You bet she does - what a classic beauty - rare & wonderful as she could possibly be is this oh so desirable French bebe by Henri Alexandre know as the “Bebe Phenix” - wondrous hand poured French bisque w/ utterly amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over wistful lashes surrounding early dark outlined enormous chestnut brown paper weight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading & just a hint of a smile - lovely early applied ears original French body - 25” tall - 25” tall - $6,500.

34. Another rare & wondrous little beauty made for the French tourist - know as the Belton - this rare little beauty looks just like the amazing “cartouche” Jumeau bebe - wondrous pale flawless bisque w/ artist quality hand painted facial features - soft feathered arched brows over enormous early dark outlined chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ outlined soft rose shading - original early straight wrist body - 13” tall - $2,495.

35. Lovely early Lenci dressed in her wonderful winter frock - exceptionally beautiful face w/ lovely hand painted features - side glancing hazel brown eyes and that pert pouty mouth - beautiful red felt and organdy dress w/ an amusing fur muff - original Lenci tag - 15” tall - $1,795.

36. Wonderful all original Lenci Mascotte of a Liguria surprised eyed brown eyed boy excellent unplayed with condition - two original hanging tags - 9” tall - $695.

37. Always desirable are these lovely glass eyed pouty character kids from the house of Heubach - this one is mold # 7247 - pristine flawless pink bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes - super exaggerated pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original signed body - 14” tall - $2,995.

38. Another wonderful rare to find compo character child - this one is by Madame Alexander - always desirable large size “bridesmaid” from the bridal collection of 1940 - this Wendy Ann face has great compo w/ enormous sky blue eyes & that lovely heavy eye shadow original tagged dress - lovely mohair wig - 21” tall - $1,295.

39. Wonderful Heubach Toddler w/ such a sweet face - wondrous happy mold # 300 w/ exceptional bisque & first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/two teeth - to add to her wonderment & delight she is on an adorable five piece toddler body w/ those always desirable starfish hands - 11”tall $895.

40. Another precious little all original compo doll - what a great face little miss three face “Trudy” has - she laughs - she cries & she sleeps - excellent condition w/ turning knob on top of head - utterly adorable - 14” tall - $695.

41. Another rare & wonderful early treasure - this never to be found very early PaperMache lady w/ partially exposed breast - marked “lC” on her back - amazing molded very detail hair and yes even a bonnet - she has very rare reverse painted glass eyes of a lovely cobalt color - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - nice old body w/ hand carved wood arms - 19” tall - $1,995.

42. A truly lovely large size character child made for the French tourist - exceptional hand poured pale bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading - note the adorable dimple in her chin - original early straight wrist body - 28” tall - $1,995.

43. Ever so rare & always desirable is this never to be found brown bisque “Hilda” by Kestner - mold #245 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out if the mold quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over beautiful chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - rare petite size - 12” tall - $3,495.

44. Exquisite closed mouth wax over papier-mache character child (circa 1870) exceptional condition w/ wondrous hand painted facial features -w/ arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ rose petal pink shading - original body - 16” tall - $795.

45. Rare & wonderful as she could possibly be is this amazing 1850’s china - center parted in the front w/ those always desirable brushstrokes - her hair is held back by three sets of ribbons - in front of a large over comb - the back consist of two braided cluster buns w/ curls that hang down on her lovely neck - fully exposed ears wonderful old china body w/ china arms & legs - 18” tall - $2,995.

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8. 22” FG marked FG in a scroll, lovely blue pw eyes, orig. mohair wig, closed mouth, on a rare marked Gesland body. Top one ear repaired, some repaint on compo. shoulderplate, arms, and legs. Redressed in proper clothing. $3,200 9. 11 ½” celluloid baby boy marked USA, but obviously using German mold as this is a German character baby mold. Dressed in antique blue coveralls, ptd. Eyes $125 10. 22” Simon-Halbig DEP 99 girl, ball jointed compo. body, lovely face, hh wig, brn sl eyes, has wig pulls at crown rim, sm chip at one earring hole $250 11. Full view of Steiner picture #7 12. 3/4 view of Tete Jumeau picture #3 13. Full view Emma Clear picture #6 14. 5 ½” jointed leg Nancy Ann Story Book “Pretty As a Picture”, has wrist tag and box (not shown), adorable $125 15. 3/4 view of Simon-Halbig picture #5 16. 17” early Madame Alexander cloth doll, all original, mohair curls, little mending and some small holes in costume, o/w excellent condition $150 17. 5” long, wigged bathing beauty, lovely facial features, nice bisque, two tiny chips on bottom at pour hole. $450

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Happy Birthday Daisy THE 1911 “LADIES HOME JOURNAL” PREMIUM

by Donelle Denery

First Daisy page which appeared 3/15/1911.

At this year’s UFDC national antique competitive exhibit, the blue ribbon winning Daisy went to Judith Smart.

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To understand the phenomenal popularity of Daisy, we need to understand the roots of where she came from. It all started with a paper doll…

At the turn of the 20th century, it was common for middle class families to have domestic help in their homes.

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Daisy in her bridal gown, made from the April 15, 1911 pattern. UFDC Special Exhibit, 2004, Kansas City, KS.

There were a number of magazines published at this time which were aimed at married women who were homemakers with husbands and children, rather than single and working women. A homemaker’s role was to be in charge of her household which often included directing the domestic help and sewing for her family. The multiple magazines published specifically for women competed in a crowded market. It took clever marketing to sustain and grow readership.

Edward Bok, the editor of Ladies Home Journal (LHJ) from 1889 - 1919, clearly understood what sold magazines. To stimulate readership, he hired Boston area artist Sheila Young to create a paper doll series for the magazine. Her first page, in October 1908, titled “The Lettie Lane Paper Family”, featured two dolls, one of them looking quite a bit like the future Daisy. The Lettie Lane paper dolls appeared in almost every issue from October 1908 until December 1912. After a lapse of over three years, in March 1915, Lettie Lane introduced her friend Betty Bonnet. The Betty Bonnet series ran until 1918.

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mentioned. It read: “A Lettie Lane Doll Will Really Come to Life. How? Just wait and see. Ask your mother to subscribe to The Journal now so that you will be sure not to miss it.”

Finally, the suspense was over with the March 15, 1911 issue when Daisy was prominently announced on the Lettie Lane page. Daisy related pages appeared five times in the LHJ in 1911. The information at the bottom of each of the five pages was similar. What a child had to do to receive the doll was described – 3 subscriptions, of which only one could be a renewal, had to be sold at $1.50 each; when the $4.50 was mailed in the child received the doll in her chemise, shoes and socks with a pattern for all the outfits shown on that month’s paper doll page. Additional copies of the pattern could be ordered from the LHJ pattern bureau for 10 cents post-free.

In conjunction with the Daisy premium, the LHJ ran a sewing contest twice – this was the second surprise. The first sewing contest was in the March, 15th issue. To compete in the contest, the child had to make the four outfits from the pattern provided with the doll and mail the outfits in by April 25th. It is amazing that children had time to sell their subscriptions, send the money in, receive the doll and pattern, make the four outfits and mail them all in just under six weeks! But, mail them in they did. The August 8th, 1911 issue listed all the winners. The first place winner received a prize of $25, second place $15 and sixty third place winners of $1 each. All the children’s names and states were listed. It was noted: “The workmanship of the second prize winner is especially worthy of recognition, as this little girl has only one arm – the left – and every stitch in the outfit was done with her one hand.”

As promised, Daisy appeared next in the April 15th, 1911 LHJ “The Bridal Number”. Her third occurrence on June 15th, 1911 showed the doll in her vacation clothes. This time instead of being on page 4, Daisy was much further to the back of the magazine. Daisy’s fourth installment appeared on page 52 of the October 10th, 1911 issue in her school clothes. Daisy’s last appearance was on page 25 of the December 11th, 1911 issue wearing her Christmas clothes. Was the LHJ hoping children wouldn’t find Daisy as easily with the placement of these pages?

While France had Bleuette (introduced in 1905), the United States had Daisy in 1911. In a very similar manner, both Bleuette and Daisy served not only as a play toy but also as a model for children to learn to sew.

Daisy was extremely popular. So much so that LHJ ordered 26,000 dolls as part of the premium.

The LHJ initially ordered 5,000 dolls which the magazine reported were “gone before we knew it”. The magazine reported that they “cabled to

Daisy in her school clothes. UFDC Special Exhibit, 2004, Kansas City, KS.

Daisy in her vacation clothes. UFDC Special Exhibit, 2004, Kansas City, KS.

Germany, for there is where Daisy is made, and we finally got 1500 more. But, those were all taken before they came, for more orders were waiting than there were dolls.” Because the initial factory could not keep up with the extraordinary demand, “we started another factory in Germany at work, but our order was something huge: 16,000 more dolls we wanted, and never had those quiet German workers had such an order at one time.” The dolls came with the pattern set of the clothes shown on the Daisy page when the child sent in the subscriptions. A number of the original Daisy’s have been found in their original boxes with their original pattern set.

Atha Kahler, who did research on Daisy starting in the 1960’s when many of the people who participated in the premium were still alive, was able to document the sequence of dolls.

It appears that the first 6,500 dolls were a Kestner 171. The second factory appears to have been Heinrich Handwerck

whose heads were made by Simon and Halbig.

It is unknown who made the last order of 3,500 dolls although it is known that some of the dolls with the fifth pattern were Handwerck dolls.

The dolls for the premium were: approximately 18 inches tall, had blonde mohair wigs (side part), blue sleep eyes, bottom eye lashes were painted straight down, upper lashes were fur/mohair (NOT painted), on a composition ball jointed body, open mouth with 4 teeth. The heads were marked as follows: Kestner: Made in Handwerck: C½7½ Germany Germany Heinrich Handwerck 171 Simon & Halbig 10 1 The number 1 on the later doll is close to the neck socket and on the upper forehead near the rim has a W which stood for wimpern and indicated the doll had upper eyelashes of fur/ mohair.

By all accounts, LHJ’s Daisy premium was very successful. In 1910, the circulation of the LHJ was 1.5 million copies. At the end of 1911, this had increased to 1.6 million! Quite likely much of the 100,000 subscription increase was due to Daisy!

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Daisy in her Christmas dress, shown in the final paper doll page in the 12/11/1911 issue of LHJ. UFDC Special Exhibit, 2004, Kansas City, KS.

The continuously running Lettie Lane paper doll pages ended with the fifth Daisy page in December 1911. However, perhaps hoping to once again stimulate increased subscriptions, LHJ ran a premium for a Lettie Lane doll house and doll in both November and December 1912. This doll is shown in Madeline Merrill’s book, “The Art of Dolls”, on page 356. Very few of the original doll houses are known to exist (watch for a future article in this magazine).

For all of us who love Daisy, we are fortunate that Atha Kahler conducted her research while many of Daisy’s original owners were still alive! In 2004, Atha revised her original book, “Lettie Lane’s Daisy, The Doll That Really Came to Life”, and chaired a “Special Exhibit” on Daisy at the UFDC national convention in Kansas City. The exhibit featured posters size copies of the paper doll pages, original dolls and all the outfits made from the patterns for Daisy. In addition, in 1974, Mary Kiley published an article in the Doll Collectors of America Bulletin entitled “Lettie Lane and Her Doll Daisy”. Residing in the same area that Sheila Young lived, Mary did extensive research on Sheila Young and spoke with people who had known her. Both Atha and Mary have been extremely generous in providing me key information. Both ladies played a key role in my purchase of a mint in box, uncut copy of Lettie Lane’s doll house and furniture. I am very grateful to them both so that I can share this information with other doll lovers!

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Learning About American-Made Dolls

by Ursula R. Mertz Photos Christopher Partridge

Group of carnival dolls in their original costumes.

Partial page from Butler Brothers Holiday Catalogue of 1918 – Note the bathing costume for the girl and the 29” baby.

hese days, one seldom sees carnival dolls at doll shows or auctions.

Most of them are unusually large, about thirty inches tall. Even though all have well-modeled character heads resembling real children, one might overlook them anyway, because their cloth bodies and limbs are rather crudely stuffed with excelsior, and they are jointed with metal or cardboard disks on the outside of the limbs, not very attractive looking.

When I discovered my first carnival doll I was fascinated by the fact that it looked like a real little boy. His protruding ears caught my attention. I was hooked and took him home. Some thirty years later, he is still one of my favorite dolls.

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Dutch girl marked Elektra T.N.C. // Copyright – All original. Note the upturned felt Dutch shoes. – The “Coleman Encyclopedia” states that in 1914, Ferdinand Pany designed three heads for Elektra, a boy’s head w/ parted hair, a girl’s with hair ribbon and a black one. It is assumed that this girl’s, that of the Uncle Sam with top hat and the Jockey’s were designed by Ferdinand Pany.

Neutrality Kid – illustrated in the 1916 Butler Brothers Holiday Catalogue. One of these has never been seen.

This doll was produced by the Averill Mfg. Co. of New York City, as evidenced by the very typical Dutch felt costume, sold by them for many years.

Uncle Sam with felt top hat, marked Elektra T.N.C. // Copyright He is all original. Note his goatskin beard, which has been nailed on.

Close up of Dutch girl, showing her large molded hair bow.

Soon, additional carnival dolls joined my collection, some of them even representing famous personalities, such as Charlie Chaplin, Teddy Roosevelt and Uncle Sam. Most of them seem to have represented males, but along came a Dutch girl in her original costume, and a friend of mine has a carnival doll dressed as a nurse.

All were sold in costume. The well known wholesale house, Butler Brothers, described them in their 1916

Another Uncle Sam in all original outfit.

He has one shoe missing. Note his well- preserved paper hat.

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Full page ad dated January 1921, placed by the Central Doll Mfg. Co., advertising themselves among others as “Specialists in 30-inch Carnival Dolls.”

This girl was also available with electric eyes, operated by a battery in her body (it still works!). This version may have been sold by the Politzer Company.

Collection of Ginger Strain.

The same girl is seen here wax coated and with lovely glass eyes. Collection of Ginger Strain.

catalogue as large size character dolls that will make an exceptional show piece as well as a plaything that could be dressed in children’s clothes. Other companies advertised these large toys as carnival dolls.

Many companies may have offered these dolls for sale. Only a few of them advertised in the trade magazines. The dolls were for sale for at least ten years, from the teens through the early twenties.

I had always wondered if these dolls had ever been toys that children treasured and played with. How happy was I when my good friend, Ginger Strain, shared with me her collection of old photographs

In the Central Doll Mfg. Company ad, this doll is dressed as a nurse. The head may also have been used for the Butler Brothers bathing doll. Ginger Strain’s version of this doll has electric eyes, making it very obvious that the same head may have been used by several companies.

Jockey marked Elektra T.N.C. // Copyright. He is all original. Tips of boots have been repaired.

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Charlie Chaplin, an unauthorized version.

All original except tie, hat and cane.

Note the upturned molded shoes, so typical of the real Charlie Chaplin. All the other carnival dolls have cloth feet.

An all original Scotsman with wonderfully shaded auburn hair.

This doll was obviously meant to represent Teddy Roosevelt with his monocle and mustache on upper lip. All original except belt and boots.

This black boy is a rare mechanical doll. His body consists of a wooden box covered with cloth and lightly stuffed with excelsior under the cloth on the sides and in back. Contained within is a tin container with screw top and brass fittings attached. This container would have been filled with water. When the right leg is lifted the little boy would wet his pants. A mama crier is imbedded in his wooden chest. This is not a prototype. Another one of these dolls was reported by a collector from the Mid West.

showing children beaming at the photographer with carnival dolls in their arms or sitting by their feet, some of them seen in their original clothes, others already wearing children’s outfits.

Only the Elektra Toy & Novelty Company of New York City marked their dolls. The firm was in existence from 1910-1920. An illustrated ad placed by Elektra in the trade magazine Playthings in 1915, showed four of these large dolls dressed in attractive costumes (see More Twentieth Century Dolls, Vol. II, pg. 749, by Johana Gast Anderton.).

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This Yama Yama is also wearing his original clothes, and his smile is very appealing.

Ginger Strain collection.

This sour looking Yama Yama has a replaced ruff and shoes.

This is my favorite boy with the protruding ears. Note his well-modeled eyebrows and lids. He obviously has been played with a lot, as his face is very faded.

(clown), Funny Boy, Neutrality Kid and “Bathing Maid,� the latter wearing an old fashioned bathing suit with matching cap.

Funny Boy was obviously supposed to represent Charley Chaplin. At the time the Louis Amberg & Son Company had exclusive rights to that name, and Butler Brothers could not use it.

In their Christmas catalogue of 1918, Butler Brothers were again offering the bathing girl.

Apparently, the next three offerings, Yama Yama (the clown), Baby and Comic were produced by the New Era Novelty Co.

This child features bent legs and came with his original long slip. As seen in the Butler Brothers 1918 catalogue, this type doll was dressed in a long gown and cap.

This all original Yama Yama features inset glass eyes and a lovely, pensive expression. Ginger Strain collection.

One of the few girls in this group and a rare find. I had never seen her before. Ginger Strain collection.

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This young man came with a well fitting little boy’s suit on. He is a favorite. He too was well played with, and his head has been restored.

An interesting character face with a lovely smile

Half page “Playthings” ad placed by the Politzer Toy Mfg. Co., Inc., also makers of dolls and stuffed toys with electric eyes. Dolls available in sizes 26 and 32.”

This charming clown is the kid in this group. He is only 24 inches tall. All original, replaced shoes.

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A half page ad in Playthings dated June 1914, placed by the Politzer Toy Mfg. Co., Inc., of New York City, advertised a soldier, sailor and baseball doll. They pointed out that their dolls were “correctly” (authentically?) uniformed and that the baseball dolls display the insignia of the major leagues. Politzer offered their dolls in two sizes: 26 and 32.” They also sold dolls and animals with “electric eyes” (battery operated).

Star Toy & Novelty Mfg. Co., of New York City advertised a Yama Yama Kid in Playthings in July of 1915.

He was pictured in striped suit and matching pointed cap. The ad claimed that they also had baseball boys and jockeys available in sizes 19, 25 and 30”.

In a full page ad in the trade magazine Toys And Novelties of January 1921, the Central Doll Mfg. Co. of New York City advertised stuffed toys and character dolls. This ad featured a soldier, nurse, sailor and clown doll.

This head is marked with the number 802.

His expressive face is very appealing and the hair beautifully modeled. He features concave pupils which give the eyes a lively expression.

Last but not least, this is another favorite of mine because of his seemingly mischievous smile.

In the photos, only the dolls dressed in original costumes are shown full length.

We are lucky to be able to include three all original Yama Yamas, one with inset glass eyes. Only one is shown full length. It was felt that close up views of all the other dolls would showcase their character faces to better advantage.

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The Story of a Brilliant Dollmaker:

Bernard Ravca

by Anna May Case

I Dwight D. Eisenhower, papier-mache head, 23 inches.

General Grant, 26 inches.

Revolutionary French General, 26 inches.

Gentle country folk were a favorite theme for Ravca dolls. This couple measure 21-23 inches.

n St. Petersburg, Russia on March 13, 1904 Bernard Ravca was born. Unfortunately, the Bolshevik Revolution was underway, forcing the family to flee to Paris, France.

Bernard’s dream was to attend medical school, but his father’s early death changed his plans. He took a job in a doll-making studio on the Rue Bleue, near his home in Paris, hoping to save money for medical school. His job was painting silk fabric for scarves and doll faces.

Frustrated and unable to be creative in his job, he opened up his own studio in the artist section of Paris, employing a group of talented Russian exiles, members of the nobility, who had also fled from the Russian Revolution. This distinguished group included Princess BcovitchTcherkassky, whose husband was Governor General of the Caucus under the Czar, several countesses, a woman whose husband had been president of the Russian equivalent of West Point, a prominent Polish baroness who was the widow of a Russian General, Miss Ally Orav, an Estonian who later became a prima donna of the French Opera, and the wives of several prominent Don-Cossacks.

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Laurel and Hardy, papier mache heads, 21 and 23 inches, were purchased from the Richard Wright Collection of Dolls conducted by Skinner’s.

Louisiana pirate and patriot, Jean Lafitte, 10 inches.

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A group of elderly village characters, each about 10 inches tall.

for the hair. The majority of dolls range from seven to twenty-two inches although larger dolls, even life-size were made. Bodies were cotton or straw stuffed.

He also used a papier mache/composition type substance for the heads as well as an unbreakable plastic-type material.

The most elusive Ravca’s are his rare bread crumb dolls, which he claimed could only be made with French, not American bread because of the consistency.

Dolls are marked with paper tags, sometimes handwritten. There are three types of printed tags:

Ravca enjoyed making depictions of elderly people. This fisherman couple is approximately 20 inches tall.

There is amazing detail in these tiny bread crumb dolls, only made as Ravca said from real French bread (American bread didn’t crumble correctly). They measure a little over 4 inches.

Melanie and Ashley from “Gone With the Wind,” 9-1/2 inches.

Henry VIII and his wives, each with identifying tag.

The heads are made of a special type of plastic.

A doll made by Ravca’s wife, Frances Diecks.

a round tag saying “Original Ravca and “Fabrication Francaise,” a rectangular tag stating “Original Ravca, Paris and a tiny tag reading “Original Ravca-Paris-New York.”

The dolls nearly always retain their original tags and clothing.

Success came early to Ravca when one day an English lord ordered a pair of French character dolls for his wife.

The dolls so impressed the Englishman and his friends that orders soon began flooding in. Another important break came in 1924 when he was asked to create a doll depicting Marguerite from Faust. Using the slogan, “Real People Dolls, he began in earnest creating likenesses of well known actors, royalty, presidents and most familiar to collectors, dolls representing the French peasantry, elderly couples with stooped shoulders and gnarled hands.

In 1937 he won a gold medal at the Paris Exposition followed by a commission to make fifty French regional dolls to decorate the rooms occupied by Princess Elizabeth on a trip to Paris.

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The Duke of Windsor and Winston Churchill, 9-1/2 inches.

Revolutionary War soldiers, 17 inches.

Card players, 17 inches seated.

Bob Hope, 16-3/4 inches.

The head is a papier-mache composition.

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government sent him to the World’s Fair in New York where he displayed his life-size dolls in the French Pavillion. Tragically, it was during this time that Germany invaded France and Ravca was unable to return home. Many members of his family were lost during the war.

He set about establishing his doll business in the US and to help his native country toured with his dolls to raise money for the Free French War Relief.

Ravca met his soon to be wife, Frances Diecks, in 1942.

Already well on her way of achieving her goal of a career in art by the age of sixteen, she gained early acceptance into the prestigious New York School of Fine Arts (Parson’s). Shortly after graduation she spent the summer in Schenectady where she became acquainted with artists performing in the Mohawk Drama Festival. It was there that she began creating portrait dolls with special attention paid to the outstanding styles being featured in the productions. The doll she created which brought her fame was a portrait doll of Helen Hayes as Regina Victoria.

This produced a demand for her work and her dolls were soon being sold in the finest shops in the country.

While visiting a friend in New York City she received a postcard from Ravca who had heard of her dolls and wanted to meet her. Taking a friend along for “protection” she met with Ravca and began a correspondence with him. They married in 1943. Bernard Ravca became an American citizen in 1947.

They had an extraordinary respect and admiration for each other’s work and talent. Bernard was quoted saying, “Frances, in my opinion, is one of the best doll makers in the world.” Frances also worked in cotton and silk on padded wire armatures. Her subjects ranged from everyday life scenes to portraits, ballerinas, sprites, baby dolls and Presidents’ wives. She signed her name on the Ravca labels and sometimes labeled a dress hem with her name in large letters. Nevertheless, her husband was often given credit for her creations.

In correspondence sent to a Mrs. Smith in 1984 Bernard Ravca, who was then 80, reveals he was certainly not lacking in hubris.

He informed Mrs. Smith that the Ravca’s wished to liquidate

Three rabbis, Collection of Claire Dworkin, 20 inches seated.

their huge doll display for one third of its normal worth to “our faithful Ravca Doll addicts as well as to all patently dedicated doll collectors and distinguished art lovers.” He went on to describe “the bestowing, so to speak – of this once in a lifetime bonanza on deserving and appreciative connoisseurs – is most certainly a MUST! However, excellent taste, erudition and an all embracing knowledge of the Doll World – coupled with a deep-routed and absolutely ladylike behavior and above all – the so rarely to be found nowadays sense of “Noblease oblige” will be the expected prerequisites.

Hence – ONLY IF YOU THINK YOU QUALIFY – write to us. Our ardent aspiration – our ONLY desire is for creations not to fall into hands of those hopelessly limited, disastrously barbarous uncouth and often miserably invidious creatures who – as you know – abound us. As we’ve gone through the sixty long years of our doll making career – we started on December 26, 1924 – we strive to place our Children in appreciative, loving and hospitable homes. We won’t be richer or poorer – and our conscience will be clear!!!”

Obviously, the Ravcas thought highly of their work and wanted their dolls to go only to the best, the most deserving customers! At the closing he advises Mrs. Smith that the bulk of their estate will establish scholarships at Frances’ alma mater, Parsons and the Julliard School of Music.

Both Ravcas became members of the National Institute of American Doll Artists. Collectors commonly find Bernard Ravca’s peasant folk, so it is richly rewarding when one of his more unusual subjects is discovered. In July 2004 Withington Auctions held an auction featuring a large group of dolls from the personal collection of Bernard and Frances Ravca.

Upon their deaths, the collection was left to two friends who in turn left the doll inventory in their will. I was fortunate to add several Ravca dolls to my collection.

There is no mistaking the considerable abilities of this talented doll maker. His dolls are still quite affordable, and as many collectors will concur, undervalued.

Above: Unused photo postcards from the estate of Bernard and Frances Ravca, circa 1939, commemorating the first showing of Ravca dolls in the US. Frances is shown adjusting a doll in a movie star display.

Right: Ravca life-size dolls had to occupy two seats on their flight to the U.S.

References

Cloth Dolls by Linda Edward, Shiffer Publishing, 1997

Doll Talk for Collectors, Vol. 20, March-April 1974

Antique DOLL Collector, July 2004 Personal correspondence from Bernard Ravca to Mrs. Smith, dated October, 1984

Unless noted, dolls are from the collection of Anna May Case Bernard Ravca in an autographed portrait, 1963.

A special thank you to Withington Auctions

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Wax Fashion, maker unknown. Head, hands and shoes painted wax. Cloth body, blond mohair wig. All original clothes. Pictured cover of Doll News, fall 1988. Perfect wax doll $3700 Anne of Green Gables by Xenis 21”, #5 of 50. Hand painted artist doll 2001. Key wind music, fully articulated wood body.

Bleuette ready for Halloween, reproduction premier by Darlene Lane. $325 Hobo Series by Xenis 21”, #25 of 100. Hand painted, artist doll 2001. Key wind music, fully articulated wood body.

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News

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e all strive for all original, but unfortunately that is often impossible. Fortunately, for doll collectors there is a great resource of quality reproductions, Dollspart, the oldest doll supply company in the industry. Their newest catalog features anything and everything for dolls: mohair and human hair wigs, shoes and boots for French fashions as well as exclusive reproductions for many of the Tonner dolls, socks and underwear, hats, exquisite reproductions of Daisy’s most popular outfits (the premium doll turned 100 this year) and a great selection of patterns for Bleuette and French fashions, drafted from authentic originals. Dollspart makes it easy and provides details on how to measure for doll wigs and patterns. Darling French Fashion accessories include opera glasses, hair ornaments, watches, spectacles, jewelry, pocketbooks, fans, even ice skates! Look no further for boned fashion corsets, bustles and hoop petticoats based on La Poupée Modéle patterns.

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inherited this doll from my great grandmother. When you put the key in the doll’s bed and turn it to right, the doll is sits up, opens her eyes and moves forward with the smaller doll in her lap. Meanwhile it plays music. It is approximately 33 centimeters in length (13 inches). Can anyone tell me about it and provide a value? Tamas from Hungary Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above.

Frasher’s continued from page 15

Barrios French Poupee with striking presence in wonderful antique silk brocade bridal ensemble is just one of several choice poupees offered in the catalog.

The Lenci salon lady “Mara” is all-original as shown in 1930’s Lenci catalog. She retains vivid costume colors and nice complexion.

She will be accompanied by several other Lenci models in the November 5 auction.

Two early 18th century English carved wooden “Queen Anne” dolls pose together for their appearance at Frasher’s November 5 auction.

Exceedingly rare 14” French poupee with blown leather body by Pierre Vincent Clement with charming antique costume.

Who can resist this dainty 10” French bisque Steiner “Series A” bebe with sweet round face and red silk/satin couturier outfit posed with a beautiful French enamelware urn from the Sevres porcelain factory.

Stunningly beautiful early “Figure C” bebe

by Steiner has finest bisque and deep blue paperweight eyes and holds a fine silk and lace parasol with faux-bamboo handle.

Bebe Steiner Series A with short, round face and most delicate complexion renders a unique sweetness and charm.

Desirable Jumeau “E J” first generation bebe with early signature admiring a silkcovered French sedan chair circa 1875.

Two more examples of the Schoehut characters from their early years of production.

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A delight for the eyes is this 29” size 13 “Triste bebe” by Jumeau with intense blue eyes and luminous complexion; made all-themore beautiful in becoming pink silk costume, boots and stylish bonnet.

Sought-after Jumeau Bebe with cartouche incised mark is a mere 11” and wears a red silk couturier costume and signed shoes – stands aside a fine French glass dollhouse and ivory-handled parasol.

Precious Size 1 French bisque bebe

by Henri Delcroix is marked “Paris 1” and stands between two French ivory-handled silk parasols with lace and fringe trim.

A color catalog for this auction is available with pre-sale estimates and after-sale prices realized. The auction can also be viewed on liveauctioneers.com approximately three weeks prior to the auction. This will be a wonderful week-end for doll collectors plus an opportunity to view and acquire beautiful dolls and

One of the rarest of Schoenhut dolls is model 106 with carved and painted bonnet. She will be in the company of several early carvedhair models featured in the catalog.

accessories; not-to-mention the excitement of the auction scene and the company of like-minded doll collectors.

For more information or to order a catalog contact Frasher’s Doll Auctions, 2323 S. Mecklin School Rd., Oak Grove, MO 64075; phone 816-625-3786; email Frasher@aol.co.

Auction Gallery

Preview: Ron Rhoads to Sell Personal Collection of William B. Meyers, Master Silversmith

by Susan Grimshaw

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ood collections of fine miniatures appear on the auction block with regularity, but truly outstanding ones often sit quietly in someone’s home for decades before they suddenly surface. Such an example is the remarkably intact personal collection of sterling silverware crafted by renowned American silversmith William B. Meyers (18871958). Meyers was the preeminent miniature silversmith of the first half of the 20th century and his work is represented in museums throughout the United States and abroad.

Private collectors consider themselves lucky to own a single piece of his work and now Meyers’ heirs have decided to sell the artist’s personal collection of silverware and fine miniature furniture through Rhoads & Rhoads Auctioneers on November 19th.

After a four year apprenticeship with a silversmith, Meyers went to work for the Wilcox-Roth Co. in Newark, NJ, selling silverware throughout the northeastern U.S. while also doing some design work. By the age of 26 he was the sole owner. Renamed the William B. Meyers Co., it remained in business for over 50 years.

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It is fascinating to have Meyer’s beautiful drawings of this fine Victorian toilette set to compare with the finished product, and they will be kept together when offered to bidders. They are in a scale that is perfect for fashion dolls, but would look equally wonderful in a large antique dolls’ house.

Among the most desirable pieces in the collection are two pairs of Georgian mahogany knife boxes outfitted with spoons, forks and scrolled pistol-handled knives. The exquisite knife boxes with satinwood banding and interiors are very similar to a smaller pair by Eric Pearson that was sold earlier this year at the same auction house.

Among Meyers’ very first commissions were these elegant mahogany Duncan Phyfe saber-legged chairs with removable silk cushions. The finish is very fine and they are from a set of eight: six side chair and two carvers.

Following World War I, he turned the focus of his business into making exquisite full-size reproductions of antique Georgian and Regency silver. Some of those pieces he made in the 1920’s are in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. He also made many articles of Jewish ceremonial silver used in synagogues throughout North America.

In the late 1920’s, he began making miniature replicas of fine antique silver for his own pleasure, but was soon persuaded to produce miniatures commercially by a polished New York interior decorator and business woman named Emma Haig who had a shop in uptown Manhattan. She had an exclusive arrangement with Meyers and the pieces he made for her were at first unmarked and then later carried her name stamped on the undersides.

After Haig’s death in 1936, Meyers was finally able to legally market his miniatures under his own name. He devised his own hallmark: the letter “M” in Olde English script, and used this hallmark for the rest of his career on both miniatures and full-sized silverware. In the 1930’s and into the 1940’s, he commissioned beautifully finished miniature furniture from at least two different suppliers, and some pieces were offered for sale with his silverware. Elite retailers including Abercrombie & Fitch, Saks Fifth Avenue, Marshall Field, and Gumps carried his work. Prestigious public venues displayed his work; several of these catalogued pieces will be included in the Rhoads auction.

This is a truly unique collection. Imagine the excitement if the descendants of Paul Revere were to suddenly announce that a treasure trove of that famous silversmith’s work had been safely tucked away for generations and was suddenly coming to the marketplace.

For collectors of miniatures, this November 19th auction of William B. Meyers’ personal collection is sure to elicit comparable enthusiasm. For more information visit www. ronrhoads-auction.com

An instantly recognizable example of Meyer’s work is the set of graduated oval platters. These were sold with a small mahogany display stand to show them to best effect. The oval mahogany tea table with gracefully scalloped gallery is one of two such tables. Platters range in size from approximately 1” in diameter to over 2”.

These country furnishings are also noticeably smaller in scale than the more formal pieces in the collection. Because they were protected within glassed display cabinets, they are in mint condition for items eighty years old.

The mahogany used to make this wonderfully proportioned Chippendale chest of drawers is beautifully scaled and lends great realism to its appearance.

The fluted quarter columns are delicately carved and the escutcheons and drawer pulls are simply perfect.

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ecently added to the upcoming Bonham’s auction is this important size 11 A.T Bebe, 22 inches tall. It is estimated at £20,000 – 30,000.

Also included in the sale will be a good selection of French and German Dolls, including E.J.’s and Tete Jumeaus. Fashion dolls include a glazed china Madame Huret; German character dolls include K&R 109 Carl and 117 Mein Liebling, large size Oriental girl dolls by Simon and Halbig and Bruno Schmitt, a collection of fully furnished Moritz Gottschalk dolls houses and over 100 Schoenhut animals and circus people including a big top and circus ring.

Also to be offered are 150 lots of selected pieces from the famous Toy Museum in Davos, Switzerland to include Steiff dolls, boxed Lenci dolls, fine miniature dolls’ house pieces and accessories, Victorian games all bisque figurines and much more.

For more details see the ad on page 23. Visit www.bonhams.com/toys

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t Alderfer’s recent auction, a 10-1/2 inch Milliner’s Model with an unusual brown human hair Apollo hairstyle, in beautiful condition, went to a German buyer for $5,500. More Auction Results on page 72 ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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19-inch Izannah Walker with provenance sold for $18,480 at Withington during their August 18 and 19 sale. The doll came with the note, ”A gift to Mary Stevens Burdick at 10 years old in 1871, Newport, R.I.” Another wonderful cloth doll was this 19-inch Columbian in original clothes for $8360.

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gorgeous petite bebe by Leon Casimir Bru, only 12”, circa 1880 with lovely antique costume, undergarments and leather shoes sold for $9,500 (excluding buyer’s premium) at Theriault’s August 28 auction in Seattle, WA.

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weetbriar’s September 3 auction featured amazingly-mint dolls from the 1940’s and 1950’s. An Alexander Maggie as Alice in Wonderland was won for $2035.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Alderfer Auctions, 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440.

215-393-3023. www.alderferauction.com Bonhams, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, London SW7 1HH www.bonhams.com/toys

Which American Toy Co. was the largest in the world in 1908?

McMasters Harris Apple Tree Doll Auctions, 1625 West Church Street, Newark, OH 43055 800-842-3526 www.mcmastersharris.com

The A. Schoenhut Co. of Philadelphia, PA!

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t the recent McMasters Harris/Appletree Auctions this 19 inch Kammer and Reinhardt, mold 117A brought $2500.

Sweetbriar Auctions, P.O. Box 37, Earleville, MD 21919. 410275-2094 www.sweetbriarauctions.com Theriault’s, PO Box 151, Annapolis, MD 21404.

800-638-0422 www.theriaults.com Withington Auctions, 17 Atwood Road, Hillsborough, NH 03224. 603-478-3233. www.withinttonauction.com

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“Journey To Season’s Edge” Doll Auction October 25th & 26th, 2011 Tuesday October 25th at 1:00 P.M. Preview Tuesday October 25th (8 A.M. – 5 P.M.)

Discovery Lots and Dolls made after 1940: Himestedt, Fayzah Spanos, Heidi Ott, Alexander, Kruse, Gotz, Sasha, Doll Artist, Barbie, Steiff, Ginny, etc.

Wednesday October 26th at 10:00 A.M. Preview Wednesday October 26th (8 .A.M. – 10 A.M.)

Body Parts/Supplies, Doll Books, Dolls with wardrobes. German inc: S & H Migonnette w/ Trousseau, Bonnie Babe, Kestner, All Bisques, S & H, K*R, CM Bergmann, Just Me. Steiff/ Steiff Display. French-Fashion, Migonnette w/Trousseau, Jumeau, FG Automaton. Patsy, Alexander, Lenci, Artist Dolls, M.Hoyer, B. McCall, #3 Barbie with original wardrobe, Schoenhut, RAVCA, Papier Mache, China/Parians, Creche Figures/Primitives. Philadelphia Baby. Large Collection of Black/Ethnic. German Veggie Candy Containers/nodders and much more!

12:00 Noon Artfact Online Bidding Begins. Select Items To Be Sold Online

Roxanne LeMay Morison, Doll Consultant Terms: All announcements made on auction day shall take precedence over previously distributed information. Everything is sold as-is and where-is payable day of auction. 13% Buyers Premium with a 3% discount for cash and acceptable check. MC, VISA and Discover accepted.

Call 215.393.3036 for $20 catalog package (including color Artfact catalog) or view online.

501 Fairgrounds Rd., Hatfield, PA 19440 215.393.3023 • 800.577.8849 ext 3023

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SARA BERNSTEIN DOLLS

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Outstanding 10-1/2” size 1 FG Block bebe with bisque hands!

Please call or email for price.

santiqbebe@aol.com Visit my website and view Quality Dolls at affordable prices. 100’s of pictures and prices.

www.sarabernsteindolls.com www.sarabernsteindolls.rubylane.com A pair of early Kestner Dolls. They are dressed as a bride and groom, all original outfits. She has straight wrists and is marked on her head x. Her eyes are blue and she has a blonde mohair wig, 15 inches tall. The groom is 16 inches tall on a ball jointed body with red hair and is marked xi. $8000.00 pair. Esther Schwartz – Items of Antiquity. Visit my website: www.itemsofantiquity.com – Antique Dolls, Compacts, Purses, Jewelry & Collectibles. Phone 203-387-2893 or email: Esther@itemsofantiquity.com

www.abidolls.com 925-687-0334

BABES FROM THE WOODS

Hand carved wooden Queen Anne style dolls

by Kathy Patterson toysintheattic@sympatico.ca Ph. 705-489-1046

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Victorian Retreat Antique Dolls Quality Dolls at Reasonable Prices Lynne Shoblom 928-445-5908 or 928-713-1909 cell email: victorianretreat@msn.com Member UFDC Credit Cards and Paypal accepted Generous Layaway Plan

Rare and Fabulous 25” Gebruder Heubach 5689 smiling character child. She is all original (except for her antique hat and pinafore), perfect beautiful bisque, huge blue sleep eyes and a darling smiling mouth. She is on her minty fully jointed body and has her original blond mohair wig. Her clothes are wonderful! What a treasure! $3195

Visit my site at www.victorianretreat.rubylane.com

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Come Celebrate with Rose Percy, Duty’s Most Faithful Child and Commemorate Her 150 Years of Charitable Service The Event Please join the members of the Doll Scholars of Southeastern Wisconsin for a premier charitable fundraising event. A limited number of registered attendees will be treated to a very full day of festivities that include a luncheon, a specially created program about Rose Percy, deluxe helpers and shopping opportunities, plus each attendee will receive a copy of the beautifully illustrated book about Rose, her possessions and her life.

Please note that the exclusive book will only be made available to registered guests at Rose’s events.

When Saturday May 19, 2012 Registration – 8am to 9:30am Event – 9am to 2pm

Where The Historic

 PFISTER HOTEL  424 East Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202 800.558.8222 Mention the Rose Percy Event for a Special Room Rate (Limited Room Block)

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To Register Complete the Registration Form below and mail it, along with the $145 per person registration fee To: Peggy Oberbeck Event Registar 6707 Maple Terrace Wauwatosa, WI 53213 pegoberbeck@gmail.com

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The Remarkable Rose Percy Luncheon Event

October 1, 2011

EMPORIUM continued from page 74 Avgusta’s Bisque Dolls www.abidolls.com 925-687-0334 Extremely rare 19” portrait character by Fritz Biershenk, mold 616.

Museum doll! $17,500

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

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Future Show Date: October 6, 2012 For reservation or information contact: Barbara Kouri P. O. Box 6806 Burbank, CA 91510-6806 (818) 767-4172

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Everything Needed for the Well Appointed Doll Collection

Presented by: Barbara Kouri Member of U.F.D.C. (818) 767-4172

Rare 16” Heubach 8590 Googly w/ wonderful molded locks of hair, wide blue painted side glancing eyes with white eye dots & wonderful clever mouth.

Original wood and composition body. Dressed for autumn in his blue knit sweater & matching tam (not shown). Incised Heubach 8 8590. Please Call!

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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.

5/21-10/16 Bellevue, WA. Summer Exhibit “Shhh-Fairies, Gnomes, and Woodland Creatures”. Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. 425-455-1116.

9/16-12/31 High Point, NC. “Antique Joys & Toys for Girls & Boys” by Michael & Gayle Hansen. High Point Doll & Miniature Museum.

336-885-3655. dollandminiature@northstate.net 10/5-3/11 Paris, France. Exquisite Ephemera. Musee de la Poupee. 01 42 72 73 11. boutique.musee@noos.fr. www.museedelapoupeeparis.com.

10/15-4/9 Basel, Switzerland. Eyewear Exhibition. Doll’s House Museum.

Laura Sinanovitch. +41 (0)61 225 95 97. www.puppenhausmuseum.ch.

OCTOBER

1 Caldwell, ID. Doll & Bear Show & Luncheon. Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Hello Dollie Doll Club. 208-454-8169. diecastdolls@hotmail.com 1 Escondido, CA. Annual Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection.

Southwind Doll Club. Frances Johnson. 760-728-6830.

1 Glendale, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Glendale Civic Auditorium.

Barbara Kouri. 818-767-4172. happydolling@aol.com 1 Mesa, AZ. Doll & Bear Show. Dobson Ranch Inn. Valley of the Sun Doll Club. 480-831-9081.

1 Morganton, NC. Annual Southeastern Doll Show. Collett St. Rec. Ctr. 828-893-0640. dollsanddesign@embarqmail.com.

1 Nashua, NH. Region 15 UFDC Conference Public Salesroom Day. Radisson Hotel. Granite State Doll Club. 802-722-3085. benzaiajc@yahoo.com 1 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll Show. Utah Fairpark. Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

2 Edmonton, AB. Antique & Collectible Sale of Dolls & Teddy Bears & Toys. Alberta Aviation Museum. Doll Club of Edmonton.

780-485-3025.

2 Plymouth, MN. Dolls & Bears OH MY! Show. Crown Plaza Hotel.

Bernadette Able. 612-821-0606. dolls_toys_bears_ohmy@yahoo.com.

6-8 Ladenburg, Germany. Big Toy-Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH. Gotz C. Seidel. 0049(0)6203-13014.

Fax 0049(0)6203-17193. spielzeugauktion@t-online.de www.spielzeugauktion.de.

8 Fletcher, NC. Land O’Sky Doll Club Fall Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Center. Lue Gravely. 828-883-4899.

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

8 Myrtle Beach, SC. Doll & Bear Show. Lakewood Campgrounds Conf. Ctr. Knight Shows. 803-783-8049.

8 Sparks, NV. Reno Doll & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Holiday Inn. Melinda Natzel. 775-342-7629. melindasdolls.com 8 W. Covina, CA. Artists Sale Dolls & Bears & Miniatures. W. Covina Elk’s Lodge. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com.

8-9 ONLINE. Doll Show. www.onlinedollshow.com. Rachel Freimark.

810-444-5320. fries512@aol.com.

9 Anaheim, CA. Fall Dolls & Bears & Jewelry Collector’s Show.

Anaheim Plaza Hotel. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com.

9 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. Drummer Boys Show. 978-535-4811. www.bornsteinshows.com 9 Flint, MI. Doll Show. Dom Polski Hall. Flint Barbie Club. Sue. 810-639-2353.

9 Hershey, PA. Doll & Toy Show. Granada Gym. Central Penn Doll Collectors. Juanita. 717-567-9553.

9 Mounds View, MN. 8th Annual Doll Fall Show. Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. 507-864-3073. carol@cpromotionsplus.com 9 New Hope, PA. Doll Show. Eagle Fire Hall. Mark Lehmann – Promoter. 215-657-2477.

9 Sydney, Australia. Antique Dolls & Bears & Toys & Accessories Auction. Carrington Hotel. Aalders Auctions. +61 2 9519 0914 Fax +61 2 8964 9642. aaldersauctions@optusnet.com.au.

15 Austin, TX. 36th Annual Doll Show. Travis County Expo Ctr. Austin Doll Collectors Society. Sharon Weintraub. 512-323-9639. bblady@onr.com.

15 Palmetto, GA. Peachtree Doll Collectors Annual Show & Sale.

9250 Hutchinson Ferry Rd. Brenda Welker. 770-579-9404. bwelker@bellsouth.net.

15 Pasadena, CA. Antique & Collectible Doll Show & Sale. Elks Lodge.

Forever Young. 818-368-4648. sandkline@socal.rr.com.

15 Pleasanton, CA. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Herman Shows. 925-947-1572.

15-16 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Puyallup Fair & Event Center. Dorothy Drake. info@dolls4all.com.

16 Buffalo, NY. 25th Annual Antique & Contemporary Doll Show.

Holiday Inn. Niagara Frontier Doll Club. Joan Malone. 716-8752641. kirsch.wa@gmail.com.

16 DeWitt, MI. Lansing Doll Show. DeWitt Banquet Conference Ctr. 269-599-1511. sjbbetsys@comcast.net 16 Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. Annual Doll Sale. Best Western.

Manitoba Doll Club. Sharon Wilde. 204-694-5399.

16 Wausau, WI. Altrusa Annual Doll & Toy Show. St. Matthew’s Gym. daclancey@msn.com. http://wausaualtrusa.org.

19-21 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction Show & Sale. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. withington@conknet.com www.withingtonauction.com 21-23 Bellevue, WA. NADDA Antique Doll Show & Sale Special Event.

Embassy Suites Seattle. 425-644-2500. www. NADDA.org.

22 Albany, NY. Annual Doll Show. St. Sophia Church. Shaker Doll Club. Ann VanDervort. 518-439-6576.

22 Memphis, TN. Annual Doll Show & Sale. Agricenter International.

Southern Belles Doll Club. bearyuniquebears@msn.com.

22-23 St. Charles, IL. Doll Show & Sale. Kane County Fairgrounds.

Antique World Shows. 847-800-3009. www.chicagotoyshow.com 23 Columbus, OH. 40th Annual Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Aladdin Shrine Center. Olentangy Valley Doll Club of Ohio. 614-562-9752. fuller1200@aol.com 23 San Diego, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.

The Doll Collectors of North Park. 619-713-2002.

23 Southbury, CT. Annual Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Crowne Plaza.

Jenny Lind Doll Club. Joan Falvey. 860-628-8896.

25-26 Hatfield, PA. “Journey To Season’s Edge” Doll Auction. Alderfer Auction & Appraisal. 215-393-3023. 800-577-8846 x3023. www.AlderferAuction.com.

28-29 Rotterdam/Netherlands. Int. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. www.niesjewolters.nl 29 Baltimore, MD. Halloween Luncheon. The Lady Baltimore Doll Study Club. Sheri. 410-602-0071. kenzosmom@gmail.com 29-30 Holyoke, MA. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. Holyoke Hotel. Maven Co. 516-627-8804.

29 Seattle, WA. Antique & Collectible Doll Market. Lake City Community Ctr. Doll & Toy Collector’s Club. 206-362-8723.

29 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine Ctr. Sweetbriar Auctions. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com. continued on page 79

Tel: 425.765.4010 Valerie@beautifulbebes.com Member UFDC & NADDA

The rose garden was so lovely in early fall; the fragrance so delightfully heady, the warmth of the sun so delicious. For just a wee moment our lovely Mademoiselle Bru was caught in a delightful reverie, sinking down on the warm bench with her fresh cut blooms she closed her eyes to breathe in the sweetness of the afternoon.

"Awaken, my dear!" At the gentle whisper from her sweetheart , she turned and opened her beautiful blue eyes with a languid smile; refreshed from her brief pause in the garden 14" Early Bru Fashion Surprise with two lovely faces on swivel neck on bisque shoulder plate on sturdy kid body with beautifully stitched fingers.

This precious Poupee is dressed in a sumptuous camel silk gown embossed with trails of rose buds; garnished with burnished - red antique velvet ribbon and flounces of ecru lace over layers of freshly pressed petticoats and pantaloons. Lovely camel leather boots over red stockings.

Claret colored antique glass eardrops and matching bead necklace are complimented by her fashionably styled coiffure and lovely lace and rose graced bonnet. A spectacular and oh so rare to find treasure - $14,500

Beautifulbebes.com All the Bébés have complied with the standard of Beauty that comes with being part of the Beautiful Bébés Antique Dolls Collection! This lovely 18" earliest 6 over EJ is no exception! Exquisite modeling of her pressed bisque head with mauve and rose shading of features and lovely rich brown eyes in deep coffee tone. She has applied ears and original Jumeau wig. Her shell pink antique dress and hat are the perfect shade for her coloring & she is adorned with a bejeweled pendant watch. She resides on her original signed eight ball jointed body and stands 18". This is one to cherish. A timeless treasure - $14,500

What a wonderful day it had been; full of new adventures in the city visiting all the cousins! Now the sun was sinking and her lovely blue eyes were growing heavy with sleep. Just a few moments with her head nestled against Aunt Clara's feather pillows was all it took... Elysse tumbled into slumber Simply superb 8" all bisque mignonette with rare blue sleep eyes. Beautifully molded hands and fingers, exquisite pale bisque with rose tinted cheeks and lips, multi - stroke blonde - brown eyebrows, original waist length mohair wig with intricate curled bangs. Completely intact pink silk ruche dress with gathered rows of lace and fetching pink silk bonnet to match. She also has superb black five strap molded boots with little heels and her original lace embellished organdy pantaloons. This is one of the most exquisite and rare to find mignonettes of this caliber I have yet to find. She has come from the estate of her original and only owner who cherished her all her life. $6800

Young portrayal of Empress Eugenie captured in a fashionable and original two piece silk walking suit in a lovely blue complete with pendant watch. Her beautiful face is framed with soft golden curls crowned with a jaunty straw chapeau with crimson feather.

Fifteen inches of loveliness. $5700 - Parasol available separately - $995

Celeste was so happy having spent the day with her dear cousin from the country. Tomorrow mother would be taking them to see the ballet! Now, overtaken by sleep dancers gracefully soared through her dreams...

Diminutive 8.5" Sie C Steiner with sapphire blue lever eyes and unbelievably adorable face with very full lips. On original wooden body, original mohair waved wig with cardboard pate, precious antique frock, leather shoes and charming bonnet. A perfect companion to your other small bebes or motherly French Fashions! A rare to find delight! $14,800

www.rubylane.com/shop/bebesatticfinds

If Love could be measured by Beauty, then this Earliest First Series Portrait Jumeau 0 is Rich Beyond Measure. This amazing Bébé has the most exquisite and captivating face. Her perfect shade of pale bisque is blessed with warm rose tint of cheeks and full lips. Her huge blue almond spiral threaded eyes are framed by perfectly executed eye cuts.

She has a lovely original patina to her marked eight ball jointed body that is in wonderful condition. She has been blessed with a superior antique velvet coat dress of ivory velvet with royal blue soutache trim and mother of pearl buttons. She also has a lovely blue and grey silk dress of antique fabrics crafted in a traditional Bébé style (not shown). Her amazing face is framed by soft curls of her antique mohair wig and crowned with a complimentary French bonnet. Antique leather shoes and a beautiful parasol with painted china handle complete her. This sixteen inch beauty is rare to find so marked and so brilliantly created. Please call or email for pricing

See Beautiful Bébés Antique Dolls at the: "One More Time" Special SEATTLE edition NADDA Antique Doll Show and Sale – Oct. 21st-23rd Embassy Suites, Bellevue, WA Sat 10am-5pm • Sun 10am-3pm Don't Miss The Rosalie Whyel Doll Museum Before the Doors Close in 2012!

ON THE WEB AT:

www.HoneyandShars.com New dolls added weekly

106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859-289-3344

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

NOVEMBER

4-5 Vallejo, CA. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales. Vallejo Fairgrounds.

925-229-4190. (F) 925-229-5369. www.nancyjodollsales.com.

5 Irving, TX. JD’s Collectibles 4th Annual Doll Show & Sale. Park Inn Hotel. 817-929-1691.

5-6 Kansas City, MO. Antique Dolls & Costumes & Acessory Items Auction. KCI Expo Center.

Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786. frasher@aol.com. online@liveauctioneers.com.

5 Mesa, AZ. Doll Show. Best Western Dobson Ranch. Doll Dreamers Doll Club. 480-464-2899. dolldreamersdollclub@cox.net 5 Richmond, VA. Christmas Doll & Bear Show. Raceway Complex Commonwealth Bldg. Sara 804-323-5160 or Cece 704-633-2736.

5-6 Washington, NC. Annual Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Redman’s Lodge. A-Z Doll Club. 252-943-3969.

6 Madison Heights, MI. Doll Show & Sale. UFCW Hall. Doll Show Productions. 586-731-3072. lildolls@yahoo.com.

11 Vineland, NJ. Toys On World Tour. Bertoia Auctions. 856-692-1881. www.bertoiaauctions.com 12 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Teddy Bear & Miniature Sale. UMC Chapman Hall. Dolls-4-U. 505-508-0351.

12 Denver, PA. Doll & Teddy Bear Auction. Morphy Auctions.

717-335-3435. Fax. 717-336-7115. morphy@morphyauctions.com.

12 Des Moines, IA. Annual Fall Doll & Bear & Toy Sale. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Colleen Holden. 515-986-1975. www.desmoinesdollshow.com 12 Garden Grove, CA. Antique & Vintage Doll Sale. Garden Grove Community Ctr. California Doll Collectors. 562-596-6790.

12 Knoxville, TN. Doll & Bear Show. Chilhowee Park Jacob Bldg.

Knight Shows. 803-783-8049.

12 Red Bluff, CA. Doll Show. Tehama District Fairgrounds. Rowbear & Friends Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. RedBluffEvents@aol.com 12 San Jose, CA. Doll Show. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713. http://www.dolls4all.com 13 Davenport, IA. 28th Annual Wonderland Doll & Toy & Bear Show.

Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Dora Pitts. 563-242-0139. iadollsh@yahoo.com.

13 Santa Rosa, CA. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Bldg. Redwood Empire Doll & Study Club. santarosadollshow.blogspot.com 15 Knightsbridge, London. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears & Juvenalia.

Bonhams. +44(0) 208-963-6839. leigh.gotch@bonhams.com.

18-19 Spring City, PA. Miniatures & Meyers Sterling Auction. Ron Rhoads Auctioneer. 610-385-4818. www.echant.com.

19 Bellevue, WA. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Red Lion Bellevue Inn. Teresa Lehmbeck. 425-413-9516. rivertoncottage@hotmail.com.

19 Dublin, PA. Families Together Show & Sale. Dublin Fire Hall.

Bux-Mont Doll Lovers Club. 215-297-5237.

19-20 New York, NY. Antique Dolls & Automata Auction. WaldorfAstoria. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com 20 E. Peoria, IL. Doll Show & Sale. Hilton Lisle/Naperville. Illinois Doll Shows. 812-919-7135.

20 Lisle/Naperville, IL. Doll Show. Hilton. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135.

ILdollshows@aol.com 20 Teaneck, NJ. Doll Show. Teaneck Armory. JMK Show. 352-527-6666.

26 Tucson, AZ. Doll Show & Sale. Randolph Park Hotel. Karen Kosies.

520-321-0003. www.TucsonDollShow.com 26 Paris, France. Dolls, Toys, Curiosities, Games & Automatons Auction. Ambassador Hotel. www.theimer.fr Email: francois. theimer@wanadoo.fr

Special exhibit in December of "Daisy" from Ladies Home Journal, 1910 with magazines and complete wardrobe.

NEW HOPE DOLL SHOW

Steiff Sunday October 9th, 2011

Dolls

10 am to 3 pm EAGLE FIRE HALL Rt 202 & Sugan Road, oor Teddy New Hope, PA PD r s i r zes a e Admission $3 B Children under 12 FREE Mark Lehmann - Promoter Information call 215-657-2477 Next Show Date is Sunday May 20, 2012 $1 OFF ADMISSION WITH THIS AD

• Toys • Miniatures • Doll Molds • Supplies •

Nancy Jo’s DOLL SALES

VALLEJO, CA Vallejo Fairgrounds

November 4-5 Friday 12 noon Saturday 9 am

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

Website: www.nancyjodollsales.com

Doll Related Items • Furniture • Clothes • Bears

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SONDRA KRUEGER ANTIQUES

Sherman’s Antiques & Doll Hospital

Buying and Selling antique doll furniture, dollhouses, antique toy china, accessories.

www.sondrakrueger.com Ebay Store: Sondra Krueger Antiques phone 530-893-5135.

Email: sondkr@sondrakrueger.com

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

Valley of the Sun Doll Club Presents The 30th Annual Doll & Bear Show & Sale

OCTOBER 1, 2011 10am to 3:30pm

Dobson Ranch Inn 1666 S. Dobson Rd., Mesa, AZ 85202-5699 Adults: $4 Children: $2 Info: Harlene 480-831-9081 Donations will benefit the Arizona Doll & Toy Museum SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS 10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Phone 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com www.sarabernsteindolls.com www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls

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

www.frizellburgantiques.com

Laura Turner, proprietor, 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, MD 21158. Open Thurs-Sun 11-5 We also carry a quality line of antiques, textiles, furniture and jewelry.

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

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

410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850

PLACE YOUR AD HERE Copy Ads: 35 cents per word, no limit; $12 minimum Ads with a border and boldface, add $10 to word total BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO ADS

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

Please visit our website for a fine selection of antique dolls, dollhouse dolls, dollhouse miniatures, teddy bears, all bisque dolls, bathing beauties, kewpies, dresser boxes, snow babies, half dolls, and doll accessories at www.thedollworks.net

German Dolly Dingle Google Little Red Riding Hood.

ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

OCTOBER 2011

Please include payment with your ad. Larger ads are considered display ads — call us for information. 1-888-800-2588.

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

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

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

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

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1/12 page ( 2 1/2” h x 2 3/8” w) $40 • 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $50 FULL COLOR PHOTO ADS 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $125

ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351.

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

Fritzi’s Antique Dolls Buying and Selling Antique Dolls. We buy entire collections – Call 630-553-7757 or Email us at fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net

TRICK OR TREAT VISIT US AT THE FOLLOWING SHOWS:

October 16, Lansing, MI Doll show, 9:3- to 3. Dewitt Banquet Center, 1120 Commerce Park Drive October 16, Altrusa-Wausau, WI October 23, Kane Country Toy and Doll Show, Fairgrounds, Randall Road, St.Charles, IL November 6, Doll Show, Madison Heights, MI, UFCW Hall November 12, Des Moines Iowa State Fairgrounds

A GREAT DOLL DESTINATION BUS TOURS WELCOME 23” P.G. Bebe, Pintel & Godchaux, blue paperweight eyes, closed mouth, fully jointed French body with antique clothing. $3350

BECKY & ANDY OURANT’S

VILLAGE DOLL & TOY SHOP 15” Heubach “Spinach Boy” shoulder head with squinty eyes and crooked mouth on a cloth body with well detailed bisque hands. $3200 Sheep bell toy. $600

LARGE SELECTION OF ANTIQUE FRENCH AND GERMAN DOLLS

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