Antique DOLL Collector October 2023 Vol. 26, No. 10
The Story of Käthe Kruse Ozark Nut Head Dolls Dressing an Antique Bride Doll The Rare Titanic Bear UFDC Report
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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls
October 2023, Volume 26, Number 10
On the Cover
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MOST EXPENSIVE TEDDY EVER AUCTIONED Othello, a Bear of Titanic Proportions by Rebekah Kaufman
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U F D C SA LE SRO OM R E V I E W Antique DOLL Collector in the Salesroom
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KÄTHE KRUSE Forward Thinking, the Story of Käthe Kruse
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by Linda Edward
OZARK NUT HEAD DOLLS: Unique Faces and Personalities
by Mary VanBuren-Swasey, assisted by Frank Swasey
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HERE COMES THE BRIDE... In a Victorian Doll's Wedding Dress by Laurie Baker
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BOWS, BOWS & MORE BOWS by Margo Delaughter
From 1955 to 1961, the German manufacturer, Käthe Kruse, offered dolls made of celluloid. Pictured on this month's cover of Antique DOLL Collector is a pair of 16-inch all celluloid, painted eye, socket head dolls. The celluloid was produced for Kruse by the firm of Schlidkrote of Germany. The mint boy and girl dolls are clad in typical German country-style costumes. Photo courtesy McMasters Harris Auction, Co.
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matrixbymail@gmail.com 1) 9” French Glass Eye Mannequin Head - att. Bru, rare cabinet piece, young man w. orig. paint and PW eyes. $895 2) Factory Original 21” French Trade Halbig Showpiece - High style silk couture, Flirty Eyes w/ feather eyelashes, French ‘Walk & Talk’ Mechanical Body. Published Provenance! $2500 3) Mint Currier & Ives - 11” x 16” in Orig. Frame, glass, & fully signed! $195 4) Luxury 1870’s Silk Bonnet - 2-tone silk pleats, wire frame, lush Orig. Fabric Flowers, for cabinet display or a large doll! Just $450. 6” Lady Doll - orig wig & gown w/train. $275 5) Rare 13” Belgium Victory Doll - a mint happy character in Orig. Clothes w Label. $195. Comic Character - 10” Snookums, fully jtd. and sgnd. composition body in Factory Clothes. $395 6) Museum Class Oil Painted Doll - 25” hand printed ‘Flat Face’ American Portrait, excel cond., Orig. Clothes! the very doll in Coleman’s Vol. II. Important. $2500 7) All Original Mignonette All Bisque Bridal Couple - socket heads! - Bride 3.5” t, huge PWs, clo/mo, Lambs Wool Wig, Silk Gown w/Bouquet & Train! Precious! $850. Groom 4” t, Glass Eyes, slender limbs, Factory Orig. Military Uniform w/ braiding. $495 8) All Original 19” Wax Twins ca: 1830 - Matching Wigs, necklaces, blue Glass Eyes, Gowns, all unplayed! Such a romantic souvenir 200 years old! $1895 9) 24” So Pretty All Orig 1870’s Child - Factory Body, leather Tasseled Boots, feminine fabrics, no touch-ups! $495 10) 1840’s English Wired Eye 28” Wax - All Orig. from Mint Ringlet Wig to Leather Slippers, 4-pretty English layers, mint creamy coloring and Working Eyes. Will sit. Simply breathtaking! $1650 11) Rare 16” Wax Socket Head Kestner - no craze, heirloom child, mint 8-ball Schmidt Body and Wig, All Orig. Clothes & Fancy Shoes! Precious $1250 12) Unusual 18” Raggedy Ann - mint 1940’s ‘Georgene’ w/ rare Multi Color Legs & a Floral Dress. $375 13) 14” A Rare Jester Art Clown - artistic facial painting w unusual ecstatic modeling incl. Op/Clo Mo, lively eyes and Fabulous Silk Clothes! $750 14) Rare 5.5” SFBJ Mignonette - Glass eyes, Socket head, Orig. Wig/Clothes, plus Over the knee Gray Stockings! So special. $1250 15) Historic 25” Darrow Rawhide Leather Head - 1860’s American Primitive survivor, well preserved in All Orig. Clothes, Body & Shoes - jtd. for a sitting cabinet height. Important. $1250 16) 16” Signed Glass Eye Wooden Male hand made by Russian Artist Alena Sinel, fully jtd. ‘Queen Anne’ era, original Velvet & Brocade Clothes & Shoes. Mint! $1595
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