Antique DOLL Collector May 2011 Vol. 14, No. 4
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Early china head Huret with the goat’s hair wig (1863-1868).
Children’s books of the time showed dolls appearing as miniature versions of themselves. In this drawing two little girls admire the doll, one asking, “Do you see how quiet she is?”
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ll connoisseurs in the antique doll world know the name Huret. The Poupée Huret is the “queen of the play dolls.” She is absolutely not a “fashion doll”… she is a “parisienne doll,” created and realized in Paris by a Parisian woman, a doll that became famous the day she was introduced in 1850, and remained so for many years thereafter. Unlike the so-called tall manikin called “Poupée de Paris” or the “Poupée de la rue St Honoré” of the 18th century, she never travelled the world as an ambassador of French fashion. She is, in the will of her creator, Mademoiselle Adélaïde Calixte Huret, a doll to play with, especially made for young girls and wearing dresses of the time. It was in a quiet period in French history at the beginning of the French Second Empire (Victorian period) that the daughter of the very famous lock master, Leopold Huret, began to be interested in the creation of a doll. In 1850 the future seemed sunny for much of the Parisian people. The latest political troubles had ended and a new period of prosperity was beginning, yet France lagged behind England in industrial development and needed to advance further very fast. When Miss Huret started her creation it was after long reflection and study of children’s playtime. She felt that the dolls from her period were not realistically made, they were too heavy, too stiff and generally ugly. Was she a painter? Was she an artist? Was she an art student? Not at all, just a clever young woman blessed with an artistic education style and influenced by her surroundings. After the premature death of her mother, her father and an uncle guided the education of Adélaïde, her brother and sisters with an emphasis on elegance, good taste and beauty. In her mind Adélaïde decided to completely change contemporary doll appearance, drawing a “new doll.” For that she introduced two important features: first, to make the proportions of the doll as realistic as possible the body would be seven times the size of the head. Second, the doll had to be in the exact scale of a child – one-third – and so she decided to use only one size to create her doll. At eighteen inches tall it was one-third the height of a six-year old girl. The first change was a real revolution at this period as all the dolls were made without regard to proportions; they were mostly more “naïve” with heads too big, legs too long, etc. Next concerned the decision on the material. At this time making a doll required the head or bust to be separate from the body, to differentiate it from a sculpture or a statuette.
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The earliest china head Huret dolls were introduced in 1852 and wore wigs made of astrakan fur. This example is shown with a signed Maison Huret fancy wrought iron chair. 19
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28” Simon & Halbig 1009 w/ peaches and cream complexion, brown sleep eyes, original HH wig, original bj body has been professionally repainted, pierced ears, wonderful doll $995.00
12 ½” Kestner letter series, original mohair wig, brown sleep eyes (wax missing), original body, antique dress, w/ original outfit $995.00 4 ½” Kewpie O’Neill on feet, watermelon mouth, eyes to right $125.00
9” #28-7 Recknagle, blue painted intaglio eyes, smiling baby with molded knit cap and pom pom, o/c mouth w/ painted teeth $425.00 Now $325.00 Steiff 1950’s mohair seated Boxer, glass eyes, moveable head, original collar $47.95 15 ½” Kestner #211, o/c mouth, blue gray sleep eyes, original pate, mohair wig, sweet baby $495.00 Now $400.00 12” Kestner #152 Rarer mold baby, original body, pate and mohair wig, brown sleep eyes, molded tongue & 2 teeth $395.00 Now $300.00 Steiff velvet Bambi with button & tag, black glass eyes, really cute $75.00
23” Cuno Otto & Dressel 1912 – 4 original body (small split on left palm), blue sleep eyes $395.00 18” 191 J.D. Kestner, K star R, antique black shoes, vintage HH wig, brown sleep eyes $425.00 Now $375.00 21” #10727 Revalo, brown sleep eyes, ball jointed body, repainted hands, $425.00 Now $375.00
15” 1940-49 Effanbee Little Lady, original taffeta dress & fur trimmed cape, slip, pants, shoes & socks, HH wig, gold heart bracelet $150.00 15” 1936 – 39 Effanbee compo “Barbara” American child Dewees Cochran, left pinkie missing, crazing on right leg, original dress & combination, shoes, HH wig, slight touch up by eyes $250.00 1928 Compo Effanbee Patsy Baby, original body, blue green eyes, molded blonde hair, great condition, original paint, redressed $175.00
8” Alexander #726 1966 – 69 Amish Wendy from Americana Series, BK, high facial coloring $290.00 8” WendyKins in tagged pink panties, flocked bottom side snap shoes & socks $125.00 8” Alexander Colonial Girl #389, BKW all original in polished blue cotton dress w/ white collar, apron & cape, carries basket w/ fruit, high facial coloring $245.00 8” American Character brunette Betsy McCall all original in bride dress, slip, veil, bouquet, satin slippers $175.00
13” China Black Hair, white part, red over eyes, rosy cheeks, slight nose rub, original cloth body, china arms, leather boots, $165.00 Now $145.00 13” Flat Top China, blue eyes, leatherette body, hands & feet, Wonderful cloth Little Lulu with antique undergarments & dress, bow in her original set hair, slight hairline right shoulder $300.00 great facial painting, no purse Now $150.00 $225.00 14” #5 German Parian (reglued Fisher Price Toy Pluto Puppet, original boots) 1 thumb as is, blonde all original wood jointed, molded hair, really sweet $375.00 missing cloth ears $95.00 Now $295.00 9 1/2” All original Mr. Peanut, 9” Turned Head Blonde Parian, wood jointed, missing his cane original cloth body w/ Parian $145.00 hands, original dress as is $40.00 22” 1920’s Cloth Tagged 10 1/2” Blonde China, antique cloth “Hollywood Imps” Calif, body, china arms & legs, blue eyes, painted face, separate dress & some body repair $125.00 Now collar $95.00 Now $80.00 $95.00 19 1/2” Effanbee Charlie 4 3/4” Frozen Charlotte, blue eyes, McCarthy w/ monocle, compo chip on left toe $150.00 Now $105.00 head, hands & feet, slight repair 7” Blonde Brown Eyed China, on sleeve, great doll $250.00 original body, bisque arms and legs, Compo Howdy Doody Puppet adorable dress $68.00 with strings & cardboard holder, 6 1/2” Black Hair China, original great painting and great original cloth body, arms & legs, antique outfit $125.00 dress $95.00 Now $80.00
22” #126 K star R Toddler, o/m w/ molded tongue, rosy cheeks, blue sleep eyes, repainted body, small eye flake left eye $495.00 7 ½” Milliners Model with sausage curls, leather body with wooden arms & legs $550.00 Now $395.00
5” C/M All Bisque, brown sleep eyes, yellow & black boots with heels, original mohair wig, jointed arms & legs, really sweet, small flake upper left leg $395.00 Now $295.00 4” Rose O’Neill Jointed Leg Kewpie, sticker on back, watermelon mouth, eyes to the right, left tip of thumb as is $450.00 4 ½” Celluloid Crying/ Smiling – 2 face baby with hat, great molding, top of right arm missing on smiling side, long molded gown, holding teething ring $95.00 Now $65.00 2 ½” Black Nodder, smiling painted face, over alls & shirt, red suspenders, fat little tummy $50.00 Now $42.50
14” All Original Miss Curity, hard plastic, great facial coloring, original hair set, Ideal shoes, blue sleep eyes, hat marked Miss Curity $325.00 Now $300.00 1957 12” Shirley Temple all original in red tagged dress, black shoes, mint $145.00 22” #99 DEP Heinrich Handwerck, 15” 1957 All Original Shirley blue sleep eyes, pierced ears, Temple in yellow nylon & lace molded eyebrows $425.00 Now dress w/ original bow and $400.00 flower, Cinderella shoes $225.00 18 ½” S & H 1979 DEP, stat blue Now $195.00 eyes, pierced ears $450.00 Now 15” 1957 Hard to find Little Bo $400.00 Peep Shirley Temple, Ideal shoes 19” #29 Heinrich Handwerck, $225.00 Now $190.00 brown sleep eyes, HH wig, original 14” P-90 Toni dark brunette store stock chemise, undergarments original wig, Ideal shoes, tagged and shoes, 1 small pepper by right Toni dress and pants, great facial eye $450.00 Now $400.00 color $150.00 8” x 8” Vintage Alpaca Dog with glass eyes and nose, had squeaker in body $85.00
1955 Walker Muffie #505, auburn hair, blue sleep eyes, original lavender & tiny flowers dress $110.00 1955 Muffie Walker, blonde hair, lavender & yellow dress, blue sleep eyes $110.00 Never Removed From Box 8” 1955 All Original Muffie Walker, Alexander’s with beautiful high facial pink taffeta dress w/ flowers, pink coloring shoes & stockings, strawberry blonde #393 Italian 1961 – 63 BKW w/ gold wrist $110.00 tag, black straw hat with flowers $175.00 NASB Doll in box #122 Alice Sweet #783 Bo-Peep 1962 – 64, BKW, pink Alice, stiff leg $50.00 taffeta dress, black flocked vest, organdy 5 ½” Hard Plastic NASB#126 Topsy, blouse, straw hat, purple staff, wrist tag heart print on red organdy skirt $195.00 $75.00 #390 French BKW w/ gold wrist tag, NASB Baby with star fish hands in “Free Surprise” tag, basket w/ flowers Christening dress, slip, bonnet & $175.00 diapers $115.00 #396 Scottish Lass 1961 – 63 BKW w/ 5 ½” Hard Plastic Af Am NASBD w/ gold wrist tag, “Free Surprise” tag & red taffeta dress w/ white rick rack pamphlet $175.00 trim $95.00 #391 Dutch 1961 – 63 BKW w/ gold wrist NASB #39 Mexican with jointed legs, tag, “Free Surprise” tag & pamphlet, slight fading $175.00 holds basket w/ duck $150.00
25 ½” Special #65, blue sleep eyes, some body repaint, 1 tiny white spot on left cheek $275.00 24” Queen Louise, brown sleep eyes, sweet look $325.00 20” Kestner #5, riveted kid body w/ bisque arms, brown sleep eyes, small cheek rub on right cheek $405.00 Now $280.00 17” #3200 A & M w/ original wig, blue st eyes, kid body with some repair $135.00
12” Lissy face – Madame Alexander’s 1956 – 58, all original hair sets, tagged dresses Jo in red apron, white dotted dress, face pale $85.00 Meg in purple & white striped dress & white apron, face pale $85.00 Jo in red dress with white stars, black sandals, jointed elbows $195.00 Beth with dress with pink flowers, black sandals, jointed elbows $195.00
The History of Rønnaug Petterssen Dolls by Bodil P. Meleney, daughter of the artist
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s a little girl I spent countless hours in my mother’s Atelier, playing, chatting with the ladies who worked there or just simply watching them work. During that time the workshop was in one of the large rooms in our apartment. At night, after the Atelier closed for the day, the door was shut and I was not allowed in there unescorted. I harbored an unspoken, but strong suspicion at the time that I too might have been made there. My mother, Rønnaug Petterssen, was born on October 11, 1901 in a small fishing community in the Vesterålen archipelago, well above the Arctic Circle. The family moved about a few times, but when my mother was around 19 she moved to Svolvær in the Lofoted Islands to work as a secretary for the postal service. Svolvær was already then established as a destination for artists who came to enjoy the drama of the landscape, especially during the summer months. Here my mother met people who were to become lifelong friends. Among them a doctor, whose family made it possible for her to study at the art academy in Berlin in 1929. It was also in Svolvær that my mother made her first formal doll. This 6-inch witch (Photo 1) can in all respects be called an art doll. A newspaper article quotes my mother’s own words; “The witch was my first work. She came to be out of an inner necessity…”. In 1932 my mother had a work related accident and was given leave of absence from the Postal Service. To recover she spent nearly two years in Spain and it was here that she began making dolls
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31. We have a lot of very unusual and different wonderful dolls this month - here is another - uniquely different French papier mache child that looks just like the world famous Grace Cory Rockwell character child “Pretty Peggy” - just as cute as she can be in every way w/ her enormous heather blue eyes and her closed pouty cherry red mouth - five piece compo toddler body - truly a very unusual doll - 20” tall - $1,495. 32. Wonderful dark chocolate baby w/ exaggerated expression by Hermann Wagner - a lovely example of the English low fire pottery era - wonderful molded hair chestnut brown sleep eyes - closed very pouty mouth - five piece baby body - 15” tall - $795. 33. Two lovely children from the “Patsy” family by Effanbee - both have great compo - both are all original. a) “Patricia” in pigtails - beautiful green eyes - 15” tall $595. b) “Patsyette” - adorable side glancing eyes - 9” tall - $595. 34. Wonderful all original Lenci boy in amazing condition - original brown mohair wig - he holds his bouquet of flowers w/ a some what sad expression - original tag intact - 11” tall - $1,295. 35. Two utterly adorable solid dome bisque head babies: a) beautiful brown eyed “Bye-lo Baby - excellent bisque - tagged clothes - marked body - 18” tall - $695. b) lovely blue eyed “Dream Baby” by Armand Marseille - mold #351 - compo hands - 18” tall - $595. 36. Extremely rare Gebruder Heubach Googlie - mold # 10790 - in a grand large size - wondrous hand poured bisque w/ lovely hand painted comical facial features - fawn shaded brows over enormous baby blue googlie eyes - closed pert amber
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shaded mouth w/ a hint of a smile - to her all the more delightful - she’s on a five piece toddler body - 11 tall - $2,495. Rare & wonderful as she can be is this exceptionally beautiful “Miss Curity” mint condition w/ great compo - gorgeous blue sleep eyes w/ that always desirable eye shadow - original tagged clothes - breathtaking - 21” tall - $995. Another rare and wonderful little treasure - breathtakingly beautiful closed mouth child by Wilhelm Dehler (WD) - for many years these were believed to be French dolls because the maker had a French address - as it turned out Mr. Dehler was German making his beautiful dolls for the French trade - exceptionally beautiful bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - original early straight wrist body - 11” tall - $1,995. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this lovely closed mouth French papier mache fashion lady - (circa 1835) excellent condition - pierced ears - artist quality hand painted facial features w/ Icelandic blue eyes & a close slightly pouty smiling mouth - original pink kid body w/ early mitt hands - 15” tall - $1,995. 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. Utterly amazing near mint “Scarlet O’Hara” by Madame Alexander - excellent compo - big gorgeous green sleep eyes w/ upper lashes & heavy gray eye shadow
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- tagged flower dress - this doll was purchased at the opening night of “Gone With The Wind” - you also get the original opening night program book & cast member sheet - still has the questionnaire card - rare larger size - 18” tall - $1,895. Original opening night program book for “Gone With The Wind” goes with Scarlet Did you just take a deep breath-look how wonderful-exceptionally beautiful Bru Jne - w/that classic wonderful sweet face-exceptional French bisque w/ crisp first out of the mold features - artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over early dark outlined enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes- closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading- she stands 21” tall on her original jointed compo Bru body - $17,500 Wonderful & oh so rare to find - Gebruder Heubach character child - mold # 7622 - solid dome bisque head w/ well defined molded and painted hair - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features with fawn shaded brows over heavenly blue deep intaglio eyes - closed extremely pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - early straight wrist compo body - sweet shelf size 12” tall - $995. We now bring you the two most desirable babies in the universe - these rare wonders from the JD Kestner company are “Baby Hilda” & her sister “Baby Jean” both have amazing bisque - both have solid dome heads - both have exceptionally beautiful chestnut brown sleep eyes - both have excellent hand painted facial features - Baby Jean is marked JDK - Hilda is mold #1070 - both have original Kestner five piece baby bodies - perfect & precious - Baby Hilda is 19” tall $3,495. - Baby Jean is 19” tall - $1,495.
The Legacy of
Margaret Woodbury Strong by Judith Armitstead
Margaret Woodbury Strong in her garden. (Photo courtesy of National Museum of Play at The Strong.)
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he National Museum of Play at The Strong, formerly The Strong Museum, located at One Manhattan Square in Rochester, New York, has expanded and gone through many changes since it first opened in 1982. At its inception, the museum concentrated on its doll, dollhouse and miniature Jumeau twins. collections accumulated by Mrs. Margaret Woodbury Strong over many years. Today, the museum’s focus is to encompass all aspects of play and now includes the child-related collections of Mrs. Strong among many wonderful exhibits. The museum’s current emphasis is on interactive children’s play with the first floor primarily being devoted to activities for children, families, and students including a full-size indoor carousel, indoor and outdoor butterfly gardens and many other educational and entertaining exhibits. This is truly a magical place for the young. For the young at heart who are fascinated with dolls, dollhouses and miniatures, the second floor displays portions of the vast collections of Mrs. Strong. Margaret Woodbury, born in 1897, was the privileged only child from a wealthy Rochester family. She traveled extensively throughout the world and was introduced by her family at an early age to museums and to collecting. In 1920, she married Homer Strong, an attorney, and in 1921 their only child, Barbara, was born. After the deaths of Barbara at 24 and later her husband, Mrs. Strong, as a diversion, turned her attention to more intensive collecting. Bru Jne. & Cie dolls. Through the 1950’s and 1960’s, she amassed enormous 37