Antique DOLL Collector July 2014 Vol. 17, No. 6
The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls
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Important Doll Auction in San Antonio on July 15
All original dolls, source material and fascinating archival photographs from this center of the doll-making industry.
by Samy Odin With the recent discovery of an original catalog, we can now identify dolls made by this Lenci competitor.
THERIAULT’S CELEBRATES TEXAS HISTORY
DRESSING DOLLS IN THE WALTERSHAUSEN AREA OF GERMANY by Mary Krombholz
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ALMA, UNVEILING A GREAT ITALIAN DOLL COMPANY
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GALLUBA AND HOFMANN; ALWAYS IN FASHION
by Sharon Hope Weintraub These unusual bisque seated ladies from the early 20th century starred in a 1983 national advertisement.
features one of the dolls to be offered at the Theriault’s July 15 auction in San Antonio, Texas, an exquisite Bru Brevete with the rare original body. Everything from sublime French bebes from the Golden Age to rare German bisque art characters, French automatons, mignonettes, American dolls including an Izannah Walker, and early paper mache and porcelain dolls from three important collections will be sold. Here’s a firsthand look! Photo courtesy Theriault’s.
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A MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY HOOD FOR A CHILD DOLL by Susan Sirkis
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THE GRAND TOUR EUROPEAN TRAVEL FOR DOLL COLLECTORS
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by Donna C. Kaonis The recent TLC tour to Italy, Switzerland and Germany offered non-stop doll and toy museums, festivals and flea markets.
PLAYING WITH GOOGLIES
by Alf Ertsland These delightful dolls love being photographed! 6
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The author shows us how to make a doll hood with soutache using modern materials.
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matrixbymail@gmail.com 1. 6-1/2” Fully Jointed G.K. ‘34’ child – incl. hands! Lovely fired in ebony complexion,
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clear features, this quality miniature w/ glass eyes and hip length orig. mohair wig boasts elaborated drop waist period crocheted ensemble incl. pantalettes and hat! $750. 2. 18” Early K * R ‘192’ Sophisticate – if you love complete and lavish antiquity consider this original premier model, first in a legendary series, with sweeping hat, finely constructed Greenway style dress, fancy unders and factory leather shoes – plus the early K * R stiff wrist body of course! You’ll want none other $795. 3. Rafael Tuck ‘Sweet Sybil’ – richly colored and festooned this striking easel back paper doll is doll-like indeed with several changes of fashionable dresses w/matching hats – all contained in original box. $250. (See #15) 4. 8” Mint Brown K * R Toddler – scarce ‘easy to see’ size, ‘starfish hands,’ orig. wig, 2 porc. teeth, lovely color and complexion, (dress not shown), contained in a small trunk with extra dress, hat and orig. must see miniature christening gown with robe and bonnet! $1100. 5. In all their creativity Lenci produced only one model with Glass Flirty Eyes. This Factory Original young miss with 2 tags and her own Lenci Dog is a delight! With stylish brimmed bonnet and stunning red and black checkered silk taffeta gown, she is a ‘must have’ – for dog lovers too! $1595. 6. ‘Spears’ Multi Head Character in Box – paper dolls took up the excitement of character dolls too as in this Rare Boxed Set containing the doll, 4 different heads and all the outfits! A colorful treasure comes with display easel for cabinet color! $450. 7. See # 5 8. 16” Museum Class ‘Taufling’ – prime example of this 1878 first edition Schilling with orig. wig in 5 layers of perfect original christening clothes incl. the flannel swaddling! A one owner estate doll for the lover of Motschmann and other early historic and iconic dolls. $495. 9. We love the sweet heart of this 20” ‘pretty in pink’ demure Rare Brown Fashion Doll with tag, orig. wig and 5 layers of tulle gown with matching shoes! $395. 10. Lenci Dog (see #5) 11. Renowned in the history of 50’s modern dolls this Mint Pat. Pend. Terri Lee is early with big brown eyes and original labeled clothes including velvet coat! $395. 12. 16” Rare Brown Terri Lee ‘Patty-Jo’ – being hand painted no two are alike as seen in her lively expression and widely set exaggerated black eyebrows – matching the orig. pigtailed wig. An early Pat. Pend. Treasure with the daisy on her wrist and dashing velvet coat/hat ensemble! $750. 13. Stupendous describes this outrageous Gladdie Boy in an unheard of 28” size w/ 17” circ. head! With the original body in his elegant period linen belted suit w/ silk velvet trim and brass buttons, you’ll thrill to the excitement of Gladdie as you’ve never seen him before – and probably never will again! $1495 14. True Love was never such fun as this Cabinet Size Pair of 12” Pierrots with rare bisque heads and original costumes – he with his serenading wooden guitar – it’s Kismet! $325. 15. Rafael Tuck with wardrobe (see #3) 16. Art Deco Boudoir Creation – charming long lashes fantasy with painted silk glamour, boutique dressed in charmed pink with her own slim and pretty hand painted hat box for her broad brimmed chapeau and accessories! $395.
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Emile Jumeau’s Bebe Triste in the rare smallest size 9 is presented in her original costume from the Ernestine Jumeau workshops.
Stunningly beautiful early period Bru Brevete with rare original body and exquisite costume.
The early French bisque poupee has a rare and beautiful body by Clement.
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Opening the auction as #1, and standing guard over all, is a French bisque poupee by Gaultier in superb antique regimental costume. 18
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Six beautiful Bru bebes including this rare Bebe Modele with wooden body, and “circle/dot” model in original costume are featured in the “As in a Looking Glass” auction.
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o captivating was the beauty of the legendary 19th-century British actress Lily Langtry, that the infamous Judge Roy Bean of Texas (“the only law west of the Pecos”) fell madly in love, named his hardscrabble courtroom-saloon “The Jersey Lily” in her honor and even changed the name of his Texas hometown from Eagle Tree to Langtry - even though the two had never met. When Lily toured America with her theatrical company in the 1880s and 1890s, his presence was often noted in the audience, and likely he applauded wildly at her performance in the popular play “As in a Looking Glass”. Aptly titled, “As in a Looking Glass” is Theriault’s July 15 cataloged doll auction in San Antonio, Texas. It is likely that even Judge Roy Bean would appreciate the bevy of beauties to be presented there. Three important private collections are featured including that of Jean Strong of Williamsville,
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German black-complexioned bisque art character, model 1358, by Simon and Halbig is especially artistic in larger 22� size.
Two lovely brown-eyed bebes from the firm of Leon Casimir Bru.
Classic bebe from the golden age of Bru in stunning antique green velvet costume and with original signed Bru shoes.
American folk art is represented by pensive-faced Izannah Walker doll with ringlet curls.
New York, with highlights ranging from the most sublime of French bebes from the Golden Age to rare German bisque art characters, French automatons, mignonettes, American dolls including Izannah Walker, and early paper mache and porcelain dolls.
Ladies of fashion, as was Lily Langtry herself, wearing their original fine costumes are highlights of the auction, including several models with extensive trousseaux.
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Dressing Dolls in the Waltershausen Area of Germany By Mary Krombholz
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he picturesque town of Waltershausen, with a population of 10,287 in 2012, looks much like it did when doll making was the principal occupation of the townspeople (1). The castle (Schloss) Tenneberg dates back to 1176, and it contains an excellent doll museum filled with dolls made in the Waltershausen area. The town never housed a porcelain factory, but 19 doll factories remain in Waltershausen to remind visitors of the town’s doll-making history. Thomas Reinecke, longtime Director of the Waltershausen Doll Museum, researched and located all of the old doll factories which are still standing in Waltershausen. Reinecke is credited for finding the doll factory buildings in the January 25, 1996 issue of the Ciesliks’ Puppenmagazin. All 19 Waltershausen doll factories are pictured in that issue. The Kestner doll and porcelain factory made a series of bisquehead dolls marked with letters of the alphabet. The lower edge of the shoulder plate and the back of the head on this 14-inch Kestner doll (2), circa 1880s, are both marked with the letter D.. The center of the original plaster pate also contains the incised letter D and the number 4. The doll is wearing an original wig, a dress embellished with feather stitching, a lace-trimmed petticoat, lace-trimmed pantalets, shoes and socks. The Alt, Beck & Gottschalck porcelain factory in Nauendorf, Thuringia made the bisque shoulder head (3) for this 15-inch doll circa 1880. The lower edge of the shoulder plate is marked: 698 4. The original cloth body and leather arms were made by the Wagner & Zetsche doll factory in Ilmenau, Thuringia. The doll is wearing an original wig, hat, dress, underwear, shoes and socks. This 15-inch bisque socket-head doll (4), circa 1880s, was made by the Kestner doll and porcelain factory.
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The only mark on the back of the head is the size number 7. The doll has an original plaster pate, as well as an original wig, underwear, dress, socks and shoes. Page 18 of my original 1918 Kestner sample book pictures a group of wigs (Perucken) made at the factory (5). The wigs vary in length and styling. An oral history provided by the daughter of a wig maker described the creation of doll wigs with the following words: “Predominantly women work on doll wigs at home. Their work hours were 12 to 16 hours a day. We made wigs for every type of doll according to the wishes of our customers. We made wigs with long and short hair, braids, buns and curls. Gazekappen (caps made of thin gauze) in various sizes served as a base for the wigs. On these caps we stitched or glued simple hair strands and hair partings made from mohair, synthetic hair and real human hair. To style the hair we put the caps on wooden-head forms which were adjustable in size, so the wig caps did not slip. We often used curling irons in various sizes which were heated in a gas ame. We combed the requested
hairstyle, pressed the hot curling iron in a piece of beeswax and burned the curls and waves into the straight hair. In the end we cut the hair and bangs to the desired length. For very curly hairstyles we wrapped the hair on metal rods and put these rods into a hot oven. We had to be very careful to make sure the temperature was not so high that it burned the hair. The heat shaped the hair into curls. The size of the curls depended on the diameter of the metal rods, and we used thin rods for small curls and thick rods for large curls.� This account of wig
making is from the Tessmer book described in the Sonneberg articles. Although these oral histories describe home workers in the Sonneberg area, doll making was carried out in an identical manner in the homes of Waltershausen workers. Seventy-two pairs of boxed doll shoes are pictured on page 20 in the original 1918 Kestner sample book (6). Fifty-three pairs have rounded toes and shoelaces. The high-heeled pairs on the bottom row have pointed toes. An oral history given by a home worker provides the following ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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