Antique DOLL Collector November 2014 Vol. 17, No. 10
The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls
November 2014 Volume 17, Number 10
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HOSELEY PARTY DOLLS
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THERIAULT’S ANNOUNCES THE AUCTION OF AN EXTREMELY RARE 201 JUMEAU CHARACTER
About The Cover
An extremely rare Jumeau character from the company’s art character series will be offered at the upcoming Theriault auction November 22 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Only one other example of this 201 model is known to exist.
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by Jane Foster These beautifully dressed hard plastic dolls are difficult to find today.
SLEEPING BÉBÉS BY JUMEAU by Samy Odin
The author explores why Jumeau registered patents for sleeping eyes much later than other manufacturers.
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FRENCH LENCI-TYPE DOLLS BY NICETTE
by Dominique Pennegues A close examination of dolls and their characteristics produced by Nicette to compete with Lenci.
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DOLL TREASURES FROM BRITTANY, FRANCE: A HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
Auction Gallery Mystery Emporium News Calendar Classified
by Elizabeth Schmahl and Carmen Farrell with family photos from Vanessa Brunel The wonderful dolls, costumes and miniature furniture made in Brittany.
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2014 UFDC MODERN COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT BLUE RIBBON WINNERS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Photographed at the 2014 United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention
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PLEATED PIN COTTON DRESS
THE TLC 2014 GRAND TOUR
ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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NOVEMBER 2014
by Margaret Kincaid A charming pattern for your 16-inch first series Jumeau.
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1. 8” Factory Dressed JDK Toddler - mint Bavarian child with starfish hands and hip length braids. Choice! $695 2. Cunning 14” ‘Jubilee Googly’ Hertal Schwab 172! Flawless quality, highly modeled tufts of hair, deep watermelon grin and dancing blue flirting eyes. A rogue with fully jointed toddler body! $3900 3. Deluxe ‘Size 1‘ Bebe Incassable - uniquely scintillating 10.5” Early Jumeau cabinet treasure. $14, 500 (see 25) 4. Cozy Bliss Doll House 12”x8”x6” - colorful charm, signed door, good paper! $750 5. Rare Young Victoria Papier Mache - Choice 14” example, wonderful condition and especially fine original dress and underlayers. $2800 (see 17) 6. 9.5” Pioneer Woman - off to church w/ her missile and son in tow! Painted and stitched features. Mint ca. 1940... $95 7. German Turkey Candy Container - 6” tall, signed, splendid iridescent colors! $150 Steiff Squirrel - 7.5” tall, button in ear, fully jointed incl. neck! Clean & adorable. $375 8. Exceptional Mint and Original All Bisques- 4” Boy w. such detail in sweet round face, socket head! $450. 4.5” Girl - unusual ‘949’ long face socket head, well formed lips, hip length wig! $495 9. 5.5” Simon Halbig 886 choice socket head and over the knee Black Stockings, sleep eyes, orig. hip length auburn wig, and heirloom clothes w. lace undies! $1100 10. Wonderful 22” Gbr. Heubach School Boy - intense deep intaglio eyes, dimples, op/clo mo. with 2 distinct teeth & tongue, expertly dressed, jointed for sitting. $495 11. 16” Gbr.Heubach Coquette - a wealth of molded ringlets, glazed bow, intaglio flirty eyes, op/clo mouth w. mld. tongue & 2-teeth, completely adorable. $950 12. Asian All bisque Babies What a pair! Original wigs and possibly clothes (not shown), sleep eyes, 7.5” and 5” long, one torso reglue, fantastic pair. $2500 (will divide) 13. French Export ‘Algerian’ - gorgeous quality, sleep eyes w. wax, orig. caracul wig and fully jtd. body. $995 14) 14” Sensational Gbr.Heubach Character - fantastic
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modeling throughout, glazed pronounced smile, well articulated eyes & hair. Orig.black fabric body w/orig porc. limbs. Special doll! $1200 15) 8” Bisque Head Mennonite - closed mouth, gl.eyes, fantastic orig. costume, double bonnet. $275.
12” Wax Puritan - another historic doll in important clothes and excel. condition. $395 16) Full view of #13 in Factory Costume with leather boots! $995
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