Antique DOLL Collector August 2018 Vol. 21, No. 7
7/15/18 12:27 PM
Cover.indd 1
The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls
August 2018, Volume 21, Number 7 Follow us on... facebook.com/antiquedollcollectormagazine pinterest.com/antiquedollcollectormagazine instagram.com/antiquedollcollectormagazine
22
28
Researching An Elusive Jumeau Bébé — A Comparison Report on the EJ.A
About Face! A Happy Surprise Group of Dolls
by Samy Odin
by Linda Holderbaum
to subscribe go to www.antiquedollcollector.com
About The Cover
Focus on one of the most desirable bébés made by Jumeau shortly before and after he was awarded the Gold Medal at the 1878 Paris exhibition. Samy Odin analyses two different examples of the elusive “EJ. A” bébé from his private collection.
39
The Mickie Haynes Collection
35
Precious Playmates and Lovely Lolly-Pop Dolls by Virga by Donna W. Brown
46
A VICTORIAN CHILDHOOD
by Deborah Bigness
52
A Sweet Tooth For Candy Containers
8 10 16 18 62 63
Dear ADC Auction Gallery Emporium Collectibles Classified Calendar
by Elizabeth K. Schmahl
6
Antique DOLL Collector
partial-pages.indd 6
August 2018
7/15/18 11:31 AM
(212) 787-7279 P.O. Box 1410 NY, NY 10023
Quality Antique Dolls by Mail Return Privilege • Layaways Member UFDC & NADDA
matrixbymail@gmail.com
1
1) 16” Belle Epoch Couture of Maison Jumeau - Museum worthy! Factory Original Layers of intricate finery beautifully preserved - Ornate Wig & Chapeau, Watch Pendant, Parasol, Leather Boots, Purse with Calling Card & Provenance. Nothing else like it! $4995
3) Luxurious 21” Ribbon Winning Pink Tint French China - with Glass Eyes! The 1860’s Blampoix - An Heirloom Fashion from Hat to Shoes, w/ 2-part fitted antique gown, Original Jewelry, plus the Matching Beads woven into her magnificent Original Wig. Mint Leather Body and beautiful lustrous porcelain plus a distinguished Museum Provenance. $3900
3
2) Rare 24” French Trade SH 949 Fashion - The real thing in her hand painted Original Silk Gown w/ train, leather heeled shoes, parasol, earliest square teeth, mint antique wig, bisque fingers and satin sheen bisque. Authentic one! $1650
4
2
4) Rarely seen 27” Jullien Bebe - a luscious French Jeune Fille, flawless quality, glowing blue eyes, French HH Wig & chunky body, french blue Ribbed Silk Antique Coat Dress, lacy unders, and kid leather Pom Pom Shoes! très jolie! $2495 5) Tiny ‘Size 1’ Bebe Steiner! - just 8” Tall Early quality artwork, Fully Signed Original 5-part body, Shoes, Earrings. Her sweet antique Ensemble includes hip length wig & pate. Precious mint miniature! $2895
5
matrix.indd 7
7/14/18 3:47 PM
Auction Gallery continued from page 12
she was included in the doll encyclopedia. Though not perfect, her soft, gentle features and pouty mouth draw you to her and can’t help but cuddle the very sweet doll. She was named Elizabeth... and will be featured in the next Withington Doll auction, August 16, 2018. www.withingtonauction.com
14
Antique DOLL Collector
AG-august.indd 14
August 2018
7/14/18 3:40 PM
withington.indd 15
7/14/18 3:58 PM
Researching An Elusive Jumeau Bébé — A Comparison Report on the EJ. A Detective work by Samy Odin
Y
Comparison of the bodies of two “EJ. A” in the author’s collection, size 12 on the left and size 10 on the right.
22
Antique DOLL Collector
Samy-Aug.indd 22
ears ago, in the spring of 1986, I attended an auction in France where an exceptional Jumeau bébé was offered for sale. It was by far the most impressive “EJ. A” marked bébé I had ever seen. All original, it carried the size number 10, it had a very pale complexion, enormous enamel blue eyes with spiral threaded decoration, a lambskin wig and an eight-ball-jointed body with very big hands, and it had no blue inscription in the back. I was so fascinated I bid it up, way over my reasonable budget limit. I had still no luck and the bébé went off to another collector. Since that time I waited and waited to find another doll, one with similar characteristics, or at least one that was as exceptional in beauty and rarity as the great specimen I missed back then. Thirty-two years later I finally spotted the “EJ. A 10” of my dreams at a European Doll Show. It was on the stand of a dealer friend of mine and this time I brought the splendid doll home with me. And what was so serendipitous was that I could finally reunite two versions of this rare model. This was because years before I had bought a size 12 that I displayed at Musée de la Poupée-Paris for a quarter of a century. Now, being able to observe these two dolls and compare them “au naturel” I could confirm aspects of their history that I already had suspected in earlier years, clues which shed new light to the existing research published on this type of doll.
August 2018
7/14/18 2:31 PM
Size 12 on the left and size 10 on the right.
Antique DOLL Collector
Samy-Aug.indd 23
August 2018
23
7/14/18 2:31 PM