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Theriaults Dollmastery Seminar – An Opportunity To Learn About Rare Antique Dolls

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Denise Van Patten

One of the fun things I got to do at the recent Theriault’s weekend in Naples, Florida was go to a Dollmastery Seminar given by doll expert Florence Theriault. This all-day seminar gave participants a chance to get up close … Continue reading →

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Happy 2016! My Smiling Bru French Fashion and I Are Off To a Wonderful Start, Including the January Theriault’s Auction

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Denise Van Patten

Happy 2016! I realize I was silent for the last half of 2016, but life didn’t work out as planned; indeed, sometimes life gets in the way of art. I started the doll part of my year off at the Theriault’s annual Newport … Continue reading →

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Steiner Antique Dolls Delight – Black Figure A Bebe

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Denise Van Patten

I have talked about how inventive and interesting I think Steiner French Antique Dolls are in the past, and this doll is no exception. There aren’t very many Black antique dolls, but I think there are more by Jules Steiner than most … Continue reading →

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Tete Jumeau: One of My Favorite Antique French Dolls

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Denise Van Patten

Although the Tete Jumeau Bebe is not the rarest of French antique bisque dolls, and not even the rarest of Jumeau dolls, the Tete Jumeau is one of my favorites.  Made in just about any size imaginable, you can find Tete Jumeaus … Continue reading →

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Waltzing Steiner French Fashion Doll – Beautiful, Unique, and All-Original

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Denise Van Patten

This is another of the “dolls with a twist” from the recent Theriault’s auction. I have long studied and collected French Fashion Dolls, and I am fascinated by their history and variety. Steiner made some of the most interesting of … Continue reading →

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SFBJ 230 Fortune Teller Doll Photo Gallery

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Denise Van Patten
SFBJ Fortune Teller Doll

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This beautiful SFBJ 230 French bisque Fortune Teller doll really needed more than one photo to tell her story, so here she is presented in photo gallery format. Click on a photo to bring up a much larger image.

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