Rosette Has Arrived!!!

We are proud to introduce Rosette, Bleuette's big sister! This Bleuette sibling was first introduced in 1956 in the French magazine Semaine de Suzette. She is 14" tall (35cm), originally came with sleep eyes, pierced ears, open mouth with carved-in teeth. Head circumference is 8",Eye size: 14mm.

S-382 Rosette (Special order allow 2 to 3 weeks)

   Head Mold  
   Price:  $101.00

   Soft-fire Greenware Head  Regular price $20.00 
  
$17.50

   Blank Bisque Head  $40.00

 

   SFBJ110SComposition Body

    The SFBJ110S has
    jointed
wrists, elbows, knees
    and the torso has the cutest
    little tummy! T
he body size
    is 10.5" (27cm).(Special order allow 6 to 8 weeks) 

   Price:  $96.00

 

 

 

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"Rosette" Global Wooden Body is 10.5" Tall (27cm)

In-stock ready for immediate delivery!!

Price:  $75.00

Bleuette:  
In old French, the sound of her name is enough to spark the imagination-for a bleuette is a spark that lights a fire.  True to her name, Bleuette set alight the imaginations of young girls for more than half of the twentieth century.  Introduced in 1905 as a premium for a new magazine for girls, she is the only doll with a written history covering more than fifty years.  From 1905-1960 the children's magazine, La Semaine de Suzette was published on a weekly basis.  The magazine included stories, games, crafts, recipes, instruction in the social graces and clothing patterns for Bleuette.

Bleuette was born in 1905 near the end of the heyday of dollmaking, just after Emile Jumeau and other makers of fine dolls in France bonded together to form the company SFBJ.  Unlike the earlier French dolls, Bleuette was created for interactive play, and as a teaching tool.  Bleuette's mission was to help instruct little girls the fine art of homemaking.  from the very beginning, Bleuette seemed to invite the young owners into her world, where girls could learn to become proper French ladies through play.

The brilliance of this approach to selling Bleuette and La Semaine de Suzette to French girls is demonstrated by the fact that all 20,000 dolls ordered by the publisher, Henri Gautier, in 1905 had been sold before the first issue of the magazine was published.  Bleuette's new "mama" was urged to begin sewing for her immediately.   There were more than 1,060 patterns published over the fifty-five years Bleuette was produced.

This remarkable doll survived two devastating world wars and the resulting deprivations at every level of life.  Her ever-changing wardrobe needs mirrored the fluctuations of a rapidly changing society, especially following these two wars.  What's more, unlikely many other dolls, Bleuette's face and even her height, changed over the fifty years of her production.

 This first Bleuette from 1905 was known as “Premier Bleuette” or the “Bleuette Jumeau”.  She was to have a porcelain head from a Jumeau head mold, fully jointed body of composition and wood, and she was to come dressed in a simple chemise.  Premiere Bleuette has the sought after look of the Jumeau dolls with her heavily painted eyebrows, oily bisque, and precisely painted mouth.  She is 27 centimeters in height and has four little teeth.  She has threaded blue paperweight eyes and the wig is hand-wefted human hair.

The second Bleuette that was made using a German model owned by Fleischmann and Bloedel.  Determining precise dating for her production as a Bleuette is difficult, but she appears to have been sold between 1905 and 1914.

In 1915, the Fleischmann mold was replaced with SFBJ mold 60, size 8/0. The Bleuettes with heads marked 60, with 8/0 on the nape of the neck, are characterized by very round cheeks, a smooth chin, slender eyebrows and finely painted eyelashes.  The open mouths are deep red, with four little teeth showing.  

The 301 head mold has a charm all its own.  Because this head was used throughout the years leading up to World War II, and after the war, there is greater variation in the quality of bisque and the painting.  The dolls produced in the years after the war often had very little paint tint of any kind on the cheeks.  During that period of time, the paint used on the dolls was unstable due to poor ingredients and readily washed or wiped off, the porcelain.  On the opposite end of the spectrum, many 301 Bleuette's produced in the early 1940's and 1950's are very ruddy colored bisque, with flaming red cheeks and bright red lips.  The eyebrows are painted with multi-strokes, but remain fairly narrow.  The 301 remains a favorite of collector's today.  She has a saucy appearance and seems to head into any new adventure proposed by her "mother."  In 1933 Bleuette grew  two centimeters.  The height was achieved by lengthening the upper thigh by one centimeter and slightly enlarging the head.  She remained 29 centimeters until the late 1950's.

SFBJ 251 were produced from 1922-1933. These dolls have a more baby like quality than most Bleuettes and some appear to have short necks giving them a dumpy appearance. They have two teeth instead of four. From 1922-1933 the SFBJ 251 Paris 2 was 27 centimeters and had sleep eyes.

Please Note:  The above information was taken from the book Bleuette - The Doll and Her Wardrobe by Barbara Hill

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1.  SFBJ 251 Bleutte

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2.  Bell Ceramics Jumeau -

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3.  Cherie Limoge

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4.  Bleuette Gold

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5. Bleuette Gold

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6. Bleuette Gold


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7.  SFBJ 301 Silver

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8.  SFBJ 301 Silver

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9.  SFBJ 301 Silver
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10.  SFBJ 301 Silver

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11.  Jean Nordquist Premiere Bleuette - Eyes are not as bright as they appear.

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12.   Seeley's Bleuette Jumeau

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13.  Jean Nordqist Bellette 1907 Jumeau


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14.  Jean Nordquist Bellette 1907 Jumeau

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15.  Daisyette Kestner 171 Daisy Reduced

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16.  Daisyette H. Handwerck Daisy Reduced

Bleuettes:

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S-366 Bleuette Premiere Jumeau       
Doll Size:  12”                 
Head Circumference:  7”     
Eyes:  10mm Paperweight   

S-366 Head Mold Price: $99.00  (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)

Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00  

SFBJ775S Compo. Body  Price:  $77.00    (Special order please allow 6 to 8 weeks)

SFBJ775AS Compo Body  w/ Articulated Wrists    (Special order please allow 6 to 8 weeks)
Price:  $80.00   
Global’s Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated 21cm Wrists     
 
Price:    $58.00       ( Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)  

 Global Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm
Price.   $58.00          (In stock ready for immediate shipment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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S-365 Bleuette Silver  SFBJ 301
Doll Size:  12"  
Head Circumference:  6.75”  
Eyes:  10mm Round Glass


Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00  

 

SFBJ775S Compo. Body  Price:  $77.00    (Special Order please allow 6 to 8 weeks)

 

SFBJ775AS Compo Body  w/ Articulated Wrists    (Special Order please allow 6 to 8 weeks)
Price:   $88.00   

 

Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated 21cm Wrists      (Special Order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)
Price
:    $58.00       

NEW!!! Global Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm
Price.   $58.00   (In stock ready for immediate shipment)

         

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S-369 Bleuette Gold    SFBJ 60  
Doll Size:  12 inch              
Head Circumference: 6 5/8"”    
Eyes:  12mm Flat Paperweight 
 

S-369 Head Mold  Price: $94.50 (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)

Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00  
 SFBJ775S Compo. Body  Price:  $77.00  (Special order please allow 6 to 8 weeks)
SFBJ775AS Compo Body  w/ Articulated Wrists  (Special order please allow 6 to 8 weeks)
Price:  $88.00
 Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated 21cm Wrists     (Special order please allow 6 to 8 weeks)
Price
:    $58.00         

 Global Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm
Price:   $58.00           (In stock ready for immediate shipment)

 

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Collectible Doll Co. 492B "Premiere" Jumeau  (This Jumeau looks more like the original Bleuette Jumeau than any other head available.)
Doll Size:  12 inches
Head Cirumference:  7”
Eyes:  10mm  Paperweight

492B "Premiere Jumeau"  Head Mold  Price:   $75.00 ( Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)

Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00

G Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm     (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)
   Price:    $58.00     

GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm      (In stock ready for immediate shipment)
  
Reg.  $58.00      

 

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Collectible Doll Co. 534   SFBJ 251 “Lynette”
Doll Size:  12 inch
Head Circ. 7”  
Eyes: 10mm Paperweight

JN534 SFBJ 251 Head Mold   Price:  $75.00  (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)

Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00

G Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm    (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks) 
   Price:    $58.00    

GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm      (In stock ready for immediate shipment)
  
Reg.  $58.00      

 

Bleuette Friends:

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Collectible Doll Co. 492 "Bellette"
Bleuette Jumeau 1907
Doll Size:  12”
Head Cirumference:  7”
Eyes:  12mm  Paperweight

JN492 Bellette  Head Mold  Price:   $75.00

Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00

G Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm   (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)  
   Reg:    $58.00     

GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm       (In stock now ready for immediate shipment)
  
Reg.  $58.00      

 

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Collectible Doll Co. 492A “Cherie”
Bleuette Limoge Cherie
Doll Size:  12”
Head Circumference:  7”
Eyes:  10mm Paperweight

492A Cherie Head Mold   Price:  $75.00

Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00

GPaper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm      (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)
   Reg:    $58.00     

GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm      (In stock now ready for immediate shipment)
  
Reg.  $58.00      

 

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Collectible Doll Co.532 “Daisyette H”
Handwerck 12" Tall (18" Daisy mold reduced in size)
Head Circ. 6 to 7”  
Eyes: 12mm Round

JN532 Daisyette H Head Mold   Price:  $75.00    (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)

Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00

G Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm    (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks) 
   Reg:    $58.00     

GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm       (In stock now ready for immediate shipment)
  
Reg.  $58.00      

 
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Collectible Doll Co. 533 “Daisyette K”
Kestner 171 12" Tall  (18" Daisy mold reduced in size)
Head Circ. 6 to 7”  
Eyes: 12mm Round

JN533 Daisyette K Head Mold   Price:  $75.00

Soft-Fire Greenware  Price:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00

GPaper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm      (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)
   Reg:    $58.00     

GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm       (In stock ready for immediate shipment)
  
Reg.  $58.00      

 

 

MD2538  Bleuette Jumeau 
Head Circ. 7”  
Eyes: 12mm PW

Soft-Fire Greenware  Reg:  $17.50      Sale:  $15.00

G Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm      (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)
   Reg:    $58.00    

GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm    (In stock ready for immediate shipment)  
  
Reg.  $58.00      

 

 

 

 

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11" Daisyette "Best Party Dress" -  Pink Cotton 
Price:  $30.00

 

Accessories for Bleuette:


Bleuette The Doll and Her Wardrobe Book
By Barbara Craig Hilliker

Price:  $45.00

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 Bleuette Dress (Only 1 Left)

DISCONTINUED AT GLOBAL
White Dress w/ Pink Smocking 
 
Price:  $35.00

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  Human Hair Labelle Wig from Monique 6-7  Available Colors:  Blonde, Lt. Brown, Auburn, and Dk.. Brown
Price:  $24.50

Blonde

Lt. Brown

Auburn

Dk. Brown

Kemper Mohair Hannah Wig 6-7 Available Colors:  Blonde, Lt. Brown, and Auburn.
Price:  $18.50

Blonde

Lt. Brown

Auburn

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"Margie" Synthetic Mohair Wig for Bleuette

 Curly up-do style with loose tendrils framing    the face

Price $18.00

 

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Bleuette Tie Shoes.  40mm  Fits New York Doll Products Body and Wooden Body 

Available in three colors, Black, Cream and Burgundy.  Price:  $7.00
Black

Cream

Burgandy

Bleuette Button Shoes.  40mm Fits New York Doll Products Body and Wooden Body

 Available in two colors: Black and Red
Price:  $6.75

Black

Red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Check Short Sleeve Dress $30.00

(ONLY 2 LEFT)

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White Bathing Suit Red Trim (ONLY 1 LEFT)

DISCONTINUED AT GLOBAL

Price:  $45.00

 

 

Denim Dress (ONLY 1 LEFT)

DISCONTINUED AT GLOBAL

Price:  $35.00

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Lt. Blue Coat (ONLY 1 LEFT)

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Price:  $35.00

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CDF-1416 11 ½” Bleuette Trousseau  
Includes 1 Fancy Dress with hat and underwear, 1 Play dress with romper and covered straw hat and 1 riding outfit with scarf.
Price: 
$24.95  
Special Order Please Allow Two Weeks

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CDF-1419 11 ½” Bleuette Wardrobe 
– Includes 1 Drop waist pleated skirt dress and hat, 1 Shirt waist dress, pinafore and mop cap, 1 Kate Greenaway pleated skirt dress, 1 Drop waist slip, 1 Shirt waist slip and 1 Bloomers.
Price:  
$24.95
Special Order Please Allow Two Weeks

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Special Order Please Allow Two Weeks


TCDF-492 Crochet Bloomers, slip, dress, socks, coat, hat, mittens, and purse Pattern for Bleuette
Price:   $24.95

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Special Order Please Allow Two Weeks


TCDF-492A Crochet Underwear, bloomers, dress, and socks Pattern for Bleuette

Price:   $19.95

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Special Order Please Allow Two Weeks


KDF-492B Knit underwear, bloomers, dress, sweater, hat, and socks Pattern for Bleuette.
Price:  $24.95

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Special Order Please Allow Two Weeks


KDF-492C Knit Underwear, bloomers, dress, cape, hat, mitts, and socks Pattern for Bleuette.
Price:  $24.95

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Bambino - The Sweet Baby Brother to Bleuette is sure to steal your heart!

Originally manufactured in Germany by Armand Marseille as mold number 351, SFBJ produced the identical baby doll as Bambino, the little brother of Bleuette.  He made is first appearance in the October 25, 1928 issue of La Semaine de Suzette.  If you love baby dolls you will adore Bambino.  He was the most popular after Bleuette.  None of her family reached the height of admiration garnered by Bleuette.  Bambino has an extensive wardrobe and he appears in the Gautier Languereau catalogues with his sisters.  At times Bambino and Bleuette wore matching outfits.  This chubby cheek baby has molded hair that is lightly painted on his domed head.  He had sleep eyes with painted upper and lower eyelashes.


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S-260 Bambino Head
Head Circum.  8 7/8"       Eyes: 10mm        Doll Size: 10 1/4"

S-260 Bambino Head Mold
Reg.  $70.00   

S-260 Bambino Soft-fire Greenware Head
Price $20.00     Sale:   $17.50

BB7S Composition Body  
Price  $68.00   

 

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"Beau Bebe" a blue and white polka dot cotton romper with cross-straps in the front, white cotton short with lace rolled around collar and cuffs.   Price:    $25.00

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"Romper with Hat"  is a reproduction of an original costume featuring an aqua dotted cotton fabric with a white cotton hat.   Price:  $25.00

 

 

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