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.
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S-382
Rosette
Head Mold
Soft-fire Greenware Head Regular
price $20.00
Blank Bisque Head $40.00
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SFBJ110SComposition
Body
The SFBJ110S has 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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 10. SFBJ 301 Silver |
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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
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S-365 Bleuette
Silver SFBJ 301 Doll Size: 12" Head Circumference: 6.75” Eyes: 10mm Round Glass
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)
Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated 21cm Wrists NEW!!!
Global Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm
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S-369
Bleuette Gold SFBJ
60 S-369
Head Mold Price: $94.50 (Special order please allow 2 to 3 weeks)
Soft-Fire
Greenware Price:
$17.50 Sale:
$15.00
Global Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm |
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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) GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm (In
stock ready for immediate shipment) |
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Collectible
Doll Co. 534
SFBJ 251 “Lynette” 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) GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm (In
stock ready for immediate shipment) |
Bleuette Friends:
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Collectible
Doll Co.
492 "Bellette"
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) GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm
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Collectible
Doll Co.
492A “Cherie” Soft-Fire Greenware Price: $17.50 Sale: $15.00 GPaper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists
21cm GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm (In
stock now ready for immediate shipment) |
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Collectible
Doll Co.532
“Daisyette H” 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) GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm
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Collectible
Doll Co. 533
“Daisyette K” JN533 Daisyette K Head Mold Price: $75.00 Soft-Fire Greenware Price: $17.50 Sale: $15.00 GPaper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists
21cm GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm
(In stock ready for immediate shipment)
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MD2538
Bleuette Jumeau Soft-Fire Greenware Reg: $17.50 Sale: $15.00 G Paper Mache Body w/ Articulated Wrists
21cm GGlobal’s Wooden Body w/ Articulated Wrists 21cm (In
stock ready for immediate shipment) |
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11"
Daisyette "Best Party Dress" - Pink Cotton Price: $30.00
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 Cream Burgandy |
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Bleuette Button Shoes. 40mm Fits New York Doll Products Body and
Wooden Body
Available in two colors: Black and Red Black Red |
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| Red Check Short
Sleeve Dress $30.00
(ONLY 2 LEFT) DISCONTINUED AT GLOBAL |
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| White Bathing Suit Red Trim (ONLY 1
LEFT)
DISCONTINUED AT GLOBAL Price: $45.00 |
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| Denim Dress (ONLY 1 LEFT)
DISCONTINUED AT GLOBAL Price: $35.00 |
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| Lt. Blue Coat (ONLY 1 LEFT)
DISCONTINUED AT GLOBAL 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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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 S-260 Bambino Soft-fire Greenware Head BB7S Composition Body
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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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