Antiques Roadshow; Appraisal

My grandmother received the doll from her great aunt and 1935 when she was nine. My grandmother. Kept the dolls for one generation and it was to be passed to the next daughter. When my grandmother had a son my father and then I was born and when I turned nine that was my birthday present was. This doll. And do you have daughters. I do have a daughter now who is five. One of the fascinating things was with the collection was the letter. When the doll was passed to my grandmother at the age of 9 her great aunt wrote a letter as if the doll is speaking. And that the letter starts out to Alice slowly and my little mistress to be and it explains as if the dollar started her journey in France. And travelled to New York City and then was placed in Macy's. And how she lived in Macy's but could not speak English. She only spoke French and could not communicate with the other dolls. Well what you have is a dollar made by the company of Jumo

and she Momi very fine dolls in the nineteenth century. This particular model was made between eight hundred eighty and eighteen eighty five. The person at that time had the company was in Neel sure Mon. So often the dolls were unmarked Chimo. I looked on the back of the star's head. This one just has a number. And number eight. Sometimes they were marked with the company's name. Sometimes they weren't. When they're not marked the stall is referred to as a portrait Chimo. What's interesting about this dollar is. Her entire wardrobe which covers different periods. For example this little dress here. Was probably the earliest in and probably very contemporary to the time she was made. The wig originally would have been a lamb skin or her goatskin very short kind of white hair. So this wig was probably replaced. In the latter part of the 19th century early 20th century. This particular doll won

medals at doll fairs and they won a gold medal. And I don't want to take her clothes off and to show that but on the back of her torso will be marked as Jumo gold medal Paris. I think one of the greatest things that you have here is this little book. On the top of here it says letter of. Baby Schimmel to her little mother. On the front. The interesting thing is it has the little mother or the little child stomping on the dog. I don't know the significance of it head if it hit a real. It's kind of charming that. This particular doll is a very desirable doll on the doll market today any of the early sure Moz. And because you have all of these wonderful things and the assessor is. I would say on today's market very easily you be able to sell it for 18 to $20000. Oh well thank you and I just hope your little daughter will be.

Loving it as much as you did. She does it and she's looking forward to receiving it. Thank you very much I proceeded.