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ca. 1927 Adrien
Carvaillo 14 1/2" tall
cloth La Venus doll
Photo courtesy of Linda DeCarlo
ca.
1927 Carvaillo doll mark
Venus Made
in France |
Adrien and his wife Marie
registered their La Venus doll trademark in 1923, at which time it
was noted they had begun making the cloth art dolls as early as
1915.
Carvaillo dolls were
advertised by department stores; Bon Marché, Galleries Lafayette and
Le Printemps.
The dressed dolls were
offered in sizes 15 1/2, 19 1/2 and 23 1/2" tall in 1925.
14 1/2 and 17 1/2" tall in 1928 to 1929. 15 1/2, 18 1/2 and 21
1/2" tall in 1930, all advertised in Bon Marché.
Early dolls were marked
in red ink on the bottom of a foot La Venus, later dolls marked
Venus Made in France, next mark Venus Marque Deposée used
until 1933.
Adrien
Carvaillo original
box end graphic with oval label:
Les
Poupées en Etoff
FABRICATION FRANÇAISE
A.C.
PARIS
"Venus"
Serie
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