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Vintage 925 Silver Four Way Cross Saints Medal Necklace    US $50.41

14K YELLOW GOLD JESUS,MARY,JOSEPH MEDAL 12.00MM    US $112.62

14K YELLOW GOLD JESUS,MARY,JOSEPH MEDAL 15.00MM    US $151.16

14K YELLOW GOLD JESUS,MARY,JOSEPH MEDAL 18.00MM    US $250.58

14K Gold Five Way Cross Baptism Medal Pendant Necklace    US $247.55

3/4" Solid 14K Gold Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Dove    US $587.51

1/2" St 14K Gold Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $229.62

14K Gold 7/8" St Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $534.76

14K Gold Red St Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $534.19

Small 14K Gold Four Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace 4    US $248.16

Small 14K Gold Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $248.16

14K Gold Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace St Dove    US $247.96

14K Gold Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace Chalice    US $944.92

14K Gold Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace 7/8" St    US $459.78

3/4" 14K Gold Four Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace St    US $462.97

14K Gold 1 1/4" Four Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace 4    US $892.38

14K Gold Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace 1 1/8"    US $1,161.10

14K Gold Lrge 1" Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $803.09

14K Gold Four Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace 3/4" St    US $355.54

14K Gold Large Four Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $946.31

5/8" St 14K Gold Four Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $247.97

14K Gold Four Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace 4    US $368.48

14kt Gold Communion 5-Way First Communion Medal Pendant    US $247.56

14kt Gold 5-Way Firefighter Medal Pendant Necklace St    US $1,295.99

14kt Gold 5-Way Motherhood Medal Pendant 1 1/4" Large    US $1,295.99

1/2" St 14kt Gold 5 Way Chalice Medal Pendant Necklace    US $229.67

14kt Gold 5-Way Motherhood Medal Pendant Mom Children    US $247.73

Small 1/2" Silver 4 way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $60.02

Small 1/2" 1st Communion Silver Communion 5-Way Pendant    US $69.29

1/2" Oval Silver Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $60.02

Red Dove Silver Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $60.33

925 Sterling Silver 5 way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $69.46

3/4" Silver Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace St    US $69.46

Sterling Silver Five Way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace 5    US $60.33

925 Sterling Silver 4 way Cross Medal Pendant Necklace    US $69.46

Sterling Silver 5-Way Firefighter Pendant Necklace St    US $69.46

Vintage Silver Holy Family Jesus Mary Joseph St Pendant    US $90.57

Silver 5-Way Motherhood Mom Children Medal Necklace St    US $60.01

Sterling Silver 5-Way Motherhood Pendant Necklace Medal    US $69.31

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The Madame Alexander Doll Company first began in 1923. Madame Beatrice Alexander and her husband, Phillip Behrman together formed the company.

Beatrice Alexander born March 9, 1895 in Brooklyn, New York was the daughter of Maurice Alexander. Maurice Alexander owned the first doll hospital in America. In his doll hospital he repaired antiques and restored porcelain and bisque dolls. Beatrice witnessed many times how upset children were when their favorite doll broke. This may account for why Ms. AlexanderÂ’s earliest dolls were all made of cloth, which would not break when dropped by the fragile hands of a child.

By the 1930s, the Madame Alexander Doll Company was making high quality composition dolls. The dolls were not easily broken. The costumes designed for the dolls were of the finest materials and with explicit details. The Madame Alexander Doll Company survived during some very difficult economic times. Their survival was probably due mostly to MadameÂ’s creativity and her non stop wish to make absolutely breathtakingly, beautiful dolls. She certainly accomplished this goal many times. Many of the vintage dolls created between the years of 1948 and 1965 are now worth anywhere from $300 to $2,500.

In 1954, eight Bible Characters were made, which are now considered to be the rarest of the 8” Madame Alexander dolls. The Bible Characters were made in extremely limited numbers. There is no information available to know exactly how many of these 8” Bible Characters were actually made. One of the first advertisement for the dolls appeared in a black and white Herald House in 1954.

Most of the Bible Characters were straight leg walkers. There were a few known to be straight leg non-walkers. They all have black eyes with no pupils except for Queen Esther who has dark brown eyes with no pupils. A Bible Character from this series today in mint condition is worth $4,500.00 to $10,000 each. The set includes:

• Joseph

• Rhoda

• Queen Esther

• Martha

• David

• Mary of Bethany

• Ruth

• Timothy

Madame Alexander was awarded the “Fashion Academy Gold Medal in 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954 for the fashions designed for her dolls. The 1950s are referred to as the “golden era” of the Alexander Doll Company. These were the years the famous dolls of Cissy, Cissette, and Wendy were introduced and remain a major part of the Alexander Company line today. The Madame Alexander dolls made during the years of 1948 and 1965 are the some of the most sought after and expensive of all dolls.

The Madame Alexander Doll Company was sold to private investors in the year of 1988. It has been located at the same location in New York City since the 1950s. On 615 West 131st Street, you will find the showroom of the current Alexander line, the Heritage Gallery of vintage Alexander dolls, the Alexander Doll Hospital, and the factory store.

Some rare and most sought after dolls of the 1950s “golden era,” include:

• 1953 – 1954: Little Madaline, 8”, (Wendy Ann), in mint condition a value of $900 to $1,600

• 1954: Victoria 8”, Me and My Shadow Series, Blue taffeta dress, mint in box value of $1,3000 to $2,400

• 1954: Mary Louise, 8”, (Wendy Ann), Me and My Shadow Series, Godey period costume, mint in box, value of $1,500 to $2,400.

The above dolls and the eight Bible Characters is only a teeny, tiny portion of the rare and most sought after dolls made during the “golden era” period. They are all made with exquisite and detailed costumes, such beautiful little dolls, are the collections of the Madame Alexander Dolls. Please visit our website for more information about Vintage Dolls. We do not sell dolls on the website.

Disclaimer: Vintage Doll Collecting is not associated with the Madame Alexander Company. This article is for educational purposes only. We do not promote or sell the Madame Alexander Dolls or any other collector doll on our web site. Our website is designed to help the collector learn more about how to start collecting and maintain Vintage Doll collections of all kinds.

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© 2007 Connie Limon All Rights Reserved

Written by: Connie Limon. For more information about starting and maintaining a Vintage Doll Collection visit http://smalldogs2.com/VintageDollCollecting For a variety of FREE reprint articles as well as special sections in U.S. History and the Kennedy Administration visit http://www.camelotarticles.com