Name: Challabre
Made by and When: Joke Grobben for Gotz, 2002
Material: Synthetic hair fibers, hard-cast vinyl head, breast/shoulder plate, lower arms, and lower legs; tan stuffed, doe suede body, glass eyes, armature, and weighted pellets
Marks: (Head) Gotz / JKG (JK is inside the G) / 577; (back of breastplate) Gotz.
Height: 27-1/2 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black wig styled in two thick braids with orange ribbons tied at the ends; loose curls frame the face. One side of the hair is accented with two orange fabric flowers. Challabre has black glass stationary eyes with applied upper eyelashes, a closed mouth with peach lip color, and a pronounced tubercle below the Cupid’s bow.
Clothes: Challabre wears a Gotz-tagged white cotton dress and dress coat, white knit undergarment, a leather necklace with a genuine red jasper pendant for good luck, white knit socks, and white Mary Jane twill shoes
Other: Challabre was inspired by a young girl born on the French colonial island of Martinique who lived in France where she and the Netherlands-born Joke Grobben met. The arms and legs are weighted and articulated. The bottom/buttock is also articulated. Challabre is part of a limited edition of 500 dolls worldwide by Joke Grobben manufactured in Germany under the Gotz brand, catalog #00 62220. This Challabre is #29 of 500. Has mani- and pedicured fingernails and toenails, a Gotz bracelet, a certificate of authenticity, and a detailed hangtag.
About the Artist (from The Gotz Wiki): “Joke Grobben, a Dutch doll artist was born in 1945 in The Hague, Netherlands. Joke is a student of sculpture in both The Hague and Florence, Italy... Prior to designing for Gotz, Joke designed dolls for The Hamilton Collection. Joke also designed the head, hands, and feet for several of Marie Osmond‘s porcelain line of dolls.” Read more here.
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