"Peanut Butter Picnics, Rainy Afternoons"
"Peanut Butter Picnics, Rainy Afternoons"
49. German Bisque Googly,131,by K*R
15" (38 cm). Bisque socket head with rounded facial shape,very large blue
glass sleep and side- glancing round googly eyes,dark fringed lashes,feathered
brows with fly-away detail,rounded little nose with accent dots,closed mouth
with "watermelon-slice" shaped smile,blonde mohair wig,composition
and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: K*R Simon & Halbig 131. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt,circa
1915. Value Points: fabulous example of the rare impish googly has choicest
bisque and painting,blushed dimpled cheeks and chin,original body and body finish,wig,fine
lace dress and bonnet,rose knit stockings,white kidskin shoes.
Price Realized: $12,500.00
108. Brown-Complexioned Bebe with Original Marquis Costume
20" (51 cm). Brown-complexioned bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight
inset eyes,black eyeliner,black painted lashes and thick brows with decorative
glaze,accented nostrils,closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips,pierced ears,black
human hair over cork pate,French brown composition and wooden fully jointed
body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Dep 9. Comments: circa 1895,from
a rare series of doll heads commissioned from Simon and Halbig for Jumeau. Value
Points: the closed mouth bebe has outstanding quality of bisque and complexion
with superb painting including subtle cheek blushing and coral lips,original
Jumeau body,and wearing antique original Marquis costume of maroon velvet with
metallic gilt trim,embroidered silk vest,Bebe pin with "ruby" center.
Price Realized: $8,500.00
"Lovingly,
The Childhood Doll Collection of Jane Withers"
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96A. Large Cloth "The Goof" for Walt Disney Productions
27" including hat. Velvet-faced comical figure has cream velvet muzzle
and mouth with black velvet top of head and elongated throat, elaborate stitch-shaped
construction of muzzle with black stitched ribbing, black velvet nose, white
felt teeth, white felt over-sized eyes with large black pupils and grey eyelids,
cream sateen armature body with over-sized orange muslin shoes and brown undersoles.
Wearing grey serge shirt with patches, orange vest and cap, blue pants, white
rayon gloves. Marked "The Goof Copyright Walt Disney Productions"
in stamp on foot base. Circa 1935.
Price Realized: $6,600.00
"I admired Walt Disney so much and we were grand friends. One day he
came by in his pick-up truck – he always drove this old truck – and
said we were going on a picnic. We drove to Orange County that was then just
a wide expanse of orange groves, and with a wave of his arm over the entire
valley he told me of a dream he envisioned for an amusement park unlike any
other, and one that would bring the whole world together. He asked me what I
thought of his idea and I said ‘Why it’s a grand thought because it
really is a small world, after all.’ Later he told me that day inspired
his theme ride "It’s a Small World" in which dolls and more dolls
set out to see the world. Anyway, at the end of the day he gave me this wonderful
Goofy and said it was the first model of a line of comic character dolls he
had designed. I’ve always cherished it."
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102. American Composition "Jane Withers" by Alexander in Exclusive
Studio Costume from 1935 Film "This Is The Life"
19". Composition socket head, brown sleep eyes, mohair lashes, painted
lower lashes, feathered brows, open mouth with slightly parted lips, row of
teeth, brunette mohair curly wig, composition five piece jointed body. Wearing
rayon custom made taffeta Scottish costume. Alexander, circa 1935.
Price Realized: $4,200.00
The doll-sized version of the costume worn by Jane Withers in the 1935 film,
"This Is The Life" was made especially for this doll by the 20th Century
studio wardrobe department and was presented to Jane as a gift.
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103. Charlie McCarthy Doll and Trunk from Edgar Bergen
34". Gesso-sculpted head portraying Charlie McCarthy has brown sculpted
side-parted hair, painted facial features, large brown eyes with painted lashes,
closed mouth with wide beaming smile, elongated throat, muslin stitch-jointed
body, composition hands, painted white gloves, black shoes. Wearing gentleman’s
formal suit with white pearl buttons, vest, bow-tie. Included with the doll
is a metal steamer trunk with stenciled label and original travel paper label
designating "Edgar Bergen, 6536 Sunset Boulevard". The doll and trunk,
actually used by Edgar Bergen in his performances, were presented to Jane Withers
from Edgar Bergen. Circa 1935.
Price Realized: $8,500.00
"I was great friends with Edgar Bergen and we did several radio shows
together. I was fascinated with the whole idea of ventriloquism and playing
with Charlie McCarthy dolls was a wonderful fantasy past-time for me."
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204. Doll-Sized Concrete "Hollywood Walk of Fame" Made for Jane
Withers
32" x 63" in wooden frame. A reduced size version of a portion of
the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, first created in Hollywood in 1958, was re-created
for a exhibition of the Jane Withers dolls when they were displayed at The May
Company, a Los Angeles department store, in the 1980’s. This reduced size
version contains the actual signature of Jane Withers, along with faux-signatures
of other noted stars. The hand prints are doll-sized and the entire display
is sized for display with a collection of dolls.
Price Realized: $1,200.00
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