Blithe Heart, Dancing Beneath Wool
Hhighlighted by the antique doll collection of Marilyn Bard of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, whose superb portrait Jumeau bébé, shown on the cover, is wearing its original Scottish coarse-woolen costume. Also featured are dolls from the collections of the late Laura Weiner of Washington state, Part I of the collection of the late Marilyn Parsons of Louisiana, and selections from the Swiss collection of Madame X. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 148 pages.
$59.00
Catalog Lot List details
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, defined space between the outlined lips, brunette human hair wig, composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed plump body with straight wrists, beautifully-costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 192 14. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, the model was registered by that firm in 1892 and has a distinctive facial expression. Value Points: beautiful closed mouth child doll with original early body.
Presale Estimate:
500/700
Realized Price:
$650
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump double chin, small blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, open mouth with very slightly-parted outlined lips, two upper teeth, tongue, brunette mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K made in Germany 14 JDK 220. Comments: Kestner, circa 1910. Value Points: rare model with finest bisque, outstanding detail of facial modeling including laughter crinkles at eye and lip corners, deeply-impressed cheek dimples, and pronounced double chin, wonderful toddler body
Presale Estimate:
1200/1600
Realized Price:
$1,400
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump double chin, small blue glass eyes, dark eyeliner, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth with very slightly-parted outlined lips, two upper teeth, tongue, blonde mohair bobbed wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed toddler body with side-hip jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 JDK 220. Comments: Kestner, circa 1910. Value Points: rarely found model with especially fine detail of laughter dimples and eye crinkles, double chin, original wig, toddler body, and body finish, nicely costumed.
Presale Estimate:
1100/1500
Realized Price:
$1,600
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, short brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, brunette human hair wig over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: H made in Germany 12 JDK 241. Comments: Kestner, the model is known as "Hilda's older sister" in reference to her resemblance to the Hilda model, circa 1915. Value Points: hard-to-find model with beautiful matte bisque, original body and body finish.
Presale Estimate:
1100/1500
Realized Price:
$950
13" (33 cm.) Bisque socket head with amber-tinted complexion, small brown glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, two porcelain upper teeth, shaded lips, black mohair bobbed wig over plaster pate, amber-tinted baby body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F made in Germany 10 JDK 243. Comments: Kestner, circa 1914. Value Points: unique model of Chinese baby, the model was used for this doll only, has finest bisque, complexion, original body and body finish.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1500
Realized Price:
$950
11" (28 cm.) Bisque socket head with brown complexion, brown glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, short black feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, two upper teeth, tongue, black human hair wig, brown complexion baby body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A made in Germany 5 245 JDK Jr 1914 c. Hilda Ges Gesch. Comments: Kestner, circa 1914. Value Points: flawless brown complexion with fine matte bisque, original body and body finish.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1500
Realized Price:
$850
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, small blue glass sleep eyes, painted curly lashes, short feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined lips, two porcelain upper teeth, blonde mohair wig over plaster pate, composition bent limb baby body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: F made in Germany 10 245 JDK Jr. 1914 c. Hilda Ges Gesch. Comments: Kestner, circa 1914. Value Points: wonderful original condition, finest bisque, original wig, pate, body and body finish.
Presale Estimate:
900/1200
Realized Price:
$750
19" (48 cm.) Felt swivel head with angular heart-shaped face, blue side-glancing narrowed eyes, rose eyeshadow, closed mouth, blonde side-parted mohair wig with soft curls, muslin slender and elongated torso and legs which are fabric jointed at hips, felt arms jointed at shoulders. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Lenci, model R.M., the petite version of earlier salon dolls was introduced in 1931 and made for a short time only. Value Points: wearing original pink organdy dress with felt floral appliques, organdy petticoat and pantalets, matching felt bonnet, and lilac felt gloves, pink felt slippers.
Presale Estimate:
700/900
Realized Price:
$800
4" (10 cm.) Including pressed felt swivel head on felt shoulderplate with finished bottom, blue side-glancing provocative eyes with heavy eyelids, brown eyeliner and painted upper lashes, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, blonde mohair wig with long ringlet curls, rose and yellow felt bonnet with garland of felt roses, ruffled collar, with cloth and paper labels, pencil marked 606; and woven basket with felt flower corsage on lid. Excellent condition. Lenci, circa 1930s.
Presale Estimate:
400/600
Realized Price:
$200
16" (41 cm.) Felt swivel head of slender-faced girl, painted facial features, brown side-glancing eyes, grey eyeshadow, painted curly upper lashes, fringed brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with two bottom lip accent dots, brunette mohair wig in long ringlet curls, slender body of older child with jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Italian, Lenci, their model 400, circa 1927, the model was made for a very short time and is quite rare to find. Value Points: wonderful expression, wearing original fuchsia felt stylish dress of the era with double-tiered skirt, large waist sash, undergarment, socks and black shoes with ankle straps.
Presale Estimate:
800/1100
Realized Price:
$1,200