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"Open the Gates, Swing Wide the Portals" Marquis Auction of Antique Dolls - Monday, August 1, 2022

"Open the Gates, Swing Wide the Portals" A Grand Exhibition and Marquis Auction of Rare Antique Dolls and Playthings at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel, St Louis, Missouri on Monday, August 1, 2022. The auction features four important collections from Lorna Lieberman, Part One of Louise Hedrick, Kathryn DeFillipo, and the Keith and Donna Kaonis Schoenhut Collection. Collectors are invited to attend the important one-day exhibition and auction which offers live attendance bidding, live internet bidding, live telephone bidding and absentee bidding. For more information call 410-224-3655 or email info@theriaults.com.
$69.00
Golden Age of Ningyō, Japanese Dolls from the Ayervais Collection - Saturday, October 15, 2022

The important one-owner collection of Michael Ayervais of New York was assembled over more than 30 years, and features important examples highlighted in museum exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mingei Museum, and Morikami Museum, and shown in Ningyō, The Art of the Japanese Doll by Alan Scott Pate who is serving as consultant and cataloguer for this auction. A superb full color catalog will be available for the auction in September. For more information call 410-224-3655 or email info@theriaults.com.
$75.00
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The Fabulous Fifties - Modern Dolls
November 11, 2012 in Dallas, TX

Featuring important American dolls from the Golden Age of the 1950s, all from private collections highlighted by the fine Alexander collection of Gail Gavit of Texas, and including more than 500 lots of exceptional beauties and rarities. Nearly 200 Alexander dolls, 100 delightful Ginny dolls by Vogue, moves onto Mary Hoyer, Muffie, and 40 fashionable Miss Revlon dolls. More than 50 sought-after Barbies then move to the stage, followed by Tammy, and finally G.I. Joe. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 144 full-color pages.
$49.00
Upon Arriving Home
July 23, 2012 in New Orleans, LA

An auction of rare and beautiful dolls from fine private collections in America and Europe, Theriault’s traditional summer auction promises and delivers the best of the best, making it the must-be event for your summer trip. More than 300 of the finest examples are presented in a Theriault’s award-winning catalog. 10" x 10". Hardbound. 140 full-color pages.
$75.00
The Legendary Spielzeug Museum of Davos
July 22, 2012 in New Orleans, LA

The legendary Spielzeug Museum of Davos, Switzerland. The 90 showcases on three floors of their beautiful museum have been splendidly filled with wonderful childhood treasures from the golden years of the 19th and early 20th century – dolls, dollhouses, toys and unique miniatures feature the rarest of the rare. The legendary collection is commemorated here. 10" x 10". Hardbound. 228 full-color pages.
$75.00
De Kleine Wereld Museum of Lier
April 1, 2012 in San Francisco, CA

An exceptional collection, considered one of the finest private small museums of childhood ephemera in the world, featuring beautiful dolls, rare dollhouses, stores, kitchens, and finest quality maitrise doll furnishings from the 19th century. 9" x 9". Softbound. 164 full-color pages.
$59.00
The Well-Bred Doll
March 31, 2012 in San Francisco, CA

An exceptional auction featuring private collections from France, Germany and America. Rare and exquisite dolls and automata are included in this remarkable auction including an extremely rare 38” bébé by Thuillier, and Vichy’s superlative Lady at the Harp Piano, as well as delectable treasures from Bru, Jumeau, Schmitt, Steiner and other French makers, and bisque character dolls from notable German firms. 9" x 9". Softbound. 120 full-color pages.
$59.00
Other People's Lives
January 13-14, 2012 in Newport Beach, CA

It is the special privilege of the antique lover to hold in one’s hands not only the physical object of one’s delight, but also its particular past place in other people’s lives. This 500 lot auction of antique dolls entitled “Other People’s Lives,” includes fine French dolls from original French chateaux as well as private American collections, automata, and rare German characters, dollhouse shops and rooms including milliner’s shops from the famous Landsberg Museum of Germany, to begin to name the treasures. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 192 full-color pages.
$59.00
A Child's Dream Come True
January 15, 2012 in Newport Beach, CA

Featuring a fine collection of vintage American dolls from the golden 1950s, highlighted by a collection of more than 50 Cissy fashion models, rare and mint early Elise dolls, and including such rarities as the early Rosamund Bridesmaid. Of note is a collection of 12 Alexander dolls in their original Ice Capades costumes as created in the Ice Capades studios. Also included are 1950s vintage lady and child dolls from other firms including Miss Revlon, Toni, Sweet Sue, Betsy McCall, Harriet Hubbard Ayers, and Mary Hoyer. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 84 full-color pages.
$49.00
Many Wonderful Things
November 19, 2011 in New York City, NY

A superb collection of 19th century antique French dolls and automata, highlighted by the important automata of Candy Spelling, including works by Vichy, Theroude, Lambert, and Roullet et Decamps. A catalog of these rare works, along with the several hundred of the finest 19th and early 20th century dolls including exemplary examples from Bru, Schmidt et Fils, Steiner, and Jumeau. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 140 full-color pages.
$49.00
To The Manor Born
November 20, 2011 in New York City, NY

An extraordinary collection of historical, portrait, fashionable, and child dolls from Madame Alexander, highlighted by extremely rare models from the golden era of the 1950s. The rare collection was assembled by Los Angeles luminary, Candy Spelling, over several decades. She chose dolls not only for their great rarity but also for their pristine and vibrant presentation, and once owned, preserved them meticulously in glass vitrines in her Holmsby Hills mansion named The Manor. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 144 full-color pages.
$49.00
Raised by the Song of the Murmuring Grove
July 24, 2011 in Anaheim, CA

An 18th century poem by the German romantic poet, Friedrich Holderlin, inspires the title, ranging from a superior collection of rare French dolls including Suzanne Amaryllis of Rouen, a Rohmer poupée with signed Rohmer trunk and trousseau from its original French estate, to very fine German bisque art character dolls, to one-person collections of early Raggedy Anns and wonderful teddy bears. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 164 full-color pages.
$59.00