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Vintage Barbie - The Thomas Romanotto Collection - Auction, March 12-13, 2022
More than 500 very rare dolls, costumes and accessories, gift sets, and ephemera including cars, planes, and boats, dollhouses, and furnishings from the collection of the late Sacramento, California savant and author, including rare examples for the American market, 1959-1969, as well as costumed dolls made exclusively for the Japanese and European markets. 10" x 10" full-color catalog is available for $69 with free shipping. For more information call 410-224-3655 or email info@theriaults.com.
$69.00
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The Doll as Theatre: Neapolitan and Continental Dolls of the 17th and 18th Century from the Hanne Büktas Collection: Volume One - Softbound
December 5, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland
Hanne Büktas began the pursuit of Continental dolls including Grodnertal, Genoese and Neapolitans, and, as was the case with her poupée collection, the pursuit encompassed each aspect of that collecting niche, including furnishings, accessories, animals, and other accoutrements. This is her final remaining collection, her favorite, and it will be presented in a special one-day event December 5, 2020 and a 2nd part March 2021. A special commemorative 2-volume catalog is in preparation and will feature nearly 500 dolls and hundreds of related ephemera, furnishings, and accessories.
$75.00
The Doll as Theatre: Neapolitan and Continental Dolls of the 17th and 18th Century from the Hanne Büktas Collection: Volume One - Deluxe Hardbound
December 5, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland
Hanne Büktas began the pursuit of Continental dolls including Grodnertal, Genoese and Neapolitans, and, as was the case with her poupée collection, the pursuit encompassed each aspect of that collecting niche, including furnishings, accessories, animals, and other accoutrements. This is her final remaining collection, her favorite, and it will be presented in a special one-day event December 5, 2020 and a 2nd part March 2021. A special commemorative 2-volume catalog is in preparation and will feature nearly 500 dolls and hundreds of related ephemera, furnishings, and accessories.
$105.00
The Reaches of the Street
October 3-4, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland
Throughout its 50th anniversary year, Theriault’s will echo earlier catalog titles, those that most captured the sense of history offered by our common past. “The Reaches of the Street”, inspired by a line in an early 20th century poem by T.S. Eliot, was the theme of Theriault’s October 3-4, 1991 catalog which paid homage to dolls created during the art character movement of that same era, dolls aptly described in one famous exhibition as “children of the street”. Highlighted by the important collection of art character dolls from the collection of the late Susan Hill of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Softbound. 8.5" x 11".
$59.00
As We Were
August 1-2, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland
Madame Alexander, The Trudy Butler Collection at Theriault's Special Marquis Studio Auction. The breath-taking one-owner Trudy Butler collection of fashionable ladies from the celebrated American firm is highlighted by a remarkable collection of Cissy dolls in original costumes. “Perhaps not every model ever made, but very close to it!” says Florence Theriault. Especially notable is the pristine preservation of the dolls with perfect coiffures, complexions and costumes. The collection also includes other Alexander fashionable dolls including Margaret, Queens, Elise and Cissette, as well as “Ballet des Fleurs”, “Judy”, and “Champs Elysees” from the very rare 1951 Portrait series. Softbound. 8.5" x 11".
$59.00
Keeper of the Dolls
Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland
The Lifelong Antique Doll Collection of Connie Bailey at Theriault's Marquis Studio Auction. Featuring the lifelong collection of Connie Bailey of North Carolina with exceptional collections of French and German bisque dolls - all your favorite classics in pristine condition with fine antique costumes and original wigs. And including a fine group of rare all-bisque mignonettes, a remarkable selection of early Kestner dolls (you never realized how different the faces could be!), collection of early sought-after teddies, and early American dolls ranging from Maggie-Bessie to black Joel Ellis. More than 350 dolls of the finest order and rarity are featured in the catalog. Softbound. 8.5" x 11".
$59.00
Other Kinds of Roses, Different Ways to Dance
Saturday, June 6, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland
Throughout its 50th anniversary year, Theriault’s will echo our earlier catalog titles from the past, those that most capture our common sense of history. In such a spirit, Theriault’s revives a title from a 25th anniversary doll catalog, "Other Kinds of Roses, Different Ways to Dance" for the upcoming Studio Marquis Auction June 6, 2020. Highlighting the cataloged Marquis auction is the very fine collection of Madame Bossard of Luzerne, Switzerland. The collection features fine early dolls as well as dollhouses and miniatures. Further featured is the private two-generation estate collection of Rose Rogan of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, rare French to American wooden and folk dolls. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 156 pages.
$59.00
Mid-Century American Dolls
Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland
Mid-Century American Dolls. Featuring the private collection of Vivian Brady-Ashley with a focus on “the little ones” from legendary firms of Alexander and Vogue. Known throughout the collecting world as a connoisseur of dolls by Madame Alexander, few collectors knew that Vivian also held an abiding respect for the Ginny dolls of Jenny Graves known under their trade name of Ginny. The Mid-Century American Doll auction showcases an exceptional collection of several hundred examples from their early years of the firm, most in near mint condition. Softbound. 8.5" x 11".
$59.00
Dance of the Hours
Saturday, March 21, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland
"Dance of the Hours" Antique Doll Auction. Featuring the extraordinary 50 year collection of Lillian Hamm of Branchville, New Jersey highlighted by a splendid example of the very rare Albert Marque doll which was previously displayed at the Winter Haven Museum of Antique Dolls in Florida before making its home with Lillian Hamm nearly 35 years ago. The auction also features the Ackerman Collection of Schoenhuts, Part II. Softbound. 8.5" x 11".
$59.00
A Circle of Dolls
January 12, 2020 in Santa Barbara, California
“A Circle of Dolls” was the theme of Theriault’s October, 1981 catalog auction, the title inspired by Frenchman architect, Pierre Charles L’Enfant, whose designs concerned the use of interlocking circles to unify people and places. This is, fittingly, the first commemorative title chosen. Highlighting the auction are dolls from the estate of Connie Frank of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, whose enthusiastic pleasure in dolls and toys graced the auction rooms of Theriault’s for nearly two decades. Softbound. 10" x 10". 140 pages.
$59.00
The Doll Collection of Huguette Clark
January 11, 2020 in Santa Barbara, California
The collection comprises extraordinary dolls and automata from the French golden age of 1860-1890, as well as selections of sought-after early Japanese cultural dolls and architectural miniatures. The Huguette Clark auction appropriately centers the inauguration of Theriault’s 50th anniversary year. An early and continuing client of Theriault’s for decades, her dolls include many fine antique examples from that 50 year span, as well as privately commissioned Japanese art dolls. Hardbound. 10" x 10". 232 pages.
$119.00