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"The Reaches of the Street" Marquis Antique Doll Auction - October 3, 2020
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, 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”. The auction is highlighted by the important collection of art character dolls from the collection of the late Susan Hill of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
$59.00
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Images
September 22, 2007 in Bellevue, WA
Highlighting several fine small private collections from America and Europe. Of special interest are the estate dolls of the late Marion Holt of Pennsylvania. Collectors will also be delighted by a number of petite Jumeau bébés, all-original French bébés, early china dolls, paper dolls, and two poupées with trousseaux. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 120 full-color pages.
$49.00
Grand Notes - Collection of Carole Zvonar
July 15, 2007 in Detroit, MI
"I bought my first antique doll for $1 when I was 5 years old," she said. "Antiques are the only dolls I have ever loved." Dr. Carole Jean Stoessel Zvonar has collected antique dolls from the age of 5. Her lifetime achievement of collecting those dolls is all shown in this commemorative catalog. 8" x 11". Hardbound. 144 full-color pages.
$59.00
A Cherished Collection - Madame Andrée Petyt
May 5, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV
Madame Andrée Petyt, the elegant European lady whose collection was visited by Belgian royalty, never played with dolls as a child. She came to dolls, she explained, through a love of fashion and an enduring fascination with doll costumes and the history of clothing those dolls personified. This explains the particular vision of Madame Petyt whose extraordinary collection of rare dolls in exquisite costumes is featured in a commemorative book with historic references. 8.5" x 11". Hardbound. 188 full-color pages.
$75.00
Two Different Worlds
March 17, 2007 in Atlanta, GA
Two very different doll worlds mingle in a delightful mélange. There is, on the one hand, the sophisticated world of Parisian dolls, chic, fashionable, and French dolls from Paris store Au Nain Bleu. And then there is the world of plain and simple, highlighted by a collection of Ella Smith cloth dolls and Alabama babies. A century ago, at the end of the 19th century, each prospered, likely unknown to each other, but stellar quality the same. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 112 full-color pages.
$49.00
Puppen & Spielzeug Museum
January 6, 2007 in Newport Beach, CA
For nearly three decades, this must-see doll and toy museum housed in a splendid baroque building in old Vienna, in which Mozart is said to have once lived, thrilled thousands of doll collectors who passed through its doors. The legendary collection is the vision of one man, Vaclav Sladky, a native of Czechoslovakia. His love of dolls was presented in the museum and now, along with private dolls from the Sladky collection, is featured in this commemorative book. 8" x 12". Hardbound. 188 full-color pages.
$75.00
Fits and Starts Costumes
January 7, 2007 in Newport Beach, CA
This is the seventh in a series of books about antique doll costumes by Florence Theriault. More than 300 antique doll costumes are featured, including gowns for fashionable lady dolls, dresses for French bébés or German bisque children, along with bonnets, shoes and complete trousseaux. Divided into chapters by theme and decade. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 136 full-color pages.
$49.00
And Seem to Walk on Wings and Tread in Air
November 11, 2006 in Morristown, NJ
When Alexander Pope wrote those lines some 300 years ago, he seemed to be speaking of the wonderment of childhood. That all improbable things are possible, such as treading in air or dolls coming to life. It is the collectors of antique dolls in which that sense of wonder lives on. A painted face jester performs impossible feats of balance with two chairs, a Vichy pianist magically flits her fingers over the keys and an extraordinary collection of French dolls bear witness to the fact that one can, indeed, tread on air. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 124 full-color pages.
$49.00
Paper Dolls, 1790-1940 - The Collection of Shirley Fischer
November 12, 2006 in Morristown, NJ
From early historical rarities, to popular culture icons, the paper doll collection of Shirley Fischer reflects the ardent pursuit of a passionate and intelligent collector. This collection spans 150 years, from 1790 through the 1940s. It is likely that few collections exist today with the extent of early historical rarities as the Fischer collection. The collection includes early dolls from Germany, France, and England and virtually all of the early American paper dolls. 9" x 9". Hardbound. 170 full-color pages.
$49.00
American Dolls 1950-1965
September 24, 2006 in Monterey, CA
American Dolls from The Golden Years, 1950-1965 features mostly-mint rarities from America's premiere dollmakers of Alexander, Mattel, Vogue, and others. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 136 full-color pages.
$45.00
Scenes from the Court
July 9, 2006 in Dallas, TX
Scenes from the Court teasingly word-plays on the court theme, while offering a plentitude of dolls that are fit for a princess. There are the exceptionally rare pair of dolls actually from the 18th century French court whose purpose was not child's play, but a manner for aristocrats to theatrically spread the latest gossip without naming names, from the private collection of the late Parisian antiquarian Claude Detave. There are wooden dolls of the English court, and even an extensive trousseaux. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 136 full-color pages.
$49.00