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"Wish List" - A Marquis Auction Weekend Event, November 6-7, 2021
An important two-day event featuring 500 antique dolls from private collections highlighted by the personal collection of celebrated dealer/collector Val Star of Naples, Florida, previously Illinois, centering on important French dolls from the most illustrious makers. Also included is the Sasha Doll collection of Linda Levi of North Carolina, and rare half-dolls from the collection of Karen DeLong. The entire auction event will be available to watch live online both days. A full-color catalog is in preparation and can be ordered for $59. For more information call 410-224-3655 or email info@theriaults.com.
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Playing Make-Believe
July 10, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA
Playing make-believe is the oldest game of childhood. Those who wonder about the why of collecting yesterday's childhood objects overlook make-believe. Playing dolls – or collecting them – transports a person from the box of how things are, into a world of boundless possibilities. The rarest of the rare antique dolls are featured in this book where the world of make-believe mixes with the veritable life journey of the doll itself. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 130 full-color pages.
$39.00
Magnifique! Family Dolls of Mildred Seeley
April 30, 2005 in Las Vegas, NV
The legendary doll collection of Mildred Seeley is featured in this art-quality book. Known among doll collectors for more than a quarter-century, Mildred Seeley autographed her many books and signed her letters with the unswerving statement “for the love of dolls.” More than 250 of the world’s most beautiful dolls from the Seeley Collection, resplendent in antique costumes and finery, are featured. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 140 full-color pages.
$49.00
J'aime Ma Bleuette
January 7, 2005 in Newport Beach, CA
The title is in French, but the book is in English. Included are more than 50 different Bleuette dolls, some with original trousseaux and boxes, along with 150 rare Bleuette costumes offered by Gautier-Langereau. Each is photographed with complete descriptions and reference to original Bleuette catalogs. 9" x 9". Hardbound. 88 full-color pages.
$39.00
Cherries Jubilee
January 8, 2005 in Newport Beach, CA
The very sound of the name, Cherries Jubilee, suggests festivity and celebration and so it's only fitting that it is the title of Theriault's 35th anniversary catalog. More than 300 of the world's finest antique dolls are included in the extraordinary auction, highlighted by the private collection of Donna Berg of Paso Robles, California, with other fine selections from private French estates. Donna Berg, herself an artist, had an eye for exceptional beauty in dolls, and the collection is instantly notable for this. 9" x 9". Hardbound. 144 full-color pages.
$49.00
With Kewpish Love
January 9, 2005 in Newport Beach, CA
Presenting more than 450 remarkable Kewpie and Rose O'Neill antique dolls and ephemera. Included are bisque action Kewpies, many never seen before, as well as original O'Neill artwork, letters, and many novelty objects, 1910–1945. 9" x 9". Hardbound. 144 full-color pages.
$49.00
Best In Show
November 6, 2004 in Whippany, NJ
Fine antique dolls along with antique toy dogs take to the ring, as collectors cast their votes. Every doll is a winner here, however, where more than 300 items of the best of the best are featured. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 120 full-color pages.
$39.00
More Mid-Century American Dolls
September 11, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA
Featuring a superb private collection of more than 100 very rare 1950s Alexander-kin fashionable children and Cissettes, an extraordinary collection of fabulous and nearly impossible-to-find early boxed costumes for 1950s Alexander dolls, and a fine group of near-mint hard plastic dolls from various manufacturers. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 90 full-color pages.
$29.00
Mid-Century American Dolls-Meisner Collection
September 11, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA
Laura Meisner championed the collecting of high-style fashion dolls over a twenty-year period. This one-person collection is highlighted by fashion dolls of the 1950s including Barbie, Alexander Cissy and Elise, Miss Revlon, Jill and Jan, and Miss Ginger; along with Ideal Toni, Shirley Temple, and rare Alexander hard plastic children of the 1950s. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 84 full-color pages.
$29.00
Peanut Butter Picnics, Rainy Afternoons
August 1, 2004 in Kansas City, MO
In some little corners of our collective memories, we conjure the simple summer picnic. A peanut butter picnic where you take your sandwich and go down the road looking for buried treasure. This sandwich is a childhood natural, that you could fix it yourself was empowering. So, in homage to childhood and our celebration of objects of childhood, we celebrate its symbols: dolls, playthings – and peanut butter picnics. Featured are antique bisque dolls, Bleuettes, fashions and American-composition dolls. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 120 full-color pages.
$39.00
Lovingly - Jane Withers' Doll Collection
August 1, 2004 in Kansas City, MO
Being one of the most famous child stars of the late 30s, Jane Withers was in a unique position to assemble a doll collection which perfectly exemplified the popular culture of 1930's America. This book shows 200 of the finest dolls of Withers' collection, alongside black-and-white archival photographs of the child Jane Withers playing with her dolls, alongside celebrities like Walt Disney and Shirley Temple. There are numerous anecdotes told in Withers' own words. 8.5" x 8.5". Softbound. 96 full-color pages.
$29.00