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"And Then the Page Turns..." May 15-16, 2021 Marquis Auction Catalog
Theriault’s May 2021 Marquis Auction is a veritable library of dolls, each waiting to turn the page for the next chapter in its life. Outstanding selections ranging from a superb early English wooden doll with trousseau (ex-collection Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art) to a fabulous trio of tiny French bisque Bébé Brus, sizes 0, 1, and 2, along with their tiny cousin, Bébé A.T. A fine American Izannah Walker doll is featured along with other mid-1800s dolls including fine porcelain dolls by KPM. There are automata, rare German character dolls, dollhouse furnishings, outstanding French bisque poupées, and fine all-bisque miniature dolls, more than 500 dolls in the two-day event.
$59.00
"Vintage Barbie" - Uncataloged May 1, 2021 Marquis Auction
Ranging from the highly sought #1 blonde ponytail Barbie in original trademark box to a blonde NRFB American Girl to blonde flip curls Stacey in store display costume. And nearly 100 additional rare models. Too, there are dozens of rare costumes, rare gift sets, and more than 300 lots in the auction. Absentee, telephone, and live bidding is available. For more information email info@theriaults.com or call 410-224-3655.
$10.00
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Lady Fancies, Part I. Half Dolls, Bathing Beauties and More
May 5, 2019 in Morristown, New Jersey
The Private 50-Year Collection of Hanne Büktas of Vienna, Austria - Half Dolls, Tea Cozies, Pincushion, Bathing Beauties and Other Lady Figures. This extraordinary collection of more than 700 rare French and German pieces spans 1900-1930s and features classic ladies of elegance as well as Art Deco and Art Nouveau themed figures of women. Many are presented as waist-up figures, while others have original pincushion or tea-cozy attachments, and still others form into delightful powder puffs, candy box lids, or bibelot boxes. The collection will be offered in two parts. Softbound. 9" x 10". 128 pages.
$55.00
Daffadowndilly, The Paul Johnson Collection and the Lumia Collection: Part Two
March 16, 2019 in Naples, Florida
The auction features several prominent collections including that of the late Paul Johnson of Kansas, Part II of the Landmark collection of Margaret Lumia, and others. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 164 pages.
$59.00
Madame Alexander, The Rodney Waller Collection: Part Two
March 17, 2019 in Naples, Florida
Time has come for Beatrice Alexander, signature American dollmaker and designer, to take her rightful place among antique dolls. Nearly 90 years have passed since her dolls first appeared, and for more than a half century she stood as a symbol of excellence, ingenuity, and marketing mastery in the world of American dolls. Collector Rodney Waller noted this many years ago, and began a quest to find the rarest of the rarest of her dolls, prizing originality and excellence of condition as well as rarity. This is Session II of his two-part auction, featuring the mid-century dolls, 1948-1970, of Madame Alexander. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 208 pages.
$69.00
Landmark, The Margaret Lumia Collection
January 12, 2019 in Newport Beach, California
Only rarely do collections appear with such significance that they can rightfully be labeled legendary or lodestar. Or “Landmark”. Which is the auction title of the collection of Margaret Lumia. Chosen with a discerning eye, acquired with a dogged persistence, and nurtured carefully during their time in her care, her dolls offer today’s collectors a rare opportunity to see – and, perhaps win – a magnificent treasure from time past. The collection ranges from fine early wood and paper mache to superb French bébés and poupées, to the rarest of the German bisque art characters, mostly all in original costumes. There are dollhouses, early doll furniture, and more. Softbound. 10" x 10". 204 pages.
$79.00
Madame Alexander, The Rodney Waller Collection: Part One
January 13, 2019 in Newport Beach, California
Time has come for Beatrice Alexander, signature American dollmaker and designer, to take her rightful place among antique dolls. Nearly 90 years have passed since her dolls first appeared, and for more than a half century she stood as a symbol of excellence, ingenuity, and marketing mastery in the world of American dolls. Collector Rodney Waller noted this many years ago, and began a quest to find the rarest of the rarest of her dolls, prizing originality and excellence of condition as well as rarity. This is Session I of his two-part auction, featuring the cloth and composition dolls, 1930-1948, of Madame Alexander. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 148 pages.
$69.00
Barbie: Fifteen Golden Years, 1958-1973
November 4, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois
By Florence Theriault. "Barbie: Fifteen Golden Years" highlights a collection of pristine wonderful condition original Barbie dolls from the early era, with detailed descriptions and full-color photographs. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 108 pages.
$29.00
In All Ways Remarkable
November 3, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois
The "In All Ways Remarkable" catalog highlights dolls from the Yesterday's Children Antique Doll & Toy Museum of Vicksburg, Mississippi along with wonderful antique dolls from other private collections including rare French poupées, early Kathe Kruse dolls, early German Grodnertal dolls, superb doll furniture, and a fine collection of rare Lenci models. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 152 pages.
$49.00
Provenance
July 16, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona
Over 400 lots of rare treasures of childhood past, including other important antique dolls which carry their own personal stories, some from original family owners and others having been cherished in famous collections or museums for many decades, including the important European collection of German doll author Lydia Richter, the Jim Kramer collection of rare Schoenhut circus memorabilia and superb early English wooden dolls with their family stories. Softbound. 9” x 12”. 184 pages.
$49.00
Shirley Temple: Collections
June 2, 2018 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Born in the early 1930s, Iva Mae and Janet had each grown up in small town America, adored Shirley Temple during their childhood, and carried this admiration into adulthood, cherishing the treasures from their own youth, and then, beginning in the 1980s, beginning a keen search for all rare treasures related to their childhood idol. Their collections perfectly blend. Iva Mae concentrated on the Shirley Temple dolls, especially those wearing rare costumes, and Janet sought rare paper ephemera ranging from early sheet music to postcards and scrapbooks. The two collections feature more than 250 lots. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 76 pages.
$19.00
Tears for Mina
March 17-18, 2018 in Naples, Florida
The important two day Marquis auction features both famous and long-lost collections including Part II of Samy Odin’s Musée de la Poupée in Paris, now closed forever; an outstanding private collection of rare French poupées, bébés and automata; and the extraordinary Myla Perkins Collection of Leo Moss dolls as featured in her book, "Black Dolls". Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 200 pages.
$59.00