Keeper of the Dolls
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
Catalog Lot List details
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rose-blushed eyeshadow, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Marks: Steiner Paris Fre A 5 (head) Le Petit Parisien (body). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1889. Value Points: captivating petite bebe has original opulent wig, body, body finish, and is wearing original silk bebe dress with lace and corner trim, original chemise, undergarments, bonnet, original shoes and socks.
Presale Estimate:
3200/3800
Realized Price:
$6,250
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, large blue glass spiral-threaded eyes with darker blue outer iris rims, thick dark eyeliner, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth, shaded and outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely ivory silk costume, undergarments, socks, aqua kidskin shoes signed E. Jumeau. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: earliest period portrait bebe with gorgeous expression, dramatically-painted eye lashes, brows, and eyeshadow accenting the very delicate complexion, original body and body finish.
Presale Estimate:
5500/7500
Realized Price:
$5,750
8" (20 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque torso, brown glass inset eyes painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, blonde mohair wig, peg-jointed bisque torso and elongated bisque arms and legs, shapely legs, painted white stockings and black high-laced boots, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, chip at top edge of right leg. Marks: 2 /12. Comments: Kestner, circa 1885.
Presale Estimate:
800/1000
Realized Price:
$2,800
23" (58 cm.) h. x 10"l. x 12"d. The wooden sedan chair with domed roof and gracefully shaped back has shaped windows on three sides, and an opening front door. It is decorated with gesso appliqued scrolls with gilded details of finish, and on three sides has three different hand-painted courtly scenes in the Fragonard manner. The interior is lined with original burgundy brocade silk. Excellent condition. French, circa 1885.
Presale Estimate:
1800/2500
Realized Price:
$2,600
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head, large pale blue glass paperweight inset eyes with darker blue outer irises, dark eyeliner, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, closed mouth with accented lips, separately-modeled pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: C EJ (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1880. Value Points: rare early bebe with finest bisque, complexion, painting and splendid eyes, original body and body finish, original (frail) Jumeau dress of ivory silk and burgundy velvet, undergarments, leather shoes, socks.
Presale Estimate:
4500/6500
Realized Price:
$3,500
17" (43 cm.) Bisque shoulderhead with very plump rounded face, painted blue downcast eyes with decorative glaze at lower edge, heavy eyelids, painted all-around lashes, lightly-feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, unpierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, carved wooden body with articulation at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees, original metal hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Maison Huret/Boulevard Montmartre...(stamp on torso). Comments: Adelaide Huret, circa 1860, on later Huret body. Value Points: very beautiful poupee in the "mode enfantine" manner, wearing linen dress, undergarments, bonnet, jewelry, unusual heeled boots of twill and leather with edged leather soles in the Huret manner.
Presale Estimate:
12,000/16,000
Realized Price:
$24,000
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, pale outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, his premiere bebe model, 1878. Value Points: very beautiful bebe with rare brown eyes for this model, original body and body finish, loveliest bisque, early costume.
Presale Estimate:
4500/5500
Realized Price:
$3,250