The Lynda Christian Collection
The Lynda Christian collection features Neapolitan dolls, porcelain dolls, Door of Hope dolls and wax dolls. 9" x 9". Softbound. 36 full-color pages.
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Catalog Lot List details
10" (25 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with sculpted black hair,ringlet curls over each ear and
braided chignon at the back of her head,painted large turquoise eyes,black upper eyeliner,closed
mouth,slender kid body with wooden limbs,painted orange shoes. Condition: generally
excellent,nose tip rub. Comments: Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: rare coiffure,original
painting,wearing lovely original gown with matching lace bonnet,and undergarments.
Presale Estimate:
600/900
Realized Price:
$450
15" (38 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with solid bald dome,her head inclined slightly to the
right,oval face and elongated throat,tinted complexion,blue painted downward-cast eyes,heavy
eyelids,brown single stroke brows,eyeliner,aquiline nose,closed mouth with center accent
line,molded bosom,slender kid body with very expressive porcelain hands,lovely antique
costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,early 20th century. Value Points:
rare model with very expressive features,bearing close resemblance to facial models of early
Neopolitan figures.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1500
Realized Price:
$850
19" (48 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of adult lady with oval-shaped face,brown-sculpted hair
softly-waved away from her face and captured by a sculpted white hair bow,sculpted ears,eyes
sculpted gazing downward in a modest manner,heavily-modeled eyelids with black
eyeliner,arched brown brows,aquiline nose,closed mouth with outlined very full lips,muslin
stitch-jointed body,porcelain hands,nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent. Marks:
399W. Comments: from the series of Nymphenburg dolls created around the beginning of the
20th century,an aspect of the art movement in dolls at that time,the dolls owe an artistic
allegiance to certain 18th-century wooden dolls of the creche genre,particularly in their humble
downcast expression.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1600
Realized Price:
$1,100
17" (43 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with oval-shaped face and very elongated throat,very
pale untinted complexion,brown sculpted hair with loosely-formed braids drawn back and
captured in a tightly-coiled braided chignon at the back,painted blue upper-glancing eyes in
well-defined sockets with encircling red eyeliner,brown feathered brows,aquiline nose with
slightly-upturned tip,closed mouth with very full lips,upturned lip corners,early muslin body
with porcelain lower limbs,painted black ankle boots,wearing fine antique dotted Swiss muslin
gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,few typical paint rubs on hair. Marks:
KPM (blue circle stamp inside shoulder plate). Comments: KPM Berlin,circa 1845. Value Points:
the rare early model has exquisitely-sculpted hair and beautifully-sculpted features that are
dramatized by her pale complexion,wonderful antique gown,ex-collection Margaret
Hartshorn.
Presale Estimate:
3000/4000
Realized Price:
$2,300
14" (36 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with oval slender face and elongated strong throat,black
sculpted hair forming into uniform ringlet curls over the ears,and a rolled chignon at the
back,slightly-tinted complexion,blue upper-glancing eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,black
single-stroke brows,aquiline nose with accented nostrils,closed mouth with tentative smile,early
stitch-jointed both body with kid arms,wearing fine early pale green silk gown with lace and
ribbon trim,gold brooch,undergarments,slippers. Condition: generally excellent,tiny repair at
front corner sew hole,few rubs on brows. Marks: (KPM blue stamp). Comments: KPM Berlin,circa
1850. Value Points: elegant lady with rare coiffure,the ringlet curled style more commonly found
without the back chignon,this being a rare variation. Ex-Margaret Hartshorn collection.
Presale Estimate:
2000/3000
Realized Price:
$1,800
10" (25 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with short sculpted black curly hair arranged in curly
waves,brown painted eyes,black feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,all-wooden
body with articulation at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,painted orange shoes,wearing antique
gentleman's suit of the period including vest. Condition: very good,original finish with some rubs
to finish. Comments: Germany,circa 1850. Value Points: rarer brown-eyed gentleman,wooden
body,original costume.
Presale Estimate:
500/800
Realized Price:
$650
9" (23 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with oval-shaped face,elongated throat,black sculpted
hair in center-part drawn around the sides of her face and captured in an elaborately draped
braided chignon,painted blue downcast eyes,single stroke brows,black upper eyeliner,closed
mouth,slender kid body,wooden lower limbs,painted grey boots. Condition: generally
excellent,original painted with some typical rubs on face. Comments: Germany,circa 1850. Value
Points: rare coiffure,the lady wears her original costume comprising muslin gown with dainty
self-piping,homespun undergarments with stitch-shaped diamond point edging.
Presale Estimate:
600/900
Realized Price:
$500
11" (28 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head depicting adult lady with black sculpted hair arranged in
long ringlet curls over each ear,and then drawn into a coiled chignon at the back with cascading
curl below,painted blue eyes with black upper eyeliner,closed mouth,slender kid body with
wooden lower limbs. Condition: good,the shoulderplate and lower legs are repainted.
Comments: Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: the rare model wears her wonderful antique
costume and undergarments.
Presale Estimate:
500/700
Realized Price:
$400
6" (15 cm.) l. A walnut table with single drawer,shapely apron,and four nicely-shaped legs,has
original natural finish and contains various accessories including a miniature leather-bound
German/English dictionary,bone opera glasses,and a porcelain urn with porcelain flowers.
Excellent condition,desk is mid-19th century.
Presale Estimate:
400/600
Realized Price:
$300
16" (41 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with realistically-tinted complexion,brown sculpted hair in
deeply-sculpted waves,with an escaping tendril of curl onto his forehead,painted facial
features,darkest-blue eyes,red eyeliner,accent dots at eye corners,brown painted
brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accent line between the lips,muslin shapely body,kid
arms,wearing antique gentleman's costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (orb symbol)
and KPM (in red stamp) KPM I (in blue stamp). Comments: KPM Berlin,circa 1840,the particular
marks were used by the firm only from 1837-1844. Value Points: rare to find early model with
superb sculpting,complexion,features,and rare brown hair.
Presale Estimate:
3500/4500
Realized Price:
$3,250