Madame Alexander, The Rodney Waller Collection: Part One
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
Catalog Lot List details
20" (51 cm.) Composition head with flanged neck, large blue glass sleep eyes, real lashes, dark eyeshadow, rounded nose tip, tiny closed mouth, short brunette mohair curly wig, cloth torso and upper limbs, composition hands and lower legs. She is wearing her original patterned blue cotton dress under organdy pinafore with embroidered pocket and blue rick-rack trim, matching bonnet with blue bows, slip, panties, high stockings with original supporters, black side-snap ankle boots. The dress is tagged "Baby McGuffey"/Madame Alexander NY USA/All Rights Reserved". Near mint. Madame Alexander, circa 1942.
Presale Estimate:
400/500
Realized Price:
$400
16" (41 cm.) Composition head with flanged neck, sculpted short brown curly hair, brown sleep eyes, real lashes, button-shaped nose, tiny closed mouth, cloth torso and upper limbs, composition hands and lower legs. She is wearing original blue loosely-woven tulle dress over matching silk like under-dress and panties, matching tulle bonnet with ruching and ruffles, and decorated with blue silk ribbons, bows, and rose petals, socks and pom-pom decorated shoes. Near mint condition. Madame Alexander, 1937, the luxury costume is enhanced by its superb preservation, the doll with beautiful blush on cheeks, hands and knees.
Presale Estimate:
400/600
Realized Price:
$450
11" (28 cm.) Composition head with flanged neck, blue sleep eyes, real lashes, dark eyeshadow, closed mouth, blushed cheeks, soft auburn mohair curls, cloth torso and upper limbs, composition hands and lower legs. She is wearing original blue cotton dotted Swiss dress under white organdy pinafore with matching ruffled bonnet, slip, panties, socks and side-snap ankle boots. The costume is tagged " ŹÉĽaby McGuffey'/Madame Alexander NY USA/All Rights Reserved". Near mint condition. Madame Alexander, 1942, the doll is presented in her original "bow box" with model stamp 3400.
Presale Estimate:
300/400
Realized Price:
$400
11" (28 cm.) Composition head with flanged neck, blue sleep eyes, real lashes, dark eyeshadow, red lips of closed mouth, brunette mohair wig, cloth torso and upper limbs, composition hands and lower legs. She is wearing her original costume comprising white dress, panties and slip, blue box-pleated coat with scalloped-edge matching bonnet, and fur-edged matching gloves, socks, and shoes. The costume is tagged "Madame Alexander New York". Near mint. Madame Alexander, 1942, model, C292, with original "bow box".
Presale Estimate:
800/1200
Realized Price:
$650
20" (51 cm.) Composition head with flanged neck, large blue sleep eyes, real lashes, dark eyeshadow, closed mouth, blonde floss hair in tight little curls, cloth torso and upper limbs, composition lower legs and arms, expressively-posed fingers. She is wearing original sheer lavender chiffon baby dress with cutwork and lace trim, matching bonnet with pleated face ruffle and pink flowers at the edge and at the tip of the satin streamers, cotton slip and panties, socks, shoes with pom-pom tips. The dress is tagged "Little Genius/Madame Alexander NY USA/All Rights Reserved". Madame Alexander, 1947, the doll is presented in her original "bow box", model stamp 875, and has very beautiful complexion and vibrant hair.
Presale Estimate:
300/500
Realized Price:
$250
20" (51 cm.) All composition with socket head, blue sleep eyes, real lashes, dark eye shadow, red lips of closed mouth, blushed cheeks, ash-blonde wig in elaborate coiffure with braided coronet at the crown and coiled braid at each side of face that are decorated with dainty blue and rose flowers which are repeated at her waist, jointing at shoulders and hips. She is wearing three-layered blue tulle ballerina costume with elaborate gold rick-rack trim, black velvet neck band and wrist ties, blue satin panties, ballet slippers. Near mint condition. Madame Alexander, 1942, the doll has original clover wrist tag, gleaming complexion, and very fresh and crisp costume.
Presale Estimate:
900/1300
Realized Price:
$2,800
14" (36 cm.) All composition with socket head, sleep eyes, real lashes, dark eye shadow, open mouth, four tiny teeth, impressed cheek dimples, ash-blonde human hair with original coiffure of arranged curls decorated with colorful flowers, jointing at shoulders and hips. She is wearing original tagged skating costume of ivory satin with faux-pleated chiffon skirt and gold pleated trim, accented with brilliant flowers, net petticoat, satin panties, laced skates. The costume is tagged "Genuine ŚÉ¬onja Henie' Doll/Madame Alexander NY USA/All Rights Reserved". Near mint condition, slight eye fading. Madame Alexander, 1941, portrait doll of the celebrated skater and film star of the era, the doll is preserved in her original box with stamped inventory number 2400B.
Presale Estimate:
500/700
Realized Price:
$1,100
14" (36 cm.) All composition with socket head, dark blue sleep eyes, real lashes, dark eyeshadow, bow-shaped red lips of closed mouth, black mohair wig with original curls, jointing at shoulders and hips. She is wearing vibrant yellow sheer chiffon gown with attached underskirt having dotted Swiss border, trimmed with purple silk ribbons and purple and pink flowers, pantalets with double rows of ruffles, socks, brown side-snap shoes, and coral taffeta sunbonnet with floral appliques. The costume is tagged " ŚÉ¬carlett O'Hara'/Madame Alexander/NY USA/All Rights Reserved". Near mint condition. Madame Alexander, 1940, the doll is preserved in her original "bow box"; although the costume is tagged "Scarlett O'Hara", the doll was shown in the 1942/43 catalog as "Southern Girl".
Presale Estimate:
1000/2000
Realized Price:
$2,200
7" (18 cm.) All composition, blue side-glancing painted eyes, tiny rosebud-shaped lips, blonde mohair long curly locks with blue hair band, jointing at shoulders and hips, painted white socks and black shoes. She is wearing a purple taffeta dress with white rick-rack trim and organdy apron, cotton petticoat and panties. The petticoat has gold paper label "wig contains 75% wool". Excellent condition. Madame Alexander, 1935, made for one year only.
Presale Estimate:
200/300
Realized Price:
$650
7" (18 cm.) All composition with painted blue side-glancing eyes, tiny closed mouth, auburn mohair wig in soft curls, jointing at shoulders and hips, painted socks and flat black shoes. She is wearing original lime green organdy gown with pink-edged ruffled borders and sleevelets, with matching cap trimmed with dainty pink flowers which match the bouquet she carries, pink cotton petticoat and panties. The costume is tagged "Madame Alexander New York USA", and she is presented in her original blue "bow box", stamped model 1009, with original store label and $1.50 price. Near mint condition. Madame Alexander, 1937, made for one year only.
Presale Estimate:
300/400
Realized Price:
$300