Oh, My Stars and Garters!
In America we say “Oh, my goodness”, an expression of delight and astonishment. In England, the exclamation “Oh, my stars and garters!” has the same meaning. Both meanings are appropriate for the Sharon Jerome antique doll collection which will be of great delight and, also, worthy of the highest order. More than 400 important antique dolls, automata, early doll houses and miniatures are offered in this auction, including, appropriately early English wooden dolls. Softbound. 8.5" x 11". 136 pages.
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18" (46 cm.) h. 12'W. The wooden-framed toilette table has inset panels and drawer fronts with rose-patterned chintz cover, inset bevel-edge center mirror, lace and silk tassel accents and is fitted with original white porcelain wash bowl, pitcher and two dresser jars with floral design and gilt accents, with original cord ties to table top. Excellent condition. French, circa 1900.
Presale Estimate:
500/800
Realized Price:
$600
10" (25 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate with modeled bosom and shoulderblades, very plump cheeks and chin, amber brown glass paperweight eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, hip-length blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with gusset-jointing, curved kid upper arms, bisque hands. Condition: generally excellent, fine professional restoration to right thumb. Marks: (crescent symbol) Bru Jne 0 (head) Bru Jne 0 (shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1882, his transitional model of circle dot and classic Bru Jne that appears to have been made during a single year period and is rarely found. Value Points: the rarity of the transitional model is accentuated by the most desirable tiny size, having most beautiful face with lovely bisque and painting, original soft elongated wig, very sturdy body and wearing a fine, frail but original silk bebe dress, along with undergarments, pretty bonnet and porcelain perfume bottle on chatelaine, the bebe wears her original leather shoes (one sole replaced) signed "Bru Jne Paris 0". Ex-Nikki Kvitka Collection.
Presale Estimate:
18,000/23,000
Realized Price:
$17,500
12" (30 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass eyes, painted lashes and brows, open mouth, four porcelain tiny teeth, brunette mohair wig, composition body jointed at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 224 3. Comments: Bahr and Proschild, circa 1890. Value Points: charming young bright-eyed lad with wonderful velvet costume and lace, lace collar and cuffs.
Presale Estimate:
400/500
Realized Price:
$850
16" (41 cm.) Of golden mohair with long snout, black shoe-button eyes, black re-embroidered nose, swivel head, back hump, excelsior fill, jointing at arms and hips, felt paws. Fair/good condition with sparse mohair on nose, repair to felt on paws, Germany, Steiff, with original underscored-F Steiff button in ear, circa 1915.
Presale Estimate:
300/500
Realized Price:
$700
24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head with very deeply-impressed sculpted facial features, upper-glancing painted brown eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, painted curly lashes, accented eye corners and nostrils, rounded tip nose, closed mouth with full outlined lips, impressed dimples at lip corners and chin, brunette mohair wig in side-coiled braids over plaster pate, composition and wooden ball-jointed body, antique brown linen dress with handmade lace trim, blouse, undergarments, socks, shoes, lace cap. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: K made in Germany 208 14 (head) Germany (body). Comments: Kestner, circa 1910 from their art character series. Value Points: pristine original condition of the extremely rare model, notably so in this large size, enhanced by superb detail of facial modeling, flawless complexion, original wig, body and body finish, antique costume. Few examples of the size 14 model of the painted eye character 208 are known to exist. Provenance: The childhood doll of Miss Willie Pearl Davis of Douglas, Georgia, born 1905, the doll was tenderly cherished in the Davis family home until the passing of Willie Pearl in 2000, when it was acquired by a local Douglas doll collector who has preserved the doll until this date.
Presale Estimate:
25,000/35,000
Realized Price:
$23,000
20" (50 cm.) Bisque socket head, pale blue painted eyes, thick black upper eyeliner, heavy eyelids, one-stroke dash brows, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, auburn mohair wig, composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, hands repainted. Marks: K*R 101 50. Comments: Kammer and Reinhardt, circa 1910, the model marketed as "Marie" from the firm's art character series of that year. Value Points: especially well-defined wistful expression with choice bisque and painting, wonderful antique costume.
Presale Estimate:
1100/1500
Realized Price:
$1,900
15" (38 cm.) Standing at an upright wooden piano is a bisque-head bebe with blue glass paperweight inset eyes, long painted lashes and brows, closed mouth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, carton torso and legs, wire upper arms, paper mache hands, purple velvet dress with lace, undergarments, shoes; the piano has elaborate ormolu candlesticks, music rack and handles, silver basket with silk flowers, and faux keys. When wound, music plays, the girl turns her head side to side and moves her hands up and down "playing" the piano. Condition: generally excellent, music and movement function well. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 3 (and artist checkmarks). Comments: Vichy, circa 1890. Value Points: well-preserved parlor automaton with wonderful luxury details of piano, pretty music, charming petite size, and original presentation as a rare luxury candy box, the lid lifting for access to the surprise bon-bons.
Presale Estimate:
6500/8500
Realized Price:
$5,000
3" (8 cm.) -4". Including mother-of-pearl lorgnette with folding hinged frame, padded silk cushion with dance card and pencil hidden on the back, and a faux-bone dance card book with rose silk lining, silver inlays, and set in leather-covered box with silk lining. Very good condition. Late 1800s.
Presale Estimate:
300/500
Realized Price:
$200
20" (51 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass spiral-threaded eyes with darker blue outer rims, thick dark eyeliner, delicately-painted lashes, mauve-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, delicately shaded outlined lips with upturn lip corners, pierced ears, lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with plump limbs and straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 7 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1878. Value Points: beautiful early model with finest complexion and painting, original body and body finish, original factory chemise, and with (very frail) original gold silk dress with extended train.
Presale Estimate:
6000/8000
Realized Price:
$7,000
16" (41 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner encircles the eye-cut, painted lashes, incised eyeliner, brushstroked and feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with defined space between the shaded lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, original composition and wooden fully jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: A. 7 T. Comments: Andre Thuillier, circa 1885. Value Points: very beautiful classic model of A.T. bebe with wonderful definition of lips, choicest bisque, original body and body finish, antique silk and lace dress, leather shoes signed C.P.
Presale Estimate:
18,000/22,000
Realized Price:
$18,500