"The Great Man's Doll", A Marquis Catalog Auction

"The Great Man's Doll", A Marquis Catalog Auction

Sunday, July 18, 2010  |  11:00 AM Central
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"The Great Man's Doll", A Marquis Catalog Auction

"The Great Man's Doll", A Marquis Catalog Auction

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"The Great Man’s Doll" featuring the Antique Doll Collection of the Legendary Author Anne Rice

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Wonderful Petite French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Figure C with Early Seaside Costume $3500/4500

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9" (23 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue sleep eyes that operate from wire lever at back of head, painted lashes, feathered brows, rose blushed eye shadow, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Figure C 4/0 Steiner Bte SGDG Paris (head) Le petite Parisien Bebe Steiner (hip) J. Steiner (eyes). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1884. Value Points: rare model especially precious in this petite size, with original wig, pate, body, body finish, signed eyes, superb painting of features, and wearing charming antique seaside costume with woven hat, and fish net. $3500/4500...more

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Early Model French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Series A, with Rare Original body $3000/4000

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10" (25 cm.) Pale bisque socket head with very plump face, pale blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over Steiner pate, early composition body with muslin midriff and upper legs, non-working bellows in torso, jointing at shoulders and elbows. Condition; generally excellent. Marks: Sie A 3/0. Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1877, early model with rare markings. Value Points: wonderful petite bebe with wide-eyed expression, rare original body, wearing original early blue cotton suit, woven hat with gold labeled brim ÒL'Eclipse", undergarments, socks, and silver-buckled shoes....more

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Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe Steiner, Series C, with Fine Wig and Costume $7000/9500

Lot # 3 (Sale Order: 3 of 482)      

25" (64 cm.) Bisque socket head with early pale complexion, plumply-shaped face, large blue glass sleep eyes that operate from wire lever at back of head, painted lashes with Òdot" accents, rose-blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, extended-length blonde mohair wig over original Steiner pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sie C 5 (incised head) Bourgoin Steiner Bte SGDG (stamped head) (Steiner cadeceus stamp on body. Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1882. Value Points: very beautiful early Steiner bebe, rarer model, original signed body and body finish, gorgeous luxury wig, fine antique costume....more

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Early Period French Bisque Bebe Jumeau with Original Wig and Body $6000/8000

Lot # 4 (Sale Order: 4 of 482)      

12" (30 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, pale blue inset eyes with spiral threading, painted lashes, lightly feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, original lambswool wig with fragments of remaining Jumeau comb, cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, along with some pieces of original simple costumes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Emile Jumeau, circa 1878, first period bebe. Value Points: virtually unplayed with condition, having original wig, and flawless original body, and having early leather shoes marked Paris 5, and original earrings....more

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Two French Bisque Miniature Dolls in Original Costumes and Box $900/1400

Lot # 5 (Sale Order: 5 of 482)      

6" (15 cm.) Each has bisque socket head, blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, closed mouth, blonde mohair wig, five piece paper mache body with painted shoes and socks. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Gaultier, circa 1885. Value Points: wonderful original presentation, the little bebes wearing matching burgundy or aqua silk dresses with lace trim, straw bonnets, silk ribbons, and are presented in their original box....more

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French All-Bisque Mignonette with Cobalt Eyes, Bare Feet and Swivel Head $700/1000

Lot # 6 (Sale Order: 6 of 482)      

6" (15 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque elongated torso, plump facial modeling, cobalt blue glass eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line and slightly-smiling expression, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, bare feet, antique costume. Marks: 3 (head, arms and legs). Condition: small chip at neck rim on torso and left front leg rim. Comments: French, circa 1880. Value Points: especially beautiful pale bisque with exquisite painting of facial features....more

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French All-Bisque Mignonette with Swivel Head and Bare Feet in Rare Size $900/1200

Lot # 7 (Sale Order: 7 of 482)      

8" (20 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque elongated torso, blue glass enamel inset eyes, lushly-painted lashes, single stroke brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, cork pate, peg-jointed bisque arms and legs, bare feet, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, fine professional restoration to thumbs. Comments: French, circa 1880. Value Points: rare large size with beautiful face, bare feet....more

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Superb Early French Bebe Jumeau with Original Couturier Costume $8000/11000

Lot # 8 (Sale Order: 8 of 482)      

14" (36 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with plumply-modeled lower cheeks, pale blue glass inset eyes with spiral threading, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, mauve-blushed eye shadow, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, impressed dimples at corners of mouth, pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (?illegible mark on head). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1877, earliest period bebe from that maker. Value Points: very rare bebe with original body and body finish, lambswool wig, wearing superb couturier aqua silk dress with hand-painted designs and Alencon lace, aqua kidskin shoes with rosettes marked Ò5", undergarments, wonderful early bonnet, earrings....more

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Lovely Antique French Doll Bonnet and Parasol $500/800

Lot # 9 (Sale Order: 9 of 482)      

16" (41 cm.) l. parasol. Including a wire-framed woven bonnet that is decorated with tiny silk flowers, vines and boa feathers; along with a wooden-handled parasol with marble grip, and silk cover with two tiers of ruffled Alencon lace. Excellent condition, silk frail on parasol. French, circa 1885....more

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French Bisque Smiling Poupee by Leon Casimir Bru $2500/2800

Lot # 10 (Sale Order: 10 of 482)      

13" (33 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with enigmatic smile, accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, original kid gusset-jointed poupee body with square cut collarette, wearing antique black silk/wool two-piece gown with aqua silk ribbons, undergarments, kidskin shoes, stockings, woven bonnet, and original earrings. Marks: C. Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1870, his deposed facial model possibly inspired by Empress Eugenie. Value Points: beautiful poupee with gentle expression, well-defined hint of smile, original body, antique costume....more

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Pretty Antique Lace Dress for Bebe $300/500

Lot # 11 (Sale Order: 11 of 482)      

To fit bebe about 13"-14", of fine muslin overlaid with embroidered tulle lace and decorated with ivory silk ribbons, with attached cotton petticoat. Excellent condition. Circa 1880s....more

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Two Pairs of French Bebe Shoes by Bru $600/900

Lot # 12 (Sale Order: 12 of 482)      

Each of soft black kidskin with ankle straps and kidskin bow with silver buckle trim, including 2" size 5 pair, and 1 1/2" size 0 pair. Each signed Bru Jne Paris with size. Excellent condition. Circa 1880s....more

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Early Continental Doll Chair with Carved Wooden Frame and Original Upholstery $500/800

Lot # 13 (Sale Order: 13 of 482)      

13" (33 cm.) With nicely hard-carved dark wooden frame, the arm chair features a very high back and curved-front seat, and is upholstered in a rich silk/velvet fabric with fringed braid trim, and brass stud edging. Excellent condition. Continental, mid-19th century....more

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Rare French All-Bisque Mignonette with Jointed Elbows and Original Costume $2500/3500

Lot # 14 (Sale Order: 14 of 482)      

5.5" (14 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque elongated and slender torso, brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with wide center accent line, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, peg-jointed shoulders and hips, ball-jointed elbows, bare feet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bte. Comments: Fernand Sustrac, who deposed his unique system of jointed elbows on all-bisque dolls in 1877. Value Points: very rare early mignonette with jointed elbows, bare feet, original wig and costume, and very beautiful face....more

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Very Beautiful French Bisque Bebe, Size 3, by Leon Casimir Bru $17,000/21,000

Lot # 15 (Sale Order: 15 of 482)      

14" (36 cm.) Pressed bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate with modeled bosom and shoulder blades, amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, painted dark lashes, brush-stroked and feathered brows, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with full outlined lips, tiny stuck-out tongue tip, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid bebe body with scalloped edge collarette, kid over wooden upper arms and legs, bisque forearms, wooden lower legs, antique silk and lace costume with matching bonnet, undergarments, stockings, kidskin shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bru Jne 3 (head and shoulders). Comments: Leon Casimir Bru, circa 1884. Value Points: an especially beautiful model of Bebe Bru Jeune with entrancing expression, lovely bisque and painting, original body, perfect bisque hands. From the collection of American author, Anne Rice....more

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An Extraordinary 18th Century French Wax Doll with Superb Original Costume and Coiffure $8000/12,000

Lot # 16 (Sale Order: 16 of 482)      

23Ó (58 cm.) Poured wax head with portrait-like aristocratic features and pose, slender oval face with pronounced lower chin, aquiline-shaped nose, blue enamel eyes with heavy eyelids, painted eyeliner and brows, closed mouth with painted and glazed lips, tacked on blonde wig of fine soft hemp or silk, with attached waist-length braids at the back with interwoven brown cord for decoration. Her body is slender armature wrapped with homespun linen and covered with white muslin, a protruding hemp-wrapped dowel at the neck serves to attach the head, her hands are simplistic hand-stitched glove-style, and her feet are wooden shoe-molds. The doll is wearing her multi-layered original costume comprising a homespun chemise, homespun dickey with ink-lettered ÒMme Durr-ArnoldÓ, stockings, quilt-patterned silk petticoat, modified panier, fabric-hand-stitched shoes with silk bows and wooden heels that are made to exactly fit the wooden feet, two-piece silk gown with intricately constructed bodice, and unusual ribbon-trimmed sleeves, velvet throat band, black beaded coiffe, a bec interwoven into coiffure and crowned with an elaborate gilded and pearl coronet that matches her elaborate gilded necklace. Condition: generally excellent, typical wax rubs, body and costume are impeccably preserved. Comments: French, late 18th century, the poupŽe was discovered in a chateau near Strasbourg, France, the site at which Maria Antoinette entered France from her native Austria to become Queen; the costume is of her era, and the doll bears an uncanny resemblance to the young Queen suggesting it was, at the least, inspired by the event. The ink-lettered name Mme Durr-Arnold is a mystery. Value Points: an extraordinary doll with regal presence, superb portraiture, and outstanding original costume, wig, coiffe and shoes....more

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Rare German Bisque "Purple Hair-Bow" Lady with Swivel Head $1200/1800

Lot # 17 (Sale Order: 17 of 482)      

12" (30 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-lined bisque shoulder plate, blonde sculpted hair arranged with two large braids at the back of her hair that are crowned by a vibrant purple hair ribbon and bow, blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes, lightly-feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with slightly-smiling expression, original muslin body with bisque lower arms and legs, painted white stockings with blue ties, grey ankle boots, and wearing beautiful antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: rarity factors include purple hair bow, rare coiffure, glass eyes, swivel head and original body....more

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Outstanding French Bisque Portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau $18,000/23,000

Lot # 18 (Sale Order: 18 of 482)      

23" (58 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head with very pale complexion enhanced by mauve blushing of eyelids, cheeks and chin, almond-shaped blue/grey enamel glass eyes with spiral threading and darker iris rims, dark eyeliner, dark painted short lashes, feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde lambswool wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists, lovely antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, faintest 1/2" original typical firing line at left crown rim, original body and body finish. Comments: Emile Jumeau, earliest first period bebe, circa 1877. Value Points: extraordinary beauty of the very rare earliest period bebe with finest bisque, modeling and painting, original body and body finish....more

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French Poupee by Adelaide Huret w/ Trousseau & Victor Hugo Provenance a Gift to Jeanne 60,000/85,000

Lot # 19 (Sale Order: 19 of 482)      

17" (43 cm.) Pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged shoulder plate with distinctive plump facial modeling and strong throat, defined double chin and characteristic throat hollow at top of shoulder plate, painted eyes in deeply-set sockets with outlined heavy eyelids, characteristic decorative glaze at lower eyes, painted lashes, lightly-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with pale daintily-accented lips, unpierced ears, strawberry-blonde human hair over cork pate arranged in a stylized topknot, gutta-percha fully-articulated body with jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, and wearing a stunning ice-blue silk dress with cream pencil-stripe design, scalloped edging and feather-stitched embroidery, ivory silk ribbons, over sous-sleeves, with undergarments, classic Huret heeled shoes with darker sole rims and an impressed block mark, and turquoise bead necklace with opaline cross. Condition: generally excellent, typical repairs to gutta-percha body. Marks: Medaille d'Argent Huret, 22 Boulevd Montmartre Paris Expos. Univers. 1867. Comments: Adelaide Huret, circa 1863, the doll served as inspiration for the heroine Deruchette of Victor Hugo's novel, Travailleurs de la Mer, was then gifted by Victor Hugo to the daughter of his dear friend Alfred Asseline (who named her "The Great Man's Doll"), and finally, in 1872, after the Hugo family's return to Paris from exile, she was presented to his grand-daughter Jeanne after a re-freshening visit to the Huret ateliers where the body was restored, a kid label with the 1867 Exposition label affixed, and beautiful additions made to the trousseau. The doll remained among Jeanne's belongings most of her life, and was then gifted to her god-daughter in whose family the doll remained until the present time. A more detailed story of the doll is given in an appendix at the end of this catalog. Value Points the extraordinary provenance concerning the man whom many consider France's finest poet/writer is...more

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A Fine French Poupee's Table and Chair by Huret with Original Upholstery and Trim $12,000/16,000

Lot # 19.1 (Sale Order: 20 of 482)      

12" (30 cm.) h. chair. Comprising an arm chair and a round pedestal table, each constructed of cast metal with spiral-twist design on the frame and legs, and finished with a rich gold-leaf. Each is upholstered in red wool twill with matching spiral rope fringe and braid. Each is stamped Maison Huret, 22 Boulevard Montmartre, Paris on the underside. Excellent condition. Huret, circa 1865....more

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Very Dramatic Large German Porcelain Half Doll $500/800

Lot # 20 (Sale Order: 21 of 482)      

6.5" (17 cm.) The porcelain half-doll has a shapely torso with tiny waist and flared hips as though designed to support a full skirt; her oval elongated face is slightly tilted and she holds a gloved hand to her lips. The half doll has unusual sculpted shaded brown hair in a high pouf with a gilt-edged bonnet decorated with colorful plumes and a yellow bow, and she wears a loosely-draped blouse with gilt-laced bodice overlaid with a draped striped shawl. Her right hand wears one glove, her left hand holding the other glove. Excellent condition. Germany, circa 1900, exceptional size and superb detail of ornamentation....more

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Rare Porcelain Half Doll from Herend of Hungary $800/1100

Lot # 21 (Sale Order: 22 of 482)      

6" (15 cm.) Sculpted hips-up porcelain figure of a lady with her right arm uplifted as though in greeting, and her left hand held behind her head, the lady has brown sculpted hair captured under a gold cap, exquisitely painted facial features, a sculpted green shawl with painted delicate flowers of a peasant style blouse and lace bodice, and a blue skirt overlaid with a flower-decorated apron. There are sew holes at the skirt/apron base indicating its purpose to be attached to pin-cushion base. Excellent condition. With blue Herend mark. Hungary, circa 1900....more

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German Porcelain Half Doll of Elegant Lady with Fan $300/500

Lot # 22 (Sale Order: 23 of 482)      

7" (18 cm.) Porcelain half doll figure of adult lady with aristocratic features, her oval face uplifted to the side, having grey sculpted hair with rolled curls and high pouf decorated with three feathers, sculpted burgundy low-cut bodice with ruffled trim and sleeve edging, holding a fan in a meaningful symbolic manner. Excellent condition. Germany, circa 1910, fine larger model....more

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Exquisite German Porcelain "Morning Glory" Half Doll with Dresden Lace Trim $800/1100

Lot # 23 (Sale Order: 24 of 482)      

5.5" (14 cm.) The porcelain half doll with shapely waist and flared hip base is posed with her head turned modestly to the side, her arms crossed at the wrists and held modestly to her bosom, having sculpted brown hair waved into a loose chignon and decorated at each side of her head with variegated-color morning glories, brown painted eyes and delicate smile, and having a painted blue low-cut bodice with Dresden lace trim and sleevelets edged with gilt beading and a gold brooch, gold arm bracelets. Excellent condition. Having blue stamp mark attributed to Volkstedt-Rudolstadt. Germany, circa 1900, an exquisite and very rare half doll....more

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German Porcelain Half Doll of Young Girl with Bouquet by Kister $300/500

Lot # 24 (Sale Order: 25 of 482)      

4" (10 cm.) Porcelain half doll depicting a young girl with grey sculpted hair arranged with topknot and ringlet curls decorated with a yellow bow, having a sculpted white draped shawl over a green bodice and small yellow bows at her wrists, a gold beaded necklace, and with arms delicately extended forward, a bouquet of colorful pansies held in her right hand. Excellent condition, some few typical flakes on Dresden petals. The model appeared on the cover of The Collector's Encyclopedia of Half Dolls by Frieda Marion and Norma Werner. Stamped with Kister blue mark. Germany, circa 1910....more

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