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Monday, August 1, 2022 A GRAND EXHIBITION AND MARQUIS AUCTION OF RARE ANTIQUE DOLLS AND PLAYTHINGS AT THE MARRIOTT ST. LOUIS GRAND HOTEL ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
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At the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri Preview at 11AM Central x Auction Begins at 11AM Central
“OPEN THE GATES, SWING WIDE THE PORTALS” A CATALOGED MARQUIS AUCTION OF ANTIQUE DOLLS The opening call at the 1904 St. Louis World Fair was “Open ye gates. Swing wide, ye portals”. With a “Welcome in!” call to all collectors, Theriault’s echoes the phrase for its title of the important August 1st auction in St. Louis, MO, to be held just prior to the annual UFDC convention. Collectors are invited to attend the important one-day exhibition and auction which offers live attendance bidding, live internet bidding, live telephone bidding and absentee bidding. And, yes, they’re back – Theriault’s signature hot fudge sundaes at the auction! And just like the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, the auction will offer a bounty of splendid treasures. Rare
Nearly 400 lots are featured in this important one-day event. Full color catalogs are available for $69. In Person attendance is welcomed! 2
antique and vintage dolls from the estates of longtime connoisseur collectors Lorna Lieberman, Linda Kellerman, Merle Glickman and Kathryn DeFillipo who notably attended more than 70 UFDC national conventions over her lifetime are featured, as well as French poupées and Bleuettes with their trousseaux from the private collection of Louise Hedrick who authored several books on those subjects. Too, there is the extraordinary and very rare Teddy’s Adventures in Africa safari set by Schoenhut from the private collection of Keith and Donna Kaonis. Nearly 400 rare treasures are presented in the one-day event with preview beginning at 9 AM and the auction beginning at 11 AM CST. A full-color catalog with detailed descriptions of each lot can be ordered for $69. For more information or to order the catalog visit www.theriaults.com or call 410-224-3655. There are many options for bidding including traditional absentee bidding, live telephone bidding, live internet bidding, and pre-bidding on the internet. Collectors are invited to telephone Theriault’s customer service at 410-224-3655, email info@theriaults.com or visit www.theriaults.com. x
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Bus Schedule
A Complimentary Theriault’s Courtesy Bus Will Be Available! Theriault’s Hotel:
UFDC Hotel:
Marriott St. Louis Grand 800 Washington Ave St. Louis, MO
Hyatt Regency at the Arch 315 Chestnut Street St. Louis, MO
8:30am First pick-up at Hyatt: Two mini buses running continuously until 12:00pm. 5:00pm Begin at Marriott: Two mini buses running continuously until 10:00pm.
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See pages 12-14 for an article and additional photographs from the Keith and Donna Kaonis Schoenhut Safari Collection all of which are featured in the August 1st Marquis Auction.
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Teddy’s Adventures in the August 1st Marquis Auction Reprinted from an Article by Keith Kaonis which first appeared in Antique Doll Collector Magazine
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nspired by the real life heroism of Theodore Roosevelt, the Albert Schoenhut Company issued the set, “Teddy’s Adventures in Africa,” on Christmas Day in 1909. The former president had not yet returned from his well-publicized safari, but Schoenhut was quick to capitalize on this important media event. It was shortly after William Taft’s election to the presidency (Roosevelt declined to run again) that Teddy, an avid outdoorsman, took his small army of 260 porters, guides, naturalists and taxidermists and set out from Mombasa, in what was then British East Africa, to the Kapiti plains. The trek began on April 21, 1909 and was much heralded in newspapers across the United States. Several toys were made
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that capitalized on the famous hunting trip, but none stimulated a child’s imagination and offered possibilities for creative playtime more than the Schoenhut Safari. On Christmas Day 1909, some very lucky children received a Schoenhut safari, available in four different size sets. The company used some of the animals featured in their enormously successful “Humpty Dumpty Circus” and added several animals seen on the safari – the gazelle, zebra, zebu, giraffe, rhino, hyena and hippo are examples. Artistic license was used as other animals were included that in truth were not seen, such as the gorilla and the deer. Schoenhut modeled the key members of the safari
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on actual likenesses. There is Teddy; his son Kermit, the photographer; the hunter and great guide, R. J. Cunninghame; taxidermist, Edmund Heller; doctor, Edgar Mearns; naturalist, J. Loring and adjutant guide Leslie Tarlton. The natives represented in the safari are a representation of the different tribes employed on the caravan including the Masai, the Wakamba and the Swakile. It was felt that using porters from various tribes would lessen the chances of mutiny. Schoenhut’s human safari figures are described as Style I, meaning their heads are a two-part construction (you can actually see a seam joining the front and back of the head). Faces were cast of a plaster type material, affixed to the wood head, and then hand painted. The wooden bodies, arms and legs were turned on a lathe and assembled with elastic. Natives were jointed at the shoulders, hips and neck while the white personnel had additional jointing at the elbows and knees enabling them to be realistically posed. The animals sold in the safari were all glass-eyed; the painted eye style was not used until 1918. There is one notable exception however and that is the gorilla who was only offered in the painted eye style. Unlike
the other safari animals whose heads were mostly hand carved, the gorilla’s face was cast in plaster. The animals are also jointed, some with ball jointed necks, and they often have leather ears and horns. Because so much of the work was done by hand, collectors search for those nuances in carving and painting that give each piece character.
The rarest character in the safari and one very seldom seen is the Arab Chief who was offered in the two largest sets. The personnel are equipped with various accessories, some specially suited for their occupation such as Kermit’s camera and the naturalist’s telescope. When complete, they all wear a cartridge belt and may carry a pistol, rifle and dagger. The Arab Chief and Native Chief were also produced with a cartridge belt and the Arab Chief carries an Arabian-style rifle. The natives carry a spear and one, referred to as the
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drummer, has holes drilled into his hand to accommodate drum sticks. He wears a burnoose and a drum around his neck.
American Wooden “Kermit Roosevelt” from Adventures in Africa Series by Schoenhut and American Wooden “Teddy Roosevelt” from Adventures in Africa Series by Schoenhut.
The rarest character in the safari and one very seldom seen is the Arab Chief who was offered in the two largest sets. The body construction is the same as the clowns in the Humpty Dumpty Circus, but naturally, his painting is very different and he wears a felt beard, a flowing red robe and burnoose. Another interesting character is the Native Chief, sometimes confused with the circus “Dude”, although when familiar with these toys they are very easy to tell apart. Only two examples of another highranking “Arab” have been seen, which some people call the “Pasha.” He may have been an experimental figure or perhaps a special order. Naturally, rarity, originality, condition and completeness are the key to value. In the last few years, prices for the safari pieces at auctions have escalated dramatically. After a long hard trek, making camp required tents, straw huts, tables, chairs, bales and boxes for provisions, bowls and jugs for cooking, all items that the Schoenhut Company thoughtfully provided in their sets. Though seemingly inconsequential, original safari props command serious prices.
American Wooden Native Africans with Hut, Accessories and Bactrian Camel from Adventures in Africa Series by Schoenhut.
The larger sets included a beautiful backdrop simulating what was seen along various points of the safari. Mt. Kenia is visible, along with lush vegetation, water and grasslands. Two different scenes were used, one screened on cloth and the other on paper and mounted on card stock. When a few figures, animals and props are placed against the five foot backdrop the result is amazing. One could say the whole is more than the sum of its parts – these individual toys become an exciting safari scene that captivates adults as much as it did children nearly one hundred years ago. Four different sets were offered: a 17-piece set retailing at $6, a 21-piece set for $9.50, a 25-piece set for $13 and a 53-piece set for $30. (Please note: the accessories were counted as pieces.) The personnel and animals were also sold separately. It is highly unusual to find even a small set intact as over the years they were broken up, but it is highly rewarding, albeit challenging to assemble a full complement of safari figures and props.
American Wooden Safari Explorer with Tent and Accessories from Adventures in Africa by Schoenhut.
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The Schoenhut Safari is a great example of creative toy manufacturing at the turn of the 20th century. Steeped in historical fact, today it is considered a treasure of Americana. Offered for only a few short years, its production may have ended as early as 1912. x
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Dolls at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair By Florence Theriault
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t was a new century. The 1900s! And America, building upon its grand growth in the previous century, determined to prove itself to the world. What better way to do this than an International Exposition? True, there had been the splendid Chicago Exposition of 1893 whose extraordinary wheel of George Washington Ferris had challenged the magnificence of the Gustave Eiffel’s tower at the 1889 Paris Exposition. Even earlier had been the celebrated 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. But now it was 1904 and what better challenge could there be than one American city challenging another. The 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition – more known as the St. Louis World’s Fair – proved to be that worthy challenger. Although little remembered today**, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair was immense, spanning 75 miles of roads and walkways over 1200 acres. There were 1500 buildings created for the Fair including the Palace of Fine Art (which today houses the St. Louis Arts Museum) and exhibitions were presented by 62 foreign nations and 43 states. Among these Alphonse Mucha’s Art Nouveau poster extolled the size of the 1904 comparing it to others, more than four times the exhibitors were doll and toy manufacturers size of 1900 Paris International Exposition. from Germany, France, Japan and, of course, the United States. These exhibits provide an accurate synopsis of the international doll scene at The famed French doll historian, Henri-Rene that time. D’Allemagne, in his book Les Jouets a la World’s Fair in 1904 en Saint-Louis, explained this by The French doll industry, for example, which criticizing U.S. custom duties that were charged had been dominant in international expositions on importations. He noted “there was no practical throughout the 1800s, was vastly subdued. advantage in meddling in a matter which constituted a waste of time and money for them … and that ultimately, customs duties were such that exhibitors ** The Fair is most remembered today from the 1944 Judy Garland classic film “Meet Me in St. Louis”.
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could not hope to profit from their trip”. Nevertheless, some firms did display including Leopold Lambert who won a Medaille d’Or (Gold Medal) for his automata and Monsieur J. DuSerre whose vitrine displayed “richly dressed bébés which were the joy of all the young Americans” and who was awarded a Medaille de Bronze.
Vintage photograph of Leopold Lambert automata exhibited at the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904 (from Les Jouets a la World’s Fair in 1904 en Saint-Louis by HenriRene d’Allemagne).
Historic photograph from Les Jouets a la World’s Fair in 1904 en Saint-Louis by Henri-Rene d’Allemagne depicting French dolls exhibited at the fair.
Although little remembered today, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair was immense, spanning 75 miles of roads and walkways over 1200 acres. Meanwhile the German exhibition was a collaborative display of Sonneberg dolls from various makers. The dolls were the object of awe from all on-lookers. According to Henri d’Allemagne, who described the display in his book, it depicted a large doll seated on a camel, with toys and dolls in baskets completely surrounding her, centering a large group of wonderfully costumed dolls as villagers. He also noted that in the vitrines were other “petite Marquis and Marquises copies de nos plus jolies modeles françaises” and whose execution leaves nothing to be desired, a remarkable admission of from a proud Frenchman! Most notable of the German entries at the Exhibition, however, was that of Steiff. D’Allegmagne noted the excellence of colorful felt birds which they presented, but also lamented the exhibited “caricatures of gendarmes and other grotesque characters which seemed to us to be of the most dubious taste”.
In his book, Les Jouets a la World’s Fair in 1904 en Saint-Louis, d’Allemagne praised the toy animals which French manufacturers presented at the fair.
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Astonishing in retrospect, what he did not mention was the teddy bear which made its public debut at the fair. The bear had been introduced at the Toy Fair of 1903 to utter failure until an American buyer, recognizing the celebrity power of Teddy Roosevelt to the American public, bought the entire initial production of 100 bears and ordered another 3000. This premier Teddy Bear was presented at the 1904
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St. Louis World Fair, for which the Steiff firm received the Gold Medal. The Japanese presence at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis is well-detailed in the extraordinary work, Art As Ambassador, The Japanese Friendship Dolls of 1927, by Alan Scott Pate. This exhibition was three times larger The collaborative exhibit of the Sonneberg toymakers which appeared than at the Chicago at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. World’s Fair of 1893 or the Paris Exposition of 1900. Notably, the main Ella Smith, entrance to the exhibition featured a display of two capitalizing on dolls posed in a traditional tea-serving ceremony. her success, patented her doll It was an American, and eventually however, who won produced about a Grand Prize for 8000 dolls a Innovation at the year in her back 1904 Exposition. yard factory Ella Smith, who throughout the had worked as a early 1900s. seamstress and then turned to For doll collectors Winning a Gold Medal at the Fair doll repair of the who more was the early teddy bear of Steiff German and French and more seek inspired by the American hero bisque dolls owned to study and Teddy Roosevelt. by children in her appreciate their hometown, began dolls within a wide historical context a study of the to experiment 19th century International Expositions is most fruitful. with ways to create This is especially true for the century-long period from a sturdier doll. the 1851 Crystal Palace Great Exhibition in London So came about until the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. In each of the Alabama these Exhibitions the doll played a role, sometimes as a Ella Smith, American, Baby, marketed as product of a thriving doll industry, sometimes serving achieved a Grand Prize “indestructible”. as miniature mannequin for the fashion industry, for Innovation for her cloth “indestructible” doll After winning the sometimes as a symbol of what could be achieved by competing in the 1904 St. St. Louis Fair award, changing materials and technology. x Louis World’s Fair.
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Simply visit YouTube.com/TheriaultsDolls After July 15th, watch for new videos featuring rare dolls from the August 1, 2022 auction to be sold at the Marquis Auction Event at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel, St. Louis, MO.
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Golden Age of Ningyō
JAPANESE DOLLS FROM THE AYERVAIS COLLECTION
At Auction Saturday, October 15, 2022 in Annapolis, Maryland at Theriault’s Gallery
The auction includes this Imperial Prince and Princess, gosho style in original rare clothing, circa 1820.
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Japanese Doll by Alan Scott Pate who is serving as consultant and cataloguer for this auction. A superb full color catalog is available for the auction. For more information or to order a catalog, visit www.theriaults.com, email info@theriaults.com or call 410-224-3655. x
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Now That’s a Collection THE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTIONS
At Auction Saturday & Sunday, November 12-13, 2022 in Annapolis, Maryland at Theriault’s Gallery
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eaturing the Important 50-Year collection of Lila Rait of Victoria, Australia, author of the 1989 book Through the Nursery Window (Oxford University Press, 1989). In her foreword to that book, Constance Eileen King notes that Lila writes “of a country and pattern of childhood that was completely divorced from that of Europe, a pattern that forced the Australian child into a greater perception of the wonder of a single toy… [yet] Lila Rait tells too of the boom years in the 19th century when, glutted with vast wealth, parents travelled widely and purchased very expensive dolls in the capital of Europe”. It is this collection, notable not only for the wonderful dolls, but also for the provenance which accompanies many of the dolls, which make this twoMost of day auction an event of delight. An exhibition and auction of The Australian Collections will take place in Theriault’s new gallery in Annapolis, Maryland. Details to be forthcoming.
the dolls featured in the book are included in the auction. A full color catalog is available for this auction. To pre-order call 410-224-3655 or visit www.theriaults.com. x
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