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“The Reaches of the Street” — A Cataloged Marquis Auction of Antique Dolls
the dollmasters PO Box 151 • Annapolis, Maryland 21404 Tel: 410-224-3655 • Fax: 410-224-2515 Follow @theriaultsdolls • theriaults.com
Call 410-224-3655 to order the full-color catalogs. Live internet, telephone, and absentee bidding are available.
Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Theriault’s Studio in Annapolis, Maryland
The Auction Begins at 11AM Eastern
“THE REACHES OF THE STREET” — A CATALOGED MARQUIS AUCTION OF ANTIQUE DOLLS dolls from Kammer and Reinhardt, Gebruder Heubach, Franz Schmidt and others.
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hroughout its 50th anniversary year, Theriault’s will echo earlier catalog titles, those that most captured the sense of history offered by our common past. “The Reaches of the Street”, inspired by a line in an early 20th century poem by T.S. Eliot, was the theme of Theriault’s October, 1991 catalog which paid homage to dolls created during the art character movement of that same era, dolls aptly described in one famous exhibition as “children of the street”. Featured in the auction is the very fine collection of the late Susan Hill of Fredericksburg, Virginia, which is highlighted by a wonderful bevy of the art character dolls featured in the original 1910 Berlin exhibition of “children of the street”. Included are three examples of the very rare dolls by Marion Kaulitz as well as Simon and Halbig models 111, 128, 151, 152 and from their earlier period characters 1303, 1304, 1398. Simon and Halbig, in fact, are leading contenders in the auction with a virtual study group of early dolls from the 700 and 900 series, as well as fine modeled-hair examples. Too, there are rare and choice examples of art character
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Not to be forgotten are the splendid French dolls in the auction including bébés, poupées and mignonettes, as well as all the accessories and ephemera surrounding their display. Too, there are Schoenhut dolls, googlies, early Steiff and Schuco animals, miniature shops including a delightful toy shop, and a charming group of early Sonneberg bisque dolls which so closely resembled their French counterpart bébés they have become known in collecting circles as “the great pretenders”. More than 300 wonderful dolls and playthings are included in the auction. A full-color auction catalog is available for $59 including shipping and after-sale prices. A special note about the auction. During this Covid-19 era, Theriault’s is conducting this auction in studio at their Annapolis headquarters. Collectors are invited to tune into the live audio/video feed of the entire auction on their computer screen for bidding or simply to enjoy “a day at the auction”. And, of course, your absentee and telephone bidding is always welcome. If you have any questions, please call us at 410-224-3655. We promise a real live person will always answer the phone 9 AM to 8 PM weekdays. x
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The full-color commemorative catalog is available for $59 by calling 410-224-3655 or visit www.theriaults.com.
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“The Reaches of the Street” Catalog available for $59. For details call 410-224-3655 or visit Theriaults.com.
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Get Close-Up and Personal with Your Favorite Dolls from Theriault’s Face2Live is Theriault’s new service that allows you to schedule an appointment to view on live video feed close-ups of a few dolls you are most interested in. Simply go to theriaults.com and click the handy button on the side of the main page. From there you will be connected to one of our staff on video chat (you do not have to be on video yourself) who can either get the doll you are interested in right then or schedule an appointment with you later. A great way to get a close up look of features and face in a live private video session. Available Monday through Friday 9AM-4PM Eastern.
And the Auction Fun Continues on Sunday, October 4, 2020 Featuring the Kim Hammond collection of Shirley Temple dolls and ephemera including Shirley Temple’s own Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms doll, acquired from the Love, Shirley Temple auction of July 2015, as well as other property from that landmark auction. The Shirley Temple collection will be followed by 150 other dolls and playthings in a variety of categories with wonderful choices for every collector. x
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Dollmastery Vignette Series Watch Florence Theriault’s educational videos about antique dolls — available for viewing on YouTube.
Simply visit YouTube.com/TheriaultsDolls After September 12th, watch for new videos featuring rare dolls from the October 3-4, 2020 auction to be sold at the Marquis Auction Event at Theriault’s Studio in Annapolis, MD.
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A Grand Exhibition of Dolls and New Ideas: Simon & Halbig and the Portrait Doll of Rosa Luxemburg
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he grand German exhibitions of dolls have long served a purpose for introducing new ideas and new models to an eager public. During the 1890s, the exhibition organized by Queen Elisabeth of Romania featured exotic dolls, and hence allowed the development of the “new” exotic series, including models 1303, 1304, 1305, 1307, 1308, and 1309 by Simon and Halbig.
dolls of Kathe Kruse whose dolls were being shown for the first time. But few collectors are aware that another important social movement of the time was also being promoted in doll form in the nearby town of Leipzig. It was 1910 and the push was on to declare International Women’s Day and to promote the cause of the suffragette. At the 1910 Leipzig Spring Fair, this movement invaded the doll world as witnessed by an article in a 1910 issue of the German toy trade magazine, Rundschau uber Spielwaren, which made reference to the suffragette dolls displayed at the fair.
Collectors are more familiar with the story of the famous Tietz Department Store of Berlin which, in 1910, sponsored a grand exhibition of the “new” art character dolls, dolls representing real children which they expressed as Rosa Luxemburg, circa 1910. “children of the street”. What were the suffragette The exhibition of these dolls filled an entire floor dolls? Likely, some were standard dolls presented in of the massive department store and included dolls suffragette style costume. Others might have been by Marion Kaulitz, the newly-introduced character the “new” flapper style dolls. But most significant models by Kammer and Reinhardt as well as the was a model introduced by Simon and Halbig. It was
Few collectors are aware that another important social movement of the time was also being promoted in doll form in the nearby town of Leipzig. It was 1910 and the push was on to declare International Women’s Day and to promote the cause of the suffragette. 10
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an adult lady doll with solemn and thoughtful expression and it was clearly never intended as child play. It was their model 152, a model which is rarely found today. According to research by noted German doll scholar, Marianne Cieslik, the doll was designed as a portrait of Rosa Luxemburg (1870-1919), the Polish-born German intellectual and social reformer whose short life was spent advocating the rights of the common woman and man, and who was considered a heroine in her time. The special needs of lower-income working women were her special interest and her outspokenness on the subject rendered her an enemy of the power-wielding. It was she, along with her friend Clara Zetkin, and American writer May Wood Simons, who were foremost in the German drive for equal rights for women. So, it is little wonder that Carl Halbig and his design team chose her as the model of their suffragette doll. And it is uncanny how exactly the doll resembles a photograph of her taken about 1910, a woman with haunting eyes, strong nose, gentle yet firm lips, and beautifully shaped oval face. So much is left to learn about this. Was there a connection between the Halbig family and Rosa Luxemburg? Was the portrait model of Rosa ever put into large production? It would
The very fine Simon & Halbig portrait doll of Rosa Luxemburg.
appear not as the doll was certainly never intended as a play doll, and as few were made, indicated by their scarcity today. It is likely that the doll was always intended as an exhibition doll. And then, one wonders about the other three dolls from the very limited 150 series by Simon and Halbig (namely 150, 151, and 153). Were they also modeled after notable persons
of the times, or were they nonspecific child models of the art characters being promoted at the nearly Tietz department store?
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The Doll as Theatre: Neapolitan and Continental Dolls of the 17th and 18th Century from the Hanne BĂźktas Collection
The costumes, in scale, color and thoughtfullycrafted details, contribute to the subtle realism and found in each doll.
BACKGROUND It was not uncommon in the 18th century for a doll to be presented within its own miniature dollscaled world. There was the French wooden court doll, usually posed in the presence of other court figures, each of which was singularly carved to represent a specific person, their collective purpose to insinuate a rumored scandal of the court. There was the English wooden doll, often housed in a perfectly scaled setting designed as a replica of the family manor, replete with a bounty of related miniatures from everyday life. The Japanese Ningyo, too, were showcased to tell a story, punctuated with accessories ranging from animals to furnishings to foods; this was most tellingly evident in the elaborate arrangements created for annual celebrations.
the extraordinary Mon Plaisir doll mansion of Princess August Dorothea which comprised over 400 dolls and 2670 pieces of furniture and accessories, arranged to represent everyday life in the village as well as the palace, to the carved wooden crib figures of old Bavaria and the Tyrol. “The accumulation of architectural detail is as characteristic
In Germany, the tradition was even more dominant, ranging from
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of the Tyrol cribs as the superabundance of figures. A crib belonging to the Jaufental family… mingled dwellings of the Tyrol Alps with architecture of the Renaissance, Temples, and a hill castle. For the six scenes [which] it represented it utilized twentyfour buildings, 256 human and 154 animal figures” wrote Max Von Boehn in Dolls and Puppets, 1956. For each of these dolls, characterization was paramount. Facial expressions were sculpted and painted to represent moods of festivity, anger, anguish, joy and every other emotion imaginable. Bodies were designed to articulate, to a greater or lesser degree, the better to enhance the expression through pose, while costuming, ranging from sumptuous silks and embroidery to simple homespun and lambswool, defined the social station of each person. Dolls were theatre! But nowhere was the human theatre in dolls more vividly seen than in Naples, Italy. Although, the origin of the Neapolitan doll dates centuries earlier, it was during the mid-late 18th century (1734-1805), during the reign of the Bourbon kings, that its
popularity reached a peak. During that era, known as the Golden Age of Naples, the city soared to an artistic, intellectual and cultural apex that was rivalled only by Paris. Among the most noted artistic work of this era was that known as the Presipio or crib scene. Make no mistake. What began centuries earlier as a simple crib scene depicting the birth of Jesus, had now evolved into far more. The presentation depicted an entire village in miniature encompassing nobility, merchants, housewives, children and animals in everyday life scenes. Grapes were gathered by winemakers, men herded their animals, women tended their crying or mischievous children, vendors offered their wares, musicians
Hanne and Umur Büktas’ collection is expertly showcased to emphasize the characters and how they play off of one another in beautiful interactive scenes.
The sculpting and painting add to the dramatic quality of the faces.
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played, people reveled at banquet tables. The simple crib scene, in short, had come to depict a full panorama of village life. It was grand, sometimes filling an entire room of an aristocratic mansion. How did this happen? How did a simple scene evolve into becoming so grand, so opulent, so extraordinary in its artistry and storytelling? It was an 18th century fusion of historical and social events, a “perfect storm” of traditional Neapolitan reverence for the arts with extreme wealth and the competitive desire to display that wealth. Too, marriages with other European royal families, such as that of Maria Amalia of Saxony and Maria Carolina of Austria, served to bring a more cosmopolitan and sophisticated air to the Naples artistic scene. Maria Amalia, queen consort from 1738-1759 of Charles III, was born in Dresden of Saxony, considered the birthplace of European porcelain manufacturing, and among her contributions to the arts of Naples was the 1743 introduction of porcelain production, most notably in her sponsorship of the Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory. It is believed that some of the notable Neapolitan artists who designed for that manufactory also created earthenware figures for the Neapolitan scenes. As for Maria Carolina of Austria,
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queen consort from 1759-1768 of Ferdinand IV of Naples, her involvement in the creation and popularity of the dolls was more specific; it is known that she and her court ladies dressed the dolls in fashionable silks and embroideries encrusted with real jewels. Maria Carolina’s husband, King Ferdinando IV, was particularly mesmerized by the theatre of the scenes, too, and, under his encouragement, in 1784 Maria Caroline established the philanthropic San Leucio colony, a village with its own unique laws and customs whose sole object was to weave silk whose use was so prevalent in the costuming of Neapolitan figures. Celebrated fine artists and sculptors were involved in the creation of these figures. There was Francesco Celebrano, Painter to the Royal Chamber under Fernando IV. Francesco Gallo, modeler at the Royal Porcelain Factory in Palermo in 1788, designed animal figures inspired by animals in the Royal Zoo in Naples. And there was Lorenzo Mosca, Giuseppe Gori, and Sanmartino (Sammartino), considered the leading Neapolitan sculptors of the 18th century. COLLECTING OF THESE DOLLS TODAY Yet despite the artistic quality of these dolls, despite their variety of facial models, despite the masterpiece quality of their costuming, the collecting of these dolls remains an outlier in most doll collecting circles today. Why is that?
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Some argue that they are not really dolls, they are not playthings. This is folly. As dolls are miniature representations of people, as they lend themselves to feed our imagination, as they can be arranged in infinite scenes, as each face speaks differently to each observer, so they are dolls. That their clothes could not be removed and re-dressed is hardly an argument, as this is generally true of most dolls created during this time period when costumes were commonly tacked or glued to the bodies. That they have little articulation is irrelevant, as, again, this could also be said about a myriad of other figures we call dolls. But what do we – today’s collectors – name these figures? Creche figures or presepio figures are inaccurate phrases, the models having moved far distant from the original crib scene and, mainly, for entirely different purposes. As an example, during the 1700s production era, the dolls were predominantly attired in costumes of that current time; indeed, the various workshops vied to present the most up-todate styles of each current year, much as a century later did the makers of the French poupée. And since the specific artist or workshop of the majority of the dolls can, at best, be only “attributed to”, it is not sensible to identify in that manner. It seems, then, that the collector must resort to the generic name style used for other dolls of the
Scenes are often elevated by the expressiveness of the characters themselves.
Whether the doll is displayed individually or in a group, gestures of the hands play an important role in the narrative.
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17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries, that is, Grodnertal Wooden Doll, French Court Doll, English Wooden Doll… and, simply, Neapolitan Doll. LEARNING MORE Because few study guides have been written about these dolls, collectors are hesitant to enter this specialty of doll collecting. But it is like all areas of collecting, one nudges a little, then a little more, and suddenly it begins to make sense and you can lay out a plan. Will your focus be the facial models with their incredible expressions (that you might display nearby your German art character children of 150 years later to illustrate influence)? Will you choose according to costumes, looking to assemble those with the finest silks, embroideries and jewels (that you might display in a chronological manner nearby your couturierattired French poupées)? Will you search for those few with connections to known artists? Will you choose men, women, children, or all? Will you choose for individual exhibition or seek to create a scene, much like the
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Naples aristocracy who first commissioned the dolls? Ah, so many choices. So much learning, so much pleasure! There are other reasons to collect these fine dolls. There are the social connections you might make with other collectors in related areas such as antique Christmas objects, textiles and tapestry or Neapolitan paintings of the same era whose scenes so closely resemble Neapolitan doll vignettes. There is the excellent state of preservation in which most of the Neapolitan dolls are found so little restoration or curating is ever necessary; they are ready for display! And there is opportunity! For collectors seeking something different, especially something that combines history, artistry and affordable prices, this could be a golden opportunity. It is certain that given the combination of their 200+ years of age, their level of artistry, their variety, their excellent state of preservation, and their petite size so desired by today’s collectors living in
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smaller homes, their current market values are most reasonable. Although few English-language books have been written on the subject, there are some useful references including The Angel Tree from the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a fact-filled chapter of “The Creche in Eighteenth-Century Naples”; The Golden Age of Naples, Art and Civilization Under the Bourbons, 1734-1805, 1981, a two-volume book published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Art; A Nativity from Naples, Presepe Sculpture of the 18th Century from the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth, 2008; Il Presepe Napoletan (in English and Italian) edited by Catello, (Guida, 2005) and Dolls and Puppets by Max Van Boehn (Branford, 1932, 1956). THE HANNE BÜKTAS COLLECTION Doll collectors are familiar with the discerning collections of Hanne Büktas which have graced Theriault’s auctions in past years, ranging from The Hanne Büktas Collection of Antique Needlework Tools and Sewing Accessories to Lady Fancies, Half-Dolls, Bathing Beauties and More, to The Hanne Büktas Collection of French Poupées, Their Trousseaux and Accessories. It was while collecting French poupées that Hanne Büktas began the pursuit of other Continental dolls including Grodnertal, Genovese and Neopolitans, and, as was the case with her poupée collection, the pursuit encompassed each aspect of that collecting niche, including furnishings, accessories, animals, and other accoutrements. This is her final remaining collection, her favorite, and it will be presented in a special twoday event by Theriault’s in December 2020. A special commemorative catalog is in preparation and will feature nearly 500 dolls and hundreds of related ephemera, furnishings, and accessories. x
Tapestries and textiles are represented with an ornate quality of richness, from vending scenes to baroque, and together with the dolls, present a visual feast and craftsmanship rarely found in dolls of this size.
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Thank You for Being Part of Our Story: Celebrating Theriault’s 50 Years in the Doll World
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Although, early on, the company had decided to specialize only in dolls, it soon became evident that specialties existed within specialties. In 1979, Theriault’s presented its first Alexander Dolls auction, followed that year by their first specialty auction of Dollhouses and Miniatures. Other specialty doll auctions followed. Barbie dolls, then Paper Dolls, then six popular auctions of Antique Doll Costumes. There have been specialty doll auctions of French Etrennes, Japanese Ningyo, Kewpies, Automata, Sand Pails and Toy Stoves, to name just a few.
“But times change and now it’s our goal to re-create that atmosphere in the new virtual world”.
firm continues to publish its awardwinning catalogs with detailed historical information about each doll, and legacy history about important collections.
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In the auction industry, Theriault’s has been notable for its educational outreach. Appraisal clinics for the The firm remains family-owned general community and specialized and operated. Although George seminars for collectors have been Theriault passed away in 2010, part of their repertoire from his sons, company President earliest years, as well, Stuart Holbrook and today, as being featured Luke Theriault, keynote speakers joined the firm and at international continue the same doll conventions. traditions of service Theriault’s has and excellence published important imbedded from the reference books by early years. Many of The original company name, leading experts including its full-time staff have Luke lt Theriau Fleetville Auctions was changed the Schoenhut books by remained with the firm for to Auctions by Theriault, and Evelyn Ackerman, Raggedy Ann several decades. later, simply Theriault’s. In 1981, books by Andrew Tabbat, and the company had relocated to German Doll Studies by Marianne And many from the world of dolls, Annapolis, Maryland where its and Jurgen Cieslik. Florence Theriault who for many years looked to headquarters remain. Some things co-authored the English versions Theriault’s as the source of wonderful have changed. Originally bidding of The Jumeau Book and The dolls, now look to Theriault’s as the was by attendance only, Bru Book with François right venue for the passage of their then written absentee Theimer, and both dolls into new hands. Such a collection bidding was invited, Florence Theriault and was that of Huguette Clark whose then telephone Stuart Holbrook have important dolls were presented by reservations were authored numerous Theriault’s this past January near her possible, later fax other doll studies. famous Bellosguardo home in Santa bids were considered Today, Theriault’s Barbara. Collectors gathered from a real bonus for YouTube channel round the world, laughter filled the t offers dozens of helpful a international collectors, iginal auction room. It was the premiere P et Go k c l d Horse Ja and today, at any auction, study videos. of Theriault’s 50th Anniversary bids arrive in any number of Celebration. ways including all of the above as The introduction of the Gold well as live online bidding. Florence Horse Guarantee in 1978 has been A week after that festive celebration, Theriault ruefully acknowledges “I considered a landmark in the everything changed in the world and miss the old auctions when collectors industry, seeking to assure new Covid-19 became the new reality. rushed eagerly into the auction, collectors of a sound investment in But the 50-year message of learning anxious to look for dolls they had the dolls they win at a Theriault’s from Theriault’s is simple. “Stay safe. only dreamed of ever seeing, and auction. While many collectors We are here now virtually, but we will there was laughter and community now refer only to Theriault’s online all be back in real life. Because, as the with other collectors” and then adds sources for bidding purposes, the saying goes, ‘the show must go on’ ”. x
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Is It Time to Part with Your Doll Collection? t he
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To Our Friends, During our 50-year anniversary celebration Theriault’s has been reminiscing about the collections we’ve handled and considering the many reasons collectors or their families have made the decision to part with a collection. Sometimes it has been to help a goal be realized, such as sending a grandchild to college. Sometimes it was to fulfill a lifetime dream, such as travel to far-away places. Sometimes it was to move to a new and smaller home, saving a few favorite dolls and parting with all the others. And sometimes it has been the task of family members to oversee the parting of a collection when a loved one, the collector, has passed away. Making the decision is never easy. For most collectors, dolls have been a center of their life for many years. Many collectors remember where they bought each doll. In a sense, the dolls define them. For family members, guilt can enter the picture, too. “Mom always hoped one of us would keep her dolls” is a common refrain with the added note “but none of us have the space in our homes, and we don’t have the time to care for them as she did”. We understand this. And during these Covid-19 times, there are added concerns on the part of collectors or their families. Is the market good? Are collectors buying now? How can we discuss the dolls and how can you see them? How is the whole thing handled? These are all good questions. And Theriault’s is here to help you, as they have been for 50 years. We’ve instituted new procedures to make the whole process easy and safe for you. And, yes, the market is extremely strong! Please give us a call. We would love to talk with you personally, answer all your questions, and probably think of a few that haven’t even crossed your mind yet! There is never an obligation, never hard-sell pressure, and we’ve even been known to advise a collector “You’re not yet ready to part with your dolls”. Building your collection was a joy. Now you can experience the joy of helping other collectors build theirs. Let us help you make the process an easy one. Good thoughts and stay safe,
Florence Theriault
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The Gold Horse Program Unique in the Industry Because Theriault’s knew that bidding on a doll is scary. So 50 years ago they introduced a program in which the value of rare dolls would be assured to the winning bidder. This program, unique in the auction industry and unique in the doll world, guarantees the hammer price of any doll that carries the award, so collectors can bid and buy with confidence. Still other collectors see the program as a great way to evolve their existing collection, trading 50 years ago in one or two Gold Horse dolls they already own toward the purchase of another Gold Horse doll Theriault’s they now wish to bid and buy.
introduced a program in which the value of rare dolls would be assured to the winning bidder.
We invite you to contact Theriault’s for full details about the program, and look inside the front pages of every auction catalog to see which dolls bear the honorary designation for that auction. x
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events S AT U R DAY
October 3, 2020 11:00 AM EST. “The Reaches of the Street” Day One. Auction Begins. S U N DAY
October 4, 2020 11:00 AM EST. “The Reaches of the Street” Day Two. Auction Begins.
For more auction information or to discuss all the different ways to bid call 410-224-3655 or visit www.theriaults.com.
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Absentee, Telephone and Live Internet Bidding We welcome absentee bidding, live telephone bidding, and live bidding on the internet. Too, you can “tune-in” to the online auction and watch and listen to the entire event. Questions? Give us a call and we’ll help you choose the bidding option that is best for you.
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Auction Information The auction will take place at the Theriault’s Studio in Annapolis, Maryland. For auction information call Theriault’s at 410-224-3655 M-F 9AM-5PM EST or go online to theriaults.com. Email queries to info@theriaults.com anytime.
Watch for Florence Theriault’s Video Vignette Series to see the dolls in the auction on YouTube after Sept. 12th.