Speaking of Dolls: Leave your modesty at home and inspect bodies of antique...
Speaking of Dolls columnist Sherry Minton advises all buyers of vintage and antique dolls to inspect a doll's body before it is purchased. There's no telling what repairs, swaps and new parts that...
View ArticleImagination takes form in ‘America’s Doll House’
Faith Bradford (1880-1970) spent a great deal of her life creating and collecting miniatures. After her retirement from the Library of Congress in 1949, Bradford contacted the Smithsonian Institution’s...
View ArticleSpeaking of Dolls: Oriental influence on antique china-head dolls reaches...
Today as we shop for dolls, the label “Made in China” is ever present but the Oriental influence in the doll world was seen much earlier. In 1851, Edmund Lindner, a prominent doll merchant from...
View ArticleRare Boxer Rebellion clockwork appears in toy and glass double-header auction
One of the more elusive of tin windup toys, the Boxer Rebellion clockwork toy by Lehmann is one of only a handful known to exist. This detailed toy with political undertones is in exceptional...
View ArticleAntique doll collectors still attending shows but sticking close to home
After visiting five national vintage doll shows, columnist and expert Sherry Minton says attendance is up and the dealers have been selling. However, show demographics have changed: No longer are shows...
View ArticleTwo important lifetime antique doll collections offered June 16-17, 2012
Two collections of antique dolls, furnishings, fashions, doll houses, miniatures and an important half doll collection will be offered June 16-17, 2012 by Frasher's Doll Auction. Bebes from Jumeau,...
View ArticleSpeaking of Dolls: New Orleans convention confirms doll collecting is alive...
I am happy to report that the doll collecting world is alive and well. I have just returned from the annual United Federation of Doll Clubs convention in New Orleans. Antique doll lovers did what they...
View ArticleHighest auction record for American doll set at $88,000
Virtually unprecedented in doll auction history was Theriault’s offering two renowned international museum collections in a back-to-back two-day event in New Orleans July 22-23. In the end, a new...
View ArticleIves Hippodrome clockwork toy may carry away $30,000 in live, online auction
A multimillion-dollar three-day dual auction extravaganza is planned Nov. 28-30, 2012, in Fairfield, Maine. The back-to-back cataloged auctions are filled with two full days of fine glass and lamps...
View ArticleIowa Doll/Toy show plays up 29th year
Everything from farm toys and action figures, to antique dolls and antique doll clothes can be found at Iowa's largest doll and toy show, slated for March 10. Read More +
View ArticleToy airplanes from prized collection set to fly high at auction
Vintage toy airplanes and other aviation items may anchor Stephenson's Spring Dolls, Toys & Trains Auction, but expectations are prices will soar. Read More +
View ArticleSpeaking of Dolls: Recognizing the beauty of a good name
New man made materials used by the military in World War II gave the doll industry a new platform, but it was a series of unique partnerships that gave it rise. Read More +
View ArticleFrench “H” doll eyeing up $40,000 to $60,000 in 500-lot doll event
It will be a doll parade April 27 at Dan Morphy's, when more than 500 dolls, including a 19th century "H" doll, expected to fetch upwards of $40,000, is offered. Read More +
View ArticleSchuco bellhop monkey may fetch up to $300 in 1,300 lot sale
Skinner is celebrating the rare and one-of-a-kind objects May 22-23 during a Discovery auction, which will feature antique dolls, toys and early photography. Read More +
View ArticleFrench bisque beauties lead parade of dolls
German bisque dolls, a beautiful French Bru, Schoenhuts, Googlies and other 20th-century classics are coming together at Morphy’s September 21 Doll Auction. Read More +The post French bisque beauties...
View ArticlePopeye ‘Air-O-Plane’ toy flies to Orient for $11,257
In an auction which saw $1.2 million in sales, an uncommon Popeye windup “Air-o-Plane” complete with its original box soared to $11,257 and a new home at a museum in the Orient, during a June 21...
View ArticleTucson doll shows in the works
Antique, vintage, modern, reproduction and art dolls, along with related accessories, will be plentiful during the Tucson Spring Doll Show & Sale, April 5. Read More +The post Tucson doll shows in...
View ArticleWashington Dolls’ House & Toy Museum founder’s collection heading to market
One of America's finest collections of doll houses is heading to market April 11 and 12, and among the lots is a 19th century English Baby House, which is expected to command between $8,000 and...
View ArticleVintage music box cranks up bids to $27,500
Stanton's Auctioneers brought music devices to the masses during its spring auction April 24-26, where an 80 year-old Mermod Freres cylinder music box took top lot honors. Read More +The post Vintage...
View ArticleSeven-piece Sterling silver tea set may attract more than $10,000
A silver tea set comprised of seven hand-chased, Richelieu pattern pieces is one of the hundreds of lots set to cross the auction block June 22 at Kaminski Auctions. Read More +The post Seven-piece...
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