JUNE 11 2011 MORPHY AUCTIONS DOLL SALE 2011-06-11 Auction - 431 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 4
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JUNE 11 2011 MORPHY AUCTIONS DOLL SALE

Dolls - 10AM, June 11

Helen Burton collection featuring rare all-bisque dolls leads June 11 - Fine Doll auction at Morphys

A long-held Washington, D.C.-area collection that includes superb all-bisque, French fashion and character dolls serves as the centerpiece for Morphy Auctions June 11 Fine Doll sale. The 300-lot collection belonging to Helen Burton of Arlington, Va., comprises approximately 75% of the auction inventory, and according to Morphys doll specialist and cataloger Jan Foulke, the contents are highly select. ''Helen has always been very discriminating in her buying, and it is a very clean, well-cared-for collection,'' said Foulke. ''She looked for dolls that were a little bit different that had an unusual mold number or something else to distinguish it.'' Foulke noted that the collector also favored Gebruder Heubach dolls.

The all-bisques in the collection include both French and German examples, some with jointed elbows and knees. Additionally, the collector acquired French fashion dolls. One of the treasures in this category is a Bru fashion doll with a jointed wood arms, which comes complete with its original box.

While collecting French fashion dolls, Helen Burton also acquired many exquisite accessories to accompany them. These accessories include: gloves, valises, fans, stationery, lorgnettes, books with ivory covers, photo albums, perfume bottles and even miniature boxed games made of ivory. ''Its a beautiful selection that contains some very hard-to-find items,'' said Foulke.

''Helen has always liked for her dolls to be fully, correctly dressed,'' Foulke continued. ''If they were not fully dressed, she would make the clothes herself.''

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Lot of 3: Antique Cloth Dolls.: Early Moravian "Polly Heckewelder" doll with painted hair and face (very faded and soiled face), dress, underwear, shoes and stockings appear original, replaced hat and shoes. Black and white
0073: Lot of 3: Antique Cloth Dolls.Est. $200-$400
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Alabama Baby Cloth Doll.: Molded and painted head with dark brush-stroked hair, feathered eyebrows, painted vivid blue eyes with white dot highlights and painted upper and lower eyelashes., closed mouth, rosy cheeks (overall
0074: Alabama Baby Cloth Doll.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Lot of 3: Fashion Magazine Volumes.: Petersons 1873; Godey's 1865 (two volumes). Many color fashion plates. Covers are very worn. Condition: (Good).
0075: Lot of 3: Fashion Magazine Volumes.Est. $100-$200
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Lot of 3: Godey's Magazine Volumes.: 1852, 1862 and 1863. Many color fashion prints. Covers are very worn, but inside pages are intact. Condition: (Good).
0076: Lot of 3: Godey's Magazine Volumes.Est. $100-$200
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Lot of 3: Fashion Magazine Volumes.: January – June, July to December 1859 (two volumes); 1872 (one volume). Many color fashion plates. Covers are very worn. Condition: (Good).
0077: Lot of 3: Fashion Magazine Volumes.Est. $100-$200
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Lot of 3: Fashion Magazine Volumes.: 1866 The Lady's Friend. Peterson's 1871 and 1860. Many color fashion plates. One has loose pages. Covers are very worn. Condition: (Good).
0078: Lot of 3: Fashion Magazine Volumes.Est. $100-$200
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Lot of 3: Fashion Magazine Volumes.: Peterson's 1865, 1868, and 1874. Many color fashion plates. Covers are very worn. Condition: (Good).
0079: Lot of 3: Fashion Magazine Volumes.Est. $100-$200
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Two French Fashion Books.: "Journal Des Dames Des Demoiselles" 1869-1870 and 1873-1874. Bound volumes of ladies' magazines with color fashion plates in large size 12" x 8". Covers are very worn, but inside pages are intact.
0080: Two French Fashion Books.Est. $100-$200
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Germany Bear with Celluloid Face.: Mohair plush body with jointed shoulders and hips, felt hands and feet, celluloid mask face with painted features. Size: 8" T. Condition: (Excellent).
0081: Germany Bear with Celluloid Face.Est. $75-$125
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Mohair Cat with Moving Head.: Gray mohair with joints at neck, shoulders and hips. Tail moves head up and down, green glass eyes, pink stitched nose. Size: 5" T. Condition: (Very Good).
0082: Mohair Cat with Moving Head.Est. $100-$300
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Acrobat Bear.: Mohair head with black shoe button eyes, stitched black nose (some mohair loss on head), jointed arms and legs with mohair hands and feet. When pushed he tumbles around. His black suit makes an
0083: Acrobat Bear.Est. $100-$300
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Lot of 2: R. John Wright Bears.: Fully jointed mohair bears, both with RJW metal buttons, one with tag "Teddy Bear #219 of 2500." One with a duck pull toy. Size: Largest: 9" T. Condition: (Excellent).
0084: Lot of 2: R. John Wright Bears.Est. $100-$200
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Pair of All Bisque Twin Dolls.: Both are incised 190. Bisque heads with inset blue glass eyes, painted upper and lower eyelashes, closed mouths, original mohair wigs. Swivel necks with jointed shoulders and hips, white molded
0085: Pair of All Bisque Twin Dolls.Est. $300-$500
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Pair of All Bisque Dolls in Stroller.: Larger is by Kestner, mold 310 (factory flaw on rim opening), inset glass eyes, swivel neck, jointed shoulders and hips, yellow stockings, black two-strap shoes (tiny paint flakes), luxurious
0086: Pair of All Bisque Dolls in Stroller.Est. $400-$600
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Mechanical German Pull Toy.: Bisque head boy in painted clown face wearing original clown costume. When toy is pulled boy moves his head and prods dog with stick. Papier-mâché dog is fur-covered. Needs slight adjustment of
0087: Mechanical German Pull Toy.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 3: All-Bisque Child Dolls.: German boy and girl pair with mohair wigs, painted features, jointed shoulders and hips, black boots with magenta garters, all original Regional outfits. They are in a sweet old box with a sailor
0088: Lot of 3: All-Bisque Child Dolls.Est. $200-$400
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Kammer & Reinhardt Child Doll.: Bisque socket head fully incised with K & R logo, brown sleeping eyes, open mouth, pierced ears, and original jointed composition body, redressed. Pert, pretty doll. Size: 20" T. Condition:
0089: Kammer & Reinhardt Child Doll.Est. $200-$400
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Simon & Halbig 1009 Child Doll.: Bisque socket head incised "S 8 ½ H DEP Germany," (factory flake on back crown edge), sweet face with brown sleeping eyes (some eyelid wax missing), open mouth with upper teeth, pierced ears,
0090: Simon & Halbig 1009 Child Doll.Est. $300-$500
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Bahr & Proschild 309 Child Doll.: Bisque shoulder head with cute pert face, multi-stroked eyebrows, sleeping eyes (some eyelid wax missing), open mouth with upper square-cut teeth, mohair wig with side coiled braids, pink kid body
0091: Bahr & Proschild 309 Child Doll.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 2: Baby Dolls.: Both have German bisque heads with flange necks, original cloth bodies and composition hands. One is an A.M. 351 baby with open mouth and teeth; one is a Baby Phyllis with closed mouth. Both are
0092: Lot of 2: Baby Dolls.Est. $150-$300
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Lot of 2: German Bisque Dolls.: Bisque socket head incised K & R for Kammer & Reinhardt, closed mouth, inset glass eyes, original mohair wig (sparse in back), five-piece composition body with green molded stockings and black shoes.
0093: Lot of 2: German Bisque Dolls.Est. $150-$250
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All Original Child Doll.: Unmarked German bisque socket head, brown sleeping eyes, painted upper and lower eyelashes, multi-stroked eyebrows, open mouth with slightly smiling expression, upper teeth, original light brown
0094: All Original Child Doll.Est. $200-$400
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All Original 1860s China Lady Doll.: German china shoulder head with center part and all around curls, tapered black eyebrows, blue painted eyes, black eyelash line, tiny closed mouth, pink cheeks. Original cloth body with striped red
0095: All Original 1860s China Lady Doll.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 2: Bisque A.M. Baby Dolls.: Both with bisque socket heads, one 351 and one 352, glass eyes, open mouths, painted hair, five-piece composition bodies, antique clothing. #352 is an unusual model, rarely found. Size: Largest: 17"
0096: Lot of 2: Bisque A.M. Baby Dolls.Est. $200-$400
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