THE DOLL AS THEATRE: NEAPOLITAN AND CONTINENTAL DOLLS OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY FROM THE HANNE BÜKTAS COLLECTION: VOLUME TWO - HARDBOUND Bride Dolls

THE DOLL AS THEATRE: NEAPOLITAN AND CONTINENTAL DOLLS OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY FROM THE HANNE BÜKTAS COLLECTION: VOLUME TWO - HARDBOUND Bride DollsMarch 6, 2021 in Annapolis, Maryland Hanne Bktas began the pursuit of Continental dolls including Grodnertal, Genoese and Neapolitans, and, as was the case with her poupe 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 one day event December 5, 2020 and a 2nd part

It is this important preservation collection that is presented at the auction

A special commemorative 2-volume catalog is in preparation and will feature nearly 500 dolls and hundreds of related ephemera

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An early patron of NIADA

including sought-after examples by Adelaide Huret

meticulously collected over a half century

“Perhaps not every model ever made

The Private Art Doll Collection of Richard Simmons

and French dolls highlighted by a stunningly beautiful early period A

the enchantment encompasses nearly a thousand of these rare 1950s models

By Cynthia Gaskill

as she was of the people