A special commemorative 2-volume catalog is in preparation and will feature nearly 500 dolls and hundreds of related ephemera
European and Japanese artists
Collectors will delight in the variety of categories which also include a collection of early Steiff pieces
these automata enchant and inspire us
Although the 300-lot auction focuses on French bébés and German art characters
“ROSALIE - THE LANDMARK ROSALIE WHYEL MUSEUM OF DOLL ART, PART TWO” SOFTBOUND BOOK - JANUARY 11-12, 2025 Christian Bailley A special commemorative 2-volume catalogJanuary 11 12, 2025 at Theriault's Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland. Rosalie Whyel spent her collecting years in the advocacy of the doll as an art form, indeed, even naming her justly celebrated museum in Bellevue, Washington as The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. It was not simply a museum of dolls, but, boldly, a Museum of Doll Art. Through her leadership, many collectors came to realize that the sculpture and design of a doll was an art form as