1914 Albert Marque bisque doll a $168K thriller at Frasher’s saleKANSAS CITY, Mo. (LAPRS) – Sculpted by the renowned French artist Albert Marque (1872-1939), an extremely rare 1914 portrait doll originally commissioned for the Paris boutique Margaine-Lacroix sold to rousing applause for $168,000 (inclusive of 12% buyer’s premium) at Frasher’s July 9 auction. The buyer, who beat out four phone bidders and additional on-site bidders […]
D.C.-area collector’s all-bisque dolls star in Morphy’s June 11 saleDENVER, Pa. – 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, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. The 300-lot collection belonging to Helen Burton of Arlington, Va., comprises approximately 75% of the auction inventory, and according to […]
Rare prototype edition of Mao’s ‘Little Red Book’ heads to Chiswick Feb. 29LONDON — A scarce prototype edition of The Quotations of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, the famous Little Red Book, will be offered at Chiswick Auctions this month. It forms part of one of the world’s largest and best private collections of Cultural Revolution artifacts, which will appear in the Thursday, February 29 sale of Books and […]
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