“ROSALIE - THE LANDMARK ROSALIE WHYEL MUSEUM OF DOLL ART, PART TWO” SOFTBOUND BOOK - JANUARY 11-12, 2025 Christian Bailley

“ROSALIE - THE LANDMARK ROSALIE WHYEL MUSEUM OF DOLL ART, PART TWO” SOFTBOUND BOOK - JANUARY 11-12, 2025 Christian BailleyJanuary 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

European and Japanese artists

early 20th century American dolls

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

And the notable toy milk wagon collection of John Gulino

Although the 300-lot auction focuses on French bébés and German art characters

these automata enchant and inspire us

and French dolls from Paris store Au Nain Bleu

Collectors will delight in the variety of categories which also include a collection of early Steiff pieces

a veritable kaleidoscope whose patterns and designs and colors will vary through the eye of each and every collector who views these dolls

Featuring the Important 50-Year collection of Lila Rait of Victoria

96 pages with 76 color photographs

centering on important French dolls from the most illustrious makers