The 15-inch-high mechanical
lady is attributed to Leopold Lambert, circa 1880, and was
estimated at $12/18,000.
French
Bisque 'Lady at the Piano' Plays to $20,500 in
Florida
BOCA RATON, FLA. - Theriault's, the Annapolis, Md.-based antique
doll auction house, traveled to Florida on February 22-23 where
more than 100 attended the firm's auction of The French
Lieutenant and His Bride, conducted by Theriault's president and
head auctioneer Stuart Holbrook.
Offered were 239 diverse items. The bride (lot 6), a French
bisque doll with La Patricienne body and original wedding gown
for La Providence Boutique, sold for $6,500. The groom (lot 7)
realized $4,250. Both were purchased by the same bidder.
A French pianist (lot 19) reached $20,500. A rare German bisque
character by Kammer and Reinhardt (lot 14) in navy wool pea coat
sold for $20,000. A rare French bisque bebe by Falck-Roussel (lot
40), with a red bow of his antique mariner's costume, garnered
$10,500.
A little German bisque googlie 241 by Marseille (lot 207)
realized $3,000; and a rare German 39-inch cloth clown by Steiff
(lot 179) and a German flirty-eyed grey "Peter Bear" (lot 236),
$6,000 and $2,000, respectively.
At Sunday's Discovery Day festivities, more than 300 items were
auctioned.
