No long faces for the
winner of this Jumeau, which brought $6,270.
Withington's Doll Auction Season Comes to a Comfortable
Close
NASHUA, N.H. - Richard Withington closed the 2000 doll auction
season with some of the highest prices realized this year.
Enthusiastic bidders in the "full house" crowd came from all over
the United States, (including Hawaii) and Europe. Prices were
extremely strong in the area of French and German dolls, automas,
chinas and collectible dolls of the '40s and '50s.
Withington celebrated his 2,350th auction on Friday, October 27.
He has auctioned dolls for more than 30 years and antiques for
more than 50 years.
Among the prices realized, a JDK Hilda sold for $3,190; a Queen
Anne reached $3,850; an early crèche man rang up $2,970; an early
crèche woman garnered $2,310; a long face Jumeau (hairline)
brought $6,270; and French fashion, with kid over wood body,
fetched $4,180.
A kissing Bru sold for $2,970; Dorothy Heizer, NIADA, realized
$2,310; a Belton brought $2,145; a Steiff tea cozy warmed to
$632; a swivel-neck Parian turned heads for $1,300; a poured wax
was hot at $1,320; a mechanical elephant trumpeted to $1,540; a
German stable reached $467; a lot of doll accessories garnered
$660; a lot of antique doll hats sold for $660; and a doll
parasol brought $363.
Prices quoted include a ten percent buyers premium.
