Great Doll Collections and Collectors with Stuart Holbrook and host Louisa Maxwell
Theriault’s has specialised in the appraisal and auction of antique dolls and vintage playthings for 50 years. During that time they have sold some of the most rare and precious dolls achieving world record prices.
Stuart travels the world in search of dolls for discerning collectors. We catch up with Stuart in Vienna, Austria where he is working on the sale of collector Hanne Büktas’s final collection of rare 17th and 18th century Neapolitan, Bavarian, Tyrollean, French and Genovese wood dolls, their costumes and accessories. The dolls are presented in intricate scenes that create their own miniature world whether it be a rustic village scene from the Tyrol or the elegant French court. Stuart explains that it is possible that this collection “will change the face of doll collecting forever.”
Stuart also advises on how to build a great collection of antique or modern dolls. He talks about the great American story behind the Madame Alexander company and what dolls we should be buying now.
It’s a fun filled and informative conversation where we also touch on how collector’s mutual interest in dolls is helping many of us unite and feel a little joy at a time when the world is struggling to stay well and safe.
Stuart talks about so many interesting collections please follow the links to see more wonderful dolls.
Hanne and Umar Büktas’s collection of rare 17th and 18th century Neapolitan and Continental wood dolls their costumes and accessories.
Ensemble
The Hanne Büktas Collection of French Poupees, Their Trousseaux, Accessories and Furnishings.
The Ursula Brecht collection
of more than 300 important dolls
Palais Dorotheum
The Auction house founded in in Vienna by Emperor Joseph I in 1707.
Next time on T
he Doll Podcast
Join us in two weeks for our interview with Mel Odom artist and creator of the Gene Marshall Doll.