The Doll Collection of Alexandra and Sidney Sheldon
The Auction of The Doll Collection of Alexandra and Sidney Sheldon will take place in Los Angeles on 24 Jun 2013
This auction at Bonhams promises to be of interest to collectors of early Lenci dolls from the 1920s and 1930s. With fine examples of Lenci Boudoir Lady dolls, character dolls and child dolls.
A note of caution to serious collectors: I just noticed lot 5025 titled “A Lenci felt boy doll” is actually not a Lenci doll. It looks like a French Raynal doll also I see he is wearing an added genuine Lenci doll coat over his original outfit. The book Lenci Dolls: Dorothy Coleman also mistakenly identified this same model doll as a Lenci. Additionally, the Skiier doll (lot 5355) to the right of the picture above is another French made felt doll that is also misidentified as a Lenci.
Preview Dates at Bonhams LA
- 21 Jun 2013 10:00 – 17:00
- 22 Jun 2013 10:00 – 17:00
- 23 Jun 2013 10:00 – 17:00
Thank you for warning about the mislabeled items in this auction. The lot #5355 was made by La Nicette and the #5025 is indeed a Raynal creation with added Lenci coat. I also noticed a few other lots that were not made by Lenci yet are attributed to the Turin Company:
#5209 A Lenci Asian Doll
#5245 A Lenci Felt Girl Doll
#5259 A Felt Doll of a Spanish Dancer, possibly Lenci
#5399 A Lenci Felt Girl Doll
Hoping this can help other Lenci addicts not to be fooled by the poor descriptions of this auction.
Also, be sure you double check your Lenci catalogues before bidding, most of the missing original items such as hats, accessories etc, or replaced portions of several outfits (shoes, socks, trousers…) never are mentioned in the descriptions, what I soundly deplore.