Lady Fancies, Auction Catalog Volume I Francois Theimer bathing beauties

bathing beauties

The splendid Louis XVI rooms at New York’s historic Waldorf Astoria are a fitting venue for a superb collection of 19th century antique French dolls and automata

an additional white cotton night-time shift with lace and ribbon trim

9" waist and 9 1/2" length

Lady Fancies, Auction Catalog Volume I Francois Theimer bathing beautiesThe Private 50 Year Collection of Hanne Bktas of Vienna, Austria Half Dolls, Tea Cozies, Pincushion, Bathing Beauties and Other Lady Figures (to be auctioned May 5, 2019 and Fall 2019 by Theriault's). This extraordinary collection of more than 700 rare French and German pieces spans 1900 1930s and features classic ladies of elegance as well as Art Deco and Art Nouveau themed figures of women. Many are presented as waist up figures, while others have