Golden Age of Ningyo, Japanese Dolls from the Ayervais Collection, Part Two - June 28, 2025 Porcelain Doll Book Such is the collection of

Such is the collection of the late Martha Hester of Houston

is told in this specialty cataloged auction of antique doll costumes and accessories from the Nancy Smith and Rosalie Whyel Collections

Nancy’s quest for the rare and unusual

because she sought not only rarity and quality

Schmitt and a fabulous Marque) and more than 200 exceptional early mignonettes

Golden Age of Ningyo, Japanese Dolls from the Ayervais Collection, Part Two - June 28, 2025 Porcelain Doll Book Such is the collection ofSaturday, June 28, 2025 in Annapolis, Maryland. Part Two of the important one owner collection of Michael Ayervais of New York was assembled over more than 30 years, and features important examples highlighted in museum exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mingei Museum, and Morikami Museum, and shown in Ningy, The Art of the Japanese Doll by Alan Scott Pate who is serving as consultant and cataloguer for this auction. 9 x 12 Softbound, 164