LOVELY CIRCLE/DOT BRU BEBE WITH PROVENANCE.

LOVELY CIRCLE/DOT BRU BEBE WITH PROVENANCE. Bisque head is incised with both the so-called Circle/Dot mark as well as “BRU Jne 4” with shoulder having the same marking. She has lovely bulging brown paperweight eyes, open/closed mouth with slight space between the lips, on all leather body with gusset joints at hips and knees, and wearing her original shoes marked “BRU Jne PARIS 4”. Wig is her original lambs wool wig, which is worn and securely glued to the head. Accompanying her but not photographed is an additional white cotton chemise and an extra half slip. SIZE: 15-1/2″ (39cm). PROVENANCE: The doll was purchased for the original owner’s daughter in 1898 on his trip to Paris to see the observatory and had remained in the family for the last 112 years. This is out of the private estate of the famous artist and astronomer William Henry Knight. W. H. Knight worked for the Bancroft Company in San Francisco and was chief cartographer and mapped California and the Pacific states in 1867 and San Francisco in the 1870s. His maps sell for $9,000 and up. According to the consignor, William Henry Knight purchased it for his daughter Bertha Knight who later married the famous actor Tyrone Power and kept the doll until her death. She also wrote the book on her father’s life entitled “William Henry Knight: a California Pioneer”. CONDITION: Body is firm, shoulder and hands show no damage or repair. There appears to be a bit of yellowy paint on inside lower corner of left eye as well as a minuscule surface flake on the upper left eyelid. Wig is so firmly glued to the head that it has not been removed and in doing so would permanently destroy its integrity. 1-10558 (7,500-9,500)

Auction: Advertising, Toy & Doll - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1038	$9,775.00	LOVELY CIRCLE/DOT BRU BEBE WITH PROVENANCE. Bisque head is incised with both the so-called Circle/Dot mark as well as “BRU Jne 4” with shoulder having the same marking. She has lovely bulging brown paperweight eyes, open/closed mouth with slight space between the lips, on all leather body with gusset joints at hips and knees, and wearing her original shoes marked “BRU Jne PARIS 4”. Wig is her original lambs wool wig, which is worn and securely glued to the head. Accompanying her but not photographed is an additional white cotton chemise and an extra half slip. SIZE: 15-1/2″ (39cm). PROVENANCE: The doll was purchased for the original owner’s daughter in 1898 on his trip to Paris to see the observatory and had remained in the family for the last 112 years. This is out of the private estate of the famous artist and astronomer William Henry Knight. W. H. Knight worked for the Bancroft Company in San Francisco and was chief cartographer and mapped California and the Pacific states in 1867 and San Francisco in the 1870s. His maps sell for $9,000 and up. According to the consignor, William Henry Knight purchased it for his daughter Bertha Knight who later married the famous actor Tyrone Power and kept the doll until her death. She also wrote the book on her father’s life entitled “William Henry Knight: a California Pioneer”. CONDITION: Body is firm, shoulder and hands show no damage or repair. There appears to be a bit of yellowy paint on inside lower corner of left eye as well as a minuscule surface flake on the upper left eyelid. Wig is so firmly glued to the head that it has not been removed and in doing so would permanently destroy its integrity. 1-10558 (7,500-9,500) Auction: Advertising, Toy & Doll - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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