THE DOLL AS THEATRE: NEAPOLITAN AND CONTINENTAL DOLLS OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY FROM THE HANNE BÜKTAS COLLECTION: VOLUME TWO - HARDBOUND Bride Dolls By Cynthia Gaskill

By Cynthia Gaskill

An early patron of NIADA

and French dolls highlighted by a stunningly beautiful early period A

“Perhaps not every model ever made

as she was of the people

THE DOLL AS THEATRE: NEAPOLITAN AND CONTINENTAL DOLLS OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY FROM THE HANNE BÜKTAS COLLECTION: VOLUME TWO - HARDBOUND Bride Dolls By Cynthia GaskillMarch 6, 2021 in Annapolis, Maryland Hanne Bktas began the pursuit of Continental dolls including Grodnertal, Genoese and Neapolitans, and, as was the case with her poupe collection, the pursuit encompassed each aspect of that collecting niche, including furnishings, accessories, animals, and other accoutrements. This is her final remaining collection, her favorite, and it will be presented in a special one day event December 5, 2020 and a 2nd part