Scenes From The Court Doll Collecting resplendent in antique costumes and

resplendent in antique costumes and finery

By Florence Theriault

Susan Germ of Ohio

Softbound 8 1/2 x 11 BT-279

Scenes From The Court Doll Collecting resplendent in antique costumes andJuly 9, 2006 in Dallas, TX Scenes from the Court teasingly word plays on the court theme, while offering a plentitude of dolls that are fit for a princess. There are the exceptionally rare pair of dolls actually from the 18th century French court whose purpose was not child's play, but a manner for aristocrats to theatrically spread the latest gossip without naming names, from the private collection of the late Parisian antiquarian Claude Detave.