THE DOLL AS THEATRE: NEAPOLITAN AND CONTINENTAL DOLLS OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY FROM THE HANNE BÜKTAS COLLECTION: VOLUME TWO - SOFTBOUND Ningyō Barnum to his friend Wesley

Barnum to his friend Wesley Redhead

North Carolina

Sitting at the edge of the hills surrounding Vienna

and paper mache characters

5” x 11”

THE DOLL AS THEATRE: NEAPOLITAN AND CONTINENTAL DOLLS OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY FROM THE HANNE BÜKTAS COLLECTION: VOLUME TWO - SOFTBOUND Ningyō Barnum to his friend WesleyMarch 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