The 950-lot auction will take place on Oct. 10 and 11, and features dolls of excellent pedigree from select private collections, including those of noted sister collectors Eleanor Lakin and Patricia Lemkuhl.

Friday’s session includes a treasure trove of 18th, 19th and 20th-century dolls of all types, including German and French bisque dolls; exceptional Lenci dolls, German character dolls including a Kammer & Reinhardt model 112X, more than 50 coveted porcelain half dolls, mignonettes, French fashion dolls, and an impressive grouping of antique French automata.

On Saturday, Oct. 11, Morphy’s will present a full day of doll-buying opportunities, with the star attraction being the incredible collections of sisters Eleanor Lakin and Patricia Lemkuhl, of Boonsboro, Md. “The sisters’ collections are grounded in fine, early dolls and lots of original clothing,” said Ourant. “Both ladies have a very finely developed eye for aesthetics – Eleanor Lakin is an architect, and Patricia Lemkuhl is an art teacher. They learned a great deal about dolls from their late mother, and back in the 1960s and ’70s, the sisters attended auctions and bought from some of the really early collections, like those of Margaret Woodbury Strong, Gladys Hilsdorf and Estelle Winthrop. In this auction, you’ll see the treasures that have been in the sisters’ collections for many decades – two Queen Anne dolls, papier-mâchés, china dolls, bisque and bisque fashion dolls, American dolls and so much more.”

Morphy’s Fall Fine Doll auction begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, and 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Friday preview is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Saturday preview is from 8-10 a.m., however all items are presently on display and able to be previewed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. any day of the week except Wednesday at Morphy Auctions/Adamstown Antique Gallery. Note: during the week of the sale, the gallery will be open on Wednesday Oct 8 during regular business hours. All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet through eBay Live Auctions. The entire electronic catalog may be viewed online at www.morphyauctions.com or www.liveauctioneers.com. A hard copy of the catalog may be ordered for $45 postpaid ($55 overseas).

Auction info www.morphyauctions.com

Posted: 09|2|08 at 10:51 am. Filed under: US News.