because she sought not only rarity and quality
Such is the collection of the late Martha Hester of Houston
2012 in New Orleans
many of them exact small-scale versions of actual stoves
Nancy’s quest for the rare and unusual
Golden Age of Ningyo, Japanese Dolls from the Ayervais Collection, Part Two - June 28, 2025 Porcelain Doll Book because she sought not onlySaturday, June 28, 2025 in Annapolis, Maryland. Part Two of the important one owner collection of Michael Ayervais of New York was assembled over more than 30 years, and features important examples highlighted in museum exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mingei Museum, and Morikami Museum, and shown in Ningy, The Art of the Japanese Doll by Alan Scott Pate who is serving as consultant and cataloguer for this auction. 9 x 12 Softbound, 164