The 18" brown-complexioned doll in Day One of Theriault's Rosalie auction netted $80,000 (plus buyer's premium). This is a new record for Izannah Walker dolls, passing the auction record set last year for John Thayer. This doll is special amongst Izannah Walker dolls because of her applied wool hair, being the only known Izannah doll with a brown complexion, and having provenance of coming ..read more

Image courtesy Theriault'sOne of the three Izannah walker dolls to be auctioned by Theriault's  in Scottsdale, Arizona on Day 1 of the Rosalie auction is a doll with a brown painted complexion, described as follows: 18" (46 cm.) All-cloth doll with stitched-on head with pressed, stiffened and oil-painted facial features, brown painted complexion, black painted pate under ..read more

Theriault's will auction three Izannah Walker dolls from Rosalie Whyel's collection. The trio of Walker dolls represent a synopsis of Izannah Walker's work: a classic pre-patent 20" doll with ringlet curls in front of the ears, an extremely rare black doll with applied wool hair, and a less often found post-patent doll from Izannah's later work. The three dolls, nestled in a collection of ..read more

Izannah Walker dolls lead interesting lives! Last week another doll enthusiast, Judi Hunziker, sent me a link to an online auction for a Martha Chase doll. When I (Dixie Redmond) clicked through to the link my jaw dropped. Be still my heart! The auction was for an Izannah Walker doll, not a Chase doll. I contacted the seller, Bryce, to get more information about the doll to post on the Izannah ..read more

Withington's will be auctioning a restored Izannah Walker doll on June 20th. Withington's has the doll auction online with a number of other interesting antique dolls included. Here is the link to the catalog: https://withingtonauction.com/product-category/doll-auction/page/2/Here are the images and the description from the catalog of the Izannah Walker doll:  "18 in. Izannah Walker Central Falls ..read more

The doll Ida Mae is shared in a separate post, which can be found at the following link, along with links to posts about Ida Mae's other garments.  All pictures are taken as the garments were found on the forms. https://www.izannahwalkerchronicles.com/2023/02/ida-mae-izannah-walker-doll.htmlThis garment of Ida May's consists of a jacket made of ditsy printed calico with alternating blue and brown ..read more

Most antique dolls should be left alone. Sometimes an antique doll comes along, though, having already been repainted and having lost some of the spirit of the original maker's hand. In this case, the careful removal of newer repaint and shoring up of the original doll's structure may be what is best for the doll. Please read more on "Thoughts on Conserving Izannah Walker Dolls" at the following ..read more

This post is a preamble to a forthcoming post about an Izannah Walker doll which has been conserved by a doll collector of over 50 years who is also an artist, well-versed in antique textiles, and has extensively studied Izannah Walker dolls.As I've been updating the pictorial directory on this site, I'm studying certain dolls intently. Some dolls appear at auction and some time later in other ..read more

Today's pictures are of Eliza, an Izannah Walker doll from Carol Corson's collection, wearing a white dress with a printed floral motif. This doll is featured in an article written by Carol Corson for Antique Doll Collector's August 2011 issue. The article Carol wrote catalogued the Doll Collector's of America's Izannah Walker Doll Reunion to celebrate DCA's 75th reunion.  That issue is worth ..read more

The next 5 posts feature individual Izannah Walker Dolls to be auctioned by Withington's on October 20, 2022. It will be an excellent auction to attend in person.  But Withington's does take absentee and phone bids, so never fear! Carol Corson's doll collection is beyond amazing. I had about 4 hours to really study the Izannah Walker dolls, so I focused on Izannah dolls. I did turn my head a time ..read more