22nd Sep, 2022 10:30
Interiors
Peggy Nisbet limited edition 'LE23' Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco) doll
Peggy Nisbet limited edition 'LE23' Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco) doll (P1040) in ivory-coloured wedding dress with veil, 21cm high
Limited to 7500 sets due to be released in March 1983, the Grace Kelly dolls were withdrawn from the Nisbet Range at the request of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
Article taken from 'Doll World' Magazine, October 1996, written by Karen. B. Kurtz reads:
“The Monaco project actually turned into an embarrassment for Nisbet,” Wilson confided after the auction, retelling the dolls’ incredible provenance. “After our tremendous success with the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Wedding Set in 1981, we decided to produce a Royal Wedding series. We had produced 20 sets of the Rainier-Grace dolls when, lo and behold, our New York lawyer received a call from Prince Rainier’s lawyer, requesting us to halt production at whatever cost, to protect his privacy”.
All of the Grace Kelly dolls were supposed to have been destroyed, but some appear to have remained in circulation.
Peggy Nisbet limited edition 'LE23' Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco) doll (P1040) in ivory-coloured wedding dress with veil, 21cm high
Limited to 7500 sets due to be released in March 1983, the Grace Kelly dolls were withdrawn from the Nisbet Range at the request of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
Article taken from 'Doll World' Magazine, October 1996, written by Karen. B. Kurtz reads:
“The Monaco project actually turned into an embarrassment for Nisbet,” Wilson confided after the auction, retelling the dolls’ incredible provenance. “After our tremendous success with the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Wedding Set in 1981, we decided to produce a Royal Wedding series. We had produced 20 sets of the Rainier-Grace dolls when, lo and behold, our New York lawyer received a call from Prince Rainier’s lawyer, requesting us to halt production at whatever cost, to protect his privacy”.
All of the Grace Kelly dolls were supposed to have been destroyed, but some appear to have remained in circulation.
Auction: Interiors, 22nd Sep, 2022
Our regular Interiors auction is an eclectic sale featuring a great range of items. The sale will include jewellery & watches, silver, coins, stamps & ephemera, clocks, ceramics & glass, paintings, and of course furniture and other decorative items.
Viewing
Wednesday 21st September - 10am till 5pm
