#234 • Russian Tea Cozy Doll, Alaska Mint Polar Bear Bookends & DeMott Sculpture Base

Part of November 2026 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

Starting at $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 15, 2026 5:21 PM AKST

Category: Decorative Objects

A Russian tea cozy doll wears a full blue floral skirt, red hem, yellow blouse, and coordinating headdress, with a long blond braid and rooster-patterned scarf. She holds a small black teapot, and the padded open underside of her skirt forms the tea cozy. The doll measures approximately 12" x 10" x 19.5" tall. The accompanying pair of composite-stone bookends features "Polar Bear Nanook" imagery by Alaska artist Bill Devine (1932-2007) for The Alaska Mint, with a 1980 copyright mark. Each upright bear stands against an Arctic landscape, reproduced in dark linework on the pale, stone-like surface. Also included are a brass-tone cane handle with floral relief and a long natural-stone sculpture base signed DeMott, likely associated with Don DeMott. The sculpture that originally occupied the base is absent; its mounting point remains visible.