15" (38 cm.) Carved wooden socket head, amber tinted complexion, carved black hair in side-parted mannish fashion, facial features of adult with strong nose and cheek bones, deeply sculpted half-moon brown-painted eyes with defined heavy lids, eyeliner, thick curvy black brows, cheek blush, closed mouth, wooden spring-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, delicate nose rub. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1915, the figure incorporates a unique painting of Schoenhut’s "Manikin" head with classic Schoenhut child body, described in Carol Corson’s Schoenhut Dolls, A Collector’s Encyclopedia. Value Points: exceptionally rare special-commission doll representing Japanese Man, of which less than 10 are known to exist; with superb painting, and wearing its original multi-layered Japanese costume, in superb state of preservation.
Presale Estimate:
4500/5800
4" (10 cm.) Each paper mache figure has a weighted rounded base, designed that, when pushed over, it always rights itself up, and each has painted original finish and costume, including baby with bonnet, moustached performer clown with cap, and Native American child with painted decorations on brown complexion. The clown and Native American child each have original paper label on base "Schoenhut Rolly Dolly Pat. Dec. 15, 1908". Very good condition, Native American child has split on one side seam, each has original painted finish. Schoenhut, circa 1908, especially rare to find with original labels.
Presale Estimate:
600/800
8" (20 cm.) All-carved Style I lion with ball-jointed neck under cloth ruff mane, glass eyes, carved open mouth with painted teeth, leather ears, jointed legs, cord tail. Good condition, original finish with some scuffing, some sparseness of mane. Schoenhut, Style I lion, the only example made with cloth mane, circa 1910.
Presale Estimate:
400/500
19" (48 cm.) All wooden doll with carved socket head, painted short brown hair in rare smooth surface, painted intaglio blue eyes, fringed brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with serious expression, spring-jointed body with jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan. 17th, '11 USA. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1915, model 205 with variation of hair sculpting having a smooth-to-head finish allowing tight fit of the helmet, a nearly identical football costume being worn by the 19" "manikin" doll was shown in the 1914 Schoenhut catalog and an example is owned by the Smithsonian; the "manikin" example has greater attention to detail of guards and football, suggesting this doll may have been made as a special order. Value Points: wonderful state of preservation, the rare boy with variation of hair sculpting is wearing vintage football uniform including fitted leather helmet, shoulder and leg guards, and laced uniform and is carrying leather football.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1500
17" (43 cm.) All-cloth doll with firmly-pressed and oil-painted head, three seams at back of head, brown painted hair with wind-blown curls onto the forehead, brown down-glancing eyes with thick black and brown upper eyeliner, white eye dots, well-shaped blushed ears, closed mouth with pouting expression, stitch-jointed arms with separately-sewn thumbs, disc-jointed legs, original costume comprising green woolen button-fly pants, green knit sweater, cap, mittens and leggings, brown felt shoes, brown knit scarf with green tassels. Condition: excellent. Marks: Kathe Kruse 1276 (left foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse, Type I doll, the model was created 1913-1926 in her studios. Value Points: outstanding original state of preservation with wonderfully rendered artistry.
Presale Estimate:
2200/2700
13" (33 cm.) Light golden mohair teddy bear has swivel head, pronounced snout, stitched ears, black shoe-button eyes, brown embroidered nose and mouth, hump at back torso, non-working growler in torso, elongated jointed arms, hip-jointed legs, large feet, felt paw pads with brown embroidered claws, and with Steiff metal "blank button" in ear. Excellent condition, stuffing is light, some mohair wear on ears. Germany, Steiff, circa 1905, rare early model.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1500
14" (36 cm.) Of darker golden mohair, the teddy has swivel head, original stuffing with non-working growler, hump back, snout nose with brown embroidered tip, black shoe-button eyes, wide-apart ears, elongated jointed limbs, felt paw pads. Very good condition, some mohair wear around nose, but overall very full and lush mohair. Germany, Steiff, circa 1910.
Presale Estimate:
900/1200
7" (18 cm.) Grey stuffed velvet elephant with long curled trunk, heart-shaped stitched shape of face, stitched ears, black shoe-button bead eyes, original velvet blanket with gilt fringe, posed on four cast iron spoked wheels. Very good condition, velvet is faded (original dark grey color visible under blanket) and some light spotting. Attributed to Steiff, Germany, circa 1900, delightful early toy with good structural integrity.
Presale Estimate:
800/1000
20" (51 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features and brown baby hair with soft curls framing the forehead, modeled ears, blue eyes with shaded centers, black pupils and white eye dots, black upper eyeliner, ochre all-around eye shadow, rosebud-shaped lips of closed mouth, muslin body with stitch-jointing at shoulders, bellows-jointing of hips, separate thumb, flat sole feet. Condition: generally excellent, original finish with few very light age lines. Marks: Kathe Kruse (very faint signature on foot). 29 (small ink script on foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse, the play doll version of their "Du Mein" character, 1935. Value Points: especially pleasing all-original painting of facial features and soft curls on the rare model, wearing original underslips, cotton button-closure panties, knit slippers, baby gown, and heavy knit sleeves.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1700
10" (25 cm.) Bisque socket head with solid dome, sculpted soft brown hair with curls above each ear and defined topknot, painted large brown googly side-glancing intaglio eyes, painted upper lashes, one-stroke brows, button nose, unusual triangle-shaped closed mouth, composition toddler body jointed at shoulders and hips, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1 Heubach (in square). Comments: Gebruder Heubach, circa 1915. Value Points: rare googly model with excellent sculpting and bisque, the googly holds a pair of all-bisque characters by Heubach in whimsical poses, with painted shoes and factory original costumes.
Presale Estimate:
800/1100