18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head with flattened solid dome, blue glass inset eyes with rich spiral threading and darker blue iris rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: S 11 H 719 Dep. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1890. Value Points: an especially beautiful rare model doll with finest bisque and painting, original body, body finish, wig, and wonderful antique dress, undergarments, ruffled lace bonnet and leather shoes.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1800
12" (30 cm.) All-wooden doll with one-piece head and torso, heart-shaped face, elongated neck, well-defined nose, black painted hair with extravagantly-draped ringlet curls framing the face, painted brown eyes, tiny closed mouth, shapely bosom and tiny waist, dowel-jointing at shoulders, wrists, hips and knees, painted flat red shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1840. Value Points: wonderful state of original preservation, wearing beautiful antique silk gown, undergarments, wide-brimmed bonnet, earrings.
Presale Estimate:
1100/1400
10" (25 cm.) All-wooden doll with one-piece head and torso, elongated neck, tiny shaped nose, black painted hair with ringlet curls framing the face, painted tiny brown eyes, tiny closed mouth, shapely bosom and tiny waist, dowel-jointing at shoulders, wrists, hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent, right shoulder jointing repaired. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1840. Value Points: especially charming definition of curls framing the face.
Presale Estimate:
600/800
11" (28 cm.) All-wooden doll with one-piece head and torso, elongated neck, painted black hair with shaded curls framing her forehead, carved yellow tuck comb at her crown, painted blue eyes with defined pupils, accented nostrils, bow-shaped lips, blushed cheeks, shapely bosom and tiny waist, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1840. Value Points: especially fine painting of facial features, wonderful original costume including mauve patterned cotton gown, undergarments, woven bonnet and basket, and wonderful leather hand-sewn ankle boots.
Presale Estimate:
800/1100
11" (28 cm.) x 11". Presented within a golden oak framed shadowbox is a flowering branch of woven hair which features designs of flowers, berries and leaves. The artisan craft was highly developed during the mid/late 1800s throughout France and presented as jewelry or ornamental decorations for the home. Excellent condition. Circa 1875.
Presale Estimate:
400/500
22" (56 cm.) All-wooden doll with tightly-fitted swivel head, refined facial sculpting with angular-shaped face, high cheekbones, aquiline nose, defined chin, well-detailed ears, tinted blue eyes and shaded lips of closed mouth, original hand-tied human hair wig, all-wooden body with shapely torso, musculature definition of ribs, swivel waist, ball and dowel jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles, expressively carved hands, painted complexion of face, upper torso and hands, fine natural waxed finish to remainder of the doll. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: the doll is similar to, but preceding, the deposed poupee model of Marie Emmanuel Cruchet of 1852, having less voluptuous shaping of torso, as necessitated by the 1830 high-waist fashion, of which it is dressed in an original gown with padded bosom, along with undergarments, leather shoes, brown woven snood beneath woven bonnet. Value Points: very rare larger early wooden poupee with handsomely carved features, original finish, original costume.
Presale Estimate:
8000/11,000
22" (56 cm.) wheel base. 16" h. Of pressed metal construction with cast metal spoked wheels, and having leather covered roof, seats and front panel, with elaborate wide fenders, opening doors, and brass roof frame for holding baggage, with ornate brass and glass lanterns, and applied brass medallions, painted original black with red stenciling. Very good to excellent condition, the coach appears to be a unique craftsman model, probably French, mid-19th century.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1900
13" (33 cm.) h. 9"body. Having a hard body tube with shagreen finish and brass ends, enclosing colored glass vials, geometric mandala, and magnifying end, mounted on wooden pedestal, designed for placement and entertainment in a parlor setting. The kaleidoscope was created by Sir David Brewster in 1816, and became a widely-popular entertainment for the American parlor when it was introduced into the United States in the 1870s by Charles Bush.
Presale Estimate:
400/600
23" (58 cm.) All wooden doll with solid-domed socket head, dowel-jointed neck allowing head to tilt forward and back, well-defined facial features, inset eye sockets with painted brown eyes, brown eyeliner, tinted brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with slightly-upturned lip corners, impressed dimples in cheeks and chin, fleeced wig, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees, wearing wonderful brown silk aristocratic costume with applique and embroidery comprising jacket, vest, pants and leggings, elaborate cap and carrying fancy walking stick. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Continental, early 1800s. Value Points: rarity factors include larger size of dowel-jointed doll and rare neck dowel all enhancing the wonderful expression and artistry.
Presale Estimate:
8000/11,000
15" (38 cm.) All-felt doll with swivel head, slender face and torso, center seam on face, black shoe-button eyes pronounced nose and chin, fleecy black mohair hair and moustache, curvy black painted brows, jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition. Generally excellent, slight fading of shirt and bandanna. Marks: Steiff (early button in ear). Comments: Steiff, circa 1915, the doll depicts the Argentinian gaucho including hair, moustache and costume. Value Points: rare model with wonderfully-detailed face, wearing original costume including mohair wide-legged pants, wide-brimmed felt hat, black shoes.
Presale Estimate:
900/1200