28" (71 cm.) Solid domed paper mache shoulderhead with oval face and elongated throat, dark enamel inset eyes, delicately-painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, black painted pate, muslin stitch-jointed body, kid arms and hands. Condition: generally excellent, right thumb missing. Comments: French, circa 1840, attributed to Andreas Voit. Value Points: well-preserved early doll with original brunette wig and wearing original transfer pattern cotton gown, sous-sleeves, undergarments, leather slippers and bonnet.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1800
Realized Price:
$2,100
22" (56 cm.) Paper mache shoulderhead with plump rounded face, black sculpted hair in side-parted style with sculpted curls at sides of face, brown glass "flirty" eyes, painted brows, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, kid arms with stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent, complexion may be revarnished. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: rarity factors include hair style, flirty eyes, and antique costume including fly-button linen trousers, brocade vest, velvet jacket, leather shoes.
Presale Estimate:
800/1100
Realized Price:
$900
16" (41 cm.) Of heavy chromed metal frame with elaborate scrolling frame, porcelain seat frame with front finals and porcelain arms, and with original red leather seat, seat back, headrest and foot rest, the salesman sample of the barber shop chair is labeled "Manufactured by Theo A. Kochs Chicago", and is preserved in its original velvet lined black leather fitted traveling case. The chair has been preserved in near mint condition. American, the Theodore A. Koch firm of Chicago began about 1870 with a line of heavily carved wooden barber chairs. By 1920, their chairs had evolved into heavy chrome and porcelain with leather seats, and according to a catalog from distributor T. Noonan & Sons, Koch offered nine different models at that time. This extremely rare miniature version, with swivel seat and adjustable back, was designed for shows and exhibition marketing. Koch, circa 1920.
Presale Estimate:
4000/5000
Realized Price:
$12,000
10" (25 cm.) The wooden armoire with original painted blue finish decorated with colorful floral designs and stencils hinges open to interior painted doors and fitted niches filled with various fabric bolts, threads and sewing accessories. Excellent condition. Germany, early 1900s.
Presale Estimate:
600/800
Realized Price:
$650
8" (20 cm.) Each has bisque socket head, brown glass sleep eyes, painted lashes and brows, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette mohair bobbed wig, five-piece toddler body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Heubach Koppelsdorf 320 Germany. Comments: Heubach Koppelsdorf, circa 1920. Value Points: fine all-original traditional Czech costumes with elaborate detail including distinctive print head-dress; the girl having original silk label inside petticoat "Bebe Brandeis Prague".
Presale Estimate:
800/1000
Realized Price:
$800
4 1/2" (11 cm.) h. hanging curio with doll. Each is of soft metal with painted silver or black finish and gilt accents, including hanging curio with elaborate crest centering a figural urn, in which is presented a miniature bisque head doll; wall hanging clock with steeple shape and hanging pendulum; five arm chandelier with gilt candle holders; three-shelf hanging cabinet with displays of tiny objects; and two wall-hanging magazine or postal holders. Excellent condition. Germany, circa 1900.
Presale Estimate:
400/600
Realized Price:
$400
17" (43 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, painted lashes, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, four porcelain teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig with hip-length braids, Sonneberg composition and wooden ball-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1269 Germany Halbig S&H 6 1/2. Comments: Simon and Halbig, circa 1900. Value Points: rare model in wonderfully-preserved unplayed with condition, including elaborate original folklore costume with laced velvet vest, pleated apron, original wig, body, body finish.
Presale Estimate:
800/1100
Realized Price:
$600
11" (28 cm.) Presented in a wooden framed room with shingled roof and cuckoo clock carving is a clock shop with more than 15 faux-clocks hung on the walls or arranged on shelves, along with the workman's wooden rush-seat chair, and a work bench arranged with various tools and clock parts. Excellent condition. Created by Joan Helton, noted American miniaturist, mid-1900s.
Presale Estimate:
700/900
Realized Price:
$400
14" (36 cm.) Paper mache shoulderhead, blue glass enamel inset eyes with rich spiral threading, painted lashes, arched brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, brunette mohair wig, cloth torso, paper mache lower arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1860, the doll is wearing original costume of the "Pit Brow Lass" of England mining industry. An article written by Erica Tanner in February 2009 issue of Antique Doll Collector, described the profession and the costume. An 1842 English law forbade woman working below ground in the "pit" coal mines; hence they worked above ground at the edge (the "brow) of the mine, sorting rock and dirt from the coals. For this they developed a unique "uniform", which included sturdy trousers (unorthodox at that time) with twill patches at the knees for padding while kneeling to sort, beneath a skirt tucked up above the trousers, and sturdy black leather shoes cobbled with hobnails and rimmed with metal. So horrified were the gentry at this costume that laws were introduced to make the Pit Brow Lass work (and hence their costume) illegal. Marches to Parliament by women wearing the costume prevented the passage of the new law. Value Points: wonderful state of preservation of the rare doll with compelling expression and extremely rare costume.
Presale Estimate:
1200/1600
Realized Price:
$3,200
7" (18 cm.) h. desk. The upright secretary desk with drop front that opens to fitted mirrored interior, above three drawers, along with a pair of armchairs with ebony finish accented with gilt scrolls, green silk upholstery with gilt paper edging; fur carpet; gilt metal oil lamp with milk glass shade; ormolu birdcage with bird; framed image of royal couple; and with a bisque head dollhouse gentleman with sculpted black hair and moustache, brown painted eyes, muslin body, bisque lower limbs, factory original costume. Excellent condition. Germany, circa 1890.
Presale Estimate:
600/900
Realized Price:
$650