Katalog
Autumn Auction October 6/7/8, 2011
No. 4001
Limit: 60 EUR
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2 porcelain dolls, 1 x all-bisque, 12 cm, fix head and legs, jointed arms, with modelled flowers in the hair, 1 x girl, bisque socket head, mohair wig, standing mass body with modelled boots, 12.5 cm
No. 4002
Limit: 30 EUR
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STEINER, bisque socket head doll, marked 19 Germany 245, type newborn child, 13 cm, blue glass eyes, small chip at eye, baby with sitting body
No. 4003
Limit: 30 EUR
No. 4004
Limit: 180 EUR
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doll with bisque head, France, not marked, 45 cm, bisque socket head, real hair wig with cork cover, fix inset blue Paperweight eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, pierced ears, French jointed body, body used, dress is caused of old age a little bit worn, old underwear, shoes
No. 4005
Limit: 160 EUR
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TÊTE JUMEAU, doll with bisque head, red stamp Tête Jumeau No. 6, 40 cm, socket head, fix inset blue Paperweight eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, pierced ears, French jointed body, hands with the typical scratches on the paintwork, dress was sewed of old fabric, old shoes and socks, real hair wig without cork cover, old spring drive
No. 4006
Limit: 1,800 EUR
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KESTNER, JDK 221, Googly, 32 cm, bisque socket head, brown to the side looking sleepy eyes, closed mouth, jointed body, old mohair wig, old clothes, shoes and socks, the original plaster cover wasn't removed, please note that it is risky to transport the eye mechanism, from outside are no cracks recognisable
No. 4007
Limit: 1,800 EUR
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KESTNER, JDK 221, Googly, 32 cm, brown to the side looking sleepy eyes, closed mouth, stocky jointed body, old mohair wig, the original plaster cover wasn't removed, from outside are no cracks visible, please note that it is risky to transport the eye mechanism, old clothes, underwear, shoes and socks, old mohair wig
No. 4008
Limit: 80 EUR
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exceptional wood doll, '20s, 29 cm, socket head, painted eyes, carved pageboy style, body with wood joints, old clothes, nice original condition
No. 4009
Limit: 450 EUR
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HEUBACH, doll with porcelain head, marked 7246, No. 9, Pouty, blue sleepy eyes, closed mouth, mohair wig, jointed mass body, 51 cm, clothes old or sewed of old fabric, old leather boot
No. 4010
Limit: 120 EUR
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GAULTIER, bisque head, marked FG, socket head, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, some rest of glue at edge of head, from outside can be no cracks seen, doll couldn't be illuminated, on an early leather body, with porcelain breast plate, is it suitable?, body is mended on the arms, 45 cm, dress was sewed of old fabric, old underwear, shoes and socks, real hair wig
No. 4011
Limit: 80 EUR
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BIEDERMEIER, doll, 40 cm, enameled porcelain shoulder headed doll, fine modelled hair, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, enameled porcelain arms and legs, with up-painted shoes, one leg with a crack in the glaze, old dress
No. 4012
Limit: 150 EUR
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Marotte, 36 cm, bisque shoulder headed doll, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, teeth, old clothes, music mechanism is intact
No. 4013
Limit: 180 EUR
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Marotte, France, 40 cm, bisque head, fix inset blue glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, silk clothes with little bell, music mechanism is intact
No. 4014
Limit: 220 EUR
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AM, 300, type teenager doll, c. 1925, 22 cm, bisque socket head, blue sleepy eyes, closed mouth, standing mass body with up-painted shoes and socks, jointed arms and legs, nice original clothes from the '20s, rare
No. 4015
Limit: 220 EUR
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SIMON & HALBIG, bisque shoulder headed doll, Belton type, 905, fix inset brown glass eyes, mohair wig, fabric body, 40 cm, bisque forearms, 1 thumb is missing, old clothes and wig
No. 4016
Limit: 120 EUR
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SFBJ, No. 7, doll with bisque head, France, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, dimple at chin, pierced ears, French jointed body, 50 cm, old clothes, underwear and shoes, real hair wig without cork cover, with glue rests at thetop of head, no visible cracks
No. 4017
Limit: 90 EUR
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KESTNER, 189, No. 1, Googly, 17 cm, all-bisque, to the side looking brown glass eyes, closed mouth, socket head, mohair wig with plaster cover, jointed arms and legs, modelled shoes and socks, small flaked off part at the edge of head, repaired place at the leg, and at torso (neck), plaster cover
No. 4018
Limit: 120 EUR
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Googly, all-bisque, probably HERTEL, SCHWAB & CO., 12 cm, brown to the side looking sleepy eyes, pull up mechanism is loosely, closed mouth, real hair wig,jointed arms and legs, modelled shoes and socks
No. 4019
Limit: 80 EUR
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HERTEL, SCHWAB & CO., 180, Googly, 15 cm, socket head, blue to the side looking sleepy eyes, closed mouth, all-bisque body, with jointed arms and legs, torso was glued, old mohair wig
No. 4020
Limit: 60 EUR
No. 4021
Limit: 450 EUR
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doll with bisque socket head, France, marked No. 7, 52 cm, fix inset brown glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, was incorrect cut out at the corner of the eye, as we see none flaked off parts, nice early leather body with stitched down fingers, slightly stitched down toes, bent legs, old clothes, wig is more recent
No. 4022
Limit: 40 EUR
No. 4023
Limit: 380 EUR
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fashion doll, France, 48 cm, marked No. 4, bisque breast plate, porcelain socket head, fix inset blue glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, leather body, separate stitched down fingers, one hand with worn finger, old clothes, old real hair wig, eyes were aftewards plastered in
No. 4024
Limit: 280 EUR
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early papier mâché doll, 54 cm, shoulder headed doll, fix inset brown glass eyes, closed mouth, except of minimally scratch and at the side of a crack in very nice original condition, the original wig was a little bit losing hair, leather body, original clothes, dress is caused of old age worn, is a museum piece, c. 1860
No. 4025
Limit: 160 EUR
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complex worked armchair for dolls, height 27 cm, original cover, 1 foot without wheel, nice doll decoration
No. 4026
Limit: 450 EUR
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SFBJ, 236, charakter doll, 46 cm, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, jointed body, old real hair wig, old clothes, shoes and socks, very expressive
No. 4027
Limit: 120 EUR
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marionette, German, 40 cm, bisque shoulder headed doll, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, fabric body, bisque forearms, original clothes, the slight worn condition is caused of old age
No. 4028
Limit: 1,200 EUR
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E7D, doll with bisque head, France, 44 cm, pressed bisque socket head, old spring drive, French jointed body, with fix wrists, fix inset blue Paperweight eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, old mohair wig, old clothes, underwear, shoes and socks
No. 4029
Limit: 650 EUR
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doll with bisque head, France, marked B 106, upper marking at edge IX, 50 cm, probably GAULTIER, bisque socket head, fix inset blue Paperweight eyes, closed mouth, French standing body, jointed arms and legs, the real hair wig is more recent, clothes old or sewed of old fabric, old shoes
No. 4030
Limit: 220 EUR
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doll with bisque head, Belton type, 36 cm, fix inset brown glass eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, bisque forearms, fix appliquéd clothes, nice original condition
No. 4031
Limit: 140 EUR
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KESTNER, bisque shoulder headed doll, 39 cm, blue sleepy eyes, closed mouth, dimple at chin, leather body, porcelain forearms, hands are knocked, thumb is missing, old clothes, underwear, old mohair wig
No. 4032
Limit: 280 EUR
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bisque head shoulder headed doll, probably GAULTIER, 32 cm, socket head, fix inset brown glass eyes, closed mouth, leather body, old clothes, old shoes, mohair wig, without head cover
No. 4033
Limit: 600 EUR
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POLICHINELLE, France, 52 cm, bisque socket head, fix inset blue glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, fabric body with fix appliquéd silk clothes, dress with small worn places, very nice original condition
No. 4034
Limit: 650 EUR
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exceptional German bisque character doll, probably KESTNER, not marked, 41 cm, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fine painting, nice modelled, old real hair wig, the original plaster cover wasn't removed, nice unusual toddler body, old clothes and underwear
No. 4035
Limit: 40 EUR
No. 4036
Limit: 120 EUR
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KESTNER, 192, size 16, doll with bisque head, 72 cm, the brown glass eyes were afterwards fix inset, the glass in one eye was glued, unusual jointed body, torso with a dent at the neck crank, crack on the shoulder otherwise body in good condition, old clothes, old shoes, wig is more recent
No. 4037
Limit: 60 EUR
No. 4038
Limit: 160 EUR
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BIEDERMEIER, doll, China Head, 37 cm, enameled shoulder headed doll, blue painted eyes, fine modelled hair with intimitated hairnet, fabric body, mass arms, nice old clothes
No. 4039
Limit: 160 EUR
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BIEDERMEIER, prophesy doll, 21 cm, enameled shoulder headed doll, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fine modelled hair with intimitated hairnet, fabric body, bisque arms and legs, original dress, the worn condition is caused of old age, under the skirt folded paper sheets with aphorisms
No. 4040
Limit: 130 EUR
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RABÉRY & DELPHIEU, marked R4D, doll with bisque head, France, 75 cm, socket head, fix inset blue Paperweight eyes, pierced ears, opened mouth, upper teeth, small elevation in the porcelain down below the cheek over the neck, jointed body was partially over painted, old clothes, old shoes, wig is more recent, without cork cover
No. 4041
Limit: 60 EUR
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No. 4042
Limit: 180 EUR
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wax doll, 64 cm, shoulder headed doll, fix inset blue glass eyes, inset mohair, closed mouth, fabric body, wax arms and legs, nice old clothes and underwear, very nice original condition, unusual
No. 4043
Limit: 160 EUR
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BIEDERMEIER, doll, China Head, 83 cm, enameled shoulder headed doll, fine modelled hair, painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, enameled porcelain arms, dress was sewed of old fabric, exceptional size
No. 4044
Limit: 160 EUR
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exceptional doll cradle, c. 1880, 47 cm, beechwood, drawers pedestral, on round feet, opened side with turned pillars, original mattress with wedge, very nice original condition
No. 4045
Limit: 240 EUR
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ERNST VOIGT/ERNST KONRAD, early German doll with papier mâché shoulder head, 42 cm, fix inset black glass eyes, opened mouth, two upper and two lower teeth, leather body, separate stitched down fingers, 1 finger is worn, old clothes, old shoes, very nice origina -condition, is a museum piece, c. 1860
No. 4046
Limit: 1,200 EUR
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STEINER, doll with bisque head, France, pressed socket head, marked 11 Paris, minimally flaked off parts at the crank, French jointed body with fix wrists and slim fingers, at the side a red stamp Bébé le Parisien medal d´or Paris, 46 cm, clothes were sewed of old fabric, old real hair wig
No. 4047
Limit: 60 EUR
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early papier mâché dog, 26 cm, glass eyes, small brass rolls on the feet, leather collar with bell
No. 4048
Limit: 160 EUR
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BIEDERMEIER, doll, China Head, 43 cm, enameled shoulder headed doll, fine modelled hair, pierced ears, painted eyes, closed mouth, exceptional hairstyle, leather body, with separate stitched down fingers
No. 4049
Limit: 120 EUR
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BIEDERMEIER, doll, China Head, enameled shoulder headed doll, 44 cm, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, fabric body, enameled porcelain arms and legs, old dress, the worn condition is caused of old age, mohair wig was a little bit losing hair
No. 4050
Limit: 20 EUR
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No. 4051
Limit: 160 EUR
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GAULTIER, marked FG in cartouche, No. 8, 48 cm, socket head, fix inset blue glass eyes, old spring drive, opened mouth, upper teeth, pierced ears, small chip at an eyelid, French jointed body, old clothes, old real hair wig
No. 4052
Limit: 260 EUR
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K & R, 100, Kaiser baby, 50 cm, bisque full head, blue painted eyes, opened/closed mouth, strong modelled, baby with sitting body with different postures of hands and stick-out toe, old clothes
No. 4053
Limit: 850 EUR
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K & R, 116 A, 42 cm, brown sleepy eyes, opened/closed mouth, intimitated teeth with tongue, toddler body with fix wrists, old mohair wig, used body, clothes were sewed of old fabric
No. 4054
Limit: 160 EUR
No. 4055
Limit: 2,600 EUR
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doll with bisque head, France, not marked, 50 cm, pressed bisque head, fix inset blue glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, old spring drive, French jointed body, with big fix wrists, the blue stamp is on the back weakly visible, old clothes and underwear, old shoes, wig is more recent, very expressive
No. 4056
Limit: 360 EUR
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fashion doll, France, not marked, bisque socket head, on a bisque breast plate, 30 cm, fix inset blue glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, leather body with separate stitched down fingers, 2 fingers are worn, clothes old or sewed of old fabric, wig is more recent
No. 4057
Limit: 160 EUR
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fortune-telling doll, France, Delcrix, Henri, marked XX, 43 cm, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, dimple at chin, pierced ears, small firing crack at crank, French jointed body, real hair wig with cork cover, paper strip with aphorisms under the skirt, dress was supplemented, old underwear, shoes and socks
No. 4058
Limit: 160 EUR
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BIEDERMEIER, doll, Parian, shoulder headed doll, 46 cm, fine modelled blond hair, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, modelled chain, 2-colored painted, leather body, clothes and shoes are old
No. 4059
Limit: 450 EUR
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fashion doll, France, marked 1, 36 cm, fix inset blue glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, leather body, jointed wood arms, with jointed hands, dress old or sewed of old fabric, old boots with heel, cork cover, old mohair wig was a little bit losing hair
No. 4060
Limit: 120 EUR
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sedan, France, 46 cm tall, 21 cm wide, nice decoration for a fashion doll, fabric outside is caused of old age in worn condition
No. 4061
Limit: 1,900 EUR
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GAULTIER, mannequin, France, marked FG in cartouche, No. 8, 1.15 m, bisque head, fix inset blue Paperweight eyes, closed mouth, firing crack at back of the head, papier mâché body with jointed wood arms, jointed finger, added wood shoes, old clothes, old real hair wig, very expressive
No. 4062
Limit: 240 EUR
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exceptional children sledge, c. 1860, 1.50 m long, for sitting on the side, very nice original condition, original painting
No. 4063
Limit: 1,500 EUR
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exceptional early shopwindow doll, around 1900, wax shoulder headed doll, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, deep modelled, realistically formed ears, inset real hair, deep lying nostrils, papier mâché body with jointed wooden arms, fix legs, very expressive
No. 4064
Limit: 450 EUR
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BERGNER/CARL, CB in circle, doll with 3 faces, crying (with appropiated tear), sleeping, laughing, 30 cm, 2 pull voices, fabric body, mass arms and legs
No. 4065
Limit: 120 EUR
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HEUBACH, in square, 19532, character baby, No. 3, 26 cm, socket head, brown sleepy eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, real hair wig, baby with sitting body with different postures of hands, 1 finger is knocked
No. 4066
Limit: 180 EUR
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SFBJ, 226, bisque character boy, 42 cm, socket head, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened/closed mouth, jointed body with strongly used condition
No. 4067
Limit: 160 EUR
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KLEY & HAHN, 525, bisque character baby, 28 cm, socket head, blue sleepy eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, tongue, unusual baby with sitting body with different postures of hands and stick out toes, mohair wig, old clothes, one cheek is minimally worned
No. 4068
Limit: 60 EUR
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No. 4069
Limit: 240 EUR
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SIMON & HALBIG, for KUNO OTTO DRESSEL, 1428, bisque character baby, 28 cm, blue sleepy eyes, opened/closed mouth, baby with sitting body, body was used, with dirty legs, the old mohair wig was a little bit losing hair, clothes were sewed of old fabric
No. 4070
Limit: 450 EUR
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BIEDERMEIER, exceptional boy doll, China Head, 56 cm, shoulder headed doll, blue painted eyes, fine modelled hair, closed mouth, fabric body, with big leather hands, fix appliquéd soldier dress, with sword, unusual
No. 4071
Limit: 120 EUR
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BAEHR & PROESCHILD, 586/9, bisque character baby, 40 cm, brown sleepy eyes, opened/closed mouth, baby with sitting body with different postures of hands and slightly stick-out toe, legs are caused of storage very dirty in the upper part, wig is more recent
No. 4072
Limit: 220 EUR
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KESTNER, character baby, marked JDK 14, 43 cm, bisque full head, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened/closed mouth, baby with sitting body with different postures of hands and slightly stick-out toe, 1 small finger is knocked, old clothes
No. 4073
Limit: 120 EUR
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K & R, 128, 32 cm, blue sleepy eyes, opened mouth, baby with sitting body, small chip at the neck crank, wig is more recent
No. 4074
Limit: 140 EUR
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doll with bisque head, not marked, 37 cm, socket head, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, pierced ears, jointed body with fix wrists, wig is more recent, old clothes
No. 4075
Limit: 180 EUR
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HERTEL, SCHWAB & CO., charakter baby, marked 142, size 4, 33 cm, socket head, brown painted eyes, opened/closed mouth, dimple at chin, stocky jointed body, 1 hand was painted over
No. 4076
Limit: 140 EUR
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AM, "Ella", asiatic character baby, 28 cm, bisque socket head, brown sleepy eyes, (please note that it is risky to transport the eye mechanism), baby with sitting body, used, cracks are caused by damp on the body
No. 4077
Limit: 140 EUR
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bisque character boy, marked 3., 25 cm, socket head, fix inset brown glass eyes, opened/closed mouth, simple standing mass body, clothes were sewed of old fabric
No. 4078
Limit: 140 EUR
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GAULTIER, nun, 27 cm, bisque shoulder headed doll, blue fix inset glass eyes, closed mouth, fix appliquéd clothes, simple leather body, dress aer caused of old age in worn condition
No. 4079
Limit: 130 EUR
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AM, 353/2, Asian, 28 cm, bisque head with flange neck, brown sleepy eyes, closed mouth, please note that it is risky to transport the eye mechanism, fabric body, mass hands
No. 4080
Limit: 240 EUR
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model cabinet, 30 cm wide, 27 cm tall, body with three drawers and a hinted drawer, pyramid-shaped legs, 3-part interior under a 3-part top, with mirror, on all sides cartouches inserted in rosewood, c. 1880, with accessories, dolls hatpin, porcelain doses, 2 candelabrums, perfume bottle, notebook, brush, fan
No. 4081
Limit: 30 EUR
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fabric doll, 29 cm, probably BING, eyes and hair were once over painted, with a suitable globe, nice doll decoration, 29 cm, flaws in the middle and at the side
No. 4082
Limit: 220 EUR
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AM, doll with porcelain head, marked 580, Germany, blue sleepy eyes, head voice is missing, opened/closed mouth, mohair wig, on mass toddler body, 41 cm, clothes are old or sewed of old fabric, eyes loosly
No. 4083
Limit: 40 EUR
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dog, papier mâché, leather covered, with short hair fur, 17 cm, glass eyes, muzzle, 1 foot is broken, nice doll decoration, around 1900
No. 4084
Limit: 260 EUR
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"Puppenmütterchens Nähschule", by Agnes Lucas, small doll with bisque head, 22 cm, fix inset blue glass eyes, opened mouth, standing mass body, with modelled shoes and socks, small sewing machine, guidance books, pattern, original box with multicolored lithographed cover picture
No. 4085
Limit: 120 EUR
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doll with bisque head, marked Dep., SIMON & HALBIG für JUMEAU, 40 cm, bisque socket head, blue sleepy eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, right eye with a crack in glass, old real hair wig, old clothes, shoes and socks, one hand with recent scratches on the paintwork
No. 4086
Limit: 90 EUR
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dachshund, papier mâché, 26 cm, nod mechanism, with jointed tail, tail is slightly torn, with muzzle, around 1910
No. 4087
Limit: 80 EUR
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child's play, France, with description in French and English, the rapit shuttlecock, a new parlour-toy, badminton game set, intact, in original box, box 17 cm by 21 cm, unusual
No. 4088
Limit: 160 EUR
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washstand, with jar, wood, jug porcelain, 35 cm, with suitable bowl, 1 ceramic bucket, around 1900, a nice doll decoration
No. 4089
Limit: 60 EUR
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dolls gymnastic set, with badminton game set, ring and wood sticks, length of the rods 12.5 cm, in original box, unusual, nice decoration for a doll around 1900
No. 4090
Limit: 60 EUR
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small botanize-barrel for dolls, for a doll, 9 cm, lithographed tin, at the side Choclate, Kohler, front side flower decor with butterflies, small tender spot otherwise good, nice size
No. 4091
Limit: 160 EUR
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donkey, 46 cm, wood carved, on a wooden board with wooden wheels, glass eyes, mane and tail horsehair, 2 baskets, early
No. 4092
Limit: 750 EUR
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K & R, 114, porcelain character doll, brown painted eyes, closed mouth, real hair wig, jointed measuring body, 22 cm, clothes were sewed of old fabric, old leather shoes
No. 4093
Limit: 40 EUR
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mixed lot of decoration pieces for dolls, ivory, pieces, small pin with gyroscope, 1 dominoes in a wooden box, box 10 cm by 4 cm
No. 4094
Limit: 60 EUR
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small botanize-barrel for dolls, 8.5 cm, lithographed tin, scene: playing children, good condition
No. 4095
Limit: 30 EUR
No. 4096
Limit: 160 EUR
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AM, porcelain full head boy, marked 560 Germany, blue painted eyes, opened/closed mouth, jointed mass body with long tubular thighs, 35 cm, clothes old or sewed of old fabric
No. 4097
Limit: 150 EUR
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pull game, goat, papier mâché, covered with pelt, glass eyes, horns are made of genuine horn, nod mechanism with voice, on a wooden board with tin wheels, 41 cm
No. 4098
Limit: 80 EUR
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MAX HANDWERCK, doll with bisque head, BB Elite B90/185, 37 cm, socket head, brown sleepy eyes, opened mouth, upper teeth, tongue, baby with sitting body with different postures of hands, slightly stick out toes, wig is more recent, at the edge of head inside is a small porcelain part missing, possibly caused by removing from the form
No. 4099
Limit: 30 EUR
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small box for perfume bottles, 7 cm, with 2 flacons, gilded sheet brass, cover with formation of cracks at the top , otherwise good, decorative