PAPER TOYS

"THE CRIES OF HAMBURGH"
German, circa 1845
Original paper covered wooden box with sliding lid, on the cover the title in German, French and English and an illustration of the city of Hamburg, with cariages and people strolling. Comprises of 78 (of 80) hand coloured engraved cards depicting as many professions, street vendors of glasses, eggs, baskets, toys, carpets, umbrella's, clocks, geese etc. With accompanying text cards (also missing #16 and #33).

19 x 13 x 4 cm

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A MOVABLE BIEDERMEIER NEW YEARS CARD
German, circa 1830
Hand coloured engraving. When tab is pulled the following text emerges from mouth and from the gentleman's pocket: Viel Briefe voll Wünsche zum neuen Jahr! Ich wünchsche: es werden die Wünsche wahr. Glück und Gesundheit und Seegen. Ströme Dir überall entgegen.
"Lots of letters full of wishes for the new year! I wish: the wishes will come true. Happiness and health and blessings. Streaming towards you everywhere". Handwritten text at the back.

10,5 x 8,2 cm

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"HISTOIRE D'UNE ALSACIENNE"
French, circa 1830
A leporello in the shape of a theatre. Telling the story of a girl that arrives in Paris at the age of 15 and leaves the city with a son at the age of 37 in twelve different engravings. The cardboard theatre slightly damaged at the back.

9 x 6 cm

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"THE FOUR SEASONS OR THE SPACTACLE GAME"
German, J.G.Klinger (?) circa 1830
Original cardboard box with an illustration of children on the cover and the title of the game in German, English and French. Containing a folded engraved board plan on heavy cardboard, two dice, a pair of spectacles (of later date?) and the instructions.

18 x 15 x 2,5 cm

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A PUZZLE "THE NEW POLKA"
German, circa 1850
Original wooden box with an illustration on the sliding lid, containing a jig saw puzzle showing people at a carnaval and two dancing bears. Small damages.

20,5 x 16 cm

€ 100
A BIEDERMEIER NEW YEARS CARD
German, circa 1840
Hand coloured engraving. On the flap the text reads "Freund! Lebe lange, lebe glücklich und" (Friend! Live long, live happily and). When the little flap goes up, a stem with three blue flowers appears. Verso "Zum neuen Jahr von M.G.".

10 x 7,3 cm

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"THE MERRY DANCERS IN THE MOUNTAINS"
Verlags Eigenthum G.M. circa 1850
This "Charming theatre of nature" consists of an amount of stand-up figures in regional outfits dancing and drinking and making music. One large scenic view that measures when unfolded 59 cm x 22,5 cm.
Cut out coloured figures from embossed cardboard, with spot egg-shell varnish. A large amount of the figures is reinforced at the back. One figure missing head. Only the lid cover is original.

34 x 26,5 x 3 cm.

€ 675
A LOTERY AND A LOTTOGAME
Adam Meyer, Dutch, circa 1755
The lotery game consists of 50 copper engraved cards, 49 text cards (one missing) and price cards in different classes. In the same box a lotto game with numbered cards and a cotton bag with wooden numbers. On the lid of the cardboard box a company seated around a table playing lotto. The box dates from around 1800. Damaged box.

17 x 10 x 7 cm

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A MOVABLE BIEDERMEIER CARD
Vienna, A.Berka, circa 1830
Hand coloured engraving. A tree trunk with a text: "1te Station. auf der Strasse zu leiden und Freuden" (1st station. On the road to suffer and joys). When tab is pulled a chubby cupid with arrow emerges and on the tab itself the text: "Wo nur ein Löcher ist, ist auch der kleine Wicht" (Where there is only one hole, there is also the little lass).

11,5 x 8 cm

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ABC AND PICTURE TABLES FOR SMALL CHILDREN
K. Thienemann's Verlag, Stuttgart, dated 1863
Original cardboard box containing eight heavy cardboard cards for learning by image. With images of a watchmaker, a blacksmith, a travelling organ player, a Christmas scene, animals etc. On the back of the cards, the multiplication tables, the gothic alphabet in upper and lower case, dictation texts. A instruction text for parents, teachers and educators on the inside of the lid.

28 x 21 x 3 cm

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"OMBRES CHINOISES" shadow theater
French, by Mauclair Dacier, Paris n.d. circa 1903.
A chromolithographed box containing a wooden framed theater stage, to be displayed in front of a light source, and outfitted with a double-crank system and two rolls of paper which can be scrolled through, the paper depicting comic shadow/silhouette scenes and contains swaths of red, purple and blue paper with black hatch marks, the theater frame with a slot for six chromolithographed punched paper scenes, a blank screen for shadow figure plays and scenes. Descriptive label inside of lid. Some ears and minor soiling, wear, and rubbing to box. 49,5 x 38 x 10 cm

€ 775
OPTIQUE No.4 PROMENADE DE LONGCHAMP
Fench, circa 1827
Accordion-folding peepshow with four cut-out panels, hand coloured etching. Label at the back reads: "GARDET, Md Papetier, Rue Vivienne No.12, A PARIS". A small piece is missing, it's visible but not very disturbing. No slipcase.

14 x 12 cm

€ 450
EIGHTEEN COPTOGRAPHIC IMAGES
Jos Scholtz among others , German, 19th Century and self cut images.
Printed and cut paper, famous figures, animals, alphabet letters, a ship, a soldier, an angel etc. When held up to the light, sharp and realistic images become visible. In contemporary envelope and slipcase.

Largest image 15,5 x 12 cm

€ 250
"LA CHASSE" STAND-UP FIGURES
French, circa 1840
Hand colored engraved card cut-outs of animals and hunters with wooden bases. Consists of fifteen pieces. Original cardboard box. I don't know if the set is complete.

19,5 x 13 x 3 cm

€ 475
A BELL AND HAMER GAME
Dutch, circa 1840
Original marbled cardboard box containing five hand colored engraved cards and a complete set of eight black dice. The cover reads "HAMER" and "SCHIMMEL-SPEL" and has an illustration of two blacksmiths at work. Box slightly damaged.

13,5 x 8,5 x 1,2 cm

€ 125
AN EDUCATIONAL JIGSAW PUZZLE
N. Carpenter, London, ca.1850
"The comparative size of forty birds, from the Ostrich to the Humming Bird" . With hand colored example, written description, in contemporary wooden box.

37 x 23 cm

€ 250
A BIRDS SHOOTING GAME
German, circa 1850
Original box with sliding lid is when turned over the base for a pole that carries a paper over wooden circle containing different birds, three birds replaced.

22,5 x 20 x 6 cm

€ 350
"AUTHENTIC MEMOIRS OF THE LITTLE MAN
AND THE LITTLE MAID"
With some interesting particulars of their lives.
London: B. Tabart, dated May 1816. Printed for John Souter, School Library, No.73, North Side of St.Paul's Church-Yard.
Illustrated with 12 hand-colored plates and 10 pages with music. Foxed

13,5 x 12 cm

€ 300
A LOTTERY GAME OF SIX CLASSES
Dutch, circa 1800
A game with solely engraved numbers, no pictures. Ninety lotnumbers, ninety smal numbers and a large amount of price cards in six different classes. Original marbled paper box. Game seems to have never been played with.

9,5 x 7,5 x 5 cm

€ 250
A JIGSAW PUZZLE "HISTOIRE NATURELLE EN 64 PLANCHES"
Paris, circa 1890
Original box containing three puzzles of 77 pieces with colored lithographic illustrations of animals and people of various races, complete, in the style of Buffon.

48 x 35 x 6 cm

€ 450
A LOTO DAUPHIN
French, early 19th century
A green cardboard box containing eight shelves with numbers and a small drawer with colored bone pawns and markers.

27 x 24 x 30 cm

€ 300
"DE ARK VAN NOACH"
Tine van berken and H.J.W. Becht
Amsterdam, ca.1894
An 8vo children's book, soft cover, eight pages, tinted and color lithography illustrations. Small damages and repairs.

17,5 x 13,5 cm

€ 125
"DORPSGEZICHTEN AAN DE MAAS"
JIGSAW PUZZLE
Moolenijzer, Amsterdam, ca.1800
Original wooden box with hand colored and saw pieces, one is missing, comes with example on linen.

21 x 18 x 4 cm

€ 275
"COGNAC MET ZOUT"
Dutch, circa 1860
Paper sleeve containing 24 lithographed cards with figures in different colors, 24 so-called recipe cards with humorous texts and a manual satirical game inspired by William Lee.

9 x 6 x 2 cm

€ 325
LES JOCKOS - SINGES SAVANTES
Saussine, France, ca.1900
Magnetic game in original cardboard box, not in working order.

33,5 cm x 33,5 cm

€ 300
BELL AND HAMMER GAME
German, ca.1840
With five hand colored lithographed cards in original slipcase.

Cards 10,5 x 7,5 cm

€ 250

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