PAPER TOYS

A CHRISTMAS PUZZLE
"The game of Patience, of Mosaicwork and of Combination"
German, circa 1850
Original paper covered wooden box with sliding lid showing title in German, French, English and Italian and an illustration of three companies playing the game. Inside the box an example picture (slightly damaged) and a double sided puzzle consisting of triangular segments. At one side an illustration of a family at the Christmas tree and at the other side black and yellow segments to form a geometrical puzzle.

32 x 26,5 x 2 cm

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"CHINESISCHES VERLEGENHEITS SPIEL"
German, circa 1850
In original marbled paper sleeve a red morocco leather compartment containing wooden tangram segments (one of which seems to have been replaced). Accompanying paper examples and the explanation of the game.

13,7 x 9 x 0,8 cm

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"TOOVER-SCHIJF"
A. van Emden, (physical, mathematical, and optical instrument maker) Amsterdam, circa 1835
Original paper sleeve showing title and desccription in Dutch. Containing (only) two coloured lithographed double-sided paper discs. Without handle.

26 x 26 x 1,8 cm

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A JIG-SAW PUZZLE
"The woman of the house and her daughters"
German, circa 1840
Original wooden box with an illustration on the sliding lid of a father, a mother and five daughters in an interior and the title in three languages. Inside a jig saw puzzle depicting the same scene. Complete, but six small nibs missing.

21 x 17,5 x 1,5 cm

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"THE PLAY OF COMIC PORTRAITS AND METAMORPHOSES"
Possibly by G.W.Faber, German, circa 1840
Original paper covered box with on the lid the title in German, French and English. Ten (of sixteen) colour lithographed cardboard compositions consisting of eight rectangular segments in six horizontal and four vertical sections. One section of the old man with pair of glasses replaced. Comes with paper description of the game. Incomplete.

21 x 16 x 3,6 cm

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A BIEDERMEIER TRANSPARANCY CARD
German/Austrian, circa 1820
Hand coloured engraving. A rectangular card showing a room in which there is a table with a sceptre and a crown on it. When hold to the light a seating man becomes visible who is smoking a pipe. The crown has become a basket, the scepter a pipe and a bottle and glass become visible. Underneath the text: Vergnügt zu seyn braucht man nu wenig,
Und wer vergnügt ist, ist ein König."You don't need much to be happy,
And he who is happy, is a king".

9,8 x 7,6 cm

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"KERSTBOOM-PLUNDEREN"
Probably Sala-Spiele German, circa 1890 for the Dutch market
Original cardboard box showing a boy and a girl at the Christmas tree surrounded by a lot of toys among other various Sala games. Inside the box a folded boardgame with an illustration of a Christmas tree. A few round chips that should be "hanging" in the tree are missing.

25 x 21 x 2 cm

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"PICTURE BOARDS"
German, circa 1860
Original paper covered wooden box , showing on the lid the title in eight different languages. Box containing six double-sided colour lithographed picture boards depicting animals, children playing, toys, musical instruments and food.

19 x 19 x 1,7 cm

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"THE RING OF CIRCLE GAME"
German, circa 1860
Original paper covered box with sliding lid, title in German, French and English. Inside paper covered segments with numbers 1 - 16 forming different coloured circles. In the middle a black and white octagonally shaped illustration of a pensive Cupid. Surrounded by colourful foliage decorations. Complete. No instructions.

19,3 x 19,3 x 1,7 cm

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"SHOOT - SCHOOL"
Jullien, Editeur and Lith. Befaix, Paris, circa 1865
Original paper covered cardboard box, the lid showing title in English, French and Spanish and an illustration of soldiers loading cannons.
The box contains paper lithographed square and oblong blocks with which a castle can be formed, using the paper example provided. Complete. Presumably, a cannon and perhaps some paper soldiers are missing.

38,5 x 29 x 6 cm

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"THE LITTLE CONJURER"
Johann Konrad Böhmländer, Nuremberg, circa 1870
Colourfully lithographed paper on wood box houses seven magic tricks. The image on the lid depicts a youthful magician with his audience and the title in three languages. Including the inseparable sticks, two granny’s beads, a disappearance cylinder, a ball box etc. There are also strangely shaped charcoal pieces, I don't know if they belong in the box.

17,5 cm x 12,5 cm x 6 cm

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A LARGE SET OF VARIOUS PAPER SOLDIERS
French, circa 1855 and later
Original marbled paper covered box with two trays and extra space underneath, dated 1855, containing a large quantity of lithographed paper stand-up soldiers, infantry and cavalry, different sizes, different conditions. Lid of the box damaged.

39 x 26 x 18 cm

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"ABRÉGÉE DE L'HISTOIRE ROMAINE"
Les Mds de Nouveautés, Paris circa 1800
Original paper covered cardboard box containing 25 coloured engraved cards, all numbered from 1 to 25. The cards represent the different famous men and women of Roman history from ROMULUS (729 BC) to CONSTANTIN (306 AD). Each card represents three encirceled characters with a brief history of their lives below. Complete.

8 x 12,5 x 3 cm

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A MARTIN ENGELBRECHT PEEPSHOW - THE BATTLEFIELD
Augsburg, circa 1760
Duodez size. The set consisting of six hand-coloured engraved panels. Two of these are signed.

9,6 x 7,3 cm.

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"LOTTO DAUPHIN"
Possibly by G.W.Faber
German, circa 1850
Original paper covered box with sliding lid showing title in German, French and English. Four wooden playing boards with the numbers 1-90 and four paper boxes containing various colored pawns and markers. 90 wooden numbers and paper description of the game.

35 x 25,5 x 8 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

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A PAPER ARMY CAMP
French, circa 1860
Lithographed paper set of stand-up soldiers and army equipment, like tents, cannons, a kitchen, a campfire, etc. In the background a castle.

Soldier 9 cm, castle 23 cm high

€ 375contact me
"MOSAIC IN COLOURS"
German, circa 1845
Original paper covered box with sliding lid showing title in German, French, English and Italian. Inside the box multicolor triangular wooden pieces, complete. Lid slightly damaged.

13,5 x 13,5 x 1,4 cm

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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

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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

€ 125contact me
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

€ 220contact me
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

€ 300contact me
"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

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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

€ 220contact me
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

€ 400contact me
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

€ 300contact me
"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

€ 125contact me
"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

€ 275contact me
"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

€ 250contact me
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

€ 300contact me

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