A PEASANT WOMAN HOLDING A PIG SWAYING FIGURE
Thuringia, circa 1850
Composition jolly woman with blue eyes, smiling face, white cap,
green dress, red shawl, apron, holding a piglet in her arms, swaying
at waist, legs and bottom naked under dress, clogs and painted
wooden base. Slight crazing and a few small flakes.
See Leipold/Bickert/Kreher "Early Toys 2", 2024 - page 169, fig 6
for this actual model.
19 cm high
MISCELLANEOUS
€ 525contact me
A RECLINING TIGER SQUEAK TOY
Thuringia, circa 1870
Hand painted papier-mâché and mounted on a bellow.
Tiger opens mouth when bellows is pressed, working squeaker.
Crack on face. Provenance: Paul Cole Collection.
14,5 cm long€ 275contact me
A JESTER CYMBAL PLAYER SQUEEZE TOY
German, circa 1870
Doll dressed as a jester who claps its hands and turns its head when pushed at torso. Wax over composition head with painted features
and a sculpted jester cap, wooden lower arms and legs. Some wear
to the red top in places.
35 cm tall€ 400contact me
A SEATED PUG DOG SQUEAK TOY
Thuringia, circa 1860
Light brown flocked seated dog seated on painted wooden base
with leather bellows, working squeaker.
11 cm high€ 320contact me-
AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC GENTLEMAN BULLOCK CONTAINER
Thuringia, mid to late 19th century
Composition with removable black and white bullock head with
horns, proudly standing with hands on hip, belly thrusted out, black double breasted tailcoat, grey trousers and brown painted wooden
base. The head with wooden stopper and hollow body to contain a surprise.
11,5 cm high€ 350contact me 
A WRESTLING TOY
German, circa 1860
Painted composition heads with painted features and brown painted forward brushed hair, cloth covered clothes, jointed at shoulders and hips, the wavy wooden arms joined. On a base of later date. Some
paint loss.
22 cm highSOLDcontact me
A STORK SQUEAK TOY
German, circa 1880
A painted and modelled papier-mâché bird on spring metal legs. Working squeaker. Crack at beak.
16 cm tall€ 250contact me
A SET OF FIVE SMALL SIZE PUPPETS
French, circa 1870
Very detailed and brightly painted composition heads with strong caricatured appearance and composition hands, painted wooden
legs and shoes. Original clothes. Most likely a very good size for a Guignol theatre.
Largest puppet 30 cm long€ 1375contact me
A ZOETROPE
German, circa 1900
Tinplate drum on wooden foot. Together with six double-sided
paper strips in various conditions.
23,5 cm high, diam. 18 cm€ 250contact me
A TOPSY-TURVY ON A STICK
German, circa 1880
By pulling the string at the bottom, one figure folds backwards and
the other figure appears. The black head and clown head both made
of composition, hand-painted and modelled. Fabric original, trimmed with Dresdner paper, which has deteriorated a little.
30 cm tall€ 325contact me
A SET OF WRESTLERS/POLITICIANS
Wiesenthal, Schindler and Kallenberg, German, circa 1870
Hand-painted and modelled wooden and papier-mâché figures,
arms of lithographed paper. In original cardboard box?
Figures 20 cm long€ 320contact me
A VERY RARE SEDITIOUS FIGURE OF A LADY
French, circa 1820.
A lathe-turned ebony wooden stick. When lit it casts a shadow on the wall. The image mostly turns out to be a silhouetted profile of a political personality. The history of the ‘Seditious’ figures dates back to the 17th Century. In this case it is a nude woman. Quite seditious at the time… What’s also rare she can be seen full-length. Note the typical hairstyle of the early 19th Century. One small piece broken off; it doesn’t have any influence on the shadows.
20,5 cm tall€ 800contact me
A TINY STEIFF TEDDYBEAR
German, 1920's
Blonde/yellow plush fur, stitched nose, black bead eyes, no button.
The little chap is well played with, some fur loss, but what a charmer!
9 cm tall€ 275contact me-
A DUCK SQUEAK TOY
German, circa 1880
Hand painted blue headed papier-mâché duck mounted on bellows. Squeak works, but very faint.
9,5 x 6 x 16 cm€ 200contact me 
PHYSIQUE AMUSANTE NK ATLAS
France, circa 1890
A magic box covered in blue paper containing several tinplate, paper
and wooden juggling tricks. Just one manual for one trick left.
29,5 x 19 x 16 cm€ 350contact me-
AN UNUSUAL CHROMATROPE
German, circa 1870
A mechanical lantern slide in a paper over wooden frame, with
Dresden paper trim. When handle is turned a kaleidoscopic effect
is visible.
17 x 5 x 1,5 cm (including handle)€ 175contact me 
A JESTER ON A STICK
French, 19th century
Papier-mâché head, painted eyes, silk costume and silk covered stick.74 cm tall
€ 450contact me
A PAPIER-MACHE ROLY POLY
Circa 1900
The painted and molded girl has a hoop and whip in her hands.15 cm high
€ 220contact me
A SMALL SEATED DOG SQUEAK TOY
German, 19th century
Painted papier-mâché, a bit crackled, squeak works faintly.8 cm high
€ 200contact me
A PAPIER-MACHE NODDER
German, circa 1870
Hand painted papier-mâché old lady with a nodding head, sitting in
a rustic wooden chair on a round platform with a handiwork on her
lap. Small damages.
12,5 cm high€ 200contact me
A CANDY CONTAINER SHAPED LIKE A LOAF OF BREAD
German, circa 1900
Painted papier-mâché, with an opening at the bottom to insert the candy.
15,5 cm long€ 220contact me
