MISCELLANEOUS

"DIE KLEINEN TELEGRAPHEN"
F. Grünenwald, German, circa 1850
Original paper covered wooden box with sliding lid containing two wooden telegraphs, their bases and the signalling charts. The very fragile semaphore arms all work properly. Complete.

22,5 x 17,5 x 5 cm

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A TEA POURING SQUEAK TOY
German, circa 1880
Painted papier-mâché head, wooden lower arms and legs, upper arms and legs made of wire. Painted eyes, mouth, moustache and goatee, hair modelled in the material, cotton kimono. Pewter jug is not original. With pressure mechanism, when squeezed, the arms move towards each other, no sound.

25 cm tall

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A KITCHEN CUPBOARD CANDY CONTAINER
German, circa 1880
Lithographed paper, in the top cabinet drawers with cigars, underneath a barrel of rum and a barrel of cognac. In the lower cupboard two doors. Small damages. Including glassware.

10,5 x ,5 x 18,5 cm

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A RARE SET OF FIVE MINIATURE GNOMES
Circa 1920
Painted tin figures on gymnastic equipment.

between 1,5 cm and 4,5 cm

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A GAMES BOX
French, circa 1860
Paper box with on the cover a picture of a garden with children playing. Containing various games, skittles, spinning tops, yoyo, lotto, checkers (game board missing), dominoes, pawns for the siege game (game board missing) and a pair of tennis rackets.

33,5 x 19 x 6 cm

€ 225
A JESTER ON A STICK
French, mid 9th century
Papier-mâché head, painted eyes, silk costume and hat, wooden stick.

120 cm tall

€ 475
A PAPIER-MACHE DOG HEAD
French?, circa 1860
A very lifelike molded dog head with brown glass eyes and a raw surface. A loop at the bottom to hang the head? Unknown purpose.

17 x 14 x 18 cm

€ 350
PUNCH AND JUDY PUPPETS
French, circa 1875
Painted and carved wooden heads and legs, modelled hats, originally dressed.

43 and 40 cm tall

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A PAPIER-MACHE ROLY POLY
Circa 1900
The painted and molded girl has a hoop and whip in her hands.

15 cm high

€ 250
TWO MINIATURE TERRESTRIAL GLOBES
C.Abel-Klinger Nuremberg and an English larger globe, final quarter 19th Century
Both on turned ebonised circular base, metal spindle and brass ball finial. Some darkening of varnish and surface dirt.

19 cm and 12,8 cm

€ 275

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A PULLTOY SAILOR BOYS IN ROWING BOAT
German, ca.1880
Painted papier-mâché heads and hats, wooden boats moves up and down on wheeled platform when pulled, lacks oars.

21 x 17 x 14 cm

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A NODDING FIGURE
German, circa 1900
Hand painted papier-mâché body moves back and forth, head moves up and down.

21 cm tall

€ 175
A BOX WITH MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES
French, circa 1860
All hand painted, mainly caricatural figures, seven in their wooden frames, four are without a frame, original box.

36 x 10 cm

€ 220
A WOOD AND PAPER-MACHE FIGURE WEARING A HIGH HAT
German, circa 1840
Painted features, original dressed, jointed wood body not very stable, standing on wooden platform.

18 cm high

€ 200
A SMALL SEATED DOG SQUEAK TOY
German, 19th century
Painted papier-mâché, a bit crackled, squeak works faintly.
8 cm high
€ 275
A JESTER ON A STICK
French, 19th century
Papier-mâché head, painted eyes, silk costume and silk covered stick.

74 cm tall

€ 450
A BABY IN CRADLE SQUEAK TOY
German, 19th century
Hand painted papiermâché and wood, working squeaker.
7 cm wide

€ 200
A PAINTED PAPIER MACHE DOUBLE FACE SQUEAK TOY
German, 19th century
With a face of a man and a woman, damages, but squeak works fine.
Diam. 6 cm

€ 250
A SQUEAKER WITH TWO BIRDS
German, circa 1870
Papier-mâché birds on cardboard roofs, working squeaker, bright colors.

14 x 7 cm

€ 300
A PAIR OF KALEIDOSCOPES
French, ca.1800
Decorated paper covered tubes with glass segments inside, both partially working.

17 and 16 cm

€ 220
A CLOWN ON A ROCKING HORSE
German, circa 1890
Molded papier-mâché head, wooden body and limbs, papier mâché horse with wooden stick legs. Hand painted features and green painted bow. With working wind up mechanism.
20 x 7 x 21,5 cm

€ 700

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