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The Triumvirs. Octavian. Spring-early summer 36 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 5h). Southern or central Italian mint. IMP • CAESAR DIVI • F • III • VIR • ITER • R • P • C, Bare head right, wearing slight beard; IMP • CAESAR DIVI • F • III • VIR • ITER • R • P • C around / Temple of Divus Julius: statue of Julius Caesar, holding lituus, within tetrastyle temple set on podium; DIVO IVL on architrave, star within pediment, figures along roof line; lighted altar to left; COS • ITER • ET • TER • DESIG around. Crawford 540/2; CRI 315; Sydenham 1338; RSC 90; Kestner 3833; BMCRR Africa 33; RBW 1829. EF. Exceptional for type.

A Kestner bisque porcelain headed doll with open/close eyes and composition body and limbs, stamped JDK211 to back of head, height 34cm.

A Kestner bisque porcelain headed doll with open/close eyes and composition body and limbs, stamped JDK211 to back of head, height 41cm.

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff 1884 Rottluff bei Chemnitz - 1976 BerlinBoote außer Dienst. 1923.Tusche- und Kreidelithografie. Shapire L. 103; Söhn 71302-3. Signiert. Eines von 50 Exemplaren. Auf leichtem Karton. 52,5 x 42 cm (20,6 x 16,5 in). Papier: 60 x 44,3 cm (23,1 x 17,4 in).Blatt 3 der Mappe `Fischer`. Zweite Mappe der Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover, die 1923 erschien. [KD]. ca. 12.30 h +/- 20 Min.ENGLISH VERSIONKarl Schmidt-Rottluff 1884 Rottluff bei Chemnitz - 1976 BerlinBoote außer Dienst. 1923.India ink and Chalk lithograph. Shapire L. 103; Söhn 71302-3. Signed. One of 50 copies. On light board. 52,5 x 42 cm (20,6 x 16,5 in). Sheet: 60 x 44,3 cm (23,1 x 17,4 in).Sheet 3 from portfolio `Fischer`. Second portfolio from Kestner Gesellschaft Hanover, published in 1923. [KD].ca. 12.30 h +/- 20 min.

Ernst Wilhelm Nay 1902 Berlin - 1968 KölnSechs Aquatinten. Über den Menschen. 1965.Mappe mit 6 Farbaquatintaradierungen und Deckblatt mit Impressum, erschienen im Verlag Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, München 1965. Gabler 74-79. Ketterer Editionsverzeichnis 143-148. Jeweils signiert, datiert und nummeriert. Eines von 100 Exemplaren. Auf festem Velin von Arches (mit Wasserzeichen). Bis 44 x 31,5 cm (17,3 x 12,4 in). Papier: je 66 x 50,2 cm (26 x 19,8 in).Enthalten sind: Die Wüste. Die Pflanze. Eruption. Der Mensch. Die Spiele des Menschen. Das Licht. Jeweils mit dem Trockenstempel des Verlegers sowie mit der typografischen Blattnummerierung. Gedruckt bei Georges Visat, Paris. Lose Bogen in Original-Leinwandmappe. Vollständig. [SM].Ernst Wilhelm Nay studiert von 1925-28 an der Berliner Hochschule für Bildende Künste bei Karl Hofer. In der Auseinandersetzung mit Ernst Ludwig Kirchner und Henri Matisse, aber auch mit Caspar David Friedrich und Nicolas Poussin vollzieht sich seine erste Orientierung; seine Stillleben, Porträts und Landschaften finden große Anerkennung. 1931 erhält Nay ein neunmonatiges Stipendium für die Villa Massimo in Rom, wo seine surrealistisch-abstrakten Bilder entstehen. Durch Vermittlung des Lübecker Museumsdirektors C.G. Heise erhält Nay ein von Edvard Munch finanziertes Arbeitsstipendium, das ihm 1937 einen Aufenthalt in Norwegen und auf den Lofoten ermöglicht. In den dort entstandenen `Fischer- und Lofotenbildern` erreicht sein Schaffen einen ersten Höhepunkt. Im gleichen Jahr werden in der Ausstellung `Entartete Kunst` zwei seiner Werke gezeigt und Nay mit Ausstellungsverbot belegt. 1940 zum Kriegsdienst einberufen, kommt Nay als Infanterist nach Frankreich, wo ihm ein französischer Bildhauer sein Atelier zur Verfügung stellt. Die künstlerische Verarbeitung der Kriegs- und Nachkriegszeit vollzieht sich 1945-48 in den `Hekatebildern`, in denen Motive aus Mythos, Legende und Dichtung anklingen. In den `Fugalen Bildern` aus den Jahren 1949-51 kündigt sich in den glühenden Farben und verschlungenen Formen ein Neubeginn an. 1950 zeigt die Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover Nays erste Retrospektive. Ein Jahr später übersiedelt der Künstler nach Köln. Hier vollzieht Nay den endgültigen Schritt zur völlig ungegenständlichen Malerei in seinen `Rhythmischen Bildern`, in denen er die Farbe als reinen Gestaltwert einzusetzen beginnt. Seit 1955 entstehen Nay`s `Scheibenbilder`, in denen runde Farbflächen subtile Raum- und Farbmodulationen im Bild organisieren. Diese finden 1963/64 ihre Weiterentwicklung in den sog. `Augenbildern`. Mit der ersten amerikanischen Einzelausstellung in den Kleeman Galleries, New York 1955, seinem Beitrag für die Biennale in Venedig 1956 sowie seiner Beteiligung an der documenta in Kassel (1955, 1959 und 1964) vollzieht sich sein internationaler Durchbruch. Ernst Wilhelm Nay erhält wichtige Preise und ist bei fast allen repräsentativen Ausstellungen deutscher Kunst im In- und Ausland vertreten. ca. 11.06 h +/- 20 Min.ENGLISH VERSIONErnst Wilhelm Nay 1902 Berlin - 1968 KölnSechs Aquatinten. Über den Menschen. 1965.Mappe mit 6 Etching and aquatint in colors and cover leaf with imprint, published by Verlag Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich 1965. Gabler 74-79. Ketterer Editionsverzeichnis 143-148. Each signed, dated and numbered. One of 100 copies. On firm wove paper by Arches (with watermark). Up to 44 x 31,5 cm (17,3 x 12,4 in). Sheet: each 66 x 50,2 cm (26 x 19,8 in).Contains: Die Wüste. Die Pflanze. Eruption. Der Mensch. Die Spiele des Menschen. Das Licht. Each with publisher`s blindstamp and typographic sheet number. Printed by Georges Visat, Paris. Loose sheets in original cloth portfolio. The complete set. [SM].Ernst Wilhelm Nay studiert von 1925-28 an der Berliner Hochschule für Bildende Künste bei Karl Hofer. In der Auseinandersetzung mit Ernst Lud

Günther Uecker 1930 Wendorf - lebt und arbeitet in DüsseldorfOhne Titel. 1994.Acryl und Bleistift auf Malkarton. Rechts unten signiert und datiert. 30,1 x 40,1 cm (11,8 x 15,7 in), Blattgröße. [KP]. Wie weitreichend Günther Ueckers Konzept der Spirale greift, zeigt die Vorrangstellung des Motivs im gesamten ?uvre des berühmten `ZERO`-Vertreters. Er selbst beschreibt sie mit den folgenden Worten: `Eine Spirale der Unendlichkeit, gebildet aus dem Tasten unserer Wahrnehmung, wird uns so schnell bewegen wie wir unsichtbar werden [..]` (zit. nach: Mack Piene Uecker, Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover, Katalog 7, Ausstellungsjahr 1964/65, S. 172). Übertragen auf das hier vorliegende Blatt zeigt sich das unglaubliche Tempo der Visualisierung im tosenden Wirbel des hingeworfenen, beinahe expressiv-gestischen Strichs der Spiralform, die Uecker mit pastoser Farbe akzentuiert. ca. 13.09 h +/- 20 Min.ENGLISH VERSIONGünther Uecker 1930 Wendorf - lebt und arbeitet in DüsseldorfOhne Titel. 1994.Acrylic and pencil on board. Signed and dated lower right. 30,1 x 40,1 cm (11,8 x 15,7 in), size of sheet. [KP]. ca. 13.09 h +/- 20 min.

David LaChapelle 1963 Fairfield/Connecticut - lebt und arbeitet in New York und ParisFirst I need your hand, then forever can begin. 2009.Cibachrome-Abzug. Auf dem verso auf dem Unterlagekarton angebrachten Editionsetikett signiert sowie typografisch datiert, nummeriert, betitelt und bezeichnet. Aus einer Auflage von 30 Exemplaren. Auf Fotopapier. 63,5 x 63,5 cm (25 x 25 in), Blattgröße. Herausgegeben vom Tel Aviv Museum anlässlich der Wahl LaChapelles zum Künstler des Jahres 2012. [KP].David LaChapelle, zweifelsfrei eine der außergewöhnlichsten und bekanntesten Figuren in der Fotografie der Gegenwart, kommt im Jahr 1968 in Connecticut zur Welt. Früh fühlt er sich zur Fotografie hingezogen. Eine oft wiedergegebene Anekdote berichtet vom Startschuss dieser großen Karriere: Der erst sechsjährige David LaChapelle habe seine Mutter im Bikini mit einem Glas Martini in der Hand fotografiert. Der Frühberufene entscheidet sich, wenig verwunderlich, für eine künstlerische Ausbildung. An der North Carolina School of the Arts absolviert LaChapelle ein erstes Kunststudium. In den mittleren 1980er Jahren zieht es ihn jedoch, gerade 19-jährig, nach New York. Hier ist er an der Art Students League und der School of Visual Arts eingeschrieben. Wegweisender für LaChapelle wird aber der unmittelbare Kontakt zu anderen Künstlern: Im Studio 54 begegnet er erstmals Andy Warhol, der sein Talent entdeckt und sein großer Förderer wird. Bald macht David LaChapelle Aufnahmen für Warhols Magazin `Interview`. Weitere Aufträge folgen und David LaChapelle fotografiert schon bald auch für Zeitschriften wie den Rolling Stone, die Vogue oder Vanity Fair. Zu den zahlreichen Prominenten, die sich von David LaChapelle ablichten lassen, zählen Größen wie Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio oder Muhammad Ali. Seit den 1990er Jahren macht David LaChapelle auch als Regisseur von Musikvideos und Werbespots von sich reden. In allen seinen Werken steht David LaChapelle zwischen Kunst, Werbung und Mode. Surrealismus, Pop-Art und die vielzitierte `Postmoderne` hinterlassen ihre Spuren in seinem visionären, fantasievollen Oeuvre.Seine Arbeiten werden schon früh auch als Kunstwerke wahrgenommen. Zahlreiche wichtige Einzelausstellungen in renommierten Museen geben davon beredtes Zeugnis. Hervorzuheben sind etwa die Schauen im Fotografiska Museet in Stockholm (2012), in der Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hannover (2011), im Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2010), im Musée de la Monnaie de Paris (2009), im Museo di Capodimonte in Neapel (2006) oder im Kunsthaus Wien (2002). David LaChapelle, Preisträger von so bedeutenden Auszeichnungen wie dem `Applied Photography of the Year Award` des International Center of Photography (1996), wird 2005 unter die `25 Most Influential Living Photographers` (PDN) gewählt. Er lebt und arbeitet in New York und Paris. David LaChapelle ist u.a. vertreten in:Los Angeles County Museum of ArtTel Aviv Museum of ArtNational Portrait Gallery, LondonDaimler Art Collection, StuttgartMusée de la Monnaie de Paris, ParisLouis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Foundation, ParisMuseum Brandhorst, München ca. 18.26 h +/- 20 Min.ENGLISH VERSIONDavid LaChapelle 1963 Fairfield/Connecticut, USA - lebt und arbeitet in New York und ParisFirst I need your hand, then forever can begin. 2009.Cibachrome print. Signed and dated, numbered, titled and inscribed in typography on a label on verso of backing board. From an edition of 30 copies. On photo paper. 63,5 x 63,5 cm (25 x 25 in), size of sheet. Published by Tel Aviv Museum on occasion of LaChapelles` election as artist of the year in 2012. [KP].ca. 18.26 h +/- 20 min.

A large Kestner doll, 26 inches with porcelain head and composite body. Marked JDK/257, made in Germany. Dressed in lace costume and bonnet

A small German girl Doll with open mouth and blue eyes. Original wig. Impressed JDK for Kestner. 8 1/4 in H

Late 19th Century Simon & Halbig bisque headed doll, Circa 1892, with sleeping brown eyes and moving joints, wearing red dress, approx. 50cm tall, together with, early 20th century J.D. Kestner bisque headed doll, Circa 1912, with sleeping blue eyes, impressed J.D.K. 211, approx. 40cm tall, (2)

An early 20th century bisque-headed composition body Kestner doll

AN ANTIQUE BISQUE HEADED DOLL by Kestner, stamped J.D.K. to the reverse and numbered `257` 53cm head to toe

AN ANTIQUE BISQUE HEADED DOLL by Kestner, stamped J.D.K. to the reverse and numbered `257` 53cm head to toe

KESTNER DOLL HEADa doll head, shoulders, arms and body, with fixed blue eyes and open mouth. Marked, Dep 154.13, Germany.

A J D Kestner bisque-head impressed "JDK211" boy doll, sleeping blue eyes, moulded open mouth, composition bent limb body, wearing blue shorts and white embroidered shirt, 39cm

A J D Kestner bisque-head impressed "JDK211" boy doll, sleeping blue eyes, moulded open mouth, composition bent limb body, wearing blue shorts and white embroidered shirt, 39cm

A `CATTERFELDER PUPPENFABRIK` GERMAN BISQUE HEADED GIRL BABY DOLL, by `Kestner` brown glass sleeping eyes and eye lashes, open mouth with tongue and two upper teeth, brown natural hair, composition body with one piece limbs, wearing an elaborate bonnet, a cloak, long lace gown with silk underskirt and underwear, 23"" high, impressed `C.P. 5Z, Made in Germany`, circa 1910 - 1920

A mid 20th Century all Bisque (possibly Kestner) Doll with weighted blue sleep glass eyes, painted lashes and brows, open mouth showing two upper teeth, light brown wig over five piece bisque body, height 9?

Dolls & Equipment. A J D Kestner bisque head girl doll with fixed blue glass "paper weight" eyes, open mouth and teeth, pierced ears, brown mohair wig, composition double jointed limbs and body, 23" high, marked "224.12"

Dolls & Equipment. A J D Kestner bisque head toddler doll with blue glass sleeping eyes, open mouth and teeth, pale brown mohair wig, jointed composition limbs and body, 14" high, marked "J.D.K. 257"

Dolls & Equipment. A Kestner for Uley & Hahn bisque head girl doll with blue glass sleeping eyes, open mouth and teeth, blonde mohair wig, jointed composition limbs and body, 24" high, marked "250 K.H. Walkure 4 1/4"

Dolls & Equipment. A large Kestner bisque head girl doll with brown glass sleeping eyes, open mouth and teeth, pierced ears, blonde hair wig, jointed composition limbs and body, 34" high, marked "Walkure Germany 7"

Kestner `Dep 10/154` bisque shoulder-head doll with kid body and bisque forearms, having sleeping brown eyes, open mouth with teeth and brunette wig. Wears frilly pink dress with matching hat, white cotton undergarments, socks, and black leather shoes. Height 22``. Cracked head.

Kestner `152` head with fixed grey eyes and open mouth with teeth, on googly composition body. Height 9``.

A rare Kestner Googlie III all bisque character doll, German 1900s, with jointed shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, with brown glass side glancing sleeping eyes (new wig, dressed in blue, left thigh chipped and back to front, right thigh good but mismatch colour?, left calf socket has a flake, all body parts marked with 3) (16cm).

Two small all bisque dolls house dolls, German 1900s, a black Gebruder Kublenz character doll with swivel neck, shoulders, hips and bare feet, and a Kestner, jointed shoulders and hips with painted yellow boots (firing in neck) (10 x 13cm). (2)

A Kestner all bisque character doll in an original dress, sitting in a Victorian painted tinplate dolls pram (pram is AF and baby has replaced arms and legs). Doll 13cm, pram 12cm H

An all bisque character boy doll Kestner 178 4/0, German 1900s, with sleeping glass eyes, open/closed mouth (chip to thigh and torso neck) (13cm).

Three Carol Ann Stanton artist made dolls, two reproduction Kestner all bisque girl dolls and a miniature Bru on a leather body with bisque lower arms and legs. (3) 14cm to 22cm

A large rare Kestner 16 X bisque head child doll, German 1880`s, with brown glass sleeping eyes, closed mouth, finely painted features, blonde wig, on a fixed wrist fully jointed wood and composition body, wearing blue dress and shoes (faint firing line of 2cms in left cheek mould line, eye reset with new plaster of Paris still able to sleep)(incised 16 X) (70cm).

Three Carol Ann Stanton artist made reproduction dolls, including character K&R 102 dressed as a sailor boy, 45cm, Kestner girl 208, 41cm and a K&R 101 mulatto dressed as an American Indian, 38cm. (3)

PAIR OF TWO GERMAN BISQUE GOOGLY DOLLS. Larger is a socket head incised ""Germany 323 A11/0M"" and has brown glass sleep eyes looking slightly to the right, closed mouth with smile, on 5-pc composition body with molded and painted shoes and socks. Smaller is unmarked but attributed to Kestner and has a 1-piece all-bisque head and torso with separately strung bisque arms. Both dolls are in their original boxes, with the A.M. doll never removed from the box. SIZE: A.M.: 6"" t (25cm). All-bisque: 5"" t (12cm). CONDITION: Overall very good. 1-14069

FOUR ASIAN THEMED DOLLS. Lot consists of two dollhouse type men with bisque shoulder heads, cloth bodies, and bisque lower limbs. Larger has painted moustache and smaller has a Fu-Manchu type moustache with molded cap. Also included are two swivel neck all-bisque baby dolls attributed to Kestner with brown glass sleep eyes, open mouths with four upper teeth, with separately strung heads, arms, and legs. SIZE: Largest: 7-1/2"" t (19cm). Smallest: 2-1/2"" t (6cm). CONDITION: Overall very good and most appear to be wearing original costumes; smaller of the adult dolls is missing the right arm. 1-14047

TWO GERMAN BISQUE DOLLS. The larger is a socket head incised ""K*R SIMON & HALBIG 117n43"" having blue glass sleep eyes which also flirt from side to side, open mouth with four upper teeth, on original fully jointed wood and composition body with rubber hands, high knee joints, and diagonal hip joints. She wears her original dark blonde bobbed mohair wig, a 1910 style white cotton dress with pink ribbon sash, and newer white leather shoes. The smaller is a Kestner with head incised ""Made in Germany 143"" having blue glass sleep eyes, an open mouth with two upper teeth and a fully jointed wood and composition body with straight wrists. She wears a replacement wig and has been appropriately recostumed. SIZE: K*R: 17"" t (43cm). Kestner: 10"" (25cm). CONDITION: K*R overall very good with some typical age deterioration to hands. Kestner also very good, slight bisque speckling. 1-14067

THREE BISQUE HEAD CHILD DOLLS. Largest is incised ""SFBJ 236 PARIS"" and has brown glass sleep eyes, painted lower lashes, open/closed mouth, on the original French fully jointed toddler body. Also included is a baby incised ""JDK GERMANY"" with all molded and painted features and open/closed mouth on a 5-piece bent wood body. Last is a baby incised ""NIPPON"" with blue glass sleep eyes and an open mouth with two upper teeth, also on a bent wood body. SIZE: Largest: 20"" t (51cm). Smallest: 12"" t (31cm). CONDITION: Good to very good; some typical age wear to bodies, Kestner baby has very slight color rub on left cheek. 1-13664

FOUR GERMAN BISQUE HEAD DOLLS. Lot consists of three bisque socket head dolls on fully jointed composition bodies and one shoulder head doll on leather body with bisque forearms. The largest of the three socket heads is an A.M. 1894, and also included are a C.M. Bergmann ""S&H"" and a Karl Hartmann. The shoulder head is a Kestner 154 with blue sleep eyes and antique blonde mohair wig. SIZE: Largest: 24"" t (62cm). Smallest: 21"" t (53cm). CONDITION: A.M. 1894 has a restored crack in the back of the head and the eyes have been reset in a stationary position. Also, Kestner missing one bisque thumb. 1-13692

FOUR GERMAN BISQUE HEAD CHILD DOLLS. The two larger dolls are German bisque heads on fully jointed wood and composition bodies. One is incised ""A.M. 390"", the other with brown stationary eyes is unmarked. The two smaller dolls are bisque shoulder heads. One with brown inset eyes is an A.M. 1894, and the other is a Kestner incised ""DEP7"". SIZE: Largest: 22"" t (55cm). Smallest: 17"" t (43cm). CONDITION: A.M.`s body has been repainted; unmarked socket head has broken foot and repainting on legs; Kestner`s eyes have fallen into head and back shoulder plate has been restored. 1-13665

FOUR GERMAN BISQUE HEAD DOLLS. Lot consists of two socket head dolls on jointed composition bodies and two shoulder head dolls on leather bodies with bisque forearms. The larger is a Hertel & Schwab 136 and the other is a JDK 214, both with well working sleep eyes and bodies with original finish. The larger shoulder head has neck turned slightly to the right and is unmarked other than ""12"". The smaller shoulder head is a Kestner 154 and has brown sleep eyes and an old mohair wig. SIZE: Largest: 25"" t (64cm). Smallest: 20"" t (51cm). CONDITION: Good to very good; unmarked shoulder head doll has a restoration to forehead. 1-13689

FOUR GERMAN BISQUE HEAD DOLLS. Included are two bisque shoulder head dolls, one with stationary eyes and closed mouth marked ""639"", the other shoulder head a Kestner incised ""147"" with brown sleep eyes and open mouth with four upper teeth. Both are on leather bodies with bisque forearms. The other two dolls are bisque socket heads on composition bodies; the larger marked ""79 Handwerck"", having brown glass sleep eyes, a fully jointed body, and wearing original mohair wig and possibly original clothing and shoes; the smaller incised ""A.M. 390"" and is on a 5-piece composition body, wearing replaced wig and clothing. SIZE: Tallest: 16"" t (41cm). Shortest: 11"" t (28cm). CONDITION: Good to very good; Kestner missing one thumb. 1-13696

THREE GERMAN DOLLS. Included are two blonde Parian head dolls, both with inset glass eyes, with the smaller one`s head turned slightly to the left. Larger doll is on a cloth body, the smaller doll is on a cloth body with bisque forearms. Also included is a Kestner ""Gibson Girl"" with closed mouth with blue glass sleep eyes, long swan-like neck and protruding chin. She is on the original leather body with bisque forearms and gusset joints at the hips and knees. SIZE: Largest: 22"" t (55cm). Smallest: 17"" t (43cm). CONDITION: Heads very good; all fingers on right hand of Gibson Girl chipped as well as one thumb on smaller Parian doll. 1-13667

FIVE GERMAN BISQUE CHILD DOLLS. Four of the five dolls are bisque shoulder heads on leather bodies, and they include two A.M. Floradoras, a Kestner, and a Heubach Koppelsdorf 275. The socket head on a jointed composition body in incised ""K*R Simon & Halbig 46"". SIZE: Largest: 19"" t (49cm). Smallest: 16"" t (41cm). CONDITION: Fair to good; Koppelsdorf doll lacking lower arms; K*R doll has faint hairline crack in center of forehead. 1-13688

FOUR LARGE GERMAN BISQUE HEAD DOLLS. All dolls are socket heads on jointed composition and wood bodies; largest is a Max Handwerck 283, along with a Karl Hartmann, a Kestner 171, and an A.M. 390. SIZE: Largest-Max Handwerck: 29"" t (74cm). Smallest-AM 390: 23"" t (58cm). CONDITION: Fair to good; Hartmann doll missing arms, A.M. 390 has a restored area between the eyes, unable to remove wig from Kestner but no damage visible. 1-13758

LOT OF FIVE GERMAN BISQUE HEAD DOLLS. Largest is incised ""Walkure"" and has brown glass eyes that also flirt from side to side as well as sleep; a Kammer & Reinhardt doll with brown glass sleep eyes and wears what could be original pink cotton dress. Also included are two shoulder head dolls, one in white attributed to Kestner and the other doll in long pink dress and braided wig is unmarked. Small doll is incised ""224"" and is attributed to B.P. He has a ""Belton type"" head with closed mouth and is on a 5-piece composition body. SIZE: Tallest-Handwerck: 24"" t (62cm). Smallest-Belton boy: 7-1/2"" t (19cm). CONDITION: Good to very good. K*R`s fingernails repainted and unmarked shoulder head has bad crack on back of head and shoulder plate. 1-14081

FIVE BISQUE HEAD BABY DOLLS. Four of the five are German, the largest being a K*R 126 with brown sleep eyes and 5-piece body, another of the same mold but one size smaller with stationary blue eyes, a K*R 127 with blue glass sleep eyes and molded and painted hair, an A.M. 990, and the smallest marked ""NIPPON"" made to look like the Kestner Hilda baby. SIZE: Largest: 22-1/2"" t (56cm). Smallest: 11"" t (28cm). CONDITION: Good to very good; arms need to be restrung on 127 baby; body on the smaller 126 has been repainted. 1-13686

LARGE LOT OF ANTIQUE GERMAN DOLLS. Included is a pink lustre China head boy, a JDK Hilda baby, an S&H 1249 (eyes loose in head), several A.M. 390s, a Kestner shoulder head, a Goebels boy, and a Dressel. SIZE: Largest: 25"" t (64cm). Smallest: 11"" t (28cm). CONDITION: Good to very good. 1-14012

LOT OF SIX ASSORTED DOLLS. Five are German bisque dolls with an additional artist`s doll portraying a Spanish lady. The largest is an A.M. ""Queen Louise"" with fully jointed body, an S&H 1249, a Handwerck 109, a Kestner 167, and a ""K&K"" shoulder head character. SIZE: Largest-Queen Louise: 32-1/2"" t (83cm). Smallest-Kestner: 15"" t (38cm). CONDITION: Queen Louise has miniscule eye flake on upper lid; S&H 1249 has a carbon spot on tip of nose; all bodies show some typical age wear; artist`s doll has broken comb in hair. 1-14096

JD Kestner bisque socket head baby doll impressed `7`, sleeping brown eyes, open mouth, moulded hair, on a bent limb body, 27cm

A Kestner bisque head character doll, with sleeping blue eyes and open/closed mouth, incised A5/made in/Germany/211/JDK, on a porcelain jointed body, 25 cm high See illustration Condition report Report by NG Wig glued down. Rubbing to some paint on cheeks. Grubby. Chips to paint on right eye lid. Bit grubby. No chips visible to head, although wig glued and head tight in body. Finger tips rubbed. Socks too tight to feet to remove. Body appears to be in reasonably condition.

DIVERS. Environ 72 L.A.S., 1857-1906, à Jules Janssen. Juliette Adam (2, dont une de 1898 au sujet du 4e centenaire de Vasco de Gama, Prince Auguste d’Arenberg, Agénor Bardoux (3, sur les discussions du Budget), le banquier Raphaël-Louis Bischoffsheim (4, 1892-1895, au sujet de l’observatoire du Mont-Blanc), Ferdinand Brunetière (2), baron Denys Cochin (2 : « vous avez besoin d’un trésorier pour les fonds de l’Observatoire du Mont-Blanc [...] Je serais très heureux de vous aider, si je le puis en cette œuvre d’un grand intérêt scientifique »...), Édouard Delessert (2), Paul Deschanel (l.s., 1906, au sujet de l’Observatoire de Meudon), Antonin Dubost, Isabelle comtesse d’Eu, Charles de Freycinet, Alfred Grandidier (6 très intéressantes et longues lettres, 1857-1859, autour du voyage en Amérique qu’ils entreprirent ensemble pour déterminer la position de l’Équateur magnétique au Pérou, et où Janssen tomba gravement malade), Octave Gréard (2), comtesse Greffulhe (1901, l’aidant à trouver un trésorier pour les fonds de l’Observatoire du Mont-Blanc), Ludovic Halévy (1889), Gabriel Hanotaux (1893), Émile Labiche (1897), Charles Lefebvre (1889, sur leur club La Marmite, et organisation d’un dîner en Juin à la Tour Eiffel, « pour que La Marmite soit une des premières sociétés dînant à la Tour »), G. Lenôtre, Louis Liard (5), Mounet-Sully, Gustave Noblemaire, Frédéric Passy (3), baronne Alphonse de Rothschild (4), Léon Say (5, 1891-1895, au sujet des statuts de la société pour le projet d’observatoire au Mont-Blanc), Auguste Scheurer-Kestner (2), Henri Schneider (2), Jules Simon (3, à propos de lunettes astronomiques), Sully-Prudhomme (1894, ses principes scientifiques concordent avec les siens, à part sur l’origine de la vie terrestre. Il lui envoie « l’élucubration que j’ai eu l’audace de publier sur ces matières dans une revue de métaphysique », etc.), Charles Terrier (5), etc. On joint 8 L.A.S. adressées à Mme Janssen par Raphaël Bischoffsheim, Isabelle comtesse d’Eu (5), Étienne Lamy, Frédéric Passy (1908)…

Late 18th century German school, an oval miniature head and shoulder portrait of a gentleman in gold trimmed red velvet coat, lace cravat and powdered hair, oil on ivory panel in gilt metal frame, H. 3.7cm x W. 3cm. Provenance: Christies, South Kensington, 19th March, 2002, sale no. 9339, lot no. 38. Exhibited: Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Bildnisminiaturen Aus Riedersächsischem Privatbesitz, 1918, no. 446 (lent by Dr. Leo Catzenstein, Hanover).

A Kestner for Kley & Hahn bisque head girl doll, with brown glass sleeping eyes, open mouth and teeth, brown mohair wig, jointed composition limbs and body, 20" high, marked "250 K.H. Walkure 2 3/4"

A J D Kestner bisque head character doll with blue glass sleeping eyes, open mouth and teeth, moulded hair, jointed composition limbs and body, 20" high, marked "J.D.K. Made in 15 Germany"

A J.D Kestner, Germany 257 bisque socket head doll, circa 1902, wearing a brown wig, with sleeping brown glass eyes, the open mouth with two upper teeth, bent limbed five piece composition body, dressed in white cotton dress and undergarments, impressed marks and '257', 40.5cm tall

A Kestner style character doll with two papier heads. Early 20th century

A good quality mulatto reproduction Kestner Hilda, impressed J Butler 1977, wearing a white dropped waist dress, 19in H

A bisque headed character baby marked 152, similar to Kestner with blue sleeping eyes, open/closed mouth showing tongue and two teeth and bent-limbed composition body - 11½in (29cm) high (small blister near left eye); and an AM 370 shoulder-head doll

A J.D. Kestner 211 character baby, with brown sleeping eyes, open/closed mouth with tongue to top, blonde mohair wig, bent-limbed composition body, white cotton robe and red velvet cap - 13in (33cm) high

A rare Kestner 192 child doll, with brown sleeping eyes with waxed eye lids, light brown feathered brow, open/closed mouth, pierced ears, original blonde mohair wig on plaster pate, jointed composition body with fixed wrists, white work dress with matching bonnet and underclothes, impressed 192, 12½ - 20¼in (51cm) high

A Walkure child doll, possibly Kestner, with brown sleeping eyes, blonde mohair wig, pierced ears, jointed composition body, white cotton dress, bonnet and underclothes - 25½in (65cm) high

A small unmarked German bisque headed doll, with blue sleeping eyes, closed mouth with slight gap between, blonde mohair wig, straight legged composition with moulded and painted black ribbed socks, brown and tan heeled shoes with gold laces, floral print frock and under clothes, possibly Kestner - 7¾in (19.5cm) high