A very rare English wooden doll circa 1740, the carved, turned and painted head and torso with inset dark enamel eyes, dotted eye lashes, underlined monobrow, delicate nose, protruding top lip and slight chin, rosy cheeks, large well carved ears, large forehead, original cotton wig nailed at the top, curled and plaited around the face, prominent breast with very narrow waist, cloth arms nailed to the shoulders, carved and painted wooden hands, white washed lower body with wooden legs jointed at hips and knees, original yellow silk robe a la Francaise, blue and white damask stomacher and continuing as a dummy revealed petticoat, blue silk frill along neckline and wing cuffs, all with silver thread and white ribbon trim, all the dress is lined with plain white paper, matching cap, green striped silk petticoat with a highly unusual 1740 dated broadsheet paper lining telling the tale of murderesses Elizabeth and Mary Branch from Taunton, Somerset and one red wool cloth shoes, clothes are nailed to the body and not designed to be removed —14in. (35.5cm.) height from feet - 16in. (40.5cm.) height from bottom of dress (one lower leg very well replaces, some wear and fraying to dress, broadsheet tearing) - Elizabeth Branch (1673–1740) and her daughter Mary (1716–1740) were English murderers convicted of the beating to death of a servant-girl, Jane Buttersworth
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A rare mid 19th century KPM pink tinted china shoulder-head boy doll, with blue painted eyes, a red eyeline to top lid, single brown stroke eyebrow, peaked closed slightly smiling mouth, exposed well modelled ears, brown painted and moulded side parted hair with points coming down in front of each ear, curls to the neck, six tie holes, stuffed cotton body with pink tinted well modelled china arms and legs, white cotton shirt, black wool trousers, socks and black oil-cloth shoes with buckles —18in. (46cm.) high (one leg extremely well restored, two fairly large holes to trousers and a few old patches to body) - The Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin
A rare large Dressel & Kister half-doll with jointed arms, the medieval lady with head turned and stretched to the right, blue painted eyes, moulded brown painted loops of hair poking from an elaborate white cloth headdress held by gold, purple and green bands, arms jointed at shoulder, one sharply bent with palm bent backwards and the other slightly bent with a clenched fist and pointing finger, blue mark to inside base and original paper label to front —5 1/2in. (14cm.) high
A rare German bisque shoulder-head doll with glass eyes and elaborate hair, probably early Kling, with bright blue striated glass eyes, pink painted mouth with dark pink line between, light brown brow, mostly exposed ears pierced into the head, painted and moulded blonde centre-parted hair, swept up from the face, two plaits wrapped around the head and held in place with a ribbon, gusseted kid body with bisque arms, coral necklace, printed cotton dress and orange and brown flannel petticoat —15 3/4in. (40cm.) high (left hand missing fingers)
A rare Simon & Halbig bisque swivel headed glass eyed moulded hair lady doll, with blue striated glass eyes, closed mouth, exposed ears pierced into the head, blonde painted and moulded centre-parted hair in two mounds with curls in back and held by a plait across the top, swivel head on shoulder plate, stuffed body with bisque forearms and lower legs, well modelled grey and black painted heeled boots, original printed mauve muslin dress with deep collar and paste brooch, pink muslin petticoat, wool petticoat, white cotton petticoat and pantaloons —17 1/2in. (44.5cm.) high (should plate broken and neatly repaired, restored back upper of left leg, some fading and few grey paint splashes to dress)
A very rare exhibition quality Pierotti wax shoulder-head King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Coronation Robes circa 1902, the King with inset blue glass eyes, inserted beard, eyebrows and receding hair, stuffed body with wax arms and legs, original elaborate clothes of ivory silk, gilt metal tunic, sash with metals, white kid shoes, purple velvet robe trim with white rabbit fur and red velvet, gilt thread and pearl crown —22in. (56cm.) high (missing thumb); Queen Alexandra with inset blue glass eyes, inserted brown mohair wig and eyebrows, stuffed waisted body with wax limbs, original cream silk dress embodied in gilt thread and beads with English roses, Scottish thistles and Irish shamrocks, lace trim, underclothes, satin shoes, card fan, purple velvet robe trim with white rabbit fur and red velvet, gilt thread and pearl crown —21in. (53.5cm.) high (some discolouration to wax on both and some aging to clothing); various coronation ephemera, in original wooden unmarked box with two brass carry handles
A rare late 19th century Moritz Gottschalck two town terrace houses 2417/2, with brick and stone paper facade, blue painted roof with black edge, two chimneys, two front doors with porches with balustrade and balcony above, protruding central section with hanging bay window, a hanging bay window and other windows to either side, front opening to reveal a single residence of five rooms with original wall and floor papers, on larger base with pencilled number to underside —33 3/4in. (86cm.) wide x 29 1/2in. (75cm.) high x 30 3/4in. (78cm.) deep (white work overpainted and possibly repaired, some wear and aging)
A rare French shoulder head fashionable doll probably by Rohmer, with painted upward glancing eyes, dark blue iris edge, black eyeliner with red dot to inner eye corner, well modelled features with protruding top lip, philtrum and double chin, dark brown feather brows, moulded ears, solid domed head with uncoloured or glazed pate, remains of brown mohair wig, gusseted kid body with wooden jointed shoulders and pink tinted china arms, original boned two-part oatmeal figured silk with a Burgundy thread woven through, Burgundy silk satin rouched stomacher, cuffs, collar, panel and swags inserts, lace trim to cuff and skirt, matching hat, underclothes, black leather boots and a pair white knitted mittens —18in. (46cm.) high (moth damage to wig)Condition Report - Please see additional images.
A rare 19th century German papier-mache shoulder-head soldier doll probably in 18th century British uniform, with blue painted eyes, black painted centre-parted hair falling over ears, stuffed body with painted wooden limbs, red painted shoes, red felt tail coat with gilt thread ribbon and spangles trim, high collar, white silk breeches, gilt garters and black felt bicorne hat with gilt tassels —12 3/4in. (32cm.) high (back of hair an old over paint, slight damage to clothes and ageing)
A rare early 20th century bisque faced Father Christmas the characterful bisque face mask with blue painted eyes, aged brow, prominent nose and open/closed mouth, applied to stuffed body with felt trousers, red crepe paper costume, black composition boots, wired arms, holding bundle of sticks, walking stick and more recent hessian sack on back —14 1/2in. (37cm.) high
Three rare early beeswax bristle dancing dolls, possibly 18th century, with black dot eyes, hair wigs, stuffed narrow waisted bodies, wax arms, original silk, lace and Dresden paper dresses, each mounted on a wooden disc with four bunches of bristle causing to dance from musical vibrations —3 3/4in. (9.5cm.) high (one missing eyes and slight damage to clothing)
A rare boxed Autoperipatetikos china shoulder-head walking doll, with blue painted eyes, elaborated black painted and moulded hair in uncoloured net snood with plume and tassel, kid arms, cream silk and net dress, card base with Patent details for 1862, brass feet, key and original box with blue label and newspaper wrapping for 1862 which makes a fascinating read —10 1/4in. (26cm.) high (box discoloured)
A rare Pierre Victor Clement pressed bisque swivel head fashionable doll with jointed air-blown leather body, with dark blue striated glass eyes, light brown feathered brows, pink mouth with darker pink detail, double chin, ears pierced into the head, cork pate with blonde mohair wig with paper label ‘3’, bisque shoulders impressed C 3 S, rare air blown leather body jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, defined fingers and toes, dark purple two part dress with black cord trim, white cotton chemise, slip, petticoat, drawers and socks —17in. (43cm.) high (some wear to body, small hole in hand, wig with some moth damage and dress with some fading)
A rare large Kley & Hahn 166 character boy, with brown sleeping eyes, light brown painted and moulded side parted hair, jointed composition body, white cotton two part suit, socks and black and white kid boots —30in. (76cm.) high (some rubbing to hair, factory flay to base on right ear, some wear to body, missing finger and restored finger)
A rare mid 19th century larger dolls’ house bisque shoulder head doll with moulded hat, with blue painted eyes, moulded and painted dark brown Imperial beard and curly shoulder length hair, rare moulded green glazed Plymouth type hat with flower and feather trim and black band, stuffed body with bisque limbs, black painted boots with flat light brown soles, original black velvet suit with large collar, spangle buttons and oil-cloth belt —7 1/2in. (19cm.) high (three chips to brim of hat)
A rare early German pink tinted china wigged shoulder-head doll, possibly KPM, with blue painted eyes, red v to inside corner of eye, black eyeliner to top lid, single line brown brow, closed two-tone pink smiling mouth, rosy cheeks, solid domed head with original brown hair wig in bun, shoulders with moulded breasts and five tie holes, original kid body with hinged shoulders, hips and knees, a red leather strip around knee, individual stitched fingers and thumb, original white muslin dress printed with purple flowers, underclothes and socks —19 1/2in. (49.5cm.) high (nose a little rubbed, dress and underclothes damaged by creature, so needs restoration)
A rare Armand Marseille 240 Topknot googly glass eyed doll, with large blue striated side-glancing sleeping eyes, short single dash eyebrows, tiny nose with nostrils, closed smiling mouth, blonde painted and moulded topknot and a tuft either side of the head, back of neck impressed 240 1, composition five-piece toddler body, original blue and white striped two-piece suit, pale blue socks and white cloth shoes —11 1/2in. (29cm.) high
A rare small beeswax anatomically correct toddler boy doll circa 1815, with inset bead glass eyes, slightly parted down turned mouth, double chin, blonde wax hair in points around the face, unjointed with outstretched arms, rounded feet with toes, small penis, two part brown and white printed low neckline dress and pantaloons with stitched white button —9in. (23cm.) high (crack down back of hair)
A rare German china taufling-type baby, with china head, blue painted eyes, slightly smiling mouth painted with slight gap, grey single line eyebrows, moulded ears and a wisp of grey curl painted above ears, china shoulder plate, bottom with defined buttocks and pubis, china arms and legs, crude flange joint at neck, cloth joints at shoulders, waist and knees, cotton robe, bonnet and knitted cape —8 1/2in. (21.5cm.) high (very well restored left foot, a bit rough around neck joint, one buttock rubbed and slight damage to cloth)
A rare Max Handwerck bisque headed googly German soldier circa 1915, with blue crossed glass eyes, closed smiling mouth, sticky out ears, rare moulded green pickelhaube with tufts of hair, back of head impressed Dep Elite D1, jointed composition toddler body, dark grey coarse wool uniform with brass buttons, socks and black leather shoes —12 1/2in. (32cm.) high
A rare 19th century bisque dolls’ house shoulder head soldier doll with moulded hat, with blue painted eyes, red eyelid line, brown brows, brown painted hair with exposed ears, grey and gold moulded shako helmet, possibly Prussian with chin strap and spread eagle, stuffed body with bisque limbs, black painted flat soled shoes, red and black uniform with gilt bead buttons and epaulets —5 1/2in. (14cm.) high
Peggy, a very rare and fine 18th century English wooden doll with family provenance, the carved, turned and painted head and torso with inset dark enamel eyes, dotted eyelashes and arched underlined eyebrows, pointed nose, raised painted mouth, slight chin, full jowls, carved ears, original white hair nailed on wig, set in curls around fringe, hair wrapped around head and held by plait, sloping shoulders and full breasts, narrow waist and flat backed, cloth arms nailed to body with carved and painted wooden hands with elongated fingers, white washed hips with gouged out mons pubis, cream and pale blue sack back gown, brown ground floral brocade bodice, green and brown quilted silk petticoat with remains of silver thread trim, muslin sleeve with ruffled cuff and ruffled muslin collar, white quilted petticoat, white, brown and blue stipped petticoat, white cotton petticoat and linen shift and a brocade pin-cushion handing on ribbon from waist —17in. (43cm.) presumed height (missing legs, left hand fingers very well replaced, front of top petticoat perishing, other wear) - this doll comes with a note in an envelope which is addressed Peggy (and in recent hand 1765), the note inside reads ‘This article belonged to Mrs Douch, 7 Hill Street, Walworth, according to parlise been in the family near hundred and twenty years - 1846’ - this takes the provenance back to 1726; but it is more likely that her fashion dates her near the mid 18th century; she was sold originally at Sotheby’s to Kay Desmond for £1250 and comes with a small press clipping and a photograph of Peggy taken by Irene Blair Hickman ‘Doll Photographer’
A rare SFBJ Nenette character girl designed by Francisque Poulbot circa 1915, with dark brown glass eyes, deep set sockets, closed mouth with slight smile, upturned nose and shaded ears, brown hair wig, jointed papier-mache body and original printed red and white dress, blue, black and white play apron, underclothes and white kid shoes —14in. (35.5cm.) high (forehead broken and glue, under wig) - these dolls were marketed in a Paris department store catalogue for one or two years, as ‘Les Gosses de Poulbot’ and named Rintintin and Nenette in honour of the pet names used by the artist and his wife for each other. Poulbot, a French illustrator of the early 20th century, was forefront in raising funds for orphaned children of WWI
A rare mid 19th century pink tinted wigged shoulder-head doll, possibly by Lippert & Haas of Schlaggenwald with brown painted upward glancing eyes with white highlight line, brown eyeline, red eyelid line, single stroke dark brown arched brows, dark pink nostrils and mouth, delicately modelled ears, four wig tie holes with original brown hair wig in ringlets with artificial flower headdress, shoulder plate with moulded breasts and six tie holes attached to a stuffed rigid body, white kid arms, original cream silk dress with net overskirt and trim, muslin underclothes, cream silk slipper and labels stitched to drawers ‘Ripley’ and ‘Lot 99 Old English Doll date 1840’ —16 1/2in. (42cm.) high (silk petticoat perished, small tear to arm and other slight damage to clothes)
A rare Dressel & Kister half-doll holding jug and shallow bowl, the lady with finely painted brown hair piled in plaits on top of her head and held by a blue hairband, grey painted eyes with a faraway look on her face, her arms outstretched one pouring a jug and the other holding a shallow bowl, both painted gold and blue maker’s mark front base of torso —5in. (12.5cm.) high (missing tip of left thumb)
SALEROOM ANNOUNCEMENT - the is a short hairline to her forehead and she is missing the tops of her thumb and finger on left arm.A rare Kestner 172 Gibson Girl shoulder-head doll circa 1905, with brown sleeping eyes, closed mouth, head tilted upwards, plaster pate with brown mohair wig, elongated neck on shoulders, back of head impressed 172, kid Universal jointed body with bisque forearms, original cream two part dress, silk and lace fitted top and wool full-length flared skirt with appliqué and embroidered decoration, brown leather belt, chemise, drawers, white cotton stays and petticoat, knitted socks, black oil-cloth shoes, dropped brim straw hat with feather trim, long beige kid gloves and gilt thread and diamanté evening bag —20in. (51cm.) high (an inch long crack to back of head, which is believed to be a factory flaw, wig has had a moth attack, but mostly there, slight moth damage to clothes, shoes and socks and silk top a bit pershed) - the Gibson Girl was based on the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson whose series of drawings depicted the society lady of the early 1900s.
A rare Armand Marseille 400 Flapper doll, with lashed blue sleeping eyes, brown brows, closed mouth with prominent top lip, double chin, original brown mohair bobbed hair, rare jointed body with flapper knee, peach silk crepe flapper dress decorate with bead flowers, matching French knickers with lace trim, light brown stockings and brown leather shoes —15 3/4in. (40cm.) high (slight flaking to arm)
A rare and fine German bisque shoulder-head doll with net snood, possibly Eberlein with blue painted eyes, narrow nose, small rosebud painted mouth with slight smile, light brown painted and moulded hair swept back from the face and roll down the side of face, the back of the hair held in a moulded black painted net snood, the top of the hair with a glazed ribbon and two tassels falling either side, stuffed body, china arms and legs with painted black flat soled boots with red laces, original and fine ribbed white cotton dress with lace trim and blue ribbons, off-white skirt and underclothes —15 1/2in. (39.5cm.) high
A rare 19th century bisque dolls’ house shoulder head male soldier doll, with brown painted eyes, black painted and moulded centre-parted hair with strokes onto the face, black painted moustache, stuffed body with bisque arms, blue and black uniform with Dresden paper detail, cast-metal sword, black painted bisque and oil-cloth boots —7 1/2in. (19cm.) high (some moth damage to blue and other wear)
A rare Gustav Vichy clockwork dancing doll, with pressed bisque fashionable doll swivel head, blue glass eyes, pink closed mouth with darker pink highlights, ears pierced into the head, blonde hair wig on cork pate, carton body with wired arms and white bisque hands, original dark pink dress with lace and ribbon trim and cream underskirt, the legless torso on green painted three-wheeled platform and clockwork mechanism, when wound the doll goes along and spins around raising a garland —12 1/4in. (31cm.) high (some slight moth damage to hair and perishing to silk, no key so mechanism not tested)
A rare Dressel & Kister shoulder-head doll, with head turned slightly to the right, sad expression with blue painted eyes, finely painted hair in a bun held with a blue and gold band, moulded breast, stuffed body with porcelain arms and 18th century style pink silk robe a la Francais —13 1/4in. (33.5cm.) high (missing three fingers on one hand and thumb on the other)
Interesting and rare English Provincial astronomical oak longcase clock, the triangular form brass dial with three subsidiary silvered dials at the top for seconds, minutes and hours, all with blued steel hands, the lower section of the dial with an aperture revealing days of the week over a large stationary dial engraved with the following calendrical indications: Date, Month, Zodiac Date, Zodiac Sign, Sun's Declination, Degrees and Minutes for five-day intervals all indicated by a rotating index arm engraved Sun's Index attached to a silvered lunar disc engraved with the following lunar indications: The Moon's Time, The Moon's Age, Hour Scale, Time of the Moon's Zenith, the dial plate is also engraved with flowering trees and foliage; the impressive movement has shaped brass plates conjoined by six baluster pillars, all of the wheels have six crossings, the going train has a large recoil escapement with indirect wind through the dial, the remainder of the wheel train drives the calendar indication and comprises five large wheels with six crossings taking the drive from the great wheel pinion of the going train; the formerly ebonised oak case with long door over a standard base, surmounted by a sliding tapered hood under a plain cornice, 76" high (pendulum with cylindrical ebonised rod and brass bob, single brass cased weight)
Fine rare English bronze cased double fusee table clock, the 5" cream arched dial signed James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London no. 1818, the movement back plate also signed, with pull repeat and locking pendulum, stamped with the no. 75007 on the inside wooden base under the pendulum, within a stepped case with scrolling canted corners, 12" high (pendulum and keys)
A rare Hornby Dublo EDG7 Southern Region 0-6-2T Goods Set in Nr M-M condition. Locomotive in mint condition showing little or no signs of use to wheels or pick-ups. Goods Van and Brake Van both Nr M-M, Open Wagon excellent. Box is complete with track packing, loco packing, cover strip, transformer packing. Lid is Ex plus with one corner neatly glued back. Comes with unfolded instructions, guarantee, club membership, track plans book, test tag and oil phial
A very rare Hornby Dublo EDL7 SR 'Sunshine' lettered 0-6-2T Locomotive, unused, boxed with literature. Locomotive in mint condition with no marks to transfers and no glossing from handling. Shows no signs of use to wheels or pick-ups. Box is a 6/48 from a production run of 2,500 to cover all regions. It is in near perfect condition without fading, with internal packers and cover strip. Comes with operating instructions, guarantee, test tag and unopened oil vial
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