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"Am Pol" vehicle made by Lehmann, Germany. EPL# 681.

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Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Am Pol made by Lehmann. A lithographed and hand-painted tin 3-weels vehicle produced in Germany by Lehmann to commemorate the first successful expedition to the North Pole by Robert E. Peary on April 6-7, 1909. It's lithographed tinplate and has a wind-up clockwork mechanism. Lehmann made these from 1910 to 1935. Called EPL 681,Showing the Explorer Robert E. Peary dressed in fur coat, as is his companion, Hensley, seated on rear seat holding umbrella with globe graphics, clockwork. 5 3/4" l. / 15,5 cm. The hat and the umbrella is mowing when the cab is driving..Some wear but nice piece in a good condition. Literatur­: Heike Köhler und Katharina Kreschel:Vom Störischer Esel zum Kletteraffen Tom.Brandenburger Museumshefte 6, Brandenburg an der Havel 2007. Jürgen & Marianne Clieslik: ­Ein Jahrhundert Blechspielzeug, München 1981. Helmut Schwarz und Marion Faber:Bewegte Zeiten/Moving Times-Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk.Geschichte einer Spielwarenfabrik/History on a Toy Factory, Hrsg.Museen der Stadt Nürnberg 2003.

20"/ 50 cm Very sweet and charming antique German bisque character doll by Hertel Schwab.

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Category: Antique German bisque dolls
20"/ 50 cm Very sweet and charming antique German bisque character doll by Hertel Schwab. Marked on back of head 98/10 . Blue sparkling glass sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth and movable tongue. No damage and no repair. Clean correct composition body with original finish and only shows slight wear due to age. smoking Circa 1910 . Adorably dressed in all vintage old clothes Expertly painted brows, delicate upper and lower lashes, cute open mouth with teeth and tongue. Peaches and cream complexion. Auburn human hair antique wig. This is a great size doll which is what doll collectors call life size. A fun size to decorate with, to put in your antique high chair, child's rocker or baby buggy.

Outstanding early Suite of chrom lithographed Furniture with " Little red riding hood". 11 Pieces

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Category: Antique Dollhouse furniture
This Wonderful set of furniture.It is an outstanding early suite of furniture for a parlor room. It is made of wood with chrom-lithograped paper with exceptional decoration with lovely fary tale motifs on each piece featuring "Little red riding Hood. It comes with 11 pieces of furniture. To mention some of the highlights: Very unique is the CUPBOARD with the lovely decoupage with the girl and flowers in the center and flowers at the sides and the top, And the BUFFET with the lithographed clock and great decoration of Red riding hood with thw wolf. Wonderful, too is the PIER MIRROR. The set also comes with TWO TABLES -a round and an ovale both with lovely picyures, a sofa and 5 chairs upholstered in Blue grey velvet with Dresden trimmings. Probably made in in Germany or France. Lovely condition with some sign of age- Size: Cubboard H3 1/2" ( 9 cm) Buffet: H. 4" ( 10 cm). Chairs 3 " (7,5 cm). Sofa W.4" ( 10 cm) Oval table H 2" (5 cm). Round table H.2"( 5 cm) A very special collection to hand over to a new collection

Antique Wooden Fortune telling doll made for the french market. About 1850

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Category: Antique Papier-mâché/Paper-Mache Dolls and Wooden dolls (1750-1860)
Early and rare wooden Fortune-Telling Doll for the French Market. Wooden Grödnertal shoulder head with black sculpted hair, painted facial features, muslin body. Circa 1850. She is on a carved ivory stick.The doll was used for presentation of fortune-telling and made for the French market. She is wearing her original green gown with velvet sleeves and has a woolen red cape black trimming. The fortune teller has an "under-skirt" composed of hundreds of folded paper fortunes, each with a hand-written fortune in French language. It is rare to find a fortune -telling doll in such a complete state. Size of doll 33 cm / 13" without stick.". She is all original. A very rare and intersting doll for the collection. Wonderful condition

A very rare early Milliners model Papier Mache doll with inset glass eyes. ca 1840. Germany

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Category: Antique Papier-mâché/Paper-Mache Dolls and Wooden dolls (1750-1860)
18" / 46 cm. The inset brown glasseyes are rare with the Milliniers models! This is a wonderful example of an antique papier mache milliners model with her hair hair put together in a braided bun at the back.This doll has a face with dark brown inset eyes and beautifully modelled hair. An unusual and early hairstyle. I think this lady is from the 1830s. She has the typical milliner''s body, with painted flat shoes, leather torso and paper rings where her wooden limps are attached. She wears her original cottondress. Made by Voigt, Germany. Literatur: Christiane Gräfnitz, Deutsche Papiermaché-Puppen 1760-1860. Verlag Puppen und Spielzeug 1994.

Dollhouse Driver /Chauffour with molded mustache, dressed in brown uniform.

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Category: Antique Dollhouse dolls
13 cm/5"tall. Dollhouse man, driver/chauffoer with molded hair and mustache. This is a fine dollhouse man, dressed as a driver in a brown felt suit with a long boots. Fine condition.No cracks. Very nicely painted.. Also good as a Driver for a Tinplate car. Ca 1880

Fine bisque girl for the doll house ca 1890

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Category: Antique Dollhouse dolls
This is a nice small blond all-bisque girl for the doll house. Fine painted facial features, blond wig. Dressed in her fine white gown with fine underwear. Fine molded and painted shoes. She is 12 cm / 4-1/2" Tall. Very goodcondition.

Exceptional Dollhouse doll Lady with Bent Arms

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Category: Antique Dollhouse dolls
This dollhouse lady is elegant in the way she stands with her bent arms and perfect posture! She has sculptured eyelids and there is a red line painted over the eyelid. Her mouth is beautifully defined and she is wearing a wig.Her dress and large hat are all original and in the perfeckt style to her period.Good condition all over. Size : 17 cm /6 3/4" and with hat 18 cm / 7"