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Old Danish celluloid doll 16 cm.

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Category: Old Dolls after after 1930
Danish celluloid doll 16 cm. A beautiful old doll made in Denmark ca 1950. Excellent Condition. Marked With the "Køge" mark at her back head and 16 cm long.. No cracks or repairs. A wonderful childhood memory.

Nostalgic Celluloid doll , inset glasseyes,Germany ca 1940.

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Category: Old Dolls after after 1930
Lovely Celluloid doll with inset blue eyes , molded hair.dressed in white with matching socks. Germany ca 1940. Minerva 43 cm/ 17"..

Lovely minature mechanical penny toy train diorama. w. box. Made by Gely, Germany.

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Category: Penny Toys
German tin mechanical train diorama w. box. Working wind up mechanism. Pre-war circa 1920s. Lovely minature railroad toy, complete with train, tunnel, house and bridge. Detailed litho throughout toy. Excellent working condition.Size: approx. 26 cm x 19 cm x 8 cm/ 10" x 7 1/2" x 3". One of the Levy firm's delicate and attractive track toys. Pictured in "Der Universal German Toys Katalog 1924-1926". Very nice condition. Box with some play wear, but the lid has a wonderful picture.

An antique picknic basket with champagne glasses, bottle, bread, tableclothes and access. for the picnic. Ca 1880.

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Category: Antique Dollhouse Accessories
A wonderful doll accessory: An antique picnic basket with lovely champagne glassesAn antique picknic basket with champagne glasses, bottle, bread, tableclothes and access. for the picnic A lovely set in fine condition. The glasses are free blown, so a little uneven. Each glass is 1 1/2" (4 cm). The basket is l. 3-1/10" (10 cm) and W. 2 1/2" 6 cm). H. 2,3"(5,5 cm + handle. A beautiful set for the doll scene. Ca 1880. All original.

An antique picknic basket with champagne glasses, bottle, bread, tableclothes and access. for the picnic. Ca 1880.

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Category: Antique Doll Accessories Furniture, clothes pre 1900
A wonderful doll accessory: An antique picnic basket with lovely champagne glasses. An antique picknic basket with champagne glasses, bottle, bread, tableclothes and access. for the picnic A lovely set in fine condition. The glasses are free blown, so a little uneven. Each glass is 1 1/2" (4 cm). The basket is l. 3-1/10" (10 cm) and W. 2 1/2" 6 cm). H. 2,3"(5,5 cm + handle. A beautiful set for the doll scene. Ca 1880. All original.

Lehmann “Going to the Fair” lady in riding chair. EPL# 290 1889, Germany.

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Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
These very early string-wind drive toys were made from 1889 to 1896 in Germany by Lehmann. Combining lithography and painted detail, the toy features a red-gowned woman seated in a promenade chair with lithographed design at the side, being pushed by a porter with painted blue jacket and lithographed striped pants. The woman has a large hat, shawl, and dainty feet that rest on the decorated car base. Flywheel drive causes the wheels to turn and the man to push the cart along. Excellent condition woman, mechanism intact. Marked Lehmann. Comments: Lehmann's EPL model 290, made only from 1889 to 1896, inspired by the International Exposition in Paris. Lehmann got the patent from Ferdinand Martin. ( there were also made a version with the lady dressed in blue with a red fan and a square loga at the back of the chair. Literatur: Heike Köhler/Katharina Kreschel: Vom störrischen Esel zum Kletteraffen Tom. Brandenburger Museumshefte 6, Brandenburg an der Havel 2007; Jürgen & Marianne Clieslik: Ein Jahrhundert Blechspielzeug, München 1981; Helmut Schwarz/Marion Faber: Bewegte Zeiten/Moving Times. Ernst Paul Lehmann-Patentwerk. Geschichte einer Spielwarenfabrik/History on a Toy Factory, Hrsg. Museen der Stadt Nürnberg 2003.

A fine French Hat Box for the doll. Ca 1880. France

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Category: Antique Doll Accessories Furniture, clothes pre 1900
An antique French Hat Box for the doll. The box is made of cardboard, decorated with Dresdner paper, a scrap of an angel and the shop name in Paris. The condition is lovely. And it measures H.2-1/3" ( 6 cm). W.3-7/9 ((10 cm) This would be a lovely accessory for a doll Ca 1880..

Wonderful Piano player made by Fernand Martin, France 1905

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Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Piano player made by Martin, France. This is a wonderful toy from ca 1905. When he is wind up he actualy plays a tune. "J''ai du bon tabac") and moves his fingers. Handpainted. Pianiste dressed in felt. Keys and tune comes out of piano Original song book and candelabras Original clothing and hair Great original condition all over. Size 5" x 5" / !4 cm x 14 cm. A great piece for the Martin collector. Literatur: Fernand Martin, Toymaker in Paris 1878 - 1912 English edition ISBN 9789082200508. Frederic Marchand: L''historie des jouets Martin, Paris 1987.