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7:00 AM PT - Oct 10th, 2009

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Richard Wright Collection: Important Dolls

457 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
J.B. Shepherd Philadelphia Cloth Baby, c. 1900, with

molded and painted stockinette shoulder head, lower arms, and...

3,000
-
4,000
2
Lot 2
Rare Papier-mache Doll with Molded Bonnet, attribute

d to Lowenthal & Comp., Germany, c. 1840, papier-mache shoulder...

4,000
-
6,000
3
Lot 3
Papier-mache Scottish Highlander, Germany, c. 1850,

papier-mache shoulder head with rare molded helmet, molded and...

3,000
-
4,000
4
Lot 4
Rare Molded Bonnet China Lady with Wood Body, German

y, c. 1860, flesh-toned glazed porcelain shoulder head, painted...

4,000
-
6,000
5
Lot 5
Wood-body China Lady, Germany, c. 1860, glazed porce

lain shoulder head with painted and molded features, Queen...

2,000
-
3,000
6
Lot 6
China Doll with Wood Body Riding an Elephant, German

y, c. 1860, doll ht. 3, glazed porcelain shoulder head with...

2,000
-
3,000
7
Lot 7
Early Wooden Dolls in an Early Victorian Domed Vigne

tte, with a papier-mache faux landscape and tree limbs, containing...

8,000
-
10,000
8
Lot 8
Papier-mache Lady with Glass Eyes, Germany, c. 1840,

papier-mache shoulder head, black center-part hair with long...

4,000
-
6,000
9
Lot 9
Squeak Toy Baby in Wire Basket, Germany, c. 1850, pa

pier-mache socket head and shoulder plate, molded and painted...

800
-
1,200
10
Lot 10
Small Papier-mache Child with Glass Eyes, Germany,

c. 1840, papier-mache shoulder head with short molded and painted...

800
-
1,200
11
Lot 11
Miniature Painted Pine Dutch-style Dough Box, late

19th/early 20th century, top painted with reserves of flowers and...

1,000
-
1,500
12
Lot 12
Papier-mache Milliner Model with Molded Bun, German

y, c. 1840, papier-mache shoulder head, painted and molded...

800
-
1,200
13
Lot 13
Papier-mache Lady Head with Rare Brown Human Hair W

ig, attributed to Andreas Voit, Germany, c. 1830, papier-mache...

800
-
1,200
14
Lot 14
Rare Papier-mache Doll's Head, Germany, c. 1850, pa

pier-mache shoulder head, ht. 5.75, molded and painted features...

1,000
-
1,500
15
Lot 15
Papier-mache Doll Head with Apollo Knot Hairstyle,

Germany, c. 1840, papier-mache shoulder head, painted molded...

700
-
900
16
Lot 16
China Lady with Portrait-type Face, Germany, c. 185

0, attributed to Kloster Veilsdorf, glazed porcelain shoulder head...

6,000
-
8,000
17
Lot 17
Alice-type China Child with Taufling-type Body, Ger

many, c. 1860, attributed to Kister, glazed porcelain flange neck...

4,000
-
5,000
18
Lot 18
Bonnet Head Parian Doll in Frame, late 19th century

, the doll with floral bonnet and black hair, with bisque arms and...

1,000
-
1,500
19
Lot 19
Papier-mache Gentleman, Germany, c. 1840, papier-ma

che shoulder head, short painted black hair with finely brush...

3,000
-
4,000
20
Lot 20
French Papier-mache Lady, c. 1850, papier-mache sho

ulder head, black painted hair with brush strokes, brown...

3,000
-
4,000
21
Lot 21
Important Kris Kringle Doll, Germany, c. 1852, papi

er mache shoulder head with molded and painted features, short...

6,000
-
8,000
22
Lot 22
Early Papier-mache Lady with Open Mouth, France, c.

1840, fine quality papier-mache shoulder head with painted black...

2,000
-
3,000
23
Lot 23
Parian Swaddling Baby, Germany, c. 1860, untinted b

isque shoulder head with painted and molded features, blue painted...

600
-
800
24
Lot 24
Simon & Halbig Parian Lady, Germany, c. 1880, untin

ted bisque socket neck and shoulder plate, molded blonde hair with...

1,000
-
1,500
25
Lot 25
French China Lady, attributed to Jacob Petit,

c. 1840, a fine quality pink-tinted glazed porcelain shoulder...

8,000
-
10,000
26
Lot 26
Papier-mache Gentleman with Mustache, Germany, c. 1

840, papier-mache shoulder head, molded and painted black short...

3,000
-
5,000
27
Lot 27
Rare American Tin Toy Sled, c. 1870, light brown pa

inted tin sled with stenciled decoration of an American flag above...

2,000
-
3,000
28
Lot 28
Papier-mache Gentleman, Germany, c. 1850, papier-ma

che shoulder head, molded and painted features, brown painted eyes...

1,500
-
2,000
29
Lot 29
China Gentleman Dressed as a Soldier, Germany, c. 1

860, attributed to Kestner, glazed porcelain shoulder head with...

1,000
-
1,500
30
Lot 30
Rare Martha Chase "Alice in Wonderland" Four-Piece

Set, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, c. 1920, this rare set consists of...

30,000
-
40,000
31
Lot 31
Simon & Halbig 151 Character Girl, Germany, c. 1910

, bisque socket head, incised 151 S&H 3, blue painted eyes...

4,000
-
6,000
32
Lot 32
Simon & Halbig 151 Character Boy, Germany, c. 1910,

bisque socket head, incised 151 S&H 4, blue painted eyes, smiling...

7,000
-
9,000
33
Lot 33
Santa Claus Character Doll, Cuno & Otto Dressel, Ge

rmany, c. 1900, bisque socket head made by Simon & Halbig incised...

4,000
-
6,000
34
Lot 34
Simon & Halbig Character Gentleman, Germany, c. 190

0, unmarked bisque socket head attributed to the 1300 series of...

5,000
-
6,000
35
Lot 35
KPM China Gentleman, Germany, c. 1845, flesh-toned

glazed porcelain shoulder head, painted and molded features with...

7,000
-
9,000
36
Lot 36
Early China Doll with Glass Eyes, Germany, c. 1850,

attributed to Kloster Veilsdorf, glazed porcelain shoulder head...

4,000
-
6,000
37
Lot 37
China Taufling Child, Germany, c. 1860, attributed

to Kister, glazed porcelain flange neck with painted and molded...

2,500
-
3,500
38
Lot 38
Frozen Charlotte with Brush-stroked Hair, Germany,

c. 1880, one-piece glazed porcelain body and head, with black...

300
-
400
39
Lot 39
China Lady with Braided Bun, Germany, c. 1850, attr

ibuted to Kister, glazed porcelain shoulder head, painted and...

2,000
-
3,000
40
Lot 40
Large Queen Anne Lady Doll in Mahogany and Walnut V

eneered Display Case, England, c. 1720, carved wooden head and...

50,000
-
70,000
41
Lot 41
Parian Squeak Toy Child, Germany, c. 1880, shoulder

head with molded hat and pink luster plume, dark brown molded...

800
-
1,000
42
Lot 42
American Classical-style Stencil Decorated Miniatur

e Nanny Bench, late 19th/early 20th century, with shaped cresting...

1,000
-
1,500
43
Lot 43
Parian Squeak Toy Child, Germany, c. 1880, untinted

bisque shoulder head with unusual molded hat, brown molded hair...

1,000
-
1,500
44
Lot 44
Polychrome Painted Chalkware Mother and Child, earl

y 20th century, brush-stroked bangs, eyebrows and eyes, lilac...

200
-
300
45
Lot 45
Rare Boy Riding Goat Pull-Toy, Germany, c. 1850, mo

lded papier-mache running goat with molded and painted features on...

2,000
-
3,000
46
Lot 46
Pair of Rock & Graner Figural Mantel Vases, Germany

, c. 1850, comprising a male and female standing figure, both...

2,500
-
3,500
47
Lot 47
French Painted Papier-mache Milliner's Head, mid-19

th century, felt head scarf with the stitched name of Albert Vinet...

1,200
-
1,500
48
Lot 48
Smiling Bru Fashion and Kestner Child Under Dome, l

ate 19th century, period vignette enclosed in a glass dome with...

8,000
-
10,000
49
Lot 49
Swaine & Co. Smiling Character Girl, Germany, c. 19

10, bisque socket head, incised BP 5 and stamped with round green...

3,000
-
4,000
50
Lot 50
Heubach 8315 Character Boy, Germany, c. 1910, bisqu

e socket head, incised 8317 over the square Heubach mark, brown...

5,000
-
7,000
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