Toys, Trains, Marbles & Dolls Sale Day 1 2015-09-10 Auction - 599 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA
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Stunning A. Marque French Doll.Large Veggie Man Halloween Candy Container.1967 Superman Lunchbox With Thermos.
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Denver, PA, United States
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Toys, Trains, Marbles & Dolls Sale Day 1

Second major toy collection in sale includes rare lunchboxes, many rated a perfect 10 Anyone assuming they?ve seen the last of the great early collections of toys, trains and dolls may have to readjust their thinking September 10-12 when Morphy?s presents at auction a long-held trove amassed by the late Katie and Paul Hedburn. The Chicago couple began their collecting journey around 55 years ago, before there were specialty shows for dolls and toys, and certainly long before the Internet. ?If the Hedburns had a motto, it was to buy and keep on buying, but never sell,? said Jay Lowe, head of Morphy?s Doll division. ?Most of the dolls in their collection were purchased in the 1960s and ?70s from dealers who set up at general antique shows around Chicago. That was a time when obscure dolls could still turn up on a dealer?s table. Probably 80 percent of the Hedburns? dolls were sourced from two dealers, in particular, who came up from the Kansas City area to sell at those Chicago shows.? The Sept. 10-12 cataloged sale will feature approximately 120 fabulous dolls from the Hedburn estate collection. A premier highlight is an 18-inch A. Marque girl, supposedly from one of only 100 boy/girl doll pairs produced during the golden age of French and German character dolls. Made in the early 20th century, these charismatic and extremely desirable dolls were created under commission by French sculptor Albert Marque (1872-1939) for the French couturier Jeanne Margaine-LaCroix, who in turn designed their outfits. It is believed that only 20 to 25 A. Marque dolls still exist today. The A. Marque offered in Morphy?s sale is all original and dressed in Swiss provincial style, with an original label inside its clothing. It is estimated at $100,000-$200,000. Another treasured doll from the Hedburn collection is an Oriental Bru, one of six or seven Brus entered in the auction. A spectacular earlier version, the doll has Asian facial features and olive coloring. It is dressed in wha
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Dainty Kestner Child Doll.: German bisque socket head incised only “0” with multistroked eyebrows, painted upper and lower lashes, glass eyes, closed pouty mouth, plaster pate, original blonde mohair wig; original jointed
0001: Dainty Kestner Child Doll.Est. $800-$1,200
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Adorable “Just Me” Doll.: German bisque socket head incised “Just Me Registered Germany A 310/8/0 M” with tapered eyebrows, sleeping eyes, tiny closed mouth, original mohair wig with “made in Germany” label; chubby
0002: Adorable “Just Me” Doll.Est. $400-$600
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Effanbee “Charlie McCarthy” Doll.: Composition head, hands and feet with molded shoes, cloth body; molded hair, painted eyes, mouth joint does not work, monocle; original factory clothing with hat and pin back button. Several light
0004: Effanbee “Charlie McCarthy” Doll.Est. $250-$450
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14" Bisque "Uncle Sam" Character Doll by C.O.D.: A German bisque socket head doll incised "S 3" and manufactured by Cuno & Otto Dressel. Exceptional molding to the bisque facial features, glass eyes, on a jointed composition body. This example is
0005: 14" Bisque "Uncle Sam" Character Doll by C.O.D.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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16" Kestner "Hilda" Character Baby.: Manufactured by J.D. Kestner, marked on read of head "K Made in Germany 14", "237 JKD 1914 HILDA". On a five piece Kestner baby body (repainted), exceptional peaches and cream bisque, glass sheep
0006: 16" Kestner "Hilda" Character Baby.Est. $800-$1,200
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Pensive K & H 526 Character Doll.: German bisque socket head incised “K & H 526 8 ½ Germany” by Kley & Hahn with multistroked eyebrows, brown painted eyes, black eyelid line, tiny painted upper lashes, closed pouty mouth,
0007: Pensive K & H 526 Character Doll.Est. $2,200-$3,200
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19" K & R 101 Character Child.: A classic German bisque character child incised K * R 101, 49 by Kammer & Reinhardt, circa early 1900's. She has blue intaglio eyes, affixed on a fully jointed composition body with original finish,
0008: 19" K & R 101 Character Child.Est. $2,000-$2,500
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Early Steiner Gigoteur Bébé Doll.: French bisque socket head with multistroked eyebrows, inset paperweight eyes, black eyeliner, painted upper and lower lashes, open mouth with 2 rows of teeth, pierced ears, original skin wig;
0009: Early Steiner Gigoteur Bébé Doll.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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Desirable SFBJ “Poulbot” Character Doll.: French bisque socket head incised “SFBJ 239 Paris Poulbot,” a special design by the artist Poulbot of the mischievous street urchins of Paris after World War I ca. 1915, called “Rintintin,”
0010: Desirable SFBJ “Poulbot” Character Doll.Est. $3,500-$5,500
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Dramatic Jumeau Bébé Doll.: French bisque socket head with red stamp “Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 7” with Jumeau checkmarks (speckling overall, nose rub), multistroked eyebrows, brown paperweight eyes with amber threading,
0011: Dramatic Jumeau Bébé Doll.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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Dimpled Heubach Character Doll.: German bisque socket head incised “7407 6 Germany” by Gebr. Heubach (wig pulls) with multistroked eyebrows, glass eyes (broken off rocker and set in permanently), painted upper and lower lashes,
0012: Dimpled Heubach Character Doll.Est. $800-$1,200
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Pouty Brown Character Doll.: All-bisque doll incised “61-12” made in Germany by Gebr. Kuhnlenz, with tapered eyebrows, dark glass eyes (the white under the left eye is plaster, not a damage), pouty mouth (lip rub), and black
0013: Pouty Brown Character Doll.Est. $400-$600
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Lovely Steiner Bébé Doll.: French bisque socket head incised “Steiner Paris Fre A-12” with red stamp “LeParisien Bte SGDG A 12” with feathered eyebrows, blue paperweight eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, chubby
0014: Lovely Steiner Bébé Doll.Est. $2,000-$3,500
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Stunning Oriental Doll.: German bisque socket head with oriental tint incised “Simon & Halbig Germany S & H 1329 8” with molded multistroked eyebrows, sleeping eyes, open mouth with teeth, pierced ears, black mohair wig;
0015: Stunning Oriental Doll.Est. $1,200-$1,800
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Desirable Kestner Oriental Baby Doll.: German bisque socket head with special oriental tint incised “K made in Germany 14 243 JDK” (a few specks, wig pull at side of head under wig) with multistroked black eyebrows, sleeping eyes,
0016: Desirable Kestner Oriental Baby Doll.Est. $1,200-$1,800
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Desirable Kestner Oriental Baby Doll.: German bisque socket head with special oriental tint incised “made in Germany 243 JDK” with multistroked black eyebrows, sleeping eyes, painted upper lashes, open mouth with tongue and 2 upper
0017: Desirable Kestner Oriental Baby Doll.Est. $800-$1,200
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Smiling Schoenhut Character Doll.: All wood spring jointed doll with Schoenhut incised mark, intaglio eyes, open/closed mouth with molded teeth, mohair wig (sparse in back), original face paint (some wear, nose rub, rub above eye);
0018: Smiling Schoenhut Character Doll.Est. $300-$500
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Large Schoenhut Character Doll.: All wood spring jointed doll with Schoenhut label on back, original face paint with a few scuffs and repair on forehead, intaglio eyes (lips repainted), replaced wig; Schoenhut union suit, replaced
0019: Large Schoenhut Character Doll.Est. $400-$600
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21" Bru Jne 7.: An exceptional early Bru Jne with pale bisque, blue paperweight eyes, and on the typical all leather Bru body. This bebe has jointed bisque arms at the elbow, the much desirable tongue, and is only
0020: 21" Bru Jne 7.Est. $12,000-$16,000
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Rare Schoenhut Composition Doll.: All composition doll with Schoenhut label on back, molded hair, painted eyes and facial features, all composition body with jointed neck, shoulders and hips (crazing and peeling on arms and legs);
0021: Rare Schoenhut Composition Doll.Est. $200-$400
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Schoenhut Toddler Doll.: All wood spring jointed doll with Schoenhut incised mark on head and torso, original face paint (bump on nose), painted eyes, closed pouty mouth, original full bobbed mohair wig; nicely redressed
0022: Schoenhut Toddler Doll.Est. $250-$450
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Petite Brown Steiner Doll.: French brown bisque socket head incised “A-5” with stamp “Le Parisien Bte SGDG A-5” (light nose rub) by Jules Steiner with black multistroked eyebrows, set brown glass eyes, lavish painted
0023: Petite Brown Steiner Doll.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Lovely Continental Crèche Doll.: Early carved wood church figure with painted finish, carved curly hair, inset glass eyes, open/closed mouth with carved teeth (crack around head, crack on forehead, right arm broken and glued at
0024: Lovely Continental Crèche Doll.Est. $500-$1,000
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Remarkable Carved Wood Crèche Doll.: Early church figure with lovely carved features (some touchup and paint loss) and replaced human hair wig; jointed neck, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees (overall wear and paint touchup and repair);
0025: Remarkable Carved Wood Crèche Doll.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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