Old Salem Toy Museum & T.A. Gray Collection 2010-11-20 Auction - 647 Price Results - Pook & Pook, Inc. with Noel Barrett in PA - Page 4
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Old Salem Toy Museum & T.A. Gray Collection

The Old Salem Toy Museum along with toys from the Thomas A. Gray collection to be sold at auction in New Hope, Pa. on November 19 & 20, 2010.Last May the Old Salem Toy Museum in Old Salem, N.C., closed its doors for the last time on a spectacular collection of antique toys, holiday items, dollhouses, miniatures and other children's playthings, some dating to as early as 225 A.D. The collection was built over many years by businessman Thomas A. Gray and his mother Anne P. Gray, members of a highly respected family of North Carolina philanthropists. Both Tom Gray's grandfather, James A. Gray, and his great-uncle, Bowman Gray Sr., held the position of chairman of the board of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. One would presume correctly that the museum's toy collection ranked among the very finest of its type
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Smiling Witch Candy Container: German; painted composition with red crepe collar and paper hat, pointed chin and elongated humped nose, marked Germany on slide Size: 4.5" t. x 3.25" w.
0327: Smiling Witch Candy ContainerEst. $800-$1,200
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Foxy Grandpa Lantern: German, circa 1910-20, very rare example, hand painted paper mache image of the eponymous comic strip character by Bunny Schultze with great detailed facial molding Size: 3.75" t.
0328: Foxy Grandpa LanternEst. $1,700-$2,000
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Old Woman in Shoe Candy Box & Pop-up: German, painted paper mache shoe with fabric hinged lid on underside and cloth dressed figure with painted composition head that is attached to spring with pull wire thru heel which when released
0329: Old Woman in Shoe Candy Box & Pop-upEst. $600-$800
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Old Shoe Candy Container: painted composition, unusual form meant to look worn with cloth hinged door on underside, unknown manufacturer Size: 10" t.
0330: Old Shoe Candy ContainerEst. $200-$300
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Double Faced Candy Container: painted composition candy box with molded detailed face of a girl on 1 side and a monkey on the other with gilt paper trim around center (opening is sealed and does not slide), unusual form, unmarked
0331: Double Faced Candy ContainerEst. $400-$500
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Dresden Moon Face Candy Container: German, lithographed paper on pressed board double faced ornament and candy/surprise box Size: 3" dia.
0332: Dresden Moon Face Candy ContainerEst. $400-$500
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Large Tom Turkey Candy Container: Germany, circa 1900-1920, very impressive and beautifully detailed molded painted composition container with vibrant features; the head slide removes to reveal painted silver interior compartment
0333: Large Tom Turkey Candy ContainerEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Turkey (Hen) Candy Container: Germany, circa 1900-1920, beautifully detailed molded painted composition container with vibrant facial features; the head slide removes to reveal painted silver interior compartment; an exceptional
0334: Turkey (Hen) Candy ContainerEst. $1,200-$1,500
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Mechanical Walking Turkey: this amazing Thanksgiving toy presents a strutting turkey finely outfitted in a black felt suit with striped vest, string bow tie and collar - he holds an ivory topped cane in his left hand as he
0335: Mechanical Walking TurkeyEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Lot: 2 Tom Turkey Candy Containers: German, circa 1900-1910, painted composition full fan male turkey forms with nice detailing, delicate wooden legs with spurs and brightly painted heads that remove: slides marked Germany Size: appr.
0336: Lot: 2 Tom Turkey Candy ContainersEst. $500-$700
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Roast Turkey Candy Container: German, hollow painted composition fowl with stringed flap on underside; the slim elongated form of this more resembles a duckling than a turkey, but either way-it presents very well Size: 9.5" l.
0337: Roast Turkey Candy ContainerEst. $200-$300
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Standing Rabbit Candy Container & Book: German, painted and flocked composition standing rabbit form with glass eyes with a baskets on his back that holds a small wooden speckle painted egg that holds a group of ivory/bone cups and toys
0338: Standing Rabbit Candy Container & BookEst. $400-$600
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Pair Of Rabbit Candy Containers: German, circa 1910-20, hollow painted composition figures on wood bases with removable heads; both with glass eyes- she carries a handbag and umbrella and appears to be dressed in an egg shell dress,
0339: Pair Of Rabbit Candy ContainersEst. $400-$600
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Clockwork Rabbit Nodder with 3 Baby Nodders: our catalog description for this lot from our May 2006 sale which included this amazing holiday item from The Mary Merritt Doll Museum-this has to be the ultimate item for a rabbit collector - an
0341: Clockwork Rabbit Nodder with 3 Baby NoddersEst. $15,000-$20,000
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Rabbit and Duck in Touring Car: our catalog description for this lot from our May 2006 sale which included this amazing holiday item from The Mary Merritt Doll Museum-cloth dressed painted paper mache figures in an open touring car
0342: Rabbit and Duck in Touring CarEst. $8,000-$10,000
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Rabbit on Tricycle Pulling Cart: German, circa 1900-1920 cloth dressed wire frame figure with carved wood lower arms and legs and painted composition head pedals on wood wheeled trike pulling a loofa and wood cart filled with paper
0343: Rabbit on Tricycle Pulling CartEst. $800-$1,200
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Easter Chicks in a Car Diecut: large embossed chromolithographed diecut image of 5 chicks all in early motoring gear and driving along in open touring car, a scare and large scale Easter image with embossed lettering "Best Wishes
0344: Easter Chicks in a Car DiecutEst. $200-$300
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Bisque Doll Riding Rabbit: Germany, bisque head doll with brown glass eyes, open mouth with 4 teeth, incised 1902 12/0? on back of head on wood body with composition feet dressed in satin and tulle clown suit atop a flocked
0345: Bisque Doll Riding RabbitEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Easter Egg with Black Imagery: German, papier mache with lithographed paper images Size: 5.5" l.
0347: Easter Egg with Black ImageryEst. $200-$300
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Lot: 3 Papier Mache Easter Eggs: Germany, brightly covered eggs with various lithographed images of rabbits, geese, chicks etc. Size: largest 4.5" l.
0348: Lot: 3 Papier Mache Easter EggsEst. $150-$200
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Heubach Doll in Wicker Easter Egg: wood and fine wicker woven egg shaped basket with opening lid reveals a bisque head doll with blue glass eyes, open mouth with 4 teeth marked Heubach 250-17/6 Germany on painted wood body dressed in
0349: Heubach Doll in Wicker Easter EggEst. $400-$500
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Bisque Doll in Easter Egg: German, brightly lithographed molded board egg is satin lined with paper lace trim and holds small bisque head doll with blue glass sleep eyes on painted wood jointed body on one side and 2 wooden
0350: Bisque Doll in Easter EggEst. $400-$500
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The Rabbits Own Easter Tea Dance Room Box: elaborate octagonal roombox with Georgian and neo Classical embellishments such as columns, urns and balustrades all painted in rich warm yellow tones. The interior of the room has painted
0351: The Rabbits Own Easter Tea Dance Room BoxEst. $4,000-$7,000
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