The Flora Gill Jacobs Private Collection (I) 2014-04-11 Auction - 210 Price Results - Pook & Pook, Inc. with Noel Barrett in PA - Page 4
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German Toy StallMoorish Revival Christmas Garden HouseA Model Cottage Doll Hospital
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New Hope, PA, United States
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The Flora Gill Jacobs Private Collection (I)

Ten years ago we sold the contents Mrs. Jacobs' Washington Dolls' House & Toy Museum. Now we are proud to present her Private Collection, most of which is featured in "The Small World of Antique Dolls' Houses", ©2005 Flora Gill Jacobs. This was the last of her many books that defined the field of dolls' house collecting for generations.
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Three Tin Toy Trucks & Trolley: lithographed tin trucks - Fancy Groceries van made by Chein - has windup mechanism, the 2 others by Nonpariel (US Mail and Dry Goods) are rolling toys; offered along with a Chein Broadway Trolly
0073: Three Tin Toy Trucks & TrolleyEst. $150-$250
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Wolverine Zilotone Musical Toy: lithographed tin and steel, with complex clockwork mechanism, finely crafted cams cause clown to tap out tunes, offered with 5 discs - Yankee Doodle, Old Kentucky Home, Farmer in the Dell,
0074: Wolverine Zilotone Musical ToyEst. $300-$400
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Two Pfeiffer Menagerie Cage Buildings: painted wood with wire Ôbars' and ribbed cardboard roofing simulating corrugated tin; both 3 section animal cage buildings have opening rear doors, included are painted composition animals - lions,
0075: Two Pfeiffer Menagerie Cage BuildingsEst. $800-$1,200
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Two Elaborate Pfeiffer Menagerie Buildings: painted wood with wire Ôbars' and ribbed cardboard roofing simulating corrugated tin; includes a domed cage with 4 curved bay sections with sliding cage panel for access; Mrs. Jacobs designated this
0076: Two Elaborate Pfeiffer Menagerie BuildingsEst. $1,200-$1,500
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Lion Enclosure with Zoo Keeper: painted wood and paper mache grotto/house with caged exterior area - wood surfaces of house have deeply textured stucco finish, included are a 4 member lion family and a zoo keeper all of painted
0077: Lion Enclosure with Zoo KeeperEst. $800-$1,200
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Elastolin Three Cage Grotto with Big Cats: a scarce Elastolin menagerie grotto with 3 cages - each with opening rear door, made of painted and molded paper mache and wood and offered with an array of big cats: a 4 member leonine family, and a
0078: Elastolin Three Cage Grotto with Big CatsEst. $800-$1,200
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Elastolin Polar Bear Enclosure: molded and painted paper mache oval shaped icy grotto on wood base with opening rear cage door surrounded by high wire fencing, offered with a 3 member family of ursus maritimus - 2 adults (1
0079: Elastolin Polar Bear EnclosureEst. $1,200-$1,500
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Bear Enclosure with Bear Family: painted wood structure with interior and exterior habitats, unusual form with elevated viewing area for intrepid zoo attendees, within the enclosure are 3 adult bears and 3 cubs; also included are 2
0080: Bear Enclosure with Bear FamilyEst. $300-$400
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A Family of Zoo Patrons: the painted composition figures represent a family in Edwardian dress engaged in attending a zoo of their period. Mrs. Jacobs displayed them with her 3 cage animal grotto by Elastolin as pictured on
0081: A Family of Zoo PatronsEst. $400-$600
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Early German Zoological Garden Set: comprised of 3 painted wood buildings enclosing 7 cages with painted wood bars and 2 accessory netting enclosed cages - a domed aviary and a monkey cage, animal inhabitants including a hippo, lion,
0082: Early German Zoological Garden SetEst. $1,500-$1,800
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Erzgebirge Boxed Zoo Set: this charming little zoo has survived in unplayed with state in original paper box; it includes 3 paper board caged zoo buildings along with 11 carved and decoratively painted wood animals and zoo
0083: Erzgebirge Boxed Zoo SetEst. $400-$600
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A Group of Mignot Zoo Pieces: painted cast metal, these are from one of the larger Mignot zoo sets, includes 8 animals: elephant, giraffe, seal, zebra, camel with rider, etc., 11 people including passengers and seated figures; 5
0084: A Group of Mignot Zoo PiecesEst. $600-$800
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Two Embossed Paper Zoo Toys: included is an unplayed with set in box marked The Zoo" along with what appears to be a complete set punched out and used; both are examples of very fine and colorful German lithography of the early
0086: Two Embossed Paper Zoo ToysEst. $100-$200
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Folk Art Toy Zoo Buildings: a charming home made toy zoo comprised of 5 cage buildings made of recycled box wood (one roof has embossed lettering Walter Baker & Company"), each have wire Ôbars' and are fancifully painted
0088: Folk Art Toy Zoo BuildingsEst. $100-$200
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Large Group of Menagerie Animals - 18: painted composition, unmarked but mostly likely made by Elastolin - includes 2 rhino pairs, 6 lions, bears, elephant and walrus (marked Austria) largest rhino 7" l.
0089: Large Group of Menagerie Animals - 18Est. $150-$250
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Metal Reindeer in a Grove of Trees: includes 9 painted metal reindeer in various poses (2 not pictured) offered along with a group of trees in many styles - most of painted wood with shaving or loofah foliage - 16 in all tallest tree
0090: Metal Reindeer in a Grove of TreesEst. $200-$300
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A Reindeer Family of Three: painted composition and wood with flocked surface and metal antlers - finely rendered in running poses - includes a buck, a doe, and a fawn buck 7.25" l.
0091: A Reindeer Family of ThreeEst. $150-$250
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Three Toy Sheep: cloth covered painted wood and composition - each have ribbon collars with bells 7" & 4" t.
0092: Three Toy SheepEst. $200-$250
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A Group of Diminutive Birds: a very unusual group of finely crafted feather covered composition birds on paperboard bases with realistic molded feet - 10 in all (1 black bird with broken feet not pictured) largest 2" t.
0093: A Group of Diminutive BirdsEst. $200-$300
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A Group of German Ark Animals: painted wood primarily - includes 6 fine large scale figures of painted composition with wooden legs - a pair of camels, a giraffe, etc., along with a 12 smaller critters in various scales giraffe
0094: A Group of German Ark AnimalsEst. $100-$200
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A Small Nuremberg Ark: a charming small painted wood ark - offered with 13 animals and 2 ladies 9" l.
0095: A Small Nuremberg ArkEst. $200-$300
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A Small Gottschalk Butcher Shop: blue painted roof and lithographed brick paper facade with 6 painted composition meats and the original composition butcher with blue apron and top hat, a larger but similar example is pictured and
0096: A Small Gottschalk Butcher ShopEst. $300-$500
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