A PAPIER-MÂCHÉ DOLL MERCHANT NODDER
Thuringia, mid 19th Century
Standing upon a wooden base a paper-mache figure of a man with loosely- nodding head, painted costume of blue polka-dot pants, yellow vest, big red bow tie, brown cap and purple Tyrolean-style jacket. A paper mache doll sits on his shoulders, he offers a bounty of dolls in one of his hands (one set of them is missing) and there are further dolls stuffed into his vest and jacket pockets. Some wear.
16 cm tall
MISCELLANEOUS
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A RARE ORIGINAL BESTELMEIER CATALOGUE
Nuremberg, n.d. circa 1810, Quarter-4to (20.5 × 24.5 cm)
A richly Illustrated mail-order catalogue by Georg Hieronymus Bestelmeier (1764-1829), a Nuremberg-based manufacturer and merchant. Every item in his ‘magazine’ is engraved in copper and described in detail. This Bestelmeier magazine lists a total of 1350 items in text and 1303 images. The catalogue showcases the enormous range of products from Nuremberg’s toy and other manufacturing industry and offers a unique insight into the entire world of toys at that time. With 82 (instead of 84?) copper plates. Traces of use, pages with creases, foxing throughout.
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AN EARLY SET OF ZOO ANIMALS
German, circa 1860
Hand painted and well executed papier-mâché animals; lion, lioness, white bear, brown bear, elephant, tiger, rhinoceros and giraffe. Some with rope tails. Wear and small damages.
Giraffe 21 cm tall€ 600contact me
A BOÎTE À SYSTÈME, LA PSYCHÉ
French, circa 1830
A mechanical circular box with an optical illusion. Made of cardboard and embossed Dresden paper, with the image set behind glass. A double lid allows the six images and their accompanying texts to rotate in the mirror.
Diam.9 cm, 3 cm highSOLDcontact me
A SET OF NINE SMALL SAILOR SKITTLES
French, circa 1890
Consisting of sailors in 1860's British naval uniforms. papier-mâché painted and modelled bodies standing on a wooden base. The sailors consist of four in blue hat and white shirt and four in blue hat, blue jacket and the captain in blue jacket, white shirt, blue trousers, a peaked cap and a red tie. A few chips.
14,5 and 15,5 cm highSOLDcontact me
A HUMPTY DUMPTY CIRCUS CHINAMAN ACROBAT
Schoenhut, USA, circa 1910
A two-part head in which a composition-type face is glued to the lathe-turned head. Painted features, a black wooly hair queue, white cloth trousers and a yellow felt trimmed blue cloth jacket. Tight-rope slots on the bottoms of the black wooden feet. Included are his original props, a bottle, a spinning dish and stick and an umbrella (damaged). Excellent condition.
20 cm tallSOLDcontact me
A SET OF FIVE SMALL SIZE PUPPETS
French, circa 1870
Very detailed and brightly painted composition heads with strong caricatured appearance and composition hands, painted wooden
legs and shoes. Original clothes. Most likely a very good size for a Guignol theatre.
Largest puppet 30 cm long€ 1250contact me
A PAPIER-MÂCHÉ WHEELED MALLARD DUCK PULL TOY
Wiesenthal, Schindel und Kallenberg, German, circa 1850
Highly detailed painted and modeled papier-mâché duck on wooden platform with wooden wheels. Excellent condition except for a little bit of craquelure.
21 x 12 x 14 cm€ 900contact me-
A SWIVELING EMBRACING COUPLE
Thuringia, circa 1850
Painted papier-mâché woman in blue crinoline skirt with lace trim, her blonde hair held in a red headdress, the head bent backwards, as a bearded man leans over her crinoline to embrace and kissing her passionately on the lips, spinning on a pivot on a composition base. Two dents to skirt, cracked around waist and slight general wear. See "Early Toys 2", Leipold/Bickert/Kreher, 2024 - page 164, fig 1 for this actual model.
14 cm highSOLDcontact me 
A TOPSY-TURVY ON A STICK
German, circa 1880
By pulling the string at the bottom, one figure folds backwards and
the other figure appears. The black head and clown head both made
of composition, hand-painted and modelled. Fabric original, trimmed with Dresdner paper, which has deteriorated a little.
30 cm tall€ 250contact me-
AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC GENTLEMAN BULLOCK CONTAINER
Thuringia, mid to late 19th century
Composition with removable black and white bullock head with
horns, proudly standing with hands on hip, belly thrusted out, black double breasted tailcoat, grey trousers and brown painted wooden
base. The head with wooden stopper and hollow body to contain a surprise.
11,5 cm high€ 300contact me 
A ZOETROPE
German, circa 1900
Tinplate drum on wooden foot. Together with six double-sided
paper strips in various conditions.
23,5 cm high, diam. 18 cm€ 250contact me
A SET OF WRESTLERS/POLITICIANS
Wiesenthal, Schindler and Kallenberg, German, circa 1870
Hand-painted and modelled wooden and papier-mâché figures,
arms of lithographed paper. In original cardboard box?
Figures 20 cm long€ 320contact me
A VERY RARE SEDITIOUS FIGURE OF A LADY
French, circa 1820.
A lathe-turned ebony wooden stick. When lit it casts a shadow on the wall. The image mostly turns out to be a silhouetted profile of a political personality. The history of the ‘Seditious’ figures dates back to the 17th Century. In this case it is a nude woman. Quite seditious at the time… What’s also rare she can be seen full-length. Note the typical hairstyle of the early 19th Century. One small piece broken off; it doesn’t have any influence on the shadows.
20,5 cm tall€ 800contact me-
A DUCK SQUEAK TOY
German, circa 1880
Hand painted blue headed papier-mâché duck mounted on bellows. Squeak works, but very faint.
9,5 x 6 x 16 cm€ 175contact me 
PHYSIQUE AMUSANTE NK ATLAS
France, circa 1890
A magic box covered in blue paper containing several tinplate, paper
and wooden juggling tricks. Just one manual for one trick left.
29,5 x 19 x 16 cm€ 320contact me-
AN UNUSUAL CHROMATROPE
German, circa 1870
A mechanical lantern slide in a paper over wooden frame, with
Dresden paper trim. When handle is turned a kaleidoscopic effect
is visible.
17 x 5 x 1,5 cm (including handle)SOLDcontact me 
A JESTER ON A STICK
French, 19th century
Papier-mâché head, painted eyes, silk costume and silk covered stick.74 cm tall
€ 350contact me
A PAPIER-MÂCHÉ ROLY POLY
Circa 1900
The painted and molded girl has a hoop and whip in her hands.15 cm high
€ 180contact me
A SMALL SEATED DOG SQUEAK TOY
German, 19th century
Painted papier-mâché, a bit crackled, squeak works faintly.
8 cm high€ 200contact me
A PAPIER-MACHÉ NODDER
German, circa 1870
Hand painted papier-mâché old lady with a nodding head, sitting in
a rustic wooden chair on a round platform with a handiwork on her
lap. Small damages.
12,5 cm high€ 100contact me
A BOXED COMPOSITION CIRCUS SET
German, circa 1880
Hand painted composition and wooden animals and zoo keeper, a giraffe, elephant, lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah and polar bear. In cardboard box with lithographed illustration of a zoo on the lid.
Zoo keeper 13,5 cm highSOLD contact me
A SET OF FIVE VARIOUS PUPPETS
French, circa 1880
All puppets with large hand painted heads, two of them made of modelled papier-mâché, three made of carved wood. Some defects.
Largest puppet 44 cm tallSOLDcontact me
MEMMINGER MOON CANDY CONTAINER
German, circa 1920
Round cardboard box covered with lithographed paper face. Christmas decoration.
Diam. 14 cmSOLDcontact me
AN EARLY SET OF ZOO ANIMALS
Giraffe 12 cm high
German, circa 1850
Eight wooden animals covered with a type of chamois leather, including an elephant, zebra, camel, lion and leopard, all with glass eyes. Also included are a few large trees. Somewhat worn and soiled, elephant missing a tusk.SOLDcontact me
A BOY SQUEEZE TOY
German, circa 1900
Boy with painted papier-mâché head tips his yellow hat when his
belly is pushed. Originally dressed in red and white striped pants
and brown shirt, wooden arms and legs.
26 cm tallSOLDcontact me
A CANDY CONTAINER IN THE SHAPE OF A FISH
German, circa 1900
Lifelike and brightly painted and shaped papier-mâché fish with
a glass eye and a hatch at the back to store the candies.
20 cm longSOLDcontact me
A PINOCCHIO PUPPET
Bonini, Italy, circa 1900
A Pinocchio dressed in green and white shirt and striped trousers, Head made of papier-mâché, large painted eyes. Arms and legs made of clay. Shoes and joints painted.
19,5 cm highSOLD contact me
A STORK SQUEAK TOY
German, circa 1880
A painted and modelled papier-mâché bird on spring metal legs. Working squeaker. Crack at beak.
16 cm tallSOLDcontact me
