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This Trio of 1950s-era dolls were made in England by “ OLD COTTAGE DOLLS “ founded in a1948, by a recently widowed Czechoslovakian war refugee named Margaret Fleischmann, who fled her native country in 1939 to Great Britain. Her earliest dolls were of all stuffed cloth, then later with similar bodies but with heads of decorated composition, and then the final iteration with heads of hard plastic. The dolls being sold together here are 10” ( 26cm ), 9” ( 23cm ), and 8” ( 20cm ) respectively. All three have oval-shaped paper swing tags printed in green on one side “ OLD COTTAGE DOLLS Made In England “, and on the reverse side, a logo of an old/fantasy cottage and the words “ REGISTERED TRADE MARK “. All have stuffed felt covered limbs with slight articulation at shoulders and hips, and hard plastic painted faces (the tallest doll’s neck droops ever so slightly to the right), and original glued-on mohair wigs. Clothing/costumes self-identify the characters represented with the tallest carrying a basket containing a duck, the “shepherdess “ with a staff clenched in right wrist. All straw hats are original and designated to the specific character, with all three maintaining their individually designed felt covered shoes. Although this era of dolls not our specialty not forte, we found them to be especially appealing and constructed……US$ 99. (THE TRIO) 

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Please Note: This doll is being sold “ AS IS”!!! ”. ( 29cm ) French-style Fashion Doll with lovely bisque, a closed mouth , inset blue glass eyes, a “flange” ( flat cut base ) neck, a solid rounded dome top head with two holes in top center to allow stringing to the body ( a technique sometimes found on German fashions ), an inverted cork in the neck socket opening to facilitate stringing, a separate shoulder plate that is somewhat shiny and could be either composition or an old bisque shoulder with some professional paint restoration. There is an incised “1” on top of head. The multi-seam white leather body is well made and relatively clean with attempts made at achieving individual fingers. Although the body is somewhat firm, it nevertheless feels softer than normal indicating possibly stuffed with cotton There are no clothes other than a well -made cotton and lace bonnet circled by a lavender silk ribbon, pinned to a newer, but extremely well-made mohair wig with center part and ringlet curls. 

Although the head has no opening on top to inset a light, there is some indication that when the Entire Head is held to an extremely powerful light there is an interior darker spot on back top of head. Also, as we obviously have noted some potential irregularities, including as to the originality, and/or all or parts of the doll, we CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS! The doll is very pretty and even if it were all or in part an antique doll with issues, or EVEN IF a reproduction, it would be nearly impossible to purchase for any less. Please use your own judgment accordingly. THANK YOU!………………….US$ 195. 

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An odd lot of 7 assorted ( but not necessarily associated ) items, consisting of a kitchen object tin grating device, a tin hand scoop, wooden barrel, a two handled wicker miniature basket suitable for washing, marketing, or carrying multiple small-folk ( and includes a miniature rug or pad on bottom ), a cast iron cooking pot with wire handle, a glazed pottery multiple-use jug with handle, a wooden handled device used to pulverize whatever required in accordance with the proper size scale of surrounding articles and environment. The basket is about 4” ( 10cm) long handle to handle so relative sizes of others included can be estimated accordingly. Ages range from antique to vintage, with age of barrel “ oldish”. ……………..US$ 65. 

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Rare American game set, copyright 1887 , entitled “ The World’s Educator “, “Manufactured by W.S. Reed Toy Co. Leominster Mass. USA”, “ 50 Dollars Worth of Education “.and “ Light to the World “, all contained on front of box. When the box is opened all that is written on the inner side of the lid is easily visible in the photos accompanying the description. Remaining within, are ten large cards, and, on the back of each, will have a different card number and subject title to solve, learn, or guess the correct answer(s). As there are no specific instructions as to how to participate effectively however, the elaborate and colorful lithography of the box itself ( and the superb CONDITION, considering the time passed since its creation), is a work of art alone and at this point in time must be appreciated for what it is, with any “ education “ gained by participating, difficult at best lacking any clarification as “ how to do “! ( Dimensions of the wooden box are 16” left to right, 7” front to back, and 2” deep.) …………………………………………….US$ 295. 

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 Charming horsehide covered toy horse in standing position and mounted to a wooden platform supported by two strategically positioned axels underneath allowing four small tin wheels to be capable to move him both forward and backward. He has carved and painted wooden hooves , leather pointed ears, either wooden or hard leather nose and snout, inset bead eyes, soft fur mane, a long black horsehair tail, nice leather trappings around neck ( slightly worn with tiny bits missing , and a thicker leather belt that still buckles at waist. Overall condition is very good with just a few small moth holes. Separately constructed but an integral part of this “ horse- and -cart “ is a nicely painted open wooden wagon with four sides decorated in traditional milk paint colors of golden yellow, pale pumpkin, with black stenciling on outer panels. There are two long thin wooden “ pencil-like “ connectors extending forward to be able to reach the horse. The two wheels are large with six spokes each and secured on the ends of each axel with a piece of nailed on heavy leather. Sizes are: 10” ( 25cm ) tall from wheels on base to head top of horse’s head , 9” ( 23cm ) long platform front to back; and, 5 ½” ( 14cm ) tall bottom of wheels to top of the open wooden open cart, and 13”( 23cm ) long back of cart to end of connector poles. A very nice piece either all on its own, and/or for use in creating a scene to display dolls, toys, or as a farm/village component………………………US$ 595. 

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 Pair of matching Victorian-era painted wooden childrens chairs, 22” (55cm ) tall to back top of back rest, 11 ½” ( 29cm ) wide by 10 ½” ( 26cm ) deep seat, with painted and stenciled design decoration on most exterior surfaces, some surface wear throughout as at least about 150 years old, but in overall good condition considering age and materials. They both have rush seats with no serious damage; the only obvious difference between the chairs is a different single painted letter on inner center back panel, one with a “W” and the other a “T”. One might assume they were for sisters of similar ages whose first name began with those specific letters. Even though they were most likely designed for children, they are perfect to position antique dolls of appropriate sizes and constructions, and particularly those made in the approximate era of the chairs, with large-larger dolls with cloth bodies whose body joints allow bending at the hips and knees ( such as porcelain, papier-mache-types, etc.) Even late 19th-early 20th Century dolls allowing similar body positioning are most often permissible for use assuming bodies not too stiff and thus potentially dangerous to utilize. When considering a purchase PLEASE take into consideration shipping costs as nowadays “ Dimensional Weight “ ( overall volume of outer packaging ) is nearly always tantamount in determining freight costs, therefore both “distance “ and “ time in transit “ should be seriously considered and calculated ahead of time!! …………………Priced at $295 EACH ( or, $450 The PAIR ) 

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 Very sturdy and well- constructed child’s wooden rocking chair, circa. mid-to late 19th Century, with tightly woven rush seat, and much of original wood grain still showing, especially on the thinner wooden seat support panels. Primarily stained and/or varnished all over with a reddish-brown finish most typically associated with walnut, cherry, or even occasionally oak, there is most likely more than one type employed in the construction. The most important dimensions to be aware are the curved rockers front to back measure about 22” ( 55cm ), about the same from floor to top of the center of the tallest back support panel, with the rush seat measuring about 12 ½” ( 32cm ) front to back ad about 11 ½” ( 29cm ) side to side. Perfect for seating a very large doll or even a pair of moderately sized ones! Surface condition very good throughout and if ever refinished or revarnished in its lifetime would have been ages ago as we have owned for nearly 40 years and was purchased from a family whose oldest member at that time seemingly to think it had “ been around his/her entire lifetime and probably longer. When purchasing please consider dimensions and distance if being shipped!………. US$ 295. 

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