Curtain Call - Day 1

Curtain Call - Day 1

Saturday, April 9, 2011  |  11:00 AM Pacific
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Curtain Call - Day 1

Curtain Call - Day 1

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Featuring the Collection of Legend Billie Nelson Tyrrell. Includes superb rarities in French and German bisque dolls as well as a collection of celebrity dolls and memorabilia from 1850-1950.

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Petite French Bronze Art Nouveau Statue "Girl on a Swing"by Moreau 500/800

Lot # 124 (Sale Order: 126 of 281)      

9"(23 cm.) A bronze frame is designed to appear as though a vine-covered garden and swing, from which is suspended a bronzed "rope: that supports a swing seat on which is seated a lady with flowing hair and gown, her arms raised to hold the swing ropes and one knee bent. The statue is signed Moreau, and may be August Moreau (French, 1834-1917) who is noted for his Art Nouveau genre bronze works. Excellent condition....more

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Three Miniature Tortoise Shell Instruments 300/600

Lot # 125 (Sale Order: 127 of 281)      

5"(13 cm.) Each is of beautiful tortoise shell with bone and mother-of-pearl inlays, including two mandolins and a guitar. Excellent condition, lacking most of the tiny bone tuning handles. Rare early pieces, perfectly scaled for poupee or automata. French, mid-19th century....more

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French Bisque Poupee by Gaultier in Original Costume 2000/2600

Lot # 126 (Sale Order: 128 of 281)      

18"(46 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, blue glass enamel inset eyes, painted long curly lashes and feathered brows, outlined eyes, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French kid gusset-jointed poupee body with shapely torso. Condition: generally excellent, body especially sturdy and firm except one finger missing on right hand. Marks: 4 (head) $ F.G. (shoulders). Comments: Gaultier, circa 1870. Value Points: wearing original one piece gown of pale moss green with matching silk details, lace trim, with woven bonnet, undergarments, boots....more

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Early German Bisque Lady with Brown Hair, Pink Hair Bow and Glass Eyes 1200/1600

Lot # 127 (Sale Order: 129 of 281)      

17"(43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate, light brown sculpted short curly hair with curls spilling onto each side of forehead, gilt-edged pink hair bow, untinted complexion exception blushed cheeks, small cobalt blue glass eyes, delicately-painted lashes and brows, muslin stitch-jointed body with kid arms. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: rarity factors of the beautiful doll include hair color, hair ribbon, glass eyes, swivel neck, and wearing wonderful three-piece antique gown, undergarments, leather boots....more

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Very Rare German Bisque Doll with Sculpted Brown Hair and Grey Hat 1200/1500

Lot # 128 (Sale Order: 130 of 281)      

16"(41 cm.) Bisque shoulder head, sculpted dark brown short curly hair beneath a sculpted grey hat in the Tyrolean style with green under-brim and black band, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with outlined lips, muslin stitch-jointed body, paper mache lower limbs with very fancy grey painted boots, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent, right paper mache leg reglued at ankle. Marks: F. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: very rare features include dark brown hair and most unusual sculpted hat....more

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German Bisque Doll Known as "Blue Scarf Lady"with Glass Eyes 800/1100

Lot # 129 (Sale Order: 131 of 281)      

21"(53 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with sculpted flowing pale blue head scarf that nearly encloses her tumbling bisque blonde curls and extends across her front shoulder plate, blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the lips, muslin stitch-jointed body, kid arms, wearing ivory silk gown with faux-diamond decorated sash, undergarments. Condition; generally excellent. Comments: Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1875, the model known as "Blue Scarf Lady”. Value Points: very beautiful model with fine quality of bisque and sculpting, rare glass eyes, with an early blue ribbon award from Letitia Penn Doll Club....more

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Rare German Bisque Man with Sculpted Helmet, Moustache and Goatee 900/1600

Lot # 130 (Sale Order: 132 of 281)      

11"(28 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult man with sculpted grey helmet having black brim and yellow straps and emblem, and sculpted blue feather, brown sculpted hair, brows, wide curly moustache and little goatee, painted brown eyes, tiny closed mouth, wooden block body and carved hands and black painted boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 3/3 -2/0. Comments: Germany, circa 1870, maker unknown. Value Points: very rare doll with outstanding sculpting of helmet....more

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German Bisque Lady with Sculpted Hair and Glass Eyes 500/700

Lot # 131 (Sale Order: 133 of 281)      

18"(46 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with blonde sculpted hair arranged in elaborate curls, with a tumble of curls at the back crown, sculpted pierced ears, blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, modeled bodice with detail of lace and gathers, muslin stitch-jointed body with bisque hands, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: beautiful doll whose rarity factors include glass eyes, molded bodice and very elaborate coiffure....more

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Superb German Bisque Lady Doll with Rare Coiffure and Jewelry, and Signed Lacmann Body 1700/2500

Lot # 132 (Sale Order: 134 of 281)      

18"(46 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady with light brown sculpted hair arranged with soft waves around the forehead, with a loosely-woven coronet at her crown, and long ringlet curls that tumble onto her shoulders at front and back, painted bright blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, modeled striped neck ribbon with gilt and cobalt locket, stitch-jointed twill body with stiffened hands, stitched-on red ankle boots, beautiful antique ivory silk gown, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 4 N (in script) 7 (head) Lacmann's Patent March 24th 1874 (each arm). Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: superb doll of exquisite beauty, rarity factors include hair color, ornate coiffure, fancy jewelry, signed body....more

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Framed Advertisement and Handwritten Note by P.T. Barnum Regarding Tom Thumb 300/600

Lot # 133 (Sale Order: 135 of 281)      

24"x 12"framed, 11"x 4"ad. 5"x 5"note. A newspaper advertisement concerning the appearance of Tom Thumb "and his beautiful little wife"along with their infant daughter, and with Commodore Nutt and "the infinitesimal Minnie Warren”, for "one day only”, with illustration and laborious description. Along with a hand-written note from P.T. Barnum, dated May 22, [18]56, reading "Exhibition of Gen. Tom Thumb, Please admit the family of my friend to (?) at all times and oblige."Framed....more

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Two German Porcelain Dolls with Sculpted Coronets 400/600

Lot # 134 (Sale Order: 136 of 281)      

6"largest (15 cm.) Each has porcelain shoulder head with sculpted black hair, painted features, muslin body and porcelain lower limbs, including larger doll with unusual sculpted rose-colored coronet edged with gilt border and sculpted gilt earrings, antique costume; along with smaller model with gold coronet and pierced ears. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: rare coronets with variations of coiffure and decoration....more

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German Porcelain Lady Doll with Rare Blue Modeled Snood 800/1200

Lot # 135 (Sale Order: 137 of 281)      

14"(36 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head of lady with black sculpted hair waved away from her face, with enhancing detail of stippling around her forehead, her hair captured at the back by a thickly-sculpted cobalt blue snood edged with blue feathers, pink-tinted complexion, sculpted ears. cobalt blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with slightly-smiling expression, muslin stitch-jointed body with sewn-on striped stockings and leather boots, porcelain hands, lovely silk and velvet gown, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1875. Value Points: rare cobalt blue snood brilliantly contrasts her cobalt blue eyes....more

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Three German Miniature Porcelain Dolls 400/600

Lot # 136 (Sale Order: 138 of 281)      

4"largest (10 cm.) Each has porcelain shoulder head with sculpted hair and painted facial features, porcelain limbs, including a man in original flannel costume with sculpted brown hair and black tam; girl with original multi-layered flannel costume with attached bead work, to be used as pincushion doll; and a doll with sculpted night cap. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circ 1880. Value Points: two with rare modeled caps, one as rare pincushion dolls....more

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Wonderful Grand-sized Set of Six-Sided Blocks in Original Wooden Box 400/600

Lot # 137 (Sale Order: 139 of 281)      

24"x 20"box. A set of thirty 4"x 4"hollow blocks are covered on all six sides with lithographs of various mid-19th century homey scenes. Very good condition, some minor paper wear at edges. Mid-19th century....more

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Outstanding American Cloth Doll by Izannah Walker with Wooden Chair 16,000/22,000

Lot # 138 (Sale Order: 140 of 281)      

18"(46 cm.) Cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features and hair, center-parted hair with two ringlet curls in front of each beautifully-stitched ear, and extending around her entire head, shaded brown eyes with thin black outlines and red eyeliner, lightly-stroked brows, rounded nose, closed mouth with accent line between the pale lips, muslin stitch-jointed body with oil-painted stiffened hands, defined applied thumbs, bare feet. Condition: generally excellent, some very-light typical craquelure on face. Comments: circa 1865, Izannah Walker, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island doll creator, who obtained a patent for her dolls in 1873 but likely had been making them for some time previously. Her patent described her purpose to create a doll that is "easily kept clean and not apt to injure a young child which may fall upon it. It will preserve its appearance for a long time”. An inventive and hardy New Englander, she "made dolls and doll furniture, tinkered with household gadgets, designed a parlor heater ‘that beat Ben Franklins', raised canaries, dabbled in real estate and looked upon with admiration by male contemporaries because of her skill with carpenters' tools..."according to a contemporary write-up in the Providence Bulletin. This particular doll originally belonged to Mary Whitney Carter who owned the doll as a child in Pawtucket. One of the family's most cherished possessions, it remained in their care for four long generations, eventually moving to California and now coming to auction for a new home. Value Points: outstanding preservation of the ringlet-curled doll with superb painting, wearing fine antique costume including red kidskin shoes and woven straw bonnet, and owning very frail remnants of original Walker costume. Along with wooden paint-decorated chair that she has sat in for 150 years. The Izannah Walker doll has rightfully been compared to the prized American folk art canvas paintings of William Matthew Prior (1806-1873)....more

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Early 20th Century Miniature Bronze Figure of Aviator 500/800

Lot # 139 (Sale Order: 141 of 281)      

6"(15 cm.) A bronze figure of pioneer aviator in early flying suit with helmet and goggles, holding gloves, and having carved-bone face is posed upon a green marble base. Excellent condition. Early 20th century, likely inspired by the 1927 Lindberg historic flight from New York to Paris....more

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American Composition "Lucky Lindy"with Original Costume and Tag 300/400

Lot # 140 (Sale Order: 142 of 281)      

14"(36 cm.) Composition head with sculpted short brown hair, painted blue eyes, closed mouth with smiling expression, muslin body with composition hands, over-sized feet with boots. Condition: generally excellent, costume has a few repairs. Marks: Uneeda (head). Comments: circa 1927, the doll was likely supplied for custom order to celebrate the 1927 flight across the Atlantic by Charles Lindbergh. Value Points: the doll wears its original khaki green aviator costume and oil-cloth helmet, with original paper label "Lucky Lindy"and with "Welcome Lindy"photographic badge....more

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Rare American Composition Portrait Doll of Charles Lindbergh by Regal 500/800

Lot # 141 (Sale Order: 143 of 281)      

27"(69 cm.) Composition head with highly-detailed sculpting of hair and facial features to create an exacting likeness of the pioneer aviator, brown hair brushed to the side in deep waves, intaglio sculpted small blue eyes, sculpted brows with furrowed lines, strong nose, closed mouth modeled in a wide smile with a row of beaming teeth, dimpled chin, muslin stitch-jointed body with faux-feet hidden by leather boots, composition gloved hands. Condition: very good, original finish well-preserved, costume original. Marks: c. Regal Doll. Comments: uniquely-sculpted model for this doll only, probably by Ernesto Peruggi for Regal, the doll was created to commemorate Lindbergh's 1927 "Spirit of St. Louis"flight from New York to Paris. Value Points: very rare doll with superb sculpting, original finish, and wearing his original aviator costume with added photographic pin and the words "Our Hero, Capt. Ca. Lindbergh”....more

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Ephemera Related to Charles Lindbergh and Aviation 400/600

Lot # 142 (Sale Order: 144 of 281)      

14"(36 cm.) statue. Including a gilded chalk statue of Lindbergh in classic standing pose wearing aviator suit, inscribed Charles Lindbergh with illegible reference to New York-Paris flight, and date May 21st, 1927; pair of cast metal bookends with profile view of Lindbergh along with his monoplane and an eagle symbol, and the phrase, The Aviator, marked c. 1929; 3"all-bisque doll depicting an aviatress, with sculpted helmet and goggles, original uniform; and a school tablet (used) with cover image of "The Spirit of St. Louis”. Excellent condition, notebook a bit tattered....more

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Composition Portrait Doll Likely Depicting Ruth Elder, Aviator and Silent Film Actress 800/1200

Lot # 143 (Sale Order: 145 of 281)      

27"(69 cm.) Hard composition shoulderhead depicting a slender-faced woman with sculpted short brown hair and aviator helmet, painted brown eyes with strong brown eyeliner, lashes and brows, closed mouth in smiling expression with row of teeth, elongated muslin body in the salon-doll style with composition hands, wearing costume that is most likely original including knicker trousers with argyle stockings, leather shoes, white shirt with black tie and a knit sweater with its original label "Le Perroque Societe, l'Arlequil, 6 rue Duhesme, Paris”. Condition: generally excellent, original finish. Comments: the doll portrays Ruth Elder, American aviator and star of the silent film, "Moran of the Marines"who, one year after Lindbergh, was determined to be the first woman to cross the Atlantic in her plane named "American Girl”; Elder's interest in fashion was significant and in her studio photographs promoting "Moran of the Marines"she emphasized that flying costumes could be fashionable, perhaps an explanation for the stylish costume of the doll. The Paris night club "Le Perroque”, located at the Casino de Paris was the in club for Paris chic society and as a promotion, in 1924, gave each lady a dressed salon poupee as a souverneir. This doll may be one example. Value Points: very rare doll with superb sculpting and well-preserved condition....more

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American Composition Doll Portraying Early Film Star John Bunny 500/700

Lot # 144 (Sale Order: 146 of 281)      

14"(36 cm.) Composition head with uniquely sculpted facial features and reddish center-parted hair, intaglio-painted blue eyes with white eyedots and black upper eyeliner, high comma-shaped brows, closed mouth with laughing expression and two rows of beaded teeth, impressed laughter dimples in cheeks, muslin body with disc-jointing at shoulders and hips, chubby tummy, stitched black shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: John Bunny Doll c. L.A. & C 1914 exclusively by Louis Amberg with consent of John Bunny (cloth label on costume). Comments: an apt portrait of John Bunny (1863-1915), actor and comedian, who began in minstrel and vaudeville work, and from 1910 to his early death in 1915, became an international celebrity of silent film comedies. Value Points: rare and perfectly preserved portrait doll, with uniquely sculpted face, and with original labeled costume....more

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American Composition Portrait Doll of W.C. Fields by Effanbee 700/900

Lot # 145 (Sale Order: 147 of 281)      

18"(46 cm.) Composition shoulder head with sculpted brown hair in neat side-parted style, painted facial features, shaded blue eyes in well-defined eye sockets, thick brows, prominent nose, hinged jaw with painted teeth, cloth torso with composition hands and feet, sculpted shoes and gloves. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: W.C. Fields An Effanbee Product. Comments: Effanbee, circa 1928, portrait of the celebrity comedian, whose long career spanned vaudeville, stage, silent films, talkies, and radio. Value Points: an apt portrait, wearing original costume including polka dot tie, stick pin, spats and grey flannel top hat, with original Effanbee pin and an added pin "W.C. Fields for governor”....more

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Rare Cast Metal Cigarette Lighter Depicting W.C. Fields 300/500

Lot # 145.1 (Sale Order: 148 of 281)      

5"(13 cm.) The bronze-finished cast metal figural depicting the head of W.C. Fields has a cigarette lighter imbedded in the hat and a protruding red nose. When plugged in, and the nose pushed, the cigarette lighter works. Excellent condition, functions well. Marks: c. An amusing ephemera object related to the comic film star, circa 1920s...more

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Rare American Composition Doll of Actress Rose Melville as "Sis Hopkins"by Amberg 400/500

Lot # 146 (Sale Order: 149 of 281)      

14"(36 cm.) Composition flanged head with sculpted hair arranged with painted red head band and two holes for insertion of ribbons, painted features, blue side-glancing eyes, black upper eyeliner, V-shaped brows, mouth modeled closed but with wide beaming smile and two rows of teeth, muslin body with disc-jointing at shoulders and hips, wearing red cotton dress, scarf and bloomers that seem original. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (illegible mark on torso). Comments: portrait doll of the actress Rose Melville (1873-1946) in her stage role of "Sis Hopkins"from popular touring play of "Zeb”, which was finally filmed in 1919. Sis was evidently popular even before the film because this Amberg doll was created c. 1912, and a "Motion Picture Magazine"of May, 1916 features her on the front cover (included with the doll). Value points: very rare doll and fascinating American memorabilia....more

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American Composition Portrait of Groucho Marx 300/500

Lot # 147 (Sale Order: 150 of 281)      

16"(41 cm.) Composition head with sculpted black curly hair, painted facial features with thick black brows and moustache, intaglio brown eyes, black painted spectacles, closed mouth with row of beaded teeth, muslin body, wearing black suit with white vest, shirt and red tie. Condition: generally excellent, uncertain if body is original. Comments: portrait doll of Groucho Marx from the Marx Brothers whose family comedy act spanned vaudeville, stage, silent film, talkies, radio and (in the case of Groucho) television, circa 1925. Value Points: rare doll in fine original painting is an apt portrayal....more

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