PLAYING MAKE-BELIEVE

Sunday, July 10, 2005Lots 1-354

July 10, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA

Playing make-believe is the oldest game of childhood. Those who wonder about the why of collecting yesterday's childhood objects overlook make-believe. Playing dolls – or collecting them – transports a person from the box of how things are, into a world of boundless possibilities. The rarest of the rare antique dolls are featured in this book where the world of make-believe mixes with the veritable life journey of the doll itself. 8.5" x 11". Softbound. 130 full-color pages.

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An All-Original German Bisque Doll for the French Market with Boutique Label

Rare Commemorative Book

German All-Bisque Miniature

An Outstanding Pair of German Bisque Fashion Ladies, 162

An All-Original German Bisque Child

Book, Le Trousseau de La Poupee

German All-Bisque Mignonette by Simon and Halbig

French Accessories for Bebes or Poupees

Rare German Bisque Lady with Green Hair Bow by Simon and Halbig

Outstanding Early German Bisque Doll by Simon and Halbig with Original Trunk and Trousseau

Extraordinary 1855 Universal Exposition Bronze Medal of Adelaide Calixte Huret

Early French Miniature Porcelain Clock

French Pedestal Doll Table by Huret

Superb French Bisque Poupee by Adelaide Huret

French Bisque Poupee with Patented Bru Wooden Body

Gorgeous French Bisque Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru

German Porcelain Half Doll with Gold Comb in Hair

An Early Premiere Bebe by Jumeau with Original Dress

French All-Bisque Mignonette

French All-Bisque Mignonette

Doll's Fur Hat and Muff from Marshall Field's

Petite French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,E.J. Depose,Size 4

French Bisque Amber-Eyed Bebe E.J. by Jumeau,Size 5,with Original Comb

Exceptionally Rare Palmer Cox Brownie by Schoenhut

Set of German Lithographed Paper-over-Wood Stacking Blocks

German Bisque Character

Pair,German Paper Mache Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Candy Containers

Wonderful Grand-sized German Bisque Jubilee Googly

An All-Original French Bisque Character

Extremely Rare French Bisque Character, Model 217, by Emile Jumeau

German Bisque Wide-Eyed Googly, 131, by Kammer and Reinhardt

German Bisque Googly by Limbach

Pair, German All-Bisque Googlies in Original Costumes

Very Rare German Bisque Googly with Caricature Modeling

German All-Bisque

German All-Bisque Googly with Jointed Knees

Superb All-Original French Bisque Bebe Jumeau,Size 8,with Gold Lettered Shoes

Rare French Wooden Doll-Sized Jardiniere

Superb French Necessaire as Miniature Dressing Table

Superb French Bisque Bebe A.T.,Size 2,by Thuillier

Antique Woven Basket with Straw Bonnet and Silk Ribbons

Exceptional French Bisque Portrait Poupee with Wooden Articulated Body

Early French Bisque Premiere Jumeau in Petite Size

Very Rare French Bisque Poupee by Clement with Blown-Leather Body

Superb Miniature Bone Doll's Fan with Hand-Painted Portraits

Rare French Porcelain Poupee with Boutique Label of D'Autremont

Outstanding French Mechanical Double-Goat Cart, Napoleon III Era

English Poured Wax Child in Original Costume, Possibly Montanari

Lovely French Bisque Poupee by Jumeau with Antique Costume

French Bisque Poupee by Jumeau with Paris-Labeled Bonnet

French Bisque Bebe Teteur by Bru with Original Mechanism

Very Fine French Bisque Bebe Jumeau

Beautiful French Bisque Bebe by Schmitt et Fils, Size 0, with Early Brevete Mark

An All-Original French

Very Beautiful Early French Bisque Mystery Bebe with All-Wooden Body

French Bisque Smiling Poupee,

German Bisque Doll with Sculpted Hair and Glass Eyes

German Bisque Doll with Sculpted Brown Hair and Glass Eyes

German Bisque Doll Known as

German Bisque Doll with Blonde Sculpted Flowing Hair

Miniature English Mahogany Seven-Drawer Chest

Outstanding English Mahogany Chest of Drawers,George III Era

American Wooden Stepback Cupboard

French Wooden Doll's Chair with Gilded Decorations

Beautiful Early French Bisque Block Letter Bebe by Gaultier

Gorgeous French Bisque Classic Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru,Size 11

French Wooden Doll's

Very Beautiful and Rare German Bisque Portrait Lady by Bawo and Dotter

German Bisque Laughing Character,6736,by Gebruder Heubach

German Brown-Complexioned Bisque Character,7671,by Gebruder Heubach

Two Rare Chinese Door of Hope Children

Rare German Brown-Complexioned Bisque Doll Known as

French Puzzles in Original Box from Au Paradis des Enfants

Early German Pink-tinted Porcelain Doll with Glass Eyes

Early German Brown-eyed Porcelain Doll

Early German Paper Mache Taufling Baby

German Porcelain Taufling Baby with Original Body

Early Paper Mache Lady with Glass Eyes and Brown Sculpted Hair

Early German Porcelain Doll with Wooden Jointed Body