Nelling, Inc.
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Endearing
Mechanical Toy with Children and Sheep $3950. |
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Children and animals never fail to steal our hearts, especially when situated together in a sweet pastoral scene like this one. It is a German mechanical toy that, when wound clockwise, combines the motion of four grazing sheep whose heads and tails wag back and forth, and two curious bisque head children whose heads turn from side to side. All the while, a sweet tune plays, interrupted by an occasional "Bah-ah-ah, bah" of the sheep. Condition is all original, with some wear to the sides of the platform and normal soil from the ages. Approximately 12" tall overall, 13" wide and 9" deep. |
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Lovely
Lenci Child $1450. |
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With a warm expression, this 14" Lenci 149 child invites you to see just how well she has been taken care of by the original owner since the 1920's. She has a light auburn bobbed hairdo, is marked with the "Lenci" name on the bottom of both feet and has the 1927 Lenci era fabric label stitched loosely to the back of her jacket. She is free of moth holes with clean, vibrant original coloring to her clothing and skin surface, except for a faint blemish on her left cheek. |
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Completely original clothing, featuring gathered organdy undergarments, crocheted socks, and cornflower blue organdy dress with coordinating blue felt jacket, shoes and hair bow. Bellina! |
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Early
1920's Lenci $525. |
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One of the early, softer-faced Lenci's, circa 1925, in her original dress, underpants and shoes, with brown, side-glancing eyes and a full and curly locks of reddish brown mohair. She is 12" tall, and is contained in a Christmas box from her era. She has several tiny holes, mostly on the left side of her face, and some soil and staining on parts of her body. There are no marks or tags from the manufacturer, but there is what appears to be a faint "10" written on the bottom of one foot. |
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Door of
Hope Woman Bound Feet $1150. |
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The aristocracy of China would bind the feet of their privileged infants so that, because of their incredibly small, deformed feet in the years to come, they would be dismissed from a life of hard work. The Door of Hope Mission young girls included this facet of their society in their repertoire of dolls that they tediously dressed and decorated. This is the seldom seen Door of Hope woman with tiny bound feet (10 1/2"), wearing a simple white cotton tunic and pants, and colorful bound slippers of silk fabric and embroidery. She has a carved bun with gold accents and she has the early style body with cloth hands. There are a couple of dots of stray black paint on her right cheek, but a face with an especially sweet expression. |
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Schilling
Early Composition Doll All Original $650. |
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Rarely seen in this excellent condition, this early composition baby made in Germany, circa 1890 by Schilling is simply a joy. The composition shoulderhead with brown sleep eyes, original platinum blond mohair wig, open mouth with teeth and brush stroked brows has a cloth body with composition lower arms and legs. There is only a surface crack on the right upper back of the head, otherwise the doll is in near mint condition, with the two "Mama, Papa" pull strings in perfectly working condition. The original and matching gown and full under slip also have an additional layer in the form of a light, butter yellow wool full-slip. |
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Door of
Hope Woman |
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All Original $795.
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An adult woman (11") from the Door of Hope mission in Shanghai, China with early Eastern hairdo and carved bun. She is wearing her original cotton pants and tunic with frog closings, with some fading from exposure to light. She has well carved ears, facial features and hands and black silk slippers. There are some extra paint marks on her face, probably a slip of hand from the mission's local artist who carved and painted her head. Her forehead hairline has wonderful and realistic, fine hair-like strokes. |
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Lenci miniature side-glancing character or "mascotte", 9" tall, and dressed in her original Italian regional costume. She is very clean and the colors of her felt costume nice and vibrant, however she does have several small moth holes on the rear back of her head dress and a few on her skirt, as well. Look at those big hoop earrings! $250. |
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Door of
Hope 10 1/2" |
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"Nursemaid" ON LAYAWAY |
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What theme better portrays the meaning and message of the Shanghai Door of Hope Mission than the image of a young child being cared for and kept safe? One of the rare Door of Hope dolls is this all original "nursemaid" and child who have never been separated and who retain the original silk-covered carrier for the baby. The nursemaid and the baby even have their silk head pieces, and except for some fading to the cotton garments, they are in excellent condition. Just another endearing piece of the story of a place, born in the early 1900's, where unwanted children could find and home and flourish. |
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Door of
Hope Man ON LAYAWAY |
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From the Door of Hope mission in Shanghai, China, an all original adult man (11 1/2") in cotton tunic and pants, with silk slippers, vest and cap. The vest and tunic have typical frog closings and all are in very good condition with just some fading to the cotton from exposure to light The earnest young man has well carved ears, facial features and hands. |
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