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Add to wishlist"Foxy grandpa".Handpainted mechanical tin toy fra 20-ties.Günthermann,Germany..Comic toy.
EUR 1.500,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
"Foxy grandpa". Handpainted German mechanical tin toy. Made by Siegfried Günthermann.Wind up toy.H. 20, 5 cm/ 8 inch. Excellent condition.Comic toy.Ca. 1910.
Add to wishlistPool player tinplate mechanical toy
EUR 650,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
12 x15 cm/ 43/4"x 6". Fine Billard player tinplate mechanical toy.When wound up he moves his arm and plays pool.Fine condition.Good working.Made by Kibri Germany
Add to wishlistEarly Sonnenberg Paper mache baby dool -so called "Täufling".
EUR 1.250,00Category: Antique Papier-mâché/Paper-Mache Dolls and Wooden dolls (1750-1860)
A Sonnenberg Paper mache baby -so called "Täufling". Shoulder-Headed Doll, German circa 1850 with closed painted mouth, dark glass eyes, rouged cheeks, painted curls to either side and rear of head, cloth and wooden body which is put together with twill cloth and has floating joints. The child's body engineering can be clearly seen on the detail photos.The shoulderhead has very nice details such as a very nice mouth and brows and the extremely delicately painted tufts of hair like his Mottschmann family members typically receive. Dressed in a plain original cotton dress. This happy baby also has a working squeaker mounted in his mid-section . Size 32 cm/12,6"
Add to wishlistJack Spratt.Early handprinted dancing couple.Günthermann 1910
EUR 1.650,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Handpainted early toy showing Jack Spratt.Early dancing couple made by Günthermann portrays famed nursery rhyme couple Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spratt.Excellent function. do ask for additional photos. H. 17 cm,
Add to wishlistCharlie Chaplin movie star made by Schuco,,Germany.
EUR 685,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Charlie Chaplin movie star tin toy made by Günthermann, Germany ca 1920. Lithographed Windup toy in excellent original condition. High: 17 cm
Add to wishlistMechanical hand painted tin toy: A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton from 1899. "La Blanchisseuse"
EUR 1.600,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "La Blanchisseuse"19th. century. 20 cm.clockwork.They are crude in one way and sophisticated in another. Martin''''''''s genius was to observe everyday people and transform them into toys. Many times toys are made for children but with adults in mind. The subtleties would be lost on a child. This is an early toy figure of a drunkard, with painted face, grey top hat with the Martin mark, a bottle and cup, with permanent key, black metal feet, check trousers and plain tunic (some wear and tear). Made to walk with a stagger and periodically take a drink, has survived remarkable well. See F.Marchand,L''''''''Historie des Jouets Martin,Paris 1987.
Add to wishlistMechanical hand painted tin toy: A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "Le CLochard" from 1899.France
EUR 885,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "Le CLochard" (the drunkard) from 1899. Martin toys are portraying French life in the 19th century. They are crude in one way and sophisticated in another. Martin''''s genius was to observe everyday people and transform them into toys. Many times toys are made for children but with adults in mind. The subtleties would be lost on a child. This is an early toy figure of a drunkard, with painted face, grey top hat with the Martin mark, a bottle and cup, with permanent key, black metal feet, check trousers and plain tunic (some wear and tear). Made to walk with a stagger and periodically take a drink, has survived remarkable well. See F.Marchand,L''''Historie des Jouets Martin,Paris 1987.
Add to wishlistFernand Martin Tin Windup Dancing Couple, Les Valseurs No. 219 . FRANCE
EUR 1.600,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "LES VALSEURS" from 1899. Martin toys are portraying French life in the 19th century. They are crude in one way and sophisticated in another. Martin's genius was to observe everyday people and transform them into toys. Many times toys are made for children but with adults in mind. The subtleties would be lost on a child. See F.Marchand,L'Historie des Jouets Martin,Paris 1987.
