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* Paper Doll. Paddy Cary articulated figure, Dublin & London: J. Colles, 23, circa 1820s/30s, hand-painted cut-out cardboard figure of an Irish ruffian, with legs articulated at the thighs and knees, the smiling bearded figure sporting a black eye, wearing a brown hat, a green jacket (with holes in the sleeves) over an orange waistcoat, tan breeches, blue stockings (falling down and with holes in the heels), and brown shoes, holding a wooden staff in his right hand, and a pewter tankard of frothing beer in his left, the words 'Paddy Cary' on the tankard, a trifle rubbed in places, verso with printer's engraved label 'Sold by J. Colles, 23, Dawson Street, Dublin, and 60, Frith Street, Soho Square, London.', with 20th century ink inscription beneath, 35.5 x 12.5 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:A rare survival.
* Fuller's Paper Dolls. A complete set of 14 paper dolls from Young Albert and Phoebe, [London: S. and J. Fuller], circa 1811, fourteen hand-coloured cut-out paper-doll figures, with 4 heads and 2 hats, comprising: a complete set of paper-dolls from Young Albert, the Roscius. Exhibited in a Series of Characters from Shakespeare and other Authors, with 3 original interchangeable heads including a rosy cheeked face with curled hair (1 slightly larger, duplicate), and Othello wearing a turban (lacking plume and reinforced to verso); and a complete set of paper dolls from Phoebe, The Cottage Maid. Exemplified in a series of rural figures, with 1 original interchangeable head wearing necklace, and two interchangable hats; one paper doll lacking original index finger, some spotting and toning mainly to versos, hand-colouring bright, largest paper doll, 12.5 x 9 cm QTY: (a small folder)NOTE:Young Albert - Gumuchian 2034; Osborne p. 420. Phoebe - Osborne, p. 1053 (one hat only).Gumuchian calls Young Albert, "one of the most interesting and scarcest of this type of early juvenile", and indeed, it is certainly one of the rarest of Fuller's paperdoll books.
* Silhouettes. A Victorian silhouette, mid 19th century, showing a lady with ringlets wearing a long dress, her right hand resting on a torchère hosting a vase of flowers, with gold highlights, 29 x 19 cm, period rosewood frame, glazed, with a printed poem titled 'Alice of Penn' to verso, frame size 38 x 28 cm, together with two further silhouettes each with Malmesbury interest, comprising a child on a horse with another child feeding the horse whilst holding a doll, scissor cut and laid on card, faintly inscribed 'Eastcourt' lower left, 21 x 29 cm, gold mount aperture, period maple frame, glazed, frame size 28.5 x 36.5 cm, fading and wear, plus a portrait of Judge J.R. Randolph of Eastcourt, Malmesbury, 9.5 cm diameter, ebonised circular frame, glazed, frame size 13 cm, label identifying sitter to verso, all three are loose in their frame QTY: (3)NOTE:Judge Joseph Randolph of Eastcourt near Malmesbury, Wiltshire was born in 1867. Randolph was the judge at "The Headley Wife Murder" trial in 1916. James Smith, an engine driver from East Liss in Hampshire was accused of murdering his wife with a revolver at Headley. The trial took place at Winchester Assizes and after the jury found him guilty of manslaughter, Judge Randolph sentenced Smith to 20 years of penal servitude.Randolph's wife Evelyn St Leger unveiled the Crudwell War Memorial in 1920.
* Faulkner (C.W., & Co.). A collection of 17 decks of Misfitz cards, circa 1898-1918, 18 decks of colour-printed cards, comprising: Unknown early Misfitz pack, circa 1898, 71 (of 72) colour-printed deck of cards, depicting 24 characters, wearing various outfits, including: monk holding tankard, woman in shorts with bicycle, sailor (lacking head), Admiral, clown, policeman holding a pie, country gent smoking a cigar, etc., the characters divided into 3 cards, some light toning or spotting, versos type 2 (green), each card 92 x 67 mm, together with Fairy Legend Misfitz, circa 1908, the complete deck of 72 cards, depicting 24 characters, in groups of 3 from each of 8 nursery rhymes or fairy tales including: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Bluebeard, The Sleeping Beauty, The Queen of Hearts, etc., the characters divided into 3 cards and including the title of, plus a line from, the relevant tale or rhyme, the characters divided into 3 cards, some light toning, two cards with creases to corners (torso and legs of Prince, The Sleeping Beauty), versos type 1 (green), each card 67 x 92 mm, with rules, horizontal closed tear, partially detached, fraying to edges, together with plus 14 other packs comprising: Shakespearian Misfitz, versos type 2, with box; Animal Misfitz, versos type 3; Busy Folk Misfitz (21/24 cards), versos type 2; Golly Misfitz, versos type 3; Dolly Dump Misfitz, with rules, versos type 3; Nursery Rhymes, versos type 3; Many Folk Misfitz, with rules, versos type 3; Fairy Tale Misfitz (57/60 cards), versos type 4; Kings and Queens of England Misfitz, with rules and box; Fairy Folk Misfitz, versos type 4; Little Folk Misfitz, versos type 3; and National Misfitz, 5 decks with rules and 3 in original box, versos type 3, approximately 68 x 92 mm, plus two other decks of misfitz style cards, one showing comedic characters, the other showing a wooden doll, golliwog and red figure with ring through nose and fur covering torso, unknown publisher, circa 1890, one deck incomplete, the other in worn condition but rare, each deck partly contained in a clear plastic wallet with a reference number, remainder of each pack housed in an individual bag with corresponding number, mostly in good conditionQTY: (a carton)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: a scarce Misfitz card game, the example in Bargains! The History & Games of C.W. Faulkner & Co., by Neil Derbyshire, 2000, pp. 117-122, shows an example of the pack with titles to the upper margins. Colonel Corkscrew is not wearing boots or spurs and his sword is not as prominent in the deck illustrated in Bargains! This pack is thought to be one of the earliest Misfitz card decks produced. Notice from the the-saleroom.com: These items are listed on the basis they are illustrative of a bygone culture in which there were different social norms. We understand the potential controversy surrounding this type of item but believe that providing transparent information about historical context fosters greater understanding of our complex cultural history.
Two early 20th Century bisque head dolls on articluated composition bodies, to include Heubach Koppelsdorf 317.9 boy doll with striated blue glass eyes, painted features and open mouth showing two teeth and tongue (hairline crack to head), and Armand Marseille 990 girl doll with striated blue glass sleeping eyes, painted features and open mouth showing two teeth (2, each approx. 61cm tall). Together with a wooden rocking cot
An early 20th Century bisque shoulder head girl doll with blonde wig, fixed glass eyes and painted features, impressed horseshoe mark to back, on cloth body with composition arms and legs, 35cm tall, and a smaller bisque shoulder head girl doll with blue glass sleeping eyes, impressed marks "Germany 11/0", 28cm tall (2, both a/f)
An early 20th Century Heubach Koppelsdorf bisque head girl doll with brown wig, fixed striated blue glass eyes, open mouth showing two teeth and sprung tongue, impressed marks "Heaubach Koppelsdorf 342.2. Germany", on articulated composition body, wearing a later sailor style dress and hat, 45cm tall
An early 20th Century Felix Arena Mignon bisque head girl doll with light brown wig, brown glass sleeping eyes, hand painted features, open mouth showing five teeth, impressed marks "Germany Mignon 0 1/4", on articulated composition body, wearing contemporary blue bonnet and white lace dress, 50cm tall
An early 20th Century Simon and Halbig for Kammer and Reinhart head girl doll with brown wig, striated blue glass sleeping eyes, painted features, open mouth showing four teeth, pierced ears, impressed marks "K & R Simon and Halbig 76", on articulated wood and composition body (a/f), wearing straw hat, floral dress and white linen cape, 74cm tall

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