ARMAND MARSEILLE GOOGLIES EYE DOLL HEAD & SHOULDERS

Here is a lovely little Armand Marseille Bisque headed Gogglies eyed doll head and shoulders, it has a very charismatic look about it with the blue eyes and smirk..



The base of the neck is marked with AM 320 11/0 Germany.


The dolls head and shoulders measures almost 6cm in height by 4cm wide at the base of the shoulders.




The face is very delicately painted with a dimpled chin, moulded blue eyes that look to the right as you look at it, rosie cheeks and a little moulded tuft of hair that comes from the top of the head down onto the forehead.


















This is in lovely condition with no damage and no discolouration.

This sold for £14.99

HISTORICAL LETTER NAPOLEON BONAPARTE 11TH SEPT 1819

Here is what I consider to be an important letter or document regarding Napoleon Bonaparte.

This letter was written by Captain Nichols and is dated 11th September 1819.

This also has Major Gorreguer, Secretary of States name incuded at the end and on the back page of this letter.

The writing is very faint and difficult to read but I can make out some words. This begins:-

"Dear Sir I believe that I saw ? Bonaparte".

There are other words that I think I can make out with one being Prison, Bonaparte appears about three times and I think Guardsman.

I would dearly love to know exactly what the letter is about.

Please follow this link to find out more about Captain Nichols, Major Gorreguer and Bonaparte.


This item sold for £150

WADE COMICAL ELEPHANT IRISH PORCELAIN NEVER AGAIN! 1959

Here is an early Wade Gifts From Old Ireland Comical Elephant made in 1959.

This has the motto on his back of Never again!

Unfortunately he has suffered a knock to his tail.

Please see photos.

I have other wade examples why not check the wade tag at the foot of this post.

This piece sold for £22.99

Kurt Jobst ring

Here is a very pretty vintage silver Kurt Jobst ring set with a Chrysocolla.

The ring is marked on the inside band with .925, Jobst and what looks like a JK.

The makers mark is slightly indistinct so any help in identifying the actual mark of Kurt Jobst would be very much appreciated.

The makers mark can be clearly seen in the first photograph.

Would also appreciate help on pricing this item.

VINTAGE CALEB SASHA DOLL ORIGINAL CLOTHES & TAG

Here is......
Caleb sasha doll


A vintage Caleb sasha doll.

As far as I can see he is in very good condition.

He has his original clothes although these look like they need some attention.

His socks are somewhat discoloured and the neck of his jumper needs restitching.

I think his elastic has gone in his trousers so this would need replacing.

Vest is ok but is discoloured and pants seem to be quite short for him.

His hair is comparitively complete and he seems to have some long strands amongst his shorter strands.

I cannot see any plugs missing.

There seems to be the odd single hair coming away here and there so I have not brushed his hair.

His legs are strung with brown elastic, while his arms are strung with white elastic

GARNIER PARIS BRASS CHAMPLEVE 8 DAY CARRIAGE CLOCK

Here is a

Garnier (Paul) Paris, brass carriage clock with Champleve decoration.

This is in working order with all glass panels intact (the front panel of glass has a small chip to the top left hand corner.

The clock face also has some damage to the top left hand corner with hairline cracks, the largest travels from the top left down past the number 9.

I am not sure why it has this damage as the brass on that corner shows no sign of damage, so it has not been dropped. The damage can be seen on the last photograph.

The hairline cracks are very light and are difficult to see, can only be seen at an angle.

The enamelled Champleve is in good condition.

The patina of the brass? on the body of the clock could do with a clean but as I am not an expert I have left it well alone in case I damage it.

It seems to keep very good time but could probably do with very slight adjustment.




Sold for £125.00

VINTAGE MENS SILVER WRIST WATCH BIRMINGHAM 1937 BENSON

a Gents silver hallmarked wristwatch with leather strap.

The watch has the Birmingham assay office with a date letter of N indicating this was made in 1937.

The watchmaker it seems was J W Benson from London.

The winder is not working properly when turned the hands spin around.

The flywheel moves several swings and then stops.

The second hand is loose inside so would need reattaching.

The watch strap is in good condition although rather crudely made, and the watch case could do with a good clean.

The watch is sold as not working



Final sale price £21.00

A E WAITE KEY TO THE TAROT FIRST Edition 1910

1910 first edition of A E Waite's seminal THE KEY TO THE TAROT, published by William Rider & Son Limited.

This is a very rare item indeed and very very few first eds, appear on the open market.

It is an unassuming little book 83mm x 125mm, bound in blue with gilt blocking and gilt top edge. Very slight browning to the edges of the pages. Otherwise in excellent condition.

The cover is in excellent condition having been covered by its original tissue paper and if it were not for the slight browning of the pages this would look as new instead of a 1910 book.

The book comes with a boxed deck of tarot cards, obviously of the same date. The cards conform with Pamela Coleman Smith's requirements as described in K Frank Jensen's article "The early Waite-Smith tarot editions".

The cards are in excellent condition, with no signs of rough handling.

Comes in its original box for book and deck.

In 1909, Waite commissioned Smith to produce a tarot deck with appeal to the world of art, and the result was the unique Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck (Rider being the name of the publisher), which has endured as the world's most popular 78-card tarot deck. The innovative cards depict full scenes with figures and symbols on all of the cards including the pips, and with Smith's distinctive designs they have become the basis for the designs of many subsequent packs.

The Rider-Waite tarot deck is the most popular Tarot deck in use today in the English-speaking world (the Tarot de Marseille being the most popular deck in the Latin countries). Over the years it has also been known as the Rider-Waite-Smith, Waite-Smith, Waite-Colman Smith or simply the Rider deck.

The images were drawn by artist Pamela Colman Smith, to the instructions of academic and mystic A. E. Waite and published by the Rider Company. While the images are deceptively simple, almost child-like, the details and backgrounds hold a wealth of symbolism. The subjects remain close to the earliest decks, but usually have added details. Significantly, Waite had the Christian imagery of older tarot decks' cards toned down—the "Pope" card became the "Hierophant," the "Popess" became the "High Priestess." The minor arcana are also, like the earlier Sola Busca Tarot, fully illustrated with designs created by Pamela Colman Smith. The chief aesthetic objection to this deck is the crude printing of colours in the original: several decks, such as the Universal Waite deck, simply copy the Smith line drawings, but with more sophisticated coloring.

The cards were originally published in December 1909, and the symbols used were influenced by the 19th century magician and occultist Eliphas Levi. In 1910, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by A.E. Waite was published, providing an overview of the traditions and history behind the cards, criticism of various interpretations, and extensive descriptions of their symbols, along with 78 black and white plates of each card in the deck.




Final sale price £1029.00

ERNST HEUBACH BISQUE & LEATHER DOLL 1900 + SET CLOTHES

Here is a.....

Ernst Heubach doll with horseshoe on her neck and a number 1900.

She has been nicely made and is unusual as she has shoulders,

She is open mouthed showing a row of nice white teeth.

Eyes are working well.

I am not sure but I think she has real human hair, but this is quite scruffy and will possibly need to be replacing.

She has had a break to the front of her shoulder and has been repaired, this could possibly be cleaned and made to look much better than it is at the moment.

She is separate from kid leather body, there is a rip at the back where leather meets the material so that the sawdust will come out quite easily.

She has one china half arm whilst the other one is missing.

Her clothes are checked long johnswith knee length green stockings/socks, hole in one.

A vintage coat with mother of pearl buttons, this has signs of wear to the underarms and is badly in need of a wash or clean.

A crocheted skirt or petticoat with a cotton button, again needs a good clean.

A Petticoat with hand done lace to the bottom.

A very nice red dress to go with her red knitted hat.

The dress has mother of pearl buttons that graduate down to tiny mother of pearl buttons.

Has tiny buttons as decoration on the front and on the sleeve.

Has some wear and again could do with a clean.

All in all I think this could be a very nice made up doll.

Final sale price £46.66

Boxed pelham puppet No clothes?

Here is....

vintage boxed Pelham puppet.

I have tried looking him up on the Pelham Puppet website but cannot find him.

He has red wooden shoes and closed wooden hands or composite hands and metal knee joints.

His joints are metal and he has a white nose with a big beaming smile and very big blue eyes.

No hair or clothes I am afraid and no strings or control.

He came in a box but I don't think its the box he should be in.

It is a box for a cowgirl and as he came in this the box will be included.

The box is dated from 1956 - 1962 and is in fair condition, a child has written their name on the lid and the corners are worn, with the edges of the lid slightly worn as well.


Pelham puppets are a type of factory-made puppet created by Bob Pelham known for making mainly string puppets (Marionettes) in post war Britain from 1947 - 1996.



Final sale price £8.50

H.W. Tisdall Hunters pocket watch Philadelphia watch case company

Here is...

Beautiful full hunter pocket watch by H W Tisdall.

This has a beautifully engraved outer case on both the back and the front.

The watch is in good working order although I have not tested how good it is at keeping the time.

I think this watch was made at either the end of the 1800's or early 1900's as the case has the Philadelphia Watch Case Co stamped on it, this traded from 1888 until 1904.

The case appears to be rose gold plated.

The watch face has Roman numerals and the numbers for the seconds, has a slight hairline crack to the watch face, this also has Tisdall on it.

I do not know much about the company Tisdall so any comments giving a brief history would be welcomed.





Final sale price £36.00

VINTAGE 9CT GOLD MINIATURE MOURNING LOCKET FOR CHILD

Here is a small

9ct gold engraved mourning locket, complete with a woven locket of hair encased inside

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Wearing Mourning lockets became a custom for the wealthy in the 19th century and would often have a lock of the deceased's hair.

I can only assume that this would have been for a child or baby as it is so small.

It measures just about 1/2" across.

The front is nicely engraved with the back also nicely decorated.

Although this is not marked 9ct this tests as 9ct gold on a Tri-electronics gold testing machine.

There is a slight hole in the ring at the top of the locket but this could easily be repaired by a jeweller.

Final sale price £4:99