A pair of Japanese geisha(?) dolls, mounted in their red-lacquered display cases. The dolls appear to be about 8" tall; the cases measure 7-5/8" wide, 10-3/4" tall, and 6-1/4" deep, glassed on 3 sides, slide-in wooden panel on back. Two labels on back of panel: green circle with gold letters "Dolls & Toys, [trademark],Yoshitoku, Asakusabashi, Tokyo", blue oval "Registered [trademark] Trademark, Made in Japan".
$150.00 pair
A Marx, post-war, all-metal, electric train, C.1945. It has the Marline engine, New York Central coaltender, #552 Rock Island gondola, #555 B&O boxcar (1 sidedoor missing), #553 Santa Fe tanker, #556 New York Central caboose, the original transformer, 2 switching tracks, and 13 pieces of track. Newly purchased from estate; have not even plugged it in to try. Small amount of wear, rust, and abundance of dust from being stored for years.
$325.00
"The Spider and the Fly [trademark]" game was "Manufactured by THE WAVERLY TOY WORKS, Waverly, N.Y." and "Patented October 22, 1889."
"'Will you walk into my parlor?'
Said the Spider to the Fly;
'Tis the prettiest little parlor
That ever you did spy.'"
It is a dovetailed-wooden-box game with a picture of spider, on his web, in the back, into which 4 vari-colored felt circles are to be housed in the hole in the spider. Spider originally moved to place the appropriate color felt onto the matching printed circle.
$95.00
A 3-piece-mold, glass, minnow trap with screw-on tin lid. Marked on shoulder of jar "CAMP MINNOW TRAP" and "CHECOTAH, OKLA. PAT. PEND.". Glass is wavy and has bubbles. Excellent condition; dirty, as found.
$175.00
Pr. Roseville "Freesia" ewers (on base, "Roseville, U.S.A., 20-10") one excellent & one has chip on base, $495.00/pr; White, 10-1/2", double-handled vase marked "R.R.P.Co, Roseville, O", $47.50; Pitcher (no longer available); Van Briggle vase (no longer available); Weller vase, impressed "WELLER", excellent condition, $165.00; McCoy advertising pitcher for Seagram Whiskey, excellent condition, $65.00.
Seminole handled basket, $125.00; Choctaw string basket, $65.00; Choctaw or Cherokee trinket basket, $45.00; and Papago brad tray, $155.00. All are 1950/1960's vintage.
Two Capo-di-Monte figures, 3-1/2" tall, old mark prior to 1891. Figure on left (with large hat) is in mint condition, $165.00; figure on right has had corner of base broken off and re-glued, $100.00.
An assortment of Casual China by Russell Wright. Please inquire concerning your needs.