ONLINE AUCTION | November. 3 12:00pm - November. 13 12:00pm

SMALE ESTATE SESSION IV: DOLLS

Buyer's Premium: 

22% (2% discount for payments by cash or debit only - no discount for credit card or e-Transfer payments)

Session IV from the Edna Marie Smale estate, Chatham, Ontario without additions from other sources featuring an extensive selection of antique bisque head, celluloid, collector and other dolls.

DESCRIPTIONS NOTE SOME VISIBLE IMPERFECTIONS AS A SERVICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS; NEVERTHELESS, DOLLS ARE OFFERED "AS IS". Dolls often have minor concealed damage (i.e. chipped fingers, toes, cracks, etc.) and also missing shoes, clothing tears, etc. To settle the estate, no sale will be set aside due to condition.

Assembled over several decades forming one of the largest private collections in Canada. Edna was a member of the Historical Toy & Doll Society of Southwestern Ontario and was often requested to loan items for display including at the Ridge House Museum, Ridgetown, Ontario. Her collection has been featured in numerous newspaper articles including one picturing her automaton doll valued at $10,000-$15,000, and in another a hand carved Virgin Mary doll circa 1795.

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6201

EARLY RELIGIOUS DOLL

"Virgin Mary" hand-carved wood doll attributed to the 18th century with painted features, the wire-framed body wrapped in jute-like material; some chips and cracks - height 38.7cm (15 1/4in) togeth

Current Bid: $457
6202

2 FIRST NATIONS DOLLS

"Tradition Dolls" dyed bisque wearing elaborate traditional costume including furs and feather headdress - height approximately 66cm (26in)

Current Bid: $22
6203

TETE JUMEAU BISQUE HEAD

SFBJ Paris #13 with sleep eyes, open mouth with molded teeth and pierced ears on jointed compo body - height 72.4cm (28 1/2in)

Current Bid: $619
6204

RARE COLLECTOR'S DOLL

Hand-painted wax over composition head circa 1850 - height 20.3cm (8in)

Current Bid: $10
6205

GERMAN BISQUE

Heubach Kopplesdorf 250.5 - height 59.7cm (23 1/2in)

Current Bid: $40
6206

DOLL & BOOKS

Composition doll with sleep eyes 35.6cm (14in) high together with 1934 and 1939 Shirley Temple storybooks

Current Bid: $30
6207

FRENCH BISQUE HEAD

Fully signed including "Favorite, No. 0, ALCCie, Limoges" with blue eyes, pierced ears, open mouth with teeth on jointed compo body - height 35.6cm (14in)

Current Bid: $55
6208

ANTIQUE WOODEN DOLL

Primitive hand-carved jointed dancing doll - height 33cm (13in)

Current Bid: $95
6209

GERMAN BISQUE

A.M. "370 A 4/0 M" with brown sleep eyes and open mouth - height 38.1cm (15in)

Current Bid: $55
6210

3 DOLLS

Antique jointed mohair (wear) with celluloid face together with (2) cloth dolls with hand-painted features - tallest 45.7cm (18in)

Current Bid: $10
6211

FRENCH BISQUE HEAD

Signed "Petite Francaise France", "J V" with dove", '7 Liane" with blue eyes, pierced ears, open mouth on jointed compo body - height 50.8cm (20in), back of head

Current Bid: $66
6212

3 BARBIES IN BOXES

"Little Debbie" Series II; 1998 Barbie Style; 2003 "California Girl"

Current Bid: $30
6213

SIMON & HALBIG

Bisque head with open mouth and blue sleep eyes with lashes on jointed body - height 66cm (26in)

Current Bid: $283
6214

HAND-PAINTED CELLULOID

Pig face - height 26.7cm (10 1/2in)

Current Bid: $10
6215

A.M. BISQUE HEAD BABY GIRL

Signed ""A 6 M, Germany, 985" with blue sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth on jointed compo body - height 38.1cm (15in)

Current Bid: $22
6216

3 CHINA HEADS

Height approximately 38.1cm (15in) with cloth bodies - 1 missing a lower leg and another with shoulders replaced by epoxy

Current Bid: $50
6217

GERMAN BISQUE

Blue sleep eyes and open mouth - height 37.5cm (14 3/4in)

Current Bid: $35
6218

2 WOODEN DOLLS

With note "Peg-wooden or Dutch Dolls, 1785 - German" - taller 31.1cm (12 1/4in)

Current Bid: $45
6219

ANTIQUE BISQUE HEAD

Signed "1907 R/A Dep I 41/0" for Recknagel with blue sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth on jointed compo body - height 35.6cm (14in)

Current Bid: $20
6220

ANTIQUE DOLL BUGGY

Wicker and iron on solid rubber tires circa 1910 - length approximately 71.1cm (28in)

Current Bid: $50
6221

GERMAN BISQUE

"Mabel" with celluloid hands on leather body - height 52.1cm (20 1/2in)

Current Bid: $43
6222

2 VINTAGE DOLLS

"Campbell's Kid" and "Buddy Lee" - taller 33cm (13in)

Current Bid: $106
6223

A.M. GERMANY BISQUE HEAD

Floradora # 1 1/2 with sleep eyes on jointed leather body - height 44.5cm (17 1/2in)

Current Bid: $38
6224

FRENCH PAINTED COMPOSITION

Signed "Cadette, France" with blue sleep eyes - height 39.4cm (15 1/2in)

Current Bid: $20
6225

A.M. BISQUE

Signed "DRCM 246/7, A 1 1/2 M" on compo body - height 43.2cm (17in)

Current Bid: $35
6226

SCHOENHUT DOLL

Hand-painted - height 29.2cm (11 1/2in)

Current Bid: $580
6227

ANTIQUE BISQUE HEAD

Unsigned attributed to France on leather body with lower bisque arms - height 35.6cm (14in)

Current Bid: $98
6228

VENTRILOQUIST DOLL

"Charlie McCarthy" made by Reliable - height 38.1cm (15in)

Current Bid: $45
6229

GERMAN BISQUE

Open mouth and sleep eyes signed "S (PB in a star) H 1909, 1" for Schoenau and Hoffmeister on jointed compo body - height 43.2cm (17in)

Current Bid: $75
6230

PORCELAIN HEAD

Hand-painted features - height 54.6cm (21 1/2in)

Current Bid: $27
6231

A.M. GERMANY BISQUE HEAD

Signed "No. 3500, A.M. 2 1/2 Dep." with blue sleep eyes and open mouth on leather body - height 50.8cm (20in)

Current Bid: $30
6232

3 BARBIES IN BOXES

1999 limited edition 40th Anniversary Barbie with Steiff Teddy Bear; 2008 Barbie Collector 1959; 1993 limited edition Barbie Dream Wedding

Current Bid: $282
6233

BISQUE HEAD

"Queen Louise" with brown eyes and lashes, open mouth and pierced ears - height 54cm (21 1/4in)

Current Bid: $15
6234

3 INDIGENOUS SOUVENIR DOLLS

Hand-painted felt papoose on bark cradle 15.2cm (6in) long; painted (chips) celluloid girl with blanket; small painted celluloid papoose with attached mailing card from Chicago to London, Ont.

Current Bid: $15
6235

FLORADORA BISQUE HEAD

A.M. Germany #0 1/2 with brown sleep eyes and open mouth with teeth on jointed compo body - height 40.6cm (16in)

Current Bid: $31
6236

ANTIQUE DOLL BUGGY

Wicker, wood and iron - one piece of wicker missing and another broken - length approximately 66cm (26in)

Current Bid: $15
6237

BISQUE HEAD

Signed with a faded "X" mark on leather body - height 40.6cm (16in)

Current Bid: $27
6238

2 DOLLS

Hand-painted china and porcelain heads on cloth bodies - height 31.8cm (12 1/2in)

Current Bid: $50
6239

ANTIQUE BISQUE HEAD

German or French signed "Dep 154.5" with brown sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth on leather body with lower compo legs and bisque hands - height 40.6cm (16in)

Current Bid: $55
6240

ANTIQUE BISQUE PORCELAIN

Hand-painted features (hat brim and torso with restorations) on cloth body - height 36.8cm (14 1/2in)

Current Bid: $15
6241

LARGE A.M. BISQUE HEAD

#390 on jointed compo body - height 73.7cm (29in)

Current Bid: $44
6242

2 SMALL ANTIQUE BISQUE HEADS

Taller 15.9cm (6 1/4in) French (back of head has damage) and smaller A.M. Germany

Current Bid: $98
6243

VERY LARGE FRENCH BISQUE HEAD

Signed "France, SFBJ, Paris" with sleep eyes, pierced ears, open mouth with teeth on jointed compo body - height 81.3cm (32in)

Current Bid: $1007
6244

3 DOLLS BY RELIABLE

One on roller and others on ice skates - height 40.6cm (16in), few checks on faces

Current Bid: $35
6245

BISQUE HEAD

Signed "Special" - height 41.9cm (16 1/2in)

Current Bid: $22
6246

3 DOLLS BY RELIABLE

Tallest 45.7cm (18in) and (2) smaller with sleep eyes

Current Bid: $55
6247

GERMAN BISQUE HEAD

Signed "Germany, Maubel(?) O" with blue sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth on leather body - height 55.9cm (22in)

Current Bid: $33
6248

DEE & CEE RUBBER DOLL

1961 "Calypso Bill" - height 39.4cm (15 1/2in)

Current Bid: $18
6249

ANTIQUE WAX OVER BISQUE

On Walker cloth body - height 50.8cm (20in)

Current Bid: $43
6250

ANTIQUE CANADIAN DOLL

Dominion Toy circa 1915 with painted composition head on cloth body - height 44.5cm (17 1/2in); age checks

Current Bid: $15
6251

GERMAN BISQUE HEAD

Signed "1894, A.M. 5 Dep" with sleep eyes, open mouth on jointed compo body - height 44.5cm (17 1/2in)

Current Bid: $30
6252

4 BARBIES IN BOXES

Coca-Cola Barbie, special edition Barbie Coca-Cola skateboard; Barbie Mars Explorer; Barbie Skating Star

Current Bid: $45
6253

A.M. GERMANY

Painted bisque head #390, 2 1/2 on jointed compo body - height 40.6cm (16in)

Current Bid: $27
6254

STEIFF, ETC.

Steiff Siamese kitten 22.9cm (9in) high; mohair terrier (wear); RCMP hand puppet by Kersa, Germany (broken belt)

Current Bid: $51
6255

UNIS FRENCH BISQUE HEAD

Signed with "Unis France" in oval with "71 149 60" having blue sleep eyes and open mouth with teeth on jointed compo body - height 55.9cm (22in)

Current Bid: $94
6256

4 DOLLS

Painted celluloid and plaster - tallest 34.3cm (13 1/2in)

Current Bid: $27
6257

GERMAN BISQUE HEAD

C.M. Bergman Walterhausen 1916 0 1/2 on jointed compo body - height 40.6cm (16in)

Current Bid: $38
6258

ANTIQUE COMPOSITION DOLL

Sleep eyes and painted features seated on a wrought iron chair - height approximately 48.3cm (19in; age checks

Current Bid: $22
6259

A.M. BISQUE HEAD

"Floradora" 2 1/2 with red hair, blue eyes, open mouth with teeth on leather body - height 48.3cm (19in)

Current Bid: $30
6260

ANTIQUE DOLL CARRIAGE

Wood body on iron frame, the original leather canopy has damage - length approximately 71.1cm (28in)

Starting Bid: $10
6261

PAINTED BISQUE HEAD

Signed "6/0" with blue sleep eyes - height 35.6cm (14in)

Current Bid: $15
6262

PAIR CHINESE CHILD DOLLS

Painted celluloid on cloth bodies - height approximately 30.5cm (12in)

Current Bid: $25
6263

FRENCH BISQUE HEAD

Signed "Dep.7 1/2 . 195" with eyebrows, open mouth, brown eyes on leather body - 47cm (18 1/2in) high

Current Bid: $27
6264

CHINA HEAD ON PEDAL CART

Mime doll on a 61cm (24in) long "Fruit and Vegetable" pedal cart

Current Bid: $16
6265

LARGE BISQUE HEAD

Signed "K 1/2 Germany 14 1/2" over "171" with sleep eyes on jointed compo body - height 66cm (26in)

Current Bid: $62
6266

LENCI BOY

Height 45.7cm (18in)

Current Bid: $113
6267

BISQUE HEAD

Signed "1902 4." with blue sleep eyes and open mouth on jointed compo body - height 57.2cm (22 1/2in)

Current Bid: $67
6268

2 CHINA HEADS

Taller 50.8cm (20in)

Current Bid: $30
6269

FRENCH BISQUE HEAD

Signed indistinctly (possibly Lanternier) with blue sleep eyes on leather body - height 48.3cm (19in)

Current Bid: $87
6270

3 DOLLS BY RELIABLE

Tallest 53.3cm (21in) has sleep eyes

Current Bid: $38
6271

SIMON & HALBIG

German bisque head #34 with sleep eyes and open mouth with teeth on jointed compo body - height 34.9cm (13 3/4in)

Current Bid: $30
6272

4 MATTEL UNOPENED IN BOXES

"Barbie Happy Family - Baby Doctor", "Christie - Movie Star"; "Happy Family - Alan and Ryan"; "Happy Family - Midge and Baby"

Current Bid: $222
6273

JUTTA BISQUE HEAD

Signed "1914" with sleep eyes on jointed compo body - height 43.8cm (17 1/4in)

Current Bid: $85
6274

3 BARBIES IN BOXES

"Capricorn", "Pink Hope", "45th Anniversary"

Current Bid: $55
6275

GERMAN BISQUE HEAD TODDLER

A.M. 352/2K with sleep eyes on jointed compo body - height 31.8cm (12 1/2in)

Current Bid: $28
6276

6 FELT & CELLULOID

"Empress of France", RCMP, etc. - (3) show some wear, chips on face - tallest 24.1cm (9 1/2in)

Current Bid: $32
6277

FRENCH BISQUE HEAD

Signed "Depose, Fabrication Francaise, Favorite, No. 10, Ed Tasson, ALCC, Limoges" with pierced ears and sleep eyes on compo body - height 57.2cm (22 1/2in)

Current Bid: $232
6278

10 ASIAN DOLLS

(2) Japanese wood kokeshi dolls; (2) china head; porcelain geisha; (5) assorted small dolls

Current Bid: $32
6279

GERMAN BISQUE HEAD

Heubach 250.3 Kopplesdorf with sleep eyes on jointed compo body - height 55.9cm (22in)

Current Bid: $41
6280

FANCY DOLL CARRIAGE

Wicker, wood and iron - length approximately 55.9cm (22in)

Current Bid: $75
6281

TETE JUMEAU

Bisque head with pierced ears (one ring hole with small flake) on jointed compo body - height 53.3cm (21in)

Current Bid: $1700
6282

2 EARLY DOLLS

Taller 31.8cm (12 1/2in) high with wax head and wooden limbs, other painted papier mache head with leather body and wood arms circa 1866

Current Bid: $27
6283

GERMAN BISQUE HEAD

A.M. #390 with sleep eyes on jointed compo body - height 49.5cm (19 1/2in)

Current Bid: $32
6284

6 BISQUE

Japanese and German bisque heads (no bodies) together with (4) small all bisque

Current Bid: $62
6285

JAPANESE BABY

Bisque head with blue eyes and open mouth on jointed compo body - height 54.6cm (21 1/2in)

Current Bid: $111
6286

3 DISNEY DOLLS IN BOXES

Mattel "Princess Party" and "Beauty and the Beast", other by Brass Key "Jasmine"

Current Bid: $35
6287

GERMAN BISQUE HEAD

A.M. # 390 on jointed compo body - height 48.3cm (19in)

Current Bid: $53
6288

3 CHINA HEADS

Tallest 27.3cm (10 3/4in)

Current Bid: $45
6289

GERMAN BISQUE HEAD

Sleep eyes and open mouth on jointed leather body - height 38.1cm (15in); hidden repair on lower back torso

Current Bid: $28
6290

MINERVA TIN

Tin doll (painted features chipped) on cloth body 39.4cm (15 1/2in) high together with (4) heads - all signed Minerva

Current Bid: $27
6291

SIMON & HALBIG

Bisque head #1014 with sleep eyes (require reattaching) and pierced ears on jointed leather body - height 52.1cm (20 1/2in)

Current Bid: $132
6292

3 BARBIES IN BOXES

2002 Winter Concert; 2005 Inuit Legend Barbie; 2004 Birthday Wishes

Current Bid: $360
6293

LARGE GERMAN BISQUE HEAD

"Germany, Heinrich Handwerck, Simon & Halbig, 7" with pierced ears on jointed compo body - height 68.6cm (27in)

Current Bid: $121
6294

3 DOLLS BY RELIABLE

RCMP and other two wearing uniforms; some minor wear/chips - tallest 44.5cm (17 1/2in)

Current Bid: $105
6295

CUNO & OTTO DRESSEL

Bisque head signed with "Cod A" mark on cloth body - height 43.2cm (17in)

Current Bid: $41
6296

AMERICAN CHARACTER DOLL

"Petite" with sleep eyes - height 44.5cm (17 1/2in)

Current Bid: $42
6297

JAPANESE BISQUE HEAD

Signed Nippon and with "RE" in a diamond on jointed leather body - height 38.1cm (15in)

Current Bid: $10
6298

10 RUBBER DOLLS

Campbell's Kids, Goebel, squeaky, etc.

Current Bid: $81
6299

ANTIQUE DOLL

Hand-painted papier mache or composition, unsigned - height 59.7cm (23 1/2in)

Current Bid: $28
6300

ANTIQUE BABY STROLLER

Wicker, iron and wood with hand-operated brake - length approximately 96.5cm (38in)

Current Bid: $15