Sold for:
$830

Papier-mache Jester Pull-Toy, Germany, c. 1860, papier-mache head with blue painted eyes, finely painted whimsical brows, cotton batting beard and hair, mechanical wooden body holding staff with bells, atop a wheeled marbleized-paper-covered platform, wearing cotton outfit and matching hat with Dresden paper trim, ht. 16 in., (very good, tip of nose re-glued). Provenance: The Mary Merritt Doll Museum. very good, tip of nose reglued


Skinner

Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2009-10-10