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Cynthia & John Wright Estate Doll Collection — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:325
Sale Title:Cynthia & John Wright Estate Doll CollectionLots with images:249
Auction Location:WellingtonPrices available:277
Date:21-May-2020
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Antique Italian composition Christ child figure, glass stationary eyes with original gown 19 cm
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Antique small poured wax child figure, reclining wearing chemise 7 cm length
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Antique poured wax doll, blue glass stationary eyes, blonde mohair wig in rag body with wax lower limbs 26 cm
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Hand crafted by Cynthia Wright wax head wood worker doll he stands in smocked shirt with his wood turning attached, tool chest and collection of miniature tools 48 cm
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Antique wax over composition pumpkin head doll, dark pupiless eyes on bellow rag body with composition lower limbs 22 cm, with original outfit showing wear
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Antique Neapolitan Italian creche doll, composition on rag standing woman 35 cm, new hand sewn costume of quilted finish skirt
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Two tin head shoulder plate dolls boy with blue stationary eyes, blonde mohair wig, girl with moulded hair 28 cm, 30 cm
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Toute en Bois type doll composition head with stationary eyes, closed mouth brown hair wig on jointed wooden body 61 cm, unmarked
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Maori doll with original label 'Miri Maorilands Maid' composition head on rag body with cotton and flax costume 40 cm
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Maori doll, mother and child hand crafted similar as above lot, 41 cm
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Maori doll, mother and child moulded hard plastic head on rag body with flax skirt and feather cape 39 cm
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Lands, Wellington New Zealand all composition Maori doll painted features, mohair wig 5 piece body with flax skirt 26 cm
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Lands, Wellington New Zealand all composition Maori doll mother and child similar as above lot 27 cm
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Lands, Wellington New Zealand all composition Maori doll similar as above lot wearing skirt and feather cape
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Lands, Wellington New Zealand all composition Maori boy doll similar as above lots with flax skirt 24 cm
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Possible Miri Maori Lands mother and child composition head on rag body with flax skirt and cotton cape 23 cm
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Hand crafted carved wooden Maori warrior doll stands with hair skirt and cloth cape 33 cm
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Hand crafted all cloth Maori doll mother and child painted feathers, wool wig with linen costume 31 cm
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Pair all composition Maori boy and girl dolls standing on bases with labels for 'Souvenir New Zealand Centennial exhibition 1840-1940 10 cm
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Pair all composition Maori boy and girl dolls as above lot (no labels)
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Pair bisque Maori boy and girl dolls painted features on 5 piece bent limb bodies 11 cm
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Armand Marseille 370 brown bisque shoulder plate doll dark pupiless eyes, black mohair wig on rag body with bisque hands 27 cm wearing full length skirt with wool cape
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Unmarked all composition Maori doll painted features with black mohair wig on bent/straight limb body 37 cm
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Pedigree, England all composition Maori doll painted features with black mohair wig on bent/straight limb body 29 cm
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Two brown celluloid character toddler dolls with Maori dress painted features with flax skirts, feather capes and tiki pendants 30 cm
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New Zealand Pedigree all hard plastic Maori doll full flax skirt costume with cape, 41 cm
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Six various Maori costumed dolls 32 cm to 9 cm
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Seven various Maori Costumes dolls 31 cm to 9 cm
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Unmarked all composition 'Topsy' doll wool hair tuffs on bent limb body together with made in Japan all bisque Topsy doll, 24 cm, 15 cm
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Pair unmarked all black composition dolls moulded and painted features on bent/straight limb bodies 17 cm
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Pair unmarked all black composition baby dolls with Germany black celluloid character toddler doll 10 cm, 14 cm
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Pair unmarked all black bisque baby dolls and celluloid character baby 7 cm, 10 cm
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German all brown painted bisque toddler doll moulded and painted features with green hair band with feathers together with Chad valley character doll, brown hard plastic and velvet body 13 cm, 17 cm
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Made in Occupied Japan celluloid Hawaiian dancing doll painted features with original skirt, clockwork 15 cm
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Vintage Japanese Itchimatsu composition doll stationary brown eyes, black wig on rag body with composition lower limbs 44 cm wearing original kimono
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Two Japanese Itchimatsu composition dolls vintage and modern examples with original kimonos 25 cm, 28 cm
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Two antique composition emperor and Empress dolls together with three costume dolls 25 cm to 12 cm
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Collection miniature china vases and various with Japanese bisque figure of naked boy 10 cm
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German all brown composition character doll, brown eyes, closed mouth, nylon wig on bent/straight limb body 37 cm, marked Germany Mago 494.6/0
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Heubach all composition doll blue eyes, open mouth with two top teeth, light brown mohair wig on bent/straight limb body 50 cm marked Heubach Koppelsdorf 320.2 Germany
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Unmarked composition flange head two face character baby moulded and painted happy and sad faces on rag body with composition hands 44 cm
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NZ Pp composition shoulder doll sleeping blue eyes with red mohair wig on rag body 51 cm wearing period wedding gown
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Two Pedigree all composition baby dolls, all painted features together with unmarked Reliable toddler doll 25 cm, 43 cm
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Set five Madame Alexander all composition Dionne Quintuplets, painted features, light brown mohair wigs on bent/straight limb bodies 19 cm, with original dress and bonnets and name tags, story book
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Pair all composition Hebee - Shebee dolls, all moulded with vest bodies and blue/pink shoes 26 cm, boy with paper label to foot
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Boxed Horsman hard plastic new limited edition Hebee - Shebee dolls, 15 cm
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Pair Rose O'Neill all composition kewpie dolls, both with paper labels to chest 30 cm
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Rose O'Neill all composition kewpie doll, 33 cm
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Pair rose O'Neill all composition Scootles dolls, 30 cm
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Set three part boxed French 'Gaby' coquettish doll 'Fetiche Porter-Bonheur, painted composition green dress with blonde mohair wig, red with white wig and blue with dark brown wig 22 cm, paper label to base
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1920/30's composition carnival flapper doll, painted features, blonde mohair wig together with similar doll, both in original outfits 22 cm, 15 cm
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1920/30's composition carnival flapper doll, similar as above lot 18 cm, 14 cm with original box
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Unmarked all composition carnival type character doll all painted features, brown mohair wig on body with moving arms and fixed straight legs 45 cm
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C1919 'Tiss Me'Hy Mayer chalkware doll, moulded seated pose with brown mohair wig 17 cm, paper label to base
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A Schoenhut & Co all wood doll, all painted features, blonde mohair wig on bent/walking body 43 cm wearing original dress and bonnet
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(Italian) all hard plastic walking doll blue eyes, light brown mohair wig on straight limb body 46 cm
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NZ Pedigree all hard plastic walkie-talkie doll blue flirty eyes (no wig) 53cn
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New Zealand Pedigree all hard plastic baby doll still with paper tag together with three other hard plastic dolls 23 cm, 17 cm
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Masudaya, Japan celluloid & tinplate walking doll, plastic sleeping eyes with moulded features, clockwork 34 cm
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Four Nancy Ann & Nancy Ann style composition dolls, all with moving arms, three with original dresses, 16 cm
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Madame Alexander doll, Spanish dress with various hard plastic, composition celluloid character dolls and babies and two boxed dolls dress sets
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Pair new bisque character boy and girl dolls with sailor outfits 35 cm seated on machine tapestry covered doll wing armchair
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Boxed as new Jan McLean bisque & vinyl doll, little Nell Ltd ed 878/3500 39 cm
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Boxed as new Jan McLean bisque & vinyl doll, Nelle lid ed 206/3500 50 cm
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Boxed Mundia new bisque & rag character doll, Ophelie 64 cm
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Boxed Mundia new bisque & rag character doll, Louis XVII 50 cm
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NZ Pedigree all hard plastic toddler doll, blue sleeping eyes with brown mohair wig 40 cm comes wardrobe of clothes, photo with owner other hards plastic doll and three cloth dolls, (note if lot is not from the Wright collection)
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Vintage German Buschow & Beck school playset, seven celluloid children with teacher, wooden desks, toilet and accessories/props together with constructional toy gym set
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All celluloid Diddums (Mabel Lucie Attwell) character doll, painted features with moving arms 24 cm, marked Palitoy made in England
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All celluloid Diddums (Mabel Lucie Attwell) character doll, painted features with moving arms 15 cm
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All celluloid Diddums (Mabel Lucie Attwell) character doll, painted features with moving arms 23 cm, marked made in England
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C1903's French Migonnette Petitcollin all celluloid doll, brown stationary eyes closed mouth with dark brown mohair wig on straight limb body 47 cm, marked France PoP 48
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Original boxed France Petitcolin celluloid character boy doll, painted features on bent/straight limb body 27 cm
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France Petitcollin Jean D arc all celluloid girl doll, moulded features with bob cut hair 21 cm together with boy 20 cm
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German turtle mark celluloid character baby doll, and two other toddler dolls 15 cm, 21 cm
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Pair made in Japan celluloid character toddler dolls, boy has moulded red pants and working voice, girl with green pants 40 cm, 30 cm
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Flower mark made in Japan celluloid character girl, moulded with ribbon and clip in hair together with character baby 29 cm, 22 cm
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Pixytoy made in Japan baby blue eyes baby doll, 40 cm
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Made in Japan celluloid crawling doll, clockwork together with character girl with moulded combinations 14 cm length, 16 cm
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Original boxed German celluloid 'Billy and Betty Walker, finger pupper dolls with original outfits
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Four celluloid character dolls, standing boy in romper suit, girl with mohair wig and two tinies scout master and mistress 15 cm, 13 cm, 8 cm
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Two celluloid carnival character dolls, gold painted crimped hair 15 cm, one with original dress
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Three made in Japan celluloid kewpies, 24 cm, 12 cm, 14 cm
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Collection tiny celluloid kewpies (19), contained in Victorian china stork posy vase
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Made in Japan celluloid snow white and the seven Dwarves, 8.5 cm, 7 cm
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Collection celluloid baby dolls (7), with two metal prams 17 cm to 5 cm
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Collection celluloid baby dolls (7), with pink celluloid pram and metal pram 17 cm to 5 cm
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Collection small celluloid and hard plastic National costume dolls, 16 cm to 8 cm (7)
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Boxed as new pair Schildkrot-Puppen dolls, all hard plastic boy and girl, dressed in sailor outfits
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Collection celluloid doll house dolls, mother and father, grandmother and five children 14 cm - 7 cm
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Tiny and miniature peg dolls, with hand crafted Lailai Fiji doll
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Made in Japan celluloid 'Felix the cat, 11 cm
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Collection celluloid animals, stork, two dogs, cat, hen, bird (6)
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Miniature flock dog, seated pose with other and new crafted miniature teddy bear together with West Germany four zoo animals
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Steiff for Harrods Edward the Attic bear, blonde mohair plush 32 cm Ltd ed 654/1500
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Steiff 100 Years (1902) teddy bear, blonde mohair plush 27 cm
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Reference, Colemans the collector's Encyclopaedia of dolls Vols I & II
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Reference, the Art of dolls 1700 - 1940, German doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939
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Reference, a Whispering of dolls, Theriault, Treasury of German doll 1, Treasury of French dolls 2, fashion dolls
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Reference, Pollocks dictionary of English dolls, the complete book of All-Bisque dolls, the history of wax dolls, celluloid dolls, Americas, Australia & Pacific Island Costumed dolls
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