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Wooden sculpture Santos cage doll, Colonial school, Spanish America, 18th c.
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Handcarved polychrome wooden sculpture with glass eyes, Santos cage doll, capipota, dressing Saint
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Antique 18th Century Ecuadorean Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Dollhouse Pewter Bird Cage with Bird, By Babette Schweizer, Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding bird cage in painted soft metal with a colorful Bird. To hang in your dollhouse or
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Toys and Dolls

Materials

Glass

20th Century French Wooden Toy Car
Located in High Point, NC
takes the form of a whimsical cage on wheels, marrying a sturdy wood base with playful metal bars. The
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20th Century French Toys and Dolls

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Wood

20th Century French Wooden Toy Car
20th Century French Wooden Toy Car
H 5.5 in W 11.4 in D 5.9 in
Collection Steiff PomPom and Mohair Birds, Germany
By Steiff
Located in Delft, NL
different sizes, ages and fabrics. 13 pieces of Steiff birds in total with extra as accessoire a bird cage
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20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric

"Walking Popeye" With Parrots Vintage Windup Toy by Marx Toy Co.
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
character, "Popeye" the sailorman. He is depicted with Parrots in each hand inside of bird cages. His
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Early Italian Polychromed Cage Mannequin or Doll with Glass Eyes
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an early 20th century Italian polychromed cage mannequin with glass eyes. These were once
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Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Poplar, Glass

"Heart in a Cage" Color Photography, Giclée Fuji Metallic Paper Dibond Mounted
Located in New York, NY
Giulia Grillo, aka Petite Doll, is an Italian photo artist based in London. Petite Doll seeks to
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Baby Doll Set Dress Bolero & Pants By Andrée Vizir French House Circa 1980
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1980 France Amazing Baby Doll style set including a hoop dress, a Bermuda shorts and a
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1970s French Dress and Coat Ensembles

Awesome Mixed-Media Birdcage Sculpture
By Fay Sciarra
Located in Hopewell, NJ
disturbing plastic doll that hangs from a pulley, and deer horns. The interior of the cage is a metaphor for
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21st Century and Contemporary American Steampunk Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Prada Black Cutout Patent Trim Dress, 1990s
By Prada, Miuccia Prada
Located in Boca Raton, FL
patent leather trim that circles the rib cage, emphasizing the natural lines of the body while creating a
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1990s Italian Day Dresses

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Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric, Wood

Austrian Zappler Alarm Clock, W Artner, Wienn, 18th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare early Austrian brass zappler clock dated AD 1756 and inscribed W Artner, Wienn above the dial. The brass dial plate has a 3.5" enamel dial with blued steel hands, the movem...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Red Crested Pochard Duck Taxidermy
Located in New York, NY
Red Crested Pochard Duck Taxidermy: This striking taxidermy piece showcases the unmistakable beauty of the adult male red-crested pochard duck. With its rounded orange head, vibrant...
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21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy

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Wood, Feathers

Red Crested Pochard Duck Taxidermy
Red Crested Pochard Duck Taxidermy
H 17 in W 10 in D 14 in
Black Forest Limewood Carving of Two Cows
Located in Woking, GB
Black Forest hand carved walnut sculpture of two milking cows, one wearing a bell around its neck. Typical image of Swiss cows. Very fine realistic carving in excellent condition. Or...
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures

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Wood, Walnut

Celebrate Nature's Beauty: Taxidermy Atlantic Puffin Bird
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted Taxidermy Atlantic Puffin Bird (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, a remarkable specimen from the auk family. This exquisite avian creation sh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Icelandic Taxidermy

Materials

Leather, Feathers

Exquisite Taxidermy Blue Eared-Pheasant
Located in New York, NY
This taxidermy specimen of the Blue Eared Pheasant presents a striking representation of this impressive avian species. This sizeable terrestrial bird boasts a stately gray plumage, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Taxidermy

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Wood, Feathers

Temminck's Tragopan 'Tragopan temminckii', NL
Located in Leuven , BE
Temminck's Tragopan is a medium-sized pheasant. The male is a stocky red-and-orange bird with white-spotted plumage, black bill and pink legs. It has a bare blue facial skin, inflata...
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20th Century Asian Taxidermy

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Organic Material

Temminck's Tragopan 'Tragopan temminckii', NL
Temminck's Tragopan 'Tragopan temminckii', NL
H 14.57 in W 3.94 in D 1.97 in
Hen on Nest Tureen Doll House Accessory Antique German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A petite antique German doll or doll house accessory. Made of depression glass. Nice for every decoration in your dollhouse or doll kitchen. It is in very good condition with no chi...
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Toys and Dolls

Materials

Glass

19th Century, Antique Burmese Bronze Cow Bell with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese bronze cow bell with clapper inside with stand. Age: Burma, 19th century Size: height 7 cm / width 8 cm. Size including stand: height 16.2 cm Condition: Nice condition ...
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Liberace Autographed Vintage Schoenhut Toy Grand Piano
By Schoenhut
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made by the renowned American toy manufacturer in approximately 1920, this wooden toy baby grand piano has been autographed in two places by the legendary Liberace. The piano shows o...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Wall-Mounted Indian Blue Peacock Taxidermy: Feathers in Full Splendor
Located in New York, NY
Indian Blue Peacock taxidermy, showcasing this magnificent bird in all its glory, with its resplendent feathers artfully fanned to captivate onlookers. Elevate your décor with this i...
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20th Century American Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Feathers, Wood

Tin Toy Bread Box Doll House Kitchen Accessory Antique German Marklin, 1900s
By Märklin
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare antique dollhouse miniature is for sale. This was purchased at an exceptional collectors Estate Sale Vienna, Austria, but this beautiful piece originally comes from Germany...
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Miniature Art Deco Furniture, Club Chairs, Coffee Table, Seat and Cabinet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Miniature Art Deco furniture. Large scale wooden models of an Art Deco cabinet, Art Deco 3-seat and 2 Art Deco club chairs with Art Deco coffee table. This dining- room set, livin...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Models and Miniatures

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Fabric, Wood

Great Bustard 'Otis tarda'
Located in Leuven , BE
This is a taxidermy of a great bustard and was made in the second half of the 20th century. The bird is mounted on a rock in a resting position with its wings next to the body.
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Mid-20th Century Asian Taxidermy

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Organic Material

Great Bustard 'Otis tarda'
Great Bustard 'Otis tarda'
H 37.01 in W 16.93 in D 28.35 in
Antique Eastlake Walnut, Burl & Rouge Marble Parlor Table, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Eastlake parlor table offers rouge marble top over carved walnut base having burl inset, cut-out skirl and drop ball finials raised on legs with cutout design and turned c...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Eastlake Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Rowland Ward Antique Diorama of Full Mount Leucistic Badger 'Meles Meles'
By Rowland Ward
Located in Leuven , BE
The badger is an omnivorous mammal with short legs for digging. He has an elongated, weasel-like head with small ears. This specimen is a European badger or Meles meles and is bigger...
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20th Century British Taxidermy

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Organic Material

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Primitive Woman Cage Doll, 19th Century
Located in Lakeville, CT
Articulated arms and old paint on this unusual cage doll. In the manner of a Santos, this Folk Art
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Antique 19th Century Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

A Large and Impressive Spanish Colonial Bastidor - Cage Doll
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb mid 19th century bastidor (cage) santo with inset glass eyes, articulated arms - jointed
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Metal Doll Mold Sculpture
Located in Cathedral City, CA
part has its own cage welded together. Combined, these eight doll mold sections have been mounted on
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20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Iron

Antique Metal Doll Mold Sculpture
Antique Metal Doll Mold Sculpture
H 21.75 in W 32 in D 12 in
Furnished Doll's House from Italy by Seventies
Located in Genova, Liguria
Dolls ' houses trip around, from the late 1970, Italian. White painted wood with three green
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Vintage 1970s Italian Games

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Wood

Furnished Doll's House from Italy by Seventies
Furnished Doll's House from Italy by Seventies
H 10.24 in W 15.75 in D 11.42 in
Japanese Kofuku-no-inori Gosho Ningyo, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Kofuku-no-inori gosho ningyo (a good luck wish palace doll) of a plump kneeling male child
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Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chikanobu, Japanese Woodblock Print, Court Ladies, Peony, Kimono Design, Beauty
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
Edo period (c.1603-1868). Two of them carry toys, a doll and a pull-wagon with a carp on top, while
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Pigment, Woodcut, Handmade Paper, Washi Paper

Hand Carved Primitive Caged Doll
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive caged doll with hand carved face and handle, original painted surface
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Linen

18th Century Spanish Santos Wooden Cage Doll with Polychrome Decoration
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Spanish Santos wooden cage doll with polychrome decoration, probably dating to
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Early And Delicately Carved Articulated Cage Doll Santos
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful early Santos. There are a number of features that make this example so special. Most important is the skilled carving. Hands are the first thing I look at and the...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Other Religious Items

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Wood

Spanish Caged Santos with Glass Eyes
Located in Culver City, CA
Caged Doll/Santos. Wonderful unique color with glass eyes. Heavy original base.
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Glass

Vintage Singing Bird in a Gilded Cage Automaton C.1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage singing bird in a gilded cage automaton C.1930s This charming little red bid sings when
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Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Spanish Vintage 1930 Foosball Table Signed La Changa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
field, metal steel players and very nice goal cages in perforated steel, and a steel sign stamped: "La
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Vintage 1930s Spanish Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Collection 1920s German Austrian Haußer Pfeiffer Tipple Topple Elastolin Animals
Located in Haarlem, NL
Collection of 37 Elastolin toy Noah's Ark and Zoo animals, the birds in cages were for use in a
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Early 20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Mid-20th Century Karl Griesbaum Automaton
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Automaton signing bird in cage music box by Karl Griesbaum. Made in Germany
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Mid-20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Jimmy Choo Gold Leather Doll Caged Pumps Size 38
By Jimmy Choo
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Exuding femininity and elegance, these pumps feature a chic silhouette with an attractive design. You can wear these pumps for a stylish look.
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2010s Italian Heels

Jimmy Choo Metallic Gold Leather Doll Caged Round Toe Pumps Size 40.5
By Jimmy Choo
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
pair of stunning pumps, complete with round toes, cage silhouette and high heels. Includes: Original
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2010s Italian Sandals

Jimmy Choo Black Suede and Patent Leather Doll Caged Round Toe Pumps Size 40
By Jimmy Choo
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
So chic, sophisticated and stylish, these Doll pumps from Jimmy Choo definitely need to be on your
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2010s Italian Sandals

Homage to Magritte. Phonograph in a Gilded Cage, 1996. Mixed Media Sculpture
By Haime Correa
Located in Miami Beach, FL
of dolls, violins, cages, spheres, and others that constitute the paraphernalia of the magical world
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1990s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1996, Ron Hundt Architectural Wooden Model House Wall Hanging Shelf Display
Located in Dayton, OH
doll house or house shaped bird cage. Marked “Handcrafted by Ron Hundt – Completed Aug. 1996
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1990s Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood

Antique French 19th Century Equestrian Horse Fair Etching by Rosa Bonheur 36"
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in Dayton, OH
Bonheur and had owned a ""Rosa"" doll when she was a child. Over a very short time, the women became
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Antique 19th Century French Provincial Prints

Materials

Paper

Spanish Colonial Cage Doll Madonna Santos
Located in Stamford, CT
Spanish Colonial style Santos of the Madonna or a female saint. These cage dolls were, and still
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Antique Late 19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Folk Art Cage Doll / Santos with Articulating Arms
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Folk Art cage doll / santos with articulating arms, circa 1900s. The piece is hand carved
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Softwood

19th Century Wooden Spanish Colonial Bastidor, Cage Doll
Located in Pasadena, CA
. Wooden platform. Mid-19th century bastidor (cage) santo with inset glass eyes, articulated arms
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Bastidor Italian Santos Doll Wooden Caged Mannequin Madonna
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
A good mid-19th century Italian wooden bastidor (cage) with inset glass eyes, original articulated
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Bastidor Blue Mannequin
Located in New York, NY
Antique Bastidor cage doll mannequin. Spanish influence, Phillipines, early 20th Century. Please
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Early 20th Century Philippine Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Antique Bastidor Blue Mannequin
Antique Bastidor Blue Mannequin
H 24 in W 10 in D 6 in
Antique Spanish Colonial Procession Santo Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
kind of Santos are also known as the "cage dolls" and they were made to be dressed in attires and used
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Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Wood

Dutch Silver Bird Cage Miniature for a Doll's House, Schoonhoven, 1970s
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Beautiful Dutch silver miniature with moving parts, a suspended bird cage enclosing bird on tripod
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Nora Kaye, Dans la Legende de Fall River
Located in San Francisco, CA
''The Cage,'' which Jerome Robbins created for her. ''I wanted to extend myself,'' she said in 1977 of
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

18th Century Cage Doll Santos Figure
Located in North Beninngton, VT
Beautiful 18th century Spanish Colonial Cage Doll Santos figure from Mexico. She is probably St
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Antique 1790s Religious Items

Doll Mold Torso
Located in New York, NY
Vintage baby doll body mold made of copper in an iron cage. Dolls were made in parts and assembled
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Vintage 1950s American More Furniture and Collectibles

Doll Mold Torso
Doll Mold Torso
H 10 in W 6 in D 5 in
Superb Spanish Colonial Cage Santo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare early 19th century bastidor (cage doll) with inset glass eyes and a cloth wrapped cage base
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Religious Items

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Wood, Glass, Fabric

18th Century Santos French Madonna
Located in North Beninngton, VT
This santos figure is a rare folk art Madonna or cage doll from France. I say rare because there
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Folk Art Sculptures

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Paint, Wood

18th Century Santos French Madonna
18th Century Santos French Madonna
H 23 in W 15 in D 10 in
Royal Circus Toy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful Royal Circus cast iron toy with caged lion.
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Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls

Royal Circus Toy
Royal Circus Toy
H 6 in W 13 in D 5 in
Bruce Conner (1933-2008) for San Francisco Dancers Workshop, 1974
Located in San Francisco, CA
with his assemblage works from nylons, furniture parts, wrecked dolls, and other refuse from the
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20th Century American Posters

Two Verdigris Bronze Doll Head Molds
Located in Woodbury, CT
collection of natural verdigris bronze doll head molds from a defunct factory in Falls River, MA. We have
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Early 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

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Iron, Bronze

Two Verdigris Bronze Doll Head Molds
Two Verdigris Bronze Doll Head Molds
H 9.5 in W 6.25 in D 5.25 in
Series of Large Doll Head Molds in Iron Frame
Located in New York, NY
Finely molded series of 6 large doll heads molds in industrial iron cage. The head forms are made
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Vintage 1950s American Industrial Toys

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Cage Doll For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic cage doll available at 1stDibs. Each cage doll for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and fabric. Your living room may not be complete without a cage doll — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right cage doll, those designed in Folk Art styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Cage Doll?

Prices for a cage doll start at $325 and top out at $14,500 with the average selling for $1,650.
Questions About Cage Doll
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A cage doll, also called a Santos doll, is a doll that was used to create an altar in the home, especially in areas that did not have their own priest. These European dolls often resemble a religious figure, like Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary or a saint. The body is typical of a doll, while the base is a frame that looks like a cage. Shop an array of vintage cage dolls on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Santos cage doll is a type of Santos doll that has a cage below the torso, while the torso and head are shaped like a doll. Santos dolls originated in the 17th and 18th centuries as carvings of saints, and are beloved by collectors worldwide today. Shop a collection of antique Santos cage dolls on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.