Antique Paper Dolls

French papier mâché doll head retaining the original paint. A lovely sculpture to create an original vignette.

Original vintage advertising poster - With Scottish Yarns Shrink-Resistant Yarn Ask for our Wool at M. Rolley / Aux Laines Ecossaises Laines Irretrecissable Demandez nos Laines chez ...

Artist: Eizan Kikugawa (1787-1867) Title: Beauty and a Doll Publisher: Sanoya Kihei Date: Edo period Dimensions: (T) 36.7 x 24.9 (B) 36.8 x 25 cm Condition: Backed, some ink spots on...

1880s French paper doll cutout sheet. Wrapped in a clear plastic wrap.

Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Paper Dimensions: 28.00" x 19.50" Signature: Signed Lower Center

paper mache hand painted figure / doll with poised face

Child's toy doll, original clothing, hand painted face.

Little Tommy Tucker the original ventriloquist puppet of Lieutenant Walter Cole along with a vast account of the families archive. A papier mâché and painted small boy ventriloqui...

Very large scratch-built derelict ‘Haunted’ Doll’s house, once part of the house contents of Ripley Hall estate in Shropshire, circa 1920. The house is designed in the Tudor style, t...

Pair of antique “Skookum (Bully Good) Indian” dolls displayed in a bell jar. Male brave and female squaw with an infant. Measures: Jar - 12.25” x 20.5” / Male doll - 5” x 3.5” x 1...

Rare pair of 19th century Jack in the box dolls We are proud to offer a very rare pair of original 19th century pair of Papier Mache, lace and linen clothed jack in the box dolls. T...

This charming original 19th century French Bulldog is a papier mache pull toy with a nodding head and a small pull chain to enable the barking. In remarkable well cared for conditio...

Antique German papier mâché roly poly clown toy by Schoenhut. Measures: 12”.   

Collection of 37 Elastolin toy Noah's Ark and Zoo animals, the birds in cages were for use in a dollhouse. Elastolin is a trademark used by the German company O&M Hausser (O&M Hau...

Antique wooden toy upright piano by Bliss with lithograph print featuring an orchestra of cherubs. Eight working wooden keys that strike on a miniature glockenspiel inside.   

Late 19th Century Papier Mache Pull Along Toy A charming example of a late 19th century handcrafted papier Mache pull along toy. With glass eyes and stood on a metal wheel wooden...

Pair of 19th century hand painted floral bouquet fixed fans Absolutely beautiful fans with hand painted bouquets of flowers on each. The fans are made of wafer-thin wood panels...

This absolutely spellbinding peacock automaton is attributed to the French toy-making company Roullet et Decamps. Its papier mâché body contains a highly elaborate clockwork system t...

Early 20th century French pull along papier mâché toy pig. A highly decorative example of an early 20th century papier mâché pull along toy pig. Larger than the normal examples this...

Unusual Late 19th Century Standing Monkey Figure One of the most unusual and out of the ordinary pieces we have had the pleasure of present in our store. A complete one off and h...

Schoenhut clown Antique German papier mâché roly poly clown toy by Schoenhut. Dated to the first quarter of the 20th century this item still works when pushed will move back and f...

Early-20th Century French Pull along papier Mache figure A very quirky hand-crafted example of an early-20th Century papier Mache French pull along figure. Securely stood on a pine b...

Early 20th century papier mâché Childs milking cow toy We are proud to offer an extremely rare survivor child’s papier mâché milking cow toy. This time would have originally sat on ...

Early 20th century hand crafted puppet We are proud to offer a lovely example of an early 20th century hand carved French puppet, in the form of a clown. Composite painted head, ha...

An antique stereo viewer set by Underwood & Underwood includes two viewers (one with logo), cards and walnut stand with carved Jenny Lind mask on shaped sides, c1890 Measures: 13"...

Paper mache hand painted figure / doll with poised face

Paper mache hand painted figure / doll with poised face. 3 available, sold individually.

Paper mache hand painted figure / doll with poised face. 3 available, sold individually.

Japanese paper is pasted on the wooden "Daruma". This Daruma is the prototype for making Daruma dolls, that is, a wooden pattern.

Pair of Automaton figures, metal and paper mache with glass eyes and carved teeth.

Original vintage double sided advertising poster for Galeries Lafayette (founded 1912): The department store selling the best products in all Paris - Spoon Feeding / Aux Galeries Laf...

French doll cotes print by Berart Corp. in giltwood frame, circa 1920. Lovely antique Art Deco print of two French women in repose with French dolls. The piece is in a vintage giltwo...

The wooden form of Daruma is the original mold used to make cloth- or paper-covered Daruma dolls. Using this wooden mold, craftsmen apply layers of Japanese paper and other materials...

Five beautiful woodblock prints ready for framing. They come shrink wrapped and labeled with descriptive copy. Gift giving suggestion. Japanese five antique woodblock "Hina" d...

Japanese five antique woodblock Hina doll and toys woodblock prints from original book, 1915. Immediately frameable Painter: Nishizawa Tekiho, 1915 During Japan's ancient past,...

The mechanism works by way of a hand crank on the front of the box, which plays music when turned, and rotates the three dolls around the maypole and each twirls. The dolls appear to...

Early German late 19th century puzzle blocks, consisting of six different puzzles, with six different scenes, conforming to six different pictures (see images). The cover represents ...

A beautiful pink pig candy container. This nice handmade Candy Container features composition and paper mache body, cardboard head to neck. The head comes off, opening inside compart...

A collection of 3 miniature trunk form candy containers and one hat box form candy box with patent date of 1922. One box with Schrafft's label on verso, wooden ribs and a key. The ha...

A beautiful pink pig candy container. Made of paper mache, covered with mohair and has glass eyes. Nice addition to your Christmas or new years collection or decoration. It is from t...

A beautiful pink pig candy container. Made of paper mache, covered with mohair and has glass eyes. Nice addition to your Christmas or new years collection or decoration. It is from t...

A beautiful German Belsnickle / Santa Claus candy container. Was probably made before World War One in Germany. We attribute this to the fact that he is wearing a spiked helmet. Scat...

This is a Halloween wolf character helmet. I'm guessing it's 1920s and very well done. The custom made stand is included. I've been told that it could be early Disney and it really h...

This antique Santa Claus candy container made of Paper mache, composition, cardboard, felting, goose feather tree and a bunny fur beard was made in the early 20th century, around 191...

French bulldog growler pull toy, France, circa 1890s. An exceptional example with very expressive face and glass eyes. Pull his chain and his mouth opens and snaps shut and he growls.

Fabulous and extremely rare small puppet opera theater with great color and its curtain, As visible on the photo's 3 scenes are present. France, circa 1880-1900. Weathered, small ...

These dressmaker mannequins are raised on a cylindrical lacquered green metal pedestal. Whether used for the creation and alteration of garments, draped fabrics pinned in to the ...

Antique German Christmas Market Display Box with Music Box, circa 1910–1920 This exceptional and beautifully preserved German market display box dates from around 1910–1920. Crafted...

A beautiful market stall or shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, a lot of decoration items as toys, chr...

Antique hand made and painted paper mache hand puppet in the shape of a masculine human figure wearing a fur cap, brocade tunic, leather gloves and a mustard yellow velvet cape. Come...

A fine and rare set of four Chinese 19th-20th century Henan Opera dolls. The beautifully carved soft wood, paper mâché and paste dolls of three female Opera performers and one male, ...

A fabulous set of handmade silk and paper dolls. Each is handmade from paper and dressed in silk, then painted with details.

This extremely rare paper village contains 25 paper buildings ranging in size from 6" long x 8.25" deep x 10" high to 1.25" long x 1.5" deep x 2.25" high. The colors are bright and v...