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J365
WEDGWOOD STYLE JASPERWARE CROWN TOP, c. Pre 1939
German bisque porcelain flask. Blue Wedgwood style, concave front with white flower and leave design in bas relief. Flat back with scroll design. Possibly made by Schneider.
Size: 1 7/8" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks


$68.

P1265
SEATED CHINESE MANDARIN GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
This faux ivory figure is of a Chinese Mandarin. He is seated in a cross-legged position. His ivory robe has a broad collar and he has a typical Mandarin long mustache. This crown top was made by the Scheidig porcelain factory and its mold number is 7131.
Size: 2 3/8" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement stopper.


$95.

P1730
ORIENTAL SEATED SMILING MAN, C.T.
German porcelain crown top Oriental man. This happy little man has a broad smile on his face. He is wearing a jade green robe with purple trim. His head is bald except for the traditional black braid queue down his back. He is seated with his legs tucked in from of him and shows his purple slippers. The back of the bottle is embossed with the Sitzendorf S and crown mark and the mold number 24859.
Size: 3" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks


$150.

P1824
DECO ATOMIZER GERMAN CHARACTER BOY WITH TALL FEZ c. Pre 1939
Striking German character boy holding his hat. He wears a bright red jacket with a pale green tie. His fez, yellow balloon pants, and base are done in luster paint. His angular hair cut, babouches (Turkish slippers), and base are black. He has a magnificent face and a deco look to the whole piece. This impressive atomizer definitely has the appearance of Schafer & Vater, but is not documented as such.
Size: 7 3/4" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement cord and bulb.


$295.

P1828
JENNY JONES GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
This German crown top depicts the Welsh folk heroine, Jenny Jones of Talyllyn. Jenny, traveled around the battlefields of Europe with her husband, Lewis Griffiths of the Royal Welsh Fusilliers. Working very hard as a laundress and nurse, she was with his batalion at Waterloo. She died in her late 80's or early 90's in 1884 and is buried in the churchyard in Talyllyn, Wales. She is seen here in her elder years in traditional Welsh costume. This was probably a souvenier piece from Wales or England.
Size: 3 1/8" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement crown stopper.


$125.

P1936
"KINDER KID" GIRL GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
The detailed design and whimsical character of this little girl is probably the work of one of the talented artists at the Schafer and Vater porcelain factory. She is done in brown monochrome paint. She appears to be a little black child with googly eyes and a full round open mouth. She is wearing a smock tunic over her skirt and a cloche-like hat with big bow - just adorable. There is a large family of these little characters that I have named the Kinder Kids: girls, boys, babies, and a mom. It is fun to collect as many different ones as you can find!
Size: 2 1/8" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement crown stopper.


$85.
SOLD

P2030
GERMAN PORCELAIN S&V ELEPHANT CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
This is a sweet little monochrome tan elephant crown top. It appears on a Shafer and Vater catalog page from the 1920-30s, and it is easily identified as a Shafer and Vater model by the detailed design and crisp molding. This elephant is often seen with a bottom stamp identifying it as a souvenir from the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931.
Size: 1 5/8" Condition: Excellent condition. Replacement crown stopper.


$50.

P2033
SCHAFER & VATER PEACOCK GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
This little peacock comes from the Schafer and Vater porcelain factory. Done in brown monochrome paint. As with all S&V porcelains, this piece has a very detailed design and sharp molding.
Size: 2" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement crown stopper.


$75.

P2057
SILVER OVERLAY GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
This is a beautiful German porcelain flask with an elaborate silver overlay design. The basic porcelain flask was produced in one of the German porcelain factories and then sold to a skilled silversmith who then designed and overlayed a lovely silver lotus flower motif onto the orange flask. The silver is pure, marked 1000/1000 on the side, and surrounds the edge and bottom of the bottle. The intricate design is the same on front and back. These flasks come in a rainbow of colors and a variety of shapes - click on gallery picture at right to see collection. Each one demonstrates the creativity and skill of the silversmith who created it.
Size: 1 5/8" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement crown stopper.


$85.

P2080
VERY RARE FLASK FACE MERCURY STOPPER BOTTLE c. pre 1939
Flask face perfume bottles are very sought after by collectors. This is one of the very rare German porcelain purse flask face bottles produced by the Heinz porcelain factory before 1939, model number 7441. It is a lovely yellow luster and shows a deco Flapper in a grey mask. She has a pink cloche hat and pink dangle earrings. The bottle has a gold mercury glass stopper that slides into a brass collar. The inside of the neck has a cork lining that allows the glass dauber/stopper to fit snuggly into the bottle. Then a young Flapper could carry this slender perfume bottle in her fancy beaded purse when she went out for an evening on the town.
Size: 3" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks


$225.

P2342
PRAYER LADY BOLDOOT CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
Prior to 1939, the Boldoot Perfume Company in the Netherlands sold a number of interesting porcelain containers filled with their perfumes. At this time, I cannot document whether the containers they used were manufactured in Germany or in a porcelain producing region of Holland. This crown top is a Dutch lady in regional dress carrying her bible. Among crown top collectors, she is know as the "Prayer Lady." She is dressed in a black and red long dress and black apron with white shawl and underblouse. Her head is covered with a white, fitted cap. The piece has an unusual glazed and bisque finish. The Prayer Lady has a companion, the Prayer Man, listed separately - see my other listing P1913.
Size: 3" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement crown stopper.


$155.

P2356
"KINDER KID" GIRL GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
The detailed design and whimsical character of this little girl is probably the work of one of the talented artists at the Schafer and Vater porcelain factory. She is done in brown monochrome paint. She appears to be a little black child with googly eyes and a full round open mouth. She is wearing a low-waisted dress and matching clouche cap. There is a large family of these little characters that I have named the Kinder Kids: girls, boys, babies. It is fun to collect as many different kids as you can find!
Size: 2 1/8" Condition: Good condition. There is a shallow chip on the neck of the bottle (see pictures). Replacement crown stopper.


$45.
SOLD

U698
JAPANESE LADY WITH LANTERN GERMAN CROWN TOP
Lovely German porcelain crown top pre 1939. This little Geisha lady is carrying a long yellow Japanese lantern. She is wearing a white kimono with blue edging and red circlar designs. Well painted face with rosy cheeks.
Size: 3 3/4" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement crown stopper.


$150.

U701
COLORFUL STORK GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
The association of storks bringing babies originated in northern Europe. The big birds return to Europe from their migration to Africa nine months after Midsummer's Day - a celebration of fertility and prosperity. The bird's were encouraged to nest on the roofs of houses and were considered good luck. And so we have the legend of storks dropping babies down chimneys! This stork is quite colorful with his yellow body, green back and wings, and his bright orange beak and long legs.
Size: 3" Condition: There is a hairline crack that runs across and down the pedestal to the flowers at the base of the bottle. It is very stable and is difficult to see. This bottle displays very well. See pictures. Replacement crown stopper.


$25.
SOLD

U715
BROWN DOG GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
This is a very cute humorous pup looking back at his tail. He is painted in brown monochrome. He is wearing a big bow around his neck and has a great googly-eyed expression on his face. He looks like a Schneider factory piece and has the number 14329 incised on the back.
Size: 2 5/8" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Replacement stopper.


$95.
SOLD

U716
TURKISH BOY GERMAN CROWN TOP c. Pre 1939
German porcelain crown top Turkish boy with blue "fat pants" and red fez. He has a green long-sleeved top with white collar. His red fez has a yellow tassel. He wears tiny black babouches (Turkish slippers). This model appears in a Heinz porcelain factory catalog with the number 5815 and is a well-painted example of this model.
Size: 2 3/8" Condition: Excellent condition. No chips or cracks.


$135.

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P262
DUTCH BOY WITH FAT PANTS NOVELTY PERFUME C.1950s
Cute little Dutch boy dime store novelty perfume. He wears fat pants and a red necktie. Red bakelite cap. Bottle has "Holland" molded in the glass on the bottom. Still has all of its original perfume.
Size: 2 3/4" Condition: Very good condition. Some paint loss on necktie.


$25.

P263
MANON FRERES, "PUPPY LOVE" NOVELTY PERFUME BOTTLE C.1940s
Adorable sitting puppy dime store novelty perfume bottle. Bottle is molded in the form of a pudgy puppy with floppy ears and a bow around his neck. It held "Puppy Love" perfume. White bakelite floral cap. No perfume.
Size: 2 3/4" Condition: Excellent condition.


$18.

P613
MERCURY GLASS WORLD'S FAIR "1933 A CENTURY OF PROGRESS" PERFUME BOTTLE
Wonderful cross collectible mercury glass perfume bottle. Red and blue swirls on silver mercury glass. Silver fil round label reads "1933 A Century of Progress." Gold mercury glass stopper/dauber. German circa 1930's.
Size: 2" Condition: Overall condition of bottle and label is very good . Some spotting to the mercury glass on the bottle.

$95.

P622
RED BLOWN GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE
Lovely red blown glass perfume bottle. It is a pinched three-sided bottle. It has a cork stopper topped with a blue glass floret and a long clear glass dauber. Delicate and sweet. German. Circa 1920-1930.
Size: 2" Condition: Excellent

$15.

P1054
UNUSUAL COPPER-COLORED MERCURY GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE
Very unusual blown glass perfume bottle. This unusual bottle is copper-colored mercury glass. It has a gold metal hand-shaped, screw-in stopper. Very different! German. Circa 1920-1930.
Size: 2 1/2" Condition: Very good. There are some dark spots on the copper mercury glass.

$30.

 U589 ROBINSON "MY LADY'S PERFUM-A-BAR" NOVELTY PERFUME, c.1930
Wonderful perfume novelty in the form of a bar. The printed gold sign on the front says "My Lady's PERFUM-A-BAR." Perfume bottles are inserted into the top. The entire bar surface is covered with printed paper simulating the look of inlaid wood. This paper is applied over a genuine wood base! It has a gold metal foot rest, and a round mirror mounted in the top surface. The empty bottles have bakelite caps.
Size: Bar 4 1/4"; Bottles 2 1/8" Condition: Right side of the bar has 2 dents (one large, one small), missing paper on the back (see photos). Paper is excellent on the front and top surface with just a tiny bit of wear on the center front edge. The paper on the back is rippled (see photo). Small areas of missing paper on the left and right front corners, near the metal bar -- difficult to see because it is the color of the wood underneath (see photos). Metal bar foot rest and mirror are securely attached. Mirror is in excellent condition for its age. One bottle is missing. They're pretty generic and you could possibly find a replacement. The remaining 2 bottles do not have labels but are in excellent condition.


$45.

U603
SIEGEL PERFUME LADY "GARDENIA" NOVELTY PERFUME, c.1940s Great little tassel perfume bottle. A silk covered ball forms the head. Remnants of eyes and mouth form the face. The body is a salmon silk tassel. Has origianl cord for hanging and original label tag with fragrance name "Perfume Lady Gardenia."
Size: 3 1/2" Condition: Excellent


$12.
SOLD

U604
SIEGEL PERFUME LADY "SWEET PEA" NOVELTY PERFUME, c.1940s Great little tassel perfume bottle. A silk covered ball forms the head. Remnants of eyes and mouth form the face. The body is a yellow silk tassel. Has original cord for hanging and original label tag with fragrance name "Perfume Lady Sweet Pea."
Size: 3 1/2" Condition: Excellent


$12.
SOLD

U605
SIEGEL "HULA GIRL PERFUME DOLL" NOVELTY PERFUME, c.1940s Adorable little tassel hula girl perfume. A silk covered ball forms the head. A jaunty blue fabric flower and blue felt bow are mounted on her head. Remnants of eyes and mouth form the face. The body is a pink silk tassel with powder blue cord around waist. She has her original celluloid box top that says "Hula Girl Perfume Doll." (no base). The tassel doll is mounted on the cap of the clear 2 dram bottle. Size: 3 3/4" Condition: Good


$12.
SOLD


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