bearing body and composition hands and feet. Condition: generally excellent, some wear to hat rim, chubby man may have some retouch. Marks: (Bucherer mark on torso of each). Comments: Bucherer, Switzerland, 1920s from their line of Saba dolls, representing popular comic strip characters of the era. Value Points: among the rarest of the Saba line, with wonderful personality and imaginative detail. $1200/1600
448. Rare Swiss Metal-Articulated Toy Giraffe by Bucherer 11" (28 cm.) All-metal with ball-bearing construction to allow wonderful posing of the long-necked animal, composition feet, rope tail, spotted painted finish. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Bucherer of Switzerland, circa 1925. Value Points: among the rarest of the wonderful infinitely-posable toys created by the firm, with artistic original painting. $700/900
449. Swiss Doll by Bucherer on Bicycle, the Symbol of the Spielzeugmuseum Davos 8" (20 cm.) Composition head with sculpted red cap, painted facial features of smiling man with cigarette, all-metal ball-bearing body, composition hands and feet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Made in Switzerland Patent Applied for (torso). Comments: Bucherer, the luxury watch-maker of Switzerland, from their line of dolls marketed under the trade name "Saba", during the 1920s. Value Points: beautifullypreserved rare model, the doll was posed on a bent wire toy bicycle and appeared in publications as a symbol of the Davos museum. The doll is sold here with his bicycle. $800/1200
450. Swiss Comic Character "Mutt" and "Jeff" by Bucherer 8" (20 cm.) and 6". The pair of comic strip characters, Mutt and Jeff, have composition heads with classic features as they appeared in the comic strips, including long pointy nose of Jeff and wide moustache of Mutt, metal ball-bearing bodies, composition hands and feet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (Bucherer mark on torso). Comments: Swiss, Bucherer, circa 1925, from their Saba line of dolls. Value Points: perfectly portrayed, the delightful characters have original painted finish and original costumes. $600/900
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