258. American Plush Kitten from Posey Pets Series by Madame Alexander 17” (43 cm.) With light sand-brown plush “fur” on face and paws, the standing kitten has tiny black shoe-button eyes set in petal frames, petal-nose, pink-satin-lined ears, muslin stitch-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Madame Alexander New York. Comments: Alexander, circa 1950 from the Posey Pets series. Value Points: rare-tofind, the delightful kitten wears her original red and white striped dress with stitched-on blue pinafore, petticoat, pantalets, and flower-trimmed felt hat. $400/600
259. American Cloth “Clara-Belle” Clown by Madame Alexander 19” (48 cm.) Of firmly-stuffed canvas with three vertical seams on the face, large stitched-on felt ears, stitched-on colorful felt eyelids, mouth and cheeks blush, pink pom-pom nose, and purple loopedyarn hair, black shoe-button eyes, muslin body with stitch-jointing at shoulders and hips, stitched-on green velvet shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: “Clara-belle Clown” Madame Alexander, New York (cloth tag on costume). Comments: Alexander, 1951, from the firm’s Posey Pet series inspired by the Howdy Doody TV show. Value Points: rare doll in pristine fresh condition with inspired details of facial decoration, vibrant original silk-rayon clown costume with felt applique flower petals. $400/600
260. American Plush Bunny from Posey Pets Series by Madame Alexander 17” (43 cm.) With silky white plush “fur” on face and paws, the bunny has white plush ears with pink satin lining, purple felt eyelids and pink lower eye rims, heartshaped felt nose, large brown eyes, long attached eye lashes, flower-patterned cotton body with stitch-jointing. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Madame Alexander New York (costume). Comments: Madame Alexander from the Posey Pet series, circa 1951. Value Points: most imaginative and charming costumed bunny, wearing original pale green organdy sheer body suit that allows the patterned body to show through, cutwork cotton ruffles, lilac
cover and wooden wheels, two with varying images of Donald Duck as train conductor and
organdy pinafore, felt bonnet with flower trim. $400/600
with engine labeled “Choo-Choo”, and the third, featuring a baby duck pulling a small
261. Three Wooden Pull-Toys by Fisher-Price 9 1/2” (24 cm.) Each is a wooden-framed toy with colorful lithographed
cardboard container with duck decoration. All have the Fisher-Price Toy label. The two Donald Duck trains are very good to excellent, one slight paper rub on red engine; baby duck toy has worn container. Fisher-Price, circa 1940s. $300/500
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