wooden helmet. Excellent condition. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1909, the figure depicts a safari member from Teddy’s Adventures in Africa series, with deluxe knee and elbow articulation, original costume and accessories. $900/1100
121. American Wooden GlassEyed Gazelle by Schoenhut 6” (15 cm.) All-wooden, swivel head, glass eyes, closed mouth, leather ears, leather horns with painted spots, jointed legs, painted tan/brown shaded coat with cream underbelly. Excellent condition. Comments: Schoenhut, 1909, the earliest version, Style I, of the rarely found gazelle from Teddy’s Adventures in Africa series. $700/900
122. American Wooden African Native, Rare Tufted Hair Variation, by Schoenhut with Glass-Eyed Zebra 8” (20 cm.) All-wooden black-complexioned character with two-part swivel head, attached tuft of hair to modeled black tightly-curled painted hair, painted facial features, brown eyes, accented nostrils, closed mouth with unusual beaming smile, jointing at shoulders and hips,
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neck, cloth mane, leather ears, and rope tail with painted spots, with original finish, Schoenhut, circa 1909. $1500/1800
123. American Wooden Glass-Eyed Kangaroo by Schoenhut 7” (18 cm.) (excluding tail). All-wooded, jointed neck, open mouth, painted teeth, glass eyes, leather ears, jointed legs, jointed tail, brown painted coat with black shading, white muzzle and underbelly. Excellent condition. Schoenhut, 1909, earliest version of the kangaroos. $500/600 121.
wearing original twill short pants with wide sash printed with card symbols, and carrying spear. Excellent condition. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1909, rare variation of African native with tufted hair style, original painting with rare smiling expression. Included is all-wooden zebra with closed mouth, glass eyes, double-jointed
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