20th Jun, 2023 10:30

Dolls & Teddy Bears Auction

 
  Lot 373
 

373

A rare German mid 19th century wooden menagerie

Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £700 - £1,000


 
A rare German mid 19th century wooden menagerie, comprising a three stall main building painted in turquoise with scrolling frieze in green, black, yellow and blue —5 1/2in. (14cm.) high, four smaller animal buildings, a gateway and six pieces of wall, rounded carved animals comprising a rhinoceros —3 1/4in. (8.5cm.) long, polar bear, leopard (missing lower back legs), zebra (missing lower back leg), lion with chain (missing lower back legs), elephant missing trunk), hyena (missing lower back leg), camel (missing head) and giraffe (missing three lower legs), two stern looking keepers with tall hats and yellow and red cummerbund (each missing a lower arm) and eight trees (missing five gates and other slight damage)