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THBSchoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus Acrobat and Moritz
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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LiveNov 3, 2024
Over 1,000 lots will be offered in day 2 of our 2 day weekend. There are multiple lots of important fine art from landscapes and etchings to old masters and portraits. We have a great collection of sterling silver, WWII posters, Asian antiquities, a lifetime collection of woodblock prints, oriental rugs, bronze sculptures, and more! Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus Acrobat and Moritz. Moritz (along with Max) were two boys who pulled pranks, and the inspiration for the comic strip "The Katzenjammer Kids." The original illustrated verse story was publish in 1865 in German by Wilhelm Busch, and has since been translated into many other languages, as well as having a lasting impact on German culture and comedy.
Acrobat Size: 6 x 1 x 8 in.
Moritz Size: 5 1/2 x 1 x 9 in.
#3947, 3984(b) .
Born in 1848, Albert Schoenhut came from a toy-making family in Wurttemberg, Germany. He came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1866 to repair toy pianos for the John Wanamaker department store. By 1872 he had started his own company which made musical instruments, circus figures, doll houses, push and pull toys, and more. By 1907 the factory expanded to enclose five and a half acres of floor space, and employed 400 workers. One of Schoenhut’s most popular toys was the Humpty Dumpty Circus set, sold from 1903 until 1935. The hand-painted toys were of acrobats, clowns and performing animals, and the earliest ones had glass eyes and real hair. All the figures were jointed and strung together with elastic bands, allowing them to be placed in a variety of positions. A complete circus of thirty-seven animals, ten performers (plus a band), accessories and a circus tent was one of the most prized possessions children could acquire during the 1920s. Schoenhut passed away in 1912, with his three sons carrying on the company, and a small division of it still exists today known as Schoenhut Toy Piano.
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(largest) 5 1/2 x 1 x 9 in.
