Japanese Kobako Yosegi Zaiku marquetry roll-top box

A Japanese Kobako box, small and very light box with a roll-top door. A box, designed with beautiful Yosegi Zaiku inlay work (marquetry). Made in the Hakone region 

Hakone-Yosegi-Zaiku is a type of traditional Japanese inlay, developed in Hakone City during the Edo period. Yosegi-Zaiku is a technique that uses the natural colors of different trees and brings them together to create elaborate geometric patterns. Shearing the cross section of this block, called Zuku, creates an inlay panel that is glued to wood and then used to make the box. 

The types of wood used for color brown is walnut, yellow is linden, mulberry. Light brown is apricot, mulberry, oak. White is Linden and black is Chestnut.

The measurement is 6,5 cm high, 21,5 cm wide and the depth is 17,5

The weight is 214 grams

Reference # M1781

Bisque doll by Simon & Halbig for Kämmer Reinhardt, Germany, ca 1900

A lovely bisque doll of 60 cm long with moving eyes, giving her a flirty look. She wears an antique European lace dress. The hair is cut short. Back of the head fully marked with by Simon & Halbig for Kämmer Reinhardt and numbered 126. Mouth open with tongue and teeth. She has signs of use.

The Kämmer & Reinhardt company was founded in 1885 in Waltershausen in Thuringia, the center of doll manufacturers at the time. Franz Reinhardt was the merchant, Ernst Kämmer the model builder and artist. The company is best known for its 'character dolls',

Doll production at Kämmer & Reinhardt was initially rather slow. But little by little the company gained respect in the industry. But it was only the opportunity to take over Heinrich Handwerck's company in Waltershausen after Heinrich Handwerck's death in 1902 that brought the final breakthrough for Kämmer & Reinhardt. Heinrich Handwerck worked closely with the manufacturer Simon & Halbig during his company's short era. Kämmer & Reinhardt continued this collaboration.

This collaboration not only resulted in the famous 100 series from Kämmer & Reinhardt, the series with the famous character dolls. The heads modeled by Ernst Kämmer, who died in 1901, were then produced again as bisque porcelain heads by Simon & Halbig as part of the collaboration.

The doll is 60 cm long and shows traces of use

Reference # M1892

Pewter enema syringe with piston action, 19th century

Five enema syringes made of pewter, one of which has a wooden handle. Two pieces marked with the German brand Hauptner of 30 grams and 100 grams. The ages vary, but the smallest is the oldest

Treating patients via enema dates back to ancient Egypt. It was a common treatment in the 19th century, when stimulants such as tobacco and coffee were used. This piston-action enema syringe was made of tin and was a multi-functional tool. Enemas are now administered before certain operations to flush the intestines as a hygienic measure, or to introduce medications, salts, or minerals into the body. In the past, they were prescribed for minor complaints and ailments such as digestive problems or headaches.

The length closed is 30 cm, 26 cm, 21 cm, 15,5 cm and 10 cm

The weight total is 1234 grams

Reference # M1784

A Dutch earthenware wall tile by Pieter Groeneveldt, Voorschoten 1950-1960

Two series of tiles were produced in 1957 on the occasion of the anniversary of the Blijdorp zoo and the farewell of the then director. The original design of the tiles is by Anca Meyknecht. The tiles continued to be produced in series long after 1957.

Large tile with two stylized horses depicted on a travertine background, the animals are glazed. 

Pieter Groeneveldt was born in 1889 (1889-1982) in Batavia, in what was then the Dutch East Indies. In Amsterdam he trained as a portrait painter at the Rijksacademie.

At the end of the 1950s, Pieter Groeneveldt can probably proudly call himself the inventor of the 'travertine' ('bark') effect, an important style characteristic of Groeneveldt's post-war production.

Reference # M1803

A Dutch milk jug in the shape of a monkey, Tichelaar Makkum, ca 1890-1900

A milk jug in the shape of a monkey on his head as a lid, a nightcap with a Dutch saying written on the monkey's belly. "Kees the monkey, That idiot gives milk from his mouth." The monkey was made around 1900 by Tichelaar Makkum. Marked on the bottom with their brand, used from 1890 (used until 1920)

Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum (since 1572) is the oldest ceramics company in the Netherlands and a household name worldwide in the field of ceramics and glazes.  

The measurement is 23 cm high, 13 cm wide with handle and the depth is 434 grams. 

The monkey shows some defects, shown in the pictures.

Reference # M1831

Dutch Hindeloopen square foot stove, 1837

Square stove, decorated with carvings of 4 x Turkish knots and fitted with a swing brass handle. The foot stove was carried to the church at the time.  

A foot stove consists of a wooden box which is open on one side, with handmade carved holes at the top and sides. Inside the stove belongs a bowl made of pottery with burning charcoal was placed. The fire test inside is missing. The feet were positioned on top of the stove to become warm. By putting a blanket or clothing on the legs the heat could be insulated and the lower legs were heated. Hindeloopen is a Frisian town in the Netherlands on the IJsselmeer, which has its own culture. This has to do with its past as a trading city and port. The decorative painting, the local dialect, the colorful costumes and skating culture are examples of this. The Hindelooper painting is world famous. It is a technique in which furniture and other utensils are decorated with elegant flowers, leaves and curls. Commonly used colors are red-brown, blue, white or green as a background and ocher tones, white, blue and red for the decorations.

The measurement is 16,5 cm high with handle is it 27 cm high, 20 cm wide and the depth is 17,5 cm. The weight is 738 grams.

Reference # M1849

18th Century Dutch Tile tableau with garden vase

A tile tableau in the color manganese with yellow on 6 tiles set in plaster with an image of a garden vase with a landscape in a medallion. The tile is a Rotterdam tile and made possible by Johannes van der Wolk (1748 Utrecht - 1843). 

Tile factory Het Wapen van Dantzich, Hoogstraat, Rotterdam. In 1641, Leendert de Meijer settled in a building called Het Wapen van Dantzich in Rotterdam and started a tile factory. In 1741 the company came into the hands of the Bakhuizen family. In 1784 Johannes van der Wolk bought 'Het Wapen van Dantzich' in Rotterdam, where he worked as a master servant

The tile measures 40 cm high, 27 cm wide and the depth is 2 cm

The weight is 2260 grams

Reference # M1867

A Dutch 19th century wooden gingerbread mold

A wooden mold for making cookies in the shape of Royal crowns, which was made by K.H. Wennink in Westendorp, baker by profession at the end of the 19th century. The board was used to make cookies in the shape of crowns for Princess Day or Queen's Day

Princess Day (1885-1890) and Queen's Day (1891-2013), since the reign of Queen Juliana, has been a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands in honor of the head of state's birthday. In all parts of the kingdom, this is considered a day off for most employees and is celebrated with various festivities

The measurement is 55 cm long, 12 cm wide and the depth is 2,5 cm

The weight is 804 grams

Reference # M1869