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Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals
Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals

Heyde, large nodding cat that sticks his tongue out, playing cymbals

$ 79.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Modified Item: No
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Character Family: Cat
  • Condition: As the pictures show, this figure has excellent paint. When I was looking at him with a loupe I noticed that his tail appears to have been reattached to his body. It's a very good job, but if you look closely you can see a little glue line and some evidence of paint touchup around the base of the tail. I have several other figures like this one and the tail was always cast in with the body, not attached after the fact. Please consult the pictures as they are an important part of the description.
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Brand: Heyde

    Description

    This auction is for a very nice example of a cat musician nodder. He's hollow-cast metal, hand painted. Something I don't recall seeing in a Heyde nodder before, when his head rocks back he sticks our a sharp red tongue. He measures about 3 inches to the top of his ear. In the last picture I show a group shot of the collection of nodding cats he came in. They were made in Germany by a company called Heyde. Heyde started in the 1870's and produced a large line of metal toy soldier sets, inkwells, banks, desk items, and novelty figures. They did not make it out of WW2.   For good source material look for the three out of print books that cover Heyde's work:
    Mit Heyde Figuren um Die Welt
    ,
    Heyde Hunters
    , and
    Old German Toy Soldiers
    (military, civilian, zoo figure sets). There's also an excellent essay on Heyde by Gisbert Freber (as well as good overall coverage of the maker) in the book, "
    The History of Toy Soldiers
    "
    Please see my other auctions and my eBay store for vintage German and other metal animals, figural desk items by Heyde and other makers, vintage toy soldiers, tin and windup toys, Marklin cannon, and vintage and out of print books on old toys.
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    Return Policy
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