CREME DE LA CREME TWENTY TWENTY-ONE 2021-08-21 Auction - 343 Price Results - The RSL Auction Company in NJ - Page 5
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The Wimbledon Iron Mechanical BankDapper Cat with Staff Spelter BankCity Bank with Chimney
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Whitehouse Station, NJ, United States
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CREME DE LA CREME TWENTY TWENTY-ONE

The RSL Auction Company is very pleased to announce its adoption of a new auction format that shall henceforward be known as the “Crème de la Crème Auction”. This phrase originated in France perhaps three centuries ago. Its earliest use stems from culinary references related to cheese produced with the finest creams. In modern parlance, the phrase has simply come to mean the ‘very best’, whether in reference to people or things. As the phrase implies, these auctions will be extremely small with only the very best quality offerings on the market. Our first crème de la crème sale will take place this summer on Saturday, August 21st at our auction facility in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. The sale will showcase 300 stellar pieces that will include architectural still banks, dynamic themed spelter still banks, figural still banks, tin and cast iron mechanical banks, bell toys, cast iron animal drawn toys, European tinplate planes, trains, automobiles and novelty toys, rare examples of American tin and mechanical toys and several prized pieces of folk art. In the future, we will plan to create one crème de la crème sale every summer.
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Reliable Parlor Stove Bank: Fitted with a Winding Clock. Made by Schneider & Trenkamp. Chicago, Illinois - Circa 1895. Clearly made as a "mantle piece". Mom and dad had to flip up the top of the stove to deposit their loose
0097: Reliable Parlor Stove BankEst. $1,200-$1,500
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U. S. Mailbox on Platform Bank: New England - Late 1890's. 7 1/4" T x 4 5/8" W x 4 5/8" D. Provenance: Andy & Susan Moore Collection. Illustrated on p. 102 in the book. This was one of Andy's true "pride & joys". He always
0098: U. S. Mailbox on Platform BankEst. $1,750-$2,250
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Rare Nickel Plated Satchel Bank: Made of Heavy Steel & Cast Iron. American - 1910's - 5 3/4" Long. Written Underneath: Germania Half Dollar Savings Bank - 1501 Market Street - Wheeling, W. Virginia.
0099: Rare Nickel Plated Satchel BankEst. $600-$800
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Scarce Urn Savings Bank: Silver Plated White Metal. American - 1880's - 4 1/2" Tall. This bizarre bank resembles an early hurricane lamp without its glass chimney. A cleverly punned adage reads "A Penny Saved• A Penny
0100: Scarce Urn Savings BankEst. $950-$1,250
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The "Pingree Potato" Iron Bank: Scarce Ebony Black Example. Designed by Mary A. Martin American - 1890's - 5 1/2" Long. Hazen Pingree was a four time republican mayor of Detroit (1889-1897). During the economic Panic of 1893,
0101: The "Pingree Potato" Iron BankEst. $2,000-$2,500
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Alphabet Block Iron Bank: American - 1890's - 3 7/8". Bought from Donal Markey.
0102: Alphabet Block Iron BankEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Apple on Three Leaves Iron Bank: By the Kyser & Rex Company. Frankford, Pa. - 1880's - 5 1/4". This is one of the most brilliant uses of trompe l'oeil realism ever deployed to create a toy.
0103: Apple on Three Leaves Iron BankEst. $1,500-$1,800
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Elegant Dressed Cat Tin Toy: Seen Walking His Dinner in a Caged Perambulator. Probably by Sigmund Gunthermann Germany - Circa 1900's - 8" Long. This is an extremely rare & comical novelty toy. Leave it to the Germans to
0104: Elegant Dressed Cat Tin ToyEst. $2,000-$2,500
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Clown Teaching Goose to Sing Tin Toy: Made by Sigmund Gunthermann. Germany - 1910 - 7" Wide x 7 1/2" Tall. Another amusing painted tin novelty toy in which a clown attempts to teach the goose to quack out a song for the audience.
0105: Clown Teaching Goose to Sing Tin ToyEst. $2,000-$2,500
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Le Sauteur Intrepide Tin Toy: (The Fearless Jumper). Made by Fernand Martin. France - 1900's - 10" Long. This toy deploys a very clever mechanism to achieve the wonderful action of the athlete jumping over the hurdle. When the
0106: Le Sauteur Intrepide Tin ToyEst. $4,500-$5,500
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Hand-Painted Man on Skis Tin Toy: Propellor Blade on his Back. Probably made by Gunthermann. Germany - 1910's - 8" T x 6" L. This is a scarce and intriguing German painted novelty toy. It portrays a cross country skier holding a
0107: Hand-Painted Man on Skis Tin ToyEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Bowing Man on Stage Tin Toy: By Sigmund Gunthermann. Germany - 1910's - 8" Tall. An amusing actor is seen taking his bow.
0108: Bowing Man on Stage Tin ToyEst. $800-$1,000
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Soldier and Red Cross Dog Tin Toy: Attributed to Issamayer Company. Germany - 1910 - 7" Long x 7" Tall. This represents an extremely scarce hand-painted German novelty toy. Collectors see the dog by himself with some regularity, but
0109: Soldier and Red Cross Dog Tin ToyEst. $4,000-$5,000
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Scarce Mechanical Tricyclist Windup Toy: Tin & Lead Components. Made by Jouets de Paris. France - 1910's - 5" x 8". This toy represents very early production for JEP (Jouets de Paris). Typically, it is found as a conventional two-wheeled
0111: Scarce Mechanical Tricyclist Windup ToyEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Unusual Rear Entry Tonneau Windup Toy: Made by Sigmund Gunthermann. Germany - Circa 1905 - 7 1/2" Long. This early automotive vehicle is very rare when it's found in this red, white & gold finish. Spoked wheels and rubber tires also add
0112: Unusual Rear Entry Tonneau Windup ToyEst. $1,750-$2,250
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Atlantic City Rollo Chair Strauss Tin Toy: By Ferdinand Strauss Company. New York City - 1920 - 6" Long. The Ferdinand Strauss Toy Company was established in the early decades of the 20th century. From the beginning, Strauss instituted a
0113: Atlantic City Rollo Chair Strauss Tin ToyEst. $800-$1,000
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"Le Petit Livreur" Windup Toy Fernand Martin: Version with Grand Hotel Trunk. By the Fernand Martin Company. France - 1910 - 7" Long x 7" Tall. In this rare version of Martin's iconic delivery boy, a lithographed tin trunk is attached to the
0114: "Le Petit Livreur" Windup Toy Fernand MartinEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Important Early Motorcycle Tin Toy: By Sigmund Gunthermann. Germany - 1914 - 7 1/2" Long. The well-detailed driver is dressed in a brown uniform. The clockwork mechanism, which is housed inside the body of the motorcycle, engages a
0115: Important Early Motorcycle Tin ToyEst. $5,000-$6,000
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French Sailor in a Rowboat Toy: Unusual Articulated Maritime Toy. French - Circa 1900 - 12 1/2" Long. This charming maritime themed toy has everything going for it. The body of the rowboat is made of pressed cardboard. The
0116: French Sailor in a Rowboat ToyEst. $1,750-$2,250
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Hand-Painted Tin Boat: Unknown German Manufacturer. Circa Mid 1890's - 12" L x 5" T. If we were to hazard a guess as to the maker of this unusual toy boat, we might reasonably guess either the Ernst Planck or Issamayer
0117: Hand-Painted Tin BoatEst. $1,500-$1,800
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Question Mark Bi-Wing Airplane: First Flight from Paris to New York. Made by Carl Rossignol Company. French - Circa 1930 - 14 1/2" Long. Rossignol produced the "?" airplane to honor the first flight from Paris to New York in
0118: Question Mark Bi-Wing AirplaneEst. $2,000-$2,500
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Atom 27 Race Car Toy, Yonezawa: Scarce Female Driver. Made by Yonezawa Toys. Japan - 1955 - 16" Long. This iconic friction drive race car is considered an absolute "must have" in the world of Japanese toy manufacturing. It is a
0119: Atom 27 Race Car Toy, YonezawaEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Important Renault Racer, Pinard: Made by Pinard Company. France - 1905 - 12 1/2" Long. This Renault Racer is perhaps the rarest and most desirable automotive toy that Pinard ever made. There are only a handful of known examples.
0120: Important Renault Racer, PinardEst. $5,500-$7,500
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