The Dick Claus Collection I 2012-05-12 Auction - 210 Price Results - Bertoia Auctions in NJ
The Dick Claus Collection I
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Vineland, NJ, United States
Auction Details

The Dick Claus Collection I

An unprecedented auction of some of the world?s most important luxury toy craft is soon to come to New Jersey, and it will demonstrate an unparalleled willingness to share over thirty years of intense collecting by Richard ?Dick? Claus, with a global audience, and allow interest to spread into the fascinating world of antique toy collecting.
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FLEISHMANN DESTRYOER: #870/39 Germany, 1950's, clockwork powered, lithographed tin, nicely appointed deck with gun turret at bow and stern, swivel tubes, anti-circuit gun stations, bridge with observation crew, two masts
Est.
$1,200
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$1,800
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MARKLIN SUBMARINE: #5081/41 Germany, heavy tinplate, printed in green overall, black trim, stenciled sides, colorful graphics on conn, small periscope, life boat aboard, fully railed, cap unscrews for clockwork wind,
Est.
$2,500
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$3,500
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FLEISHMANN BOXED BATTLESHIP: #527 Germany, c. 1935-1936, this rarely found1936 version has two large turrets and tall stack very colorful tin lithography and hand painted hull, grey and blue colors, brown deck, grey
Est.
$2,000
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$2,500
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SCHOONER LIVE STEAM RIVER BOAT: Reportedly made for Carette, a fully covered steamer with ornate canopy, center vertical boiler, gold and black painted hull, brown decking. 15" long.
Est.
$3,000
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$3,500
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BING BOXED ARMORED CRUISER: #155/ 441 Germany, c. 1912-1914, painted in grey with red hull band, features four funnels, two tiered bridge, gun turrets number eight, each able to swivel, two masts with crows nest, clockwork
Est.
$4,000
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$5,000
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FLEISHMAN OCEAN LINER: #520/50 U.S. Zone, Germany, this series had a long production run from 1936 to 1955 a classic depiction of a popular liner done in red and black hull, four lifeboats on sides, upper deck cabin with
Est.
$3,500
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$4,500
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MARKLIN TORPEDO BOAT: #1080/2 Germany , c.1904-1907, black and green, railed bow and stern, features solo funnel, two tubes and cannon a board, single mast two ventilators, search light at bow, a very early example with
Est.
$6,000
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$8,000
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BING RIVERBOAT: # 13075/6 Germany, clockwork driven, simple appointments creates imagination to this canopy covered stern with a cheerful couple celebrating while cruising an exotic adventure, done in red and white
Est.
$2,500
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$3,500
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BING BOXED SPEEDBOAT: #155/35 Germany, steam powered example, good scale at 18" long, sleek hull design, short funnel, elevated deck cover, white and grey hull, red striping and cockpit with hard to find original full
Est.
$4,000
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$4,500
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ARNOLD OCEANLINER: # 2025/42 Includes bottom of original box, c.1950's, largest of 20 25 series, lithographed tin, bright red and blue hull, well detailed upper deck cabin, features bridge with three funnels, four
Est.
$2,500
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$3,000
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HORNBY BOXED SPEED BOAT: England, this "VENTURE" limousine boat No.4 is done in pressed steel, painted in blue and white, covered cabin, very sleek, has a luxury styling with celluloid windows, decal on bow clockwork driver.
Est.
$600
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$700
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BING SUBMARINE WITH ORIGINAL BOX: #13331/2 Germany, c.1902 -1909, great scale and presence, painted in grey overall with red striping, cap screw on hatch reveals clockwork mechanism long periscope, railed deck, wheeled cradle, blue
Est.
$2,500
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$3,000
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JEP BOXED SPEEDBOAT: #913/2 France, heavy tin plate, red hull stenciled, "JEP 2," white deck, clockwork powered, seated pilot, very exact scale, full windshield bracket. 10" long.
Est.
$500
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$600
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UEBELACHER PADDLE WHEELER: Germany, c. 1900 as cataloged in Ullman & Engelmann's, contains interesting instruction sheet, clockwork riverboat features side paddles, single funnel, canopy cover over passengers at stern, hand
Est.
$4,000
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$4,500
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SUTCLIFFE BATTLESHIP WITH ORIGINAL BOX: England, c.1930's, putt-putt engine, heavy tinplate ship painted in deep grey overall, features, swivel gun turrets, masts with observation decks, two funnels, paper lid with instructions on lid. 12"
Est.
$850
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$900
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BING ELECTRIC DRIVEN BOXED RIVERBOAT: Germany, c.1912, red and black painted hull, ornately done canopy cover over cabin and electric mechanism, brown decking, white upper deck appointments. Scarcest in series of varied propulation
Est.
$3,000
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$3,500
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MARKLIN "LE TOURISTE" OCEAN LINER: #5026/47 Germany, c.1915 - 1920's a clockwork powered luxury liner, fully railed deck, six lifeboats, three funnels, eight ventilators, two tall masts with wire ladders, bridge has brown sides and
Est.
$10,000
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$14,000
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MARKLIN "BLEHEIM" RIVERBOAT: #50/40/34 Germany, c.1909, clockwork driven, classic canopy covering passenger area, white and red hull, two toned canopy , single funnel and mast, deck appointments with striped decking simulating
Est.
$8,000
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$9,000
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BING SERIES IV OCEAN LINER: #10/341/7Germany, c. 1928 -1931, only Bing series to paint hull in rich gold color, with black band and white upper deck multi-level cabin this boat really stands out, full appointments, red and
Est.
$3,500
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$4,000
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BING TORPEDO BOAT WITH BOX: #13089/1 Germany, c. 1902-1906, very early example with original stand, steam powered boat painted in light grey, red hull, deck features gun, solo funnel, one ventilator, perforated hatch cover,
Est.
$4,000
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$5,000
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MARKLIN SUBMARINE: #5110/33 Germany, c. 1930's, painted in green overall, tail fin allowed submersion, deck is fully railed, communication wires across top, cap on conn unscrews for clockwork wind, flags at bow and
Est.
$1,200
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$1,500
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E.F. LEFEVRE BOXED PADDLE WHEELER: #2/0 France, c.1890's, hand painted tin, red hull with black rail band, paddle wheel covers and solo funnel, features original helmsman figure on deck, clockwork powered, light brown deck, very
Est.
$2,200
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$2,750
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BING BATTLESHIP: #155/124 Germany, c.1912, powerful design much like the Dreadnoughts, painted in medium and light grey hull, swivel gun turrets on bow and stern and both sides, two funnels, armored crows nest, multi
Est.
$5,000
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$6,000
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BING ARMORED BATTLESHIP: # 155/126 Germany, c.1914, painted in shades of battle grey, brown decking color, features seven gun turrets, four lifeboats, two funnels and made for U.S. market two cage masts with observation
Est.
$4,000
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$5,000