COLOGNE, GERMANY – Four times a year – in March, June, September and December – Germany’s fourth-largest city, Cologne, is the meeting point for toy collectors from all over the world. That’s when Antico Mondo holds its auctions featuring toys of all types, with a particular emphasis on tin toys, model cars, trains and toy railroad accessories.
Antico Mondo’s next auction, including 890 lots of antique and quality vintage toys, will take place on Sept. 5, with Internet live bidding provided by LiveAuctioneers.com
Antico Mondo concentrates on toys produced from the beginning of the 20th century through the late 1960s. While its headquarters are located in a Sürth, at the southern end of Cologne, Antico Mondo’s sales have a global reach.
“Our concept is very simple,” Antico Mondo’s corporate statement explains. “We avoid spending a lot of money on facilities, etc., in order to keep the costs low.” Since 2006, Antico Mondo has offered its customers Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. Since implementing LiveAuctioneers’ services, Antico Mondo says they’ve attracted bidders from more than 50 countries – and they’re repeat customers. According to Antico Mondo, Internet bidding “guarantees high [prices realized] and satisfied customers and sellers.”
AnticoMondo’s Sept. 5 sale includes a sizable selection of early 20th-century German tin windup toys by Ernst Paul Lehmann. Sure to be a favorite, the Lehmann Lo and Li clowns toy is estimated at $12,500-$18,200. Other desirable Lehmanns include a Man Da Rin, Halloh motorcycle with rider, and boxed versions of both the Dancing Sailor and Uhu racer.
Toy vehicles by Distler and Tipp Co., and trains/accessories by the platinum brand, Marklin, will quite likely fly off the starting line toward their respective presale estimates, and then some. Both a Distler Horch sedan and a large Tipp Co. sedan 9590 in top condition carry individual estimates of $13,400-$19,500.
Our pick to watch is the Marklin prewar hand-painted tin 0-gauge European train station in all-original condition. It’s expected to make $7,890-$11,480.
For further information, call Antico Mondo: 49 (0) 22 36 96 18 94 or e-mail anticomondo@netcologne.de.
View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet through www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
Click here to view Antico Mondo Auktionen’s complete catalog.
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