Circa-1880 royal telephone rings up $89K at Auction Team Breker

Circa-1880 Ericsson wall telephone, believed to have been commissioned for King Oscar II, €77,000. Copyright Auction Team Breker
Circa-1880 Ericsson wall telephone, believed to have been commissioned for King Oscar II, €77,000. Copyright Auction Team Breker

Circa-1880 Ericsson wall telephone, believed to have been commissioned for King Oscar II’s summer palace in Oslo, €77,000. Copyright Auction Team Breker

KOLN, Germany – Auction Team Breker‘s November 6 sale, dubbed Science & Technology, Mechanical Music & Fairground was a clear success, led by a one-of-a-kind antique telephone.Continue reading

Sputnik lab test model could fly high at Auction Team Breker, Nov. 6

1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, est. €150,000-€250,000
1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, est. €150,000-€250,000
1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, est. €150,000-€250,000

COLOGNE, Germany – Auction Team Breker‘s November 6 Science & Technology / Mechanical Music / Fairground auction boasts 424 lots of unique and choice material, ranging from a 1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite to a functional English mid-century children’s carousel to antique gramophones and telephones. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Auction Team Breker boots up early technology for September sales

Early Malling-Hansen typewriter, est. €60,000-€90,000
Early Malling-Hansen typewriter, est. €60,000-€90,000
Early Malling-Hansen typewriter, est. €60,000-€90,000

KOLN, Germany – Auction Team Breker will launch its 2021 fall season of sales with a two-day auction scheduled for September 24 and 25. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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