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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LOT 214:
Cossack & the Jap Bell Ringer
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Sold for: $9,500
Start price:
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4,750
Estimated price :
$9,500 - $12,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Cossack & the Jap Bell Ringer
By the Gong Bell Mfg. Company. East Hampton, Ct. - Circa 1905. From the Max Berry Collection. When the rival ambitions of imperial Russia and Japan to establish geopolitical hegemony in the region of Southern Manchuria could not be settled, a prolonged military conflict known as the Russo-Japanese War broke out as a result. This occurred in the winter of 1904. The toy design team at Gong Bell were quick to respond with this dazzling bell ringer depicting the opposing forces as dueling adversaries. This piece is perhaps the most colorful and perfect condition specimen of this rare and historically significant toy.
